diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wcd-dsp-mgr.c b/asoc/codecs/wcd-dsp-mgr.c
index 9e65deb473..50716e4d57 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wcd-dsp-mgr.c
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wcd-dsp-mgr.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2017, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
@@ -839,21 +839,20 @@ static int wdsp_ssr_handler(struct wdsp_mgr_priv *wdsp, void *arg,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-static int wdsp_debug_dump_handler(struct wdsp_mgr_priv *wdsp, void *arg)
+static int __wdsp_dbg_dump_locked(struct wdsp_mgr_priv *wdsp, void *arg)
 {
 	struct wdsp_err_signal_arg *err_data;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	WDSP_MGR_MUTEX_LOCK(wdsp, wdsp->ssr_mutex);
 	/* If there is no SSR, set the SSR type to collect ramdumps */
 	if (wdsp->ssr_type == WDSP_SSR_TYPE_NO_SSR) {
 		wdsp->ssr_type = WDSP_SSR_TYPE_WDSP_DOWN;
 	} else {
 		WDSP_DBG(wdsp, "SSR handling is running, skip debug ramdump");
 		ret = 0;
-		WDSP_MGR_MUTEX_UNLOCK(wdsp, wdsp->ssr_mutex);
 		goto done;
 	}
+
 	if (arg) {
 		err_data = (struct wdsp_err_signal_arg *) arg;
 		memcpy(&wdsp->dump_data.err_data, err_data,
@@ -861,16 +860,29 @@ static int wdsp_debug_dump_handler(struct wdsp_mgr_priv *wdsp, void *arg)
 	} else {
 		WDSP_DBG(wdsp, "Invalid input, arg is NULL");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		WDSP_MGR_MUTEX_UNLOCK(wdsp, wdsp->ssr_mutex);
 		goto done;
 	}
 	wdsp_collect_ramdumps(wdsp);
 	wdsp->ssr_type = WDSP_SSR_TYPE_NO_SSR;
-	WDSP_MGR_MUTEX_UNLOCK(wdsp, wdsp->ssr_mutex);
 done:
 	return ret;
 }
+static int wdsp_debug_dump_handler(struct wdsp_mgr_priv *wdsp, void *arg)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	WDSP_MGR_MUTEX_LOCK(wdsp, wdsp->ssr_mutex);
+	ret = __wdsp_dbg_dump_locked(wdsp, arg);
+	WDSP_MGR_MUTEX_UNLOCK(wdsp, wdsp->ssr_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
 #else
+static int __wdsp_dbg_dump_locked(struct wdsp_mgr_priv *wdsp, void *arg)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int wdsp_debug_dump_handler(struct wdsp_mgr_priv *wdsp, void *arg)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -887,7 +899,13 @@ static int wdsp_signal_handler(struct device *wdsp_dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	wdsp = dev_get_drvdata(wdsp_dev);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
+	if (signal != WDSP_DEBUG_DUMP_INTERNAL)
+		WDSP_MGR_MUTEX_LOCK(wdsp, wdsp->api_mutex);
+#else
 	WDSP_MGR_MUTEX_LOCK(wdsp, wdsp->api_mutex);
+#endif
 
 	WDSP_DBG(wdsp, "Raised signal %d", signal);
 
@@ -908,6 +926,9 @@ static int wdsp_signal_handler(struct device *wdsp_dev,
 	case WDSP_DEBUG_DUMP:
 		ret = wdsp_debug_dump_handler(wdsp, arg);
 		break;
+	case WDSP_DEBUG_DUMP_INTERNAL:
+		ret = __wdsp_dbg_dump_locked(wdsp, arg);
+		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		break;
@@ -916,7 +937,13 @@ static int wdsp_signal_handler(struct device *wdsp_dev,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		WDSP_ERR(wdsp, "handling signal %d failed with error %d",
 			 signal, ret);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
+	if (signal != WDSP_DEBUG_DUMP_INTERNAL)
+		WDSP_MGR_MUTEX_UNLOCK(wdsp, wdsp->api_mutex);
+#else
 	WDSP_MGR_MUTEX_UNLOCK(wdsp, wdsp->api_mutex);
+#endif
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wcd934x/wcd934x-dsp-cntl.c b/asoc/codecs/wcd934x/wcd934x-dsp-cntl.c
index 58987ad02c..662f484028 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wcd934x/wcd934x-dsp-cntl.c
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wcd934x/wcd934x-dsp-cntl.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static u16 wdsp_reg_for_debug_dump[] = {
 	WCD934X_CPE_SS_SOC_SW_COLLAPSE_CTL,
 	WCD934X_CPE_SS_MAD_CTL,
 	WCD934X_CPE_SS_CPAR_CTL,
+	WCD934X_CPE_SS_CPAR_CFG,
 	WCD934X_CPE_SS_WDOG_CFG,
 	WCD934X_CPE_SS_STATUS,
 	WCD934X_CPE_SS_SS_ERROR_INT_MASK_0A,
@@ -113,10 +114,12 @@ static u16 wdsp_reg_for_debug_dump[] = {
 	WCD934X_CPE_SS_SS_ERROR_INT_STATUS_1B,
 };
 
-static void wcd_cntl_collect_debug_dumps(struct wcd_dsp_cntl *cntl)
+static void wcd_cntl_collect_debug_dumps(struct wcd_dsp_cntl *cntl,
+					 bool internal)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = cntl->codec;
 	struct wdsp_err_signal_arg arg;
+	enum wdsp_signal signal;
 	int i;
 	u8 val;
 
@@ -146,8 +149,8 @@ static void wcd_cntl_collect_debug_dumps(struct wcd_dsp_cntl *cntl)
 		arg.mem_dumps_enabled = cntl->ramdump_enable;
 		arg.remote_start_addr = WCD_934X_RAMDUMP_START_ADDR;
 		arg.dump_size = WCD_934X_RAMDUMP_SIZE;
-		cntl->m_ops->signal_handler(cntl->m_dev, WDSP_DEBUG_DUMP,
-					    &arg);
+		signal = internal ? WDSP_DEBUG_DUMP_INTERNAL : WDSP_DEBUG_DUMP;
+		cntl->m_ops->signal_handler(cntl->m_dev, signal, &arg);
 	}
 
 	/* Unmask the fatal irqs */
@@ -161,7 +164,8 @@ static void wcd_cntl_collect_debug_dumps(struct wcd_dsp_cntl *cntl)
 #else
 #define WCD_CNTL_SET_ERR_IRQ_FLAG(cntl) 0
 #define WCD_CNTL_CLR_ERR_IRQ_FLAG(cntl) do {} while (0)
-static void wcd_cntl_collect_debug_dumps(struct wcd_dsp_cntl *cntl)
+static void wcd_cntl_collect_debug_dumps(struct wcd_dsp_cntl *cntl,
+					 bool internal)
 {
 }
 #endif
@@ -753,7 +757,7 @@ static int wcd_cntl_do_boot(struct wcd_dsp_cntl *cntl)
 	if (!ret) {
 		dev_err(codec->dev, "%s: WDSP boot timed out\n",
 			__func__);
-		wcd_cntl_collect_debug_dumps(cntl);
+		wcd_cntl_collect_debug_dumps(cntl, true);
 		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 		goto err_boot;
 	} else {
@@ -1041,7 +1045,7 @@ static ssize_t wcd_miscdev_write(struct file *filep, const char __user *ubuf,
 	} else if (!strcmp(val, "DEBUG_DUMP")) {
 		dev_dbg(cntl->codec->dev,
 			"%s: Collect dumps for debug use\n", __func__);
-		wcd_cntl_collect_debug_dumps(cntl);
+		wcd_cntl_collect_debug_dumps(cntl, false);
 		goto done;
 	} else {
 		dev_err(cntl->codec->dev, "%s: Invalid value %s\n",