diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
index a4f3a22caba3541d99e652f91b547643cb9a5d3f..ee45454c50befd8045da82079fa90dd2be317949 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed.
     model	- force the model name
     position_fix - Fix DMA pointer (0 = auto, 1 = use LPIB, 2 = POSBUF)
     probe_mask  - Bitmask to probe codecs (default = -1, meaning all slots)
+    probe_only	- Only probing and no codec initialization (default=off);
+		  Useful to check the initial codec status for debugging
     bdl_pos_adj	- Specifies the DMA IRQ timing delay in samples.
 		Passing -1 will make the driver to choose the appropriate
 		value based on the controller chip.
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index 625fe5984dd6b9852b8a515890b2ee9219891263..e16cf63821aeab8e46edf1921d5ae094f7f55ff9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ static void snd_hda_codec_free(struct hda_codec *codec)
  * Returns 0 if successful, or a negative error code.
  */
 int /*__devinit*/ snd_hda_codec_new(struct hda_bus *bus, unsigned int codec_addr,
-				struct hda_codec **codecp)
+				    int do_init, struct hda_codec **codecp)
 {
 	struct hda_codec *codec;
 	char component[31];
@@ -793,10 +793,12 @@ int /*__devinit*/ snd_hda_codec_new(struct hda_bus *bus, unsigned int codec_addr
 	if (bus->modelname)
 		codec->modelname = kstrdup(bus->modelname, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	err = snd_hda_codec_configure(codec);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		snd_hda_codec_free(codec);
-		return err;
+	if (do_init) {
+		err = snd_hda_codec_configure(codec);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			snd_hda_codec_free(codec);
+			return err;
+		}
 	}
 	snd_hda_codec_proc_new(codec);
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
index 5587d416229f9ff54230f7e10f5ac0f3b1d97e77..729fc7642d7f50f0d01f558ba584ca17b2c6137a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ enum {
 int snd_hda_bus_new(struct snd_card *card, const struct hda_bus_template *temp,
 		    struct hda_bus **busp);
 int snd_hda_codec_new(struct hda_bus *bus, unsigned int codec_addr,
-		      struct hda_codec **codecp);
+		      int do_init, struct hda_codec **codecp);
 
 /*
  * low level functions
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index a26ae8c4cf70d5fa40c32c12b6501de44761800d..6613b6bef9eb847c4d9caa527ce3430040bb5169 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static char *model[SNDRV_CARDS];
 static int position_fix[SNDRV_CARDS];
 static int bdl_pos_adj[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS-1)] = -1};
 static int probe_mask[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS-1)] = -1};
+static int probe_only[SNDRV_CARDS];
 static int single_cmd;
 static int enable_msi;
 
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ module_param_array(bdl_pos_adj, int, NULL, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(bdl_pos_adj, "BDL position adjustment offset.");
 module_param_array(probe_mask, int, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(probe_mask, "Bitmask to probe codecs (default = -1).");
+module_param_array(probe_only, bool, NULL, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(probe_only, "Only probing and no codec initialization.");
 module_param(single_cmd, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(single_cmd, "Use single command to communicate with codecs "
 		 "(for debugging only).");
@@ -1224,7 +1227,8 @@ static unsigned int azx_max_codecs[AZX_NUM_DRIVERS] __devinitdata = {
 };
 
 static int __devinit azx_codec_create(struct azx *chip, const char *model,
-				      unsigned int codec_probe_mask)
+				      unsigned int codec_probe_mask,
+				      int no_init)
 {
 	struct hda_bus_template bus_temp;
 	int c, codecs, err;
@@ -1282,7 +1286,7 @@ static int __devinit azx_codec_create(struct azx *chip, const char *model,
 	for (c = 0; c < max_slots; c++) {
 		if ((chip->codec_mask & (1 << c)) & codec_probe_mask) {
 			struct hda_codec *codec;
-			err = snd_hda_codec_new(chip->bus, c, &codec);
+			err = snd_hda_codec_new(chip->bus, c, !no_init, &codec);
 			if (err < 0)
 				continue;
 			codecs++;
@@ -2340,7 +2344,8 @@ static int __devinit azx_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	card->private_data = chip;
 
 	/* create codec instances */
-	err = azx_codec_create(chip, model[dev], probe_mask[dev]);
+	err = azx_codec_create(chip, model[dev], probe_mask[dev],
+			       probe_only[dev]);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_free;