diff --git a/include/sound/control.h b/include/sound/control.h
index 985c51a8fb74..e50db5c45114 100644
--- a/include/sound/control.h
+++ b/include/sound/control.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ struct snd_kcontrol_volatile {
 struct snd_kcontrol {
 	struct list_head list;		/* list of controls */
 	struct snd_ctl_elem_id id;
+	struct hlist_node hnode;
+	unsigned int knametoint;	/* kctl name to uint, hash key value */
 	unsigned int count;		/* count of same elements */
 	snd_kcontrol_info_t *info;
 	snd_kcontrol_get_t *get;
diff --git a/include/sound/core.h b/include/sound/core.h
index b7e9b58d3c78..90341d6f1573 100644
--- a/include/sound/core.h
+++ b/include/sound/core.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/pm.h>			/* pm_message_t */
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
 #include <linux/printk.h>
+#include <linux/hashtable.h>
 
 /* number of supported soundcards */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SND_MAJOR	116	/* standard configuration */
 
+#define SND_CTL_HASH_TABLE_BITS 14	/* buckets numbers: 1 << 14 */
+
 /* forward declarations */
 struct pci_dev;
 struct module;
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ struct snd_card {
 	size_t user_ctl_alloc_size;	// current memory allocation by user controls.
 	struct list_head controls;	/* all controls for this card */
 	struct list_head ctl_files;	/* active control files */
-
+	DECLARE_HASHTABLE(ctl_htable, SND_CTL_HASH_TABLE_BITS);
 	struct snd_info_entry *proc_root;	/* root for soundcard specific files */
 	struct proc_dir_entry *proc_root_link;	/* number link to real id */
 
diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index a25c0d64d104..e00a02015837 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -331,43 +331,49 @@ void snd_ctl_free_one(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_ctl_free_one);
 
-static bool snd_ctl_remove_numid_conflict(struct snd_card *card,
-					  unsigned int count)
+enum snd_ctl_add_mode {
+	CTL_ADD_EXCLUSIVE, CTL_REPLACE, CTL_ADD_ON_REPLACE,
+};
+
+char snd_ctl_string[50] = { '\0' };
+
+/* Used to convert the string into int value -- BKDRHash */
+static unsigned int snd_ctl_strtoint(const char *s)
 {
-	struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
+	unsigned int res = 0;
 
-	/* Make sure that the ids assigned to the control do not wrap around */
-	if (card->last_numid >= UINT_MAX - count)
-		card->last_numid = 0;
+	while (*s)
+		res = (res << 5) - res + (*s++);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(kctl, &card->controls, list) {
-		if (kctl->id.numid < card->last_numid + 1 + count &&
-		    kctl->id.numid + kctl->count > card->last_numid + 1) {
-		    	card->last_numid = kctl->id.numid + kctl->count - 1;
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-	return false;
+	return (res & 0x7FFFFFFF);
 }
 
-static int snd_ctl_find_hole(struct snd_card *card, unsigned int count)
+/**
+ * snd_ctl_hash_check - Check the duplicate enrty on snd hashtable
+ * @card: the card instance
+ * @nametoint: kctl name to uint
+ *
+ * Finds the control instance with the given nametoint from the card.
+ *
+ * Return: The pointer of the instance if found, or %NULL if not.
+ *
+ */
+static struct snd_kcontrol *snd_ctl_hash_check(struct snd_card *card,
+				 unsigned int nametoint)
 {
-	unsigned int iter = 100000;
+	struct snd_kcontrol *kctl = NULL;
 
-	while (snd_ctl_remove_numid_conflict(card, count)) {
-		if (--iter == 0) {
-			/* this situation is very unlikely */
-			dev_err(card->dev, "unable to allocate new control numid\n");
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card))
+		return NULL;
+
+	hash_for_each_possible(card->ctl_htable, kctl, hnode, nametoint) {
+		if (kctl->knametoint != nametoint)
+			continue;
+		return kctl;
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-enum snd_ctl_add_mode {
-	CTL_ADD_EXCLUSIVE, CTL_REPLACE, CTL_ADD_ON_REPLACE,
-};
-
 /* add/replace a new kcontrol object; call with card->controls_rwsem locked */
 static int __snd_ctl_add_replace(struct snd_card *card,
 				 struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
@@ -382,26 +388,34 @@ static int __snd_ctl_add_replace(struct snd_card *card,
 	if (id.index > UINT_MAX - kcontrol->count)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	old = snd_ctl_find_id(card, &id);
-	if (!old) {
-		if (mode == CTL_REPLACE)
-			return -EINVAL;
-	} else {
-		if (mode == CTL_ADD_EXCLUSIVE) {
-			dev_err(card->dev,
-				"control %i:%i:%i:%s:%i is already present\n",
-				id.iface, id.device, id.subdevice, id.name,
-				id.index);
-			return -EBUSY;
-		}
+	snprintf(snd_ctl_string, strlen(kcontrol->id.name) + 6, "%s%d%d%d",
+		kcontrol->id.name, kcontrol->id.iface, kcontrol->id.device,
+		kcontrol->id.subdevice);
 
-		err = snd_ctl_remove(card, old);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
-	}
+	kcontrol->knametoint = snd_ctl_strtoint(snd_ctl_string);
+	if (kcontrol->knametoint < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (snd_ctl_find_hole(card, kcontrol->count) < 0)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	old = snd_ctl_hash_check(card, kcontrol->knametoint);
+	if (old) {
+		old = snd_ctl_find_id(card, &id);
+		if (!old) {
+			if (mode == CTL_REPLACE)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		} else {
+			if (mode == CTL_ADD_EXCLUSIVE) {
+				dev_err(card->dev,
+					"control %i:%i:%i:%s:%i is already present\n",
+					id.iface, id.device, id.subdevice, id.name,
+					id.index);
+				return -EBUSY;
+			}
+
+			err = snd_ctl_remove(card, old);
+			if (err < 0)
+				return err;
+		}
+	}
 
 	list_add_tail(&kcontrol->list, &card->controls);
 	card->controls_count += kcontrol->count;
@@ -411,6 +425,8 @@ static int __snd_ctl_add_replace(struct snd_card *card,
 	for (idx = 0; idx < kcontrol->count; idx++)
 		snd_ctl_notify_one(card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_ADD, kcontrol, idx);
 
+	hash_add(card->ctl_htable, &kcontrol->hnode, kcontrol->knametoint);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index 31ba7024e3ad..24138902e5f2 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ static int snd_card_init(struct snd_card *card, struct device *parent,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->ctl_files);
 	spin_lock_init(&card->files_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->files_list);
+	hash_init(card->ctl_htable);
 	mutex_init(&card->memory_mutex);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	init_waitqueue_head(&card->power_sleep);
