#define MONWRITE_MAX_DATALEN   4024
 
 static int mon_max_bufs = 255;
+static int mon_buf_count;
 
 struct mon_buf {
        struct list_head list;
        size_t hdr_to_read;
        size_t data_to_read;
        struct mon_buf *current_buf;
-       int mon_buf_count;
 };
 
 /*
                        rc = monwrite_diag(monhdr, monbuf->data,
                                           APPLDATA_STOP_REC);
                        list_del(&monbuf->list);
-                       monpriv->mon_buf_count--;
+                       mon_buf_count--;
                        kfree(monbuf->data);
                        kfree(monbuf);
                        monbuf = NULL;
                }
        } else {
-               if (monpriv->mon_buf_count >= mon_max_bufs)
+               if (mon_buf_count >= mon_max_bufs)
                        return -ENOSPC;
                monbuf = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mon_buf), GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!monbuf)
                }
                monbuf->hdr = *monhdr;
                list_add_tail(&monbuf->list, &monpriv->list);
-               monpriv->mon_buf_count++;
+               mon_buf_count++;
        }
        monpriv->current_buf = monbuf;
        return 0;
                if (entry->hdr.mon_function != MONWRITE_GEN_EVENT)
                        monwrite_diag(&entry->hdr, entry->data,
                                      APPLDATA_STOP_REC);
-               monpriv->mon_buf_count--;
+               mon_buf_count--;
                list_del(&entry->list);
                kfree(entry->data);
                kfree(entry);