diff --git a/src/acl.c b/src/acl.c
index e781c9211..e0fd3f728 100644
--- a/src/acl.c
+++ b/src/acl.c
@@ -1115,8 +1115,9 @@ int ACLCheckCommandPerm(client *c, int *keyidxptr) {
     if (!(c->user->flags & USER_FLAG_ALLKEYS) &&
         (c->cmd->getkeys_proc || c->cmd->firstkey))
     {
-        int numkeys;
-        int *keyidx = getKeysFromCommand(c->cmd,c->argv,c->argc,&numkeys);
+        getKeysResult result = GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT;
+        int numkeys = getKeysFromCommand(c->cmd,c->argv,c->argc,&result);
+        int *keyidx = result.keys;
         for (int j = 0; j < numkeys; j++) {
             listIter li;
             listNode *ln;
@@ -1137,11 +1138,11 @@ int ACLCheckCommandPerm(client *c, int *keyidxptr) {
             }
             if (!match) {
                 if (keyidxptr) *keyidxptr = keyidx[j];
-                getKeysFreeResult(keyidx);
+                getKeysFreeResult(&result);
                 return ACL_DENIED_KEY;
             }
         }
-        getKeysFreeResult(keyidx);
+        getKeysFreeResult(&result);
     }
 
     /* If we survived all the above checks, the user can execute the
diff --git a/src/cluster.c b/src/cluster.c
index 43bea155b..7d690e863 100644
--- a/src/cluster.c
+++ b/src/cluster.c
@@ -5640,7 +5640,10 @@ clusterNode *getNodeByQuery(client *c, struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, in
         margc = ms->commands[i].argc;
         margv = ms->commands[i].argv;
 
-        keyindex = getKeysFromCommand(mcmd,margv,margc,&numkeys);
+        getKeysResult result = GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT;
+        numkeys = getKeysFromCommand(mcmd,margv,margc,&result);
+        keyindex = result.keys;
+
         for (j = 0; j < numkeys; j++) {
             robj *thiskey = margv[keyindex[j]];
             int thisslot = keyHashSlot((char*)thiskey->ptr,
@@ -5658,7 +5661,7 @@ clusterNode *getNodeByQuery(client *c, struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, in
                  * not trapped earlier in processCommand(). Report the same
                  * error to the client. */
                 if (n == NULL) {
-                    getKeysFreeResult(keyindex);
+                    getKeysFreeResult(&result);
                     if (error_code)
                         *error_code = CLUSTER_REDIR_DOWN_UNBOUND;
                     return NULL;
@@ -5682,7 +5685,7 @@ clusterNode *getNodeByQuery(client *c, struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, in
                 if (!equalStringObjects(firstkey,thiskey)) {
                     if (slot != thisslot) {
                         /* Error: multiple keys from different slots. */
-                        getKeysFreeResult(keyindex);
+                        getKeysFreeResult(&result);
                         if (error_code)
                             *error_code = CLUSTER_REDIR_CROSS_SLOT;
                         return NULL;
@@ -5701,7 +5704,7 @@ clusterNode *getNodeByQuery(client *c, struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, in
                 missing_keys++;
             }
         }
-        getKeysFreeResult(keyindex);
+        getKeysFreeResult(&result);
     }
 
     /* No key at all in command? then we can serve the request
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 7ed746f9a..eb87cebc5 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -1322,27 +1322,54 @@ int expireIfNeeded(redisDb *db, robj *key) {
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * API to get key arguments from commands
  * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#define MAX_KEYS_BUFFER 256
-static int getKeysTempBuffer[MAX_KEYS_BUFFER];
+
+/* Prepare the getKeysResult struct to hold numkeys, either by using the
+ * pre-allocated keysbuf or by allocating a new array on the heap.
+ *
+ * This function must be called at least once before starting to populate
+ * the result, and can be called repeatedly to enlarge the result array.
+ */
+int *getKeysPrepareResult(getKeysResult *result, int numkeys) {
+    /* GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT initializes keys to NULL, point it to the pre-allocated stack
+     * buffer here. */
+    if (!result->keys) {
+        serverAssert(!result->numkeys);
+        result->keys = result->keysbuf;
+    }
+
+    /* Resize if necessary */
+    if (numkeys > result->size) {
+        if (result->keys != result->keysbuf) {
+            /* We're not using a static buffer, just (re)alloc */
+            result->keys = zrealloc(result->keys, numkeys * sizeof(int));
+        } else {
+            /* We are using a static buffer, copy its contents */
+            result->keys = zmalloc(numkeys * sizeof(int));
+            if (result->numkeys)
+                memcpy(result->keys, result->keysbuf, result->numkeys * sizeof(int));
+        }
+        result->size = numkeys;
+    }
+
+    return result->keys;
+}
 
 /* The base case is to use the keys position as given in the command table
  * (firstkey, lastkey, step). */
-int *getKeysUsingCommandTable(struct redisCommand *cmd,robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys) {
+int getKeysUsingCommandTable(struct redisCommand *cmd,robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result) {
     int j, i = 0, last, *keys;
     UNUSED(argv);
 
     if (cmd->firstkey == 0) {
-        *numkeys = 0;
-        return NULL;
+        result->numkeys = 0;
+        return 0;
     }
 
     last = cmd->lastkey;
     if (last < 0) last = argc+last;
 
     int count = ((last - cmd->firstkey)+1);
-    keys = getKeysTempBuffer;
-    if (count > MAX_KEYS_BUFFER)
-        keys = zmalloc(sizeof(int)*count);
+    keys = getKeysPrepareResult(result, count);
 
     for (j = cmd->firstkey; j <= last; j += cmd->keystep) {
         if (j >= argc) {
@@ -1353,17 +1380,17 @@ int *getKeysUsingCommandTable(struct redisCommand *cmd,robj **argv, int argc, in
              * return no keys and expect the command implementation to report
              * an arity or syntax error. */
             if (cmd->flags & CMD_MODULE || cmd->arity < 0) {
-                getKeysFreeResult(keys);
-                *numkeys = 0;
-                return NULL;
+                getKeysFreeResult(result);
+                result->numkeys = 0;
+                return 0;
             } else {
                 serverPanic("Redis built-in command declared keys positions not matching the arity requirements.");
             }
         }
         keys[i++] = j;
     }
-    *numkeys = i;
-    return keys;
+    result->numkeys = i;
+    return i;
 }
 
 /* Return all the arguments that are keys in the command passed via argc / argv.
@@ -1377,26 +1404,26 @@ int *getKeysUsingCommandTable(struct redisCommand *cmd,robj **argv, int argc, in
  *
  * This function uses the command table if a command-specific helper function
  * is not required, otherwise it calls the command-specific function. */
-int *getKeysFromCommand(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys) {
+int getKeysFromCommand(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result) {
     if (cmd->flags & CMD_MODULE_GETKEYS) {
-        return moduleGetCommandKeysViaAPI(cmd,argv,argc,numkeys);
+        return moduleGetCommandKeysViaAPI(cmd,argv,argc,result);
     } else if (!(cmd->flags & CMD_MODULE) && cmd->getkeys_proc) {
-        return cmd->getkeys_proc(cmd,argv,argc,numkeys);
+        return cmd->getkeys_proc(cmd,argv,argc,result);
     } else {
-        return getKeysUsingCommandTable(cmd,argv,argc,numkeys);
+        return getKeysUsingCommandTable(cmd,argv,argc,result);
     }
 }
 
 /* Free the result of getKeysFromCommand. */
-void getKeysFreeResult(int *result) {
-    if (result != getKeysTempBuffer)
-        zfree(result);
+void getKeysFreeResult(getKeysResult *result) {
+    if (result && result->keys != result->keysbuf)
+        zfree(result->keys);
 }
 
 /* Helper function to extract keys from following commands:
  * ZUNIONSTORE <destkey> <num-keys> <key> <key> ... <key> <options>
  * ZINTERSTORE <destkey> <num-keys> <key> <key> ... <key> <options> */
-int *zunionInterGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys) {
+int zunionInterGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result) {
     int i, num, *keys;
     UNUSED(cmd);
 
@@ -1404,30 +1431,30 @@ int *zunionInterGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *nu
     /* Sanity check. Don't return any key if the command is going to
      * reply with syntax error. */
     if (num < 1 || num > (argc-3)) {
-        *numkeys = 0;
-        return NULL;
+        result->numkeys = 0;
+        return 0;
     }
 
     /* Keys in z{union,inter}store come from two places:
      * argv[1] = storage key,
      * argv[3...n] = keys to intersect */
-    keys = getKeysTempBuffer;
-    if (num+1>MAX_KEYS_BUFFER)
-        keys = zmalloc(sizeof(int)*(num+1));
+    /* Total keys = {union,inter} keys + storage key */
+    keys = getKeysPrepareResult(result, num+1);
+    result->numkeys = num+1;
 
     /* Add all key positions for argv[3...n] to keys[] */
     for (i = 0; i < num; i++) keys[i] = 3+i;
 
     /* Finally add the argv[1] key position (the storage key target). */
     keys[num] = 1;
-    *numkeys = num+1;  /* Total keys = {union,inter} keys + storage key */
-    return keys;
+
+    return result->numkeys;
 }
 
 /* Helper function to extract keys from the following commands:
  * EVAL <script> <num-keys> <key> <key> ... <key> [more stuff]
  * EVALSHA <script> <num-keys> <key> <key> ... <key> [more stuff] */
-int *evalGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys) {
+int evalGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result) {
     int i, num, *keys;
     UNUSED(cmd);
 
@@ -1435,20 +1462,17 @@ int *evalGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys)
     /* Sanity check. Don't return any key if the command is going to
      * reply with syntax error. */
     if (num <= 0 || num > (argc-3)) {
-        *numkeys = 0;
-        return NULL;
+        result->numkeys = 0;
+        return 0;
     }
 
-    keys = getKeysTempBuffer;
-    if (num>MAX_KEYS_BUFFER)
-        keys = zmalloc(sizeof(int)*num);
-
-    *numkeys = num;
+    keys = getKeysPrepareResult(result, num);
+    result->numkeys = num;
 
     /* Add all key positions for argv[3...n] to keys[] */
     for (i = 0; i < num; i++) keys[i] = 3+i;
 
-    return keys;
+    return result->numkeys;
 }
 
 /* Helper function to extract keys from the SORT command.
@@ -1458,13 +1482,12 @@ int *evalGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys)
  * The first argument of SORT is always a key, however a list of options
  * follow in SQL-alike style. Here we parse just the minimum in order to
  * correctly identify keys in the "STORE" option. */
-int *sortGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys) {
+int sortGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result) {
     int i, j, num, *keys, found_store = 0;
     UNUSED(cmd);
 
     num = 0;
-    keys = getKeysTempBuffer; /* Alloc 2 places for the worst case. */
-
+    keys = getKeysPrepareResult(result, 2); /* Alloc 2 places for the worst case. */
     keys[num++] = 1; /* <sort-key> is always present. */
 
     /* Search for STORE option. By default we consider options to don't
@@ -1496,11 +1519,11 @@ int *sortGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys)
             }
         }
     }
-    *numkeys = num + found_store;
-    return keys;
+    result->numkeys = num + found_store;
+    return result->numkeys;
 }
 
-int *migrateGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys) {
+int migrateGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result) {
     int i, num, first, *keys;
     UNUSED(cmd);
 
@@ -1521,20 +1544,17 @@ int *migrateGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkey
         }
     }
 
-    keys = getKeysTempBuffer;
-    if (num>MAX_KEYS_BUFFER)
-        keys = zmalloc(sizeof(int)*num);
-
+    keys = getKeysPrepareResult(result, num);
     for (i = 0; i < num; i++) keys[i] = first+i;
-    *numkeys = num;
-    return keys;
+    result->numkeys = num;
+    return num;
 }
 
 /* Helper function to extract keys from following commands:
  * GEORADIUS key x y radius unit [WITHDIST] [WITHHASH] [WITHCOORD] [ASC|DESC]
  *                             [COUNT count] [STORE key] [STOREDIST key]
  * GEORADIUSBYMEMBER key member radius unit ... options ... */
-int *georadiusGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys) {
+int georadiusGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result) {
     int i, num, *keys;
     UNUSED(cmd);
 
@@ -1557,24 +1577,21 @@ int *georadiusGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numk
      * argv[1] = key,
      * argv[5...n] = stored key if present
      */
-    keys = getKeysTempBuffer;
-    if (num>MAX_KEYS_BUFFER)
-        keys = zmalloc(sizeof(int) * num);
+    keys = getKeysPrepareResult(result, num);
 
     /* Add all key positions to keys[] */
     keys[0] = 1;
     if(num > 1) {
          keys[1] = stored_key;
     }
-    *numkeys = num;
-    return keys;
+    result->numkeys = num;
+    return num;
 }
 
 /* LCS ... [KEYS <key1> <key2>] ... */
-int *lcsGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys)
-{
+int lcsGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result) {
     int i;
-    int *keys = getKeysTempBuffer;
+    int *keys = getKeysPrepareResult(result, 2);
     UNUSED(cmd);
 
     /* We need to parse the options of the command in order to check for the
@@ -1588,33 +1605,32 @@ int *lcsGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys)
         } else if (!strcasecmp(arg, "keys") && moreargs >= 2) {
             keys[0] = i+1;
             keys[1] = i+2;
-            *numkeys = 2;
-            return keys;
+            result->numkeys = 2;
+            return result->numkeys;
         }
     }
-    *numkeys = 0;
-    return keys;
+    result->numkeys = 0;
+    return result->numkeys;
 }
 
 /* Helper function to extract keys from memory command.
  * MEMORY USAGE <key> */
-int *memoryGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys) {
-    int *keys;
+int memoryGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result) {
     UNUSED(cmd);
 
+    getKeysPrepareResult(result, 1);
     if (argc >= 3 && !strcasecmp(argv[1]->ptr,"usage")) {
-        keys = getKeysTempBuffer;
-        keys[0] = 2;
-        *numkeys = 1;
-        return keys;
+        result->keys[0] = 2;
+        result->numkeys = 1;
+        return result->numkeys;
     }
-    *numkeys = 0;
-    return NULL;
+    result->numkeys = 0;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /* XREAD [BLOCK <milliseconds>] [COUNT <count>] [GROUP <groupname> <ttl>]
  *       STREAMS key_1 key_2 ... key_N ID_1 ID_2 ... ID_N */
-int *xreadGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys) {
+int xreadGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result) {
     int i, num = 0, *keys;
     UNUSED(cmd);
 
@@ -1644,19 +1660,16 @@ int *xreadGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys)
 
     /* Syntax error. */
     if (streams_pos == -1 || num == 0 || num % 2 != 0) {
-        *numkeys = 0;
-        return NULL;
+        result->numkeys = 0;
+        return 0;
     }
     num /= 2; /* We have half the keys as there are arguments because
                  there are also the IDs, one per key. */
 
-    keys = getKeysTempBuffer;
-    if (num>MAX_KEYS_BUFFER)
-        keys = zmalloc(sizeof(int) * num);
-
+    keys = getKeysPrepareResult(result, num);
     for (i = streams_pos+1; i < argc-num; i++) keys[i-streams_pos-1] = i;
-    *numkeys = num;
-    return keys;
+    result->numkeys = num;
+    return num;
 }
 
 /* Slot to Key API. This is used by Redis Cluster in order to obtain in
diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
index afb525dbe..851cf6f73 100644
--- a/src/module.c
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ struct RedisModuleCtx {
                                              on keys. */
 
     /* Used if there is the REDISMODULE_CTX_KEYS_POS_REQUEST flag set. */
-    int *keys_pos;
-    int keys_count;
+    getKeysResult *keys_result;
 
     struct RedisModulePoolAllocBlock *pa_head;
     redisOpArray saved_oparray;    /* When propagating commands in a callback
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ struct RedisModuleCtx {
 };
 typedef struct RedisModuleCtx RedisModuleCtx;
 
-#define REDISMODULE_CTX_INIT {(void*)(unsigned long)&RM_GetApi, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, {0}}
+#define REDISMODULE_CTX_INIT {(void*)(unsigned long)&RM_GetApi, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, {0}}
 #define REDISMODULE_CTX_MULTI_EMITTED (1<<0)
 #define REDISMODULE_CTX_AUTO_MEMORY (1<<1)
 #define REDISMODULE_CTX_KEYS_POS_REQUEST (1<<2)
@@ -670,18 +669,24 @@ void RedisModuleCommandDispatcher(client *c) {
  * In order to accomplish its work, the module command is called, flagging
  * the context in a way that the command can recognize this is a special
  * "get keys" call by calling RedisModule_IsKeysPositionRequest(ctx). */
-int *moduleGetCommandKeysViaAPI(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys) {
+int moduleGetCommandKeysViaAPI(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result) {
     RedisModuleCommandProxy *cp = (void*)(unsigned long)cmd->getkeys_proc;
     RedisModuleCtx ctx = REDISMODULE_CTX_INIT;
 
     ctx.module = cp->module;
     ctx.client = NULL;
     ctx.flags |= REDISMODULE_CTX_KEYS_POS_REQUEST;
+
+    /* Initialize getKeysResult */
+    getKeysPrepareResult(result, MAX_KEYS_BUFFER);
+    ctx.keys_result = result;
+
     cp->func(&ctx,(void**)argv,argc);
-    int *res = ctx.keys_pos;
-    if (numkeys) *numkeys = ctx.keys_count;
+    /* We currently always use the array allocated by RM_KeyAtPos() and don't try
+     * to optimize for the pre-allocated buffer.
+     */
     moduleFreeContext(&ctx);
-    return res;
+    return result->numkeys;
 }
 
 /* Return non-zero if a module command, that was declared with the
@@ -706,10 +711,18 @@ int RM_IsKeysPositionRequest(RedisModuleCtx *ctx) {
  *  keys are at fixed positions. This interface is only used for commands
  *  with a more complex structure. */
 void RM_KeyAtPos(RedisModuleCtx *ctx, int pos) {
-    if (!(ctx->flags & REDISMODULE_CTX_KEYS_POS_REQUEST)) return;
+    if (!(ctx->flags & REDISMODULE_CTX_KEYS_POS_REQUEST) || !ctx->keys_result) return;
     if (pos <= 0) return;
-    ctx->keys_pos = zrealloc(ctx->keys_pos,sizeof(int)*(ctx->keys_count+1));
-    ctx->keys_pos[ctx->keys_count++] = pos;
+
+    getKeysResult *res = ctx->keys_result;
+
+    /* Check overflow */
+    if (res->numkeys == res->size) {
+        int newsize = res->size + (res->size > 8192 ? 8192 : res->size);
+        getKeysPrepareResult(res, newsize);
+    }
+
+    res->keys[res->numkeys++] = pos;
 }
 
 /* Helper for RM_CreateCommand(). Turns a string representing command
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index c9f92702f..50c93c08e 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -3177,7 +3177,7 @@ struct redisCommand *lookupCommand(sds name) {
     return dictFetchValue(server.commands, name);
 }
 
-struct redisCommand *lookupCommandByCString(char *s) {
+struct redisCommand *lookupCommandByCString(const char *s) {
     struct redisCommand *cmd;
     sds name = sdsnew(s);
 
@@ -4041,7 +4041,8 @@ NULL
         addReplyLongLong(c, dictSize(server.commands));
     } else if (!strcasecmp(c->argv[1]->ptr,"getkeys") && c->argc >= 3) {
         struct redisCommand *cmd = lookupCommand(c->argv[2]->ptr);
-        int *keys, numkeys, j;
+        getKeysResult result = GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT;
+        int j;
 
         if (!cmd) {
             addReplyError(c,"Invalid command specified");
@@ -4056,14 +4057,13 @@ NULL
             return;
         }
 
-        keys = getKeysFromCommand(cmd,c->argv+2,c->argc-2,&numkeys);
-        if (!keys) {
+        if (!getKeysFromCommand(cmd,c->argv+2,c->argc-2,&result)) {
             addReplyError(c,"Invalid arguments specified for command");
         } else {
-            addReplyArrayLen(c,numkeys);
-            for (j = 0; j < numkeys; j++) addReplyBulk(c,c->argv[keys[j]+2]);
-            getKeysFreeResult(keys);
+            addReplyArrayLen(c,result.numkeys);
+            for (j = 0; j < result.numkeys; j++) addReplyBulk(c,c->argv[result.keys[j]+2]);
         }
+        getKeysFreeResult(&result);
     } else {
         addReplySubcommandSyntaxError(c);
     }
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 9f2c50af1..ae5a704fd 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -1482,8 +1482,21 @@ typedef struct pubsubPattern {
     robj *pattern;
 } pubsubPattern;
 
+#define MAX_KEYS_BUFFER 256
+
+/* A result structure for the various getkeys function calls. It lists the
+ * keys as indices to the provided argv.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    int keysbuf[MAX_KEYS_BUFFER];       /* Pre-allocated buffer, to save heap allocations */
+    int *keys;                          /* Key indices array, points to keysbuf or heap */
+    int numkeys;                        /* Number of key indices return */
+    int size;                           /* Available array size */
+} getKeysResult;
+#define GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT { {0}, NULL, 0, MAX_KEYS_BUFFER }
+
 typedef void redisCommandProc(client *c);
-typedef int *redisGetKeysProc(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys);
+typedef int redisGetKeysProc(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result);
 struct redisCommand {
     char *name;
     redisCommandProc *proc;
@@ -1592,7 +1605,7 @@ extern dictType modulesDictType;
 void moduleInitModulesSystem(void);
 int moduleLoad(const char *path, void **argv, int argc);
 void moduleLoadFromQueue(void);
-int *moduleGetCommandKeysViaAPI(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys);
+int moduleGetCommandKeysViaAPI(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result);
 moduleType *moduleTypeLookupModuleByID(uint64_t id);
 void moduleTypeNameByID(char *name, uint64_t moduleid);
 void moduleFreeContext(struct RedisModuleCtx *ctx);
@@ -1998,7 +2011,7 @@ int freeMemoryIfNeededAndSafe(void);
 int processCommand(client *c);
 void setupSignalHandlers(void);
 struct redisCommand *lookupCommand(sds name);
-struct redisCommand *lookupCommandByCString(char *s);
+struct redisCommand *lookupCommandByCString(const char *s);
 struct redisCommand *lookupCommandOrOriginal(sds name);
 void call(client *c, int flags);
 void propagate(struct redisCommand *cmd, int dbid, robj **argv, int argc, int flags);
@@ -2159,16 +2172,17 @@ size_t lazyfreeGetPendingObjectsCount(void);
 void freeObjAsync(robj *o);
 
 /* API to get key arguments from commands */
-int *getKeysFromCommand(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys);
-void getKeysFreeResult(int *result);
-int *zunionInterGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd,robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys);
-int *evalGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys);
-int *sortGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys);
-int *migrateGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys);
-int *georadiusGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys);
-int *xreadGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys);
-int *memoryGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys);
-int *lcsGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys);
+int *getKeysPrepareResult(getKeysResult *result, int numkeys);
+int getKeysFromCommand(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result);
+void getKeysFreeResult(getKeysResult *result);
+int zunionInterGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd,robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result);
+int evalGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result);
+int sortGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result);
+int migrateGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result);
+int georadiusGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result);
+int xreadGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result);
+int memoryGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result);
+int lcsGetKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, getKeysResult *result);
 
 /* Cluster */
 void clusterInit(void);
diff --git a/src/tracking.c b/src/tracking.c
index 3737f6859..913577eab 100644
--- a/src/tracking.c
+++ b/src/tracking.c
@@ -171,9 +171,14 @@ void trackingRememberKeys(client *c) {
     uint64_t caching_given = c->flags & CLIENT_TRACKING_CACHING;
     if ((optin && !caching_given) || (optout && caching_given)) return;
 
-    int numkeys;
-    int *keys = getKeysFromCommand(c->cmd,c->argv,c->argc,&numkeys);
-    if (keys == NULL) return;
+    getKeysResult result = GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT;
+    int numkeys = getKeysFromCommand(c->cmd,c->argv,c->argc,&result);
+    if (!numkeys) {
+        getKeysFreeResult(&result);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int *keys = result.keys;
 
     for(int j = 0; j < numkeys; j++) {
         int idx = keys[j];
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@ void trackingRememberKeys(client *c) {
         if (raxTryInsert(ids,(unsigned char*)&c->id,sizeof(c->id),NULL,NULL))
             TrackingTableTotalItems++;
     }
-    getKeysFreeResult(keys);
+    getKeysFreeResult(&result);
 }
 
 /* Given a key name, this function sends an invalidation message in the