--- b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c	2008-11-04 11:53:12.878116772 +0200
+++ a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c	2008-11-04 12:08:40.800644774 +0200
@@ -2673,7 +2673,7 @@ static int slic_card_init(struct sliccar
 
 #if SLIC_DUMP_ENABLED
 	if (!card->dumpbuffer) {
-		card->dumpbuffer = kmalloc(DUMP_PAGE_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		card->dumpbuffer = kzalloc(DUMP_PAGE_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 		ASSERT(card->dumpbuffer);
 		if (card->dumpbuffer == NULL)
@@ -2683,7 +2683,6 @@ static int slic_card_init(struct sliccar
 	 *  Smear the shared memory structure and then obtain
 	 *  the PHYSICAL address of this structure
 	 */
-	memset(card->dumpbuffer, 0, DUMP_PAGE_SIZE);
 	card->dumpbuffer_phys = virt_to_bus(card->dumpbuffer);
 	card->dumpbuffer_physh = SLIC_GET_ADDR_HIGH(card->dumpbuffer_phys);
 	card->dumpbuffer_physl = SLIC_GET_ADDR_LOW(card->dumpbuffer_phys);
@@ -2692,7 +2691,7 @@ static int slic_card_init(struct sliccar
 	 *  Allocate COMMAND BUFFER
 	 */
 	if (!card->cmdbuffer) {
-		card->cmdbuffer = kmalloc(sizeof(struct dump_cmd), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		card->cmdbuffer = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dump_cmd), GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 		ASSERT(card->cmdbuffer);
 		if (card->cmdbuffer == NULL)
@@ -2702,7 +2701,6 @@ static int slic_card_init(struct sliccar
 	 *  Smear the shared memory structure and then obtain
 	 *  the PHYSICAL address of this structure
 	 */
-	memset(card->cmdbuffer, 0, sizeof(struct dump_cmd));
 	card->cmdbuffer_phys = virt_to_bus(card->cmdbuffer);
 	card->cmdbuffer_physh = SLIC_GET_ADDR_HIGH(card->cmdbuffer_phys);
 	card->cmdbuffer_physl = SLIC_GET_ADDR_LOW(card->cmdbuffer_phys);
@@ -2833,9 +2831,8 @@ static u32 slic_card_locate(struct adapt
 	}
 	if (!physcard) {
 		/* no structure allocated for this physical card yet */
-		physcard = kmalloc(sizeof(struct physcard *), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		physcard = kzalloc(sizeof(struct physcard *), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		ASSERT(physcard);
-		memset(physcard, 0, sizeof(struct physcard *));
 
 		DBG_MSG
 		    ("\n%s Allocate a PHYSICALcard:\n    PHYSICAL_Card[%p]\n\