return 0;
 }
 
-static int snd_emu1010_load_firmware(struct snd_emu10k1 *emu, const char *filename)
+static int snd_emu1010_load_firmware(struct snd_emu10k1 *emu)
 {
-       int err;
        int n, i;
        int reg;
        int value;
        unsigned int write_post;
        unsigned long flags;
-       const struct firmware *fw_entry;
+       const struct firmware *fw_entry = emu->firmware;
 
-       err = request_firmware(&fw_entry, filename, &emu->pci->dev);
-       if (err != 0) {
-               snd_printk(KERN_ERR "firmware: %s not found. Err = %d\n", filename, err);
-               return err;
-       }
-       snd_printk(KERN_INFO "firmware size = 0x%zx\n", fw_entry->size);
+       if (!fw_entry)
+               return -EIO;
 
        /* The FPGA is a Xilinx Spartan IIE XC2S50E */
        /* GPIO7 -> FPGA PGMN
        write_post = inl(emu->port + A_IOCFG);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&emu->emu_lock, flags);
 
-       release_firmware(fw_entry);
        return 0;
 }
 
                        /* Return to Audio Dock programming mode */
                        snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: Loading Audio Dock Firmware\n");
                        snd_emu1010_fpga_write(emu, EMU_HANA_FPGA_CONFIG, EMU_HANA_FPGA_CONFIG_AUDIODOCK);
-                       if (emu->card_capabilities->emu_model ==
-                           EMU_MODEL_EMU1010) {
-                               err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu, DOCK_FILENAME);
-                               if (err != 0)
-                                       continue;
-                       } else if (emu->card_capabilities->emu_model ==
-                                  EMU_MODEL_EMU1010B) {
-                               err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu, MICRO_DOCK_FILENAME);
-                               if (err != 0)
-                                       continue;
-                       } else if (emu->card_capabilities->emu_model ==
-                                  EMU_MODEL_EMU1616) {
-                               err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu, MICRO_DOCK_FILENAME);
-                               if (err != 0)
-                                       continue;
-                       }
+                       err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu);
+                       if (err != 0)
+                               continue;
 
                        snd_emu1010_fpga_write(emu, EMU_HANA_FPGA_CONFIG, 0);
                        snd_emu1010_fpga_read(emu, EMU_HANA_IRQ_STATUS, ®);
        unsigned int i;
        u32 tmp, tmp2, reg;
        int err;
-       const char *filename = NULL;
 
        snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: Special config.\n");
        /* AC97 2.1, Any 16Meg of 4Gig address, Auto-Mute, EMU32 Slave,
                return -ENODEV;
        }
        snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: EMU_HANA_ID = 0x%x\n", reg);
-       switch (emu->card_capabilities->emu_model) {
-       case EMU_MODEL_EMU1010:
-               filename = HANA_FILENAME;
-               break;
-       case EMU_MODEL_EMU1010B:
-               filename = EMU1010B_FILENAME;
-               break;
-       case EMU_MODEL_EMU1616:
-               filename = EMU1010_NOTEBOOK_FILENAME;
-               break;
-       case EMU_MODEL_EMU0404:
-               filename = EMU0404_FILENAME;
-               break;
-       default:
-               filename = NULL;
-               return -ENODEV;
-               break;
-       }
-       snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: filename %s testing\n", filename);
-       err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu, filename);
-       if (err != 0) {
-               snd_printk(
-                       KERN_INFO "emu1010: Loading Firmware file %s failed\n",
-                       filename);
-               return err;
+
+       if (!emu->firmware) {
+               const char *filename;
+               switch (emu->card_capabilities->emu_model) {
+               case EMU_MODEL_EMU1010:
+                       filename = HANA_FILENAME;
+                       break;
+               case EMU_MODEL_EMU1010B:
+                       filename = EMU1010B_FILENAME;
+                       break;
+               case EMU_MODEL_EMU1616:
+                       filename = EMU1010_NOTEBOOK_FILENAME;
+                       break;
+               case EMU_MODEL_EMU0404:
+                       filename = EMU0404_FILENAME;
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       return -ENODEV;
+               }
+
+               err = request_firmware(&emu->firmware, filename, &emu->pci->dev);
+               if (err != 0) {
+                       snd_printk(KERN_ERR "emu1010: firmware: %s not found. Err = %d\n", filename, err);
+                       return err;
+               }
+               snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: firmware file = %s, size = 0x%zx\n",
+                          filename, emu->firmware->size);
        }
 
        /* ID, should read & 0x7f = 0x55 when FPGA programmed. */
        }
        if (emu->emu1010.firmware_thread)
                kthread_stop(emu->emu1010.firmware_thread);
+       if (emu->firmware)
+               release_firmware(emu->firmware);
        if (emu->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(emu->irq, emu);
        /* remove reserved page */