static const int probe_cx88[] = { 0x18, 0x6b, 0x71, -1 };
        static const int probe_cx23885[] = { 0x6b, -1 };
        const int *probe = NULL;
-       struct i2c_client c;
+       struct i2c_client *c;
        unsigned char buf;
-       int i,rc;
+       int i, rc;
 
        switch (adap->id) {
        case I2C_HW_B_BT848:
        if (NULL == probe)
                return 0;
 
-       memset(&c,0,sizeof(c));
-       c.adapter = adap;
+       c = kzalloc(sizeof(*c), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!c)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       c->adapter = adap;
        for (i = 0; -1 != probe[i]; i++) {
-               c.addr = probe[i];
-               rc = i2c_master_recv(&c,&buf,0);
+               c->addr = probe[i];
+               rc = i2c_master_recv(c, &buf, 0);
                dprintk(1,"probe 0x%02x @ %s: %s\n",
                        probe[i], adap->name,
                        (0 == rc) ? "yes" : "no");
                if (0 == rc) {
-                       ir_attach(adap,probe[i],0,0);
+                       ir_attach(adap, probe[i], 0, 0);
                        break;
                }
        }
+       kfree(c);
        return 0;
 }