diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-u300/include/mach/coh901318.h b/arch/arm/mach-u300/include/mach/coh901318.h
index b8155b4..43ec040 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-u300/include/mach/coh901318.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-u300/include/mach/coh901318.h
@@ -110,20 +110,6 @@
 u32 coh901318_get_bytes_left(struct dma_chan *chan);
 
 /**
- * coh901318_stop() - Stops dma transfer
- * @chan: dma channel handle
- * return 0 on success otherwise negative value
- */
-void coh901318_stop(struct dma_chan *chan);
-
-/**
- * coh901318_continue() - Resumes a stopped dma transfer
- * @chan: dma channel handle
- * return 0 on success otherwise negative value
- */
-void coh901318_continue(struct dma_chan *chan);
-
-/**
  * coh901318_filter_id() - DMA channel filter function
  * @chan: dma channel handle
  * @chan_id: id of dma channel to be filter out
diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
index efc1a61..f9143cf 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
@@ -759,13 +759,17 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void atc_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static int atc_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd)
 {
 	struct at_dma_chan	*atchan = to_at_dma_chan(chan);
 	struct at_dma		*atdma = to_at_dma(chan->device);
 	struct at_desc		*desc, *_desc;
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
 
+	/* Only supports DMA_TERMINATE_ALL */
+	if (cmd != DMA_TERMINATE_ALL)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
 	/*
 	 * This is only called when something went wrong elsewhere, so
 	 * we don't really care about the data. Just disable the
@@ -789,6 +793,8 @@
 	/* Flush all pending and queued descriptors */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &list, desc_node)
 		atc_chain_complete(atchan, desc);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1091,7 +1097,7 @@
 
 	if (dma_has_cap(DMA_SLAVE, atdma->dma_common.cap_mask)) {
 		atdma->dma_common.device_prep_slave_sg = atc_prep_slave_sg;
-		atdma->dma_common.device_terminate_all = atc_terminate_all;
+		atdma->dma_common.device_control = atc_control;
 	}
 
 	dma_writel(atdma, EN, AT_DMA_ENABLE);
diff --git a/drivers/dma/coh901318.c b/drivers/dma/coh901318.c
index f636c4a..53c54e0 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/coh901318.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/coh901318.c
@@ -506,10 +506,11 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(coh901318_get_bytes_left);
 
 
-/* Stops a transfer without losing data. Enables power save.
-   Use this function in conjunction with coh901318_continue(..)
-*/
-void coh901318_stop(struct dma_chan *chan)
+/*
+ * Pauses a transfer without losing data. Enables power save.
+ * Use this function in conjunction with coh901318_resume.
+ */
+static void coh901318_pause(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	u32 val;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -550,12 +551,11 @@
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cohc->lock, flags);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(coh901318_stop);
 
-/* Continues a transfer that has been stopped via 300_dma_stop(..).
+/* Resumes a transfer that has been stopped via 300_dma_stop(..).
    Power save is handled.
 */
-void coh901318_continue(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static void coh901318_resume(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	u32 val;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -581,7 +581,6 @@
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cohc->lock, flags);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(coh901318_continue);
 
 bool coh901318_filter_id(struct dma_chan *chan, void *chan_id)
 {
@@ -945,7 +944,7 @@
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cohc->lock, flags);
 
-	chan->device->device_terminate_all(chan);
+	chan->device->device_control(chan, DMA_TERMINATE_ALL);
 }
 
 
@@ -1179,16 +1178,29 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cohc->lock, flags);
 }
 
-static void
-coh901318_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static int
+coh901318_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct coh901318_chan *cohc = to_coh901318_chan(chan);
 	struct coh901318_desc *cohd;
 	void __iomem *virtbase = cohc->base->virtbase;
 
-	coh901318_stop(chan);
+	if (cmd == DMA_PAUSE) {
+		coh901318_pause(chan);
+		return 0;
+	}
 
+	if (cmd == DMA_RESUME) {
+		coh901318_resume(chan);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (cmd != DMA_TERMINATE_ALL)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
+	/* The remainder of this function terminates the transfer */
+	coh901318_pause(chan);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cohc->lock, flags);
 
 	/* Clear any pending BE or TC interrupt */
@@ -1227,6 +1239,8 @@
 	cohc->busy = 0;
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cohc->lock, flags);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 void coh901318_base_init(struct dma_device *dma, const int *pick_chans,
 			 struct coh901318_base *base)
@@ -1344,7 +1358,7 @@
 	base->dma_slave.device_prep_slave_sg = coh901318_prep_slave_sg;
 	base->dma_slave.device_is_tx_complete = coh901318_is_tx_complete;
 	base->dma_slave.device_issue_pending = coh901318_issue_pending;
-	base->dma_slave.device_terminate_all = coh901318_terminate_all;
+	base->dma_slave.device_control = coh901318_control;
 	base->dma_slave.dev = &pdev->dev;
 
 	err = dma_async_device_register(&base->dma_slave);
@@ -1364,7 +1378,7 @@
 	base->dma_memcpy.device_prep_dma_memcpy = coh901318_prep_memcpy;
 	base->dma_memcpy.device_is_tx_complete = coh901318_is_tx_complete;
 	base->dma_memcpy.device_issue_pending = coh901318_issue_pending;
-	base->dma_memcpy.device_terminate_all = coh901318_terminate_all;
+	base->dma_memcpy.device_control = coh901318_control;
 	base->dma_memcpy.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	/*
 	 * This controller can only access address at even 32bit boundaries,
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index 87399ca..ffc4ee9c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@
 	BUG_ON(dma_has_cap(DMA_SLAVE, device->cap_mask) &&
 		!device->device_prep_slave_sg);
 	BUG_ON(dma_has_cap(DMA_SLAVE, device->cap_mask) &&
-		!device->device_terminate_all);
+		!device->device_control);
 
 	BUG_ON(!device->device_alloc_chan_resources);
 	BUG_ON(!device->device_free_chan_resources);
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
index d28369f..8a6b85f 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
@@ -781,13 +781,17 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void dwc_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static int dwc_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd)
 {
 	struct dw_dma_chan	*dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
 	struct dw_dma		*dw = to_dw_dma(chan->device);
 	struct dw_desc		*desc, *_desc;
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
 
+	/* Only supports DMA_TERMINATE_ALL */
+	if (cmd != DMA_TERMINATE_ALL)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
 	/*
 	 * This is only called when something went wrong elsewhere, so
 	 * we don't really care about the data. Just disable the
@@ -810,6 +814,8 @@
 	/* Flush all pending and queued descriptors */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &list, desc_node)
 		dwc_descriptor_complete(dwc, desc);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static enum dma_status
@@ -1338,7 +1344,7 @@
 	dw->dma.device_prep_dma_memcpy = dwc_prep_dma_memcpy;
 
 	dw->dma.device_prep_slave_sg = dwc_prep_slave_sg;
-	dw->dma.device_terminate_all = dwc_terminate_all;
+	dw->dma.device_control = dwc_control;
 
 	dw->dma.device_is_tx_complete = dwc_is_tx_complete;
 	dw->dma.device_issue_pending = dwc_issue_pending;
diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
index bbb4be5..714fc46 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
@@ -774,13 +774,18 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void fsl_dma_device_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *dchan)
+static int fsl_dma_device_control(struct dma_chan *dchan,
+				  enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd)
 {
 	struct fsldma_chan *chan;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	/* Only supports DMA_TERMINATE_ALL */
+	if (cmd != DMA_TERMINATE_ALL)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
 	if (!dchan)
-		return;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	chan = to_fsl_chan(dchan);
 
@@ -794,6 +799,8 @@
 	fsldma_free_desc_list(chan, &chan->ld_running);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1332,7 +1339,7 @@
 	fdev->common.device_is_tx_complete = fsl_dma_is_complete;
 	fdev->common.device_issue_pending = fsl_dma_memcpy_issue_pending;
 	fdev->common.device_prep_slave_sg = fsl_dma_prep_slave_sg;
-	fdev->common.device_terminate_all = fsl_dma_device_terminate_all;
+	fdev->common.device_control = fsl_dma_device_control;
 	fdev->common.dev = &op->dev;
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(&op->dev, fdev);
diff --git a/drivers/dma/ipu/ipu_idmac.c b/drivers/dma/ipu/ipu_idmac.c
index 2a44639..39e7fb2 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ipu/ipu_idmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ipu/ipu_idmac.c
@@ -1472,13 +1472,17 @@
 	 */
 }
 
-static void __idmac_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static int __idmac_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd)
 {
 	struct idmac_channel *ichan = to_idmac_chan(chan);
 	struct idmac *idmac = to_idmac(chan->device);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int i;
 
+	/* Only supports DMA_TERMINATE_ALL */
+	if (cmd != DMA_TERMINATE_ALL)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
 	ipu_disable_channel(idmac, ichan,
 			    ichan->status >= IPU_CHANNEL_ENABLED);
 
@@ -1505,17 +1509,22 @@
 	tasklet_enable(&to_ipu(idmac)->tasklet);
 
 	ichan->status = IPU_CHANNEL_INITIALIZED;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void idmac_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static int idmac_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd)
 {
 	struct idmac_channel *ichan = to_idmac_chan(chan);
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ichan->chan_mutex);
 
-	__idmac_terminate_all(chan);
+	ret = __idmac_control(chan, cmd);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&ichan->chan_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -1607,7 +1616,7 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&ichan->chan_mutex);
 
-	__idmac_terminate_all(chan);
+	__idmac_control(chan, DMA_TERMINATE_ALL);
 
 	if (ichan->status > IPU_CHANNEL_FREE) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -1669,7 +1678,7 @@
 
 	/* Compulsory for DMA_SLAVE fields */
 	dma->device_prep_slave_sg		= idmac_prep_slave_sg;
-	dma->device_terminate_all		= idmac_terminate_all;
+	dma->device_control			= idmac_control;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dma->channels);
 	for (i = 0; i < IPU_CHANNELS_NUM; i++) {
@@ -1703,7 +1712,7 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < IPU_CHANNELS_NUM; i++) {
 		struct idmac_channel *ichan = ipu->channel + i;
 
-		idmac_terminate_all(&ichan->dma_chan);
+		idmac_control(&ichan->dma_chan, DMA_TERMINATE_ALL);
 		idmac_prep_slave_sg(&ichan->dma_chan, NULL, 0, DMA_NONE, 0);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma/shdma.c b/drivers/dma/shdma.c
index 5d17e09..ce28c1e 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/shdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/shdma.c
@@ -580,12 +580,16 @@
 			       direction, flags);
 }
 
-static void sh_dmae_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static int sh_dmae_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd)
 {
 	struct sh_dmae_chan *sh_chan = to_sh_chan(chan);
 
+	/* Only supports DMA_TERMINATE_ALL */
+	if (cmd != DMA_TERMINATE_ALL)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
 	if (!chan)
-		return;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dmae_halt(sh_chan);
 
@@ -601,6 +605,8 @@
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sh_chan->desc_lock);
 
 	sh_dmae_chan_ld_cleanup(sh_chan, true);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static dma_async_tx_callback __ld_cleanup(struct sh_dmae_chan *sh_chan, bool all)
@@ -1029,7 +1035,7 @@
 
 	/* Compulsory for DMA_SLAVE fields */
 	shdev->common.device_prep_slave_sg = sh_dmae_prep_slave_sg;
-	shdev->common.device_terminate_all = sh_dmae_terminate_all;
+	shdev->common.device_control = sh_dmae_control;
 
 	shdev->common.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	/* Default transfer size of 32 bytes requires 32-byte alignment */
diff --git a/drivers/dma/timb_dma.c b/drivers/dma/timb_dma.c
index 145f1c2..7c06471 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/timb_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/timb_dma.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@
 	return &td_desc->txd;
 }
 
-static void td_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static int td_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd)
 {
 	struct timb_dma_chan *td_chan =
 		container_of(chan, struct timb_dma_chan, chan);
@@ -621,6 +621,9 @@
 
 	dev_dbg(chan2dev(chan), "%s: Entry\n", __func__);
 
+	if (cmd != DMA_TERMINATE_ALL)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
 	/* first the easy part, put the queue into the free list */
 	spin_lock_bh(&td_chan->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(td_desc, _td_desc, &td_chan->queue,
@@ -630,6 +633,8 @@
 	/* now tear down the runnning */
 	__td_finish(td_chan);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&td_chan->lock);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void td_tasklet(unsigned long data)
@@ -743,7 +748,7 @@
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, td->dma.cap_mask);
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_PRIVATE, td->dma.cap_mask);
 	td->dma.device_prep_slave_sg = td_prep_slave_sg;
-	td->dma.device_terminate_all = td_terminate_all;
+	td->dma.device_control = td_control;
 
 	td->dma.dev = &pdev->dev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma/txx9dmac.c b/drivers/dma/txx9dmac.c
index 3ebc610..e528e15 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/txx9dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/txx9dmac.c
@@ -938,12 +938,16 @@
 	return &first->txd;
 }
 
-static void txx9dmac_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static int txx9dmac_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd)
 {
 	struct txx9dmac_chan *dc = to_txx9dmac_chan(chan);
 	struct txx9dmac_desc *desc, *_desc;
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
 
+	/* Only supports DMA_TERMINATE_ALL */
+	if (cmd != DMA_TERMINATE_ALL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	dev_vdbg(chan2dev(chan), "terminate_all\n");
 	spin_lock_bh(&dc->lock);
 
@@ -958,6 +962,8 @@
 	/* Flush all pending and queued descriptors */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &list, desc_node)
 		txx9dmac_descriptor_complete(dc, desc);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static enum dma_status
@@ -1153,7 +1159,7 @@
 	dc->dma.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	dc->dma.device_alloc_chan_resources = txx9dmac_alloc_chan_resources;
 	dc->dma.device_free_chan_resources = txx9dmac_free_chan_resources;
-	dc->dma.device_terminate_all = txx9dmac_terminate_all;
+	dc->dma.device_control = txx9dmac_control;
 	dc->dma.device_is_tx_complete = txx9dmac_is_tx_complete;
 	dc->dma.device_issue_pending = txx9dmac_issue_pending;
 	if (pdata && pdata->memcpy_chan == ch) {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c
index 8072128..ae6d24b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@
 	struct dma_chan *chan = host->data_chan;
 
 	if (chan) {
-		chan->device->device_terminate_all(chan);
+		chan->device->device_control(chan, DMA_TERMINATE_ALL);
 		atmci_dma_cleanup(host);
 	} else {
 		/* Data transfer was stopped by the interrupt handler */
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c
index f7b9aff..6909882 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@
 		unsigned long flags;
 		int count;
 
-		chan->device->device_terminate_all(chan);
+		chan->device->device_control(chan, DMA_TERMINATE_ALL);
 		dev_dbg(port->dev, "Read %u bytes with cookie %d\n",
 			sh_desc->partial, sh_desc->cookie);
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/mx3fb.c b/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
index 772ba3f..3aa50bc 100644
--- a/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mx3fb->lock, flags);
 
-	mx3_fbi->txd->chan->device->device_terminate_all(mx3_fbi->txd->chan);
+	mx3_fbi->txd->chan->device->device_control(mx3_fbi->txd->chan,
+						   DMA_TERMINATE_ALL);
 	mx3_fbi->txd = NULL;
 	mx3_fbi->cookie = -EINVAL;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/dmaengine.h b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
index 20ea12c..0731802 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmaengine.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
@@ -107,6 +107,19 @@
 };
 
 /**
+ * enum dma_ctrl_cmd - DMA operations that can optionally be exercised
+ * on a running channel.
+ * @DMA_TERMINATE_ALL: terminate all ongoing transfers
+ * @DMA_PAUSE: pause ongoing transfers
+ * @DMA_RESUME: resume paused transfer
+ */
+enum dma_ctrl_cmd {
+	DMA_TERMINATE_ALL,
+	DMA_PAUSE,
+	DMA_RESUME,
+};
+
+/**
  * enum sum_check_bits - bit position of pq_check_flags
  */
 enum sum_check_bits {
@@ -261,7 +274,8 @@
  * @device_prep_dma_memset: prepares a memset operation
  * @device_prep_dma_interrupt: prepares an end of chain interrupt operation
  * @device_prep_slave_sg: prepares a slave dma operation
- * @device_terminate_all: terminate all pending operations
+ * @device_control: manipulate all pending operations on a channel, returns
+ *	zero or error code
  * @device_is_tx_complete: poll for transaction completion
  * @device_issue_pending: push pending transactions to hardware
  */
@@ -313,7 +327,7 @@
 		struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 		unsigned int sg_len, enum dma_data_direction direction,
 		unsigned long flags);
-	void (*device_terminate_all)(struct dma_chan *chan);
+	int (*device_control)(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd);
 
 	enum dma_status (*device_is_tx_complete)(struct dma_chan *chan,
 			dma_cookie_t cookie, dma_cookie_t *last,
diff --git a/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc.c b/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc.c
index efed64b..b35d007 100644
--- a/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/txx9/txx9aclc.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 		void __iomem *base = drvdata->base;
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dmadata->dma_lock, flags);
-		chan->device->device_terminate_all(chan);
+		chan->device->device_control(chan, DMA_TERMINATE_ALL);
 		/* first time */
 		for (i = 0; i < NR_DMA_CHAIN; i++) {
 			desc = txx9aclc_dma_submit(dmadata,
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 	struct dma_chan *chan = dmadata->dma_chan;
 
 	dmadata->frag_count = -1;
-	chan->device->device_terminate_all(chan);
+	chan->device->device_control(chan, DMA_TERMINATE_ALL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 		struct dma_chan *chan = dmadata->dma_chan;
 		if (chan) {
 			dmadata->frag_count = -1;
-			chan->device->device_terminate_all(chan);
+			chan->device->device_control(chan, DMA_TERMINATE_ALL);
 			dma_release_channel(chan);
 		}
 		dev->dmadata[i].dma_chan = NULL;