req->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC;
        req->cmd_flags |= REQ_FAILFAST;
        req->cmd_len = COMMAND_SIZE(TEST_UNIT_READY);
-       memset(req->cmd, 0, MAX_COMMAND_SIZE);
        req->cmd[0] = TEST_UNIT_READY;
        req->timeout = HP_SW_TIMEOUT;
        req->sense = h->sense;
        req->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC;
        req->cmd_flags |= REQ_FAILFAST;
        req->cmd_len = COMMAND_SIZE(START_STOP);
-       memset(req->cmd, 0, MAX_COMMAND_SIZE);
        req->cmd[0] = START_STOP;
        req->cmd[4] = 1;        /* Start spin cycle */
        req->timeout = HP_SW_TIMEOUT;
 
                return NULL;
        }
 
-       memset(rq->cmd, 0, BLK_MAX_CDB);
-
        rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC;
        rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_FAILFAST | REQ_NOMERGE;
        rq->retries = RDAC_RETRIES;