1 files changed, 1 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/sx.c b/drivers/char/sx.c
index 5e01337e6107..5fb79f59040f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sx.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sx.c
@@ -2267,18 +2267,6 @@ static int sx_init_drivers(void)
         return 0;
 }
 
-
-static void * ckmalloc (int size)
-{
-        void *p;
-
-        p = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (p) 
-                memset(p, 0, size);
-        return p;
-}
-
-
 static int sx_init_portstructs (int nboards, int nports)
 {
         struct sx_board *board;
@@ -2291,7 +2279,7 @@ static int sx_init_portstructs (int nboards, int nports)
 
         /* Many drivers statically allocate the maximum number of ports
            There is no reason not to allocate them dynamically. Is there? -- REW */
-        sx_ports          = ckmalloc(nports * sizeof (struct sx_port));
+        sx_ports = kcalloc(nports, sizeof(struct sx_port), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!sx_ports)
                 return -ENOMEM;