fields[1].in_check_value = NULL;
        fields[1].in_check_mask = NULL;
 
-
-
        fields[2].device = xscale->jtag_info.chain_pos;
        fields[2].num_bits = 1;
        fields[2].out_value = &field2;
 
        jtag_add_dr_scan(3, fields, -1);
 
-       return ERROR_OK;
+       /* DANGER!!! this must be here. It will make sure that the arguments
+        * to jtag_set_check_value() does not go out of scope! */
+       return jtag_execute_queue();
 }
 
 int xscale_receive(target_t *target, u32 *buffer, int num_words)
 {
+       if (num_words==0)
+               return ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS;
+       
        int retval=ERROR_OK;
        armv4_5_common_t *armv4_5 = target->arch_info;
        xscale_common_t *xscale = armv4_5->arch_info;