struct dvobj_priv *dvobjpriv = adapter_to_dvobj(adapt);
        struct usb_device *udev = dvobjpriv->pusbdev;
        int status;
-       u8 *io_buf; /* Pointer to I/O buffer */
+       u8 io_buf[4];
 
        mutex_lock(&dvobjpriv->usb_vendor_req_mutex);
 
                goto mutex_unlock;
        }
 
-       /*  Acquire IO memory for vendorreq */
-       io_buf = dvobjpriv->usb_vendor_req_buf;
-
        status = usb_control_msg_recv(udev, 0, REALTEK_USB_VENQT_CMD_REQ,
                                      REALTEK_USB_VENQT_READ, value,
                                      REALTEK_USB_VENQT_CMD_IDX, io_buf,
        struct dvobj_priv *dvobjpriv = adapter_to_dvobj(adapt);
        struct usb_device *udev = dvobjpriv->pusbdev;
        int status;
-       u8 *io_buf; /* Pointer to I/O buffer */
+       u8 io_buf[VENDOR_CMD_MAX_DATA_LEN];
 
        mutex_lock(&dvobjpriv->usb_vendor_req_mutex);
 
-       if (adapt->bSurpriseRemoved || adapt->pwrctrlpriv.pnp_bstop_trx)
-               return -EPERM;
-
-       io_buf = dvobjpriv->usb_vendor_req_buf;
+       if (adapt->bSurpriseRemoved || adapt->pwrctrlpriv.pnp_bstop_trx) {
+               status = -EPERM;
+               goto mutex_unlock;
+       }
 
        memcpy(io_buf, data, size);
        status = usb_control_msg_send(udev, 0, REALTEK_USB_VENQT_CMD_REQ,
 
        struct semaphore usb_suspend_sema;
        struct mutex  usb_vendor_req_mutex;
 
-       u8 *usb_alloc_vendor_req_buf;
-       u8 *usb_vendor_req_buf;
-
        struct usb_interface *pusbintf;
        struct usb_device *pusbdev;
 
 
 
 static u8 rtw_init_intf_priv(struct dvobj_priv *dvobj)
 {
-       u8 rst = _SUCCESS;
-
        mutex_init(&dvobj->usb_vendor_req_mutex);
-
-       dvobj->usb_alloc_vendor_req_buf = kzalloc(MAX_USB_IO_CTL_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!dvobj->usb_alloc_vendor_req_buf) {
-               DBG_88E("alloc usb_vendor_req_buf failed... /n");
-               rst = _FAIL;
-               goto exit;
-       }
-       dvobj->usb_vendor_req_buf = (u8 *)N_BYTE_ALIGMENT((size_t)(dvobj->usb_alloc_vendor_req_buf), ALIGNMENT_UNIT);
-exit:
-       return rst;
+       return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static void rtw_deinit_intf_priv(struct dvobj_priv *dvobj)
 {
-       kfree(dvobj->usb_alloc_vendor_req_buf);
        mutex_destroy(&dvobj->usb_vendor_req_mutex);
 }