diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h b/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
index fc9afb2..bfc0e23e4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 #define _UAPI_SOUND_FIREWIRE_H_INCLUDED
 
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
 /* events can be read() from the hwdep device */
 
 #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_LOCK_STATUS	0x000010cc
 #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_DICE_NOTIFICATION	0xd1ce004e
+#define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_EFW_RESPONSE	0x4e617475
 
 struct snd_firewire_event_common {
 	unsigned int type; /* SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_xxx */
@@ -22,10 +24,27 @@
 	unsigned int notification; /* DICE-specific bits */
 };
 
+#define SND_EFW_TRANSACTION_USER_SEQNUM_MAX	((__u32)((__u16)~0) - 1)
+/* each field should be in big endian */
+struct snd_efw_transaction {
+	__be32 length;
+	__be32 version;
+	__be32 seqnum;
+	__be32 category;
+	__be32 command;
+	__be32 status;
+	__be32 params[0];
+};
+struct snd_firewire_event_efw_response {
+	unsigned int type;
+	__be32 response[0];	/* some responses */
+};
+
 union snd_firewire_event {
 	struct snd_firewire_event_common            common;
 	struct snd_firewire_event_lock_status       lock_status;
 	struct snd_firewire_event_dice_notification dice_notification;
+	struct snd_firewire_event_efw_response      efw_response;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c
index f8d06f5..a354d26 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 static int index[SNDRV_CARDS]	= SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX;
 static char *id[SNDRV_CARDS]	= SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR;
 static bool enable[SNDRV_CARDS]	= SNDRV_DEFAULT_ENABLE_PNP;
+unsigned int snd_efw_resp_buf_size	= 1024;
+bool snd_efw_resp_buf_debug		= false;
 
 module_param_array(index, int, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(index, "card index");
@@ -31,6 +33,11 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(id, "ID string");
 module_param_array(enable, bool, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable, "enable Fireworks sound card");
+module_param_named(resp_buf_size, snd_efw_resp_buf_size, uint, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(resp_buf_size,
+		 "response buffer size (max 4096, default 1024)");
+module_param_named(resp_buf_debug, snd_efw_resp_buf_debug, bool, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(resp_buf_debug, "store all responses to buffer");
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(devices_mutex);
 static DECLARE_BITMAP(devices_used, SNDRV_CARDS);
@@ -182,6 +189,7 @@
 	}
 
 	mutex_destroy(&efw->mutex);
+	kfree(efw->resp_buf);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -219,6 +227,17 @@
 	spin_lock_init(&efw->lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&efw->hwdep_wait);
 
+	/* prepare response buffer */
+	snd_efw_resp_buf_size = clamp(snd_efw_resp_buf_size,
+				      SND_EFW_RESPONSE_MAXIMUM_BYTES, 4096U);
+	efw->resp_buf = kzalloc(snd_efw_resp_buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (efw->resp_buf == NULL) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error;
+	}
+	efw->pull_ptr = efw->push_ptr = efw->resp_buf;
+	snd_efw_transaction_add_instance(efw);
+
 	err = get_hardware_info(efw);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
@@ -256,6 +275,7 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&devices_mutex);
 	return err;
 error:
+	snd_efw_transaction_remove_instance(efw);
 	mutex_unlock(&devices_mutex);
 	snd_card_free(card);
 	return err;
@@ -274,6 +294,7 @@
 	struct snd_efw *efw = dev_get_drvdata(&unit->device);
 
 	snd_efw_stream_destroy_duplex(efw);
+	snd_efw_transaction_remove_instance(efw);
 
 	snd_card_disconnect(efw->card);
 	snd_card_free_when_closed(efw->card);
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h
index 4aaf2dc..494195b 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
  */
 #define SND_EFW_RESPONSE_MAXIMUM_BYTES	0x200U
 
+extern unsigned int snd_efw_resp_buf_size;
+extern bool snd_efw_resp_buf_debug;
+
 struct snd_efw_phys_grp {
 	u8 type;	/* see enum snd_efw_grp_type */
 	u8 count;
@@ -97,23 +100,24 @@
 	int dev_lock_count;
 	bool dev_lock_changed;
 	wait_queue_head_t hwdep_wait;
+
+	/* response queue */
+	u8 *resp_buf;
+	u8 *pull_ptr;
+	u8 *push_ptr;
+	unsigned int resp_queues;
 };
 
-struct snd_efw_transaction {
-	__be32 length;
-	__be32 version;
-	__be32 seqnum;
-	__be32 category;
-	__be32 command;
-	__be32 status;
-	__be32 params[0];
-};
+int snd_efw_transaction_cmd(struct fw_unit *unit,
+			    const void *cmd, unsigned int size);
 int snd_efw_transaction_run(struct fw_unit *unit,
 			    const void *cmd, unsigned int cmd_size,
 			    void *resp, unsigned int resp_size);
 int snd_efw_transaction_register(void);
 void snd_efw_transaction_unregister(void);
 void snd_efw_transaction_bus_reset(struct fw_unit *unit);
+void snd_efw_transaction_add_instance(struct snd_efw *efw);
+void snd_efw_transaction_remove_instance(struct snd_efw *efw);
 
 struct snd_efw_hwinfo {
 	u32 flags;
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_command.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_command.c
index d5ea705..166f805 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_command.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_command.c
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
  * Information commands. But this module don't use them.
  */
 
-#define EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MAX	((u32)~0)
+#define KERNEL_SEQNUM_MIN	(SND_EFW_TRANSACTION_USER_SEQNUM_MAX + 2)
+#define KERNEL_SEQNUM_MAX	((u32)~0)
 
 /* for clock source and sampling rate */
 struct efc_clock {
@@ -120,8 +121,9 @@
 
 	/* to keep consistency of sequence number */
 	spin_lock(&efw->lock);
-	if (efw->seqnum + 2 >= EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MAX)
-		efw->seqnum = 0;
+	if ((efw->seqnum < KERNEL_SEQNUM_MIN) ||
+	    (efw->seqnum >= KERNEL_SEQNUM_MAX - 2))
+		efw->seqnum = KERNEL_SEQNUM_MIN;
 	else
 		efw->seqnum += 2;
 	seqnum = efw->seqnum;
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_hwdep.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_hwdep.c
index 1cf491d..6b50a67 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_hwdep.c
@@ -7,26 +7,101 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * This codes have three functionalities.
+ * This codes have five functionalities.
  *
  * 1.get information about firewire node
  * 2.get notification about starting/stopping stream
  * 3.lock/unlock streaming
+ * 4.transmit command of EFW transaction
+ * 5.receive response of EFW transaction
+ *
  */
 
 #include "fireworks.h"
 
 static long
-hwdep_read(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, char __user *buf,  long count,
+hwdep_read_resp_buf(struct snd_efw *efw, char __user *buf, long remained,
+		    loff_t *offset)
+{
+	unsigned int length, till_end, type;
+	struct snd_efw_transaction *t;
+	long count = 0;
+
+	if (remained < sizeof(type) + sizeof(struct snd_efw_transaction))
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	/* data type is SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_EFW_RESPONSE */
+	type = SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_EFW_RESPONSE;
+	if (copy_to_user(buf, &type, sizeof(type)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	remained -= sizeof(type);
+	buf += sizeof(type);
+
+	/* write into buffer as many responses as possible */
+	while (efw->resp_queues > 0) {
+		t = (struct snd_efw_transaction *)(efw->pull_ptr);
+		length = be32_to_cpu(t->length) * sizeof(__be32);
+
+		/* confirm enough space for this response */
+		if (remained < length)
+			break;
+
+		/* copy from ring buffer to user buffer */
+		while (length > 0) {
+			till_end = snd_efw_resp_buf_size -
+				(unsigned int)(efw->pull_ptr - efw->resp_buf);
+			till_end = min_t(unsigned int, length, till_end);
+
+			if (copy_to_user(buf, efw->pull_ptr, till_end))
+				return -EFAULT;
+
+			efw->pull_ptr += till_end;
+			if (efw->pull_ptr >= efw->resp_buf +
+					     snd_efw_resp_buf_size)
+				efw->pull_ptr = efw->resp_buf;
+
+			length -= till_end;
+			buf += till_end;
+			count += till_end;
+			remained -= till_end;
+		}
+
+		efw->resp_queues--;
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+static long
+hwdep_read_locked(struct snd_efw *efw, char __user *buf, long count,
+		  loff_t *offset)
+{
+	union snd_firewire_event event;
+
+	memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
+
+	event.lock_status.type = SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_LOCK_STATUS;
+	event.lock_status.status = (efw->dev_lock_count > 0);
+	efw->dev_lock_changed = false;
+
+	count = min_t(long, count, sizeof(event.lock_status));
+
+	if (copy_to_user(buf, &event, count))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+static long
+hwdep_read(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, char __user *buf, long count,
 	   loff_t *offset)
 {
 	struct snd_efw *efw = hwdep->private_data;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
-	union snd_firewire_event event;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&efw->lock);
 
-	while (!efw->dev_lock_changed) {
+	while ((!efw->dev_lock_changed) && (efw->resp_queues == 0)) {
 		prepare_to_wait(&efw->hwdep_wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&efw->lock);
 		schedule();
@@ -36,20 +111,43 @@
 		spin_lock_irq(&efw->lock);
 	}
 
-	memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
-	if (efw->dev_lock_changed) {
-		event.lock_status.type = SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_LOCK_STATUS;
-		event.lock_status.status = (efw->dev_lock_count > 0);
-		efw->dev_lock_changed = false;
-
-		count = min_t(long, count, sizeof(event.lock_status));
-	}
+	if (efw->dev_lock_changed)
+		count = hwdep_read_locked(efw, buf, count, offset);
+	else if (efw->resp_queues > 0)
+		count = hwdep_read_resp_buf(efw, buf, count, offset);
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&efw->lock);
 
-	if (copy_to_user(buf, &event, count))
-		return -EFAULT;
+	return count;
+}
 
+static long
+hwdep_write(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, const char __user *data, long count,
+	    loff_t *offset)
+{
+	struct snd_efw *efw = hwdep->private_data;
+	u32 seqnum;
+	u8 *buf;
+
+	if (count < sizeof(struct snd_efw_transaction) ||
+	    SND_EFW_RESPONSE_MAXIMUM_BYTES < count)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	buf = memdup_user(data, count);
+	if (IS_ERR(buf))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
+	/* check seqnum is not for kernel-land */
+	seqnum = be32_to_cpu(((struct snd_efw_transaction *)buf)->seqnum);
+	if (seqnum > SND_EFW_TRANSACTION_USER_SEQNUM_MAX) {
+		count = -EINVAL;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (snd_efw_transaction_cmd(efw->unit, buf, count) < 0)
+		count = -EIO;
+end:
+	kfree(buf);
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -62,13 +160,13 @@
 	poll_wait(file, &efw->hwdep_wait, wait);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&efw->lock);
-	if (efw->dev_lock_changed)
+	if (efw->dev_lock_changed || (efw->resp_queues > 0))
 		events = POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
 	else
 		events = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&efw->lock);
 
-	return events;
+	return events | POLLOUT;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -174,6 +272,7 @@
 
 static const struct snd_hwdep_ops hwdep_ops = {
 	.read		= hwdep_read,
+	.write		= hwdep_write,
 	.release	= hwdep_release,
 	.poll		= hwdep_poll,
 	.ioctl		= hwdep_ioctl,
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_proc.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_proc.c
index 631c91f..f29d4aa 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_proc.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_proc.c
@@ -176,6 +176,23 @@
 }
 
 static void
+proc_read_queues_state(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
+		       struct snd_info_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	struct snd_efw *efw = entry->private_data;
+	unsigned int consumed;
+
+	if (efw->pull_ptr > efw->push_ptr)
+		consumed = snd_efw_resp_buf_size -
+			   (unsigned int)(efw->pull_ptr - efw->push_ptr);
+	else
+		consumed = (unsigned int)(efw->push_ptr - efw->pull_ptr);
+
+	snd_iprintf(buffer, "%d %d/%d\n",
+		    efw->resp_queues, consumed, snd_efw_resp_buf_size);
+}
+
+static void
 add_node(struct snd_efw *efw, struct snd_info_entry *root, const char *name,
 	 void (*op)(struct snd_info_entry *e, struct snd_info_buffer *b))
 {
@@ -211,4 +228,5 @@
 	add_node(efw, root, "clock", proc_read_clock);
 	add_node(efw, root, "firmware", proc_read_hwinfo);
 	add_node(efw, root, "meters", proc_read_phys_meters);
+	add_node(efw, root, "queues", proc_read_queues_state);
 }
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_transaction.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_transaction.c
index aac91d8..81a65eb 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_transaction.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_transaction.c
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 #define ERROR_DELAY_MS 5
 #define EFC_TIMEOUT_MS 125
 
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(instances_lock);
+static struct snd_efw *instances[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_PTR;
+
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(transaction_queues_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(transaction_queues);
 
@@ -57,6 +60,14 @@
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
 };
 
+int snd_efw_transaction_cmd(struct fw_unit *unit,
+			    const void *cmd, unsigned int size)
+{
+	return snd_fw_transaction(unit, TCODE_WRITE_BLOCK_REQUEST,
+				  MEMORY_SPACE_EFW_COMMAND,
+				  (void *)cmd, size, 0);
+}
+
 int snd_efw_transaction_run(struct fw_unit *unit,
 			    const void *cmd, unsigned int cmd_size,
 			    void *resp, unsigned int resp_size)
@@ -78,9 +89,7 @@
 
 	tries = 0;
 	do {
-		ret = snd_fw_transaction(unit, TCODE_WRITE_BLOCK_REQUEST,
-					 MEMORY_SPACE_EFW_COMMAND,
-					 (void *)cmd, cmd_size, 0);
+		ret = snd_efw_transaction_cmd(t.unit, (void *)cmd, cmd_size);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			break;
 
@@ -107,27 +116,92 @@
 }
 
 static void
-efw_response(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_request *request,
-	     int tcode, int destination, int source,
-	     int generation, unsigned long long offset,
-	     void *data, size_t length, void *callback_data)
+copy_resp_to_buf(struct snd_efw *efw, void *data, size_t length, int *rcode)
+{
+	size_t capacity, till_end;
+	struct snd_efw_transaction *t;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&efw->lock);
+
+	t = (struct snd_efw_transaction *)data;
+	length = min_t(size_t, t->length * sizeof(t->length), length);
+
+	if (efw->push_ptr < efw->pull_ptr)
+		capacity = (unsigned int)(efw->pull_ptr - efw->push_ptr);
+	else
+		capacity = snd_efw_resp_buf_size -
+			   (unsigned int)(efw->push_ptr - efw->pull_ptr);
+
+	/* confirm enough space for this response */
+	if (capacity < length) {
+		*rcode = RCODE_CONFLICT_ERROR;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* copy to ring buffer */
+	while (length > 0) {
+		till_end = snd_efw_resp_buf_size -
+			   (unsigned int)(efw->push_ptr - efw->resp_buf);
+		till_end = min_t(unsigned int, length, till_end);
+
+		memcpy(efw->push_ptr, data, till_end);
+
+		efw->push_ptr += till_end;
+		if (efw->push_ptr >= efw->resp_buf + snd_efw_resp_buf_size)
+			efw->push_ptr = efw->resp_buf;
+
+		length -= till_end;
+		data += till_end;
+	}
+
+	/* for hwdep */
+	efw->resp_queues++;
+	wake_up(&efw->hwdep_wait);
+
+	*rcode = RCODE_COMPLETE;
+end:
+	spin_unlock_irq(&efw->lock);
+}
+
+static void
+handle_resp_for_user(struct fw_card *card, int generation, int source,
+		     void *data, size_t length, int *rcode)
+{
+	struct fw_device *device;
+	struct snd_efw *efw;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&instances_lock);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < SNDRV_CARDS; i++) {
+		efw = instances[i];
+		if (efw == NULL)
+			continue;
+		device = fw_parent_device(efw->unit);
+		if ((device->card != card) ||
+		    (device->generation != generation))
+			continue;
+		smp_rmb();	/* node id vs. generation */
+		if (device->node_id != source)
+			continue;
+
+		break;
+	}
+	if (i == SNDRV_CARDS)
+		goto end;
+
+	copy_resp_to_buf(efw, data, length, rcode);
+end:
+	spin_unlock_irq(&instances_lock);
+}
+
+static void
+handle_resp_for_kernel(struct fw_card *card, int generation, int source,
+		       void *data, size_t length, int *rcode, u32 seqnum)
 {
 	struct fw_device *device;
 	struct transaction_queue *t;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int rcode;
-	u32 seqnum;
-
-	rcode = RCODE_TYPE_ERROR;
-	if (length < sizeof(struct snd_efw_transaction)) {
-		rcode = RCODE_DATA_ERROR;
-		goto end;
-	} else if (offset != MEMORY_SPACE_EFW_RESPONSE) {
-		rcode = RCODE_ADDRESS_ERROR;
-		goto end;
-	}
-
-	seqnum = be32_to_cpu(((struct snd_efw_transaction *)data)->seqnum);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&transaction_queues_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(t, &transaction_queues, list) {
@@ -144,14 +218,76 @@
 			t->size = min_t(unsigned int, length, t->size);
 			memcpy(t->buf, data, t->size);
 			wake_up(&t->wait);
-			rcode = RCODE_COMPLETE;
+			*rcode = RCODE_COMPLETE;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&transaction_queues_lock, flags);
+}
+
+static void
+efw_response(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_request *request,
+	     int tcode, int destination, int source,
+	     int generation, unsigned long long offset,
+	     void *data, size_t length, void *callback_data)
+{
+	int rcode, dummy;
+	u32 seqnum;
+
+	rcode = RCODE_TYPE_ERROR;
+	if (length < sizeof(struct snd_efw_transaction)) {
+		rcode = RCODE_DATA_ERROR;
+		goto end;
+	} else if (offset != MEMORY_SPACE_EFW_RESPONSE) {
+		rcode = RCODE_ADDRESS_ERROR;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	seqnum = be32_to_cpu(((struct snd_efw_transaction *)data)->seqnum);
+	if (seqnum > SND_EFW_TRANSACTION_USER_SEQNUM_MAX + 1) {
+		handle_resp_for_kernel(card, generation, source,
+				       data, length, &rcode, seqnum);
+		if (snd_efw_resp_buf_debug)
+			handle_resp_for_user(card, generation, source,
+					     data, length, &dummy);
+	} else {
+		handle_resp_for_user(card, generation, source,
+				     data, length, &rcode);
+	}
 end:
 	fw_send_response(card, request, rcode);
 }
 
+void snd_efw_transaction_add_instance(struct snd_efw *efw)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&instances_lock);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < SNDRV_CARDS; i++) {
+		if (instances[i] != NULL)
+			continue;
+		instances[i] = efw;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&instances_lock);
+}
+
+void snd_efw_transaction_remove_instance(struct snd_efw *efw)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&instances_lock);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < SNDRV_CARDS; i++) {
+		if (instances[i] != efw)
+			continue;
+		instances[i] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&instances_lock);
+}
+
 void snd_efw_transaction_bus_reset(struct fw_unit *unit)
 {
 	struct transaction_queue *t;