netdev - [PATCH -next] qed: Remove useless set memory to zero use memset()

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Date:   Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:54:50 +0000
From:   Wei Yongjun <weiyj.lk@...il.com>
To:     Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com>,
        Ariel Elior <Ariel.Elior@...gic.com>
Cc:     Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@...wei.com>, everest-linux-l2@...gic.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH -next] qed: Remove useless set memory to zero use memset()

From: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@...wei.com>

The memory return by kzalloc() has already be set to zero, so
remove useless memset(0).

Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c
index f3a825a..6a353ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c
@@ -2658,7 +2658,6 @@ static int qed_roce_ll2_start(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 		DP_ERR(cdev, "qed roce ll2 start: failed memory allocation\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(roce_ll2, 0, sizeof(*roce_ll2));
 	roce_ll2->handle = QED_LL2_UNUSED_HANDLE;
 	roce_ll2->cbs = params->cbs;
 	roce_ll2->cb_cookie = params->cb_cookie;