1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bvme6000_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/bvme6000_scsi.c
index cac354086737..d858f3d41274 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bvme6000_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bvme6000_scsi.c
@@ -36,19 +36,18 @@ static struct platform_device *bvme6000_scsi_device;
 static __devinit int
 bvme6000_probe(struct device *dev)
 {
-        struct Scsi_Host * host = NULL;
+        struct Scsi_Host *host;
         struct NCR_700_Host_Parameters *hostdata;
 
         if (!MACH_IS_BVME6000)
                 goto out;
 
-        hostdata = kmalloc(sizeof(struct NCR_700_Host_Parameters), GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (hostdata == NULL) {
+        hostdata = kzalloc(sizeof(struct NCR_700_Host_Parameters), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!hostdata) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "bvme6000-scsi: "
                                 "Failed to allocate host data\n");
                 goto out;
         }
-        memset(hostdata, 0, sizeof(struct NCR_700_Host_Parameters));
 
         /* Fill in the required pieces of hostdata */
         hostdata->base = (void __iomem *)BVME_NCR53C710_BASE;