linux-kernel - [PATCH] ic7xxx_osm: use kzalloc instead of kmalloc + memset

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Date:	Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:17:05 +0300
From:	Cosmin Stanescu <cosmin90stanescu@...il.com>
To:	hare@...e.de
Cc:	JBottomley@...allels.com, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Cosmin Stanescu <cosmin90stanescu@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] ic7xxx_osm: use kzalloc instead of kmalloc + memset

found using coccinelle.

Signed-off-by: Cosmin Stanescu <cosmin90stanescu@...il.com>
---
 drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c |    3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
index c0c6258..7167cfe 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
@@ -1223,10 +1223,9 @@ ahc_platform_alloc(struct ahc_softc *ahc, void *platform_arg)
 {
 
 	ahc->platform_data =
-	    kmalloc(sizeof(struct ahc_platform_data), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	    kzalloc(sizeof(struct ahc_platform_data), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (ahc->platform_data == NULL)
 		return (ENOMEM);
-	memset(ahc->platform_data, 0, sizeof(struct ahc_platform_data));
 	ahc->platform_data->irq = AHC_LINUX_NOIRQ;
 	ahc_lockinit(ahc);
 	ahc->seltime = (aic7xxx_seltime & 0x3) << 4;
-- 
1.7.10.4

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