diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/simple_array.hpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/simple_array.hpp
index 0fec530852..aa482ef418 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/simple_array.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/simple_array.hpp
@@ -390,14 +390,22 @@ namespace rsx
 			}
 
 			bool ret = false;
-			for (auto ptr = _data, last = _data + _size - 1; ptr < last; ptr++)
+			for (auto ptr = _data, last = _data + _size - 1; ptr <= last; ptr++)
 			{
 				if (predicate(*ptr))
 				{
+					ret = true;
+
+					if (ptr == last)
+					{
+						// Popping the last entry from list. Just set the new size and exit
+						_size--;
+						break;
+					}
+
 					// Move item to the end of the list and shrink by 1
 					std::memcpy(ptr, last, sizeof(Ty));
 					last = _data + (--_size);
-					ret = true;
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Core/RSXDrawCommands.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Core/RSXDrawCommands.cpp
index 9d218edb89..97cf918e57 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Core/RSXDrawCommands.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Core/RSXDrawCommands.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "Emu/RSX/Common/BufferUtils.h"
 #include "Emu/RSX/Common/buffer_stream.hpp"
 #include "Emu/RSX/Common/io_buffer.h"
-#include "Emu/RSX/Common/simple_array.hpp"
 #include "Emu/RSX/NV47/HW/context_accessors.define.h"
 #include "Emu/RSX/Program/GLSLCommon.h"
 #include "Emu/RSX/rsx_methods.h"
@@ -759,7 +758,8 @@ namespace rsx
 		ensure(draw_call.is_trivial_instanced_draw);
 
 		// Temp indirection table. Used to track "running" updates.
-		rsx::simple_array<u32> instancing_indirection_table;
+		auto& instancing_indirection_table = m_scratch_buffers.u32buf;
+
 		// indirection table size
 		const auto full_reupload = !prog || prog->has_indexed_constants;
 		const auto reloc_table = full_reupload ? decltype(prog->constant_ids){} : prog->constant_ids;
@@ -767,7 +767,8 @@ namespace rsx
 		instancing_indirection_table.resize(redirection_table_size);
 
 		// Temp constants data
-		rsx::simple_array<u128> constants_data;
+		auto& constants_data = m_scratch_buffers.u128buf;
+		constants_data.clear();
 		constants_data.reserve(redirection_table_size * draw_call.pass_count());
 
 		// Allocate indirection buffer on GPU stream
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Core/RSXDrawCommands.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Core/RSXDrawCommands.h
index 5bc5991a18..fd61a9a67c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Core/RSXDrawCommands.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Core/RSXDrawCommands.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <util/types.hpp>
 
+#include "Emu/RSX/Common/simple_array.hpp"
 #include "Emu/RSX/Core/RSXVertexTypes.h"
 #include "Emu/RSX/NV47/FW/draw_call.hpp"
 #include "Emu/RSX/Program/ProgramStateCache.h"
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ namespace rsx
 		std::array<push_buffer_vertex_info, 16> m_vertex_push_buffers;
 		rsx::simple_array<u32> m_element_push_buffer;
 
+		struct
+		{
+			rsx::simple_array<u32> u32buf;
+			rsx::simple_array<u128> u128buf;
+		} mutable m_scratch_buffers;
+
 	public:
 		draw_command_processor() = default;
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.cpp
index 989e95929d..3b8677afd8 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,33 @@
 
 LOG_CHANNEL(evdev_log, "evdev");
 
+bool positive_axis::load()
+{
+	if (fs::file cfg_file{ cfg_name, fs::read })
+	{
+		return from_string(cfg_file.to_string());
+	}
+
+	from_default();
+	return false;
+}
+
+void positive_axis::save() const
+{
+	fs::pending_file file(cfg_name);
+
+	if (file.file)
+	{
+		file.file.write(to_string());
+		file.commit();
+	}
+}
+
+bool positive_axis::exist() const
+{
+	return fs::is_file(cfg_name);
+}
+
 evdev_joystick_handler::evdev_joystick_handler()
     : PadHandlerBase(pad_handler::evdev)
 {
@@ -110,7 +137,12 @@ bool evdev_joystick_handler::Init()
 	if (m_is_init)
 		return true;
 
-	m_pos_axis_config.load();
+	if (!m_pos_axis_config.load())
+	{
+		evdev_log.notice("positive_axis config missing. Using defaults");
+	}
+
+	evdev_log.notice("positive_axis config=\n%s", m_pos_axis_config.to_string());
 
 	if (!m_pos_axis_config.exist())
 		m_pos_axis_config.save();
@@ -783,7 +815,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<evdev_joystick_handler::EvdevDevice> evdev_joystick_handler::add
 					// Let's log axis information while we are in the settings in order to identify problems more easily.
 					for (const auto& [code, axis_name] : axis_list)
 					{
-						if (const input_absinfo *info = libevdev_get_abs_info(dev, code))
+						if (const input_absinfo* info = libevdev_get_abs_info(dev, code))
 						{
 							const char* code_name = libevdev_event_code_get_name(EV_ABS, code);
 							evdev_log.notice("Axis info for %s: %s (%s) => minimum=%d, maximum=%d, fuzz=%d, flat=%d, resolution=%d",
@@ -857,7 +889,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<evdev_joystick_handler::EvdevDevice> evdev_joystick_handler::add
 				// A device must not mix regular directional axes and accelerometer axes on the same event node.
 				for (const auto& [code, axis_name] : axis_list)
 				{
-					if (const input_absinfo *info = libevdev_get_abs_info(dev, code))
+					if (const input_absinfo* info = libevdev_get_abs_info(dev, code))
 					{
 						const bool is_accel = code == ABS_X || code == ABS_Y || code == ABS_Z;
 						const char* code_name = libevdev_event_code_get_name(EV_ABS, code);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.h b/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.h
index 7b23903091..6919a32205 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.h
@@ -57,31 +57,9 @@ struct positive_axis : cfg::node
 	cfg::_bool abs_mt_tool_x{ this, "ABS_MT_TOOL_X", false };
 	cfg::_bool abs_mt_tool_y{ this, "ABS_MT_TOOL_Y", false };
 
-	bool load()
-	{
-		if (fs::file cfg_file{ cfg_name, fs::read })
-		{
-			return from_string(cfg_file.to_string());
-		}
-
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	void save()
-	{
-		fs::pending_file file(cfg_name);
-
-		if (file.file)
-		{
-			file.file.write(to_string());
-			file.commit();
-		}
-	}
-
-	bool exist()
-	{
-		return fs::is_file(cfg_name);
-	}
+	bool load();
+	void save() const;
+	bool exist() const;
 };
 
 class evdev_joystick_handler final : public PadHandlerBase