{
        struct usb_mixer_elem_list *list;
 
-       for (list = mixer->id_elems[unitid]; list; list = list->next_id_elem) {
+       for_each_mixer_elem(list, mixer, unitid) {
                struct usb_mixer_elem_info *info =
-                       (struct usb_mixer_elem_info *)list;
+                       mixer_elem_list_to_info(list);
                /* invalidate cache, so the value is read from the device */
                info->cached = 0;
                snd_ctl_notify(mixer->chip->card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE,
 static void snd_usb_mixer_dump_cval(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer,
                                    struct usb_mixer_elem_list *list)
 {
-       struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval = (struct usb_mixer_elem_info *)list;
+       struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval = mixer_elem_list_to_info(list);
        static char *val_types[] = {"BOOLEAN", "INV_BOOLEAN",
                                    "S8", "U8", "S16", "U16"};
        snd_iprintf(buffer, "    Info: id=%i, control=%i, cmask=0x%x, "
                                mixer->ignore_ctl_error);
                snd_iprintf(buffer, "Card: %s\n", chip->card->longname);
                for (unitid = 0; unitid < MAX_ID_ELEMS; unitid++) {
-                       for (list = mixer->id_elems[unitid]; list;
-                            list = list->next_id_elem) {
+                       for_each_mixer_elem(list, mixer, unitid) {
                                snd_iprintf(buffer, "  Unit: %i\n", list->id);
                                if (list->kctl)
                                        snd_iprintf(buffer,
                return;
        }
 
-       for (list = mixer->id_elems[unitid]; list; list = list->next_id_elem)
+       for_each_mixer_elem(list, mixer, unitid)
                count++;
 
        if (count == 0)
                return;
 
-       for (list = mixer->id_elems[unitid]; list; list = list->next_id_elem) {
+       for_each_mixer_elem(list, mixer, unitid) {
                struct usb_mixer_elem_info *info;
 
                if (!list->kctl)
                        continue;
 
-               info = (struct usb_mixer_elem_info *)list;
+               info = mixer_elem_list_to_info(list);
                if (count > 1 && info->control != control)
                        continue;
 
 
 static int restore_mixer_value(struct usb_mixer_elem_list *list)
 {
-       struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval = (struct usb_mixer_elem_info *)list;
+       struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval = mixer_elem_list_to_info(list);
        int c, err, idx;
 
        if (cval->cmask) {
        if (reset_resume) {
                /* restore cached mixer values */
                for (id = 0; id < MAX_ID_ELEMS; id++) {
-                       for (list = mixer->id_elems[id]; list;
-                            list = list->next_id_elem) {
+                       for_each_mixer_elem(list, mixer, id) {
                                if (list->resume) {
                                        err = list->resume(list);
                                        if (err < 0)
 
        usb_mixer_elem_resume_func_t resume;
 };
 
+/* iterate over mixer element list of the given unit id */
+#define for_each_mixer_elem(list, mixer, id)   \
+       for ((list) = (mixer)->id_elems[id]; (list); (list) = (list)->next_id_elem)
+#define mixer_elem_list_to_info(list) \
+       container_of(list, struct usb_mixer_elem_info, head)
+
 struct usb_mixer_elem_info {
        struct usb_mixer_elem_list head;
        unsigned int control;   /* CS or ICN (high byte) */
 
 
 static int scarlett_ctl_resume(struct usb_mixer_elem_list *list)
 {
-       struct usb_mixer_elem_info *elem =
-               container_of(list, struct usb_mixer_elem_info, head);
+       struct usb_mixer_elem_info *elem = mixer_elem_list_to_info(list);
        int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < elem->channels; i++)
 
 static int scarlett_ctl_enum_resume(struct usb_mixer_elem_list *list)
 {
-       struct usb_mixer_elem_info *elem =
-               container_of(list, struct usb_mixer_elem_info, head);
+       struct usb_mixer_elem_info *elem = mixer_elem_list_to_info(list);
 
        if (elem->cached)
                snd_usb_set_cur_mix_value(elem, 0, 0, *elem->cache_val);