acpi_os_allocate_zeroed combines acpi_os_allocate and memset 0. The Coccinelle semantic patch used to make this change is as follows: @@ type T; T *d; expression e; statement S; @@ d = - acpi_os_allocate + acpi_os_allocate_zeroed (...); if (!d) S - memset(d, 0, sizeof(T)); Signed-off-by: Amitoj Kaur Chawla <amitoj1606@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c index 60c406a..5ad2641 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c @@ -95,13 +95,11 @@ acpi_ut_create_list(char *list_name, { struct acpi_memory_list *cache; - cache = acpi_os_allocate(sizeof(struct acpi_memory_list)); + cache = acpi_os_allocate_zeroed(sizeof(struct acpi_memory_list)); if (!cache) { return (AE_NO_MEMORY); } - memset(cache, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_memory_list)); - cache->list_name = list_name; cache->object_size = object_size; -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html