unsigned int error;
 };
 
+static inline int
+allegro_channel_get_i_frame_qp(struct allegro_channel *channel)
+{
+       return v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl(channel->mpeg_video_h264_i_frame_qp);
+}
+
+static inline int
+allegro_channel_get_p_frame_qp(struct allegro_channel *channel)
+{
+       return v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl(channel->mpeg_video_h264_p_frame_qp);
+}
+
+static inline int
+allegro_channel_get_b_frame_qp(struct allegro_channel *channel)
+{
+       return v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl(channel->mpeg_video_h264_b_frame_qp);
+}
+
+static inline int
+allegro_channel_get_min_qp(struct allegro_channel *channel)
+{
+       return v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl(channel->mpeg_video_h264_min_qp);
+}
+
+static inline int
+allegro_channel_get_max_qp(struct allegro_channel *channel)
+{
+       return v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl(channel->mpeg_video_h264_max_qp);
+}
+
 struct allegro_m2m_buffer {
        struct v4l2_m2m_buffer buf;
        struct list_head head;
 static int fill_create_channel_param(struct allegro_channel *channel,
                                     struct create_channel_param *param)
 {
-       int i_frame_qp = v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl(channel->mpeg_video_h264_i_frame_qp);
-       int p_frame_qp = v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl(channel->mpeg_video_h264_p_frame_qp);
-       int b_frame_qp = v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl(channel->mpeg_video_h264_b_frame_qp);
+       int i_frame_qp = allegro_channel_get_i_frame_qp(channel);
+       int p_frame_qp = allegro_channel_get_p_frame_qp(channel);
+       int b_frame_qp = allegro_channel_get_b_frame_qp(channel);
        int bitrate_mode = v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl(channel->mpeg_video_bitrate_mode);
        unsigned int cpb_size = v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl(channel->mpeg_video_cpb_size);
        enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_profile profile;
        param->target_bitrate = channel->bitrate;
        param->max_bitrate = channel->bitrate_peak;
        param->initial_qp = i_frame_qp;
-       param->min_qp = v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl(channel->mpeg_video_h264_min_qp);
-       param->max_qp = v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl(channel->mpeg_video_h264_max_qp);
+       param->min_qp = allegro_channel_get_min_qp(channel);
+       param->max_qp = allegro_channel_get_max_qp(channel);
        param->ip_delta = get_qp_delta(i_frame_qp, p_frame_qp);
        param->pb_delta = get_qp_delta(p_frame_qp, b_frame_qp);
        param->golden_ref = 0;