/* max buffer size - no h/w limit, you can increase as you like */
 #define AZX_MAX_BUF_SIZE       (1024*1024*1024)
 /* max number of PCM devics per card */
-#define AZX_MAX_AUDIO_PCMS     6
-#define AZX_MAX_MODEM_PCMS     2
-#define AZX_MAX_PCMS           (AZX_MAX_AUDIO_PCMS + AZX_MAX_MODEM_PCMS)
+#define AZX_MAX_PCMS           8
 
 /* RIRB int mask: overrun[2], response[0] */
 #define RIRB_INT_RESPONSE      0x01
        struct azx_dev *azx_dev;
 
        /* PCM */
-       unsigned int pcm_devs;
        struct snd_pcm *pcm[AZX_MAX_PCMS];
 
        /* HD codec */
 }
 
 static int __devinit create_codec_pcm(struct azx *chip, struct hda_codec *codec,
-                                     struct hda_pcm *cpcm, int pcm_dev)
+                                     struct hda_pcm *cpcm)
 {
        int err;
        struct snd_pcm *pcm;
 
        snd_assert(cpcm->name, return -EINVAL);
 
-       err = snd_pcm_new(chip->card, cpcm->name, pcm_dev,
+       err = snd_pcm_new(chip->card, cpcm->name, cpcm->device,
                          cpcm->stream[0].substreams,
                          cpcm->stream[1].substreams,
                          &pcm);
        snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all(pcm, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV,
                                              snd_dma_pci_data(chip->pci),
                                              1024 * 64, 1024 * 1024);
-       chip->pcm[pcm_dev] = pcm;
-       if (chip->pcm_devs < pcm_dev + 1)
-               chip->pcm_devs = pcm_dev + 1;
-
+       chip->pcm[cpcm->device] = pcm;
        return 0;
 }
 
 static int __devinit azx_pcm_create(struct azx *chip)
 {
+       static const char *dev_name[HDA_PCM_NTYPES] = {
+               "Audio", "SPDIF", "HDMI", "Modem"
+       };
+       /* starting device index for each PCM type */
+       static int dev_idx[HDA_PCM_NTYPES] = {
+               [HDA_PCM_TYPE_AUDIO] = 0,
+               [HDA_PCM_TYPE_SPDIF] = 1,
+               [HDA_PCM_TYPE_HDMI] = 3,
+               [HDA_PCM_TYPE_MODEM] = 6
+       };
+       /* normal audio device indices; not linear to keep compatibility */
+       static int audio_idx[4] = { 0, 2, 4, 5 };
        struct hda_codec *codec;
        int c, err;
-       int pcm_dev;
+       int num_devs[HDA_PCM_NTYPES];
 
        err = snd_hda_build_pcms(chip->bus);
        if (err < 0)
                return err;
 
        /* create audio PCMs */
-       pcm_dev = 0;
-       list_for_each_entry(codec, &chip->bus->codec_list, list) {
-               for (c = 0; c < codec->num_pcms; c++) {
-                       if (codec->pcm_info[c].is_modem)
-                               continue; /* create later */
-                       if (pcm_dev >= AZX_MAX_AUDIO_PCMS) {
-                               snd_printk(KERN_ERR SFX
-                                          "Too many audio PCMs\n");
-                               return -EINVAL;
-                       }
-                       err = create_codec_pcm(chip, codec,
-                                              &codec->pcm_info[c], pcm_dev);
-                       if (err < 0)
-                               return err;
-                       pcm_dev++;
-               }
-       }
-
-       /* create modem PCMs */
-       pcm_dev = AZX_MAX_AUDIO_PCMS;
+       memset(num_devs, 0, sizeof(num_devs));
        list_for_each_entry(codec, &chip->bus->codec_list, list) {
                for (c = 0; c < codec->num_pcms; c++) {
-                       if (!codec->pcm_info[c].is_modem)
-                               continue; /* already created */
-                       if (pcm_dev >= AZX_MAX_PCMS) {
-                               snd_printk(KERN_ERR SFX
-                                          "Too many modem PCMs\n");
-                               return -EINVAL;
+                       struct hda_pcm *cpcm = &codec->pcm_info[c];
+                       int type = cpcm->pcm_type;
+                       switch (type) {
+                       case HDA_PCM_TYPE_AUDIO:
+                               if (num_devs[type] >= ARRAY_SIZE(audio_idx)) {
+                                       snd_printk(KERN_WARNING
+                                                  "Too many audio devices\n");
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               cpcm->device = audio_idx[num_devs[type]];
+                               break;
+                       case HDA_PCM_TYPE_SPDIF:
+                       case HDA_PCM_TYPE_HDMI:
+                       case HDA_PCM_TYPE_MODEM:
+                               if (num_devs[type]) {
+                                       snd_printk(KERN_WARNING
+                                                  "%s already defined\n",
+                                                  dev_name[type]);
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               cpcm->device = dev_idx[type];
+                               break;
+                       default:
+                               snd_printk(KERN_WARNING
+                                          "Invalid PCM type %d\n", type);
+                               continue;
                        }
-                       err = create_codec_pcm(chip, codec,
-                                              &codec->pcm_info[c], pcm_dev);
+                       num_devs[type]++;
+                       err = create_codec_pcm(chip, codec, cpcm);
                        if (err < 0)
                                return err;
-                       chip->pcm[pcm_dev]->dev_class = SNDRV_PCM_CLASS_MODEM;
-                       pcm_dev++;
                }
        }
        return 0;
        int i;
 
        snd_power_change_state(card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D3hot);
-       for (i = 0; i < chip->pcm_devs; i++)
+       for (i = 0; i < AZX_MAX_PCMS; i++)
                snd_pcm_suspend_all(chip->pcm[i]);
        if (chip->initialized)
                snd_hda_suspend(chip->bus, state);