[KJ][PATCH]mmtimer.c-kzalloc

[<vignesh.babu@wipro.com>]

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Replacing kmalloc/memset combination with kzalloc.

Signed-off-by: vignesh babu <vignesh.babu@wipro.com>
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diff --git a/drivers/char/mmtimer.c b/drivers/char/mmtimer.c
index c091603..6e55cfb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mmtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mmtimer.c
@@ -705,15 +705,13 @@ static int __init mmtimer_init(void)
 	maxn++;
 
 	/* Allocate list of node ptrs to mmtimer_t's */
-	timers = kmalloc(sizeof(mmtimer_t *)*maxn, GFP_KERNEL);
+	timers = kzalloc(sizeof(mmtimer_t *)*maxn, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (timers == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed to allocate memory for device\n",
 				MMTIMER_NAME);
 		goto out3;
 	}
 
-	memset(timers,0,(sizeof(mmtimer_t *)*maxn));
-
 	/* Allocate mmtimer_t's for each online node */
 	for_each_online_node(node) {
 		timers[node] = kmalloc_node(sizeof(mmtimer_t)*NUM_COMPARATORS, GFP_KERNEL, node);

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Regards,  
Vignesh Babu BM  
_____________________________________________________________  
"Why is it that every time I'm with you, makes me believe in magic?"

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