1 files changed, 39 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index fd56afe846ed..d5d40d78c409 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -152,15 +152,8 @@ int snd_card_create(int idx, const char *xid,
         card = kzalloc(sizeof(*card) + extra_size, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!card)
                 return -ENOMEM;
-        if (xid) {
-                if (!snd_info_check_reserved_words(xid)) {
-                        snd_printk(KERN_ERR
-                                   "given id string '%s' is reserved.\n", xid);
-                        err = -EBUSY;
-                        goto __error;
-                }
+        if (xid)
                 strlcpy(card->id, xid, sizeof(card->id));
-        }
         err = 0;
         mutex_lock(&snd_card_mutex);
         if (idx < 0) {
@@ -483,22 +476,28 @@ int snd_card_free(struct snd_card *card)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_card_free);
 
-static void choose_default_id(struct snd_card *card)
+static void snd_card_set_id_no_lock(struct snd_card *card, const char *nid)
 {
         int i, len, idx_flag = 0, loops = SNDRV_CARDS;
-        char *id, *spos;
+        const char *spos, *src;
+        char *id;
         
-        id = spos = card->shortname;    
-        while (*id != '\0') {
-                if (*id == ' ')
-                        spos = id + 1;
-                id++;
+        if (nid == NULL) {
+                id = card->shortname;
+                spos = src = id;
+                while (*id != '\0') {
+                        if (*id == ' ')
+                                spos = id + 1;
+                        id++;
+                }
+        } else {
+                spos = src = nid;
         }
         id = card->id;
         while (*spos != '\0' && !isalnum(*spos))
                 spos++;
         if (isdigit(*spos))
-                *id++ = isalpha(card->shortname[0]) ? card->shortname[0] : 'D';
+                *id++ = isalpha(src[0]) ? src[0] : 'D';
         while (*spos != '\0' && (size_t)(id - card->id) < sizeof(card->id) - 1) {
                 if (isalnum(*spos))
                         *id++ = *spos;
@@ -513,7 +512,7 @@ static void choose_default_id(struct snd_card *card)
 
         while (1) {
                 if (loops-- == 0) {
-                        snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to choose default card id (%s)\n", id);
+                        snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to set card id (%s)\n", id);
                         strcpy(card->id, card->proc_root->name);
                         return;
                 }
@@ -539,14 +538,33 @@ static void choose_default_id(struct snd_card *card)
                         spos = id + len - 2;
                         if ((size_t)len <= sizeof(card->id) - 2)
                                 spos++;
-                        *spos++ = '_';
-                        *spos++ = '1';
-                        *spos++ = '\0';
+                        *(char *)spos++ = '_';
+                        *(char *)spos++ = '1';
+                        *(char *)spos++ = '\0';
                         idx_flag++;
                 }
         }
 }
 
+/**
+ *  snd_card_set_id - set card identification name
+ *  @card: soundcard structure
+ *  @nid: new identification string
+ *
+ *  This function sets the card identification and checks for name
+ *  collisions.
+ */
+void snd_card_set_id(struct snd_card *card, const char *nid)
+{
+        /* check if user specified own card->id */
+        if (card->id[0] != '\0')
+                return;
+        mutex_lock(&snd_card_mutex);
+        snd_card_set_id_no_lock(card, nid);
+        mutex_unlock(&snd_card_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_card_set_id);
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
 static ssize_t
 card_id_show_attr(struct device *dev,
@@ -640,8 +658,7 @@ int snd_card_register(struct snd_card *card)
                 mutex_unlock(&snd_card_mutex);
                 return 0;
         }
-        if (card->id[0] == '\0')
-                choose_default_id(card);
+        snd_card_set_id_no_lock(card, card->id[0] == '\0' ? NULL : card->id);
         snd_cards[card->number] = card;
         mutex_unlock(&snd_card_mutex);
         init_info_for_card(card);