diff --git a/include/sound/info.h b/include/sound/info.h
index 9ca1a493d370..ff8962ebece5 100644
--- a/include/sound/info.h
+++ b/include/sound/info.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/poll.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
 
 /* buffer for information */
 struct snd_info_buffer {
@@ -110,8 +111,18 @@ void snd_card_info_read_oss(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer);
 static inline void snd_card_info_read_oss(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer) {}
 #endif
 
-__printf(2, 3)
-int snd_iprintf(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer, const char *fmt, ...);
+/**
+ * snd_iprintf - printf on the procfs buffer
+ * @buf: the procfs buffer
+ * @fmt: the printf format
+ *
+ * Outputs the string on the procfs buffer just like printf().
+ *
+ * Return: zero for success, or a negative error code.
+ */
+#define snd_iprintf(buf, fmt, args...) \
+	seq_printf((struct seq_file *)(buf)->buffer, fmt, ##args)
+
 int snd_info_init(void);
 int snd_info_done(void);
 
@@ -175,7 +186,6 @@ static inline int snd_card_proc_new(struct snd_card *card, const char *name,
 static inline void snd_info_set_text_ops(struct snd_info_entry *entry __attribute__((unused)),
 					 void *private_data,
 					 void (*read)(struct snd_info_entry *, struct snd_info_buffer *)) {}
-
 static inline int snd_info_check_reserved_words(const char *str) { return 1; }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index 9f404e965ea2..8c1275f0fcbd 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -81,66 +81,6 @@ static int snd_info_version_init(void);
 static int snd_info_version_done(void);
 static void snd_info_disconnect(struct snd_info_entry *entry);
 
-
-/* resize the proc r/w buffer */
-static int resize_info_buffer(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer,
-			      unsigned int nsize)
-{
-	char *nbuf;
-
-	nsize = PAGE_ALIGN(nsize);
-	nbuf = krealloc(buffer->buffer, nsize, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
-	if (! nbuf)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	buffer->buffer = nbuf;
-	buffer->len = nsize;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * snd_iprintf - printf on the procfs buffer
- * @buffer: the procfs buffer
- * @fmt: the printf format
- *
- * Outputs the string on the procfs buffer just like printf().
- *
- * Return: The size of output string, or a negative error code.
- */
-int snd_iprintf(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list args;
-	int len, res;
-	int err = 0;
-
-	might_sleep();
-	if (buffer->stop || buffer->error)
-		return 0;
-	len = buffer->len - buffer->size;
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	for (;;) {
-		va_list ap;
-		va_copy(ap, args);
-		res = vsnprintf(buffer->buffer + buffer->curr, len, fmt, ap);
-		va_end(ap);
-		if (res < len)
-			break;
-		err = resize_info_buffer(buffer, buffer->len + PAGE_SIZE);
-		if (err < 0)
-			break;
-		len = buffer->len - buffer->size;
-	}
-	va_end(args);
-
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-	buffer->curr += res;
-	buffer->size += res;
-	return res;
-}
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_iprintf);
-
 /*
 
  */
@@ -153,6 +93,37 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_seq_root);
 struct snd_info_entry *snd_oss_root;
 #endif
 
+static int alloc_info_private(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
+			      struct snd_info_private_data **ret)
+{
+	struct snd_info_private_data *data;
+
+	if (!entry || !entry->p)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	if (!try_module_get(entry->module))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data) {
+		module_put(entry->module);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	data->entry = entry;
+	*ret = data;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static bool valid_pos(loff_t pos, size_t count)
+{
+	if (pos < 0 || (long) pos != pos || (ssize_t) count < 0)
+		return false;
+	if ((unsigned long) pos + (unsigned long) count < (unsigned long) pos)
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * file ops for binary proc files
+ */
 static loff_t snd_info_entry_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig)
 {
 	struct snd_info_private_data *data;
@@ -162,17 +133,14 @@ static loff_t snd_info_entry_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig)
 	data = file->private_data;
 	entry = data->entry;
 	mutex_lock(&entry->access);
-	if (entry->content == SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_DATA &&
-	    entry->c.ops->llseek) {
+	if (entry->c.ops->llseek) {
 		offset = entry->c.ops->llseek(entry,
 					      data->file_private_data,
 					      file, offset, orig);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (entry->content == SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_DATA)
-		size = entry->size;
-	else
-		size = 0;
+
+	size = entry->size;
 	switch (orig) {
 	case SEEK_SET:
 		break;
@@ -201,45 +169,20 @@ static loff_t snd_info_entry_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig)
 static ssize_t snd_info_entry_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
 				   size_t count, loff_t * offset)
 {
-	struct snd_info_private_data *data;
-	struct snd_info_entry *entry;
-	struct snd_info_buffer *buf;
-	size_t size = 0;
+	struct snd_info_private_data *data = file->private_data;
+	struct snd_info_entry *entry = data->entry;
+	size_t size;
 	loff_t pos;
 
-	data = file->private_data;
-	if (snd_BUG_ON(!data))
-		return -ENXIO;
 	pos = *offset;
-	if (pos < 0 || (long) pos != pos || (ssize_t) count < 0)
+	if (!valid_pos(pos, count))
 		return -EIO;
-	if ((unsigned long) pos + (unsigned long) count < (unsigned long) pos)
-		return -EIO;
-	entry = data->entry;
-	switch (entry->content) {
-	case SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_TEXT:
-		buf = data->rbuffer;
-		if (buf == NULL)
-			return -EIO;
-		if (pos >= buf->size)
-			return 0;
-		size = buf->size - pos;
-		size = min(count, size);
-		if (copy_to_user(buffer, buf->buffer + pos, size))
-			return -EFAULT;
-		break;
-	case SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_DATA:
-		if (pos >= entry->size)
-			return 0;
-		if (entry->c.ops->read) {
-			size = entry->size - pos;
-			size = min(count, size);
-			size = entry->c.ops->read(entry,
-						  data->file_private_data,
-						  file, buffer, size, pos);
-		}
-		break;
-	}
+	if (pos >= entry->size)
+		return 0;
+	size = entry->size - pos;
+	size = min(count, size);
+	size = entry->c.ops->read(entry, data->file_private_data,
+				  file, buffer, size, pos);
 	if ((ssize_t) size > 0)
 		*offset = pos + size;
 	return size;
@@ -248,246 +191,52 @@ static ssize_t snd_info_entry_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
 static ssize_t snd_info_entry_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 				    size_t count, loff_t * offset)
 {
-	struct snd_info_private_data *data;
-	struct snd_info_entry *entry;
-	struct snd_info_buffer *buf;
+	struct snd_info_private_data *data = file->private_data;
+	struct snd_info_entry *entry = data->entry;
 	ssize_t size = 0;
 	loff_t pos;
 
-	data = file->private_data;
-	if (snd_BUG_ON(!data))
-		return -ENXIO;
-	entry = data->entry;
 	pos = *offset;
-	if (pos < 0 || (long) pos != pos || (ssize_t) count < 0)
+	if (!valid_pos(pos, count))
 		return -EIO;
-	if ((unsigned long) pos + (unsigned long) count < (unsigned long) pos)
-		return -EIO;
-	switch (entry->content) {
-	case SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_TEXT:
-		buf = data->wbuffer;
-		if (buf == NULL)
-			return -EIO;
-		mutex_lock(&entry->access);
-		if (pos + count >= buf->len) {
-			if (resize_info_buffer(buf, pos + count)) {
-				mutex_unlock(&entry->access);
-				return -ENOMEM;
-			}
-		}
-		if (copy_from_user(buf->buffer + pos, buffer, count)) {
-			mutex_unlock(&entry->access);
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
-		buf->size = pos + count;
-		mutex_unlock(&entry->access);
-		size = count;
-		break;
-	case SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_DATA:
-		if (entry->c.ops->write && count > 0) {
-			size_t maxsize = entry->size - pos;
-			count = min(count, maxsize);
-			size = entry->c.ops->write(entry,
-						   data->file_private_data,
-						   file, buffer, count, pos);
-		}
-		break;
+	if (count > 0) {
+		size_t maxsize = entry->size - pos;
+		count = min(count, maxsize);
+		size = entry->c.ops->write(entry, data->file_private_data,
+					   file, buffer, count, pos);
 	}
-	if ((ssize_t) size > 0)
+	if (size > 0)
 		*offset = pos + size;
 	return size;
 }
 
-static int snd_info_entry_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+static unsigned int snd_info_entry_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
-	struct snd_info_entry *entry;
-	struct snd_info_private_data *data;
-	struct snd_info_buffer *buffer;
-	int mode, err;
+	struct snd_info_private_data *data = file->private_data;
+	struct snd_info_entry *entry = data->entry;
+	unsigned int mask = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&info_mutex);
-	entry = PDE_DATA(inode);
-	if (entry == NULL || ! entry->p) {
-		mutex_unlock(&info_mutex);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-	if (!try_module_get(entry->module)) {
-		err = -EFAULT;
-		goto __error1;
-	}
-	mode = file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE;
-	if (mode == O_RDONLY || mode == O_RDWR) {
-		if ((entry->content == SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_DATA &&
-		     entry->c.ops->read == NULL)) {
-		    	err = -ENODEV;
-		    	goto __error;
-		}
-	}
-	if (mode == O_WRONLY || mode == O_RDWR) {
-		if ((entry->content == SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_DATA &&
-		     entry->c.ops->write == NULL)) {
-		    	err = -ENODEV;
-		    	goto __error;
-		}
-	}
-	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (data == NULL) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto __error;
-	}
-	data->entry = entry;
-	switch (entry->content) {
-	case SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_TEXT:
-		if (mode == O_RDONLY || mode == O_RDWR) {
-			buffer = kzalloc(sizeof(*buffer), GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (buffer == NULL)
-				goto __nomem;
-			data->rbuffer = buffer;
-			buffer->len = PAGE_SIZE;
-			buffer->buffer = kzalloc(buffer->len, GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (buffer->buffer == NULL)
-				goto __nomem;
-		}
-		if (mode == O_WRONLY || mode == O_RDWR) {
-			buffer = kzalloc(sizeof(*buffer), GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (buffer == NULL)
-				goto __nomem;
-			data->wbuffer = buffer;
-			buffer->len = PAGE_SIZE;
-			buffer->buffer = kmalloc(buffer->len, GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (buffer->buffer == NULL)
-				goto __nomem;
-		}
-		break;
-	case SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_DATA:	/* data */
-		if (entry->c.ops->open) {
-			if ((err = entry->c.ops->open(entry, mode,
-						      &data->file_private_data)) < 0) {
-				kfree(data);
-				goto __error;
-			}
-		}
-		break;
-	}
-	file->private_data = data;
-	mutex_unlock(&info_mutex);
-	if (entry->content == SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_TEXT &&
-	    (mode == O_RDONLY || mode == O_RDWR)) {
-		if (entry->c.text.read) {
-			mutex_lock(&entry->access);
-			entry->c.text.read(entry, data->rbuffer);
-			mutex_unlock(&entry->access);
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-
- __nomem:
-	if (data->rbuffer) {
-		kfree(data->rbuffer->buffer);
-		kfree(data->rbuffer);
-	}
-	if (data->wbuffer) {
-		kfree(data->wbuffer->buffer);
-		kfree(data->wbuffer);
-	}
-	kfree(data);
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-      __error:
-	module_put(entry->module);
-      __error1:
-	mutex_unlock(&info_mutex);
-	return err;
-}
-
-static int snd_info_entry_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	struct snd_info_entry *entry;
-	struct snd_info_private_data *data;
-	int mode;
-
-	mode = file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE;
-	data = file->private_data;
-	entry = data->entry;
-	switch (entry->content) {
-	case SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_TEXT:
-		if (data->rbuffer) {
-			kfree(data->rbuffer->buffer);
-			kfree(data->rbuffer);
-		}
-		if (data->wbuffer) {
-			if (entry->c.text.write) {
-				entry->c.text.write(entry, data->wbuffer);
-				if (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);
-			kfree(data->wbuffer);
-		}
-		break;
-	case SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_DATA:
-		if (entry->c.ops->release)
-			entry->c.ops->release(entry, mode,
-					      data->file_private_data);
-		break;
-	}
-	module_put(entry->module);
-	kfree(data);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static unsigned int snd_info_entry_poll(struct file *file, poll_table * wait)
-{
-	struct snd_info_private_data *data;
-	struct snd_info_entry *entry;
-	unsigned int mask;
-
-	data = file->private_data;
-	if (data == NULL)
-		return 0;
-	entry = data->entry;
-	mask = 0;
-	switch (entry->content) {
-	case SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_DATA:
-		if (entry->c.ops->poll)
-			return entry->c.ops->poll(entry,
-						  data->file_private_data,
-						  file, wait);
-		if (entry->c.ops->read)
-			mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
-		if (entry->c.ops->write)
-			mask |= POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM;
-		break;
-	}
+	if (entry->c.ops->poll)
+		return entry->c.ops->poll(entry,
+					  data->file_private_data,
+					  file, wait);
+	if (entry->c.ops->read)
+		mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
+	if (entry->c.ops->write)
+		mask |= POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM;
 	return mask;
 }
 
 static long snd_info_entry_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 				unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct snd_info_private_data *data;
-	struct snd_info_entry *entry;
+	struct snd_info_private_data *data = file->private_data;
+	struct snd_info_entry *entry = data->entry;
 
-	data = file->private_data;
-	if (data == NULL)
-		return 0;
-	entry = data->entry;
-	switch (entry->content) {
-	case SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_DATA:
-		if (entry->c.ops->ioctl)
-			return entry->c.ops->ioctl(entry,
-						   data->file_private_data,
-						   file, cmd, arg);
-		break;
-	}
-	return -ENOTTY;
+	if (!entry->c.ops->ioctl)
+		return -ENOTTY;
+	return entry->c.ops->ioctl(entry, data->file_private_data,
+				   file, cmd, arg);
 }
 
 static int snd_info_entry_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
@@ -500,15 +249,59 @@ static int snd_info_entry_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	if (data == NULL)
 		return 0;
 	entry = data->entry;
-	switch (entry->content) {
-	case SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_DATA:
-		if (entry->c.ops->mmap)
-			return entry->c.ops->mmap(entry,
-						  data->file_private_data,
-						  inode, file, vma);
-		break;
+	if (!entry->c.ops->mmap)
+		return -ENXIO;
+	return entry->c.ops->mmap(entry, data->file_private_data,
+				  inode, file, vma);
+}
+
+static int snd_info_entry_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct snd_info_entry *entry = PDE_DATA(inode);
+	struct snd_info_private_data *data;
+	int mode, err;
+
+	mutex_lock(&info_mutex);
+	err = alloc_info_private(entry, &data);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto unlock;
+
+	mode = file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE;
+	if (((mode == O_RDONLY || mode == O_RDWR) && !entry->c.ops->read) ||
+	    ((mode == O_WRONLY || mode == O_RDWR) && !entry->c.ops->write)) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto error;
 	}
-	return -ENXIO;
+
+	if (entry->c.ops->open) {
+		err = entry->c.ops->open(entry, mode, &data->file_private_data);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto error;
+	}
+
+	file->private_data = data;
+	mutex_unlock(&info_mutex);
+	return 0;
+
+ error:
+	kfree(data);
+	module_put(entry->module);
+ unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&info_mutex);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int snd_info_entry_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct snd_info_private_data *data = file->private_data;
+	struct snd_info_entry *entry = data->entry;
+
+	if (entry->c.ops->release)
+		entry->c.ops->release(entry, file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE,
+				      data->file_private_data);
+	module_put(entry->module);
+	kfree(data);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations snd_info_entry_operations =
@@ -524,6 +317,135 @@ static const struct file_operations snd_info_entry_operations =
 	.release =		snd_info_entry_release,
 };
 
+/*
+ * file ops for text proc files
+ */
+static ssize_t snd_info_text_entry_write(struct file *file,
+					 const char __user *buffer,
+					 size_t count, loff_t *offset)
+{
+	struct seq_file *m = file->private_data;
+	struct snd_info_private_data *data = m->private;
+	struct snd_info_entry *entry = data->entry;
+	struct snd_info_buffer *buf;
+	loff_t pos;
+	size_t next;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	pos = *offset;
+	if (!valid_pos(pos, count))
+		return -EIO;
+	next = pos + count;
+	mutex_lock(&entry->access);
+	buf = data->wbuffer;
+	if (!buf) {
+		data->wbuffer = buf = kzalloc(sizeof(*buf), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!buf) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto error;
+		}
+	}
+	if (next > buf->len) {
+		char *nbuf = krealloc(buf->buffer, PAGE_ALIGN(next),
+				      GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
+		if (!nbuf) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto error;
+		}
+		buf->buffer = nbuf;
+		buf->len = PAGE_ALIGN(next);
+	}
+	if (copy_from_user(buf->buffer + pos, buffer, count)) {
+		err = -EFAULT;
+		goto error;
+	}
+	buf->size = next;
+ error:
+	mutex_unlock(&entry->access);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	*offset = next;
+	return count;
+}
+
+static int snd_info_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *p)
+{
+	struct snd_info_private_data *data = seq->private;
+	struct snd_info_entry *entry = data->entry;
+
+	if (entry->c.text.read) {
+		data->rbuffer->buffer = (char *)seq; /* XXX hack! */
+		entry->c.text.read(entry, data->rbuffer);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int snd_info_text_entry_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct snd_info_entry *entry = PDE_DATA(inode);
+	struct snd_info_private_data *data;
+	int err;
+
+	mutex_lock(&info_mutex);
+	err = alloc_info_private(entry, &data);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto unlock;
+
+	data->rbuffer = kzalloc(sizeof(*data->rbuffer), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data->rbuffer) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error;
+	}
+	if (entry->size)
+		err = single_open_size(file, snd_info_seq_show, data,
+				       entry->size);
+	else
+		err = single_open(file, snd_info_seq_show, data);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto error;
+	mutex_unlock(&info_mutex);
+	return 0;
+
+ error:
+	kfree(data->rbuffer);
+	kfree(data);
+	module_put(entry->module);
+ unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&info_mutex);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int snd_info_text_entry_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct seq_file *m = file->private_data;
+	struct snd_info_private_data *data = m->private;
+	struct snd_info_entry *entry = data->entry;
+
+	if (data->wbuffer && entry->c.text.write)
+		entry->c.text.write(entry, data->wbuffer);
+
+	single_release(inode, file);
+	kfree(data->rbuffer);
+	if (data->wbuffer) {
+		kfree(data->wbuffer->buffer);
+		kfree(data->wbuffer);
+	}
+
+	module_put(entry->module);
+	kfree(data);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations snd_info_text_entry_ops =
+{
+	.owner =		THIS_MODULE,
+	.open =			snd_info_text_entry_open,
+	.release =		snd_info_text_entry_release,
+	.write =		snd_info_text_entry_write,
+	.llseek =		seq_lseek,
+	.read =			seq_read,
+};
+
 int __init snd_info_init(void)
 {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *p;
@@ -955,8 +877,13 @@ int snd_info_register(struct snd_info_entry * entry)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 	} else {
+		const struct file_operations *ops;
+		if (entry->content == SNDRV_INFO_CONTENT_DATA)
+			ops = &snd_info_entry_operations;
+		else
+			ops = &snd_info_text_entry_ops;
 		p = proc_create_data(entry->name, entry->mode, root,
-					&snd_info_entry_operations, entry);
+				     ops, entry);
 		if (!p) {
 			mutex_unlock(&info_mutex);
 			return -ENOMEM;