linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Forgotten memset

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Date:	Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:49:43 +0000
From:	"Daniel K." <daniel@...ded.net>
To:	Panagiotis Issaris <takis@...umba.uhasselt.be>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-eata@...onnect.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Forgotten memset

Panagiotis Issaris wrote:
> --- a/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.c
> @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static int idescsi_check_condition(ide_d
>  
>  	/* stuff a sense request in front of our current request */
>  	pc = kzalloc (sizeof (idescsi_pc_t), GFP_ATOMIC);
> -	rq = kmalloc (sizeof (struct request), GFP_ATOMIC);
> +	rq = kzalloc (sizeof (struct request), GFP_ATOMIC);
>  	buf = kzalloc(SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
>  	if (pc == NULL || rq == NULL || buf == NULL) {
>  		kfree(buf);
>
> Was this forgotten and therefore, is it necessary or useful to zero this
> out?

No, this code snippet is followed by a call to

	ide_init_drive_cmd(rq)

which calls memset()


Daniel K.

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