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

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Message-ID: <4B4646B2.6050103@googlemail.com>
Date:	Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:40:18 +0100
From:	René Bolldorf <xsecute@...glemail.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
CC:	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH]drivers/ata/libata-eh.c:1509 unneeded memset()

On 01/07/10 21:34, René Bolldorf wrote:
> On 01/07/10 20:15, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> I need a little bit more detail than an unqualified statement... Did
>> you audit all paths leading to this code point?
>
> Yes, and my two systems running fine with the patch, no oops or panic's.

Sry forgot that:
	/* initialize sense_buf with the error register,
	 * for the case where they are -not- overwritten
	 */
	sense_buf[0] = 0x70;
	sense_buf[2] = dfl_sense_key;

So i think memset() is not needed and works very well without it.
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