netdev - RE: [PATCH linux-next] atm: lanai: Use dma_zalloc

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Date:   Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:37:43 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     "'ye.xingchen@....com.cn'" <ye.xingchen@....com.cn>,
        "3chas3@...il.com" <3chas3@...il.com>
CC:     "linux-atm-general@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
        <linux-atm-general@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH linux-next] atm: lanai: Use dma_zalloc_coherent()

From: ye.xingchen@....com.cn
> Sent: 17 January 2023 09:21
> 
> Instead of using dma_alloc_coherent() and memset() directly use
> dma_zalloc_coherent().

I'm sure I've a brain cell that remembers that dma_alloc_coherent()
always zeros the buffer.
So the 'zalloc' variant isn't needed and the memset() can just
be deleted.
OTOH is it really worth the churn.

	David

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