void rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
 {
-       kfree(&pmlmepriv->assoc_req);
-       pmlmepriv->assoc_req = NULL;
-       pmlmepriv->assoc_req_len = 0;
-       kfree(&pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp);
-       pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp = NULL;
-       pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp_len = 0;
+       rtw_buf_free(&pmlmepriv->assoc_req, &pmlmepriv->assoc_req_len);
+       rtw_buf_free(&pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp, &pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp_len);
        rtw_free_mlme_ie_data(&pmlmepriv->wps_beacon_ie, &pmlmepriv->wps_beacon_ie_len);
        rtw_free_mlme_ie_data(&pmlmepriv->wps_probe_req_ie, &pmlmepriv->wps_probe_req_ie_len);
        rtw_free_mlme_ie_data(&pmlmepriv->wps_probe_resp_ie, &pmlmepriv->wps_probe_resp_ie_len);
 
        if (res > 0) {
                rtw_buf_update(&pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp, &pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp_len, pframe, pkt_len);
        } else {
-               kfree(&pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp);
-               pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp = NULL;
-               pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp_len = 0;
+               rtw_buf_free(&pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp, &pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp_len);
        }
 
        report_join_res(padapter, res);
 exit:
        if (ret == _SUCCESS)
                rtw_buf_update(&pmlmepriv->assoc_req, &pmlmepriv->assoc_req_len, (u8 *)pwlanhdr, pattrib->pktlen);
-       else {
-               kfree(&pmlmepriv->assoc_req);
-               pmlmepriv->assoc_req = NULL;
-               pmlmepriv->assoc_req_len = 0;
-       }
+       else
+               rtw_buf_free(&pmlmepriv->assoc_req, &pmlmepriv->assoc_req_len);
 
        return;
 }
 
                         (((u64) (a)[3]) << 24) | (((u64) (a)[2]) << 16) | \
                         (((u64) (a)[1]) << 8) | ((u64) (a)[0]))
 
+void rtw_buf_free(u8 **buf, u32 *buf_len);
 void rtw_buf_update(u8 **buf, u32 *buf_len, u8 *src, u32 src_len);
 
 struct rtw_cbuf {
 
        return x;
 }
 
+void rtw_buf_free(u8 **buf, u32 *buf_len)
+{
+       *buf_len = 0;
+       kfree(*buf);
+       *buf = NULL;
+}
+
 void rtw_buf_update(u8 **buf, u32 *buf_len, u8 *src, u32 src_len)
 {
        u32 ori_len = 0, dup_len = 0;