struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
        struct snd_kcontrol_volatile *vd;
        unsigned int index_offset;
-       int result;
 
-       down_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
        kctl = snd_ctl_find_id(card, &control->id);
-       if (kctl == NULL) {
-               result = -ENOENT;
-       } else {
-               index_offset = snd_ctl_get_ioff(kctl, &control->id);
-               vd = &kctl->vd[index_offset];
-               if ((vd->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ) &&
-                   kctl->get != NULL) {
-                       snd_ctl_build_ioff(&control->id, kctl, index_offset);
-                       result = kctl->get(kctl, control);
-               } else
-                       result = -EPERM;
-       }
-       up_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
-       return result;
+       if (kctl == NULL)
+               return -ENOENT;
+
+       index_offset = snd_ctl_get_ioff(kctl, &control->id);
+       vd = &kctl->vd[index_offset];
+       if (!(vd->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ) && kctl->get == NULL)
+               return -EPERM;
+
+       snd_ctl_build_ioff(&control->id, kctl, index_offset);
+       return kctl->get(kctl, control);
 }
 
 static int snd_ctl_elem_read_user(struct snd_card *card,
 
        snd_power_lock(card);
        result = snd_power_wait(card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D0);
-       if (result >= 0)
+       if (result >= 0) {
+               down_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
                result = snd_ctl_elem_read(card, control);
+               up_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
+       }
        snd_power_unlock(card);
        if (result >= 0)
                if (copy_to_user(_control, control, sizeof(*control)))
        unsigned int index_offset;
        int result;
 
-       down_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
        kctl = snd_ctl_find_id(card, &control->id);
-       if (kctl == NULL) {
-               result = -ENOENT;
-       } else {
-               index_offset = snd_ctl_get_ioff(kctl, &control->id);
-               vd = &kctl->vd[index_offset];
-               if (!(vd->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_WRITE) ||
-                   kctl->put == NULL ||
-                   (file && vd->owner && vd->owner != file)) {
-                       result = -EPERM;
-               } else {
-                       snd_ctl_build_ioff(&control->id, kctl, index_offset);
-                       result = kctl->put(kctl, control);
-               }
-               if (result > 0) {
-                       struct snd_ctl_elem_id id = control->id;
-                       snd_ctl_notify(card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE, &id);
-                       result = 0;
-               }
+       if (kctl == NULL)
+               return -ENOENT;
+
+       index_offset = snd_ctl_get_ioff(kctl, &control->id);
+       vd = &kctl->vd[index_offset];
+       if (!(vd->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_WRITE) || kctl->put == NULL ||
+           (file && vd->owner && vd->owner != file)) {
+               return -EPERM;
        }
-       up_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
-       return result;
+
+       snd_ctl_build_ioff(&control->id, kctl, index_offset);
+       result = kctl->put(kctl, control);
+       if (result < 0)
+               return result;
+
+       if (result > 0) {
+               struct snd_ctl_elem_id id = control->id;
+               snd_ctl_notify(card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE, &id);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int snd_ctl_elem_write_user(struct snd_ctl_file *file,
        card = file->card;
        snd_power_lock(card);
        result = snd_power_wait(card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D0);
-       if (result >= 0)
+       if (result >= 0) {
+               down_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
                result = snd_ctl_elem_write(card, file, control);
+               up_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
+       }
        snd_power_unlock(card);
        if (result >= 0)
                if (copy_to_user(_control, control, sizeof(*control)))