struct snd_rawmidi_params params;
        unsigned int val;
 
-       if (rfile->output == NULL)
-               return -EINVAL;
        if (get_user(params.stream, &src->stream) ||
            get_user(params.buffer_size, &src->buffer_size) ||
            get_user(params.avail_min, &src->avail_min) ||
        params.no_active_sensing = val;
        switch (params.stream) {
        case SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT:
+               if (!rfile->output)
+                       return -EINVAL;
                return snd_rawmidi_output_params(rfile->output, ¶ms);
        case SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT:
+               if (!rfile->input)
+                       return -EINVAL;
                return snd_rawmidi_input_params(rfile->input, ¶ms);
        }
        return -EINVAL;
        int err;
        struct snd_rawmidi_status status;
 
-       if (rfile->output == NULL)
-               return -EINVAL;
        if (get_user(status.stream, &src->stream))
                return -EFAULT;
 
        switch (status.stream) {
        case SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT:
+               if (!rfile->output)
+                       return -EINVAL;
                err = snd_rawmidi_output_status(rfile->output, &status);
                break;
        case SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT:
+               if (!rfile->input)
+                       return -EINVAL;
                err = snd_rawmidi_input_status(rfile->input, &status);
                break;
        default:
        int err;
        struct snd_rawmidi_status status;
 
-       if (rfile->output == NULL)
-               return -EINVAL;
        if (get_user(status.stream, &src->stream))
                return -EFAULT;
 
        switch (status.stream) {
        case SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT:
+               if (!rfile->output)
+                       return -EINVAL;
                err = snd_rawmidi_output_status(rfile->output, &status);
                break;
        case SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT:
+               if (!rfile->input)
+                       return -EINVAL;
                err = snd_rawmidi_input_status(rfile->input, &status);
                break;
        default: