return ret;
 }
 
-static int snd_pcm_hwsync(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-       int err;
-
-       snd_pcm_stream_lock_irq(substream);
-       err = do_pcm_hwsync(substream);
-       snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irq(substream);
-       return err;
-}
-               
 static int snd_pcm_delay(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
                         snd_pcm_sframes_t *delay)
 {
        int err;
-       snd_pcm_sframes_t n = 0;
 
        snd_pcm_stream_lock_irq(substream);
        err = do_pcm_hwsync(substream);
-       if (!err)
-               n = snd_pcm_calc_delay(substream);
+       if (delay && !err)
+               *delay = snd_pcm_calc_delay(substream);
        snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irq(substream);
-       if (!err)
-               *delay = n;
        return err;
 }
                
+static inline int snd_pcm_hwsync(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+       return snd_pcm_delay(substream, NULL);
+}
+
 static int snd_pcm_sync_ptr(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
                            struct snd_pcm_sync_ptr __user *_sync_ptr)
 {
                return snd_pcm_hwsync(substream);
        case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_DELAY:
        {
-               snd_pcm_sframes_t delay;
+               snd_pcm_sframes_t delay = 0;
                snd_pcm_sframes_t __user *res = arg;
                int err;