if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpermhwaddr)
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+       memset(perm_addr, 0, sizeof(perm_addr));
        netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpermhwaddr(netdev, perm_addr);
 
        return nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_PERM_HWADDR, sizeof(perm_addr), perm_addr);
 
        if (ops->ieee_getets) {
                struct ieee_ets ets;
+               memset(&ets, 0, sizeof(ets));
                err = ops->ieee_getets(netdev, &ets);
                if (!err &&
                    nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_ETS, sizeof(ets), &ets))
 
        if (ops->ieee_getmaxrate) {
                struct ieee_maxrate maxrate;
+               memset(&maxrate, 0, sizeof(maxrate));
                err = ops->ieee_getmaxrate(netdev, &maxrate);
                if (!err) {
                        err = nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_MAXRATE,
 
        if (ops->ieee_getpfc) {
                struct ieee_pfc pfc;
+               memset(&pfc, 0, sizeof(pfc));
                err = ops->ieee_getpfc(netdev, &pfc);
                if (!err &&
                    nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PFC, sizeof(pfc), &pfc))
        /* get peer info if available */
        if (ops->ieee_peer_getets) {
                struct ieee_ets ets;
+               memset(&ets, 0, sizeof(ets));
                err = ops->ieee_peer_getets(netdev, &ets);
                if (!err &&
                    nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PEER_ETS, sizeof(ets), &ets))
 
        if (ops->ieee_peer_getpfc) {
                struct ieee_pfc pfc;
+               memset(&pfc, 0, sizeof(pfc));
                err = ops->ieee_peer_getpfc(netdev, &pfc);
                if (!err &&
                    nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PEER_PFC, sizeof(pfc), &pfc))
        /* peer info if available */
        if (ops->cee_peer_getpg) {
                struct cee_pg pg;
+               memset(&pg, 0, sizeof(pg));
                err = ops->cee_peer_getpg(netdev, &pg);
                if (!err &&
                    nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_CEE_PEER_PG, sizeof(pg), &pg))
 
        if (ops->cee_peer_getpfc) {
                struct cee_pfc pfc;
+               memset(&pfc, 0, sizeof(pfc));
                err = ops->cee_peer_getpfc(netdev, &pfc);
                if (!err &&
                    nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_CEE_PEER_PFC, sizeof(pfc), &pfc))