Use kzalloc instead of kmalloc + memset. The semantic patch that makes this change is: (https://coccinelle.gitlabpages.inria.fr/website/) //<smpl> @@ expression res, size, flag; @@ - res = kmalloc(size, flag); + res = kzalloc(size, flag); ... - memset(res, 0, size); //</smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxxx> --- sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c index 0ee4a5081fd6..04a3376a6e66 100644 --- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c +++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ snd_seq_oss_create_client(void) struct snd_seq_port_info *port; struct snd_seq_port_callback port_callback; - port = kmalloc(sizeof(*port), GFP_KERNEL); + port = kzalloc(sizeof(*port), GFP_KERNEL); if (!port) { rc = -ENOMEM; goto __error; @@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ snd_seq_oss_create_client(void) system_client = rc; /* create annoucement receiver port */ - memset(port, 0, sizeof(*port)); strcpy(port->name, "Receiver"); port->addr.client = system_client; port->capability = SNDRV_SEQ_PORT_CAP_WRITE; /* receive only */
