diff --git a/hal/msm8974/hw_info.c b/hal/msm8974/hw_info.c
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index e3b86ac..bddaf97
--- a/hal/msm8974/hw_info.c
+++ b/hal/msm8974/hw_info.c
@@ -397,6 +397,11 @@
     }
 }
 
+static void  update_hardware_info_sdx(struct hardware_info *hw_info __unused, const char *snd_card_name __unused)
+{
+    ALOGW("%s: Not a sdx device", __func__);
+}
+
 static void  update_hardware_info_8974(struct hardware_info *hw_info, const char *snd_card_name)
 {
     if (!strcmp(snd_card_name, "msm8974-taiko-mtp-snd-card")) {
@@ -553,6 +558,9 @@
     } else if (strstr(snd_card_name, "sdm660") || strstr(snd_card_name, "sdm670")) {
         ALOGV("Bear - variant soundcard");
         update_hardware_info_bear(hw_info, snd_card_name);
+    } else if (strncmp(snd_card_name, "sdx", sizeof("sdx"))) {
+        ALOGV("SDX - variant soundcard");
+        update_hardware_info_sdx(hw_info, snd_card_name);
     } else {
         ALOGE("%s: Unsupported target %s:",__func__, snd_card_name);
         free(hw_info);
diff --git a/hal/msm8974/platform.c b/hal/msm8974/platform.c
index 21736d0..2c60be3 100644
--- a/hal/msm8974/platform.c
+++ b/hal/msm8974/platform.c
@@ -1307,7 +1307,9 @@
         !strncmp(snd_card_name, "apq8084-taiko-i2s-cdp-snd-card",
                  sizeof("apq8084-taiko-i2s-cdp-snd-card")) ||
         !strncmp(snd_card_name, "apq8096-tasha-i2c-snd-card",
-                 sizeof("apq8096-tasha-i2c-snd-card"))) {
+                 sizeof("apq8096-tasha-i2c-snd-card")) ||
+        !strncmp(snd_card_name, "sdx-tavil-i2s-snd-card",
+                 sizeof("sdx-tavil-i2s-snd-card"))){
         plat_data->is_i2s_ext_modem = true;
     }
     ALOGV("%s, is_i2s_ext_modem:%d soundcard name is %s",__func__,
@@ -2243,7 +2245,8 @@
     property_get("ro.board.platform", platform, "");
     property_get("ro.baseband", baseband, "");
     if ((!strncmp("apq8084", platform, sizeof("apq8084")) ||
-        !strncmp("msm8996", platform, sizeof("msm8996"))) &&
+        !strncmp("msm8996", platform, sizeof("msm8996")) ||
+        !strncmp("sdx", platform, sizeof("sdx"))) &&
         !strncmp("mdm", baseband, (sizeof("mdm")-1))) {
          my_data->csd = open_csd_client(my_data->is_i2s_ext_modem);
     } else {