linux-kernel - [PATCH]drivers/ata/libata-eh.c:1509 unneeded memset()

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Message-ID: <4B3BDB66.6000008@googlemail.com>
Date:	Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:59:50 +0100
From:	René Bolldorf <xsecute@...glemail.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
CC:	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH]drivers/ata/libata-eh.c:1509 unneeded memset()

We don't need this ;-).

Best regards René Bolldorf & a happy new year in advance.

--- ./drivers/ata/libata-eh.c  2009-12-30 23:44:05.578988545 +0100
+++ ./drivers/ata/libata-eh.c  2009-12-30 23:45:06.991987607 +0100
@@ -1505,9 +1505,6 @@ static unsigned int atapi_eh_request_sen

  	DPRINTK("ATAPI request sense\n");

-	/* FIXME: is this needed? */
-	memset(sense_buf, 0, SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE);
-
  	/* initialize sense_buf with the error register,
  	 * for the case where they are -not- overwritten
  	 */
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