}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(comedi_buf_write_alloc);
 
-/* munging is applied to data by core as it passes between user
- * and kernel space */
+/*
+ * munging is applied to data by core as it passes between user
+ * and kernel space
+ */
 static unsigned int comedi_buf_munge(struct comedi_async *async,
                                     unsigned int num_bytes)
 {
        unsigned int count = 0;
        const unsigned num_sample_bytes = bytes_per_sample(s);
 
-       if (s->munge == NULL || (async->cmd.flags & CMDF_RAWDATA)) {
+       if (!s->munge || (async->cmd.flags & CMDF_RAWDATA)) {
                async->munge_count += num_bytes;
-               BUG_ON((int)(async->munge_count - async->buf_write_count) > 0);
-               return num_bytes;
-       }
-       /* don't munge partial samples */
-       num_bytes -= num_bytes % num_sample_bytes;
-       while (count < num_bytes) {
-               int block_size;
-
-               block_size = num_bytes - count;
-               if (block_size < 0) {
-                       dev_warn(s->device->class_dev,
-                                "%s: %s: bug! block_size is negative\n",
-                                __FILE__, __func__);
-                       break;
+               count = num_bytes;
+       } else {
+               /* don't munge partial samples */
+               num_bytes -= num_bytes % num_sample_bytes;
+               while (count < num_bytes) {
+                       int block_size = num_bytes - count;
+                       unsigned int buf_end;
+
+                       if (block_size < 0) {
+                               dev_warn(s->device->class_dev,
+                                       "%s: %s: bug! block_size is negative\n",
+                                       __FILE__, __func__);
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       buf_end = async->prealloc_bufsz - async->munge_ptr;
+                       if (block_size > buf_end)
+                               block_size = buf_end;
+
+                       s->munge(s->device, s,
+                                async->prealloc_buf + async->munge_ptr,
+                                block_size, async->munge_chan);
+
+                       /*
+                        * ensure data is munged in buffer before the
+                        * async buffer munge_count is incremented
+                        */
+                       smp_wmb();
+
+                       async->munge_chan += block_size / num_sample_bytes;
+                       async->munge_chan %= async->cmd.chanlist_len;
+                       async->munge_count += block_size;
+                       async->munge_ptr += block_size;
+                       async->munge_ptr %= async->prealloc_bufsz;
+                       count += block_size;
                }
-               if ((int)(async->munge_ptr + block_size -
-                         async->prealloc_bufsz) > 0)
-                       block_size = async->prealloc_bufsz - async->munge_ptr;
-
-               s->munge(s->device, s, async->prealloc_buf + async->munge_ptr,
-                        block_size, async->munge_chan);
-
-               smp_wmb();      /* barrier insures data is munged in buffer
-                                * before munge_count is incremented */
-
-               async->munge_chan += block_size / num_sample_bytes;
-               async->munge_chan %= async->cmd.chanlist_len;
-               async->munge_count += block_size;
-               async->munge_ptr += block_size;
-               async->munge_ptr %= async->prealloc_bufsz;
-               count += block_size;
        }
+
        BUG_ON((int)(async->munge_count - async->buf_write_count) > 0);
        return count;
 }