diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
index 13048f32..59a1604c 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <libcamera/base/class.h>
+#include <libcamera/base/span.h>
 
 #include <libcamera/control_ids.h>
 #include <libcamera/controls.h>
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ public:
 	virtual BayerFormat::Order bayerOrder(Transform t) const = 0;
 
 	virtual const ControlInfoMap &controls() const = 0;
-	virtual ControlList getControls(const std::vector<uint32_t> &ids) = 0;
+	virtual ControlList getControls(Span<const uint32_t> ids) = 0;
 	virtual int setControls(ControlList *ctrls) = 0;
 
 	virtual const std::vector<controls::draft::TestPatternModeEnum> &
diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_device.h b/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_device.h
index a647c96a..5bc9da96 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_device.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_device.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 
 	const ControlInfoMap &controls() const { return controls_; }
 
-	ControlList getControls(const std::vector<uint32_t> &ids);
+	ControlList getControls(Span<const uint32_t> ids);
 	int setControls(ControlList *ctrls);
 
 	const struct v4l2_query_ext_ctrl *controlInfo(uint32_t id) const;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
index ba0a5c33..0b0790ea 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public:
 	BayerFormat::Order bayerOrder(Transform t) const override;
 
 	const ControlInfoMap &controls() const override;
-	ControlList getControls(const std::vector<uint32_t> &ids) override;
+	ControlList getControls(Span<const uint32_t> ids) override;
 	int setControls(ControlList *ctrls) override;
 
 	const std::vector<controls::draft::TestPatternModeEnum> &
@@ -907,9 +907,13 @@ int CameraSensorLegacy::sensorInfo(IPACameraSensorInfo *info) const
 	 * duration through V4L2 controls. Support for the V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE,
 	 * V4L2_CID_HBLANK and V4L2_CID_VBLANK controls is mandatory.
 	 */
-	ControlList ctrls = subdev_->getControls({ V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE,
-						   V4L2_CID_HBLANK,
-						   V4L2_CID_VBLANK });
+	static constexpr uint32_t cids[] = {
+		V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE,
+		V4L2_CID_HBLANK,
+		V4L2_CID_VBLANK,
+	};
+
+	ControlList ctrls = subdev_->getControls(cids);
 	if (ctrls.empty()) {
 		LOG(CameraSensor, Error)
 			<< "Failed to retrieve camera info controls";
@@ -983,7 +987,7 @@ const ControlInfoMap &CameraSensorLegacy::controls() const
 	return subdev_->controls();
 }
 
-ControlList CameraSensorLegacy::getControls(const std::vector<uint32_t> &ids)
+ControlList CameraSensorLegacy::getControls(Span<const uint32_t> ids)
 {
 	return subdev_->getControls(ids);
 }
diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp
index f9aef054..b9e5b19a 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
 	BayerFormat::Order bayerOrder(Transform t) const override;
 
 	const ControlInfoMap &controls() const override;
-	ControlList getControls(const std::vector<uint32_t> &ids) override;
+	ControlList getControls(Span<const uint32_t> ids) override;
 	int setControls(ControlList *ctrls) override;
 
 	const std::vector<controls::draft::TestPatternModeEnum> &
@@ -1022,9 +1022,13 @@ int CameraSensorRaw::sensorInfo(IPACameraSensorInfo *info) const
 	 * duration through V4L2 controls. Support for the V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE,
 	 * V4L2_CID_HBLANK and V4L2_CID_VBLANK controls is mandatory.
 	 */
-	ControlList ctrls = subdev_->getControls({ V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE,
-						   V4L2_CID_HBLANK,
-						   V4L2_CID_VBLANK });
+	static constexpr uint32_t cids[] = {
+		V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE,
+		V4L2_CID_HBLANK,
+		V4L2_CID_VBLANK,
+	};
+
+	ControlList ctrls = subdev_->getControls(cids);
 	if (ctrls.empty()) {
 		LOG(CameraSensor, Error)
 			<< "Failed to retrieve camera info controls";
@@ -1095,7 +1099,7 @@ const ControlInfoMap &CameraSensorRaw::controls() const
 	return subdev_->controls();
 }
 
-ControlList CameraSensorRaw::getControls(const std::vector<uint32_t> &ids)
+ControlList CameraSensorRaw::getControls(Span<const uint32_t> ids)
 {
 	return subdev_->getControls(ids);
 }
diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_device.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_device.cpp
index 0db92c19..8c78b8c4 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_device.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_device.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void V4L2Device::close()
  * \return The control values in a ControlList on success, or an empty list on
  * error
  */
-ControlList V4L2Device::getControls(const std::vector<uint32_t> &ids)
+ControlList V4L2Device::getControls(Span<const uint32_t> ids)
 {
 	if (ids.empty())
 		return {};
diff --git a/test/v4l2_videodevice/controls.cpp b/test/v4l2_videodevice/controls.cpp
index b0130295..7990f37d 100644
--- a/test/v4l2_videodevice/controls.cpp
+++ b/test/v4l2_videodevice/controls.cpp
@@ -60,11 +60,15 @@ protected:
 		const ControlInfo &u8 = infoMap.find(VIVID_CID_U8_4D_ARRAY)->second;
 
 		/* Test getting controls. */
-		ControlList ctrls = capture_->getControls({ V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS,
-							    V4L2_CID_CONTRAST,
-							    V4L2_CID_SATURATION,
-							    VIVID_CID_INTEGER64,
-							    VIVID_CID_U8_4D_ARRAY });
+		static constexpr uint32_t cids[] = {
+			V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS,
+			V4L2_CID_CONTRAST,
+			V4L2_CID_SATURATION,
+			VIVID_CID_INTEGER64,
+			VIVID_CID_U8_4D_ARRAY,
+		};
+
+		ControlList ctrls = capture_->getControls(cids);
 		if (ctrls.empty()) {
 			cerr << "Failed to get controls" << endl;
 			return TestFail;