snd_pcm_period_elapsed(emu->pcm_capture_efx_substream);
 }       
 
-static int snd_emu10k1_pcm_channel_alloc(struct snd_emu10k1_pcm * epcm, int voices)
+static void snd_emu10k1_pcm_free_voices(struct snd_emu10k1_pcm *epcm)
 {
-       int err, i;
-
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(epcm->voices); i++) {
+       for (unsigned i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(epcm->voices); i++) {
                if (epcm->voices[i]) {
                        snd_emu10k1_voice_free(epcm->emu, epcm->voices[i]);
                        epcm->voices[i] = NULL;
                }
        }
+}
+
+static int snd_emu10k1_pcm_channel_alloc(struct snd_emu10k1_pcm * epcm, int voices)
+{
+       int err, i;
+
+       snd_emu10k1_pcm_free_voices(epcm);
+
        err = snd_emu10k1_voice_alloc(epcm->emu,
                                      epcm->type == PLAYBACK_EMUVOICE ? EMU10K1_PCM : EMU10K1_EFX,
                                      voices,
                               "failed extra: voices=%d, frame=%d\n",
                               voices, frame);
                        */
-                       for (i = 0; i < voices; i++) {
-                               snd_emu10k1_voice_free(epcm->emu, epcm->voices[i]);
-                               epcm->voices[i] = NULL;
-                       }
+                       snd_emu10k1_pcm_free_voices(epcm);
                        return err;
                }
                epcm->extra->epcm = epcm;
                epcm->extra->interrupt = snd_emu10k1_pcm_interrupt;
        }
+
        return 0;
 }
 
        struct snd_emu10k1 *emu = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
        struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
        struct snd_emu10k1_pcm *epcm;
-       int i;
 
        if (runtime->private_data == NULL)
                return 0;
                snd_emu10k1_voice_free(epcm->emu, epcm->extra);
                epcm->extra = NULL;
        }
-       for (i = 0; i < NUM_EFX_PLAYBACK; i++) {
-               if (epcm->voices[i]) {
-                       snd_emu10k1_voice_free(epcm->emu, epcm->voices[i]);
-                       epcm->voices[i] = NULL;
-               }
-       }
+       snd_emu10k1_pcm_free_voices(epcm);
        if (epcm->memblk) {
                snd_emu10k1_free_pages(emu, epcm->memblk);
                epcm->memblk = NULL;