1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index d1b5ce818a4f..dc4afa6f99b1 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -279,31 +279,31 @@ void snd_ctl_free_one(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_ctl_free_one);
 
-static unsigned int snd_ctl_hole_check(struct snd_card *card,
-                                       unsigned int count)
+static bool snd_ctl_remove_numid_conflict(struct snd_card *card,
+                                          unsigned int count)
 {
         struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
 
         list_for_each_entry(kctl, &card->controls, list) {
                 if (kctl->id.numid < card->last_numid + 1 + count &&
-                    kctl->id.numid + kctl->count > card->last_numid + 1)
-                        return card->last_numid = kctl->id.numid + kctl->count - 1;
+                    kctl->id.numid + kctl->count > card->last_numid + 1) {
+                        card->last_numid = kctl->id.numid + kctl->count - 1;
+                        return true;
+                }
         }
-        return card->last_numid;
+        return false;
 }
 
 static int snd_ctl_find_hole(struct snd_card *card, unsigned int count)
 {
-        unsigned int last_numid, iter = 100000;
+        unsigned int iter = 100000;
 
-        last_numid = card->last_numid;
-        while (last_numid != snd_ctl_hole_check(card, count)) {
+        while (snd_ctl_remove_numid_conflict(card, count)) {
                 if (--iter == 0) {
                         /* this situation is very unlikely */
                         snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to allocate new control numid\n");
                         return -ENOMEM;
                 }
-                last_numid = card->last_numid;
         }
         return 0;
 }