diff --git a/sound/core/device.c b/sound/core/device.c
index df88def..ad9869d 100644
--- a/sound/core/device.c
+++ b/sound/core/device.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		return -ENXIO;
 	dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dev == NULL) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "Cannot allocate device\n");
+		dev_err(card->dev, "Cannot allocate device, type=%d\n", type);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	dev->card = card;
@@ -90,17 +90,17 @@
 		if (dev->state == SNDRV_DEV_REGISTERED &&
 		    dev->ops->dev_disconnect)
 			if (dev->ops->dev_disconnect(dev))
-				snd_printk(KERN_ERR
-					   "device disconnect failure\n");
+				dev_err(card->dev,
+					"device disconnect failure\n");
 		if (dev->ops->dev_free) {
 			if (dev->ops->dev_free(dev))
-				snd_printk(KERN_ERR "device free failure\n");
+				dev_err(card->dev, "device free failure\n");
 		}
 		kfree(dev);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	snd_printd("device free %p (from %pF), not found\n", device_data,
-		   __builtin_return_address(0));
+	dev_dbg(card->dev, "device free %p (from %pF), not found\n",
+		device_data, __builtin_return_address(0));
 	return -ENXIO;
 }
 
@@ -131,13 +131,14 @@
 		if (dev->state == SNDRV_DEV_REGISTERED &&
 		    dev->ops->dev_disconnect) {
 			if (dev->ops->dev_disconnect(dev))
-				snd_printk(KERN_ERR "device disconnect failure\n");
+				dev_err(card->dev,
+					"device disconnect failure\n");
 			dev->state = SNDRV_DEV_DISCONNECTED;
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
-	snd_printd("device disconnect %p (from %pF), not found\n", device_data,
-		   __builtin_return_address(0));
+	dev_dbg(card->dev, "device disconnect %p (from %pF), not found\n",
+		device_data, __builtin_return_address(0));
 	return -ENXIO;
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@
 			dev->state = SNDRV_DEV_REGISTERED;
 			return 0;
 		}
-		snd_printd("snd_device_register busy\n");
+		dev_dbg(card->dev, "snd_device_register busy\n");
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	snd_BUG();
diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index 7916c07..051d55b 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -418,9 +418,14 @@
 			if (entry->c.text.write) {
 				entry->c.text.write(entry, data->wbuffer);
 				if (data->wbuffer->error) {
-					snd_printk(KERN_WARNING "data write error to %s (%i)\n",
-						entry->name,
-						data->wbuffer->error);
+					if (entry->card)
+						dev_warn(entry->card->dev, "info: data write error to %s (%i)\n",
+							 entry->name,
+							 data->wbuffer->error);
+					else
+						pr_warn("ALSA: info: data write error to %s (%i)\n",
+							entry->name,
+							data->wbuffer->error);
 				}
 			}
 			kfree(data->wbuffer->buffer);
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index 5b7c4eb..0095a53 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@
 	struct snd_info_entry *entry;
 
 	if ((err = snd_info_card_register(card)) < 0) {
-		snd_printd("unable to create card info\n");
+		dev_dbg(card->dev, "unable to create card info\n");
 		return err;
 	}
 	if ((entry = snd_info_create_card_entry(card, "id", card->proc_root)) == NULL) {
-		snd_printd("unable to create card entry\n");
+		dev_dbg(card->dev, "unable to create card entry\n");
 		return err;
 	}
 	entry->c.text.read = snd_card_id_read;
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 		err = -ENODEV;
 	if (err < 0) {
 		mutex_unlock(&snd_card_mutex);
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "cannot find the slot for index %d (range 0-%i), error: %d\n",
+		dev_err(parent, "cannot find the slot for index %d (range 0-%i), error: %d\n",
 			 idx, snd_ecards_limit - 1, err);
 		kfree(card);
 		return err;
@@ -254,12 +254,12 @@
 	/* snd_cards_bitmask and snd_cards are set with snd_card_register */
 	err = snd_ctl_create(card);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to register control minors\n");
+		dev_err(parent, "unable to register control minors\n");
 		goto __error;
 	}
 	err = snd_info_card_create(card);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to create card info\n");
+		dev_err(parent, "unable to create card info\n");
 		goto __error_ctl;
 	}
 	*card_ret = card;
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
 	/* notify all devices that we are disconnected */
 	err = snd_device_disconnect_all(card);
 	if (err < 0)
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "not all devices for card %i can be disconnected\n", card->number);
+		dev_err(card->dev, "not all devices for card %i can be disconnected\n", card->number);
 
 	snd_info_card_disconnect(card);
 	if (card->registered) {
@@ -455,22 +455,22 @@
 		snd_mixer_oss_notify_callback(card, SND_MIXER_OSS_NOTIFY_FREE);
 #endif
 	if (snd_device_free_all(card, SNDRV_DEV_CMD_PRE) < 0) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to free all devices (pre)\n");
+		dev_err(card->dev, "unable to free all devices (pre)\n");
 		/* Fatal, but this situation should never occur */
 	}
 	if (snd_device_free_all(card, SNDRV_DEV_CMD_NORMAL) < 0) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to free all devices (normal)\n");
+		dev_err(card->dev, "unable to free all devices (normal)\n");
 		/* Fatal, but this situation should never occur */
 	}
 	if (snd_device_free_all(card, SNDRV_DEV_CMD_POST) < 0) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to free all devices (post)\n");
+		dev_err(card->dev, "unable to free all devices (post)\n");
 		/* Fatal, but this situation should never occur */
 	}
 	if (card->private_free)
 		card->private_free(card);
 	snd_info_free_entry(card->proc_id);
 	if (snd_info_card_free(card) < 0) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_WARNING "unable to free card info\n");
+		dev_warn(card->dev, "unable to free card info\n");
 		/* Not fatal error */
 	}
 	if (card->release_completion)
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@
 		goto again;
 	}
 	/* last resort... */
-	snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to set card id (%s)\n", id);
+	dev_err(card->dev, "unable to set card id (%s)\n", id);
 	if (card->proc_root->name)
 		strlcpy(card->id, card->proc_root->name, sizeof(card->id));
 }
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&card->files_lock);
 	if (!found) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "ALSA card file remove problem (%p)\n", file);
+		dev_err(card->dev, "card file remove problem (%p)\n", file);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 	kfree(found);
diff --git a/sound/core/isadma.c b/sound/core/isadma.c
index e2b3861..31e8544 100644
--- a/sound/core/isadma.c
+++ b/sound/core/isadma.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 		result = result1;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_DEBUG
 	if (result > size)
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "pointer (0x%x) for DMA #%ld is greater than transfer size (0x%x)\n", result, dma, size);
+		pr_err("ALSA: pointer (0x%x) for DMA #%ld is greater than transfer size (0x%x)\n", result, dma, size);
 #endif
 	if (result >= size || result == 0)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/sound/core/memalloc.c b/sound/core/memalloc.c
index 4595f93..082509e 100644
--- a/sound/core/memalloc.c
+++ b/sound/core/memalloc.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 		break;
 #endif
 	default:
-		printk(KERN_ERR "snd-malloc: invalid device type %d\n", type);
+		pr_err("snd-malloc: invalid device type %d\n", type);
 		dmab->area = NULL;
 		dmab->addr = 0;
 		return -ENXIO;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 		break;
 #endif
 	default:
-		printk(KERN_ERR "snd-malloc: invalid device type %d\n", dmab->dev.type);
+		pr_err("snd-malloc: invalid device type %d\n", dmab->dev.type);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_device.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_device.c
index 040c60e..a1f00ca 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_device.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_device.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 
 /*
  * register a sequencer device
- * card = card info (NULL allowed)
+ * card = card info
  * device = device number (if any)
  * id = id of driver
  * result = return pointer (NULL allowed if unnecessary)
diff --git a/sound/core/sound.c b/sound/core/sound.c
index 4aaa531..60ab9b1 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
 	snd_major = major;
 	snd_ecards_limit = cards_limit;
 	if (register_chrdev(major, "alsa", &snd_fops)) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to register native major device number %d\n", major);
+		pr_err("ALSA core: unable to register native major device number %d\n", major);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	if (snd_info_init() < 0) {
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
 	}
 	snd_info_minor_register();
 #ifndef MODULE
-	printk(KERN_INFO "Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Initialized.\n");
+	pr_info("Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Initialized.\n");
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/core/vmaster.c b/sound/core/vmaster.c
index 842a97d..6c58e6f 100644
--- a/sound/core/vmaster.c
+++ b/sound/core/vmaster.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 	if (slave->info.count > 2  ||
 	    (slave->info.type != SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER &&
 	     slave->info.type != SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BOOLEAN)) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "invalid slave element\n");
+		pr_err("ALSA: vmaster: invalid slave element\n");
 		kfree(uinfo);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}