diff --git a/hal/audio_extn/audio_extn.h b/hal/audio_extn/audio_extn.h
index 22c2306..6b0d2df 100644
--- a/hal/audio_extn/audio_extn.h
+++ b/hal/audio_extn/audio_extn.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
 #define audio_extn_sound_trigger_set_parameters(adev, parms)           (0)
 #define audio_extn_sound_trigger_check_and_get_session(in)             (0)
 #define audio_extn_sound_trigger_stop_lab(in)                          (0)
+#define audio_extn_sound_trigger_read(in, buffer, bytes)               (0)
 #else
 
 enum st_event_type {
@@ -241,6 +242,8 @@
                                              struct str_parms *parms);
 void audio_extn_sound_trigger_check_and_get_session(struct stream_in *in);
 void audio_extn_sound_trigger_stop_lab(struct stream_in *in);
+int audio_extn_sound_trigger_read(struct stream_in *in, void *buffer,
+                                  size_t bytes);
 #endif
 
 #ifndef AUXPCM_BT_ENABLED
diff --git a/hal/audio_extn/soundtrigger.c b/hal/audio_extn/soundtrigger.c
index 9051334..3c16c88 100644
--- a/hal/audio_extn/soundtrigger.c
+++ b/hal/audio_extn/soundtrigger.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 /* #define LOG_NDEBUG 0 */
 #define LOG_NDDEBUG 0
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
 {
     struct sound_trigger_info  *st_ses_info = NULL;
     struct listnode *node;
-    ALOGD("%s: list %d capture_handle %d", __func__,
+    ALOGV("%s: list empty %d capture_handle %d", __func__,
            list_empty(&st_dev->st_ses_list), capture_handle);
     list_for_each(node, &st_dev->st_ses_list) {
         st_ses_info = node_to_item(node, struct sound_trigger_info , list);
@@ -128,6 +129,45 @@
     return status;
 }
 
+int audio_extn_sound_trigger_read(struct stream_in *in, void *buffer,
+                       size_t bytes)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+    struct sound_trigger_info  *st_info = NULL;
+    audio_event_info_t event;
+
+    if (!st_dev)
+       return ret;
+
+    if (!in->is_st_session_active) {
+        ALOGE(" %s: Sound trigger is not active", __func__);
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    if(in->standby)
+        in->standby = false;
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&st_dev->lock);
+    st_info = get_sound_trigger_info(in->capture_handle);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&st_dev->lock);
+    if (st_info) {
+        event.u.aud_info.ses_info = &st_info->st_ses;
+        event.u.aud_info.buf = buffer;
+        event.u.aud_info.num_bytes = bytes;
+        ret = st_dev->st_callback(AUDIO_EVENT_READ_SAMPLES, &event);
+    }
+
+exit:
+    if (ret) {
+        if (-ENETRESET == ret)
+            in->is_st_session_active = false;
+        memset(buffer, 0, bytes);
+        ALOGV("%s: read failed status %d - sleep", __func__, ret);
+        usleep((bytes * 1000000) / (audio_stream_in_frame_size((struct audio_stream_in *)in) *
+                                   in->config.rate));
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
 void audio_extn_sound_trigger_stop_lab(struct stream_in *in)
 {
     int status = 0;
diff --git a/hal/audio_extn/spkr_protection.c b/hal/audio_extn/spkr_protection.c
index e5201cc..391a501 100644
--- a/hal/audio_extn/spkr_protection.c
+++ b/hal/audio_extn/spkr_protection.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
             snprintf(name, MAX_PATH, TZ_TYPE, tzn);
             ALOGD("Opening %s\n", name);
             read_line_from_file(name, buf, sizeof(buf));
-            buf[strlen(sensor_name)] = '\0';
+            buf[strlen(buf)] = '\0';
             if (!strcmp(buf, sensor_name)) {
                 found = 1;
                 break;
diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.c b/hal/audio_hw.c
index d0d4dac..409533c 100755
--- a/hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -870,7 +870,6 @@
                                             usecase->stream.out);
                 if (usecase->stream.out == adev->primary_output &&
                         adev->active_input &&
-                        adev->active_input->source == AUDIO_SOURCE_VOICE_COMMUNICATION &&
                         out_snd_device != usecase->out_snd_device) {
                     select_devices(adev, adev->active_input->usecase);
                 }
@@ -2610,31 +2609,29 @@
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&in->lock);
 
-    if (in->pcm) {
-        if(SND_CARD_STATE_OFFLINE == snd_scard_state) {
-            ALOGD(" %s: sound card is not active/SSR state", __func__);
-            ret= -EIO;;
-            goto exit;
-        } else {
-            if (in->is_st_session &&  !in->is_st_session_active) {
-                ALOGD(" %s: Sound trigger is not active/SSR", __func__);
-                ret= -EIO;;
-                goto exit;
-            }
-        }
+    if (in->is_st_session) {
+        ALOGVV(" %s: reading on st session bytes=%zu", __func__, bytes);
+        /* Read from sound trigger HAL */
+        audio_extn_sound_trigger_read(in, buffer, bytes);
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&in->lock);
+        return bytes;
+    }
+
+    if (in->pcm && (SND_CARD_STATE_OFFLINE == snd_scard_state)) {
+        ALOGD(" %s: sound card is not active/SSR state", __func__);
+        ret= -EIO;;
+        goto exit;
     }
 
     if (in->standby) {
-        if (!in->is_st_session) {
-            pthread_mutex_lock(&adev->lock);
-            if (in->usecase == USECASE_COMPRESS_VOIP_CALL)
-                ret = voice_extn_compress_voip_start_input_stream(in);
-            else
-                ret = start_input_stream(in);
-            pthread_mutex_unlock(&adev->lock);
-            if (ret != 0) {
-                goto exit;
-            }
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&adev->lock);
+        if (in->usecase == USECASE_COMPRESS_VOIP_CALL)
+            ret = voice_extn_compress_voip_start_input_stream(in);
+        else
+            ret = start_input_stream(in);
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&adev->lock);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+            goto exit;
         }
         in->standby = 0;
     }
@@ -2664,17 +2661,9 @@
 exit:
     /* ToDo: There may be a corner case when SSR happens back to back during
        start/stop. Need to post different error to handle that. */
-    if (-ENETRESET == ret) {
-        /* CPE SSR results in kernel returning ENETRESET for sound trigger
-          session reading on LAB data. In this case do not set sound card state
-          offline, instead mark this sound trigger session inactive to avoid
-          further reading of LAB data from CPE driver. Marking the session
-          inactive handles both CPE and ADSP SSR for sound trigger session */
-        if (!in->is_st_session)
-            set_snd_card_state(adev,SND_CARD_STATE_OFFLINE);
-        else
-            in->is_st_session_active = false;
-    }
+    if (-ENETRESET == ret)
+        set_snd_card_state(adev,SND_CARD_STATE_OFFLINE);
+
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&in->lock);
 
     if (ret != 0) {
@@ -3393,7 +3382,7 @@
 }
 
 static int adev_open_input_stream(struct audio_hw_device *dev,
-                                  audio_io_handle_t handle __unused,
+                                  audio_io_handle_t handle,
                                   audio_devices_t devices,
                                   struct audio_config *config,
                                   struct audio_stream_in **stream_in,
diff --git a/hal/msm8916/platform.c b/hal/msm8916/platform.c
index bb71405..72f4685 100644
--- a/hal/msm8916/platform.c
+++ b/hal/msm8916/platform.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "sound/msmcal-hwdep.h"
 #include <dirent.h>
 #define SOUND_TRIGGER_DEVICE_HANDSET_MONO_LOW_POWER_ACDB_ID (100)
-
+#define MAX_MIXER_XML_PATH  100
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH "/system/etc/mixer_paths.xml"
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH_MTP "/system/etc/mixer_paths_mtp.xml"
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH_SBC "/system/etc/mixer_paths_sbc.xml"
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH_WCD9306 "/system/etc/mixer_paths_wcd9306.xml"
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH_WCD9330 "/system/etc/mixer_paths_wcd9330.xml"
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH_WCD9335 "/system/etc/mixer_paths_wcd9335.xml"
+#define MIXER_XML_PATH_WCD9326 "/system/etc/mixer_paths_wcd9326.xml"
 #define MIXER_XML_PATH_SKUN "/system/etc/mixer_paths_qrd_skun.xml"
 #define PLATFORM_INFO_XML_PATH      "/system/etc/audio_platform_info.xml"
 #define PLATFORM_INFO_XML_PATH_EXTCODEC  "/system/etc/audio_platform_info_extcodec.xml"
@@ -745,6 +746,8 @@
                   sizeof("msm8952-tomtom-snd-card")) ||
          !strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8976-tasha-snd-card",
                   sizeof("msm8976-tasha-snd-card")) ||
+         !strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8976-tashalite-snd-card",
+                  sizeof("msm8976-tashalite-snd-card")) ||
          !strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8976-tasha-skun-snd-card",
                   sizeof("msm8976-tasha-skun-snd-card")))
      {
@@ -850,6 +853,14 @@
         msm_be_id_array_len  =
             sizeof(msm_device_to_be_id_external_codec) / sizeof(msm_device_to_be_id_external_codec[0]);
 
+    } else if (!strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8976-tashalite-snd-card",
+                 sizeof("msm8976-tashalite-snd-card"))) {
+        strlcpy(mixer_xml_path, MIXER_XML_PATH_WCD9326,
+               MAX_MIXER_XML_PATH);
+        msm_device_to_be_id = msm_device_to_be_id_external_codec;
+        msm_be_id_array_len  =
+            sizeof(msm_device_to_be_id_external_codec) / sizeof(msm_device_to_be_id_external_codec[0]);
+
     } else if (!strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8976-tasha-skun-snd-card",
                 sizeof("msm8976-tasha-skun-snd-card"))) {
         strlcpy(mixer_xml_path, MIXER_XML_PATH_SKUN,
@@ -1283,7 +1294,7 @@
     struct platform_data *my_data = NULL;
     int retry_num = 0, snd_card_num = 0, key = 0;
     const char *snd_card_name;
-    char mixer_xml_path[100],ffspEnable[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+    char mixer_xml_path[MAX_MIXER_XML_PATH],ffspEnable[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     char *cvd_version = NULL;
     const char *mixer_ctl_name = "Set HPX ActiveBe";
     struct mixer_ctl *ctl = NULL;
@@ -1799,7 +1810,7 @@
 {
     if ((snd_device < SND_DEVICE_MIN) || (snd_device >= SND_DEVICE_MAX)) {
         ALOGE("%s: Invalid snd_device = %d", __func__, snd_device);
-        return DEFAULT_OUTPUT_SAMPLING_RATE;
+        return CODEC_BACKEND_DEFAULT_BIT_WIDTH;
     }
     return backend_bit_width_table[snd_device];
 }
@@ -3566,6 +3577,8 @@
         sizeof("msm8952-tomtom-snd-card")) ||
         !strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8976-tasha-snd-card",
         sizeof("msm8976-tasha-snd-card")) ||
+        !strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8976-tashalite-snd-card",
+        sizeof("msm8976-tashalite-snd-card")) ||
         !strncmp(snd_card_name, "msm8976-tasha-skun-snd-card",
         sizeof("msm8976-tasha-skun-snd-card")))
     {
@@ -3770,6 +3783,16 @@
             sample_rate = CODEC_BACKEND_DEFAULT_SAMPLE_RATE;
         }
     }
+
+    /*
+     * Sample rate greater than 48K is only supported by external codecs on
+     * specific devices e.g. Headphones, reset the sample rate to
+     * default value if not external codec.
+     */
+    if (!is_external_codec)
+        sample_rate = CODEC_BACKEND_DEFAULT_SAMPLE_RATE;
+
+
     ALOGI("%s Codec selected backend: %d updated bit width: %d and sample rate: %d",
                __func__, backend_idx, bit_width, sample_rate);
     // Force routing if the expected bitwdith or samplerate
diff --git a/post_proc/EffectsHwAcc.cpp b/post_proc/EffectsHwAcc.cpp
index 0e4c55a..e11cfc7 100644
--- a/post_proc/EffectsHwAcc.cpp
+++ b/post_proc/EffectsHwAcc.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-15, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     size_t reqOutputFrameCount = pBuffer->frameCount;
     int ret = 0;
 
-    if (mTrackBufferProvider != NULL) {
+    if (mTrackInputBufferProvider != NULL) {
         while (1) {
             reqInputFrameCount = ((reqOutputFrameCount *
                                    mEffectsConfig.inputCfg.samplingRate)/
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
                      popcount(mEffectsConfig.inputCfg.channels);
             while (frameCount) {
                 pBuffer->frameCount = frameCount;
-                ret = mTrackBufferProvider->getNextBuffer(pBuffer, pts);
+                ret = mTrackInputBufferProvider->getNextBuffer(pBuffer, pts);
                 if (ret == OK) {
                     int bytesInBuffer = pBuffer->frameCount *
                                         FRAME_SIZE(mEffectsConfig.inputCfg.format) *
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
                     frameCount -= pBuffer->frameCount;
                     mInputBufferFrameCountOffset += pBuffer->frameCount;
                     offset += bytesInBuffer;
-                    mTrackBufferProvider->releaseBuffer(pBuffer);
+                    mTrackInputBufferProvider->releaseBuffer(pBuffer);
                 } else
                     break;
             }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
                                           AudioBufferProvider::Buffer *pBuffer)
 {
     ALOGV("EffBufferProvider::releaseBuffer()");
-    if (this->mTrackBufferProvider != NULL) {
+    if (this->mTrackInputBufferProvider != NULL) {
         pBuffer->frameCount = 0;
         pBuffer->raw = NULL;
     } else {
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@
     mEnabled = false;
 }
 
-status_t EffectsHwAcc::prepareEffects(AudioBufferProvider **bufferProvider,
+status_t EffectsHwAcc::prepareEffects(AudioBufferProvider **inputBufferProvider,
+                                      AudioBufferProvider **bufferProvider,
                                       int sessionId,
                                       audio_channel_mask_t channelMask,
                                       int frameCount)
@@ -316,10 +317,11 @@
         goto noEffectsForActiveTrack;
     }
     // initialization successful:
-    // - keep track of the real buffer provider in case it was set before
+    // - keep backup of track's buffer provider
     pHwAccbp->mTrackBufferProvider = *bufferProvider;
-    // - we'll use the hw acc effect integrated inside this
-    //    track's buffer provider, and we'll use it as the track's buffer provider
+    pHwAccbp->mTrackInputBufferProvider = *inputBufferProvider;
+    // - we'll use the hw acc effect integrated inside this track's buffer provider,
+    //   and we'll use it as the track's buffer provider
     mBufferProvider = pHwAccbp;
     *bufferProvider = pHwAccbp;
 
@@ -332,14 +334,14 @@
     return NO_INIT;
 }
 
-void EffectsHwAcc::setBufferProvider(AudioBufferProvider **bufferProvider,
+void EffectsHwAcc::setBufferProvider(AudioBufferProvider **trackInputBufferProvider,
                                      AudioBufferProvider **trackBufferProvider)
 {
     ALOGV("setBufferProvider");
     if (mBufferProvider &&
-        (mBufferProvider->mTrackBufferProvider != *bufferProvider)) {
+        (mBufferProvider->mTrackInputBufferProvider != *trackInputBufferProvider)) {
         *trackBufferProvider = mBufferProvider;
-        mBufferProvider->mTrackBufferProvider = *bufferProvider;
+        mBufferProvider->mTrackInputBufferProvider = *trackInputBufferProvider;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/post_proc/EffectsHwAcc.h b/post_proc/EffectsHwAcc.h
index 6420a9b..0452f57 100644
--- a/post_proc/EffectsHwAcc.h
+++ b/post_proc/EffectsHwAcc.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-15, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@
 
     virtual void setSampleRate(uint32_t inpSR, uint32_t outSR);
     virtual void unprepareEffects(AudioBufferProvider **trackBufferProvider);
-    virtual status_t prepareEffects(AudioBufferProvider **trackBufferProvider,
+    virtual status_t prepareEffects(AudioBufferProvider **trackInputBufferProvider,
+                            AudioBufferProvider **trackBufferProvider,
                             int sessionId, audio_channel_mask_t channelMask,
                             int frameCount);
-    virtual void setBufferProvider(AudioBufferProvider **bufferProvider,
+    virtual void setBufferProvider(AudioBufferProvider **trackInputbufferProvider,
                            AudioBufferProvider **trackBufferProvider);
 #ifdef HW_ACC_HPX
     virtual void updateHPXState(uint32_t state);
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
         virtual status_t getNextBuffer(Buffer* buffer, int64_t pts);
         virtual void releaseBuffer(Buffer* buffer);
 
+        AudioBufferProvider* mTrackInputBufferProvider;
         AudioBufferProvider* mTrackBufferProvider;
         effect_handle_t    mEffectsHandle;
         effect_config_t    mEffectsConfig;
diff --git a/post_proc/reverb.c b/post_proc/reverb.c
index b256e53..450ce81 100644
--- a/post_proc/reverb.c
+++ b/post_proc/reverb.c
@@ -281,17 +281,19 @@
     context->next_preset = preset;
     offload_reverb_set_preset(&(context->offload_reverb), preset);
 
-    enable = (preset == REVERB_PRESET_NONE) ? false: true;
-    offload_reverb_set_enable_flag(&(context->offload_reverb), enable);
+    if (context->enabled_by_client) {
+        enable = (preset == REVERB_PRESET_NONE) ? false: true;
+        offload_reverb_set_enable_flag(&(context->offload_reverb), enable);
 
-    if (context->ctl)
-        offload_reverb_send_params(context->ctl, &context->offload_reverb,
+        if (context->ctl)
+            offload_reverb_send_params(context->ctl, &context->offload_reverb,
                                    OFFLOAD_SEND_REVERB_ENABLE_FLAG |
                                    OFFLOAD_SEND_REVERB_PRESET);
-    if (context->hw_acc_fd > 0)
-        hw_acc_reverb_send_params(context->hw_acc_fd, &context->offload_reverb,
+        if (context->hw_acc_fd > 0)
+            hw_acc_reverb_send_params(context->hw_acc_fd, &context->offload_reverb,
                                   OFFLOAD_SEND_REVERB_ENABLE_FLAG |
                                   OFFLOAD_SEND_REVERB_PRESET);
+    }
 }
 
 void reverb_set_all_properties(reverb_context_t *context,
@@ -600,6 +602,7 @@
     set_config(context, &context->config);
 
     reverb_ctxt->hw_acc_fd = -1;
+    reverb_ctxt->enabled_by_client = false;
     memset(&(reverb_ctxt->reverb_settings), 0, sizeof(reverb_settings_t));
     memset(&(reverb_ctxt->offload_reverb), 0, sizeof(struct reverb_params));
 
@@ -615,6 +618,16 @@
     reverb_context_t *reverb_ctxt = (reverb_context_t *)context;
 
     ALOGV("%s: ctxt %p", __func__, reverb_ctxt);
+    reverb_ctxt->enabled_by_client = true;
+
+    /* REVERB_PRESET_NONE is equivalent to disabled state,
+     * But support for this state is not provided in DSP.
+     * Hence, do not set enable flag, if in peset mode with preset "NONE".
+     * Effect would be enabled when valid preset is set.
+     */
+    if ((reverb_ctxt->preset == true) &&
+        (reverb_ctxt->next_preset == REVERB_PRESET_NONE))
+        return 0;
 
     if (!offload_reverb_get_enable_flag(&(reverb_ctxt->offload_reverb)))
         offload_reverb_set_enable_flag(&(reverb_ctxt->offload_reverb), true);
@@ -626,6 +639,7 @@
     reverb_context_t *reverb_ctxt = (reverb_context_t *)context;
 
     ALOGV("%s: ctxt %p", __func__, reverb_ctxt);
+    reverb_ctxt->enabled_by_client = false;
     if (offload_reverb_get_enable_flag(&(reverb_ctxt->offload_reverb))) {
         offload_reverb_set_enable_flag(&(reverb_ctxt->offload_reverb), false);
         if (reverb_ctxt->ctl)
diff --git a/post_proc/reverb.h b/post_proc/reverb.h
index 991151e..1a5ca0d 100644
--- a/post_proc/reverb.h
+++ b/post_proc/reverb.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     // Offload vars
     struct mixer_ctl *ctl;
     int hw_acc_fd;
+    bool enabled_by_client;
     bool auxiliary;
     bool preset;
     uint16_t cur_preset;
diff --git a/post_proc/virtualizer.c b/post_proc/virtualizer.c
index 2748568..3874f0b 100644
--- a/post_proc/virtualizer.c
+++ b/post_proc/virtualizer.c
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@
     ALOGV("%s: ctxt %p, strength: %d", __func__, context, strength);
     context->strength = strength;
 
+    /*
+     *  Zero strength is not equivalent to disable state as down mix
+     *  is still happening for multichannel inputs.
+     *  For better user experience, explicitly disable virtualizer module
+     *  when strength is 0.
+     */
+    offload_virtualizer_set_enable_flag(&(context->offload_virt),
+                                        ((strength > 0) && !(context->temp_disabled)) ?
+                                        true : false);
     offload_virtualizer_set_strength(&(context->offload_virt), strength);
     if (context->ctl)
         offload_virtualizer_send_params(context->ctl, &context->offload_virt,