- memset(ch, 0, sizeof (struct channel));
- if ((ch->ccw = kmalloc(8*sizeof(struct ccw1),
- GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA)) == NULL) {
+ /* assure all flags and counters are reset */
+ ch->ccw = kzalloc(8 * sizeof(struct ccw1), GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
+ if (!ch->ccw) {