static int tcmu_netlink_event_send(struct tcmu_dev *udev,
                                   enum tcmu_genl_cmd cmd,
-                                  struct sk_buff **buf, void **hdr)
+                                  struct sk_buff *skb, void *msg_header)
 {
-       int ret = 0;
-       struct sk_buff *skb = *buf;
-       void *msg_header = *hdr;
+       int ret;
 
        genlmsg_end(skb, msg_header);
 
 
        ret = genlmsg_multicast_allns(&tcmu_genl_family, skb, 0,
                                      TCMU_MCGRP_CONFIG, GFP_KERNEL);
-       /* We don't care if no one is listening */
+       /* We don't care if no one is listening */
        if (ret == -ESRCH)
                ret = 0;
        if (!ret)
                                      &msg_header);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
-       return tcmu_netlink_event_send(udev, TCMU_CMD_ADDED_DEVICE, &skb,
-                                      &msg_header);
-
+       return tcmu_netlink_event_send(udev, TCMU_CMD_ADDED_DEVICE, skb,
+                                      msg_header);
 }
 
 static int tcmu_send_dev_remove_event(struct tcmu_dev *udev)
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
        return tcmu_netlink_event_send(udev, TCMU_CMD_REMOVED_DEVICE,
-                                      &skb, &msg_header);
+                                      skb, msg_header);
 }
 
 static int tcmu_update_uio_info(struct tcmu_dev *udev)
                return ret;
        }
        return tcmu_netlink_event_send(udev, TCMU_CMD_RECONFIG_DEVICE,
-                                      &skb, &msg_header);
+                                      skb, msg_header);
 }
 
 
                return ret;
        }
        return tcmu_netlink_event_send(udev, TCMU_CMD_RECONFIG_DEVICE,
-                                      &skb, &msg_header);
+                                      skb, msg_header);
 }
 
 static ssize_t tcmu_dev_size_store(struct config_item *item, const char *page,
                return ret;
        }
        return tcmu_netlink_event_send(udev, TCMU_CMD_RECONFIG_DEVICE,
-                                      &skb, &msg_header);
+                                      skb, msg_header);
 }
 
 static ssize_t tcmu_emulate_write_cache_store(struct config_item *item,