diff --git a/tv/tuner/1.1/default/Filter.cpp b/tv/tuner/1.1/default/Filter.cpp
index 7d609ea3dc..e0c785eae4 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/1.1/default/Filter.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/1.1/default/Filter.cpp
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ uint16_t Filter::getTpid() {
     return mTpid;
 }
 
-void Filter::updateFilterOutput(vector<uint8_t> data) {
+void Filter::updateFilterOutput(const vector<uint8_t>& data) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mFilterOutputLock);
     mFilterOutput.insert(mFilterOutput.end(), data.begin(), data.end());
 }
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ void Filter::updatePts(uint64_t pts) {
     mPts = pts;
 }
 
-void Filter::updateRecordOutput(vector<uint8_t> data) {
+void Filter::updateRecordOutput(const vector<uint8_t>& data) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mRecordFilterOutputLock);
     mRecordFilterOutput.insert(mRecordFilterOutput.end(), data.begin(), data.end());
 }
@@ -689,9 +689,7 @@ Result Filter::startMediaFilterHandler() {
     Result result;
     if (mPts) {
         result = createMediaFilterEventWithIon(mFilterOutput);
-        if (result == Result::SUCCESS) {
-            mFilterOutput.clear();
-        }
+        mFilterOutput.clear();
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -729,6 +727,7 @@ Result Filter::startMediaFilterHandler() {
         }
 
         result = createMediaFilterEventWithIon(mPesOutput);
+        mPesOutput.clear();
         if (result != Result::SUCCESS) {
             return result;
         }
@@ -739,7 +738,7 @@ Result Filter::startMediaFilterHandler() {
     return Result::SUCCESS;
 }
 
-Result Filter::createMediaFilterEventWithIon(vector<uint8_t> output) {
+Result Filter::createMediaFilterEventWithIon(const vector<uint8_t>& output) {
     if (mUsingSharedAvMem) {
         if (mSharedAvMemHandle.getNativeHandle() == nullptr) {
             return Result::UNKNOWN_ERROR;
@@ -793,7 +792,7 @@ Result Filter::startTemiFilterHandler() {
     return Result::SUCCESS;
 }
 
-bool Filter::writeSectionsAndCreateEvent(vector<uint8_t> data) {
+bool Filter::writeSectionsAndCreateEvent(const vector<uint8_t>& data) {
     // TODO check how many sections has been read
     ALOGD("[Filter] section handler");
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mFilterEventLock);
@@ -874,7 +873,7 @@ native_handle_t* Filter::createNativeHandle(int fd) {
     return nativeHandle;
 }
 
-Result Filter::createIndependentMediaEvents(vector<uint8_t> output) {
+Result Filter::createIndependentMediaEvents(const vector<uint8_t>& output) {
     int av_fd = createAvIonFd(output.size());
     if (av_fd == -1) {
         return Result::UNKNOWN_ERROR;
@@ -912,8 +911,6 @@ Result Filter::createIndependentMediaEvents(vector<uint8_t> output) {
     mFilterEvent.events.resize(size + 1);
     mFilterEvent.events[size].media(mediaEvent);
 
-    // Clear and log
-    output.clear();
     mAvBufferCopyCount = 0;
     ::close(av_fd);
     if (DEBUG_FILTER) {
@@ -922,7 +919,7 @@ Result Filter::createIndependentMediaEvents(vector<uint8_t> output) {
     return Result::SUCCESS;
 }
 
-Result Filter::createShareMemMediaEvents(vector<uint8_t> output) {
+Result Filter::createShareMemMediaEvents(const vector<uint8_t>& output) {
     // copy the filtered data to the shared buffer
     uint8_t* sharedAvBuffer = getIonBuffer(mSharedAvMemHandle.getNativeHandle()->data[0],
                                            output.size() + mSharedAvMemOffset);
@@ -955,8 +952,6 @@ Result Filter::createShareMemMediaEvents(vector<uint8_t> output) {
     mFilterEvent.events.resize(size + 1);
     mFilterEvent.events[size].media(mediaEvent);
 
-    // Clear and log
-    output.clear();
     if (DEBUG_FILTER) {
         ALOGD("[Filter] shared av data length %d", mediaEvent.dataLength);
     }
diff --git a/tv/tuner/1.1/default/Filter.h b/tv/tuner/1.1/default/Filter.h
index 659bebf178..1ea2f513a4 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/1.1/default/Filter.h
+++ b/tv/tuner/1.1/default/Filter.h
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ class Filter : public V1_1::IFilter {
      */
     bool createFilterMQ();
     uint16_t getTpid();
-    void updateFilterOutput(vector<uint8_t> data);
-    void updateRecordOutput(vector<uint8_t> data);
+    void updateFilterOutput(const vector<uint8_t>& data);
+    void updateRecordOutput(const vector<uint8_t>& data);
     void updatePts(uint64_t pts);
     Result startFilterHandler();
     Result startRecordFilterHandler();
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class Filter : public V1_1::IFilter {
     void deleteEventFlag();
     bool writeDataToFilterMQ(const std::vector<uint8_t>& data);
     bool readDataFromMQ();
-    bool writeSectionsAndCreateEvent(vector<uint8_t> data);
+    bool writeSectionsAndCreateEvent(const vector<uint8_t>& data);
     void maySendFilterStatusCallback();
     DemuxFilterStatus checkFilterStatusChange(uint32_t availableToWrite, uint32_t availableToRead,
                                               uint32_t highThreshold, uint32_t lowThreshold);
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ class Filter : public V1_1::IFilter {
     int createAvIonFd(int size);
     uint8_t* getIonBuffer(int fd, int size);
     native_handle_t* createNativeHandle(int fd);
-    Result createMediaFilterEventWithIon(vector<uint8_t> output);
-    Result createIndependentMediaEvents(vector<uint8_t> output);
-    Result createShareMemMediaEvents(vector<uint8_t> output);
+    Result createMediaFilterEventWithIon(const vector<uint8_t>& output);
+    Result createIndependentMediaEvents(const vector<uint8_t>& output);
+    Result createShareMemMediaEvents(const vector<uint8_t>& output);
     bool sameFile(int fd1, int fd2);
 
     DemuxFilterEvent createMediaEvent();