static int snd_cx88_free(snd_cx88_card_t *chip)
 {
 
-       if (chip->irq >= 0){
-               synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+       if (chip->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
-       }
 
        cx88_core_put(chip->core,chip->pci);
 
 
        if (chip->dev->dmasound.priv_data == NULL)
                return;
 
-       if (chip->irq >= 0) {
-               synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+       if (chip->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(chip->irq, &chip->dev->dmasound);
-       }
 
        chip->dev->dmasound.priv_data = NULL;
 
 
 
        spin_unlock_irq(&chip->lock);
 
-       synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
-       
        if (chip->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
 
 
 {
        if (codec->hw_initialized)
                snd_ali_disable_address_interrupt(codec);
-       if (codec->irq >= 0) {
-               synchronize_irq(codec->irq);
+       if (codec->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(codec->irq, codec);
-       }
        if (codec->port)
                pci_release_regions(codec->pci);
        pci_disable_device(codec->pci);
 
        if (chip->irq < 0)
                goto __hw_end;
        snd_atiixp_chip_stop(chip);
-       synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+
       __hw_end:
        if (chip->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
 
        if (chip->irq < 0)
                goto __hw_end;
        snd_atiixp_chip_stop(chip);
-       synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+
       __hw_end:
        if (chip->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
 
        vortex_gameport_unregister(vortex);
        vortex_core_shutdown(vortex);
        // Take down PCI interface.
-       synchronize_irq(vortex->irq);
        free_irq(vortex->irq, vortex);
        iounmap(vortex->mmio);
        pci_release_regions(vortex->pci_dev);
        return 0;
 
       alloc_out:
-       synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
        free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
       irq_out:
        vortex_core_shutdown(chip);
 
        /* well, at least we know how to disable the timer IRQ */
        snd_azf3328_codec_outb(chip, IDX_IO_TIMER_VALUE + 3, 0x00);
 
-        synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+       if (chip->irq >= 0)
+               synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
 __end_hw:
        snd_azf3328_free_joystick(chip);
         if (chip->irq >= 0)
 
                /* reset mixer */
                snd_cmipci_mixer_write(cm, 0, 0);
 
-               synchronize_irq(cm->irq);
-
                free_irq(cm->irq, cm);
        }
 
 
        outl(0, ES_REG(ensoniq, CONTROL));      /* switch everything off */
        outl(0, ES_REG(ensoniq, SERIAL));       /* clear serial interface */
 #endif
-       synchronize_irq(ensoniq->irq);
+       if (ensoniq->irq >= 0)
+               synchronize_irq(ensoniq->irq);
        pci_set_power_state(ensoniq->pci, 3);
       __hw_end:
 #ifdef CHIP1370
 
 
        outb(0x00, SLIO_REG(chip, IRQCONTROL)); /* disable irqs */
        if (chip->irq >= 0) {
-               synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
                chip->irq = -1;
        }
 
        snd_es1938_free_gameport(chip);
 
-       if (chip->irq >= 0) {
-               synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+       if (chip->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
-       }
        pci_release_regions(chip->pci);
        pci_disable_device(chip->pci);
        kfree(chip);
 
 static int snd_es1968_free(struct es1968 *chip)
 {
        if (chip->io_port) {
-               synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+               if (chip->irq >= 0)
+                       synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
                outw(1, chip->io_port + 0x04); /* clear WP interrupts */
                outw(0, chip->io_port + ESM_PORT_HOST_IRQ); /* disable IRQ */
        }
 
                snd_hda_suspend(chip->bus, state);
        azx_stop_chip(chip);
        if (chip->irq >= 0) {
-               synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
                chip->irq = -1;
        }
                azx_stop_chip(chip);
        }
 
-       if (chip->irq >= 0) {
-               synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+       if (chip->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(chip->irq, (void*)chip);
-       }
        if (chip->msi)
                pci_disable_msi(chip->pci);
        if (chip->remap_addr)
 
        outb(0xff, ICEREG(ice, IRQMASK));
        /* --- */
       __hw_end:
-       if (ice->irq >= 0) {
-               synchronize_irq(ice->irq);
+       if (ice->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(ice->irq, ice);
-       }
+
        if (ice->port)
                pci_release_regions(ice->pci);
        snd_ice1712_akm4xxx_free(ice);
 
        outb(0xff, ICEREG1724(ice, IRQMASK));
        /* --- */
       __hw_end:
-       if (ice->irq >= 0) {
-               synchronize_irq(ice->irq);
+       if (ice->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(ice->irq, ice);
-       }
        pci_release_regions(ice->pci);
        snd_ice1712_akm4xxx_free(ice);
        pci_disable_device(ice->pci);
 
                pci_write_config_dword(chip->pci, 0x4c, val);
        }
        /* --- */
-       synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+
       __hw_end:
        if (chip->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
                chip->sdm_saved = igetbyte(chip, ICHREG(SDM));
 
        if (chip->irq >= 0) {
-               synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
                chip->irq = -1;
        }
 
        for (i = 0; i < chip->bdbars_count; i++)
                iputbyte(chip, ICH_REG_OFF_CR + chip->ichd[i].reg_offset, ICH_RESETREGS);
        /* --- */
-       synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+       if (chip->irq >= 0)
+               synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
       __hw_end:
        if (chip->bdbars.area)
                snd_dma_free_pages(&chip->bdbars);
 
        vfree(chip->suspend_mem);
 #endif
 
-       if (chip->irq >= 0) {
-               synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+       if (chip->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
-       }
 
        if (chip->iobase)
                pci_release_regions(chip->pci);
 
        oxygen_write16(chip, OXYGEN_DMA_STATUS, 0);
        oxygen_write16(chip, OXYGEN_INTERRUPT_MASK, 0);
        spin_unlock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
-       if (chip->irq >= 0) {
+       if (chip->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
-               synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
-       }
        flush_scheduled_work();
        chip->model->cleanup(chip);
        mutex_destroy(&chip->mutex);
 
        /* snd_pcm_suspend_all() stopped all channels, so we're quiescent.
         */
        if (sis->irq >= 0) {
-               synchronize_irq(sis->irq);
                free_irq(sis->irq, sis);
                sis->irq = -1;
        }
 
        /* disable interrupts */
        for (i = 0; i < chip->num_devs; i++)
                snd_via82xx_channel_reset(chip, &chip->devs[i]);
-       synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+
        if (chip->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
  __end_hw:
 
        /* disable interrupts */
        for (i = 0; i < chip->num_devs; i++)
                snd_via82xx_channel_reset(chip, &chip->devs[i]);
-       synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+
       __end_hw:
        if (chip->irq >= 0)
                free_irq(chip->irq, chip);