diff --git a/media/libeffects/factory/EffectsFactory.c b/media/libeffects/factory/EffectsFactory.c
index 59cd9e3..f158929 100644
--- a/media/libeffects/factory/EffectsFactory.c
+++ b/media/libeffects/factory/EffectsFactory.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
     while (gCurLib) {
         if (gCurEffect) {
             if (index == gCurEffectIdx) {
-                memcpy(pDescriptor, gCurEffect->object, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+                *pDescriptor = *(effect_descriptor_t *)gCurEffect->object;
                 ret = 0;
                 break;
             } else {
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
     pthread_mutex_lock(&gLibLock);
     ret = findEffect(NULL, uuid, &l, &d);
     if (ret == 0) {
-        memcpy(pDescriptor, d, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+        *pDescriptor = *d;
     }
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&gLibLock);
     return ret;
diff --git a/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Bundle/EffectBundle.cpp b/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Bundle/EffectBundle.cpp
index 40dffd4..1a45e35 100644
--- a/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Bundle/EffectBundle.cpp
+++ b/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Bundle/EffectBundle.cpp
@@ -180,16 +180,16 @@
     }
     if(index == LVM_BASS_BOOST){
         ALOGV("\tEffectQueryEffect processing LVM_BASS_BOOST");
-        memcpy(pDescriptor, &gBassBoostDescriptor,   sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+        *pDescriptor = gBassBoostDescriptor;
     }else if(index == LVM_VIRTUALIZER){
         ALOGV("\tEffectQueryEffect processing LVM_VIRTUALIZER");
-        memcpy(pDescriptor, &gVirtualizerDescriptor, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+        *pDescriptor = gVirtualizerDescriptor;
     } else if(index == LVM_EQUALIZER){
         ALOGV("\tEffectQueryEffect processing LVM_EQUALIZER");
-        memcpy(pDescriptor, &gEqualizerDescriptor,   sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+        *pDescriptor = gEqualizerDescriptor;
     } else if(index == LVM_VOLUME){
         ALOGV("\tEffectQueryEffect processing LVM_VOLUME");
-        memcpy(pDescriptor, &gVolumeDescriptor, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+        *pDescriptor = gVolumeDescriptor;
     }
     ALOGV("\tEffectQueryEffect end\n");
     return 0;
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
         return  -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    memcpy(pDescriptor, desc, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+    *pDescriptor = *desc;
 
     return 0;
 } /* end EffectGetDescriptor */
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@
               || pConfig->outputCfg.accessMode == EFFECT_BUFFER_ACCESS_ACCUMULATE);
     CHECK_ARG(pConfig->inputCfg.format == AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT);
 
-    memcpy(&pContext->config, pConfig, sizeof(effect_config_t));
+    pContext->config = *pConfig;
 
     switch (pConfig->inputCfg.samplingRate) {
     case 8000:
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@
 
 void Effect_getConfig(EffectContext *pContext, effect_config_t *pConfig)
 {
-    memcpy(pConfig, &pContext->config, sizeof(effect_config_t));
+    *pConfig = pContext->config;
 }   /* end Effect_getConfig */
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3272,7 +3272,7 @@
             return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    memcpy(pDescriptor, desc, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+    *pDescriptor = *desc;
 
     return 0;
 }   /* end Effect_getDescriptor */
diff --git a/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Reverb/EffectReverb.cpp b/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Reverb/EffectReverb.cpp
index 9599dcc..941d651 100755
--- a/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Reverb/EffectReverb.cpp
+++ b/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Reverb/EffectReverb.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
         ALOGV("\tLVM_ERROR : EffectQueryEffect index out of range %d", index);
         return -ENOENT;
     }
-    memcpy(pDescriptor, gDescriptors[index], sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+    *pDescriptor = *gDescriptors[index];
     ALOGV("\tEffectQueryEffect end\n");
     return 0;
 }     /* end EffectQueryEffect */
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 
     for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
         if (memcmp(uuid, &gDescriptors[i]->uuid, sizeof(effect_uuid_t)) == 0) {
-            memcpy(pDescriptor, gDescriptors[i], sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+            *pDescriptor = *gDescriptors[i];
             ALOGV("EffectGetDescriptor - UUID matched Reverb type %d, UUID = %x",
                  i, gDescriptors[i]->uuid.timeLow);
             return 0;
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@
     }
 
     //ALOGV("\tReverb_setConfig calling memcpy");
-    memcpy(&pContext->config, pConfig, sizeof(effect_config_t));
+    pContext->config = *pConfig;
 
 
     switch (pConfig->inputCfg.samplingRate) {
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@
 
 void Reverb_getConfig(ReverbContext *pContext, effect_config_t *pConfig)
 {
-    memcpy(pConfig, &pContext->config, sizeof(effect_config_t));
+    *pConfig = pContext->config;
 }   /* end Reverb_getConfig */
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2157,7 +2157,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    memcpy(pDescriptor, desc, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+    *pDescriptor = *desc;
 
     return 0;
 }   /* end Reverb_getDescriptor */
diff --git a/media/libeffects/preprocessing/PreProcessing.cpp b/media/libeffects/preprocessing/PreProcessing.cpp
index cfa7f51..5709837 100755
--- a/media/libeffects/preprocessing/PreProcessing.cpp
+++ b/media/libeffects/preprocessing/PreProcessing.cpp
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    memcpy(pDescriptor, sDescriptors[effect->procId], sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+    *pDescriptor = *sDescriptors[effect->procId];
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@
     if (index >= PREPROC_NUM_EFFECTS) {
         return -EINVAL;
     }
-    memcpy(pDescriptor, sDescriptors[index], sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+    *pDescriptor = *sDescriptors[index];
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@
 
     ALOGV("PreProcessingLib_GetDescriptor() got fx %s", desc->name);
 
-    memcpy(pDescriptor, desc, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+    *pDescriptor = *desc;
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/media/libeffects/testlibs/EffectEqualizer.cpp b/media/libeffects/testlibs/EffectEqualizer.cpp
index 35a4a61..90ebe1f 100644
--- a/media/libeffects/testlibs/EffectEqualizer.cpp
+++ b/media/libeffects/testlibs/EffectEqualizer.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     if (index > 0) {
         return -EINVAL;
     }
-    memcpy(pDescriptor, &gEqualizerDescriptor, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+    *pDescriptor = gEqualizerDescriptor;
     return 0;
 } /* end EffectQueryNext */
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
     }
 
     if (memcmp(uuid, &gEqualizerDescriptor.uuid, sizeof(effect_uuid_t)) == 0) {
-        memcpy(pDescriptor, &gEqualizerDescriptor, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+        *pDescriptor = gEqualizerDescriptor;
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
     }
     CHECK_ARG(channelCount <= AudioBiquadFilter::MAX_CHANNELS);
 
-    memcpy(&pContext->config, pConfig, sizeof(effect_config_t));
+    pContext->config = *pConfig;
 
     pContext->pEqualizer->configure(channelCount,
                           pConfig->inputCfg.samplingRate);
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 
 void Equalizer_getConfig(EqualizerContext *pContext, effect_config_t *pConfig)
 {
-    memcpy(pConfig, &pContext->config, sizeof(effect_config_t));
+    *pConfig = pContext->config;
 }   // end Equalizer_getConfig
 
 
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    memcpy(pDescriptor, &android::gEqualizerDescriptor, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+    *pDescriptor = android::gEqualizerDescriptor;
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/media/libeffects/testlibs/EffectReverb.c b/media/libeffects/testlibs/EffectReverb.c
index 8351712..a87a834 100644
--- a/media/libeffects/testlibs/EffectReverb.c
+++ b/media/libeffects/testlibs/EffectReverb.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 
     for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
         if (memcmp(uuid, &gDescriptors[i]->uuid, sizeof(effect_uuid_t)) == 0) {
-            memcpy(pDescriptor, gDescriptors[i], sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+            *pDescriptor = *gDescriptors[i];
             ALOGV("EffectGetDescriptor - UUID matched Reverb type %d, UUID = %x",
                  i, gDescriptors[i]->uuid.timeLow);
             return 0;
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    memcpy(pDescriptor, desc, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+    *pDescriptor = *desc;
 
     return 0;
 }   /* end Reverb_getDescriptor */
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    memcpy(&pRvbModule->config, pConfig, sizeof(effect_config_t));
+    pRvbModule->config = *pConfig;
 
     pReverb->m_nSamplingRate = pRvbModule->config.outputCfg.samplingRate;
 
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
 
 void Reverb_getConfig(reverb_module_t *pRvbModule, effect_config_t *pConfig)
 {
-    memcpy(pConfig, &pRvbModule->config, sizeof(effect_config_t));
+    *pConfig = pRvbModule->config;
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/media/libeffects/visualizer/EffectVisualizer.cpp b/media/libeffects/visualizer/EffectVisualizer.cpp
index d3c69f4..44baf93 100644
--- a/media/libeffects/visualizer/EffectVisualizer.cpp
+++ b/media/libeffects/visualizer/EffectVisualizer.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
             pConfig->outputCfg.accessMode != EFFECT_BUFFER_ACCESS_ACCUMULATE) return -EINVAL;
     if (pConfig->inputCfg.format != AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT) return -EINVAL;
 
-    memcpy(&pContext->mConfig, pConfig, sizeof(effect_config_t));
+    pContext->mConfig = *pConfig;
 
     Visualizer_reset(pContext);
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
 void Visualizer_getConfig(VisualizerContext *pContext, effect_config_t *pConfig)
 {
-    memcpy(pConfig, &pContext->mConfig, sizeof(effect_config_t));
+    *pConfig = pContext->mConfig;
 }
 
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
     if (index > 0) {
         return -EINVAL;
     }
-    memcpy(pDescriptor, &gVisualizerDescriptor, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+    *pDescriptor = gVisualizerDescriptor;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
     }
 
     if (memcmp(uuid, &gVisualizerDescriptor.uuid, sizeof(effect_uuid_t)) == 0) {
-        memcpy(pDescriptor, &gVisualizerDescriptor, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+        *pDescriptor = gVisualizerDescriptor;
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    memcpy(pDescriptor, &gVisualizerDescriptor, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
+    *pDescriptor = gVisualizerDescriptor;
 
     return 0;
 }   /* end Visualizer_getDescriptor */
diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioEffect.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioEffect.cpp
index 34451ca..680604b 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioEffect.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioEffect.cpp
@@ -122,19 +122,12 @@
     mSessionId = sessionId;
 
     memset(&mDescriptor, 0, sizeof(effect_descriptor_t));
-    memcpy(&mDescriptor.type, EFFECT_UUID_NULL, sizeof(effect_uuid_t));
-    memcpy(&mDescriptor.uuid, EFFECT_UUID_NULL, sizeof(effect_uuid_t));
-
-    if (type != NULL) {
-        memcpy(&mDescriptor.type, type, sizeof(effect_uuid_t));
-    }
-    if (uuid != NULL) {
-        memcpy(&mDescriptor.uuid, uuid, sizeof(effect_uuid_t));
-    }
+    mDescriptor.type = *(type != NULL ? type : EFFECT_UUID_NULL);
+    mDescriptor.uuid = *(uuid != NULL ? uuid : EFFECT_UUID_NULL);
 
     mIEffectClient = new EffectClient(this);
 
-    iEffect = audioFlinger->createEffect(getpid(), (effect_descriptor_t *)&mDescriptor,
+    iEffect = audioFlinger->createEffect(getpid(), &mDescriptor,
             mIEffectClient, priority, io, mSessionId, &mStatus, &mId, &enabled);
 
     if (iEffect == 0 || (mStatus != NO_ERROR && mStatus != ALREADY_EXISTS)) {