snd_dma_pci_data(chip->pci),
                                  byte_size, bufp);
        if (err < 0)
-               goto error;
+               goto unlock;
 
+       mark_pages_wc(chip, bufp, true);
        azx_dev = azx_get_dsp_loader_dev(chip);
        azx_dev->bufsize = byte_size;
        azx_dev->period_bytes = byte_size;
        return azx_dev->stream_tag;
 
  error:
+       mark_pages_wc(chip, bufp, false);
+       snd_dma_free_pages(bufp);
+unlock:
        snd_hda_unlock_devices(bus);
        return err;
 }
        struct azx *chip = bus->private_data;
        struct azx_dev *azx_dev = azx_get_dsp_loader_dev(chip);
 
+       if (!dmab->area)
+               return;
+
        /* reset BDL address */
        azx_sd_writel(azx_dev, SD_BDLPL, 0);
        azx_sd_writel(azx_dev, SD_BDLPU, 0);
        azx_dev->period_bytes = 0;
        azx_dev->format_val = 0;
 
+       mark_pages_wc(chip, dmab, false);
        snd_dma_free_pages(dmab);
+       dmab->area = NULL;
 
        snd_hda_unlock_devices(bus);
 }
 
        struct ca0132_spec *spec = codec->spec;
        int status;
 
-       if (dma->dmab)
+       if (dma->dmab->area)
                snd_hda_codec_load_dsp_cleanup(codec, dma->dmab);
 
        status = snd_hda_codec_load_dsp_prepare(codec,
                                                chip_addx_remainder,
                                                data_remainder,
                                                remainder_words);
+                       if (status < 0)
+                               return status;
                        remainder_words = 0;
                }
                if (hci_write) {
                        status = dspxfr_hci_write(codec, hci_write);
+                       if (status < 0)
+                               return status;
                        hci_write = NULL;
                }
 
 
                snd_printdd(KERN_INFO "+++++ DMA complete");
                dma_set_state(dma_engine, DMA_STATE_STOP);
-               dma_reset(dma_engine);
+               status = dma_reset(dma_engine);
 
                if (status < 0)
                        return status;
        if (ovly && (dma_chan != INVALID_DMA_CHANNEL))
                dspio_free_dma_chan(codec, dma_chan);
 
-       if (dma_engine->dmab)
+       if (dma_engine->dmab->area)
                snd_hda_codec_load_dsp_cleanup(codec, dma_engine->dmab);
        kfree(dma_engine->dmab);
        kfree(dma_engine);