#include <sound/asound.h>
 #include <sound/memalloc.h>
+#include <sound/minors.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
  *
  */
 
-#define SNDRV_PCM_DEVICES              8
+#if defined(CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS)
+#define SNDRV_PCM_DEVICES      (SNDRV_OS_MINORS-2)
+#else
+#define SNDRV_PCM_DEVICES      8
+#endif
 
 #define SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL1_FALSE         ((void *)0)
 #define SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL1_TRUE          ((void *)1)
 struct snd_pcm {
        struct snd_card *card;
        struct list_head list;
-       unsigned int device;    /* device number */
+       int device; /* device number */
        unsigned int info_flags;
        unsigned short dev_class;
        unsigned short dev_subclass;
 
 static int snd_pcm_dev_register(struct snd_device *device);
 static int snd_pcm_dev_disconnect(struct snd_device *device);
 
-static struct snd_pcm *snd_pcm_search(struct snd_card *card, int device)
+static struct snd_pcm *snd_pcm_get(struct snd_card *card, int device)
 {
        struct snd_pcm *pcm;
 
        return NULL;
 }
 
+static int snd_pcm_next(struct snd_card *card, int device)
+{
+       struct snd_pcm *pcm;
+
+       list_for_each_entry(pcm, &snd_pcm_devices, list) {
+               if (pcm->card == card && pcm->device > device)
+                       return pcm->device;
+               else if (pcm->card->number > card->number)
+                       return -1;
+       }
+       return -1;
+}
+
+static int snd_pcm_add(struct snd_pcm *newpcm)
+{
+       struct snd_pcm *pcm;
+
+       list_for_each_entry(pcm, &snd_pcm_devices, list) {
+               if (pcm->card == newpcm->card && pcm->device == newpcm->device)
+                       return -EBUSY;
+               if (pcm->card->number > newpcm->card->number ||
+                               (pcm->card == newpcm->card &&
+                               pcm->device > newpcm->device)) {
+                       list_add(&newpcm->list, pcm->list.prev);
+                       return 0;
+               }
+       }
+       list_add_tail(&newpcm->list, &snd_pcm_devices);
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int snd_pcm_control_ioctl(struct snd_card *card,
                                 struct snd_ctl_file *control,
                                 unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
                        if (get_user(device, (int __user *)arg))
                                return -EFAULT;
                        mutex_lock(®ister_mutex);
-                       device = device < 0 ? 0 : device + 1;
-                       while (device < SNDRV_PCM_DEVICES) {
-                               if (snd_pcm_search(card, device))
-                                       break;
-                               device++;
-                       }
-                       if (device == SNDRV_PCM_DEVICES)
-                               device = -1;
+                       device = snd_pcm_next(card, device);
                        mutex_unlock(®ister_mutex);
                        if (put_user(device, (int __user *)arg))
                                return -EFAULT;
                        if (get_user(subdevice, &info->subdevice))
                                return -EFAULT;
                        mutex_lock(®ister_mutex);
-                       pcm = snd_pcm_search(card, device);
+                       pcm = snd_pcm_get(card, device);
                        if (pcm == NULL) {
                                err = -ENXIO;
                                goto _error;
 
        snd_assert(pcm != NULL && device != NULL, return -ENXIO);
        mutex_lock(®ister_mutex);
-       if (snd_pcm_search(pcm->card, pcm->device)) {
+       err = snd_pcm_add(pcm);
+       if (err) {
                mutex_unlock(®ister_mutex);
-               return -EBUSY;
+               return err;
        }
-       list_add_tail(&pcm->list, &snd_pcm_devices);
        for (cidx = 0; cidx < 2; cidx++) {
                int devtype = -1;
                if (pcm->streams[cidx].substream == NULL)