diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index b03a638b420c18243776c45fda5884b422392c46..279e24f613051fddb8ca16375ab9031e6a703b03 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -1552,6 +1552,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_do_drain_init(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int state)
 			if (! snd_pcm_playback_empty(substream)) {
 				snd_pcm_do_start(substream, SNDRV_PCM_STATE_DRAINING);
 				snd_pcm_post_start(substream, SNDRV_PCM_STATE_DRAINING);
+			} else {
+				runtime->status->state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP;
 			}
 			break;
 		case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_RUNNING:
diff --git a/sound/firewire/amdtp.c b/sound/firewire/amdtp.c
index 0d580186ef1ac379bcd2cb699ac2f33baeac9029..5cc356db5351d903a7199b233fdfffc2bd8a674e 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/amdtp.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/amdtp.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  */
 #define MAX_MIDI_RX_BLOCKS	8
 
-#define TRANSFER_DELAY_TICKS	0x2e00 /* 479.17 µs */
+#define TRANSFER_DELAY_TICKS	0x2e00 /* 479.17 microseconds */
 
 /* isochronous header parameters */
 #define ISO_DATA_LENGTH_SHIFT	16
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void pcm_period_tasklet(unsigned long data);
 int amdtp_stream_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
 		      enum amdtp_stream_direction dir, enum cip_flags flags)
 {
-	s->unit = fw_unit_get(unit);
+	s->unit = unit;
 	s->direction = dir;
 	s->flags = flags;
 	s->context = ERR_PTR(-1);
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ void amdtp_stream_destroy(struct amdtp_stream *s)
 {
 	WARN_ON(amdtp_stream_running(s));
 	mutex_destroy(&s->mutex);
-	fw_unit_put(s->unit);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(amdtp_stream_destroy);
 
diff --git a/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob.c b/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob.c
index fc19c99654aa0284d400e58c51abc1a0c35495ee..611b7dae7ee54c932394c713022fd4501c84f7ca 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob.c
@@ -116,11 +116,22 @@ name_device(struct snd_bebob *bebob, unsigned int vendor_id)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This module releases the FireWire unit data after all ALSA character devices
+ * are released by applications. This is for releasing stream data or finishing
+ * transactions safely. Thus at returning from .remove(), this module still keep
+ * references for the unit.
+ */
 static void
 bebob_card_free(struct snd_card *card)
 {
 	struct snd_bebob *bebob = card->private_data;
 
+	snd_bebob_stream_destroy_duplex(bebob);
+	fw_unit_put(bebob->unit);
+
+	kfree(bebob->maudio_special_quirk);
+
 	if (bebob->card_index >= 0) {
 		mutex_lock(&devices_mutex);
 		clear_bit(bebob->card_index, devices_used);
@@ -205,7 +216,7 @@ bebob_probe(struct fw_unit *unit,
 	card->private_free = bebob_card_free;
 
 	bebob->card = card;
-	bebob->unit = unit;
+	bebob->unit = fw_unit_get(unit);
 	bebob->spec = spec;
 	mutex_init(&bebob->mutex);
 	spin_lock_init(&bebob->lock);
@@ -306,10 +317,11 @@ static void bebob_remove(struct fw_unit *unit)
 	if (bebob == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	kfree(bebob->maudio_special_quirk);
+	/* Awake bus-reset waiters. */
+	if (!completion_done(&bebob->bus_reset))
+		complete_all(&bebob->bus_reset);
 
-	snd_bebob_stream_destroy_duplex(bebob);
-	snd_card_disconnect(bebob->card);
+	/* No need to wait for releasing card object in this context. */
 	snd_card_free_when_closed(bebob->card);
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c b/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c
index 0ebcabfdc7ce0162c9a77ed30ca038e6588cae63..98e4fc8121a1f4bdad82d892d79fa5c8241086af 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c
@@ -410,8 +410,6 @@ break_both_connections(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 static void
 destroy_both_connections(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 {
-	break_both_connections(bebob);
-
 	cmp_connection_destroy(&bebob->in_conn);
 	cmp_connection_destroy(&bebob->out_conn);
 }
@@ -712,22 +710,16 @@ void snd_bebob_stream_update_duplex(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 	mutex_unlock(&bebob->mutex);
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function should be called before starting streams or after stopping
+ * streams.
+ */
 void snd_bebob_stream_destroy_duplex(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&bebob->mutex);
-
-	amdtp_stream_pcm_abort(&bebob->rx_stream);
-	amdtp_stream_pcm_abort(&bebob->tx_stream);
-
-	amdtp_stream_stop(&bebob->rx_stream);
-	amdtp_stream_stop(&bebob->tx_stream);
-
 	amdtp_stream_destroy(&bebob->rx_stream);
 	amdtp_stream_destroy(&bebob->tx_stream);
 
 	destroy_both_connections(bebob);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&bebob->mutex);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/sound/firewire/dice/dice-stream.c b/sound/firewire/dice/dice-stream.c
index fa9cf761b610ad81e537634590f6f33cff7e674e..07dbd01d7a6bd336d901fa78b83365b44307b1a0 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/dice/dice-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/dice/dice-stream.c
@@ -311,14 +311,21 @@ static int init_stream(struct snd_dice *dice, struct amdtp_stream *stream)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function should be called before starting streams or after stopping
+ * streams.
+ */
 static void destroy_stream(struct snd_dice *dice, struct amdtp_stream *stream)
 {
-	amdtp_stream_destroy(stream);
+	struct fw_iso_resources *resources;
 
 	if (stream == &dice->tx_stream)
-		fw_iso_resources_destroy(&dice->tx_resources);
+		resources = &dice->tx_resources;
 	else
-		fw_iso_resources_destroy(&dice->rx_resources);
+		resources = &dice->rx_resources;
+
+	amdtp_stream_destroy(stream);
+	fw_iso_resources_destroy(resources);
 }
 
 int snd_dice_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_dice *dice)
@@ -332,6 +339,8 @@ int snd_dice_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_dice *dice)
 		goto end;
 
 	err = init_stream(dice, &dice->rx_stream);
+	if (err < 0)
+		destroy_stream(dice, &dice->tx_stream);
 end:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -340,10 +349,7 @@ void snd_dice_stream_destroy_duplex(struct snd_dice *dice)
 {
 	snd_dice_transaction_clear_enable(dice);
 
-	stop_stream(dice, &dice->tx_stream);
 	destroy_stream(dice, &dice->tx_stream);
-
-	stop_stream(dice, &dice->rx_stream);
 	destroy_stream(dice, &dice->rx_stream);
 
 	dice->substreams_counter = 0;
diff --git a/sound/firewire/dice/dice.c b/sound/firewire/dice/dice.c
index 90d8f40ff72712f2ac67dc8f978855d59fd5f8d6..70a111d7f428af4a0487f80cf350767935c8cac0 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/dice/dice.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/dice/dice.c
@@ -226,11 +226,20 @@ static void dice_card_strings(struct snd_dice *dice)
 	strcpy(card->mixername, "DICE");
 }
 
+/*
+ * This module releases the FireWire unit data after all ALSA character devices
+ * are released by applications. This is for releasing stream data or finishing
+ * transactions safely. Thus at returning from .remove(), this module still keep
+ * references for the unit.
+ */
 static void dice_card_free(struct snd_card *card)
 {
 	struct snd_dice *dice = card->private_data;
 
+	snd_dice_stream_destroy_duplex(dice);
 	snd_dice_transaction_destroy(dice);
+	fw_unit_put(dice->unit);
+
 	mutex_destroy(&dice->mutex);
 }
 
@@ -251,7 +260,7 @@ static int dice_probe(struct fw_unit *unit, const struct ieee1394_device_id *id)
 
 	dice = card->private_data;
 	dice->card = card;
-	dice->unit = unit;
+	dice->unit = fw_unit_get(unit);
 	card->private_free = dice_card_free;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&dice->lock);
@@ -305,10 +314,7 @@ static void dice_remove(struct fw_unit *unit)
 {
 	struct snd_dice *dice = dev_get_drvdata(&unit->device);
 
-	snd_card_disconnect(dice->card);
-
-	snd_dice_stream_destroy_duplex(dice);
-
+	/* No need to wait for releasing card object in this context. */
 	snd_card_free_when_closed(dice->card);
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c
index 3e2ed8e82cbc49b4699c82ad30776ef8a4300253..2682e7e3e5c98511e8bd26fddf452427f1e83a6a 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c
@@ -173,11 +173,23 @@ get_hardware_info(struct snd_efw *efw)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This module releases the FireWire unit data after all ALSA character devices
+ * are released by applications. This is for releasing stream data or finishing
+ * transactions safely. Thus at returning from .remove(), this module still keep
+ * references for the unit.
+ */
 static void
 efw_card_free(struct snd_card *card)
 {
 	struct snd_efw *efw = card->private_data;
 
+	snd_efw_stream_destroy_duplex(efw);
+	snd_efw_transaction_remove_instance(efw);
+	fw_unit_put(efw->unit);
+
+	kfree(efw->resp_buf);
+
 	if (efw->card_index >= 0) {
 		mutex_lock(&devices_mutex);
 		clear_bit(efw->card_index, devices_used);
@@ -185,7 +197,6 @@ efw_card_free(struct snd_card *card)
 	}
 
 	mutex_destroy(&efw->mutex);
-	kfree(efw->resp_buf);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -218,7 +229,7 @@ efw_probe(struct fw_unit *unit,
 	card->private_free = efw_card_free;
 
 	efw->card = card;
-	efw->unit = unit;
+	efw->unit = fw_unit_get(unit);
 	mutex_init(&efw->mutex);
 	spin_lock_init(&efw->lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&efw->hwdep_wait);
@@ -289,10 +300,7 @@ static void efw_remove(struct fw_unit *unit)
 {
 	struct snd_efw *efw = dev_get_drvdata(&unit->device);
 
-	snd_efw_stream_destroy_duplex(efw);
-	snd_efw_transaction_remove_instance(efw);
-
-	snd_card_disconnect(efw->card);
+	/* No need to wait for releasing card object in this context. */
 	snd_card_free_when_closed(efw->card);
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c
index 4f440e16366780f097d8c03daeb45e01fb5e7eb0..c55db1bddc80a0ceab4997279643f73840943cef 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c
@@ -100,17 +100,22 @@ start_stream(struct snd_efw *efw, struct amdtp_stream *stream,
 	return err;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function should be called before starting the stream or after stopping
+ * the streams.
+ */
 static void
 destroy_stream(struct snd_efw *efw, struct amdtp_stream *stream)
 {
-	stop_stream(efw, stream);
-
-	amdtp_stream_destroy(stream);
+	struct cmp_connection *conn;
 
 	if (stream == &efw->tx_stream)
-		cmp_connection_destroy(&efw->out_conn);
+		conn = &efw->out_conn;
 	else
-		cmp_connection_destroy(&efw->in_conn);
+		conn = &efw->in_conn;
+
+	amdtp_stream_destroy(stream);
+	cmp_connection_destroy(&efw->out_conn);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -319,12 +324,8 @@ void snd_efw_stream_update_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw)
 
 void snd_efw_stream_destroy_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&efw->mutex);
-
 	destroy_stream(efw, &efw->rx_stream);
 	destroy_stream(efw, &efw->tx_stream);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&efw->mutex);
 }
 
 void snd_efw_stream_lock_changed(struct snd_efw *efw)
diff --git a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-stream.c b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-stream.c
index bda845afb470703ff0c05bd69f1caac5bfeabbd6..29ccb3637164f82846022c37b2818e1a6ad4989e 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-stream.c
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ void snd_oxfw_stream_stop_simplex(struct snd_oxfw *oxfw,
 	stop_stream(oxfw, stream);
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function should be called before starting the stream or after stopping
+ * the streams.
+ */
 void snd_oxfw_stream_destroy_simplex(struct snd_oxfw *oxfw,
 				     struct amdtp_stream *stream)
 {
@@ -347,8 +351,6 @@ void snd_oxfw_stream_destroy_simplex(struct snd_oxfw *oxfw,
 	else
 		conn = &oxfw->in_conn;
 
-	stop_stream(oxfw, stream);
-
 	amdtp_stream_destroy(stream);
 	cmp_connection_destroy(conn);
 }
diff --git a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c
index 60e5cad0531aeb181d4cc6558f44b4cd6896f070..8c6ce019f437c310043a3686b634def68c92e424 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c
@@ -104,11 +104,23 @@ static int name_card(struct snd_oxfw *oxfw)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This module releases the FireWire unit data after all ALSA character devices
+ * are released by applications. This is for releasing stream data or finishing
+ * transactions safely. Thus at returning from .remove(), this module still keep
+ * references for the unit.
+ */
 static void oxfw_card_free(struct snd_card *card)
 {
 	struct snd_oxfw *oxfw = card->private_data;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	snd_oxfw_stream_destroy_simplex(oxfw, &oxfw->rx_stream);
+	if (oxfw->has_output)
+		snd_oxfw_stream_destroy_simplex(oxfw, &oxfw->tx_stream);
+
+	fw_unit_put(oxfw->unit);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < SND_OXFW_STREAM_FORMAT_ENTRIES; i++) {
 		kfree(oxfw->tx_stream_formats[i]);
 		kfree(oxfw->rx_stream_formats[i]);
@@ -136,7 +148,7 @@ static int oxfw_probe(struct fw_unit *unit,
 	oxfw = card->private_data;
 	oxfw->card = card;
 	mutex_init(&oxfw->mutex);
-	oxfw->unit = unit;
+	oxfw->unit = fw_unit_get(unit);
 	oxfw->device_info = (const struct device_info *)id->driver_data;
 	spin_lock_init(&oxfw->lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&oxfw->hwdep_wait);
@@ -212,12 +224,7 @@ static void oxfw_remove(struct fw_unit *unit)
 {
 	struct snd_oxfw *oxfw = dev_get_drvdata(&unit->device);
 
-	snd_card_disconnect(oxfw->card);
-
-	snd_oxfw_stream_destroy_simplex(oxfw, &oxfw->rx_stream);
-	if (oxfw->has_output)
-		snd_oxfw_stream_destroy_simplex(oxfw, &oxfw->tx_stream);
-
+	/* No need to wait for releasing card object in this context. */
 	snd_card_free_when_closed(oxfw->card);
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
index dfcb5e929f9fc9643701eb33f04aa8efd7f101d3..a2ce773bdc624172b399afbb9207ed970b4c139f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
@@ -961,7 +961,6 @@ static int azx_alloc_cmd_io(struct azx *chip)
 		dev_err(chip->card->dev, "cannot allocate CORB/RIRB\n");
 	return err;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(azx_alloc_cmd_io);
 
 static void azx_init_cmd_io(struct azx *chip)
 {
@@ -1026,7 +1025,6 @@ static void azx_init_cmd_io(struct azx *chip)
 	azx_writeb(chip, RIRBCTL, AZX_RBCTL_DMA_EN | AZX_RBCTL_IRQ_EN);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(azx_init_cmd_io);
 
 static void azx_free_cmd_io(struct azx *chip)
 {
@@ -1036,7 +1034,6 @@ static void azx_free_cmd_io(struct azx *chip)
 	azx_writeb(chip, CORBCTL, 0);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(azx_free_cmd_io);
 
 static unsigned int azx_command_addr(u32 cmd)
 {
@@ -1316,7 +1313,6 @@ static int azx_send_cmd(struct hda_bus *bus, unsigned int val)
 	else
 		return azx_corb_send_cmd(bus, val);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(azx_send_cmd);
 
 /* get a response */
 static unsigned int azx_get_response(struct hda_bus *bus,
@@ -1330,7 +1326,6 @@ static unsigned int azx_get_response(struct hda_bus *bus,
 	else
 		return azx_rirb_get_response(bus, addr);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(azx_get_response);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_DSP_LOADER
 /*
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 36d2f20db7a4201b999155e759e3e22b6fe3f753..4ca3d5d02436daf0ec7ec7274c675c4beae74423 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ static const struct pci_device_id azx_ids[] = {
 	  .driver_data = AZX_DRIVER_PCH | AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_PCH_NOPM },
 	/* Panther Point */
 	{ PCI_DEVICE(0x8086, 0x1e20),
-	  .driver_data = AZX_DRIVER_PCH | AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_PCH },
+	  .driver_data = AZX_DRIVER_PCH | AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_PCH_NOPM },
 	/* Lynx Point */
 	{ PCI_DEVICE(0x8086, 0x8c20),
 	  .driver_data = AZX_DRIVER_PCH | AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_PCH },
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
index 6d36c5b7880504457430718a8f23f2dbc0e9a9ba..87eff3173ce924ae89596068b5bf8dcd38e7482e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ enum {
 	STAC_ALIENWARE_M17X,
 	STAC_92HD89XX_HP_FRONT_JACK,
 	STAC_92HD89XX_HP_Z1_G2_RIGHT_MIC_JACK,
+	STAC_92HD73XX_ASUS_MOBO,
 	STAC_92HD73XX_MODELS
 };
 
@@ -1911,7 +1912,18 @@ static const struct hda_fixup stac92hd73xx_fixups[] = {
 	[STAC_92HD89XX_HP_Z1_G2_RIGHT_MIC_JACK] = {
 		.type = HDA_FIXUP_PINS,
 		.v.pins = stac92hd89xx_hp_z1_g2_right_mic_jack_pin_configs,
-	}
+	},
+	[STAC_92HD73XX_ASUS_MOBO] = {
+		.type = HDA_FIXUP_PINS,
+		.v.pins = (const struct hda_pintbl[]) {
+			/* enable 5.1 and SPDIF out */
+			{ 0x0c, 0x01014411 },
+			{ 0x0d, 0x01014410 },
+			{ 0x0e, 0x01014412 },
+			{ 0x22, 0x014b1180 },
+			{ }
+		}
+	},
 };
 
 static const struct hda_model_fixup stac92hd73xx_models[] = {
@@ -1923,6 +1935,7 @@ static const struct hda_model_fixup stac92hd73xx_models[] = {
 	{ .id = STAC_DELL_M6_BOTH, .name = "dell-m6" },
 	{ .id = STAC_DELL_EQ, .name = "dell-eq" },
 	{ .id = STAC_ALIENWARE_M17X, .name = "alienware" },
+	{ .id = STAC_92HD73XX_ASUS_MOBO, .name = "asus-mobo" },
 	{}
 };
 
@@ -1975,6 +1988,8 @@ static const struct snd_pci_quirk stac92hd73xx_fixup_tbl[] = {
 				"HP Z1 G2", STAC_92HD89XX_HP_Z1_G2_RIGHT_MIC_JACK),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(PCI_VENDOR_ID_HP, 0x2b17,
 				"unknown HP", STAC_92HD89XX_HP_FRONT_JACK),
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK(PCI_VENDOR_ID_ASUSTEK, 0x83f8, "ASUS AT4NM10",
+		      STAC_92HD73XX_ASUS_MOBO),
 	{} /* terminator */
 };