*/
 
        if (midi_devs[dev]->buffer_status != NULL)
-               while (!signal_pending(current) && midi_devs[dev]->buffer_status(dev)) 
-                       interruptible_sleep_on_timeout(&midi_sleeper[dev],
-                                                      HZ/10);
+               wait_event_interruptible_timeout(midi_sleeper[dev],
+                               !midi_devs[dev]->buffer_status(dev), HZ/10);
 }
 
 static void midi_input_intr(int dev, unsigned char data)
                                                           * devices
                                                         */
 
-               while (!signal_pending(current) && DATA_AVAIL(midi_out_buf[dev]))
-                         interruptible_sleep_on(&midi_sleeper[dev]);
+               wait_event_interruptible(midi_sleeper[dev],
+                                        !DATA_AVAIL(midi_out_buf[dev]));
                /*
                 *      Sync
                 */
                                goto out;
                        }
 
-                       interruptible_sleep_on(&midi_sleeper[dev]);
-                       if (signal_pending(current)) 
+                       if (wait_event_interruptible(midi_sleeper[dev],
+                                               SPACE_AVAIL(midi_out_buf[dev])))
                        {
                                c = -EINTR;
                                goto out;
                        c = -EAGAIN;
                        goto out;
                }
-               interruptible_sleep_on_timeout(&input_sleeper[dev],
-                                              parms[dev].prech_timeout);
+               wait_event_interruptible_timeout(input_sleeper[dev],
+                                                DATA_AVAIL(midi_in_buf[dev]),
+                                                parms[dev].prech_timeout);
 
                if (signal_pending(current))
                        c = -EINTR;     /* The user is getting restless */