diff --git a/sound/isa/msnd/msnd.c b/sound/isa/msnd/msnd.c
index 9064544..3a1526a 100644
--- a/sound/isa/msnd/msnd.c
+++ b/sound/isa/msnd/msnd.c
@@ -438,7 +438,8 @@
 static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_msnd_playback = {
 	.info =			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
-				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID,
+				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
+				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH,
 	.formats =		SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U8 | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE,
 	.rates =		SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_48000,
 	.rate_min =		8000,
@@ -456,7 +457,8 @@
 static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_msnd_capture = {
 	.info =			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
-				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID,
+				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
+				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH,
 	.formats =		SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U8 | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE,
 	.rates =		SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_48000,
 	.rate_min =		8000,
diff --git a/sound/pci/bt87x.c b/sound/pci/bt87x.c
index a299340..ce3f2e9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/bt87x.c
+++ b/sound/pci/bt87x.c
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@
 	.info = SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER |
-		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID,
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH,
 	.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE,
 	.rates = 0, /* set at runtime */
 	.channels_min = 2,
@@ -365,7 +366,8 @@
 	.info = SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER |
-		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID,
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH,
 	.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S8,
 	.rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_KNOT,
 	.rate_min = ANALOG_CLOCK / CLOCK_DIV_MAX,
diff --git a/sound/pci/korg1212/korg1212.c b/sound/pci/korg1212/korg1212.c
index 8b79969..7cc38a1 100644
--- a/sound/pci/korg1212/korg1212.c
+++ b/sound/pci/korg1212/korg1212.c
@@ -1238,7 +1238,8 @@
 {
 	.info =              (SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
                               SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
-                              SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED),
+			      SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
+			      SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH),
 	.formats =	      SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE,
         .rates =              (SNDRV_PCM_RATE_44100 |
                               SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000),
@@ -1258,7 +1259,8 @@
 {
         .info =              (SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
                               SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
-                              SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED),
+			      SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
+			      SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH),
         .formats =	      SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE,
         .rates =	      (SNDRV_PCM_RATE_44100 |
                               SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000),
diff --git a/sound/pcmcia/pdaudiocf/pdaudiocf_pcm.c b/sound/pcmcia/pdaudiocf/pdaudiocf_pcm.c
index 01066c9..d057e64 100644
--- a/sound/pcmcia/pdaudiocf/pdaudiocf_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/pcmcia/pdaudiocf/pdaudiocf_pcm.c
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@
 static struct snd_pcm_hardware pdacf_pcm_capture_hw = {
 	.info =			(SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP | SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE | SNDRV_PCM_INFO_RESUME |
-				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID),
+				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
+				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH),
 	.formats =		SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_BE |
 				SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_3LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_3BE |
 				SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_BE,
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/dbdma2.c b/sound/soc/au1x/dbdma2.c
index 30490a2..594c6c5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/dbdma2.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/dbdma2.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 /* PCM hardware DMA capabilities - platform specific */
 static const struct snd_pcm_hardware au1xpsc_pcm_hardware = {
 	.info		  = SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP | SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
-			    SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED,
+			    SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED | SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH,
 	.formats	  = AU1XPSC_PCM_FMTS,
 	.period_bytes_min = AU1XPSC_PERIOD_MIN_BYTES,
 	.period_bytes_max = 4096 * 1024 - 1,
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_psc_i2s.c b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_psc_i2s.c
index 3aa729d..1111c71 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_psc_i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_psc_i2s.c
@@ -504,7 +504,8 @@
 
 static const struct snd_pcm_hardware psc_i2s_pcm_hardware = {
 	.info = SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP | SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
-		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED | SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER,
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED | SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER |
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH,
 	.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S8 | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_BE |
 		   SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_BE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_BE,
 	.rate_min = 8000,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c b/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c
index 0dad3a0..baddb12 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@
 	.info = (SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER |
-		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID),
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH),
 	.formats =	DMABRG_FMTS,
 	.rates =	DMABRG_RATES,
 	.rate_min =		8000,
diff --git a/sound/sparc/dbri.c b/sound/sparc/dbri.c
index af95ff1..1d2e51b 100644
--- a/sound/sparc/dbri.c
+++ b/sound/sparc/dbri.c
@@ -1975,7 +1975,8 @@
 	.info		= SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 			  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 			  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER |
-			  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID,
+			  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
+			  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH,
 	.formats	= SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_MU_LAW |
 			  SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_A_LAW |
 			  SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U8 |
diff --git a/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2yaudio.c b/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2yaudio.c
index 9a608fa..dd1ab61 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2yaudio.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2yaudio.c
@@ -870,7 +870,8 @@
 {
 	.info =			(SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP | SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER |
-				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID),
+				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
+				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH),
 	.formats =                 SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_3LE,
 	.rates =                   SNDRV_PCM_RATE_44100 | SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000,
 	.rate_min =                44100,