---
 drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index 665ccbf..d366198 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c

@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ struct sdma_channel {
 	enum dma_status			status;
 	struct imx_dma_data		data;
 	struct work_struct		terminate_worker;
+	bool				is_ram_script;
 };
 
 #define IMX_DMA_SG_LOOP		BIT(0)

@@ -498,6 +499,7 @@ struct sdma_engine {
 	struct sdma_buffer_descriptor	*bd0;
 	/* clock ratio for AHB:SDMA core. 1:1 is 1, 2:1 is 0*/
 	bool				clk_ratio;
+	bool                            fw_loaded;
 };
 
 static int sdma_config_write(struct dma_chan *chan,

@@ -918,6 +920,7 @@ static void sdma_get_pc(struct sdma_channel *sdmac,
 	sdmac->pc_to_device = 0;
 	sdmac->device_to_device = 0;
 	sdmac->pc_to_pc = 0;
+	sdmac->is_ram_script = false;
 
 	switch (peripheral_type) {
 	case IMX_DMATYPE_MEMORY:

@@ -953,6 +956,7 @@ static void sdma_get_pc(struct sdma_channel *sdmac,
 	case IMX_DMATYPE_SSI_DUAL:
 		per_2_emi = sdma->script_addrs->ssish_2_mcu_addr;
 		emi_2_per = sdma->script_addrs->mcu_2_ssish_addr;
+		sdmac->is_ram_script = true;
 		break;
 	case IMX_DMATYPE_SSI_SP:
 	case IMX_DMATYPE_MMC:

@@ -967,6 +971,7 @@ static void sdma_get_pc(struct sdma_channel *sdmac,
 		per_2_emi = sdma->script_addrs->asrc_2_mcu_addr;
 		emi_2_per = sdma->script_addrs->asrc_2_mcu_addr;
 		per_2_per = sdma->script_addrs->per_2_per_addr;
+		sdmac->is_ram_script = true;
 		break;
 	case IMX_DMATYPE_ASRC_SP:
 		per_2_emi = sdma->script_addrs->shp_2_mcu_addr;

@@ -1363,6 +1368,11 @@ static struct sdma_desc *sdma_transfer_init(struct sdma_channel *sdmac,
 {
 	struct sdma_desc *desc;
 
+	if (!sdmac->sdma->fw_loaded && sdmac->is_ram_script) {
+		dev_warn_once(sdmac->sdma->dev, "sdma firmware not ready!\n");
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
 	desc = kzalloc((sizeof(*desc)), GFP_NOWAIT);
 	if (!desc)
 		goto err_out;

@@ -1792,6 +1802,8 @@ static void sdma_load_firmware(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 
 	sdma_add_scripts(sdma, addr);
 
+	sdma->fw_loaded = true;
+
 	dev_info(sdma->dev, "loaded firmware %d.%d\n",
 			header->version_major,
 			header->version_minor);