* struct fcp_cmnd, struct fcp_rsp and the number of bde's
                 * necessary to support the sg_tablesize.
                 */
-               psb->data = pci_pool_alloc(phba->lpfc_scsi_dma_buf_pool,
+               psb->data = pci_pool_zalloc(phba->lpfc_scsi_dma_buf_pool,
                                        GFP_KERNEL, &psb->dma_handle);
                if (!psb->data) {
                        kfree(psb);
                        break;
                }
 
-               /* Initialize virtual ptrs to dma_buf region. */
-               memset(psb->data, 0, phba->cfg_sg_dma_buf_size);
 
                /* Allocate iotag for psb->cur_iocbq. */
                iotag = lpfc_sli_next_iotag(phba, &psb->cur_iocbq);
                 * for the struct fcp_cmnd, struct fcp_rsp and the number
                 * of bde's necessary to support the sg_tablesize.
                 */
-               psb->data = pci_pool_alloc(phba->lpfc_scsi_dma_buf_pool,
+               psb->data = pci_pool_zalloc(phba->lpfc_scsi_dma_buf_pool,
                                                GFP_KERNEL, &psb->dma_handle);
                if (!psb->data) {
                        kfree(psb);
                        break;
                }
-               memset(psb->data, 0, phba->cfg_sg_dma_buf_size);
 
                /*
                 * 4K Page alignment is CRITICAL to BlockGuard, double check