#define PCI6208_DIO_DI_MASK            (0xf0)
 #define PCI6208_DIO_DI_SHIFT           (4)
 
-#define PCI6208_MAX_AO_CHANNELS                16
-
 enum pci6208_boardid {
        BOARD_PCI6208,
        BOARD_PCI6216,
        },
 };
 
-struct pci6208_private {
-       unsigned int ao_readback[PCI6208_MAX_AO_CHANNELS];
-};
-
 static int pci6208_ao_eoc(struct comedi_device *dev,
                          struct comedi_subdevice *s,
                          struct comedi_insn *insn,
                                 struct comedi_insn *insn,
                                 unsigned int *data)
 {
-       struct pci6208_private *devpriv = dev->private;
        unsigned int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec);
-       unsigned int val = devpriv->ao_readback[chan];
+       unsigned int val = s->readback[chan];
        int ret;
        int i;
 
                /* the hardware expects two's complement values */
                outw(comedi_offset_munge(s, val),
                     dev->iobase + PCI6208_AO_CONTROL(chan));
-       }
-       devpriv->ao_readback[chan] = val;
-
-       return insn->n;
-}
 
-static int pci6208_ao_insn_read(struct comedi_device *dev,
-                               struct comedi_subdevice *s,
-                               struct comedi_insn *insn,
-                               unsigned int *data)
-{
-       struct pci6208_private *devpriv = dev->private;
-       unsigned int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec);
-       int i;
-
-       for (i = 0; i < insn->n; i++)
-               data[i] = devpriv->ao_readback[chan];
+               s->readback[chan] = val;
+       }
 
        return insn->n;
 }
 {
        struct pci_dev *pcidev = comedi_to_pci_dev(dev);
        const struct pci6208_board *boardinfo = NULL;
-       struct pci6208_private *devpriv;
        struct comedi_subdevice *s;
        unsigned int val;
        int ret;
        dev->board_ptr = boardinfo;
        dev->board_name = boardinfo->name;
 
-       devpriv = comedi_alloc_devpriv(dev, sizeof(*devpriv));
-       if (!devpriv)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
        ret = comedi_pci_enable(dev);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
        s->maxdata      = 0xffff;
        s->range_table  = &range_bipolar10;
        s->insn_write   = pci6208_ao_insn_write;
-       s->insn_read    = pci6208_ao_insn_read;
+       s->insn_read    = comedi_readback_insn_read;
+
+       ret = comedi_alloc_subdev_readback(s);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
        s = &dev->subdevices[1];
        /* digital input subdevice */