diff --git a/alsa-git.patch b/alsa-git.patch
index e69de29..4082c0c 100644
--- a/alsa-git.patch
+++ b/alsa-git.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+From f44c94f24c2422c5ee1c4c58253ec17412b248a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
+Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 09:21:24 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] conf: accept '_' character in the variable name
+
+Fixes: https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/issues/197
+Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
+---
+ src/confeval.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/confeval.c b/src/confeval.c
+index a971bf38..be9ac874 100644
+--- a/src/confeval.c
++++ b/src/confeval.c
+@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ int _snd_eval_string(snd_config_t **dst, const char *s,
+ 			} else {
+ 				e = s + 1;
+ 				while (*e) {
+-					if (!isalnum(*e))
++					if (!isalnum(*e) && *e != '_')
+ 						break;
+ 					e++;
+ 				}
+-- 
+2.31.1
+
+
+From 4b22871ee5a3bbc8eef7039bfc8db5e65ff3895f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
+Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 10:15:29 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] conf: fix the device parsing when arguments has no
+ defaults
+
+The commit bf528b90 sets the value to an empty string which causes
+these errors:
+
+   pcm_hw.c: Invalid type for device
+   pcm_hw.c: Invalid type for subdevice
+
+When device arguments (@args) have no default values set,
+the field must be skipped to keep the compatibility.
+
+BugLink: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/-/issues/1246
+Fixes: https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/issues/199
+Fixes: bf528b90 ("conf: add possibility to evaluate simple integer math expressions")
+Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
+---
+ src/conf.c     | 8 ++++++--
+ src/confeval.c | 5 +++++
+ 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
+index 0f6d2ba8..d3597cbc 100644
+--- a/src/conf.c
++++ b/src/conf.c
+@@ -4994,8 +4994,10 @@ int snd_config_copy(snd_config_t **dst,
+ static int _snd_config_expand_vars(snd_config_t **dst, const char *s, void *private_data)
+ {
+ 	snd_config_t *val, *vars = private_data;
+-	if (snd_config_search(vars, s, &val) < 0)
+-		return snd_config_make_string(dst, "");
++	if (snd_config_search(vars, s, &val) < 0) {
++		*dst = NULL;
++		return 0;
++	}
+ 	return snd_config_copy(dst, val);
+ }
+ 
+@@ -5060,6 +5062,8 @@ static int _snd_config_expand(snd_config_t *src,
+ 				err = snd_config_evaluate_string(dst, s, fcn, vars);
+ 				if (err < 0)
+ 					return err;
++				if (*dst == NULL)
++					return 0;
+ 				err = snd_config_set_id(*dst, id);
+ 				if (err < 0) {
+ 					snd_config_delete(*dst);
+diff --git a/src/confeval.c b/src/confeval.c
+index be9ac874..4a6f8c2e 100644
+--- a/src/confeval.c
++++ b/src/confeval.c
+@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ int _snd_eval_string(snd_config_t **dst, const char *s,
+ 				free(m);
+ 				if (err < 0)
+ 					return err;
++				if (tmp == NULL) {
++					err = snd_config_imake_integer(&tmp, NULL, 0);
++					if (err < 0)
++						return err;
++				}
+ 				s = e;
+ 			}
+ 			err = _to_integer(op == LEFT ? &left : &right, tmp);
+-- 
+2.31.1
+
diff --git a/alsa-lib.spec b/alsa-lib.spec
index e5448f5..28c4a33 100644
--- a/alsa-lib.spec
+++ b/alsa-lib.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Summary:  The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) library
 Name:     alsa-lib
 Version:  %{version_alsa_lib}
-Release:  1%{?prever_dot}%{?dist}
+Release:  2%{?prever_dot}%{?dist}
 License:  LGPLv2+
 URL:      http://www.alsa-project.org/
 
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ rm %{buildroot}/%{_includedir}/asoundlib.h
 %{_datadir}/alsa/topology
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec  9 2021 Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz> - 1.2.6-2
+- device open fixes from upstream
+
 * Mon Dec  6 2021 Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz> - 1.2.6-1
 - update to 1.2.6
 
diff --git a/alsa-ucm-conf.patch b/alsa-ucm-conf.patch
index e69de29..b04faba 100644
--- a/alsa-ucm-conf.patch
+++ b/alsa-ucm-conf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 244fc744e90c85f2816c5baba9fee08a85fec58e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
+Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 09:00:12 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] USB-Audio: fix the wrong condition type for
+ If.realtek-alc1220-vb
+
+BugLink: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/-/issues/1246
+Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
+---
+ ucm2/USB-Audio/USB-Audio.conf | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/ucm2/USB-Audio/USB-Audio.conf b/ucm2/USB-Audio/USB-Audio.conf
+index 878d16d..d9d740e 100644
+--- a/ucm2/USB-Audio/USB-Audio.conf
++++ b/ucm2/USB-Audio/USB-Audio.conf
+@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ If.linked {
+ If.realtek-alc1220-vb {
+ 
+ 	Condition {
+-		Type Regex
++		Type RegexMatch
+ 		String "${CardComponents}"
+ 		# 0414:a002 Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Pro WiFi
+ 		# 0b05:1917 ASUS ROG Strix
+-- 
+2.31.1
+