MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("{{ALI,M5451,pci},{ALI,M5451}}");
 
-static int index[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX;     /* Index 0-MAX */
-static char *id[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR;      /* ID for this card */
-static int enable[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_ENABLE_PNP;
-static int pcm_channels[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS - 1)] = 32};
-static int spdif[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS - 1)] = 0};
+static int index = SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX1; /* Index */
+static char *id = SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR1;  /* ID for this card */
+static int pcm_channels = 32;
+static int spdif = 0;
 
-module_param_array(index, int, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(index, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(index, "Index value for ALI M5451 PCI Audio.");
-module_param_array(id, charp, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(id, charp, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(id, "ID string for ALI M5451 PCI Audio.");
-module_param_array(enable, bool, NULL, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable, "Enable ALI 5451 PCI Audio.");
-module_param_array(pcm_channels, int, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(pcm_channels, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(pcm_channels, "PCM Channels");
-module_param_array(spdif, bool, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(spdif, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(spdif, "Support SPDIF I/O");
 
+/* just for backward compatibility */
+static int enable;
+module_param(enable, bool, 0444);
+
+
 /*
  *  Debug part definitions
  */
 static int __devinit snd_ali_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
                                   const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
-       static int dev;
        snd_card_t *card;
        ali_t *codec;
        int err;
 
        snd_ali_printk("probe ...\n");
 
-        if (dev >= SNDRV_CARDS)
-                return -ENODEV;
-       if (!enable[dev]) {
-               dev++;
-               return -ENOENT;
-       }
-
-       card = snd_card_new(index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE, 0);
+       card = snd_card_new(index, id, THIS_MODULE, 0);
        if (card == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if ((err = snd_ali_create(card, pci, pcm_channels[dev], spdif[dev], &codec)) < 0) {
+       if ((err = snd_ali_create(card, pci, pcm_channels, spdif, &codec)) < 0) {
                snd_card_free(card);
                return err;
        }
                return err;
        }
        pci_set_drvdata(pci, card);
-       dev++;
        return 0;
 }
 
 
  * some compile conditions.
  */
 
-static int index[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX;     /* Index 0-MAX */
-static char *id[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR;      /* ID for this card */
-static int enable[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_ENABLE_PNP;
-static int playback_bufsize[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS - 1)] = 16};
-static int capture_bufsize[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS - 1)] = 16};
-static int force_ac97[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS - 1)] = 0}; /* disabled as default */
-static int buffer_top[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS - 1)] = 0}; /* not specified */
-static int use_cache[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS - 1)] = 0}; /* disabled */
-static int vaio_hack[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS - 1)] = 0}; /* disabled */
-static int reset_workaround[SNDRV_CARDS];
-static int reset_workaround_2[SNDRV_CARDS];
-
-module_param_array(index, int, NULL, 0444);
+static int index = SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX1; /* Index */
+static char *id = SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR1;  /* ID for this card */
+static int playback_bufsize = 16;
+static int capture_bufsize = 16;
+static int force_ac97;                 /* disabled as default */
+static int buffer_top;                 /* not specified */
+static int use_cache;                  /* disabled */
+static int vaio_hack;                  /* disabled */
+static int reset_workaround;
+static int reset_workaround_2;
+
+module_param(index, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(index, "Index value for " CARD_NAME " soundcard.");
-module_param_array(id, charp, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(id, charp, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(id, "ID string for " CARD_NAME " soundcard.");
-module_param_array(enable, bool, NULL, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable, "Enable this soundcard.");
-module_param_array(playback_bufsize, int, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(playback_bufsize, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(playback_bufsize, "DAC frame size in kB for " CARD_NAME " soundcard.");
-module_param_array(capture_bufsize, int, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(capture_bufsize, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(capture_bufsize, "ADC frame size in kB for " CARD_NAME " soundcard.");
-module_param_array(force_ac97, bool, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(force_ac97, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(force_ac97, "Force to use AC97 codec for " CARD_NAME " soundcard.");
-module_param_array(buffer_top, int, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(buffer_top, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(buffer_top, "Set the top address of audio buffer for " CARD_NAME " soundcard.");
-module_param_array(use_cache, bool, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(use_cache, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_cache, "Enable the cache for coefficient table access.");
-module_param_array(vaio_hack, bool, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(vaio_hack, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(vaio_hack, "Enable workaround for Sony VAIO notebooks.");
-module_param_array(reset_workaround, bool, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(reset_workaround, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(reset_workaround, "Enable AC97 RESET workaround for some laptops.");
-module_param_array(reset_workaround_2, bool, NULL, 0444);
+module_param(reset_workaround_2, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(reset_workaround_2, "Enable extended AC97 RESET workaround for some other laptops.");
 
+/* just for backward compatibility */
+static int enable;
+module_param(enable, bool, 0444);
+
+
+
 /*
  * hw definitions
  */
 static int __devinit snd_nm256_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
                                     const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
-       static int dev;
        snd_card_t *card;
        nm256_t *chip;
        int err;
        struct nm256_quirk *q;
        u16 subsystem_vendor, subsystem_device;
 
-       if (dev >= SNDRV_CARDS)
-               return -ENODEV;
-       if (!enable[dev]) {
-               dev++;
-               return -ENOENT;
-       }
-
        pci_read_config_word(pci, PCI_SUBSYSTEM_VENDOR_ID, &subsystem_vendor);
        pci_read_config_word(pci, PCI_SUBSYSTEM_ID, &subsystem_device);
 
                                printk(KERN_INFO "nm256: The device is blacklisted.  Loading stopped\n");
                                return -ENODEV;
                        case NM_RESET_WORKAROUND_2:
-                               reset_workaround_2[dev] = 1;
+                               reset_workaround_2 = 1;
                                /* Fall-through */
                        case NM_RESET_WORKAROUND:
-                               reset_workaround[dev] = 1;
+                               reset_workaround = 1;
                                break;
                        }
                }
        }
 
-       card = snd_card_new(index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE, 0);
+       card = snd_card_new(index, id, THIS_MODULE, 0);
        if (card == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       if (vaio_hack[dev])
+       if (vaio_hack)
                xbuffer_top = 0x25a800; /* this avoids conflicts with XFree86 server */
        else
-               xbuffer_top = buffer_top[dev];
-
-       if (playback_bufsize[dev] < 4)
-               playback_bufsize[dev] = 4;
-       if (playback_bufsize[dev] > 128)
-               playback_bufsize[dev] = 128;
-       if (capture_bufsize[dev] < 4)
-               capture_bufsize[dev] = 4;
-       if (capture_bufsize[dev] > 128)
-               capture_bufsize[dev] = 128;
+               xbuffer_top = buffer_top;
+
+       if (playback_bufsize < 4)
+               playback_bufsize = 4;
+       if (playback_bufsize > 128)
+               playback_bufsize = 128;
+       if (capture_bufsize < 4)
+               capture_bufsize = 4;
+       if (capture_bufsize > 128)
+               capture_bufsize = 128;
        if ((err = snd_nm256_create(card, pci,
-                                   playback_bufsize[dev] * 1024, /* in bytes */
-                                   capture_bufsize[dev] * 1024,  /* in bytes */
-                                   force_ac97[dev],
+                                   playback_bufsize * 1024, /* in bytes */
+                                   capture_bufsize * 1024,  /* in bytes */
+                                   force_ac97,
                                    xbuffer_top,
-                                   use_cache[dev],
+                                   use_cache,
                                    &chip)) < 0) {
                snd_card_free(card);
                return err;
        }
 
-       if (reset_workaround[dev]) {
+       if (reset_workaround) {
                snd_printdd(KERN_INFO "nm256: reset_workaround activated\n");
                chip->reset_workaround = 1;
        }
 
-       if (reset_workaround_2[dev]) {
+       if (reset_workaround_2) {
                snd_printdd(KERN_INFO "nm256: reset_workaround_2 activated\n");
                chip->reset_workaround_2 = 1;
        }
        }
 
        pci_set_drvdata(pci, card);
-       dev++;
        return 0;
 }