diff --git a/include/sound/soc-link.h b/include/sound/soc-link.h
index 7fc5cead5942..689aa93be78e 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-link.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-link.h
@@ -9,5 +9,18 @@
 #define __SOC_LINK_H
 
 int snd_soc_link_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd);
+int snd_soc_link_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
+void snd_soc_link_shutdown(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			   struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
+int snd_soc_link_prepare(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
+int snd_soc_link_hw_params(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			   struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+			   struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params);
+void snd_soc_link_hw_free(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			  struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
+int snd_soc_link_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd);
 
 #endif /* __SOC_LINK_H */
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-link.c b/sound/soc/soc-link.c
index bba6f35af0ad..3cb5d1f52e85 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-link.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-link.c
@@ -35,3 +35,68 @@ int snd_soc_link_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 
 	return soc_link_ret(rtd, ret);
 }
+
+int snd_soc_link_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (rtd->dai_link->ops &&
+	    rtd->dai_link->ops->startup)
+		ret = rtd->dai_link->ops->startup(substream);
+
+	return soc_link_ret(rtd, ret);
+}
+
+void snd_soc_link_shutdown(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			   struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	if (rtd->dai_link->ops &&
+	    rtd->dai_link->ops->shutdown)
+		rtd->dai_link->ops->shutdown(substream);
+}
+
+int snd_soc_link_prepare(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (rtd->dai_link->ops &&
+	    rtd->dai_link->ops->prepare)
+		ret = rtd->dai_link->ops->prepare(substream);
+
+	return soc_link_ret(rtd, ret);
+}
+
+int snd_soc_link_hw_params(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			   struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+			   struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (rtd->dai_link->ops &&
+	    rtd->dai_link->ops->hw_params)
+		ret = rtd->dai_link->ops->hw_params(substream, params);
+
+	return soc_link_ret(rtd, ret);
+}
+
+void snd_soc_link_hw_free(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			  struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	if (rtd->dai_link->ops &&
+	    rtd->dai_link->ops->hw_free)
+		rtd->dai_link->ops->hw_free(substream);
+}
+
+int snd_soc_link_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (rtd->dai_link->ops &&
+	    rtd->dai_link->ops->trigger)
+		ret = rtd->dai_link->ops->trigger(substream, cmd);
+
+	return soc_link_ret(rtd, ret);
+}
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index b7899da4217e..f79e2305dcc9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <sound/pcm_params.h>
 #include <sound/soc.h>
 #include <sound/soc-dpcm.h>
+#include <sound/soc-link.h>
 #include <sound/initval.h>
 
 #define DPCM_MAX_BE_USERS	8
@@ -202,60 +203,6 @@ static inline void dpcm_remove_debugfs_state(struct snd_soc_dpcm *dpcm)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int soc_rtd_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
-			   struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	if (rtd->dai_link->ops &&
-	    rtd->dai_link->ops->startup)
-		return rtd->dai_link->ops->startup(substream);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void soc_rtd_shutdown(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
-			     struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	if (rtd->dai_link->ops &&
-	    rtd->dai_link->ops->shutdown)
-		rtd->dai_link->ops->shutdown(substream);
-}
-
-static int soc_rtd_prepare(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
-			   struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	if (rtd->dai_link->ops &&
-	    rtd->dai_link->ops->prepare)
-		return rtd->dai_link->ops->prepare(substream);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int soc_rtd_hw_params(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
-			     struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-			     struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
-{
-	if (rtd->dai_link->ops &&
-	    rtd->dai_link->ops->hw_params)
-		return rtd->dai_link->ops->hw_params(substream, params);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void soc_rtd_hw_free(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
-			    struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	if (rtd->dai_link->ops &&
-	    rtd->dai_link->ops->hw_free)
-		rtd->dai_link->ops->hw_free(substream);
-}
-
-static int soc_rtd_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
-			   struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-			   int cmd)
-{
-	if (rtd->dai_link->ops &&
-	    rtd->dai_link->ops->trigger)
-		return rtd->dai_link->ops->trigger(substream, cmd);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * snd_soc_runtime_action() - Increment/Decrement active count for
  * PCM runtime components
@@ -736,7 +683,7 @@ static int soc_pcm_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	for_each_rtd_dais(rtd, i, dai)
 		snd_soc_dai_shutdown(dai, substream);
 
-	soc_rtd_shutdown(rtd, substream);
+	snd_soc_link_shutdown(rtd, substream);
 
 	soc_pcm_components_close(substream);
 
@@ -783,12 +730,9 @@ static int soc_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto component_err;
 
-	ret = soc_rtd_startup(rtd, substream);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		pr_err("ASoC: %s startup failed: %d\n",
-		       rtd->dai_link->name, ret);
+	ret = snd_soc_link_startup(substream);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto rtd_startup_err;
-	}
 
 	/* startup the audio subsystem */
 	for_each_rtd_dais(rtd, i, dai) {
@@ -870,7 +814,7 @@ static int soc_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	for_each_rtd_dais(rtd, i, dai)
 		snd_soc_dai_shutdown(dai, substream);
 
-	soc_rtd_shutdown(rtd, substream);
+	snd_soc_link_shutdown(rtd, substream);
 rtd_startup_err:
 	soc_pcm_components_close(substream);
 component_err:
@@ -912,12 +856,9 @@ static int soc_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&rtd->card->pcm_mutex, rtd->card->pcm_subclass);
 
-	ret = soc_rtd_prepare(rtd, substream);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(rtd->card->dev,
-			"ASoC: machine prepare error: %d\n", ret);
+	ret = snd_soc_link_prepare(substream);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	for_each_rtd_components(rtd, i, component) {
 		ret = snd_soc_component_prepare(component, substream);
@@ -1002,12 +943,9 @@ static int soc_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	ret = soc_rtd_hw_params(rtd, substream, params);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(rtd->card->dev,
-			"ASoC: machine hw_params failed: %d\n", ret);
+	ret = snd_soc_link_hw_params(substream, params);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, i, codec_dai) {
 		struct snd_pcm_hw_params codec_params;
@@ -1117,7 +1055,7 @@ static int soc_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		codec_dai->rate = 0;
 	}
 
-	soc_rtd_hw_free(rtd, substream);
+	snd_soc_link_hw_free(rtd, substream);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&rtd->card->pcm_mutex);
 	return ret;
@@ -1149,7 +1087,7 @@ static int soc_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	}
 
 	/* free any machine hw params */
-	soc_rtd_hw_free(rtd, substream);
+	snd_soc_link_hw_free(rtd, substream);
 
 	/* free any component resources */
 	soc_pcm_components_hw_free(substream, NULL);
@@ -1172,7 +1110,7 @@ static int soc_pcm_trigger_start(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 	struct snd_soc_component *component;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	ret = soc_rtd_trigger(rtd, substream, cmd);
+	ret = snd_soc_link_trigger(rtd, substream, cmd);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1201,7 +1139,7 @@ static int soc_pcm_trigger_stop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = soc_rtd_trigger(rtd, substream, cmd);
+	ret = snd_soc_link_trigger(rtd, substream, cmd);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
