diff --git a/media/libaudiofoundation/DeviceDescriptorBase.cpp b/media/libaudiofoundation/DeviceDescriptorBase.cpp
index 8933002..d99c2c0 100644
--- a/media/libaudiofoundation/DeviceDescriptorBase.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudiofoundation/DeviceDescriptorBase.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,22 @@
 namespace android {
 
 DeviceDescriptorBase::DeviceDescriptorBase(audio_devices_t type) :
-    AudioPort("", AUDIO_PORT_TYPE_DEVICE,
-              audio_is_output_device(type) ? AUDIO_PORT_ROLE_SINK :
-                                             AUDIO_PORT_ROLE_SOURCE)
+        DeviceDescriptorBase(type, "")
 {
-    mDeviceTypeAddr.mType = type;
-    if (audio_is_remote_submix_device(type)) {
+}
+
+DeviceDescriptorBase::DeviceDescriptorBase(audio_devices_t type, const std::string& address) :
+        DeviceDescriptorBase(AudioDeviceTypeAddr(type, address))
+{
+}
+
+DeviceDescriptorBase::DeviceDescriptorBase(const AudioDeviceTypeAddr &deviceTypeAddr) :
+        AudioPort("", AUDIO_PORT_TYPE_DEVICE,
+                  audio_is_output_device(deviceTypeAddr.mType) ? AUDIO_PORT_ROLE_SINK :
+                                         AUDIO_PORT_ROLE_SOURCE),
+        mDeviceTypeAddr(deviceTypeAddr)
+{
+    if (mDeviceTypeAddr.mAddress.empty() && audio_is_remote_submix_device(mDeviceTypeAddr.mType)) {
         mDeviceTypeAddr.mAddress = "0";
     }
 }
diff --git a/media/libaudiofoundation/include/media/DeviceDescriptorBase.h b/media/libaudiofoundation/include/media/DeviceDescriptorBase.h
index 5a60502..434533e 100644
--- a/media/libaudiofoundation/include/media/DeviceDescriptorBase.h
+++ b/media/libaudiofoundation/include/media/DeviceDescriptorBase.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 public:
      // Note that empty name refers by convention to a generic device.
     explicit DeviceDescriptorBase(audio_devices_t type);
+    DeviceDescriptorBase(audio_devices_t type, const std::string& address);
+    explicit DeviceDescriptorBase(const AudioDeviceTypeAddr& deviceTypeAddr);
 
     virtual ~DeviceDescriptorBase() {}
 
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/DeviceDescriptor.h b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/DeviceDescriptor.h
index 7faf90e..a6562d7 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/DeviceDescriptor.h
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/DeviceDescriptor.h
@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@
 {
 public:
      // Note that empty name refers by convention to a generic device.
-    explicit DeviceDescriptor(audio_devices_t type, const std::string &tagName = "");
-    DeviceDescriptor(audio_devices_t type, const FormatVector &encodedFormats,
-            const std::string &tagName = "");
+    explicit DeviceDescriptor(audio_devices_t type);
+    DeviceDescriptor(audio_devices_t type, const std::string &tagName,
+            const FormatVector &encodedFormats = FormatVector{});
+    DeviceDescriptor(audio_devices_t type, const std::string &tagName,
+            const std::string &address, const FormatVector &encodedFormats = FormatVector{});
+    DeviceDescriptor(const AudioDeviceTypeAddr &deviceTypeAddr, const std::string &tagName = "",
+            const FormatVector &encodedFormats = FormatVector{});
 
     virtual ~DeviceDescriptor() {}
 
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/DeviceDescriptor.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/DeviceDescriptor.cpp
index 993c3a1..86dbba8 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/DeviceDescriptor.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/DeviceDescriptor.cpp
@@ -26,14 +26,30 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-DeviceDescriptor::DeviceDescriptor(audio_devices_t type, const std::string &tagName) :
-        DeviceDescriptor(type, FormatVector{}, tagName)
+DeviceDescriptor::DeviceDescriptor(audio_devices_t type) :
+        DeviceDescriptor(type, "" /*tagName*/)
 {
 }
 
-DeviceDescriptor::DeviceDescriptor(audio_devices_t type, const FormatVector &encodedFormats,
-        const std::string &tagName) :
-    DeviceDescriptorBase(type), mTagName(tagName), mEncodedFormats(encodedFormats)
+DeviceDescriptor::DeviceDescriptor(audio_devices_t type,
+                                   const std::string &tagName,
+                                   const FormatVector &encodedFormats) :
+        DeviceDescriptor(type, tagName, "" /*address*/, encodedFormats)
+{
+}
+
+DeviceDescriptor::DeviceDescriptor(audio_devices_t type,
+                                   const std::string &tagName,
+                                   const std::string &address,
+                                   const FormatVector &encodedFormats) :
+        DeviceDescriptor(AudioDeviceTypeAddr(type, address), tagName, encodedFormats)
+{
+}
+
+DeviceDescriptor::DeviceDescriptor(const AudioDeviceTypeAddr &deviceTypeAddr,
+                                   const std::string &tagName,
+                                   const FormatVector &encodedFormats) :
+        DeviceDescriptorBase(deviceTypeAddr), mTagName(tagName), mEncodedFormats(encodedFormats)
 {
     mCurrentEncodedFormat = AUDIO_FORMAT_DEFAULT;
     /* If framework runs against a pre 5.0 Audio HAL, encoded formats are absent from the config.
@@ -41,7 +57,7 @@
      * For now, the workaround to remove AC3 and IEC61937 support on HDMI is to declare
      * something like 'encodedFormats="AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT"' on the HDMI devicePort.
      */
-    if (type == AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_HDMI && mEncodedFormats.empty()) {
+    if (mDeviceTypeAddr.mType == AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_HDMI && mEncodedFormats.empty()) {
         mEncodedFormats.push_back(AUDIO_FORMAT_AC3);
         mEncodedFormats.push_back(AUDIO_FORMAT_IEC61937);
     }
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/HwModule.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/HwModule.cpp
index 0b4d3d4..886e4c9 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/HwModule.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/HwModule.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@
     profile->addAudioProfile(new AudioProfile(config->format, config->channel_mask,
                                               config->sample_rate));
 
-    sp<DeviceDescriptor> devDesc = new DeviceDescriptor(device);
-    devDesc->setAddress(address.string());
+    sp<DeviceDescriptor> devDesc = new DeviceDescriptor(device, "" /*tagName*/, address.string());
     addDynamicDevice(devDesc);
     // Reciprocally attach the device to the module
     devDesc->attach(this);
@@ -117,8 +116,7 @@
     profile->addAudioProfile(new AudioProfile(config->format, config->channel_mask,
                                               config->sample_rate));
 
-    sp<DeviceDescriptor> devDesc = new DeviceDescriptor(device);
-    devDesc->setAddress(address.string());
+    sp<DeviceDescriptor> devDesc = new DeviceDescriptor(device, "" /*tagName*/, address.string());
     addDynamicDevice(devDesc);
     // Reciprocally attach the device to the module
     devDesc->attach(this);
@@ -360,9 +358,9 @@
               address);
         return nullptr;
     }
-    sp<DeviceDescriptor> device = new DeviceDescriptor(type, name);
+
+    sp<DeviceDescriptor> device = new DeviceDescriptor(type, name, address);
     device->setName(name);
-    device->setAddress(address);
     device->setEncodedFormat(encodedFormat);
 
   // Add the device to the list of dynamic devices
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/Serializer.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/Serializer.cpp
index 3b27cf6..4de8d3b 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/Serializer.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/Serializer.cpp
@@ -511,13 +511,8 @@
     if (!encodedFormatsLiteral.empty()) {
         encodedFormats = formatsFromString(encodedFormatsLiteral, " ");
     }
-    Element deviceDesc = new DeviceDescriptor(type, encodedFormats, name);
-
     std::string address = getXmlAttribute(cur, Attributes::address);
-    if (!address.empty()) {
-        ALOGV("%s: address=%s for %s", __func__, address.c_str(), name.c_str());
-        deviceDesc->setAddress(address);
-    }
+    Element deviceDesc = new DeviceDescriptor(type, name, address, encodedFormats);
 
     AudioProfileTraits::Collection profiles;
     status_t status = deserializeCollection<AudioProfileTraits>(cur, &profiles, NULL);