+@@ -520,7 +527,7 @@ int line6_write_data(struct usb_line6 *line6, int address, void *data,
+ {
+ struct usb_device *usbdev = line6->usbdev;
+ int ret;
+- unsigned char status;
++ unsigned char *status;
+
+ ret = usb_control_msg(usbdev, usb_sndctrlpipe(usbdev, 0), 0x67,
+ USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE | USB_DIR_OUT,
+@@ -533,26 +540,34 @@ int line6_write_data(struct usb_line6 *line6, int address, void *data,
+ return ret;
+ }
+
++ status = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
++ if (status == NULL)
++ return -ENOMEM;
++
+ do {
+ ret = usb_control_msg(usbdev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(usbdev, 0),
+ 0x67,
+ USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE |
+ USB_DIR_IN,
+ 0x0012, 0x0000,
+- &status, 1, LINE6_TIMEOUT * HZ);
++ status, 1, LINE6_TIMEOUT * HZ);
+
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ dev_err(line6->ifcdev,
+ "receiving status failed (error %d)\n", ret);
++ kfree(status);
+ return ret;
+ }
+- } while (status == 0xff);
++ } while (*status == 0xff);
+
+- if (status != 0) {
++ if (*status != 0) {
+ dev_err(line6->ifcdev, "write failed (error %d)\n", ret);
++ kfree(status);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
++ kfree(status);
++
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/toneport.c b/drivers/staging/line6/toneport.c
+index 6943715..0a93632 100644
+--- a/drivers/staging/line6/toneport.c
++++ b/drivers/staging/line6/toneport.c
+@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
+ */
+
+ #include <linux/wait.h>
++#include <linux/slab.h>
+ #include <sound/control.h>
+
+ #include "audio.h"
+@@ -307,14 +308,20 @@ static void toneport_destruct(struct usb_interface *interface)
+ */
+ static void toneport_setup(struct usb_line6_toneport *toneport)
+ {
+- int ticks;
++ int *ticks;
+ struct usb_line6 *line6 = &toneport->line6;
+ struct usb_device *usbdev = line6->usbdev;
+ u16 idProduct = le16_to_cpu(usbdev->descriptor.idProduct);
+
++ ticks = kmalloc(sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
++ if (ticks == NULL)
++ return;
++
+ /* sync time on device with host: */
+- ticks = (int)get_seconds();
+- line6_write_data(line6, 0x80c6, &ticks, 4);
++ *ticks = (int)get_seconds();
++ line6_write_data(line6, 0x80c6, ticks, sizeof(int));
++
++ kfree(ticks);
+
+ /* enable device: */
+ toneport_send_cmd(usbdev, 0x0301, 0x0000);