linux-kernel - [PATCH -next 3/3] scsi: Remove superfluous memset()

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Date:   Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:31:58 +0800
From:   Li Heng <liheng40@...wei.com>
To:     <martin.petersen@...cle.com>, <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>
CC:     <MPT-FusionLinux.pdl@...adcom.com>, <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH -next 3/3] scsi: Remove superfluous memset()

Fixes coccicheck warning:

./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c:5247:16-34: WARNING: dma_alloc_coherent use in ioc -> request already zeroes out memory,  so memset is not needed

dma_alloc_coherent use in status already zeroes out memory, so memset is not needed

Signed-off-by: Li Heng <liheng40@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
index 1d64524..61219ad 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
@@ -5257,7 +5257,6 @@ _base_allocate_memory_pools(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 		_base_release_memory_pools(ioc);
 		goto retry_allocation;
 	}
-	memset(ioc->request, 0, sz);
 
 	if (retry_sz)
 		ioc_err(ioc, "request pool: dma_alloc_coherent succeed: hba_depth(%d), chains_per_io(%d), frame_sz(%d), total(%d kb)\n",
-- 
2.7.4