diff --git a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/TouchInputMapper.cpp b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/TouchInputMapper.cpp
index 99a572a..decbea4 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/TouchInputMapper.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/TouchInputMapper.cpp
@@ -1413,27 +1413,28 @@
 }
 
 void TouchInputMapper::sync(nsecs_t when) {
-    const RawState* last =
-            mRawStatesPending.empty() ? &mCurrentRawState : &mRawStatesPending.back();
-
     // Push a new state.
     mRawStatesPending.emplace_back();
 
-    RawState* next = &mRawStatesPending.back();
-    next->clear();
-    next->when = when;
+    RawState& next = mRawStatesPending.back();
+    next.clear();
+    next.when = when;
 
     // Sync button state.
-    next->buttonState =
+    next.buttonState =
             mTouchButtonAccumulator.getButtonState() | mCursorButtonAccumulator.getButtonState();
 
     // Sync scroll
-    next->rawVScroll = mCursorScrollAccumulator.getRelativeVWheel();
-    next->rawHScroll = mCursorScrollAccumulator.getRelativeHWheel();
+    next.rawVScroll = mCursorScrollAccumulator.getRelativeVWheel();
+    next.rawHScroll = mCursorScrollAccumulator.getRelativeHWheel();
     mCursorScrollAccumulator.finishSync();
 
     // Sync touch
-    syncTouch(when, next);
+    syncTouch(when, &next);
+
+    // The last RawState is the actually second to last, since we just added a new state
+    const RawState& last =
+            mRawStatesPending.size() == 1 ? mCurrentRawState : mRawStatesPending.rbegin()[1];
 
     // Assign pointer ids.
     if (!mHavePointerIds) {
@@ -1443,9 +1444,9 @@
 #if DEBUG_RAW_EVENTS
     ALOGD("syncTouch: pointerCount %d -> %d, touching ids 0x%08x -> 0x%08x, "
           "hovering ids 0x%08x -> 0x%08x",
-          last->rawPointerData.pointerCount, next->rawPointerData.pointerCount,
-          last->rawPointerData.touchingIdBits.value, next->rawPointerData.touchingIdBits.value,
-          last->rawPointerData.hoveringIdBits.value, next->rawPointerData.hoveringIdBits.value);
+          last.rawPointerData.pointerCount, next.rawPointerData.pointerCount,
+          last.rawPointerData.touchingIdBits.value, next.rawPointerData.touchingIdBits.value,
+          last.rawPointerData.hoveringIdBits.value, next.rawPointerData.hoveringIdBits.value);
 #endif
 
     processRawTouches(false /*timeout*/);
@@ -3679,11 +3680,11 @@
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-void TouchInputMapper::assignPointerIds(const RawState* last, RawState* current) {
-    uint32_t currentPointerCount = current->rawPointerData.pointerCount;
-    uint32_t lastPointerCount = last->rawPointerData.pointerCount;
+void TouchInputMapper::assignPointerIds(const RawState& last, RawState& current) {
+    uint32_t currentPointerCount = current.rawPointerData.pointerCount;
+    uint32_t lastPointerCount = last.rawPointerData.pointerCount;
 
-    current->rawPointerData.clearIdBits();
+    current.rawPointerData.clearIdBits();
 
     if (currentPointerCount == 0) {
         // No pointers to assign.
@@ -3694,20 +3695,20 @@
         // All pointers are new.
         for (uint32_t i = 0; i < currentPointerCount; i++) {
             uint32_t id = i;
-            current->rawPointerData.pointers[i].id = id;
-            current->rawPointerData.idToIndex[id] = i;
-            current->rawPointerData.markIdBit(id, current->rawPointerData.isHovering(i));
+            current.rawPointerData.pointers[i].id = id;
+            current.rawPointerData.idToIndex[id] = i;
+            current.rawPointerData.markIdBit(id, current.rawPointerData.isHovering(i));
         }
         return;
     }
 
     if (currentPointerCount == 1 && lastPointerCount == 1 &&
-        current->rawPointerData.pointers[0].toolType == last->rawPointerData.pointers[0].toolType) {
+        current.rawPointerData.pointers[0].toolType == last.rawPointerData.pointers[0].toolType) {
         // Only one pointer and no change in count so it must have the same id as before.
-        uint32_t id = last->rawPointerData.pointers[0].id;
-        current->rawPointerData.pointers[0].id = id;
-        current->rawPointerData.idToIndex[id] = 0;
-        current->rawPointerData.markIdBit(id, current->rawPointerData.isHovering(0));
+        uint32_t id = last.rawPointerData.pointers[0].id;
+        current.rawPointerData.pointers[0].id = id;
+        current.rawPointerData.idToIndex[id] = 0;
+        current.rawPointerData.markIdBit(id, current.rawPointerData.isHovering(0));
         return;
     }
 
@@ -3725,9 +3726,9 @@
         for (uint32_t lastPointerIndex = 0; lastPointerIndex < lastPointerCount;
              lastPointerIndex++) {
             const RawPointerData::Pointer& currentPointer =
-                    current->rawPointerData.pointers[currentPointerIndex];
+                    current.rawPointerData.pointers[currentPointerIndex];
             const RawPointerData::Pointer& lastPointer =
-                    last->rawPointerData.pointers[lastPointerIndex];
+                    last.rawPointerData.pointers[lastPointerIndex];
             if (currentPointer.toolType == lastPointer.toolType) {
                 int64_t deltaX = currentPointer.x - lastPointer.x;
                 int64_t deltaY = currentPointer.y - lastPointer.y;
@@ -3831,12 +3832,12 @@
             matchedCurrentBits.markBit(currentPointerIndex);
             matchedLastBits.markBit(lastPointerIndex);
 
-            uint32_t id = last->rawPointerData.pointers[lastPointerIndex].id;
-            current->rawPointerData.pointers[currentPointerIndex].id = id;
-            current->rawPointerData.idToIndex[id] = currentPointerIndex;
-            current->rawPointerData.markIdBit(id,
-                                              current->rawPointerData.isHovering(
-                                                      currentPointerIndex));
+            uint32_t id = last.rawPointerData.pointers[lastPointerIndex].id;
+            current.rawPointerData.pointers[currentPointerIndex].id = id;
+            current.rawPointerData.idToIndex[id] = currentPointerIndex;
+            current.rawPointerData.markIdBit(id,
+                                             current.rawPointerData.isHovering(
+                                                     currentPointerIndex));
             usedIdBits.markBit(id);
 
 #if DEBUG_POINTER_ASSIGNMENT
@@ -3853,10 +3854,10 @@
         uint32_t currentPointerIndex = matchedCurrentBits.markFirstUnmarkedBit();
         uint32_t id = usedIdBits.markFirstUnmarkedBit();
 
-        current->rawPointerData.pointers[currentPointerIndex].id = id;
-        current->rawPointerData.idToIndex[id] = currentPointerIndex;
-        current->rawPointerData.markIdBit(id,
-                                          current->rawPointerData.isHovering(currentPointerIndex));
+        current.rawPointerData.pointers[currentPointerIndex].id = id;
+        current.rawPointerData.idToIndex[id] = currentPointerIndex;
+        current.rawPointerData.markIdBit(id,
+                                         current.rawPointerData.isHovering(currentPointerIndex));
 
 #if DEBUG_POINTER_ASSIGNMENT
         ALOGD("assignPointerIds - assigned: cur=%" PRIu32 ", id=%" PRIu32, currentPointerIndex, id);
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/TouchInputMapper.h b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/TouchInputMapper.h
index 58bfc5c..1c2cc18 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/TouchInputMapper.h
+++ b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/TouchInputMapper.h
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@
     bool isPointInsideSurface(int32_t x, int32_t y);
     const VirtualKey* findVirtualKeyHit(int32_t x, int32_t y);
 
-    static void assignPointerIds(const RawState* last, RawState* current);
+    static void assignPointerIds(const RawState& last, RawState& current);
 
     const char* modeToString(DeviceMode deviceMode);
     void rotateAndScale(float& x, float& y);