diff --git a/sound/core/memory.c b/sound/core/memory.c
index 7d8e2ee..b993436 100644
--- a/sound/core/memory.c
+++ b/sound/core/memory.c
@@ -47,19 +47,14 @@
 #define snd_alloc_track_entry(obj) (struct snd_alloc_track *)((char*)obj - (unsigned long)((struct snd_alloc_track *)0)->data)
 
 static long snd_alloc_kmalloc;
-static long snd_alloc_vmalloc;
 static LIST_HEAD(snd_alloc_kmalloc_list);
-static LIST_HEAD(snd_alloc_vmalloc_list);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(snd_alloc_kmalloc_lock);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(snd_alloc_vmalloc_lock);
 #define KMALLOC_MAGIC 0x87654321
-#define VMALLOC_MAGIC 0x87654320
 static snd_info_entry_t *snd_memory_info_entry;
 
 void __init snd_memory_init(void)
 {
 	snd_alloc_kmalloc = 0;
-	snd_alloc_vmalloc = 0;
 }
 
 void snd_memory_done(void)
@@ -69,8 +64,6 @@
 
 	if (snd_alloc_kmalloc > 0)
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "Not freed snd_alloc_kmalloc = %li\n", snd_alloc_kmalloc);
-	if (snd_alloc_vmalloc > 0)
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "Not freed snd_alloc_vmalloc = %li\n", snd_alloc_vmalloc);
 	list_for_each_prev(head, &snd_alloc_kmalloc_list) {
 		t = list_entry(head, struct snd_alloc_track, list);
 		if (t->magic != KMALLOC_MAGIC) {
@@ -79,14 +72,6 @@
 		}
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "kmalloc(%ld) from %p not freed\n", (long) t->size, t->caller);
 	}
-	list_for_each_prev(head, &snd_alloc_vmalloc_list) {
-		t = list_entry(head, struct snd_alloc_track, list);
-		if (t->magic != VMALLOC_MAGIC) {
-			snd_printk(KERN_ERR "Corrupted vmalloc\n");
-			break;
-		}
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "vmalloc(%ld) from %p not freed\n", (long) t->size, t->caller);
-	}
 }
 
 static void *__snd_kmalloc(size_t size, gfp_t flags, void *caller)
@@ -153,43 +138,6 @@
 	snd_wrapper_kfree(obj);
 }
 
-void *snd_hidden_vmalloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	void *ptr;
-	ptr = snd_wrapper_vmalloc(size + sizeof(struct snd_alloc_track));
-	if (ptr) {
-		struct snd_alloc_track *t = (struct snd_alloc_track *)ptr;
-		t->magic = VMALLOC_MAGIC;
-		t->caller = __builtin_return_address(0);
-		spin_lock(&snd_alloc_vmalloc_lock);
-		list_add_tail(&t->list, &snd_alloc_vmalloc_list);
-		spin_unlock(&snd_alloc_vmalloc_lock);
-		t->size = size;
-		snd_alloc_vmalloc += size;
-		ptr = t->data;
-	}
-	return ptr;
-}
-
-void snd_hidden_vfree(void *obj)
-{
-	struct snd_alloc_track *t;
-	if (obj == NULL)
-		return;
-	t = snd_alloc_track_entry(obj);
-	if (t->magic != VMALLOC_MAGIC) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "bad vfree (called from %p)\n", __builtin_return_address(0));
-		return;
-	}
-	spin_lock(&snd_alloc_vmalloc_lock);
-	list_del(&t->list);
-	spin_unlock(&snd_alloc_vmalloc_lock);
-	t->magic = 0;
-	snd_alloc_vmalloc -= t->size;
-	obj = t;
-	snd_wrapper_vfree(obj);
-}
-
 char *snd_hidden_kstrdup(const char *s, gfp_t flags)
 {
 	int len;
@@ -207,7 +155,6 @@
 static void snd_memory_info_read(snd_info_entry_t *entry, snd_info_buffer_t * buffer)
 {
 	snd_iprintf(buffer, "kmalloc: %li bytes\n", snd_alloc_kmalloc);
-	snd_iprintf(buffer, "vmalloc: %li bytes\n", snd_alloc_vmalloc);
 }
 
 int __init snd_memory_info_init(void)
diff --git a/sound/core/misc.c b/sound/core/misc.c
index 11a7675..3eddfde 100644
--- a/sound/core/misc.c
+++ b/sound/core/misc.c
@@ -23,8 +23,17 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
+#include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <sound/core.h>
 
+void release_and_free_resource(struct resource *res)
+{
+	if (res) {
+		release_resource(res);
+		kfree_nocheck(res);
+	}
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK
 void snd_verbose_printk(const char *file, int line, const char *format, ...)
 {
diff --git a/sound/core/sound.c b/sound/core/sound.c
index bc8ad00..e94eebd 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound.c
@@ -407,8 +407,6 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_hidden_kmalloc);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_hidden_kcalloc);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_hidden_kfree);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_hidden_vmalloc);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_hidden_vfree);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_hidden_kstrdup);
 #endif
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_to_user_fromio);
@@ -487,6 +485,7 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_ctl_elem_read);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_ctl_elem_write);
   /* misc.c */
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(release_and_free_resource);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_verbose_printk);
 #endif
@@ -497,6 +496,4 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_MEMORY
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_wrapper_kmalloc);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_wrapper_kfree);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_wrapper_vmalloc);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_wrapper_vfree);
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/core/wrappers.c b/sound/core/wrappers.c
index 296b716..19e8990 100644
--- a/sound/core/wrappers.c
+++ b/sound/core/wrappers.c
@@ -36,15 +36,5 @@
 {
 	kfree(obj);
 }
-
-void *snd_wrapper_vmalloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	return vmalloc(size);
-}
-
-void snd_wrapper_vfree(void *obj)
-{
-	vfree(obj);
-}
 #endif