diff --git a/audio/alsaaudio.c b/audio/alsaaudio.c
index 0174841..a4baebc 100644
--- a/audio/alsaaudio.c
+++ b/audio/alsaaudio.c
@@ -763,17 +763,12 @@
     }
 }
 
-static int alsa_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw)
+static int alsa_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
 {
     ALSAVoiceOut *alsa = (ALSAVoiceOut *) hw;
-    int live, decr;
+    int decr;
     snd_pcm_sframes_t avail;
 
-    live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (hw);
-    if (!live) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     avail = alsa_get_avail (alsa->handle);
     if (avail < 0) {
         dolog ("Could not get number of available playback frames\n");
diff --git a/audio/audio.c b/audio/audio.c
index d8e1e15..f061f45 100644
--- a/audio/audio.c
+++ b/audio/audio.c
@@ -969,16 +969,17 @@
     return m;
 }
 
-int audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out2 (HWVoiceOut *hw, int *nb_live)
+static int audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int *nb_live)
 {
     int smin;
+    int nb_live1;
 
-    smin = audio_pcm_hw_find_min_out (hw, nb_live);
-
-    if (!*nb_live) {
-        return 0;
+    smin = audio_pcm_hw_find_min_out (hw, &nb_live1);
+    if (nb_live) {
+        *nb_live = nb_live1;
     }
-    else {
+
+    if (nb_live1) {
         int live = smin;
 
         if (audio_bug (AUDIO_FUNC, live < 0 || live > hw->samples)) {
@@ -987,19 +988,7 @@
         }
         return live;
     }
-}
-
-int audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (HWVoiceOut *hw)
-{
-    int nb_live;
-    int live;
-
-    live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out2 (hw, &nb_live);
-    if (audio_bug (AUDIO_FUNC, live < 0 || live > hw->samples)) {
-        dolog ("live=%d hw->samples=%d\n", live, hw->samples);
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return live;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1357,7 +1346,7 @@
         int played;
         int live, free, nb_live, cleanup_required, prev_rpos;
 
-        live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out2 (hw, &nb_live);
+        live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (hw, &nb_live);
         if (!nb_live) {
             live = 0;
         }
@@ -1395,7 +1384,7 @@
         }
 
         prev_rpos = hw->rpos;
-        played = hw->pcm_ops->run_out (hw);
+        played = hw->pcm_ops->run_out (hw, live);
         if (audio_bug (AUDIO_FUNC, hw->rpos >= hw->samples)) {
             dolog ("hw->rpos=%d hw->samples=%d played=%d\n",
                    hw->rpos, hw->samples, played);
@@ -1494,7 +1483,7 @@
         HWVoiceOut *hw = &cap->hw;
         SWVoiceOut *sw;
 
-        captured = live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (hw);
+        captured = live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (hw, NULL);
         rpos = hw->rpos;
         while (live) {
             int left = hw->samples - rpos;
diff --git a/audio/audio_int.h b/audio/audio_int.h
index 7ea8729..4acc8d5 100644
--- a/audio/audio_int.h
+++ b/audio/audio_int.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 struct audio_pcm_ops {
     int  (*init_out)(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as);
     void (*fini_out)(HWVoiceOut *hw);
-    int  (*run_out) (HWVoiceOut *hw);
+    int  (*run_out) (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live);
     int  (*write)   (SWVoiceOut *sw, void *buf, int size);
     int  (*ctl_out) (HWVoiceOut *hw, int cmd, ...);
 
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@
 int  audio_pcm_hw_get_live_in (HWVoiceIn *hw);
 
 int  audio_pcm_sw_read (SWVoiceIn *sw, void *buf, int len);
-int  audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (HWVoiceOut *hw);
-int  audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out2 (HWVoiceOut *hw, int *nb_live);
 
 int audio_pcm_hw_clip_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, void *pcm_buf,
                            int live, int pending);
diff --git a/audio/coreaudio.c b/audio/coreaudio.c
index dab4e5f..0a26413 100644
--- a/audio/coreaudio.c
+++ b/audio/coreaudio.c
@@ -190,17 +190,15 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int coreaudio_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw)
+static int coreaudio_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
 {
-    int live, decr;
+    int decr;
     coreaudioVoiceOut *core = (coreaudioVoiceOut *) hw;
 
     if (coreaudio_lock (core, "coreaudio_run_out")) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (hw);
-
     if (core->decr > live) {
         ldebug ("core->decr %d live %d core->live %d\n",
                 core->decr,
diff --git a/audio/dsoundaudio.c b/audio/dsoundaudio.c
index f89f39a..5b255ac 100644
--- a/audio/dsoundaudio.c
+++ b/audio/dsoundaudio.c
@@ -658,13 +658,13 @@
     return audio_pcm_sw_write (sw, buf, len);
 }
 
-static int dsound_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw)
+static int dsound_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
 {
     int err;
     HRESULT hr;
     DSoundVoiceOut *ds = (DSoundVoiceOut *) hw;
     LPDIRECTSOUNDBUFFER dsb = ds->dsound_buffer;
-    int live, len, hwshift;
+    int len, hwshift;
     DWORD blen1, blen2;
     DWORD len1, len2;
     DWORD decr;
@@ -680,8 +680,6 @@
     hwshift = hw->info.shift;
     bufsize = hw->samples << hwshift;
 
-    live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (hw);
-
     hr = IDirectSoundBuffer_GetCurrentPosition (
         dsb,
         &ppos,
diff --git a/audio/esdaudio.c b/audio/esdaudio.c
index 90a8a7a..79142d1 100644
--- a/audio/esdaudio.c
+++ b/audio/esdaudio.c
@@ -158,16 +158,15 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static int qesd_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw)
+static int qesd_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
 {
-    int live, decr;
+    int decr;
     ESDVoiceOut *esd = (ESDVoiceOut *) hw;
 
     if (audio_pt_lock (&esd->pt, AUDIO_FUNC)) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (hw);
     decr = audio_MIN (live, esd->decr);
     esd->decr -= decr;
     esd->live = live - decr;
diff --git a/audio/fmodaudio.c b/audio/fmodaudio.c
index e852e9e..7f08e14 100644
--- a/audio/fmodaudio.c
+++ b/audio/fmodaudio.c
@@ -224,22 +224,15 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int fmod_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw)
+static int fmod_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
 {
     FMODVoiceOut *fmd = (FMODVoiceOut *) hw;
-    int live, decr;
+    int decr;
     void *p1 = 0, *p2 = 0;
     unsigned int blen1 = 0, blen2 = 0;
     unsigned int len1 = 0, len2 = 0;
-    int nb_live;
 
-    live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out2 (hw, &nb_live);
-    if (!live) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if (!hw->pending_disable && nb_live) {
-        ldebug ("live=%d nb_live=%d\n", live, nb_live);
+    if (!hw->pending_disable) {
         return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/audio/noaudio.c b/audio/noaudio.c
index 82272b7..4925234 100644
--- a/audio/noaudio.c
+++ b/audio/noaudio.c
@@ -38,19 +38,14 @@
     int64_t old_ticks;
 } NoVoiceIn;
 
-static int no_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw)
+static int no_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
 {
     NoVoiceOut *no = (NoVoiceOut *) hw;
-    int live, decr, samples;
+    int decr, samples;
     int64_t now;
     int64_t ticks;
     int64_t bytes;
 
-    live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (&no->hw);
-    if (!live) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     now = qemu_get_clock (vm_clock);
     ticks = now - no->old_ticks;
     bytes = muldiv64 (ticks, hw->info.bytes_per_second, get_ticks_per_sec ());
diff --git a/audio/ossaudio.c b/audio/ossaudio.c
index 2e8b7bf..9f017b4 100644
--- a/audio/ossaudio.c
+++ b/audio/ossaudio.c
@@ -389,19 +389,14 @@
     }
 }
 
-static int oss_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw)
+static int oss_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
 {
     OSSVoiceOut *oss = (OSSVoiceOut *) hw;
-    int err, live, decr;
+    int err, decr;
     struct audio_buf_info abinfo;
     struct count_info cntinfo;
     int bufsize;
 
-    live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (hw);
-    if (!live) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     bufsize = hw->samples << hw->info.shift;
 
     if (oss->mmapped) {
diff --git a/audio/paaudio.c b/audio/paaudio.c
index cf415f4..18292eb 100644
--- a/audio/paaudio.c
+++ b/audio/paaudio.c
@@ -120,16 +120,15 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static int qpa_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw)
+static int qpa_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
 {
-    int live, decr;
+    int decr;
     PAVoiceOut *pa = (PAVoiceOut *) hw;
 
     if (audio_pt_lock (&pa->pt, AUDIO_FUNC)) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (hw);
     decr = audio_MIN (live, pa->decr);
     pa->decr -= decr;
     pa->live = live - decr;
diff --git a/audio/sdlaudio.c b/audio/sdlaudio.c
index 250c7ae..8e7e5cb 100644
--- a/audio/sdlaudio.c
+++ b/audio/sdlaudio.c
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@
     return audio_pcm_sw_write (sw, buf, len);
 }
 
-static int sdl_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw)
+static int sdl_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
 {
-    int decr, live;
+    int decr;
     SDLVoiceOut *sdl = (SDLVoiceOut *) hw;
     SDLAudioState *s = &glob_sdl;
 
@@ -292,8 +292,6 @@
         return 0;
     }
 
-    live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (hw);
-
     if (sdl->decr > live) {
         ldebug ("sdl->decr %d live %d sdl->live %d\n",
                 sdl->decr,
diff --git a/audio/wavaudio.c b/audio/wavaudio.c
index e659aa5..c522be4 100644
--- a/audio/wavaudio.c
+++ b/audio/wavaudio.c
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@
     .wav_path           = "qemu.wav"
 };
 
-static int wav_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw)
+static int wav_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
 {
     WAVVoiceOut *wav = (WAVVoiceOut *) hw;
-    int rpos, live, decr, samples;
+    int rpos, decr, samples;
     uint8_t *dst;
     struct st_sample *src;
     int64_t now = qemu_get_clock (vm_clock);
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@
         samples = bytes >> hw->info.shift;
     }
 
-    live = audio_pcm_hw_get_live_out (hw);
-    if (!live) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     wav->old_ticks = now;
     decr = audio_MIN (live, samples);
     samples = decr;