diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
index a3dc92f..098c310 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
@@ -1037,12 +1037,14 @@ static int rsnd_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 static snd_pcm_uframes_t rsnd_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *dai = rsnd_substream_to_dai(substream);
 	struct rsnd_dai *rdai = rsnd_dai_to_rdai(dai);
 	struct rsnd_dai_stream *io = rsnd_rdai_to_io(rdai, substream);
+	snd_pcm_uframes_t pointer = 0;
+
+	rsnd_dai_call(pointer, io, &pointer);
 
-	return bytes_to_frames(runtime, io->byte_pos);
+	return pointer;
 }
 
 static struct snd_pcm_ops rsnd_pcm_ops = {
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dma.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dma.c
index 241cb3b..05e538f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dma.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 struct rsnd_dmaen {
 	struct dma_chan		*chan;
+	dma_cookie_t		cookie;
 	dma_addr_t		dma_buf;
 	unsigned int		dma_len;
 	unsigned int		dma_period;
@@ -292,7 +293,8 @@ static int rsnd_dmaen_start(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 		rsnd_dmaen_sync(dmaen, io, i);
 
-	if (dmaengine_submit(desc) < 0) {
+	dmaen->cookie = dmaengine_submit(desc);
+	if (dmaen->cookie < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "dmaengine_submit() fail\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
@@ -348,12 +350,34 @@ static int rsnd_dmaen_attach(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int rsnd_dmaen_pointer(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
+			      struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
+			      snd_pcm_uframes_t *pointer)
+{
+	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = rsnd_io_to_runtime(io);
+	struct rsnd_dma *dma = rsnd_mod_to_dma(mod);
+	struct rsnd_dmaen *dmaen = rsnd_dma_to_dmaen(dma);
+	struct dma_tx_state state;
+	enum dma_status status;
+	unsigned int pos = 0;
+
+	status = dmaengine_tx_status(dmaen->chan, dmaen->cookie, &state);
+	if (status == DMA_IN_PROGRESS || status == DMA_PAUSED) {
+		if (state.residue > 0 && state.residue <= dmaen->dma_len)
+			pos = dmaen->dma_len - state.residue;
+	}
+	*pointer = bytes_to_frames(runtime, pos);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct rsnd_mod_ops rsnd_dmaen_ops = {
 	.name	= "audmac",
 	.nolock_start = rsnd_dmaen_nolock_start,
 	.nolock_stop  = rsnd_dmaen_nolock_stop,
 	.start	= rsnd_dmaen_start,
 	.stop	= rsnd_dmaen_stop,
+	.pointer= rsnd_dmaen_pointer,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
index ec82888..9b9388b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@ struct rsnd_mod_ops {
 			 struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
 			 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hw_params);
+	int (*pointer)(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
+		       struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
+		       snd_pcm_uframes_t *pointer);
 	int (*fallback)(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 			struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
 			struct rsnd_priv *priv);
@@ -308,6 +311,7 @@ struct rsnd_mod {
  * H	0: pcm_new
  * H	0: fallback
  * H	0: hw_params
+ * H	0: pointer
  */
 #define __rsnd_mod_shift_nolock_start	0
 #define __rsnd_mod_shift_nolock_stop	0
@@ -321,6 +325,7 @@ struct rsnd_mod {
 #define __rsnd_mod_shift_pcm_new	28 /* always called */
 #define __rsnd_mod_shift_fallback	28 /* always called */
 #define __rsnd_mod_shift_hw_params	28 /* always called */
+#define __rsnd_mod_shift_pointer	28 /* always called */
 
 #define __rsnd_mod_add_probe		0
 #define __rsnd_mod_add_remove		0
@@ -334,6 +339,7 @@ struct rsnd_mod {
 #define __rsnd_mod_add_pcm_new		0
 #define __rsnd_mod_add_fallback		0
 #define __rsnd_mod_add_hw_params	0
+#define __rsnd_mod_add_pointer		0
 
 #define __rsnd_mod_call_probe		0
 #define __rsnd_mod_call_remove		0
@@ -345,6 +351,7 @@ struct rsnd_mod {
 #define __rsnd_mod_call_pcm_new		0
 #define __rsnd_mod_call_fallback	0
 #define __rsnd_mod_call_hw_params	0
+#define __rsnd_mod_call_pointer		0
 #define __rsnd_mod_call_nolock_start	0
 #define __rsnd_mod_call_nolock_stop	1
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
index a524862..59ca6e3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
@@ -692,6 +692,17 @@ static int rsnd_ssi_common_probe(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int rsnd_ssi_pointer(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
+			    struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
+			    snd_pcm_uframes_t *pointer)
+{
+	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = rsnd_io_to_runtime(io);
+
+	*pointer = bytes_to_frames(runtime, io->byte_pos);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct rsnd_mod_ops rsnd_ssi_pio_ops = {
 	.name	= SSI_NAME,
 	.probe	= rsnd_ssi_common_probe,
@@ -700,6 +711,7 @@ static int rsnd_ssi_common_probe(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	.start	= rsnd_ssi_start,
 	.stop	= rsnd_ssi_stop,
 	.irq	= rsnd_ssi_irq,
+	.pointer= rsnd_ssi_pointer,
 	.pcm_new = rsnd_ssi_pcm_new,
 	.hw_params = rsnd_ssi_hw_params,
 };
