dma_addr_t dma_in;
        dma_addr_t dma_out;
 
-       /* locks this structure */
-       struct mutex lock;
-
        /* rx signal timeout timer */
        struct timer_list rx_timeout;
        u32 hw_timeout;
                return -EAGAIN;
        }
 
-       if (count > (RR3_DRIVER_MAXLENS * 2))
-               return -EINVAL;
+       count = min_t(unsigned, count, RR3_MAX_SIG_SIZE - RR3_TX_TRAILER_LEN);
 
        /* rr3 will disable rc detector on transmit */
        rr3->det_enabled = false;
        }
 
        for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+               cur_sample_len = redrat3_us_to_len(txbuf[i]);
                for (lencheck = 0; lencheck < curlencheck; lencheck++) {
-                       cur_sample_len = redrat3_us_to_len(txbuf[i]);
                        if (sample_lens[lencheck] == cur_sample_len)
                                break;
                }
                if (lencheck == curlencheck) {
-                       cur_sample_len = redrat3_us_to_len(txbuf[i]);
                        rr3_dbg(dev, "txbuf[%d]=%u, pos %d, enc %u\n",
                                i, txbuf[i], curlencheck, cur_sample_len);
-                       if (curlencheck < 255) {
+                       if (curlencheck < RR3_DRIVER_MAXLENS) {
                                /* now convert the value to a proper
                                 * rr3 value.. */
                                sample_lens[curlencheck] = cur_sample_len;
                                curlencheck++;
                        } else {
-                               dev_err(dev, "signal too long\n");
-                               ret = -EINVAL;
-                               goto out;
+                               count = i - 1;
+                               break;
                        }
                }
        }
        rc->tx_ir = redrat3_transmit_ir;
        rc->s_tx_carrier = redrat3_set_tx_carrier;
        rc->driver_name = DRIVER_NAME;
+       rc->rx_resolution = US_TO_NS(2);
        rc->map_name = RC_MAP_HAUPPAUGE;
 
        ret = rc_register_device(rc);
                          rr3->bulk_out_buf, ep_out->wMaxPacketSize,
                          (usb_complete_t)redrat3_write_bulk_callback, rr3);
 
-       mutex_init(&rr3->lock);
        rr3->udev = udev;
 
        redrat3_reset(rr3);