--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_guest.c +++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_guest.c @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static int vmci_check_host_caps(struct p VMCI_UTIL_NUM_RESOURCES * sizeof(u32); struct vmci_datagram *check_msg; - check_msg = kmalloc(msg_size, GFP_KERNEL); + check_msg = kzalloc(msg_size, GFP_KERNEL); if (!check_msg) { dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: Insufficient memory\n", __func__); return -ENOMEM;