struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd = mds->cxlds.cxlmd;
        struct device *dev = mds->cxlds.dev;
        struct cxl_get_event_payload *payload;
-       struct cxl_mbox_cmd mbox_cmd;
        u8 log_type = type;
        u16 nr_rec;
 
        mutex_lock(&mds->event.log_lock);
        payload = mds->event.buf;
 
-       mbox_cmd = (struct cxl_mbox_cmd) {
-               .opcode = CXL_MBOX_OP_GET_EVENT_RECORD,
-               .payload_in = &log_type,
-               .size_in = sizeof(log_type),
-               .payload_out = payload,
-               .min_out = struct_size(payload, records, 0),
-       };
-
        do {
                int rc, i;
-
-               mbox_cmd.size_out = mds->payload_size;
+               struct cxl_mbox_cmd mbox_cmd = (struct cxl_mbox_cmd) {
+                       .opcode = CXL_MBOX_OP_GET_EVENT_RECORD,
+                       .payload_in = &log_type,
+                       .size_in = sizeof(log_type),
+                       .payload_out = payload,
+                       .size_out = mds->payload_size,
+                       .min_out = struct_size(payload, records, 0),
+               };
 
                rc = cxl_internal_send_cmd(mds, &mbox_cmd);
                if (rc) {
        struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = to_cxl_memdev_state(cxlmd->cxlds);
        struct cxl_mbox_poison_out *po;
        struct cxl_mbox_poison_in pi;
-       struct cxl_mbox_cmd mbox_cmd;
        int nr_records = 0;
        int rc;
 
        pi.offset = cpu_to_le64(offset);
        pi.length = cpu_to_le64(len / CXL_POISON_LEN_MULT);
 
-       mbox_cmd = (struct cxl_mbox_cmd) {
-               .opcode = CXL_MBOX_OP_GET_POISON,
-               .size_in = sizeof(pi),
-               .payload_in = &pi,
-               .size_out = mds->payload_size,
-               .payload_out = po,
-               .min_out = struct_size(po, record, 0),
-       };
-
        do {
+               struct cxl_mbox_cmd mbox_cmd = (struct cxl_mbox_cmd){
+                       .opcode = CXL_MBOX_OP_GET_POISON,
+                       .size_in = sizeof(pi),
+                       .payload_in = &pi,
+                       .size_out = mds->payload_size,
+                       .payload_out = po,
+                       .min_out = struct_size(po, record, 0),
+               };
+
                rc = cxl_internal_send_cmd(mds, &mbox_cmd);
                if (rc)
                        break;