diff --git a/linux/alsa/JackAlsaDriver.cpp b/linux/alsa/JackAlsaDriver.cpp
index 43dce602..971dc376 100644
--- a/linux/alsa/JackAlsaDriver.cpp
+++ b/linux/alsa/JackAlsaDriver.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 namespace Jack
 {
 
-#define jack_get_microseconds GetMicroSeconds
-
-
 int JackAlsaDriver::SetBufferSize(jack_nframes_t buffer_size)
 {
     jack_log("JackAlsaDriver::SetBufferSize %ld", buffer_size);
@@ -449,42 +446,6 @@ void JackAlsaDriver::WriteOutputAux(jack_nframes_t orig_nframes, snd_pcm_sframes
     }
 }
 
-void
-JackAlsaDriver::jack_driver_init (jack_driver_t *driver)
-{
-    memset (driver, 0, sizeof (*driver));
-
-    driver->attach = 0;
-    driver->detach = 0;
-    driver->write = 0;
-    driver->read = 0;
-    driver->null_cycle = 0;
-    driver->bufsize = 0;
-    driver->start = 0;
-    driver->stop = 0;
-}
-
-void
-JackAlsaDriver::jack_driver_nt_init (jack_driver_nt_t * driver)
-{
-    memset (driver, 0, sizeof (*driver));
-
-    jack_driver_init ((jack_driver_t *) driver);
-
-    driver->attach = 0;
-    driver->detach = 0;
-    driver->bufsize = 0;
-    driver->stop = 0;
-    driver->start = 0;
-
-    driver->nt_bufsize = 0;
-    driver->nt_start = 0;
-    driver->nt_stop = 0;
-    driver->nt_attach = 0;
-    driver->nt_detach = 0;
-    driver->nt_run_cycle = 0;
-}
-
 int JackAlsaDriver::is_realtime() const
 {
     return fEngineControl->fRealTime;
@@ -752,7 +713,6 @@ dither_opt (char c, DitherAlgorithm* dither)
     return 0;
 }
 
-/*
 SERVER_EXPORT const jack_driver_desc_t* driver_get_descriptor ()
 {
     jack_driver_desc_t * desc;
@@ -931,7 +891,7 @@ SERVER_EXPORT const jack_driver_desc_t* driver_get_descriptor ()
     desc->params = params;
     return desc;
 }
-*/
+
 
 static Jack::JackAlsaDriver* g_alsa_driver;
 
@@ -1092,7 +1052,7 @@ void WriteOutput(jack_nframes_t orig_nframes, snd_pcm_sframes_t contiguous, snd_
 {
     g_alsa_driver->WriteOutputAux(orig_nframes, contiguous, nwritten);
 }
-void SetTimet(jack_time_t time)
+void SetTime(jack_time_t time)
 {
     g_alsa_driver->SetTimetAux(time);
 }
diff --git a/linux/alsa/JackAlsaDriver.h b/linux/alsa/JackAlsaDriver.h
index 90d767c4..abc576d6 100644
--- a/linux/alsa/JackAlsaDriver.h
+++ b/linux/alsa/JackAlsaDriver.h
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ class JackAlsaDriver : public JackAudioDriver
         int fReservedCaptureDevice;
         int fReservedPlaybackDevice;
 
-        void jack_driver_init(jack_driver_t *driver);
-        void jack_driver_nt_init(jack_driver_nt_t * driver);
-
     public:
 
         JackAlsaDriver(const char* name, const char* alias, JackLockedEngine* engine, JackSynchro* table)
diff --git a/linux/alsa/alsa_driver.c b/linux/alsa/alsa_driver.c
index 71d8b8c1..2e1c489c 100644
--- a/linux/alsa/alsa_driver.c
+++ b/linux/alsa/alsa_driver.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 */
 
+
 #define __STDC_FORMAT_MACROS   // For inttypes.h to work in C++
 
 #include <math.h>
@@ -81,6 +82,43 @@ extern void show_work_times ();
 /* Delay (in process calls) before jackd will report an xrun */
 #define XRUN_REPORT_DELAY 0
 
+void
+jack_driver_init (jack_driver_t *driver)
+{
+    memset (driver, 0, sizeof (*driver));
+
+    driver->attach = 0;
+    driver->detach = 0;
+    driver->write = 0;
+    driver->read = 0;
+    driver->null_cycle = 0;
+    driver->bufsize = 0;
+    driver->start = 0;
+    driver->stop = 0;
+}
+
+void
+jack_driver_nt_init (jack_driver_nt_t * driver)
+{
+    memset (driver, 0, sizeof (*driver));
+
+    jack_driver_init ((jack_driver_t *) driver);
+
+    driver->attach = 0;
+    driver->detach = 0;
+    driver->bufsize = 0;
+    driver->stop = 0;
+    driver->start = 0;
+
+    driver->nt_bufsize = 0;
+    driver->nt_start = 0;
+    driver->nt_stop = 0;
+    driver->nt_attach = 0;
+    driver->nt_detach = 0;
+    driver->nt_run_cycle = 0;
+}
+
+
 static void
 alsa_driver_release_channel_dependent_memory (alsa_driver_t *driver)
 {
@@ -1187,7 +1225,7 @@ alsa_driver_xrun_recovery (alsa_driver_t *driver, float *delayed_usecs)
 
 	if (snd_pcm_status_get_state(status) == SND_PCM_STATE_SUSPENDED)
 	{
-		MESSAGE("\n\n**** alsa_pcm: pcm in suspended state, resuming it \n\n" );
+		jack_log("**** alsa_pcm: pcm in suspended state, resuming it" );
 		if (driver->capture_handle) {
 			if ((res = snd_pcm_prepare(driver->capture_handle))
 			    < 0) {
@@ -1209,9 +1247,7 @@ alsa_driver_xrun_recovery (alsa_driver_t *driver, float *delayed_usecs)
 		snd_pcm_status_get_trigger_tstamp(status, &tstamp);
 		timersub(&now, &tstamp, &diff);
 		*delayed_usecs = diff.tv_sec * 1000000.0 + diff.tv_usec;
-		MESSAGE("\n\n**** alsa_pcm: xrun of at least %.3f "
-			"msecs\n\n",
-			*delayed_usecs / 1000.0);
+		jack_log("**** alsa_pcm: xrun of at least %.3f msecs",*delayed_usecs / 1000.0);
 	}
 
 	if (alsa_driver_restart (driver)) {
@@ -2475,6 +2511,7 @@ dither_opt (char c, DitherAlgorithm* dither)
 
 const char driver_client_name[] = "alsa_pcm";
 
+/*
 const jack_driver_desc_t *
 driver_get_descriptor ()
 {
@@ -2652,7 +2689,7 @@ driver_get_descriptor ()
 
 	return desc;
 }
-
+*/
 /*
 jack_driver_t *
 driver_initialize (jack_client_t *client, const JSList * params)
diff --git a/linux/alsa/alsa_driver.h b/linux/alsa/alsa_driver.h
index 13f37431..7496fc31 100644
--- a/linux/alsa/alsa_driver.h
+++ b/linux/alsa/alsa_driver.h
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
 #include "memops.h"
 #include "alsa_midi.h"
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#endif
+
 typedef void (*ReadCopyFunction)  (jack_default_audio_sample_t *dst, char *src,
                                    unsigned long src_bytes,
                                    unsigned long src_skip_bytes);
@@ -264,10 +269,7 @@ alsa_driver_read (alsa_driver_t *driver, jack_nframes_t nframes);
 int
 alsa_driver_write (alsa_driver_t* driver, jack_nframes_t nframes);
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-{
-#endif
+jack_time_t jack_get_microseconds(void);
 
 // Code implemented in JackAlsaDriver.cpp
 
@@ -275,7 +277,7 @@ void ReadInput(jack_nframes_t orig_nframes, snd_pcm_sframes_t contiguous, snd_pc
 void MonitorInput();
 void ClearOutput();
 void WriteOutput(jack_nframes_t orig_nframes, snd_pcm_sframes_t contiguous, snd_pcm_sframes_t nwritten);
-void SetTimet(jack_time_t time);
+void SetTime(jack_time_t time);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/linux/alsa/alsa_midi_impl.h b/linux/alsa/alsa_midi_impl.h
index 38d23ab8..e71e823b 100644
--- a/linux/alsa/alsa_midi_impl.h
+++ b/linux/alsa/alsa_midi_impl.h
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ extern "C"
 #define jack_frame_time JACK_frame_time
 #define jack_last_frame_time JACK_last_frame_time
 
-#define jack_get_microseconds GetMicroSecond
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"
 #endif