linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: vmw_pvscsi: No need to clear memory after a dma_alloc

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Message-ID: <yq135iplhon.fsf@ca-mkp.ca.oracle.com>
Date:   Wed, 06 Apr 2022 23:02:24 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     Vishal Bhakta <vbhakta@...are.com>,
        VMware PV-Drivers Reviewers <pv-drivers@...are.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: vmw_pvscsi: No need to clear memory after a
 dma_alloc_coherent() call


Christophe,

> dma_alloc_coherent() already clear the allocated memory, there is no
> need to explicitly call memset().

Applied to 5.19/scsi-staging, thanks!

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering