diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-avs b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-avs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..785e680ac1a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-avs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+What:		/sys/devices/pci0000:00/<dev>/<tplg_name>/<path_template>:<path>/<pipeline>/state
+Date:		December 2021
+Contact:	Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@intel.com>
+Description:
+		File is only present when specific pipeline is instantiated in
+		driver. It is used to check or change pipeline state. Possible
+		read values: invalid, uninitialized, reset, paused, running,
+		eos, error_stop, saved, restored.
+		Allows only to set state to: reset, paused, running.
+
+What:		/sys/devices/pci0000:00/<dev>/<tplg_name>/<path_template>:<path>/<pipeline>/<module>/fw_id
+Date:		December 2021
+Contact:	Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@intel.com>
+Description:
+		File is only present when specific module is instantiated in
+		driver. Used to get module id used by FW for module in question.
+
+What:		/sys/devices/pci0000:00/<dev>/<tplg_name>/<path_template>:<path>/<pipeline>/<module>/fw_instance
+Date:		December 2021
+Contact:	Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@intel.com>
+Description:
+		File is only present when specific module is instantiated in
+		driver. Used to get instance id assigned from pool of ids
+		for module in question.
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/Kconfig b/sound/soc/intel/Kconfig
index dddd2cc8fef3..d549ce83a9c4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/Kconfig
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ config SND_SOC_INTEL_AVS
 	select SND_SOC_ACPI
 	select SND_SOC_TOPOLOGY
 	select SND_HDA_EXT_CORE
+	select SND_INTEL_NHLT
 	help
 	  Enable support for Intel(R) cAVS 1.5 platforms with DSP
 	  capabilities. This includes Skylake, Kabylake, Amberlake and
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/Makefile b/sound/soc/intel/avs/Makefile
index c7f1623264af..41a11506e5b8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/Makefile
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 
-snd-soc-avs-objs := dsp.o ipc.o messages.o utils.o topology.o
+snd-soc-avs-objs := dsp.o ipc.o messages.o utils.o topology.o path.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_AVS) += snd-soc-avs.o
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h b/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h
index 701802017423..45861db1a4c3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/avs.h
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ struct avs_dev {
 	atomic_t *core_refs;
 
 	struct completion fw_ready;
+
+	struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt;
+	struct list_head comp_list;
+	struct mutex comp_list_mutex;
+	struct list_head path_list;
+	spinlock_t path_list_lock;
+	struct mutex path_mutex;
 };
 
 /* from hda_bus to avs_dev */
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b27ec9686a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1012 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+//
+// Copyright(c) 2021 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Authors: Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@intel.com>
+//          Amadeusz Slawinski <amadeuszx.slawinski@linux.intel.com>
+//
+
+#include <sound/intel-nhlt.h>
+#include <sound/pcm_params.h>
+#include <sound/soc.h>
+#include "avs.h"
+#include "path.h"
+#include "topology.h"
+
+/* Must be called with adev->comp_list_mutex held. */
+static struct avs_tplg *
+avs_path_find_tplg(struct avs_dev *adev, const char *name)
+{
+	struct avs_soc_component *acomp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(acomp, &adev->comp_list, node)
+		if (!strcmp(acomp->tplg->name, name))
+			return acomp->tplg;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct avs_path_module *
+avs_path_find_module(struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl, u32 template_id)
+{
+	struct avs_path_module *mod;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(mod, &ppl->mod_list, node)
+		if (mod->template->id == template_id)
+			return mod;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct avs_path_pipeline *
+avs_path_find_pipeline(struct avs_path *path, u32 template_id)
+{
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ppl, &path->ppl_list, node)
+		if (ppl->template->id == template_id)
+			return ppl;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct avs_path *
+avs_path_find_path(struct avs_dev *adev, const char *name, u32 template_id)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_path_template *pos, *template = NULL;
+	struct avs_tplg *tplg;
+	struct avs_path *path;
+
+	tplg = avs_path_find_tplg(adev, name);
+	if (!tplg)
+		return NULL;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &tplg->path_tmpl_list, node) {
+		if (pos->id == template_id) {
+			template = pos;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!template)
+		return NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&adev->path_list_lock);
+	/* Only one variant of given path template may be instantiated at a time. */
+	list_for_each_entry(path, &adev->path_list, node) {
+		if (path->template->owner == template) {
+			spin_unlock(&adev->path_list_lock);
+			return path;
+		}
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&adev->path_list_lock);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool avs_test_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
+			       struct avs_audio_format *fmt)
+{
+	return (params_rate(params) == fmt->sampling_freq &&
+		params_channels(params) == fmt->num_channels &&
+		params_physical_width(params) == fmt->bit_depth &&
+		params_width(params) == fmt->valid_bit_depth);
+}
+
+static struct avs_tplg_path *
+avs_path_find_variant(struct avs_dev *adev,
+		      struct avs_tplg_path_template *template,
+		      struct snd_pcm_hw_params *fe_params,
+		      struct snd_pcm_hw_params *be_params)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_path *variant;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(variant, &template->path_list, node) {
+		dev_dbg(adev->dev, "check FE rate %d chn %d vbd %d bd %d\n",
+			variant->fe_fmt->sampling_freq, variant->fe_fmt->num_channels,
+			variant->fe_fmt->valid_bit_depth, variant->fe_fmt->bit_depth);
+		dev_dbg(adev->dev, "check BE rate %d chn %d vbd %d bd %d\n",
+			variant->be_fmt->sampling_freq, variant->be_fmt->num_channels,
+			variant->be_fmt->valid_bit_depth, variant->be_fmt->bit_depth);
+
+		if (variant->fe_fmt && avs_test_hw_params(fe_params, variant->fe_fmt) &&
+		    variant->be_fmt && avs_test_hw_params(be_params, variant->be_fmt))
+			return variant;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+__maybe_unused
+static bool avs_dma_type_is_host(u32 dma_type)
+{
+	return dma_type == AVS_DMA_HDA_HOST_OUTPUT ||
+	       dma_type == AVS_DMA_HDA_HOST_INPUT;
+}
+
+__maybe_unused
+static bool avs_dma_type_is_link(u32 dma_type)
+{
+	return !avs_dma_type_is_host(dma_type);
+}
+
+__maybe_unused
+static bool avs_dma_type_is_output(u32 dma_type)
+{
+	return dma_type == AVS_DMA_HDA_HOST_OUTPUT ||
+	       dma_type == AVS_DMA_HDA_LINK_OUTPUT ||
+	       dma_type == AVS_DMA_I2S_LINK_OUTPUT;
+}
+
+__maybe_unused
+static bool avs_dma_type_is_input(u32 dma_type)
+{
+	return !avs_dma_type_is_output(dma_type);
+}
+
+static int avs_copier_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt = adev->nhlt;
+	struct avs_tplg_module *t = mod->template;
+	struct avs_copier_cfg *cfg;
+	struct nhlt_specific_cfg *ep_blob;
+	union avs_connector_node_id node_id = {0};
+	size_t cfg_size, data_size = 0;
+	void *data = NULL;
+	u32 dma_type;
+	int ret;
+
+	dma_type = t->cfg_ext->copier.dma_type;
+	node_id.dma_type = dma_type;
+
+	switch (dma_type) {
+		struct avs_audio_format *fmt;
+		int direction;
+
+	case AVS_DMA_I2S_LINK_OUTPUT:
+	case AVS_DMA_I2S_LINK_INPUT:
+		if (avs_dma_type_is_input(dma_type))
+			direction = SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE;
+		else
+			direction = SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK;
+
+		if (t->cfg_ext->copier.blob_fmt)
+			fmt = t->cfg_ext->copier.blob_fmt;
+		else if (direction == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE)
+			fmt = t->in_fmt;
+		else
+			fmt = t->cfg_ext->copier.out_fmt;
+
+		ep_blob = intel_nhlt_get_endpoint_blob(adev->dev,
+			nhlt, t->cfg_ext->copier.vindex.i2s.instance,
+			NHLT_LINK_SSP, fmt->valid_bit_depth, fmt->bit_depth,
+			fmt->num_channels, fmt->sampling_freq, direction,
+			NHLT_DEVICE_I2S);
+		if (!ep_blob) {
+			dev_err(adev->dev, "no I2S ep_blob found\n");
+			return -ENOENT;
+		}
+
+		data = ep_blob->caps;
+		data_size = ep_blob->size;
+		/* I2S gateway's vindex is statically assigned in topology */
+		node_id.vindex = t->cfg_ext->copier.vindex.val;
+
+		break;
+
+	case AVS_DMA_DMIC_LINK_INPUT:
+		direction = SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE;
+
+		if (t->cfg_ext->copier.blob_fmt)
+			fmt = t->cfg_ext->copier.blob_fmt;
+		else
+			fmt = t->in_fmt;
+
+		ep_blob = intel_nhlt_get_endpoint_blob(adev->dev, nhlt, 0,
+				NHLT_LINK_DMIC, fmt->valid_bit_depth,
+				fmt->bit_depth, fmt->num_channels,
+				fmt->sampling_freq, direction, NHLT_DEVICE_DMIC);
+		if (!ep_blob) {
+			dev_err(adev->dev, "no DMIC ep_blob found\n");
+			return -ENOENT;
+		}
+
+		data = ep_blob->caps;
+		data_size = ep_blob->size;
+		/* DMIC gateway's vindex is statically assigned in topology */
+		node_id.vindex = t->cfg_ext->copier.vindex.val;
+
+		break;
+
+	case AVS_DMA_HDA_HOST_OUTPUT:
+	case AVS_DMA_HDA_HOST_INPUT:
+		/* HOST gateway's vindex is dynamically assigned with DMA id */
+		node_id.vindex = mod->owner->owner->dma_id;
+		break;
+
+	case AVS_DMA_HDA_LINK_OUTPUT:
+	case AVS_DMA_HDA_LINK_INPUT:
+		node_id.vindex = t->cfg_ext->copier.vindex.val |
+				 mod->owner->owner->dma_id;
+		break;
+
+	case INVALID_OBJECT_ID:
+	default:
+		node_id = INVALID_NODE_ID;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	cfg_size = sizeof(*cfg);
+	if (data_size) {
+		/* Gateway attributes are path of every config-BLOB. */
+		cfg_size -= sizeof(cfg->gtw_cfg.config.attrs);
+		cfg_size += data_size;
+	}
+
+	cfg = kzalloc(cfg_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cfg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	cfg->base.cpc = t->cfg_base->cpc;
+	cfg->base.ibs = t->cfg_base->ibs;
+	cfg->base.obs = t->cfg_base->obs;
+	cfg->base.is_pages = t->cfg_base->is_pages;
+	cfg->base.audio_fmt = *t->in_fmt;
+	cfg->out_fmt = *t->cfg_ext->copier.out_fmt;
+	cfg->feature_mask = t->cfg_ext->copier.feature_mask;
+	cfg->gtw_cfg.node_id = node_id;
+	cfg->gtw_cfg.dma_buffer_size = t->cfg_ext->copier.dma_buffer_size;
+	if (data) {
+		/* config_length in DWORDs */
+		memcpy(&cfg->gtw_cfg.config, data, data_size);
+		cfg->gtw_cfg.config_length = DIV_ROUND_UP(data_size, 4);
+	}
+
+	mod->gtw_attrs = cfg->gtw_cfg.config.attrs;
+
+	ret = avs_dsp_init_module(adev, mod->module_id, mod->owner->instance_id,
+				  t->core_id, t->domain, cfg, cfg_size,
+				  &mod->instance_id);
+	kfree(cfg);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int avs_updown_mix_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_module *t = mod->template;
+	struct avs_updown_mixer_cfg cfg;
+	int i;
+
+	cfg.base.cpc = t->cfg_base->cpc;
+	cfg.base.ibs = t->cfg_base->ibs;
+	cfg.base.obs = t->cfg_base->obs;
+	cfg.base.is_pages = t->cfg_base->is_pages;
+	cfg.base.audio_fmt = *t->in_fmt;
+	cfg.out_channel_config = t->cfg_ext->updown_mix.out_channel_config;
+	cfg.coefficients_select = t->cfg_ext->updown_mix.coefficients_select;
+	for (i = 0; i < AVS_CHANNELS_MAX; i++)
+		cfg.coefficients[i] = t->cfg_ext->updown_mix.coefficients[i];
+	cfg.channel_map = t->cfg_ext->updown_mix.channel_map;
+
+	return avs_dsp_init_module(adev, mod->module_id, mod->owner->instance_id,
+				   t->core_id, t->domain, &cfg, sizeof(cfg),
+				   &mod->instance_id);
+}
+
+static int avs_src_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_module *t = mod->template;
+	struct avs_src_cfg cfg;
+
+	cfg.base.cpc = t->cfg_base->cpc;
+	cfg.base.ibs = t->cfg_base->ibs;
+	cfg.base.obs = t->cfg_base->obs;
+	cfg.base.is_pages = t->cfg_base->is_pages;
+	cfg.base.audio_fmt = *t->in_fmt;
+	cfg.out_freq = t->cfg_ext->src.out_freq;
+
+	return avs_dsp_init_module(adev, mod->module_id, mod->owner->instance_id,
+				   t->core_id, t->domain, &cfg, sizeof(cfg),
+				   &mod->instance_id);
+}
+
+static int avs_asrc_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_module *t = mod->template;
+	struct avs_asrc_cfg cfg;
+
+	cfg.base.cpc = t->cfg_base->cpc;
+	cfg.base.ibs = t->cfg_base->ibs;
+	cfg.base.obs = t->cfg_base->obs;
+	cfg.base.is_pages = t->cfg_base->is_pages;
+	cfg.base.audio_fmt = *t->in_fmt;
+	cfg.out_freq = t->cfg_ext->asrc.out_freq;
+	cfg.mode = t->cfg_ext->asrc.mode;
+	cfg.disable_jitter_buffer = t->cfg_ext->asrc.disable_jitter_buffer;
+
+	return avs_dsp_init_module(adev, mod->module_id, mod->owner->instance_id,
+				   t->core_id, t->domain, &cfg, sizeof(cfg),
+				   &mod->instance_id);
+}
+
+static int avs_aec_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_module *t = mod->template;
+	struct avs_aec_cfg cfg;
+
+	cfg.base.cpc = t->cfg_base->cpc;
+	cfg.base.ibs = t->cfg_base->ibs;
+	cfg.base.obs = t->cfg_base->obs;
+	cfg.base.is_pages = t->cfg_base->is_pages;
+	cfg.base.audio_fmt = *t->in_fmt;
+	cfg.ref_fmt = *t->cfg_ext->aec.ref_fmt;
+	cfg.out_fmt = *t->cfg_ext->aec.out_fmt;
+	cfg.cpc_lp_mode = t->cfg_ext->aec.cpc_lp_mode;
+
+	return avs_dsp_init_module(adev, mod->module_id, mod->owner->instance_id,
+				   t->core_id, t->domain, &cfg, sizeof(cfg),
+				   &mod->instance_id);
+}
+
+static int avs_mux_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_module *t = mod->template;
+	struct avs_aec_cfg cfg;
+
+	cfg.base.cpc = t->cfg_base->cpc;
+	cfg.base.ibs = t->cfg_base->ibs;
+	cfg.base.obs = t->cfg_base->obs;
+	cfg.base.is_pages = t->cfg_base->is_pages;
+	cfg.base.audio_fmt = *t->in_fmt;
+	cfg.ref_fmt = *t->cfg_ext->mux.ref_fmt;
+	cfg.out_fmt = *t->cfg_ext->mux.out_fmt;
+
+	return avs_dsp_init_module(adev, mod->module_id, mod->owner->instance_id,
+				   t->core_id, t->domain, &cfg, sizeof(cfg),
+				   &mod->instance_id);
+}
+
+static int avs_wov_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_module *t = mod->template;
+	struct avs_wov_cfg cfg;
+
+	cfg.base.cpc = t->cfg_base->cpc;
+	cfg.base.ibs = t->cfg_base->ibs;
+	cfg.base.obs = t->cfg_base->obs;
+	cfg.base.is_pages = t->cfg_base->is_pages;
+	cfg.base.audio_fmt = *t->in_fmt;
+	cfg.cpc_lp_mode = t->cfg_ext->wov.cpc_lp_mode;
+
+	return avs_dsp_init_module(adev, mod->module_id, mod->owner->instance_id,
+				   t->core_id, t->domain, &cfg, sizeof(cfg),
+				   &mod->instance_id);
+}
+
+static int avs_micsel_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_module *t = mod->template;
+	struct avs_micsel_cfg cfg;
+
+	cfg.base.cpc = t->cfg_base->cpc;
+	cfg.base.ibs = t->cfg_base->ibs;
+	cfg.base.obs = t->cfg_base->obs;
+	cfg.base.is_pages = t->cfg_base->is_pages;
+	cfg.base.audio_fmt = *t->in_fmt;
+	cfg.out_fmt = *t->cfg_ext->micsel.out_fmt;
+
+	return avs_dsp_init_module(adev, mod->module_id, mod->owner->instance_id,
+				   t->core_id, t->domain, &cfg, sizeof(cfg),
+				   &mod->instance_id);
+}
+
+static int avs_modbase_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_module *t = mod->template;
+	struct avs_modcfg_base cfg;
+
+	cfg.cpc = t->cfg_base->cpc;
+	cfg.ibs = t->cfg_base->ibs;
+	cfg.obs = t->cfg_base->obs;
+	cfg.is_pages = t->cfg_base->is_pages;
+	cfg.audio_fmt = *t->in_fmt;
+
+	return avs_dsp_init_module(adev, mod->module_id, mod->owner->instance_id,
+				   t->core_id, t->domain, &cfg, sizeof(cfg),
+				   &mod->instance_id);
+}
+
+static int avs_modext_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_module *t = mod->template;
+	struct avs_tplg_modcfg_ext *tcfg = t->cfg_ext;
+	struct avs_modcfg_ext *cfg;
+	size_t cfg_size, num_pins;
+	int ret, i;
+
+	num_pins = tcfg->generic.num_input_pins + tcfg->generic.num_output_pins;
+	cfg_size = sizeof(*cfg) + sizeof(*cfg->pin_fmts) * num_pins;
+
+	cfg = kzalloc(cfg_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cfg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	cfg->base.cpc = t->cfg_base->cpc;
+	cfg->base.ibs = t->cfg_base->ibs;
+	cfg->base.obs = t->cfg_base->obs;
+	cfg->base.is_pages = t->cfg_base->is_pages;
+	cfg->base.audio_fmt = *t->in_fmt;
+	cfg->num_input_pins = tcfg->generic.num_input_pins;
+	cfg->num_output_pins = tcfg->generic.num_output_pins;
+
+	/* configure pin formats */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++) {
+		struct avs_tplg_pin_format *tpin = &tcfg->generic.pin_fmts[i];
+		struct avs_pin_format *pin = &cfg->pin_fmts[i];
+
+		pin->pin_index = tpin->pin_index;
+		pin->iobs = tpin->iobs;
+		pin->audio_fmt = *tpin->fmt;
+	}
+
+	ret = avs_dsp_init_module(adev, mod->module_id, mod->owner->instance_id,
+				  t->core_id, t->domain, cfg, cfg_size,
+				  &mod->instance_id);
+	kfree(cfg);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int avs_path_module_type_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	const guid_t *type = &mod->template->cfg_ext->type;
+
+	if (guid_equal(type, &AVS_MIXIN_MOD_UUID) ||
+	    guid_equal(type, &AVS_MIXOUT_MOD_UUID) ||
+	    guid_equal(type, &AVS_KPBUFF_MOD_UUID))
+		return avs_modbase_create(adev, mod);
+	if (guid_equal(type, &AVS_COPIER_MOD_UUID))
+		return avs_copier_create(adev, mod);
+	if (guid_equal(type, &AVS_MICSEL_MOD_UUID))
+		return avs_micsel_create(adev, mod);
+	if (guid_equal(type, &AVS_MUX_MOD_UUID))
+		return avs_mux_create(adev, mod);
+	if (guid_equal(type, &AVS_UPDWMIX_MOD_UUID))
+		return avs_updown_mix_create(adev, mod);
+	if (guid_equal(type, &AVS_SRCINTC_MOD_UUID))
+		return avs_src_create(adev, mod);
+	if (guid_equal(type, &AVS_AEC_MOD_UUID))
+		return avs_aec_create(adev, mod);
+	if (guid_equal(type, &AVS_ASRC_MOD_UUID))
+		return avs_asrc_create(adev, mod);
+	if (guid_equal(type, &AVS_INTELWOV_MOD_UUID))
+		return avs_wov_create(adev, mod);
+
+	if (guid_equal(type, &AVS_PROBE_MOD_UUID)) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "Probe module can't be instantiated by topology");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return avs_modext_create(adev, mod);
+}
+
+static void avs_path_module_free(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
+{
+	kfree(mod);
+}
+
+static struct avs_path_module *
+avs_path_module_create(struct avs_dev *adev,
+		       struct avs_path_pipeline *owner,
+		       struct avs_tplg_module *template)
+{
+	struct avs_path_module *mod;
+	int module_id, ret;
+
+	module_id = avs_get_module_id(adev, &template->cfg_ext->type);
+	if (module_id < 0)
+		return ERR_PTR(module_id);
+
+	mod = kzalloc(sizeof(*mod), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mod)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	mod->template = template;
+	mod->module_id = module_id;
+	mod->owner = owner;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mod->node);
+
+	ret = avs_path_module_type_create(adev, mod);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "module-type create failed: %d\n", ret);
+		kfree(mod);
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
+
+	return mod;
+}
+
+static void avs_path_binding_free(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_binding *binding)
+{
+	kfree(binding);
+}
+
+static struct avs_path_binding *avs_path_binding_create(struct avs_dev *adev,
+							struct avs_path_pipeline *owner,
+							struct avs_tplg_binding *t)
+{
+	struct avs_path_binding *binding;
+
+	binding = kzalloc(sizeof(*binding), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!binding)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	binding->template = t;
+	binding->owner = owner;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&binding->node);
+
+	return binding;
+}
+
+static int avs_path_binding_arm(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_binding *binding)
+{
+	struct avs_path_module *this_mod, *target_mod;
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *target_ppl;
+	struct avs_path *target_path;
+	struct avs_tplg_binding *t;
+
+	t = binding->template;
+	this_mod = avs_path_find_module(binding->owner,
+					t->mod_id);
+	if (!this_mod) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "path mod %d not found\n", t->mod_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* update with target_tplg_name too */
+	target_path = avs_path_find_path(adev, t->target_tplg_name,
+					 t->target_path_tmpl_id);
+	if (!target_path) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "target path %s:%d not found\n",
+			t->target_tplg_name, t->target_path_tmpl_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	target_ppl = avs_path_find_pipeline(target_path,
+					    t->target_ppl_id);
+	if (!target_ppl) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "target ppl %d not found\n", t->target_ppl_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	target_mod = avs_path_find_module(target_ppl, t->target_mod_id);
+	if (!target_mod) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "target mod %d not found\n", t->target_mod_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (t->is_sink) {
+		binding->sink = this_mod;
+		binding->sink_pin = t->mod_pin;
+		binding->source = target_mod;
+		binding->source_pin = t->target_mod_pin;
+	} else {
+		binding->sink = target_mod;
+		binding->sink_pin = t->target_mod_pin;
+		binding->source = this_mod;
+		binding->source_pin = t->mod_pin;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void avs_path_pipeline_free(struct avs_dev *adev,
+				   struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl)
+{
+	struct avs_path_binding *binding, *bsave;
+	struct avs_path_module *mod, *save;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(binding, bsave, &ppl->binding_list, node) {
+		list_del(&binding->node);
+		avs_path_binding_free(adev, binding);
+	}
+
+	avs_dsp_delete_pipeline(adev, ppl->instance_id);
+
+	/* Unload resources occupied by owned modules */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(mod, save, &ppl->mod_list, node) {
+		avs_dsp_delete_module(adev, mod->module_id, mod->instance_id,
+				      mod->owner->instance_id,
+				      mod->template->core_id);
+		avs_path_module_free(adev, mod);
+	}
+
+	list_del(&ppl->node);
+	kfree(ppl);
+}
+
+static int avs_path_pipeline_arm(struct avs_dev *adev,
+				 struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl)
+{
+	struct avs_path_module *mod;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(mod, &ppl->mod_list, node) {
+		struct avs_path_module *source, *sink;
+		int ret;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only one module (so it's implicitly last) or it is the last
+		 * one, either way we don't have next module to bind it to.
+		 */
+		if (mod == list_last_entry(&ppl->mod_list,
+					   struct avs_path_module, node))
+			break;
+
+		/* bind current module to next module on list */
+		source = mod;
+		sink = list_next_entry(mod, node);
+		if (!source || !sink)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		ret = avs_ipc_bind(adev, source->module_id, source->instance_id,
+				   sink->module_id, sink->instance_id, 0, 0);
+		if (ret)
+			return AVS_IPC_RET(ret);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct avs_path_pipeline *
+avs_path_pipeline_create(struct avs_dev *adev,
+			 struct avs_path *owner,
+			 struct avs_tplg_pipeline *template)
+{
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl;
+	struct avs_tplg_pplcfg *cfg = template->cfg;
+	struct avs_tplg_module *tmod;
+	int ret, i;
+
+	ppl = kzalloc(sizeof(*ppl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ppl)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	ppl->template = template;
+	ppl->owner = owner;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ppl->binding_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ppl->mod_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ppl->node);
+
+	ret = avs_dsp_create_pipeline(adev, cfg->req_size, cfg->priority,
+				      cfg->lp, cfg->attributes,
+				      &ppl->instance_id);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "error creating pipeline %d\n", ret);
+		kfree(ppl);
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(tmod, &template->mod_list, node) {
+		struct avs_path_module *mod;
+
+		mod = avs_path_module_create(adev, ppl, tmod);
+		if (IS_ERR(mod)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(mod);
+			dev_err(adev->dev, "error creating module %d\n", ret);
+			goto init_err;
+		}
+
+		list_add_tail(&mod->node, &ppl->mod_list);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < template->num_bindings; i++) {
+		struct avs_path_binding *binding;
+
+		binding = avs_path_binding_create(adev, ppl, template->bindings[i]);
+		if (IS_ERR(binding)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(binding);
+			dev_err(adev->dev, "error creating binding %d\n", ret);
+			goto init_err;
+		}
+
+		list_add_tail(&binding->node, &ppl->binding_list);
+	}
+
+	return ppl;
+
+init_err:
+	avs_path_pipeline_free(adev, ppl);
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
+
+static int avs_path_init(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path *path,
+			 struct avs_tplg_path *template, u32 dma_id)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_pipeline *tppl;
+
+	path->owner = adev;
+	path->template = template;
+	path->dma_id = dma_id;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&path->ppl_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&path->node);
+
+	/* create all the pipelines */
+	list_for_each_entry(tppl, &template->ppl_list, node) {
+		struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl;
+
+		ppl = avs_path_pipeline_create(adev, path, tppl);
+		if (IS_ERR(ppl))
+			return PTR_ERR(ppl);
+
+		list_add_tail(&ppl->node, &path->ppl_list);
+	}
+
+	spin_lock(&adev->path_list_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&path->node, &adev->path_list);
+	spin_unlock(&adev->path_list_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int avs_path_arm(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path *path)
+{
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl;
+	struct avs_path_binding *binding;
+	int ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ppl, &path->ppl_list, node) {
+		/*
+		 * Arm all ppl bindings before binding internal modules
+		 * as it costs no IPCs which isn't true for the latter.
+		 */
+		list_for_each_entry(binding, &ppl->binding_list, node) {
+			ret = avs_path_binding_arm(adev, binding);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+		}
+
+		ret = avs_path_pipeline_arm(adev, ppl);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void avs_path_free_unlocked(struct avs_path *path)
+{
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl, *save;
+
+	spin_lock(&path->owner->path_list_lock);
+	list_del(&path->node);
+	spin_unlock(&path->owner->path_list_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ppl, save, &path->ppl_list, node)
+		avs_path_pipeline_free(path->owner, ppl);
+
+	kfree(path);
+}
+
+static struct avs_path *avs_path_create_unlocked(struct avs_dev *adev, u32 dma_id,
+						 struct avs_tplg_path *template)
+{
+	struct avs_soc_component *acomp;
+	struct avs_path *path;
+	int ret;
+
+	acomp = to_avs_soc_component(template->owner->owner->comp);
+
+	path = kzalloc(sizeof(*path), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!path)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	ret = avs_path_init(adev, path, template, dma_id);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	ret = avs_path_arm(adev, path);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	path->state = AVS_PPL_STATE_INVALID;
+	return path;
+err:
+	avs_path_free_unlocked(path);
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
+
+struct avs_path *avs_path_create(struct avs_dev *adev, u32 dma_id,
+				 struct avs_tplg_path_template *template,
+				 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *fe_params,
+				 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *be_params)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_path *variant;
+	struct avs_path *path;
+
+	variant = avs_path_find_variant(adev, template, fe_params, be_params);
+	if (!variant) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "no matching variant found\n");
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	}
+
+	/* Serialize path and its components creation. */
+	mutex_lock(&adev->path_mutex);
+	/* Satisfy needs of avs_path_find_tplg(). */
+	mutex_lock(&adev->comp_list_mutex);
+
+	path = avs_path_create_unlocked(adev, dma_id, variant);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&adev->comp_list_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&adev->path_mutex);
+
+	return path;
+}
+
+void avs_path_free(struct avs_path *path)
+{
+	struct avs_dev *adev = path->owner;
+
+	mutex_lock(&adev->path_mutex);
+	avs_path_free_unlocked(path);
+	mutex_unlock(&adev->path_mutex);
+}
+
+static int avs_path_bind_prepare(struct avs_dev *adev,
+				 struct avs_path_binding *binding)
+{
+	const struct avs_audio_format *src_fmt, *sink_fmt;
+	struct avs_tplg_module *tsource = binding->source->template;
+	struct avs_path_module *source = binding->source;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * only copier modules about to be bound
+	 * to output pin other than 0 need preparation
+	 */
+	if (!binding->source_pin)
+		return 0;
+	if (!guid_equal(&tsource->cfg_ext->type, &AVS_COPIER_MOD_UUID))
+		return 0;
+
+	src_fmt = tsource->in_fmt;
+	sink_fmt = binding->sink->template->in_fmt;
+
+	ret = avs_ipc_copier_set_sink_format(adev, source->module_id,
+					     source->instance_id, binding->source_pin,
+					     src_fmt, sink_fmt);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "config copier failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return AVS_IPC_RET(ret);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int avs_path_bind(struct avs_path *path)
+{
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl;
+	struct avs_dev *adev = path->owner;
+	int ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ppl, &path->ppl_list, node) {
+		struct avs_path_binding *binding;
+
+		list_for_each_entry(binding, &ppl->binding_list, node) {
+			struct avs_path_module *source, *sink;
+
+			source = binding->source;
+			sink = binding->sink;
+
+			ret = avs_path_bind_prepare(adev, binding);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+
+			ret = avs_ipc_bind(adev, source->module_id,
+					   source->instance_id, sink->module_id,
+					   sink->instance_id, binding->sink_pin,
+					   binding->source_pin);
+			if (ret) {
+				dev_err(adev->dev, "bind path failed: %d\n", ret);
+				return AVS_IPC_RET(ret);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int avs_path_unbind(struct avs_path *path)
+{
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl;
+	struct avs_dev *adev = path->owner;
+	int ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ppl, &path->ppl_list, node) {
+		struct avs_path_binding *binding;
+
+		list_for_each_entry(binding, &ppl->binding_list, node) {
+			struct avs_path_module *source, *sink;
+
+			source = binding->source;
+			sink = binding->sink;
+
+			ret = avs_ipc_unbind(adev, source->module_id,
+					     source->instance_id, sink->module_id,
+					     sink->instance_id, binding->sink_pin,
+					     binding->source_pin);
+			if (ret) {
+				dev_err(adev->dev, "unbind path failed: %d\n", ret);
+				return AVS_IPC_RET(ret);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int avs_path_reset(struct avs_path *path)
+{
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl;
+	struct avs_dev *adev = path->owner;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (path->state == AVS_PPL_STATE_RESET)
+		return 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ppl, &path->ppl_list, node) {
+		ret = avs_ipc_set_pipeline_state(adev, ppl->instance_id,
+						 AVS_PPL_STATE_RESET);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(adev->dev, "reset path failed: %d\n", ret);
+			path->state = AVS_PPL_STATE_INVALID;
+			return AVS_IPC_RET(ret);
+		}
+	}
+
+	path->state = AVS_PPL_STATE_RESET;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int avs_path_pause(struct avs_path *path)
+{
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl;
+	struct avs_dev *adev = path->owner;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (path->state == AVS_PPL_STATE_PAUSED)
+		return 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(ppl, &path->ppl_list, node) {
+		ret = avs_ipc_set_pipeline_state(adev, ppl->instance_id,
+						 AVS_PPL_STATE_PAUSED);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(adev->dev, "pause path failed: %d\n", ret);
+			path->state = AVS_PPL_STATE_INVALID;
+			return AVS_IPC_RET(ret);
+		}
+	}
+
+	path->state = AVS_PPL_STATE_PAUSED;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int avs_path_run(struct avs_path *path, int trigger)
+{
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl;
+	struct avs_dev *adev = path->owner;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (path->state == AVS_PPL_STATE_RUNNING && trigger == AVS_TPLG_TRIGGER_AUTO)
+		return 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ppl, &path->ppl_list, node) {
+		if (ppl->template->cfg->trigger != trigger)
+			continue;
+
+		ret = avs_ipc_set_pipeline_state(adev, ppl->instance_id,
+						 AVS_PPL_STATE_RUNNING);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(adev->dev, "run path failed: %d\n", ret);
+			path->state = AVS_PPL_STATE_INVALID;
+			return AVS_IPC_RET(ret);
+		}
+	}
+
+	path->state = AVS_PPL_STATE_RUNNING;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.h b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c30ff44c07ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.h
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/*
+ * Copyright(c) 2021 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Authors: Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@intel.com>
+ *          Amadeusz Slawinski <amadeuszx.slawinski@linux.intel.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef __SOUND_SOC_INTEL_AVS_PATH_H
+#define __SOUND_SOC_INTEL_AVS_PATH_H
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include "avs.h"
+#include "topology.h"
+
+struct avs_path {
+	u32 dma_id;
+	struct list_head ppl_list;
+	u32 state;
+
+	struct avs_tplg_path *template;
+	struct avs_dev *owner;
+	/* device path management */
+	struct list_head node;
+};
+
+struct avs_path_pipeline {
+	u8 instance_id;
+	struct list_head mod_list;
+	struct list_head binding_list;
+
+	struct avs_tplg_pipeline *template;
+	struct avs_path *owner;
+	/* path pipelines management */
+	struct list_head node;
+};
+
+struct avs_path_module {
+	u16 module_id;
+	u16 instance_id;
+	union avs_gtw_attributes gtw_attrs;
+
+	struct avs_tplg_module *template;
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *owner;
+	/* pipeline modules management */
+	struct list_head node;
+};
+
+struct avs_path_binding {
+	struct avs_path_module *source;
+	u8 source_pin;
+	struct avs_path_module *sink;
+	u8 sink_pin;
+
+	struct avs_tplg_binding *template;
+	struct avs_path_pipeline *owner;
+	/* pipeline bindings management */
+	struct list_head node;
+};
+
+struct avs_path *avs_path_create(struct avs_dev *adev, u32 dma_id,
+				 struct avs_tplg_path_template *template,
+				 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *fe_params,
+				 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *be_params);
+void avs_path_free(struct avs_path *path);
+int avs_path_bind(struct avs_path *path);
+int avs_path_unbind(struct avs_path *path);
+int avs_path_reset(struct avs_path *path);
+int avs_path_pause(struct avs_path *path);
+int avs_path_run(struct avs_path *path, int trigger);
+
+#endif
