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-rw-r--r--sound/core/init.c22
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index a4cc6b155ae..db610373374 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -114,22 +114,28 @@ struct snd_card *snd_card_new(int idx, const char *xid,
if (idx < 0) {
int idx2;
for (idx2 = 0; idx2 < SNDRV_CARDS; idx2++)
+ /* idx == -1 == 0xffff means: take any free slot */
if (~snd_cards_lock & idx & 1<<idx2) {
idx = idx2;
if (idx >= snd_ecards_limit)
snd_ecards_limit = idx + 1;
break;
}
- } else if (idx < snd_ecards_limit) {
- if (snd_cards_lock & (1 << idx))
- err = -ENODEV; /* invalid */
- } else if (idx < SNDRV_CARDS)
- snd_ecards_limit = idx + 1; /* increase the limit */
- else
- err = -ENODEV;
+ } else {
+ if (idx < snd_ecards_limit) {
+ if (snd_cards_lock & (1 << idx))
+ err = -EBUSY; /* invalid */
+ } else {
+ if (idx < SNDRV_CARDS)
+ snd_ecards_limit = idx + 1; /* increase the limit */
+ else
+ err = -ENODEV;
+ }
+ }
if (idx < 0 || err < 0) {
mutex_unlock(&snd_card_mutex);
- snd_printk(KERN_ERR "cannot find the slot for index %d (range 0-%i)\n", idx, snd_ecards_limit - 1);
+ snd_printk(KERN_ERR "cannot find the slot for index %d (range 0-%i), error: %d\n",
+ idx, snd_ecards_limit - 1, err);
goto __error;
}
snd_cards_lock |= 1 << idx; /* lock it */