linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] afs: afs_alloc_inode: use kmem_cache

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Message-Id: <20140220220039.0a727f1bc423339d69ffca0a@skynet.be>
Date:	Thu, 20 Feb 2014 22:00:39 +0800
From:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	akpm <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, dhowells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] afs: afs_alloc_inode: use kmem_cache_zalloc

This patch calls zalloc for explicit zero fill and removes all memset 0.

Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
---
 fs/afs/super.c | 8 +-------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/afs/super.c b/fs/afs/super.c
index c486155..aff91ee 100644
--- a/fs/afs/super.c
+++ b/fs/afs/super.c
@@ -460,7 +460,6 @@ static void afs_i_init_once(void *_vnode)
 {
 	struct afs_vnode *vnode = _vnode;
 
-	memset(vnode, 0, sizeof(*vnode));
 	inode_init_once(&vnode->vfs_inode);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&vnode->update_waitq);
 	mutex_init(&vnode->permits_lock);
@@ -481,17 +480,12 @@ static struct inode *afs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct afs_vnode *vnode;
 
-	vnode = kmem_cache_alloc(afs_inode_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	vnode = kmem_cache_zalloc(afs_inode_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vnode)
 		return NULL;
 
 	atomic_inc(&afs_count_active_inodes);
 
-	memset(&vnode->fid, 0, sizeof(vnode->fid));
-	memset(&vnode->status, 0, sizeof(vnode->status));
-
-	vnode->volume		= NULL;
-	vnode->update_cnt	= 0;
 	vnode->flags		= 1 << AFS_VNODE_UNSET;
 	vnode->cb_promised	= false;
 
-- 
1.8.1.4

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