unsigned int fragsize;          /* size of each period in bytes */
        unsigned int frags;             /* number for period in the play buffer */
        unsigned int fifo_size;         /* FIFO size */
-       unsigned int last_pos;          /* last updated period position */
 
        void __iomem *sd_addr;          /* stream descriptor pointer */
 
        unsigned int format_val;        /* format value to be set in the controller and the codec */
        unsigned char stream_tag;       /* assigned stream */
        unsigned char index;            /* stream index */
+       /* for sanity check of position buffer */
+       unsigned int period_intr;
 
        unsigned int opened: 1;
        unsigned int running: 1;
-       unsigned int period_updating: 1;
 };
 
 /* CORB/RIRB */
                if (status & azx_dev->sd_int_sta_mask) {
                        azx_sd_writeb(azx_dev, SD_STS, SD_INT_MASK);
                        if (azx_dev->substream && azx_dev->running) {
-                               azx_dev->period_updating = 1;
+                               azx_dev->period_intr++;
                                spin_unlock(&chip->reg_lock);
                                snd_pcm_period_elapsed(azx_dev->substream);
                                spin_lock(&chip->reg_lock);
-                               azx_dev->period_updating = 0;
                        }
                }
        }
                azx_dev->fifo_size = azx_sd_readw(azx_dev, SD_FIFOSIZE) + 1;
        else
                azx_dev->fifo_size = 0;
-       azx_dev->last_pos = 0;
 
        return hinfo->ops.prepare(hinfo, apcm->codec, azx_dev->stream_tag,
                                  azx_dev->format_val, substream);
        struct azx_dev *azx_dev = get_azx_dev(substream);
        unsigned int pos;
 
-       if (chip->position_fix == POS_FIX_POSBUF) {
+       if (chip->position_fix == POS_FIX_POSBUF ||
+           chip->position_fix == POS_FIX_AUTO) {
                /* use the position buffer */
                pos = *azx_dev->posbuf;
+               if (chip->position_fix == POS_FIX_AUTO &&
+                   azx_dev->period_intr == 1 && ! pos) {
+                       printk(KERN_WARNING
+                              "hda-intel: Invalid position buffer, "
+                              "using LPIB read method instead.\n");
+                       chip->position_fix = POS_FIX_NONE;
+                       goto read_lpib;
+               }
        } else {
+       read_lpib:
                /* read LPIB */
                pos = azx_sd_readl(azx_dev, SD_LPIB);
                if (chip->position_fix == POS_FIX_FIFO)
        chip->irq = -1;
        chip->driver_type = driver_type;
 
-       chip->position_fix = position_fix ? position_fix : POS_FIX_POSBUF;
+       chip->position_fix = position_fix;
        chip->single_cmd = single_cmd;
 
 #if BITS_PER_LONG != 64