diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 63b57f58cc569..13f1158df2b1e 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -655,8 +655,50 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link_component {
 	struct of_phandle_args *dai_args;
 };
 
-struct snd_soc_dai_link_codec_ch_map {
-	unsigned int connected_cpu_id;
+/*
+ * [dai_link->ch_maps Image sample]
+ *
+ * CPU0 <---> Codec0
+ *
+ *	.ch_maps is from CPU
+ *
+ *	.num_cpus   = 1;
+ *	.num_codecs = 1;
+ *	.connected_node = [0];
+ *
+ * CPU0 <---> Codec_x
+ * CPU1 <---> Codec_y
+ * CPU2 <---> Codec_z
+ *
+ *	.ch_maps is from CPU
+ *
+ *	.num_cpus   = 3;
+ *	.num_codecs = 3;
+ *	.connected_node = [x, y, z];
+ *
+ * CPU0 <---> Codec_x
+ * CPU1 <-+-> Codec_y
+ * CPU2 <-/
+ *
+ *	.ch_maps is from CPU
+ *
+ *	.num_cpus   = 3;
+ *	.num_codecs = 2;
+ *	.connected_node = [x, y, y];
+ *
+ *
+ * CPU_x <---> Codec0
+ * CPU_y <-+-> Codec1
+ *	   \-> Codec2
+ *
+ *	.ch_maps is from Codec
+ *
+ *	.num_cpus   = 2;
+ *	.num_codecs = 3;
+ *	.connected_node = [x, y, y];
+ */
+struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map {
+	unsigned int connected_node;
 	unsigned int ch_mask;
 };
 
@@ -688,7 +730,7 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link {
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *codecs;
 	unsigned int num_codecs;
 
-	struct snd_soc_dai_link_codec_ch_map *codec_ch_maps;
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *ch_maps;
 	/*
 	 * You MAY specify the link's platform/PCM/DMA driver, either by
 	 * device name, or by DT/OF node, but not both. Some forms of link
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
index 226a74a4c340f..7927b729866d9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ int sdw_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	int i;
 	int j;
 
-	if (!rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps)
+	if (!rtd->dai_link->ch_maps)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Identical data will be sent to all codecs in playback */
@@ -607,9 +607,9 @@ int sdw_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	 */
 	for_each_rtd_cpu_dais(rtd, i, cpu_dai) {
 		for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, j, codec_dai) {
-			if (rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[j].connected_cpu_id != i)
+			if (rtd->dai_link->ch_maps[j].connected_node != i)
 				continue;
-			rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[j].ch_mask = ch_mask << (j * step);
+			rtd->dai_link->ch_maps[j].ch_mask = ch_mask << (j * step);
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ static int get_slave_info(const struct snd_soc_acpi_link_adr *adr_link,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void set_dailink_map(struct snd_soc_dai_link_codec_ch_map *sdw_codec_ch_maps,
+static void set_dailink_map(struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *sdw_codec_ch_maps,
 			    int codec_num, int cpu_num)
 {
 	int step;
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ static void set_dailink_map(struct snd_soc_dai_link_codec_ch_map *sdw_codec_ch_m
 
 	step = codec_num / cpu_num;
 	for (i = 0; i < codec_num; i++)
-		sdw_codec_ch_maps[i].connected_cpu_id = i / step;
+		sdw_codec_ch_maps[i].connected_node = i / step;
 }
 
 static const char * const type_strings[] = {"SimpleJack", "SmartAmp", "SmartMic"};
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ static int create_sdw_dailink(struct snd_soc_card *card, int *link_index,
 		*ignore_pch_dmic = true;
 
 	for_each_pcm_streams(stream) {
-		struct snd_soc_dai_link_codec_ch_map *sdw_codec_ch_maps;
+		struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *sdw_codec_ch_maps;
 		char *name, *cpu_name;
 		int playback, capture;
 		static const char * const sdw_stream_name[] = {
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ static int create_sdw_dailink(struct snd_soc_card *card, int *link_index,
 		dai_links[*link_index].nonatomic = true;
 
 		set_dailink_map(sdw_codec_ch_maps, codec_num, cpu_dai_num);
-		dai_links[*link_index].codec_ch_maps = sdw_codec_ch_maps;
+		dai_links[*link_index].ch_maps = sdw_codec_ch_maps;
 		ret = set_codec_init_func(card, adr_link, dai_links + (*link_index)++,
 					  playback, group_id, adr_index, dai_index);
 		if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index c305e94762c39..a4bb4c29331cf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1824,6 +1824,84 @@ int snd_soc_set_dmi_name(struct snd_soc_card *card, const char *flavour)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_set_dmi_name);
 #endif /* CONFIG_DMI */
 
+#define MAX_DEFAULT_CONNECTION_MAP_SIZE 7
+static struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map default_connction_map1[MAX_DEFAULT_CONNECTION_MAP_SIZE] = {
+	{ .connected_node = 0 },
+	{ .connected_node = 1 },
+	{ .connected_node = 2 },
+	{ .connected_node = 3 },
+	{ .connected_node = 4 },
+	{ .connected_node = 5 },
+	{ .connected_node = 6 },
+};
+static struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map default_connction_map2[MAX_DEFAULT_CONNECTION_MAP_SIZE] = {
+	{ .connected_node = 0 },
+	{ .connected_node = 0 },
+	{ .connected_node = 0 },
+	{ .connected_node = 0 },
+	{ .connected_node = 0 },
+	{ .connected_node = 0 },
+	{ .connected_node = 0 },
+};
+
+static int snd_soc_compensate_connection_map(struct snd_soc_card *card)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link;
+	int i, j, n, max;
+
+	/*
+	 * dai_link->ch_maps indicates how CPU/Codec are connected.
+	 * It will be a map seen from a larger number of DAI.
+	 * see
+	 *	soc.h :: [dai_link->ch_maps Image sample]
+	 */
+	for_each_card_prelinks(card, i, dai_link) {
+
+		/* it should have ch_maps if connection was N:M */
+		if (dai_link->num_cpus > 1 && dai_link->num_codecs > 1 &&
+		    dai_link->num_cpus != dai_link->num_codecs && !dai_link->ch_maps) {
+			dev_err(card->dev, "need to have ch_maps when N:M connction (%s)",
+				dai_link->name);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/* do nothing if it has own maps */
+		if (dai_link->ch_maps)
+			goto sanity_check;
+
+		/* check default map size */
+		if (dai_link->num_cpus   > MAX_DEFAULT_CONNECTION_MAP_SIZE ||
+		    dai_link->num_codecs > MAX_DEFAULT_CONNECTION_MAP_SIZE) {
+			dev_err(card->dev, "soc-core.c needs update default_connction_maps");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/* Compensate missing map for ... */
+		if (dai_link->num_cpus == dai_link->num_codecs)
+			dai_link->ch_maps = default_connction_map1; /* for 1:1 or N:N */
+		else
+			dai_link->ch_maps = default_connction_map2; /* for 1:N or N:1 */
+
+sanity_check:
+		if (dai_link->num_cpus >= dai_link->num_codecs) {
+			n   = dai_link->num_cpus;
+			max = dai_link->num_codecs;
+		} else {
+			n   = dai_link->num_codecs;
+			max = dai_link->num_cpus;
+		}
+
+		for (j = 0; j < n; j++)
+			if (dai_link->ch_maps[j].connected_node >= max) {
+				dev_err(card->dev, "strange connected_node (%d) was added to ch_maps",
+					dai_link->ch_maps[j].connected_node);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void soc_check_tplg_fes(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_component *component;
@@ -2030,6 +2108,11 @@ static int snd_soc_bind_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 
 	snd_soc_dapm_init(&card->dapm, card, NULL);
 
+	/* for keeping compatibility */
+	ret = snd_soc_compensate_connection_map(card);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto probe_end;
+
 	/* check whether any platform is ignore machine FE and using topology */
 	soc_check_tplg_fes(card);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 2512aadf95f71..3c7c2b16bd64a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -4426,6 +4426,7 @@ static void soc_dapm_dai_stream_event(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int stream,
 void snd_soc_dapm_connect_dai_link_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd;
+	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai;
 	int i;
 
@@ -4438,39 +4439,25 @@ void snd_soc_dapm_connect_dai_link_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 		if (rtd->dai_link->dynamic)
 			continue;
 
-		if (rtd->dai_link->num_cpus == 1) {
-			for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, i, codec_dai)
-				dapm_connect_dai_pair(card, rtd, codec_dai,
-						      snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, 0));
-		} else if (rtd->dai_link->num_codecs == rtd->dai_link->num_cpus) {
-			for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, i, codec_dai)
-				dapm_connect_dai_pair(card, rtd, codec_dai,
-						      snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, i));
-		} else if (rtd->dai_link->num_codecs > rtd->dai_link->num_cpus) {
-			int cpu_id;
-
-			if (!rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps) {
-				dev_err(card->dev, "%s: no codec channel mapping table provided\n",
-					__func__);
-				continue;
-			}
+		/*
+		 * see
+		 *	soc.h :: [dai_link->ch_maps Image sample]
+		 */
+		/* .ch_map is from CPU */
+		if (rtd->dai_link->num_cpus >= rtd->dai_link->num_codecs) {
+			for_each_rtd_cpu_dais(rtd, i, cpu_dai) {
+				codec_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_codec(rtd, rtd->dai_link->ch_maps[i].connected_node);
 
+				dapm_connect_dai_pair(card, rtd, codec_dai, cpu_dai);
+			}
+		}
+		/* .ch_map is from Codec */
+		else {
 			for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, i, codec_dai) {
-				cpu_id = rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[i].connected_cpu_id;
-				if (cpu_id >= rtd->dai_link->num_cpus) {
-					dev_err(card->dev,
-						"%s: dai_link %s cpu_id %d too large, num_cpus is %d\n",
-						__func__, rtd->dai_link->name, cpu_id,
-						rtd->dai_link->num_cpus);
-					continue;
-				}
-				dapm_connect_dai_pair(card, rtd, codec_dai,
-						      snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, cpu_id));
+				cpu_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, rtd->dai_link->ch_maps[i].connected_node);
+
+				dapm_connect_dai_pair(card, rtd, codec_dai, cpu_dai);
 			}
-		} else {
-			dev_err(card->dev,
-				"%s: codec number %d < cpu number %d is not supported\n",
-				__func__, rtd->dai_link->num_codecs, rtd->dai_link->num_cpus);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 8c168dc553f65..0bfff2ea111d7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,6 @@ static int __soc_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 
 	for_each_rtd_cpu_dais(rtd, i, cpu_dai) {
 		unsigned int ch_mask = 0;
-		int j;
 
 		/*
 		 * Skip CPUs which don't support the current stream
@@ -1055,22 +1054,28 @@ static int __soc_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 		/* copy params for each cpu */
 		tmp_params = *params;
 
-		if (!rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps)
-			goto hw_params;
 		/*
 		 * construct cpu channel mask by combining ch_mask of each
 		 * codec which maps to the cpu.
+		 * see
+		 *	soc.h :: [dai_link->ch_maps Image sample]
 		 */
-		for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, j, codec_dai) {
-			if (rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[j].connected_cpu_id == i)
-				ch_mask |= rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[j].ch_mask;
+		if (rtd->dai_link->num_cpus >= rtd->dai_link->num_codecs) {
+			/* .ch_map is from CPU */
+			ch_mask = rtd->dai_link->ch_maps[i].ch_mask;
+		} else {
+			int j;
+
+			/* .ch_map is from Codec */
+			for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, j, codec_dai)
+				if (rtd->dai_link->ch_maps[j].connected_node == i)
+					ch_mask |= rtd->dai_link->ch_maps[j].ch_mask;
 		}
 
 		/* fixup cpu channel number */
 		if (ch_mask)
 			soc_pcm_codec_params_fixup(&tmp_params, ch_mask);
 
-hw_params:
 		ret = snd_soc_dai_hw_params(cpu_dai, substream, &tmp_params);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;
@@ -2824,36 +2829,36 @@ static int soc_get_playback_capture(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 		int cpu_capture  = snd_soc_get_stream_cpu(dai_link, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE);
 		int cpu_playback = snd_soc_get_stream_cpu(dai_link, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
 
-		for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, i, codec_dai) {
-			if (dai_link->num_cpus == 1) {
-				cpu_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, 0);
-			} else if (dai_link->num_cpus == dai_link->num_codecs) {
-				cpu_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, i);
-			} else if (rtd->dai_link->num_codecs > rtd->dai_link->num_cpus) {
-				int cpu_id;
-
-				if (!rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps) {
-					dev_err(rtd->card->dev, "%s: no codec channel mapping table provided\n",
-						__func__);
-					return -EINVAL;
-				}
+		/*
+		 * see
+		 *	soc.h :: [dai_link->ch_maps Image sample]
+		 */
+		/* .ch_map is from CPU */
+		if (dai_link->num_cpus >= dai_link->num_codecs) {
+			for_each_rtd_cpu_dais(rtd, i, cpu_dai) {
+				codec_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_codec(rtd, dai_link->ch_maps[i].connected_node);
 
-				cpu_id = rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[i].connected_cpu_id;
-				cpu_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, cpu_id);
-			} else {
-				dev_err(rtd->card->dev,
-					"%s codec number %d < cpu number %d is not supported\n",
-					__func__, rtd->dai_link->num_codecs,
-					rtd->dai_link->num_cpus);
-				return -EINVAL;
+				if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) &&
+				    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   cpu_playback))
+					has_playback = 1;
+				if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) &&
+				    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   cpu_capture))
+					has_capture = 1;
 			}
+		}
+		/* .ch_map is from Codec */
+		else {
+			for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, i, codec_dai) {
+				cpu_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, dai_link->ch_maps[i].connected_node);
+
+				if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) &&
+				    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   cpu_playback))
+					has_playback = 1;
+				if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) &&
+				    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   cpu_capture))
+					has_capture = 1;
 
-			if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) &&
-			    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   cpu_playback))
-				has_playback = 1;
-			if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) &&
-			    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   cpu_capture))
-				has_capture = 1;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
