1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
index 6612db8ec215..f4251d35599d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
@@ -641,14 +641,14 @@ static int xl_open(struct net_device *dev)
          * Now to set up the Rx and Tx buffer structures
          */
         /* These MUST be on 8 byte boundaries */
-        xl_priv->xl_tx_ring = kmalloc((sizeof(struct xl_tx_desc) * XL_TX_RING_SIZE) + 7, GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL) ; 
+        xl_priv->xl_tx_ring = kzalloc((sizeof(struct xl_tx_desc) * XL_TX_RING_SIZE) + 7, GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL);
         if (xl_priv->xl_tx_ring == NULL) {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Not enough memory to allocate rx buffers.\n",
                                      dev->name);
                 free_irq(dev->irq,dev);
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
-        xl_priv->xl_rx_ring = kmalloc((sizeof(struct xl_rx_desc) * XL_RX_RING_SIZE) +7, GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL) ; 
+        xl_priv->xl_rx_ring = kzalloc((sizeof(struct xl_rx_desc) * XL_RX_RING_SIZE) +7, GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL);
         if (xl_priv->xl_tx_ring == NULL) {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Not enough memory to allocate rx buffers.\n",
                                      dev->name);
@@ -656,8 +656,6 @@ static int xl_open(struct net_device *dev)
                 kfree(xl_priv->xl_tx_ring);
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
-        memset(xl_priv->xl_tx_ring,0,sizeof(struct xl_tx_desc) * XL_TX_RING_SIZE) ; 
-        memset(xl_priv->xl_rx_ring,0,sizeof(struct xl_rx_desc) * XL_RX_RING_SIZE) ; 
 
          /* Setup Rx Ring */
          for (i=0 ; i < XL_RX_RING_SIZE ; i++) {