unsigned int dtim_interval,
                                 unsigned int listen_interval)
 {
-       struct hif_mib_beacon_wake_up_period val = {
+       struct hif_mib_beacon_wake_up_period arg = {
                .wakeup_period_min = dtim_interval,
                .receive_dtim = 0,
                .wakeup_period_max = listen_interval,
                return -EINVAL;
        return hif_write_mib(wvif->wdev, wvif->id,
                             HIF_MIB_ID_BEACON_WAKEUP_PERIOD,
-                            &val, sizeof(val));
+                            &arg, sizeof(arg));
 }
 
 int hif_set_rcpi_rssi_threshold(struct wfx_vif *wvif,
 int hif_set_rx_filter(struct wfx_vif *wvif,
                      bool filter_bssid, bool filter_prbreq)
 {
-       struct hif_mib_rx_filter val = { };
+       struct hif_mib_rx_filter arg = { };
 
        if (filter_bssid)
-               val.bssid_filter = 1;
+               arg.bssid_filter = 1;
        if (!filter_prbreq)
-               val.fwd_probe_req = 1;
+               arg.fwd_probe_req = 1;
        return hif_write_mib(wvif->wdev, wvif->id, HIF_MIB_ID_RX_FILTER,
-                            &val, sizeof(val));
+                            &arg, sizeof(arg));
 }
 
 int hif_set_beacon_filter_table(struct wfx_vif *wvif, int tbl_len,
                                const struct hif_ie_table_entry *tbl)
 {
        int ret;
-       struct hif_mib_bcn_filter_table *val;
-       int buf_len = struct_size(val, ie_table, tbl_len);
+       struct hif_mib_bcn_filter_table *arg;
+       int buf_len = struct_size(arg, ie_table, tbl_len);
 
-       val = kzalloc(buf_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!val)
+       arg = kzalloc(buf_len, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!arg)
                return -ENOMEM;
-       val->num_of_info_elmts = cpu_to_le32(tbl_len);
-       memcpy(val->ie_table, tbl, flex_array_size(val, ie_table, tbl_len));
+       arg->num_of_info_elmts = cpu_to_le32(tbl_len);
+       memcpy(arg->ie_table, tbl, flex_array_size(arg, ie_table, tbl_len));
        ret = hif_write_mib(wvif->wdev, wvif->id,
-                           HIF_MIB_ID_BEACON_FILTER_TABLE, val, buf_len);
-       kfree(val);
+                           HIF_MIB_ID_BEACON_FILTER_TABLE, arg, buf_len);
+       kfree(arg);
        return ret;
 }
 
 
 int hif_set_operational_mode(struct wfx_dev *wdev, enum hif_op_power_mode mode)
 {
-       struct hif_mib_gl_operational_power_mode val = {
+       struct hif_mib_gl_operational_power_mode arg = {
                .power_mode = mode,
                .wup_ind_activation = 1,
        };
 
        return hif_write_mib(wdev, -1, HIF_MIB_ID_GL_OPERATIONAL_POWER_MODE,
-                            &val, sizeof(val));
+                            &arg, sizeof(arg));
 }
 
 int hif_set_template_frame(struct wfx_vif *wvif, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 int hif_set_mfp(struct wfx_vif *wvif, bool capable, bool required)
 {
-       struct hif_mib_protected_mgmt_policy val = { };
+       struct hif_mib_protected_mgmt_policy arg = { };
 
        WARN(required && !capable, "incoherent arguments");
        if (capable) {
-               val.pmf_enable = 1;
-               val.host_enc_auth_frames = 1;
+               arg.pmf_enable = 1;
+               arg.host_enc_auth_frames = 1;
        }
        if (!required)
-               val.unpmf_allowed = 1;
+               arg.unpmf_allowed = 1;
        return hif_write_mib(wvif->wdev, wvif->id,
                             HIF_MIB_ID_PROTECTED_MGMT_POLICY,
-                            &val, sizeof(val));
+                            &arg, sizeof(arg));
 }
 
 int hif_set_block_ack_policy(struct wfx_vif *wvif,
                             u8 tx_tid_policy, u8 rx_tid_policy)
 {
-       struct hif_mib_block_ack_policy val = {
+       struct hif_mib_block_ack_policy arg = {
                .block_ack_tx_tid_policy = tx_tid_policy,
                .block_ack_rx_tid_policy = rx_tid_policy,
        };
 
        return hif_write_mib(wvif->wdev, wvif->id, HIF_MIB_ID_BLOCK_ACK_POLICY,
-                            &val, sizeof(val));
+                            &arg, sizeof(arg));
 }
 
 int hif_set_association_mode(struct wfx_vif *wvif, int ampdu_density,
                             bool greenfield, bool short_preamble)
 {
-       struct hif_mib_set_association_mode val = {
+       struct hif_mib_set_association_mode arg = {
                .preambtype_use = 1,
                .mode = 1,
                .spacing = 1,
        };
 
        return hif_write_mib(wvif->wdev, wvif->id,
-                            HIF_MIB_ID_SET_ASSOCIATION_MODE, &val, sizeof(val));
+                            HIF_MIB_ID_SET_ASSOCIATION_MODE, &arg, sizeof(arg));
 }
 
 int hif_set_tx_rate_retry_policy(struct wfx_vif *wvif,