--- linux-2.4.18.S18.scsimany3/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c	Wed Jun 12 11:37:15 2002
+++ linux-2.4.18.S18.scsimany/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c	Wed Jul 17 14:49:29 2002
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@
 	gd        = kmalloc (sizeof(struct gendisk), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gd)
 		goto err_kmalloc_gd;
+	memset (gd, 0, sizeof(struct gendisk));
 	gd->sizes = kmalloc (minors * sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gd->sizes)
 		goto err_kmalloc_gd_sizes;