* @dev: struct device pointer
  * @playback: the number of playback streams opened
  * @capture: the number of capture streams opened
+ * @asynchronous: 0=synchronous mode, 1=asynchronous mode
  * @cpu_dai: the CPU DAI for this device
  * @dev_attr: the sysfs device attribute structure
  * @stats: SSI statistics
        struct device *dev;
        unsigned int playback;
        unsigned int capture;
+       int asynchronous;
        struct snd_soc_dai cpu_dai;
        struct device_attribute dev_attr;
 
                 *
                 * FIXME: Little-endian samples require a different shift dir
                 */
-               clrsetbits_be32(&ssi->scr, CCSR_SSI_SCR_I2S_MODE_MASK,
-                       CCSR_SSI_SCR_TFR_CLK_DIS |
-                       CCSR_SSI_SCR_I2S_MODE_SLAVE | CCSR_SSI_SCR_SYN);
+               clrsetbits_be32(&ssi->scr,
+                       CCSR_SSI_SCR_I2S_MODE_MASK | CCSR_SSI_SCR_SYN,
+                       CCSR_SSI_SCR_TFR_CLK_DIS | CCSR_SSI_SCR_I2S_MODE_SLAVE
+                       | (ssi_private->asynchronous ? 0 : CCSR_SSI_SCR_SYN));
 
                out_be32(&ssi->stcr,
                         CCSR_SSI_STCR_TXBIT0 | CCSR_SSI_STCR_TFEN0 |
                        SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE,
                        first_runtime->rate, first_runtime->rate);
 
-               snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(substream->runtime,
-                       SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_SAMPLE_BITS,
-                       first_runtime->sample_bits,
-                       first_runtime->sample_bits);
+               /* If we're in synchronous mode, then we need to constrain
+                * the sample size as well.  We don't support independent sample
+                * rates in asynchronous mode.
+                */
+               if (!ssi_private->asynchronous)
+                       snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(substream->runtime,
+                               SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_SAMPLE_BITS,
+                               first_runtime->sample_bits,
+                               first_runtime->sample_bits);
 
                ssi_private->second_stream = substream;
        }
                struct ccsr_ssi __iomem *ssi = ssi_private->ssi;
                unsigned int sample_size =
                        snd_pcm_format_width(params_format(hw_params));
-               u32 wl;
+               u32 wl = CCSR_SSI_SxCCR_WL(sample_size);
 
                /* The SSI should always be disabled at this points (SSIEN=0) */
-               wl = CCSR_SSI_SxCCR_WL(sample_size);
 
                /* In synchronous mode, the SSI uses STCCR for capture */
-               clrsetbits_be32(&ssi->stccr, CCSR_SSI_SxCCR_WL_MASK, wl);
+               if ((substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) ||
+                   !ssi_private->asynchronous)
+                       clrsetbits_be32(&ssi->stccr,
+                                       CCSR_SSI_SxCCR_WL_MASK, wl);
+               else
+                       clrsetbits_be32(&ssi->srccr,
+                                       CCSR_SSI_SxCCR_WL_MASK, wl);
        }
 
        return 0;
        ssi_private->ssi_phys = ssi_info->ssi_phys;
        ssi_private->irq = ssi_info->irq;
        ssi_private->dev = ssi_info->dev;
+       ssi_private->asynchronous = ssi_info->asynchronous;
 
        ssi_private->dev->driver_data = fsl_ssi_dai;
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsl_ssi_destroy_dai);
 
+static int __init fsl_ssi_init(void)
+{
+       printk(KERN_INFO "Freescale Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI) ASoC Driver\n");
+
+       return 0;
+}
+module_init(fsl_ssi_init);
+
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Timur Tabi <timur@freescale.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Freescale Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI) ASoC Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");