PPER_TARANG_DATA    pTarang = NULL;
 
        Adapter = GET_BCM_ADAPTER(gblpnetdev);
-       pTarang = (PPER_TARANG_DATA)kmalloc(sizeof(PER_TARANG_DATA),
-                                           GFP_KERNEL);
+       pTarang = kzalloc(sizeof(PER_TARANG_DATA), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!pTarang)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       memset(pTarang, 0, sizeof(PER_TARANG_DATA));
        pTarang->Adapter = Adapter;
        pTarang->RxCntrlMsgBitMask = 0xFFFFFFFF & ~(1 << 0xB);
 
 
        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, LINK_UP_MSG, DBG_LVL_ALL, "=====>");
        if(Adapter->LinkStatus == SYNC_UP_REQUEST && Adapter->AutoSyncup)
        {
-               pstLinkRequest=kmalloc(sizeof(LINK_REQUEST), GFP_ATOMIC);
+               pstLinkRequest = kzalloc(sizeof(LINK_REQUEST), GFP_ATOMIC);
                if(!pstLinkRequest)
                {
                        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, LINK_UP_MSG, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Can not allocate memory for Link request!");
                        return;
                }
-               memset(pstLinkRequest,0,sizeof(LINK_REQUEST));
                //sync up request...
                Adapter->LinkStatus = WAIT_FOR_SYNC;// current link status
                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, LINK_UP_MSG, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Requesting For SyncUp...");
        }
        else if(Adapter->LinkStatus == PHY_SYNC_ACHIVED && Adapter->AutoLinkUp)
        {
-               pstLinkRequest=kmalloc(sizeof(LINK_REQUEST), GFP_ATOMIC);
+               pstLinkRequest = kzalloc(sizeof(LINK_REQUEST), GFP_ATOMIC);
                if(!pstLinkRequest)
                {
                        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, LINK_UP_MSG, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Can not allocate memory for Link request!");
                        return;
                }
-               memset(pstLinkRequest,0,sizeof(LINK_REQUEST));
                //LINK_UP_REQUEST
                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, LINK_UP_MSG, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Requesting For LinkUp...");
                pstLinkRequest->szData[0]=LINK_UP_REQ_PAYLOAD;