6M, 7M or 8M */
        int                     need_load_generic; /* The generic firmware
                                                              were loaded? */
-
-       int                     max_len;        /* Max firmware chunk */
-
        enum tuner_mode mode;
        struct i2c_client       *i2c_client;
 
 {
        struct xc2028_data *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
        int                pos, rc;
-       unsigned char      *p, *endp, buf[priv->max_len];
+       unsigned char      *p, *endp, buf[priv->ctrl.max_len];
 
        tuner_dbg("%s called\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
 
                /* Sends message chunks */
                while (size > 0) {
-                       int len = (size < priv->max_len - 1) ?
-                                  size : priv->max_len - 1;
+                       int len = (size < priv->ctrl.max_len - 1) ?
+                                  size : priv->ctrl.max_len - 1;
 
                        memcpy(buf + 1, p, len);
 
 {
        struct xc2028_data *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
        struct xc2028_ctrl *p    = priv_cfg;
+       int                 rc   = 0;
 
        tuner_dbg("%s called\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
        mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
-       priv->ctrl.type = p->type;
-
-       if (p->fname) {
-               kfree(priv->ctrl.fname);
+       kfree(priv->ctrl.fname);
+       free_firmware(priv);
 
-               priv->ctrl.fname = kmalloc(strlen(p->fname) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (priv->ctrl.fname == NULL) {
-                       mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
-                       return -ENOMEM;
-               }
+       memcpy(&priv->ctrl, p, sizeof(priv->ctrl));
+       priv->ctrl.fname = NULL;
 
-               free_firmware(priv);
-               strcpy(priv->ctrl.fname, p->fname);
+       if (p->fname) {
+               priv->ctrl.fname = kstrdup(p->fname, GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (priv->ctrl.fname == NULL)
+                       rc = -ENOMEM;
        }
 
-       if (p->max_len > 0)
-               priv->max_len = p->max_len;
+       if (priv->ctrl.max_len < 9)
+               priv->ctrl.max_len = 13;
 
        mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 
-       return 0;
+       return rc;
 }
 
 static const struct dvb_tuner_ops xc2028_dvb_tuner_ops = {
                priv->i2c_props.adap = cfg->i2c_adap;
                priv->video_dev = video_dev;
                priv->tuner_callback = cfg->callback;
-               priv->max_len = 13;
+               priv->ctrl.max_len = 13;
 
                mutex_init(&priv->lock);