> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/keylocker.c b/arch/x86/kernel/keylocker.c ... > +void __init destroy_keylocker_data(void) > +{ > + memset(&kl_setup.key, KEY_DESTROY, sizeof(kl_setup.key)); > +} That's a special value for garbage collected keyring keys assigned a keytype of ".dead". memzero() or memzero_explicit() might be better for this use case.