diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index f02a2738d634..919a336755d3 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 656baaebf92ae9b16644c7e10a273d8dfe1ba1f6
+refs/heads/master: 1aad779fccdbb4d79af7b9de93dfd2bfe807e052
diff --git a/trunk/include/sound/pcm.h b/trunk/include/sound/pcm.h
index 0d1112815be3..a55d5db7eb5a 100644
--- a/trunk/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/trunk/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -1073,4 +1073,15 @@ static inline void snd_pcm_limit_isa_dma_size(int dma, size_t *max)
 
 const char *snd_pcm_format_name(snd_pcm_format_t format);
 
+/**
+ * Get a string naming the direction of a stream
+ */
+static inline const char *snd_pcm_stream_str(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
+		return "Playback";
+	else
+		return "Capture";
+}
+
 #endif /* __SOUND_PCM_H */