alloc_etherdev function internally calls kvzalloc . So we may not need explicit memset after this call. Signed-off-by: Hariprasad Kelam <hariprasad.kelam@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c index bb13b1d..64d9fee 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c @@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ struct net_device *alloc_rtllib(int sizeof_priv) return NULL; } ieee = (struct rtllib_device *)netdev_priv_rsl(dev); - memset(ieee, 0, sizeof(struct rtllib_device) + sizeof_priv); ieee->dev = dev; err = rtllib_networks_allocate(ieee); -- 2.7.4 _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel