2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram_core.c b/fs/pstore/ram_core.c
index f6650d12c0c..c5fbdbbf81a 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/ram_core.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/ram_core.c
@@ -320,6 +320,13 @@ void persistent_ram_free_old(struct persistent_ram_zone *prz)
         prz->old_log_size = 0;
 }
 
+void persistent_ram_zap(struct persistent_ram_zone *prz)
+{
+        atomic_set(&prz->buffer->start, 0);
+        atomic_set(&prz->buffer->size, 0);
+        persistent_ram_update_header_ecc(prz);
+}
+
 static void *persistent_ram_vmap(phys_addr_t start, size_t size)
 {
         struct page **pages;
@@ -414,8 +421,7 @@ static int __init persistent_ram_post_init(struct persistent_ram_zone *prz, bool
         }
 
         prz->buffer->sig = PERSISTENT_RAM_SIG;
-        atomic_set(&prz->buffer->start, 0);
-        atomic_set(&prz->buffer->size, 0);
+        persistent_ram_zap(prz);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -450,7 +456,6 @@ struct persistent_ram_zone * __init persistent_ram_new(phys_addr_t start,
                 goto err;
 
         persistent_ram_post_init(prz, ecc);
-        persistent_ram_update_header_ecc(prz);
 
         return prz;
 err:
diff --git a/include/linux/pstore_ram.h b/include/linux/pstore_ram.h
index 4491e8ff36e..3b823d49a85 100644
--- a/include/linux/pstore_ram.h
+++ b/include/linux/pstore_ram.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct persistent_ram_zone * __init persistent_ram_new(phys_addr_t start,
                                                        size_t size,
                                                        bool ecc);
 void persistent_ram_free(struct persistent_ram_zone *prz);
+void persistent_ram_zap(struct persistent_ram_zone *prz);
 struct persistent_ram_zone *persistent_ram_init_ringbuffer(struct device *dev,
                 bool ecc);