struct pcl818_private {
        struct comedi_isadma *dma;
-       long dma_runs_to_end;   /*  how many we must permorm DMA transfer to end of record */
-       unsigned long last_dma_run;     /*  how many bytes we must transfer on last DMA page */
        unsigned int ns_min;    /*  manimal allowed delay between samples (in us) for actual card */
        int i8253_osc_base;     /*  1/frequency of on board oscilator in ns */
        unsigned int act_chanlist[16];  /*  MUX setting for actual AI operations */
        unsigned int act_chanlist_len;  /*  how long is actual MUX list */
        unsigned int act_chanlist_pos;  /*  actual position in MUX list */
-       unsigned int ai_data_len;       /*  len of data buffer */
        unsigned int divisor1;
        unsigned int divisor2;
        unsigned int usefifo:1;
        struct pcl818_private *devpriv = dev->private;
        struct comedi_isadma *dma = devpriv->dma;
        struct comedi_isadma_desc *desc = &dma->desc[0];
-       struct comedi_cmd *cmd = &s->async->cmd;
+       unsigned int nsamples;
 
        comedi_isadma_disable(dma->chan);
-       if (cmd->stop_src == TRIG_COUNT) {
-               desc->size = cmd->stop_arg * comedi_bytes_per_scan(s);
-               devpriv->dma_runs_to_end = desc->size / desc->maxsize;
-               devpriv->last_dma_run = desc->size % desc->maxsize;
-               devpriv->dma_runs_to_end--;
-               if (devpriv->dma_runs_to_end >= 0)
-                       desc->size = desc->maxsize;
-       } else {
-               desc->size = desc->maxsize;
-       }
 
        dma->cur_dma = 0;
 
+       /*
+        * Determine dma size based on the buffer maxsize and the number of
+        * samples remaining in the command.
+        */
+       nsamples = comedi_bytes_to_samples(s, desc->maxsize);
+       nsamples = comedi_nsamples_left(s, nsamples);
+       desc->size = comedi_samples_to_bytes(s, nsamples);
        comedi_isadma_program(desc);
 }
 
 static void pcl818_ai_setup_next_dma(struct comedi_device *dev,
-                                    struct comedi_subdevice *s)
+                                    struct comedi_subdevice *s,
+                                    unsigned int unread_samples)
 {
        struct pcl818_private *devpriv = dev->private;
-       struct comedi_cmd *cmd = &s->async->cmd;
        struct comedi_isadma *dma = devpriv->dma;
+       struct comedi_isadma_desc *desc;
+       unsigned int max_samples;
+       unsigned int nsamples;
 
        comedi_isadma_disable(dma->chan);
-       dma->cur_dma = 1 - dma->cur_dma;
-
-       /* switch dma bufs if still running */
-       if (devpriv->dma_runs_to_end > -1 || cmd->stop_src == TRIG_NONE) {
-               struct comedi_isadma_desc *desc = &dma->desc[dma->cur_dma];
-
-               if (devpriv->dma_runs_to_end || cmd->stop_src == TRIG_NONE)
-                       desc->size = desc->maxsize;
-               else
-                       desc->size = devpriv->last_dma_run;
 
+       dma->cur_dma = 1 - dma->cur_dma;
+       desc = &dma->desc[dma->cur_dma];
+
+       /*
+        * Determine dma size based on the buffer maxsize plus the number of
+        * unread samples and the number of samples remaining in the command.
+        */
+       max_samples = comedi_bytes_to_samples(s, desc->maxsize);
+       nsamples = max_samples + unread_samples;
+       nsamples = comedi_nsamples_left(s, nsamples);
+       if (nsamples > unread_samples) {
+               nsamples -= unread_samples;
+               desc->size = comedi_samples_to_bytes(s, nsamples);
                comedi_isadma_program(desc);
        }
-
-       devpriv->dma_runs_to_end--;
 }
 
 static void pcl818_ai_set_chan_range(struct comedi_device *dev,
        unsigned int val;
        int i;
 
-       pcl818_ai_setup_next_dma(dev, s);
+       pcl818_ai_setup_next_dma(dev, s, nsamples);
 
        for (i = 0; i < nsamples; i++) {
                val = ptr[i];
                return -EINVAL;
        pcl818_ai_setup_chanlist(dev, cmd->chanlist, seglen);
 
-       devpriv->ai_data_len = s->async->prealloc_bufsz;
        devpriv->ai_cmd_running = 1;
        devpriv->ai_cmd_canceled = 0;
        devpriv->act_chanlist_pos = 0;
-       devpriv->dma_runs_to_end = 0;
 
        if (cmd->convert_src == TRIG_TIMER)
                ctrl |= PCL818_CTRL_PACER_TRIG;