--- linux-2.5.59/sound/sound_firmware.c	2003-01-16 18:21:34.000000000 -0800
+++ linux/sound/sound_firmware.c	2003-01-17 15:38:38.000000000 -0800
@@ -9,41 +9,35 @@
 
 static int do_mod_firmware_load(const char *fn, char **fp)
 {
-	int fd;
+	struct file *file;
 	long l;
 	char *dp;
 
-	fd = open(fn, 0, 0);
-	if (fd == -1)
+	file = filp_open(fn, O_RDONLY, 0);
+	if (!file)
 	{
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Unable to load '%s'.\n", fn);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	l = lseek(fd, 0L, 2);
+	l = file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_size;
 	if (l <= 0 || l > 131072)
 	{
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Invalid firmware '%s'\n", fn);
-		sys_close(fd);
+		filp_close(file, NULL);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	lseek(fd, 0L, 0);
 	dp = vmalloc(l);
-	if (dp == NULL)
-	{
-		printk(KERN_INFO "Out of memory loading '%s'.\n", fn);
-		sys_close(fd);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	if (read(fd, dp, l) != l)
-	{
+	if (dp != NULL) {
+		if (vfs_read(file, dp, l, &file->f_pos) == l) {
+			filp_close(file, NULL);
+			*fp = dp;
+			return (int) l;
+		}
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Failed to read '%s'.\n", fn);
 		vfree(dp);
-		sys_close(fd);
-		return 0;
 	}
-	close(fd);
-	*fp = dp;
-	return (int) l;
+	filp_close(file, NULL);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**