mutex_lock(&chip->audio_mutex);
 
-       BUG_ON(!chip && !(chip->avail_substreams & AVAIL_SUBSTREAMS_MASK));
-
        if (kcontrol->private_value == PCM_PLAYBACK_VOLUME)
                ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] = chip2alsa(chip->volume);
        else if (kcontrol->private_value == PCM_PLAYBACK_MUTE)
 
                goto out;
        }
 
-       /* Check if we are ready */
-       if (!(chip->avail_substreams & (1 << idx))) {
-               /* We are not ready yet */
-               audio_error("substream(%d) device is not ready yet\n", idx);
-               err = -EAGAIN;
-               goto out;
-       }
-
        alsa_stream = kzalloc(sizeof(*alsa_stream), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!alsa_stream) {
                err = -ENOMEM;
 
 
        /* change ctls for all substreams */
        for (i = 0; i < MAX_SUBSTREAMS; i++) {
-               if (chip->avail_substreams & (1 << i)) {
-                       if (!chip->alsa_stream[i]) {
-                               LOG_DBG(" No ALSA stream available?! %i:%p (%x)\n", i, chip->alsa_stream[i], chip->avail_substreams);
-                               ret = 0;
-                       } else if (bcm2835_audio_set_ctls_chan(chip->alsa_stream[i], chip) != 0) {
-                               LOG_ERR("Couldn't set the controls for stream %d\n", i);
-                               ret = -1;
-                       } else {
-                               LOG_DBG(" Controls set for stream %d\n", i);
-                       }
+               if (!chip->alsa_stream[i])
+                       continue;
+               if (bcm2835_audio_set_ctls_chan(chip->alsa_stream[i], chip) != 0) {
+                       LOG_ERR("Couldn't set the controls for stream %d\n", i);
+                       ret = -1;
+               } else {
+                       LOG_DBG(" Controls set for stream %d\n", i);
                }
        }
        return ret;
 
        struct snd_card *card;
        struct device *child;
        struct bcm2835_chip *chip;
-       int err, i;
+       int err;
 
        child = snd_create_device(device, &audio_driver->driver,
                                  audio_driver->driver.name);
                return err;
        }
 
-       for (i = 0; i < numchans; i++)
-               chip->avail_substreams |= (1 << i);
-
        err = snd_card_register(card);
        if (err) {
                dev_err(child, "Failed to register card, error %d\n", err);
 
        struct snd_card *card;
        struct snd_pcm *pcm;
        struct snd_pcm *pcm_spdif;
-       /* Bitmat for valid reg_base and irq numbers */
-       unsigned int avail_substreams;
        struct device *dev;
        struct bcm2835_alsa_stream *alsa_stream[MAX_SUBSTREAMS];