diff -urN linux-2.6.7-rc1/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0_eq.c linux-2.6.7-rc1-vortex/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0_eq.c
--- linux-2.6.7-rc1/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0_eq.c	2004-05-09 22:33:19.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.7-rc1-vortex/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0_eq.c	2004-06-27 19:54:30.000000000 -0400
@@ -50,12 +50,9 @@
 static void vortex_EqHw_SetLeftCoefs(vortex_t * vortex, u16 a[])
 {
 	eqhw_t *eqhw = &(vortex->eq.this04);
-	int eax, i = 0, n /*esp2c */  = 0;
+	int eax, i = 0, n /*esp2c */;
 
-	if (eqhw->this04 <= n)
-		return;
-
-	do {
+	for (n = 0; n < eqhw->this04; n++) {
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b000 + n * 0x30, a[i + 0]);
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b004 + n * 0x30, a[i + 1]);
 
@@ -81,21 +78,16 @@
 		}
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b010 + n * 0x30, eax);
 
-		n++;
 		i += 5;
 	}
-	while (n < eqhw->this04);
 }
 
 static void vortex_EqHw_SetRightCoefs(vortex_t * vortex, u16 a[])
 {
 	eqhw_t *eqhw = &(vortex->eq.this04);
-	int i = 0, n /*esp2c */  = 0, eax;
-
-	if (eqhw->this04 <= n)
-		return;
+	int i = 0, n /*esp2c */, eax;
 
-	do {
+	for (n = 0; n < eqhw->this04; n++) {
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b1e0 + n * 0x30, a[0 + i]);
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b1e4 + n * 0x30, a[1 + i]);
 
@@ -121,54 +113,42 @@
 		}
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b1f0 + n * 0x30, eax);
 		i += 5;
-		n++;
 	}
-	while (n < eqhw->this04);
 
 }
 
 static void vortex_EqHw_SetLeftStates(vortex_t * vortex, u16 a[], u16 b[])
 {
 	eqhw_t *eqhw = &(vortex->eq.this04);
-	int i = 0, ebx = 0;
+	int i = 0, ebx = 0;
 
 	hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b3fc, a[0]);
 	hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b400, a[1]);
 
-	if (eqhw->this04 < 0)
-		return;
-
-	do {
+	for (ebx = 0; ebx < eqhw->this04; ebx++) {
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b014 + (i * 0xc), b[i]);
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b018 + (i * 0xc), b[1 + i]);
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b01c + (i * 0xc), b[2 + i]);
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b020 + (i * 0xc), b[3 + i]);
 		i += 4;
-		ebx++;
 	}
-	while (eqhw->this04 > ebx);
 }
 
 static void vortex_EqHw_SetRightStates(vortex_t * vortex, u16 a[], u16 b[])
 {
 	eqhw_t *eqhw = &(vortex->eq.this04);
-	int i = 0, ebx = 0;
+	int i = 0, ebx = 0;
 
 	hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b404, a[0]);
 	hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b408, a[1]);
 
-	if (eqhw->this04 < 0)
-		return;
-
-	do {
+	for (ebx = 0; ebx < eqhw->this04; ebx++) {
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b1f4 + (i * 0xc), b[i]);
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b1f8 + (i * 0xc), b[1 + i]);
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b1fc + (i * 0xc), b[2 + i]);
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b200 + (i * 0xc), b[3 + i]);
 		i += 4;
-		ebx++;
 	}
-	while (ebx < eqhw->this04);
 }
 
 #if 0
@@ -260,60 +240,41 @@
 static void vortex_EqHw_SetLeftGainsTarget(vortex_t * vortex, u16 a[])
 {
 	eqhw_t *eqhw = &(vortex->eq.this04);
-	int ebx = 0;
+	int ebx;
 
-	if (eqhw->this04 < 0)
-		return;
-	do {
+	for (ebx = 0; ebx < eqhw->this04; ebx++) {
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b02c + ebx * 0x30, a[ebx]);
-		ebx++;
 	}
-	while (ebx < eqhw->this04);
 }
 
 static void vortex_EqHw_SetRightGainsTarget(vortex_t * vortex, u16 a[])
 {
 	eqhw_t *eqhw = &(vortex->eq.this04);
-	int ebx = 0;
-
-	if (eqhw->this04 < 0)
-		return;
+	int ebx;
 
-	do {
+	for (ebx = 0; ebx < eqhw->this04; ebx++) {
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b20c + ebx * 0x30, a[ebx]);
-		ebx++;
 	}
-	while (ebx < eqhw->this04);
 }
 
 static void vortex_EqHw_SetLeftGainsCurrent(vortex_t * vortex, u16 a[])
 {
 	eqhw_t *eqhw = &(vortex->eq.this04);
-	int ebx = 0;
-
-	if (eqhw->this04 < 0)
-		return;
+	int ebx;
 
-	do {
+	for (ebx = 0; ebx < eqhw->this04; ebx++) {
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b028 + ebx * 0x30, a[ebx]);
-		ebx++;
 	}
-	while (ebx < eqhw->this04);
 }
 
 static void vortex_EqHw_SetRightGainsCurrent(vortex_t * vortex, u16 a[])
 {
 	eqhw_t *eqhw = &(vortex->eq.this04);
-	int ebx = 0;
-
-	if (eqhw->this04 < 0)
-		return;
+	int ebx;
 
-	do {
+	for (ebx = 0; ebx < eqhw->this04; ebx++) {
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b208 + ebx * 0x30, a[ebx]);
-		ebx++;
 	}
-	while (ebx < eqhw->this04);
 }
 
 #if 0
@@ -384,26 +345,17 @@
 	eqhw_t *eqhw = &(vortex->eq.this04);
 	int ebx;
 
-	if (eqhw->this04 < 0)
-		return;
-
-	ebx = 0;
-	do {
+	for (ebx = 0; ebx < eqhw->this04; ebx++) {
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b024 + ebx * 0x30, a[ebx]);
-		ebx++;
 	}
-	while (ebx < eqhw->this04);
 
 	hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b3cc, a[eqhw->this04]);
 	hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b3d8, a[eqhw->this04 + 1]);
 
-	ebx = 0;
-	do {
+	for (ebx = 0; ebx < eqhw->this04; ebx++) {
 		hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b204 + ebx * 0x30,
 			a[ebx + (eqhw->this04 + 2)]);
-		ebx++;
 	}
-	while (ebx < eqhw->this04);
 
 	hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b3e4, a[2 + (eqhw->this04 * 2)]);
 	hwwrite(vortex->mmio, 0x2b3f0, a[3 + (eqhw->this04 * 2)]);