- AC'97 codec
    - added ac97_can_amap() condition
    - removed powerup/powerdown sequence when sample rate is changed
    - added ac97_is_rev22 check function
    - added AC97_EI_* defines
    - available rates are in array
  - CS46xx
    - improved the SCB link mechanism
    - SMP deadlock should have been fixed now
  - OSS mixer emulation
    - added the proc interface for the configuration of OSS mixer volumes
  - rawmidi midlevel
    - removed unused snd_rawmidi_transmit_reset and snd_rawmidi_receive_reset functions
  - USB MIDI driver
    - integration of USB MIDI driver into USB audio driver by Clemens
  - intel8x0 - the big intel8x0 driver update
    - added support for ICH4
    - rewrited I/O (the third AC'97 codec registers are available only through memory)
    - code cleanups
    - ALI5455 specific code
    - added proc interface
  - VIA686, VIA8233
    - set the max periods to 128