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_RSI_91X=m Patch is against linux-next (localversion-next is -next-20151218) drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c index 8d110fd..697caab 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c @@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ static int rsi_send_auto_rate_request(struct rsi_common *common) return -ENOMEM; } - selected_rates = kmalloc(2 * RSI_TBL_SZ, GFP_KERNEL); + selected_rates = kzalloc(2 * RSI_TBL_SZ, GFP_KERNEL); if (!selected_rates) { rsi_dbg(ERR_ZONE, "%s: Failed in allocation of mem\n", __func__); @@ -1032,7 +1032,6 @@ static int rsi_send_auto_rate_request(struct rsi_common *common) } memset(skb->data, 0, sizeof(struct rsi_auto_rate)); - memset(selected_rates, 0, 2 * RSI_TBL_SZ); auto_rate = (struct rsi_auto_rate *)skb->data; -- 1.7.10.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html