===== drivers/ide/probe.c 1.58 vs edited =====
--- 1.58/drivers/ide/probe.c	Fri Jun 14 09:11:19 2002
+++ edited/drivers/ide/probe.c	Thu Jul  4 10:31:35 2002
@@ -1143,6 +1143,7 @@
 	if (!gd)
 		goto err_kmalloc_gd;
 
+	memset(gd, 0, sizeof(struct gendisk));
 	gd->sizes = kmalloc(ATA_MINORS * sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gd->sizes)
 		goto err_kmalloc_gd_sizes;