diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
index 2e1af45..e535cd1 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@
 
 #include "fsldma.h"
 
-static const char msg_ld_oom[] = "No free memory for link descriptor\n";
+#define chan_dbg(chan, fmt, arg...)					\
+	dev_dbg(chan->dev, "%s: " fmt, chan->name, ##arg)
+#define chan_err(chan, fmt, arg...)					\
+	dev_err(chan->dev, "%s: " fmt, chan->name, ##arg)
+
+static const char msg_ld_oom[] = "No free memory for link descriptor";
 
 /*
  * Register Helpers
@@ -207,7 +212,7 @@ static void dma_halt(struct fsldma_chan *chan)
 	}
 
 	if (!dma_is_idle(chan))
-		dev_err(chan->dev, "DMA halt timeout!\n");
+		chan_err(chan, "DMA halt timeout!\n");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -405,7 +410,7 @@ static struct fsl_desc_sw *fsl_dma_alloc_descriptor(
 
 	desc = dma_pool_alloc(chan->desc_pool, GFP_ATOMIC, &pdesc);
 	if (!desc) {
-		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "out of memory for link desc\n");
+		chan_dbg(chan, "out of memory for link descriptor\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -439,13 +444,11 @@ static int fsl_dma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *dchan)
 	 * We need the descriptor to be aligned to 32bytes
 	 * for meeting FSL DMA specification requirement.
 	 */
-	chan->desc_pool = dma_pool_create("fsl_dma_engine_desc_pool",
-					  chan->dev,
+	chan->desc_pool = dma_pool_create(chan->name, chan->dev,
 					  sizeof(struct fsl_desc_sw),
 					  __alignof__(struct fsl_desc_sw), 0);
 	if (!chan->desc_pool) {
-		dev_err(chan->dev, "unable to allocate channel %d "
-				   "descriptor pool\n", chan->id);
+		chan_err(chan, "unable to allocate descriptor pool\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -491,7 +494,7 @@ static void fsl_dma_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *dchan)
 	struct fsldma_chan *chan = to_fsl_chan(dchan);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	dev_dbg(chan->dev, "Free all channel resources.\n");
+	chan_dbg(chan, "free all channel resources\n");
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
 	fsldma_free_desc_list(chan, &chan->ld_pending);
 	fsldma_free_desc_list(chan, &chan->ld_running);
@@ -514,7 +517,7 @@ fsl_dma_prep_interrupt(struct dma_chan *dchan, unsigned long flags)
 
 	new = fsl_dma_alloc_descriptor(chan);
 	if (!new) {
-		dev_err(chan->dev, msg_ld_oom);
+		chan_err(chan, "%s\n", msg_ld_oom);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -551,11 +554,11 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *fsl_dma_prep_memcpy(
 		/* Allocate the link descriptor from DMA pool */
 		new = fsl_dma_alloc_descriptor(chan);
 		if (!new) {
-			dev_err(chan->dev, msg_ld_oom);
+			chan_err(chan, "%s\n", msg_ld_oom);
 			goto fail;
 		}
 #ifdef FSL_DMA_LD_DEBUG
-		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "new link desc alloc %p\n", new);
+		chan_dbg(chan, "new link desc alloc %p\n", new);
 #endif
 
 		copy = min(len, (size_t)FSL_DMA_BCR_MAX_CNT);
@@ -639,11 +642,11 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *fsl_dma_prep_sg(struct dma_chan *dchan,
 		/* allocate and populate the descriptor */
 		new = fsl_dma_alloc_descriptor(chan);
 		if (!new) {
-			dev_err(chan->dev, msg_ld_oom);
+			chan_err(chan, "%s\n", msg_ld_oom);
 			goto fail;
 		}
 #ifdef FSL_DMA_LD_DEBUG
-		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "new link desc alloc %p\n", new);
+		chan_dbg(chan, "new link desc alloc %p\n", new);
 #endif
 
 		set_desc_cnt(chan, &new->hw, len);
@@ -815,7 +818,7 @@ static void fsl_dma_update_completed_cookie(struct fsldma_chan *chan)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
 
 	if (list_empty(&chan->ld_running)) {
-		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "no running descriptors\n");
+		chan_dbg(chan, "no running descriptors\n");
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -863,7 +866,7 @@ static void fsl_chan_ld_cleanup(struct fsldma_chan *chan)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
 
-	dev_dbg(chan->dev, "chan completed_cookie = %d\n", chan->completed_cookie);
+	chan_dbg(chan, "chan completed_cookie = %d\n", chan->completed_cookie);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &chan->ld_running, node) {
 		dma_async_tx_callback callback;
 		void *callback_param;
@@ -879,7 +882,7 @@ static void fsl_chan_ld_cleanup(struct fsldma_chan *chan)
 		callback_param = desc->async_tx.callback_param;
 		if (callback) {
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
-			dev_dbg(chan->dev, "LD %p callback\n", desc);
+			chan_dbg(chan, "LD %p callback\n", desc);
 			callback(callback_param);
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
 		}
@@ -913,7 +916,7 @@ static void fsl_chan_xfer_ld_queue(struct fsldma_chan *chan)
 	 * don't need to do any work at all
 	 */
 	if (list_empty(&chan->ld_pending)) {
-		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "no pending LDs\n");
+		chan_dbg(chan, "no pending LDs\n");
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -923,7 +926,7 @@ static void fsl_chan_xfer_ld_queue(struct fsldma_chan *chan)
 	 * at the end of the current transaction
 	 */
 	if (!dma_is_idle(chan)) {
-		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "DMA controller still busy\n");
+		chan_dbg(chan, "DMA controller still busy\n");
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -1003,14 +1006,14 @@ static irqreturn_t fsldma_chan_irq(int irq, void *data)
 	/* save and clear the status register */
 	stat = get_sr(chan);
 	set_sr(chan, stat);
-	dev_dbg(chan->dev, "irq: channel %d, stat = 0x%x\n", chan->id, stat);
+	chan_dbg(chan, "irq: stat = 0x%x\n", stat);
 
 	stat &= ~(FSL_DMA_SR_CB | FSL_DMA_SR_CH);
 	if (!stat)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
 	if (stat & FSL_DMA_SR_TE)
-		dev_err(chan->dev, "Transfer Error!\n");
+		chan_err(chan, "Transfer Error!\n");
 
 	/*
 	 * Programming Error
@@ -1018,7 +1021,7 @@ static irqreturn_t fsldma_chan_irq(int irq, void *data)
 	 * triger a PE interrupt.
 	 */
 	if (stat & FSL_DMA_SR_PE) {
-		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "irq: Programming Error INT\n");
+		chan_dbg(chan, "irq: Programming Error INT\n");
 		if (get_bcr(chan) == 0) {
 			/* BCR register is 0, this is a DMA_INTERRUPT async_tx.
 			 * Now, update the completed cookie, and continue the
@@ -1035,8 +1038,8 @@ static irqreturn_t fsldma_chan_irq(int irq, void *data)
 	 * we will recycle the used descriptor.
 	 */
 	if (stat & FSL_DMA_SR_EOSI) {
-		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "irq: End-of-segments INT\n");
-		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "irq: clndar 0x%llx, nlndar 0x%llx\n",
+		chan_dbg(chan, "irq: End-of-segments INT\n");
+		chan_dbg(chan, "irq: clndar 0x%llx, nlndar 0x%llx\n",
 			(unsigned long long)get_cdar(chan),
 			(unsigned long long)get_ndar(chan));
 		stat &= ~FSL_DMA_SR_EOSI;
@@ -1048,7 +1051,7 @@ static irqreturn_t fsldma_chan_irq(int irq, void *data)
 	 * and start the next transfer if it exist.
 	 */
 	if (stat & FSL_DMA_SR_EOCDI) {
-		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "irq: End-of-Chain link INT\n");
+		chan_dbg(chan, "irq: End-of-Chain link INT\n");
 		stat &= ~FSL_DMA_SR_EOCDI;
 		update_cookie = 1;
 		xfer_ld_q = 1;
@@ -1060,7 +1063,7 @@ static irqreturn_t fsldma_chan_irq(int irq, void *data)
 	 * prepare next transfer.
 	 */
 	if (stat & FSL_DMA_SR_EOLNI) {
-		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "irq: End-of-link INT\n");
+		chan_dbg(chan, "irq: End-of-link INT\n");
 		stat &= ~FSL_DMA_SR_EOLNI;
 		xfer_ld_q = 1;
 	}
@@ -1070,9 +1073,9 @@ static irqreturn_t fsldma_chan_irq(int irq, void *data)
 	if (xfer_ld_q)
 		fsl_chan_xfer_ld_queue(chan);
 	if (stat)
-		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "irq: unhandled sr 0x%02x\n", stat);
+		chan_dbg(chan, "irq: unhandled sr 0x%08x\n", stat);
 
-	dev_dbg(chan->dev, "irq: Exit\n");
+	chan_dbg(chan, "irq: Exit\n");
 	tasklet_schedule(&chan->tasklet);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
@@ -1128,7 +1131,7 @@ static void fsldma_free_irqs(struct fsldma_device *fdev)
 	for (i = 0; i < FSL_DMA_MAX_CHANS_PER_DEVICE; i++) {
 		chan = fdev->chan[i];
 		if (chan && chan->irq != NO_IRQ) {
-			dev_dbg(fdev->dev, "free channel %d IRQ\n", chan->id);
+			chan_dbg(chan, "free per-channel IRQ\n");
 			free_irq(chan->irq, chan);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1155,19 +1158,16 @@ static int fsldma_request_irqs(struct fsldma_device *fdev)
 			continue;
 
 		if (chan->irq == NO_IRQ) {
-			dev_err(fdev->dev, "no interrupts property defined for "
-					   "DMA channel %d. Please fix your "
-					   "device tree\n", chan->id);
+			chan_err(chan, "interrupts property missing in device tree\n");
 			ret = -ENODEV;
 			goto out_unwind;
 		}
 
-		dev_dbg(fdev->dev, "request channel %d IRQ\n", chan->id);
+		chan_dbg(chan, "request per-channel IRQ\n");
 		ret = request_irq(chan->irq, fsldma_chan_irq, IRQF_SHARED,
 				  "fsldma-chan", chan);
 		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(fdev->dev, "unable to request IRQ for DMA "
-					   "channel %d\n", chan->id);
+			chan_err(chan, "unable to request per-channel IRQ\n");
 			goto out_unwind;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1242,6 +1242,7 @@ static int __devinit fsl_dma_chan_probe(struct fsldma_device *fdev,
 
 	fdev->chan[chan->id] = chan;
 	tasklet_init(&chan->tasklet, dma_do_tasklet, (unsigned long)chan);
+	snprintf(chan->name, sizeof(chan->name), "chan%d", chan->id);
 
 	/* Initialize the channel */
 	dma_init(chan);
diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsldma.h b/drivers/dma/fsldma.h
index ba9f403..113e713 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsldma.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsldma.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ struct fsldma_device {
 #define FSL_DMA_CHAN_START_EXT	0x00002000
 
 struct fsldma_chan {
+	char name[8];			/* Channel name */
 	struct fsldma_chan_regs __iomem *regs;
 	dma_cookie_t completed_cookie;	/* The maximum cookie completed */
 	spinlock_t desc_lock;		/* Descriptor operation lock */
