printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: " fmt, vfd->name, ## arg);\
                } while (0)
 
+/* Zero out the end of the struct pointed to by p.  Everthing after, but
+ * not including, the specified field is cleared. */
+#define CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(p, field) \
+       memset((u8 *)(p) + offsetof(typeof(*(p)), field) + sizeof((p)->field), \
+       0, sizeof(*(p)) - offsetof(typeof(*(p)), field) - sizeof((p)->field))
+
 struct std_descr {
        v4l2_std_id std;
        const char *descr;
 
                switch (f->type) {
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.pix);
                        v4l_print_pix_fmt(vfd, &f->fmt.pix);
                        if (ops->vidioc_s_fmt_vid_cap)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_s_fmt_vid_cap(file, fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.win);
                        if (ops->vidioc_s_fmt_vid_overlay)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_s_fmt_vid_overlay(file,
                                                                    fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.pix);
                        v4l_print_pix_fmt(vfd, &f->fmt.pix);
                        if (ops->vidioc_s_fmt_vid_out)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_s_fmt_vid_out(file, fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.win);
                        if (ops->vidioc_s_fmt_vid_out_overlay)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_s_fmt_vid_out_overlay(file,
                                        fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_CAPTURE:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.vbi);
                        if (ops->vidioc_s_fmt_vbi_cap)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_s_fmt_vbi_cap(file, fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_OUTPUT:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.vbi);
                        if (ops->vidioc_s_fmt_vbi_out)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_s_fmt_vbi_out(file, fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.sliced);
                        if (ops->vidioc_s_fmt_sliced_vbi_cap)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_s_fmt_sliced_vbi_cap(file,
                                                                        fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.sliced);
                        if (ops->vidioc_s_fmt_sliced_vbi_out)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_s_fmt_sliced_vbi_out(file,
                                                                        fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE:
+                       /* CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.raw_data); <- does nothing */
                        if (ops->vidioc_s_fmt_type_private)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_s_fmt_type_private(file,
                                                                fh, f);
                                                v4l2_type_names));
                switch (f->type) {
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.pix);
                        if (ops->vidioc_try_fmt_vid_cap)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_try_fmt_vid_cap(file, fh, f);
                        if (!ret)
                                v4l_print_pix_fmt(vfd, &f->fmt.pix);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.win);
                        if (ops->vidioc_try_fmt_vid_overlay)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_try_fmt_vid_overlay(file,
                                        fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.pix);
                        if (ops->vidioc_try_fmt_vid_out)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_try_fmt_vid_out(file, fh, f);
                        if (!ret)
                                v4l_print_pix_fmt(vfd, &f->fmt.pix);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.win);
                        if (ops->vidioc_try_fmt_vid_out_overlay)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_try_fmt_vid_out_overlay(file,
                                       fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_CAPTURE:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.vbi);
                        if (ops->vidioc_try_fmt_vbi_cap)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_try_fmt_vbi_cap(file, fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_OUTPUT:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.vbi);
                        if (ops->vidioc_try_fmt_vbi_out)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_try_fmt_vbi_out(file, fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.sliced);
                        if (ops->vidioc_try_fmt_sliced_vbi_cap)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_try_fmt_sliced_vbi_cap(file,
                                                                fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT:
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.sliced);
                        if (ops->vidioc_try_fmt_sliced_vbi_out)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_try_fmt_sliced_vbi_out(file,
                                                                fh, f);
                        break;
                case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE:
+                       /* CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(f, fmt.raw_data); <- does nothing */
                        if (ops->vidioc_try_fmt_type_private)
                                ret = ops->vidioc_try_fmt_type_private(file,
                                                                fh, f);
                if (ret)
                        break;
 
+               if (p->type < V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE)
+                       CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(p, memory);
+
                ret = ops->vidioc_reqbufs(file, fh, p);
                dbgarg(cmd, "count=%d, type=%s, memory=%s\n",
                                p->count,