server->ssocket = NULL;
        }
        /* buffer usuallly freed in free_mid - need to free it here on exit */
-       if (bigbuf != NULL)
-               cifs_buf_release(bigbuf);
-       if (smallbuf != NULL)
+       cifs_buf_release(bigbuf);
+       if (smallbuf) /* no sense logging a debug message if NULL */
                cifs_small_buf_release(smallbuf);
 
        read_lock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
                        return rc;
                }
 
-               srvTcp = kmalloc(sizeof (struct TCP_Server_Info), GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (srvTcp == NULL) {
+               srvTcp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct TCP_Server_Info), GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (!srvTcp) {
                        rc = -ENOMEM;
                        sock_release(csocket);
                        kfree(volume_info.UNC);
                        FreeXid(xid);
                        return rc;
                } else {
-                       memset(srvTcp, 0, sizeof (struct TCP_Server_Info));
                        memcpy(&srvTcp->addr.sockAddr, &sin_server,
                                sizeof (struct sockaddr_in));
                        atomic_set(&srvTcp->inFlight, 0);
 sesssetup_nomem:       /* do not return an error on nomem for the info strings,
                           since that could make reconnection harder, and
                           reconnection might be needed to free memory */
-       if (smb_buffer)
-               cifs_buf_release(smb_buffer);
+       cifs_buf_release(smb_buffer);
 
        return rc;
 }
                rc = -EIO;
        }
 
-       if (smb_buffer)
-               cifs_buf_release(smb_buffer);
+       cifs_buf_release(smb_buffer);
 
        return rc;
 }
                rc = -EIO;
        }
 
-       if (smb_buffer)
-               cifs_buf_release(smb_buffer);
+       cifs_buf_release(smb_buffer);
 
        return rc;
 }
                ses->ipc_tid = smb_buffer_response->Tid;
        }
 
-       if (smb_buffer)
-               cifs_buf_release(smb_buffer);
+       cifs_buf_release(smb_buffer);
        return rc;
 }