DESC_ALIGNMENT;
 
        adapter->desc_pool.alloc_virt =
-               pci_alloc_consistent(
-                       adapter->pdev, adapter->desc_pool.alloc_size,
-                       &adapter->desc_pool.dma_addr);
+               pci_zalloc_consistent(adapter->pdev,
+                                     adapter->desc_pool.alloc_size,
+                                     &adapter->desc_pool.dma_addr);
        if (adapter->desc_pool.alloc_virt == NULL) {
                adapter->desc_pool.alloc_size = 0;
                return 1;
        }
-       memset(adapter->desc_pool.alloc_virt, 0, adapter->desc_pool.alloc_size);
 
        /* Align to the next cache line boundary. */
        offset = (((ulong) adapter->desc_pool.alloc_virt % DESC_ALIGNMENT) ?