diff --git a/sound/pci/trident/trident.c b/sound/pci/trident/trident.c
index 60e4dca28c2b..9922ab40798c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/trident/trident.c
+++ b/sound/pci/trident/trident.c
@@ -62,21 +62,18 @@ static int snd_trident_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	err = snd_card_new(&pci->dev, index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE,
-			   0, &card);
+	err = snd_devm_card_new(&pci->dev, index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE,
+				sizeof(*trident), &card);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
+	trident = card->private_data;
 
 	err = snd_trident_create(card, pci,
 				 pcm_channels[dev],
 				 ((pci->vendor << 16) | pci->device) == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_SI7018 ? 1 : 2,
-				 wavetable_size[dev],
-				 &trident);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		snd_card_free(card);
+				 wavetable_size[dev]);
+	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	}
-	card->private_data = trident;
 
 	switch (trident->device) {
 	case TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_DX:
@@ -102,26 +99,20 @@ static int snd_trident_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 		card->shortname, trident->port, trident->irq);
 
 	err = snd_trident_pcm(trident, pcm_dev++);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		snd_card_free(card);
+	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	}
 	switch (trident->device) {
 	case TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_DX:
 	case TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_NX:
 		err = snd_trident_foldback_pcm(trident, pcm_dev++);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			snd_card_free(card);
+		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
-		}
 		break;
 	}
 	if (trident->device == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_NX || trident->device == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_SI7018) {
 		err = snd_trident_spdif_pcm(trident, pcm_dev++);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			snd_card_free(card);
+		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
-		}
 	}
 	if (trident->device != TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_SI7018) {
 		err = snd_mpu401_uart_new(card, 0, MPU401_HW_TRID4DWAVE,
@@ -129,34 +120,24 @@ static int snd_trident_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 					  MPU401_INFO_INTEGRATED |
 					  MPU401_INFO_IRQ_HOOK,
 					  -1, &trident->rmidi);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			snd_card_free(card);
+		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
-		}
 	}
 
 	snd_trident_create_gameport(trident);
 
 	err = snd_card_register(card);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		snd_card_free(card);
+	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	}
 	pci_set_drvdata(pci, card);
 	dev++;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void snd_trident_remove(struct pci_dev *pci)
-{
-	snd_card_free(pci_get_drvdata(pci));
-}
-
 static struct pci_driver trident_driver = {
 	.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	.id_table = snd_trident_ids,
 	.probe = snd_trident_probe,
-	.remove = snd_trident_remove,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 	.driver = {
 		.pm = &snd_trident_pm,
diff --git a/sound/pci/trident/trident.h b/sound/pci/trident/trident.h
index c579a44bb9ae..9768a7fc2349 100644
--- a/sound/pci/trident/trident.h
+++ b/sound/pci/trident/trident.h
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ struct snd_trident_memblk_arg {
 struct snd_trident_tlb {
 	__le32 *entries;		/* 16k-aligned TLB table */
 	dma_addr_t entries_dmaaddr;	/* 16k-aligned PCI address to TLB table */
-	struct snd_dma_buffer buffer;
+	struct snd_dma_buffer *buffer;
 	struct snd_util_memhdr * memhdr;	/* page allocation list */
-	struct snd_dma_buffer silent_page;
+	struct snd_dma_buffer *silent_page;
 };
 
 struct snd_trident_voice {
@@ -400,8 +400,7 @@ int snd_trident_create(struct snd_card *card,
 		       struct pci_dev *pci,
 		       int pcm_streams,
 		       int pcm_spdif_device,
-		       int max_wavetable_size,
-		       struct snd_trident ** rtrident);
+		       int max_wavetable_size);
 int snd_trident_create_gameport(struct snd_trident *trident);
 
 int snd_trident_pcm(struct snd_trident *trident, int device);
diff --git a/sound/pci/trident/trident_main.c b/sound/pci/trident/trident_main.c
index cfbca3bd60ed..e98eea1e6d81 100644
--- a/sound/pci/trident/trident_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/trident/trident_main.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static int snd_trident_sis_reset(struct snd_trident *trident);
 
 static void snd_trident_clear_voices(struct snd_trident * trident,
 				     unsigned short v_min, unsigned short v_max);
-static int snd_trident_free(struct snd_trident *trident);
+static void snd_trident_free(struct snd_card *card);
 
 /*
  *  common I/O routines
@@ -3299,12 +3299,6 @@ static void snd_trident_proc_init(struct snd_trident *trident)
 	snd_card_ro_proc_new(trident->card, s, trident, snd_trident_proc_read);
 }
 
-static int snd_trident_dev_free(struct snd_device *device)
-{
-	struct snd_trident *trident = device->device_data;
-	return snd_trident_free(trident);
-}
-
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    snd_trident_tlb_alloc
   
@@ -3324,23 +3318,27 @@ static int snd_trident_tlb_alloc(struct snd_trident *trident)
 	/* TLB array must be aligned to 16kB !!! so we allocate
 	   32kB region and correct offset when necessary */
 
-	if (snd_dma_alloc_pages(SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV, &trident->pci->dev,
-				2 * SNDRV_TRIDENT_MAX_PAGES * 4, &trident->tlb.buffer) < 0) {
+	trident->tlb.buffer =
+		snd_devm_alloc_pages(&trident->pci->dev, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV,
+				     2 * SNDRV_TRIDENT_MAX_PAGES * 4);
+	if (!trident->tlb.buffer) {
 		dev_err(trident->card->dev, "unable to allocate TLB buffer\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	trident->tlb.entries = (__le32 *)ALIGN((unsigned long)trident->tlb.buffer.area, SNDRV_TRIDENT_MAX_PAGES * 4);
-	trident->tlb.entries_dmaaddr = ALIGN(trident->tlb.buffer.addr, SNDRV_TRIDENT_MAX_PAGES * 4);
+	trident->tlb.entries = (__le32 *)ALIGN((unsigned long)trident->tlb.buffer->area, SNDRV_TRIDENT_MAX_PAGES * 4);
+	trident->tlb.entries_dmaaddr = ALIGN(trident->tlb.buffer->addr, SNDRV_TRIDENT_MAX_PAGES * 4);
 
 	/* allocate and setup silent page and initialise TLB entries */
-	if (snd_dma_alloc_pages(SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV, &trident->pci->dev,
-				SNDRV_TRIDENT_PAGE_SIZE, &trident->tlb.silent_page) < 0) {
+	trident->tlb.silent_page =
+		snd_devm_alloc_pages(&trident->pci->dev, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV,
+				     SNDRV_TRIDENT_PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (!trident->tlb.silent_page) {
 		dev_err(trident->card->dev, "unable to allocate silent page\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(trident->tlb.silent_page.area, 0, SNDRV_TRIDENT_PAGE_SIZE);
+	memset(trident->tlb.silent_page->area, 0, SNDRV_TRIDENT_PAGE_SIZE);
 	for (i = 0; i < SNDRV_TRIDENT_MAX_PAGES; i++)
-		trident->tlb.entries[i] = cpu_to_le32(trident->tlb.silent_page.addr & ~(SNDRV_TRIDENT_PAGE_SIZE-1));
+		trident->tlb.entries[i] = cpu_to_le32(trident->tlb.silent_page->addr & ~(SNDRV_TRIDENT_PAGE_SIZE-1));
 
 	/* use emu memory block manager code to manage tlb page allocation */
 	trident->tlb.memhdr = snd_util_memhdr_new(SNDRV_TRIDENT_PAGE_SIZE * SNDRV_TRIDENT_MAX_PAGES);
@@ -3497,36 +3495,24 @@ int snd_trident_create(struct snd_card *card,
 		       struct pci_dev *pci,
 		       int pcm_streams,
 		       int pcm_spdif_device,
-		       int max_wavetable_size,
-		       struct snd_trident ** rtrident)
+		       int max_wavetable_size)
 {
-	struct snd_trident *trident;
+	struct snd_trident *trident = card->private_data;
 	int i, err;
 	struct snd_trident_voice *voice;
 	struct snd_trident_pcm_mixer *tmix;
-	static const struct snd_device_ops ops = {
-		.dev_free =	snd_trident_dev_free,
-	};
-
-	*rtrident = NULL;
 
 	/* enable PCI device */
-	err = pci_enable_device(pci);
+	err = pcim_enable_device(pci);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	/* check, if we can restrict PCI DMA transfers to 30 bits */
 	if (dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pci->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(30))) {
 		dev_err(card->dev,
 			"architecture does not support 30bit PCI busmaster DMA\n");
-		pci_disable_device(pci);
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 	
-	trident = kzalloc(sizeof(*trident), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (trident == NULL) {
-		pci_disable_device(pci);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	trident->device = (pci->vendor << 16) | pci->device;
 	trident->card = card;
 	trident->pci = pci;
@@ -3542,22 +3528,19 @@ int snd_trident_create(struct snd_card *card,
 		max_wavetable_size = 0;
 	trident->synth.max_size = max_wavetable_size * 1024;
 	trident->irq = -1;
+	card->private_free = snd_trident_free;
 
 	trident->midi_port = TRID_REG(trident, T4D_MPU401_BASE);
 	pci_set_master(pci);
 
 	err = pci_request_regions(pci, "Trident Audio");
-	if (err < 0) {
-		kfree(trident);
-		pci_disable_device(pci);
+	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	}
 	trident->port = pci_resource_start(pci, 0);
 
-	if (request_irq(pci->irq, snd_trident_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,
-			KBUILD_MODNAME, trident)) {
+	if (devm_request_irq(&pci->dev, pci->irq, snd_trident_interrupt,
+			     IRQF_SHARED, KBUILD_MODNAME, trident)) {
 		dev_err(card->dev, "unable to grab IRQ %d\n", pci->irq);
-		snd_trident_free(trident);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	trident->irq = pci->irq;
@@ -3565,13 +3548,10 @@ int snd_trident_create(struct snd_card *card,
 
 	/* allocate 16k-aligned TLB for NX cards */
 	trident->tlb.entries = NULL;
-	trident->tlb.buffer.area = NULL;
 	if (trident->device == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_NX) {
 		err = snd_trident_tlb_alloc(trident);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			snd_trident_free(trident);
+		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
-		}
 	}
 
 	trident->spdif_bits = trident->spdif_pcm_bits = SNDRV_PCM_DEFAULT_CON_SPDIF;
@@ -3591,16 +3571,8 @@ int snd_trident_create(struct snd_card *card,
 		snd_BUG();
 		break;
 	}
-	if (err < 0) {
-		snd_trident_free(trident);
+	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	}
-
-	err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, trident, &ops);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		snd_trident_free(trident);
-		return err;
-	}
 
 	err = snd_trident_mixer(trident, pcm_spdif_device);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -3624,7 +3596,6 @@ int snd_trident_create(struct snd_card *card,
 	snd_trident_enable_eso(trident);
 
 	snd_trident_proc_init(trident);
-	*rtrident = trident;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3634,14 +3605,16 @@ int snd_trident_create(struct snd_card *card,
    Description: This routine will free the device specific class for
                 the 4DWave card. 
                 
-   Parameters:  trident  - device specific private data for 4DWave card
+   Parameters:  card - card to release
 
    Returns:     None.
   
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static int snd_trident_free(struct snd_trident *trident)
+static void snd_trident_free(struct snd_card *card)
 {
+	struct snd_trident *trident = card->private_data;
+
 	snd_trident_free_gameport(trident);
 	snd_trident_disable_eso(trident);
 	// Disable S/PDIF out
@@ -3650,19 +3623,10 @@ static int snd_trident_free(struct snd_trident *trident)
 	else if (trident->device == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_SI7018) {
 		outl(0, TRID_REG(trident, SI_SERIAL_INTF_CTRL));
 	}
-	if (trident->irq >= 0)
-		free_irq(trident->irq, trident);
-	if (trident->tlb.buffer.area) {
+	if (trident->tlb.buffer) {
 		outl(0, TRID_REG(trident, NX_TLBC));
 		snd_util_memhdr_free(trident->tlb.memhdr);
-		if (trident->tlb.silent_page.area)
-			snd_dma_free_pages(&trident->tlb.silent_page);
-		snd_dma_free_pages(&trident->tlb.buffer);
 	}
-	pci_release_regions(trident->pci);
-	pci_disable_device(trident->pci);
-	kfree(trident);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/sound/pci/trident/trident_memory.c b/sound/pci/trident/trident_memory.c
index 4ad3855101c9..05de2b9f4ed7 100644
--- a/sound/pci/trident/trident_memory.c
+++ b/sound/pci/trident/trident_memory.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /* fill TLB entrie(s) corresponding to page with ptr */
 #define set_tlb_bus(trident,page,addr) __set_tlb_bus(trident,page,addr)
 /* fill TLB entrie(s) corresponding to page with silence pointer */
-#define set_silent_tlb(trident,page)	__set_tlb_bus(trident, page, trident->tlb.silent_page.addr)
+#define set_silent_tlb(trident,page)	__set_tlb_bus(trident, page, trident->tlb.silent_page->addr)
 /* get aligned page from offset address */
 #define get_aligned_page(offset)	((offset) >> 12)
 /* get offset address from aligned page */
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ static inline void set_tlb_bus(struct snd_trident *trident, int page,
 static inline void set_silent_tlb(struct snd_trident *trident, int page)
 {
 	page <<= 1;
-	__set_tlb_bus(trident, page, trident->tlb.silent_page.addr);
-	__set_tlb_bus(trident, page+1, trident->tlb.silent_page.addr);
+	__set_tlb_bus(trident, page, trident->tlb.silent_page->addr);
+	__set_tlb_bus(trident, page+1, trident->tlb.silent_page->addr);
 }
 
 #else
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static inline void set_silent_tlb(struct snd_trident *trident, int page)
 	int i;
 	page *= UNIT_PAGES;
 	for (i = 0; i < UNIT_PAGES; i++, page++)
-		__set_tlb_bus(trident, page, trident->tlb.silent_page.addr);
+		__set_tlb_bus(trident, page, trident->tlb.silent_page->addr);
 }
 
 #endif /* PAGE_SIZE */