int next_dma_buf;       /*  which DMA buffer will be used next round */
        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 ai_scans;  /*  len of scanlist */
        unsigned char ai_neverending;   /*  if=1, then we do neverending record (you must use cancel()) */
        int irq_blocked;        /*  1=IRQ now uses any subdev */
        int irq_was_now_closed; /*  when IRQ finish, there's stored int816_mode for last interrupt */
        struct comedi_device *dev = d;
        struct pcl816_private *devpriv = dev->private;
        struct comedi_subdevice *s = dev->read_subdev;
+       struct comedi_cmd *cmd = &s->async->cmd;
        int timeout = 50;       /* wait max 50us */
 
        while (timeout--) {
 
        if (!devpriv->ai_neverending)
                                        /* all data sampled */
-               if (devpriv->ai_act_scan >= devpriv->ai_scans) {
+               if (devpriv->ai_act_scan >= cmd->stop_arg) {
                        /* all data sampled */
                        pcl816_ai_cancel(dev, s);
                        s->async->events |= COMEDI_CB_EOA;
                                  unsigned int bufptr, unsigned int len)
 {
        struct pcl816_private *devpriv = dev->private;
+       struct comedi_cmd *cmd = &s->async->cmd;
        int i;
 
        s->async->events = 0;
 
                if (!devpriv->ai_neverending)
                                                /*  all data sampled */
-                       if (devpriv->ai_act_scan >= devpriv->ai_scans) {
+                       if (devpriv->ai_act_scan >= cmd->stop_arg) {
                                pcl816_ai_cancel(dev, s);
                                s->async->events |= COMEDI_CB_EOA;
                                s->async->events |= COMEDI_CB_BLOCK;
        devpriv->ai_poll_ptr = 0;
        devpriv->irq_was_now_closed = 0;
 
-       if (cmd->stop_src == TRIG_COUNT) {
-               devpriv->ai_scans = cmd->stop_arg;
+       if (cmd->stop_src == TRIG_COUNT)
                devpriv->ai_neverending = 0;
-       } else {
-               devpriv->ai_scans = 0;
+       else
                devpriv->ai_neverending = 1;
-       }
 
        if (devpriv->dma) {
                bytes = devpriv->hwdmasize[0];