static int __regulatory_hint(struct wiphy *wiphy,
                             struct regulatory_request *pending_request)
 {
-       struct regulatory_request *request;
        bool intersect = false;
        int r = 0;
 
        if (r == REG_INTERSECT) {
                if (pending_request->initiator == REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER) {
                        r = reg_copy_regd(&wiphy->regd, cfg80211_regdomain);
-                       if (r)
+                       if (r) {
+                               kfree(pending_request);
                                return r;
+                       }
                }
                intersect = true;
        } else if (r) {
                if (r == -EALREADY &&
                    pending_request->initiator == REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER) {
                        r = reg_copy_regd(&wiphy->regd, cfg80211_regdomain);
-                       if (r)
+                       if (r) {
+                               kfree(pending_request);
                                return r;
+                       }
                        r = -EALREADY;
                        goto new_request;
                }
+               kfree(pending_request);
                return r;
        }
 
 new_request:
-       request = kzalloc(sizeof(struct regulatory_request),
-                         GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!request)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       kfree(last_request);
 
-       request->alpha2[0] = pending_request->alpha2[0];
-       request->alpha2[1] = pending_request->alpha2[1];
-       request->initiator = pending_request->initiator;
-       request->wiphy_idx = pending_request->wiphy_idx;
-       request->intersect = intersect;
-       request->country_ie_checksum = pending_request->country_ie_checksum;
-       request->country_ie_env = pending_request->country_ie_env;
+       last_request = pending_request;
+       last_request->intersect = intersect;
 
-       kfree(last_request);
-       last_request = request;
+       pending_request = NULL;
 
        /* When r == REG_INTERSECT we do need to call CRDA */
        if (r < 0)
         *
         * to intersect with the static rd
         */
-       return call_crda(request->alpha2);
+       return call_crda(last_request->alpha2);
 }
 
 /* This currently only processes user and driver regulatory hints */
-static int reg_process_hint(struct regulatory_request *reg_request)
+static void reg_process_hint(struct regulatory_request *reg_request)
 {
        int r = 0;
        struct wiphy *wiphy = NULL;
 
        if (reg_request->initiator == REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER &&
            !wiphy) {
-               r = -ENODEV;
+               kfree(reg_request);
                goto out;
        }
 
                wiphy_update_regulatory(wiphy, reg_request->initiator);
 out:
        mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
-
-       if (r == -EALREADY)
-               r = 0;
-
-       return r;
 }
 
 /* Processes regulatory hints, this is all the REGDOM_SET_BY_* */
 static void reg_process_pending_hints(void)
        {
        struct regulatory_request *reg_request;
-       int r;
 
        spin_lock(®_requests_lock);
        while (!list_empty(®_requests_list)) {
                                               struct regulatory_request,
                                               list);
                list_del_init(®_request->list);
-               spin_unlock(®_requests_lock);
 
-               r = reg_process_hint(reg_request);
-#ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_REG_DEBUG
-               if (r && (reg_request->initiator == REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER ||
-                   reg_request->initiator == REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE))
-                       printk(KERN_ERR "cfg80211: wiphy_idx %d sent a "
-                               "regulatory hint for %c%c but now has "
-                               "gone fishing, ignoring request\n",
-                               reg_request->wiphy_idx,
-                               reg_request->alpha2[0],
-                               reg_request->alpha2[1]);
-#endif
-               kfree(reg_request);
+               spin_unlock(®_requests_lock);
+               reg_process_hint(reg_request);
                spin_lock(®_requests_lock);
        }
        spin_unlock(®_requests_lock);