/* FIXME: more better hash key? */
 #define HDA_HASH_KEY(nid,dir,idx) (u32)((nid) + ((idx) << 16) + ((dir) << 24))
+#define HDA_HASH_PINCAP_KEY(nid) (u32)((nid) + (0x02 << 24))
 #define INFO_AMP_CAPS  (1<<0)
 #define INFO_AMP_VOL(ch)       (1 << (1 + (ch)))
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_override_amp_caps);
 
+u32 snd_hda_query_pin_caps(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid)
+{
+       struct hda_amp_info *info;
+
+       info = get_alloc_amp_hash(codec, HDA_HASH_PINCAP_KEY(nid));
+       if (!info)
+               return 0;
+       if (!info->head.val) {
+               info->amp_caps = snd_hda_param_read(codec, nid, AC_PAR_PIN_CAP);
+               info->head.val |= INFO_AMP_CAPS;
+       }
+       return info->amp_caps;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_query_pin_caps);
+
 /*
  * read the current volume to info
  * if the cache exists, read the cache value.
 
        node->type = (node->wid_caps & AC_WCAP_TYPE) >> AC_WCAP_TYPE_SHIFT;
 
        if (node->type == AC_WID_PIN) {
-               node->pin_caps = snd_hda_param_read(codec, node->nid, AC_PAR_PIN_CAP);
+               node->pin_caps = snd_hda_query_pin_caps(codec, node->nid);
                node->pin_ctl = snd_hda_codec_read(codec, node->nid, 0, AC_VERB_GET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, 0);
                node->def_cfg = snd_hda_codec_get_pincfg(codec, node->nid);
        }
 
 u32 query_amp_caps(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid, int direction);
 int snd_hda_override_amp_caps(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid, int dir,
                              unsigned int caps);
+u32 snd_hda_query_pin_caps(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid);
 
 int snd_hda_ctl_add(struct hda_codec *codec, struct snd_kcontrol *kctl);
 void snd_hda_ctls_clear(struct hda_codec *codec);
 
 
        if (auto_pin_type <= AUTO_PIN_FRONT_MIC) {
                unsigned int pincap;
-               pincap = snd_hda_param_read(codec, nid, AC_PAR_PIN_CAP);
+               pincap = snd_hda_query_pin_caps(codec, nid);
                pincap = (pincap & AC_PINCAP_VREF) >> AC_PINCAP_VREF_SHIFT;
                if (pincap & AC_PINCAP_VREF_80)
                        val = PIN_VREF80;
 
 static int alc662_is_input_pin(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid)
 {
-       unsigned int pincap = snd_hda_param_read(codec, nid, AC_PAR_PIN_CAP);
+       unsigned int pincap = snd_hda_query_pin_caps(codec, nid);
        return (pincap & AC_PINCAP_IN) != 0;
 }
 
 static int alc662_is_output_pin(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid)
 {
-       unsigned int pincap = snd_hda_param_read(codec, nid, AC_PAR_PIN_CAP);
+       unsigned int pincap = snd_hda_query_pin_caps(codec, nid);
        return (pincap & AC_PINCAP_OUT) != 0;
 }
 
 
 
 static unsigned int stac92xx_get_vref(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid)
 {
-       unsigned int pincap = snd_hda_param_read(codec, nid,
-                                                AC_PAR_PIN_CAP);
+       unsigned int pincap = snd_hda_query_pin_caps(codec, nid);
        pincap = (pincap & AC_PINCAP_VREF) >> AC_PINCAP_VREF_SHIFT;
        if (pincap & AC_PINCAP_VREF_100)
                return AC_PINCTL_VREF_100;
        if (cfg->line_out_type != AUTO_PIN_LINE_OUT)
                return 0;
        nid = cfg->input_pins[AUTO_PIN_LINE];
-       pincap = snd_hda_param_read(codec, nid, AC_PAR_PIN_CAP);
+       pincap = snd_hda_query_pin_caps(codec, nid);
        if (pincap & AC_PINCAP_OUT)
                return nid;
        return 0;
                /* some laptops have an internal analog microphone
                 * which can't be used as a output */
                if (get_defcfg_connect(def_conf) != AC_JACK_PORT_FIXED) {
-                       pincap = snd_hda_param_read(codec, nid, AC_PAR_PIN_CAP);
+                       pincap = snd_hda_query_pin_caps(codec, nid);
                        if (pincap & AC_PINCAP_OUT)
                                return nid;
                }