staging/easycap: Make code re-entrant

In order to allow multiple EasyCAP dongles to operate simultaneously
without mutual interference all static variables have been eliminated
except for a persistent inventory of plugged-in dongles at module level.

Signed-off-by: Mike Thomas <rmthomas@sciolus.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>

7 files changed, 1361 insertions, 1176 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap.h b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap.h
index 9fb0f64..11ceda7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 #define EASYCAP_DRIVER_DESCRIPTION "easycapdc60"
 
 #define USB_SKEL_MINOR_BASE     192
-#define VIDEO_DEVICE_MANY 8
+#define DONGLE_MANY 8
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
@@ -264,6 +264,17 @@ struct v4l2_format v4l2_format;
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 struct easycap {
+int isdongle;
+
+/*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv*/
+#if defined(EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT)
+struct video_device video_device;
+#if defined(EASYCAP_NEEDS_V4L2_DEVICE_H)
+struct v4l2_device v4l2_device;
+#endif /*EASYCAP_NEEDS_V4L2_DEVICE_H*/
+#endif /*EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT*/
+/*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*/
+
 unsigned int audio_pages_per_fragment;
 unsigned int audio_bytes_per_fragment;
 unsigned int audio_buffer_page_many;
@@ -276,12 +287,6 @@ __s16 oldaudio;
 int ilk;
 bool microphone;
 
-/*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv*/
-#if defined(EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT)
-struct video_device *pvideo_device;
-#endif /*EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT*/
-/*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*/
-
 struct usb_device *pusb_device;
 struct usb_interface *pusb_interface;
 
@@ -306,7 +311,10 @@ int merit[180];
 struct timeval timeval0;
 struct timeval timeval1;
 struct timeval timeval2;
+struct timeval timeval3;
+struct timeval timeval6;
 struct timeval timeval7;
+struct timeval timeval8;
 long long int dnbydt;
 
 int    video_interface;
@@ -332,6 +340,13 @@ struct data_buffer \
 struct list_head urb_video_head;
 struct list_head *purb_video_head;
 
+__u8 cache[8];
+__u8 *pcache;
+int video_mt;
+int audio_mt;
+long long audio_bytes;
+__u32 isequence;
+
 int vma_many;
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -530,6 +545,7 @@ int              set2to93(struct usb_device *);
 
 int              regset(struct usb_device *, __u16, __u16);
 int              regget(struct usb_device *, __u16, void *);
+int		isdongle(struct easycap *);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 struct signed_div_result {
 long long int quotient;
@@ -557,20 +573,39 @@ unsigned long long int remainder;
 	} \
 } while (0)
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
+/*
+ *  MACROS SAM(...) AND JOM(...) ALLOW DIAGNOSTIC OUTPUT TO BE TAGGED WITH
+ *  THE IDENTITY OF THE DONGLE TO WHICH IT APPLIES, BUT IF INVOKED WHEN THE
+ *  POINTER peasycap IS INVALID AN Oops IS LIKELY, AND ITS CAUSE MAY NOT BE
+ *  IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS FROM A CASUAL READING OF THE SOURCE CODE.  BEWARE.
+*/
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #define SAY(format, args...) do { \
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "easycap: %s: " format, __func__, ##args); \
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "easycap:: %s: " \
+			format, __func__, ##args); \
+} while (0)
+#define SAM(format, args...) do { \
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "easycap::%i%s: " \
+			format, peasycap->isdongle, __func__, ##args);\
 } while (0)
-
 
 #if defined(EASYCAP_DEBUG)
 #define JOT(n, format, args...) do { \
 	if (n <= debug) { \
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "easycap: %s: " format, __func__, ##args); \
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "easycap:: %s: " \
+			format, __func__, ##args);\
 	} \
 } while (0)
+#define JOM(n, format, args...) do { \
+	if (n <= debug) { \
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "easycap::%i%s: " \
+			format, peasycap->isdongle, __func__, ##args);\
+	} \
+} while (0)
+
 #else
 #define JOT(n, format, args...) do {} while (0)
+#define JOM(n, format, args...) do {} while (0)
 #endif /*EASYCAP_DEBUG*/
 
 #define MICROSECONDS(X, Y) \
diff --git a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_debug.h b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_debug.h
index 3e9b66a..a4dcd7d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_debug.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_debug.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
 *                                                                            *
-*  debug.h                                                           *
+*  easycap_debug.h                                                           *
 *                                                                            *
 *****************************************************************************/
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_ioctl.c b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_ioctl.c
index 5b038b8..d91d64a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_ioctl.c
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ __u16 reg, set;
 int ir, rc, need;
 unsigned int itwas, isnow;
 
+if (NULL == peasycap) {
+	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 peasycap_standard = &easycap_standard[0];
@@ -59,25 +63,25 @@ while (0xFFFF != peasycap_standard->mask) {
 	peasycap_standard++;
 }
 if (0xFFFF == peasycap_standard->mask) {
-	SAY("ERROR: 0x%08X=std_id: standard not found\n", \
+	SAM("ERROR: 0x%08X=std_id: standard not found\n", \
 							(unsigned int)std_id);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
-SAY("user requests standard: %s\n", \
+SAM("user requests standard: %s\n", \
 			&(peasycap_standard->v4l2_standard.name[0]));
 if (peasycap->standard_offset == \
 			(int)(peasycap_standard - &easycap_standard[0])) {
-	SAY("requested standard already in effect\n");
+	SAM("requested standard already in effect\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 peasycap->standard_offset = (int)(peasycap_standard - &easycap_standard[0]);
 peasycap->fps = peasycap_standard->v4l2_standard.frameperiod.denominator / \
 		peasycap_standard->v4l2_standard.frameperiod.numerator;
 if (!peasycap->fps) {
-	SAY("MISTAKE: frames-per-second is zero\n");
+	SAM("MISTAKE: frames-per-second is zero\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
-JOT(8, "%i frames-per-second\n", peasycap->fps);
+JOM(8, "%i frames-per-second\n", peasycap->fps);
 peasycap->usec = 1000000 / (2 * peasycap->fps);
 peasycap->tolerate = 1000 * (25 / peasycap->fps);
 
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ case NTSC_M_JP: {
 	reg = 0x0A;  set = 0x95;
 	ir = read_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg);
 	if (0 > ir)
-		SAY("ERROR: cannot read SAA register 0x%02X\n", reg);
+		SAM("ERROR: cannot read SAA register 0x%02X\n", reg);
 	else
 		itwas = (unsigned int)ir;
 
@@ -104,15 +108,15 @@ case NTSC_M_JP: {
 
 	rc = write_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg, set);
 	if (0 != rc)
-		SAY("ERROR: failed to set SAA register " \
+		SAM("ERROR: failed to set SAA register " \
 			"0x%02X to 0x%02X for JP standard\n", reg, set);
 	else {
 		isnow = (unsigned int)read_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg);
 		if (0 > ir)
-			JOT(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
+			JOM(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
 				"to 0x%02X\n", reg, isnow);
 		else
-			JOT(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
+			JOM(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
 				"from 0x%02X to 0x%02X\n", reg, itwas, isnow);
 
 		set2to78(peasycap->pusb_device);
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ case NTSC_M_JP: {
 	reg = 0x0B;  set = 0x48;
 	ir = read_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg);
 	if (0 > ir)
-		SAY("ERROR: cannot read SAA register 0x%02X\n", reg);
+		SAM("ERROR: cannot read SAA register 0x%02X\n", reg);
 	else
 		itwas = (unsigned int)ir;
 
@@ -130,15 +134,15 @@ case NTSC_M_JP: {
 
 	rc = write_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg, set);
 	if (0 != rc)
-		SAY("ERROR: failed to set SAA register 0x%02X to 0x%02X " \
+		SAM("ERROR: failed to set SAA register 0x%02X to 0x%02X " \
 						"for JP standard\n", reg, set);
 	else {
 		isnow = (unsigned int)read_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg);
 		if (0 > ir)
-			JOT(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
+			JOM(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
 				"to 0x%02X\n", reg, isnow);
 		else
-			JOT(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
+			JOM(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
 				"from 0x%02X to 0x%02X\n", reg, itwas, isnow);
 
 		set2to78(peasycap->pusb_device);
@@ -176,7 +180,7 @@ default:
 if (need) {
 	ir = read_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg);
 	if (0 > ir)
-		SAY("ERROR: failed to read SAA register 0x%02X\n", reg);
+		SAM("ERROR: failed to read SAA register 0x%02X\n", reg);
 	else
 		itwas = (unsigned int)ir;
 
@@ -184,15 +188,15 @@ if (need) {
 
 	rc = write_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg, set);
 	if (0 != write_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg, set)) {
-		SAY("ERROR: failed to set SAA register " \
+		SAM("ERROR: failed to set SAA register " \
 			"0x%02X to 0x%02X for table 42\n", reg, set);
 	} else {
 		isnow = (unsigned int)read_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg);
 		if (0 > ir)
-			JOT(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
+			JOM(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
 				"to 0x%02X\n", reg, isnow);
 		else
-			JOT(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
+			JOM(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
 				"from 0x%02X to 0x%02X\n", reg, itwas, isnow);
 	}
 }
@@ -204,7 +208,7 @@ if (need) {
 reg = 0x08;
 ir = read_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg);
 if (0 > ir)
-	SAY("ERROR: failed to read SAA register 0x%02X " \
+	SAM("ERROR: failed to read SAA register 0x%02X " \
 						"so cannot reset\n", reg);
 else {
 	itwas = (unsigned int)ir;
@@ -217,13 +221,13 @@ set2to78(peasycap->pusb_device);
 
 rc  = write_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg, set);
 if (0 != rc)
-	SAY("ERROR: failed to set SAA register 0x%02X to 0x%02X\n", reg, set);
+	SAM("ERROR: failed to set SAA register 0x%02X to 0x%02X\n", reg, set);
 else {
 	isnow = (unsigned int)read_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg);
 	if (0 > ir)
-		JOT(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed to 0x%02X\n", reg, isnow);
+		JOM(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed to 0x%02X\n", reg, isnow);
 	else
-		JOT(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
+		JOM(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
 			"from 0x%02X to 0x%02X\n", reg, itwas, isnow);
 	}
 }
@@ -235,7 +239,7 @@ else {
 reg = 0x40;
 ir = read_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg);
 if (0 > ir)
-	SAY("ERROR: failed to read SAA register 0x%02X " \
+	SAM("ERROR: failed to read SAA register 0x%02X " \
 						"so cannot reset\n", reg);
 else {
 	itwas = (unsigned int)ir;
@@ -248,13 +252,13 @@ set2to78(peasycap->pusb_device);
 
 rc = write_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg, set);
 if (0 != rc)
-	SAY("ERROR: failed to set SAA register 0x%02X to 0x%02X\n", reg, set);
+	SAM("ERROR: failed to set SAA register 0x%02X to 0x%02X\n", reg, set);
 else {
 	isnow = (unsigned int)read_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg);
 	if (0 > ir)
-		JOT(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed to 0x%02X\n", reg, isnow);
+		JOM(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed to 0x%02X\n", reg, isnow);
 	else
-		JOT(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
+		JOM(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed " \
 			"from 0x%02X to 0x%02X\n", reg, itwas, isnow);
 	}
 }
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ else {
 reg = 0x5A;
 ir = read_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg);
 if (0 > ir)
-	SAY("ERROR: failed to read SAA register 0x%02X but continuing\n", reg);
+	SAM("ERROR: failed to read SAA register 0x%02X but continuing\n", reg);
 	itwas = (unsigned int)ir;
 	if (peasycap_standard->mask & 0x0001)
 		set = 0x0A ;
@@ -276,19 +280,19 @@ if (0 > ir)
 	set2to78(peasycap->pusb_device);
 
 	if (0 != write_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg, set))
-		SAY("ERROR: failed to set SAA register 0x%02X to 0x%02X\n", \
+		SAM("ERROR: failed to set SAA register 0x%02X to 0x%02X\n", \
 								reg, set);
 	else {
 		isnow = (unsigned int)read_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, reg);
 		if (0 > ir)
-			JOT(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed "
+			JOM(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed "
 				"to 0x%02X\n", reg, isnow);
 		else
-			JOT(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed "
+			JOM(8, "SAA register 0x%02X changed "
 				"from 0x%02X to 0x%02X\n", reg, itwas, isnow);
 	}
 	if (0 != check_saa(peasycap->pusb_device))
-		SAY("ERROR: check_saa() failed\n");
+		SAM("ERROR: check_saa() failed\n");
 return 0;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -325,28 +329,28 @@ int miss, multiplier, best;
 char bf[5], *pc;
 __u32 uc;
 
-if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap) {
+if (NULL == peasycap) {
 	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 p = peasycap->pusb_device;
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == p) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peaycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peaycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 pc = &bf[0];
 uc = pixelformat;  memcpy((void *)pc, (void *)(&uc), 4);  bf[4] = 0;
 mask = easycap_standard[peasycap->standard_offset].mask;
-SAY("sought:    %ix%i,%s(0x%08X),%i=field,0x%02X=std mask\n", \
+SAM("sought:    %ix%i,%s(0x%08X),%i=field,0x%02X=std mask\n", \
 				width, height, pc, pixelformat, field, mask);
 if (V4L2_FIELD_ANY == field) {
 	field = V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED;
-	SAY("prefer:    V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED=field, was V4L2_FIELD_ANY\n");
+	SAM("prefer:    V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED=field, was V4L2_FIELD_ANY\n");
 }
 peasycap_best_format = (struct easycap_format *)NULL;
 peasycap_format = &easycap_format[0];
 while (0 != peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.width) {
-	JOT(16, ".> %i %i 0x%08X %ix%i\n", \
+	JOM(16, ".> %i %i 0x%08X %ix%i\n", \
 		peasycap_format->mask & 0x01,
 		peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.field,
 		peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.pixelformat,
@@ -365,7 +369,7 @@ while (0 != peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.width) {
 	peasycap_format++;
 }
 if (0 == peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.width) {
-	SAY("cannot do: %ix%i with standard mask 0x%02X\n", \
+	SAM("cannot do: %ix%i with standard mask 0x%02X\n", \
 							width, height, mask);
 	peasycap_format = &easycap_format[0];  best = -1;
 	while (0 != peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.width) {
@@ -386,16 +390,16 @@ if (0 == peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.width) {
 		peasycap_format++;
 	}
 	if (-1 == best) {
-		SAY("cannot do %ix... with standard mask 0x%02X\n", \
+		SAM("cannot do %ix... with standard mask 0x%02X\n", \
 								width, mask);
-		SAY("cannot do ...x%i with standard mask 0x%02X\n", \
+		SAM("cannot do ...x%i with standard mask 0x%02X\n", \
 								height, mask);
-		SAY("           %ix%i unmatched\n", width, height);
+		SAM("           %ix%i unmatched\n", width, height);
 		return peasycap->format_offset;
 	}
 }
 if ((struct easycap_format *)NULL == peasycap_best_format) {
-	SAY("MISTAKE: peasycap_best_format is NULL");
+	SAM("MISTAKE: peasycap_best_format is NULL");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 peasycap_format = peasycap_best_format;
@@ -406,10 +410,10 @@ if (true == try)
 /*...........................................................................*/
 
 if (false != try) {
-	SAY("MISTAKE: true==try where is should be false\n");
+	SAM("MISTAKE: true==try where is should be false\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
-SAY("actioning: %ix%i %s\n", \
+SAM("actioning: %ix%i %s\n", \
 			peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.width, \
 			peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.height,
 			&peasycap_format->name[0]);
@@ -441,7 +445,7 @@ peasycap->frame_buffer_used = peasycap->bytesperpixel * \
 					peasycap->width * peasycap->height;
 
 if (true == peasycap->offerfields) {
-	SAY("WARNING: %i=peasycap->field is untested: " \
+	SAM("WARNING: %i=peasycap->field is untested: " \
 				"please report problems\n", peasycap->field);
 
 
@@ -474,13 +478,13 @@ if (0 == (0x01 & peasycap_format->mask)) {
 			(288 == \
 			peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.height))) {
 		if (0 != set_resolution(p, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x05A0, 0x0121)) {
-			SAY("ERROR: set_resolution() failed\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: set_resolution() failed\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	} else if ((704 == peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.width) && \
 			(576 == peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.height)) {
 		if (0 != set_resolution(p, 0x0004, 0x0001, 0x0584, 0x0121)) {
-			SAY("ERROR: set_resolution() failed\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: set_resolution() failed\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	} else if (((640 == peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.width) && \
@@ -491,11 +495,11 @@ if (0 == (0x01 & peasycap_format->mask)) {
 			(240 == \
 			peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.height))) {
 		if (0 != set_resolution(p, 0x0014, 0x0020, 0x0514, 0x0110)) {
-			SAY("ERROR: set_resolution() failed\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: set_resolution() failed\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	} else {
-		SAY("MISTAKE: bad format, cannot set resolution\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE: bad format, cannot set resolution\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -512,7 +516,7 @@ if (0 == (0x01 & peasycap_format->mask)) {
 			(240 == \
 			peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.height))) {
 		if (0 != set_resolution(p, 0x0000, 0x0003, 0x05A0, 0x00F3)) {
-			SAY("ERROR: set_resolution() failed\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: set_resolution() failed\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	} else if (((640 == peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.width) && \
@@ -523,11 +527,11 @@ if (0 == (0x01 & peasycap_format->mask)) {
 			(240 == \
 			peasycap_format->v4l2_format.fmt.pix.height))) {
 		if (0 != set_resolution(p, 0x0014, 0x0003, 0x0514, 0x00F3)) {
-			SAY("ERROR: set_resolution() failed\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: set_resolution() failed\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	} else {
-		SAY("MISTAKE: bad format, cannot set resolution\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE: bad format, cannot set resolution\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 }
@@ -543,8 +547,12 @@ int adjust_brightness(struct easycap *peasycap, int value)
 unsigned int mood;
 int i1;
 
+if (NULL == peasycap) {
+	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 i1 = 0;
@@ -559,10 +567,10 @@ while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 		set2to78(peasycap->pusb_device);
 
 		if (!write_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, 0x0A, mood)) {
-			SAY("adjusting brightness to  0x%02X\n", mood);
+			SAM("adjusting brightness to  0x%02X\n", mood);
 			return 0;
 		} else {
-			SAY("WARNING: failed to adjust brightness " \
+			SAM("WARNING: failed to adjust brightness " \
 							"to 0x%02X\n", mood);
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}
@@ -573,7 +581,7 @@ while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 	}
 	i1++;
 }
-SAY("WARNING: failed to adjust brightness: control not found\n");
+SAM("WARNING: failed to adjust brightness: control not found\n");
 return -ENOENT;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -582,8 +590,12 @@ int adjust_contrast(struct easycap *peasycap, int value)
 unsigned int mood;
 int i1;
 
+if (NULL == peasycap) {
+	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 i1 = 0;
@@ -598,10 +610,10 @@ while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 		set2to78(peasycap->pusb_device);
 
 		if (!write_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, 0x0B, mood)) {
-			SAY("adjusting contrast to  0x%02X\n", mood);
+			SAM("adjusting contrast to  0x%02X\n", mood);
 			return 0;
 		} else {
-			SAY("WARNING: failed to adjust contrast to " \
+			SAM("WARNING: failed to adjust contrast to " \
 							"0x%02X\n", mood);
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}
@@ -612,7 +624,7 @@ while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 	}
 	i1++;
 }
-SAY("WARNING: failed to adjust contrast: control not found\n");
+SAM("WARNING: failed to adjust contrast: control not found\n");
 return -ENOENT;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -621,8 +633,12 @@ int adjust_saturation(struct easycap *peasycap, int value)
 unsigned int mood;
 int i1;
 
+if (NULL == peasycap) {
+	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 i1 = 0;
@@ -637,10 +653,10 @@ while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 		set2to78(peasycap->pusb_device);
 
 		if (!write_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, 0x0C, mood)) {
-			SAY("adjusting saturation to  0x%02X\n", mood);
+			SAM("adjusting saturation to  0x%02X\n", mood);
 			return 0;
 		} else {
-			SAY("WARNING: failed to adjust saturation to " \
+			SAM("WARNING: failed to adjust saturation to " \
 							"0x%02X\n", mood);
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}
@@ -651,7 +667,7 @@ while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 	}
 	i1++;
 }
-SAY("WARNING: failed to adjust saturation: control not found\n");
+SAM("WARNING: failed to adjust saturation: control not found\n");
 return -ENOENT;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -660,8 +676,12 @@ int adjust_hue(struct easycap *peasycap, int value)
 unsigned int mood;
 int i1, i2;
 
+if (NULL == peasycap) {
+	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 i1 = 0;
@@ -677,10 +697,10 @@ while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 		set2to78(peasycap->pusb_device);
 
 		if (!write_saa(peasycap->pusb_device, 0x0D, mood)) {
-			SAY("adjusting hue to  0x%02X\n", mood);
+			SAM("adjusting hue to  0x%02X\n", mood);
 			return 0;
 		} else {
-			SAY("WARNING: failed to adjust hue to 0x%02X\n", mood);
+			SAM("WARNING: failed to adjust hue to 0x%02X\n", mood);
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}
 
@@ -690,7 +710,7 @@ while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 	}
 	i1++;
 }
-SAY("WARNING: failed to adjust hue: control not found\n");
+SAM("WARNING: failed to adjust hue: control not found\n");
 return -ENOENT;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -699,8 +719,12 @@ int adjust_volume(struct easycap *peasycap, int value)
 __s8 mood;
 int i1;
 
+if (NULL == peasycap) {
+	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 i1 = 0;
@@ -714,10 +738,10 @@ while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 			((31 < peasycap->volume) ? 31 : \
 			(__s8) peasycap->volume);
 		if (!audio_gainset(peasycap->pusb_device, mood)) {
-			SAY("adjusting volume to 0x%01X\n", mood);
+			SAM("adjusting volume to 0x%01X\n", mood);
 			return 0;
 		} else {
-			SAY("WARNING: failed to adjust volume to " \
+			SAM("WARNING: failed to adjust volume to " \
 							"0x%1X\n", mood);
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}
@@ -725,7 +749,7 @@ while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 	}
 i1++;
 }
-SAY("WARNING: failed to adjust volume: control not found\n");
+SAM("WARNING: failed to adjust volume: control not found\n");
 return -ENOENT;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -744,8 +768,12 @@ int adjust_mute(struct easycap *peasycap, int value)
 {
 int i1;
 
+if (NULL == peasycap) {
+	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 i1 = 0;
@@ -756,13 +784,13 @@ while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 		case 1: {
 			peasycap->audio_idle = 1;
 			peasycap->timeval0.tv_sec = 0;
-			SAY("adjusting mute: %i=peasycap->audio_idle\n", \
+			SAM("adjusting mute: %i=peasycap->audio_idle\n", \
 							peasycap->audio_idle);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		default: {
 			peasycap->audio_idle = 0;
-			SAY("adjusting mute: %i=peasycap->audio_idle\n", \
+			SAM("adjusting mute: %i=peasycap->audio_idle\n", \
 							peasycap->audio_idle);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -771,26 +799,28 @@ while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 	}
 	i1++;
 }
-SAY("WARNING: failed to adjust mute: control not found\n");
+SAM("WARNING: failed to adjust mute: control not found\n");
 return -ENOENT;
 }
-
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/*****************************************************************************/
 static int easycap_ioctl_bkl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 			     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 static struct easycap *peasycap;
 static struct usb_device *p;
-static __u32 isequence;
 
+if (NULL == file) {
+	SAY("ERROR:  file is NULL\n");
+	return -ERESTARTSYS;
+}
 peasycap = file->private_data;
 if (NULL == peasycap) {
-	SAY("ERROR:  peasycap is NULL\n");
+	SAY("ERROR:  peasycap is NULL.\n");
 	return -1;
 }
 p = peasycap->pusb_device;
-if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == p) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+if (NULL == p) {
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -803,15 +833,15 @@ if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == p) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 switch (cmd) {
 case VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: {
-	static struct v4l2_capability v4l2_capability;
-	static char version[16], *p1, *p2;
-	static int i, rc, k[3];
-	static long lng;
+	struct v4l2_capability v4l2_capability;
+	char version[16], *p1, *p2;
+	int i, rc, k[3];
+	long lng;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_QUERYCAP\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_QUERYCAP\n");
 
 	if (16 <= strlen(EASYCAP_DRIVER_VERSION)) {
-		SAY("ERROR: bad driver version string\n"); return -EINVAL;
+		SAM("ERROR: bad driver version string\n"); return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	strcpy(&version[0], EASYCAP_DRIVER_VERSION);
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
@@ -826,7 +856,7 @@ case VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: {
 		if (3 > i) {
 			rc = (int) strict_strtol(p1, 10, &lng);
 			if (0 != rc) {
-				SAY("ERROR: %i=strict_strtol(%s,.,,)\n", \
+				SAM("ERROR: %i=strict_strtol(%s,.,,)\n", \
 								rc, p1);
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
@@ -844,7 +874,7 @@ case VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: {
 				V4L2_CAP_AUDIO         | V4L2_CAP_READWRITE;
 
 	v4l2_capability.version = KERNEL_VERSION(k[0], k[1], k[2]);
-	JOT(8, "v4l2_capability.version=(%i,%i,%i)\n", k[0], k[1], k[2]);
+	JOM(8, "v4l2_capability.version=(%i,%i,%i)\n", k[0], k[1], k[2]);
 
 	strlcpy(&v4l2_capability.card[0], "EasyCAP DC60", \
 		sizeof(v4l2_capability.card));
@@ -853,7 +883,7 @@ case VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: {
 				sizeof(v4l2_capability.bus_info)) < 0) {
 		strlcpy(&v4l2_capability.bus_info[0], "EasyCAP bus_info", \
 					sizeof(v4l2_capability.bus_info));
-		JOT(8, "%s=v4l2_capability.bus_info\n", \
+		JOM(8, "%s=v4l2_capability.bus_info\n", \
 					&v4l2_capability.bus_info[0]);
 	}
 	if (0 != copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &v4l2_capability, \
@@ -863,10 +893,10 @@ case VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT: {
-	static struct v4l2_input v4l2_input;
-	static __u32 index;
+	struct v4l2_input v4l2_input;
+	__u32 index;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&v4l2_input, (void __user *)arg, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_input)))
@@ -885,7 +915,7 @@ case VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT: {
 		v4l2_input.std = V4L2_STD_PAL | V4L2_STD_SECAM | \
 				V4L2_STD_NTSC ;
 		v4l2_input.status = 0;
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_input.name[0]);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_input.name[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 	case 1: {
@@ -897,7 +927,7 @@ case VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT: {
 		v4l2_input.std = V4L2_STD_PAL | V4L2_STD_SECAM | \
 				V4L2_STD_NTSC ;
 		v4l2_input.status = 0;
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_input.name[0]);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_input.name[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 	case 2: {
@@ -909,7 +939,7 @@ case VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT: {
 		v4l2_input.std = V4L2_STD_PAL | V4L2_STD_SECAM | \
 				V4L2_STD_NTSC ;
 		v4l2_input.status = 0;
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_input.name[0]);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_input.name[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 	case 3: {
@@ -921,7 +951,7 @@ case VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT: {
 		v4l2_input.std = V4L2_STD_PAL | V4L2_STD_SECAM | \
 				V4L2_STD_NTSC ;
 		v4l2_input.status = 0;
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_input.name[0]);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_input.name[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 	case 4: {
@@ -933,7 +963,7 @@ case VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT: {
 		v4l2_input.std = V4L2_STD_PAL | V4L2_STD_SECAM | \
 				V4L2_STD_NTSC ;
 		v4l2_input.status = 0;
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_input.name[0]);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_input.name[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 	case 5: {
@@ -945,11 +975,11 @@ case VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT: {
 		v4l2_input.std = V4L2_STD_PAL | V4L2_STD_SECAM | \
 				V4L2_STD_NTSC ;
 		v4l2_input.status = 0;
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_input.name[0]);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_input.name[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 	default: {
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: exhausts inputs\n", index);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: exhausts inputs\n", index);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	}
@@ -961,11 +991,11 @@ case VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_G_INPUT: {
-	static __u32 index;
+	__u32 index;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_G_INPUT\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_G_INPUT\n");
 	index = (__u32)peasycap->input;
-	JOT(8, "user is told: %i\n", index);
+	JOM(8, "user is told: %i\n", index);
 	if (0 != copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &index, sizeof(__u32)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	break;
@@ -973,22 +1003,22 @@ case VIDIOC_G_INPUT: {
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_S_INPUT:
 	{
-	static __u32 index;
+	__u32 index;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_S_INPUT\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_S_INPUT\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&index, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(__u32)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	JOT(8, "user requests input %i\n", index);
+	JOM(8, "user requests input %i\n", index);
 
 	if ((int)index == peasycap->input) {
-		SAY("requested input already in effect\n");
+		SAM("requested input already in effect\n");
 		break;
 	}
 
 	if ((0 > index) || (5 < index)) {
-		JOT(8, "ERROR:  bad requested input: %i\n", index);
+		JOM(8, "ERROR:  bad requested input: %i\n", index);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	peasycap->input = (int)index;
@@ -999,14 +1029,14 @@ case VIDIOC_S_INPUT:
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT: {
-	static struct v4l2_audioout v4l2_audioout;
+	struct v4l2_audioout v4l2_audioout;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&v4l2_audioout, (void __user *)arg, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_audioout)))
@@ -1025,10 +1055,10 @@ case VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL: {
-	static int i1;
-	static struct v4l2_queryctrl v4l2_queryctrl;
+	int i1;
+	struct v4l2_queryctrl v4l2_queryctrl;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&v4l2_queryctrl, (void __user *)arg, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_queryctrl)))
@@ -1037,7 +1067,7 @@ case VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL: {
 	i1 = 0;
 	while (0xFFFFFFFF != easycap_control[i1].id) {
 		if (easycap_control[i1].id == v4l2_queryctrl.id) {
-			JOT(8, "VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL  %s=easycap_control[%i]" \
+			JOM(8, "VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL  %s=easycap_control[%i]" \
 				".name\n", &easycap_control[i1].name[0], i1);
 			memcpy(&v4l2_queryctrl, &easycap_control[i1], \
 						sizeof(struct v4l2_queryctrl));
@@ -1046,7 +1076,7 @@ case VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL: {
 		i1++;
 	}
 	if (0xFFFFFFFF == easycap_control[i1].id) {
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: exhausts controls\n", i1);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: exhausts controls\n", i1);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (0 != copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &v4l2_queryctrl, \
@@ -1056,15 +1086,15 @@ case VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_QUERYMENU unsupported\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_QUERYMENU unsupported\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 	break;
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_G_CTRL: {
-	static struct v4l2_control v4l2_control;
+	struct v4l2_control v4l2_control;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_G_CTRL\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_G_CTRL\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&v4l2_control, (void __user *)arg, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_control)))
@@ -1073,27 +1103,27 @@ case VIDIOC_G_CTRL: {
 	switch (v4l2_control.id) {
 	case V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS: {
 		v4l2_control.value = peasycap->brightness;
-		JOT(8, "user enquires brightness: %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
+		JOM(8, "user enquires brightness: %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
 		break;
 	}
 	case V4L2_CID_CONTRAST: {
 		v4l2_control.value = peasycap->contrast;
-		JOT(8, "user enquires contrast: %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
+		JOM(8, "user enquires contrast: %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
 		break;
 	}
 	case V4L2_CID_SATURATION: {
 		v4l2_control.value = peasycap->saturation;
-		JOT(8, "user enquires saturation: %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
+		JOM(8, "user enquires saturation: %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
 		break;
 	}
 	case V4L2_CID_HUE: {
 		v4l2_control.value = peasycap->hue;
-		JOT(8, "user enquires hue: %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
+		JOM(8, "user enquires hue: %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
 		break;
 	}
 	case V4L2_CID_AUDIO_VOLUME: {
 		v4l2_control.value = peasycap->volume;
-		JOT(8, "user enquires volume: %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
+		JOM(8, "user enquires volume: %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
 		break;
 	}
 	case V4L2_CID_AUDIO_MUTE: {
@@ -1101,11 +1131,11 @@ case VIDIOC_G_CTRL: {
 			v4l2_control.value = true;
 		else
 			v4l2_control.value = false;
-		JOT(8, "user enquires mute: %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
+		JOM(8, "user enquires mute: %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
 		break;
 	}
 	default: {
-		SAY("ERROR: unknown V4L2 control: 0x%08X=id\n", \
+		SAM("ERROR: unknown V4L2 control: 0x%08X=id\n", \
 							v4l2_control.id);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1118,14 +1148,14 @@ case VIDIOC_G_CTRL: {
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 #if defined(VIDIOC_S_CTRL_OLD)
 case VIDIOC_S_CTRL_OLD: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_S_CTRL_OLD required at least for xawtv\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_S_CTRL_OLD required at least for xawtv\n");
 }
 #endif /*VIDIOC_S_CTRL_OLD*/
 case VIDIOC_S_CTRL:
 	{
-	static struct v4l2_control v4l2_control;
+	struct v4l2_control v4l2_control;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_S_CTRL\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_S_CTRL\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&v4l2_control, (void __user *)arg, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_control)))
@@ -1133,31 +1163,31 @@ case VIDIOC_S_CTRL:
 
 	switch (v4l2_control.id) {
 	case V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS: {
-		JOT(8, "user requests brightness %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
+		JOM(8, "user requests brightness %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
 		if (0 != adjust_brightness(peasycap, v4l2_control.value))
 			;
 		break;
 	}
 	case V4L2_CID_CONTRAST: {
-		JOT(8, "user requests contrast %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
+		JOM(8, "user requests contrast %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
 		if (0 != adjust_contrast(peasycap, v4l2_control.value))
 			;
 		break;
 	}
 	case V4L2_CID_SATURATION: {
-		JOT(8, "user requests saturation %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
+		JOM(8, "user requests saturation %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
 		if (0 != adjust_saturation(peasycap, v4l2_control.value))
 			;
 		break;
 	}
 	case V4L2_CID_HUE: {
-		JOT(8, "user requests hue %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
+		JOM(8, "user requests hue %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
 		if (0 != adjust_hue(peasycap, v4l2_control.value))
 			;
 		break;
 	}
 	case V4L2_CID_AUDIO_VOLUME: {
-		JOT(8, "user requests volume %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
+		JOM(8, "user requests volume %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
 		if (0 != adjust_volume(peasycap, v4l2_control.value))
 			;
 		break;
@@ -1165,18 +1195,18 @@ case VIDIOC_S_CTRL:
 	case V4L2_CID_AUDIO_MUTE: {
 		int mute;
 
-		JOT(8, "user requests mute %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
+		JOM(8, "user requests mute %i\n", v4l2_control.value);
 		if (true == v4l2_control.value)
 			mute = 1;
 		else
 			mute = 0;
 
 		if (0 != adjust_mute(peasycap, mute))
-			SAY("WARNING: failed to adjust mute to %i\n", mute);
+			SAM("WARNING: failed to adjust mute to %i\n", mute);
 		break;
 	}
 	default: {
-		SAY("ERROR: unknown V4L2 control: 0x%08X=id\n", \
+		SAM("ERROR: unknown V4L2 control: 0x%08X=id\n", \
 							v4l2_control.id);
 		return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -1185,15 +1215,15 @@ case VIDIOC_S_CTRL:
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS unsupported\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS unsupported\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT: {
-	static __u32 index;
-	static struct v4l2_fmtdesc v4l2_fmtdesc;
+	__u32 index;
+	struct v4l2_fmtdesc v4l2_fmtdesc;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&v4l2_fmtdesc, (void __user *)arg, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_fmtdesc)))
@@ -1210,46 +1240,46 @@ case VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT: {
 		v4l2_fmtdesc.flags = 0;
 		strcpy(&v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0], "uyvy");
 		v4l2_fmtdesc.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY;
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0]);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 	case 1: {
 		v4l2_fmtdesc.flags = 0;
 		strcpy(&v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0], "yuy2");
 		v4l2_fmtdesc.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV;
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0]);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 	case 2: {
 		v4l2_fmtdesc.flags = 0;
 		strcpy(&v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0], "rgb24");
 		v4l2_fmtdesc.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24;
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0]);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 	case 3: {
 		v4l2_fmtdesc.flags = 0;
 		strcpy(&v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0], "rgb32");
 		v4l2_fmtdesc.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB32;
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0]);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 	case 4: {
 		v4l2_fmtdesc.flags = 0;
 		strcpy(&v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0], "bgr24");
 		v4l2_fmtdesc.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24;
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0]);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 	case 5: {
 		v4l2_fmtdesc.flags = 0;
 		strcpy(&v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0], "bgr32");
 		v4l2_fmtdesc.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR32;
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0]);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, &v4l2_fmtdesc.description[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 	default: {
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: exhausts formats\n", index);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: exhausts formats\n", index);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	}
@@ -1260,19 +1290,19 @@ case VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES unsupported\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES unsupported\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 case VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAME_INTERVALS unsupported\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAME_INTERVALS unsupported\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_G_FMT: {
-	static struct v4l2_format v4l2_format;
-	static struct v4l2_pix_format v4l2_pix_format;
+	struct v4l2_format v4l2_format;
+	struct v4l2_pix_format v4l2_pix_format;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_G_FMT\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_G_FMT\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&v4l2_format, (void __user *)arg, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_format)))
@@ -1286,7 +1316,7 @@ case VIDIOC_G_FMT: {
 	memcpy(&(v4l2_format.fmt.pix), \
 			 &(easycap_format[peasycap->format_offset]\
 			.v4l2_format.fmt.pix), sizeof(v4l2_pix_format));
-	JOT(8, "user is told: %s\n", \
+	JOM(8, "user is told: %s\n", \
 			&easycap_format[peasycap->format_offset].name[0]);
 
 	if (0 != copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &v4l2_format, \
@@ -1297,16 +1327,16 @@ case VIDIOC_G_FMT: {
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_TRY_FMT:
 case VIDIOC_S_FMT: {
-	static struct v4l2_format v4l2_format;
-	static struct v4l2_pix_format v4l2_pix_format;
-	static bool try;
-	static int best_format;
+	struct v4l2_format v4l2_format;
+	struct v4l2_pix_format v4l2_pix_format;
+	bool try;
+	int best_format;
 
 	if (VIDIOC_TRY_FMT == cmd) {
-		JOT(8, "VIDIOC_TRY_FMT\n");
+		JOM(8, "VIDIOC_TRY_FMT\n");
 		try = true;
 	} else {
-		JOT(8, "VIDIOC_S_FMT\n");
+		JOM(8, "VIDIOC_S_FMT\n");
 		try = false;
 	}
 
@@ -1321,7 +1351,7 @@ case VIDIOC_S_FMT: {
 					v4l2_format.fmt.pix.field, \
 					try);
 	if (0 > best_format) {
-		JOT(8, "WARNING: adjust_format() returned %i\n", best_format);
+		JOM(8, "WARNING: adjust_format() returned %i\n", best_format);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 /*...........................................................................*/
@@ -1330,7 +1360,7 @@ case VIDIOC_S_FMT: {
 
 	memcpy(&(v4l2_format.fmt.pix), &(easycap_format[best_format]\
 			.v4l2_format.fmt.pix), sizeof(v4l2_pix_format));
-	JOT(8, "user is told: %s\n", &easycap_format[best_format].name[0]);
+	JOM(8, "user is told: %s\n", &easycap_format[best_format].name[0]);
 
 	if (0 != copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &v4l2_format, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_format)))
@@ -1339,16 +1369,16 @@ case VIDIOC_S_FMT: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_CROPCAP: {
-	static struct v4l2_cropcap v4l2_cropcap;
+	struct v4l2_cropcap v4l2_cropcap;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_CROPCAP\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_CROPCAP\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&v4l2_cropcap, (void __user *)arg, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_cropcap)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	if (v4l2_cropcap.type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE)
-		JOT(8, "v4l2_cropcap.type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE\n");
+		JOM(8, "v4l2_cropcap.type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE\n");
 
 	memset(&v4l2_cropcap, 0, sizeof(struct v4l2_cropcap));
 	v4l2_cropcap.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
@@ -1363,7 +1393,7 @@ case VIDIOC_CROPCAP: {
 	v4l2_cropcap.pixelaspect.numerator = 1;
 	v4l2_cropcap.pixelaspect.denominator = 1;
 
-	JOT(8, "user is told: %ix%i\n", peasycap->width, peasycap->height);
+	JOM(8, "user is told: %ix%i\n", peasycap->width, peasycap->height);
 
 	if (0 != copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &v4l2_cropcap, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_cropcap)))
@@ -1373,12 +1403,12 @@ case VIDIOC_CROPCAP: {
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_G_CROP:
 case VIDIOC_S_CROP: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_G_CROP|VIDIOC_S_CROP  unsupported\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_G_CROP|VIDIOC_S_CROP  unsupported\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_QUERYSTD: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_QUERYSTD: " \
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_QUERYSTD: " \
 			"EasyCAP is incapable of detecting standard\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 	break;
@@ -1392,12 +1422,12 @@ case VIDIOC_QUERYSTD: {
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 case VIDIOC_ENUMSTD: {
-	static int last0 = -1, last1 = -1, last2 = -1, last3 = -1;
-	static struct v4l2_standard v4l2_standard;
-	static __u32 index;
-	static struct easycap_standard const *peasycap_standard;
+	int last0 = -1, last1 = -1, last2 = -1, last3 = -1;
+	struct v4l2_standard v4l2_standard;
+	__u32 index;
+	struct easycap_standard const *peasycap_standard;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_ENUMSTD\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_ENUMSTD\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&v4l2_standard, (void __user *)arg, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_standard)))
@@ -1420,10 +1450,10 @@ case VIDIOC_ENUMSTD: {
 		peasycap_standard++;
 	}
 	if (0xFFFF == peasycap_standard->mask) {
-		JOT(8, "%i=index: exhausts standards\n", index);
+		JOM(8, "%i=index: exhausts standards\n", index);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	JOT(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, \
+	JOM(8, "%i=index: %s\n", index, \
 				&(peasycap_standard->v4l2_standard.name[0]));
 	memcpy(&v4l2_standard, &(peasycap_standard->v4l2_standard), \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_standard));
@@ -1437,10 +1467,10 @@ case VIDIOC_ENUMSTD: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_G_STD: {
-	static v4l2_std_id std_id;
-	static struct easycap_standard const *peasycap_standard;
+	v4l2_std_id std_id;
+	struct easycap_standard const *peasycap_standard;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_G_STD\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_G_STD\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&std_id, (void __user *)arg, \
 						sizeof(v4l2_std_id)))
@@ -1449,7 +1479,7 @@ case VIDIOC_G_STD: {
 	peasycap_standard = &easycap_standard[peasycap->standard_offset];
 	std_id = peasycap_standard->v4l2_standard.id;
 
-	JOT(8, "user is told: %s\n", \
+	JOM(8, "user is told: %s\n", \
 				&peasycap_standard->v4l2_standard.name[0]);
 
 	if (0 != copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &std_id, \
@@ -1459,10 +1489,10 @@ case VIDIOC_G_STD: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_S_STD: {
-	static v4l2_std_id std_id;
-	static int rc;
+	v4l2_std_id std_id;
+	int rc;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_S_STD\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_S_STD\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&std_id, (void __user *)arg, \
 						sizeof(v4l2_std_id)))
@@ -1470,17 +1500,17 @@ case VIDIOC_S_STD: {
 
 	rc = adjust_standard(peasycap, std_id);
 	if (0 > rc) {
-		JOT(8, "WARNING: adjust_standard() returned %i\n", rc);
+		JOM(8, "WARNING: adjust_standard() returned %i\n", rc);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 	break;
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_REQBUFS: {
-	static int nbuffers;
-	static struct v4l2_requestbuffers v4l2_requestbuffers;
+	int nbuffers;
+	struct v4l2_requestbuffers v4l2_requestbuffers;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_REQBUFS\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_REQBUFS\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&v4l2_requestbuffers, (void __user *)arg, \
 				sizeof(struct v4l2_requestbuffers)))
@@ -1491,16 +1521,16 @@ case VIDIOC_REQBUFS: {
 	if (v4l2_requestbuffers.memory != V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	nbuffers = v4l2_requestbuffers.count;
-	JOT(8, "                   User requests %i buffers ...\n", nbuffers);
+	JOM(8, "                   User requests %i buffers ...\n", nbuffers);
 	if (nbuffers < 2)
 		nbuffers = 2;
 	if (nbuffers > FRAME_BUFFER_MANY)
 		nbuffers = FRAME_BUFFER_MANY;
 	if (v4l2_requestbuffers.count == nbuffers) {
-		JOT(8, "                   ... agree to  %i buffers\n", \
+		JOM(8, "                   ... agree to  %i buffers\n", \
 								nbuffers);
 	} else {
-		JOT(8, "                  ... insist on  %i buffers\n", \
+		JOM(8, "                  ... insist on  %i buffers\n", \
 								nbuffers);
 		v4l2_requestbuffers.count = nbuffers;
 	}
@@ -1513,13 +1543,13 @@ case VIDIOC_REQBUFS: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_QUERYBUF: {
-	static __u32 index;
-	static struct v4l2_buffer v4l2_buffer;
+	__u32 index;
+	struct v4l2_buffer v4l2_buffer;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_QUERYBUF\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_QUERYBUF\n");
 
 	if (peasycap->video_eof) {
-		JOT(8, "returning -1 because  %i=video_eof\n", \
+		JOM(8, "returning -1 because  %i=video_eof\n", \
 							peasycap->video_eof);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -1545,17 +1575,17 @@ case VIDIOC_QUERYBUF: {
 	v4l2_buffer.m.offset = index * FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE;
 	v4l2_buffer.length = FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE;
 
-	JOT(16, "  %10i=index\n", v4l2_buffer.index);
-	JOT(16, "  0x%08X=type\n", v4l2_buffer.type);
-	JOT(16, "  %10i=bytesused\n", v4l2_buffer.bytesused);
-	JOT(16, "  0x%08X=flags\n", v4l2_buffer.flags);
-	JOT(16, "  %10i=field\n", v4l2_buffer.field);
-	JOT(16, "  %10li=timestamp.tv_usec\n", \
+	JOM(16, "  %10i=index\n", v4l2_buffer.index);
+	JOM(16, "  0x%08X=type\n", v4l2_buffer.type);
+	JOM(16, "  %10i=bytesused\n", v4l2_buffer.bytesused);
+	JOM(16, "  0x%08X=flags\n", v4l2_buffer.flags);
+	JOM(16, "  %10i=field\n", v4l2_buffer.field);
+	JOM(16, "  %10li=timestamp.tv_usec\n", \
 					 (long)v4l2_buffer.timestamp.tv_usec);
-	JOT(16, "  %10i=sequence\n", v4l2_buffer.sequence);
-	JOT(16, "  0x%08X=memory\n", v4l2_buffer.memory);
-	JOT(16, "  %10i=m.offset\n", v4l2_buffer.m.offset);
-	JOT(16, "  %10i=length\n", v4l2_buffer.length);
+	JOM(16, "  %10i=sequence\n", v4l2_buffer.sequence);
+	JOM(16, "  0x%08X=memory\n", v4l2_buffer.memory);
+	JOM(16, "  %10i=m.offset\n", v4l2_buffer.m.offset);
+	JOM(16, "  %10i=length\n", v4l2_buffer.length);
 
 	if (0 != copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &v4l2_buffer, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_buffer)))
@@ -1564,9 +1594,9 @@ case VIDIOC_QUERYBUF: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_QBUF: {
-	static struct v4l2_buffer v4l2_buffer;
+	struct v4l2_buffer v4l2_buffer;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_QBUF\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_QBUF\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&v4l2_buffer, (void __user *)arg, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_buffer)))
@@ -1588,7 +1618,7 @@ case VIDIOC_QBUF: {
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_buffer)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	JOT(8, ".....   user queueing frame buffer %i\n", \
+	JOM(8, ".....   user queueing frame buffer %i\n", \
 						(int)v4l2_buffer.index);
 
 	peasycap->frame_lock = 0;
@@ -1599,20 +1629,20 @@ case VIDIOC_QBUF: {
 case VIDIOC_DQBUF:
 	{
 #if defined(AUDIOTIME)
-	static struct signed_div_result sdr;
-	static long long int above, below, dnbydt, fudge, sll;
-	static unsigned long long int ull;
-	static struct timeval timeval0;
+	struct signed_div_result sdr;
+	long long int above, below, dnbydt, fudge, sll;
+	unsigned long long int ull;
+	struct timeval timeval0;
 	struct timeval timeval1;
 #endif /*AUDIOTIME*/
-	static struct timeval timeval, timeval2;
-	static int i, j;
-	static struct v4l2_buffer v4l2_buffer;
+	struct timeval timeval, timeval2;
+	int i, j;
+	struct v4l2_buffer v4l2_buffer;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_DQBUF\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_DQBUF\n");
 
 	if ((peasycap->video_idle) || (peasycap->video_eof)) {
-		JOT(8, "returning -EIO because  " \
+		JOM(8, "returning -EIO because  " \
 				"%i=video_idle  %i=video_eof\n", \
 				peasycap->video_idle, peasycap->video_eof);
 		return -EIO;
@@ -1626,7 +1656,7 @@ case VIDIOC_DQBUF:
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!peasycap->video_isoc_streaming) {
-		JOT(16, "returning -EIO because video urbs not streaming\n");
+		JOM(16, "returning -EIO because video urbs not streaming\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -1645,12 +1675,12 @@ case VIDIOC_DQBUF:
 			return -EIO;
 	}
 	if (V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE != peasycap->done[peasycap->frame_read]) {
-		SAY("ERROR: V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE != 0x%08X\n", \
+		SAM("ERROR: V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE != 0x%08X\n", \
 					peasycap->done[peasycap->frame_read]);
 	}
 	peasycap->polled = 0;
 
-	if (!(isequence % 10)) {
+	if (!(peasycap->isequence % 10)) {
 		for (i = 0; i < 179; i++)
 			peasycap->merit[i] = peasycap->merit[i+1];
 		peasycap->merit[179] = merit_saa(peasycap->pusb_device);
@@ -1658,7 +1688,7 @@ case VIDIOC_DQBUF:
 		for (i = 0; i < 180; i++)
 			j += peasycap->merit[i];
 		if (90 < j) {
-			SAY("easycap driver shutting down " \
+			SAM("easycap driver shutting down " \
 							"on condition blue\n");
 			peasycap->video_eof = 1; peasycap->audio_eof = 1;
 		}
@@ -1697,7 +1727,7 @@ case VIDIOC_DQBUF:
 		timeval2.tv_usec = sdr.remainder;
 		timeval2.tv_sec = timeval1.tv_sec + sdr.quotient;
 	}
-	if (!(isequence % 500)) {
+	if (!(peasycap->isequence % 500)) {
 		fudge = ((long long int)(1000000)) * \
 				((long long int)(timeval.tv_sec - \
 						timeval2.tv_sec)) + \
@@ -1707,38 +1737,38 @@ case VIDIOC_DQBUF:
 		sll = sdr.quotient;
 		ull = sdr.remainder;
 
-		SAY("%5lli.%-3lli=ms timestamp fudge\n", sll, ull);
+		SAM("%5lli.%-3lli=ms timestamp fudge\n", sll, ull);
 	}
 #endif /*AUDIOTIME*/
 
 	v4l2_buffer.timestamp = timeval2;
-	v4l2_buffer.sequence = isequence++;
+	v4l2_buffer.sequence = peasycap->isequence++;
 	v4l2_buffer.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
 	v4l2_buffer.m.offset = v4l2_buffer.index * FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE;
 	v4l2_buffer.length = FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE;
 
-	JOT(16, "  %10i=index\n", v4l2_buffer.index);
-	JOT(16, "  0x%08X=type\n", v4l2_buffer.type);
-	JOT(16, "  %10i=bytesused\n", v4l2_buffer.bytesused);
-	JOT(16, "  0x%08X=flags\n", v4l2_buffer.flags);
-	JOT(16, "  %10i=field\n", v4l2_buffer.field);
-	JOT(16, "  %10li=timestamp.tv_usec\n", \
+	JOM(16, "  %10i=index\n", v4l2_buffer.index);
+	JOM(16, "  0x%08X=type\n", v4l2_buffer.type);
+	JOM(16, "  %10i=bytesused\n", v4l2_buffer.bytesused);
+	JOM(16, "  0x%08X=flags\n", v4l2_buffer.flags);
+	JOM(16, "  %10i=field\n", v4l2_buffer.field);
+	JOM(16, "  %10li=timestamp.tv_usec\n", \
 					(long)v4l2_buffer.timestamp.tv_usec);
-	JOT(16, "  %10i=sequence\n", v4l2_buffer.sequence);
-	JOT(16, "  0x%08X=memory\n", v4l2_buffer.memory);
-	JOT(16, "  %10i=m.offset\n", v4l2_buffer.m.offset);
-	JOT(16, "  %10i=length\n", v4l2_buffer.length);
+	JOM(16, "  %10i=sequence\n", v4l2_buffer.sequence);
+	JOM(16, "  0x%08X=memory\n", v4l2_buffer.memory);
+	JOM(16, "  %10i=m.offset\n", v4l2_buffer.m.offset);
+	JOM(16, "  %10i=length\n", v4l2_buffer.length);
 
 	if (0 != copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &v4l2_buffer, \
 						sizeof(struct v4l2_buffer)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	JOT(8, "..... user is offered frame buffer %i\n", \
+	JOM(8, "..... user is offered frame buffer %i\n", \
 							peasycap->frame_read);
 	peasycap->frame_lock = 1;
 	if (peasycap->frame_read == peasycap->frame_fill) {
 		if (peasycap->frame_lock) {
-			JOT(8, "ERROR:  filling frame buffer " \
+			JOM(8, "ERROR:  filling frame buffer " \
 						"while offered to user\n");
 		}
 	}
@@ -1752,15 +1782,15 @@ case VIDIOC_DQBUF:
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 case VIDIOC_STREAMON: {
-	static int i;
+	int i;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_STREAMON\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_STREAMON\n");
 
-	isequence = 0;
+	peasycap->isequence = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < 180; i++)
 		peasycap->merit[i] = 0;
 	if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-		SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+		SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	submit_video_urbs(peasycap);
@@ -1772,10 +1802,10 @@ case VIDIOC_STREAMON: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_STREAMOFF: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_STREAMOFF\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_STREAMOFF\n");
 
 	if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-		SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+		SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
@@ -1787,7 +1817,7 @@ case VIDIOC_STREAMOFF: {
  *  THE USERSPACE PROGRAM, E.G. mplayer, MAY HANG ON EXIT.   BEWARE.
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	JOT(8, "calling wake_up on wq_video and wq_audio\n");
+	JOM(8, "calling wake_up on wq_video and wq_audio\n");
 	wake_up_interruptible(&(peasycap->wq_video));
 	wake_up_interruptible(&(peasycap->wq_audio));
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -1795,9 +1825,9 @@ case VIDIOC_STREAMOFF: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_G_PARM: {
-	static struct v4l2_streamparm v4l2_streamparm;
+	struct v4l2_streamparm v4l2_streamparm;
 
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_G_PARM\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_G_PARM\n");
 
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&v4l2_streamparm, (void __user *)arg, \
 					sizeof(struct v4l2_streamparm)))
@@ -1818,44 +1848,44 @@ case VIDIOC_G_PARM: {
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_S_PARM: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_S_PARM unsupported\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_S_PARM unsupported\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_G_AUDIO: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_G_AUDIO unsupported\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_G_AUDIO unsupported\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_S_AUDIO: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_S_AUDIO unsupported\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_S_AUDIO unsupported\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_S_TUNER: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_S_TUNER unsupported\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_S_TUNER unsupported\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_G_FBUF:
 case VIDIOC_S_FBUF:
 case VIDIOC_OVERLAY: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_G_FBUF|VIDIOC_S_FBUF|VIDIOC_OVERLAY unsupported\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_G_FBUF|VIDIOC_S_FBUF|VIDIOC_OVERLAY unsupported\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 case VIDIOC_G_TUNER: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_G_TUNER unsupported\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_G_TUNER unsupported\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 case VIDIOC_G_FREQUENCY:
 case VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY: {
-	JOT(8, "VIDIOC_G_FREQUENCY|VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY unsupported\n");
+	JOM(8, "VIDIOC_G_FREQUENCY|VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY unsupported\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 default: {
-	JOT(8, "ERROR: unrecognized V4L2 IOCTL command: 0x%08X\n", cmd);
+	JOM(8, "ERROR: unrecognized V4L2 IOCTL command: 0x%08X\n", cmd);
 	return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 }
 }
@@ -1873,25 +1903,32 @@ long easycap_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/*****************************************************************************/
 static int easysnd_ioctl_bkl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 			     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 struct easycap *peasycap;
 struct usb_device *p;
 
+if (NULL == file) {
+	SAY("ERROR:  file is NULL\n");
+	return -ERESTARTSYS;
+}
 peasycap = file->private_data;
 if (NULL == peasycap) {
 	SAY("ERROR:  peasycap is NULL.\n");
-	return -1;
+	return -EFAULT;
 }
 p = peasycap->pusb_device;
+if (NULL == p) {
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 switch (cmd) {
 case SNDCTL_DSP_GETCAPS: {
 	int caps;
-	JOT(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_GETCAPS\n");
+	JOM(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_GETCAPS\n");
 
 #if defined(UPSAMPLE)
 	if (true == peasycap->microphone)
@@ -1911,7 +1948,7 @@ case SNDCTL_DSP_GETCAPS: {
 }
 case SNDCTL_DSP_GETFMTS: {
 	int incoming;
-	JOT(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_GETFMTS\n");
+	JOM(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_GETFMTS\n");
 
 #if defined(UPSAMPLE)
 	if (true == peasycap->microphone)
@@ -1931,10 +1968,10 @@ case SNDCTL_DSP_GETFMTS: {
 }
 case SNDCTL_DSP_SETFMT: {
 	int incoming, outgoing;
-	JOT(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_SETFMT\n");
+	JOM(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_SETFMT\n");
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&incoming, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(int)))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	JOT(8, "........... %i=incoming\n", incoming);
+	JOM(8, "........... %i=incoming\n", incoming);
 
 #if defined(UPSAMPLE)
 	if (true == peasycap->microphone)
@@ -1949,9 +1986,9 @@ case SNDCTL_DSP_SETFMT: {
 #endif /*UPSAMPLE*/
 
 	if (incoming != outgoing) {
-		JOT(8, "........... %i=outgoing\n", outgoing);
-		JOT(8, "        cf. %i=AFMT_S16_LE\n", AFMT_S16_LE);
-		JOT(8, "        cf. %i=AFMT_U8\n", AFMT_U8);
+		JOM(8, "........... %i=outgoing\n", outgoing);
+		JOM(8, "        cf. %i=AFMT_S16_LE\n", AFMT_S16_LE);
+		JOM(8, "        cf. %i=AFMT_U8\n", AFMT_U8);
 		if (0 != copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &outgoing, \
 								sizeof(int)))
 			return -EFAULT;
@@ -1961,10 +1998,10 @@ case SNDCTL_DSP_SETFMT: {
 }
 case SNDCTL_DSP_STEREO: {
 	int incoming;
-	JOT(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_STEREO\n");
+	JOM(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_STEREO\n");
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&incoming, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(int)))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	JOT(8, "........... %i=incoming\n", incoming);
+	JOM(8, "........... %i=incoming\n", incoming);
 
 #if defined(UPSAMPLE)
 	if (true == peasycap->microphone)
@@ -1984,10 +2021,10 @@ case SNDCTL_DSP_STEREO: {
 }
 case SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED: {
 	int incoming;
-	JOT(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED\n");
+	JOM(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED\n");
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&incoming, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(int)))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	JOT(8, "........... %i=incoming\n", incoming);
+	JOM(8, "........... %i=incoming\n", incoming);
 
 #if defined(UPSAMPLE)
 	if (true == peasycap->microphone)
@@ -2007,10 +2044,10 @@ case SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED: {
 }
 case SNDCTL_DSP_GETTRIGGER: {
 	int incoming;
-	JOT(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_GETTRIGGER\n");
+	JOM(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_GETTRIGGER\n");
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&incoming, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(int)))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	JOT(8, "........... %i=incoming\n", incoming);
+	JOM(8, "........... %i=incoming\n", incoming);
 
 	incoming = PCM_ENABLE_INPUT;
 	if (0 != copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &incoming, sizeof(int)))
@@ -2019,11 +2056,11 @@ case SNDCTL_DSP_GETTRIGGER: {
 }
 case SNDCTL_DSP_SETTRIGGER: {
 	int incoming;
-	JOT(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_SETTRIGGER\n");
+	JOM(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_SETTRIGGER\n");
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&incoming, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(int)))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	JOT(8, "........... %i=incoming\n", incoming);
-	JOT(8, "........... cf 0x%x=PCM_ENABLE_INPUT " \
+	JOM(8, "........... %i=incoming\n", incoming);
+	JOM(8, "........... cf 0x%x=PCM_ENABLE_INPUT " \
 				"0x%x=PCM_ENABLE_OUTPUT\n", \
 					PCM_ENABLE_INPUT, PCM_ENABLE_OUTPUT);
 	;
@@ -2034,10 +2071,10 @@ case SNDCTL_DSP_SETTRIGGER: {
 }
 case SNDCTL_DSP_GETBLKSIZE: {
 	int incoming;
-	JOT(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_GETBLKSIZE\n");
+	JOM(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_GETBLKSIZE\n");
 	if (0 != copy_from_user(&incoming, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(int)))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	JOT(8, "........... %i=incoming\n", incoming);
+	JOM(8, "........... %i=incoming\n", incoming);
 	incoming = peasycap->audio_bytes_per_fragment;
 	if (0 != copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &incoming, sizeof(int)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -2046,7 +2083,7 @@ case SNDCTL_DSP_GETBLKSIZE: {
 case SNDCTL_DSP_GETISPACE: {
 	struct audio_buf_info audio_buf_info;
 
-	JOT(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_GETISPACE\n");
+	JOM(8, "SNDCTL_DSP_GETISPACE\n");
 
 	audio_buf_info.bytes      = peasycap->audio_bytes_per_fragment;
 	audio_buf_info.fragments  = 1;
@@ -2059,7 +2096,7 @@ case SNDCTL_DSP_GETISPACE: {
 	break;
 }
 default: {
-	JOT(8, "ERROR: unrecognized DSP IOCTL command: 0x%08X\n", cmd);
+	JOM(8, "ERROR: unrecognized DSP IOCTL command: 0x%08X\n", cmd);
 	return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 }
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_low.c b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_low.c
index 709c3d9..a3be9c1e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_low.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_low.c
@@ -783,6 +783,12 @@ return usb_control_msg(pusb_device, usb_sndctrlpipe(pusb_device, 0), \
 		(int)50000);
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
+int
+audio_setup(struct easycap *peasycap)
+{
+struct usb_device *pusb_device;
+unsigned char buffer[1];
+int rc, id1, id2;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  *                                IMPORTANT:
@@ -791,20 +797,12 @@ return usb_control_msg(pusb_device, usb_sndctrlpipe(pusb_device, 0), \
  *  TO ENABLE AUDIO  THE VALUE 0x0200 MUST BE SENT.
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int
-audio_setup(struct easycap *peasycap)
-{
-struct usb_device *pusb_device;
-static __u8 request = 0x01;
-static __u8 requesttype = \
+const __u8 request = 0x01;
+const __u8 requesttype = \
 		(__u8)(USB_DIR_OUT | USB_TYPE_CLASS | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE);
-
-static __u16 value_unmute = 0x0200;
-static __u16 index = 0x0301;
-
-static unsigned char buffer[1];
-static __u16 length = 1;
-int rc, id1, id2;
+const __u16 value_unmute = 0x0200;
+const __u16 index = 0x0301;
+const __u16 length = 1;
 
 if (NULL == peasycap)
 	return -EFAULT;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_main.c b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_main.c
index 5dba664..ff6addf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_main.c
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ module_param(debug, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
+ *  dongle_this IS INDISPENSIBLY static BECAUSE FUNCTION easycap_usb_probe()
+ *  IS CALLED SUCCESSIVELY FOR INTERFACES 0, 1, 2 AND THE POINTER peasycap
+ *  ALLOCATED DURING THE PROBING OF INTERFACE 0 MUST BE REMEMBERED WHEN
+ *  PROBING INTERFACES 1 AND 2.
+*/
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+struct easycap *peasycap_dongle[DONGLE_MANY];
+static int dongle_this;
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/*
  *  PARAMETERS APPLICABLE TO ENTIRE DRIVER, I.E. BOTH VIDEO AND AUDIO
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -91,8 +103,6 @@ const struct v4l2_file_operations v4l2_fops = {
 	.mmap		= easycap_mmap,
 };
 #endif /*EASYCAP_NEEDS_V4L2_FOPS*/
-int video_device_many /*=0*/;
-struct video_device *pvideo_array[VIDEO_DEVICE_MANY], *pvideo_device;
 #endif /*EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT*/
 /*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*/
 
@@ -115,17 +125,26 @@ struct usb_class_driver easysnd_class = {
 .minor_base = USB_SKEL_MINOR_BASE,
 };
 /****************************************************************************/
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
- *  IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR easycap_open() TO SUBMIT THE VIDEO URBS HERE,
- *  BECAUSE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SUBSEQUENT NEGOTIATION OF TV STANDARD AND
- *  FORMAT BY IOCTL AND IT IS INADVISABLE TO HAVE THE URBS RUNNING WHILE
- *  REGISTERS OF THE SA7113H ARE BEING MANIPULATED.
- *
- *  THE SUBMISSION OF VIDEO URBS IS THEREFORE DELAYED UNTIL THE IOCTL COMMAND
- *  STREAMON IS RECEIVED.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+ *  THIS ROUTINE DOES NOT DETECT MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF POINTER peasycap
+*/
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+int
+isdongle(struct easycap *peasycap)
+{
+int k;
+if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap)
+	return -2;
+for (k = 0; k < DONGLE_MANY; k++) {
+	if (peasycap_dongle[k] == peasycap) {
+		peasycap->isdongle = k;
+		return k;
+	}
+}
+return -1;
+}
+/*****************************************************************************/
 /*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv*/
 #if defined(EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT)
 int
@@ -140,6 +159,8 @@ easycap_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 #if (!defined(EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT))
 struct usb_interface *pusb_interface;
+#else
+struct video_device *pvideo_device;
 #endif /*EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT*/
 struct usb_device *p;
 struct easycap *peasycap;
@@ -149,6 +170,7 @@ JOT(4, "\n");
 SAY("==========OPEN=========\n");
 
 peasycap = (struct easycap *)NULL;
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #if (!defined(EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT))
 if ((struct inode *)NULL == inode) {
 	SAY("ERROR: inode is NULL.\n");
@@ -162,17 +184,16 @@ if (!pusb_interface) {
 peasycap = usb_get_intfdata(pusb_interface);
 /*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv*/
 #else
-for (i = 0;  i < video_device_many;  i++) {
-	pvideo_device = pvideo_array[i];
-	if ((struct video_device *)NULL != pvideo_device) {
-		peasycap = (struct easycap *)video_get_drvdata(pvideo_device);
-		break;
-	}
+pvideo_device = video_devdata(file);
+if ((struct video_device *)NULL == pvideo_device) {
+	SAY("ERROR: pvideo_device is NULL.\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
 }
-/*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*/
+peasycap = (struct easycap *)video_get_drvdata(pvideo_device);
 #endif /*EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT*/
+/*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*/
 if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap) {
-	SAY("MISTAKE: peasycap is NULL\n");
+	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 file->private_data = peasycap;
@@ -181,7 +202,7 @@ file->private_data = peasycap;
  *  INITIALIZATION
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-JOT(4, "starting initialization\n");
+JOM(4, "starting initialization\n");
 
 for (k = 0;  k < FRAME_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 	for (m = 0;  m < FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE/PAGE_SIZE;  m++)
@@ -189,40 +210,40 @@ for (k = 0;  k < FRAME_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 }
 p = peasycap->pusb_device;
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == p) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 } else {
-	JOT(16, "0x%08lX=peasycap->pusb_device\n", \
+	JOM(16, "0x%08lX=peasycap->pusb_device\n", \
 					(long int)peasycap->pusb_device);
 }
 rc = wakeup_device(peasycap->pusb_device);
 if (0 == rc)
-	JOT(8, "wakeup_device() OK\n");
+	JOM(8, "wakeup_device() OK\n");
 else {
-	SAY("ERROR: wakeup_device() returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: wakeup_device() returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 rc = setup_stk(p);  peasycap->input = 0;
 if (0 == rc)
-	JOT(8, "setup_stk() OK\n");
+	JOM(8, "setup_stk() OK\n");
 else {
-	SAY("ERROR: setup_stk() returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: setup_stk() returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 rc = setup_saa(p);
 if (0 == rc)
-	JOT(8, "setup_saa() OK\n");
+	JOM(8, "setup_saa() OK\n");
 else {
-	SAY("ERROR: setup_saa() returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: setup_saa() returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 rc = check_saa(p);
 if (0 == rc)
-	JOT(8, "check_saa() OK\n");
+	JOM(8, "check_saa() OK\n");
 else if (-8 < rc)
-	SAY("check_saa() returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("check_saa() returned %i\n", rc);
 else {
-	SAY("ERROR: check_saa() returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: check_saa() returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 peasycap->standard_offset = -1;
@@ -231,17 +252,17 @@ peasycap->standard_offset = -1;
 
 rc = adjust_standard(peasycap, V4L2_STD_NTSC_M);
 if (0 == rc)
-	JOT(8, "adjust_standard(.,NTSC_M) OK\n");
+	JOM(8, "adjust_standard(.,NTSC_M) OK\n");
 else {
-	SAY("ERROR: adjust_standard(.,NTSC_M) returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: adjust_standard(.,NTSC_M) returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 rc = adjust_format(peasycap, 640, 480, V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY, V4L2_FIELD_NONE, \
 									false);
 if (0 <= rc)
-	JOT(8, "adjust_format(.,640,480,UYVY) OK\n");
+	JOM(8, "adjust_format(.,640,480,UYVY) OK\n");
 else {
-	SAY("ERROR: adjust_format(.,640,480,UYVY) returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: adjust_format(.,640,480,UYVY) returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
@@ -251,17 +272,17 @@ rc = adjust_standard(peasycap, \
 		(V4L2_STD_PAL_B | V4L2_STD_PAL_G | V4L2_STD_PAL_H | \
 		V4L2_STD_PAL_I | V4L2_STD_PAL_N));
 if (0 == rc)
-	JOT(8, "adjust_standard(.,PAL_BGHIN) OK\n");
+	JOM(8, "adjust_standard(.,PAL_BGHIN) OK\n");
 else {
-	SAY("ERROR: adjust_standard(.,PAL_BGHIN) returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: adjust_standard(.,PAL_BGHIN) returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 rc = adjust_format(peasycap, 640, 480, V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY, V4L2_FIELD_NONE, \
 									false);
 if (0 <= rc)
-	JOT(8, "adjust_format(.,640,480,uyvy,false) OK\n");
+	JOM(8, "adjust_format(.,640,480,uyvy,false) OK\n");
 else {
-	SAY("ERROR: adjust_format(.,640,480,uyvy,false) returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: adjust_format(.,640,480,uyvy,false) returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
@@ -269,39 +290,39 @@ else {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 rc = adjust_brightness(peasycap, -8192);
 if (0 != rc) {
-	SAY("ERROR: adjust_brightness(default) returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: adjust_brightness(default) returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 rc = adjust_contrast(peasycap, -8192);
 if (0 != rc) {
-	SAY("ERROR: adjust_contrast(default) returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: adjust_contrast(default) returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 rc = adjust_saturation(peasycap, -8192);
 if (0 != rc) {
-	SAY("ERROR: adjust_saturation(default) returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: adjust_saturation(default) returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 rc = adjust_hue(peasycap, -8192);
 if (0 != rc) {
-	SAY("ERROR: adjust_hue(default) returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: adjust_hue(default) returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 rc = usb_set_interface(peasycap->pusb_device, peasycap->video_interface, \
 						peasycap->video_altsetting_on);
 if (0 == rc)
-	JOT(8, "usb_set_interface(.,%i,%i) OK\n", peasycap->video_interface, \
+	JOM(8, "usb_set_interface(.,%i,%i) OK\n", peasycap->video_interface, \
 						peasycap->video_altsetting_on);
 else {
-	SAY("ERROR: usb_set_interface() returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: usb_set_interface() returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 rc = start_100(p);
 if (0 == rc)
-	JOT(8, "start_100() OK\n");
+	JOM(8, "start_100() OK\n");
 else {
-	SAY("ERROR: start_100() returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: start_100() returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 peasycap->video_isoc_sequence = VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY - 1;
@@ -314,7 +335,7 @@ peasycap->audio_eof = 0;
 
 do_gettimeofday(&peasycap->timeval7);
 
-JOT(4, "finished initialization\n");
+JOM(4, "finished initialization\n");
 return 0;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -324,33 +345,25 @@ submit_video_urbs(struct easycap *peasycap)
 struct data_urb *pdata_urb;
 struct urb *purb;
 struct list_head *plist_head;
-int j, isbad, m, rc;
+int j, isbad, nospc, m, rc;
 int isbuf;
 
+if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap) {
+	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
+
 if ((struct list_head *)NULL == peasycap->purb_video_head) {
 	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->urb_video_head uninitialized\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
 	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
-	return -EFAULT;
+	return -ENODEV;
 }
 if (!peasycap->video_isoc_streaming) {
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-	JOT(4, "submission of all video urbs\n");
-	if (0 != ready_saa(peasycap->pusb_device)) {
-		SAY("ERROR: not ready to capture after waiting " \
-							"one second\n");
-		SAY(".....  continuing anyway\n");
-	}
-	isbad = 0;  m = 0;
+	JOM(4, "submission of all video urbs\n");
+	isbad = 0;  nospc = 0;  m = 0;
 	list_for_each(plist_head, (peasycap->purb_video_head)) {
 		pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, struct data_urb, list_head);
 		if (NULL != pdata_urb) {
@@ -387,44 +400,57 @@ if (!peasycap->video_isoc_streaming) {
 				rc = usb_submit_urb(purb, GFP_KERNEL);
 				if (0 != rc) {
 					isbad++;
-					SAY("ERROR: usb_submit_urb() failed " \
+					SAM("ERROR: usb_submit_urb() failed " \
 							"for urb with rc:\n");
 					switch (rc) {
 					case -ENOMEM: {
-						SAY("ENOMEM\n");
+						SAM("ERROR: -ENOMEM=" \
+							"usb_submit_urb()\n");
 						break;
 					}
 					case -ENODEV: {
-						SAY("ENODEV\n");
+						SAM("ERROR: -ENODEV=" \
+							"usb_submit_urb()\n");
 						break;
 					}
 					case -ENXIO: {
-						SAY("ENXIO\n");
+						SAM("ERROR: -ENXIO=" \
+							"usb_submit_urb()\n");
 						break;
 					}
 					case -EINVAL: {
-						SAY("EINVAL\n");
+						SAM("ERROR: -EINVAL=" \
+							"usb_submit_urb()\n");
 						break;
 					}
 					case -EAGAIN: {
-						SAY("EAGAIN\n");
+						SAM("ERROR: -EAGAIN=" \
+							"usb_submit_urb()\n");
 						break;
 					}
 					case -EFBIG: {
-						SAY("EFBIG\n");
+						SAM("ERROR: -EFBIG=" \
+							"usb_submit_urb()\n");
 						break;
 					}
 					case -EPIPE: {
-						SAY("EPIPE\n");
+						SAM("ERROR: -EPIPE=" \
+							"usb_submit_urb()\n");
 						break;
 					}
 					case -EMSGSIZE: {
-						SAY("EMSGSIZE\n");
+						SAM("ERROR: -EMSGSIZE=" \
+							"usb_submit_urb()\n");
+						break;
+					}
+					case -ENOSPC: {
+						nospc++;
 						break;
 					}
 					default: {
-						SAY("unknown error code %i\n",\
-									 rc);
+						SAM("ERROR: %i=" \
+							"usb_submit_urb()\n",\
+							rc);
 						break;
 					}
 					}
@@ -432,14 +458,20 @@ if (!peasycap->video_isoc_streaming) {
 					m++;
 				}
 				} else {
-					isbad++;
+					 isbad++;
 				}
 			} else {
 				 isbad++;
 			}
 		}
+	if (nospc) {
+		SAM("-ENOSPC=usb_submit_urb() for %i urbs\n", nospc);
+		SAM(".....  possibly inadequate USB bandwidth\n");
+		peasycap->video_eof = 1;
+	}
+
 	if (isbad) {
-		JOT(4, "attempting cleanup instead of submitting\n");
+		JOM(4, "attempting cleanup instead of submitting\n");
 		list_for_each(plist_head, (peasycap->purb_video_head)) {
 			pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, struct data_urb, \
 								list_head);
@@ -452,16 +484,10 @@ if (!peasycap->video_isoc_streaming) {
 		peasycap->video_isoc_streaming = 0;
 	} else {
 		peasycap->video_isoc_streaming = 1;
-		JOT(4, "submitted %i video urbs\n", m);
+		JOM(4, "submitted %i video urbs\n", m);
 	}
-
-
-
-
-
-
 } else {
-	JOT(4, "already streaming video urbs\n");
+	JOM(4, "already streaming video urbs\n");
 }
 return 0;
 }
@@ -478,12 +504,9 @@ if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap) {
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 if (peasycap->video_isoc_streaming) {
-
-
-
 	if ((struct list_head *)NULL != peasycap->purb_video_head) {
 		peasycap->video_isoc_streaming = 0;
-		JOT(4, "killing video urbs\n");
+		JOM(4, "killing video urbs\n");
 		m = 0;
 		list_for_each(plist_head, (peasycap->purb_video_head)) {
 			pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, struct data_urb, \
@@ -495,13 +518,13 @@ if (peasycap->video_isoc_streaming) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		JOT(4, "%i video urbs killed\n", m);
+		JOM(4, "%i video urbs killed\n", m);
 	} else {
-		SAY("ERROR: peasycap->purb_video_head is NULL\n");
+		SAM("ERROR: peasycap->purb_video_head is NULL\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 } else {
-	JOT(8, "%i=video_isoc_streaming, no video urbs killed\n", \
+	JOM(8, "%i=video_isoc_streaming, no video urbs killed\n", \
 					peasycap->video_isoc_streaming);
 }
 return 0;
@@ -532,10 +555,10 @@ if (NULL == peasycap) {
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 if (0 != kill_video_urbs(peasycap)) {
-	SAY("ERROR: kill_video_urbs() failed\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: kill_video_urbs() failed\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
-JOT(4, "ending successfully\n");
+JOM(4, "ending successfully\n");
 /*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv*/
 #else
 #
@@ -548,52 +571,28 @@ return 0;
 /*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv*/
 #if defined(EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT)
 int
-videodev_release(struct video_device *pvd)
+videodev_release(struct video_device *pvideo_device)
 {
 struct easycap *peasycap;
-int i, j, k;
 
 JOT(4, "\n");
 
-k = 0;
-for (i = 0;  i < video_device_many;  i++) {
-	pvideo_device = pvideo_array[i];
-	if ((struct video_device *)NULL != pvideo_device) {
-		if (pvd->minor == pvideo_device->minor) {
-			peasycap = (struct easycap *)\
-					video_get_drvdata(pvideo_device);
-			if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap) {
-				SAY("ERROR:  peasycap is NULL\n");
-				SAY("ending unsuccessfully\n");
-				return -EFAULT;
-			}
-			if (0 != kill_video_urbs(peasycap)) {
-				SAY("ERROR: kill_video_urbs() failed\n");
-				return -EFAULT;
-			}
-			JOT(4, "freeing video_device structure: " \
-							"/dev/video%i\n", i);
-			kfree((void *)pvideo_device);
-			for (j = i;  j < (VIDEO_DEVICE_MANY - 1);  j++)
-				pvideo_array[j] = pvideo_array[j + 1];
-			video_device_many--;  k++;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-}
-if (!k) {
-	SAY("ERROR: lost video_device structure for %i=minor\n", pvd->minor);
-	SAY("cannot free: may cause memory leak\n");
+peasycap = video_get_drvdata(pvideo_device);
+if (NULL == peasycap) {
+	SAY("ERROR:  peasycap is NULL\n");
 	SAY("ending unsuccessfully\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
-
-JOT(4, "ending successfully\n");
+if (0 != kill_video_urbs(peasycap)) {
+	SAM("ERROR: kill_video_urbs() failed\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
+JOM(4, "ending successfully\n");
 return 0;
 }
 #endif /*EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT*/
-/*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*/
-/****************************************************************************/
+/*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*/
+/*****************************************************************************/
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  *  THIS FUNCTION IS CALLED FROM WITHIN easycap_usb_disconnect().
@@ -616,7 +615,7 @@ JOT(4, "\n");
 
 peasycap = container_of(pkref, struct easycap, kref);
 if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL: cannot perform deletions\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap is NULL: cannot perform deletions\n");
 	return;
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -625,12 +624,12 @@ if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap) {
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 if ((struct list_head *)NULL != peasycap->purb_video_head) {
-	JOT(4, "freeing video urbs\n");
+	JOM(4, "freeing video urbs\n");
 	m = 0;
 	list_for_each(plist_head, (peasycap->purb_video_head)) {
 		pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, struct data_urb, list_head);
 		if (NULL == pdata_urb)
-			JOT(4, "ERROR: pdata_urb is NULL\n");
+			JOM(4, "ERROR: pdata_urb is NULL\n");
 		else {
 			if ((struct urb *)NULL != pdata_urb->purb) {
 				usb_free_urb(pdata_urb->purb);
@@ -641,9 +640,9 @@ if ((struct list_head *)NULL != peasycap->purb_video_head) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	JOT(4, "%i video urbs freed\n", m);
+	JOM(4, "%i video urbs freed\n", m);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	JOT(4, "freeing video data_urb structures.\n");
+	JOM(4, "freeing video data_urb structures.\n");
 	m = 0;
 	list_for_each_safe(plist_head, plist_next, peasycap->purb_video_head) {
 		pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, struct data_urb, list_head);
@@ -654,14 +653,14 @@ if ((struct list_head *)NULL != peasycap->purb_video_head) {
 			m++;
 		}
 	}
-	JOT(4, "%i video data_urb structures freed\n", m);
-	JOT(4, "setting peasycap->purb_video_head=NULL\n");
+	JOM(4, "%i video data_urb structures freed\n", m);
+	JOM(4, "setting peasycap->purb_video_head=NULL\n");
 	peasycap->purb_video_head = (struct list_head *)NULL;
 	} else {
-JOT(4, "peasycap->purb_video_head is NULL\n");
+JOM(4, "peasycap->purb_video_head is NULL\n");
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-JOT(4, "freeing video isoc buffers.\n");
+JOM(4, "freeing video isoc buffers.\n");
 m = 0;
 for (k = 0;  k < VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 	if ((void *)NULL != peasycap->video_isoc_buffer[k].pgo) {
@@ -674,9 +673,9 @@ for (k = 0;  k < VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 		m++;
 	}
 }
-JOT(4, "isoc video buffers freed: %i pages\n", m * (0x01 << VIDEO_ISOC_ORDER));
+JOM(4, "isoc video buffers freed: %i pages\n", m * (0x01 << VIDEO_ISOC_ORDER));
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-JOT(4, "freeing video field buffers.\n");
+JOM(4, "freeing video field buffers.\n");
 lost = 0;
 for (k = 0;  k < FIELD_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 	for (m = 0;  m < FIELD_BUFFER_SIZE/PAGE_SIZE;  m++) {
@@ -689,9 +688,9 @@ for (k = 0;  k < FIELD_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-JOT(4, "video field buffers freed: %i pages\n", lost);
+JOM(4, "video field buffers freed: %i pages\n", lost);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-JOT(4, "freeing video frame buffers.\n");
+JOM(4, "freeing video frame buffers.\n");
 lost = 0;
 for (k = 0;  k < FRAME_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 	for (m = 0;  m < FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE/PAGE_SIZE;  m++) {
@@ -704,19 +703,19 @@ for (k = 0;  k < FRAME_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-JOT(4, "video frame buffers freed: %i pages\n", lost);
+JOM(4, "video frame buffers freed: %i pages\n", lost);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  *  FREE AUDIO.
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 if ((struct list_head *)NULL != peasycap->purb_audio_head) {
-	JOT(4, "freeing audio urbs\n");
+	JOM(4, "freeing audio urbs\n");
 	m = 0;
 	list_for_each(plist_head, (peasycap->purb_audio_head)) {
 		pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, struct data_urb, list_head);
 		if (NULL == pdata_urb)
-			JOT(4, "ERROR: pdata_urb is NULL\n");
+			JOM(4, "ERROR: pdata_urb is NULL\n");
 		else {
 			if ((struct urb *)NULL != pdata_urb->purb) {
 				usb_free_urb(pdata_urb->purb);
@@ -726,9 +725,9 @@ if ((struct list_head *)NULL != peasycap->purb_audio_head) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	JOT(4, "%i audio urbs freed\n", m);
+	JOM(4, "%i audio urbs freed\n", m);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	JOT(4, "freeing audio data_urb structures.\n");
+	JOM(4, "freeing audio data_urb structures.\n");
 	m = 0;
 	list_for_each_safe(plist_head, plist_next, peasycap->purb_audio_head) {
 		pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, struct data_urb, list_head);
@@ -739,14 +738,14 @@ if ((struct list_head *)NULL != peasycap->purb_audio_head) {
 			m++;
 		}
 	}
-JOT(4, "%i audio data_urb structures freed\n", m);
-JOT(4, "setting peasycap->purb_audio_head=NULL\n");
+JOM(4, "%i audio data_urb structures freed\n", m);
+JOM(4, "setting peasycap->purb_audio_head=NULL\n");
 peasycap->purb_audio_head = (struct list_head *)NULL;
 } else {
-JOT(4, "peasycap->purb_audio_head is NULL\n");
+JOM(4, "peasycap->purb_audio_head is NULL\n");
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-JOT(4, "freeing audio isoc buffers.\n");
+JOM(4, "freeing audio isoc buffers.\n");
 m = 0;
 for (k = 0;  k < AUDIO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 	if ((void *)NULL != peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer[k].pgo) {
@@ -759,10 +758,10 @@ for (k = 0;  k < AUDIO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 		m++;
 	}
 }
-JOT(4, "easysnd_delete(): isoc audio buffers freed: %i pages\n", \
+JOM(4, "easysnd_delete(): isoc audio buffers freed: %i pages\n", \
 					m * (0x01 << AUDIO_ISOC_ORDER));
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-JOT(4, "freeing audio buffers.\n");
+JOM(4, "freeing audio buffers.\n");
 lost = 0;
 for (k = 0;  k < peasycap->audio_buffer_page_many;  k++) {
 	if ((void *)NULL != peasycap->audio_buffer[k].pgo) {
@@ -772,9 +771,9 @@ for (k = 0;  k < peasycap->audio_buffer_page_many;  k++) {
 		lost++;
 	}
 }
-JOT(4, "easysnd_delete(): audio buffers freed: %i pages\n", lost);
+JOM(4, "easysnd_delete(): audio buffers freed: %i pages\n", lost);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-JOT(4, "freeing easycap structure.\n");
+JOM(4, "freeing easycap structure.\n");
 allocation_video_urb    = peasycap->allocation_video_urb;
 allocation_video_page   = peasycap->allocation_video_page;
 allocation_video_struct = peasycap->allocation_video_struct;
@@ -861,7 +860,7 @@ while ((peasycap->field_read == peasycap->field_fill) || \
 	if (mode)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	JOT(8, "first wait  on wq_video, " \
+	JOM(8, "first wait  on wq_video, " \
 				"%i=field_read  %i=field_fill\n", \
 				peasycap->field_read, peasycap->field_fill);
 
@@ -873,25 +872,25 @@ while ((peasycap->field_read == peasycap->field_fill) || \
 					[peasycap->field_read][0].kount)) && \
 				(0 == (0x00FF & peasycap->field_buffer\
 					[peasycap->field_read][0].kount))))))){
-		SAY("aborted by signal\n");
+		SAM("aborted by signal\n");
 		return -EIO;
 		}
 	if (peasycap->video_idle) {
-		JOT(8, "%i=peasycap->video_idle\n", peasycap->video_idle);
+		JOM(8, "%i=peasycap->video_idle\n", peasycap->video_idle);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	if (peasycap->video_eof) {
-		JOT(8, "%i=peasycap->video_eof\n", peasycap->video_eof);
+		JOM(8, "%i=peasycap->video_eof\n", peasycap->video_eof);
 		kill_video_urbs(peasycap);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 miss++;
 }
-JOT(8, "first awakening on wq_video after %i waits\n", miss);
+JOM(8, "first awakening on wq_video after %i waits\n", miss);
 
 rc = field2frame(peasycap);
 if (0 != rc)
-	SAY("ERROR: field2frame() returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: field2frame() returned %i\n", rc);
 
 if (true == peasycap->offerfields) {
 	peasycap->frame_read = peasycap->frame_fill;
@@ -906,8 +905,8 @@ if (true == peasycap->offerfields) {
 		peasycap->frame_buffer[peasycap->frame_read][0].kount = \
 							V4L2_FIELD_TOP;
 	}
-JOT(8, "setting:    %i=peasycap->frame_read\n", peasycap->frame_read);
-JOT(8, "bumped to:  %i=peasycap->frame_fill\n", peasycap->frame_fill);
+JOM(8, "setting:    %i=peasycap->frame_read\n", peasycap->frame_read);
+JOM(8, "bumped to:  %i=peasycap->frame_fill\n", peasycap->frame_fill);
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
@@ -923,7 +922,7 @@ while ((peasycap->field_read == peasycap->field_fill) || \
 	if (mode)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	JOT(8, "second wait on wq_video, " \
+	JOM(8, "second wait on wq_video, " \
 				"%i=field_read  %i=field_fill\n", \
 				peasycap->field_read, peasycap->field_fill);
 	msleep(1);
@@ -934,25 +933,25 @@ while ((peasycap->field_read == peasycap->field_fill) || \
 					[peasycap->field_read][0].kount)) && \
 				(0 != (0x00FF & peasycap->field_buffer\
 					[peasycap->field_read][0].kount))))))){
-		SAY("aborted by signal\n");
+		SAM("aborted by signal\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	if (peasycap->video_idle) {
-		JOT(8, "%i=peasycap->video_idle\n", peasycap->video_idle);
+		JOM(8, "%i=peasycap->video_idle\n", peasycap->video_idle);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	if (peasycap->video_eof) {
-		JOT(8, "%i=peasycap->video_eof\n", peasycap->video_eof);
+		JOM(8, "%i=peasycap->video_eof\n", peasycap->video_eof);
 		kill_video_urbs(peasycap);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 miss++;
 }
-JOT(8, "second awakening on wq_video after %i waits\n", miss);
+JOM(8, "second awakening on wq_video after %i waits\n", miss);
 
 rc = field2frame(peasycap);
 if (0 != rc)
-	SAY("ERROR: field2frame() returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: field2frame() returned %i\n", rc);
 
 peasycap->frame_read = peasycap->frame_fill;
 peasycap->queued[peasycap->frame_read] = 0;
@@ -970,8 +969,8 @@ if (0x01 & easycap_standard[peasycap->standard_offset].mask) {
 							V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM;
 }
 
-JOT(8, "setting:    %i=peasycap->frame_read\n", peasycap->frame_read);
-JOT(8, "bumped to:  %i=peasycap->frame_fill\n", peasycap->frame_fill);
+JOM(8, "setting:    %i=peasycap->frame_read\n", peasycap->frame_read);
+JOM(8, "bumped to:  %i=peasycap->frame_fill\n", peasycap->frame_fill);
 
 return 0;
 }
@@ -992,7 +991,6 @@ return 0;
 int
 field2frame(struct easycap *peasycap)
 {
-static struct timeval timeval0;
 struct timeval timeval;
 long long int above, below;
 __u32 remainder;
@@ -1005,12 +1003,17 @@ int rc, bytesperpixel, multiplier, much, more, over, rump, caches;
 __u8 mask, margin;
 bool odd, isuy, decimatepixel, offerfields;
 
-JOT(8, "=====  parity %i, field buffer %i --> frame buffer %i\n", \
+if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap) {
+	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
+
+JOM(8, "=====  parity %i, field buffer %i --> frame buffer %i\n", \
 			peasycap->field_buffer[peasycap->field_read][0].kount,\
 			peasycap->field_read, peasycap->frame_fill);
-JOT(8, "=====  %i=bytesperpixel\n", peasycap->bytesperpixel);
+JOM(8, "=====  %i=bytesperpixel\n", peasycap->bytesperpixel);
 if (true == peasycap->offerfields)
-	JOT(8, "===== offerfields\n");
+	JOM(8, "===== offerfields\n");
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
@@ -1018,7 +1021,7 @@ if (true == peasycap->offerfields)
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 if (peasycap->field_read == peasycap->field_fill) {
-	SAY("ERROR: on entry, still filling field buffer %i\n", \
+	SAM("ERROR: on entry, still filling field buffer %i\n", \
 							peasycap->field_read);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1037,7 +1040,7 @@ decimatepixel = peasycap->decimatepixel;
 if ((2 != bytesperpixel) && \
 			(3 != bytesperpixel) && \
 			(4 != bytesperpixel)) {
-	SAY("MISTAKE: %i=bytesperpixel\n", bytesperpixel);
+	SAM("MISTAKE: %i=bytesperpixel\n", bytesperpixel);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 if (true == decimatepixel)
@@ -1065,7 +1068,7 @@ else
 	odd = false;
 
 if ((true == odd) && (false == offerfields) &&(false == decimatepixel)) {
-	JOT(8, "  initial skipping    %4i          bytes p.%4i\n", \
+	JOM(8, "  initial skipping    %4i          bytes p.%4i\n", \
 							w3/multiplier, mad);
 	pad += (w3 / multiplier);  rad -= (w3 / multiplier);
 }
@@ -1090,7 +1093,7 @@ while (cz < wz) {
 			rump = 0;
 
 			if (much % 2) {
-				SAY("MISTAKE: much is odd\n");
+				SAM("MISTAKE: much is odd\n");
 				return -EFAULT;
 			}
 
@@ -1127,7 +1130,7 @@ while (cz < wz) {
 				}
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 			} else {
-				SAY("MISTAKE: %i=bytesperpixel\n", \
+				SAM("MISTAKE: %i=bytesperpixel\n", \
 						bytesperpixel);
 				return -EFAULT;
 			}
@@ -1138,7 +1141,7 @@ while (cz < wz) {
 			rc = redaub(peasycap, pad, pex, much, more, \
 							mask, margin, isuy);
 			if (0 > rc) {
-				SAY("ERROR: redaub() failed\n");
+				SAM("ERROR: redaub() failed\n");
 				return -EFAULT;
 			}
 			if (much % 4) {
@@ -1206,7 +1209,7 @@ while (cz < wz) {
 			rump = 0;
 
 			if (much % 2) {
-				SAY("MISTAKE: much is odd\n");
+				SAM("MISTAKE: much is odd\n");
 				return -EFAULT;
 			}
 
@@ -1243,7 +1246,7 @@ while (cz < wz) {
 					}
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 				} else {
-					SAY("MISTAKE: %i=bytesperpixel\n", \
+					SAM("MISTAKE: %i=bytesperpixel\n", \
 						bytesperpixel);
 					return -EFAULT;
 				}
@@ -1254,7 +1257,7 @@ while (cz < wz) {
 			rc = redaub(peasycap, pad, pex, much, more, \
 							mask, margin, isuy);
 			if (0 > rc) {
-				SAY("ERROR: redaub() failed\n");
+				SAM("ERROR: redaub() failed\n");
 				return -EFAULT;
 			}
 			over -= much;   cz += much;
@@ -1307,39 +1310,39 @@ while (cz < wz) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 c2 = (mex + 1)*PAGE_SIZE - rex;
 if (cz != c2)
-	SAY("ERROR: discrepancy %i in bytes read\n", c2 - cz);
+	SAM("ERROR: discrepancy %i in bytes read\n", c2 - cz);
 c3 = (mad + 1)*PAGE_SIZE - rad;
 
 if (false == decimatepixel) {
 	if (bytesperpixel * \
 		cz != c3) \
-		SAY("ERROR: discrepancy %i in bytes written\n", \
+		SAM("ERROR: discrepancy %i in bytes written\n", \
 						c3 - (bytesperpixel * \
 									cz));
 } else {
 	if (false == odd) {
 		if (bytesperpixel * \
 			cz != (4 * c3))
-			SAY("ERROR: discrepancy %i in bytes written\n", \
+			SAM("ERROR: discrepancy %i in bytes written\n", \
 						(2*c3)-(bytesperpixel * \
 									cz));
 		} else {
 			if (0 != c3)
-				SAY("ERROR: discrepancy %i " \
+				SAM("ERROR: discrepancy %i " \
 						"in bytes written\n", c3);
 		}
 }
 if (rump)
-	SAY("ERROR: undischarged cache at end of line in frame buffer\n");
+	SAM("WORRY: undischarged cache at end of line in frame buffer\n");
 
-JOT(8, "===== field2frame(): %i bytes --> %i bytes (incl skip)\n", c2, c3);
-JOT(8, "===== field2frame(): %i=mad  %i=rad\n", mad, rad);
+JOM(8, "===== field2frame(): %i bytes --> %i bytes (incl skip)\n", c2, c3);
+JOM(8, "===== field2frame(): %i=mad  %i=rad\n", mad, rad);
 
 if (true == odd)
-	JOT(8, "+++++ field2frame():  frame buffer %i is full\n", kad);
+	JOM(8, "+++++ field2frame():  frame buffer %i is full\n", kad);
 
 if (peasycap->field_read == peasycap->field_fill)
-	SAY("WARNING: on exit, filling field buffer %i\n", \
+	SAM("WARNING: on exit, filling field buffer %i\n", \
 							peasycap->field_read);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
@@ -1347,23 +1350,24 @@ if (peasycap->field_read == peasycap->field_fill)
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 do_gettimeofday(&timeval);
-if (timeval0.tv_sec) {
+if (peasycap->timeval6.tv_sec) {
 	below = ((long long int)(1000000)) * \
-		((long long int)(timeval.tv_sec  - timeval0.tv_sec)) + \
-			 (long long int)(timeval.tv_usec - timeval0.tv_usec);
+		((long long int)(timeval.tv_sec - \
+					peasycap->timeval6.tv_sec)) + \
+		 (long long int)(timeval.tv_usec - peasycap->timeval6.tv_usec);
 	above = (long long int)1000000;
 
 	sdr = signed_div(above, below);
 	above = sdr.quotient;
 	remainder = (__u32)sdr.remainder;
 
-	JOT(8, "video streaming at %3lli.%03i fields per second\n", above, \
+	JOM(8, "video streaming at %3lli.%03i fields per second\n", above, \
 							(remainder/1000));
 }
-timeval0 = timeval;
+peasycap->timeval6 = timeval;
 
 if (caches)
-	JOT(8, "%i=caches\n", caches);
+	JOM(8, "%i=caches\n", caches);
 return 0;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -1416,7 +1420,7 @@ redaub(struct easycap *peasycap, void *pad, void *pex, int much, int more, \
 					__u8 mask, __u8 margin, bool isuy)
 {
 static __s32 ay[256], bu[256], rv[256], gu[256], gv[256];
-static __u8 cache[8], *pcache;
+__u8 *pcache;
 __u8 r, g, b, y, u, v, c, *p2, *p3, *pz, *pr;
 int  bytesperpixel;
 bool byteswaporder, decimatepixel, last;
@@ -1424,7 +1428,7 @@ int j, rump;
 __s32 s32;
 
 if (much % 2) {
-	SAY("MISTAKE: much is odd\n");
+	SAM("MISTAKE: much is odd\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 bytesperpixel = peasycap->bytesperpixel;
@@ -1457,30 +1461,31 @@ if (!bu[255]) {
 		ay[j] = ay[16];
 	for (j = 236; j < 256; j++)
 		ay[j] = ay[235];
-	JOT(8, "lookup tables are prepared\n");
+	JOM(8, "lookup tables are prepared\n");
 }
-if ((__u8 *)NULL == pcache)
-	pcache = &cache[0];
+pcache = peasycap->pcache;
+if (NULL == pcache)
+	pcache = &peasycap->cache[0];
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  *  TRANSFER CONTENTS OF CACHE TO THE FRAME BUFFER
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 if (!pcache) {
-	SAY("MISTAKE: pcache is NULL\n");
+	SAM("MISTAKE: pcache is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
-if (pcache != &cache[0])
-	JOT(16, "cache has %i bytes\n", (int)(pcache - &cache[0]));
-p2 = &cache[0];
-p3 = (__u8 *)pad - (int)(pcache - &cache[0]);
+if (pcache != &peasycap->cache[0])
+	JOM(16, "cache has %i bytes\n", (int)(pcache - &peasycap->cache[0]));
+p2 = &peasycap->cache[0];
+p3 = (__u8 *)pad - (int)(pcache - &peasycap->cache[0]);
 while (p2 < pcache) {
 	*p3++ = *p2;  p2++;
 }
-pcache = &cache[0];
+pcache = &peasycap->cache[0];
 if (p3 != pad) {
-	SAY("MISTAKE: pointer misalignment\n");
+	SAM("MISTAKE: pointer misalignment\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -1495,7 +1500,7 @@ else
 	v = *(p2 - 1);
 
 if (rump)
-	JOT(16, "%4i=much  %4i=more  %i=rump\n", much, more, rump);
+	JOM(16, "%4i=much  %4i=more  %i=rump\n", much, more, rump);
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 switch (bytesperpixel) {
@@ -1601,7 +1606,7 @@ case 3:
 							0 : (__u8)s32);
 
 				if ((true == last) && rump) {
-					pcache = &cache[0];
+					pcache = &peasycap->cache[0];
 					switch (bytesperpixel - rump) {
 					case 1: {
 						*p3 = r;
@@ -1616,7 +1621,7 @@ case 3:
 						break;
 					}
 					default: {
-						SAY("MISTAKE: %i=rump\n", \
+						SAM("MISTAKE: %i=rump\n", \
 							bytesperpixel - rump);
 						return -EFAULT;
 					}
@@ -1674,7 +1679,7 @@ case 3:
 								0 : (__u8)s32);
 
 				if ((true == last) && rump) {
-					pcache = &cache[0];
+					pcache = &peasycap->cache[0];
 					switch (bytesperpixel - rump) {
 					case 1: {
 						*p3 = b;
@@ -1689,7 +1694,7 @@ case 3:
 						break;
 					}
 					default: {
-						SAY("MISTAKE: %i=rump\n", \
+						SAM("MISTAKE: %i=rump\n", \
 							bytesperpixel - rump);
 						return -EFAULT;
 					}
@@ -1750,7 +1755,7 @@ case 3:
 								0 : (__u8)s32);
 
 					if ((true == last) && rump) {
-						pcache = &cache[0];
+						pcache = &peasycap->cache[0];
 						switch (bytesperpixel - rump) {
 						case 1: {
 							*p3 = r;
@@ -1765,7 +1770,7 @@ case 3:
 							break;
 						}
 						default: {
-							SAY("MISTAKE: " \
+							SAM("MISTAKE: " \
 							"%i=rump\n", \
 							bytesperpixel - rump);
 							return -EFAULT;
@@ -1826,7 +1831,7 @@ case 3:
 								0 : (__u8)s32);
 
 					if ((true == last) && rump) {
-						pcache = &cache[0];
+						pcache = &peasycap->cache[0];
 						switch (bytesperpixel - rump) {
 						case 1: {
 							*p3 = b;
@@ -1841,7 +1846,7 @@ case 3:
 							break;
 						}
 						default: {
-							SAY("MISTAKE: " \
+							SAM("MISTAKE: " \
 							"%i=rump\n", \
 							bytesperpixel - rump);
 							return -EFAULT;
@@ -1906,7 +1911,7 @@ case 4:
 								0 : (__u8)s32);
 
 				if ((true == last) && rump) {
-					pcache = &cache[0];
+					pcache = &peasycap->cache[0];
 					switch (bytesperpixel - rump) {
 					case 1: {
 						*p3 = r;
@@ -1930,7 +1935,7 @@ case 4:
 						break;
 					}
 					default: {
-						SAY("MISTAKE: %i=rump\n", \
+						SAM("MISTAKE: %i=rump\n", \
 							bytesperpixel - rump);
 						return -EFAULT;
 					}
@@ -1988,7 +1993,7 @@ case 4:
 								0 : (__u8)s32);
 
 				if ((true == last) && rump) {
-					pcache = &cache[0];
+					pcache = &peasycap->cache[0];
 					switch (bytesperpixel - rump) {
 					case 1: {
 						*p3 = b;
@@ -2012,7 +2017,7 @@ case 4:
 						break;
 					}
 					default: {
-						SAY("MISTAKE: %i=rump\n", \
+						SAM("MISTAKE: %i=rump\n", \
 							bytesperpixel - rump);
 						return -EFAULT;
 					}
@@ -2075,7 +2080,7 @@ case 4:
 								0 : (__u8)s32);
 
 					if ((true == last) && rump) {
-						pcache = &cache[0];
+						pcache = &peasycap->cache[0];
 						switch (bytesperpixel - rump) {
 						case 1: {
 							*p3 = r;
@@ -2099,7 +2104,7 @@ case 4:
 							break;
 						}
 						default: {
-							SAY("MISTAKE: " \
+							SAM("MISTAKE: " \
 							"%i=rump\n", \
 							bytesperpixel - \
 							rump);
@@ -2160,7 +2165,7 @@ case 4:
 								0 : (__u8)s32);
 
 					if ((true == last) && rump) {
-						pcache = &cache[0];
+						pcache = &peasycap->cache[0];
 						switch (bytesperpixel - rump) {
 						case 1: {
 							*p3 = b;
@@ -2184,7 +2189,7 @@ case 4:
 							break;
 						}
 						default: {
-							SAY("MISTAKE: " \
+							SAM("MISTAKE: " \
 							"%i=rump\n", \
 							bytesperpixel - rump);
 							return -EFAULT;
@@ -2208,7 +2213,7 @@ case 4:
 	break;
 	}
 default: {
-	SAY("MISTAKE: %i=bytesperpixel\n", bytesperpixel);
+	SAM("MISTAKE: %i=bytesperpixel\n", bytesperpixel);
 	return -EFAULT;
 	}
 }
@@ -2305,19 +2310,19 @@ if (NULL == peasycap) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 pbuf = peasycap->frame_buffer[k][m].pgo;
 if (NULL == pbuf) {
-	SAY("ERROR:  pbuf is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR:  pbuf is NULL\n");
 	goto finish;
 }
 page = virt_to_page(pbuf);
 if (NULL == page) {
-	SAY("ERROR:  page is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR:  page is NULL\n");
 	goto finish;
 }
 get_page(page);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 finish:
 if (NULL == page) {
-	SAY("ERROR:  page is NULL after get_page(page)\n");
+	SAM("ERROR:  page is NULL after get_page(page)\n");
 } else {
 	pvmf->page = page;
 	retcode = VM_FAULT_MINOR;
@@ -2353,7 +2358,6 @@ return retcode;
 void
 easycap_complete(struct urb *purb)
 {
-static int mt;
 struct easycap *peasycap;
 struct data_buffer *pfield_buffer;
 char errbuf[16];
@@ -2379,64 +2383,64 @@ if (peasycap->video_eof)
 for (i = 0; i < VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY; i++)
 	if (purb->transfer_buffer == peasycap->video_isoc_buffer[i].pgo)
 		break;
-JOT(16, "%2i=urb\n", i);
+JOM(16, "%2i=urb\n", i);
 last = peasycap->video_isoc_sequence;
 if ((((VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY - 1) == last) && \
 						(0 != i)) || \
 	(((VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY - 1) != last) && \
 						((last + 1) != i))) {
-	SAY("ERROR: out-of-order urbs %i,%i ... continuing\n", last, i);
+	SAM("ERROR: out-of-order urbs %i,%i ... continuing\n", last, i);
 }
 peasycap->video_isoc_sequence = i;
 
 if (peasycap->video_idle) {
-	JOT(16, "%i=video_idle  %i=video_isoc_streaming\n", \
+	JOM(16, "%i=video_idle  %i=video_isoc_streaming\n", \
 			peasycap->video_idle, peasycap->video_isoc_streaming);
 	if (peasycap->video_isoc_streaming) {
 		rc = usb_submit_urb(purb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (0 != rc) {
-			SAY("ERROR: while %i=video_idle, " \
+			SAM("ERROR: while %i=video_idle, " \
 					"usb_submit_urb() failed with rc:\n", \
 							peasycap->video_idle);
 			switch (rc) {
 			case -ENOMEM: {
-				SAY("ENOMEM\n");
+				SAM("ENOMEM\n");
 				break;
 			}
 			case -ENODEV: {
-				SAY("ENODEV\n");
+				SAM("ENODEV\n");
 				break;
 			}
 			case -ENXIO: {
-				SAY("ENXIO\n");
+				SAM("ENXIO\n");
 				break;
 			}
 			case -EINVAL: {
-				SAY("EINVAL\n");
+				SAM("EINVAL\n");
 				break;
 			}
 			case -EAGAIN: {
-				SAY("EAGAIN\n");
+				SAM("EAGAIN\n");
 				break;
 			}
 			case -EFBIG: {
-				SAY("EFBIG\n");
+				SAM("EFBIG\n");
 				break;
 			}
 			case -EPIPE: {
-				SAY("EPIPE\n");
+				SAM("EPIPE\n");
 				break;
 			}
 			case -EMSGSIZE: {
-				SAY("EMSGSIZE\n");
+				SAM("EMSGSIZE\n");
 				break;
 			}
 			case -ENOSPC: {
-				SAY("ENOSPC\n");
+				SAM("ENOSPC\n");
 				break;
 			}
 			default: {
-				SAY("0x%08X\n", rc);
+				SAM("0x%08X\n", rc);
 				break;
 			}
 			}
@@ -2447,80 +2451,80 @@ return;
 override = 0;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 if (FIELD_BUFFER_MANY <= peasycap->field_fill) {
-	SAY("ERROR: bad peasycap->field_fill\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: bad peasycap->field_fill\n");
 	return;
 }
 if (purb->status) {
 	if ((-ESHUTDOWN == purb->status) || (-ENOENT == purb->status)) {
-		JOT(8, "urb status -ESHUTDOWN or -ENOENT\n");
+		JOM(8, "urb status -ESHUTDOWN or -ENOENT\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
 	(peasycap->field_buffer[peasycap->field_fill][0].kount) |= 0x8000 ;
-	SAY("ERROR: bad urb status:\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: bad urb status:\n");
 	switch (purb->status) {
 	case -EINPROGRESS: {
-		SAY("-EINPROGRESS\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EINPROGRESS\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -ENOSR: {
-		SAY("-ENOSR\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ENOSR\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -EPIPE: {
-		SAY("-EPIPE\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EPIPE\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -EOVERFLOW: {
-		SAY("-EOVERFLOW\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EOVERFLOW\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -EPROTO: {
-		SAY("-EPROTO\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EPROTO\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -EILSEQ: {
-		SAY("-EILSEQ\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EILSEQ\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -ETIMEDOUT: {
-		SAY("-ETIMEDOUT\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ETIMEDOUT\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -EMSGSIZE: {
-		SAY("-EMSGSIZE\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EMSGSIZE\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -EOPNOTSUPP: {
-		SAY("-EOPNOTSUPP\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EOPNOTSUPP\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -EPFNOSUPPORT: {
-		SAY("-EPFNOSUPPORT\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EPFNOSUPPORT\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -EAFNOSUPPORT: {
-		SAY("-EAFNOSUPPORT\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EAFNOSUPPORT\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -EADDRINUSE: {
-		SAY("-EADDRINUSE\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EADDRINUSE\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -EADDRNOTAVAIL: {
-		SAY("-EADDRNOTAVAIL\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EADDRNOTAVAIL\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -ENOBUFS: {
-		SAY("-ENOBUFS\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ENOBUFS\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -EISCONN: {
-		SAY("-EISCONN\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EISCONN\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -ENOTCONN: {
-		SAY("-ENOTCONN\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ENOTCONN\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -ESHUTDOWN: {
-		SAY("-ESHUTDOWN\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ESHUTDOWN\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -ENOENT: {
-		SAY("-ENOENT\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ENOENT\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -ECONNRESET: {
-		SAY("-ECONNRESET\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ECONNRESET\n"); break;
 	}
 	case -ENOSPC: {
-		SAY("ENOSPC\n"); break;
+		SAM("ENOSPC\n"); break;
 	}
 	default: {
-		SAY("unknown error code 0x%08X\n", purb->status); break;
+		SAM("unknown error code 0x%08X\n", purb->status); break;
 	}
 	}
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -2579,7 +2583,7 @@ if (purb->status) {
 				strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-ECONNRESET"); break;
 			}
 			case -ENOSPC: {
-				SAY("ENOSPC\n"); break;
+				SAM("ENOSPC\n"); break;
 			}
 			case -ESHUTDOWN: {
 				strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-ESHUTDOWN"); break;
@@ -2594,7 +2598,7 @@ if (purb->status) {
 		frameactual = purb->iso_frame_desc[i].actual_length;
 		frameoffset = purb->iso_frame_desc[i].offset;
 
-		JOT(16, "frame[%2i]:" \
+		JOM(16, "frame[%2i]:" \
 				"%4i=status "  \
 				"%4i=actual "  \
 				"%4i=length "  \
@@ -2608,19 +2612,20 @@ if (purb->status) {
 				PAGE_SIZE) + \
 				(int)(pfield_buffer->pto - pfield_buffer->pgo);
 		if (4 == more)
-			mt++;
+			peasycap->video_mt++;
 		if (4 < more) {
-			if (mt) {
-				JOT(8, "%4i empty video urb frames\n", mt);
-				mt = 0;
+			if (peasycap->video_mt) {
+				JOM(8, "%4i empty video urb frames\n", \
+							peasycap->video_mt);
+				peasycap->video_mt = 0;
 			}
 			if (FIELD_BUFFER_MANY <= peasycap->field_fill) {
-				SAY("ERROR: bad peasycap->field_fill\n");
+				SAM("ERROR: bad peasycap->field_fill\n");
 				return;
 			}
 			if (FIELD_BUFFER_SIZE/PAGE_SIZE <= \
 							peasycap->field_page) {
-				SAY("ERROR: bad peasycap->field_page\n");
+				SAM("ERROR: bad peasycap->field_page\n");
 				return;
 			}
 			pfield_buffer = &peasycap->field_buffer\
@@ -2653,11 +2658,11 @@ if (purb->status) {
 						peasycap->videofieldamount) {
 					if (2 == videofieldamount - \
 							peasycap->\
-							videofieldamount)
+							videofieldamount) {
 						(peasycap->field_buffer\
 						[peasycap->field_fill]\
 							[0].kount) |= 0x0100;
-					else
+					} else
 						(peasycap->field_buffer\
 						[peasycap->field_fill]\
 							[0].kount) |= 0x4000;
@@ -2689,15 +2694,15 @@ if (purb->status) {
 					pfield_buffer->pto = \
 							pfield_buffer->pgo;
 
-					JOT(8, "bumped to: %i=peasycap->" \
+					JOM(8, "bumped to: %i=peasycap->" \
 						"field_fill  %i=parity\n", \
 						peasycap->field_fill, \
 						0x00FF & pfield_buffer->kount);
-					JOT(8, "field buffer %i has %i " \
+					JOM(8, "field buffer %i has %i " \
 						"bytes fit to be read\n", \
 						peasycap->field_read, \
 						videofieldamount);
-					JOT(8, "wakeup call to wq_video, " \
+					JOM(8, "wakeup call to wq_video, " \
 						"%i=field_read %i=field_fill "\
 						"%i=parity\n", \
 						peasycap->field_read, \
@@ -2710,7 +2715,7 @@ if (purb->status) {
 					do_gettimeofday(&peasycap->timeval7);
 					} else {
 					peasycap->video_junk++;
-					JOT(8, "field buffer %i had %i " \
+					JOM(8, "field buffer %i had %i " \
 						"bytes, now discarded\n", \
 						peasycap->field_fill, \
 						videofieldamount);
@@ -2728,20 +2733,20 @@ if (purb->status) {
 					pfield_buffer->pto = \
 							pfield_buffer->pgo;
 
-					JOT(8, "bumped to: %i=peasycap->" \
+					JOM(8, "bumped to: %i=peasycap->" \
 						"field_fill  %i=parity\n", \
 						peasycap->field_fill, \
 						0x00FF & pfield_buffer->kount);
 				}
 				if (8 == more) {
-					JOT(8, "end-of-field: received " \
+					JOM(8, "end-of-field: received " \
 						"parity byte 0x%02X\n", \
 						(0xFF & *pu));
 					if (0x40 & *pu)
 						pfield_buffer->kount = 0x0000;
 					else
 						pfield_buffer->kount = 0x0001;
-					JOT(8, "end-of-field: 0x%02X=kount\n",\
+					JOM(8, "end-of-field: 0x%02X=kount\n",\
 						0xFF & pfield_buffer->kount);
 				}
 			}
@@ -2754,12 +2759,12 @@ if (purb->status) {
 			more -= leap;
 
 			if (FIELD_BUFFER_MANY <= peasycap->field_fill) {
-				SAY("ERROR: bad peasycap->field_fill\n");
+				SAM("ERROR: bad peasycap->field_fill\n");
 				return;
 			}
 			if (FIELD_BUFFER_SIZE/PAGE_SIZE <= \
 							peasycap->field_page) {
-				SAY("ERROR: bad peasycap->field_page\n");
+				SAM("ERROR: bad peasycap->field_page\n");
 				return;
 			}
 			pfield_buffer = &peasycap->field_buffer\
@@ -2770,7 +2775,7 @@ if (purb->status) {
 						[peasycap->field_page];
 				if (PAGE_SIZE < (pfield_buffer->pto - \
 							pfield_buffer->pgo)) {
-					SAY("ERROR: bad pfield_buffer->pto\n");
+					SAM("ERROR: bad pfield_buffer->pto\n");
 					return;
 				}
 				if (PAGE_SIZE == (pfield_buffer->pto - \
@@ -2778,7 +2783,7 @@ if (purb->status) {
 					(peasycap->field_page)++;
 					if (FIELD_BUFFER_SIZE/PAGE_SIZE <= \
 							peasycap->field_page) {
-						JOT(16, "wrapping peasycap->" \
+						JOM(16, "wrapping peasycap->" \
 							"field_page\n");
 						peasycap->field_page = 0;
 					}
@@ -2813,7 +2818,7 @@ if (purb->status) {
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 if (VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY <= peasycap->video_junk) {
-	SAY("easycap driver shutting down on condition green\n");
+	SAM("easycap driver shutting down on condition green\n");
 	peasycap->video_eof = 1;
 	peasycap->audio_eof = 1;
 	peasycap->video_junk = -VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY;
@@ -2824,38 +2829,38 @@ if (VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY <= peasycap->video_junk) {
 if (peasycap->video_isoc_streaming) {
 	rc = usb_submit_urb(purb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (0 != rc) {
-		SAY("ERROR: while %i=video_idle, usb_submit_urb() failed " \
+		SAM("ERROR: while %i=video_idle, usb_submit_urb() failed " \
 					"with rc:\n", peasycap->video_idle);
 		switch (rc) {
 		case -ENOMEM: {
-			SAY("ENOMEM\n"); break;
+			SAM("ENOMEM\n"); break;
 		}
 		case -ENODEV: {
-			SAY("ENODEV\n"); break;
+			SAM("ENODEV\n"); break;
 		}
 		case -ENXIO: {
-			SAY("ENXIO\n"); break;
+			SAM("ENXIO\n"); break;
 		}
 		case -EINVAL: {
-			SAY("EINVAL\n"); break;
+			SAM("EINVAL\n"); break;
 		}
 		case -EAGAIN: {
-			SAY("EAGAIN\n"); break;
+			SAM("EAGAIN\n"); break;
 		}
 		case -EFBIG: {
-			SAY("EFBIG\n"); break;
+			SAM("EFBIG\n"); break;
 		}
 		case -EPIPE: {
-			SAY("EPIPE\n"); break;
+			SAM("EPIPE\n"); break;
 		}
 		case -EMSGSIZE: {
-			SAY("EMSGSIZE\n");  break;
+			SAM("EMSGSIZE\n");  break;
 		}
 		case -ENOSPC: {
-			SAY("ENOSPC\n"); break;
+			SAM("ENOSPC\n"); break;
 		}
 		default: {
-			SAY("0x%08X\n", rc); break;
+			SAM("0x%08X\n", rc); break;
 		}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2886,7 +2891,7 @@ struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *pepd;
 struct usb_interface_descriptor *pusb_interface_descriptor;
 struct usb_interface_assoc_descriptor *pusb_interface_assoc_descriptor;
 struct urb *purb;
-static struct easycap *peasycap /*=NULL*/;
+struct easycap *peasycap;
 struct data_urb *pdata_urb;
 size_t wMaxPacketSize;
 int ISOCwMaxPacketSize;
@@ -2896,18 +2901,18 @@ int CTRLwMaxPacketSize;
 __u8 bEndpointAddress;
 __u8 ISOCbEndpointAddress;
 __u8 INTbEndpointAddress;
-int isin, i, j, k, m;
+int isin, i, j, k, m, rc;
 __u8 bInterfaceNumber;
 __u8 bInterfaceClass;
 __u8 bInterfaceSubClass;
 void *pbuf;
 int okalt[8], isokalt;
-int okepn[8], isokepn;
-int okmps[8], isokmps;
+int okepn[8];
+int okmps[8];
 int maxpacketsize;
-int rc;
 
 JOT(4, "\n");
+peasycap = (struct easycap *)NULL;
 
 if ((struct usb_interface *)NULL == pusb_interface) {
 	SAY("ERROR: pusb_interface is NULL\n");
@@ -3009,40 +3014,74 @@ JOT(4, "intf[%i]: pusb_interface_assoc_descriptor is NULL\n", \
 /*
  *  A NEW struct easycap IS ALWAYS ALLOCATED WHEN INTERFACE 0 IS PROBED.
  *  IT IS NOT POSSIBLE HERE TO FREE ANY EXISTING struct easycap.  THIS
- *  SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BY easycap_delete() WHEN THE DEVICE WAS PHYSICALLY
- *  UNPLUGGED.
- */
+ *  SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BY easycap_delete() WHEN THE EasyCAP WAS
+ *  PHYSICALLY UNPLUGGED.
+ *
+ *  THE POINTER peasycap TO THE struct easycap IS REMEMBERED WHEN
+ *  INTERFACES 1 AND 2 ARE PROBED.
+ *
+ *  IF TWO EasyCAPs ARE PLUGGED IN NEARLY SIMULTANEOUSLY THERE WILL
+ *  BE TROUBLE.  BEWARE.
+*/
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 if (0 == bInterfaceNumber) {
 	peasycap = kzalloc(sizeof(struct easycap), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (NULL == peasycap) {
 		SAY("ERROR: Could not allocate peasycap\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	} else {
-		peasycap->allocation_video_struct = sizeof(struct easycap);
-		peasycap->allocation_video_page = 0;
-		peasycap->allocation_video_urb = 0;
-		peasycap->allocation_audio_struct = 0;
-		peasycap->allocation_audio_page = 0;
-		peasycap->allocation_audio_urb = 0;
 	}
+	SAM("allocated 0x%08lX=peasycap\n", (unsigned long int) peasycap);
+/*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv*/
+#if defined(EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT)
+	SAM("where     0x%08lX=&peasycap->video_device\n", \
+				(unsigned long int) &peasycap->video_device);
+#if defined(EASYCAP_NEEDS_V4L2_DEVICE_H)
+	SAM("and       0x%08lX=&peasycap->v4l2_device\n", \
+				(unsigned long int) &peasycap->v4l2_device);
+#endif /*EASYCAP_NEEDS_V4L2_DEVICE_H*/
+#endif /*EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT*/
+/*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*/
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
- *  INITIALIZE THE NEW easycap STRUCTURE.
- *  NO PARAMETERS ARE SPECIFIED HERE REQUIRING THE SETTING OF REGISTERS.
- *  THAT IS DONE FIRST BY easycap_open() AND LATER BY easycap_ioctl().
- */
+ *  PERFORM URGENT INTIALIZATIONS ...
+*/
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	peasycap->pusb_device = pusb_device;
-	peasycap->pusb_interface = pusb_interface;
-
 	kref_init(&peasycap->kref);
-	JOT(8, "intf[%i]: after kref_init(..._video) " \
+	JOM(8, "intf[%i]: after kref_init(..._video) " \
 			"%i=peasycap->kref.refcount.counter\n", \
 			bInterfaceNumber, peasycap->kref.refcount.counter);
 
-	init_waitqueue_head(&(peasycap->wq_video));
-	init_waitqueue_head(&(peasycap->wq_audio));
+	init_waitqueue_head(&peasycap->wq_video);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&peasycap->wq_audio);
+
+	for (dongle_this = 0; dongle_this < DONGLE_MANY; dongle_this++) {
+		if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap_dongle[dongle_this]) {
+			peasycap_dongle[dongle_this] = peasycap;
+			JOM(8, "intf[%i]: peasycap-->easycap" \
+						"_dongle[%i].peasycap\n", \
+						bInterfaceNumber, dongle_this);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (DONGLE_MANY <= dongle_this) {
+		SAM("ERROR: too many dongles\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	peasycap->allocation_video_struct = sizeof(struct easycap);
+	peasycap->allocation_video_page = 0;
+	peasycap->allocation_video_urb = 0;
+	peasycap->allocation_audio_struct = 0;
+	peasycap->allocation_audio_page = 0;
+	peasycap->allocation_audio_urb = 0;
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/*
+ *  ... AND FURTHER INITIALIZE THE STRUCTURE
+*/
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+	peasycap->pusb_device = pusb_device;
+	peasycap->pusb_interface = pusb_interface;
 
 	peasycap->ilk = 0;
 	peasycap->microphone = false;
@@ -3062,6 +3101,8 @@ if (0 == bInterfaceNumber) {
 	peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size = -1;
 
 	peasycap->frame_buffer_many = FRAME_BUFFER_MANY;
+
+	peasycap->offerfields = 0;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  *  DYNAMICALLY FILL IN THE AVAILABLE FORMATS.
@@ -3069,35 +3110,46 @@ if (0 == bInterfaceNumber) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 	rc = fillin_formats();
 	if (0 > rc) {
-		SAY("ERROR: fillin_formats() returned %i\n", rc);
+		SAM("ERROR: fillin_formats() returned %i\n", rc);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
-	JOT(4, "%i formats available\n", rc);
-	} else {
+	JOM(4, "%i formats available\n", rc);
+	JOM(4, "finished initialization\n");
+} else {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-		if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap) {
-			SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL " \
-					"when probing interface %i\n", \
-							bInterfaceNumber);
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
+	/*
+	 *  FOR INTERFACES 1 AND 2 THE POINTER peasycap IS OBTAINED BY ASSUMING
+	 *  THAT dongle_this HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE INTERFACE 0 WAS PROBED.  IF
+	 *  THIS IS NOT THE CASE, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN TWO EASYCAPs ARE PLUGGED IN
+	 *  SIMULTANEOUSLY, THERE WILL BE VERY SERIOUS TROUBLE.
+	*/
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+	if ((0 > dongle_this) || (DONGLE_MANY <= dongle_this)) {
+		SAY("ERROR: bad dongle count\n");
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+	peasycap = peasycap_dongle[dongle_this];
+	JOT(8, "intf[%i]: peasycap_dongle[%i]-->peasycap\n", \
+						bInterfaceNumber, dongle_this);
 
-	JOT(8, "kref_get() with %i=peasycap->kref.refcount.counter\n", \
-					(int)peasycap->kref.refcount.counter);
-	kref_get(&peasycap->kref);
+	if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap) {
+		SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL when probing interface %i\n", \
+							bInterfaceNumber);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 if ((USB_CLASS_VIDEO == bInterfaceClass) || \
-	(USB_CLASS_VENDOR_SPEC == bInterfaceClass)) {
+		(USB_CLASS_VENDOR_SPEC == bInterfaceClass)) {
 	if (-1 == peasycap->video_interface) {
 		peasycap->video_interface = bInterfaceNumber;
-		JOT(4, "setting peasycap->video_interface=%i\n", \
+		JOM(4, "setting peasycap->video_interface=%i\n", \
 						peasycap->video_interface);
 	} else {
 		if (peasycap->video_interface != bInterfaceNumber) {
-			SAY("ERROR: attempting to reset " \
+			SAM("ERROR: attempting to reset " \
 					"peasycap->video_interface\n");
-			SAY("...... continuing with " \
+			SAM("...... continuing with " \
 					"%i=peasycap->video_interface\n", \
 					peasycap->video_interface);
 		}
@@ -3106,13 +3158,13 @@ if ((USB_CLASS_VIDEO == bInterfaceClass) || \
 						(0x02 == bInterfaceSubClass)) {
 	if (-1 == peasycap->audio_interface) {
 		peasycap->audio_interface = bInterfaceNumber;
-		JOT(4, "setting peasycap->audio_interface=%i\n", \
+		JOM(4, "setting peasycap->audio_interface=%i\n", \
 						 peasycap->audio_interface);
 	} else {
 		if (peasycap->audio_interface != bInterfaceNumber) {
-			SAY("ERROR: attempting to reset " \
+			SAM("ERROR: attempting to reset " \
 					"peasycap->audio_interface\n");
-			SAY("...... continuing with " \
+			SAM("...... continuing with " \
 					"%i=peasycap->audio_interface\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_interface);
 		}
@@ -3125,37 +3177,34 @@ if ((USB_CLASS_VIDEO == bInterfaceClass) || \
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 isokalt = 0;
-isokepn = 0;
-isokmps = 0;
-
 for (i = 0; i < pusb_interface->num_altsetting; i++) {
 	pusb_host_interface = &(pusb_interface->altsetting[i]);
 	if ((struct usb_host_interface *)NULL == pusb_host_interface) {
-		SAY("ERROR: pusb_host_interface is NULL\n");
+		SAM("ERROR: pusb_host_interface is NULL\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	pusb_interface_descriptor = &(pusb_host_interface->desc);
 	if ((struct usb_interface_descriptor *)NULL == \
 						pusb_interface_descriptor) {
-		SAY("ERROR: pusb_interface_descriptor is NULL\n");
+		SAM("ERROR: pusb_interface_descriptor is NULL\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bDescriptorType=0x%02X\n", \
+	JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bDescriptorType=0x%02X\n", \
 	bInterfaceNumber, i, pusb_interface_descriptor->bDescriptorType);
-	JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bInterfaceNumber=0x%02X\n", \
+	JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bInterfaceNumber=0x%02X\n", \
 	bInterfaceNumber, i, pusb_interface_descriptor->bInterfaceNumber);
-	JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bAlternateSetting=0x%02X\n", \
+	JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bAlternateSetting=0x%02X\n", \
 	bInterfaceNumber, i, pusb_interface_descriptor->bAlternateSetting);
-	JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bNumEndpoints=0x%02X\n", \
+	JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bNumEndpoints=0x%02X\n", \
 	bInterfaceNumber, i, pusb_interface_descriptor->bNumEndpoints);
-	JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bInterfaceClass=0x%02X\n", \
+	JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bInterfaceClass=0x%02X\n", \
 	bInterfaceNumber, i, pusb_interface_descriptor->bInterfaceClass);
-	JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bInterfaceSubClass=0x%02X\n", \
+	JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bInterfaceSubClass=0x%02X\n", \
 	bInterfaceNumber, i, pusb_interface_descriptor->bInterfaceSubClass);
-	JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bInterfaceProtocol=0x%02X\n", \
+	JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.bInterfaceProtocol=0x%02X\n", \
 	bInterfaceNumber, i, pusb_interface_descriptor->bInterfaceProtocol);
-	JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.iInterface=0x%02X\n", \
+	JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]: desc.iInterface=0x%02X\n", \
 	bInterfaceNumber, i, pusb_interface_descriptor->iInterface);
 
 	ISOCwMaxPacketSize = -1;
@@ -3166,86 +3215,80 @@ for (i = 0; i < pusb_interface->num_altsetting; i++) {
 	INTbEndpointAddress = 0;
 
 	if (0 == pusb_interface_descriptor->bNumEndpoints)
-				JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i] has no endpoints\n", \
+				JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i] has no endpoints\n", \
 							bInterfaceNumber, i);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 	for (j = 0; j < pusb_interface_descriptor->bNumEndpoints; j++) {
 		pepd = &(pusb_host_interface->endpoint[j].desc);
 		if ((struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *)NULL == pepd) {
-			SAY("ERROR:  pepd is NULL.\n");
-			SAY("...... skipping\n");
+			SAM("ERROR:  pepd is NULL.\n");
+			SAM("...... skipping\n");
 			continue;
 		}
 		wMaxPacketSize = le16_to_cpu(pepd->wMaxPacketSize);
 		bEndpointAddress = pepd->bEndpointAddress;
 
-		JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i]: bEndpointAddress=0x%X\n", \
+		JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i]: bEndpointAddress=0x%X\n", \
 				bInterfaceNumber, i, j, \
 				pepd->bEndpointAddress);
-		JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i]: bmAttributes=0x%X\n", \
+		JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i]: bmAttributes=0x%X\n", \
 				bInterfaceNumber, i, j, \
 				pepd->bmAttributes);
-		JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i]: wMaxPacketSize=%i\n", \
+		JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i]: wMaxPacketSize=%i\n", \
 				bInterfaceNumber, i, j, \
 				pepd->wMaxPacketSize);
-		JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i]: bInterval=%i\n",
+		JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i]: bInterval=%i\n",
 				bInterfaceNumber, i, j, \
 				pepd->bInterval);
 
 		if (pepd->bEndpointAddress & USB_DIR_IN) {
-			JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] is an  IN  endpoint\n",\
+			JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] is an  IN  endpoint\n",\
 						bInterfaceNumber, i, j);
 			isin = 1;
 		} else {
-			JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] is an  OUT endpoint\n",\
+			JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] is an  OUT endpoint\n",\
 						bInterfaceNumber, i, j);
-			SAY("ERROR: OUT endpoint unexpected\n");
-			SAY("...... continuing\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: OUT endpoint unexpected\n");
+			SAM("...... continuing\n");
 			isin = 0;
 		}
 		if ((pepd->bmAttributes & \
 				USB_ENDPOINT_XFERTYPE_MASK) == \
 				USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_ISOC) {
-			JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] is an ISOC endpoint\n",\
+			JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] is an ISOC endpoint\n",\
 						bInterfaceNumber, i, j);
 			if (isin) {
 				switch (bInterfaceClass) {
 				case USB_CLASS_VIDEO:
 				case USB_CLASS_VENDOR_SPEC: {
 					if (!peasycap) {
-						SAY("MISTAKE: " \
+						SAM("MISTAKE: " \
 							"peasycap is NULL\n");
 						return -EFAULT;
 					}
 					if (pepd->wMaxPacketSize) {
 						if (8 > isokalt) {
 							okalt[isokalt] = i;
-							JOT(4,\
+							JOM(4,\
 							"%i=okalt[%i]\n", \
 							okalt[isokalt], \
 							isokalt);
-							isokalt++;
-						}
-						if (8 > isokepn) {
-							okepn[isokepn] = \
+							okepn[isokalt] = \
 							pepd->\
 							bEndpointAddress & \
 							0x0F;
-							JOT(4,\
+							JOM(4,\
 							"%i=okepn[%i]\n", \
-							okepn[isokepn], \
-							isokepn);
-							isokepn++;
-						}
-						if (8 > isokmps) {
-							okmps[isokmps] = \
+							okepn[isokalt], \
+							isokalt);
+							okmps[isokalt] = \
 							le16_to_cpu(pepd->\
 							wMaxPacketSize);
-							JOT(4,\
+							JOM(4,\
 							"%i=okmps[%i]\n", \
-							okmps[isokmps], \
-							isokmps);
-							isokmps++;
+							okmps[isokalt], \
+							isokalt);
+							isokalt++;
 						}
 					} else {
 						if (-1 == peasycap->\
@@ -3253,16 +3296,16 @@ for (i = 0; i < pusb_interface->num_altsetting; i++) {
 							peasycap->\
 							video_altsetting_off =\
 									 i;
-							JOT(4, "%i=video_" \
+							JOM(4, "%i=video_" \
 							"altsetting_off " \
 								"<====\n", \
 							peasycap->\
 							video_altsetting_off);
 						} else {
-							SAY("ERROR: peasycap" \
+							SAM("ERROR: peasycap" \
 							"->video_altsetting_" \
 							"off already set\n");
-							SAY("...... " \
+							SAM("...... " \
 							"continuing with " \
 							"%i=peasycap->video_" \
 							"altsetting_off\n", \
@@ -3276,39 +3319,33 @@ for (i = 0; i < pusb_interface->num_altsetting; i++) {
 					if (0x02 != bInterfaceSubClass)
 						break;
 					if (!peasycap) {
-						SAY("MISTAKE: " \
+						SAM("MISTAKE: " \
 						"peasycap is NULL\n");
 						return -EFAULT;
 					}
 					if (pepd->wMaxPacketSize) {
 						if (8 > isokalt) {
 							okalt[isokalt] = i ;
-							JOT(4,\
+							JOM(4,\
 							"%i=okalt[%i]\n", \
 							okalt[isokalt], \
 							isokalt);
-							isokalt++;
-						}
-						if (8 > isokepn) {
-							okepn[isokepn] = \
+							okepn[isokalt] = \
 							pepd->\
 							bEndpointAddress & \
 							0x0F;
-							JOT(4,\
+							JOM(4,\
 							"%i=okepn[%i]\n", \
-							okepn[isokepn], \
-							isokepn);
-							isokepn++;
-						}
-						if (8 > isokmps) {
-							okmps[isokmps] = \
+							okepn[isokalt], \
+							isokalt);
+							okmps[isokalt] = \
 							le16_to_cpu(pepd->\
 							wMaxPacketSize);
-							JOT(4,\
+							JOM(4,\
 							"%i=okmps[%i]\n",\
-							okmps[isokmps], \
-							isokmps);
-							isokmps++;
+							okmps[isokalt], \
+							isokalt);
+							isokalt++;
 						}
 					} else {
 						if (-1 == peasycap->\
@@ -3316,16 +3353,16 @@ for (i = 0; i < pusb_interface->num_altsetting; i++) {
 							peasycap->\
 							audio_altsetting_off =\
 									 i;
-							JOT(4, "%i=audio_" \
+							JOM(4, "%i=audio_" \
 							"altsetting_off " \
 							"<====\n", \
 							peasycap->\
 							audio_altsetting_off);
 						} else {
-							SAY("ERROR: peasycap" \
+							SAM("ERROR: peasycap" \
 							"->audio_altsetting_" \
 							"off already set\n");
-							SAY("...... " \
+							SAM("...... " \
 							"continuing with " \
 							"%i=peasycap->\
 							audio_altsetting_" \
@@ -3343,19 +3380,19 @@ for (i = 0; i < pusb_interface->num_altsetting; i++) {
 		} else if ((pepd->bmAttributes & \
 						USB_ENDPOINT_XFERTYPE_MASK) ==\
 						USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_BULK) {
-			JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] is a  BULK endpoint\n",\
+			JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] is a  BULK endpoint\n",\
 						bInterfaceNumber, i, j);
 		} else if ((pepd->bmAttributes & \
 						USB_ENDPOINT_XFERTYPE_MASK) ==\
 						USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_INT) {
-			JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] is an  INT endpoint\n",\
+			JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] is an  INT endpoint\n",\
 						bInterfaceNumber, i, j);
 		} else {
-			JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] is a  CTRL endpoint\n",\
+			JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] is a  CTRL endpoint\n",\
 						bInterfaceNumber, i, j);
 		}
 		if (0 == pepd->wMaxPacketSize) {
-			JOT(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] " \
+			JOM(4, "intf[%i]alt[%i]end[%i] " \
 						"has zero packet size\n", \
 						bInterfaceNumber, i, j);
 		}
@@ -3366,7 +3403,7 @@ for (i = 0; i < pusb_interface->num_altsetting; i++) {
  *  PERFORM INITIALIZATION OF THE PROBED INTERFACE
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-JOT(4, "initialization begins for interface %i\n", \
+JOM(4, "initialization begins for interface %i\n", \
 				pusb_interface_descriptor->bInterfaceNumber);
 switch (bInterfaceNumber) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -3376,89 +3413,78 @@ switch (bInterfaceNumber) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 case 0: {
 	if (!peasycap) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE: peasycap is NULL\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE: peasycap is NULL\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (!isokalt) {
-		SAY("ERROR:  no viable video_altsetting_on\n");
+		SAM("ERROR:  no viable video_altsetting_on\n");
 		return -ENOENT;
 	} else {
 		peasycap->video_altsetting_on = okalt[isokalt - 1];
-		JOT(4, "%i=video_altsetting_on <====\n", \
+		JOM(4, "%i=video_altsetting_on <====\n", \
 					peasycap->video_altsetting_on);
 	}
-	if (!isokepn) {
-		SAY("ERROR:  no viable video_endpointnumber\n");
-		return -ENOENT;
-	} else {
-		peasycap->video_endpointnumber = okepn[isokepn - 1];
-		JOT(4, "%i=video_endpointnumber\n", \
-					peasycap->video_endpointnumber);
-		}
-	if (!isokmps) {
-		SAY("ERROR:  no viable video_maxpacketsize\n");
-		return -ENOENT;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  *  DECIDE THE VIDEO STREAMING PARAMETERS
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+	peasycap->video_endpointnumber = okepn[isokalt - 1];
+	JOM(4, "%i=video_endpointnumber\n", peasycap->video_endpointnumber);
+	maxpacketsize = okmps[isokalt - 1];
+	if (USB_2_0_MAXPACKETSIZE > maxpacketsize) {
+		peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize = maxpacketsize;
 	} else {
-		maxpacketsize = okmps[isokmps - 1] - 1024;
-		if (USB_2_0_MAXPACKETSIZE > maxpacketsize) {
-			peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize = maxpacketsize;
-		} else {
-			peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize = \
-							USB_2_0_MAXPACKETSIZE;
-		}
-		JOT(4, "%i=video_isoc_maxframesize\n", \
-					peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize);
-		if (0 >= peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize) {
-			SAY("ERROR:  bad video_isoc_maxframesize\n");
-			return -ENOENT;
-		}
-		peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc = VIDEO_ISOC_FRAMESPERDESC;
-		JOT(4, "%i=video_isoc_framesperdesc\n", \
-					peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc);
-		if (0 >= peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc) {
-			SAY("ERROR:  bad video_isoc_framesperdesc\n");
-			return -ENOENT;
-		}
-		peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size = \
-					peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize * \
-					peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc;
-		JOT(4, "%i=video_isoc_buffer_size\n", \
-					peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size);
-		if ((PAGE_SIZE << VIDEO_ISOC_ORDER) < \
-					peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size) {
-			SAY("MISTAKE: " \
-				"peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size too big\n");
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
+		peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize = \
+						USB_2_0_MAXPACKETSIZE;
+	}
+	JOM(4, "%i=video_isoc_maxframesize\n", \
+				peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize);
+	if (0 >= peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize) {
+		SAM("ERROR:  bad video_isoc_maxframesize\n");
+		SAM("        possibly because port is USB 1.1\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+	peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc = VIDEO_ISOC_FRAMESPERDESC;
+	JOM(4, "%i=video_isoc_framesperdesc\n", \
+				peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc);
+	if (0 >= peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc) {
+		SAM("ERROR:  bad video_isoc_framesperdesc\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+	peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size = \
+				peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize * \
+				peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc;
+	JOM(4, "%i=video_isoc_buffer_size\n", \
+				peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size);
+	if ((PAGE_SIZE << VIDEO_ISOC_ORDER) < \
+				peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size) {
+		SAM("MISTAKE: peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size too big\n");
+		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 	if (-1 == peasycap->video_interface) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE:  video_interface is unset\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE:  video_interface is unset\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (-1 == peasycap->video_altsetting_on) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE:  video_altsetting_on is unset\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE:  video_altsetting_on is unset\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (-1 == peasycap->video_altsetting_off) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE:  video_interface_off is unset\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE:  video_interface_off is unset\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (-1 == peasycap->video_endpointnumber) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE:  video_endpointnumber is unset\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE:  video_endpointnumber is unset\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (-1 == peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE:  video_isoc_maxframesize is unset\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE:  video_isoc_maxframesize is unset\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (-1 == peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE:  video_isoc_buffer_size is unset\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE:  video_isoc_buffer_size is unset\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -3469,20 +3495,20 @@ case 0: {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(peasycap->urb_video_head));
 	peasycap->purb_video_head = &(peasycap->urb_video_head);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	JOT(4, "allocating %i frame buffers of size %li\n",  \
+	JOM(4, "allocating %i frame buffers of size %li\n",  \
 			FRAME_BUFFER_MANY, (long int)FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE);
-	JOT(4, ".... each scattered over %li pages\n", \
+	JOM(4, ".... each scattered over %li pages\n", \
 						FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE/PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	for (k = 0;  k < FRAME_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 		for (m = 0;  m < FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE/PAGE_SIZE;  m++) {
 			if ((void *)NULL != peasycap->frame_buffer[k][m].pgo)
-				SAY("attempting to reallocate frame " \
+				SAM("attempting to reallocate frame " \
 								" buffers\n");
 			else {
 				pbuf = (void *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 				if ((void *)NULL == pbuf) {
-					SAY("ERROR: Could not allocate frame "\
+					SAM("ERROR: Could not allocate frame "\
 						"buffer %i page %i\n", k, m);
 					return -ENOMEM;
 				} else
@@ -3496,23 +3522,23 @@ case 0: {
 
 	peasycap->frame_fill = 0;
 	peasycap->frame_read = 0;
-	JOT(4, "allocation of frame buffers done:  %i pages\n", k * \
+	JOM(4, "allocation of frame buffers done:  %i pages\n", k * \
 								m);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	JOT(4, "allocating %i field buffers of size %li\n",  \
+	JOM(4, "allocating %i field buffers of size %li\n",  \
 			FIELD_BUFFER_MANY, (long int)FIELD_BUFFER_SIZE);
-	JOT(4, ".... each scattered over %li pages\n", \
+	JOM(4, ".... each scattered over %li pages\n", \
 					FIELD_BUFFER_SIZE/PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	for (k = 0;  k < FIELD_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 		for (m = 0;  m < FIELD_BUFFER_SIZE/PAGE_SIZE;  m++) {
 			if ((void *)NULL != peasycap->field_buffer[k][m].pgo) {
-				SAY("ERROR: attempting to reallocate " \
+				SAM("ERROR: attempting to reallocate " \
 							"field buffers\n");
 			} else {
 				pbuf = (void *) __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 				if ((void *)NULL == pbuf) {
-					SAY("ERROR: Could not allocate field" \
+					SAM("ERROR: Could not allocate field" \
 						" buffer %i page %i\n", k, m);
 					return -ENOMEM;
 					}
@@ -3528,18 +3554,18 @@ case 0: {
 	peasycap->field_fill = 0;
 	peasycap->field_page = 0;
 	peasycap->field_read = 0;
-	JOT(4, "allocation of field buffers done:  %i pages\n", k * \
+	JOM(4, "allocation of field buffers done:  %i pages\n", k * \
 								m);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	JOT(4, "allocating %i isoc video buffers of size %i\n",  \
+	JOM(4, "allocating %i isoc video buffers of size %i\n",  \
 					VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY, \
 					peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size);
-	JOT(4, ".... each occupying contiguous memory pages\n");
+	JOM(4, ".... each occupying contiguous memory pages\n");
 
 	for (k = 0;  k < VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY; k++) {
 		pbuf = (void *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, VIDEO_ISOC_ORDER);
 		if (NULL == pbuf) {
-			SAY("ERROR: Could not allocate isoc video buffer " \
+			SAM("ERROR: Could not allocate isoc video buffer " \
 								"%i\n", k);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		} else
@@ -3551,26 +3577,26 @@ case 0: {
 					peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size;
 		peasycap->video_isoc_buffer[k].kount = k;
 	}
-	JOT(4, "allocation of isoc video buffers done: %i pages\n", \
+	JOM(4, "allocation of isoc video buffers done: %i pages\n", \
 					k * (0x01 << VIDEO_ISOC_ORDER));
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  *  ALLOCATE AND INITIALIZE MULTIPLE struct urb ...
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	JOT(4, "allocating %i struct urb.\n", VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY);
-	JOT(4, "using %i=peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc\n", \
+	JOM(4, "allocating %i struct urb.\n", VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY);
+	JOM(4, "using %i=peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc\n", \
 					peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc);
-	JOT(4, "using %i=peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize\n", \
+	JOM(4, "using %i=peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize\n", \
 					peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize);
-	JOT(4, "using %i=peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_sizen", \
+	JOM(4, "using %i=peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_sizen", \
 					peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size);
 
 	for (k = 0;  k < VIDEO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY; k++) {
 		purb = usb_alloc_urb(peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc, \
 								GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (NULL == purb) {
-			SAY("ERROR: usb_alloc_urb returned NULL for buffer " \
+			SAM("ERROR: usb_alloc_urb returned NULL for buffer " \
 								"%i\n", k);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		} else
@@ -3578,7 +3604,7 @@ case 0: {
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 		pdata_urb = kzalloc(sizeof(struct data_urb), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (NULL == pdata_urb) {
-			SAY("ERROR: Could not allocate struct data_urb.\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: Could not allocate struct data_urb.\n");
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		} else
 			peasycap->allocation_video_struct += \
@@ -3595,30 +3621,30 @@ case 0: {
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 		if (!k) {
-			JOT(4, "initializing video urbs thus:\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->interval = 1;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->dev = peasycap->pusb_device;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->pipe = usb_rcvisocpipe" \
+			JOM(4, "initializing video urbs thus:\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->interval = 1;\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->dev = peasycap->pusb_device;\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->pipe = usb_rcvisocpipe" \
 					"(peasycap->pusb_device,%i);\n", \
 					peasycap->video_endpointnumber);
-			JOT(4, "  purb->transfer_flags = URB_ISO_ASAP;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->transfer_buffer = peasycap->" \
+			JOM(4, "  purb->transfer_flags = URB_ISO_ASAP;\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->transfer_buffer = peasycap->" \
 					"video_isoc_buffer[.].pgo;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->transfer_buffer_length = %i;\n", \
+			JOM(4, "  purb->transfer_buffer_length = %i;\n", \
 					peasycap->video_isoc_buffer_size);
-			JOT(4, "  purb->complete = easycap_complete;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->context = peasycap;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->start_frame = 0;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->number_of_packets = %i;\n", \
+			JOM(4, "  purb->complete = easycap_complete;\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->context = peasycap;\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->start_frame = 0;\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->number_of_packets = %i;\n", \
 					peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc);
-			JOT(4, "  for (j = 0; j < %i; j++)\n", \
+			JOM(4, "  for (j = 0; j < %i; j++)\n", \
 					peasycap->video_isoc_framesperdesc);
-			JOT(4, "    {\n");
-			JOT(4, "    purb->iso_frame_desc[j].offset = j*%i;\n",\
+			JOM(4, "    {\n");
+			JOM(4, "    purb->iso_frame_desc[j].offset = j*%i;\n",\
 					peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize);
-			JOT(4, "    purb->iso_frame_desc[j].length = %i;\n", \
+			JOM(4, "    purb->iso_frame_desc[j].length = %i;\n", \
 					peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize);
-			JOT(4, "    }\n");
+			JOM(4, "    }\n");
 		}
 
 		purb->interval = 1;
@@ -3640,7 +3666,7 @@ case 0: {
 					peasycap->video_isoc_maxframesize;
 		}
 	}
-	JOT(4, "allocation of %i struct urb done.\n", k);
+	JOM(4, "allocation of %i struct urb done.\n", k);
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  *  SAVE POINTER peasycap IN THIS INTERFACE.
@@ -3657,48 +3683,55 @@ case 0: {
 		err("Not able to get a minor for this device");
 		usb_set_intfdata(pusb_interface, NULL);
 		return -ENODEV;
-	} else
+	} else {
 		(peasycap->registered_video)++;
-	SAY("easycap attached to minor #%d\n", pusb_interface->minor);
-	break;
-/*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv*/
-#else
-	pvideo_device = (struct video_device *)\
-			kzalloc(sizeof(struct video_device), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if ((struct video_device *)NULL == pvideo_device) {
-		SAY("ERROR: Could not allocate structure video_device\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		SAM("easycap attached to minor #%d\n", pusb_interface->minor);
+		break;
 	}
-	if (VIDEO_DEVICE_MANY <= video_device_many) {
-		SAY("ERROR: Too many /dev/videos\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+/*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv*/
+#else
+#if defined(EASYCAP_NEEDS_V4L2_DEVICE_H)
+	if (0 != (v4l2_device_register(&(pusb_interface->dev), \
+						&(peasycap->v4l2_device)))) {
+		SAM("v4l2_device_register() failed\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	} else {
+		JOM(4, "registered device instance: %s\n", \
+					&(peasycap->v4l2_device.name[0]));
 	}
-	pvideo_array[video_device_many] = pvideo_device;  video_device_many++;
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/*
+ *  THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE HARMLESS, BUT MAY WELL BE UNNECESSARY OR WRONG:
+*/
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+	peasycap->video_device.v4l2_dev = (struct v4l2_device *)NULL;
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-	strcpy(&pvideo_device->name[0], "easycapdc60");
+#endif /*EASYCAP_NEEDS_V4L2_DEVICE_H*/
+
+	strcpy(&peasycap->video_device.name[0], "easycapdc60");
 #if defined(EASYCAP_NEEDS_V4L2_FOPS)
-	pvideo_device->fops = &v4l2_fops;
+	peasycap->video_device.fops = &v4l2_fops;
 #else
-	pvideo_device->fops = &easycap_fops;
+	peasycap->video_device.fops = &easycap_fops;
 #endif /*EASYCAP_NEEDS_V4L2_FOPS*/
-	pvideo_device->minor = -1;
-	pvideo_device->release = (void *)(&videodev_release);
+	peasycap->video_device.minor = -1;
+	peasycap->video_device.release = (void *)(&videodev_release);
 
-	video_set_drvdata(pvideo_device, (void *)peasycap);
+	video_set_drvdata(&(peasycap->video_device), (void *)peasycap);
 
-	rc = video_register_device(pvideo_device, VFL_TYPE_GRABBER, -1);
-	if (0 != rc) {
+	if (0 != (video_register_device(&(peasycap->video_device), \
+						VFL_TYPE_GRABBER, -1))) {
 		err("Not able to register with videodev");
-		videodev_release(pvideo_device);
+		videodev_release(&(peasycap->video_device));
 		return -ENODEV;
 	} else {
-		peasycap->pvideo_device = pvideo_device;
 		(peasycap->registered_video)++;
-		JOT(4, "registered with videodev: %i=minor\n", \
-							pvideo_device->minor);
+		SAM("registered with videodev: %i=minor\n", \
+						peasycap->video_device.minor);
 	}
-/*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*/
 #endif /*EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT*/
+/*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*/
 	break;
 }
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -3708,125 +3741,118 @@ case 0: {
  */
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 case 1: {
+	if (!peasycap) {
+		SAM("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  *  SAVE POINTER peasycap IN INTERFACE 1
  */
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 	usb_set_intfdata(pusb_interface, peasycap);
-	JOT(4, "no initialization required for interface %i\n", \
+	JOM(4, "no initialization required for interface %i\n", \
 				pusb_interface_descriptor->bInterfaceNumber);
 	break;
 }
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 case 2: {
 	if (!peasycap) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE: peasycap is NULL\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE: peasycap is NULL\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (!isokalt) {
-		SAY("ERROR:  no viable audio_altsetting_on\n");
+		SAM("ERROR:  no viable audio_altsetting_on\n");
 		return -ENOENT;
 	} else {
 		peasycap->audio_altsetting_on = okalt[isokalt - 1];
-		JOT(4, "%i=audio_altsetting_on <====\n", \
+		JOM(4, "%i=audio_altsetting_on <====\n", \
 						peasycap->audio_altsetting_on);
 	}
-	if (!isokepn) {
-		SAY("ERROR:  no viable audio_endpointnumber\n");
+
+	peasycap->audio_endpointnumber = okepn[isokalt - 1];
+	JOM(4, "%i=audio_endpointnumber\n", peasycap->audio_endpointnumber);
+
+	peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize = okmps[isokalt - 1];
+	JOM(4, "%i=audio_isoc_maxframesize\n", \
+					peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize);
+	if (0 >= peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize) {
+		SAM("ERROR:  bad audio_isoc_maxframesize\n");
 		return -ENOENT;
-	} else {
-		peasycap->audio_endpointnumber = okepn[isokepn - 1];
-		JOT(4, "%i=audio_endpointnumber\n", \
-					peasycap->audio_endpointnumber);
 	}
-	if (!isokmps) {
-		SAY("ERROR:  no viable audio_maxpacketsize\n");
-		return -ENOENT;
+	if (9 == peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize) {
+		peasycap->ilk |= 0x02;
+		SAM("hardware is FOUR-CVBS\n");
+		peasycap->microphone = true;
+		peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment = 4;
+	} else if (256 == peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize) {
+		peasycap->ilk &= ~0x02;
+		SAM("hardware is CVBS+S-VIDEO\n");
+		peasycap->microphone = false;
+		peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment = 4;
 	} else {
-		peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize = okmps[isokmps - 1];
-		JOT(4, "%i=audio_isoc_maxframesize\n", \
-					peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize);
-		if (0 >= peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize) {
-			SAY("ERROR:  bad audio_isoc_maxframesize\n");
-			return -ENOENT;
-		}
-		if (9 == peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize) {
-			peasycap->ilk |= 0x02;
-			SAY("hardware is FOUR-CVBS\n");
-			peasycap->microphone = true;
-			peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment = 4;
-		} else if (256 == peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize) {
-			peasycap->ilk &= ~0x02;
-			SAY("hardware is CVBS+S-VIDEO\n");
-			peasycap->microphone = false;
-			peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment = 4;
-		} else {
-			SAY("hardware is unidentified:\n");
-			SAY("%i=audio_isoc_maxframesize\n", \
+		SAM("hardware is unidentified:\n");
+		SAM("%i=audio_isoc_maxframesize\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize);
-			return -ENOENT;
-		}
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
 
-		peasycap->audio_bytes_per_fragment = \
+	peasycap->audio_bytes_per_fragment = \
 					peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment * \
 								PAGE_SIZE ;
-		peasycap->audio_buffer_page_many = (AUDIO_FRAGMENT_MANY * \
+	peasycap->audio_buffer_page_many = (AUDIO_FRAGMENT_MANY * \
 					peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment);
 
-		JOT(4, "%6i=AUDIO_FRAGMENT_MANY\n", AUDIO_FRAGMENT_MANY);
-		JOT(4, "%6i=audio_pages_per_fragment\n", \
+	JOM(4, "%6i=AUDIO_FRAGMENT_MANY\n", AUDIO_FRAGMENT_MANY);
+	JOM(4, "%6i=audio_pages_per_fragment\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment);
-		JOT(4, "%6i=audio_bytes_per_fragment\n", \
+	JOM(4, "%6i=audio_bytes_per_fragment\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_bytes_per_fragment);
-		JOT(4, "%6i=audio_buffer_page_many\n", \
+	JOM(4, "%6i=audio_buffer_page_many\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_buffer_page_many);
 
-		peasycap->audio_isoc_framesperdesc = 128;
+	peasycap->audio_isoc_framesperdesc = 128;
 
-		JOT(4, "%i=audio_isoc_framesperdesc\n", \
+	JOM(4, "%i=audio_isoc_framesperdesc\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_framesperdesc);
-		if (0 >= peasycap->audio_isoc_framesperdesc) {
-			SAY("ERROR:  bad audio_isoc_framesperdesc\n");
-			return -ENOENT;
-		}
+	if (0 >= peasycap->audio_isoc_framesperdesc) {
+		SAM("ERROR:  bad audio_isoc_framesperdesc\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
 
-		peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size = \
+	peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size = \
 				peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize * \
 				peasycap->audio_isoc_framesperdesc;
-		JOT(4, "%i=audio_isoc_buffer_size\n", \
+	JOM(4, "%i=audio_isoc_buffer_size\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size);
-		if (AUDIO_ISOC_BUFFER_SIZE < \
-					peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size) {
-			SAY("MISTAKE:  audio_isoc_buffer_size bigger "
+	if (AUDIO_ISOC_BUFFER_SIZE < peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size) {
+			SAM("MISTAKE:  audio_isoc_buffer_size bigger "
 			"than %li=AUDIO_ISOC_BUFFER_SIZE\n", \
 						AUDIO_ISOC_BUFFER_SIZE);
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
+		return -EFAULT;
 	}
-
 	if (-1 == peasycap->audio_interface) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE:  audio_interface is unset\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE:  audio_interface is unset\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (-1 == peasycap->audio_altsetting_on) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE:  audio_altsetting_on is unset\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE:  audio_altsetting_on is unset\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (-1 == peasycap->audio_altsetting_off) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE:  audio_interface_off is unset\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE:  audio_interface_off is unset\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (-1 == peasycap->audio_endpointnumber) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE:  audio_endpointnumber is unset\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE:  audio_endpointnumber is unset\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (-1 == peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE:  audio_isoc_maxframesize is unset\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE:  audio_isoc_maxframesize is unset\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (-1 == peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size) {
-		SAY("MISTAKE:  audio_isoc_buffer_size is unset\n");
+		SAM("MISTAKE:  audio_isoc_buffer_size is unset\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -3837,17 +3863,17 @@ case 2: {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(peasycap->urb_audio_head));
 	peasycap->purb_audio_head = &(peasycap->urb_audio_head);
 
-	JOT(4, "allocating an audio buffer\n");
-	JOT(4, ".... scattered over %i pages\n", \
+	JOM(4, "allocating an audio buffer\n");
+	JOM(4, ".... scattered over %i pages\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_buffer_page_many);
 
 	for (k = 0;  k < peasycap->audio_buffer_page_many;  k++) {
 		if ((void *)NULL != peasycap->audio_buffer[k].pgo) {
-			SAY("ERROR: attempting to reallocate audio buffers\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: attempting to reallocate audio buffers\n");
 		} else {
 			pbuf = (void *) __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 			if ((void *)NULL == pbuf) {
-				SAY("ERROR: Could not allocate audio " \
+				SAM("ERROR: Could not allocate audio " \
 							"buffer page %i\n", k);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			} else
@@ -3860,16 +3886,16 @@ case 2: {
 
 	peasycap->audio_fill = 0;
 	peasycap->audio_read = 0;
-	JOT(4, "allocation of audio buffer done:  %i pages\n", k);
+	JOM(4, "allocation of audio buffer done:  %i pages\n", k);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	JOT(4, "allocating %i isoc audio buffers of size %i\n",  \
+	JOM(4, "allocating %i isoc audio buffers of size %i\n",  \
 		AUDIO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY, peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size);
-	JOT(4, ".... each occupying contiguous memory pages\n");
+	JOM(4, ".... each occupying contiguous memory pages\n");
 
 	for (k = 0;  k < AUDIO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY;  k++) {
 		pbuf = (void *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, AUDIO_ISOC_ORDER);
 		if (NULL == pbuf) {
-			SAY("ERROR: Could not allocate isoc audio buffer " \
+			SAM("ERROR: Could not allocate isoc audio buffer " \
 							"%i\n", k);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		} else
@@ -3881,25 +3907,25 @@ case 2: {
 		peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size;
 		peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer[k].kount = k;
 	}
-	JOT(4, "allocation of isoc audio buffers done.\n");
+	JOM(4, "allocation of isoc audio buffers done.\n");
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  *  ALLOCATE AND INITIALIZE MULTIPLE struct urb ...
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	JOT(4, "allocating %i struct urb.\n", AUDIO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY);
-	JOT(4, "using %i=peasycap->audio_isoc_framesperdesc\n", \
+	JOM(4, "allocating %i struct urb.\n", AUDIO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY);
+	JOM(4, "using %i=peasycap->audio_isoc_framesperdesc\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_framesperdesc);
-	JOT(4, "using %i=peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize\n", \
+	JOM(4, "using %i=peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize);
-	JOT(4, "using %i=peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size\n", \
+	JOM(4, "using %i=peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size);
 
 	for (k = 0;  k < AUDIO_ISOC_BUFFER_MANY; k++) {
 		purb = usb_alloc_urb(peasycap->audio_isoc_framesperdesc, \
 								GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (NULL == purb) {
-			SAY("ERROR: usb_alloc_urb returned NULL for buffer " \
+			SAM("ERROR: usb_alloc_urb returned NULL for buffer " \
 							"%i\n", k);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		} else
@@ -3907,7 +3933,7 @@ case 2: {
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 		pdata_urb = kzalloc(sizeof(struct data_urb), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (NULL == pdata_urb) {
-			SAY("ERROR: Could not allocate struct data_urb.\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: Could not allocate struct data_urb.\n");
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		} else
 			peasycap->allocation_audio_struct += \
@@ -3924,30 +3950,30 @@ case 2: {
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 		if (!k) {
-			JOT(4, "initializing audio urbs thus:\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->interval = 1;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->dev = peasycap->pusb_device;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->pipe = usb_rcvisocpipe(peasycap->" \
+			JOM(4, "initializing audio urbs thus:\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->interval = 1;\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->dev = peasycap->pusb_device;\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->pipe = usb_rcvisocpipe(peasycap->" \
 					"pusb_device,%i);\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_endpointnumber);
-			JOT(4, "  purb->transfer_flags = URB_ISO_ASAP;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->transfer_buffer = " \
+			JOM(4, "  purb->transfer_flags = URB_ISO_ASAP;\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->transfer_buffer = " \
 				"peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer[.].pgo;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->transfer_buffer_length = %i;\n", \
+			JOM(4, "  purb->transfer_buffer_length = %i;\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_buffer_size);
-			JOT(4, "  purb->complete = easysnd_complete;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->context = peasycap;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->start_frame = 0;\n");
-			JOT(4, "  purb->number_of_packets = %i;\n", \
+			JOM(4, "  purb->complete = easysnd_complete;\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->context = peasycap;\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->start_frame = 0;\n");
+			JOM(4, "  purb->number_of_packets = %i;\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_framesperdesc);
-			JOT(4, "  for (j = 0; j < %i; j++)\n", \
+			JOM(4, "  for (j = 0; j < %i; j++)\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_framesperdesc);
-			JOT(4, "    {\n");
-			JOT(4, "    purb->iso_frame_desc[j].offset = j*%i;\n",\
+			JOM(4, "    {\n");
+			JOM(4, "    purb->iso_frame_desc[j].offset = j*%i;\n",\
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize);
-			JOT(4, "    purb->iso_frame_desc[j].length = %i;\n", \
+			JOM(4, "    purb->iso_frame_desc[j].length = %i;\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize);
-			JOT(4, "    }\n");
+			JOM(4, "    }\n");
 			}
 
 		purb->interval = 1;
@@ -3969,7 +3995,7 @@ case 2: {
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_maxframesize;
 		}
 	}
-	JOT(4, "allocation of %i struct urb done.\n", k);
+	JOM(4, "allocation of %i struct urb done.\n", k);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  *  SAVE POINTER peasycap IN THIS INTERFACE.
@@ -3986,14 +4012,18 @@ case 2: {
 		err("Not able to get a minor for this device.");
 		usb_set_intfdata(pusb_interface, NULL);
 		return -ENODEV;
-	} else
+	} else {
+		JOM(8, "kref_get() with %i=peasycap->kref.refcount.counter\n",\
+					(int)peasycap->kref.refcount.counter);
+		kref_get(&peasycap->kref);
 		(peasycap->registered_audio)++;
+	}
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  *  LET THE USER KNOW WHAT NODE THE AUDIO DEVICE IS ATTACHED TO.
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	SAY("easysnd attached to minor #%d\n", pusb_interface->minor);
+	SAM("easysnd attached to minor #%d\n", pusb_interface->minor);
 	break;
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -4002,11 +4032,11 @@ case 2: {
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 default: {
-	JOT(4, "ERROR: unexpected interface %i\n", bInterfaceNumber);
+	JOM(4, "ERROR: unexpected interface %i\n", bInterfaceNumber);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 }
-JOT(4, "ends successfully for interface %i\n", \
+JOM(4, "ends successfully for interface %i\n", \
 				pusb_interface_descriptor->bInterfaceNumber);
 return 0;
 }
@@ -4050,60 +4080,67 @@ bInterfaceNumber = pusb_interface_descriptor->bInterfaceNumber;
 minor = pusb_interface->minor;
 JOT(4, "intf[%i]: minor=%i\n", bInterfaceNumber, minor);
 
+if (1 == bInterfaceNumber)
+	return;
+
 peasycap = usb_get_intfdata(pusb_interface);
-if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap)
+if (NULL == peasycap) {
 	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
-else {
-	peasycap->pusb_device = (struct usb_device *)NULL;
-	switch (bInterfaceNumber) {
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	case 0: {
-		if ((struct list_head *)NULL != peasycap->purb_video_head) {
-			JOT(4, "killing video urbs\n");
-			m = 0;
-			list_for_each(plist_head, (peasycap->purb_video_head))
-				{
-				pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, \
-						struct data_urb, list_head);
-				if ((struct data_urb *)NULL != pdata_urb) {
-					if ((struct urb *)NULL != \
-							pdata_urb->purb) {
-						usb_kill_urb(pdata_urb->purb);
-						m++;
-					}
+	return;
+}
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/*
+ *  IF THE WAIT QUEUES ARE NOT CLEARED A DEADLOCK IS POSSIBLE.  BEWARE.
+*/
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+peasycap->video_eof = 1;
+peasycap->audio_eof = 1;
+wake_up_interruptible(&peasycap->wq_video);
+wake_up_interruptible(&peasycap->wq_audio);
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+switch (bInterfaceNumber) {
+case 0: {
+	if ((struct list_head *)NULL != peasycap->purb_video_head) {
+		JOM(4, "killing video urbs\n");
+		m = 0;
+		list_for_each(plist_head, (peasycap->purb_video_head)) {
+			pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, \
+					struct data_urb, list_head);
+			if ((struct data_urb *)NULL != pdata_urb) {
+				if ((struct urb *)NULL != \
+						pdata_urb->purb) {
+					usb_kill_urb(pdata_urb->purb);
+					m++;
 				}
 			}
-			JOT(4, "%i video urbs killed\n", m);
-		} else
-			SAY("ERROR: peasycap->purb_video_head is NULL\n");
-		break;
+		}
+		JOM(4, "%i video urbs killed\n", m);
 	}
+	break;
+}
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	case 2: {
-		if ((struct list_head *)NULL != peasycap->purb_audio_head) {
-			JOT(4, "killing audio urbs\n");
-			m = 0;
-			list_for_each(plist_head, \
-						(peasycap->purb_audio_head)) {
-				pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, \
-						struct data_urb, list_head);
-				if ((struct data_urb *)NULL != pdata_urb) {
-					if ((struct urb *)NULL != \
-							pdata_urb->purb) {
-						usb_kill_urb(pdata_urb->purb);
-						m++;
-					}
+case 2: {
+	if ((struct list_head *)NULL != peasycap->purb_audio_head) {
+		JOM(4, "killing audio urbs\n");
+		m = 0;
+		list_for_each(plist_head, (peasycap->purb_audio_head)) {
+			pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, \
+					struct data_urb, list_head);
+			if ((struct data_urb *)NULL != pdata_urb) {
+				if ((struct urb *)NULL != \
+						pdata_urb->purb) {
+					usb_kill_urb(pdata_urb->purb);
+					m++;
 				}
 			}
-			JOT(4, "%i audio urbs killed\n", m);
-		} else
-			SAY("ERROR: peasycap->purb_audio_head is NULL\n");
-		break;
+		}
+		JOM(4, "%i audio urbs killed\n", m);
 	}
+	break;
+}
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
+default:
+	break;
 }
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
@@ -4112,29 +4149,30 @@ else {
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 switch (bInterfaceNumber) {
 case 0: {
+
 #if (!defined(EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT))
 	if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap) {
-		SAY("ERROR: peasycap has become NULL\n");
+		SAM("ERROR: peasycap has become NULL\n");
 	} else {
 		lock_kernel();
 		usb_deregister_dev(pusb_interface, &easycap_class);
 		(peasycap->registered_video)--;
 
-		JOT(4, "intf[%i]: usb_deregister_dev()\n", bInterfaceNumber);
+		JOM(4, "intf[%i]: usb_deregister_dev()\n", bInterfaceNumber);
 		unlock_kernel();
-		SAY("easycap detached from minor #%d\n", minor);
+		SAM("easycap detached from minor #%d\n", minor);
 	}
 /*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv*/
 #else
 	if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap)
-		SAY("ERROR: peasycap has become NULL\n");
+		SAM("ERROR: peasycap has become NULL\n");
 	else {
 		lock_kernel();
-		video_unregister_device(peasycap->pvideo_device);
+		video_unregister_device(&peasycap->video_device);
 		(peasycap->registered_video)--;
 		unlock_kernel();
-		JOT(4, "unregistered with videodev: %i=minor\n", \
-							pvideo_device->minor);
+		JOM(4, "unregistered with videodev: %i=minor\n", \
+						peasycap->video_device.minor);
 	}
 /*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*/
 #endif /*EASYCAP_IS_VIDEODEV_CLIENT*/
@@ -4147,10 +4185,10 @@ case 2: {
 	if ((struct easycap *)NULL != peasycap)
 		(peasycap->registered_audio)--;
 
-	JOT(4, "intf[%i]: usb_deregister_dev()\n", bInterfaceNumber);
+	JOM(4, "intf[%i]: usb_deregister_dev()\n", bInterfaceNumber);
 	unlock_kernel();
 
-	SAY("easysnd detached from minor #%d\n", minor);
+	SAM("easysnd detached from minor #%d\n", minor);
 	break;
 }
 default:
@@ -4162,24 +4200,24 @@ default:
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 if ((struct easycap *)NULL == peasycap) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap has become NULL\n");
-	SAY("cannot call kref_put()\n");
-	SAY("ending unsuccessfully: may cause memory leak\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap has become NULL\n");
+	SAM("cannot call kref_put()\n");
+	SAM("ending unsuccessfully: may cause memory leak\n");
 	return;
 }
 if (!peasycap->kref.refcount.counter) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->kref.refcount.counter is zero " \
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->kref.refcount.counter is zero " \
 						"so cannot call kref_put()\n");
-	SAY("ending unsuccessfully: may cause memory leak\n");
+	SAM("ending unsuccessfully: may cause memory leak\n");
 	return;
 }
-JOT(4, "intf[%i]: kref_put() with %i=peasycap->kref.refcount.counter\n", \
+JOM(4, "intf[%i]: kref_put() with %i=peasycap->kref.refcount.counter\n", \
 		bInterfaceNumber, (int)peasycap->kref.refcount.counter);
 kref_put(&peasycap->kref, easycap_delete);
-JOT(4, "intf[%i]: kref_put() done.\n", bInterfaceNumber);
+JOM(4, "intf[%i]: kref_put() done.\n", bInterfaceNumber);
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-JOT(4, "ends\n");
+JOM(4, "ends\n");
 return;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_sound.c b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_sound.c
index 7be5bcf..2127597 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_sound.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_sound.c
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@
 void
 easysnd_complete(struct urb *purb)
 {
-static int mt;
 struct easycap *peasycap;
 struct data_buffer *paudio_buffer;
-char errbuf[16];
 __u8 *p1, *p2;
 __s16 s16;
 int i, j, more, much, leap, rc;
@@ -68,46 +66,55 @@ if (NULL == peasycap) {
 }
 much = 0;
 
-
 if (peasycap->audio_idle) {
-	JOT(16, "%i=audio_idle  %i=audio_isoc_streaming\n", \
+	JOM(16, "%i=audio_idle  %i=audio_isoc_streaming\n", \
 			peasycap->audio_idle, peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming);
 	if (peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming) {
 		rc = usb_submit_urb(purb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (0 != rc) {
-			SAY("ERROR: while %i=audio_idle, " \
+			if (-ENODEV != rc)
+				SAM("ERROR: while %i=audio_idle, " \
 					"usb_submit_urb() failed with rc:\n", \
 							peasycap->audio_idle);
 			switch (rc) {
 			case -ENOMEM: {
-				SAY("ENOMEM\n");    break;
+				SAM("-ENOMEM\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -ENODEV: {
-				SAY("ENODEV\n");    break;
+				break;
 			}
 			case -ENXIO: {
-				SAY("ENXIO\n");     break;
+				SAM("-ENXIO\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -EINVAL: {
-				SAY("EINVAL\n");    break;
+				SAM("-EINVAL\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -EAGAIN: {
-				SAY("EAGAIN\n");    break;
+				SAM("-EAGAIN\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -EFBIG: {
-				SAY("EFBIG\n");     break;
+				SAM("-EFBIG\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -EPIPE: {
-				SAY("EPIPE\n");     break;
+				SAM("-EPIPE\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -EMSGSIZE: {
-				SAY("EMSGSIZE\n");  break;
+				SAM("-EMSGSIZE\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -ENOSPC: {
-				SAY("ENOSPC\n");  break;
+				SAM("-ENOSPC\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			default: {
-				SAY("0x%08X\n", rc); break;
+				SAM("unknown error: 0x%08X\n", rc);
+				break;
 			}
 			}
 		}
@@ -116,74 +123,95 @@ return;
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 if (purb->status) {
-	if (-ESHUTDOWN == purb->status) {
-		JOT(16, "immediate return because -ESHUTDOWN=purb->status\n");
+	if ((-ESHUTDOWN == purb->status) || (-ENOENT == purb->status)) {
+		JOM(16, "urb status -ESHUTDOWN or -ENOENT\n");
 		return;
 	}
-	SAY("ERROR: non-zero urb status:\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: non-zero urb status:\n");
 	switch (purb->status) {
 	case -EINPROGRESS: {
-		SAY("-EINPROGRESS\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EINPROGRESS\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ENOSR: {
-		SAY("-ENOSR\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ENOSR\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EPIPE: {
-		SAY("-EPIPE\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EPIPE\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EOVERFLOW: {
-		SAY("-EOVERFLOW\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EOVERFLOW\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EPROTO: {
-		SAY("-EPROTO\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EPROTO\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EILSEQ: {
-		SAY("-EILSEQ\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EILSEQ\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ETIMEDOUT: {
-		SAY("-ETIMEDOUT\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ETIMEDOUT\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EMSGSIZE: {
-		SAY("-EMSGSIZE\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EMSGSIZE\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EOPNOTSUPP: {
-		SAY("-EOPNOTSUPP\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EOPNOTSUPP\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EPFNOSUPPORT: {
-		SAY("-EPFNOSUPPORT\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EPFNOSUPPORT\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EAFNOSUPPORT: {
-		SAY("-EAFNOSUPPORT\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EAFNOSUPPORT\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EADDRINUSE: {
-		SAY("-EADDRINUSE\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EADDRINUSE\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EADDRNOTAVAIL: {
-		SAY("-EADDRNOTAVAIL\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EADDRNOTAVAIL\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ENOBUFS: {
-		SAY("-ENOBUFS\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ENOBUFS\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EISCONN: {
-		SAY("-EISCONN\n"); break;
+		SAM("-EISCONN\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ENOTCONN: {
-		SAY("-ENOTCONN\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ENOTCONN\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ESHUTDOWN: {
-		SAY("-ESHUTDOWN\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ESHUTDOWN\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ENOENT: {
-		SAY("-ENOENT\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ENOENT\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ECONNRESET: {
-		SAY("-ECONNRESET\n"); break;
+		SAM("-ECONNRESET\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ENOSPC: {
-		SAY("ENOSPC\n");  break;
+		SAM("ENOSPC\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	default: {
-		SAY("unknown error code 0x%08X\n", purb->status); break;
+		SAM("unknown error code 0x%08X\n", purb->status);
+		break;
 	}
 	}
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -196,35 +224,43 @@ if (purb->status) {
 	if (peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming) {
 		rc = usb_submit_urb(purb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (0 != rc) {
-			SAY("ERROR: while %i=audio_idle, usb_submit_urb() "
+			SAM("ERROR: while %i=audio_idle, usb_submit_urb() "
 				"failed with rc:\n", peasycap->audio_idle);
 			switch (rc) {
 			case -ENOMEM: {
-				SAY("ENOMEM\n");    break;
+				SAM("-ENOMEM\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -ENODEV: {
-				SAY("ENODEV\n");    break;
+				SAM("-ENODEV\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -ENXIO: {
-				SAY("ENXIO\n");     break;
+				SAM("-ENXIO\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -EINVAL: {
-				SAY("EINVAL\n");    break;
+				SAM("-EINVAL\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -EAGAIN: {
-				SAY("EAGAIN\n");    break;
+				SAM("-EAGAIN\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -EFBIG: {
-				SAY("EFBIG\n");     break;
+				SAM("-EFBIG\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -EPIPE: {
-				SAY("EPIPE\n");     break;
+				SAM("-EPIPE\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			case -EMSGSIZE: {
-				SAY("EMSGSIZE\n");  break;
+				SAM("-EMSGSIZE\n");
+				break;
 			}
 			default: {
-				SAY("0x%08X\n", rc); break;
+				SAM("0x%08X\n", rc); break;
 			}
 			}
 		}
@@ -243,72 +279,80 @@ oldaudio = peasycap->oldaudio;
 for (i = 0;  i < purb->number_of_packets; i++) {
 	switch (purb->iso_frame_desc[i].status) {
 	case  0: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "OK"); break;
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ENOENT: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-ENOENT"); break;
+		SAM("-ENOENT\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EINPROGRESS: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-EINPROGRESS"); break;
+		SAM("-EINPROGRESS\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EPROTO: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-EPROTO"); break;
+		SAM("-EPROTO\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EILSEQ: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-EILSEQ"); break;
+		SAM("-EILSEQ\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ETIME: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-ETIME"); break;
+		SAM("-ETIME\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ETIMEDOUT: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-ETIMEDOUT"); break;
+		SAM("-ETIMEDOUT\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EPIPE: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-EPIPE"); break;
+		SAM("-EPIPE\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ECOMM: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-ECOMM"); break;
+		SAM("-ECOMM\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ENOSR: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-ENOSR"); break;
+		SAM("-ENOSR\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EOVERFLOW: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-EOVERFLOW"); break;
+		SAM("-EOVERFLOW\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EREMOTEIO: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-EREMOTEIO"); break;
+		SAM("-EREMOTEIO\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ENODEV: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-ENODEV"); break;
+		SAM("-ENODEV\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EXDEV: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-EXDEV"); break;
+		SAM("-EXDEV\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -EINVAL: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-EINVAL"); break;
+		SAM("-EINVAL\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ECONNRESET: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-ECONNRESET"); break;
+		SAM("-ECONNRESET\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ENOSPC: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-ENOSPC"); break;
+		SAM("-ENOSPC\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	case -ESHUTDOWN: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "-ESHUTDOWN"); break;
+		SAM("-ESHUTDOWN\n");
+		break;
 	}
 	default: {
-		strcpy(&errbuf[0], "UNKNOWN"); break;
-	}
+		SAM("unknown error:0x%08X\n", purb->iso_frame_desc[i].status);
+		break;
 	}
-	if ((!purb->iso_frame_desc[i].status) && 0) {
-		JOT(16, "frame[%2i]: %i=status{=%16s}  "  \
-						"%5i=actual  "  \
-						"%5i=length  "  \
-						"%3i=offset\n", \
-				i, purb->iso_frame_desc[i].status, &errbuf[0],
-				purb->iso_frame_desc[i].actual_length,
-				purb->iso_frame_desc[i].length,
-				purb->iso_frame_desc[i].offset);
 	}
 	if (!purb->iso_frame_desc[i].status) {
 		more = purb->iso_frame_desc[i].actual_length;
@@ -319,11 +363,12 @@ for (i = 0;  i < purb->number_of_packets; i++) {
 #endif
 
 		if (!more)
-			mt++;
+			peasycap->audio_mt++;
 		else {
-			if (mt) {
-				JOT(16, "%4i empty audio urb frames\n", mt);
-				mt = 0;
+			if (peasycap->audio_mt) {
+				JOM(16, "%4i empty audio urb frames\n", \
+							peasycap->audio_mt);
+				peasycap->audio_mt = 0;
 			}
 
 			p1 = (__u8 *)(purb->transfer_buffer + \
@@ -340,13 +385,13 @@ for (i = 0;  i < purb->number_of_packets; i++) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 			while (more) {
 				if (0 > more) {
-					SAY("easysnd_complete: MISTAKE: " \
+					SAM("easysnd_complete: MISTAKE: " \
 							"more is negative\n");
 					return;
 				}
 				if (peasycap->audio_buffer_page_many <= \
 							peasycap->audio_fill) {
-					SAY("ERROR: bad " \
+					SAM("ERROR: bad " \
 						"peasycap->audio_fill\n");
 					return;
 				}
@@ -355,7 +400,7 @@ for (i = 0;  i < purb->number_of_packets; i++) {
 							[peasycap->audio_fill];
 				if (PAGE_SIZE < (paudio_buffer->pto - \
 						paudio_buffer->pgo)) {
-					SAY("ERROR: bad paudio_buffer->pto\n");
+					SAM("ERROR: bad paudio_buffer->pto\n");
 					return;
 				}
 				if (PAGE_SIZE == (paudio_buffer->pto - \
@@ -374,7 +419,7 @@ for (i = 0;  i < purb->number_of_packets; i++) {
 							peasycap->audio_fill)
 						peasycap->audio_fill = 0;
 
-					JOT(12, "bumped peasycap->" \
+					JOM(12, "bumped peasycap->" \
 							"audio_fill to %i\n", \
 							peasycap->audio_fill);
 
@@ -387,7 +432,7 @@ for (i = 0;  i < purb->number_of_packets; i++) {
 					if (!(peasycap->audio_fill % \
 						peasycap->\
 						audio_pages_per_fragment)) {
-						JOT(12, "wakeup call on wq_" \
+						JOM(12, "wakeup call on wq_" \
 						"audio, %i=frag reading  %i" \
 						"=fragment fill\n", \
 						(peasycap->audio_read / \
@@ -414,7 +459,7 @@ for (i = 0;  i < purb->number_of_packets; i++) {
 				} else {
 #if defined(UPSAMPLE)
 					if (much % 16)
-						JOT(8, "MISTAKE? much" \
+						JOM(8, "MISTAKE? much" \
 						" is not divisible by 16\n");
 					if (much > (16 * \
 							more))
@@ -468,7 +513,7 @@ for (i = 0;  i < purb->number_of_packets; i++) {
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		JOT(12, "discarding audio samples because " \
+		JOM(12, "discarding audio samples because " \
 			"%i=purb->iso_frame_desc[i].status\n", \
 				purb->iso_frame_desc[i].status);
 	}
@@ -486,38 +531,50 @@ peasycap->oldaudio = oldaudio;
 if (peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming) {
 	rc = usb_submit_urb(purb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (0 != rc) {
-		SAY("ERROR: while %i=audio_idle, usb_submit_urb() failed " \
+		if (-ENODEV != rc) {
+			SAM("ERROR: while %i=audio_idle, " \
+					"usb_submit_urb() failed " \
 					"with rc:\n", peasycap->audio_idle);
+		}
 		switch (rc) {
 		case -ENOMEM: {
-			SAY("ENOMEM\n");    break;
+			SAM("-ENOMEM\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		case -ENODEV: {
-			SAY("ENODEV\n");    break;
+			break;
 		}
 		case -ENXIO: {
-			SAY("ENXIO\n");     break;
+			SAM("-ENXIO\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		case -EINVAL: {
-			SAY("EINVAL\n");    break;
+			SAM("-EINVAL\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		case -EAGAIN: {
-			SAY("EAGAIN\n");    break;
+			SAM("-EAGAIN\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		case -EFBIG: {
-			SAY("EFBIG\n");     break;
+			SAM("-EFBIG\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		case -EPIPE: {
-			SAY("EPIPE\n");     break;
+			SAM("-EPIPE\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		case -EMSGSIZE: {
-			SAY("EMSGSIZE\n");  break;
+			SAM("-EMSGSIZE\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		case -ENOSPC: {
-			SAY("ENOSPC\n");  break;
+			SAM("-ENOSPC\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		default: {
-			SAY("0x%08X\n", rc); break;
+			SAM("unknown error: 0x%08X\n", rc);
+			break;
 		}
 		}
 	}
@@ -529,8 +586,7 @@ return;
 /*
  *  THE AUDIO URBS ARE SUBMITTED AT THIS EARLY STAGE SO THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO
  *  STREAM FROM /dev/easysnd1 WITH SIMPLE PROGRAMS SUCH AS cat WHICH DO NOT
- *  HAVE AN IOCTL INTERFACE.  THE VIDEO URBS, BY CONTRAST, MUST BE SUBMITTED
- *  MUCH LATER: SEE COMMENTS IN FILE easycap_main.c.
+ *  HAVE AN IOCTL INTERFACE.
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 int
@@ -540,7 +596,7 @@ struct usb_interface *pusb_interface;
 struct easycap *peasycap;
 int subminor, rc;
 
-JOT(4, "begins.\n");
+JOT(4, "begins\n");
 
 subminor = iminor(inode);
 
@@ -561,56 +617,54 @@ file->private_data = peasycap;
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
- *  INITIALIZATION.
+ *  INITIALIZATION
  */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-JOT(4, "starting initialization\n");
+JOM(4, "starting initialization\n");
 
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
-} else {
-	JOT(16, "0x%08lX=peasycap->pusb_device\n", \
-					(long int)peasycap->pusb_device);
 }
+JOM(16, "0x%08lX=peasycap->pusb_device\n", (long int)peasycap->pusb_device);
 
 rc = audio_setup(peasycap);
 if (0 <= rc)
-	JOT(8, "audio_setup() returned %i\n", rc);
+	JOM(8, "audio_setup() returned %i\n", rc);
 else
-	JOT(8, "easysnd open(): ERROR: audio_setup() returned %i\n", rc);
+	JOM(8, "easysnd open(): ERROR: audio_setup() returned %i\n", rc);
 
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device has become NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device has become NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 rc = adjust_volume(peasycap, -8192);
 if (0 != rc) {
-	SAY("ERROR: adjust_volume(default) returned %i\n", rc);
+	SAM("ERROR: adjust_volume(default) returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device has become NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device has become NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 rc = usb_set_interface(peasycap->pusb_device, peasycap->audio_interface, \
 					peasycap->audio_altsetting_on);
-JOT(8, "usb_set_interface(.,%i,%i) returned %i\n", peasycap->audio_interface, \
+JOM(8, "usb_set_interface(.,%i,%i) returned %i\n", peasycap->audio_interface, \
 					peasycap->audio_altsetting_on, rc);
 
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device has become NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device has become NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 rc = wakeup_device(peasycap->pusb_device);
 if (0 == rc)
-	JOT(8, "wakeup_device() returned %i\n", rc);
+	JOM(8, "wakeup_device() returned %i\n", rc);
 else
-	JOT(8, "easysnd open(): ERROR: wakeup_device() returned %i\n", rc);
+	JOM(8, "easysnd open(): ERROR: wakeup_device() returned %i\n", rc);
 
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device has become NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device has become NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 submit_audio_urbs(peasycap);
@@ -619,7 +673,7 @@ peasycap->audio_idle = 0;
 peasycap->timeval1.tv_sec  = 0;
 peasycap->timeval1.tv_usec = 0;
 
-JOT(4, "finished initialization\n");
+JOM(4, "finished initialization\n");
 return 0;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -636,10 +690,10 @@ if (NULL == peasycap) {
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 if (0 != kill_audio_urbs(peasycap)) {
-	SAY("ERROR: kill_audio_urbs() failed\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: kill_audio_urbs() failed\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
-JOT(4, "ending successfully\n");
+JOM(4, "ending successfully\n");
 return 0;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -648,8 +702,7 @@ easysnd_read(struct file *file, char __user *puserspacebuffer, \
 						size_t kount, loff_t *poff)
 {
 struct timeval timeval;
-static struct timeval timeval1;
-static long long int audio_bytes, above, below, mean;
+long long int above, below, mean;
 struct signed_div_result sdr;
 unsigned char *p0;
 long int kount1, more, rc, l0, lm;
@@ -679,15 +732,15 @@ if (NULL == peasycap) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 if ((0 > peasycap->audio_read) || \
 		(peasycap->audio_buffer_page_many <= peasycap->audio_read)) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->audio_read out of range\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->audio_read out of range\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 pdata_buffer = &peasycap->audio_buffer[peasycap->audio_read];
 if ((struct data_buffer *)NULL == pdata_buffer) {
-	SAY("ERROR: pdata_buffer is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: pdata_buffer is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
-JOT(12, "before wait, %i=frag read  %i=frag fill\n", \
+JOM(12, "before wait, %i=frag read  %i=frag fill\n", \
 		(peasycap->audio_read / peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment), \
 		(peasycap->audio_fill / peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment));
 fragment = (peasycap->audio_read / peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment);
@@ -695,7 +748,7 @@ while ((fragment == (peasycap->audio_fill / \
 				peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment)) || \
 		(0 == (PAGE_SIZE - (pdata_buffer->pto - pdata_buffer->pgo)))) {
 	if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
-		JOT(16, "returning -EAGAIN as instructed\n");
+		JOM(16, "returning -EAGAIN as instructed\n");
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 	rc = wait_event_interruptible(peasycap->wq_audio, \
@@ -704,50 +757,50 @@ while ((fragment == (peasycap->audio_fill / \
 				peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment)) && \
 		(0 < (PAGE_SIZE - (pdata_buffer->pto - pdata_buffer->pgo))))));
 	if (0 != rc) {
-		SAY("aborted by signal\n");
+		SAM("aborted by signal\n");
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 	}
 	if (peasycap->audio_eof) {
-		JOT(8, "returning 0 because  %i=audio_eof\n", \
+		JOM(8, "returning 0 because  %i=audio_eof\n", \
 							peasycap->audio_eof);
 		kill_audio_urbs(peasycap);
 		msleep(500);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (peasycap->audio_idle) {
-		JOT(16, "returning 0 because  %i=audio_idle\n", \
+		JOM(16, "returning 0 because  %i=audio_idle\n", \
 							peasycap->audio_idle);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (!peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming) {
-		JOT(16, "returning 0 because audio urbs not streaming\n");
+		JOM(16, "returning 0 because audio urbs not streaming\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
 }
-JOT(12, "after  wait, %i=frag read  %i=frag fill\n", \
+JOM(12, "after  wait, %i=frag read  %i=frag fill\n", \
 		(peasycap->audio_read / peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment), \
 		(peasycap->audio_fill / peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment));
 szret = (size_t)0;
 while (fragment == (peasycap->audio_read / \
 				peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment)) {
 	if (NULL == pdata_buffer->pgo) {
-		SAY("ERROR: pdata_buffer->pgo is NULL\n");
+		SAM("ERROR: pdata_buffer->pgo is NULL\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	if (NULL == pdata_buffer->pto) {
-		SAY("ERROR: pdata_buffer->pto is NULL\n");
+		SAM("ERROR: pdata_buffer->pto is NULL\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	kount1 = PAGE_SIZE - (pdata_buffer->pto - pdata_buffer->pgo);
 	if (0 > kount1) {
-		SAY("easysnd_read: MISTAKE: kount1 is negative\n");
+		SAM("easysnd_read: MISTAKE: kount1 is negative\n");
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 	}
 	if (!kount1) {
 		(peasycap->audio_read)++;
 		if (peasycap->audio_buffer_page_many <= peasycap->audio_read)
 			peasycap->audio_read = 0;
-		JOT(12, "bumped peasycap->audio_read to %i\n", \
+		JOM(12, "bumped peasycap->audio_read to %i\n", \
 						peasycap->audio_read);
 
 		if (fragment != (peasycap->audio_read / \
@@ -757,30 +810,30 @@ while (fragment == (peasycap->audio_read / \
 		if ((0 > peasycap->audio_read) || \
 			(peasycap->audio_buffer_page_many <= \
 					peasycap->audio_read)) {
-			SAY("ERROR: peasycap->audio_read out of range\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: peasycap->audio_read out of range\n");
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 		pdata_buffer = &peasycap->audio_buffer[peasycap->audio_read];
 		if ((struct data_buffer *)NULL == pdata_buffer) {
-			SAY("ERROR: pdata_buffer is NULL\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: pdata_buffer is NULL\n");
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 		if (NULL == pdata_buffer->pgo) {
-			SAY("ERROR: pdata_buffer->pgo is NULL\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: pdata_buffer->pgo is NULL\n");
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 		if (NULL == pdata_buffer->pto) {
-			SAY("ERROR: pdata_buffer->pto is NULL\n");
+			SAM("ERROR: pdata_buffer->pto is NULL\n");
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 		kount1 = PAGE_SIZE - (pdata_buffer->pto - pdata_buffer->pgo);
 	}
-	JOT(12, "ready  to send %li bytes\n", (long int) kount1);
-	JOT(12, "still  to send %li bytes\n", (long int) kount);
+	JOM(12, "ready  to send %li bytes\n", (long int) kount1);
+	JOM(12, "still  to send %li bytes\n", (long int) kount);
 	more = kount1;
 	if (more > kount)
 		more = kount;
-	JOT(12, "agreed to send %li bytes from page %i\n", \
+	JOM(12, "agreed to send %li bytes from page %i\n", \
 						more, peasycap->audio_read);
 	if (!more)
 		break;
@@ -798,7 +851,7 @@ while (fragment == (peasycap->audio_read / \
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 	rc = copy_to_user(puserspacebuffer, pdata_buffer->pto, more);
 	if (0 != rc) {
-		SAY("ERROR: copy_to_user() returned %li\n", rc);
+		SAM("ERROR: copy_to_user() returned %li\n", rc);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	*poff += (loff_t)more;
@@ -807,11 +860,11 @@ while (fragment == (peasycap->audio_read / \
 	puserspacebuffer += more;
 	kount -= (size_t)more;
 }
-JOT(12, "after  read, %i=frag read  %i=frag fill\n", \
+JOM(12, "after  read, %i=frag read  %i=frag fill\n", \
 		(peasycap->audio_read / peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment), \
 		(peasycap->audio_fill / peasycap->audio_pages_per_fragment));
 if (kount < 0) {
-	SAY("MISTAKE:  %li=kount  %li=szret\n", \
+	SAM("MISTAKE:  %li=kount  %li=szret\n", \
 					(long int)kount, (long int)szret);
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -827,11 +880,11 @@ if (peasycap->audio_sample) {
 	mean = peasycap->audio_niveau;
 	sdr = signed_div(mean, peasycap->audio_sample);
 
-	JOT(8, "%8lli=mean  %8lli=meansquare after %lli samples, =>\n", \
+	JOM(8, "%8lli=mean  %8lli=meansquare after %lli samples, =>\n", \
 				sdr.quotient, above, peasycap->audio_sample);
 
 	sdr = signed_div(above, 32768);
-	JOT(8, "audio dynamic range is roughly %lli\n", sdr.quotient);
+	JOM(8, "audio dynamic range is roughly %lli\n", sdr.quotient);
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
@@ -840,26 +893,27 @@ if (peasycap->audio_sample) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 do_gettimeofday(&timeval);
 if (!peasycap->timeval1.tv_sec) {
-	audio_bytes = 0;
-	timeval1 = timeval;
-	peasycap->timeval1 = timeval1;
+	peasycap->audio_bytes = 0;
+	peasycap->timeval3 = timeval;
+	peasycap->timeval1 = peasycap->timeval3;
 	sdr.quotient = 192000;
 } else {
-	audio_bytes += (long long int) szret;
+	peasycap->audio_bytes += (long long int) szret;
 	below = ((long long int)(1000000)) * \
-		((long long int)(timeval.tv_sec  - timeval1.tv_sec)) + \
-		(long long int)(timeval.tv_usec - timeval1.tv_usec);
-	above = 1000000 * ((long long int) audio_bytes);
+		((long long int)(timeval.tv_sec  - \
+						peasycap->timeval3.tv_sec)) + \
+		(long long int)(timeval.tv_usec - peasycap->timeval3.tv_usec);
+	above = 1000000 * ((long long int) peasycap->audio_bytes);
 
 	if (below)
 		sdr = signed_div(above, below);
 	else
 		sdr.quotient = 192000;
 }
-JOT(8, "audio streaming at %lli bytes/second\n", sdr.quotient);
+JOM(8, "audio streaming at %lli bytes/second\n", sdr.quotient);
 peasycap->dnbydt = sdr.quotient;
 
-JOT(8, "returning %li\n", (long int)szret);
+JOM(8, "returning %li\n", (long int)szret);
 return szret;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -874,27 +928,31 @@ submit_audio_urbs(struct easycap *peasycap)
 struct data_urb *pdata_urb;
 struct urb *purb;
 struct list_head *plist_head;
-int j, isbad, m, rc;
+int j, isbad, nospc, m, rc;
 int isbuf;
 
+if (NULL == peasycap) {
+	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
 if ((struct list_head *)NULL == peasycap->purb_audio_head) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->urb_audio_head uninitialized\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->urb_audio_head uninitialized\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 if ((struct usb_device *)NULL == peasycap->pusb_device) {
-	SAY("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
+	SAM("ERROR: peasycap->pusb_device is NULL\n");
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 if (!peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming) {
-	JOT(4, "initial submission of all audio urbs\n");
+	JOM(4, "initial submission of all audio urbs\n");
 	rc = usb_set_interface(peasycap->pusb_device,
 					peasycap->audio_interface, \
 					peasycap->audio_altsetting_on);
-	JOT(8, "usb_set_interface(.,%i,%i) returned %i\n", \
+	JOM(8, "usb_set_interface(.,%i,%i) returned %i\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_interface, \
 					peasycap->audio_altsetting_on, rc);
 
-	isbad = 0;  m = 0;
+	isbad = 0;  nospc = 0;  m = 0;
 	list_for_each(plist_head, (peasycap->purb_audio_head)) {
 		pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, struct data_urb, list_head);
 		if (NULL != pdata_urb) {
@@ -931,39 +989,49 @@ if (!peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming) {
 				rc = usb_submit_urb(purb, GFP_KERNEL);
 				if (0 != rc) {
 					isbad++;
-					SAY("ERROR: usb_submit_urb() failed" \
+					SAM("ERROR: usb_submit_urb() failed" \
 							" for urb with rc:\n");
 					switch (rc) {
 					case -ENOMEM: {
-						SAY("ENOMEM\n"); break;
+						SAM("-ENOMEM\n");
+						break;
 					}
 					case -ENODEV: {
-						SAY("ENODEV\n"); break;
+						SAM("-ENODEV\n");
+						break;
 					}
 					case -ENXIO: {
-						SAY("ENXIO\n"); break;
+						SAM("-ENXIO\n");
+						break;
 					}
 					case -EINVAL: {
-						SAY("EINVAL\n"); break;
+						SAM("-EINVAL\n");
+						break;
 					}
 					case -EAGAIN: {
-						SAY("EAGAIN\n"); break;
+						SAM("-EAGAIN\n");
+						break;
 					}
 					case -EFBIG: {
-						SAY("EFBIG\n"); break;
+						SAM("-EFBIG\n");
+						break;
 					}
 					case -EPIPE: {
-						SAY("EPIPE\n"); break;
+						SAM("-EPIPE\n");
+						break;
 					}
 					case -EMSGSIZE: {
-						SAY("EMSGSIZE\n"); break;
+						SAM("-EMSGSIZE\n");
+						break;
 					}
 					case -ENOSPC: {
-						SAY("ENOSPC\n"); break;
+						nospc++;
+						break;
 					}
 					default: {
-						SAY("unknown error code %i\n",\
-								 rc); break;
+						SAM("unknown error code %i\n",\
+								 rc);
+						break;
 					}
 					}
 				} else {
@@ -976,8 +1044,13 @@ if (!peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming) {
 			isbad++;
 		}
 	}
+	if (nospc) {
+		SAM("-ENOSPC=usb_submit_urb() for %i urbs\n", nospc);
+		SAM(".....  possibly inadequate USB bandwidth\n");
+		peasycap->audio_eof = 1;
+	}
 	if (isbad) {
-		JOT(4, "attempting cleanup instead of submitting\n");
+		JOM(4, "attempting cleanup instead of submitting\n");
 		list_for_each(plist_head, (peasycap->purb_audio_head)) {
 			pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, struct data_urb, \
 								list_head);
@@ -990,10 +1063,10 @@ if (!peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming) {
 		peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming = 0;
 	} else {
 		peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming = 1;
-		JOT(4, "submitted %i audio urbs\n", m);
+		JOM(4, "submitted %i audio urbs\n", m);
 	}
 } else
-	JOT(4, "already streaming audio urbs\n");
+	JOM(4, "already streaming audio urbs\n");
 
 return 0;
 }
@@ -1010,10 +1083,14 @@ int m;
 struct list_head *plist_head;
 struct data_urb *pdata_urb;
 
+if (NULL == peasycap) {
+	SAY("ERROR: peasycap is NULL\n");
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
 if (peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming) {
 	if ((struct list_head *)NULL != peasycap->purb_audio_head) {
 		peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming = 0;
-		JOT(4, "killing audio urbs\n");
+		JOM(4, "killing audio urbs\n");
 		m = 0;
 		list_for_each(plist_head, (peasycap->purb_audio_head)) {
 			pdata_urb = list_entry(plist_head, struct data_urb,
@@ -1025,13 +1102,13 @@ if (peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		JOT(4, "%i audio urbs killed\n", m);
+		JOM(4, "%i audio urbs killed\n", m);
 	} else {
-		SAY("ERROR: peasycap->purb_audio_head is NULL\n");
+		SAM("ERROR: peasycap->purb_audio_head is NULL\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 } else {
-	JOT(8, "%i=audio_isoc_streaming, no audio urbs killed\n", \
+	JOM(8, "%i=audio_isoc_streaming, no audio urbs killed\n", \
 					peasycap->audio_isoc_streaming);
 }
 return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_testcard.c b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_testcard.c
index 700c73e..dd98b47 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_testcard.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_testcard.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ for (i1 = 0;  i1 <= last;  i1++)
 		printf("%6i, ", i2);  printf("%6i\n};\n", i2);
 		}
 	}
-return(0);
+return 0;
 }
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 int tones[2048] = {