diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-async.h b/include/media/v4l2-async.h
index 1592d32..8319284 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-async.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-async.h
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 /*
  * V4L2 asynchronous subdevice registration API
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2012-2013, Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@gmx.de>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
  */
 
 #ifndef V4L2_ASYNC_H
@@ -20,9 +17,6 @@
 struct v4l2_subdev;
 struct v4l2_async_notifier;
 
-/* A random max subdevice number, used to allocate an array on stack */
-#define V4L2_MAX_SUBDEVS 128U
-
 /**
  * enum v4l2_async_match_type - type of asynchronous subdevice logic to be used
  *	in order to identify a match
@@ -73,6 +67,8 @@
  * @match.custom.priv:
  *		Driver-specific private struct with match parameters
  *		to be used if %V4L2_ASYNC_MATCH_CUSTOM.
+ * @asd_list:	used to add struct v4l2_async_subdev objects to the
+ *		master notifier @asd_list
  * @list:	used to link struct v4l2_async_subdev objects, waiting to be
  *		probed, to a notifier->waiting list
  *
@@ -90,14 +86,15 @@
 			unsigned short address;
 		} i2c;
 		struct {
-			bool (*match)(struct device *,
-				      struct v4l2_async_subdev *);
+			bool (*match)(struct device *dev,
+				      struct v4l2_async_subdev *sd);
 			void *priv;
 		} custom;
 	} match;
 
 	/* v4l2-async core private: not to be used by drivers */
 	struct list_head list;
+	struct list_head asd_list;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -121,30 +118,134 @@
  * struct v4l2_async_notifier - v4l2_device notifier data
  *
  * @ops:	notifier operations
- * @num_subdevs: number of subdevices used in the subdevs array
- * @max_subdevs: number of subdevices allocated in the subdevs array
- * @subdevs:	array of pointers to subdevice descriptors
  * @v4l2_dev:	v4l2_device of the root notifier, NULL otherwise
  * @sd:		sub-device that registered the notifier, NULL otherwise
  * @parent:	parent notifier
+ * @asd_list:	master list of struct v4l2_async_subdev
  * @waiting:	list of struct v4l2_async_subdev, waiting for their drivers
  * @done:	list of struct v4l2_subdev, already probed
  * @list:	member in a global list of notifiers
  */
 struct v4l2_async_notifier {
 	const struct v4l2_async_notifier_operations *ops;
-	unsigned int num_subdevs;
-	unsigned int max_subdevs;
-	struct v4l2_async_subdev **subdevs;
 	struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev;
 	struct v4l2_subdev *sd;
 	struct v4l2_async_notifier *parent;
+	struct list_head asd_list;
 	struct list_head waiting;
 	struct list_head done;
 	struct list_head list;
 };
 
 /**
+ * v4l2_async_notifier_init - Initialize a notifier.
+ *
+ * @notifier: pointer to &struct v4l2_async_notifier
+ *
+ * This function initializes the notifier @asd_list. It must be called
+ * before the first call to @v4l2_async_notifier_add_subdev.
+ */
+void v4l2_async_notifier_init(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier);
+
+/**
+ * v4l2_async_notifier_add_subdev - Add an async subdev to the
+ *				notifier's master asd list.
+ *
+ * @notifier: pointer to &struct v4l2_async_notifier
+ * @asd: pointer to &struct v4l2_async_subdev
+ *
+ * Call this function before registering a notifier to link the
+ * provided asd to the notifiers master @asd_list.
+ */
+int v4l2_async_notifier_add_subdev(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
+				   struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd);
+
+/**
+ * v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_subdev - Allocate and add a fwnode async
+ *				subdev to the notifier's master asd_list.
+ *
+ * @notifier: pointer to &struct v4l2_async_notifier
+ * @fwnode: fwnode handle of the sub-device to be matched
+ * @asd_struct_size: size of the driver's async sub-device struct, including
+ *		     sizeof(struct v4l2_async_subdev). The &struct
+ *		     v4l2_async_subdev shall be the first member of
+ *		     the driver's async sub-device struct, i.e. both
+ *		     begin at the same memory address.
+ *
+ * Allocate a fwnode-matched asd of size asd_struct_size, and add it to the
+ * notifiers @asd_list. The function also gets a reference of the fwnode which
+ * is released later at notifier cleanup time.
+ */
+struct v4l2_async_subdev *
+v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_subdev(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
+				      struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+				      unsigned int asd_struct_size);
+
+/**
+ * v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev - Allocate and add a fwnode
+ *						  remote async subdev to the
+ *						  notifier's master asd_list.
+ *
+ * @notif: pointer to &struct v4l2_async_notifier
+ * @endpoint: local endpoint pointing to the remote sub-device to be matched
+ * @asd: Async sub-device struct allocated by the caller. The &struct
+ *	 v4l2_async_subdev shall be the first member of the driver's async
+ *	 sub-device struct, i.e. both begin at the same memory address.
+ *
+ * Gets the remote endpoint of a given local endpoint, set it up for fwnode
+ * matching and adds the async sub-device to the notifier's @asd_list. The
+ * function also gets a reference of the fwnode which is released later at
+ * notifier cleanup time.
+ *
+ * This is just like @v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_subdev, but with the
+ * exception that the fwnode refers to a local endpoint, not the remote one, and
+ * the function relies on the caller to allocate the async sub-device struct.
+ */
+int
+v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notif,
+					     struct fwnode_handle *endpoint,
+					     struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd);
+
+/**
+ * v4l2_async_notifier_add_i2c_subdev - Allocate and add an i2c async
+ *				subdev to the notifier's master asd_list.
+ *
+ * @notifier: pointer to &struct v4l2_async_notifier
+ * @adapter_id: I2C adapter ID to be matched
+ * @address: I2C address of sub-device to be matched
+ * @asd_struct_size: size of the driver's async sub-device struct, including
+ *		     sizeof(struct v4l2_async_subdev). The &struct
+ *		     v4l2_async_subdev shall be the first member of
+ *		     the driver's async sub-device struct, i.e. both
+ *		     begin at the same memory address.
+ *
+ * Same as above but for I2C matched sub-devices.
+ */
+struct v4l2_async_subdev *
+v4l2_async_notifier_add_i2c_subdev(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
+				   int adapter_id, unsigned short address,
+				   unsigned int asd_struct_size);
+
+/**
+ * v4l2_async_notifier_add_devname_subdev - Allocate and add a device-name
+ *				async subdev to the notifier's master asd_list.
+ *
+ * @notifier: pointer to &struct v4l2_async_notifier
+ * @device_name: device name string to be matched
+ * @asd_struct_size: size of the driver's async sub-device struct, including
+ *		     sizeof(struct v4l2_async_subdev). The &struct
+ *		     v4l2_async_subdev shall be the first member of
+ *		     the driver's async sub-device struct, i.e. both
+ *		     begin at the same memory address.
+ *
+ * Same as above but for device-name matched sub-devices.
+ */
+struct v4l2_async_subdev *
+v4l2_async_notifier_add_devname_subdev(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
+				       const char *device_name,
+				       unsigned int asd_struct_size);
+
+/**
  * v4l2_async_notifier_register - registers a subdevice asynchronous notifier
  *
  * @v4l2_dev: pointer to &struct v4l2_device
@@ -164,7 +265,8 @@
 					struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier);
 
 /**
- * v4l2_async_notifier_unregister - unregisters a subdevice asynchronous notifier
+ * v4l2_async_notifier_unregister - unregisters a subdevice
+ *	asynchronous notifier
  *
  * @notifier: pointer to &struct v4l2_async_notifier
  */
@@ -177,7 +279,9 @@
  * Release memory resources related to a notifier, including the async
  * sub-devices allocated for the purposes of the notifier but not the notifier
  * itself. The user is responsible for calling this function to clean up the
- * notifier after calling @v4l2_async_notifier_parse_fwnode_endpoints or
+ * notifier after calling
+ * @v4l2_async_notifier_add_subdev,
+ * @v4l2_async_notifier_parse_fwnode_endpoints or
  * @v4l2_fwnode_reference_parse_sensor_common.
  *
  * There is no harm from calling v4l2_async_notifier_cleanup in other
@@ -213,8 +317,8 @@
  * An error is returned if the module is no longer loaded on any attempts
  * to register it.
  */
-int __must_check v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor_common(
-	struct v4l2_subdev *sd);
+int __must_check
+v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor_common(struct v4l2_subdev *sd);
 
 /**
  * v4l2_async_unregister_subdev - unregisters a sub-device to the asynchronous