struct irda_class_desc *desc;
        int ret;
 
-       desc = kmalloc(sizeof (*desc), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (desc == NULL) 
+       desc = kzalloc(sizeof(*desc), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!desc)
                return NULL;
-       memset(desc, 0, sizeof(*desc));
 
        /* USB-IrDA class spec 1.0:
         *      6.1.3: Standard "Get Descriptor" Device Request is not
 {
        struct net_device *net;
        struct usb_device *dev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
-       struct irda_usb_cb *self = NULL;
+       struct irda_usb_cb *self;
        struct usb_host_interface *interface;
        struct irda_class_desc *irda_desc;
        int ret = -ENOMEM;
                self->header_length = USB_IRDA_HEADER;
        }
 
-       self->rx_urb = kzalloc(self->max_rx_urb * sizeof(struct urb *),
+       self->rx_urb = kcalloc(self->max_rx_urb, sizeof(struct urb *),
                                GFP_KERNEL);
 
        for (i = 0; i < self->max_rx_urb; i++) {
        /* Find IrDA class descriptor */
        irda_desc = irda_usb_find_class_desc(intf);
        ret = -ENODEV;
-       if (irda_desc == NULL)
+       if (!irda_desc)
                goto err_out_3;
 
        if (self->needspatch) {
        /* Don't change this buffer size and allocation without doing
         * some heavy and complete testing. Don't ask why :-(
         * Jean II */
-       self->speed_buff = kmalloc(IRDA_USB_SPEED_MTU, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (self->speed_buff == NULL) 
+       self->speed_buff = kzalloc(IRDA_USB_SPEED_MTU, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!self->speed_buff)
                goto err_out_3;
 
-       memset(self->speed_buff, 0, IRDA_USB_SPEED_MTU);
-
        self->tx_buff = kzalloc(IRDA_SKB_MAX_MTU + self->header_length,
                                GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (self->tx_buff == NULL)
+       if (!self->tx_buff)
                goto err_out_4;
 
        ret = irda_usb_open(self);
 
                /* replace IrDA class descriptor with what patched device is now reporting */
                irda_desc = irda_usb_find_class_desc (self->usbintf);
-               if (irda_desc == NULL) {
+               if (!irda_desc) {
                        ret = -ENODEV;
                        goto err_out_6;
                }
-               if (self->irda_desc)
-                       kfree (self->irda_desc);
+               kfree(self->irda_desc);
                self->irda_desc = irda_desc;
                irda_usb_init_qos(self);
        }