if (err)
                return 2;
 
-       /* step 3: make sure arguments are trivially compatible */
+       /* Step 3: check if arguments are trivially valid */
 
-       if (cmd->start_arg == TRIG_NOW && cmd->start_arg != 0) {
-               cmd->start_arg = 0;
-               err++;
-       }
+       if (cmd->start_arg == TRIG_NOW)
+               err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->start_arg, 0);
 
        if (!cmd->chanlist_len)
-               err++;
+               err |= -EINVAL;
+       err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->scan_end_arg, cmd->chanlist_len);
 
-       if (cmd->scan_end_arg != cmd->chanlist_len) {
-               cmd->scan_end_arg = cmd->chanlist_len;
-               err++;
-       }
+       if (cmd->convert_src == TRIG_TIMER)
+               err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_min(&cmd->convert_arg,
+                                                thisboard->ai_speed);
 
-       if (cmd->convert_src == TRIG_TIMER) {
-               if (cmd->convert_arg < thisboard->ai_speed) {
-                       cmd->convert_arg = thisboard->ai_speed;
-                       err++;
-               }
-       }
        /* make sure scan timing is not too fast */
        if (cmd->scan_begin_src == TRIG_TIMER) {
-               if (cmd->convert_src == TRIG_TIMER &&
-                   cmd->scan_begin_arg <
-                   cmd->convert_arg * cmd->chanlist_len) {
-                       cmd->scan_begin_arg =
-                           cmd->convert_arg * cmd->chanlist_len;
-                       err++;
-               }
-               if (cmd->scan_begin_arg <
-                   thisboard->ai_speed * cmd->chanlist_len) {
-                       cmd->scan_begin_arg =
-                           thisboard->ai_speed * cmd->chanlist_len;
-                       err++;
-               }
+               if (cmd->convert_src == TRIG_TIMER)
+                       err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_min(&cmd->scan_begin_arg,
+                                       cmd->convert_arg * cmd->chanlist_len);
+               err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_min(&cmd->scan_begin_arg,
+                               thisboard->ai_speed * cmd->chanlist_len);
        }
-       /* stop source */
+
        switch (cmd->stop_src) {
        case TRIG_COUNT:
-               if (!cmd->stop_arg) {
-                       cmd->stop_arg = 1;
-                       err++;
-               }
+               err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_min(&cmd->stop_arg, 1);
                break;
        case TRIG_NONE:
-               if (cmd->stop_arg != 0) {
-                       cmd->stop_arg = 0;
-                       err++;
-               }
+               err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->stop_arg, 0);
                break;
                /*
                 * TRIG_EXT doesn't care since it doesn't