--- a/master/soe_request.c	Thu Sep 06 14:21:02 2012 +0200
+++ b/master/soe_request.c	Mon Nov 03 15:20:05 2014 +0100
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
         ec_soe_request_t *req /**< SoE request. */
         )
 {
+    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->list);
     req->drive_no = 0x00;
     req->idn = 0x0000;
     req->al_state = EC_AL_STATE_INIT;
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 /** Copy another SoE request.
+ *
+ * \return Zero on success, otherwise a negative error code.
  */
 int ec_soe_request_copy(
         ec_soe_request_t *req, /**< SoE request. */