[PATCH] slip: Replace kmalloc() + memset() pairs with the appropriate kzalloc() calls

[joe jin <joe.jin@oracle.com>]

This patch replace kmalloc() + memset() pairs with the appropriate
kzalloc().

Signed-off-by: Joe Jin <joe.jin@oracle.com>

--- drivers/net/slip.c.orig	2007-01-16 14:21:52.000000000 +0800
+++ drivers/net/slip.c	2007-01-16 14:23:07.000000000 +0800
@@ -1343,15 +1343,12 @@
 	printk(KERN_INFO "SLIP linefill/keepalive option.\n");
 #endif
 
-	slip_devs = kmalloc(sizeof(struct net_device *)*slip_maxdev,
GFP_KERNEL);
+	slip_devs = kzalloc(sizeof(struct net_device *)*slip_maxdev,
GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!slip_devs) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "SLIP: Can't allocate slip devices array!  Uaargh! (-
> No SLIP available)\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	/* Clear the pointer array, we allocate devices when we need them */
-	memset(slip_devs, 0, sizeof(struct net_device *)*slip_maxdev);
-
 	/* Fill in our line protocol discipline, and register it */
 	if ((status = tty_register_ldisc(N_SLIP, &sl_ldisc)) != 0)  {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "SLIP: can't register line discipline (err = %d)\n",
status);



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