diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ext_scan.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ext_scan.c
index 6d49b2acfc1e..bc57f3a9407f 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ext_scan.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ext_scan.c
@@ -1728,16 +1728,6 @@ int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_extscan_get_capabilities(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * define short names for the global vendor params
- * used by wlan_hdd_cfg80211_extscan_get_cached_results()
- */
-#define PARAM_MAX \
-	QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_EXTSCAN_SUBCMD_CONFIG_PARAM_MAX
-#define PARAM_REQUEST_ID \
-	QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_EXTSCAN_SUBCMD_CONFIG_PARAM_REQUEST_ID
-#define PARAM_FLUSH \
-	QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_EXTSCAN_GET_CACHED_SCAN_RESULTS_CONFIG_PARAM_FLUSH
 /**
  * __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_extscan_get_cached_results() - extscan get cached results
  * @wiphy: wiphy pointer
@@ -1757,20 +1747,20 @@ int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_extscan_get_capabilities(struct wiphy *wiphy,
  *
  * Return: 0 on success; error number otherwise.
  */
-static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_extscan_get_cached_results(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-						 struct wireless_dev
-						 *wdev, const void *data,
-						 int data_len)
+static int
+__wlan_hdd_cfg80211_extscan_get_cached_results(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+					       struct wireless_dev *wdev,
+					       const void *data,
+					       int data_len)
 {
-	tpSirExtScanGetCachedResultsReqParams pReqMsg = NULL;
+	struct extscan_cached_result_params params;
 	struct net_device *dev = wdev->netdev;
 	struct hdd_adapter *adapter = WLAN_HDD_GET_PRIV_PTR(dev);
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
-	struct nlattr *tb[QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_EXTSCAN_SUBCMD_CONFIG_PARAM_MAX +
-			  1];
+	struct nlattr *tb[EXTSCAN_PARAM_MAX + 1];
 	struct hdd_ext_scan_context *context;
 	QDF_STATUS status;
-	int retval = 0;
+	int id, retval;
 	unsigned long rc;
 
 	/* ENTER_DEV() intentionally not used in a frequently invoked API */
@@ -1788,47 +1778,43 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_extscan_get_cached_results(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		hdd_err("extscan not supported");
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 	}
-	if (wlan_cfg80211_nla_parse(tb, PARAM_MAX, data, data_len,
+	if (wlan_cfg80211_nla_parse(tb, EXTSCAN_PARAM_MAX, data, data_len,
 				    wlan_hdd_extscan_config_policy)) {
 		hdd_err("Invalid ATTR");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	pReqMsg = qdf_mem_malloc(sizeof(*pReqMsg));
-	if (!pReqMsg) {
-		hdd_err("qdf_mem_malloc failed");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	/* Parse and fetch request Id */
-	if (!tb[PARAM_REQUEST_ID]) {
+	id = QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_EXTSCAN_SUBCMD_CONFIG_PARAM_REQUEST_ID;
+	if (!tb[id]) {
 		hdd_err("attr request id failed");
-		goto fail;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	pReqMsg->requestId = nla_get_u32(tb[PARAM_REQUEST_ID]);
-	pReqMsg->sessionId = adapter->session_id;
+	params.request_id = nla_get_u32(tb[id]);
+	params.vdev_id = adapter->session_id;
 
 	/* Parse and fetch flush parameter */
-	if (!tb[PARAM_FLUSH]) {
+	id = QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_EXTSCAN_GET_CACHED_SCAN_RESULTS_CONFIG_PARAM_FLUSH;
+	if (!tb[id]) {
 		hdd_err("attr flush failed");
-		goto fail;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	pReqMsg->flush = nla_get_u8(tb[PARAM_FLUSH]);
-	hdd_debug("Req Id: %u Session Id: %d Flush: %d",
-		pReqMsg->requestId, pReqMsg->sessionId, pReqMsg->flush);
+	params.flush = nla_get_u8(tb[id]);
+	hdd_debug("Req Id: %u Vdev Id: %d Flush: %d",
+		  params.request_id, params.vdev_id, params.flush);
 
 	context = &ext_scan_context;
 	spin_lock(&context->context_lock);
-	context->request_id = pReqMsg->requestId;
+	context->request_id = params.request_id;
 	context->ignore_cached_results = false;
 	INIT_COMPLETION(context->response_event);
 	spin_unlock(&context->context_lock);
 
-	status = sme_get_cached_results(hdd_ctx->mac_handle, pReqMsg);
+	status = sme_get_cached_results(hdd_ctx->mac_handle, &params);
 	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status)) {
 		hdd_err("sme_get_cached_results failed(err=%d)", status);
-		goto fail;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	rc = wait_for_completion_timeout(&context->response_event,
@@ -1845,18 +1831,7 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_extscan_get_cached_results(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		spin_unlock(&context->context_lock);
 	}
 	return retval;
-
-fail:
-	qdf_mem_free(pReqMsg);
-	return -EINVAL;
 }
-/*
- * done with short names for the global vendor params
- * used by wlan_hdd_cfg80211_extscan_get_cached_results()
- */
-#undef PARAM_MAX
-#undef PARAM_REQUEST_ID
-#undef PARAM_FLUSH
 
 /**
  * wlan_hdd_cfg80211_extscan_get_cached_results() - extscan get cached results
diff --git a/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h b/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
index 0c22f03b20d1..c7594c614805 100644
--- a/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
+++ b/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
@@ -3930,17 +3930,6 @@ struct ext_scan_capabilities_response {
 	uint32_t max_number_of_black_listed_bssid;
 };
 
-typedef struct {
-	uint32_t requestId;
-	uint8_t sessionId;
-
-	/*
-	 * 1 - return cached results and flush it
-	 * 0 - return cached results and do not flush
-	 */
-	bool flush;
-} tSirExtScanGetCachedResultsReqParams, *tpSirExtScanGetCachedResultsReqParams;
-
 typedef struct {
 	uint32_t requestId;
 	uint32_t status;
diff --git a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
index 860019d4436d..c6a4e8b503b1 100644
--- a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
+++ b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
@@ -1056,9 +1056,16 @@ QDF_STATUS
 sme_reset_significant_change(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
 			     struct extscan_capabilities_reset_params *params);
 
-QDF_STATUS sme_get_cached_results(tHalHandle hHal,
-		tSirExtScanGetCachedResultsReqParams *
-		pCachedResultsReq);
+/**
+ * sme_get_cached_results() - SME API to get cached results
+ * @mac_handle: Opaque handle to the MAC context
+ * @params: extscan get cached results structure
+ *
+ * Return: QDF_STATUS
+ */
+QDF_STATUS
+sme_get_cached_results(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
+		       struct extscan_cached_result_params *params);
 
 QDF_STATUS sme_set_epno_list(tHalHandle hal,
 			     struct wifi_epno_params *req_msg);
diff --git a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
index 9238274f93fc..ff5d0f1b1aa0 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
@@ -11425,38 +11425,38 @@ sme_reset_significant_change(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
 	return status;
 }
 
-/*
- * sme_get_cached_results() -
- * SME API to get cached results
- *
- * hHal
- * pCachedResultsReq: extscan get cached results structure
- * Return QDF_STATUS
- */
-QDF_STATUS sme_get_cached_results(tHalHandle hHal,
-				  tSirExtScanGetCachedResultsReqParams *
-				  pCachedResultsReq)
+QDF_STATUS
+sme_get_cached_results(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
+		       struct extscan_cached_result_params *params)
 {
-	QDF_STATUS status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-	QDF_STATUS qdf_status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-	tpAniSirGlobal pMac = PMAC_STRUCT(hHal);
+	QDF_STATUS status;
+	tpAniSirGlobal mac = MAC_CONTEXT(mac_handle);
 	struct scheduler_msg message = {0};
+	struct extscan_cached_result_params *bodyptr;
 
-	status = sme_acquire_global_lock(&pMac->sme);
+	/* per contract must make a copy of the params when messaging */
+	bodyptr = qdf_mem_malloc(sizeof(*bodyptr));
+	if (!bodyptr)
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_NOMEM;
+	*bodyptr = *params;
+
+	status = sme_acquire_global_lock(&mac->sme);
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status)) {
 		/* Serialize the req through MC thread */
-		message.bodyptr = pCachedResultsReq;
+		message.bodyptr = bodyptr;
 		message.type = WMA_EXTSCAN_GET_CACHED_RESULTS_REQ;
-		MTRACE(qdf_trace(QDF_MODULE_ID_SME, TRACE_CODE_SME_TX_WMA_MSG,
-				 NO_SESSION, message.type));
-		qdf_status = scheduler_post_message(QDF_MODULE_ID_SME,
-						    QDF_MODULE_ID_WMA,
-						    QDF_MODULE_ID_WMA,
-						    &message);
-		if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status))
-			status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+		qdf_trace(QDF_MODULE_ID_SME, TRACE_CODE_SME_TX_WMA_MSG,
+			  NO_SESSION, message.type);
+		status = scheduler_post_message(QDF_MODULE_ID_SME,
+						QDF_MODULE_ID_WMA,
+						QDF_MODULE_ID_WMA,
+						&message);
+		sme_release_global_lock(&mac->sme);
+	}
 
-		sme_release_global_lock(&pMac->sme);
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
+		sme_err("failure: %d", status);
+		qdf_mem_free(bodyptr);
 	}
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/core/wma/inc/wma_internal.h b/core/wma/inc/wma_internal.h
index 64ddf0eb7d4d..9c7428417262 100644
--- a/core/wma/inc/wma_internal.h
+++ b/core/wma/inc/wma_internal.h
@@ -412,9 +412,18 @@ QDF_STATUS
 wma_extscan_stop_change_monitor(tp_wma_handle wma,
 			struct extscan_capabilities_reset_params *params);
 
-QDF_STATUS wma_extscan_get_cached_results(tp_wma_handle wma,
-					  tSirExtScanGetCachedResultsReqParams *
-					  pcached_results);
+/**
+ * wma_extscan_get_cached_results() - extscan get cached results
+ * @wma: wma handle
+ * @params: cached results parameters
+ *
+ * This function send request to fw to get cached results.
+ *
+ * Return: QDF status
+ */
+QDF_STATUS
+wma_extscan_get_cached_results(tp_wma_handle wma,
+			       struct extscan_cached_result_params *params);
 
 QDF_STATUS wma_extscan_get_capabilities(tp_wma_handle wma,
 					tSirGetExtScanCapabilitiesReqParams *
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
index 1e980532e7f4..0f773c4ad115 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
@@ -8241,8 +8241,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS wma_mc_process_msg(struct scheduler_msg *msg)
 		qdf_mem_free(msg->bodyptr);
 		break;
 	case WMA_EXTSCAN_GET_CACHED_RESULTS_REQ:
-		wma_extscan_get_cached_results(wma_handle,
-			(tSirExtScanGetCachedResultsReqParams *) msg->bodyptr);
+		wma_extscan_get_cached_results(wma_handle, msg->bodyptr);
 		qdf_mem_free(msg->bodyptr);
 		break;
 	case WMA_EXTSCAN_GET_CAPABILITIES_REQ:
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c b/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c
index c25a7d3115c7..7146ece0fd63 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c
@@ -4752,37 +4752,21 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_extscan_stop_change_monitor(tp_wma_handle wma,
 							   params);
 }
 
-/**
- * wma_extscan_get_cached_results() - extscan get cached results
- * @wma: wma handle
- * @pcached_results: cached results parameters
- *
- * This function send request to fw to get cached results.
- *
- * Return: QDF status
- */
-QDF_STATUS wma_extscan_get_cached_results(tp_wma_handle wma,
-					  tSirExtScanGetCachedResultsReqParams *
-					  pcached_results)
+QDF_STATUS
+wma_extscan_get_cached_results(tp_wma_handle wma,
+			       struct extscan_cached_result_params *params)
 {
-	struct extscan_cached_result_params params = {0};
-
 	if (!wma || !wma->wmi_handle) {
 		WMA_LOGE("%s: WMA is closed, cannot issue cmd", __func__);
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 	}
-	if (!wmi_service_enabled(wma->wmi_handle,
-				    wmi_service_extscan)) {
+	if (!wmi_service_enabled(wma->wmi_handle, wmi_service_extscan)) {
 		WMA_LOGE("%s: extscan not enabled", __func__);
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	params.request_id = pcached_results->requestId;
-	params.vdev_id = pcached_results->sessionId;
-	params.flush = pcached_results->flush;
-
 	return wmi_unified_extscan_get_cached_results_cmd(wma->wmi_handle,
-					&params);
+							  params);
 }
 
 /**