*/
 static void snd_sb_csp_free(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep)
 {
+#ifndef CONFIG_SND_SB16_CSP_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
        int i;
+#endif
        struct snd_sb_csp *p = hwdep->private_data;
        if (p) {
                if (p->running & SNDRV_SB_CSP_ST_RUNNING)
                        snd_sb_csp_stop(p);
+#ifndef CONFIG_SND_SB16_CSP_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
                for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(p->csp_programs); ++i)
                        release_firmware(p->csp_programs[i]);
+#endif
                kfree(p);
        }
 }
                "sb16/ima_adpcm_capture.csp",
        };
        const struct firmware *program;
-       int err;
 
        BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(names) != CSP_PROGRAM_COUNT);
        program = p->csp_programs[index];
        if (!program) {
-               err = request_firmware(&program, names[index],
-                                      p->chip->card->dev);
-               if (err >= 0)
-                       p->csp_programs[index] = program;
-               else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_SB16_CSP_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-                       program = &snd_sb_csp_static_programs[index];
+               program = &snd_sb_csp_static_programs[index];
 #else
+               int err = request_firmware(&program, names[index],
+                                      p->chip->card->dev);
+               if (err < 0)
                        return err;
 #endif
-               }
+               p->csp_programs[index] = program;
        }
        return snd_sb_csp_load(p, program->data, program->size, flags);
 }
 
 {
        unsigned int i;
        int err;
-       const struct firmware *firmware;
+       const struct firmware *firmware = NULL;
 
        if (dev->fx_initialized)
                return 0;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+       firmware = &yss225_registers_firmware;
+#else
        err = request_firmware(&firmware, "yamaha/yss225_registers.bin",
                               dev->card->dev);
        if (err < 0) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-               firmware = &yss225_registers_firmware;
-#else
                err = -1;
                goto out;
-#endif
        }
+#endif
 
        for (i = 0; i + 1 < firmware->size; i += 2) {
                if (firmware->data[i] >= 8 && firmware->data[i] < 16) {
        err = 0;
 
 out:
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-       if (firmware != &yss225_registers_firmware)
+#ifndef CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+       release_firmware(firmware);
 #endif
-               release_firmware(firmware);
        return err;
 }
 
         korg1212->AdatTimeCodePhy = korg1212->sharedBufferPhy +
                offsetof(struct KorgSharedBuffer, AdatTimeCode);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_KORG1212_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+       dsp_code = &static_dsp_code;
+#else
        err = request_firmware(&dsp_code, "korg/k1212.dsp", &pci->dev);
        if (err < 0) {
                release_firmware(dsp_code);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_KORG1212_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-               dsp_code = &static_dsp_code;
-#else
                snd_printk(KERN_ERR "firmware not available\n");
                snd_korg1212_free(korg1212);
                return err;
-#endif
        }
+#endif
 
        if (snd_dma_alloc_pages(SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV, snd_dma_pci_data(pci),
                                dsp_code->size, &korg1212->dma_dsp) < 0) {
                snd_printk(KERN_ERR "korg1212: cannot allocate dsp code memory (%zd bytes)\n", dsp_code->size);
                 snd_korg1212_free(korg1212);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_KORG1212_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-               if (dsp_code != &static_dsp_code)
+#ifndef CONFIG_SND_KORG1212_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+               release_firmware(dsp_code);
 #endif
-                       release_firmware(dsp_code);
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
 
 
        memcpy(korg1212->dma_dsp.area, dsp_code->data, dsp_code->size);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_KORG1212_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-       if (dsp_code != &static_dsp_code)
+#ifndef CONFIG_SND_KORG1212_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+       release_firmware(dsp_code);
 #endif
-               release_firmware(dsp_code);
 
        rc = snd_korg1212_Send1212Command(korg1212, K1212_DB_RebootCard, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 
 
        .size = sizeof assp_minisrc_image
 };
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL */
+#else /* CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL */
 
 #ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
 static inline void snd_m3_convert_from_le(const struct firmware *fw) { }
 }
 #endif
 
+#endif /* CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL */
+
 
 /*
  * initialize ASSP
        if (chip->iobase)
                pci_release_regions(chip->pci);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-       if (chip->assp_kernel_image != &assp_kernel)
+#ifndef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+       release_firmware(chip->assp_kernel_image);
+       release_firmware(chip->assp_minisrc_image);
 #endif
-               release_firmware(chip->assp_kernel_image);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-       if (chip->assp_minisrc_image != &assp_minisrc)
-#endif
-               release_firmware(chip->assp_minisrc_image);
 
        pci_disable_device(chip->pci);
        kfree(chip);
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+       chip->assp_kernel_image = &assp_kernel;
+#else
        err = request_firmware(&chip->assp_kernel_image,
                               "ess/maestro3_assp_kernel.fw", &pci->dev);
        if (err < 0) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-               chip->assp_kernel_image = &assp_kernel;
-#else
                snd_m3_free(chip);
                return err;
-#endif
        } else
                snd_m3_convert_from_le(chip->assp_kernel_image);
+#endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+       chip->assp_minisrc_image = &assp_minisrc;
+#else
        err = request_firmware(&chip->assp_minisrc_image,
                               "ess/maestro3_assp_minisrc.fw", &pci->dev);
        if (err < 0) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-               chip->assp_minisrc_image = &assp_minisrc;
-#else
                snd_m3_free(chip);
                return err;
-#endif
        } else
                snd_m3_convert_from_le(chip->assp_minisrc_image);
+#endif
 
        if ((err = pci_request_regions(pci, card->driver)) < 0) {
                snd_m3_free(chip);
 
 };
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+static int snd_ymfpci_request_firmware(struct snd_ymfpci *chip)
+{
+       chip->dsp_microcode = &snd_ymfpci_dsp_microcode;
+       if (chip->device_id == PCI_DEVICE_ID_YAMAHA_724F ||
+           chip->device_id == PCI_DEVICE_ID_YAMAHA_740C ||
+           chip->device_id == PCI_DEVICE_ID_YAMAHA_744 ||
+           chip->device_id == PCI_DEVICE_ID_YAMAHA_754)
+               chip->controller_microcode =
+                       &snd_ymfpci_controller_1e_microcode;
+       else
+               chip->controller_microcode =
+                       &snd_ymfpci_controller_microcode;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+#else /* use fw_loader */
+
 #ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
 static inline void snd_ymfpci_convert_from_le(const struct firmware *fw) { }
 #else
                        err = -EINVAL;
                }
        }
-       if (err < 0) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-               chip->dsp_microcode = &snd_ymfpci_dsp_microcode;
-#else
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
-#endif
-       }
        is_1e = chip->device_id == PCI_DEVICE_ID_YAMAHA_724F ||
                chip->device_id == PCI_DEVICE_ID_YAMAHA_740C ||
                chip->device_id == PCI_DEVICE_ID_YAMAHA_744 ||
                        err = -EINVAL;
                }
        }
-       if (err < 0) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-               chip->controller_microcode =
-                       is_1e ? &snd_ymfpci_controller_1e_microcode
-                             : &snd_ymfpci_controller_microcode;
-#else
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
-#endif
-       }
        return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 static void snd_ymfpci_download_image(struct snd_ymfpci *chip)
 {
        pci_write_config_word(chip->pci, 0x40, chip->old_legacy_ctrl);
        
        pci_disable_device(chip->pci);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-       if (chip->dsp_microcode != &snd_ymfpci_dsp_microcode)
-#endif
-               release_firmware(chip->dsp_microcode);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
-       if (chip->controller_microcode != &snd_ymfpci_controller_microcode &&
-           chip->controller_microcode != &snd_ymfpci_controller_1e_microcode)
+#ifndef CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+       release_firmware(chip->dsp_microcode);
+       release_firmware(chip->controller_microcode);
 #endif
-               release_firmware(chip->controller_microcode);
        kfree(chip);
        return 0;
 }