This is an API consolidation only. The use of kmalloc + memset to 0 is equivalent to kzalloc. Signed-off-by: Nicholas Mc Guire <hofrat@xxxxxxxxx> --- Found by coccinelle script (relaxed version of scripts/coccinelle/api/alloc/kzalloc-simple.cocci) Patch was compile tested with: x86_64_defconfig CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=y, CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y Patch is against linux-next (localversion-next is -next-20150518) 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 b1221b2..9babc9e 100644 --- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c +++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ 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; @@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ 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 */ -- 1.7.10.4 _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel