diff --git a/include/media/AudioEffect.h b/include/media/AudioEffect.h
index 1417416..7b0b443 100644
--- a/include/media/AudioEffect.h
+++ b/include/media/AudioEffect.h
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@
     AudioEffect(const effect_uuid_t *type,
                 const effect_uuid_t *uuid = NULL,
                   int32_t priority = 0,
-                  effect_callback_t cbf = 0,
-                  void* user = 0,
+                  effect_callback_t cbf = NULL,
+                  void* user = NULL,
                   int sessionId = 0,
                   audio_io_handle_t io = 0
                   );
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@
     AudioEffect(const char *typeStr,
                     const char *uuidStr = NULL,
                     int32_t priority = 0,
-                    effect_callback_t cbf = 0,
-                    void* user = 0,
+                    effect_callback_t cbf = NULL,
+                    void* user = NULL,
                     int sessionId = 0,
                     audio_io_handle_t io = 0
                     );
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@
             status_t    set(const effect_uuid_t *type,
                             const effect_uuid_t *uuid = NULL,
                             int32_t priority = 0,
-                            effect_callback_t cbf = 0,
-                            void* user = 0,
+                            effect_callback_t cbf = NULL,
+                            void* user = NULL,
                             int sessionId = 0,
                             audio_io_handle_t io = 0
                             );
diff --git a/include/media/AudioRecord.h b/include/media/AudioRecord.h
index 76ec3b1..c8c5dba 100644
--- a/include/media/AudioRecord.h
+++ b/include/media/AudioRecord.h
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@
                                     uint32_t channelMask = AUDIO_CHANNEL_IN_MONO,
                                     int frameCount      = 0,
                                     uint32_t flags      = 0,
-                                    callback_t cbf = 0,
-                                    void* user = 0,
+                                    callback_t cbf = NULL,
+                                    void* user = NULL,
                                     int notificationFrames = 0,
                                     int sessionId = 0);
 
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@
                             uint32_t channelMask = AUDIO_CHANNEL_IN_MONO,
                             int frameCount      = 0,
                             uint32_t flags      = 0,
-                            callback_t cbf = 0,
-                            void* user = 0,
+                            callback_t cbf = NULL,
+                            void* user = NULL,
                             int notificationFrames = 0,
                             bool threadCanCallJava = false,
                             int sessionId = 0);
diff --git a/include/media/AudioTrack.h b/include/media/AudioTrack.h
index 98abfbd..02c85cd 100644
--- a/include/media/AudioTrack.h
+++ b/include/media/AudioTrack.h
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@
                                     int channelMask      = 0,
                                     int frameCount       = 0,
                                     uint32_t flags       = 0,
-                                    callback_t cbf       = 0,
-                                    void* user           = 0,
+                                    callback_t cbf       = NULL,
+                                    void* user           = NULL,
                                     int notificationFrames = 0,
                                     int sessionId = 0);
 
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@
                                     int channelMask     = 0,
                                     const sp<IMemory>& sharedBuffer = 0,
                                     uint32_t flags      = 0,
-                                    callback_t cbf      = 0,
-                                    void* user          = 0,
+                                    callback_t cbf      = NULL,
+                                    void* user          = NULL,
                                     int notificationFrames = 0,
                                     int sessionId = 0);
 
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@
                             int channelMask     = 0,
                             int frameCount      = 0,
                             uint32_t flags      = 0,
-                            callback_t cbf      = 0,
-                            void* user          = 0,
+                            callback_t cbf      = NULL,
+                            void* user          = NULL,
                             int notificationFrames = 0,
                             const sp<IMemory>& sharedBuffer = 0,
                             bool threadCanCallJava = false,
diff --git a/include/media/Visualizer.h b/include/media/Visualizer.h
index 1a4cbca..60fa15b 100644
--- a/include/media/Visualizer.h
+++ b/include/media/Visualizer.h
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
      * See AudioEffect constructor for details on parameters.
      */
                         Visualizer(int32_t priority = 0,
-                                   effect_callback_t cbf = 0,
-                                   void* user = 0,
+                                   effect_callback_t cbf = NULL,
+                                   void* user = NULL,
                                    int sessionId = 0);
 
                         ~Visualizer();
diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioEffect.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioEffect.cpp
index 6639d06..a242846 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioEffect.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioEffect.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 {
     ALOGW("IEffect died");
     mStatus = NO_INIT;
-    if (mCbf) {
+    if (mCbf != NULL) {
         status_t status = DEAD_OBJECT;
         mCbf(EVENT_ERROR, mUserData, &status);
     }
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
             mStatus = ALREADY_EXISTS;
         }
     }
-    if (mCbf) {
+    if (mCbf != NULL) {
         mCbf(EVENT_CONTROL_STATUS_CHANGED, mUserData, &controlGranted);
     }
 }
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
     ALOGV("enableStatusChanged %p enabled %d mCbf %p", this, enabled, mCbf);
     if (mStatus == ALREADY_EXISTS) {
         mEnabled = enabled;
-        if (mCbf) {
+        if (mCbf != NULL) {
             mCbf(EVENT_ENABLE_STATUS_CHANGED, mUserData, &enabled);
         }
     }
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    if (mCbf && cmdCode == EFFECT_CMD_SET_PARAM) {
+    if (mCbf != NULL && cmdCode == EFFECT_CMD_SET_PARAM) {
         effect_param_t *cmd = (effect_param_t *)cmdData;
         cmd->status = *(int32_t *)replyData;
         mCbf(EVENT_PARAMETER_CHANGED, mUserData, cmd);
diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
index 2b3ea38..c96bc76 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
         return status;
     }
 
-    if (cbf != 0) {
+    if (cbf != NULL) {
         mClientRecordThread = new ClientRecordThread(*this, threadCanCallJava);
     }
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
 
 status_t AudioRecord::setMarkerPosition(uint32_t marker)
 {
-    if (mCbf == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
+    if (mCbf == NULL) return INVALID_OPERATION;
 
     mMarkerPosition = marker;
     mMarkerReached = false;
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
 
 status_t AudioRecord::getMarkerPosition(uint32_t *marker)
 {
-    if (marker == 0) return BAD_VALUE;
+    if (marker == NULL) return BAD_VALUE;
 
     *marker = mMarkerPosition;
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
 
 status_t AudioRecord::setPositionUpdatePeriod(uint32_t updatePeriod)
 {
-    if (mCbf == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
+    if (mCbf == NULL) return INVALID_OPERATION;
 
     uint32_t curPosition;
     getPosition(&curPosition);
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 
 status_t AudioRecord::getPositionUpdatePeriod(uint32_t *updatePeriod)
 {
-    if (updatePeriod == 0) return BAD_VALUE;
+    if (updatePeriod == NULL) return BAD_VALUE;
 
     *updatePeriod = mUpdatePeriod;
 
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
 
 status_t AudioRecord::getPosition(uint32_t *position)
 {
-    if (position == 0) return BAD_VALUE;
+    if (position == NULL) return BAD_VALUE;
 
     AutoMutex lock(mLock);
     *position = mCblk->user;
diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioSystem.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioSystem.cpp
index df5017b..110a294 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioSystem.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioSystem.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 
     gLock.lock();
     outputDesc = AudioSystem::gOutputs.valueFor(output);
-    if (outputDesc == 0) {
+    if (outputDesc == NULL) {
         ALOGV("getOutputSamplingRate() no output descriptor for output %d in gOutputs", output);
         gLock.unlock();
         const sp<IAudioFlinger>& af = AudioSystem::get_audio_flinger();
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
 
     gLock.lock();
     outputDesc = AudioSystem::gOutputs.valueFor(output);
-    if (outputDesc == 0) {
+    if (outputDesc == NULL) {
         gLock.unlock();
         const sp<IAudioFlinger>& af = AudioSystem::get_audio_flinger();
         if (af == 0) return PERMISSION_DENIED;
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 
     gLock.lock();
     outputDesc = AudioSystem::gOutputs.valueFor(output);
-    if (outputDesc == 0) {
+    if (outputDesc == NULL) {
         gLock.unlock();
         const sp<IAudioFlinger>& af = AudioSystem::get_audio_flinger();
         if (af == 0) return PERMISSION_DENIED;
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
 
     switch (event) {
     case STREAM_CONFIG_CHANGED:
-        if (param2 == 0) break;
+        if (param2 == NULL) break;
         stream = *(audio_stream_type_t *)param2;
         ALOGV("ioConfigChanged() STREAM_CONFIG_CHANGED stream %d, output %d", stream, ioHandle);
         if (gStreamOutputMap.indexOfKey(stream) >= 0) {
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
             ALOGV("ioConfigChanged() opening already existing output! %d", ioHandle);
             break;
         }
-        if (param2 == 0) break;
+        if (param2 == NULL) break;
         desc = (OutputDescriptor *)param2;
 
         OutputDescriptor *outputDesc =  new OutputDescriptor(*desc);
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@
             ALOGW("ioConfigChanged() modifying unknow output! %d", ioHandle);
             break;
         }
-        if (param2 == 0) break;
+        if (param2 == NULL) break;
         desc = (OutputDescriptor *)param2;
 
         ALOGV("ioConfigChanged() new config for output %d samplingRate %d, format %d channels %d frameCount %d latency %d",
diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioTrack.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioTrack.cpp
index 90a67db..8c33f41 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioTrack.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioTrack.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
         return status;
     }
 
-    if (cbf != 0) {
+    if (cbf != NULL) {
         mAudioTrackThread = new AudioTrackThread(*this, threadCanCallJava);
     }
 
@@ -604,13 +604,13 @@
 status_t AudioTrack::getLoop(uint32_t *loopStart, uint32_t *loopEnd, int *loopCount)
 {
     AutoMutex lock(mLock);
-    if (loopStart != 0) {
+    if (loopStart != NULL) {
         *loopStart = mCblk->loopStart;
     }
-    if (loopEnd != 0) {
+    if (loopEnd != NULL) {
         *loopEnd = mCblk->loopEnd;
     }
-    if (loopCount != 0) {
+    if (loopCount != NULL) {
         if (mCblk->loopCount < 0) {
             *loopCount = -1;
         } else {
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
 
 status_t AudioTrack::setMarkerPosition(uint32_t marker)
 {
-    if (mCbf == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
+    if (mCbf == NULL) return INVALID_OPERATION;
 
     mMarkerPosition = marker;
     mMarkerReached = false;
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
 
 status_t AudioTrack::getMarkerPosition(uint32_t *marker)
 {
-    if (marker == 0) return BAD_VALUE;
+    if (marker == NULL) return BAD_VALUE;
 
     *marker = mMarkerPosition;
 
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@
 
 status_t AudioTrack::setPositionUpdatePeriod(uint32_t updatePeriod)
 {
-    if (mCbf == 0) return INVALID_OPERATION;
+    if (mCbf == NULL) return INVALID_OPERATION;
 
     uint32_t curPosition;
     getPosition(&curPosition);
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@
 
 status_t AudioTrack::getPositionUpdatePeriod(uint32_t *updatePeriod)
 {
-    if (updatePeriod == 0) return BAD_VALUE;
+    if (updatePeriod == NULL) return BAD_VALUE;
 
     *updatePeriod = mUpdatePeriod;
 
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
 
 status_t AudioTrack::getPosition(uint32_t *position)
 {
-    if (position == 0) return BAD_VALUE;
+    if (position == NULL) return BAD_VALUE;
     AutoMutex lock(mLock);
     *position = mFlushed ? 0 : mCblk->server;
 
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@
 
 audio_track_cblk_t::audio_track_cblk_t()
     : lock(Mutex::SHARED), cv(Condition::SHARED), user(0), server(0),
-    userBase(0), serverBase(0), buffers(0), frameCount(0),
+    userBase(0), serverBase(0), buffers(NULL), frameCount(0),
     loopStart(UINT_MAX), loopEnd(UINT_MAX), loopCount(0), mVolumeLR(0x10001000),
     mSendLevel(0), flags(0)
 {
diff --git a/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp b/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp
index 0d442ef..7c5589d 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
                 *id = tmp;
             }
             tmp = reply.readInt32();
-            if (enabled) {
+            if (enabled != NULL) {
                 *enabled = tmp;
             }
             effect = interface_cast<IEffect>(reply.readStrongBinder());
diff --git a/media/libmedia/IAudioFlingerClient.cpp b/media/libmedia/IAudioFlingerClient.cpp
index 5a3f250..9458bc0 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IAudioFlingerClient.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IAudioFlingerClient.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
             CHECK_INTERFACE(IAudioFlingerClient, data, reply);
             int event = data.readInt32();
             int ioHandle = data.readInt32();
-            void *param2 = 0;
+            void *param2 = NULL;
             AudioSystem::OutputDescriptor desc;
             uint32_t stream;
             if (event == AudioSystem::STREAM_CONFIG_CHANGED) {
diff --git a/media/libmedia/ToneGenerator.cpp b/media/libmedia/ToneGenerator.cpp
index 5ceb912..1d1f645 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/ToneGenerator.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/ToneGenerator.cpp
@@ -811,9 +811,9 @@
     mThreadCanCallJava = threadCanCallJava;
     mStreamType = streamType;
     mVolume = volume;
-    mpAudioTrack = 0;
-    mpToneDesc = 0;
-    mpNewToneDesc = 0;
+    mpAudioTrack = NULL;
+    mpToneDesc = NULL;
+    mpNewToneDesc = NULL;
     // Generate tone by chunks of 20 ms to keep cadencing precision
     mProcessSize = (mSamplingRate * 20) / 1000;
 
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@
 ToneGenerator::~ToneGenerator() {
     ALOGV("ToneGenerator destructor\n");
 
-    if (mpAudioTrack) {
+    if (mpAudioTrack != NULL) {
         stopTone();
         ALOGV("Delete Track: %p\n", mpAudioTrack);
         delete mpAudioTrack;
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@
 
     if (mpAudioTrack) {
         delete mpAudioTrack;
-        mpAudioTrack = 0;
+        mpAudioTrack = NULL;
     }
 
    // Open audio track in mono, PCM 16bit, default sampling rate, default buffer size
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@
     if (mpAudioTrack) {
         ALOGV("Delete Track I: %p\n", mpAudioTrack);
         delete mpAudioTrack;
-        mpAudioTrack = 0;
+        mpAudioTrack = NULL;
     }
 
     return false;
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@
 bool ToneGenerator::prepareWave() {
     unsigned int segmentIdx = 0;
 
-    if (!mpNewToneDesc) {
+    if (mpNewToneDesc == NULL) {
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 1a2fa66..7e2f6be 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@
 // audioConfigChanged_l() must be called with AudioFlinger::mLock held
 void AudioFlinger::PlaybackThread::audioConfigChanged_l(int event, int param) {
     AudioSystem::OutputDescriptor desc;
-    void *param2 = 0;
+    void *param2 = NULL;
 
     ALOGV("PlaybackThread::audioConfigChanged_l, thread %p, event %d, param %d", this, event, param);
 
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@
 
 status_t AudioFlinger::PlaybackThread::getRenderPosition(uint32_t *halFrames, uint32_t *dspFrames)
 {
-    if (halFrames == 0 || dspFrames == 0) {
+    if (halFrames == NULL || dspFrames == NULL) {
         return BAD_VALUE;
     }
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
@@ -3280,7 +3280,7 @@
         mCblkMemory = client->heap()->allocate(size);
         if (mCblkMemory != 0) {
             mCblk = static_cast<audio_track_cblk_t *>(mCblkMemory->pointer());
-            if (mCblk) { // construct the shared structure in-place.
+            if (mCblk != NULL) { // construct the shared structure in-place.
                 new(mCblk) audio_track_cblk_t();
                 // clear all buffers
                 mCblk->frameCount = frameCount;
@@ -3323,7 +3323,7 @@
 
 AudioFlinger::ThreadBase::TrackBase::~TrackBase()
 {
-    if (mCblk) {
+    if (mCblk != NULL) {
         mCblk->~audio_track_cblk_t();   // destroy our shared-structure.
         if (mClient == NULL) {
             delete mCblk;
@@ -3398,7 +3398,7 @@
                 server %d, serverBase %d, user %d, userBase %d",
                 bufferStart, bufferEnd, mBuffer, mBufferEnd,
                 cblk->server, cblk->serverBase, cblk->user, cblk->userBase);
-        return 0;
+        return NULL;
     }
 
     return bufferStart;
@@ -4819,7 +4819,7 @@
 
 void AudioFlinger::RecordThread::audioConfigChanged_l(int event, int param) {
     AudioSystem::OutputDescriptor desc;
-    void *param2 = 0;
+    void *param2 = NULL;
 
     switch (event) {
     case AudioSystem::INPUT_OPENED:
@@ -4997,10 +4997,10 @@
         }
         mPlaybackThreads.add(id, thread);
 
-        if (pSamplingRate) *pSamplingRate = samplingRate;
-        if (pFormat) *pFormat = format;
-        if (pChannels) *pChannels = channels;
-        if (pLatencyMs) *pLatencyMs = thread->latency();
+        if (pSamplingRate != NULL) *pSamplingRate = samplingRate;
+        if (pFormat != NULL) *pFormat = format;
+        if (pChannels != NULL) *pChannels = channels;
+        if (pLatencyMs != NULL) *pLatencyMs = thread->latency();
 
         // notify client processes of the new output creation
         thread->audioConfigChanged_l(AudioSystem::OUTPUT_OPENED);
@@ -5052,7 +5052,7 @@
                 }
             }
         }
-        void *param2 = 0;
+        void *param2 = NULL;
         audioConfigChanged_l(AudioSystem::OUTPUT_CLOSED, output, param2);
         mPlaybackThreads.removeItem(output);
     }
@@ -5168,9 +5168,9 @@
                                   device);
         mRecordThreads.add(id, thread);
         ALOGV("openInput() created record thread: ID %d thread %p", id, thread);
-        if (pSamplingRate) *pSamplingRate = reqSamplingRate;
-        if (pFormat) *pFormat = format;
-        if (pChannels) *pChannels = reqChannels;
+        if (pSamplingRate != NULL) *pSamplingRate = reqSamplingRate;
+        if (pFormat != NULL) *pFormat = format;
+        if (pChannels != NULL) *pChannels = reqChannels;
 
         input->stream->common.standby(&input->stream->common);
 
@@ -5195,7 +5195,7 @@
         }
 
         ALOGV("closeInput() %d", input);
-        void *param2 = 0;
+        void *param2 = NULL;
         audioConfigChanged_l(AudioSystem::INPUT_CLOSED, input, param2);
         mRecordThreads.removeItem(input);
     }
@@ -5802,7 +5802,7 @@
         // create effect handle and connect it to effect module
         handle = new EffectHandle(effect, client, effectClient, priority);
         lStatus = effect->addHandle(handle);
-        if (enabled) {
+        if (enabled != NULL) {
             *enabled = (int)effect->isEnabled();
         }
     }
@@ -6236,7 +6236,7 @@
 
     bool enabled = false;
     EffectHandle *hdl = handle.unsafe_get();
-    if (hdl) {
+    if (hdl != NULL) {
         ALOGV("removeHandle() unsafe_get OK");
         enabled = hdl->enabled();
     }
@@ -6872,7 +6872,7 @@
     if (mCblkMemory != 0) {
         mCblk = static_cast<effect_param_cblk_t *>(mCblkMemory->pointer());
 
-        if (mCblk) {
+        if (mCblk != NULL) {
             new(mCblk) effect_param_cblk_t();
             mBuffer = (uint8_t *)mCblk + bufOffset;
          }
@@ -6969,7 +6969,7 @@
     // release sp on module => module destructor can be called now
     mEffect.clear();
     if (mClient != 0) {
-        if (mCblk) {
+        if (mCblk != NULL) {
             mCblk->~effect_param_cblk_t();   // destroy our shared-structure.
         }
         mCblkMemory.clear();            // and free the shared memory
@@ -7099,7 +7099,7 @@
 
 void AudioFlinger::EffectHandle::dump(char* buffer, size_t size)
 {
-    bool locked = mCblk ? tryLock(mCblk->lock) : false;
+    bool locked = mCblk != NULL && tryLock(mCblk->lock);
 
     snprintf(buffer, size, "\t\t\t%05d %05d    %01u    %01u      %05u  %05u\n",
             (mClient == NULL) ? getpid() : mClient->pid(),
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioMixer.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioMixer.cpp
index 1f7d883..0b9f8ba 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         track.enabled = 0;
         invalidateState(1<<name);
     }
-    if (track.resampler) {
+    if (track.resampler != NULL) {
         // delete  the resampler
         delete track.resampler;
         track.resampler = NULL;
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@
             while (outFrames) {
                 t1.buffer.frameCount = outFrames;
                 t1.bufferProvider->getNextBuffer(&t1.buffer);
-                if (!t1.buffer.raw) break;
+                if (t1.buffer.raw == NULL) break;
                 outFrames -= t1.buffer.frameCount;
                 t1.bufferProvider->releaseBuffer(&t1.buffer);
             }
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioPolicyService.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioPolicyService.cpp
index 7695d2b..0d8667b 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioPolicyService.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioPolicyService.cpp
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@
     }
     mInputs.clear();
 
-    if (mpAudioPolicy && mpAudioPolicyDev)
+    if (mpAudioPolicy != NULL && mpAudioPolicyDev != NULL)
         mpAudioPolicyDev->destroy_audio_policy(mpAudioPolicyDev, mpAudioPolicy);
-    if (mpAudioPolicyDev)
+    if (mpAudioPolicyDev != NULL)
         audio_policy_dev_close(mpAudioPolicyDev);
 }
 
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@
     if (param == NULL && value == NULL) {
         // try to parse simple parameter form {int int}
         param = root->first_child;
-        if (param) {
+        if (param != NULL) {
             // Note: that a pair of random strings is read as 0 0
             int *ptr = (int *)fx_param->data;
             int *ptr2 = (int *)((char *)param + sizeof(effect_param_t));