#else
        struct snd_kcontrol *master_switch; /* for h/w volume control */
        struct snd_kcontrol *master_volume;
-       spinlock_t ac97_lock;
-       struct tasklet_struct hwvol_tq;
 #endif
+       struct work_struct hwvol_work;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_ES1968_RADIO
        struct snd_tea575x tea;
 static void snd_es1968_ac97_write(struct snd_ac97 *ac97, unsigned short reg, unsigned short val)
 {
        struct es1968 *chip = ac97->private_data;
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_ES1968_INPUT
-       unsigned long flags;
-#endif
 
        snd_es1968_ac97_wait(chip);
 
        /* Write the bus */
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_ES1968_INPUT
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&chip->ac97_lock, flags);
-#endif
        outw(val, chip->io_port + ESM_AC97_DATA);
        /*msleep(1);*/
        outb(reg, chip->io_port + ESM_AC97_INDEX);
        /*msleep(1);*/
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_ES1968_INPUT
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chip->ac97_lock, flags);
-#endif
 }
 
 static unsigned short snd_es1968_ac97_read(struct snd_ac97 *ac97, unsigned short reg)
 {
        u16 data = 0;
        struct es1968 *chip = ac97->private_data;
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_ES1968_INPUT
-       unsigned long flags;
-#endif
 
        snd_es1968_ac97_wait(chip);
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_ES1968_INPUT
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&chip->ac97_lock, flags);
-#endif
        outb(reg | 0x80, chip->io_port + ESM_AC97_INDEX);
        /*msleep(1);*/
 
                data = inw(chip->io_port + ESM_AC97_DATA);
                /*msleep(1);*/
        }
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_ES1968_INPUT
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chip->ac97_lock, flags);
-#endif
 
        return data;
 }
    (without wrap around) in response to volume button presses and then
    generating an interrupt. The pair of counters is stored in bits 1-3 and 5-7
    of a byte wide register. The meaning of bits 0 and 4 is unknown. */
-static void es1968_update_hw_volume(unsigned long private_data)
+static void es1968_update_hw_volume(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-       struct es1968 *chip = (struct es1968 *) private_data;
+       struct es1968 *chip = container_of(work, struct es1968, hwvol_work);
        int x, val;
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_ES1968_INPUT
-       unsigned long flags;
-#endif
 
        /* Figure out which volume control button was pushed,
           based on differences from the default register
        if (! chip->master_switch || ! chip->master_volume)
                return;
 
-       /* FIXME: we can't call snd_ac97_* functions since here is in tasklet. */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&chip->ac97_lock, flags);
-       val = chip->ac97->regs[AC97_MASTER];
+       val = snd_ac97_read(chip->ac97, AC97_MASTER);
        switch (x) {
        case 0x88:
                /* mute */
                val ^= 0x8000;
-               chip->ac97->regs[AC97_MASTER] = val;
-               outw(val, chip->io_port + ESM_AC97_DATA);
-               outb(AC97_MASTER, chip->io_port + ESM_AC97_INDEX);
-               snd_ctl_notify(chip->card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE,
-                              &chip->master_switch->id);
                break;
        case 0xaa:
                /* volume up */
                        val--;
                if ((val & 0x7f00) > 0)
                        val -= 0x0100;
-               chip->ac97->regs[AC97_MASTER] = val;
-               outw(val, chip->io_port + ESM_AC97_DATA);
-               outb(AC97_MASTER, chip->io_port + ESM_AC97_INDEX);
-               snd_ctl_notify(chip->card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE,
-                              &chip->master_volume->id);
                break;
        case 0x66:
                /* volume down */
                        val++;
                if ((val & 0x7f00) < 0x1f00)
                        val += 0x0100;
-               chip->ac97->regs[AC97_MASTER] = val;
-               outw(val, chip->io_port + ESM_AC97_DATA);
-               outb(AC97_MASTER, chip->io_port + ESM_AC97_INDEX);
-               snd_ctl_notify(chip->card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE,
-                              &chip->master_volume->id);
                break;
        }
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chip->ac97_lock, flags);
+       if (snd_ac97_update(chip->ac97, AC97_MASTER, val))
+               snd_ctl_notify(chip->card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE,
+                              &chip->master_volume->id);
 #else
        if (!chip->input_dev)
                return;
        outw(inw(chip->io_port + 4) & 1, chip->io_port + 4);
 
        if (event & ESM_HWVOL_IRQ)
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_ES1968_INPUT
-               es1968_update_hw_volume((unsigned long)chip);
-#else
-               tasklet_schedule(&chip->hwvol_tq); /* we'll do this later */
-#endif
+               schedule_work(&chip->hwvol_work);
 
        /* else ack 'em all, i imagine */
        outb(0xFF, chip->io_port + 0x1A);
                return 0;
 
        chip->in_suspend = 1;
+       cancel_work_sync(&chip->hwvol_work);
        snd_power_change_state(card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D3hot);
        snd_pcm_suspend_all(chip->pcm);
        snd_ac97_suspend(chip->ac97);
 
 static int snd_es1968_free(struct es1968 *chip)
 {
+       cancel_work_sync(&chip->hwvol_work);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_ES1968_INPUT
        if (chip->input_dev)
                input_unregister_device(chip->input_dev);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&chip->buf_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&chip->substream_list);
        mutex_init(&chip->memory_mutex);
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_ES1968_INPUT
-       spin_lock_init(&chip->ac97_lock);
-       tasklet_init(&chip->hwvol_tq, es1968_update_hw_volume, (unsigned long)chip);
-#endif
+       INIT_WORK(&chip->hwvol_work, es1968_update_hw_volume);
        chip->card = card;
        chip->pci = pci;
        chip->irq = -1;
 
        struct input_dev *input_dev;
        char phys[64];                  /* physical device path */
 #else
-       spinlock_t ac97_lock;
        struct snd_kcontrol *master_switch;
        struct snd_kcontrol *master_volume;
-       struct tasklet_struct hwvol_tq;
 #endif
+       struct work_struct hwvol_work;
 
        unsigned int in_suspend;
 
    (without wrap around) in response to volume button presses and then
    generating an interrupt. The pair of counters is stored in bits 1-3 and 5-7
    of a byte wide register. The meaning of bits 0 and 4 is unknown. */
-static void snd_m3_update_hw_volume(unsigned long private_data)
+static void snd_m3_update_hw_volume(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-       struct snd_m3 *chip = (struct snd_m3 *) private_data;
+       struct snd_m3 *chip = container_of(work, struct snd_m3, hwvol_work);
        int x, val;
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_INPUT
-       unsigned long flags;
-#endif
 
        /* Figure out which volume control button was pushed,
           based on differences from the default register
        if (!chip->master_switch || !chip->master_volume)
                return;
 
-       /* FIXME: we can't call snd_ac97_* functions since here is in tasklet. */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&chip->ac97_lock, flags);
-
-       val = chip->ac97->regs[AC97_MASTER_VOL];
+       val = snd_ac97_read(chip->ac97, AC97_MASTER);
        switch (x) {
        case 0x88:
                /* The counters have not changed, yet we've received a HV
                   interrupt. According to tests run by various people this
                   happens when pressing the mute button. */
                val ^= 0x8000;
-               chip->ac97->regs[AC97_MASTER_VOL] = val;
-               outw(val, chip->iobase + CODEC_DATA);
-               outb(AC97_MASTER_VOL, chip->iobase + CODEC_COMMAND);
-               snd_ctl_notify(chip->card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE,
-                              &chip->master_switch->id);
                break;
        case 0xaa:
                /* counters increased by 1 -> volume up */
                        val--;
                if ((val & 0x7f00) > 0)
                        val -= 0x0100;
-               chip->ac97->regs[AC97_MASTER_VOL] = val;
-               outw(val, chip->iobase + CODEC_DATA);
-               outb(AC97_MASTER_VOL, chip->iobase + CODEC_COMMAND);
-               snd_ctl_notify(chip->card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE,
-                              &chip->master_volume->id);
                break;
        case 0x66:
                /* counters decreased by 1 -> volume down */
                        val++;
                if ((val & 0x7f00) < 0x1f00)
                        val += 0x0100;
-               chip->ac97->regs[AC97_MASTER_VOL] = val;
-               outw(val, chip->iobase + CODEC_DATA);
-               outb(AC97_MASTER_VOL, chip->iobase + CODEC_COMMAND);
-               snd_ctl_notify(chip->card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE,
-                              &chip->master_volume->id);
                break;
        }
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chip->ac97_lock, flags);
+       if (snd_ac97_update(chip->ac97, AC97_MASTER, val))
+               snd_ctl_notify(chip->card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE,
+                              &chip->master_switch->id);
 #else
        if (!chip->input_dev)
                return;
                return IRQ_NONE;
 
        if (status & HV_INT_PENDING)
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_INPUT
-               snd_m3_update_hw_volume((unsigned long)chip);
-#else
-               tasklet_schedule(&chip->hwvol_tq);
-#endif
+               schedule_work(&chip->hwvol_work);
 
        /*
         * ack an assp int if its running
 snd_m3_ac97_read(struct snd_ac97 *ac97, unsigned short reg)
 {
        struct snd_m3 *chip = ac97->private_data;
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_INPUT
-       unsigned long flags;
-#endif
        unsigned short data = 0xffff;
 
        if (snd_m3_ac97_wait(chip))
                goto fail;
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_INPUT
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&chip->ac97_lock, flags);
-#endif
        snd_m3_outb(chip, 0x80 | (reg & 0x7f), CODEC_COMMAND);
        if (snd_m3_ac97_wait(chip))
-               goto fail_unlock;
+               goto fail;
        data = snd_m3_inw(chip, CODEC_DATA);
-fail_unlock:
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_INPUT
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chip->ac97_lock, flags);
-#endif
 fail:
        return data;
 }
 snd_m3_ac97_write(struct snd_ac97 *ac97, unsigned short reg, unsigned short val)
 {
        struct snd_m3 *chip = ac97->private_data;
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_INPUT
-       unsigned long flags;
-#endif
 
        if (snd_m3_ac97_wait(chip))
                return;
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_INPUT
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&chip->ac97_lock, flags);
-#endif
        snd_m3_outw(chip, val, CODEC_DATA);
        snd_m3_outb(chip, reg & 0x7f, CODEC_COMMAND);
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_INPUT
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chip->ac97_lock, flags);
-#endif
 }
 
 
        struct m3_dma *s;
        int i;
 
+       cancel_work_sync(&chip->hwvol_work);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_INPUT
        if (chip->input_dev)
                input_unregister_device(chip->input_dev);
                return 0;
 
        chip->in_suspend = 1;
+       cancel_work_sync(&chip->hwvol_work);
        snd_power_change_state(card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D3hot);
        snd_pcm_suspend_all(chip->pcm);
        snd_ac97_suspend(chip->ac97);
        }
 
        spin_lock_init(&chip->reg_lock);
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_INPUT
-       spin_lock_init(&chip->ac97_lock);
-#endif
 
        switch (pci->device) {
        case PCI_DEVICE_ID_ESS_ALLEGRO:
        chip->card = card;
        chip->pci = pci;
        chip->irq = -1;
+       INIT_WORK(&chip->hwvol_work, snd_m3_update_hw_volume);
 
        chip->external_amp = enable_amp;
        if (amp_gpio >= 0 && amp_gpio <= 0x0f)
 
        snd_m3_hv_init(chip);
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_INPUT
-       tasklet_init(&chip->hwvol_tq, snd_m3_update_hw_volume, (unsigned long)chip);
-#endif
-
        if (request_irq(pci->irq, snd_m3_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,
                        KBUILD_MODNAME, chip)) {
                snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to grab IRQ %d\n", pci->irq);