return pat;
 }
 
-u32 vidtv_psi_pat_write_into(struct vidtv_psi_pat_write_args args)
+u32 vidtv_psi_pat_write_into(struct vidtv_psi_pat_write_args *args)
 {
-       struct vidtv_psi_table_pat_program *p = args.pat->program;
-       struct header_write_args h_args       = {};
-       struct psi_write_args psi_args        = {};
-       struct crc32_write_args c_args        = {};
-       const u16 pat_pid = VIDTV_PAT_PID;
+       struct vidtv_psi_table_pat_program *p = args->pat->program;
+       struct header_write_args h_args       = {
+               .dest_buf           = args->buf,
+               .dest_offset        = args->offset,
+               .pid                = VIDTV_PAT_PID,
+               .h                  = &args->pat->header,
+               .continuity_counter = args->continuity_counter,
+               .dest_buf_sz        = args->buf_sz,
+       };
+       struct psi_write_args psi_args        = {
+               .dest_buf           = args->buf,
+               .pid                = VIDTV_PAT_PID,
+               .new_psi_section    = false,
+               .continuity_counter = args->continuity_counter,
+               .is_crc             = false,
+               .dest_buf_sz        = args->buf_sz,
+       };
+       struct crc32_write_args c_args        = {
+               .dest_buf           = args->buf,
+               .pid                = VIDTV_PAT_PID,
+               .dest_buf_sz        = args->buf_sz,
+       };
        u32 crc = INITIAL_CRC;
        u32 nbytes = 0;
 
-       vidtv_psi_pat_table_update_sec_len(args.pat);
+       vidtv_psi_pat_table_update_sec_len(args->pat);
 
-       h_args.dest_buf           = args.buf;
-       h_args.dest_offset        = args.offset;
-       h_args.h                  = &args.pat->header;
-       h_args.pid                = pat_pid;
-       h_args.continuity_counter = args.continuity_counter;
-       h_args.dest_buf_sz        = args.buf_sz;
        h_args.crc = &crc;
 
        nbytes += vidtv_psi_table_header_write_into(&h_args);
 
        /* note that the field 'u16 programs' is not really part of the PAT */
 
-       psi_args.dest_buf           = args.buf;
-       psi_args.pid                = pat_pid;
-       psi_args.new_psi_section    = false;
-       psi_args.continuity_counter = args.continuity_counter;
-       psi_args.is_crc             = false;
-       psi_args.dest_buf_sz        = args.buf_sz;
-       psi_args.crc                = &crc;
+       psi_args.crc = &crc;
 
        while (p) {
                /* copy the PAT programs */
                psi_args.from = p;
                /* skip the pointer */
                psi_args.len = sizeof(*p) -
-                          sizeof(struct vidtv_psi_table_pat_program *);
-               psi_args.dest_offset = args.offset + nbytes;
+                              sizeof(struct vidtv_psi_table_pat_program *);
+               psi_args.dest_offset = args->offset + nbytes;
+               psi_args.continuity_counter = args->continuity_counter;
 
                nbytes += vidtv_psi_ts_psi_write_into(&psi_args);
 
                p = p->next;
        }
 
-       c_args.dest_buf           = args.buf;
-       c_args.dest_offset        = args.offset + nbytes;
+       c_args.dest_offset        = args->offset + nbytes;
+       c_args.continuity_counter = args->continuity_counter;
        c_args.crc                = cpu_to_be32(crc);
-       c_args.pid                = pat_pid;
-       c_args.continuity_counter = args.continuity_counter;
-       c_args.dest_buf_sz        = args.buf_sz;
 
        /* Write the CRC32 at the end */
        nbytes += table_section_crc32_write_into(&c_args);