diff --git a/libs/input/PointerController.cpp b/libs/input/PointerController.cpp
index c41cd04..abd9284 100644
--- a/libs/input/PointerController.cpp
+++ b/libs/input/PointerController.cpp
@@ -354,13 +354,12 @@
     return it != di.end() ? it->transform : kIdentityTransform;
 }
 
-void PointerController::dump(std::string& dump) {
+std::string PointerController::dump() {
     if (!mEnabled) {
-        dump += INDENT "PointerController: DISABLED due to ongoing PointerChoreographer refactor\n";
-        return;
+        return INDENT "PointerController: DISABLED due to ongoing PointerChoreographer refactor\n";
     }
 
-    dump += INDENT "PointerController:\n";
+    std::string dump = INDENT "PointerController:\n";
     std::scoped_lock lock(getLock());
     dump += StringPrintf(INDENT2 "Presentation: %s\n",
                          ftl::enum_string(mLocked.presentation).c_str());
@@ -373,6 +372,7 @@
     for (const auto& [_, spotController] : mLocked.spotControllers) {
         spotController.dump(dump, INDENT3);
     }
+    return dump;
 }
 
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/input/PointerController.h b/libs/input/PointerController.h
index de39eda..aa7ca3c 100644
--- a/libs/input/PointerController.h
+++ b/libs/input/PointerController.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     void onDisplayInfosChangedLocked(const std::vector<gui::DisplayInfo>& displayInfos)
             REQUIRES(getLock());
 
-    void dump(std::string& dump);
+    std::string dump();
 
 protected:
     using WindowListenerConsumer =
diff --git a/services/core/jni/com_android_server_input_InputManagerService.cpp b/services/core/jni/com_android_server_input_InputManagerService.cpp
index 6e0d98c..55deb22 100644
--- a/services/core/jni/com_android_server_input_InputManagerService.cpp
+++ b/services/core/jni/com_android_server_input_InputManagerService.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
     virtual void onPointerDisplayIdChanged(int32_t displayId, const FloatPoint& position);
 
     /* --- PointerControllerPolicyInterface implementation --- */
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<PointerControllerInterface> createPointerController() override;
+    std::shared_ptr<PointerControllerInterface> createPointerController() override;
 
 private:
     sp<InputManagerInterface> mInputManager;
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
         dump += StringPrintf(INDENT "Pointer Capture: %s, seq=%" PRIu32 "\n",
                              mLocked.pointerCaptureRequest.enable ? "Enabled" : "Disabled",
                              mLocked.pointerCaptureRequest.seq);
-        forEachPointerControllerLocked([&dump](PointerController& pc) { pc.dump(dump); });
+        forEachPointerControllerLocked([&dump](PointerController& pc) { dump += pc.dump(); });
     } // release lock
     dump += "\n";
 
@@ -530,9 +530,8 @@
     { // acquire lock
         std::scoped_lock _l(mLock);
         mLocked.viewports = viewports;
-        forEachPointerControllerLocked([viewports = std::move(viewports)](PointerController& pc) {
-            pc.onDisplayViewportsUpdated(viewports);
-        });
+        forEachPointerControllerLocked(
+                [&viewports](PointerController& pc) { pc.onDisplayViewportsUpdated(viewports); });
     } // release lock
 
     mInputManager->getReader().requestRefreshConfiguration(