u32 block_size;
        bool isinit;
        int has_thrpt_enh3;
+       u8 *cmd53_buf;
 };
 
 struct sdio_cmd52 {
        u32 count:              9;
        u8 *buffer;
        u32 block_size;
+       bool use_global_buf;
 };
 
 static const struct wilc_hif_func wilc_hif_sdio;
 {
        struct sdio_func *func = container_of(wilc->dev, struct sdio_func, dev);
        int size, ret;
+       struct wilc_sdio *sdio_priv = wilc->bus_data;
+       u8 *buf = cmd->buffer;
 
        sdio_claim_host(func);
 
        else
                size = cmd->count;
 
+       if (cmd->use_global_buf) {
+               if (size > sizeof(u32))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               buf = sdio_priv->cmd53_buf;
+       }
+
        if (cmd->read_write) {  /* write */
-               ret = sdio_memcpy_toio(func, cmd->address,
-                                      (void *)cmd->buffer, size);
+               if (cmd->use_global_buf)
+                       memcpy(buf, cmd->buffer, size);
+
+               ret = sdio_memcpy_toio(func, cmd->address, buf, size);
        } else {        /* read */
-               ret = sdio_memcpy_fromio(func, (void *)cmd->buffer,
-                                        cmd->address,  size);
+               ret = sdio_memcpy_fromio(func, buf, cmd->address, size);
+
+               if (cmd->use_global_buf)
+                       memcpy(cmd->buffer, buf, size);
        }
 
        sdio_release_host(func);
        if (!sdio_priv)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
+       sdio_priv->cmd53_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!sdio_priv->cmd53_buf) {
+               ret = -ENOMEM;
+               goto free;
+       }
+
        ret = wilc_cfg80211_init(&wilc, &func->dev, WILC_HIF_SDIO,
                                 &wilc_hif_sdio);
        if (ret)
        irq_dispose_mapping(wilc->dev_irq_num);
        wilc_netdev_cleanup(wilc);
 free:
+       kfree(sdio_priv->cmd53_buf);
        kfree(sdio_priv);
        return ret;
 }
 
        clk_disable_unprepare(wilc->rtc_clk);
        wilc_netdev_cleanup(wilc);
+       kfree(sdio_priv->cmd53_buf);
        kfree(sdio_priv);
 }
 
                cmd.address = WILC_SDIO_FBR_DATA_REG;
                cmd.block_mode = 0;
                cmd.increment = 1;
-               cmd.count = 4;
+               cmd.count = sizeof(u32);
                cmd.buffer = (u8 *)&data;
+               cmd.use_global_buf = true;
                cmd.block_size = sdio_priv->block_size;
                ret = wilc_sdio_cmd53(wilc, &cmd);
                if (ret)
        nblk = size / block_size;
        nleft = size % block_size;
 
+       cmd.use_global_buf = false;
        if (nblk > 0) {
                cmd.block_mode = 1;
                cmd.increment = 1;
                cmd.address = WILC_SDIO_FBR_DATA_REG;
                cmd.block_mode = 0;
                cmd.increment = 1;
-               cmd.count = 4;
+               cmd.count = sizeof(u32);
                cmd.buffer = (u8 *)data;
+               cmd.use_global_buf = true;
 
                cmd.block_size = sdio_priv->block_size;
                ret = wilc_sdio_cmd53(wilc, &cmd);
        nblk = size / block_size;
        nleft = size % block_size;
 
+       cmd.use_global_buf = false;
        if (nblk > 0) {
                cmd.block_mode = 1;
                cmd.increment = 1;
 
        int ret = 0;
        int counter;
        int timeout;
-       u32 vmm_table[WILC_VMM_TBL_SIZE];
+       u32 *vmm_table = wilc->vmm_table;
        u8 ac_pkt_num_to_chip[NQUEUES] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
        const struct wilc_hif_func *func;
        int srcu_idx;
        while ((rqe = wilc_wlan_rxq_remove(wilc)))
                kfree(rqe);
 
+       kfree(wilc->vmm_table);
+       wilc->vmm_table = NULL;
        kfree(wilc->rx_buffer);
        wilc->rx_buffer = NULL;
        kfree(wilc->tx_buffer);
                        goto fail;
        }
 
+       if (!wilc->vmm_table)
+               wilc->vmm_table = kzalloc(WILC_VMM_TBL_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+       if (!wilc->vmm_table) {
+               ret = -ENOBUFS;
+               goto fail;
+       }
+
        if (!wilc->tx_buffer)
                wilc->tx_buffer = kmalloc(WILC_TX_BUFF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 
        return 0;
 
 fail:
-
+       kfree(wilc->vmm_table);
+       wilc->vmm_table = NULL;
        kfree(wilc->rx_buffer);
        wilc->rx_buffer = NULL;
        kfree(wilc->tx_buffer);