diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index 72cfd47af6b8..9db60d831bb2 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -943,47 +943,24 @@ static int snd_interval_ratden(struct snd_interval *i,
 int snd_interval_list(struct snd_interval *i, unsigned int count, unsigned int *list, unsigned int mask)
 {
         unsigned int k;
-	int changed = 0;
+	struct snd_interval list_range;
 
 	if (!count) {
 		i->empty = 1;
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	snd_interval_any(&list_range);
+	list_range.min = UINT_MAX;
+	list_range.max = 0;
         for (k = 0; k < count; k++) {
 		if (mask && !(mask & (1 << k)))
 			continue;
-                if (i->min == list[k] && !i->openmin)
-                        goto _l1;
-                if (i->min < list[k]) {
-                        i->min = list[k];
-			i->openmin = 0;
-			changed = 1;
-                        goto _l1;
-                }
-        }
-        i->empty = 1;
-        return -EINVAL;
- _l1:
-        for (k = count; k-- > 0;) {
-		if (mask && !(mask & (1 << k)))
+		if (!snd_interval_test(i, list[k]))
 			continue;
-                if (i->max == list[k] && !i->openmax)
-                        goto _l2;
-                if (i->max > list[k]) {
-                        i->max = list[k];
-			i->openmax = 0;
-			changed = 1;
-                        goto _l2;
-                }
+		list_range.min = min(list_range.min, list[k]);
+		list_range.max = max(list_range.max, list[k]);
         }
-        i->empty = 1;
-        return -EINVAL;
- _l2:
-	if (snd_interval_checkempty(i)) {
-		i->empty = 1;
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-        return changed;
+	return snd_interval_refine(i, &list_range);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_interval_list);
diff --git a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
index c551006e2920..76d76c08339b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
@@ -310,12 +310,16 @@ static int snd_ali_codec_ready(struct snd_ali *codec,
 	unsigned int res;
 	
 	end_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(250);
-	do {
+
+	for (;;) {
 		res = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec,port);
 		if (!(res & 0x8000))
 			return 0;
+		if (!time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies))
+			break;
 		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
-	} while (time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies));
+	}
+
 	snd_ali_5451_poke(codec, port, res & ~0x8000);
 	snd_printdd("ali_codec_ready: codec is not ready.\n ");
 	return -EIO;
@@ -327,15 +331,17 @@ static int snd_ali_stimer_ready(struct snd_ali *codec)
 	unsigned long dwChk1,dwChk2;
 	
 	dwChk1 = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec, ALI_STIMER);
-	dwChk2 = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec, ALI_STIMER);
-
 	end_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(250);
-	do {
+
+	for (;;) {
 		dwChk2 = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec, ALI_STIMER);
 		if (dwChk2 != dwChk1)
 			return 0;
+		if (!time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies))
+			break;
 		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
-	} while (time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies));
+	}
+
 	snd_printk(KERN_ERR "ali_stimer_read: stimer is not ready.\n");
 	return -EIO;
 }
diff --git a/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c b/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c
index 6416d3f0c7be..a69e774d0b13 100644
--- a/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c
+++ b/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c
@@ -885,10 +885,10 @@ static int vx_input_level_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, struct snd_ctl_elem
 	struct vx_core *_chip = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	struct snd_vx222 *chip = (struct snd_vx222 *)_chip;
 	if (ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] < 0 ||
-	    ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] < MIC_LEVEL_MAX)
+	    ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] > MIC_LEVEL_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (ucontrol->value.integer.value[1] < 0 ||
-	    ucontrol->value.integer.value[1] < MIC_LEVEL_MAX)
+	    ucontrol->value.integer.value[1] > MIC_LEVEL_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	mutex_lock(&_chip->mixer_mutex);
 	if (chip->input_level[0] != ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] ||