1 files changed, 15 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/stallion.c b/drivers/char/stallion.c
index 3f5d6077f39c..a9c5a7230f89 100644
--- a/drivers/char/stallion.c
+++ b/drivers/char/stallion.c
@@ -504,7 +504,6 @@ static int	stl_echmcaintr(stlbrd_t *brdp);
 static int      stl_echpciintr(stlbrd_t *brdp);
 static int      stl_echpci64intr(stlbrd_t *brdp);
 static void     stl_offintr(void *private);
-static void     *stl_memalloc(int len);
 static stlbrd_t *stl_allocbrd(void);
 static stlport_t *stl_getport(int brdnr, int panelnr, int portnr);
 
@@ -940,17 +939,6 @@ static int stl_parsebrd(stlconf_t *confp, char **argp)
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- *      Local driver kernel memory allocation routine.
- */
-
-static void *stl_memalloc(int len)
-{
-        return (void *) kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
-}
-
-/*****************************************************************************/
-
-/*
  *      Allocate a new board structure. Fill out the basic info in it.
  */
 
@@ -958,14 +946,13 @@ static stlbrd_t *stl_allocbrd(void)
 {
         stlbrd_t        *brdp;
 
-        brdp = (stlbrd_t *) stl_memalloc(sizeof(stlbrd_t));
-        if (brdp == (stlbrd_t *) NULL) {
+        brdp = kzalloc(sizeof(stlbrd_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!brdp) {
                 printk("STALLION: failed to allocate memory (size=%d)\n",
                         sizeof(stlbrd_t));
-                return (stlbrd_t *) NULL;
+                return NULL;
         }
 
-        memset(brdp, 0, sizeof(stlbrd_t));
         brdp->magic = STL_BOARDMAGIC;
         return brdp;
 }
@@ -1017,9 +1004,9 @@ static int stl_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
         portp->refcount++;
 
         if ((portp->flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED) == 0) {
-                if (portp->tx.buf == (char *) NULL) {
-                        portp->tx.buf = (char *) stl_memalloc(STL_TXBUFSIZE);
-                        if (portp->tx.buf == (char *) NULL)
+                if (!portp->tx.buf) {
+                        portp->tx.buf = kmalloc(STL_TXBUFSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+                        if (!portp->tx.buf)
                                 return -ENOMEM;
                         portp->tx.head = portp->tx.buf;
                         portp->tx.tail = portp->tx.buf;
@@ -2178,13 +2165,12 @@ static int __init stl_initports(stlbrd_t *brdp, stlpanel_t *panelp)
  *      each ports data structures.
  */
         for (i = 0; (i < panelp->nrports); i++) {
-                portp = (stlport_t *) stl_memalloc(sizeof(stlport_t));
-                if (portp == (stlport_t *) NULL) {
+                portp = kzalloc(sizeof(stlport_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+                if (!portp) {
                         printk("STALLION: failed to allocate memory "
                                 "(size=%d)\n", sizeof(stlport_t));
                         break;
                 }
-                memset(portp, 0, sizeof(stlport_t));
 
                 portp->magic = STL_PORTMAGIC;
                 portp->portnr = i;
@@ -2315,13 +2301,12 @@ static inline int stl_initeio(stlbrd_t *brdp)
  *      can complete the setup.
  */
 
-        panelp = (stlpanel_t *) stl_memalloc(sizeof(stlpanel_t));
-        if (panelp == (stlpanel_t *) NULL) {
+        panelp = kzalloc(sizeof(stlpanel_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!panelp) {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "STALLION: failed to allocate memory "
                         "(size=%d)\n", sizeof(stlpanel_t));
-                return(-ENOMEM);
+                return -ENOMEM;
         }
-        memset(panelp, 0, sizeof(stlpanel_t));
 
         panelp->magic = STL_PANELMAGIC;
         panelp->brdnr = brdp->brdnr;
@@ -2490,13 +2475,12 @@ static inline int stl_initech(stlbrd_t *brdp)
                 status = inb(ioaddr + ECH_PNLSTATUS);
                 if ((status & ECH_PNLIDMASK) != nxtid)
                         break;
-                panelp = (stlpanel_t *) stl_memalloc(sizeof(stlpanel_t));
-                if (panelp == (stlpanel_t *) NULL) {
+                panelp = kzalloc(sizeof(stlpanel_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+                if (!panelp) {
                         printk("STALLION: failed to allocate memory "
                                 "(size=%d)\n", sizeof(stlpanel_t));
                         break;
                 }
-                memset(panelp, 0, sizeof(stlpanel_t));
                 panelp->magic = STL_PANELMAGIC;
                 panelp->brdnr = brdp->brdnr;
                 panelp->panelnr = panelnr;
@@ -3074,8 +3058,8 @@ static int __init stl_init(void)
 /*
  *      Allocate a temporary write buffer.
  */
-        stl_tmpwritebuf = (char *) stl_memalloc(STL_TXBUFSIZE);
-        if (stl_tmpwritebuf == (char *) NULL)
+        stl_tmpwritebuf = kmalloc(STL_TXBUFSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!stl_tmpwritebuf)
                 printk("STALLION: failed to allocate memory (size=%d)\n",
                         STL_TXBUFSIZE);