dev_name(&ff->unit->device), 100 << fw_dev->max_speed);
 }
 
-static void ff_card_free(struct snd_card *card)
+static void ff_free(struct snd_ff *ff)
 {
-       struct snd_ff *ff = card->private_data;
-
        fw_unit_put(ff->unit);
 
        mutex_destroy(&ff->mutex);
+       kfree(ff);
+}
+
+static void ff_card_free(struct snd_card *card)
+{
+       ff_free(card->private_data);
+}
+
+static void do_registration(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct snd_ff *ff = container_of(work, struct snd_ff, dwork.work);
+       int err;
+
+       if (ff->registered)
+               return;
+
+       err = snd_card_new(&ff->unit->device, -1, NULL, THIS_MODULE, 0,
+                          &ff->card);
+       if (err < 0)
+               return;
+
+       name_card(ff);
+
+       err = snd_card_register(ff->card);
+       if (err < 0)
+               goto error;
+
+       ff->card->private_free = ff_card_free;
+       ff->card->private_data = ff;
+       ff->registered = true;
+
+       return;
+error:
+       snd_card_free(ff->card);
+       dev_info(&ff->unit->device,
+                "Sound card registration failed: %d\n", err);
 }
 
 static int snd_ff_probe(struct fw_unit *unit,
                           const struct ieee1394_device_id *entry)
 {
-       struct snd_card *card;
        struct snd_ff *ff;
-       int err;
 
-       err = snd_card_new(&unit->device, -1, NULL, THIS_MODULE,
-                          sizeof(struct snd_ff), &card);
-       if (err < 0)
-               return err;
-       card->private_free = ff_card_free;
+       ff = kzalloc(sizeof(struct snd_ff), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (ff == NULL)
+               return -ENOMEM;
 
        /* initialize myself */
-       ff = card->private_data;
-       ff->card = card;
        ff->unit = fw_unit_get(unit);
        dev_set_drvdata(&unit->device, ff);
 
        mutex_init(&ff->mutex);
 
-       name_card(ff);
-
-       err = snd_card_register(card);
-       if (err < 0) {
-               snd_card_free(card);
-               return err;
-       }
+       /* Register this sound card later. */
+       INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&ff->dwork, do_registration);
+       snd_fw_schedule_registration(unit, &ff->dwork);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
 static void snd_ff_update(struct fw_unit *unit)
 {
-       return;
+       struct snd_ff *ff = dev_get_drvdata(&unit->device);
+
+       /* Postpone a workqueue for deferred registration. */
+       if (!ff->registered)
+               snd_fw_schedule_registration(unit, &ff->dwork);
 }
 
 static void snd_ff_remove(struct fw_unit *unit)
 {
        struct snd_ff *ff = dev_get_drvdata(&unit->device);
 
-       /* No need to wait for releasing card object in this context. */
-       snd_card_free_when_closed(ff->card);
+       /*
+        * Confirm to stop the work for registration before the sound card is
+        * going to be released. The work is not scheduled again because bus
+        * reset handler is not called anymore.
+        */
+       cancel_work_sync(&ff->dwork.work);
+
+       if (ff->registered) {
+               /* No need to wait for releasing card object in this context. */
+               snd_card_free_when_closed(ff->card);
+       } else {
+               /* Don't forget this case. */
+               ff_free(ff);
+       }
 }
 
 static const struct ieee1394_device_id snd_ff_id_table[] = {