diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index e7fb182..14a6f54 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -1662,6 +1662,54 @@
 }
 
 
+ /*
+ * Channel mode helper
+ */
+int snd_hda_ch_mode_info(struct hda_codec *codec, snd_ctl_elem_info_t *uinfo,
+			 const struct hda_channel_mode *chmode, int num_chmodes)
+{
+	uinfo->type = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_ENUMERATED;
+	uinfo->count = 1;
+	uinfo->value.enumerated.items = num_chmodes;
+	if (uinfo->value.enumerated.item >= num_chmodes)
+		uinfo->value.enumerated.item = num_chmodes - 1;
+	sprintf(uinfo->value.enumerated.name, "%dch",
+		chmode[uinfo->value.enumerated.item].channels);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int snd_hda_ch_mode_get(struct hda_codec *codec, snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ucontrol,
+			const struct hda_channel_mode *chmode, int num_chmodes,
+			int max_channels)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_chmodes; i++) {
+		if (max_channels == chmode[i].channels) {
+			ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0] = i;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int snd_hda_ch_mode_put(struct hda_codec *codec, snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ucontrol,
+			const struct hda_channel_mode *chmode, int num_chmodes,
+			int *max_channelsp)
+{
+	unsigned int mode;
+
+	mode = ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0];
+	snd_assert(mode < num_chmodes, return -EINVAL);
+	if (*max_channelsp && ! codec->in_resume)
+		return 0;
+	/* change the current channel setting */
+	*max_channelsp = chmode[mode].channels;
+	if (chmode[mode].sequence)
+		snd_hda_sequence_write(codec, chmode[mode].sequence);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * input MUX helper
  */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
index f51a56f..05a88fb 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
@@ -102,6 +102,23 @@
 			  snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ucontrol, hda_nid_t nid,
 			  unsigned int *cur_val);
 
+ /*
+ * Channel mode helper
+ */
+struct hda_channel_mode {
+	int channels;
+	const struct hda_verb *sequence;
+};
+
+int snd_hda_ch_mode_info(struct hda_codec *codec, snd_ctl_elem_info_t *uinfo,
+			 const struct hda_channel_mode *chmode, int num_chmodes);
+int snd_hda_ch_mode_get(struct hda_codec *codec, snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ucontrol,
+			const struct hda_channel_mode *chmode, int num_chmodes,
+			int max_channels);
+int snd_hda_ch_mode_put(struct hda_codec *codec, snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ucontrol,
+			const struct hda_channel_mode *chmode, int num_chmodes,
+			int *max_channelsp);
+
 /*
  * Multi-channel / digital-out PCM helper
  */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
index d7d636d..4687736 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 	unsigned int cur_mux[3];
 
 	/* channel model */
-	const struct alc_channel_mode *channel_mode;
+	const struct hda_channel_mode *channel_mode;
 	int num_channel_mode;
 
 	/* PCM information */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_cmedia.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_cmedia.c
index 523c362..6e0fd92 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_cmedia.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_cmedia.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 
 struct cmi_spec {
 	int board_config;
-	unsigned int surr_switch: 1;	/* switchable line,mic */
 	unsigned int no_line_in: 1;	/* no line-in (5-jack) */
 	unsigned int front_panel: 1;	/* has front-panel 2-jack */
 
@@ -62,9 +61,8 @@
 	unsigned int cur_mux[2];
 
 	/* channel mode */
-	unsigned int num_ch_modes;
-	unsigned int cur_ch_mode;
-	const struct cmi_channel_mode *channel_modes;
+	int num_channel_modes;
+	const struct hda_channel_mode *channel_modes;
 
 	struct hda_pcm pcm_rec[2];	/* PCM information */
 
@@ -158,12 +156,7 @@
 	{}
 };
 
-struct cmi_channel_mode {
-	unsigned int channels;
-	const struct hda_verb *sequence;
-};
-
-static struct cmi_channel_mode cmi9880_channel_modes[3] = {
+static struct hda_channel_mode cmi9880_channel_modes[3] = {
 	{ 2, cmi9880_ch2_init },
 	{ 6, cmi9880_ch6_init },
 	{ 8, cmi9880_ch8_init },
@@ -173,43 +166,24 @@
 {
 	struct hda_codec *codec = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	struct cmi_spec *spec = codec->spec;
-
-	snd_assert(spec->channel_modes, return -EINVAL);
-	uinfo->type = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_ENUMERATED;
-	uinfo->count = 1;
-	uinfo->value.enumerated.items = spec->num_ch_modes;
-	if (uinfo->value.enumerated.item >= uinfo->value.enumerated.items)
-		uinfo->value.enumerated.item = uinfo->value.enumerated.items - 1;
-	sprintf(uinfo->value.enumerated.name, "%dch",
-		spec->channel_modes[uinfo->value.enumerated.item].channels);
-	return 0;
+	return snd_hda_ch_mode_info(codec, uinfo, spec->channel_modes,
+				    spec->num_channel_modes);
 }
 
 static int cmi_ch_mode_get(snd_kcontrol_t *kcontrol, snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ucontrol)
 {
 	struct hda_codec *codec = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	struct cmi_spec *spec = codec->spec;
-
-	ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0] = spec->cur_ch_mode;
-	return 0;
+	return snd_hda_ch_mode_get(codec, ucontrol, spec->channel_modes,
+				   spec->num_channel_modes, spec->multiout.max_channels);
 }
 
 static int cmi_ch_mode_put(snd_kcontrol_t *kcontrol, snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ucontrol)
 {
 	struct hda_codec *codec = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	struct cmi_spec *spec = codec->spec;
-
-	snd_assert(spec->channel_modes, return -EINVAL);
-	if (ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0] >= spec->num_ch_modes)
-		ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0] = spec->num_ch_modes;
-	if (ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0] == spec->cur_ch_mode &&
-	    ! codec->in_resume)
-		return 0;
-
-	spec->cur_ch_mode = ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0];
-	snd_hda_sequence_write(codec, spec->channel_modes[spec->cur_ch_mode].sequence);
-	spec->multiout.max_channels = spec->channel_modes[spec->cur_ch_mode].channels;
-	return 1;
+	return snd_hda_ch_mode_put(codec, ucontrol, spec->channel_modes,
+				   spec->num_channel_modes, &spec->multiout.max_channels);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -361,7 +335,7 @@
 	err = snd_hda_add_new_ctls(codec, cmi9880_basic_mixer);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	if (spec->surr_switch) {
+	if (spec->channel_modes) {
 		err = snd_hda_add_new_ctls(codec, cmi9880_ch_mode_mixer);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
@@ -475,7 +449,7 @@
 
 	cmi9880_init(codec);
 	snd_hda_resume_ctls(codec, cmi9880_basic_mixer);
-	if (spec->surr_switch)
+	if (spec->channel_modes)
 		snd_hda_resume_ctls(codec, cmi9880_ch_mode_mixer);
 	if (spec->multiout.dig_out_nid)
 		snd_hda_resume_spdif_out(codec);
@@ -685,14 +659,13 @@
 	switch (spec->board_config) {
 	case CMI_MINIMAL:
 	case CMI_MIN_FP:
-		spec->surr_switch = 1;
+		spec->channel_modes = cmi9880_channel_modes;
 		if (spec->board_config == CMI_MINIMAL)
-			spec->num_ch_modes = 2;
+			spec->num_channel_modes = 2;
 		else {
 			spec->front_panel = 1;
-			spec->num_ch_modes = 3;
+			spec->num_channel_modes = 3;
 		}
-		spec->channel_modes = cmi9880_channel_modes;
 		spec->multiout.max_channels = cmi9880_channel_modes[0].channels;
 		spec->input_mux = &cmi9880_basic_mux;
 		break;
@@ -727,19 +700,18 @@
 		    get_defcfg_connect(port_f) == AC_JACK_PORT_NONE) {
 			port_g = snd_hda_codec_read(codec, 0x1f, 0, AC_VERB_GET_CONFIG_DEFAULT, 0);
 			port_h = snd_hda_codec_read(codec, 0x20, 0, AC_VERB_GET_CONFIG_DEFAULT, 0);
-			spec->surr_switch = 1;
+			spec->channel_modes = cmi9880_channel_modes;
 			/* no front panel */
 			if (get_defcfg_connect(port_g) == AC_JACK_PORT_NONE ||
 			    get_defcfg_connect(port_h) == AC_JACK_PORT_NONE) {
 				/* no optional rear panel */
 				spec->board_config = CMI_MINIMAL;
 				spec->front_panel = 0;
-				spec->num_ch_modes = 2;
+				spec->num_channel_modes = 2;
 			} else {
 				spec->board_config = CMI_MIN_FP;
-				spec->num_ch_modes = 3;
+				spec->num_channel_modes = 3;
 			}
-			spec->channel_modes = cmi9880_channel_modes;
 			spec->input_mux = &cmi9880_basic_mux;
 			spec->multiout.max_channels = cmi9880_channel_modes[0].channels;
 		} else {
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index cffb83f..a213c19 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 	unsigned int cur_mux[3];
 
 	/* channel model */
-	const struct alc_channel_mode *channel_mode;
+	const struct hda_channel_mode *channel_mode;
 	int num_channel_mode;
 
 	/* PCM information */
@@ -157,63 +157,28 @@
 /*
  * channel mode setting
  */
-struct alc_channel_mode {
-	int channels;
-	const struct hda_verb *sequence;
-};
-
 static int alc880_ch_mode_info(snd_kcontrol_t *kcontrol, snd_ctl_elem_info_t *uinfo)
 {
 	struct hda_codec *codec = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
-	int items = kcontrol->private_value ? (int)kcontrol->private_value : 2;
-
-	snd_assert(spec->channel_mode, return -ENXIO);
-	uinfo->type = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_ENUMERATED;
-	uinfo->count = 1;
-	uinfo->value.enumerated.items = items;
-	if (uinfo->value.enumerated.item >= items)
-		uinfo->value.enumerated.item = items - 1;
-	sprintf(uinfo->value.enumerated.name, "%dch",
-		spec->channel_mode[uinfo->value.enumerated.item].channels);
-	return 0;
+	return snd_hda_ch_mode_info(codec, uinfo, spec->channel_mode,
+				    spec->num_channel_mode);
 }
 
 static int alc880_ch_mode_get(snd_kcontrol_t *kcontrol, snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ucontrol)
 {
 	struct hda_codec *codec = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
-	int items = kcontrol->private_value ? (int)kcontrol->private_value : 2;
-	int i;
-
-	snd_assert(spec->channel_mode, return -ENXIO);
-	for (i = 0; i < items; i++) {
-		if (spec->multiout.max_channels == spec->channel_mode[i].channels) {
-			ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0] = i;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
+	return snd_hda_ch_mode_get(codec, ucontrol, spec->channel_mode,
+				   spec->num_channel_mode, spec->multiout.max_channels);
 }
 
 static int alc880_ch_mode_put(snd_kcontrol_t *kcontrol, snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ucontrol)
 {
 	struct hda_codec *codec = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
-	int mode;
-
-	snd_assert(spec->channel_mode, return -ENXIO);
-	mode = ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0] ? 1 : 0;
-	if (spec->multiout.max_channels == spec->channel_mode[mode].channels &&
-	    ! codec->in_resume)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* change the current channel setting */
-	spec->multiout.max_channels = spec->channel_mode[mode].channels;
-	if (spec->channel_mode[mode].sequence)
-		snd_hda_sequence_write(codec, spec->channel_mode[mode].sequence);
-
-	return 1;
+	return snd_hda_ch_mode_put(codec, ucontrol, spec->channel_mode,
+				   spec->num_channel_mode, &spec->multiout.max_channels);
 }
 
 
@@ -328,7 +293,7 @@
 	{ } /* end */
 };
 
-static struct alc_channel_mode alc880_threestack_modes[2] = {
+static struct hda_channel_mode alc880_threestack_modes[2] = {
 	{ 2, alc880_threestack_ch2_init },
 	{ 6, alc880_threestack_ch6_init },
 };
@@ -443,7 +408,7 @@
 	{ } /* end */
 };
 
-static struct alc_channel_mode alc880_fivestack_modes[2] = {
+static struct hda_channel_mode alc880_fivestack_modes[2] = {
 	{ 6, alc880_fivestack_ch6_init },
 	{ 8, alc880_fivestack_ch8_init },
 };
@@ -473,7 +438,7 @@
 };
 
 /* fixed 8-channels */
-static struct alc_channel_mode alc880_sixstack_modes[1] = {
+static struct hda_channel_mode alc880_sixstack_modes[1] = {
 	{ 8, NULL },
 };
 
@@ -540,7 +505,7 @@
 };
 
 /* fixed 6 channels */
-static struct alc_channel_mode alc880_w810_modes[1] = {
+static struct hda_channel_mode alc880_w810_modes[1] = {
 	{ 6, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -572,7 +537,7 @@
 #define ALC880_Z71V_HP_DAC	0x03
 
 /* fixed 2 channels */
-static struct alc_channel_mode alc880_2_jack_modes[1] = {
+static struct hda_channel_mode alc880_2_jack_modes[1] = {
 	{ 2, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -1227,7 +1192,7 @@
 	},
 };
 
-static struct alc_channel_mode alc880_test_modes[4] = {
+static struct hda_channel_mode alc880_test_modes[4] = {
 	{ 2, NULL },
 	{ 4, NULL },
 	{ 6, NULL },
@@ -1585,7 +1550,7 @@
 	unsigned int num_adc_nids;
 	hda_nid_t *adc_nids;
 	unsigned int num_channel_mode;
-	const struct alc_channel_mode *channel_mode;
+	const struct hda_channel_mode *channel_mode;
 	const struct hda_input_mux *input_mux;
 };
 
@@ -2202,7 +2167,7 @@
  * element which allows changing the channel mode, so the verb list is
  * never used.
  */
-static struct alc_channel_mode alc260_modes[1] = {
+static struct hda_channel_mode alc260_modes[1] = {
 	{ 2, NULL },
 };
 
@@ -2506,7 +2471,7 @@
  * driver yet).
  */
 
-static struct alc_channel_mode alc882_ch_modes[1] = {
+static struct hda_channel_mode alc882_ch_modes[1] = {
 	{ 8, NULL }
 };