drivers/net: use vzalloc()

Use vzalloc() and vzalloc_node() in net drivers

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Jon Mason <jon.mason@exar.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
index 062600be073b91b47a70b0d65edb8824b941c1f8..0de196da4d4a4d5f3906b24c61abe910ba1040e5 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -766,13 +766,10 @@ bnx2_alloc_rx_mem(struct bnx2 *bp)
                int j;
 
                rxr->rx_buf_ring =
-                       vmalloc(SW_RXBD_RING_SIZE * bp->rx_max_ring);
+                       vzalloc(SW_RXBD_RING_SIZE * bp->rx_max_ring);
                if (rxr->rx_buf_ring == NULL)
                        return -ENOMEM;
 
-               memset(rxr->rx_buf_ring, 0,
-                      SW_RXBD_RING_SIZE * bp->rx_max_ring);
-
                for (j = 0; j < bp->rx_max_ring; j++) {
                        rxr->rx_desc_ring[j] =
                                dma_alloc_coherent(&bp->pdev->dev,
@@ -785,13 +782,11 @@ bnx2_alloc_rx_mem(struct bnx2 *bp)
                }
 
                if (bp->rx_pg_ring_size) {
-                       rxr->rx_pg_ring = vmalloc(SW_RXPG_RING_SIZE *
+                       rxr->rx_pg_ring = vzalloc(SW_RXPG_RING_SIZE *
                                                  bp->rx_max_pg_ring);
                        if (rxr->rx_pg_ring == NULL)
                                return -ENOMEM;
 
-                       memset(rxr->rx_pg_ring, 0, SW_RXPG_RING_SIZE *
-                              bp->rx_max_pg_ring);
                }
 
                for (j = 0; j < bp->rx_max_pg_ring; j++) {

diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.c
index bcf07532953d3c7e9c7fb5fe1ead1c69ec3e63b5..ef02aa68c9261dd7889975ed4a75c379f52cf196 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.c
@@ -1164,12 +1164,10 @@ static void cxgb_redirect(struct dst_entry *old, struct dst_entry *new)
  */
 void *cxgb_alloc_mem(unsigned long size)
 {
-       void *p = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+       void *p = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 
        if (!p)
-               p = vmalloc(size);
-       if (p)
-               memset(p, 0, size);
+               p = vzalloc(size);
        return p;
 }
 

diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index f50bc98310f8b319cf8cdfe1f1b63a23fff19e72..848f89d19fb710cdfcaef16efc7221c0d9b9444f 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -868,12 +868,10 @@ out:      release_firmware(fw);
  */
 void *t4_alloc_mem(size_t size)
 {
-       void *p = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+       void *p = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 
        if (!p)
-               p = vmalloc(size);
-       if (p)
-               memset(p, 0, size);
+               p = vzalloc(size);
        return p;
 }
 

diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 4686c3983fc3044f0e0af47cf75dee71b6dadb02..dcb7f82c27017af001c0a567de84d732efbb717b 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -1425,13 +1425,12 @@ static int e1000_setup_tx_resources(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
        int size;
 
        size = sizeof(struct e1000_buffer) * txdr->count;
-       txdr->buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       txdr->buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!txdr->buffer_info) {
                e_err(probe, "Unable to allocate memory for the Tx descriptor "
                      "ring\n");
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
-       memset(txdr->buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        /* round up to nearest 4K */
 
@@ -1621,13 +1620,12 @@ static int e1000_setup_rx_resources(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
        int size, desc_len;
 
        size = sizeof(struct e1000_buffer) * rxdr->count;
-       rxdr->buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       rxdr->buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!rxdr->buffer_info) {
                e_err(probe, "Unable to allocate memory for the Rx descriptor "
                      "ring\n");
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
-       memset(rxdr->buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        desc_len = sizeof(struct e1000_rx_desc);
 

diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 9b3f0a996b00903763458150b82a32311645c1bd..0adcb79e63863f567141f883ed79f3118a0ee630 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -2059,10 +2059,9 @@ int e1000e_setup_tx_resources(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
        int err = -ENOMEM, size;
 
        size = sizeof(struct e1000_buffer) * tx_ring->count;
-       tx_ring->buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       tx_ring->buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!tx_ring->buffer_info)
                goto err;
-       memset(tx_ring->buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        /* round up to nearest 4K */
        tx_ring->size = tx_ring->count * sizeof(struct e1000_tx_desc);
@@ -2095,10 +2094,9 @@ int e1000e_setup_rx_resources(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
        int i, size, desc_len, err = -ENOMEM;
 
        size = sizeof(struct e1000_buffer) * rx_ring->count;
-       rx_ring->buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       rx_ring->buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!rx_ring->buffer_info)
                goto err;
-       memset(rx_ring->buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        for (i = 0; i < rx_ring->count; i++) {
                buffer_info = &rx_ring->buffer_info[i];

diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
index 182b2a7be8dcd02673bd9512d2760cb61b86b884..a84c389d3db71a78d47d2a3b0c54a0f15736c53c 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -1496,12 +1496,10 @@ static int ehea_init_q_skba(struct ehea_q_skb_arr *q_skba, int max_q_entries)
 {
        int arr_size = sizeof(void *) * max_q_entries;
 
-       q_skba->arr = vmalloc(arr_size);
+       q_skba->arr = vzalloc(arr_size);
        if (!q_skba->arr)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       memset(q_skba->arr, 0, arr_size);
-
        q_skba->len = max_q_entries;
        q_skba->index = 0;
        q_skba->os_skbs = 0;

diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index 892d196f17accfffc4996f830e02ea74d777c415..67ea262e482a215a68eb331b7acf487d72f63c21 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -2436,10 +2436,9 @@ int igb_setup_tx_resources(struct igb_ring *tx_ring)
        int size;
 
        size = sizeof(struct igb_buffer) * tx_ring->count;
-       tx_ring->buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       tx_ring->buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!tx_ring->buffer_info)
                goto err;
-       memset(tx_ring->buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        /* round up to nearest 4K */
        tx_ring->size = tx_ring->count * sizeof(union e1000_adv_tx_desc);
@@ -2587,10 +2586,9 @@ int igb_setup_rx_resources(struct igb_ring *rx_ring)
        int size, desc_len;
 
        size = sizeof(struct igb_buffer) * rx_ring->count;
-       rx_ring->buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       rx_ring->buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!rx_ring->buffer_info)
                goto err;
-       memset(rx_ring->buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        desc_len = sizeof(union e1000_adv_rx_desc);
 

diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
index 4c998b7726da1c4e15c432730834d6eb3fd74371..8dbde2397c108e6c3b0958983232b85657dfd5f0 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -430,10 +430,9 @@ int igbvf_setup_tx_resources(struct igbvf_adapter *adapter,
        int size;
 
        size = sizeof(struct igbvf_buffer) * tx_ring->count;
-       tx_ring->buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       tx_ring->buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!tx_ring->buffer_info)
                goto err;
-       memset(tx_ring->buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        /* round up to nearest 4K */
        tx_ring->size = tx_ring->count * sizeof(union e1000_adv_tx_desc);
@@ -470,10 +469,9 @@ int igbvf_setup_rx_resources(struct igbvf_adapter *adapter,
        int size, desc_len;
 
        size = sizeof(struct igbvf_buffer) * rx_ring->count;
-       rx_ring->buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       rx_ring->buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!rx_ring->buffer_info)
                goto err;
-       memset(rx_ring->buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        desc_len = sizeof(union e1000_adv_rx_desc);
 

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index caa8192fff2a5a3751fc96fd84af1ec6ed7a5cb7..211a1694667e41a6d38739bb890013534ce50308 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -669,13 +669,12 @@ ixgb_setup_tx_resources(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter)
        int size;
 
        size = sizeof(struct ixgb_buffer) * txdr->count;
-       txdr->buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       txdr->buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!txdr->buffer_info) {
                netif_err(adapter, probe, adapter->netdev,
                          "Unable to allocate transmit descriptor ring memory\n");
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
-       memset(txdr->buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        /* round up to nearest 4K */
 
@@ -759,13 +758,12 @@ ixgb_setup_rx_resources(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter)
        int size;
 
        size = sizeof(struct ixgb_buffer) * rxdr->count;
-       rxdr->buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       rxdr->buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!rxdr->buffer_info) {
                netif_err(adapter, probe, adapter->netdev,
                          "Unable to allocate receive descriptor ring\n");
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
-       memset(rxdr->buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        /* Round up to nearest 4K */
 

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 02541956744063359ffaa0120d24484b2e91de3c..494cb57b700ddc5de356e264613771379dac3598 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -5181,12 +5181,11 @@ int ixgbe_setup_tx_resources(struct ixgbe_ring *tx_ring)
        int size;
 
        size = sizeof(struct ixgbe_tx_buffer) * tx_ring->count;
-       tx_ring->tx_buffer_info = vmalloc_node(size, tx_ring->numa_node);
+       tx_ring->tx_buffer_info = vzalloc_node(size, tx_ring->numa_node);
        if (!tx_ring->tx_buffer_info)
-               tx_ring->tx_buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+               tx_ring->tx_buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!tx_ring->tx_buffer_info)
                goto err;
-       memset(tx_ring->tx_buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        /* round up to nearest 4K */
        tx_ring->size = tx_ring->count * sizeof(union ixgbe_adv_tx_desc);
@@ -5246,12 +5245,11 @@ int ixgbe_setup_rx_resources(struct ixgbe_ring *rx_ring)
        int size;
 
        size = sizeof(struct ixgbe_rx_buffer) * rx_ring->count;
-       rx_ring->rx_buffer_info = vmalloc_node(size, rx_ring->numa_node);
+       rx_ring->rx_buffer_info = vzalloc_node(size, rx_ring->numa_node);
        if (!rx_ring->rx_buffer_info)
-               rx_ring->rx_buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+               rx_ring->rx_buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!rx_ring->rx_buffer_info)
                goto err;
-       memset(rx_ring->rx_buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        /* Round up to nearest 4K */
        rx_ring->size = rx_ring->count * sizeof(union ixgbe_adv_rx_desc);

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 5b8063cb4e6c44c213faac2c59aa54ba639a777c..2216a3c8b12bf30ba0a078ec87c55c9993d589c0 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -2489,10 +2489,9 @@ int ixgbevf_setup_tx_resources(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter,
        int size;
 
        size = sizeof(struct ixgbevf_tx_buffer) * tx_ring->count;
-       tx_ring->tx_buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       tx_ring->tx_buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!tx_ring->tx_buffer_info)
                goto err;
-       memset(tx_ring->tx_buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        /* round up to nearest 4K */
        tx_ring->size = tx_ring->count * sizeof(union ixgbe_adv_tx_desc);
@@ -2556,14 +2555,13 @@ int ixgbevf_setup_rx_resources(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter,
        int size;
 
        size = sizeof(struct ixgbevf_rx_buffer) * rx_ring->count;
-       rx_ring->rx_buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       rx_ring->rx_buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!rx_ring->rx_buffer_info) {
                hw_dbg(&adapter->hw,
                       "Unable to vmalloc buffer memory for "
                       "the receive descriptor ring\n");
                goto alloc_failed;
        }
-       memset(rx_ring->rx_buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        /* Round up to nearest 4K */
        rx_ring->size = rx_ring->count * sizeof(union ixgbe_adv_rx_desc);

diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
index 95fe552aa2795a1a3a38bd5263c1eea8cfff5d13..f946de23fe76233103086b5e7aab36667d9e1fb6 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
@@ -214,13 +214,12 @@ int netxen_alloc_sw_resources(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
        tx_ring->num_desc = adapter->num_txd;
        tx_ring->txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(netdev, 0);
 
-       cmd_buf_arr = vmalloc(TX_BUFF_RINGSIZE(tx_ring));
+       cmd_buf_arr = vzalloc(TX_BUFF_RINGSIZE(tx_ring));
        if (cmd_buf_arr == NULL) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: failed to allocate cmd buffer ring\n",
                       netdev->name);
                goto err_out;
        }
-       memset(cmd_buf_arr, 0, TX_BUFF_RINGSIZE(tx_ring));
        tx_ring->cmd_buf_arr = cmd_buf_arr;
 
        recv_ctx = &adapter->recv_ctx;
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ int netxen_alloc_sw_resources(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 
                }
                rds_ring->rx_buf_arr = (struct netxen_rx_buffer *)
-                       vmalloc(RCV_BUFF_RINGSIZE(rds_ring));
+                       vzalloc(RCV_BUFF_RINGSIZE(rds_ring));
                if (rds_ring->rx_buf_arr == NULL) {
                        printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failed to allocate "
                                "rx buffer ring %d\n",
@@ -288,7 +287,6 @@ int netxen_alloc_sw_resources(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
                        /* free whatever was already allocated */
                        goto err_out;
                }
-               memset(rds_ring->rx_buf_arr, 0, RCV_BUFF_RINGSIZE(rds_ring));
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rds_ring->free_list);
                /*
                 * Now go through all of them, set reference handles

diff --git a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
index 472056b47440877f93c83a11d994fca16b99dd96..afb75066b14d1cce3505963d74d4f0b26d83f8fe 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
@@ -1523,12 +1523,11 @@ int pch_gbe_setup_tx_resources(struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter,
        int desNo;
 
        size = (int)sizeof(struct pch_gbe_buffer) * tx_ring->count;
-       tx_ring->buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       tx_ring->buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!tx_ring->buffer_info) {
                pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for the buffer infomation\n");
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
-       memset(tx_ring->buffer_info, 0, size);
 
        tx_ring->size = tx_ring->count * (int)sizeof(struct pch_gbe_tx_desc);
 
@@ -1573,12 +1572,11 @@ int pch_gbe_setup_rx_resources(struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter,
        int desNo;
 
        size = (int)sizeof(struct pch_gbe_buffer) * rx_ring->count;
-       rx_ring->buffer_info = vmalloc(size);
+       rx_ring->buffer_info = vzalloc(size);
        if (!rx_ring->buffer_info) {
                pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for the receive descriptor ring\n");
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
-       memset(rx_ring->buffer_info, 0, size);
        rx_ring->size = rx_ring->count * (int)sizeof(struct pch_gbe_rx_desc);
        rx_ring->desc = dma_alloc_coherent(&pdev->dev, rx_ring->size,
                                           &rx_ring->dma, GFP_KERNEL);

diff --git a/drivers/net/pptp.c b/drivers/net/pptp.c
index ccbc91326bfad5b04cdb279be57b74fd3c0d6247..7556a9224f725757c0f35d4e108ee3bd684734a8 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/pptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pptp.c
@@ -673,8 +673,7 @@ static int __init pptp_init_module(void)
        int err = 0;
        pr_info("PPTP driver version " PPTP_DRIVER_VERSION "\n");
 
-       callid_sock = __vmalloc((MAX_CALLID + 1) * sizeof(void *),
-               GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, PAGE_KERNEL);
+       callid_sock = vzalloc((MAX_CALLID + 1) * sizeof(void *));
        if (!callid_sock) {
                pr_err("PPTP: cann't allocate memory\n");
                return -ENOMEM;

diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
index 0d180c6e41fe1f08fd6658e45bd57e0ba0d23f72..3f970187cfce5be5c45e3dfab9d0e8ee3033bba6 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
@@ -236,12 +236,11 @@ int qlcnic_alloc_sw_resources(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
        tx_ring->num_desc = adapter->num_txd;
        tx_ring->txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(netdev, 0);
 
-       cmd_buf_arr = vmalloc(TX_BUFF_RINGSIZE(tx_ring));
+       cmd_buf_arr = vzalloc(TX_BUFF_RINGSIZE(tx_ring));
        if (cmd_buf_arr == NULL) {
                dev_err(&netdev->dev, "failed to allocate cmd buffer ring\n");
                goto err_out;
        }
-       memset(cmd_buf_arr, 0, TX_BUFF_RINGSIZE(tx_ring));
        tx_ring->cmd_buf_arr = cmd_buf_arr;
 
        recv_ctx = &adapter->recv_ctx;
@@ -276,13 +275,12 @@ int qlcnic_alloc_sw_resources(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
                        break;
                }
                rds_ring->rx_buf_arr = (struct qlcnic_rx_buffer *)
-                       vmalloc(RCV_BUFF_RINGSIZE(rds_ring));
+                       vzalloc(RCV_BUFF_RINGSIZE(rds_ring));
                if (rds_ring->rx_buf_arr == NULL) {
                        dev_err(&netdev->dev, "Failed to allocate "
                                "rx buffer ring %d\n", ring);
                        goto err_out;
                }
-               memset(rds_ring->rx_buf_arr, 0, RCV_BUFF_RINGSIZE(rds_ring));
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rds_ring->free_list);
                /*
                 * Now go through all of them, set reference handles

diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/filter.c b/drivers/net/sfc/filter.c
index 52cb6082b910cd3c2a6072662a750691b6bc2173..44500b54fd5f8b02a768011735b1bb52558ca383 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/filter.c
@@ -428,10 +428,9 @@ int efx_probe_filters(struct efx_nic *efx)
                                             GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!table->used_bitmap)
                        goto fail;
-               table->spec = vmalloc(table->size * sizeof(*table->spec));
+               table->spec = vzalloc(table->size * sizeof(*table->spec));
                if (!table->spec)
                        goto fail;
-               memset(table->spec, 0, table->size * sizeof(*table->spec));
        }
 
        return 0;

diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.c
index 409c2e6053d03efe21e36ef14c4cae105b671ada..44d3ddd37b3e1de1b76c9f3313b7b9ca9fcdb540 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.c
@@ -1220,13 +1220,12 @@ vxge_hw_device_initialize(
                goto exit;
 
        hldev = (struct __vxge_hw_device *)
-                       vmalloc(sizeof(struct __vxge_hw_device));
+                       vzalloc(sizeof(struct __vxge_hw_device));
        if (hldev == NULL) {
                status = VXGE_HW_ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
                goto exit;
        }
 
-       memset(hldev, 0, sizeof(struct __vxge_hw_device));
        hldev->magic = VXGE_HW_DEVICE_MAGIC;
 
        vxge_hw_device_debug_set(hldev, VXGE_ERR, VXGE_COMPONENT_ALL);
@@ -2064,15 +2063,12 @@ __vxge_hw_mempool_grow(struct vxge_hw_mempool *mempool, u32 num_allocate,
                 * allocate new memblock and its private part at once.
                 * This helps to minimize memory usage a lot. */
                mempool->memblocks_priv_arr[i] =
-                               vmalloc(mempool->items_priv_size * n_items);
+                               vzalloc(mempool->items_priv_size * n_items);
                if (mempool->memblocks_priv_arr[i] == NULL) {
                        status = VXGE_HW_ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
                        goto exit;
                }
 
-               memset(mempool->memblocks_priv_arr[i], 0,
-                            mempool->items_priv_size * n_items);
-
                /* allocate DMA-capable memblock */
                mempool->memblocks_arr[i] =
                        __vxge_hw_blockpool_malloc(mempool->devh,
@@ -2145,12 +2141,11 @@ __vxge_hw_mempool_create(
        }
 
        mempool = (struct vxge_hw_mempool *)
-                       vmalloc(sizeof(struct vxge_hw_mempool));
+                       vzalloc(sizeof(struct vxge_hw_mempool));
        if (mempool == NULL) {
                status = VXGE_HW_ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
                goto exit;
        }
-       memset(mempool, 0, sizeof(struct vxge_hw_mempool));
 
        mempool->devh                   = devh;
        mempool->memblock_size          = memblock_size;
@@ -2170,31 +2165,27 @@ __vxge_hw_mempool_create(
 
        /* allocate array of memblocks */
        mempool->memblocks_arr =
-               (void **) vmalloc(sizeof(void *) * mempool->memblocks_max);
+               (void **) vzalloc(sizeof(void *) * mempool->memblocks_max);
        if (mempool->memblocks_arr == NULL) {
                __vxge_hw_mempool_destroy(mempool);
                status = VXGE_HW_ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
                mempool = NULL;
                goto exit;
        }
-       memset(mempool->memblocks_arr, 0,
-               sizeof(void *) * mempool->memblocks_max);
 
        /* allocate array of private parts of items per memblocks */
        mempool->memblocks_priv_arr =
-               (void **) vmalloc(sizeof(void *) * mempool->memblocks_max);
+               (void **) vzalloc(sizeof(void *) * mempool->memblocks_max);
        if (mempool->memblocks_priv_arr == NULL) {
                __vxge_hw_mempool_destroy(mempool);
                status = VXGE_HW_ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
                mempool = NULL;
                goto exit;
        }
-       memset(mempool->memblocks_priv_arr, 0,
-                   sizeof(void *) * mempool->memblocks_max);
 
        /* allocate array of memblocks DMA objects */
        mempool->memblocks_dma_arr = (struct vxge_hw_mempool_dma *)
-               vmalloc(sizeof(struct vxge_hw_mempool_dma) *
+               vzalloc(sizeof(struct vxge_hw_mempool_dma) *
                        mempool->memblocks_max);
 
        if (mempool->memblocks_dma_arr == NULL) {
@@ -2203,20 +2194,16 @@ __vxge_hw_mempool_create(
                mempool = NULL;
                goto exit;
        }
-       memset(mempool->memblocks_dma_arr, 0,
-                       sizeof(struct vxge_hw_mempool_dma) *
-                       mempool->memblocks_max);
 
        /* allocate hash array of items */
        mempool->items_arr =
-               (void **) vmalloc(sizeof(void *) * mempool->items_max);
+               (void **) vzalloc(sizeof(void *) * mempool->items_max);
        if (mempool->items_arr == NULL) {
                __vxge_hw_mempool_destroy(mempool);
                status = VXGE_HW_ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
                mempool = NULL;
                goto exit;
        }
-       memset(mempool->items_arr, 0, sizeof(void *) * mempool->items_max);
 
        /* calculate initial number of memblocks */
        memblocks_to_allocate = (mempool->items_initial +
@@ -4272,14 +4259,12 @@ vxge_hw_vpath_open(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev,
                goto vpath_open_exit1;
 
        vp = (struct __vxge_hw_vpath_handle *)
-               vmalloc(sizeof(struct __vxge_hw_vpath_handle));
+               vzalloc(sizeof(struct __vxge_hw_vpath_handle));
        if (vp == NULL) {
                status = VXGE_HW_ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
                goto vpath_open_exit2;
        }
 
-       memset(vp, 0, sizeof(struct __vxge_hw_vpath_handle));
-
        vp->vpath = vpath;
 
        if (vpath->vp_config->fifo.enable == VXGE_HW_FIFO_ENABLE) {