1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 434220d093..2731570eba 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3042,11 +3042,11 @@ void netdev_run_todo(void)
 
                 switch(dev->reg_state) {
                 case NETREG_REGISTERING:
+                        dev->reg_state = NETREG_REGISTERED;
                         err = netdev_register_sysfs(dev);
                         if (err)
                                 printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed sysfs registration (%d)\n",
                                        dev->name, err);
-                        dev->reg_state = NETREG_REGISTERED;
                         break;
 
                 case NETREG_UNREGISTERING:
@@ -3100,12 +3100,11 @@ struct net_device *alloc_netdev(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
         alloc_size = (sizeof(*dev) + NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST) & ~NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST;
         alloc_size += sizeof_priv + NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST;
 
-        p = kmalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+        p = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!p) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "alloc_dev: Unable to allocate device.\n");
                 return NULL;
         }
-        memset(p, 0, alloc_size);
 
         dev = (struct net_device *)
                 (((long)p + NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST) & ~NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST);