diff --git a/include/sound/simple_card_utils.h b/include/sound/simple_card_utils.h
index 67dc3ee..dd19374 100644
--- a/include/sound/simple_card_utils.h
+++ b/include/sound/simple_card_utils.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct asoc_simple_priv {
 	struct simple_dai_props {
 		struct asoc_simple_dai *cpu_dai;
 		struct asoc_simple_dai *codec_dai;
+		struct snd_soc_dai_link_component cpus;   /* single cpu */
 		struct snd_soc_dai_link_component codecs; /* single codec */
 		struct snd_soc_dai_link_component platforms;
 		struct asoc_simple_data adata;
@@ -80,16 +81,12 @@ int asoc_simple_parse_card_name(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 				char *prefix);
 
 #define asoc_simple_parse_clk_cpu(dev, node, dai_link, simple_dai)		\
-	asoc_simple_parse_clk(dev, node, dai_link->cpu_of_node, simple_dai, \
-				   dai_link->cpu_dai_name, NULL)
+	asoc_simple_parse_clk(dev, node, simple_dai, dai_link->cpus)
 #define asoc_simple_parse_clk_codec(dev, node, dai_link, simple_dai)	\
-	asoc_simple_parse_clk(dev, node, dai_link->codec_of_node, simple_dai,\
-				   dai_link->codec_dai_name, dai_link->codecs)
+	asoc_simple_parse_clk(dev, node, simple_dai, dai_link->codecs)
 int asoc_simple_parse_clk(struct device *dev,
 			  struct device_node *node,
-			  struct device_node *dai_of_node,
 			  struct asoc_simple_dai *simple_dai,
-			  const char *dai_name,
 			  struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *dlc);
 int asoc_simple_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 void asoc_simple_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
@@ -100,16 +97,11 @@ int asoc_simple_be_hw_params_fixup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 				   struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params);
 
 #define asoc_simple_parse_cpu(node, dai_link, is_single_link)	\
-	asoc_simple_parse_dai(node, NULL,				\
-		&dai_link->cpu_of_node,					\
-		&dai_link->cpu_dai_name, is_single_link)
+	asoc_simple_parse_dai(node, dai_link->cpus, is_single_link)
 #define asoc_simple_parse_codec(node, dai_link)	\
-	asoc_simple_parse_dai(node, dai_link->codecs,			\
-				   &dai_link->codec_of_node,			\
-				   &dai_link->codec_dai_name, NULL)
+	asoc_simple_parse_dai(node, dai_link->codecs, NULL)
 #define asoc_simple_parse_platform(node, dai_link)	\
-	asoc_simple_parse_dai(node, dai_link->platforms,			\
-		&dai_link->platform_of_node, NULL, NULL)
+	asoc_simple_parse_dai(node, dai_link->platforms, NULL)
 
 #define asoc_simple_parse_tdm(np, dai)			\
 	snd_soc_of_parse_tdm_slot(np,	&(dai)->tx_slot_mask,	\
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
index ec7e673..e438011 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
@@ -111,29 +111,14 @@ static int graph_get_dai_id(struct device_node *ep)
 
 static int asoc_simple_parse_dai(struct device_node *ep,
 				 struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *dlc,
-				 struct device_node **dai_of_node,
-				 const char **dai_name,
 				 int *is_single_link)
 {
 	struct device_node *node;
 	struct of_phandle_args args;
 	int ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * Use snd_soc_dai_link_component instead of legacy style.
-	 * It is only for codec, but cpu will be supported in the future.
-	 * see
-	 *	soc-core.c :: snd_soc_init_multicodec()
-	 */
-	if (dlc) {
-		dai_name	= &dlc->dai_name;
-		dai_of_node	= &dlc->of_node;
-	}
-
 	if (!ep)
 		return 0;
-	if (!dai_name)
-		return 0;
 
 	node = of_graph_get_port_parent(ep);
 
@@ -142,11 +127,11 @@ static int asoc_simple_parse_dai(struct device_node *ep,
 	args.args[0]	= graph_get_dai_id(ep);
 	args.args_count	= (of_graph_get_endpoint_count(node) > 1);
 
-	ret = snd_soc_get_dai_name(&args, dai_name);
+	ret = snd_soc_get_dai_name(&args, &dlc->dai_name);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	*dai_of_node = node;
+	dlc->of_node = node;
 
 	if (is_single_link)
 		*is_single_link = of_graph_get_endpoint_count(node) == 1;
@@ -207,6 +192,7 @@ static int graph_dai_link_of_dpcm(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 	struct device_node *ports;
 	struct device_node *node;
 	struct asoc_simple_dai *dai;
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *cpus = dai_link->cpus;
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *codecs = dai_link->codecs;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -251,7 +237,7 @@ static int graph_dai_link_of_dpcm(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 
 		ret = asoc_simple_set_dailink_name(dev, dai_link,
 						   "fe.%s",
-						   dai_link->cpu_dai_name);
+						   cpus->dai_name);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -261,9 +247,9 @@ static int graph_dai_link_of_dpcm(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 		struct snd_soc_codec_conf *cconf;
 
 		/* FE is dummy */
-		dai_link->cpu_of_node		= NULL;
-		dai_link->cpu_dai_name		= "snd-soc-dummy-dai";
-		dai_link->cpu_name		= "snd-soc-dummy";
+		cpus->of_node		= NULL;
+		cpus->dai_name		= "snd-soc-dummy-dai";
+		cpus->name		= "snd-soc-dummy";
 
 		/* BE settings */
 		dai_link->no_pcm		= 1;
@@ -383,7 +369,7 @@ static int graph_dai_link_of(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 
 	ret = asoc_simple_set_dailink_name(dev, dai_link,
 					   "%s-%s",
-					   dai_link->cpu_dai_name,
+					   dai_link->cpus->dai_name,
 					   dai_link->codecs->dai_name);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
index db1458a..e756e70 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
@@ -159,24 +159,13 @@ static void asoc_simple_clk_disable(struct asoc_simple_dai *dai)
 
 int asoc_simple_parse_clk(struct device *dev,
 			  struct device_node *node,
-			  struct device_node *dai_of_node,
 			  struct asoc_simple_dai *simple_dai,
-			  const char *dai_name,
 			  struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *dlc)
 {
 	struct clk *clk;
 	u32 val;
 
 	/*
-	 * Use snd_soc_dai_link_component instead of legacy style.
-	 * It is only for codec, but cpu will be supported in the future.
-	 * see
-	 *	soc-core.c :: snd_soc_init_multicodec()
-	 */
-	if (dlc)
-		dai_of_node	= dlc->of_node;
-
-	/*
 	 * Parse dai->sysclk come from "clocks = <&xxx>"
 	 * (if system has common clock)
 	 *  or "system-clock-frequency = <xxx>"
@@ -190,7 +179,7 @@ int asoc_simple_parse_clk(struct device *dev,
 	} else if (!of_property_read_u32(node, "system-clock-frequency", &val)) {
 		simple_dai->sysclk = val;
 	} else {
-		clk = devm_get_clk_from_child(dev, dai_of_node, NULL);
+		clk = devm_get_clk_from_child(dev, dlc->of_node, NULL);
 		if (!IS_ERR(clk))
 			simple_dai->sysclk = clk_get_rate(clk);
 	}
@@ -359,7 +348,7 @@ void asoc_simple_canonicalize_platform(struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link)
 {
 	/* Assumes platform == cpu */
 	if (!dai_link->platforms->of_node)
-		dai_link->platforms->of_node = dai_link->cpu_of_node;
+		dai_link->platforms->of_node = dai_link->cpus->of_node;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(asoc_simple_canonicalize_platform);
 
@@ -376,7 +365,7 @@ void asoc_simple_canonicalize_cpu(struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link,
 	 *	fmt_multiple_name()
 	 */
 	if (is_single_links)
-		dai_link->cpu_dai_name = NULL;
+		dai_link->cpus->dai_name = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(asoc_simple_canonicalize_cpu);
 
@@ -386,7 +375,7 @@ int asoc_simple_clean_reference(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	int i;
 
 	for_each_card_prelinks(card, i, dai_link) {
-		of_node_put(dai_link->cpu_of_node);
+		of_node_put(dai_link->cpus->of_node);
 		of_node_put(dai_link->codecs->of_node);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -519,6 +508,8 @@ int asoc_simple_init_priv(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 	 *	simple-card-utils.c :: asoc_simple_canonicalize_platform()
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < li->link; i++) {
+		dai_link[i].cpus		= &dai_props[i].cpus;
+		dai_link[i].num_cpus		= 1;
 		dai_link[i].codecs		= &dai_props[i].codecs;
 		dai_link[i].num_codecs		= 1;
 		dai_link[i].platforms		= &dai_props[i].platforms;
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
index 335ead0..200a9c9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ static const struct snd_soc_ops simple_ops = {
 
 static int asoc_simple_parse_dai(struct device_node *node,
 				 struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *dlc,
-				 struct device_node **dai_of_node,
-				 const char **dai_name,
 				 int *is_single_link)
 {
 	struct of_phandle_args args;
@@ -41,17 +39,6 @@ static int asoc_simple_parse_dai(struct device_node *node,
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
-	 * Use snd_soc_dai_link_component instead of legacy style.
-	 * It is only for codec, but cpu will be supported in the future.
-	 * see
-	 *	soc-core.c :: snd_soc_init_multicodec()
-	 */
-	if (dlc) {
-		dai_name	= &dlc->dai_name;
-		dai_of_node	= &dlc->of_node;
-	}
-
-	/*
 	 * Get node via "sound-dai = <&phandle port>"
 	 * it will be used as xxx_of_node on soc_bind_dai_link()
 	 */
@@ -60,13 +47,11 @@ static int asoc_simple_parse_dai(struct device_node *node,
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Get dai->name */
-	if (dai_name) {
-		ret = snd_soc_of_get_dai_name(node, dai_name);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	ret = snd_soc_of_get_dai_name(node, &dlc->dai_name);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
-	*dai_of_node = args.np;
+	dlc->of_node = args.np;
 
 	if (is_single_link)
 		*is_single_link = !args.args_count;
@@ -119,6 +104,7 @@ static int simple_dai_link_of_dpcm(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link = simple_priv_to_link(priv, li->link);
 	struct simple_dai_props *dai_props = simple_priv_to_props(priv, li->link);
 	struct asoc_simple_dai *dai;
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *cpus = dai_link->cpus;
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *codecs = dai_link->codecs;
 	struct device_node *top = dev->of_node;
 	struct device_node *node = of_get_parent(np);
@@ -169,7 +155,7 @@ static int simple_dai_link_of_dpcm(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 
 		ret = asoc_simple_set_dailink_name(dev, dai_link,
 						   "fe.%s",
-						   dai_link->cpu_dai_name);
+						   cpus->dai_name);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -178,9 +164,9 @@ static int simple_dai_link_of_dpcm(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 		struct snd_soc_codec_conf *cconf;
 
 		/* FE is dummy */
-		dai_link->cpu_of_node		= NULL;
-		dai_link->cpu_dai_name		= "snd-soc-dummy-dai";
-		dai_link->cpu_name		= "snd-soc-dummy";
+		cpus->of_node		= NULL;
+		cpus->dai_name		= "snd-soc-dummy-dai";
+		cpus->name		= "snd-soc-dummy";
 
 		/* BE settings */
 		dai_link->no_pcm		= 1;
@@ -320,7 +306,7 @@ static int simple_dai_link_of(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 
 	ret = asoc_simple_set_dailink_name(dev, dai_link,
 					   "%s-%s",
-					   dai_link->cpu_dai_name,
+					   dai_link->cpus->dai_name,
 					   dai_link->codecs->dai_name);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto dai_link_of_err;
@@ -642,6 +628,7 @@ static int simple_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	} else {
 		struct asoc_simple_card_info *cinfo;
+		struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *cpus;
 		struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *codecs;
 		struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *platform;
 		struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link = priv->dai_link;
@@ -667,6 +654,9 @@ static int simple_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		dai_props->cpu_dai	= &priv->dais[dai_idx++];
 		dai_props->codec_dai	= &priv->dais[dai_idx++];
 
+		cpus			= dai_link->cpus;
+		cpus->dai_name		= cinfo->cpu_dai.name;
+
 		codecs			= dai_link->codecs;
 		codecs->name		= cinfo->codec;
 		codecs->dai_name	= cinfo->codec_dai.name;
@@ -677,7 +667,6 @@ static int simple_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		card->name		= (cinfo->card) ? cinfo->card : cinfo->name;
 		dai_link->name		= cinfo->name;
 		dai_link->stream_name	= cinfo->name;
-		dai_link->cpu_dai_name	= cinfo->cpu_dai.name;
 		dai_link->dai_fmt	= cinfo->daifmt;
 		dai_link->init		= asoc_simple_dai_init;
 		memcpy(dai_props->cpu_dai, &cinfo->cpu_dai,
