static int snd_bcm2835_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
        struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
 {
-       struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
-       struct bcm2835_alsa_stream *alsa_stream = runtime->private_data;
-       int err;
-
-       err = snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages(substream, params_buffer_bytes(params));
-       if (err < 0) {
-               audio_error
-                       (" pcm_lib_malloc failed to allocated pages for buffers\n");
-               return err;
-       }
-
-       alsa_stream->channels = params_channels(params);
-       alsa_stream->params_rate = params_rate(params);
-       alsa_stream->pcm_format_width = snd_pcm_format_width(params_format(params));
-
-       return err;
+       return snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages(substream, params_buffer_bytes(params));
 }
 
 /* hw_free callback */
        if (chip->spdif_status & IEC958_AES0_NONAUDIO)
                channels = 0;
        else
-               channels = alsa_stream->channels;
+               channels = runtime->channels;
 
        err = bcm2835_audio_set_params(alsa_stream, channels,
-               alsa_stream->params_rate,
-               alsa_stream->pcm_format_width);
+                                      runtime->rate,
+                                      snd_pcm_format_width(runtime->format));
        if (err < 0)
                audio_error(" error setting hw params\n");