[PATCH] use XNEW and related macros more

tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org
Sun Apr 3 16:51:00 GMT 2016


From: Trevor Saunders <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>

Hi,

$subject, makes things a bit shorter and simpler.

built one target per tc-*.c (and tried to use different obj-*.c as well), ok?

Trev

gas/ChangeLog:

2016-04-03  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>

	* app.c (app_push): use XNEW macro.
	* as.c: Likewise.
	* config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_change_section): Likewise.
	(elf_copy_symbol_attributes): Likewise.
	(obj_elf_size): Likewise.
	(build_group_lists): Likewise.
	* config/tc-aarch64.c (add_operand_error_record): Likewise.
	(md_assemble): Likewise.
	(tc_gen_reloc): Likewise.
	(get_upper_str): Likewise.
	(aarch64_parse_features): Likewise.
	* config/tc-arm.c (insert_reg_alias): Likewise.
	(insert_neon_reg_alias): Likewise.
	(find_or_make_literal_pool): Likewise.
	(s_arm_elf_cons): Likewise.
	(add_unwind_opcode): Likewise.
	(arm_parse_extension): Likewise.
	* config/tc-avr.c (create_record_for_frag): Likewise.
	* config/tc-crx.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-d30v.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-dlx.c (s_proc): Likewise.
	* config/tc-ft32.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-h8300.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-hppa.c (pa_proc): Likewise.
	(create_new_space): Likewise.
	(create_new_subspace): Likewise.
	* config/tc-i860.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-i960.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-ia64.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-iq2000.c (iq2000_add_macro): Likewise.
	(iq2000_record_hi16): Likewise.
	* config/tc-m32c.c (m32c_indirect_operand): Likewise.
	* config/tc-m32r.c (debug_sym): Likewise.
	(m32r_record_hi16): Likewise.
	* config/tc-m68k.c (m68k_ip): Likewise.
	(md_begin): Likewise.
	* config/tc-mcore.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-microblaze.c (check_got): Likewise.
	* config/tc-mips.c (append_insn): Likewise.
	(s_mipsset): Likewise.
	(mips_record_label): Likewise.
	(s_mips_end): Likewise.
	* config/tc-mmix.c (mmix_frob_file): Likewise.
	* config/tc-mn10200.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-mn10300.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-moxie.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-msp430.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-nds32.c (nds32_elf_save_pseudo_pattern): Likewise.
	* config/tc-ns32k.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-or1k.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-pdp11.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-pj.c (fake_opcode): Likewise.
	* config/tc-ppc.c (ppc_apuinfo_section_add): Likewise.
	(ppc_macro): Likewise.
	(ppc_dwsect): Likewise.
	(ppc_machine): Likewise.
	* config/tc-rl78.c (rl78_frag_init): Likewise.
	* config/tc-rx.c (rx_frag_init): Likewise.
	* config/tc-s390.c (s390_lit_suffix): Likewise.
	(s390_machine): Likewise.
	(s390_machinemode): Likewise.
	* config/tc-score.c (s3_insert_reg): Likewise.
	(s3_gen_reloc): Likewise.
	* config/tc-score7.c (s7_insert_reg): Likewise.
	(s7_gen_reloc): Likewise.
	* config/tc-tic30.c (tic30_operand): Likewise.
	* config/tc-tic4x.c (tic4x_inst_make): Likewise.
	* config/tc-tic54x.c (stag_add_field): Likewise.
	(tic54x_struct): Likewise.
	(tic54x_space): Likewise.
	(tic54x_field): Likewise.
	(tic54x_mlib): Likewise.
	(subsym_substitute): Likewise.
	* config/tc-tic6x.c (tic6x_frob_label): Likewise.
	* config/tc-vax.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-xc16x.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-xtensa.c (xtensa_add_insn_label): Likewise.
	(directive_push): Likewise.
	(xtensa_begin_directive): Likewise.
	(tokenize_arguments): Likewise.
	(xtensa_add_literal_sym): Likewise.
	(new_resource_table): Likewise.
	(resize_resource_table): Likewise.
	(emit_single_op): Likewise.
	(xtensa_create_trampoline_frag): Likewise.
	(xtensa_maybe_create_literal_pool_frag): Likewise.
	(xtensa_add_config_info): Likewise.
	(xtensa_realloc_fixup_cache): Likewise.
	(add_subseg_info): Likewise.
	(cache_literal_section): Likewise.
	(add_xt_block_frags): Likewise.
	(add_xt_prop_frags): Likewise.
	(init_op_placement_info_table): Likewise.
	(build_section_rename): Likewise.
	* config/tc-z80.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-z8k.c: Likewise.
	* depend.c (register_dependency): Likewise.
	* dwarf2dbg.c (get_line_subseg): Likewise.
	(dwarf2_gen_line_info_1): Likewise.
	(get_filenum): Likewise.
	* ecoff.c (allocate_scope): Likewise.
	(allocate_vlinks): Likewise.
	(allocate_shash): Likewise.
	(allocate_thash): Likewise.
	(allocate_tag): Likewise.
	(allocate_forward): Likewise.
	(allocate_thead): Likewise.
	(allocate_lineno_list): Likewise.
	* expr.c (make_expr_symbol): Likewise.
	* hash.c (hash_new_sized): Likewise.
	* input-file.c (input_file_push): Likewise.
	* listing.c (file_info): Likewise.
	(listing_newline): Likewise.
	* macro.c (new_formal): Likewise.
	(define_macro): Likewise.
	* remap.c (add_debug_prefix_map): Likewise.
	* symbols.c (symbol_find_noref): Likewise.
	(define_dollar_label): Likewise.
	(fb_label_instance_inc): Likewise.
	(symbol_relc_make_value): Likewise.
---
 gas/app.c                  |  2 +-
 gas/as.c                   |  2 +-
 gas/config/obj-elf.c       |  9 ++++----
 gas/config/tc-aarch64.c    | 16 ++++++---------
 gas/config/tc-arm.c        | 22 +++++++++-----------
 gas/config/tc-avr.c        |  7 +++----
 gas/config/tc-crx.c        |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-d30v.c       |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-dlx.c        | 12 +++++------
 gas/config/tc-ft32.c       |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-h8300.c      |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-hppa.c       | 33 ++++++++++++------------------
 gas/config/tc-i860.c       |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-i960.c       |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-ia64.c       |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-iq2000.c     |  6 +++---
 gas/config/tc-m32c.c       |  6 +++---
 gas/config/tc-m32r.c       |  8 ++++----
 gas/config/tc-m68k.c       |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-mcore.c      |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-microblaze.c |  3 ++-
 gas/config/tc-mips.c       | 13 ++++++------
 gas/config/tc-mmix.c       |  2 +-
 gas/config/tc-mn10200.c    |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-mn10300.c    | 10 ++++-----
 gas/config/tc-moxie.c      |  5 ++---
 gas/config/tc-msp430.c     | 10 ++++-----
 gas/config/tc-nds32.c      |  2 +-
 gas/config/tc-ns32k.c      |  6 +++---
 gas/config/tc-or1k.c       |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-pdp11.c      |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-pj.c         |  6 +++---
 gas/config/tc-ppc.c        | 18 ++++++++--------
 gas/config/tc-rl78.c       |  2 +-
 gas/config/tc-rx.c         | 42 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 gas/config/tc-s390.c       | 12 +++++------
 gas/config/tc-score.c      | 12 +++++------
 gas/config/tc-score7.c     | 12 +++++------
 gas/config/tc-tic30.c      |  9 ++++----
 gas/config/tc-tic4x.c      |  9 ++++----
 gas/config/tc-tic54x.c     | 25 ++++++++++-------------
 gas/config/tc-tic6x.c      | 10 ++++-----
 gas/config/tc-vax.c        |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-xc16x.c      |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-xtensa.c     | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
 gas/config/tc-z80.c        |  4 ++--
 gas/config/tc-z8k.c        |  6 +++---
 gas/depend.c               |  2 +-
 gas/dwarf2dbg.c            | 12 +++++------
 gas/ecoff.c                | 16 +++++++--------
 gas/expr.c                 |  2 +-
 gas/hash.c                 |  2 +-
 gas/input-file.c           |  2 +-
 gas/listing.c              |  6 +++---
 gas/macro.c                |  4 ++--
 gas/remap.c                |  2 +-
 gas/symbols.c              | 25 ++++++++++-------------
 57 files changed, 243 insertions(+), 278 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gas/app.c b/gas/app.c
index f53e7ce..c59421c 100644
--- a/gas/app.c
+++ b/gas/app.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ app_push (void)
 {
   struct app_save *saved;
 
-  saved = (struct app_save *) xmalloc (sizeof (*saved));
+  saved = XNEW (struct app_save);
   saved->state = state;
   saved->old_state = old_state;
   saved->out_string = out_string;
diff --git a/gas/as.c b/gas/as.c
index cf8e90d..15f53ea 100644
--- a/gas/as.c
+++ b/gas/as.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ This program has absolutely no warranty.\n"));
 		break;
 	      }
 
-	    n = xmalloc (sizeof * n);
+	    n = XNEW (struct itbl_file_list);
 	    n->next = itbl_files;
 	    n->name = optarg;
 	    itbl_files = n;
diff --git a/gas/config/obj-elf.c b/gas/config/obj-elf.c
index 68290e2..ea9f7ab 100644
--- a/gas/config/obj-elf.c
+++ b/gas/config/obj-elf.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ obj_elf_change_section (const char *name,
   if (push)
     {
       struct section_stack *elt;
-      elt = (struct section_stack *) xmalloc (sizeof (struct section_stack));
+      elt = XNEW (struct section_stack);
       elt->next = section_stack;
       elt->seg = now_seg;
       elt->prev_seg = previous_section;
@@ -1730,7 +1730,7 @@ elf_copy_symbol_attributes (symbolS *dest, symbolS *src)
   if (srcelf->size)
     {
       if (destelf->size == NULL)
-	destelf->size = (expressionS *) xmalloc (sizeof (expressionS));
+	destelf->size = XNEW (expressionS);
       *destelf->size = *srcelf->size;
     }
   else
@@ -1847,8 +1847,7 @@ obj_elf_size (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
     }
   else
     {
-      symbol_get_obj (sym)->size =
-          (expressionS *) xmalloc (sizeof (expressionS));
+      symbol_get_obj (sym)->size = XNEW (expressionS);
       *symbol_get_obj (sym)->size = exp;
     }
   demand_empty_rest_of_line ();
@@ -2339,7 +2338,7 @@ build_group_lists (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, asection *sec, void *inf)
   list->num_group += 1;
 
   /* Add index to hash.  */
-  idx_ptr = (unsigned int *) xmalloc (sizeof (unsigned int));
+  idx_ptr = XNEW (unsigned int);
   *idx_ptr = i;
   hash_insert (list->indexes, group_name, idx_ptr);
 }
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-aarch64.c b/gas/config/tc-aarch64.c
index 14b6011..8fb93ee 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-aarch64.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-aarch64.c
@@ -4051,9 +4051,7 @@ add_operand_error_record (const operand_error_record* new_record)
       /* Get one empty record.  */
       if (free_opnd_error_record_nodes == NULL)
 	{
-	  record = xmalloc (sizeof (operand_error_record));
-	  if (record == NULL)
-	    abort ();
+	  record = XNEW (operand_error_record);
 	}
       else
 	{
@@ -6102,8 +6100,7 @@ md_assemble (char *str)
 	         store the instruction information for the future fix-up.  */
 	      struct aarch64_inst *copy;
 	      gas_assert (inst.reloc.type != BFD_RELOC_UNUSED);
-	      if ((copy = xmalloc (sizeof (struct aarch64_inst))) == NULL)
-		abort ();
+	      copy = XNEW (struct aarch64_inst);
 	      memcpy (copy, &inst.base, sizeof (struct aarch64_inst));
 	      output_inst (copy);
 	    }
@@ -7198,9 +7195,9 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * section, fixS * fixp)
   arelent *reloc;
   bfd_reloc_code_real_type code;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 
@@ -7541,8 +7538,7 @@ get_upper_str (const char *str)
 {
   char *ret;
   size_t len = strlen (str);
-  if ((ret = xmalloc (len + 1)) == NULL)
-    abort ();
+  ret = XNEWVEC (char, len + 1);
   convert_to_upper (ret, str, len);
   return ret;
 }
@@ -7838,7 +7834,7 @@ aarch64_parse_features (const char *str, const aarch64_feature_set **opt_p,
      adding an extension (1) or removing it (0) and only allowing it to
      change in the order -1 -> 1 -> 0.  */
   int adding_value = -1;
-  aarch64_feature_set *ext_set = xmalloc (sizeof (aarch64_feature_set));
+  aarch64_feature_set *ext_set = XNEW (aarch64_feature_set);
 
   /* Copy the feature set, so that we can modify it.  */
   *ext_set = **opt_p;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-arm.c b/gas/config/tc-arm.c
index 2ccc053..b5b4117 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-arm.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-arm.c
@@ -2180,7 +2180,7 @@ insert_reg_alias (char *str, unsigned number, int type)
     }
 
   name = xstrdup (str);
-  new_reg = (struct reg_entry *) xmalloc (sizeof (struct reg_entry));
+  new_reg = XNEW (struct reg_entry);
 
   new_reg->name = name;
   new_reg->number = number;
@@ -2208,8 +2208,7 @@ insert_neon_reg_alias (char *str, int number, int type,
 
   if (atype)
     {
-      reg->neon = (struct neon_typed_alias *)
-	  xmalloc (sizeof (struct neon_typed_alias));
+      reg->neon = XNEW (struct neon_typed_alias);
       *reg->neon = *atype;
     }
 }
@@ -3138,7 +3137,7 @@ find_or_make_literal_pool (void)
   if (pool == NULL)
     {
       /* Create a new pool.  */
-      pool = (literal_pool *) xmalloc (sizeof (* pool));
+      pool = XNEW (literal_pool);
       if (! pool)
 	return NULL;
 
@@ -3535,7 +3534,7 @@ s_arm_elf_cons (int nbytes)
 		     XXX Surely there is a cleaner way to do this.  */
 		  char *p = input_line_pointer;
 		  int offset;
-		  char *save_buf = xmalloc (input_line_pointer - base);
+		  char *save_buf = XNEWVEC (char, input_line_pointer - base);
 
 		  memcpy (save_buf, base, input_line_pointer - base);
 		  memmove (base + (input_line_pointer - before_reloc),
@@ -21760,10 +21759,10 @@ add_unwind_opcode (valueT op, int length)
     {
       unwind.opcode_alloc += ARM_OPCODE_CHUNK_SIZE;
       if (unwind.opcodes)
-	unwind.opcodes = (unsigned char *) xrealloc (unwind.opcodes,
-						     unwind.opcode_alloc);
+	unwind.opcodes = XRESIZEVEC (unsigned char, unwind.opcodes,
+				     unwind.opcode_alloc);
       else
-	unwind.opcodes = (unsigned char *) xmalloc (unwind.opcode_alloc);
+	unwind.opcodes = XNEWVEC (unsigned char, unwind.opcode_alloc);
     }
   while (length > 0)
     {
@@ -24012,9 +24011,9 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section, fixS *fixp)
   arelent * reloc;
   bfd_reloc_code_real_type code;
 
-  reloc = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 
@@ -25588,8 +25587,7 @@ struct arm_long_option_table
 static bfd_boolean
 arm_parse_extension (const char *str, const arm_feature_set **opt_p)
 {
-  arm_feature_set *ext_set = (arm_feature_set *)
-      xmalloc (sizeof (arm_feature_set));
+  arm_feature_set *ext_set = XNEW (arm_feature_set);
 
   /* We insist on extensions being specified in alphabetical order, and with
      extensions being added before being removed.  We achieve this by having
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-avr.c b/gas/config/tc-avr.c
index 999ffb4..abcbcc7 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-avr.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-avr.c
@@ -1616,9 +1616,9 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
 
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
@@ -2069,8 +2069,7 @@ create_record_for_frag (segT sec, fragS *fragP)
 {
   struct avr_property_record_link *prop_rec_link;
 
-  prop_rec_link = xmalloc (sizeof (struct avr_property_record_link));
-  memset (prop_rec_link, 0, sizeof (*prop_rec_link));
+  prop_rec_link = XCNEW (struct avr_property_record_link);
   gas_assert (fragP->fr_next != NULL);
 
   if (fragP->tc_frag_data.is_org)
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-crx.c b/gas/config/tc-crx.c
index 7c8d7ed..7993e72 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-crx.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-crx.c
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixP)
 {
   arelent * reloc;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr  = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr  = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixP->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixP->fx_frag->fr_address + fixP->fx_where;
   reloc->addend = fixP->fx_offset;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-d30v.c b/gas/config/tc-d30v.c
index ae870ee..88fc124 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-d30v.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-d30v.c
@@ -1760,8 +1760,8 @@ arelent *
 tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 {
   arelent *reloc;
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   reloc->howto = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, fixp->fx_r_type);
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-dlx.c b/gas/config/tc-dlx.c
index a806fe6..b636cec 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-dlx.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-dlx.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ s_proc (int end_p)
 	  if (leading_char)
 	    {
 	      unsigned len = strlen (name) + 1;
-	      label = xmalloc (len + 1);
+	      label = XNEWVEC (char, len + 1);
 	      label[0] = leading_char;
 	      memcpy (label + 1, name, len);
 	    }
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ md_assemble (char *str)
       switch (fixP->fx_r_type)
 	{
 	case RELOC_DLX_REL26:
-	  bitP = malloc (sizeof (bit_fixS));
+	  bitP = XNEW (bit_fixS);
 	  bitP->fx_bit_size = 26;
 	  bitP->fx_bit_offset = 25;
 	  bitP->fx_bit_base = the_insn.opcode & 0xFC000000;
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ md_assemble (char *str)
 	  break;
 	case RELOC_DLX_LO16:
 	case RELOC_DLX_REL16:
-	  bitP = malloc (sizeof (bit_fixS));
+	  bitP = XNEW (bit_fixS);
 	  bitP->fx_bit_size = 16;
 	  bitP->fx_bit_offset = 15;
 	  bitP->fx_bit_base = the_insn.opcode & 0xFFFF0000;
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ md_assemble (char *str)
 	  fixP->fx_bit_fixP = bitP;
 	  break;
 	case RELOC_DLX_HI16:
-	  bitP = malloc (sizeof (bit_fixS));
+	  bitP = XNEW (bit_fixS);
 	  bitP->fx_bit_size = 16;
 	  bitP->fx_bit_offset = 15;
 	  bitP->fx_bit_base = the_insn.opcode & 0xFFFF0000;
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 {
   arelent * reloc;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
   reloc->howto = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, fixP->fx_r_type);
 
   if (reloc->howto == NULL)
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
   gas_assert (!fixP->fx_pcrel == !reloc->howto->pc_relative);
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixP->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixP->fx_frag->fr_address + fixP->fx_where;
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-ft32.c b/gas/config/tc-ft32.c
index 56c0a68..505d126 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-ft32.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-ft32.c
@@ -582,9 +582,9 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixP)
       return 0;
     }
 
-  relP = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  relP = XNEW (arelent);
   gas_assert (relP != 0);
-  relP->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  relP->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *relP->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixP->fx_addsy);
   relP->address = fixP->fx_frag->fr_address + fixP->fx_where;
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-h8300.c b/gas/config/tc-h8300.c
index edca456..5100f0d 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-h8300.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-h8300.c
@@ -2335,8 +2335,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 	}
     }
 
-  rel = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  rel = XNEW (arelent);
+  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *rel->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   rel->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   rel->addend = fixp->fx_offset;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-hppa.c b/gas/config/tc-hppa.c
index 82d33c2..6bf1bba 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-hppa.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-hppa.c
@@ -1355,9 +1355,9 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section, fixS *fixp)
   gas_assert (hppa_fixp != 0);
   gas_assert (section != 0);
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
 
   /* Allow fixup_segment to recognize hand-written pc-relative relocations.
@@ -1388,8 +1388,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section, fixS *fixp)
   for (n_relocs = 0; codes[n_relocs]; n_relocs++)
     ;
 
-  relocs = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent *) * n_relocs + 1);
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent) * n_relocs);
+  relocs = XNEWVEC (arelent *, n_relocs + 1);
+  reloc = XNEWVEC (arelent, n_relocs);
   for (i = 0; i < n_relocs; i++)
     relocs[i] = &reloc[i];
 
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section, fixS *fixp)
 	  break;
 	}
 
-      reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+      reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
       *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
       reloc->howto = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput,
 					    (bfd_reloc_code_real_type) code);
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section, fixS *fixp)
     {
       code = *codes[i];
 
-      relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+      relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
       *relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
       relocs[i]->howto =
 	bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput,
@@ -1484,14 +1484,14 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section, fixS *fixp)
 				     (bfd_reloc_code_real_type) *codes[0]);
 	  relocs[0]->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 	  relocs[0]->addend = 0;
-	  relocs[1]->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+	  relocs[1]->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
 	  *relocs[1]->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
 	  relocs[1]->howto
 	    = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput,
 				     (bfd_reloc_code_real_type) *codes[1]);
 	  relocs[1]->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 	  relocs[1]->addend = 0;
-	  relocs[2]->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+	  relocs[2]->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
 	  *relocs[2]->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_subsy);
 	  relocs[2]->howto
 	    = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput,
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section, fixS *fixp)
 	case R_N0SEL:
 	case R_N1SEL:
 	  /* There is no symbol or addend associated with these fixups.  */
-	  relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+	  relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
 	  *relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (dummy_symbol);
 	  relocs[i]->addend = 0;
 	  break;
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section, fixS *fixp)
 	case R_ENTRY:
 	case R_EXIT:
 	  /* There is no symbol associated with these fixups.  */
-	  relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+	  relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
 	  *relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (dummy_symbol);
 	  relocs[i]->addend = fixp->fx_offset;
 	  break;
@@ -6925,7 +6925,7 @@ pa_proc (int unused ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
   within_procedure = TRUE;
 
   /* Create another call_info structure.  */
-  call_info = xmalloc (sizeof (struct call_info));
+  call_info = XNEW (struct call_info);
 
   if (!call_info)
     as_fatal (_("Cannot allocate unwind descriptor\n"));
@@ -7718,11 +7718,7 @@ create_new_space (const char *name,
 {
   sd_chain_struct *chain_entry;
 
-  chain_entry = xmalloc (sizeof (sd_chain_struct));
-  if (!chain_entry)
-    as_fatal (_("Out of memory: could not allocate new space chain entry: %s\n"),
-	      name);
-
+  chain_entry = XNEW (sd_chain_struct);
   SPACE_NAME (chain_entry) = xstrdup (name);
   SPACE_DEFINED (chain_entry) = defined;
   SPACE_USER_DEFINED (chain_entry) = user_defined;
@@ -7805,10 +7801,7 @@ create_new_subspace (sd_chain_struct *space,
 {
   ssd_chain_struct *chain_entry;
 
-  chain_entry = xmalloc (sizeof (ssd_chain_struct));
-  if (!chain_entry)
-    as_fatal (_("Out of memory: could not allocate new subspace chain entry: %s\n"), name);
-
+  chain_entry = XNEW (ssd_chain_struct);
   SUBSPACE_NAME (chain_entry) = xstrdup (name);
 
   /* Initialize subspace_defined.  When we hit a .subspace directive
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-i860.c b/gas/config/tc-i860.c
index 85855e9..858d81e 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-i860.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-i860.c
@@ -1426,8 +1426,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 {
   arelent *reloc;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (*reloc));
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   reloc->addend = fixp->fx_offset;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-i960.c b/gas/config/tc-i960.c
index 1335da1..59ef760 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-i960.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-i960.c
@@ -2623,7 +2623,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixP)
 {
   arelent * reloc;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
   /* HACK: Is this right?  */
   fixP->fx_r_type = tc_bfd_fix2rtype (fixP);
@@ -2640,7 +2640,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixP)
 
   gas_assert (!fixP->fx_pcrel == !reloc->howto->pc_relative);
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixP->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixP->fx_frag->fr_address + fixP->fx_where;
   reloc->addend = fixP->fx_addnumber;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-ia64.c b/gas/config/tc-ia64.c
index 8da09e0..2d10e8a 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-ia64.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-ia64.c
@@ -11551,8 +11551,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 {
   arelent *reloc;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (*reloc));
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   reloc->addend = fixp->fx_offset;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-iq2000.c b/gas/config/tc-iq2000.c
index f1f7945..f150e19 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-iq2000.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-iq2000.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ iq2000_add_macro (const char *  name,
   sb macro_name;
   const char *namestr;
 
-  macro = xmalloc (sizeof (macro_entry));
+  macro = XNEW (macro_entry);
   sb_new (& macro->sub);
   sb_new (& macro_name);
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ iq2000_add_macro (const char *  name,
 	{
 	  formal_entry *formal;
 
-	  formal = xmalloc (sizeof (formal_entry));
+	  formal = XNEW (formal_entry);
 
 	  sb_new (& formal->name);
 	  sb_new (& formal->def);
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ iq2000_record_hi16 (int    reloc_type,
 
   gas_assert (reloc_type == BFD_RELOC_HI16);
 
-  hi_fixup = xmalloc (sizeof * hi_fixup);
+  hi_fixup = XNEW (struct iq2000_hi_fixup);
   hi_fixup->fixp = fixP;
   hi_fixup->seg  = now_seg;
   hi_fixup->next = iq2000_hi_fixup_list;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-m32c.c b/gas/config/tc-m32c.c
index 0219d9b..70f0aeb 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-m32c.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-m32c.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ m32c_indirect_operand (char *str)
 
   operand = 1;
   ns_len = strlen (str);
-  new_str = (char*) xmalloc (ns_len);
+  new_str = XNEWVEC (char, ns_len);
   ns = new_str;
   ns_end = ns + ns_len;
 
@@ -1064,9 +1064,9 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *sec, fixS *fx)
     {
       arelent * reloc;
 
-      reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (* reloc));
+      reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
-      reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+      reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
       *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fx->fx_addsy);
       reloc->address = fx->fx_frag->fr_address + fx->fx_where;
       reloc->howto = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, fx->fx_r_type);
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-m32r.c b/gas/config/tc-m32r.c
index 126ab9c..f77c1f1 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-m32r.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-m32r.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ debug_sym (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 
   else
     {
-      lnk = (sym_linkS *) xmalloc (sizeof (sym_linkS));
+      lnk = XNEW (sym_linkS);
       lnk->symbol = symbolP;
       lnk->next = debug_sym_link;
       debug_sym_link = lnk;
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ m32r_record_hi16 (int reloc_type,
   gas_assert (reloc_type == BFD_RELOC_M32R_HI16_SLO
 	  || reloc_type == BFD_RELOC_M32R_HI16_ULO);
 
-  hi_fixup = xmalloc (sizeof (* hi_fixup));
+  hi_fixup = XNEW (struct m32r_hi_fixup);
   hi_fixup->fixp = fixP;
   hi_fixup->seg  = now_seg;
   hi_fixup->next = m32r_hi_fixup_list;
@@ -2195,9 +2195,9 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * section, fixS * fixP)
   arelent * reloc;
   bfd_reloc_code_real_type code;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (* reloc));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixP->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixP->fx_frag->fr_address + fixP->fx_where;
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-m68k.c b/gas/config/tc-m68k.c
index f148845..9f18b17 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-m68k.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-m68k.c
@@ -2348,7 +2348,7 @@ m68k_ip (char *instring)
 	      const struct m68k_cpu *cpu;
 	      int any = 0;
 	      size_t space = 400;
-	      char *buf = xmalloc (space + 1);
+	      char *buf = XNEWVEC (char, space + 1);
 	      size_t len;
 	      int paren = 1;
 
@@ -4599,7 +4599,7 @@ md_begin (void)
   /* First sort the opcode table into alphabetical order to seperate
      the order that the assembler wants to see the opcodes from the
      order that the disassembler wants to see them.  */
-  m68k_sorted_opcodes = xmalloc (m68k_numopcodes * sizeof (* m68k_sorted_opcodes));
+  m68k_sorted_opcodes = XNEWVEC (const struct m68k_opcode *, m68k_numopcodes);
   if (!m68k_sorted_opcodes)
     as_fatal (_("Internal Error:  Can't allocate m68k_sorted_opcodes of size %d"),
 	      m68k_numopcodes * ((int) sizeof (* m68k_sorted_opcodes)));
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mcore.c b/gas/config/tc-mcore.c
index 67d1ea8..f8b934d 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mcore.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mcore.c
@@ -2183,8 +2183,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
       break;
   }
 
-  rel = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  rel = XNEW (arelent);
+  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *rel->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   rel->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   /* Always pass the addend along!  */
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-microblaze.c b/gas/config/tc-microblaze.c
index e720ee8..ceb4365 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-microblaze.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-microblaze.c
@@ -798,7 +798,8 @@ check_got (int * got_type, int * got_len)
   for (new_pointer = past_got; !is_end_of_line[(unsigned char) *new_pointer++];)
     ;
   second = new_pointer - past_got;
-  tmpbuf = xmalloc (first + second + 2); /* One extra byte for ' ' and one for NUL.  */
+  /* One extra byte for ' ' and one for NUL.  */
+  tmpbuf = XNEWVEC (char, first + second + 2);
   memcpy (tmpbuf, input_line_pointer, first);
   tmpbuf[first] = ' '; /* @GOTOFF is replaced with a single space.  */
   memcpy (tmpbuf + first + 1, past_got, second);
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mips.c b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
index ca1098b..b596b8b 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mips.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
@@ -7414,8 +7414,7 @@ append_insn (struct mips_cl_insn *ip, expressionS *address_expr,
 	  if (hi_fixup == 0
 	      || !fixup_has_matching_lo_p (hi_fixup->fixp))
 	    {
-	      hi_fixup = ((struct mips_hi_fixup *)
-			  xmalloc (sizeof (struct mips_hi_fixup)));
+	      hi_fixup = XNEW (struct mips_hi_fixup);
 	      hi_fixup->next = mips_hi_fixup_list;
 	      mips_hi_fixup_list = hi_fixup;
 	    }
@@ -15681,7 +15680,7 @@ s_mipsset (int x ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
     {
       struct mips_option_stack *s;
 
-      s = (struct mips_option_stack *) xmalloc (sizeof *s);
+      s = XNEW (struct mips_option_stack);
       s->next = mips_opts_stack;
       s->options = mips_opts;
       mips_opts_stack = s;
@@ -17170,8 +17169,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
   bfd_reloc_code_real_type code;
 
   memset (retval, 0, sizeof(retval));
-  reloc = retval[0] = (arelent *) xcalloc (1, sizeof (arelent));
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc = retval[0] = XCNEW (arelent);
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 
@@ -17888,7 +17887,7 @@ mips_record_label (symbolS *sym)
   struct insn_label_list *l;
 
   if (free_insn_labels == NULL)
-    l = (struct insn_label_list *) xmalloc (sizeof *l);
+    l = XNEW (struct insn_label_list);
   else
     {
       l = free_insn_labels;
@@ -18369,7 +18368,7 @@ s_mips_end (int x ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
   if (p && cur_proc_ptr)
     {
       OBJ_SYMFIELD_TYPE *obj = symbol_get_obj (p);
-      expressionS *exp = xmalloc (sizeof (expressionS));
+      expressionS *exp = XNEW (expressionS);
 
       obj->size = exp;
       exp->X_op = O_subtract;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mmix.c b/gas/config/tc-mmix.c
index 2400a0b..00a326e 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mmix.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mmix.c
@@ -3775,7 +3775,7 @@ mmix_frob_file (void)
 
       if (gregs == NULL)
 	{
-	  gregs = xmalloc (sizeof (*gregs));
+	  gregs = XNEW (struct mmix_symbol_gregs);
 	  gregs->n_gregs = 0;
 	  symbol_set_tc (sym, &gregs);
 	  all_greg_symbols[n_greg_symbols++] = gregs;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mn10200.c b/gas/config/tc-mn10200.c
index 2cdfa68..1831b9f 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mn10200.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mn10200.c
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ arelent *
 tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 {
   arelent *reloc;
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
   if (fixp->fx_subsy != NULL)
     {
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
       return NULL;
     }
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->addend = fixp->fx_offset;
   return reloc;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mn10300.c b/gas/config/tc-mn10300.c
index 9a5d3be..52c37e1 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mn10300.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mn10300.c
@@ -2168,7 +2168,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
   static arelent * relocs[MAX_RELOC_EXPANSION + 1];
   arelent *reloc;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
   reloc->howto = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, fixp->fx_r_type);
   if (reloc->howto == NULL)
@@ -2204,7 +2204,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 	 even local symbols defined in the same section.  */
       if (ssec != absolute_section || asec != absolute_section)
 	{
-	  arelent * reloc2 = xmalloc (sizeof * reloc);
+	  arelent * reloc2 = XNEW (arelent);
 
 	  relocs[0] = reloc2;
 	  relocs[1] = reloc;
@@ -2212,7 +2212,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 	  reloc2->address = reloc->address;
 	  reloc2->howto = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_MN10300_SYM_DIFF);
 	  reloc2->addend = - S_GET_VALUE (fixp->fx_subsy);
-	  reloc2->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+	  reloc2->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
 	  *reloc2->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_subsy);
 
 	  reloc->addend = fixp->fx_offset;
@@ -2223,7 +2223,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 	    }
 	  else
 	    {
-	      reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+	      reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
 	      *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
 	    }
 
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
     }
   else
     {
-      reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+      reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
       *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
       reloc->addend = fixp->fx_offset;
     }
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-moxie.c b/gas/config/tc-moxie.c
index 24c9aec..9201cb5 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-moxie.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-moxie.c
@@ -771,9 +771,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixP)
       return 0;
     }
 
-  relP = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  gas_assert (relP != 0);
-  relP->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  relP = XNEW (arelent);
+  relP->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *relP->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixP->fx_addsy);
   relP->address = fixP->fx_frag->fr_address + fixP->fx_where;
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-msp430.c b/gas/config/tc-msp430.c
index 3621fdb..817ab45 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-msp430.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-msp430.c
@@ -4164,7 +4164,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
   static arelent * relocs[MAX_RELOC_EXPANSION + 1];
   arelent *reloc;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   reloc->howto = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, fixp->fx_r_type);
 
@@ -4215,7 +4215,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
 	  && ! S_IS_GAS_LOCAL (fixp->fx_addsy)
 	  && ! S_IS_GAS_LOCAL (fixp->fx_subsy))
 	{
-	  arelent * reloc2 = xmalloc (sizeof * reloc);
+	  arelent * reloc2 = XNEW (arelent);
 
 	  relocs[0] = reloc2;
 	  relocs[1] = reloc;
@@ -4229,7 +4229,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
 	    reloc2->sym_ptr_ptr = bfd_abs_section_ptr->symbol_ptr_ptr;
 	  else
 	    {
-	      reloc2->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+	      reloc2->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
 	      *reloc2->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_subsy);
 	    }
 
@@ -4241,7 +4241,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
 	    }
 	  else
 	    {
-	      reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+	      reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
 	      *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
 	    }
 
@@ -4298,7 +4298,7 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
 	  return & no_relocs;
 	}
 #endif
-      reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+      reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
       *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
       reloc->addend = fixp->fx_offset;
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-nds32.c b/gas/config/tc-nds32.c
index 897561d..4e65616 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-nds32.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-nds32.c
@@ -4123,7 +4123,7 @@ nds32_elf_save_pseudo_pattern (fixS* fixP, struct nds32_opcode *opcode,
 			       fragS *fragP)
 {
   if (!reloc_ptr)
-    reloc_ptr = malloc (sizeof (struct nds32_relocs_pattern));
+    reloc_ptr = XNEW (struct nds32_relocs_pattern);
   reloc_ptr->seg = now_seg;
   reloc_ptr->sym = sym;
   reloc_ptr->frag = fragP;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-ns32k.c b/gas/config/tc-ns32k.c
index 0af829f..86a1de7 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-ns32k.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-ns32k.c
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ md_begin (void)
     }
 
   /* Some private space please!  */
-  freeptr_static = (char *) malloc (PRIVATE_SIZE);
+  freeptr_static = XNEWVEC (char, PRIVATE_SIZE);
 }
 
 /* Turn the string pointed to by litP into a floating point constant
@@ -2228,8 +2228,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 
   code = reloc (fixp->fx_size, fixp->fx_pcrel, fix_im_disp (fixp));
 
-  rel = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  rel = XNEW (arelent);
+  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *rel->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   rel->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   if (fixp->fx_pcrel)
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-or1k.c b/gas/config/tc-or1k.c
index 10fd2de..383c613 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-or1k.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-or1k.c
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * section, fixS * fixp)
   arelent *reloc;
   bfd_reloc_code_real_type code;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-pdp11.c b/gas/config/tc-pdp11.c
index 529df4f..f6cf025 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-pdp11.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-pdp11.c
@@ -1384,9 +1384,9 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
   arelent *reloc;
   bfd_reloc_code_real_type code;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (* reloc));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-pj.c b/gas/config/tc-pj.c
index 6a947fa..37fd481 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-pj.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-pj.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static void
 fake_opcode (const char *name,
 	     void (*func) (struct pj_opc_info_t *, char *))
 {
-  pj_opc_info_t * fake = xmalloc (sizeof (pj_opc_info_t));
+  pj_opc_info_t * fake = XNEW (pj_opc_info_t);
 
   fake->opcode = -1;
   fake->opcode_next = -1;
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
   arelent *rel;
   bfd_reloc_code_real_type r_type;
 
-  rel = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  rel = XNEW (arelent);
+  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *rel->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   rel->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-ppc.c b/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
index 23a84a7..1d2c57f 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
@@ -2569,14 +2569,13 @@ ppc_apuinfo_section_add (unsigned int apu, unsigned int version)
       if (ppc_apuinfo_num_alloc == 0)
 	{
 	  ppc_apuinfo_num_alloc = 4;
-	  ppc_apuinfo_list = (unsigned long *)
-	      xmalloc (sizeof (unsigned long) * ppc_apuinfo_num_alloc);
+	  ppc_apuinfo_list = XNEWVEC (unsigned long, ppc_apuinfo_num_alloc);
 	}
       else
 	{
 	  ppc_apuinfo_num_alloc += 4;
-	  ppc_apuinfo_list = (unsigned long *) xrealloc (ppc_apuinfo_list,
-	      sizeof (unsigned long) * ppc_apuinfo_num_alloc);
+	  ppc_apuinfo_list = XRESIZEVEC (unsigned long, ppc_apuinfo_list,
+					 ppc_apuinfo_num_alloc);
 	}
     }
   ppc_apuinfo_list[ppc_apuinfo_num++] = APUID (apu, version);
@@ -3519,7 +3518,7 @@ ppc_macro (char *str, const struct powerpc_macro *macro)
     }
 
   /* Put the string together.  */
-  complete = s = (char *) xmalloc (len + 1);
+  complete = s = XNEWVEC (char, len + 1);
   format = macro->format;
   while (*format != '\0')
     {
@@ -4010,8 +4009,7 @@ ppc_dwsect (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
   else
     {
       /* Create a new dw subsection.  */
-      subseg = (struct dw_subsection *)
-        xmalloc (sizeof (struct dw_subsection));
+      subseg = XNEW (struct dw_subsection);
 
       if (opt_label == NULL)
         {
@@ -4964,7 +4962,7 @@ ppc_machine (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
       if (strcmp (cpu_string, "push") == 0)
 	{
 	  if (cpu_history == NULL)
-	    cpu_history = xmalloc (MAX_HISTORY * sizeof (*cpu_history));
+	    cpu_history = XNEWVEC (ppc_cpu_t, MAX_HISTORY);
 
 	  if (curr_hist >= MAX_HISTORY)
 	    as_bad (_(".machine stack overflow"));
@@ -7133,9 +7131,9 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 {
   arelent *reloc;
 
-  reloc = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   reloc->howto = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, fixp->fx_r_type);
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-rl78.c b/gas/config/tc-rl78.c
index 0ecdb15..0739d34 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-rl78.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-rl78.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ rl78_frag_init (fragS * fragP)
 {
   if (rl78_bytes.n_relax || rl78_bytes.link_relax)
     {
-      fragP->tc_frag_data = malloc (sizeof (rl78_bytesT));
+      fragP->tc_frag_data = XNEW (rl78_bytesT);
       memcpy (fragP->tc_frag_data, & rl78_bytes, sizeof (rl78_bytesT));
     }
   else
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-rx.c b/gas/config/tc-rx.c
index 435d046..e0af5b5 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-rx.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-rx.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ rx_frag_init (fragS * fragP)
 {
   if (rx_bytes.n_relax || rx_bytes.link_relax || rx_bytes.n_base < 0)
     {
-      fragP->tc_frag_data = malloc (sizeof (rx_bytesT));
+      fragP->tc_frag_data = XNEW (rx_bytesT);
       memcpy (fragP->tc_frag_data, & rx_bytes, sizeof (rx_bytesT));
     }
   else
@@ -2443,8 +2443,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
       fixp->fx_subsy = NULL;
     }
 
-  reloc[0]		  = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  reloc[0]->sym_ptr_ptr   = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc[0]		  = XNEW (arelent);
+  reloc[0]->sym_ptr_ptr   = XNEW (asymbol *);
   * reloc[0]->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc[0]->address       = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   reloc[0]->addend        = fixp->fx_offset;
@@ -2466,20 +2466,20 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
     case BFD_RELOC_RX_DIFF:
       reloc[0]->howto         = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_SYM);
 
-      reloc[1]		      = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-      reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr   = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+      reloc[1]		      = XNEW (arelent);
+      reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr   = XNEW (asymbol *);
       * reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_subsy);
       reloc[1]->address       = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
       reloc[1]->addend        = 0;
       reloc[1]->howto         = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_SYM);
 
-      reloc[2]		      = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+      reloc[2]		      = XNEW (arelent);
       reloc[2]->howto         = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_OP_SUBTRACT);
       reloc[2]->addend        = 0;
       reloc[2]->sym_ptr_ptr   = reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr;
       reloc[2]->address       = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 
-      reloc[3]		      = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+      reloc[3]		      = XNEW (arelent);
       switch (fixp->fx_size)
 	{
 	case 1:
@@ -2510,8 +2510,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
     case BFD_RELOC_RX_GPRELL:
       reloc[0]->howto         = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_SYM);
 
-      reloc[1]		      = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-      reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr   = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+      reloc[1]		      = XNEW (arelent);
+      reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr   = XNEW (asymbol *);
       if (gp_symbol == NULL)
 	{
 	  if (symbol_table_frozen)
@@ -2532,13 +2532,13 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
       reloc[1]->addend        = 0;
       reloc[1]->howto         = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_SYM);
 
-      reloc[2]		    = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+      reloc[2]		    = XNEW (arelent);
       reloc[2]->howto       = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_OP_SUBTRACT);
       reloc[2]->addend      = 0;
       reloc[2]->sym_ptr_ptr = reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr;
       reloc[2]->address     = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 
-      reloc[3]		    = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+      reloc[3]		    = XNEW (arelent);
       reloc[3]->howto       = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_ABS16UL);
       reloc[3]->addend      = 0;
       reloc[3]->sym_ptr_ptr = reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr;
@@ -2550,8 +2550,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
     case BFD_RELOC_RX_GPRELW:
       reloc[0]->howto         = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_SYM);
 
-      reloc[1]		      = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-      reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr   = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+      reloc[1]		      = XNEW (arelent);
+      reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr   = XNEW (asymbol *);
       if (gp_symbol == NULL)
 	{
 	  if (symbol_table_frozen)
@@ -2572,13 +2572,13 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
       reloc[1]->addend        = 0;
       reloc[1]->howto         = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_SYM);
 
-      reloc[2]		    = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+      reloc[2]		    = XNEW (arelent);
       reloc[2]->howto       = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_OP_SUBTRACT);
       reloc[2]->addend      = 0;
       reloc[2]->sym_ptr_ptr = reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr;
       reloc[2]->address     = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 
-      reloc[3]		    = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+      reloc[3]		    = XNEW (arelent);
       reloc[3]->howto       = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_ABS16UW);
       reloc[3]->addend      = 0;
       reloc[3]->sym_ptr_ptr = reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr;
@@ -2590,8 +2590,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
     case BFD_RELOC_RX_GPRELB:
       reloc[0]->howto         = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_SYM);
 
-      reloc[1]		      = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-      reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr   = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+      reloc[1]		      = XNEW (arelent);
+      reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr   = XNEW (asymbol *);
       if (gp_symbol == NULL)
 	{
 	  if (symbol_table_frozen)
@@ -2612,13 +2612,13 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
       reloc[1]->addend        = 0;
       reloc[1]->howto         = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_SYM);
 
-      reloc[2]		    = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+      reloc[2]		    = XNEW (arelent);
       reloc[2]->howto       = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_OP_SUBTRACT);
       reloc[2]->addend      = 0;
       reloc[2]->sym_ptr_ptr = reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr;
       reloc[2]->address     = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 
-      reloc[3]		    = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+      reloc[3]		    = XNEW (arelent);
       reloc[3]->howto       = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_ABS16U);
       reloc[3]->addend      = 0;
       reloc[3]->sym_ptr_ptr = reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr;
@@ -2630,13 +2630,13 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection * sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
     case BFD_RELOC_RX_NEG32:
       reloc[0]->howto         = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_SYM);
 
-      reloc[1]		    = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+      reloc[1]		    = XNEW (arelent);
       reloc[1]->howto       = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_OP_NEG);
       reloc[1]->addend      = 0;
       reloc[1]->sym_ptr_ptr = reloc[0]->sym_ptr_ptr;
       reloc[1]->address     = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 
-      reloc[2]		    = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+      reloc[2]		    = XNEW (arelent);
       reloc[2]->howto       = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, BFD_RELOC_RX_ABS32);
       reloc[2]->addend      = 0;
       reloc[2]->sym_ptr_ptr = reloc[0]->sym_ptr_ptr;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-s390.c b/gas/config/tc-s390.c
index e2677f7..098debc 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-s390.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-s390.c
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ s390_lit_suffix (char **str_p, expressionS *exp_p, elf_suffix_type suffix)
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  lpe = (struct s390_lpe *) xmalloc (sizeof (struct s390_lpe));
+	  lpe = XNEW (struct s390_lpe);
 	}
 
       lpe->ex = *exp_p;
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ static void
 s390_machine (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
   char *cpu_string;
-  static struct
+  static struct cpu_history
   {
     unsigned int cpu;
     unsigned int flags;
@@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ s390_machine (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
       if (strcmp (cpu_string, "push") == 0)
 	{
 	  if (cpu_history == NULL)
-	    cpu_history = xmalloc (MAX_HISTORY * sizeof (*cpu_history));
+	    cpu_history = XNEWVEC (struct cpu_history, MAX_HISTORY);
 
 	  if (curr_hist >= MAX_HISTORY)
 	    as_bad (_(".machine stack overflow"));
@@ -1995,7 +1995,7 @@ s390_machinemode (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
       if (strcmp (mode_string, "push") == 0)
 	{
 	  if (mode_history == NULL)
-	    mode_history = xmalloc (MAX_HISTORY * sizeof (*mode_history));
+	    mode_history = XNEWVEC (unsigned int, MAX_HISTORY);
 
 	  if (curr_hist >= MAX_HISTORY)
 	    as_bad (_(".machinemode stack overflow"));
@@ -2548,8 +2548,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 	code = BFD_RELOC_390_GOTPCDBL;
     }
 
-  reloc = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   reloc->howto = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, code);
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-score.c b/gas/config/tc-score.c
index 8ea1084..8f74caf 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-score.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-score.c
@@ -6273,8 +6273,8 @@ s3_insert_reg (const struct s3_reg_entry *r, struct hash_control *htab)
 {
   int i = 0;
   int len = strlen (r->name) + 2;
-  char *buf = xmalloc (len);
-  char *buf2 = xmalloc (len);
+  char *buf = XNEWVEC (char, len);
+  char *buf2 = XNEWVEC (char, len);
 
   strcpy (buf + i, r->name);
   for (i = 0; buf[i]; i++)
@@ -7400,10 +7400,10 @@ s3_gen_reloc (asection * section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
   bfd_reloc_code_real_type code;
   char *type;
 
-  reloc = retval[0] = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = retval[0] = XNEW (arelent);
   retval[1] = NULL;
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   reloc->addend = fixp->fx_offset;
@@ -7431,9 +7431,9 @@ s3_gen_reloc (asection * section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
       newval |= (((off >> 14) & 0x3) << 16);
       s3_md_number_to_chars (buf, newval, s3_INSN_SIZE);
 
-      retval[1] = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+      retval[1] = XNEW (arelent);
       retval[2] = NULL;
-      retval[1]->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+      retval[1]->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
       *retval[1]->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
       retval[1]->address = (reloc->address + s3_RELAX_RELOC2 (fixp->fx_frag->fr_subtype));
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-score7.c b/gas/config/tc-score7.c
index 97dfea2..8ec0fb0 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-score7.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-score7.c
@@ -5353,8 +5353,8 @@ s7_insert_reg (const struct s7_reg_entry *r, struct hash_control *htab)
 {
   int i = 0;
   int len = strlen (r->name) + 2;
-  char *buf = xmalloc (len);
-  char *buf2 = xmalloc (len);
+  char *buf = XNEWVEC (char, len);
+  char *buf2 = XNEWVEC (char, len);
 
   strcpy (buf + i, r->name);
   for (i = 0; buf[i]; i++)
@@ -6877,10 +6877,10 @@ s7_gen_reloc (asection * section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
   bfd_reloc_code_real_type code;
   char *type;
 
-  reloc = retval[0] = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = retval[0] = XNEW (arelent);
   retval[1] = NULL;
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   reloc->addend = fixp->fx_offset;
@@ -6908,9 +6908,9 @@ s7_gen_reloc (asection * section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS * fixp)
       newval |= (((off >> 14) & 0x3) << 16);
       s7_number_to_chars (buf, newval, s7_INSN_SIZE);
 
-      retval[1] = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+      retval[1] = XNEW (arelent);
       retval[2] = NULL;
-      retval[1]->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+      retval[1]->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
       *retval[1]->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
       retval[1]->address = (reloc->address + s7_RELAX_RELOC2 (fixp->fx_frag->fr_subtype));
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-tic30.c b/gas/config/tc-tic30.c
index 10653ed..725691c 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-tic30.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-tic30.c
@@ -402,8 +402,7 @@ tic30_operand (char *token)
   operand *current_op;
 
   debug ("In tic30_operand with %s\n", token);
-  current_op = malloc (sizeof (* current_op));
-  memset (current_op, '\0', sizeof (operand));
+  current_op = XCNEW (operand);
 
   if (*token == DIRECT_REFERENCE)
     {
@@ -464,7 +463,7 @@ tic30_operand (char *token)
       ind_addr_type *ind_addr_op;
       char * ind_buffer;
 
-      ind_buffer = xmalloc (strlen (token));
+      ind_buffer = XNEWVEC (char, strlen (token));
 
       debug ("Found indirect reference\n");
       ind_buffer[0] = *token;
@@ -1391,9 +1390,9 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixP)
 #undef MAP
 #undef F
 
-  rel = xmalloc (sizeof (* rel));
+  rel = XNEW (arelent);
   gas_assert (rel != 0);
-  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *rel->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixP->fx_addsy);
   rel->address = fixP->fx_frag->fr_address + fixP->fx_where;
   rel->addend = 0;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-tic4x.c b/gas/config/tc-tic4x.c
index ba0aa38..97f830c 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-tic4x.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-tic4x.c
@@ -1241,10 +1241,9 @@ tic4x_inst_make (const char *name, unsigned long opcode, const char *args)
   if (insts == NULL)
     {
       /* Allocate memory to store name strings.  */
-      names = (char *) xmalloc (sizeof (char) * 8192);
+      names = XNEWVEC (char, 8192);
       /* Allocate memory for additional insts.  */
-      insts = (tic4x_inst_t *)
-	xmalloc (sizeof (tic4x_inst_t) * 1024);
+      insts = XNEWVEC (tic4x_inst_t, 1024);
     }
   insts[iindex].name = names;
   insts[iindex].opcode = opcode;
@@ -3011,9 +3010,9 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixP)
 {
   arelent *reloc;
 
-  reloc = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
 
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixP->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixP->fx_frag->fr_address + fixP->fx_where;
   reloc->address /= OCTETS_PER_BYTE;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-tic54x.c b/gas/config/tc-tic54x.c
index 8c33df4..5dd772e 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-tic54x.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-tic54x.c
@@ -593,9 +593,8 @@ stag_add_field (struct stag *parent,
 		bfd_vma offset,
 		struct stag *stag)
 {
-  struct stag_field *sfield = xmalloc (sizeof (struct stag_field));
+  struct stag_field *sfield = XCNEW (struct stag_field);
 
-  memset (sfield, 0, sizeof (*sfield));
   sfield->name = xstrdup (name);
   sfield->offset = offset;
   sfield->bitfield_offset = parent->current_bitfield_offset;
@@ -656,8 +655,7 @@ tic54x_struct (int arg)
   if (current_stag)
     {
       /* Nesting, link to outer one.  */
-      current_stag->inner = (struct stag *) xmalloc (sizeof (struct stag));
-      memset (current_stag->inner, 0, sizeof (struct stag));
+      current_stag->inner = XCNEW (struct stag);
       current_stag->inner->outer = current_stag;
       current_stag = current_stag->inner;
       if (start_offset)
@@ -666,8 +664,7 @@ tic54x_struct (int arg)
     }
   else
     {
-      current_stag = (struct stag *) xmalloc (sizeof (struct stag));
-      memset (current_stag, 0, sizeof (struct stag));
+      current_stag = XCNEW (struct stag);
       abs_section_offset = start_offset;
     }
   current_stag->is_union = is_union;
@@ -1236,7 +1233,7 @@ tic54x_space (int arg)
      partial allocation has not been completed yet.  */
   if (expn.X_op != O_constant || frag_bit_offset (frag_now, now_seg) == -1)
     {
-      struct bit_info *bi = xmalloc (sizeof (struct bit_info));
+      struct bit_info *bi = XNEW (struct bit_info);
 
       bi->seg = now_seg;
       bi->type = bes;
@@ -1744,7 +1741,7 @@ tic54x_field (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 	  fragS *alloc_frag = bit_offset_frag (frag_now, now_seg);
 	  if (bit_offset == -1)
 	    {
-	      struct bit_info *bi = xmalloc (sizeof (struct bit_info));
+	      struct bit_info *bi = XNEW (struct bit_info);
 	      /* We don't know the previous offset at this time, so store the
 		 info we need and figure it out later.  */
 	      expressionS size_exp;
@@ -2299,7 +2296,7 @@ tic54x_mlib (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
   demand_empty_rest_of_line ();
 
   tic54x_set_default_include (0);
-  path = xmalloc ((unsigned long) len + include_dir_maxlen + 5);
+  path = XNEWVEC (char, (unsigned long) len + include_dir_maxlen + 5);
 
   for (i = 0; i < include_dir_count; i++)
     {
@@ -2348,7 +2345,7 @@ tic54x_mlib (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
     {
       /* Get a size at least as big as the archive member.  */
       bfd_size_type size = bfd_get_size (mbfd);
-      char *buf = xmalloc (size);
+      char *buf = XNEWVEC (char, size);
       char *fname = tmpnam (NULL);
       FILE *ftmp;
 
@@ -4563,7 +4560,7 @@ subsym_substitute (char *line, int forced)
 		      farg2 = (float) strtod (ptr, &ptr);
 		    }
 		  fresult = (*math_entry->proc) (farg1, farg2);
-		  value = xmalloc (128);
+		  value = XNEWVEC (char, 128);
 		  if (math_entry->int_return)
 		    sprintf (value, "%d", (int) fresult);
 		  else
@@ -4624,7 +4621,7 @@ subsym_substitute (char *line, int forced)
 		      break;
 		    }
 		  val = (*entry->proc) (arg1, arg2);
-		  value = xmalloc (64);
+		  value = XNEWVEC (char, 64);
 		  sprintf (value, "%d", val);
 		}
 	      /* Fix things up to replace the entire expression, not just the
@@ -5077,8 +5074,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section, fixS *fixP)
   bfd_reloc_code_real_type code = fixP->fx_r_type;
   asymbol *sym = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixP->fx_addsy);
 
-  rel = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  rel = XNEW (arelent);
+  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *rel->sym_ptr_ptr = sym;
   /* We assume that all rel->address are host byte offsets.  */
   rel->address = fixP->fx_frag->fr_address + fixP->fx_where;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-tic6x.c b/gas/config/tc-tic6x.c
index 2135dbf..ebeafc3 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-tic6x.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-tic6x.c
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ md_begin (void)
   for (id = 0; id < tic6x_opcode_max; id++)
     {
       const char *errmsg;
-      tic6x_opcode_list *opc = xmalloc (sizeof (tic6x_opcode_list));
+      tic6x_opcode_list *opc = XNEW (tic6x_opcode_list);
 
       opc->id = id;
       opc->next = hash_find (opcode_hash, tic6x_opcode_table[id].name);
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ tic6x_frob_label (symbolS *sym)
 
   si = seg_info (now_seg);
   list = si->tc_segment_info_data.label_list;
-  si->tc_segment_info_data.label_list = xmalloc (sizeof (tic6x_label_list));
+  si->tc_segment_info_data.label_list = XNEW (tic6x_label_list);
   si->tc_segment_info_data.label_list->next = list;
   si->tc_segment_info_data.label_list->label = sym;
 
@@ -3253,7 +3253,7 @@ md_assemble (char *str)
   for (opc = opc_list; opc; opc = opc->next)
     max_matching_opcodes++;
   num_matching_opcodes = 0;
-  opcm = xmalloc (max_matching_opcodes * sizeof (*opcm));
+  opcm = XNEWVEC (tic6x_opcode_id, max_matching_opcodes);
   max_num_operands = 0;
   ok_this_arch = FALSE;
   ok_this_fu = FALSE;
@@ -4505,8 +4505,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
   asymbol *symbol;
   bfd_reloc_code_real_type r_type;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   symbol = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol;
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-vax.c b/gas/config/tc-vax.c
index 538a994..33ef6e3 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-vax.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-vax.c
@@ -2388,8 +2388,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 #undef F
 #undef MAP
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 #ifndef OBJ_ELF
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-xc16x.c b/gas/config/tc-xc16x.c
index 1fb964b..49c0970 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-xc16x.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-xc16x.c
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 	}
     }
 
-  rel = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  rel = XNEW (arelent);
+  rel->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *rel->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   rel->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   rel->addend = fixp->fx_offset;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-xtensa.c b/gas/config/tc-xtensa.c
index c006418..167a209 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-xtensa.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-xtensa.c
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ xtensa_add_insn_label (symbolS *sym)
   sym_list *l;
 
   if (!free_insn_labels)
-    l = (sym_list *) xmalloc (sizeof (sym_list));
+    l = XNEW (sym_list);
   else
     {
       l = free_insn_labels;
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ directive_push (directiveE directive, bfd_boolean negated, const void *datum)
 {
   const char *file;
   unsigned int line;
-  state_stackS *stack = (state_stackS *) xmalloc (sizeof (state_stackS));
+  state_stackS *stack = XNEW (state_stackS);
 
   file = as_where (&line);
 
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ xtensa_begin_directive (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 	  insn_labels = NULL;
 	}
       as_warn (_(".begin literal is deprecated; use .literal instead"));
-      state = (emit_state *) xmalloc (sizeof (emit_state));
+      state = XNEW (emit_state);
       xtensa_switch_to_literal_fragment (state);
       directive_push (directive_literal, negated, state);
       break;
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ xtensa_begin_directive (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 
       /* Allocate the literal state for this section and push
 	 onto the directive stack.  */
-      ls = xmalloc (sizeof (lit_state));
+      ls = XNEW (lit_state);
       gas_assert (ls);
 
       *ls = default_lit_sections;
@@ -2026,7 +2026,7 @@ tokenize_arguments (char **args, char *str)
 	    arg_end += 1;
 
 	  arg_len = arg_end - input_line_pointer;
-	  arg = (char *) xmalloc ((saw_colon ? 1 : 0) + arg_len + 1);
+	  arg = XNEWVEC (char, (saw_colon ? 1 : 0) + arg_len + 1);
 	  args[num_args] = arg;
 
 	  if (saw_colon)
@@ -4125,7 +4125,7 @@ xtensa_add_literal_sym (symbolS *sym)
 {
   sym_list *l;
 
-  l = (sym_list *) xmalloc (sizeof (sym_list));
+  l = XNEW (sym_list);
   l->sym = sym;
   l->next = literal_syms;
   literal_syms = l;
@@ -6095,8 +6095,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, fixS *fixp)
 {
   arelent *reloc;
 
-  reloc = (arelent *) xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = (asymbol **) xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
 
@@ -6141,7 +6141,7 @@ new_resource_table (void *data,
 		    opcode_funcUnit_use_stage_func ousf)
 {
   int i;
-  resource_table *rt = (resource_table *) xmalloc (sizeof (resource_table));
+  resource_table *rt = XNEW (resource_table);
   rt->data = data;
   rt->cycles = cycles;
   rt->allocated_cycles = cycles;
@@ -6183,11 +6183,9 @@ resize_resource_table (resource_table *rt, int cycles)
   old_cycles = rt->allocated_cycles;
   rt->allocated_cycles = cycles;
 
-  rt->units = xrealloc (rt->units,
-			rt->allocated_cycles * sizeof (unsigned char *));
+  rt->units = XRESIZEVEC (unsigned char *, rt->units, rt->allocated_cycles);
   for (i = 0; i < old_cycles; i++)
-    rt->units[i] = xrealloc (rt->units[i],
-			     rt->num_units * sizeof (unsigned char));
+    rt->units[i] = XRESIZEVEC (unsigned char, rt->units[i], rt->num_units);
   for (i = old_cycles; i < cycles; i++)
     rt->units[i] = xcalloc (rt->num_units, sizeof (unsigned char));
 }
@@ -6967,7 +6965,7 @@ emit_single_op (TInsn *orig_insn)
 	case ITYPE_LABEL:
 	  {
 	    static int relaxed_sym_idx = 0;
-	    char *label = xmalloc (strlen (FAKE_LABEL_NAME) + 12);
+	    char *label = XNEWVEC (char, strlen (FAKE_LABEL_NAME) + 12);
 	    sprintf (label, "%s_rl_%x", FAKE_LABEL_NAME, relaxed_sym_idx++);
 	    colon (label);
 	    gas_assert (label_sym == NULL);
@@ -7456,7 +7454,7 @@ xtensa_create_trampoline_frag (bfd_boolean needs_jump_around)
       trampoline_buf = xtensa_insnbuf_alloc (xtensa_default_isa);
       trampoline_slotbuf = xtensa_insnbuf_alloc (xtensa_default_isa);
     }
-  tf = (struct trampoline_frag *)xmalloc(sizeof (struct trampoline_frag));
+  tf = XNEW(struct trampoline_frag);
   tf->next = ts->trampoline_list.next;
   ts->trampoline_list.next = tf;
   tf->needs_jump_around = needs_jump_around;
@@ -7621,7 +7619,7 @@ xtensa_maybe_create_literal_pool_frag (bfd_boolean create,
       fragP = frag_now;
     }
 
-  lpf = (struct litpool_frag *)xmalloc(sizeof (struct litpool_frag));
+  lpf = XNEW(struct litpool_frag);
   /* Insert at tail of circular list.  */
   lpf->addr = 0;
   lps->frag_list.prev->next = lpf;
@@ -8638,7 +8636,7 @@ xtensa_add_config_info (void)
   info_sec = subseg_new (".xtensa.info", 0);
   bfd_set_section_flags (stdoutput, info_sec, SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_READONLY);
 
-  data = xmalloc (100);
+  data = XNEWVEC (char, 100);
   sprintf (data, "USE_ABSOLUTE_LITERALS=%d\nABI=%d\n",
 	   XSHAL_USE_ABSOLUTE_LITERALS, XSHAL_ABI);
   sz = strlen (data) + 1;
@@ -9092,8 +9090,7 @@ static void xtensa_realloc_fixup_cache (fixup_cacheS *cache, unsigned add)
   if (cache->n_fixups + add > cache->n_max)
     {
       cache->n_max = (cache->n_fixups + add) * 2;
-      cache->fixups = xrealloc (cache->fixups,
-				sizeof (*cache->fixups) * cache->n_max);
+      cache->fixups = XRESIZEVEC (cached_fixupS, cache->fixups, cache->n_max);
     }
 }
 
@@ -10942,7 +10939,7 @@ get_subseg_info (segT seg, subsegT subseg)
 static subseg_map *
 add_subseg_info (segT seg, subsegT subseg)
 {
-  subseg_map *subseg_e = (subseg_map *) xmalloc (sizeof (subseg_map));
+  subseg_map *subseg_e = XNEW (subseg_map);
   memset (subseg_e, 0, sizeof (subseg_map));
   subseg_e->seg = seg;
   subseg_e->subseg = subseg;
@@ -11600,7 +11597,7 @@ cache_literal_section (bfd_boolean use_abs_literals)
       if (! use_abs_literals)
 	{
 	  /* Add the newly created literal segment to the list.  */
-	  seg_list *n = (seg_list *) xmalloc (sizeof (seg_list));
+	  seg_list *n = XNEW (seg_list);
 	  n->seg = seg;
 	  n->next = literal_head->next;
 	  literal_head->next = n;
@@ -11977,8 +11974,7 @@ add_xt_block_frags (segT sec,
 		}
 	      if (*xt_block == NULL)
 		{
-		  xtensa_block_info *new_block = (xtensa_block_info *)
-		    xmalloc (sizeof (xtensa_block_info));
+		  xtensa_block_info *new_block = XNEW (xtensa_block_info);
 		  new_block->sec = sec;
 		  new_block->offset = fragP->fr_address;
 		  new_block->size = fragP->fr_fix;
@@ -12235,8 +12231,7 @@ add_xt_prop_frags (segT sec,
 		  xtensa_block_info *new_block;
 		  if ((*xt_block) != NULL)
 		    xt_block = &(*xt_block)->next;
-		  new_block = (xtensa_block_info *)
-		    xmalloc (sizeof (xtensa_block_info));
+		  new_block = XNEW (xtensa_block_info);
 		  *new_block = tmp_block;
 		  *xt_block = new_block;
 		}
@@ -12261,8 +12256,7 @@ init_op_placement_info_table (void)
   int slot;
   int num_opcodes = xtensa_isa_num_opcodes (isa);
 
-  op_placement_table = (op_placement_info_table)
-    xmalloc (sizeof (op_placement_info) * num_opcodes);
+  op_placement_table = XNEWVEC (op_placement_info, num_opcodes);
   gas_assert (xtensa_isa_num_formats (isa) < MAX_FORMATS);
 
   for (opcode = 0; opcode < num_opcodes; opcode++)
@@ -13166,8 +13160,7 @@ build_section_rename (const char *arg)
 	}
 
       /* Now add it.  */
-      r = (struct rename_section_struct *)
-	xmalloc (sizeof (struct rename_section_struct));
+      r = XNEW (struct rename_section_struct);
       r->old_name = xstrdup (old_name);
       r->new_name = xstrdup (new_name);
       r->next = section_rename;
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-z80.c b/gas/config/tc-z80.c
index 7b1e72a..dcc74f6 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-z80.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-z80.c
@@ -2058,8 +2058,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *seg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED , fixS *fixp)
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  reloc               = xmalloc (sizeof (arelent));
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr  = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc               = XNEW (arelent);
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr  = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address      = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   reloc->howto        = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (stdoutput, fixp->fx_r_type);
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-z8k.c b/gas/config/tc-z8k.c
index 6a0d596..265adc6 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-z8k.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-z8k.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ md_begin (void)
   for (idx = 0; md_pseudo_table[idx].poc_name; idx++)
     {
       opcode_entry_type *fake_opcode;
-      fake_opcode = (opcode_entry_type *) malloc (sizeof (opcode_entry_type));
+      fake_opcode = XNEW (opcode_entry_type);
       fake_opcode->name = md_pseudo_table[idx].poc_name;
       fake_opcode->func = (void *) (md_pseudo_table + idx);
       fake_opcode->opcode = 250;
@@ -1357,8 +1357,8 @@ tc_gen_reloc (asection *section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 {
   arelent *reloc;
 
-  reloc = xmalloc (sizeof (*reloc));
-  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = xmalloc (sizeof (asymbol *));
+  reloc = XNEW (arelent);
+  reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = XNEW (asymbol *);
   *reloc->sym_ptr_ptr = symbol_get_bfdsym (fixp->fx_addsy);
   reloc->address = fixp->fx_frag->fr_address + fixp->fx_where;
   reloc->addend = fixp->fx_offset;
diff --git a/gas/depend.c b/gas/depend.c
index 2dd35a4..7203e59 100644
--- a/gas/depend.c
+++ b/gas/depend.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ register_dependency (const char *filename)
 	return;
     }
 
-  dep = (struct dependency *) xmalloc (sizeof (struct dependency));
+  dep = XNEW (struct dependency);
   dep->file = xstrdup (filename);
   dep->next = dep_chain;
   dep_chain = dep;
diff --git a/gas/dwarf2dbg.c b/gas/dwarf2dbg.c
index c719a5a..27b2646 100644
--- a/gas/dwarf2dbg.c
+++ b/gas/dwarf2dbg.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ get_line_subseg (segT seg, subsegT subseg, bfd_boolean create_p)
       if (!create_p)
 	return NULL;
 
-      s = (struct line_seg *) xmalloc (sizeof (*s));
+      s = XNEW (struct line_seg);
       s->next = NULL;
       s->seg = seg;
       s->head = NULL;
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ get_line_subseg (segT seg, subsegT subseg, bfd_boolean create_p)
 	break;
     }
 
-  lss = (struct line_subseg *) xmalloc (sizeof (*lss));
+  lss = XNEW (struct line_subseg);
   lss->next = *pss;
   lss->subseg = subseg;
   lss->head = NULL;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ dwarf2_gen_line_info_1 (symbolS *label, struct dwarf2_line_info *loc)
   struct line_subseg *lss;
   struct line_entry *e;
 
-  e = (struct line_entry *) xmalloc (sizeof (*e));
+  e = XNEW (struct line_entry);
   e->next = NULL;
   e->label = label;
   e->loc = *loc;
@@ -512,8 +512,7 @@ get_filenum (const char *filename, unsigned int num)
 	  if (dir >= dirs_allocated)
 	    {
 	      dirs_allocated = dir + 32;
-	      dirs = (char **)
-		     xrealloc (dirs, (dir + 32) * sizeof (const char *));
+	      dirs = XRESIZEVEC (char *, dirs, dirs_allocated);
 	    }
 
 	  dirs[dir] = (char *) xmalloc (dir_len + 1);
@@ -543,8 +542,7 @@ get_filenum (const char *filename, unsigned int num)
       unsigned int old = files_allocated;
 
       files_allocated = i + 32;
-      files = (struct file_entry *)
-	xrealloc (files, (i + 32) * sizeof (struct file_entry));
+      files = XRESIZEVEC (struct file_entry, files, files_allocated);
 
       memset (files + old, 0, (i + 32 - old) * sizeof (struct file_entry));
     }
diff --git a/gas/ecoff.c b/gas/ecoff.c
index 25c3d94..e7d7ab6 100644
--- a/gas/ecoff.c
+++ b/gas/ecoff.c
@@ -4850,7 +4850,7 @@ allocate_scope (void)
 
 #else
 
-  ptr = (scope_t *) xmalloc (sizeof (scope_t));
+  ptr = XNEW (scope_t);
 
 #endif
 
@@ -4899,7 +4899,7 @@ allocate_vlinks (void)
 
 #else
 
-  ptr = (vlinks_t *) xmalloc (sizeof (vlinks_t));
+  ptr = XNEW (vlinks_t);
 
 #endif
 
@@ -4933,7 +4933,7 @@ allocate_shash (void)
 
 #else
 
-  ptr = (shash_t *) xmalloc (sizeof (shash_t));
+  ptr = XNEW (shash_t);
 
 #endif
 
@@ -4967,7 +4967,7 @@ allocate_thash (void)
 
 #else
 
-  ptr = (thash_t *) xmalloc (sizeof (thash_t));
+  ptr = XNEW (thash_t);
 
 #endif
 
@@ -5007,7 +5007,7 @@ allocate_tag (void)
 
 #else
 
-  ptr = (tag_t *) xmalloc (sizeof (tag_t));
+  ptr = XNEW (tag_t);
 
 #endif
 
@@ -5056,7 +5056,7 @@ allocate_forward (void)
 
 #else
 
-  ptr = (forward_t *) xmalloc (sizeof (forward_t));
+  ptr = XNEW (forward_t);
 
 #endif
 
@@ -5096,7 +5096,7 @@ allocate_thead (void)
 
 #else
 
-  ptr = (thead_t *) xmalloc (sizeof (thead_t));
+  ptr = XNEW (thead_t);
 
 #endif
 
@@ -5143,7 +5143,7 @@ allocate_lineno_list (void)
 
 #else
 
-  ptr = (lineno_list_t *) xmalloc (sizeof (lineno_list_t));
+  ptr = XNEW (lineno_list_t);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/gas/expr.c b/gas/expr.c
index 777504f..66f041c 100644
--- a/gas/expr.c
+++ b/gas/expr.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ make_expr_symbol (expressionS *expressionP)
   if (expressionP->X_op == O_constant)
     resolve_symbol_value (symbolP);
 
-  n = (struct expr_symbol_line *) xmalloc (sizeof *n);
+  n = XNEW (struct expr_symbol_line);
   n->sym = symbolP;
   n->file = as_where (&n->line);
   n->next = expr_symbol_lines;
diff --git a/gas/hash.c b/gas/hash.c
index 09925f0..655ddfc 100644
--- a/gas/hash.c
+++ b/gas/hash.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ hash_new_sized (unsigned long size)
   unsigned long alloc;
   struct hash_control *ret;
 
-  ret = (struct hash_control *) xmalloc (sizeof *ret);
+  ret = XNEW (struct hash_control);
   obstack_begin (&ret->memory, chunksize);
   alloc = size * sizeof (struct hash_entry *);
   ret->table = (struct hash_entry **) obstack_alloc (&ret->memory, alloc);
diff --git a/gas/input-file.c b/gas/input-file.c
index a3dcd9d..8b9830f 100644
--- a/gas/input-file.c
+++ b/gas/input-file.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ input_file_push (void)
 {
   struct saved_file *saved;
 
-  saved = (struct saved_file *) xmalloc (sizeof *saved);
+  saved = XNEW (struct saved_file);
 
   saved->f_in = f_in;
   saved->file_name = file_name;
diff --git a/gas/listing.c b/gas/listing.c
index 53e84ab..c90c575 100644
--- a/gas/listing.c
+++ b/gas/listing.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ file_info (const char *file_name)
     }
 
   /* Make new entry.  */
-  p = (file_info_type *) xmalloc (sizeof (file_info_type));
+  p = XNEW (file_info_type);
   p->next = file_info_head;
   file_info_head = p;
   p->filename = xstrdup (file_name);
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ listing_newline (char *ps)
 	  && !(last_file && file && filename_cmp (file, last_file)))
 	return;
 
-      new_i = (list_info_type *) xmalloc (sizeof (list_info_type));
+      new_i = XNEW (list_info_type);
 
       /* Detect if we are reading from stdin by examining the file
 	 name returned by as_where().
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ listing_newline (char *ps)
     }
   else
     {
-      new_i = (list_info_type *) xmalloc (sizeof (list_info_type));
+      new_i = XNEW (list_info_type);
       new_i->line_contents = ps;
     }
 
diff --git a/gas/macro.c b/gas/macro.c
index cddf26a..615bfda 100644
--- a/gas/macro.c
+++ b/gas/macro.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ new_formal (void)
 {
   formal_entry *formal;
 
-  formal = (formal_entry *) xmalloc (sizeof (formal_entry));
+  formal = XNEW (formal_entry);
 
   sb_new (&formal->name);
   sb_new (&formal->def);
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ define_macro (size_t idx, sb *in, sb *label,
   sb name;
   const char *error = NULL;
 
-  macro = (macro_entry *) xmalloc (sizeof (macro_entry));
+  macro = XNEW (macro_entry);
   sb_new (&macro->sub);
   sb_new (&name);
   macro->file = file;
diff --git a/gas/remap.c b/gas/remap.c
index 87eda01..2af7a9e 100644
--- a/gas/remap.c
+++ b/gas/remap.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ add_debug_prefix_map (const char *arg)
       as_fatal (_("invalid argument '%s' to -fdebug-prefix-map"), arg);
       return;
     }
-  map = (struct debug_prefix_map *) xmalloc (sizeof (debug_prefix_map));
+  map = XNEW (debug_prefix_map);
   o = xstrdup (arg);
   map->old_prefix = o;
   map->old_len = p - arg;
diff --git a/gas/symbols.c b/gas/symbols.c
index c69e400..642f6d7 100644
--- a/gas/symbols.c
+++ b/gas/symbols.c
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ symbol_find_noref (const char *name, int noref)
       orig = name;
       if (copy != NULL)
 	copy2 = copy;
-      name = copy = xmalloc (strlen (name) + 1);
+      name = copy = XNEWVEC (char, strlen (name) + 1);
 
       while ((c = *orig++) != '\0')
 	*copy++ = TOUPPER (c);
@@ -1634,8 +1634,8 @@ define_dollar_label (long label)
 
   if (dollar_labels == NULL)
     {
-      dollar_labels = (long *) xmalloc (DOLLAR_LABEL_BUMP_BY * sizeof (long));
-      dollar_label_instances = (long *) xmalloc (DOLLAR_LABEL_BUMP_BY * sizeof (long));
+      dollar_labels = XNEWVEC (long, DOLLAR_LABEL_BUMP_BY);
+      dollar_label_instances = XNEWVEC (long, DOLLAR_LABEL_BUMP_BY);
       dollar_label_defines = (char *) xmalloc (DOLLAR_LABEL_BUMP_BY);
       dollar_label_max = DOLLAR_LABEL_BUMP_BY;
       dollar_label_count = 0;
@@ -1643,10 +1643,9 @@ define_dollar_label (long label)
   else if (dollar_label_count == dollar_label_max)
     {
       dollar_label_max += DOLLAR_LABEL_BUMP_BY;
-      dollar_labels = (long *) xrealloc ((char *) dollar_labels,
-					 dollar_label_max * sizeof (long));
-      dollar_label_instances = (long *) xrealloc ((char *) dollar_label_instances,
-					  dollar_label_max * sizeof (long));
+      dollar_labels = XRESIZEVEC (long, dollar_labels, dollar_label_max);
+      dollar_label_instances = XRESIZEVEC (long, dollar_label_instances,
+					  dollar_label_max);
       dollar_label_defines = (char *) xrealloc (dollar_label_defines, dollar_label_max);
     }				/* if we needed to grow  */
 
@@ -1776,8 +1775,8 @@ fb_label_instance_inc (long label)
 
   if (fb_labels == NULL)
     {
-      fb_labels = (long *) xmalloc (FB_LABEL_BUMP_BY * sizeof (long));
-      fb_label_instances = (long *) xmalloc (FB_LABEL_BUMP_BY * sizeof (long));
+      fb_labels = XNEWVEC (long, FB_LABEL_BUMP_BY);
+      fb_label_instances = XNEWVEC (long, FB_LABEL_BUMP_BY);
       fb_label_max = FB_LABEL_BUMP_BY;
       fb_label_count = FB_LABEL_SPECIAL;
 
@@ -1785,10 +1784,8 @@ fb_label_instance_inc (long label)
   else if (fb_label_count == fb_label_max)
     {
       fb_label_max += FB_LABEL_BUMP_BY;
-      fb_labels = (long *) xrealloc ((char *) fb_labels,
-				     fb_label_max * sizeof (long));
-      fb_label_instances = (long *) xrealloc ((char *) fb_label_instances,
-					      fb_label_max * sizeof (long));
+      fb_labels = XRESIZEVEC (long, fb_labels, fb_label_max);
+      fb_label_instances = XRESIZEVEC (long, fb_label_instances, fb_label_max);
     }				/* if we needed to grow  */
 
   fb_labels[fb_label_count] = label;
@@ -3093,7 +3090,7 @@ symbol_relc_make_sym (symbolS * sym)
 char *
 symbol_relc_make_value (offsetT val)
 {
-  char * terminal = xmalloc (28);  /* Enough for long long.  */
+  char * terminal = XNEWVEC (char, 28);  /* Enough for long long.  */
 
   terminal[0] = '#';
   bfd_sprintf_vma (stdoutput, terminal + 1, val);
-- 
2.1.4



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