}
 
 /*
- * Create a report.
+ * Create a report. 'data' has to be allocated using
+ * hid_alloc_report_buf() so that it has proper size.
  */
 
 void hid_output_report(struct hid_report *report, __u8 *data)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hid_output_report);
 
+/*
+ * Allocator for buffer that is going to be passed to hid_output_report()
+ */
+u8 *hid_alloc_report_buf(struct hid_report *report, gfp_t flags)
+{
+       /*
+        * 7 extra bytes are necessary to achieve proper functionality
+        * of implement() working on 8 byte chunks
+        */
+
+       int len = ((report->size - 1) >> 3) + 1 + (report->id > 0) + 7;
+
+       return kmalloc(len, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hid_alloc_report_buf);
+
 /*
  * Set a field value. The report this field belongs to has to be
  * created and transferred to the device, to set this value in the
 
 
        struct hid_field *field;
        struct hid_report *report;
-       unsigned char data[8];
+       unsigned char *data;
        int offset;
 
        dbg_hid("%s: %s, type:%d | code:%d | value:%d\n",
                return -1;
        }
        hid_set_field(field, offset, value);
+
+       data = hid_alloc_report_buf(field->report, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!data) {
+               dev_warn(&dev->dev, "failed to allocate report buf memory\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
        hid_output_report(field->report, &data[0]);
 
        output_report_enum = &dj_rcv_hiddev->report_enum[HID_OUTPUT_REPORT];
 
        hid_hw_request(dj_rcv_hiddev, report, HID_REQ_SET_REPORT);
 
-       return 0;
+       kfree(data);
 
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int logi_dj_ll_start(struct hid_device *hid)
 
 void picolcd_debug_out_report(struct picolcd_data *data,
                struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_report *report)
 {
-       u8 raw_data[70];
+       u8 *raw_data;
        int raw_size = (report->size >> 3) + 1;
        char *buff;
 #define BUFF_SZ 256
        if (!buff)
                return;
 
-       snprintf(buff, BUFF_SZ, "\nout report %d (size %d) =  ",
-                       report->id, raw_size);
-       hid_debug_event(hdev, buff);
-       if (raw_size + 5 > sizeof(raw_data)) {
+       raw_data = hid_alloc_report_buf(report, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       if (!raw_data) {
                kfree(buff);
-               hid_debug_event(hdev, " TOO BIG\n");
                return;
-       } else {
-               raw_data[0] = report->id;
-               hid_output_report(report, raw_data);
-               dump_buff_as_hex(buff, BUFF_SZ, raw_data, raw_size);
-               hid_debug_event(hdev, buff);
        }
 
+       snprintf(buff, BUFF_SZ, "\nout report %d (size %d) =  ",
+                       report->id, raw_size);
+       hid_debug_event(hdev, buff);
+       raw_data[0] = report->id;
+       hid_output_report(report, raw_data);
+       dump_buff_as_hex(buff, BUFF_SZ, raw_data, raw_size);
+       hid_debug_event(hdev, buff);
+
        switch (report->id) {
        case REPORT_LED_STATE:
                /* 1 data byte with GPO state */
                break;
        }
        wake_up_interruptible(&hdev->debug_wait);
+       kfree(raw_data);
        kfree(buff);
 }
 
 
 {
        int head;
        struct usbhid_device *usbhid = hid->driver_data;
-       int len = ((report->size - 1) >> 3) + 1 + (report->id > 0);
 
        if ((hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_NOGET) && dir == USB_DIR_IN)
                return;
                        return;
                }
 
-               usbhid->out[usbhid->outhead].raw_report = kmalloc(len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+               usbhid->out[usbhid->outhead].raw_report = hid_alloc_report_buf(report, GFP_ATOMIC);
                if (!usbhid->out[usbhid->outhead].raw_report) {
                        hid_warn(hid, "output queueing failed\n");
                        return;
        }
 
        if (dir == USB_DIR_OUT) {
-               usbhid->ctrl[usbhid->ctrlhead].raw_report = kmalloc(len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+               usbhid->ctrl[usbhid->ctrlhead].raw_report = hid_alloc_report_buf(report, GFP_ATOMIC);
                if (!usbhid->ctrl[usbhid->ctrlhead].raw_report) {
                        hid_warn(hid, "control queueing failed\n");
                        return;
 
 unsigned int hidinput_count_leds(struct hid_device *hid);
 __s32 hidinput_calc_abs_res(const struct hid_field *field, __u16 code);
 void hid_output_report(struct hid_report *report, __u8 *data);
+u8 *hid_alloc_report_buf(struct hid_report *report, gfp_t flags);
 struct hid_device *hid_allocate_device(void);
 struct hid_report *hid_register_report(struct hid_device *device, unsigned type, unsigned id);
 int hid_parse_report(struct hid_device *hid, __u8 *start, unsigned size);
 
 
 static int hidp_send_report(struct hidp_session *session, struct hid_report *report)
 {
-       unsigned char buf[32], hdr;
-       int rsize;
+       unsigned char hdr;
+       u8 *buf;
+       int rsize, ret;
 
-       rsize = ((report->size - 1) >> 3) + 1 + (report->id > 0);
-       if (rsize > sizeof(buf))
+       buf = hid_alloc_report_buf(report, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       if (!buf)
                return -EIO;
 
        hid_output_report(report, buf);
        hdr = HIDP_TRANS_DATA | HIDP_DATA_RTYPE_OUPUT;
 
-       return hidp_send_intr_message(session, hdr, buf, rsize);
+       ret = hidp_send_intr_message(session, hdr, buf, rsize);
+
+       kfree(buf);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static int hidp_get_raw_report(struct hid_device *hid,