(CFLAGS-tst-align.c): Add -mpreferred-stack-boundary=4.

70 files changed, 3666 insertions, 5093 deletions

diff --git a/nis/Makefile b/nis/Makefile
index 8083ee8044..fa5c4dfd30 100644
--- a/nis/Makefile
+++ b/nis/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 1996,1997,1998,2001,2004,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
 # The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ libnsl-routines = yp_xdr ypclnt ypupdate_xdr \
 		  nis_print_group_entry nis_domain_of nis_domain_of_r\
 		  nis_modify nis_remove nis_add nis_defaults\
 		  nis_findserv nis_callback nis_clone_dir nis_clone_obj\
-		  nis_clone_res nss-default
+		  nis_clone_res
 
 libnss_compat-routines	:= $(addprefix compat-,grp pwd spwd initgroups)
 libnss_compat-inhibit-o	= $(filter-out .os,$(object-suffixes))
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ libnss_nis-routines	:= $(addprefix nis-,$(databases)) nis-initgroups \
 libnss_nis-inhibit-o	= $(filter-out .os,$(object-suffixes))
 
 libnss_nisplus-routines	:= $(addprefix nisplus-,$(databases)) nisplus-parser \
-			   nss-nisplus nisplus-initgroups
+			   nss-nisplus
 libnss_nisplus-inhibit-o = $(filter-out .os,$(object-suffixes))
 
 include ../Rules
diff --git a/nis/Versions b/nis/Versions
index be4453e285..d6b6a972f6 100644
--- a/nis/Versions
+++ b/nis/Versions
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ libnsl {
   GLIBC_2.2 {
     xdr_ypall;
   }
-  GLIBC_PRIVATE {
-    _nsl_default_nss; __prepare_niscall; __follow_path; __do_niscall3;
-    __create_ib_request; _xdr_ib_request; _xdr_nis_result;
-  }
 }
 
 libnss_compat {
@@ -121,10 +117,11 @@ libnss_nisplus {
     _nss_nisplus_getservbyname_r; _nss_nisplus_getservbynumber_r;
     _nss_nisplus_getservent_r; _nss_nisplus_getspent_r;
     _nss_nisplus_getspnam_r; _nss_nisplus_netname2user;
-    _nss_nisplus_setaliasent;
+    _nss_nisplus_parse_grent; _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent;
+    _nss_nisplus_parse_spent; _nss_nisplus_setaliasent;
     _nss_nisplus_setetherent; _nss_nisplus_setgrent; _nss_nisplus_sethostent;
     _nss_nisplus_setnetent; _nss_nisplus_setnetgrent; _nss_nisplus_setprotoent;
     _nss_nisplus_setpwent; _nss_nisplus_setrpcent; _nss_nisplus_setservent;
-    _nss_nisplus_setspent; _nss_nisplus_initgroups_dyn;
+    _nss_nisplus_setspent;
   }
 }
diff --git a/nis/libnsl.h b/nis/libnsl.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c6ceb321d7..0000000000
--- a/nis/libnsl.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
-   Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
-   02111-1307 USA.  */
-
-#include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
-
-#define NSS_FLAG_NETID_AUTHORITATIVE	1
-#define NSS_FLAG_SERVICES_AUTHORITATIVE	2
-#define NSS_FLAG_SETENT_BATCH_READ	4
-
-
-/* Get current set of default flags.  */
-extern int _nsl_default_nss (void);
-
-/* Set up everything for a call to __do_niscall3.  */
-extern nis_error __prepare_niscall (const_nis_name name, directory_obj **dirp,
-				    dir_binding *bptrp, unsigned int flags);
-libnsl_hidden_proto (__prepare_niscall)
-
-extern struct ib_request *__create_ib_request (const_nis_name name,
-					       unsigned int flags);
-libnsl_hidden_proto (__create_ib_request)
-
-extern nis_error __follow_path (char **tablepath, char **tableptr,
-				struct ib_request *ibreq, dir_binding *bptr);
-libnsl_hidden_proto (__follow_path)
diff --git a/nis/nis_addmember.c b/nis/nis_addmember.c
index 5e342ad0d0..bbe1c23977 100644
--- a/nis/nis_addmember.c
+++ b/nis/nis_addmember.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ nis_addmember (const_nis_name member, const_nis_name group)
     {
       size_t grouplen = strlen (group);
       char buf[grouplen + 14 + NIS_MAXNAMELEN];
+      char leafbuf[grouplen + 2];
       char domainbuf[grouplen + 2];
       nis_result *res, *res2;
       nis_error status;
       char *cp, *cp2;
 
-      cp = rawmemchr (nis_leaf_of_r (group, buf, sizeof (buf) - 1), '\0');
+      cp = stpcpy (buf, nis_leaf_of_r (group, leafbuf, sizeof (leafbuf) - 1));
       cp = stpcpy (cp, ".groups_dir");
       cp2 = nis_domain_of_r (group, domainbuf, sizeof (domainbuf) - 1);
       if (cp2 != NULL && cp2[0] != '\0')
@@ -41,35 +42,30 @@ nis_addmember (const_nis_name member, const_nis_name group)
 	  *cp++ = '.';
           stpcpy (cp, cp2);
         }
-      res = nis_lookup (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | EXPAND_NAME);
+      res = nis_lookup (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS|EXPAND_NAME);
       if (NIS_RES_STATUS (res) != NIS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  status = NIS_RES_STATUS (res);
 	  nis_freeresult (res);
 	  return status;
 	}
-      if (NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res) != 1
-	  || __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)) != NIS_GROUP_OBJ)
+      if ((NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res)  != 1) ||
+          (__type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)) != NIS_GROUP_OBJ))
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (res);
 	  return NIS_INVALIDOBJ;
 	}
 
-      u_int gr_members_len
-	= NIS_RES_OBJECT(res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_len;
-
-      nis_name *new_gr_members_val
+      NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val
 	= realloc (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val,
-		   (gr_members_len + 1) * sizeof (nis_name));
-      if (new_gr_members_val == NULL)
+		   (NIS_RES_OBJECT(res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_len + 1)
+		   * sizeof (char *));
+      if (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val == NULL)
 	goto nomem_out;
-
-      NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val
-	= new_gr_members_val;
-
-      new_gr_members_val[gr_members_len] = strdup (member);
-      if (new_gr_members_val[gr_members_len] == NULL)
+      NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val[NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_len] = strdup (member);
+      if (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val[NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_len] == NULL)
 	{
+	  free (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val);
 	nomem_out:
 	  nis_freeresult (res);
 	  return NIS_NOMEMORY;
diff --git a/nis/nis_call.c b/nis/nis_call.c
index c571e8f367..14041a160c 100644
--- a/nis/nis_call.c
+++ b/nis/nis_call.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -26,15 +25,11 @@
 #include <rpc/auth.h>
 #include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
-#include <bits/libc-lock.h>
 
 #include "nis_xdr.h"
 #include "nis_intern.h"
-#include <libnsl.h>
 
 static const struct timeval RPCTIMEOUT = {10, 0};
 static const struct timeval UDPTIMEOUT = {5, 0};
@@ -42,19 +37,28 @@ static const struct timeval UDPTIMEOUT = {5, 0};
 extern u_short __pmap_getnisport (struct sockaddr_in *address, u_long program,
 				  u_long version, u_int protocol);
 
-unsigned long int
+unsigned long
 inetstr2int (const char *str)
 {
-  size_t j = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; str[i] != '\0'; ++i)
-    if (str[i] == '.' && __builtin_expect (++j == 4, 0))
+  char buffer[strlen (str) + 3];
+  size_t buflen;
+  size_t i, j;
+
+  buflen = stpcpy (buffer, str) - buffer;
+
+  j = 0;
+  for (i = 0; i < buflen; ++i)
+    if (buffer[i] == '.')
       {
-	char buffer[i + 1];
-	buffer[i] = '\0';
-	return inet_addr (memcpy (buffer, str, i));
+	++j;
+	if (j == 4)
+	  {
+	    buffer[i] = '\0';
+	    break;
+	  }
       }
 
-  return inet_addr (str);
+  return inet_addr (buffer);
 }
 
 void
@@ -72,6 +76,8 @@ libnsl_hidden_def (__nisbind_destroy)
 nis_error
 __nisbind_next (dir_binding *bind)
 {
+  u_int j;
+
   if (bind->clnt != NULL)
     {
       if (bind->use_auth)
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ __nisbind_next (dir_binding *bind)
   if (bind->trys >= bind->server_len)
     return NIS_FAIL;
 
-  for (u_int j = bind->current_ep + 1;
+  for (j = bind->current_ep + 1;
        j < bind->server_val[bind->server_used].ep.ep_len; ++j)
     if (strcmp (bind->server_val[bind->server_used].ep.ep_val[j].family,
 		"inet") == 0)
@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ __nisbind_next (dir_binding *bind)
   if (bind->server_used >= bind->server_len)
     bind->server_used = 0;
 
-  for (u_int j = 0; j < bind->server_val[bind->server_used].ep.ep_len; ++j)
+  for (j = 0; j < bind->server_val[bind->server_used].ep.ep_len; ++j)
     if (strcmp (bind->server_val[bind->server_used].ep.ep_val[j].family,
 		"inet") == 0)
       if (bind->server_val[bind->server_used].ep.ep_val[j].proto[0] == '-')
@@ -111,79 +117,10 @@ __nisbind_next (dir_binding *bind)
 }
 libnsl_hidden_def (__nisbind_next)
 
-static struct ckey_cache_entry
-{
-  struct in_addr inaddr;
-  in_port_t port;
-  unsigned int protocol;
-  des_block ckey;
-} *ckey_cache;
-static size_t ckey_cache_size;
-static size_t ckey_cache_allocated;
-static pid_t ckey_cache_pid;
-static uid_t ckey_cache_euid;
-__libc_lock_define_initialized (static, ckey_cache_lock)
-
-static bool_t
-get_ckey (des_block *ckey, struct sockaddr_in *addr, unsigned int protocol)
-{
-  size_t i;
-  pid_t pid = getpid ();
-  uid_t euid = geteuid ();
-  bool_t ret = FALSE;
-
-  __libc_lock_lock (ckey_cache_lock);
-
-  if (ckey_cache_pid != pid || ckey_cache_euid != euid)
-    {
-      ckey_cache_size = 0;
-      ckey_cache_pid = pid;
-      ckey_cache_euid = euid;
-    }
-
-  for (i = 0; i < ckey_cache_size; ++i)
-    if (ckey_cache[i].port == addr->sin_port
-	&& ckey_cache[i].protocol == protocol
-	&& memcmp (&ckey_cache[i].inaddr, &addr->sin_addr,
-		   sizeof (addr->sin_addr)) == 0)
-      {
-	*ckey = ckey_cache[i].ckey;
-	ret = TRUE;
-	break;
-      }
-
-  if (!ret && key_gendes (ckey) >= 0)
-    {
-      ret = TRUE;
-      /* Don't grow the cache indefinitely.  */
-      if (ckey_cache_size == 256)
-	ckey_cache_size = 0;
-      if (ckey_cache_size == ckey_cache_allocated)
-	{
-	  size_t size = ckey_cache_allocated ? ckey_cache_allocated * 2 : 16;
-	  struct ckey_cache_entry *new_cache
-	    = realloc (ckey_cache, size * sizeof (*ckey_cache));
-	  if (new_cache != NULL)
-	    {
-	      ckey_cache = new_cache;
-	      ckey_cache_allocated = size;
-	    }
-	}
-      ckey_cache[ckey_cache_size].inaddr = addr->sin_addr;
-      ckey_cache[ckey_cache_size].port = addr->sin_port;
-      ckey_cache[ckey_cache_size].protocol = protocol;
-      ckey_cache[ckey_cache_size++].ckey = *ckey;
-    }
-
-  __libc_lock_unlock (ckey_cache_lock);
-  return ret;
-}
-
 nis_error
 __nisbind_connect (dir_binding *dbp)
 {
   nis_server *serv;
-  u_short port;
 
   if (dbp == NULL)
     return NIS_FAIL;
@@ -196,17 +133,14 @@ __nisbind_connect (dir_binding *dbp)
   dbp->addr.sin_addr.s_addr =
     inetstr2int (serv->ep.ep_val[dbp->current_ep].uaddr);
 
-  if (dbp->addr.sin_addr.s_addr == INADDR_NONE)
+  if (dbp->addr.sin_addr.s_addr == 0)
     return NIS_FAIL;
 
   /* Check, if the host is online and rpc.nisd is running. Much faster
      then the clnt*_create functions: */
-  port = __pmap_getnisport (&dbp->addr, NIS_PROG, NIS_VERSION,
-			    dbp->use_udp ? IPPROTO_UDP : IPPROTO_TCP);
-  if (port == 0)
+  if (__pmap_getnisport (&dbp->addr, NIS_PROG, NIS_VERSION, IPPROTO_UDP) == 0)
     return NIS_RPCERROR;
 
-  dbp->addr.sin_port = htons (port);
   dbp->socket = RPC_ANYSOCK;
   if (dbp->use_udp)
     dbp->clnt = clntudp_create (&dbp->addr, NIS_PROG, NIS_VERSION,
@@ -229,21 +163,23 @@ __nisbind_connect (dir_binding *dbp)
 	{
 	  char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1];
 	  char *p;
-	  des_block ckey;
 
-	  p = stpcpy (netname, "unix@");
+	  p = stpcpy (netname, "unix.");
 	  strncpy (p, serv->name, MAXNETNAMELEN - 5);
 	  netname[MAXNETNAMELEN] = '\0';
-	  dbp->clnt->cl_auth = NULL;
-	  if (get_ckey (&ckey, &dbp->addr,
-			dbp->use_udp ? IPPROTO_UDP : IPPROTO_TCP))
-	    dbp->clnt->cl_auth =
-	      authdes_pk_create (netname, &serv->pkey, 300, NULL, &ckey);
+	  // XXX What is this supposed to do?  If we really want to replace
+	  // XXX the first dot, then we might as well use unix@ as the
+	  // XXX prefix string.  --drepper
+	  p = strchr (netname, '.');
+	  *p = '@';
+	  dbp->clnt->cl_auth =
+	    authdes_pk_create (netname, &serv->pkey, 300, NULL, NULL);
 	  if (!dbp->clnt->cl_auth)
 	    dbp->clnt->cl_auth = authunix_create_default ();
 	}
       else
 	dbp->clnt->cl_auth = authunix_create_default ();
+      dbp->use_auth = TRUE;
     }
 
   return NIS_SUCCESS;
@@ -252,8 +188,7 @@ libnsl_hidden_def (__nisbind_connect)
 
 nis_error
 __nisbind_create (dir_binding *dbp, const nis_server *serv_val,
-		  unsigned int serv_len, unsigned int server_used,
-		  unsigned int current_ep, unsigned int flags)
+		  unsigned int serv_len, unsigned int flags)
 {
   dbp->clnt = NULL;
 
@@ -279,15 +214,10 @@ __nisbind_create (dir_binding *dbp, const nis_server *serv_val,
   dbp->trys = 1;
 
   dbp->class = -1;
-  if (server_used == ~0)
-    {
-      if (__nis_findfastest (dbp) < 1)
-	return NIS_NAMEUNREACHABLE;
-    }
-  else
+  if (__nis_findfastest (dbp) < 1)
     {
-      dbp->server_used = server_used;
-      dbp->current_ep = current_ep;
+      __nisbind_destroy (dbp);
+      return NIS_NAMEUNREACHABLE;
     }
 
   return NIS_SUCCESS;
@@ -339,7 +269,6 @@ __do_niscall3 (dir_binding *dbp, u_long prog, xdrproc_t xargs, caddr_t req,
 		  || ((nis_result *)resp)->status == NIS_NOSUCHNAME
 		  || ((nis_result *)resp)->status == NIS_NOT_ME)
 		{
-		next_server:
 		  if (__nisbind_next (dbp) == NIS_SUCCESS)
 		    {
 		      while (__nisbind_connect (dbp) != NIS_SUCCESS)
@@ -357,14 +286,38 @@ __do_niscall3 (dir_binding *dbp, u_long prog, xdrproc_t xargs, caddr_t req,
 	      if (((fd_result *)resp)->status == NIS_SYSTEMERROR
 		  || ((fd_result *)resp)->status == NIS_NOSUCHNAME
 		  || ((fd_result *)resp)->status == NIS_NOT_ME)
-		goto next_server;
+		{
+		  if (__nisbind_next (dbp) == NIS_SUCCESS)
+		    {
+		      while (__nisbind_connect (dbp) != NIS_SUCCESS)
+			{
+			  if (__nisbind_next (dbp) != NIS_SUCCESS)
+			    return NIS_SUCCESS;
+			}
+		    }
+		  else
+		    break; /* No more servers to search in */
+		  goto again;
+		}
 	      break;
 	    case NIS_DUMPLOG: /* log_result */
 	    case NIS_DUMP:
 	      if (((log_result *)resp)->lr_status == NIS_SYSTEMERROR
 		  || ((log_result *)resp)->lr_status == NIS_NOSUCHNAME
 		  || ((log_result *)resp)->lr_status == NIS_NOT_ME)
-		goto next_server;
+		{
+		  if (__nisbind_next (dbp) == NIS_SUCCESS)
+		    {
+		      while (__nisbind_connect (dbp) != NIS_SUCCESS)
+			{
+			  if (__nisbind_next (dbp) != NIS_SUCCESS)
+			    return NIS_SUCCESS;
+			}
+		    }
+		  else
+		    break; /* No more servers to search in */
+		  goto again;
+		}
 	      break;
 	    default:
 	      break;
@@ -376,8 +329,6 @@ __do_niscall3 (dir_binding *dbp, u_long prog, xdrproc_t xargs, caddr_t req,
 
   return retcode;
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (__do_niscall3)
-
 
 nis_error
 __do_niscall2 (const nis_server *server, u_int server_len, u_long prog,
@@ -390,7 +341,7 @@ __do_niscall2 (const nis_server *server, u_int server_len, u_long prog,
   if (flags & MASTER_ONLY)
     server_len = 1;
 
-  status = __nisbind_create (&dbp, server, server_len, ~0, ~0, flags);
+  status = __nisbind_create (&dbp, server, server_len, flags);
   if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
     return status;
 
@@ -422,18 +373,14 @@ rec_dirsearch (const_nis_name name, directory_obj *dir, nis_error *status)
     case HIGHER_NAME:
       { /* We need data from a parent domain */
 	directory_obj *obj;
-	const char *ndomain = __nis_domain_of (dir->do_name);
+	char ndomain [strlen (name) + 3];
+
+	nis_domain_of_r (dir->do_name, ndomain, sizeof (ndomain));
 
 	/* The root server of our domain is a replica of the parent
 	   domain ! (Now I understand why a root server must be a
 	   replica of the parent domain) */
 	fd_res = __nis_finddirectory (dir, ndomain);
-	if (fd_res == NULL)
-	  {
-	    nis_free_directory (dir);
-	    *status = NIS_NOMEMORY;
-	    return NULL;
-	  }
 	*status = fd_res->status;
 	if (fd_res->status != NIS_SUCCESS)
 	  {
@@ -441,33 +388,36 @@ rec_dirsearch (const_nis_name name, directory_obj *dir, nis_error *status)
 	    __free_fdresult (fd_res);
 	    return dir;
 	  }
-	nis_free_directory (dir);
 	obj = calloc (1, sizeof (directory_obj));
-	if (obj == NULL)
-	  {
-	    __free_fdresult (fd_res);
-	    *status = NIS_NOMEMORY;
-	    return NULL;
-	  }
 	xdrmem_create (&xdrs, fd_res->dir_data.dir_data_val,
 		       fd_res->dir_data.dir_data_len, XDR_DECODE);
 	_xdr_directory_obj (&xdrs, obj);
 	xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
 	__free_fdresult (fd_res);
-
-	/* We have found a NIS+ server serving ndomain, now
-	   let us search for "name" */
-	return rec_dirsearch (name, obj, status);
+	if (obj != NULL)
+	  {
+	    /* We have found a NIS+ server serving ndomain, now
+	       let us search for "name" */
+	    nis_free_directory (dir);
+	    return rec_dirsearch (name, obj, status);
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    /* Ups, very bad. Are we already the root server ? */
+	    nis_free_directory (dir);
+	    return NULL;
+	  }
       }
-      break;
+    break;
     case LOWER_NAME:
       {
 	directory_obj *obj;
 	size_t namelen = strlen (name);
 	char leaf[namelen + 3];
 	char domain[namelen + 3];
-	const char *ndomain;
+	char ndomain[namelen + 3];
 	char *cp;
+	u_int run = 0;
 
 	strcpy (domain, name);
 
@@ -479,22 +429,23 @@ rec_dirsearch (const_nis_name name, directory_obj *dir, nis_error *status)
 		return NULL;
 	      }
 	    nis_leaf_of_r (domain, leaf, sizeof (leaf));
-	    ndomain = __nis_domain_of (domain);
-	    memmove (domain, ndomain, strlen (ndomain) + 1);
+	    nis_domain_of_r (domain, ndomain, sizeof (ndomain));
+	    strcpy (domain, ndomain);
+	    ++run;
 	  }
 	while (nis_dir_cmp (domain, dir->do_name) != SAME_NAME);
 
-	cp = rawmemchr (leaf, '\0');
+	if (run == 1)
+	  {
+	    /* We have found the directory above. Use it. */
+	    return dir;
+	  }
+
+	cp = strchr (leaf, '\0');
 	*cp++ = '.';
 	strcpy (cp, domain);
 
 	fd_res = __nis_finddirectory (dir, leaf);
-	if (fd_res == NULL)
-	  {
-	    nis_free_directory (dir);
-	    *status = NIS_NOMEMORY;
-	    return NULL;
-	  }
 	*status = fd_res->status;
 	if (fd_res->status != NIS_SUCCESS)
 	  {
@@ -502,24 +453,21 @@ rec_dirsearch (const_nis_name name, directory_obj *dir, nis_error *status)
 	    __free_fdresult (fd_res);
 	    return dir;
 	  }
-	nis_free_directory (dir);
-	obj = calloc (1, sizeof(directory_obj));
-	if (obj == NULL)
+	obj = calloc(1, sizeof(directory_obj));
+	xdrmem_create(&xdrs, fd_res->dir_data.dir_data_val,
+		      fd_res->dir_data.dir_data_len, XDR_DECODE);
+	_xdr_directory_obj(&xdrs, obj);
+	xdr_destroy(&xdrs);
+	__free_fdresult (fd_res);
+	if (obj != NULL)
 	  {
-	    __free_fdresult (fd_res);
-	    *status = NIS_NOMEMORY;
-	    return NULL;
+	    /* We have found a NIS+ server serving ndomain, now
+	       let us search for "name" */
+	    nis_free_directory (dir);
+	    return rec_dirsearch (name, obj, status);
 	  }
-	xdrmem_create (&xdrs, fd_res->dir_data.dir_data_val,
-		       fd_res->dir_data.dir_data_len, XDR_DECODE);
-	_xdr_directory_obj (&xdrs, obj);
-	xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
-	__free_fdresult (fd_res);
-	/* We have found a NIS+ server serving ndomain, now
-	   let us search for "name" */
-	return rec_dirsearch (name, obj, status);
       }
-      break;
+    break;
     case BAD_NAME:
       nis_free_directory (dir);
       *status = NIS_BADNAME;
@@ -538,26 +486,24 @@ first_shoot (const_nis_name name, directory_obj *dir)
   directory_obj *obj = NULL;
   fd_result *fd_res;
   XDR xdrs;
+  char domain[strlen (name) + 3];
 
   if (nis_dir_cmp (name, dir->do_name) == SAME_NAME)
     return dir;
 
-  fd_res = __nis_finddirectory (dir, name);
-  if (fd_res == NULL)
-    return NULL;
+  nis_domain_of_r (name, domain, sizeof (domain));
+
+  if (nis_dir_cmp (domain, dir->do_name) == SAME_NAME)
+    return dir;
+
+  fd_res = __nis_finddirectory (dir, domain);
   if (fd_res->status == NIS_SUCCESS
       && (obj = calloc (1, sizeof (directory_obj))) != NULL)
     {
-      xdrmem_create (&xdrs, fd_res->dir_data.dir_data_val,
-		     fd_res->dir_data.dir_data_len, XDR_DECODE);
+      xdrmem_create(&xdrs, fd_res->dir_data.dir_data_val,
+		    fd_res->dir_data.dir_data_len, XDR_DECODE);
       _xdr_directory_obj (&xdrs, obj);
       xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
-
-      if (strcmp (dir->do_name, obj->do_name) != 0)
-	{
-	  nis_free_directory (obj);
-	  obj = NULL;
-	}
     }
 
   __free_fdresult (fd_res);
@@ -568,272 +514,88 @@ first_shoot (const_nis_name name, directory_obj *dir)
   return obj;
 }
 
-static struct nis_server_cache
-{
-  int search_parent;
-  int uses;
-  unsigned int size;
-  unsigned int server_used;
-  unsigned int current_ep;
-  time_t expires;
-  char name[];
-} *nis_server_cache[16];
-static time_t nis_cold_start_mtime;
-__libc_lock_define_initialized (static, nis_server_cache_lock)
-
-static directory_obj *
-nis_server_cache_search (const_nis_name name, int search_parent,
-			 unsigned int *server_used, unsigned int *current_ep,
-			 struct timeval *now)
-{
-  directory_obj *ret = NULL;
-  int i;
-  char *addr;
-  XDR xdrs;
-  struct stat64 st;
-
-  if (stat64 ("/var/nis/NIS_COLD_START", &st) < 0)
-    st.st_mtime = nis_cold_start_mtime + 1;
-
-  __libc_lock_lock (nis_server_cache_lock);
-
-  for (i = 0; i < 16; ++i)
-    if (nis_server_cache[i] == NULL)
-      continue;
-    else if (st.st_mtime != nis_cold_start_mtime
-	     || now->tv_sec > nis_server_cache[i]->expires)
-      {
-	free (nis_server_cache[i]);
-	nis_server_cache[i] = NULL;
-      }
-    else if (nis_server_cache[i]->search_parent == search_parent
-	     && strcmp (nis_server_cache[i]->name, name) == 0)
-      {
-	ret = calloc (1, sizeof (directory_obj));
-	if (ret == NULL)
-	  break;
-
-	addr = rawmemchr (nis_server_cache[i]->name, '\0') + 8;
-	addr = (char *) ((uintptr_t) addr & ~(uintptr_t) 7);
-	xdrmem_create (&xdrs, addr, nis_server_cache[i]->size, XDR_DECODE);
-	if (!_xdr_directory_obj (&xdrs, ret))
-	  {
-	    xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
-	    free (ret);
-	    ret = NULL;
-	    free (nis_server_cache[i]);
-	    nis_server_cache[i] = NULL;
-	    break;
-	  }
-	xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
-	*server_used = nis_server_cache[i]->server_used;
-	*current_ep = nis_server_cache[i]->current_ep;
-	break;
-      }
-
-  nis_cold_start_mtime = st.st_mtime;
-
-  __libc_lock_unlock (nis_server_cache_lock);
-  return ret;
-}
-
-static void
-nis_server_cache_add (const_nis_name name, int search_parent,
-		      directory_obj *dir, unsigned int server_used,
-		      unsigned int current_ep, struct timeval *now)
-{
-  struct nis_server_cache **loc;
-  struct nis_server_cache *new;
-  struct nis_server_cache *old;
-  int i;
-  char *addr;
-  unsigned int size;
-  XDR xdrs;
-
-  if (dir == NULL)
-    return;
-
-  size = xdr_sizeof ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_directory_obj, (char *) dir);
-  new = calloc (1, sizeof (*new) + strlen (name) + 8 + size);
-  if (new == NULL)
-    return;
-  new->search_parent = search_parent;
-  new->uses = 1;
-  new->expires = now->tv_sec + dir->do_ttl;
-  new->size = size;
-  new->server_used = server_used;
-  new->current_ep = current_ep;
-  addr = stpcpy (new->name, name) + 8;
-  addr = (char *) ((uintptr_t) addr & ~(uintptr_t) 7);
-
-  xdrmem_create(&xdrs, addr, size, XDR_ENCODE);
-  if (!_xdr_directory_obj (&xdrs, dir))
-    {
-      xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
-      free (new);
-      return;
-    }
-  xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
-
-  __libc_lock_lock (nis_server_cache_lock);
-
-  /* Choose which entry should be evicted from the cache.  */
-  loc = &nis_server_cache[0];
-  if (*loc != NULL)
-    for (i = 1; i < 16; ++i)
-      if (nis_server_cache[i] == NULL)
-	{
-	  loc = &nis_server_cache[i];
-	  break;
-	}
-      else if ((*loc)->uses > nis_server_cache[i]->uses
-	       || ((*loc)->uses == nis_server_cache[i]->uses
-		   && (*loc)->expires > nis_server_cache[i]->expires))
-	loc = &nis_server_cache[i];
-  old = *loc;
-  *loc = new;
-
-  __libc_lock_unlock (nis_server_cache_lock);
-  free (old);
-}
-
 nis_error
-__nisfind_server (const_nis_name name, int search_parent,
-		  directory_obj **dir, dir_binding *dbp, unsigned int flags)
+__nisfind_server (const_nis_name name, directory_obj **dir)
 {
-  nis_error result = NIS_SUCCESS;
-  nis_error status;
-  directory_obj *obj;
-  struct timeval now;
-  unsigned int server_used = ~0;
-  unsigned int current_ep = ~0;
-
   if (name == NULL)
     return NIS_BADNAME;
 
-  if (*dir != NULL)
-    return NIS_SUCCESS;
-
-  (void) gettimeofday (&now, NULL);
-
-  if ((flags & NO_CACHE) == 0)
-    *dir = nis_server_cache_search (name, search_parent, &server_used,
-				    &current_ep, &now);
-  if (*dir != NULL)
-    {
-      unsigned int server_len = (*dir)->do_servers.do_servers_len;
-      if (flags & MASTER_ONLY)
-	{
-	  server_len = 1;
-	  if (server_used != 0)
-	    {
-	      server_used = ~0;
-	      current_ep = ~0;
-	    }
-	}
-      result = __nisbind_create (dbp, (*dir)->do_servers.do_servers_val,
-				 server_len, server_used, current_ep, flags);
-      if (result != NIS_SUCCESS)
-	{
-	  nis_free_directory (*dir);
-	  *dir = NULL;
-	}
-      return result;
-    }
+#if 0
+  /* Search in local cache. In the moment, we ignore the fastest server */
+  if (!(flags & NO_CACHE))
+    dir = __nis_cache_search (name, flags, &cinfo);
+#endif
 
-  *dir = readColdStartFile ();
   if (*dir == NULL)
-    /* No /var/nis/NIS_COLD_START->no NIS+ installed.  */
-    return NIS_UNAVAIL;
-
-  /* Try at first, if servers in "dir" know our object */
-  const char *search_name = name;
-  if (search_parent)
-    search_name = __nis_domain_of (name);
-  obj = first_shoot (search_name, *dir);
-  if (obj == NULL)
     {
-      obj = rec_dirsearch (search_name, *dir, &status);
-      if (obj == NULL)
-	result = status;
-    }
+      nis_error status;
+      directory_obj *obj;
 
-  if (result == NIS_SUCCESS)
-    {
-      unsigned int server_len = obj->do_servers.do_servers_len;
-      if (flags & MASTER_ONLY)
-	server_len = 1;
-      result = __nisbind_create (dbp, obj->do_servers.do_servers_val,
-				 server_len, ~0, ~0, flags);
-      if (result == NIS_SUCCESS)
+      *dir = readColdStartFile ();
+      if (*dir == NULL) /* No /var/nis/NIS_COLD_START->no NIS+ installed */
+	return NIS_UNAVAIL;
+
+      /* Try at first, if servers in "dir" know our object */
+      obj = first_shoot (name, *dir);
+      if (obj == NULL)
 	{
-	  if ((flags & MASTER_ONLY) == 0
-	      || obj->do_servers.do_servers_len == 1)
-	    {
-	      server_used = dbp->server_used;
-	      current_ep = dbp->current_ep;
-	    }
-	  if ((flags & NO_CACHE) == 0)
-	    nis_server_cache_add (name, search_parent, obj,
-				  server_used, current_ep, &now);
+	  *dir = rec_dirsearch (name, *dir, &status);
+	  if (*dir == NULL)
+	    return status;
 	}
       else
-	{
-	  nis_free_directory (obj);
-	  obj = NULL;
-	}
+	*dir = obj;
     }
 
-  *dir = obj;
-
-  return result;
-}
-
-
-nis_error
-__prepare_niscall (const_nis_name name, directory_obj **dirp,
-		   dir_binding *bptrp, unsigned int flags)
-{
-  nis_error retcode = __nisfind_server (name, 1, dirp, bptrp, flags);
-  if (__builtin_expect (retcode != NIS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    return retcode;
-
-  do
-    if (__nisbind_connect (bptrp) == NIS_SUCCESS)
-      return NIS_SUCCESS;
-  while (__nisbind_next (bptrp) == NIS_SUCCESS);
-
-  __nisbind_destroy (bptrp);
-  memset (bptrp, '\0', sizeof (*bptrp));
-
-  retcode = NIS_NAMEUNREACHABLE;
-  nis_free_directory (*dirp);
-  *dirp = NULL;
-
-  return retcode;
+  return NIS_SUCCESS;
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (__prepare_niscall)
-
 
 nis_error
 __do_niscall (const_nis_name name, u_long prog, xdrproc_t xargs,
 	      caddr_t req, xdrproc_t xres, caddr_t resp, unsigned int flags,
 	      nis_cb *cb)
 {
+  nis_error retcode;
   dir_binding bptr;
   directory_obj *dir = NULL;
+  nis_server *server;
+  u_int server_len;
   int saved_errno = errno;
 
-  nis_error retcode = __prepare_niscall (name, &dir, &bptr, flags);
+  retcode = __nisfind_server (name, &dir);
+  if (retcode != NIS_SUCCESS)
+    return retcode;
+
+  if (flags & MASTER_ONLY)
+    {
+      server = dir->do_servers.do_servers_val;
+      server_len = 1;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      server = dir->do_servers.do_servers_val;
+      server_len = dir->do_servers.do_servers_len;
+    }
+
+  retcode = __nisbind_create (&bptr, server, server_len, flags);
   if (retcode == NIS_SUCCESS)
     {
+      while (__nisbind_connect (&bptr) != NIS_SUCCESS)
+	{
+	  if (__nisbind_next (&bptr) != NIS_SUCCESS)
+	    {
+	      nis_free_directory (dir);
+	      __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
+	      return NIS_NAMEUNREACHABLE;
+	    }
+	}
       retcode = __do_niscall3 (&bptr, prog, xargs, req, xres, resp, flags, cb);
 
       __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
-
-      nis_free_directory (dir);
     }
 
+  nis_free_directory (dir);
+
   __set_errno (saved_errno);
 
   return retcode;
diff --git a/nis/nis_callback.c b/nis/nis_callback.c
index e0acd9683a..b867b39ab7 100644
--- a/nis/nis_callback.c
+++ b/nis/nis_callback.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997,1998,1999,2000,2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -197,18 +197,22 @@ internal_nis_do_callback (struct dir_binding *bptr, netobj *cookie,
 			  struct nis_cb *cb)
 {
   struct timeval TIMEOUT = {25, 0};
-  bool_t cb_is_running;
+  bool_t cb_is_running = FALSE;
 
   data = cb;
 
   for (;;)
     {
-      struct pollfd my_pollfd[svc_max_pollfd];
+      struct pollfd *my_pollfd;
       int i;
 
       if (svc_max_pollfd == 0 && svc_pollfd == NULL)
         return NIS_CBERROR;
 
+      my_pollfd = malloc (sizeof (struct pollfd) * svc_max_pollfd);
+      if (__builtin_expect (my_pollfd == NULL, 0))
+	return NIS_NOMEMORY;
+
       for (i = 0; i < svc_max_pollfd; ++i)
         {
           my_pollfd[i].fd = svc_pollfd[i].fd;
@@ -216,17 +220,20 @@ internal_nis_do_callback (struct dir_binding *bptr, netobj *cookie,
           my_pollfd[i].revents = 0;
         }
 
-      switch (i = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY (__poll (my_pollfd, svc_max_pollfd,
-					      25*1000)))
+      switch (i = __poll (my_pollfd, svc_max_pollfd, 25*1000))
         {
 	case -1:
+	  free (my_pollfd);
+	  if (errno == EINTR)
+	    continue;
 	  return NIS_CBERROR;
 	case 0:
+	  free (my_pollfd);
 	  /* See if callback 'thread' in the server is still alive. */
-	  cb_is_running = FALSE;
+	  memset ((char *) &cb_is_running, 0, sizeof (cb_is_running));
 	  if (clnt_call (bptr->clnt, NIS_CALLBACK, (xdrproc_t) xdr_netobj,
 			 (caddr_t) cookie, (xdrproc_t) xdr_bool,
-			 (caddr_t) &cb_is_running, TIMEOUT) != RPC_SUCCESS)
+			 (caddr_t) & cb_is_running, TIMEOUT) != RPC_SUCCESS)
 	    cb_is_running = FALSE;
 
 	  if (cb_is_running == FALSE)
@@ -237,6 +244,7 @@ internal_nis_do_callback (struct dir_binding *bptr, netobj *cookie,
 	  break;
 	default:
 	  svc_getreq_poll (my_pollfd, i);
+	  free (my_pollfd);
 	  if (data->nomore)
 	    return data->result;
 	}
@@ -266,15 +274,16 @@ __nis_create_callback (int (*callback) (const_nis_name, const nis_object *,
   struct nis_cb *cb;
   int sock = RPC_ANYSOCK;
   struct sockaddr_in sin;
-  socklen_t len = sizeof (struct sockaddr_in);
+  int len = sizeof (struct sockaddr_in);
+  char addr[NIS_MAXNAMELEN + 1];
   unsigned short port;
-  int nomsg = 0;
 
-  cb = (struct nis_cb *) calloc (1,
-				 sizeof (struct nis_cb) + sizeof (nis_server));
+  cb = (struct nis_cb *) calloc (1, sizeof (struct nis_cb));
   if (__builtin_expect (cb == NULL, 0))
     goto failed;
-  cb->serv = (nis_server *) (cb + 1);
+  cb->serv = (nis_server *) calloc (1, sizeof (nis_server));
+  if (__builtin_expect (cb->serv == NULL, 0))
+    goto failed;
   cb->serv->name = strdup (nis_local_principal ());
   if (__builtin_expect (cb->serv->name == NULL, 0))
     goto failed;
@@ -317,20 +326,15 @@ __nis_create_callback (int (*callback) (const_nis_name, const nis_object *,
   cb->serv->ep.ep_val[0].proto = strdup ((flags & USE_DGRAM) ? "udp" : "tcp");
   if (__builtin_expect (cb->serv->ep.ep_val[0].proto == NULL, 0))
     goto failed;
-  cb->xprt = ((flags & USE_DGRAM)
-	      ? svcudp_bufcreate (sock, 100, 8192)
-	      : svctcp_create (sock, 100, 8192));
-  if (cb->xprt == NULL)
-    {
-      nomsg = 1;
-      goto failed;
-    }
+  cb->xprt = (flags & USE_DGRAM) ? svcudp_bufcreate (sock, 100, 8192) :
+				   svctcp_create (sock, 100, 8192);
   cb->sock = cb->xprt->xp_sock;
   if (!svc_register (cb->xprt, CB_PROG, CB_VERS, cb_prog_1, 0))
     {
       xprt_unregister (cb->xprt);
       svc_destroy (cb->xprt);
       xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_server, (char *) cb->serv);
+      free (cb->serv);
       free (cb);
       syslog (LOG_ERR, "NIS+: failed to register callback dispatcher");
       return NULL;
@@ -341,30 +345,30 @@ __nis_create_callback (int (*callback) (const_nis_name, const nis_object *,
       xprt_unregister (cb->xprt);
       svc_destroy (cb->xprt);
       xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_server, (char *) cb->serv);
+      free (cb->serv);
       free (cb);
       syslog (LOG_ERR, "NIS+: failed to read local socket info");
       return NULL;
     }
   port = ntohs (sin.sin_port);
   get_myaddress (&sin);
-
-  if (asprintf (&cb->serv->ep.ep_val[0].uaddr, "%s.%d.%d",
-		inet_ntoa (sin.sin_addr), (port & 0xFF00) >> 8, port & 0x00FF)
-      < 0)
-    goto failed;
+  snprintf (addr, sizeof (addr), "%s.%d.%d", inet_ntoa (sin.sin_addr),
+	    (port & 0xFF00) >> 8, port & 0x00FF);
+  cb->serv->ep.ep_val[0].uaddr = strdup (addr);
 
   return cb;
 
  failed:
   if (cb)
     {
-      if (cb->xprt)
-	svc_destroy (cb->xprt);
-      xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_server, (char *) cb->serv);
+      if (cb->serv)
+	{
+	  xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_server, (char *) cb->serv);
+	  free (cb->serv);
+	}
       free (cb);
     }
-  if (!nomsg)
-    syslog (LOG_ERR, "NIS+: out of memory allocating callback");
+  syslog (LOG_ERR, "NIS+: out of memory allocating callback");
   return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -375,6 +379,7 @@ __nis_destroy_callback (struct nis_cb *cb)
   svc_destroy (cb->xprt);
   close (cb->sock);
   xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_server, (char *) cb->serv);
+  free (cb->serv);
   free (cb);
 
   return NIS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/nis/nis_checkpoint.c b/nis/nis_checkpoint.c
index 23c4707b6f..0146d53054 100644
--- a/nis/nis_checkpoint.c
+++ b/nis/nis_checkpoint.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "nis_intern.h"
 
 nis_result *
-nis_checkpoint (const_nis_name dirname)
+nis_checkpoint(const_nis_name dirname)
 {
   nis_result *res;
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ nis_checkpoint (const_nis_name dirname)
       if (__type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res2)) != NIS_DIRECTORY_OBJ)
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (res2);
+	  nis_freeresult (res);
 	  NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_INVALIDOBJ;
 	  return res;
 	}
diff --git a/nis/nis_clone_dir.c b/nis/nis_clone_dir.c
index f94a1eeb74..0271db1790 100644
--- a/nis/nis_clone_dir.c
+++ b/nis/nis_clone_dir.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -26,27 +26,18 @@
 directory_obj *
 nis_clone_directory (const directory_obj *src, directory_obj *dest)
 {
-  char *addr;
+  unsigned char *addr;
   unsigned int size;
   XDR xdrs;
+  directory_obj *res;
 
   if (src == NULL)
-    return NULL;
+    return (NULL);
 
   size = xdr_sizeof ((xdrproc_t)_xdr_directory_obj, (char *)src);
   if ((addr = calloc(1, size)) == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
-  xdrmem_create(&xdrs, addr, size, XDR_ENCODE);
-  if (!_xdr_directory_obj (&xdrs, (directory_obj *)src))
-    {
-      xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
-      free (addr);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-  xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
-
-  directory_obj *res;
   if (dest == NULL)
     {
       if ((res = calloc (1, sizeof (directory_obj))) == NULL)
@@ -58,12 +49,18 @@ nis_clone_directory (const directory_obj *src, directory_obj *dest)
   else
     res = dest;
 
+  xdrmem_create(&xdrs, addr, size, XDR_ENCODE);
+  if (!_xdr_directory_obj (&xdrs, (directory_obj *)src))
+    {
+      xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
+      free (addr);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
   xdrmem_create (&xdrs, addr, size, XDR_DECODE);
   if (!_xdr_directory_obj (&xdrs, res))
     {
       xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
-      if (res != dest)
-	free (res);
       free (addr);
       return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/nis/nis_clone_obj.c b/nis/nis_clone_obj.c
index 4d88200284..0b163fe662 100644
--- a/nis/nis_clone_obj.c
+++ b/nis/nis_clone_obj.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 nis_object *
 nis_clone_object (const nis_object *src, nis_object *dest)
 {
-  char *addr;
-  unsigned int size;
+  unsigned char *addr;
+  unsigned long size;
   XDR xdrs;
   nis_object *res = NULL;
 
diff --git a/nis/nis_clone_res.c b/nis/nis_clone_res.c
index 021f7cb4f4..135f397911 100644
--- a/nis/nis_clone_res.c
+++ b/nis/nis_clone_res.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@
 nis_result *
 nis_clone_result (const nis_result *src, nis_result *dest)
 {
-  char *addr;
+  unsigned char *addr;
   unsigned int size;
   XDR xdrs;
+  nis_result *res;
 
   if (src == NULL)
     return (NULL);
@@ -37,16 +38,6 @@ nis_clone_result (const nis_result *src, nis_result *dest)
   if ((addr = calloc(1, size)) == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
-  xdrmem_create (&xdrs, addr, size, XDR_ENCODE);
-  if (!_xdr_nis_result (&xdrs, (nis_result *)src))
-    {
-      xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
-      free (addr);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-  xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
-
-  nis_result *res;
   if (dest == NULL)
     {
       if ((res = calloc (1, sizeof (nis_result))) == NULL)
@@ -58,12 +49,18 @@ nis_clone_result (const nis_result *src, nis_result *dest)
   else
     res = dest;
 
-  xdrmem_create (&xdrs, addr, size, XDR_DECODE);
-  if (!_xdr_nis_result (&xdrs, res))
+  xdrmem_create(&xdrs, addr, size, XDR_ENCODE);
+  if (!_xdr_nis_result (&xdrs, (nis_result *)src))
+    {
+      xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
+      free (addr);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
+  xdrmem_create(&xdrs, addr, size, XDR_DECODE);
+  if (!_xdr_nis_result(&xdrs, res))
     {
       xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
-      if (res != dest)
-	free (res);
       free (addr);
       return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/nis/nis_creategroup.c b/nis/nis_creategroup.c
index 0e9e13d5e5..3786461d64 100644
--- a/nis/nis_creategroup.c
+++ b/nis/nis_creategroup.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -46,24 +46,18 @@ nis_creategroup (const_nis_name group, unsigned int flags)
       else
 	return NIS_BADNAME;
 
-      obj = calloc (1, sizeof (nis_object));
+      obj = malloc (sizeof (nis_object));
       if (__builtin_expect (obj == NULL, 0))
 	return NIS_NOMEMORY;
 
       obj->zo_oid.ctime = obj->zo_oid.mtime = time (NULL);
       obj->zo_name = strdup (leafbuf);
-      obj->zo_owner = __nis_default_owner (NULL);
-      obj->zo_group = __nis_default_group (NULL);
+      obj->zo_owner = strdup (__nis_default_owner (NULL));
+      obj->zo_group = strdup (__nis_default_group (NULL));
       obj->zo_domain = strdup (domainbuf);
       if (obj->zo_name == NULL || obj->zo_owner == NULL
 	  || obj->zo_group == NULL || obj->zo_domain == NULL)
-	{
-	  free (obj->zo_group);
-	  free (obj->zo_owner);
-	  free (obj->zo_name);
-	  free (obj);
-	  return NIS_NOMEMORY;
-	}
+	return NIS_NOMEMORY;
       obj->zo_access = __nis_default_access (NULL, 0);
       obj->zo_ttl = 60 * 60;
       obj->zo_data.zo_type = NIS_GROUP_OBJ;
@@ -72,11 +66,11 @@ nis_creategroup (const_nis_name group, unsigned int flags)
       obj->zo_data.objdata_u.gr_data.gr_members.gr_members_val = NULL;
 
       res = nis_add (buf, obj);
-      nis_free_object (obj);
       if (res == NULL)
 	return NIS_NOMEMORY;
       status = NIS_RES_STATUS (res);
       nis_freeresult (res);
+      nis_free_object (obj);
 
       return status;
     }
diff --git a/nis/nis_defaults.c b/nis/nis_defaults.c
index ed79b59ec6..f13578635a 100644
--- a/nis/nis_defaults.c
+++ b/nis/nis_defaults.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -31,35 +30,44 @@
 ** Some functions for parsing the -D param and NIS_DEFAULTS Environ
 */
 static nis_name
-searchXYX (char *str, const char *what)
+searchgroup (char *str)
 {
-  assert (strlen (what) == 6);
-  assert (strncmp (str, what, 6) == 0);
-  str += 6;			/* Points to the begin of the parameters.  */
-
-  int i = 0;
-  while (str[i] != '\0' && str[i] != ':')
-    ++i;
-  if (i == 0)			/* only "<WHAT>=" ? */
-    return strdup ("");
+  char *cptr;
+  int i;
 
-  return strndup (str, i);
-}
+  cptr = strstr (str, "group=");
+  if (cptr == NULL)
+    return NULL;
 
+  cptr += 6;			/* points to the begin of the group string */
+  i = 0;
+  while (cptr[i] != '\0' && cptr[i] != ':')
+    i++;
+  if (i == 0)			/* only "group=" ? */
+    return (nis_name) "";
 
-static nis_name
-searchgroup (char *str)
-{
-  return searchXYX (str, "group=");
+  return strndup (cptr, i);
 }
 
-
 static nis_name
 searchowner (char *str)
 {
-  return searchXYX (str, "owner=");
-}
+  char *cptr;
+  int i;
 
+  cptr = strstr (str, "owner=");
+  if (cptr == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  cptr += 6;			/* points to the begin of the owner string */
+  i = 0;
+  while (cptr[i] != '\0' && cptr[i] != ':')
+    i++;
+  if (i == 0)			/* only "owner=" ? */
+    return strdup ("");
+
+  return strndup (cptr, i);
+}
 
 static uint32_t
 searchttl (char *str)
@@ -350,61 +358,86 @@ searchaccess (char *str, unsigned int access)
   return result;
 }
 
-
 nis_name
 __nis_default_owner (char *defaults)
 {
-  char *default_owner = NULL;
+  char default_owner[NIS_MAXNAMELEN + 1];
+  char *cptr, *dptr;
 
-  char *cptr = defaults;
-  if (cptr == NULL)
-    cptr = getenv ("NIS_DEFAULTS");
+  strcpy (default_owner, nis_local_principal ());
 
-  if (cptr != NULL)
+  if (defaults != NULL)
     {
-      char *dptr = strstr (cptr, "owner=");
+      dptr = strstr (defaults, "owner=");
       if (dptr != NULL)
 	{
-	  char *p = searchowner (dptr);
-	  if (p == NULL)
-	    return NULL;
-	  default_owner = strdupa (p);
+	  char *p = searchowner (defaults);
+	  if (strlen (p) <= NIS_MAXNAMELEN)
+	    strcpy (default_owner, p);
 	  free (p);
 	}
     }
+  else
+    {
+      cptr = getenv ("NIS_DEFAULTS");
+      if (cptr != NULL)
+	{
+	  dptr = strstr (cptr, "owner=");
+	  if (dptr != NULL)
+	    {
+	      char *p = searchowner (cptr);
+	      if (strlen (p) <= NIS_MAXNAMELEN)
+		strcpy (default_owner, p);
+	      free (p);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
 
-  return strdup (default_owner ?: nis_local_principal ());
+  return strdup (default_owner);
 }
 libnsl_hidden_def (__nis_default_owner)
 
-
 nis_name
 __nis_default_group (char *defaults)
 {
-  char *default_group = NULL;
+  char default_group[NIS_MAXNAMELEN + 1];
+  char *cptr, *dptr;
 
-  char *cptr = defaults;
-  if (cptr == NULL)
-    cptr = getenv ("NIS_DEFAULTS");
+  strcpy (default_group, nis_local_group ());
 
-  if (cptr != NULL)
+  if (defaults != NULL)
     {
-      char *dptr = strstr (cptr, "group=");
+      dptr = strstr (defaults, "group=");
       if (dptr != NULL)
 	{
-	  char *p = searchgroup (dptr);
-	  if (p == NULL)
-	    return NULL;
-	  default_group = strdupa (p);
+	  char *p = searchgroup (defaults);
+
+	  if (strlen (p) <= NIS_MAXNAMELEN)
+	    strcpy (default_group, p);
 	  free (p);
 	}
     }
+  else
+    {
+      cptr = getenv ("NIS_DEFAULTS");
+      if (cptr != NULL)
+	{
+	  dptr = strstr (cptr, "group=");
+	  if (dptr != NULL)
+	    {
+	      char *p = searchgroup (cptr);
+
+	      if (strlen (p) <= NIS_MAXNAMELEN)
+		strcpy (default_group, p);
+	      free (p);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
 
-  return strdup (default_group ?: nis_local_group ());
+  return strdup (default_group);
 }
 libnsl_hidden_def (__nis_default_group)
 
-
 uint32_t
 __nis_default_ttl (char *defaults)
 {
@@ -447,7 +480,7 @@ __nis_default_access (char *param, unsigned int defaults)
     {
       cptr = getenv ("NIS_DEFAULTS");
       if (cptr != NULL && strstr (cptr, "access=") != NULL)
-	result = searchaccess (cptr, result);
+	result = searchaccess (getenv ("NIS_DEFAULTS"), result);
     }
 
   return result;
diff --git a/nis/nis_domain_of.c b/nis/nis_domain_of.c
index 4d6b48640e..eca2066aa3 100644
--- a/nis/nis_domain_of.c
+++ b/nis/nis_domain_of.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -26,17 +26,3 @@ nis_domain_of (const_nis_name name)
 
   return nis_domain_of_r (name, result, NIS_MAXNAMELEN);
 }
-
-const_nis_name
-__nis_domain_of (const_nis_name name)
-{
-  const_nis_name cptr = strchr (name, '.');
-
-  if (cptr++ == NULL)
-    return "";
-
-  if (*cptr == '\0')
-    return ".";
-
-  return cptr;
-}
diff --git a/nis/nis_domain_of_r.c b/nis/nis_domain_of_r.c
index e2db146038..1fedcfe074 100644
--- a/nis/nis_domain_of_r.c
+++ b/nis/nis_domain_of_r.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ nis_domain_of_r (const_nis_name name, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 
   if (buffer == NULL)
     {
-    erange:
       __set_errno (ERANGE);
       return NULL;
     }
@@ -45,11 +44,7 @@ nis_domain_of_r (const_nis_name name, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
   cptr_len = strlen (cptr);
 
   if (cptr_len == 0)
-    {
-      if (buflen < 2)
-	goto erange;
-      return strcpy (buffer, ".");
-    }
+    return strcpy (buffer, ".");
 
   if (__builtin_expect (cptr_len >= buflen, 0))
     {
diff --git a/nis/nis_error.c b/nis/nis_error.c
index d92ad03604..147f88ce15 100644
--- a/nis/nis_error.c
+++ b/nis/nis_error.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997,1998,1999,2004,2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -24,41 +24,65 @@
 #include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
 
 
-#define MF(line) MF1 (line)
-#define MF1(line) str##line
-static const union msgstr_t
+static const char *nis_errlist[] =
 {
-  struct
-  {
-#define S(s) char MF(__LINE__)[sizeof (s)];
-#include "nis_error.h"
-#undef S
-  };
-  char str[0];
-} msgstr =
-  {
-    {
-#define S(s) s,
-#include "nis_error.h"
-#undef S
-    }
-  };
-
-static const unsigned short int msgidx[] =
-  {
-#define S(s) offsetof (union msgstr_t, MF (__LINE__)),
-#include "nis_error.h"
-#undef S
-  };
-
+  N_("Success"),
+  N_("Probable success"),
+  N_("Not found"),
+  N_("Probably not found"),
+  N_("Cache expired"),
+  N_("NIS+ servers unreachable"),
+  N_("Unknown object"),
+  N_("Server busy, try again"),
+  N_("Generic system error"),
+  N_("First/next chain broken"),
+  N_("Permission denied"),
+  N_("Not owner"),
+  N_("Name not served by this server"),
+  N_("Server out of memory"),
+  N_("Object with same name exists"),
+  N_("Not master server for this domain"),
+  N_("Invalid object for operation"),
+  N_("Malformed name, or illegal name"),
+  N_("Unable to create callback"),
+  N_("Results sent to callback proc"),
+  N_("Not found, no such name"),
+  N_("Name/entry isn't unique"),
+  N_("Modification failed"),
+  N_("Database for table does not exist"),
+  N_("Entry/table type mismatch"),
+  N_("Link points to illegal name"),
+  N_("Partial success"),
+  N_("Too many attributes"),
+  N_("Error in RPC subsystem"),
+  N_("Missing or malformed attribute"),
+  N_("Named object is not searchable"),
+  N_("Error while talking to callback proc"),
+  N_("Non NIS+ namespace encountered"),
+  N_("Illegal object type for operation"),
+  N_("Passed object is not the same object on server"),
+  N_("Modify operation failed"),
+  N_("Query illegal for named table"),
+  N_("Attempt to remove a non-empty table"),
+  N_("Error in accessing NIS+ cold start file.  Is NIS+ installed?"),
+  N_("Full resync required for directory"),
+  N_("NIS+ operation failed"),
+  N_("NIS+ service is unavailable or not installed"),
+  N_("Yes, 42 is the meaning of life"),
+  N_("Unable to authenticate NIS+ server"),
+  N_("Unable to authenticate NIS+ client"),
+  N_("No file space on server"),
+  N_("Unable to create process on server"),
+  N_("Master server busy, full dump rescheduled.")
+};
 
 const char *
 nis_sperrno (const nis_error status)
 {
-  if (status >= sizeof (msgidx) / sizeof (msgidx[0]))
+  if (status >= (sizeof (nis_errlist) / sizeof (nis_errlist[0])))
     return "???";
   else
-    return gettext (msgstr.str + msgidx[status]);
+    return gettext (nis_errlist[status]);
 }
 libnsl_hidden_def (nis_sperrno)
 
@@ -78,21 +102,26 @@ char *
 nis_sperror_r (const nis_error status, const char *label,
 	       char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 {
-  if (snprintf (buffer, buflen, "%s: %s", label, nis_sperrno (status))
-      >= buflen)
+  const char *cptr;
+
+  cptr = nis_sperrno (status);
+
+  if ((strlen (cptr) + strlen (label) + 3) > buflen)
     {
-      __set_errno (ERANGE);
+      errno = ERANGE;
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  return buffer;
+    sprintf (buffer, "%s: %s", label, cptr);
+
+    return buffer;
 }
 libnsl_hidden_def (nis_sperror_r)
 
 char *
 nis_sperror (const nis_error status, const char *label)
 {
-  static char buffer[NIS_MAXNAMELEN + 1];
+  static char buffer[NIS_MAXNAMELEN +1];
 
   return nis_sperror_r (status, label, buffer, sizeof (buffer));
 }
diff --git a/nis/nis_error.h b/nis/nis_error.h
deleted file mode 100644
index add1316d9f..0000000000
--- a/nis/nis_error.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-S(N_("Success"))
-S(N_("Probable success"))
-S(N_("Not found"))
-S(N_("Probably not found"))
-S(N_("Cache expired"))
-S(N_("NIS+ servers unreachable"))
-S(N_("Unknown object"))
-S(N_("Server busy, try again"))
-S(N_("Generic system error"))
-S(N_("First/next chain broken"))
-S(N_("Permission denied"))
-S(N_("Not owner"))
-S(N_("Name not served by this server"))
-S(N_("Server out of memory"))
-S(N_("Object with same name exists"))
-S(N_("Not master server for this domain"))
-S(N_("Invalid object for operation"))
-S(N_("Malformed name, or illegal name"))
-S(N_("Unable to create callback"))
-S(N_("Results sent to callback proc"))
-S(N_("Not found, no such name"))
-S(N_("Name/entry isn't unique"))
-S(N_("Modification failed"))
-S(N_("Database for table does not exist"))
-S(N_("Entry/table type mismatch"))
-S(N_("Link points to illegal name"))
-S(N_("Partial success"))
-S(N_("Too many attributes"))
-S(N_("Error in RPC subsystem"))
-S(N_("Missing or malformed attribute"))
-S(N_("Named object is not searchable"))
-S(N_("Error while talking to callback proc"))
-S(N_("Non NIS+ namespace encountered"))
-S(N_("Illegal object type for operation"))
-S(N_("Passed object is not the same object on server"))
-S(N_("Modify operation failed"))
-S(N_("Query illegal for named table"))
-S(N_("Attempt to remove a non-empty table"))
-S(N_("Error in accessing NIS+ cold start file.  Is NIS+ installed?"))
-S(N_("Full resync required for directory"))
-S(N_("NIS+ operation failed"))
-S(N_("NIS+ service is unavailable or not installed"))
-S(N_("Yes, 42 is the meaning of life"))
-S(N_("Unable to authenticate NIS+ server"))
-S(N_("Unable to authenticate NIS+ client"))
-S(N_("No file space on server"))
-S(N_("Unable to create process on server"))
-S(N_("Master server busy, full dump rescheduled."))
diff --git a/nis/nis_file.c b/nis/nis_file.c
index 566f30c48c..1f2295787c 100644
--- a/nis/nis_file.c
+++ b/nis/nis_file.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -23,30 +23,27 @@
 #include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
 #include "nis_xdr.h"
 
-typedef bool_t (*iofct_t) (XDR *, void *);
-typedef void (*freefct_t) (void *);
-
+static const char cold_start_file[] = "/var/nis/NIS_COLD_START";
 
-static void *
-read_nis_obj (const char *name, iofct_t readfct, freefct_t freefct,
-	      size_t objsize)
+directory_obj *
+readColdStartFile (void)
 {
-  FILE *in = fopen (name, "rc");
+  FILE *in = fopen (cold_start_file, "rc");
   if (in == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
-  void *obj = calloc (1, objsize);
+  directory_obj *obj = calloc (1, sizeof (directory_obj));
 
   if (obj != NULL)
     {
       XDR xdrs;
       xdrstdio_create (&xdrs, in, XDR_DECODE);
-      bool_t status = readfct (&xdrs, obj);
+      bool_t status = _xdr_directory_obj (&xdrs, obj);
       xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
 
       if (!status)
 	{
-	  freefct (obj);
+	  nis_free_directory (obj);
 	  obj = NULL;
 	}
     }
@@ -55,49 +52,75 @@ read_nis_obj (const char *name, iofct_t readfct, freefct_t freefct,
 
   return obj;
 }
+libnsl_hidden_def (readColdStartFile)
 
-static bool_t
-write_nis_obj (const char *name, const void *obj, iofct_t writefct)
+bool_t
+writeColdStartFile (const directory_obj *obj)
 {
-  FILE *out = fopen (name, "w");
+  XDR xdrs;
+  FILE *out;
+  bool_t status;
+
+  out = fopen (cold_start_file, "wb");
   if (out == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
-  XDR xdrs;
   xdrstdio_create (&xdrs, out, XDR_ENCODE);
-  bool_t status = writefct (&xdrs, (void *) obj);
+  status = _xdr_directory_obj (&xdrs, (directory_obj *) obj);
   xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
   fclose (out);
 
   return status;
 }
 
+nis_object *
+nis_read_obj (const char *name)
+{
+  XDR xdrs;
+  FILE *in;
+  bool_t status;
+  nis_object *obj;
 
-static const char cold_start_file[] = "/var/nis/NIS_COLD_START";
+  in = fopen (name, "rb");
+  if (in == NULL)
+    return NULL;
 
-directory_obj *
-readColdStartFile (void)
-{
-  return read_nis_obj (cold_start_file, (iofct_t) _xdr_directory_obj,
-		       (freefct_t) nis_free_directory, sizeof (directory_obj));
-}
-libnsl_hidden_def (readColdStartFile)
+  obj = calloc (1, sizeof (nis_object));
+  if (obj == NULL)
+    {
+      fclose (in);
+      return NULL;
+    }
 
-bool_t
-writeColdStartFile (const directory_obj *obj)
-{
-  return write_nis_obj (cold_start_file, obj, (iofct_t) _xdr_directory_obj);
-}
+  xdrstdio_create (&xdrs, in, XDR_DECODE);
+  status =_xdr_nis_object (&xdrs, obj);
+  xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
+  fclose (in);
 
-nis_object *
-nis_read_obj (const char *name)
-{
-  return read_nis_obj (name, (iofct_t) _xdr_nis_object,
-		       (freefct_t) nis_free_object, sizeof (nis_object));
+  if (status)
+    return obj;
+  else
+    {
+      nis_free_object (obj);
+      return NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 bool_t
 nis_write_obj (const char *name, const nis_object *obj)
 {
-  return write_nis_obj (name, obj, (iofct_t) _xdr_nis_object);
+  XDR xdrs;
+  FILE *out;
+  bool_t status;
+
+  out = fopen (name, "wb");
+  if (out == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  xdrstdio_create (&xdrs, out, XDR_ENCODE);
+  status = _xdr_nis_object (&xdrs, (nis_object *) obj);
+  xdr_destroy (&xdrs);
+  fclose (out);
+
+  return status;
 }
diff --git a/nis/nis_getservlist.c b/nis/nis_getservlist.c
index e57649d526..315960c8e8 100644
--- a/nis/nis_getservlist.c
+++ b/nis/nis_getservlist.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ nis_getservlist (const_nis_name dir)
 	malloc (sizeof (nis_server *) *
 		(NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->DI_data.do_servers.do_servers_len + 1));
       if (__builtin_expect (serv == NULL, 0))
-	{
-	  nis_freeresult (res);
-	  return NULL;
-	}
+	return NULL;
 
       for (i = 0; i < NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->DI_data.do_servers.do_servers_len;
 	   ++i)
@@ -52,41 +49,13 @@ nis_getservlist (const_nis_name dir)
 	    &NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->DI_data.do_servers.do_servers_val[i];
 	  serv[i] = calloc (1, sizeof (nis_server));
 	  if (__builtin_expect (serv[i] == NULL, 0))
-	    {
-	    free_all:
-	      while (i-- > 0)
-		{
-		  free (serv[i]->pkey.n_bytes);
-		  if (serv[i]->ep.ep_val != NULL)
-		    {
-		      unsigned long int j;
-		      for (j = 0; j < serv[i]->ep.ep_len; ++j)
-			{
-			  free (serv[i]->ep.ep_val[j].proto);
-			  free (serv[i]->ep.ep_val[j].family);
-			  free (serv[i]->ep.ep_val[j].uaddr);
-			}
-		      free (serv[i]->ep.ep_val);
-		    }
-		  free (serv[i]->name);
-		  free (serv[i]);
-		}
-
-	      free (serv);
-
-	      nis_freeresult (res);
-
-	      return NULL;
-	    }
+	    return NULL;
 
 	  if (server->name != NULL)
 	    {
 	      serv[i]->name = strdup (server->name);
 	      if (__builtin_expect (serv[i]->name == NULL, 0))
-		{
-		  ++i;
-		  goto free_all;
-		}
+		return NULL;
 	    }
 
           serv[i]->ep.ep_len = server->ep.ep_len;
@@ -97,10 +66,7 @@ nis_getservlist (const_nis_name dir)
               serv[i]->ep.ep_val =
 		malloc (server->ep.ep_len * sizeof (endpoint));
 	      if (__builtin_expect (serv[i]->ep.ep_val == NULL, 0))
-		{
-		  ++i;
-		  goto free_all;
-		}
+		return NULL;
 
               for (j = 0; j < serv[i]->ep.ep_len; ++j)
                 {
@@ -121,20 +87,20 @@ nis_getservlist (const_nis_name dir)
 		    serv[i]->ep.ep_val[j].proto = NULL;
                 }
             }
-
+          else
+	    serv[i]->ep.ep_val = NULL;
           serv[i]->key_type = server->key_type;
           serv[i]->pkey.n_len = server->pkey.n_len;
           if (server->pkey.n_len > 0)
             {
               serv[i]->pkey.n_bytes = malloc (server->pkey.n_len);
               if (__builtin_expect (serv[i]->pkey.n_bytes == NULL, 0))
-		{
-		  ++i;
-		  goto free_all;
-		}
+                return NULL;
               memcpy (serv[i]->pkey.n_bytes, server->pkey.n_bytes,
                       server->pkey.n_len);
             }
+          else
+            serv[i]->pkey.n_bytes = NULL;
         }
       serv[i] = NULL;
     }
@@ -145,7 +111,8 @@ nis_getservlist (const_nis_name dir)
 	serv[0] = NULL;
     }
 
-  nis_freeresult (res);
+  if (res != NULL)
+    nis_freeresult (res);
 
   return serv;
 }
diff --git a/nis/nis_intern.h b/nis/nis_intern.h
index c805920aec..29a80a9188 100644
--- a/nis/nis_intern.h
+++ b/nis/nis_intern.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ extern nis_error __do_niscall3 (dir_binding *dbp, u_long prog,
 				xdrproc_t xargs, caddr_t req,
 				xdrproc_t xres, caddr_t resp,
 				unsigned int flags, nis_cb *cb);
-libnsl_hidden_proto (__do_niscall3)
 
 extern u_short __pmap_getnisport (struct sockaddr_in *address, u_long program,
 				  u_long version, u_int protocol);
diff --git a/nis/nis_ismember.c b/nis/nis_ismember.c
index 178b4890ef..f3f9bc9540 100644
--- a/nis/nis_ismember.c
+++ b/nis/nis_ismember.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ internal_ismember (const_nis_name principal, const_nis_name group)
   res = nis_lookup (buf, EXPAND_NAME|FOLLOW_LINKS);
   if (res == NULL || NIS_RES_STATUS (res) != NIS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      nis_freeresult (res);
+      if (res)
+	nis_freeresult (res);
       return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/nis/nis_local_names.c b/nis/nis_local_names.c
index e9aea12a86..30fd208b75 100644
--- a/nis/nis_local_names.c
+++ b/nis/nis_local_names.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ nis_local_directory (void)
 	__nisdomainname[0] = '\0';
       else
 	{
-	  char *cp = rawmemchr (__nisdomainname, '\0');
+	  char *cp = strchr (__nisdomainname, '\0');
 
 	  /* Missing trailing dot? */
 	  if (cp[-1] != '.')
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ nis_local_host (void)
 	__nishostname[0] = '\0';
       else
 	{
-	  char *cp = rawmemchr (__nishostname, '\0');
+	  char *cp = strchr (__nishostname, '\0');
 	  int len = cp - __nishostname;
 
 	  /* Hostname already fully qualified? */
diff --git a/nis/nis_lookup.c b/nis/nis_lookup.c
index 9677b4d3d1..0b97e67a61 100644
--- a/nis/nis_lookup.c
+++ b/nis/nis_lookup.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997-1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -22,8 +21,6 @@
 #include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
 #include "nis_xdr.h"
 #include "nis_intern.h"
-#include <libnsl.h>
-
 
 nis_result *
 nis_lookup (const_nis_name name, const unsigned int flags)
@@ -64,16 +61,36 @@ nis_lookup (const_nis_name name, const unsigned int flags)
       req.ns_object.ns_object_len = 0;
       req.ns_object.ns_object_val = NULL;
 
-      status = __prepare_niscall (req.ns_name, &dir, &bptr, flags);
-      if (__builtin_expect (status != NIS_SUCCESS, 0))
+      status = __nisfind_server (req.ns_name, &dir);
+      if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = status;
-	  goto out;
+	  return res;
+	}
+
+      status = __nisbind_create (&bptr, dir->do_servers.do_servers_val,
+				 dir->do_servers.do_servers_len, flags);
+      if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
+	{
+	  NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = status;
+	  nis_free_directory (dir);
+	  return res;
+	}
+
+      while (__nisbind_connect (&bptr) != NIS_SUCCESS)
+	{
+	  if (__nisbind_next (&bptr) != NIS_SUCCESS)
+	    {
+	      __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
+	      nis_free_directory (dir);
+	      NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NAMEUNREACHABLE;
+	      return res;
+	    }
 	}
 
       do
 	{
-	  static const struct timeval RPCTIMEOUT = {10, 0};
+	  static struct timeval RPCTIMEOUT = {10, 0};
 	  enum clnt_stat result;
 
 	again:
@@ -90,9 +107,11 @@ nis_lookup (const_nis_name name, const unsigned int flags)
 
 	      if (NIS_RES_STATUS (res) == NIS_SUCCESS)
 		{
-		    if (__type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)) == NIS_LINK_OBJ
-			&& (flags & FOLLOW_LINKS)) /* We are following links */
+		    if (__type_of(NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)) == NIS_LINK_OBJ &&
+			flags & FOLLOW_LINKS) /* We are following links */
 		      {
+			if (count_links)
+			  free (req.ns_name);
 			/* if we hit the link limit, bail */
 			if (count_links > NIS_MAXLINKS)
 			  {
@@ -101,68 +120,55 @@ nis_lookup (const_nis_name name, const unsigned int flags)
 			  }
 			++count_links;
 			req.ns_name =
-			  strdupa (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->LI_data.li_name);
+			  strdup (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->LI_data.li_name);
+			if (req.ns_name == NULL)
+			  return NULL;
 
-			/* The following is a non-obvious optimization.  A
-			   nis_freeresult call would call xdr_free as the
-			   following code.  But it also would unnecessarily
-			   free the result structure.  We avoid this here
-			   along with the necessary tests.  */
-			xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result, (char *) res);
-			memset (res, '\0', sizeof (*res));
+			nis_freeresult (res);
+			res = calloc (1, sizeof (nis_result));
+			if (res == NULL)
+			  {
+			    __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
+			    return NULL;
+			  }
 
 			link_first_try = 1; /* Try at first the old binding */
 			goto again;
 		      }
 		}
 	      else
-		if (NIS_RES_STATUS (res) == NIS_SYSTEMERROR
-		    || NIS_RES_STATUS (res) == NIS_NOSUCHNAME
-		    || NIS_RES_STATUS (res) == NIS_NOT_ME)
+		if ((NIS_RES_STATUS (res) == NIS_SYSTEMERROR) ||
+		    (NIS_RES_STATUS (res) == NIS_NOSUCHNAME) ||
+		    (NIS_RES_STATUS (res) == NIS_NOT_ME))
 		  {
 		    if (link_first_try)
 		      {
 			__nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
 			nis_free_directory (dir);
-			/* Otherwise __nisfind_server will not do anything.  */
-			dir = NULL;
 
-			if (__nisfind_server (req.ns_name, 1, &dir, &bptr,
-					      flags & ~MASTER_ONLY)
-			    != NIS_SUCCESS)
-			  goto out;
+			if (__nisfind_server (req.ns_name, &dir) != NIS_SUCCESS)
+			  return res;
+
+			if (__nisbind_create (&bptr,
+					      dir->do_servers.do_servers_val,
+					      dir->do_servers.do_servers_len,
+					      flags) != NIS_SUCCESS)
+			  {
+			    nis_free_directory (dir);
+			    return res;
+			  }
 		      }
 		    else
 		      if (__nisbind_next (&bptr) != NIS_SUCCESS)
-			{
-			  /* No more servers to search.  Try parent.  */
-			  const char *ndomain = __nis_domain_of (req.ns_name);
-			  req.ns_name = strdupa (ndomain);
-			  if (strcmp (req.ns_name, ".") == 0)
-			    {
-			      NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NAMEUNREACHABLE;
-			      goto out;
-			    }
-
-			  __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
-			  nis_free_directory (dir);
-			  dir = NULL;
-			  status = __prepare_niscall (req.ns_name, &dir,
-						      &bptr, flags);
-			  if (__builtin_expect (status != NIS_SUCCESS, 0))
-			    {
-			      NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = status;
-			      goto out;
-			    }
-			  goto again;
-			}
+			break; /* No more servers to search */
 
 		    while (__nisbind_connect (&bptr) != NIS_SUCCESS)
 		      {
 			if (__nisbind_next (&bptr) != NIS_SUCCESS)
 			  {
+			    __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
 			    nis_free_directory (dir);
-			    goto out;
+			    return res;
 			  }
 		      }
 		    goto again;
@@ -179,7 +185,7 @@ nis_lookup (const_nis_name name, const unsigned int flags)
       if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = status;
-	  goto out;
+	  return res;
 	}
 
       switch (NIS_RES_STATUS (res))
@@ -211,7 +217,6 @@ nis_lookup (const_nis_name name, const unsigned int flags)
 	}
     }
 
- out:
   if (names != namebuf)
     nis_freenames (names);
 
diff --git a/nis/nis_ping.c b/nis/nis_ping.c
index 81afc5e8e3..d9924f9279 100644
--- a/nis/nis_ping.c
+++ b/nis/nis_ping.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ nis_ping (const_nis_name dirname, unsigned int utime,
       res = nis_lookup (dirname, MASTER_ONLY);
       if (res == NULL || NIS_RES_STATUS (res) != NIS_SUCCESS)
 	{
-	  nis_freeresult (res);
+	  if (res)
+	    nis_freeresult (res);
 	  return;
 	}
       obj = res->objects.objects_val;
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ nis_ping (const_nis_name dirname, unsigned int utime,
   /* Check if obj is really a diryectory object */
   if (__type_of (obj) != NIS_DIRECTORY_OBJ)
     {
-      nis_freeresult (res);
+      if (res != NULL)
+	nis_freeresult (res);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -66,5 +68,6 @@ nis_ping (const_nis_name dirname, unsigned int utime,
 		   NIS_PING, (xdrproc_t) _xdr_ping_args,
 		   (caddr_t) &args, (xdrproc_t) xdr_void,
 		   (caddr_t) NULL, 0, NULL);
-  nis_freeresult (res);
+  if (res)
+    nis_freeresult (res);
 }
diff --git a/nis/nis_print_group_entry.c b/nis/nis_print_group_entry.c
index 91e6399b90..6f0ba8fbd4 100644
--- a/nis/nis_print_group_entry.c
+++ b/nis/nis_print_group_entry.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -45,16 +45,12 @@ nis_print_group_entry (const_nis_name group)
 	}
       res = nis_lookup (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | EXPAND_NAME);
 
-      if (res == NULL)
+      if (NIS_RES_STATUS(res) != NIS_SUCCESS)
 	return;
 
-      if (NIS_RES_STATUS (res) != NIS_SUCCESS
-	  || NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res) != 1
-	  || __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)) != NIS_GROUP_OBJ)
-	{
-	  nis_freeresult (res);
-	  return;
-	}
+      if ((NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res) != 1) ||
+	  (__type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)) != NIS_GROUP_OBJ))
+	return;
 
       char *mem_exp[NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res)];
       char *mem_imp[NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res)];
diff --git a/nis/nis_removemember.c b/nis/nis_removemember.c
index 2e45b4fb79..b9e27ab48c 100644
--- a/nis/nis_removemember.c
+++ b/nis/nis_removemember.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997,1998,1999,2004,2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ nis_removemember (const_nis_name member, const_nis_name group)
     {
       size_t grouplen = strlen (group);
       char buf[grouplen + 14 + NIS_MAXNAMELEN];
+      char leafbuf[grouplen + 2];
       char domainbuf[grouplen + 2];
+      nis_name *newmem;
       nis_result *res, *res2;
       nis_error status;
       char *cp, *cp2;
+      unsigned long int i, j, k;
 
-      cp = rawmemchr (nis_leaf_of_r (group, buf, sizeof (buf) - 1), '\0');
+      cp = stpcpy (buf, nis_leaf_of_r (group, leafbuf, sizeof (leafbuf) - 1));
       cp = stpcpy (cp, ".groups_dir");
       cp2 = nis_domain_of_r (group, domainbuf, sizeof (domainbuf) - 1);
       if (cp2 != NULL && cp2[0] != '\0')
@@ -41,41 +44,60 @@ nis_removemember (const_nis_name member, const_nis_name group)
           cp = stpcpy (cp, ".");
           stpcpy (cp, cp2);
         }
-      res = nis_lookup (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | EXPAND_NAME);
-      if (res == NULL)
-	return NIS_NOMEMORY;
-      if (NIS_RES_STATUS (res) != NIS_SUCCESS)
+      res = nis_lookup (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS|EXPAND_NAME);
+      if (res == NULL || NIS_RES_STATUS (res) != NIS_SUCCESS)
         {
-	  status = NIS_RES_STATUS (res);
-	  nis_freeresult (res);
+	  if (res)
+	    {
+	      status = NIS_RES_STATUS (res);
+	      nis_freeresult (res);
+	    }
+	  else
+	    return NIS_NOMEMORY;
           return status;
         }
 
-      if (NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res) != 1
-	  || __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)) != NIS_GROUP_OBJ)
+      if ((res->objects.objects_len != 1) ||
+          (__type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)) != NIS_GROUP_OBJ))
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (res);
 	  return NIS_INVALIDOBJ;
 	}
 
-      nis_name *gr_members_val
-	= NIS_RES_OBJECT(res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val;
-      u_int gr_members_len
-	= NIS_RES_OBJECT(res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_len;
+      newmem =
+	calloc (NIS_RES_OBJECT(res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_len,
+		sizeof (char *));
+      if (newmem == NULL)
+	return NIS_NOMEMORY;
 
-      u_int j = 0;
-      for (u_int i = 0; i < gr_members_len; ++i)
-	if (strcmp (gr_members_val[i], member) != 0)
-	  gr_members_val[j++] = gr_members_val[i];
-	else
-	  free (gr_members_val[i]);
+      k = NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[0].GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_len;
+      j = 0;
+      for (i = 0; i < NIS_RES_OBJECT(res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_len;
+	   ++i)
+	{
+	  if (strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT(res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val[i],
+		      member) != 0)
+	    {
+	      newmem[j] = NIS_RES_OBJECT(res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val[i];
+	      ++j;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      free (NIS_RES_OBJECT(res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val[i]);
+	      --k;
+	    }
+	}
+      free (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val);
+      assert (k <= NIS_RES_OBJECT(res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_len);
+      /* This realloc() call always decreases the size.  This cannot
+	 fail.  We still have the test but do not recover memory
+	 (i.e., we overwrite the input pointer).  */
+      newmem = realloc (newmem, k * sizeof (char*));
+      if (newmem == NULL)
+	return NIS_NOMEMORY;
 
-      /* There is no need to reallocate the gr_members_val array.  We
-	 just adjust the size to match the number of strings still in
-	 it.  Yes, xdr_array will use mem_free with a size parameter
-	 but this is mapped to a simple free call which determines the
-	 size of the block by itself.  */
-      NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_len = j;
+      NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_val = newmem;
+      NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->GR_data.gr_members.gr_members_len = k;
 
       cp = stpcpy (buf, NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->zo_name);
       *cp++ = '.';
diff --git a/nis/nis_subr.c b/nis/nis_subr.c
index c68189e541..4c4ef8b5b4 100644
--- a/nis/nis_subr.c
+++ b/nis/nis_subr.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997,1999,2000,2004,2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -39,13 +39,22 @@ nis_leaf_of_r (const_nis_name name, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
   while (name[i] != '.' && name[i] != '\0')
     i++;
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (i >= buflen, 0))
+  if (i > buflen - 1)
     {
       __set_errno (ERANGE);
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  *((char *) __mempcpy (buffer, name, i)) = '\0';
+  if (i > 0)
+    {
+      if ((size_t)i >= buflen)
+	{
+	  __set_errno (ERANGE);
+	  return NULL;
+	}
+
+      *((char *) __mempcpy (buffer, name, i)) = '\0';
+    }
 
   return buffer;
 }
@@ -89,12 +98,13 @@ nis_name_of_r (const_nis_name name, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 }
 libnsl_hidden_def (nis_name_of_r)
 
-static int __always_inline
+static int
 count_dots (const_nis_name str)
 {
   int count = 0;
+  size_t l = strlen (str);
 
-  for (size_t i = 0; str[i] != '\0'; ++i)
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < l; ++i)
     if (str[i] == '.')
       ++count;
 
@@ -107,23 +117,25 @@ count_dots (const_nis_name str)
 nis_name *
 nis_getnames (const_nis_name name)
 {
-  const char *local_domain = nis_local_directory ();
-  size_t local_domain_len = strlen (local_domain);
-  size_t name_len = strlen (name);
+  nis_name *getnames = NULL;
+  char local_domain[NIS_MAXNAMELEN + 1];
   char *path;
+  char *cp;
+  int count;
   int pos = 0;
-  char *saveptr;
   int have_point;
-  const char *cp;
-  const char *cp2;
+  char *saveptr;
 
-  int count = 2;
-  nis_name *getnames = malloc ((count + 1) * sizeof (char *));
+  strncpy (local_domain, nis_local_directory (), NIS_MAXNAMELEN);
+  local_domain[NIS_MAXNAMELEN] = '\0';
+
+  count = 1;
+  getnames = malloc ((count + 1) * sizeof (char *));
   if (__builtin_expect (getnames == NULL, 0))
       return NULL;
 
   /* Do we have a fully qualified NIS+ name ? If yes, give it back */
-  if (name[name_len - 1] == '.')
+  if (name[strlen (name) - 1] == '.')
     {
       if ((getnames[0] = strdup (name)) == NULL)
 	{
@@ -139,44 +151,6 @@ nis_getnames (const_nis_name name)
       return getnames;
     }
 
-  /* If the passed NAME is shared a suffix (the latter of course with
-     a final dot) with each other we pass back NAME with a final
-     dot.  */
-  if (local_domain_len > 2)
-    {
-      have_point = 0;
-      cp = &local_domain[local_domain_len - 2];
-      cp2 = &name[name_len - 1];
-
-      while (*cp == *cp2)
-	{
-	  if (*cp == '.')
-	    have_point = 1;
-	  --cp;
-	  --cp2;
-	  if (cp < local_domain)
-	    {
-	      have_point = cp2 < name || *cp2 == '.';
-	      break;
-	    }
-	  if (cp2 < name)
-	    {
-	      have_point = *cp == '.';
-	      break;
-	    }
-	}
-
-      if (have_point)
-	{
-	  getnames[0] = malloc (name_len + 2);
-	  if (getnames[0] == NULL)
-	    goto free_null;
-
-	  strcpy (stpcpy (getnames[0], name), ".");
-	  ++pos;
-	}
-    }
-
   /* Get the search path, where we have to search "name" */
   path = getenv ("NIS_PATH");
   if (path == NULL)
@@ -184,17 +158,17 @@ nis_getnames (const_nis_name name)
   else
     path = strdupa (path);
 
-  have_point = strchr (name, '.') != NULL;
+  have_point = (strchr (name, '.') != NULL);
 
   cp = __strtok_r (path, ":", &saveptr);
   while (cp)
     {
       if (strcmp (cp, "$") == 0)
 	{
-	  const char *cptr = local_domain;
+	  char *cptr = local_domain;
 	  char *tmp;
 
-	  while (*cptr != '\0' && count_dots (cptr) >= 2)
+	  while ((have_point && *cptr != '\0') || (count_dots (cptr) >= 2))
 	    {
 	      if (pos >= count)
 		{
@@ -205,7 +179,8 @@ nis_getnames (const_nis_name name)
 		    goto free_null;
 		  getnames = newp;
 		}
-	      tmp = malloc (strlen (cptr) + local_domain_len + name_len + 2);
+	      tmp = malloc (strlen (cptr) + strlen (local_domain) +
+			    strlen (name) + 2);
 	      if (__builtin_expect (tmp == NULL, 0))
 		goto free_null;
 
@@ -235,7 +210,7 @@ nis_getnames (const_nis_name name)
 	    {
 	      char *p;
 
-	      tmp = malloc (cplen + local_domain_len + name_len + 2);
+	      tmp = malloc (cplen + strlen (local_domain) + strlen (name) + 2);
 	      if (__builtin_expect (tmp == NULL, 0))
 		goto free_null;
 
@@ -251,16 +226,13 @@ nis_getnames (const_nis_name name)
 	    {
 	      char *p;
 
-	      tmp = malloc (cplen + name_len + 3);
+	      tmp = malloc (cplen + strlen (name) + 2);
 	      if (__builtin_expect (tmp == NULL, 0))
 		goto free_null;
 
-	      p = __mempcpy (tmp, name, name_len);
+	      p = __stpcpy (tmp, name);
 	      *p++ = '.';
-	      p = __mempcpy (p, cp, cplen);
-	      if (p[-1] != '.')
-		*p++ = '.';
-	      *p = '\0';
+	      memcpy (p, cp, cplen + 1);
 	    }
 
 	  if (pos >= count)
@@ -278,13 +250,6 @@ nis_getnames (const_nis_name name)
       cp = __strtok_r (NULL, ":", &saveptr);
     }
 
-  if (pos == 0
-      && __asprintf (&getnames[pos++], "%s%s%s%s",
-		     name, name[name_len - 1] == '.' ? "" : ".",
-		     local_domain,
-		     local_domain[local_domain_len - 1] == '.' ? "" : ".") < 0)
-    goto free_null;
-
   getnames[pos] = NULL;
 
   return getnames;
diff --git a/nis/nis_table.c b/nis/nis_table.c
index 70b4701419..13acdfdf50 100644
--- a/nis/nis_table.c
+++ b/nis/nis_table.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997-1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -18,21 +17,21 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
 
 #include "nis_xdr.h"
 #include "nis_intern.h"
-#include "libnsl.h"
 
 
-struct ib_request *
+static struct ib_request *
 __create_ib_request (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags)
 {
-  struct ib_request *ibreq = calloc (1, sizeof (struct ib_request));
+  struct ib_request *ibreq = calloc (1, sizeof (ib_request));
+  char buf[strlen (name) + 1];
   nis_attr *search_val = NULL;
   size_t search_len = 0;
+  char *cptr;
   size_t size = 0;
 
   if (ibreq == NULL)
@@ -40,26 +39,18 @@ __create_ib_request (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags)
 
   ibreq->ibr_flags = flags;
 
-  char *cptr = strdupa (name);
+  cptr = strcpy (buf, name);
 
   /* Not of "[key=value,key=value,...],foo.." format? */
   if (cptr[0] != '[')
-    {
-      ibreq->ibr_name = strdup (cptr);
-      if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
-	{
-	  free (ibreq);
-	  return NULL;
-	}
-      return ibreq;
-    }
+    return (ibreq->ibr_name = strdup (cptr)) == NULL ? NULL : ibreq;
 
   /* "[key=value,...],foo" format */
   ibreq->ibr_name = strchr (cptr, ']');
   if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL || ibreq->ibr_name[1] != ',')
     {
-      /* The object has not really been built yet so we use free.  */
-      free (ibreq);
+      ibreq->ibr_name = NULL; /* Or the xdr_* functions will dump */
+      nis_free_request (ibreq);
       return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -94,22 +85,21 @@ __create_ib_request (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags)
       if (cptr != NULL)
 	*cptr++ = '\0';
 
-      if (__builtin_expect (val == NULL, 0))
+      if (!val)
 	{
 	  nis_free_request (ibreq);
 	  return NULL;
 	}
       *val++ = '\0';
-      if (search_len + 1 >= size)
+      if ((search_len + 1) >= size)
         {
           size += 1;
-	  nis_attr *newp = realloc (search_val, size * sizeof (nis_attr));
-	  if (newp == NULL)
+          search_val = realloc (search_val, size * sizeof (nis_attr));
+	  if (search_val == NULL)
 	    goto free_null;
-	  search_val = newp;
 	}
       search_val[search_len].zattr_ndx = strdup (key);
-      if (search_val[search_len].zattr_ndx == NULL)
+      if ((search_val[search_len].zattr_ndx) == NULL)
 	goto free_null;
 
       search_val[search_len].zattr_val.zattr_val_len = strlen (val) + 1;
@@ -128,18 +118,18 @@ __create_ib_request (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags)
 
   return ibreq;
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (__create_ib_request)
 
-static const struct timeval RPCTIMEOUT = {10, 0};
+static struct timeval RPCTIMEOUT = {10, 0};
 
 static char *
-get_tablepath (char *name, dir_binding *bptr)
+__get_tablepath (char *name, dir_binding *bptr)
 {
   enum clnt_stat result;
-  nis_result res;
+  nis_result *res = calloc (1, sizeof (nis_result));
   struct ns_request req;
 
-  memset (&res, '\0', sizeof (res));
+  if (res == NULL)
+    return NULL;
 
   req.ns_name = name;
   req.ns_object.ns_object_len = 0;
@@ -147,54 +137,21 @@ get_tablepath (char *name, dir_binding *bptr)
 
   result = clnt_call (bptr->clnt, NIS_LOOKUP, (xdrproc_t) _xdr_ns_request,
 		      (caddr_t) &req, (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result,
-		      (caddr_t) &res, RPCTIMEOUT);
+		      (caddr_t) res, RPCTIMEOUT);
 
-  const char *cptr;
-  if (result == RPC_SUCCESS && NIS_RES_STATUS (&res) == NIS_SUCCESS
-      && __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (&res)) == NIS_TABLE_OBJ)
-    cptr = NIS_RES_OBJECT (&res)->TA_data.ta_path;
+  if (result == RPC_SUCCESS && NIS_RES_STATUS (res) == NIS_SUCCESS &&
+      __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)) == NIS_TABLE_OBJ)
+    {
+      char *cptr = strdup (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->TA_data.ta_path);
+      nis_freeresult (res);
+      return cptr;
+    }
   else
-    cptr = "";
-
-  char *str = strdup (cptr);
-
-  if (result == RPC_SUCCESS)
-    xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result, (char *) &res);
-
-  return str;
-}
-
-
-nis_error
-__follow_path (char **tablepath, char **tableptr, struct ib_request *ibreq,
-	       dir_binding *bptr)
-{
-  if (*tablepath == NULL)
     {
-      *tablepath = get_tablepath (ibreq->ibr_name, bptr);
-      if (*tablepath == NULL)
-	return NIS_NOMEMORY;
-
-      *tableptr = *tablepath;
+      nis_freeresult (res);
+      return strdup ("");
     }
-  if (*tableptr == NULL)
-    return NIS_NOTFOUND;
-
-  char *newname = strsep (tableptr, ":");
-  if (newname[0] == '\0')
-    return NIS_NOTFOUND;
-
-  newname = strdup (newname);
-  if (newname == NULL)
-    return NIS_NOMEMORY;
-
-  free (ibreq->ibr_name);
-  ibreq->ibr_name = newname;
-
-  return NIS_SUCCESS;
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (__follow_path)
-
 
 nis_result *
 nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
@@ -203,7 +160,7 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 			   const void *userdata),
 	  const void *userdata)
 {
-  nis_result *res = malloc (sizeof (nis_result));
+  nis_result *res = calloc (1, sizeof (nis_result));
   ib_request *ibreq;
   int status;
   enum clnt_stat clnt_status;
@@ -213,29 +170,23 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
   nis_name namebuf[2] = {NULL, NULL};
   int name_nr = 0;
   nis_cb *cb = NULL;
-  char *tableptr;
-  char *tablepath = NULL;
+  char *tableptr, *tablepath = NULL;
+  int have_tablepath = 0;
   int first_try = 0; /* Do we try the old binding at first ? */
-  nis_result *allres = NULL;
 
   if (res == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
   if (name == NULL)
     {
-      status = NIS_BADNAME;
-    err_out:
-      nis_freeresult (allres);
-      memset (res, '\0', sizeof (nis_result));
-      NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = status;
+      NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_BADNAME;
       return res;
     }
 
-  ibreq = __create_ib_request (name, flags);
-  if (ibreq == NULL)
+  if ((ibreq = __create_ib_request (name, flags)) == NULL)
     {
-      status = NIS_BADNAME;
-      goto err_out;
+      NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_BADNAME;
+      return res;
     }
 
   if ((flags & EXPAND_NAME)
@@ -247,16 +198,15 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
       if (names == NULL)
 	{
 	  nis_free_request (ibreq);
-	  status = NIS_BADNAME;
-	  goto err_out;
+	  NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_BADNAME;
+	  return res;
 	}
       ibreq->ibr_name = strdup (names[name_nr]);
       if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
 	{
-	  nis_freenames (names);
 	  nis_free_request (ibreq);
-	  status = NIS_NOMEMORY;
-	  goto err_out;
+	  NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NOMEMORY;
+	  return res;
 	}
     }
   else
@@ -274,25 +224,36 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 
       memset (res, '\0', sizeof (nis_result));
 
-      status = __nisfind_server (ibreq->ibr_name,
-				 ibreq->ibr_srch.ibr_srch_val != NULL,
-				 &dir, &bptr, flags & ~MASTER_ONLY);
+      status = __nisfind_server (ibreq->ibr_name, &dir);
       if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
-	{
+        {
+	  nis_free_request (ibreq);
           NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = status;
-          goto fail3;
-	}
+          return res;
+        }
+
+      status = __nisbind_create (&bptr, dir->do_servers.do_servers_val,
+                                 dir->do_servers.do_servers_len, flags);
+      if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
+        {
+	  nis_free_request (ibreq);
+          NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = status;
+          nis_free_directory (dir);
+          return res;
+        }
 
       while (__nisbind_connect (&bptr) != NIS_SUCCESS)
-	if (__builtin_expect (__nisbind_next (&bptr) != NIS_SUCCESS, 0))
+	if (__nisbind_next (&bptr) != NIS_SUCCESS)
 	  {
+	    __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
+	    nis_free_directory (dir);
+	    nis_free_request (ibreq);
 	    NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NAMEUNREACHABLE;
-	    goto fail;
+	    return res;
 	  }
 
       if (callback != NULL)
 	{
-	  assert (cb == NULL);
 	  cb = __nis_create_callback (callback, userdata, flags);
 	  ibreq->ibr_cbhost.ibr_cbhost_len = 1;
 	  ibreq->ibr_cbhost.ibr_cbhost_val = cb->serv;
@@ -304,7 +265,7 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 			       (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result,
 			       (caddr_t) res, RPCTIMEOUT);
 
-      if (__builtin_expect (clnt_status != RPC_SUCCESS, 0))
+      if (clnt_status != RPC_SUCCESS)
 	NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_RPCERROR;
       else
 	switch (NIS_RES_STATUS (res))
@@ -312,13 +273,13 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 	  case NIS_PARTIAL:
 	  case NIS_SUCCESS:
 	  case NIS_S_SUCCESS:
-	    if (__type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)) == NIS_LINK_OBJ
-		&& (flags & FOLLOW_LINKS))	/* We are following links.  */
+	    if (__type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)) == NIS_LINK_OBJ &&
+		flags & FOLLOW_LINKS)		/* We are following links.  */
 	      {
 		free (ibreq->ibr_name);
 		ibreq->ibr_name = NULL;
 		/* If we hit the link limit, bail.  */
-		if (__builtin_expect (count_links > NIS_MAXLINKS, 0))
+		if (count_links > NIS_MAXLINKS)
 		  {
 		    NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_LINKNAMEERROR;
 		    ++done;
@@ -329,22 +290,8 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 		  strdup (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->LI_data.li_name);
 		if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
 		  {
-		    NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NOMEMORY;
-		  fail:
-		    __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
-		    nis_free_directory (dir);
-		  fail3:
-		    free (tablepath);
-		    if (cb)
-		      {
-			__nis_destroy_callback (cb);
-			ibreq->ibr_cbhost.ibr_cbhost_len = 0;
-			ibreq->ibr_cbhost.ibr_cbhost_val = NULL;
-		      }
-		    if (names != namebuf)
-		      nis_freenames (names);
 		    nis_free_request (ibreq);
-		    nis_freeresult (allres);
+		    NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NOMEMORY;
 		    return res;
 		  }
 		if (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->LI_data.li_attrs.li_attrs_len)
@@ -355,88 +302,63 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 		      ibreq->ibr_srch.ibr_srch_val =
 			NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->LI_data.li_attrs.li_attrs_val;
 		    }
-		/* The following is a non-obvious optimization.  A
-		   nis_freeresult call would call xdr_free as the
-		   following code.  But it also would unnecessarily
-		   free the result structure.  We avoid this here
-		   along with the necessary tests.  */
-		xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result, (char *)res);
-		memset (res, '\0', sizeof (*res));
+		nis_freeresult (res);
+		res = calloc (1, sizeof (nis_result));
+		if (res == NULL)
+		  {
+		    if (have_tablepath)
+		      free (tablepath);
+		    __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
+		    nis_free_directory (dir);
+		    return NULL;
+		  }
 		first_try = 1; /* Try at first the old binding */
 		goto again;
 	      }
-	    else if ((flags & FOLLOW_PATH)
-		     && NIS_RES_STATUS (res) == NIS_PARTIAL)
+	    else if ((flags & FOLLOW_PATH) &&
+		     NIS_RES_STATUS (res) == NIS_PARTIAL)
 	      {
-		clnt_status = __follow_path (&tablepath, &tableptr, ibreq,
-					     &bptr);
-		if (clnt_status != NIS_SUCCESS)
+		if (!have_tablepath)
 		  {
-		    NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = clnt_status;
-		    ++done;
+		    tablepath = __get_tablepath (ibreq->ibr_name, &bptr);
+		    tableptr = tablepath;
+		    have_tablepath = 1;
 		  }
-		else
+		if (tableptr == NULL)
 		  {
-		    /* The following is a non-obvious optimization.  A
-		       nis_freeresult call would call xdr_free as the
-		       following code.  But it also would unnecessarily
-		       free the result structure.  We avoid this here
-		       along with the necessary tests.  */
-		    xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result, (char *) res);
-		    memset (res, '\0', sizeof (*res));
-		    first_try = 1;
-		    goto again;
+		    ++done;
+		    break;
 		  }
-	      }
-	    else if ((flags & (FOLLOW_PATH | ALL_RESULTS))
-		     == (FOLLOW_PATH | ALL_RESULTS))
-	      {
-		if (allres == NULL)
+		free (ibreq->ibr_name);
+		ibreq->ibr_name = strsep (&tableptr, ":");
+		if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL || ibreq->ibr_name[0] == '\0')
 		  {
-		    allres = res;
-		    res = malloc (sizeof (nis_result));
-		    if (res == NULL)
+		    ibreq->ibr_name = strdup ("");
+		    if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
 		      {
-			res = allres;
-			allres = NULL;
+			nis_free_request (ibreq);
 			NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NOMEMORY;
-			goto fail;
+			return res;
 		      }
-		    NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_RES_STATUS (allres);
+		    ++done;
 		  }
 		else
 		  {
-		    nis_object *objects_val
-		      = realloc (NIS_RES_OBJECT (allres),
-				 (NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (allres)
-				  + NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res))
-				 * sizeof (nis_object));
-		    if (objects_val == NULL)
+		    ibreq->ibr_name = strdup (ibreq->ibr_name);
+		    nis_freeresult (res);
+		    res = calloc (1, sizeof (nis_result));
+		    if (res == NULL || ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
 		      {
-			NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NOMEMORY;
-			goto fail;
+			free (res);
+			nis_free_request (ibreq);
+			if (have_tablepath)
+			  free (tablepath);
+			__nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
+			nis_free_directory (dir);
+			return NULL;
 		      }
-		    NIS_RES_OBJECT (allres) = objects_val;
-		    memcpy (NIS_RES_OBJECT (allres) + NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (allres),
-			    NIS_RES_OBJECT (res),
-			    NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res) * sizeof (nis_object));
-		    NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (allres) += NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res);
-		    NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res) = 0;
-		    free (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res));
-		    NIS_RES_OBJECT (res) = NULL;
-		    NIS_RES_STATUS (allres) = NIS_RES_STATUS (res);
-		    xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result, (char *) res);
-		  }
-		clnt_status = __follow_path (&tablepath, &tableptr, ibreq,
-					     &bptr);
-		if (clnt_status != NIS_SUCCESS)
-		  {
-		    /* Prepare for the nis_freeresult call.  */
-		    memset (res, '\0', sizeof (*res));
-
-		    if (clnt_status == NIS_NOMEMORY)
-		      NIS_RES_STATUS (allres) = clnt_status;
-		    ++done;
+		    first_try = 1;
+		    goto again;
 		  }
 	      }
 	    else
@@ -452,10 +374,32 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 		  ++done;
 		else
 		  {
-		    NIS_RES_STATUS (res)
-		      = __follow_path (&tablepath, &tableptr, ibreq, &bptr);
-		    if (NIS_RES_STATUS (res) != NIS_SUCCESS)
-		      ++done;
+		    if (!have_tablepath)
+		      {
+			tablepath = __get_tablepath (ibreq->ibr_name, &bptr);
+			tableptr = tablepath;
+			have_tablepath = 1;
+		      }
+		    if (tableptr == NULL)
+		      {
+			++done;
+			break;
+		      }
+		    free (ibreq->ibr_name);
+		    ibreq->ibr_name = strsep (&tableptr, ":");
+		    if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL || ibreq->ibr_name[0] == '\0')
+		      {
+			ibreq->ibr_name = strdup ("");
+			++done;
+		      }
+		    else
+		      ibreq->ibr_name = strdup (ibreq->ibr_name);
+		    if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
+		      {
+			nis_free_request (ibreq);
+			NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NOMEMORY;
+			return res;
+		      }
 		  }
 	      }
 	    break;
@@ -488,7 +432,7 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 		/* Try the next domainname if we don't follow a link.  */
 		free (ibreq->ibr_name);
 		ibreq->ibr_name = NULL;
-		if (__builtin_expect (count_links, 0))
+		if (count_links)
 		  {
 		    NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_LINKNAMEERROR;
 		    ++done;
@@ -503,8 +447,9 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 		ibreq->ibr_name = strdup (names[name_nr]);
 		if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
 		  {
+		    nis_free_request (ibreq);
 		    NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NOMEMORY;
-		    goto fail;
+		    return res;
 		  }
 		first_try = 1; /* Try old binding at first */
 		goto again;
@@ -518,26 +463,17 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 	  __nis_destroy_callback (cb);
 	  ibreq->ibr_cbhost.ibr_cbhost_len = 0;
 	  ibreq->ibr_cbhost.ibr_cbhost_val = NULL;
-	  cb = NULL;
 	}
 
       __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
       nis_free_directory (dir);
     }
 
-  free (tablepath);
-
   if (names != namebuf)
     nis_freenames (names);
 
   nis_free_request (ibreq);
 
-  if (allres)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (res);
-      return allres;
-    }
-
   return res;
 }
 libnsl_hidden_def (nis_list)
@@ -545,7 +481,15 @@ libnsl_hidden_def (nis_list)
 nis_result *
 nis_add_entry (const_nis_name name, const nis_object *obj2, unsigned int flags)
 {
-  nis_result *res = calloc (1, sizeof (nis_result));
+  nis_object obj;
+  nis_result *res;
+  nis_error status;
+  ib_request *ibreq;
+  size_t namelen = strlen (name);
+  char buf1[namelen + 20];
+  char buf4[namelen + 20];
+
+  res = calloc (1, sizeof (nis_result));
   if (res == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
@@ -555,20 +499,14 @@ nis_add_entry (const_nis_name name, const nis_object *obj2, unsigned int flags)
       return res;
     }
 
-  ib_request *ibreq = __create_ib_request (name, flags);
-  if (ibreq == NULL)
+  if ((ibreq = __create_ib_request (name, flags)) == NULL)
     {
       NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_BADNAME;
       return res;
     }
 
-  nis_object obj;
   memcpy (&obj, obj2, sizeof (nis_object));
 
-  size_t namelen = strlen (name);
-  char buf1[namelen + 20];
-  char buf4[namelen + 20];
-
   if (obj.zo_name == NULL || strlen (obj.zo_name) == 0)
     obj.zo_name = nis_leaf_of_r (name, buf1, sizeof (buf1));
 
@@ -589,12 +527,11 @@ nis_add_entry (const_nis_name name, const nis_object *obj2, unsigned int flags)
     }
   ibreq->ibr_obj.ibr_obj_len = 1;
 
-  nis_error status = __do_niscall (ibreq->ibr_name, NIS_IBADD,
-				   (xdrproc_t) _xdr_ib_request,
-				   (caddr_t) ibreq,
-				   (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result,
-				   (caddr_t) res, 0, NULL);
-  if (__builtin_expect (status != NIS_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if ((status = __do_niscall (ibreq->ibr_name, NIS_IBADD,
+			      (xdrproc_t) _xdr_ib_request,
+			      (caddr_t) ibreq,
+			      (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result,
+			      (caddr_t) res, 0, NULL)) != NIS_SUCCESS)
     NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = status;
 
   nis_free_request (ibreq);
@@ -618,8 +555,7 @@ nis_modify_entry (const_nis_name name, const nis_object *obj2,
   if (res == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
-  ibreq = __create_ib_request (name, flags);
-  if (ibreq == NULL)
+  if (( ibreq =__create_ib_request (name, flags)) == NULL)
     {
       NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_BADNAME;
       return res;
@@ -647,11 +583,10 @@ nis_modify_entry (const_nis_name name, const nis_object *obj2,
     }
   ibreq->ibr_obj.ibr_obj_len = 1;
 
-  status = __do_niscall (ibreq->ibr_name, NIS_IBMODIFY,
-			 (xdrproc_t) _xdr_ib_request,
-			 (caddr_t) ibreq, (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result,
-			 (caddr_t) res, 0, NULL);
-  if (__builtin_expect (status != NIS_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if ((status = __do_niscall (ibreq->ibr_name, NIS_IBMODIFY,
+			      (xdrproc_t) _xdr_ib_request,
+			      (caddr_t) ibreq, (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result,
+			      (caddr_t) res, 0, NULL)) != NIS_SUCCESS)
     NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = status;
 
   nis_free_request (ibreq);
@@ -677,8 +612,7 @@ nis_remove_entry (const_nis_name name, const nis_object *obj,
       return res;
     }
 
-  ibreq = __create_ib_request (name, flags);
-  if (ibreq == NULL)
+  if ((ibreq =__create_ib_request (name, flags)) == NULL)
     {
       NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_BADNAME;
       return res;
@@ -736,7 +670,7 @@ nis_first_entry (const_nis_name name)
 			 (caddr_t) ibreq, (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result,
 			 (caddr_t) res, 0, NULL);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (status != NIS_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
     NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = status;
 
   nis_free_request (ibreq);
@@ -779,7 +713,7 @@ nis_next_entry (const_nis_name name, const netobj *cookie)
 			 (caddr_t) ibreq, (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result,
 			 (caddr_t) res, 0, NULL);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (status != NIS_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
     NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = status;
 
   if (cookie != NULL)
diff --git a/nis/nis_xdr.c b/nis/nis_xdr.c
index 0c6452a6a7..2a75505b31 100644
--- a/nis/nis_xdr.c
+++ b/nis/nis_xdr.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -28,415 +28,383 @@
 static bool_t
 xdr_nis_attr (XDR *xdrs, nis_attr *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->zattr_ndx, ~0);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    res = xdr_bytes (xdrs, (char **) &objp->zattr_val.zattr_val_val,
-		     &objp->zattr_val.zattr_val_len, ~0);
-  return res;
-}
-
-static __always_inline bool_t
-xdr_nis_name (XDR *xdrs, nis_name *objp)
-{
-  return xdr_string (xdrs, objp, ~0);
+  if (!xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->zattr_ndx, ~0))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_bytes (xdrs, (char **) &objp->zattr_val.zattr_val_val,
+		  (u_int *) & objp->zattr_val.zattr_val_len, ~0))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_nis_name (XDR *xdrs, nis_name *objp)
 {
-  return xdr_nis_name (xdrs, objp);
+  if (!xdr_string (xdrs, objp, ~0))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
-static __always_inline bool_t
+static bool_t
 xdr_zotypes (XDR *xdrs, zotypes *objp)
 {
-  return xdr_enum (xdrs, (enum_t *) objp);
+  if (!xdr_enum (xdrs, (enum_t *) objp))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
-static __always_inline bool_t
+static bool_t
 xdr_nstype (XDR *xdrs, nstype *objp)
 {
-  return xdr_enum (xdrs, (enum_t *) objp);
+  if (!xdr_enum (xdrs, (enum_t *) objp))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static bool_t
 xdr_oar_mask (XDR *xdrs, oar_mask *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->oa_rights);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    res = xdr_zotypes (xdrs, &objp->oa_otype);
-  return res;
+  if (!xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->oa_rights))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_zotypes (xdrs, &objp->oa_otype))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static bool_t
 xdr_endpoint (XDR *xdrs, endpoint *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res =  xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->uaddr, ~0);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    {
-      res = xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->family, ~0);
-      if (__builtin_expect (res, 1))
-	res = xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->proto, ~0);
-    }
-  return res;
+  if (!xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->uaddr, ~0))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->family, ~0))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->proto, ~0))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_nis_server (XDR *xdrs, nis_server *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->name);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    {
-      res = xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ep.ep_val, &objp->ep.ep_len,
-		       ~0, sizeof (endpoint), (xdrproc_t) xdr_endpoint);
-      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	{
-	  res = xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->key_type);
-	  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	    res = xdr_netobj (xdrs, &objp->pkey);
-	}
-    }
-  return res;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->name))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ep.ep_val, (u_int *) &objp->ep.ep_len,
+		  ~0, sizeof (endpoint), (xdrproc_t) xdr_endpoint))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->key_type))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_netobj (xdrs, &objp->pkey))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_directory_obj (XDR *xdrs, directory_obj *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->do_name);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    {
-      res = xdr_nstype (xdrs, &objp->do_type);
-      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	{
-	  res = xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->do_servers.do_servers_val,
-			   &objp->do_servers.do_servers_len, ~0,
-			   sizeof (nis_server), (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_server);
-	  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	    {
-	      res = xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->do_ttl);
-	      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-		res = xdr_array (xdrs,
-				 (char **) &objp->do_armask.do_armask_val,
-				 &objp->do_armask.do_armask_len, ~0,
-				 sizeof (oar_mask), (xdrproc_t) xdr_oar_mask);
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-  return res;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->do_name))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_nstype (xdrs, &objp->do_type))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->do_servers.do_servers_val,
+		  (u_int *) & objp->do_servers.do_servers_len, ~0,
+		  sizeof (nis_server), (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_server))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (!xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->do_ttl))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->do_armask.do_armask_val,
+		  (u_int *) & objp->do_armask.do_armask_len, ~0,
+		  sizeof (oar_mask), (xdrproc_t) xdr_oar_mask))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static bool_t
 xdr_entry_col (XDR *xdrs, entry_col *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->ec_flags);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    res = xdr_bytes (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ec_value.ec_value_val,
-		     &objp->ec_value.ec_value_len, ~0);
-  return res;
+  if (!xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->ec_flags))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_bytes (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ec_value.ec_value_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->ec_value.ec_value_len, ~0))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static bool_t
 xdr_entry_obj (XDR *xdrs, entry_obj *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->en_type, ~0);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    res = xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->en_cols.en_cols_val,
-		     &objp->en_cols.en_cols_len, ~0,
-		     sizeof (entry_col), (xdrproc_t) xdr_entry_col);
-  return res;
+  if (!xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->en_type, ~0))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->en_cols.en_cols_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->en_cols.en_cols_len, ~0,
+		  sizeof (entry_col), (xdrproc_t) xdr_entry_col))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static bool_t
 xdr_group_obj (XDR *xdrs, group_obj *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->gr_flags);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    res = xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->gr_members.gr_members_val,
-		     &objp->gr_members.gr_members_len, ~0,
-		     sizeof (nis_name), (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_name);
-  return res;
+  if (!xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->gr_flags))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->gr_members.gr_members_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->gr_members.gr_members_len, ~0,
+		  sizeof (nis_name), (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_name))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static bool_t
 xdr_link_obj (XDR *xdrs, link_obj *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_zotypes (xdrs, &objp->li_rtype);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    {
-      res = xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->li_attrs.li_attrs_val,
-		       &objp->li_attrs.li_attrs_len, ~0,
-		       sizeof (nis_attr), (xdrproc_t) xdr_nis_attr);
-      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->li_name);
-    }
-  return res;
+  if (!xdr_zotypes (xdrs, &objp->li_rtype))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->li_attrs.li_attrs_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->li_attrs.li_attrs_len, ~0,
+		  sizeof (nis_attr), (xdrproc_t) xdr_nis_attr))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->li_name))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static bool_t
 xdr_table_col (XDR *xdrs, table_col *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->tc_name, 64);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    {
-      res = xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->tc_flags);
-      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	res = xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->tc_rights);
-    }
-  return res;
+  if (!xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->tc_name, 64))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->tc_flags))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->tc_rights))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static bool_t
 xdr_table_obj (XDR *xdrs, table_obj *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->ta_type, 64);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    {
-      res = xdr_int (xdrs, &objp->ta_maxcol);
-      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	{
-	  res = xdr_u_char (xdrs, &objp->ta_sep);
-	  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	    {
-	      res = xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ta_cols.ta_cols_val,
-			       &objp->ta_cols.ta_cols_len, ~0,
-			       sizeof (table_col), (xdrproc_t) xdr_table_col);
-	      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-		res = xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->ta_path, ~0);
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-  return res;
+  if (!xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->ta_type, 64))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_int (xdrs, &objp->ta_maxcol))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_u_char (xdrs, &objp->ta_sep))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ta_cols.ta_cols_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->ta_cols.ta_cols_len, ~0,
+		  sizeof (table_col), (xdrproc_t) xdr_table_col))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->ta_path, ~0))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static bool_t
 xdr_objdata (XDR *xdrs, objdata *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_zotypes (xdrs, &objp->zo_type);
-  if (!__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    return res;
+  if (!xdr_zotypes (xdrs, &objp->zo_type))
+    return FALSE;
   switch (objp->zo_type)
     {
     case NIS_DIRECTORY_OBJ:
-      return _xdr_directory_obj (xdrs, &objp->objdata_u.di_data);
+      if (!_xdr_directory_obj (xdrs, &objp->objdata_u.di_data))
+	return FALSE;
+      break;
     case NIS_GROUP_OBJ:
-      return xdr_group_obj (xdrs, &objp->objdata_u.gr_data);
+      if (!xdr_group_obj (xdrs, &objp->objdata_u.gr_data))
+	return FALSE;
+      break;
     case NIS_TABLE_OBJ:
-      return xdr_table_obj (xdrs, &objp->objdata_u.ta_data);
+      if (!xdr_table_obj (xdrs, &objp->objdata_u.ta_data))
+	return FALSE;
+      break;
     case NIS_ENTRY_OBJ:
-      return xdr_entry_obj (xdrs, &objp->objdata_u.en_data);
+      if (!xdr_entry_obj (xdrs, &objp->objdata_u.en_data))
+	return FALSE;
+      break;
     case NIS_LINK_OBJ:
-      return xdr_link_obj (xdrs, &objp->objdata_u.li_data);
+      if (!xdr_link_obj (xdrs, &objp->objdata_u.li_data))
+	return FALSE;
+      break;
     case NIS_PRIVATE_OBJ:
-      return xdr_bytes (xdrs, &objp->objdata_u.po_data.po_data_val,
-			&objp->objdata_u.po_data.po_data_len, ~0);
+      if (!xdr_bytes (xdrs, (char **) &objp->objdata_u.po_data.po_data_val,
+		      (u_int *) & objp->objdata_u.po_data.po_data_len, ~0))
+	return FALSE;
+      break;
     case NIS_NO_OBJ:
+      break;
     case NIS_BOGUS_OBJ:
+      break;
     default:
-      return TRUE;
+      break;
     }
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static bool_t
 xdr_nis_oid (XDR *xdrs, nis_oid *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->ctime);
-  if  (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    res = xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->mtime);
-  return res;
+  if (!xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->ctime))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->mtime))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_nis_object (XDR *xdrs, nis_object *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_nis_oid (xdrs, &objp->zo_oid);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    {
-      res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->zo_name);
-      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	{
-	  res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->zo_owner);
-	  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	    {
-	      res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->zo_group);
-	      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-		{
-		  res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->zo_domain);
-		  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-		    {
-		      res = xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->zo_access);
-		      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-			{
-			  res = xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->zo_ttl);
-			  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-			    res = xdr_objdata (xdrs, &objp->zo_data);
-			}
-		    }
-		}
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-  return res;
-}
-
-static __always_inline bool_t
-xdr_nis_error (XDR *xdrs, nis_error *objp)
-{
-  return xdr_enum (xdrs, (enum_t *) objp);
+  if (!xdr_nis_oid (xdrs, &objp->zo_oid))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->zo_name))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->zo_owner))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->zo_group))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->zo_domain))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->zo_access))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->zo_ttl))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_objdata (xdrs, &objp->zo_data))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_nis_error (XDR *xdrs, nis_error *objp)
 {
-  return xdr_nis_error (xdrs, objp);
+  if (!xdr_enum (xdrs, (enum_t *) objp))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_nis_result (XDR *xdrs, nis_result *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_nis_error (xdrs, &objp->status);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    {
-      res = xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->objects.objects_val,
-		       &objp->objects.objects_len, ~0,
-		       sizeof (nis_object), (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_object);
-      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	{
-	  res = xdr_netobj (xdrs, &objp->cookie);
-	  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	    {
-	      res = xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->zticks);
-	      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-		{
-		  res = xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->dticks);
-		  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-		    {
-		      res = xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->aticks);
-		      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-			res = xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->cticks);
-		    }
-		}
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-  return res;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_error (xdrs, &objp->status))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->objects.objects_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->objects.objects_len, ~0,
+		  sizeof (nis_object), (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_object))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_netobj (xdrs, &objp->cookie))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->zticks))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->dticks))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->aticks))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->cticks))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (_xdr_nis_result)
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_ns_request (XDR *xdrs, ns_request *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->ns_name);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    res = xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ns_object.ns_object_val,
-		     &objp->ns_object.ns_object_len, 1,
-		     sizeof (nis_object), (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_object);
-  return res;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->ns_name))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ns_object.ns_object_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->ns_object.ns_object_len, 1,
+		  sizeof (nis_object), (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_object))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_ib_request (XDR *xdrs, ib_request *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->ibr_name);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    {
-      res = xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ibr_srch.ibr_srch_val,
-		       &objp->ibr_srch.ibr_srch_len, ~0,
-		       sizeof (nis_attr), (xdrproc_t) xdr_nis_attr);
-      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	{
-	  res = xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->ibr_flags);
-	  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	    {
-	      res = xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ibr_obj.ibr_obj_val,
-			       &objp->ibr_obj.ibr_obj_len, 1,
-			       sizeof (nis_object),
-			       (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_object);
-	      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-		{
-		  res = xdr_array (xdrs,
-				   (char **) &objp->ibr_cbhost.ibr_cbhost_val,
-				   &objp->ibr_cbhost.ibr_cbhost_len, 1,
-				   sizeof (nis_server),
-				   (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_server);
-		  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-		    {
-		      res = xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->ibr_bufsize);
-		      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-			res =  xdr_netobj (xdrs, &objp->ibr_cookie);
-		    }
-		}
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-  return res;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->ibr_name))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ibr_srch.ibr_srch_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->ibr_srch.ibr_srch_len, ~0,
+		  sizeof (nis_attr), (xdrproc_t) xdr_nis_attr))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->ibr_flags))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ibr_obj.ibr_obj_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->ibr_obj.ibr_obj_len, 1,
+		  sizeof (nis_object), (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_object))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->ibr_cbhost.ibr_cbhost_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->ibr_cbhost.ibr_cbhost_len, 1,
+		  sizeof (nis_server), (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_server))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->ibr_bufsize))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_netobj (xdrs, &objp->ibr_cookie))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (_xdr_ib_request)
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_ping_args (XDR *xdrs, ping_args *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->dir);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    res = xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->stamp);
-  return res;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->dir))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->stamp))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_cp_result (XDR *xdrs, cp_result *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_nis_error (xdrs, &objp->cp_status);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    {
-      res = xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->cp_zticks);
-      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	res = xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->cp_dticks);
-    }
-  return res;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_error (xdrs, &objp->cp_status))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->cp_zticks))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_uint32_t (xdrs, &objp->cp_dticks))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_nis_tag (XDR *xdrs, nis_tag *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->tag_type);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    res = xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->tag_val, ~0);
-  return res;
+  if (!xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->tag_type))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_string (xdrs, &objp->tag_val, ~0))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_nis_taglist (XDR *xdrs, nis_taglist *objp)
 {
-  return xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->tags.tags_val,
-		    &objp->tags.tags_len, ~0, sizeof (nis_tag),
-		    (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_tag);
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **) &objp->tags.tags_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->tags.tags_len, ~0, sizeof (nis_tag),
+		  (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_tag))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_fd_args (XDR *xdrs, fd_args *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->dir_name);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->requester);
-  return res;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->dir_name))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->requester))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool_t
 _xdr_fd_result (XDR *xdrs, fd_result *objp)
 {
-  bool_t res = xdr_nis_error (xdrs, &objp->status);
-  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-    {
-      res = xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->source);
-      if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	{
-	  res = xdr_bytes (xdrs, (char **) &objp->dir_data.dir_data_val,
-			   &objp->dir_data.dir_data_len, ~0);
-	  if (__builtin_expect (res, TRUE))
-	    res = xdr_bytes (xdrs, (char **) &objp->signature.signature_val,
-			     &objp->signature.signature_len, ~0);
-	}
-    }
-  return res;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_error (xdrs, &objp->status))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!_xdr_nis_name (xdrs, &objp->source))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_bytes (xdrs, (char **) &objp->dir_data.dir_data_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->dir_data.dir_data_len, ~0))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!xdr_bytes (xdrs, (char **) &objp->signature.signature_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->signature.signature_len, ~0))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 /* The following functions have prototypes in nis_callback.h.  So
@@ -444,16 +412,18 @@ _xdr_fd_result (XDR *xdrs, fd_result *objp)
 bool_t
 xdr_obj_p (XDR *xdrs, obj_p *objp)
 {
-  return xdr_pointer (xdrs, (char **)objp, sizeof (nis_object),
-		      (xdrproc_t)_xdr_nis_object);
+  if (!xdr_pointer (xdrs, (char **)objp, sizeof (nis_object),
+		    (xdrproc_t)_xdr_nis_object))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (xdr_obj_p)
 
 bool_t
 xdr_cback_data (XDR *xdrs, cback_data *objp)
 {
-  return xdr_array (xdrs, (char **)&objp->entries.entries_val,
-		    &objp->entries.entries_len, ~0,
-		    sizeof (obj_p), (xdrproc_t) xdr_obj_p);
+  if (!xdr_array (xdrs, (char **)&objp->entries.entries_val,
+		  (u_int *) &objp->entries.entries_len, ~0,
+		  sizeof (obj_p), (xdrproc_t) xdr_obj_p))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (xdr_cback_data)
diff --git a/nis/nis_xdr.h b/nis/nis_xdr.h
index a59362c78f..2f1a179e0a 100644
--- a/nis/nis_xdr.h
+++ b/nis/nis_xdr.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1998, 1999, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1998.
 
@@ -22,23 +22,24 @@
 
 #include <features.h>
 
-extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_attr (XDR *, nis_attr*) attribute_hidden;
-extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_name (XDR *, nis_name*) attribute_hidden;
-extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_server (XDR *, nis_server*) attribute_hidden;
-extern  bool_t _xdr_directory_obj (XDR *, directory_obj*) attribute_hidden;
-extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_object (XDR *, nis_object*) attribute_hidden;
-extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_error (XDR *, nis_error*) attribute_hidden;
-extern  bool_t _xdr_ns_request (XDR *, ns_request*) attribute_hidden;
-extern  bool_t _xdr_ping_args (XDR *, ping_args*) attribute_hidden;
-extern  bool_t _xdr_cp_result (XDR *, cp_result*) attribute_hidden;
-extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_tag (XDR *, nis_tag*) attribute_hidden;
-extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_taglist (XDR *, nis_taglist*) attribute_hidden;
-extern  bool_t _xdr_fd_args (XDR *, fd_args*) attribute_hidden;
-extern  bool_t _xdr_fd_result (XDR *, fd_result*) attribute_hidden;
+__BEGIN_DECLS
 
-extern  bool_t _xdr_ib_request (XDR *, ib_request*);
-libnsl_hidden_proto (_xdr_ib_request)
+extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_attr (XDR *, nis_attr*);
+extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_name (XDR *, nis_name*);
+extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_server (XDR *, nis_server*);
+extern  bool_t _xdr_directory_obj (XDR *, directory_obj*);
+extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_object (XDR *, nis_object*);
+extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_error (XDR *, nis_error*);
 extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_result (XDR *, nis_result*);
-libnsl_hidden_proto (_xdr_nis_result)
+extern  bool_t _xdr_ns_request (XDR *, ns_request*);
+extern  bool_t _xdr_ib_request (XDR *, ib_request*);
+extern  bool_t _xdr_ping_args (XDR *, ping_args*);
+extern  bool_t _xdr_cp_result (XDR *, cp_result*);
+extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_tag (XDR *, nis_tag*);
+extern  bool_t _xdr_nis_taglist (XDR *, nis_taglist*);
+extern  bool_t _xdr_fd_args (XDR *, fd_args*);
+extern  bool_t _xdr_fd_result (XDR *, fd_result*);
+
+__END_DECLS
 
 #endif
diff --git a/nis/nisplus-parser.h b/nis/nisplus-parser.h
index 4dc8db8c9f..f4b8d49596 100644
--- a/nis/nisplus-parser.h
+++ b/nis/nisplus-parser.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <shadow.h>
 
-extern int _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (nis_result *result, struct passwd *pw,
-				     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop);
+extern int _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (nis_result *, struct passwd *,
+				     char *, size_t, int *);
+extern int _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (nis_result *, u_long, struct group *,
+				     char *, size_t, int *);
+extern int _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (nis_result *, struct spwd *,
+				     char *, size_t, int *);
 
-extern int _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (nis_result *result, struct group *gr,
-				     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop);
-
-extern int _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (nis_result *result, struct spwd *sp,
-				     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop);
+libnss_nisplus_hidden_proto (_nss_nisplus_parse_pwent)
+libnss_nisplus_hidden_proto (_nss_nisplus_parse_grent)
+libnss_nisplus_hidden_proto (_nss_nisplus_parse_spent)
 
 #endif
diff --git a/nis/nss b/nis/nss
index b7007a6bd4..4f65f81120 100644
--- a/nis/nss
+++ b/nis/nss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # /etc/default/nss
 # This file can theoretically contain a bunch of customization variables
-# for Name Service Switch in the GNU C library.  For now there are only
-# three variables:
+# for Name Service Switch in the GNU C library.  For now there are only two
+# variables:
 #
 # NETID_AUTHORITATIVE
 #   If set to TRUE, the initgroups() function will accept the information
@@ -18,11 +18,3 @@
 #   primary service names and service aliases.  The system administrator
 #   has to make sure it is correctly generated.
 #SERVICES_AUTHORITATIVE=TRUE
-#
-# SETENT_BATCH_READ
-#  If set to TRUE, various setXXent() functions will read the entire
-#  database at once and then hand out the requests one by one from
-#  memory with every getXXent() call.  Otherwise each getXXent() call
-#  might result into a network communication with the server to get
-#  the next entry.
-SETENT_BATCH_READ=TRUE
diff --git a/nis/nss-default.c b/nis/nss-default.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 046ddfee8d..0000000000
--- a/nis/nss-default.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
-   Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
-   02111-1307 USA.  */
-
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdio_ext.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <bits/libc-lock.h>
-
-#include <libnsl.h>
-
-
-/* Path of the file.  */
-static const char default_nss[] = "/etc/default/nss";
-
-/* Flags once read from the file.  */
-static int default_nss_flags;
-
-/* Code to make sure we call 'init' once.  */
-__libc_once_define (static, once);
-
-/* Table of the recognized variables.  */
-static const struct
-{
-  char name[23];
-  unsigned int len;
-  int flag;
-} vars[] =
-  {
-#define STRNLEN(s) s, sizeof (s) - 1
-    { STRNLEN ("NETID_AUTHORITATIVE"), NSS_FLAG_NETID_AUTHORITATIVE },
-    { STRNLEN ("SERVICES_AUTHORITATIVE"), NSS_FLAG_SERVICES_AUTHORITATIVE },
-    { STRNLEN ("SETENT_BATCH_READ"), NSS_FLAG_SETENT_BATCH_READ }
-  };
-#define nvars (sizeof (vars) / sizeof (vars[0]))
-
-
-static void
-init (void)
-{
-  int saved_errno = errno;
-  FILE *fp = fopen (default_nss, "rc");
-  if (fp != NULL)
-    {
-      char *line = NULL;
-      size_t linelen = 0;
-
-      __fsetlocking (fp, FSETLOCKING_BYCALLER);
-
-      while (!feof_unlocked (fp))
-	{
-	  ssize_t n = getline (&line, &linelen, fp);
-	  if (n <= 0)
-	    break;
-
-	  /* Recognize only
-
-	       <THE-VARIABLE> = TRUE
-
-	     with arbitrary white spaces.  */
-	  char *cp = line;
-	  while (isspace (*cp))
-	    ++cp;
-
-	  /* Recognize comment lines.  */
-	  if (*cp == '#')
-	    continue;
-
-	  int idx;
-	  for (idx = 0; idx < nvars; ++idx)
-	    if (strncmp (cp, vars[idx].name, vars[idx].len) == 0)
-	      break;
-	  if (idx == nvars)
-	    continue;
-
-	  cp += vars[idx].len;
-	  while (isspace (*cp))
-	    ++cp;
-	  if (*cp++ != '=')
-	    continue;
-	  while (isspace (*cp))
-	    ++cp;
-
-	  if (strncmp (cp, "TRUE", 4) != 0)
-	    continue;
-	  cp += 4;
-
-	  while (isspace (*cp))
-	    ++cp;
-
-	  if (*cp == '\0')
-	    default_nss_flags |= vars[idx].flag;
-	}
-
-      free (line);
-
-      fclose (fp);
-    }
-  __set_errno (saved_errno);
-}
-
-
-int
-_nsl_default_nss (void)
-{
-  /* If we have not yet read the file yet do it now.  */
-  __libc_once (once, init);
-
-  return default_nss_flags;
-}
diff --git a/nis/nss-nis.c b/nis/nss-nis.c
index cff1e765bb..40370bae3b 100644
--- a/nis/nss-nis.c
+++ b/nis/nss-nis.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996, 2001, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996, 2001, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdio_ext.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <rpcsvc/ypclnt.h>
+
 #include "nss-nis.h"
 #include "nsswitch.h"
 
@@ -43,3 +50,81 @@ const enum nss_status __yperr2nss_tab[] =
 };
 const unsigned int __yperr2nss_count = (sizeof (__yperr2nss_tab)
 				        / sizeof (__yperr2nss_tab[0]));
+
+int _nis_default_nss_flags;
+
+static const char default_nss[] = "/etc/default/nss";
+
+int
+_nis_check_default_nss (void)
+{
+  FILE *fp = fopen (default_nss, "rc");
+  int flags = NSS_FLAG_SET;
+  if (fp != NULL)
+    {
+      char *line = NULL;
+      size_t linelen = 0;
+
+      __fsetlocking (fp, FSETLOCKING_BYCALLER);
+
+      while (!feof_unlocked (fp))
+	{
+	  ssize_t n = getline (&line, &linelen, fp);
+	  if (n <= 0)
+	    break;
+
+	  /* There currently are only two variables we expect, so
+	     simplify the parsing.  Recognize only
+
+	       NETID_AUTHORITATIVE = TRUE
+	       SERVICES_AUTHORITATIVE = TRUE
+
+	     with arbitrary white spaces.  */
+	  char *cp = line;
+	  while (isspace (*cp))
+	    ++cp;
+
+	  /* Recognize comment lines.  */
+	  if (*cp == '#')
+	    continue;
+
+	  static const char netid_authoritative[] = "NETID_AUTHORITATIVE";
+	  static const char services_authoritative[]
+	    = "SERVICES_AUTHORITATIVE";
+	  size_t flag_len;
+	  if (strncmp (cp, netid_authoritative,
+		       flag_len = sizeof (netid_authoritative) - 1) != 0
+	      && strncmp (cp, services_authoritative,
+			  flag_len = sizeof (services_authoritative) - 1)
+		 != 0)
+	    continue;
+
+	  cp += flag_len;
+	  while (isspace (*cp))
+	    ++cp;
+	  if (*cp++ != '=')
+	    continue;
+	  while (isspace (*cp))
+	    ++cp;
+
+	  if (strncmp (cp, "TRUE", 4) != 0)
+	    continue;
+	  cp += 4;
+
+	  while (isspace (*cp))
+	    ++cp;
+
+	  if (*cp == '\0')
+	    flags |= flag_len == sizeof (netid_authoritative) - 1
+		     ? NSS_FLAG_NETID_AUTHORITATIVE
+		     : NSS_FLAG_SERVICES_AUTHORITATIVE;
+	}
+
+      free (line);
+
+      fclose (fp);
+    }
+
+  _nis_default_nss_flags = flags;
+  return flags;
+}
diff --git a/nis/nss-nis.h b/nis/nss-nis.h
index a02583d14c..659b3a14aa 100644
--- a/nis/nss-nis.h
+++ b/nis/nss-nis.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 
 
 /* Convert YP error number to NSS error number.  */
-extern const enum nss_status __yperr2nss_tab[] attribute_hidden;
-extern const unsigned int __yperr2nss_count attribute_hidden;
+extern const enum nss_status __yperr2nss_tab[];
+extern const unsigned int __yperr2nss_count;
 
 static inline enum nss_status
 yperr2nss (int errval)
@@ -36,24 +36,16 @@ yperr2nss (int errval)
   return __yperr2nss_tab[(unsigned int) errval];
 }
 
+#define NSS_FLAG_SET			1
+#define NSS_FLAG_NETID_AUTHORITATIVE	2
+#define NSS_FLAG_SERVICES_AUTHORITATIVE	4
+extern int _nis_default_nss_flags attribute_hidden;
+extern int _nis_check_default_nss (void) attribute_hidden;
 
-struct response_t
+extern inline __attribute__((always_inline)) int
+_nis_default_nss (void)
 {
-  struct response_t *next;
-  size_t size;
-  char mem[0];
-};
-
-typedef struct intern_t
-{
-  struct response_t *start;
-  struct response_t *next;
-  size_t offset;
-} intern_t;
-
-
-extern int _nis_saveit (int instatus, char *inkey, int inkeylen, char *inval,
-			int invallen, char *indata) attribute_hidden;
-
+  return _nis_default_nss_flags ?: _nis_check_default_nss ();
+}
 
 #endif /* nis/nss-nis.h */
diff --git a/nis/nss-nisplus.h b/nis/nss-nisplus.h
index ad7f444440..7235c355b0 100644
--- a/nis/nss-nisplus.h
+++ b/nis/nss-nisplus.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 
 
 /* Convert NIS+ error number to NSS error number.  */
-extern const enum nss_status __niserr2nss_tab[] attribute_hidden;
-extern const unsigned int __niserr2nss_count attribute_hidden;
+extern const enum nss_status __niserr2nss_tab[];
+extern const unsigned int __niserr2nss_count;
 
 static inline enum nss_status
 niserr2nss (int errval)
diff --git a/nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c b/nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c
index 236c84a20f..08bf5d2f80 100644
--- a/nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c
+++ b/nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-1999,2001-2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-1999,2001,2002,2003,2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -59,13 +59,12 @@ struct blacklist_t
 struct ent_t
 {
   bool_t files;
-  enum nss_status setent_status;
   FILE *stream;
   struct blacklist_t blacklist;
 };
 typedef struct ent_t ent_t;
 
-static ent_t ext_ent = { TRUE, NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, NULL, { NULL, 0, 0 }};
+static ent_t ext_ent = {TRUE, NULL, {NULL, 0, 0}};
 
 /* Protect global state against multiple changers.  */
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ init_nss_interface (void)
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
-internal_setgrent (ent_t *ent, int stayopen, int needent)
+internal_setgrent (ent_t *ent, int stayopen)
 {
   enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -138,8 +137,8 @@ internal_setgrent (ent_t *ent, int stayopen, int needent)
   else
     rewind (ent->stream);
 
-  if (needent && status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS && nss_setgrent)
-    ent->setent_status = nss_setgrent (stayopen);
+  if (status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS && nss_setgrent)
+    return nss_setgrent (stayopen);
 
   return status;
 }
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ _nss_compat_setgrent (int stayopen)
   if (ni == NULL)
     init_nss_interface ();
 
-  result = internal_setgrent (&ext_ent, stayopen, 1);
+  result = internal_setgrent (&ext_ent, stayopen);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -209,10 +208,6 @@ getgrent_next_nss (struct group *result, ent_t *ent, char *buffer,
   if (!nss_getgrent_r)
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  /* If the setgrent call failed, say so.  */
-  if (ent->setent_status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-    return ent->setent_status;
-
   do
     {
       enum nss_status status;
@@ -234,10 +229,9 @@ getgrnam_plusgroup (const char *name, struct group *result, ent_t *ent,
   if (!nss_getgrnam_r)
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  enum nss_status status = nss_getgrnam_r (name, result, buffer, buflen,
-					   errnop);
-  if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-    return status;
+  if (nss_getgrnam_r (name, result, buffer, buflen, errnop) !=
+      NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 
   if (in_blacklist (result->gr_name, strlen (result->gr_name), ent))
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
@@ -364,7 +358,7 @@ _nss_compat_getgrent_r (struct group *grp, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
     init_nss_interface ();
 
   if (ext_ent.stream == NULL)
-    result = internal_setgrent (&ext_ent, 1, 1);
+    result = internal_setgrent (&ext_ent, 1);
 
   if (result == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
@@ -486,7 +480,7 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_compat_getgrnam_r (const char *name, struct group *grp,
 			char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
-  ent_t ent = { TRUE, NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, NULL, { NULL, 0, 0 }};
+  ent_t ent = {TRUE, NULL, {NULL, 0, 0}};
   enum nss_status result;
 
   if (name[0] == '-' || name[0] == '+')
@@ -499,7 +493,7 @@ _nss_compat_getgrnam_r (const char *name, struct group *grp,
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
-  result = internal_setgrent (&ent, 0, 0);
+  result = internal_setgrent (&ent, 0);
 
   if (result == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     result = internal_getgrnam_r (name, grp, &ent, buffer, buflen, errnop);
@@ -557,7 +551,7 @@ internal_getgrgid_r (gid_t gid, struct group *result, ent_t *ent,
 	     !(parse_res = _nss_files_parse_grent (p, result, data, buflen,
 						   errnop)));
 
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	/* The parser ran out of space.  */
 	goto erange_reset;
 
@@ -580,17 +574,13 @@ internal_getgrgid_r (gid_t gid, struct group *result, ent_t *ent,
       /* +group */
       if (result->gr_name[0] == '+' && result->gr_name[1] != '\0')
 	{
-	  /* Yes, no +1, see the memcpy call below.  */
-	  size_t len = strlen (result->gr_name);
-	  char buf[len];
 	  enum nss_status status;
 
 	  /* Store the group in the blacklist for the "+" at the end of
 	     /etc/group */
-	  memcpy (buf, &result->gr_name[1], len);
+	  blacklist_store_name (&result->gr_name[1], ent);
 	  status = getgrnam_plusgroup (&result->gr_name[1], result, ent,
 				       buffer, buflen, errnop);
-	  blacklist_store_name (buf, ent);
 	  if (status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS && result->gr_gid == gid)
 	    break;
 	  else
@@ -599,11 +589,9 @@ internal_getgrgid_r (gid_t gid, struct group *result, ent_t *ent,
       /* +:... */
       if (result->gr_name[0] == '+' && result->gr_name[1] == '\0')
 	{
-	  if (!nss_getgrgid_r)
-	    return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+	  enum nss_status status;
 
-	  enum nss_status status = nss_getgrgid_r (gid, result, buffer, buflen,
-						   errnop);
+	  status = nss_getgrgid_r (gid, result, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 	  if (status == NSS_STATUS_RETURN) /* We couldn't parse the entry */
 	    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 	  else
@@ -618,7 +606,7 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_compat_getgrgid_r (gid_t gid, struct group *grp,
 			char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
-  ent_t ent = { TRUE, NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, NULL, { NULL, 0, 0 }};
+  ent_t ent = {TRUE, NULL, {NULL, 0, 0}};
   enum nss_status result;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
@@ -628,7 +616,7 @@ _nss_compat_getgrgid_r (gid_t gid, struct group *grp,
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
-  result = internal_setgrent (&ent, 0, 0);
+  result = internal_setgrent (&ent, 0);
 
   if (result == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     result = internal_getgrgid_r (gid, grp, &ent, buffer, buflen, errnop);
diff --git a/nis/nss_compat/compat-initgroups.c b/nis/nss_compat/compat-initgroups.c
index 70403a0785..9574ea7c0b 100644
--- a/nis/nss_compat/compat-initgroups.c
+++ b/nis/nss_compat/compat-initgroups.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1998-2003, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1998-2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1998.
 
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static service_user *ni;
 static enum nss_status (*nss_initgroups_dyn) (const char *, gid_t,
 					      long int *, long int *,
 					      gid_t **, long int, int *);
+static enum nss_status (*nss_setgrent) (int stayopen);
 static enum nss_status (*nss_getgrnam_r) (const char *name,
 					  struct group * grp, char *buffer,
 					  size_t buflen, int *errnop);
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ static enum nss_status (*nss_getgrgid_r) (gid_t gid, struct group * grp,
 					  int *errnop);
 static enum nss_status (*nss_getgrent_r) (struct group * grp, char *buffer,
 					  size_t buflen, int *errnop);
+static enum nss_status (*nss_endgrent) (void);
 
 /* Protect global state against multiple changers.  */
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
@@ -90,9 +92,11 @@ init_nss_interface (void)
       && __nss_database_lookup ("group_compat", NULL, "nis", &ni) >= 0)
     {
       nss_initgroups_dyn = __nss_lookup_function (ni, "initgroups_dyn");
+      nss_setgrent = __nss_lookup_function (ni, "setgrent");
       nss_getgrnam_r = __nss_lookup_function (ni, "getgrnam_r");
       nss_getgrgid_r = __nss_lookup_function (ni, "getgrgid_r");
       nss_getgrent_r = __nss_lookup_function (ni, "getgrent_r");
+      nss_endgrent = __nss_lookup_function (ni, "endgrent");
     }
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
diff --git a/nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c b/nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c
index ac132046da..89a6a7013e 100644
--- a/nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c
+++ b/nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-1999,2001-2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-1999,2001,2002,2003,2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ struct blacklist_t
 
 struct ent_t
 {
-  bool netgroup;
-  bool first;
-  bool files;
-  enum nss_status setent_status;
+  bool_t netgroup;
+  bool_t first;
+  bool_t files;
   FILE *stream;
   struct blacklist_t blacklist;
   struct passwd pwd;
@@ -73,9 +72,8 @@ struct ent_t
 };
 typedef struct ent_t ent_t;
 
-static ent_t ext_ent = { false, false, true, NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, NULL,
-			 { NULL, 0, 0 },
-			 { NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL }};
+static ent_t ext_ent = {0, 0, TRUE, NULL, {NULL, 0, 0},
+                        {NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL}};
 
 /* Protect global state against multiple changers.  */
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
@@ -204,13 +202,12 @@ copy_pwd_changes (struct passwd *dest, struct passwd *src,
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
-internal_setpwent (ent_t *ent, int stayopen, int needent)
+internal_setpwent (ent_t *ent, int stayopen)
 {
   enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
-  ent->first = ent->netgroup = false;
-  ent->files = true;
-  ent->setent_status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  ent->first = ent->netgroup = FALSE;
+  ent->files = TRUE;
 
   /* If something was left over free it.  */
   if (ent->netgroup)
@@ -260,8 +257,8 @@ internal_setpwent (ent_t *ent, int stayopen, int needent)
 
   give_pwd_free (&ent->pwd);
 
-  if (needent && status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS && nss_setpwent)
-    ent->setent_status = nss_setpwent (stayopen);
+  if (status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS && nss_setpwent)
+    return nss_setpwent (stayopen);
 
   return status;
 }
@@ -277,7 +274,7 @@ _nss_compat_setpwent (int stayopen)
   if (ni == NULL)
     init_nss_interface ();
 
-  result = internal_setpwent (&ext_ent, stayopen, 1);
+  result = internal_setpwent (&ext_ent, stayopen);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -300,7 +297,7 @@ internal_endpwent (ent_t *ent)
   if (ent->netgroup)
     __internal_endnetgrent (&ent->netgrdata);
 
-  ent->first = ent->netgroup = false;
+  ent->first = ent->netgroup = FALSE;
 
   if (ent->blacklist.data != NULL)
     {
@@ -347,17 +344,17 @@ getpwent_next_nss_netgr (const char *name, struct passwd *result, ent_t *ent,
 
   if (yp_get_default_domain (&curdomain) != YPERR_SUCCESS)
     {
-      ent->netgroup = false;
-      ent->first = false;
+      ent->netgroup = FALSE;
+      ent->first = FALSE;
       give_pwd_free (&ent->pwd);
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  if (ent->first == true)
+  if (ent->first == TRUE)
     {
       memset (&ent->netgrdata, 0, sizeof (struct __netgrent));
       __internal_setnetgrent (group, &ent->netgrdata);
-      ent->first = false;
+      ent->first = FALSE;
     }
 
   while (1)
@@ -426,10 +423,6 @@ getpwent_next_nss (struct passwd *result, ent_t *ent, char *buffer,
   if (!nss_getpwent_r)
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  /* If the setpwent call failed, say so.  */
-  if (ent->setent_status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-    return ent->setent_status;
-
   p2len = pwd_need_buflen (&ent->pwd);
   if (p2len > buflen)
     {
@@ -440,7 +433,7 @@ getpwent_next_nss (struct passwd *result, ent_t *ent, char *buffer,
   buflen -= p2len;
 
   if (ent->first)
-    ent->first = false;
+    ent->first = FALSE;
 
   do
     {
@@ -460,27 +453,29 @@ static enum nss_status
 getpwnam_plususer (const char *name, struct passwd *result, ent_t *ent,
 		   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  struct passwd pwd;
+  char *p;
+  size_t plen;
+
   if (!nss_getpwnam_r)
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  struct passwd pwd;
   memset (&pwd, '\0', sizeof (struct passwd));
 
   copy_pwd_changes (&pwd, result, NULL, 0);
 
-  size_t plen = pwd_need_buflen (&pwd);
+  plen = pwd_need_buflen (&pwd);
   if (plen > buflen)
     {
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
-  char *p = buffer + (buflen - plen);
+  p = buffer + (buflen - plen);
   buflen -= plen;
 
-  enum nss_status status = nss_getpwnam_r (name, result, buffer, buflen,
-					   errnop);
-  if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-    return status;
+  if (nss_getpwnam_r (name, result, buffer, buflen, errnop) !=
+      NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 
   if (in_blacklist (result->pw_name, strlen (result->pw_name), ent))
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
@@ -573,8 +568,8 @@ getpwent_next_file (struct passwd *result, ent_t *ent,
 	{
 	  enum nss_status status;
 
-	  ent->netgroup = true;
-	  ent->first = true;
+	  ent->netgroup = TRUE;
+	  ent->first = TRUE;
 	  copy_pwd_changes (&ent->pwd, result, NULL, 0);
 
 	  status = getpwent_next_nss_netgr (NULL, result, ent,
@@ -629,8 +624,8 @@ getpwent_next_file (struct passwd *result, ent_t *ent,
       /* +:... */
       if (result->pw_name[0] == '+' && result->pw_name[1] == '\0')
 	{
-	  ent->files = false;
-	  ent->first = true;
+	  ent->files = FALSE;
+	  ent->first = TRUE;
 	  copy_pwd_changes (&ent->pwd, result, NULL, 0);
 
 	  return getpwent_next_nss (result, ent, buffer, buflen, errnop);
@@ -678,7 +673,7 @@ _nss_compat_getpwent_r (struct passwd *pwd, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
     init_nss_interface ();
 
   if (ext_ent.stream == NULL)
-    result = internal_setpwent (&ext_ent, 1, 1);
+    result = internal_setpwent (&ext_ent, 1);
 
   if (result == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     result = internal_getpwent_r (pwd, &ext_ent, buffer, buflen, errnop);
@@ -830,8 +825,8 @@ _nss_compat_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pwd,
 			char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   enum nss_status result;
-  ent_t ent = { false, false, true, NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, NULL, { NULL, 0, 0 },
-		{ NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL }};
+  ent_t ent = {0, 0, TRUE, NULL, {NULL, 0, 0},
+               {NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL}};
 
   if (name[0] == '-' || name[0] == '+')
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
@@ -843,7 +838,7 @@ _nss_compat_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pwd,
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
-  result = internal_setpwent (&ent, 0, 0);
+  result = internal_setpwent (&ent, 0);
 
   if (result == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     result = internal_getpwnam_r (name, pwd, &ent, buffer, buflen, errnop);
@@ -1072,8 +1067,8 @@ _nss_compat_getpwuid_r (uid_t uid, struct passwd *pwd,
 			char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   enum nss_status result;
-  ent_t ent = { false, false, true, NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, NULL, { NULL, 0, 0 },
-		{ NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL }};
+  ent_t ent = {0, 0, TRUE, NULL, {NULL, 0, 0},
+               {NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL}};
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
@@ -1082,7 +1077,7 @@ _nss_compat_getpwuid_r (uid_t uid, struct passwd *pwd,
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
-  result = internal_setpwent (&ent, 0, 0);
+  result = internal_setpwent (&ent, 0);
 
   if (result == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     result = internal_getpwuid_r (uid, pwd, &ent, buffer, buflen, errnop);
@@ -1139,7 +1134,7 @@ blacklist_store_name (const char *name, ent_t *ent)
   return;
 }
 
-/* Returns TRUE if ent->blacklist contains name, else FALSE.  */
+/* returns TRUE if ent->blacklist contains name, else FALSE */
 static bool_t
 in_blacklist (const char *name, int namelen, ent_t *ent)
 {
diff --git a/nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c b/nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c
index d1de3f75b0..4ca6368139 100644
--- a/nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c
+++ b/nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-1999,2001-2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-1999,2001,2002,2003,2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ struct blacklist_t
 
 struct ent_t
 {
-  bool netgroup;
-  bool files;
-  bool first;
-  enum nss_status setent_status;
+  bool_t netgroup;
+  bool_t files;
+  bool_t first;
   FILE *stream;
   struct blacklist_t blacklist;
   struct spwd pwd;
@@ -70,9 +69,8 @@ struct ent_t
 };
 typedef struct ent_t ent_t;
 
-static ent_t ext_ent = { false, true, false, NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, NULL,
-			 { NULL, 0, 0},
-			 { NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}};
+static ent_t ext_ent = {0, TRUE, 0, NULL, {NULL, 0, 0},
+			{NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}};
 
 /* Protect global state against multiple changers.  */
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@ internal_setspent (ent_t *ent, int stayopen)
   enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
   ent->first = ent->netgroup = 0;
-  ent->files = true;
+  ent->files = TRUE;
 
   /* If something was left over free it.  */
   if (ent->netgroup)
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@ internal_setspent (ent_t *ent, int stayopen)
   give_spwd_free (&ent->pwd);
 
   if (status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS && nss_setspent)
-    ent->setent_status = nss_setspent (stayopen);
+    return nss_setspent (stayopen);
 
   return status;
 }
@@ -253,8 +251,8 @@ internal_endspent (ent_t *ent)
   if (ent->netgroup)
     __internal_endnetgrent (&ent->netgrdata);
 
-  ent->first = ent->netgroup = false;
-  ent->files = true;
+  ent->first = ent->netgroup = FALSE;
+  ent->files = TRUE;
 
   if (ent->blacklist.data != NULL)
     {
@@ -296,23 +294,19 @@ getspent_next_nss_netgr (const char *name, struct spwd *result, ent_t *ent,
   if (!nss_getspnam_r)
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  /* If the setpwent call failed, say so.  */
-  if (ent->setent_status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-    return ent->setent_status;
-
   if (yp_get_default_domain (&curdomain) != YPERR_SUCCESS)
     {
-      ent->netgroup = false;
-      ent->first = false;
+      ent->netgroup = FALSE;
+      ent->first = FALSE;
       give_spwd_free (&ent->pwd);
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  if (ent->first == true)
+  if (ent->first == TRUE)
     {
       memset (&ent->netgrdata, 0, sizeof (struct __netgrent));
       __internal_setnetgrent (group, &ent->netgrdata);
-      ent->first = false;
+      ent->first = FALSE;
     }
 
   while (1)
@@ -327,7 +321,7 @@ getspent_next_nss_netgr (const char *name, struct spwd *result, ent_t *ent,
       if (status != 1)
 	{
 	  __internal_endnetgrent (&ent->netgrdata);
-	  ent->netgroup = false;
+	  ent->netgroup = FALSE;
 	  give_spwd_free (&ent->pwd);
 	  return NSS_STATUS_RETURN;
 	}
@@ -402,16 +396,18 @@ getspent_next_nss (struct spwd *result, ent_t *ent,
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
 /* This function handle the +user entrys in /etc/shadow */
 static enum nss_status
 getspnam_plususer (const char *name, struct spwd *result, ent_t *ent,
 		   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  struct spwd pwd;
+  char *p;
+  size_t plen;
+
   if (!nss_getspnam_r)
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  struct spwd pwd;
   memset (&pwd, '\0', sizeof (struct spwd));
   pwd.sp_warn = -1;
   pwd.sp_inact = -1;
@@ -420,19 +416,18 @@ getspnam_plususer (const char *name, struct spwd *result, ent_t *ent,
 
   copy_spwd_changes (&pwd, result, NULL, 0);
 
-  size_t plen = spwd_need_buflen (&pwd);
+  plen = spwd_need_buflen (&pwd);
   if (plen > buflen)
     {
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
-  char *p = buffer + (buflen - plen);
+  p = buffer + (buflen - plen);
   buflen -= plen;
 
-  enum nss_status status = nss_getspnam_r (name, result, buffer, buflen,
-					   errnop);
-  if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-    return status;
+  if (nss_getspnam_r (name, result, buffer, buflen, errnop) !=
+      NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 
   if (in_blacklist (result->sp_namp, strlen (result->sp_namp), ent))
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
@@ -443,7 +438,6 @@ getspnam_plususer (const char *name, struct spwd *result, ent_t *ent,
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
 static enum nss_status
 getspent_next_file (struct spwd *result, ent_t *ent,
 		    char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
@@ -524,8 +518,8 @@ getspent_next_file (struct spwd *result, ent_t *ent,
 	{
 	  int status;
 
-	  ent->netgroup = true;
-	  ent->first = true;
+	  ent->netgroup = TRUE;
+	  ent->first = TRUE;
 	  copy_spwd_changes (&ent->pwd, result, NULL, 0);
 
 	  status = getspent_next_nss_netgr (NULL, result, ent,
@@ -581,8 +575,8 @@ getspent_next_file (struct spwd *result, ent_t *ent,
       /* +:... */
       if (result->sp_namp[0] == '+' && result->sp_namp[1] == '\0')
 	{
-	  ent->files = false;
-	  ent->first = true;
+	  ent->files = FALSE;
+	  ent->first = TRUE;
 	  copy_spwd_changes (&ent->pwd, result, NULL, 0);
 
 	  return getspent_next_nss (result, ent, buffer, buflen, errnop);
@@ -617,7 +611,6 @@ internal_getspent_r (struct spwd *pw, ent_t *ent,
     return getspent_next_nss (pw, ent, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 }
 
-
 enum nss_status
 _nss_compat_getspent_r (struct spwd *pwd, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 			int *errnop)
@@ -641,7 +634,6 @@ _nss_compat_getspent_r (struct spwd *pwd, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
   return result;
 }
 
-
 /* Searches in /etc/passwd and the NIS/NIS+ map for a special user */
 static enum nss_status
 internal_getspnam_r (const char *name, struct spwd *result, ent_t *ent,
@@ -784,14 +776,13 @@ internal_getspnam_r (const char *name, struct spwd *result, ent_t *ent,
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
 enum nss_status
 _nss_compat_getspnam_r (const char *name, struct spwd *pwd,
 			char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   enum nss_status result;
-  ent_t ent = { false, true, false, NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, NULL, { NULL, 0, 0},
-		{ NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}};
+  ent_t ent = {0, TRUE, 0, NULL, {NULL, 0, 0},
+	       {NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}};
 
   if (name[0] == '-' || name[0] == '+')
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
@@ -813,7 +804,6 @@ _nss_compat_getspnam_r (const char *name, struct spwd *pwd,
   return result;
 }
 
-
 /* Support routines for remembering -@netgroup and -user entries.
    The names are stored in a single string with `|' as separator. */
 static void
@@ -860,7 +850,6 @@ blacklist_store_name (const char *name, ent_t *ent)
   return;
 }
 
-
 /* Returns TRUE if ent->blacklist contains name, else FALSE.  */
 static bool_t
 in_blacklist (const char *name, int namelen, ent_t *ent)
@@ -869,7 +858,7 @@ in_blacklist (const char *name, int namelen, ent_t *ent)
   char *cp;
 
   if (ent->blacklist.data == NULL)
-    return false;
+    return FALSE;
 
   buf[0] = '|';
   cp = stpcpy (&buf[1], name);
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-alias.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-alias.c
index 9286e36ba6..3b0887be04 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-alias.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-alias.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-2002, 2003, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -125,53 +125,52 @@ internal_nis_getaliasent_r (struct aliasent *alias, char *buffer,
 			    size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   char *domain;
+  char *result;
+  int len;
+  char *outkey;
+  int keylen;
+  char *p;
+  int parse_res;
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   alias->alias_local = 0;
 
   /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
-  int parse_res;
   do
     {
-      char *result;
-      int len;
-      char *outkey;
-      int keylen;
-      int yperr;
+      enum nss_status retval;
 
       if (new_start)
-        yperr = yp_first (domain, "mail.aliases", &outkey, &keylen, &result,
-			  &len);
+        retval = yperr2nss (yp_first (domain, "mail.aliases",
+				      &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len));
       else
-        yperr = yp_next (domain, "mail.aliases", oldkey, oldkeylen, &outkey,
-			 &keylen, &result, &len);
-
-      if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+        retval = yperr2nss ( yp_next (domain, "mail.aliases", oldkey,
+				      oldkeylen, &outkey, &keylen,
+				      &result, &len));
+      if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
-	  enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
 	  if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
             *errnop = errno;
           return retval;
         }
 
-      if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+      if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
         {
 	  free (result);
           *errnop = ERANGE;
           return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
         }
-      char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+      p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
       buffer[len] = '\0';
       while (isspace (*p))
         ++p;
       free (result);
 
-      parse_res = _nss_nis_parse_aliasent (outkey, p, alias, buffer,
-					   buflen, errnop);
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      parse_res = _nss_nis_parse_aliasent (outkey, p, alias, buffer, buflen,
+					   errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  free (outkey);
 	  *errnop = ERANGE;
@@ -207,55 +206,56 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getaliasbyname_r (const char *name, struct aliasent *alias,
 			   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  int parse_res;
+  char *domain;
+  char *result;
+  int len;
+  char *p;
+  size_t namlen = strlen (name);
+  char name2[namlen + 1];
+  size_t i;
+
   if (name == NULL)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  size_t namlen = strlen (name);
-  char name2[namlen + 1];
-
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   /* Convert name to lowercase.  */
-  size_t i;
   for (i = 0; i < namlen; ++i)
     name2[i] = _tolower (name[i]);
   name2[i] = '\0';
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "mail.aliases", name2, namlen, &result, &len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "mail.aliases", name2, namlen,
+				&result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	*errnop = errno;
       return retval;
     }
 
-  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
     {
       free (result);
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
 
-  char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+  p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
   buffer[len] = '\0';
   while (isspace (*p))
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
   alias->alias_local = 0;
-  int parse_res = _nss_nis_parse_aliasent (name, p, alias, buffer, buflen,
-					   errnop);
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  parse_res = _nss_nis_parse_aliasent (name, p, alias, buffer, buflen, errnop);
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-ethers.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-ethers.c
index a3064282ab..def4c22510 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-ethers.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-ethers.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-2003, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -182,46 +182,45 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_gethostton_r (const char *name, struct etherent *eth,
 		       char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result, *p;
+  int len, parse_res;
+
   if (name == NULL)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "ethers.byname", name, strlen (name), &result,
-			&len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "ethers.byname", name,
+				strlen (name), &result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
         *errnop = errno;
       return retval;
     }
 
-  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
     {
       free (result);
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
 
-  char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+  p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
   buffer[len] = '\0';
   while (isspace (*p))
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_etherent (p, eth, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					     errnop);
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  parse_res = _nss_files_parse_etherent (p, eth, data, buflen, errnop);
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
@@ -235,54 +234,54 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getntohost_r (const struct ether_addr *addr, struct etherent *eth,
 		       char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result, *p;
+  int len, nlen, parse_res;
+  char buf[33];
+
   if (addr == NULL)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  char buf[33];
-  int nlen = snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x",
-		      (int) addr->ether_addr_octet[0],
-		      (int) addr->ether_addr_octet[1],
-		      (int) addr->ether_addr_octet[2],
-		      (int) addr->ether_addr_octet[3],
-		      (int) addr->ether_addr_octet[4],
-		      (int) addr->ether_addr_octet[5]);
-
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "ethers.byaddr", buf, nlen, &result, &len);
-
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
+  nlen = sprintf (buf, "%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x",
+		  (int) addr->ether_addr_octet[0],
+		  (int) addr->ether_addr_octet[1],
+		  (int) addr->ether_addr_octet[2],
+		  (int) addr->ether_addr_octet[3],
+		  (int) addr->ether_addr_octet[4],
+		  (int) addr->ether_addr_octet[5]);
 
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "ethers.byaddr", buf,
+				nlen, &result, &len));
+
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    {
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
         *errnop = errno;
       return retval;
     }
 
-  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
     {
       free (result);
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
 
-  char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+  p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
   buffer[len] = '\0';
   while (isspace (*p))
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_etherent (p, eth, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					     errnop);
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  parse_res = _nss_files_parse_etherent (p, eth, data, buflen, errnop);
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-grp.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-grp.c
index 6e36cf828f..8be7332515 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-grp.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-grp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-1999, 2001-2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-1999, 2001-2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -17,17 +17,20 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
+#include <nss.h>
+/* The following is an ugly trick to avoid a prototype declaration for
+   _nss_nis_endgrent.  */
+#define _nss_nis_endgrent _nss_nis_endgrent_XXX
+#include <grp.h>
+#undef _nss_nis_endgrent
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <grp.h>
-#include <nss.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <bits/libc-lock.h>
 #include <rpcsvc/yp.h>
 #include <rpcsvc/ypclnt.h>
 
 #include "nss-nis.h"
-#include <libnsl.h>
 
 /* Get the declaration of the parser function.  */
 #define ENTNAME grent
@@ -41,12 +44,12 @@ __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
 static bool_t new_start = 1;
 static char *oldkey;
 static int oldkeylen;
-static intern_t intern;
-
 
-static void
-internal_nis_endgrent (void)
+enum nss_status
+_nss_nis_setgrent (int stayopen)
 {
+  __libc_lock_lock (lock);
+
   new_start = 1;
   if (oldkey != NULL)
     {
@@ -55,186 +58,72 @@ internal_nis_endgrent (void)
       oldkeylen = 0;
     }
 
-  struct response_t *curr = intern.next;
-
-  while (curr != NULL)
-    {
-      struct response_t *last = curr;
-      curr = curr->next;
-      free (last);
-    }
-
-  intern.next = intern.start = NULL;
-}
-
-
-enum nss_status
-_nss_nis_endgrent (void)
-{
-  __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
-  internal_nis_endgrent ();
-
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
-
-
-enum nss_status
-internal_nis_setgrent (void)
-{
-  /* We have to read all the data now.  */
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
-    return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
-
-  struct ypall_callback ypcb;
-
-  ypcb.foreach = _nis_saveit;
-  ypcb.data = (char *) &intern;
-  enum nss_status status = yperr2nss (yp_all (domain, "group.byname", &ypcb));
-
-
-  /* Mark the last buffer as full.  */
-  if (intern.next != NULL)
-    intern.next->size = intern.offset;
-
-  intern.next = intern.start;
-  intern.offset = 0;
-
-  return status;
-}
-
-
-enum nss_status
-_nss_nis_setgrent (int stayopen)
-{
-  enum nss_status result = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-
-  __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
-  internal_nis_endgrent ();
-
-  if (_nsl_default_nss () & NSS_FLAG_SETENT_BATCH_READ)
-    result = internal_nis_setgrent ();
-
-  __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
-  return result;
-}
-
+/* Make _nss_nis_endgrent an alias of _nss_nis_setgrent.  We do this
+   even though the prototypes don't match.  The argument of setgrent
+   is not used so this makes no difference.  */
+strong_alias (_nss_nis_setgrent, _nss_nis_endgrent)
 
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nis_getgrent_r (struct group *grp, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 			 int *errnop)
 {
-  /* If we read the entire database at setpwent time we just iterate
-     over the data we have in memory.  */
-  bool batch_read = intern.start != NULL;
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  char *domain, *result, *outkey;
+  int len, keylen, parse_res;
 
-  char *domain = NULL;
-  if (!batch_read && __builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
-  int parse_res;
   do
     {
-      char *result;
-      char *outkey;
-      int len;
-      int keylen;
-
-      if (batch_read)
-	{
-	  struct response_t *bucket;
-
-	handle_batch_read:
-	  bucket = intern.next;
-
-	  if (__builtin_expect (intern.offset >= bucket->size, 0))
-	    {
-	      if (bucket->next == NULL)
-		return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-
-	      /* We look at all the content in the current bucket.  Go on
-		 to the next.  */
-	      bucket = intern.next = bucket->next;
-	      intern.offset = 0;
-	    }
-
-	  for (result = &bucket->mem[intern.offset]; isspace (*result);
-	       ++result)
-	    ++intern.offset;
+      enum nss_status retval;
+      char *p;
 
-	  len = strlen (result);
-	}
+      if (new_start)
+        retval = yperr2nss (yp_first (domain, "group.byname",
+                                      &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len));
       else
-	{
-	  int yperr;
-
-	  if (new_start)
-	    {
-	      /* Maybe we should read the database in one piece.  */
-	      if ((_nsl_default_nss () & NSS_FLAG_SETENT_BATCH_READ)
-		  && internal_nis_setgrent () == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS
-		  && intern.start != NULL)
-		{
-		  batch_read = true;
-		  goto handle_batch_read;
-		}
-
-	      yperr = yp_first (domain, "group.byname", &outkey, &keylen,
-				&result, &len);
-	    }
-	  else
-	    yperr = yp_next (domain, "group.byname", oldkey, oldkeylen,
-			     &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len);
-
-	  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
-	    {
-	      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
-	      if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
-		*errnop = errno;
-	      return retval;
-	    }
-	}
+        retval = yperr2nss ( yp_next (domain, "group.byname",
+                                      oldkey, oldkeylen,
+                                      &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len));
 
-      if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+      if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+        {
+          if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
+            *errnop = errno;
+          return retval;
+        }
+
+      if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
         {
           free (result);
           *errnop = ERANGE;
           return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
         }
 
-      char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+      p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
       buffer[len] = '\0';
       while (isspace (*p))
         ++p;
-      if (!batch_read)
-	free (result);
+      free (result);
 
-      parse_res = _nss_files_parse_grent (p, grp, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					  errnop);
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      parse_res = _nss_files_parse_grent (p, grp, data, buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
-	  if (!batch_read)
-	    free (outkey);
+	  free (outkey);
 	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
 
-      if (batch_read)
-	intern.offset += len + 1;
-      else
-	{
-	  free (oldkey);
-	  oldkey = outkey;
-	  oldkeylen = keylen;
-	  new_start = 0;
-	}
+      free (oldkey);
+      oldkey = outkey;
+      oldkeylen = keylen;
+      new_start = 0;
     }
   while (parse_res < 1);
 
@@ -260,46 +149,45 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getgrnam_r (const char *name, struct group *grp,
 		     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result, *p;
+  int len, parse_res;
+
   if (name == NULL)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "group.byname", name, strlen (name), &result,
-			&len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "group.byname", name,
+				strlen (name), &result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
         *errnop = errno;
       return retval;
     }
 
-  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
     {
       free (result);
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
 
-  char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+  p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
   buffer[len] = '\0';
   while (isspace (*p))
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_grent (p, grp, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					  errnop);
-  if (__builtin_expect  (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  parse_res = _nss_files_parse_grent (p, grp, data, buflen, errnop);
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
@@ -313,42 +201,42 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getgrgid_r (gid_t gid, struct group *grp,
 		     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result, *p;
+  int len, nlen, parse_res;
+  char buf[32];
+
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  char buf[32];
-  int nlen = sprintf (buf, "%lu", (unsigned long int) gid);
+  nlen = sprintf (buf, "%lu", (unsigned long int) gid);
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "group.bygid", buf, nlen, &result, &len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "group.bygid", buf,
+				nlen, &result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
         *errnop = errno;
       return retval;
     }
 
-  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
     {
       free (result);
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
 
-  char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+  p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
   buffer[len] = '\0';
   while (isspace (*p))
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_grent (p, grp, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					  errnop);
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  parse_res = _nss_files_parse_grent (p, grp, data, buflen, errnop);
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-hosts.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-hosts.c
index bde0a3291f..58a9064f14 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-hosts.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-hosts.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-2000, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -131,42 +131,39 @@ internal_nis_gethostent_r (struct hostent *host, char *buffer,
 			   int af, int flags)
 {
   char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
-    return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+  char *result;
+  int len, parse_res;
+  char *outkey;
+  int keylen;
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  size_t linebuflen = buffer + buflen - data->linebuffer;
 
-  uintptr_t pad = -(uintptr_t) buffer % __alignof__ (struct parser_data);
-  buffer += pad;
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
+    return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
-  if (__builtin_expect (buflen < sizeof *data + 1 + pad, 0))
+  if (buflen < sizeof *data + 1)
     {
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       *h_errnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
-  buflen -= pad;
 
   /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
-  const size_t linebuflen = buffer + buflen - data->linebuffer;
-  int parse_res;
   do
     {
-      char *result;
-      int len;
-      char *outkey;
-      int keylen;
-      int yperr;
+      enum nss_status retval;
+      char *p;
+
       if (new_start)
-        yperr = yp_first (domain, "hosts.byname", &outkey, &keylen, &result,
-			  &len);
+        retval = yperr2nss (yp_first (domain, "hosts.byname",
+                                      &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len));
       else
-        yperr = yp_next (domain, "hosts.byname", oldkey, oldkeylen, &outkey,
-			 &keylen, &result, &len);
+        retval = yperr2nss ( yp_next (domain, "hosts.byname",
+                                      oldkey, oldkeylen,
+                                      &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len));
 
-      if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+      if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         {
-	  enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
 	  switch (retval)
 	    {
 	    case NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN:
@@ -183,7 +180,7 @@ internal_nis_gethostent_r (struct hostent *host, char *buffer,
 	  return retval;
 	}
 
-      if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > linebuflen, 0))
+      if ((size_t) (len + 1) > linebuflen)
         {
           free (result);
 	  *h_errnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
@@ -191,14 +188,14 @@ internal_nis_gethostent_r (struct hostent *host, char *buffer,
           return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
         }
 
-      char *p = strncpy (data->linebuffer, result, len);
+      p = strncpy (data->linebuffer, result, len);
       data->linebuffer[len] = '\0';
       while (isspace (*p))
 	++p;
       free (result);
 
       parse_res = parse_line (p, host, data, buflen, errnop, af, flags);
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  free (outkey);
 	  *h_errnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
@@ -238,10 +235,11 @@ internal_gethostbyname2_r (const char *name, int af, struct hostent *host,
 			   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop,
 			   int *h_errnop, int flags)
 {
-  uintptr_t pad = -(uintptr_t) buffer % __alignof__ (struct parser_data);
-  buffer += pad;
-
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result, *p;
+  int len, parse_res;
   struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  size_t linebuflen = buffer + buflen - data->linebuffer;
 
   if (name == NULL)
     {
@@ -249,35 +247,33 @@ internal_gethostbyname2_r (const char *name, int af, struct hostent *host,
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  char *domain;
   if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  if (buflen < sizeof *data + 1 + pad)
+  if (buflen < sizeof *data + 1)
     {
       *h_errnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
-  buflen -= pad;
+  else
+    {
+      /* Convert name to lowercase.  */
+      size_t namlen = strlen (name);
+      char name2[namlen + 1];
+      size_t i;
 
-  /* Convert name to lowercase.  */
-  size_t namlen = strlen (name);
-  char name2[namlen + 1];
-  size_t i;
+      for (i = 0; i < namlen; ++i)
+	name2[i] = tolower (name[i]);
+      name2[i] = '\0';
 
-  for (i = 0; i < namlen; ++i)
-    name2[i] = tolower (name[i]);
-  name2[i] = '\0';
+      retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "hosts.byname", name2,
+				    namlen, &result, &len));
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "hosts.byname", name2, namlen, &result, &len);
+    }
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	{
 	  *h_errnop = TRY_AGAIN;
@@ -288,8 +284,7 @@ internal_gethostbyname2_r (const char *name, int af, struct hostent *host,
       return retval;
     }
 
-  const size_t linebuflen = buffer + buflen - data->linebuffer;
-  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > linebuflen, 0))
+  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > linebuflen)
     {
       free (result);
       *h_errnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
@@ -297,15 +292,15 @@ internal_gethostbyname2_r (const char *name, int af, struct hostent *host,
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
 
-  char *p = strncpy (data->linebuffer, result, len);
+  p = strncpy (data->linebuffer, result, len);
   data->linebuffer[len] = '\0';
   while (isspace (*p))
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = parse_line (p, host, data, buflen, errnop, af, flags);
+  parse_res = parse_line (p, host, data, buflen, errnop, af, flags);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1 || host->h_addrtype != af, 0))
+  if (parse_res < 1 || host->h_addrtype != af)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
@@ -356,46 +351,42 @@ _nss_nis_gethostbyaddr_r (const void *addr, socklen_t addrlen, int af,
 			  struct hostent *host, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 			  int *errnop, int *h_errnop)
 {
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
-    return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result, *p;
+  int len, parse_res;
+  char *buf;
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  size_t linebuflen = buffer + buflen - data->linebuffer;
 
-  uintptr_t pad = -(uintptr_t) buffer % __alignof__ (struct parser_data);
-  buffer += pad;
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
+    return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
-  if (__builtin_expect (buflen < sizeof *data + 1 + pad, 0))
+  if (buflen < sizeof *data + 1)
     {
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       *h_errnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
-  buflen -= pad;
 
-  char *buf = inet_ntoa (*(const struct in_addr *) addr);
+  buf = inet_ntoa (*(const struct in_addr *) addr);
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "hosts.byaddr", buf, strlen (buf), &result,
-			&len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "hosts.byaddr", buf,
+                                strlen (buf), &result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	{
 	  *h_errnop = TRY_AGAIN;
 	  *errnop = errno;
 	}
-      else if (retval == NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND)
+      if (retval == NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND)
 	*h_errnop = HOST_NOT_FOUND;
 
       return retval;
     }
 
-  const size_t linebuflen = buffer + buflen - data->linebuffer;
-  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > linebuflen, 0))
+  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > linebuflen)
     {
       free (result);
       *errnop = ERANGE;
@@ -403,16 +394,15 @@ _nss_nis_gethostbyaddr_r (const void *addr, socklen_t addrlen, int af,
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
 
-  char *p = strncpy (data->linebuffer, result, len);
+  p = strncpy (data->linebuffer, result, len);
   data->linebuffer[len] = '\0';
   while (isspace (*p))
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = parse_line (p, host, data, buflen, errnop, af,
-			      ((_res.options & RES_USE_INET6)
-			       ? AI_V4MAPPED : 0));
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  parse_res = parse_line (p, host, data, buflen, errnop, af,
+			  ((_res.options & RES_USE_INET6) ? AI_V4MAPPED : 0));
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-initgroups.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-initgroups.c
index a5a3ba6144..33a9662b4c 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-initgroups.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-initgroups.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1998-2000,2002,2003,2004,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1998-2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1998.
 
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <sys/param.h>
 
 #include "nss-nis.h"
-#include <libnsl.h>
 
 /* Get the declaration of the parser function.  */
 #define ENTNAME grent
@@ -38,6 +37,47 @@
 #define EXTERN_PARSER
 #include <nss/nss_files/files-parse.c>
 
+struct response_t
+{
+  struct response_t *next;
+  char val[0];
+};
+
+struct intern_t
+{
+  struct response_t *start;
+  struct response_t *next;
+};
+typedef struct intern_t intern_t;
+
+static int
+saveit (int instatus, char *inkey, int inkeylen, char *inval,
+        int invallen, char *indata)
+{
+  intern_t *intern = (intern_t *) indata;
+
+  if (instatus != YP_TRUE)
+    return 1;
+
+  if (inkey && inkeylen > 0 && inval && invallen > 0)
+    {
+      struct response_t *newp = malloc (sizeof (struct response_t)
+					+ invallen + 1);
+      if (newp == NULL)
+	return 1; /* We have no error code for out of memory */
+
+      if (intern->start == NULL)
+	intern->start = newp;
+      else
+	intern->next->next = newp;
+      intern->next = newp;
+
+      newp->next = NULL;
+      *((char *) mempcpy (newp->val, inval, invallen)) = '\0';
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
 
 static enum nss_status
 internal_setgrent (char *domainname, intern_t *intern)
@@ -45,72 +85,41 @@ internal_setgrent (char *domainname, intern_t *intern)
   struct ypall_callback ypcb;
   enum nss_status status;
 
-  ypcb.foreach = _nis_saveit;
+  intern->start = NULL;
+
+  ypcb.foreach = saveit;
   ypcb.data = (char *) intern;
   status = yperr2nss (yp_all (domainname, "group.byname", &ypcb));
-
-  /* Mark the last buffer as full.  */
-  if (intern->next != NULL)
-    intern->next->size = intern->offset;
-
   intern->next = intern->start;
-  intern->offset = 0;
 
   return status;
 }
 
-
 static enum nss_status
 internal_getgrent_r (struct group *grp, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 		     int *errnop, intern_t *intern)
 {
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  int parse_res;
+  char *p;
+
   if (intern->start == NULL)
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 
   /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
-  int parse_res;
   do
     {
-      struct response_t *bucket = intern->next;
-
-      if (__builtin_expect (intern->offset >= bucket->size, 0))
-	{
-	  if (bucket->next == NULL)
-	    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-
-	  /* We look at all the content in the current bucket.  Go on
-	     to the next.  */
-	  bucket = intern->next = bucket->next;
-	  intern->offset = 0;
-	}
-
-      char *p;
-      for (p = &bucket->mem[intern->offset]; isspace (*p); ++p)
-        ++intern->offset;
+      if (intern->next == NULL)
+	return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 
-      size_t len = strlen (p) + 1;
-      if (__builtin_expect (len > buflen, 0))
-	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
+      p = strncpy (buffer, intern->next->val, buflen);
+      while (isspace (*p))
+        ++p;
 
-      /* We unfortunately have to copy the data in the user-provided
-	 buffer because that buffer might be around for a very long
-	 time and the servent structure must remain valid.  If we would
-	 rely on the BUCKET memory the next 'setservent' or 'endservent'
-	 call would destroy it.
-
-	 The important thing is that it is a single NUL-terminated
-	 string.  This is what the parsing routine expects.  */
-      p = memcpy (buffer, &bucket->mem[intern->offset], len);
-
-      parse_res = _nss_files_parse_grent (p, grp, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					  errnop);
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      parse_res = _nss_files_parse_grent (p, grp, data, buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
         return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-
-      intern->offset += len;
+      intern->next = intern->next->next;
     }
   while (!parse_res);
 
@@ -157,12 +166,13 @@ initgroups_netid (uid_t uid, gid_t group, long int *start, long int *size,
   ssize_t keylen = snprintf (key, sizeof (key), "unix.%lu@%s",
 			     (unsigned long int) uid, domainname);
 
+  enum nss_status retval;
   char *result;
   int reslen;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domainname, "netid.byname", key, keylen, &result,
-			&reslen);
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
-    return yperr2nss (yperr);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domainname, "netid.byname", key, keylen,
+				&result, &reslen));
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    return retval;
 
   /* Parse the result: following the colon is a comma separated list of
      group IDs.  */
@@ -197,6 +207,7 @@ initgroups_netid (uid_t uid, gid_t group, long int *start, long int *size,
       if (*start == *size)
 	{
 	  /* Need a bigger buffer.  */
+	  gid_t *newgroups;
 	  long int newsize;
 
 	  if (limit > 0 && *size == limit)
@@ -208,7 +219,7 @@ initgroups_netid (uid_t uid, gid_t group, long int *start, long int *size,
 	  else
 	    newsize = MIN (limit, 2 * *size);
 
-	  gid_t *newgroups = realloc (groups, newsize * sizeof (*groups));
+	  newgroups = realloc (groups, newsize * sizeof (*groups));
 	  if (newgroups == NULL)
 	    goto errout;
 	  *groupsp = groups = newgroups;
@@ -236,7 +247,7 @@ _nss_nis_initgroups_dyn (const char *user, gid_t group, long int *start,
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   /* Check whether we are supposed to use the netid.byname map.  */
-  if (_nsl_default_nss () & NSS_FLAG_NETID_AUTHORITATIVE)
+  if (_nis_default_nss () & NSS_FLAG_NETID_AUTHORITATIVE)
     {
       /* We need the user ID.  */
       uid_t uid;
@@ -251,7 +262,7 @@ _nss_nis_initgroups_dyn (const char *user, gid_t group, long int *start,
   size_t buflen = sysconf (_SC_GETPW_R_SIZE_MAX);
   char *tmpbuf;
   enum nss_status status;
-  intern_t intern = { NULL, NULL, 0 };
+  intern_t intern = { NULL, NULL };
   gid_t *groups = *groupsp;
 
   status = internal_setgrent (domainname, &intern);
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-netgrp.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-netgrp.c
index 5a88b72d9c..d339dd5097 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-netgrp.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-netgrp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996,1997,1999,2000,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006
+/* Copyright (C) 1996,1997,1999,2000,2002,2003,2004
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1996.
@@ -41,37 +41,41 @@ _nss_netgroup_parseline (char **cursor, struct __netgrent *netgrp,
 static void
 internal_nis_endnetgrent (struct __netgrent *netgrp)
 {
-  free (netgrp->data);
-  netgrp->data = NULL;
-  netgrp->data_size = 0;
-  netgrp->cursor = NULL;
+  if (netgrp->data != NULL)
+    {
+      free (netgrp->data);
+      netgrp->data = NULL;
+      netgrp->data_size = 0;
+      netgrp->cursor = NULL;
+    }
 }
 
-
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_setnetgrent (const char *group, struct __netgrent *netgrp)
 {
+  char *domain;
   int len;
   enum nss_status status;
 
   status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (group == NULL || group[0] == '\0', 0))
+  if (group == NULL || group[0] == '\0')
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
+  internal_nis_endnetgrent (netgrp);
+
   status = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "netgroup", group, strlen (group),
 				&netgrp->data, &len));
-  if (__builtin_expect (status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 1))
+  if (status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
       /* Our implementation of yp_match already allocates a buffer
 	 which is one byte larger than the value in LEN specifies
 	 and the last byte is filled with NUL.  So we can simply
 	 use that buffer.  */
-      assert (len >= 0);
+      assert (len > 0);
       assert (malloc_usable_size (netgrp->data) >= len + 1);
       assert (netgrp->data[len] == '\0');
 
@@ -91,11 +95,13 @@ _nss_nis_endnetgrent (struct __netgrent *netgrp)
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getnetgrent_r (struct __netgrent *result, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 			int *errnop)
 {
+  if (result->cursor == NULL)
+    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+
   return _nss_netgroup_parseline (&result->cursor, result, buffer, buflen,
 				  errnop);
 }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-network.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-network.c
index 9b02302e0b..ed8439c814 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-network.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-network.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-2003, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -73,32 +73,28 @@ internal_nis_getnetent_r (struct netent *net, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 			  int *errnop, int *herrnop)
 {
   struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  char *domain, *result, *outkey;
+  int len, keylen, parse_res;
 
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
-  int parse_res;
   do
     {
-      char *result;
-      char *outkey;
-      int len;
-      int keylen;
-      int yperr;
+      enum nss_status retval;
+      char *p;
 
       if (new_start)
-        yperr = yp_first (domain, "networks.byname", &outkey, &keylen, &result,
-			  &len);
+        retval = yperr2nss (yp_first (domain, "networks.byname",
+                                      &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len));
       else
-        yperr = yp_next (domain, "networks.byname", oldkey, oldkeylen, &outkey,
-			 &keylen, &result, &len);
+        retval = yperr2nss ( yp_next (domain, "networks.byname",
+                                      oldkey, oldkeylen,
+                                      &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len));
 
-      if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+      if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         {
-	  enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
           if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	    {
 	      *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
@@ -107,7 +103,7 @@ internal_nis_getnetent_r (struct netent *net, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
           return retval;
         }
 
-      if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+      if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
         {
           free (result);
 	  *errnop = ERANGE;
@@ -115,14 +111,14 @@ internal_nis_getnetent_r (struct netent *net, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
           return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
         }
 
-      char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+      p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
       buffer[len] = '\0';
       while (isspace (*p))
         ++p;
       free (result);
 
       parse_res = _nss_files_parse_netent (p, net, data, buflen, errnop);
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  free (outkey);
 	  *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
@@ -159,6 +155,11 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getnetbyname_r (const char *name, struct netent *net, char *buffer,
 			 size_t buflen, int *errnop, int *herrnop)
 {
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  char *domain, *result, *p;
+  int len, parse_res;
+
   if (name == NULL)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
@@ -166,36 +167,33 @@ _nss_nis_getnetbyname_r (const char *name, struct netent *net, char *buffer,
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
   if (buflen < sizeof *data + 1)
     {
       *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
+  else
+    {
+      /* Convert name to lowercase.  */
+      size_t namlen = strlen (name);
+      char name2[namlen + 1];
+      size_t i;
 
-  /* Convert name to lowercase.  */
-  size_t namlen = strlen (name);
-  char name2[namlen + 1];
-  size_t i;
+      for (i = 0; i < namlen; ++i)
+	name2[i] = _tolower (name[i]);
+      name2[i] = '\0';
 
-  for (i = 0; i < namlen; ++i)
-    name2[i] = _tolower (name[i]);
-  name2[i] = '\0';
+      retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "networks.byname", name2,
+				    namlen, &result, &len));
+    }
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "networks.byname", name2, namlen, &result,
-			&len);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	{
 	  *errnop = errno;
@@ -204,7 +202,7 @@ _nss_nis_getnetbyname_r (const char *name, struct netent *net, char *buffer,
       return retval;
     }
 
-  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
     {
       free (result);
       *errnop = ERANGE;
@@ -212,15 +210,15 @@ _nss_nis_getnetbyname_r (const char *name, struct netent *net, char *buffer,
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
 
-  char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+  p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
   buffer[len] = '\0';
   while (isspace (*p))
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_netent (p, net, data, buflen, errnop);
+  parse_res = _nss_files_parse_netent (p, net, data, buflen, errnop);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
       if (parse_res == -1)
@@ -237,26 +235,32 @@ _nss_nis_getnetbyaddr_r (uint32_t addr, int type, struct netent *net,
 			 char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop,
 			 int *herrnop)
 {
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
   char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  char *result;
+  int len;
+  char buf[256];
+  int blen;
+  struct in_addr in;
+  char *p;
+
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  struct in_addr in = inet_makeaddr (addr, 0);
-  char *buf = inet_ntoa (in);
-  size_t blen = strlen (buf);
+  in = inet_makeaddr (addr, 0);
+  strcpy (buf, inet_ntoa (in));
+  blen = strlen (buf);
 
   while (1)
     {
-      char *result;
-      int len;
+      enum nss_status retval;
+      int parse_res;
 
-      int yperr = yp_match (domain, "networks.byaddr", buf, blen, &result,
-			    &len);
+      retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "networks.byaddr", buf,
+				    strlen (buf), &result, &len));
 
-      if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+	if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	  {
-	    enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
 	    if (retval == NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND)
 	      {
 		if (buf[blen - 2] == '.' && buf[blen - 1] == '0')
@@ -278,7 +282,7 @@ _nss_nis_getnetbyaddr_r (uint32_t addr, int type, struct netent *net,
 	      }
 	  }
 
-      if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+      if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
 	{
 	  free (result);
 	  *errnop = ERANGE;
@@ -286,16 +290,15 @@ _nss_nis_getnetbyaddr_r (uint32_t addr, int type, struct netent *net,
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
 
-        char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+        p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
 	buffer[len] = '\0';
 	while (isspace (*p))
 	  ++p;
 	free (result);
 
-	int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_netent (p, net, (void *) buffer,
-						 buflen, errnop);
+	parse_res = _nss_files_parse_netent (p, net, data, buflen, errnop);
 
-	if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+	if (parse_res < 1)
 	  {
 	    *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
 	    if (parse_res == -1)
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-proto.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-proto.c
index 1480a928b5..f1069283ab 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-proto.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-proto.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-1998, 2000-2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-1998, 2000-2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -179,46 +179,45 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getprotobyname_r (const char *name, struct protoent *proto,
 			   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result, *p;
+  int len, parse_res;
+
   if (name == NULL)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "protocols.byname", name, strlen (name),
-			&result, &len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "protocols.byname", name,
+                                strlen (name), &result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	*errnop = errno;
       return retval;
     }
 
-  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
     {
       free (result);
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
 
-  char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+  p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
   buffer[len] = '\0';
   while (isspace (*p))
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_protoent (p, proto, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					     errnop);
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  parse_res = _nss_files_parse_protoent (p, proto, data, buflen, errnop);
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
@@ -232,43 +231,42 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getprotobynumber_r (int number, struct protoent *proto,
 			     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result, *p;
+  int len, nlen, parse_res;
+  char buf[32];
+
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  char buf[32];
-  int nlen = snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "%d", number);
+  nlen = sprintf (buf, "%d", number);
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "protocols.bynumber", buf, nlen, &result,
-			&len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "protocols.bynumber", buf,
+                                nlen, &result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	*errnop = errno;
       return retval;
     }
 
-  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
     {
       free (result);
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
 
-  char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+  p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
   buffer[len] = '\0';
   while (isspace (*p))
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_protoent (p, proto, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					     errnop);
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  parse_res = _nss_files_parse_protoent (p, proto, data, buflen, errnop);
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-publickey.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-publickey.c
index f58eb154ad..6e92112d11 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-publickey.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-publickey.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-1999,2001,2002,2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996,1997,1998,1999,2001,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ extern int xdecrypt (char *, char *);
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getpublickey (const char *netname, char *pkey, int *errnop)
 {
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result;
+  int len;
+
   pkey[0] = 0;
 
   if (netname == NULL)
@@ -44,23 +48,19 @@ _nss_nis_getpublickey (const char *netname, char *pkey, int *errnop)
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  char *domain = strchr (netname, '@');
-  if (domain == NULL)
+  domain = strchr (netname, '@');
+  if (!domain)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
   ++domain;
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "publickey.byname", netname, strlen (netname),
-			&result, &len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "publickey.byname", netname,
+				strlen (netname), &result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	*errnop = errno;
       return retval;
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ _nss_nis_getpublickey (const char *netname, char *pkey, int *errnop)
 	*p = 0;
       strncpy (pkey, result, HEXKEYBYTES + 1);
       pkey[HEXKEYBYTES] = '\0';
-      free (result);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -82,6 +81,11 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd,
 		       int *errnop)
 {
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char buf[2 * (HEXKEYBYTES + 1)];
+  char *domain, *result;
+  int len;
+
   skey[0] = 0;
 
   if (netname == NULL || passwd == NULL)
@@ -90,23 +94,19 @@ _nss_nis_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd,
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  char *domain = strchr (netname, '@');
-  if (domain == NULL)
+  domain = strchr (netname, '@');
+  if (!domain)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
   ++domain;
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "publickey.byname", netname, strlen (netname),
-			&result, &len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "publickey.byname", netname,
+				strlen (netname), &result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	*errnop = errno;
       return retval;
@@ -115,22 +115,20 @@ _nss_nis_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd,
   if (result != NULL)
     {
       char *p = strchr (result, ':');
-      if (p != NULL)
-	{
-	  char buf[2 * (HEXKEYBYTES + 1)];
-
-	  ++p;
-	  strncpy (buf, p, 2 * (HEXKEYBYTES + 1));
-	  buf[2 * HEXKEYBYTES + 1] = '\0';
-	  if (xdecrypt (buf, passwd)
-	      && memcmp (buf, &(buf[HEXKEYBYTES]), KEYCHECKSUMSIZE) == 0)
-	    {
-	      buf[HEXKEYBYTES] = '\0';
-	      strcpy (skey, buf);
-	    }
-	}
-
-      free (result);
+      if (p == NULL)
+	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+      ++p;
+      strncpy (buf, p, 2 * (HEXKEYBYTES + 1));
+      buf[2 * (HEXKEYBYTES + 1)] = '\0';
+      if (!xdecrypt (buf, passwd))
+	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+      if (memcmp (buf, &(buf[HEXKEYBYTES]), KEYCHECKSUMSIZE) != 0)
+	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+      buf[HEXKEYBYTES] = '\0';
+      strcpy (skey, buf);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -196,8 +194,13 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
 		       gid_t *gidp, int *gidlenp, gid_t *gidlist, int *errnop)
 {
-  char *domain = strchr (netname, '@');
-  if (domain == NULL)
+  char *domain;
+  int yperr;
+  char *lookup;
+  int len;
+
+  domain = strchr (netname, '@');
+  if (!domain)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
@@ -205,10 +208,9 @@ _nss_nis_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
 
   /* Point past the '@' character */
   ++domain;
-  char *lookup = NULL;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "netid.byname", netname, strlen (netname),
-			&lookup, &len);
+  lookup = NULL;
+  yperr = yp_match (domain, "netid.byname", netname, strlen (netname),
+		    &lookup, &len);
   switch (yperr)
     {
     case YPERR_SUCCESS:
@@ -221,15 +223,17 @@ _nss_nis_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  if (lookup == NULL)
-    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-
-
-  lookup[len] = '\0';
-
-  enum nss_status err = parse_netid_str (lookup, uidp, gidp, gidlenp, gidlist);
+  if (lookup)
+    {
+      enum nss_status err;
 
-  free (lookup);
+      lookup[len] = '\0';
+      err = parse_netid_str (lookup, uidp, gidp, gidlenp, gidlist);
+      free (lookup);
+      return err;
+    }
+  else
+    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 
-  return err;
+  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c
index 1b5206ad6d..0f56ced014 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-1998,2001,2002,2003,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -17,18 +17,20 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <errno.h>
 #include <nss.h>
+/* The following is an ugly trick to avoid a prototype declaration for
+   _nss_nis_endpwent.  */
+#define _nss_nis_endpwent _nss_nis_endpwent_XXX
 #include <pwd.h>
+#undef _nss_nis_endpwent
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <bits/libc-lock.h>
 #include <rpcsvc/yp.h>
 #include <rpcsvc/ypclnt.h>
 
 #include "nss-nis.h"
-#include <libnsl.h>
 
 /* Get the declaration of the parser function.  */
 #define ENTNAME pwent
@@ -42,72 +44,12 @@ __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
 static bool_t new_start = 1;
 static char *oldkey;
 static int oldkeylen;
-static intern_t intern;
 
-
-int
-_nis_saveit (int instatus, char *inkey, int inkeylen, char *inval,
-	     int invallen, char *indata)
+enum nss_status
+_nss_nis_setpwent (int stayopen)
 {
-  intern_t *intern = (intern_t *) indata;
-
-  if (instatus != YP_TRUE)
-    return 1;
-
-  if (inkey && inkeylen > 0 && inval && invallen > 0)
-    {
-      struct response_t *bucket = intern->next;
-
-      if (__builtin_expect (bucket == NULL, 0))
-	{
-#define MINSIZE 4096 - 4 * sizeof (void *)
-	  const size_t minsize = MAX (MINSIZE, 2 * (invallen + 1));
-	  bucket = malloc (sizeof (struct response_t) + minsize);
-	  if (bucket == NULL)
-	    /* We have no error code for out of memory.  */
-	    return 1;
-
-	  bucket->next = NULL;
-	  bucket->size = minsize;
-	  intern->start = intern->next = bucket;
-	  intern->offset = 0;
-	}
-      else if (__builtin_expect (invallen + 1 > bucket->size - intern->offset,
-				 0))
-	{
-	  /* We need a new (larger) buffer.  */
-	  const size_t newsize = 2 * MAX (bucket->size, invallen + 1);
-	  struct response_t *newp = malloc (sizeof (struct response_t)
-					    + newsize);
-	  if (newp == NULL)
-	    /* We have no error code for out of memory.  */
-	    return 1;
-
-	  /* Mark the old bucket as full.  */
-	  bucket->size = intern->offset;
-
-	  newp->next = NULL;
-	  newp->size = newsize;
-	  bucket = intern->next = bucket->next = newp;
-	  intern->offset = 0;
-	}
-
-      char *p = mempcpy (&bucket->mem[intern->offset], inval, invallen);
-      if (__builtin_expect (p[-1] != '\0', 0))
-	{
-	  *p = '\0';
-	  ++invallen;
-	}
-      intern->offset += invallen;
-    }
-
-  return 0;
-}
-
+  __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-static void
-internal_nis_endpwent (void)
-{
   new_start = 1;
   if (oldkey != NULL)
     {
@@ -116,159 +58,52 @@ internal_nis_endpwent (void)
       oldkeylen = 0;
     }
 
-  struct response_t *curr = intern.next;
-
-  while (curr != NULL)
-    {
-      struct response_t *last = curr;
-      curr = curr->next;
-      free (last);
-    }
-
-  intern.next = intern.start = NULL;
-}
-
-
-enum nss_status
-_nss_nis_endpwent (void)
-{
-  __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
-  internal_nis_endpwent ();
-
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
-
-
-enum nss_status
-internal_nis_setpwent (void)
-{
-  /* We have to read all the data now.  */
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
-    return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
-
-  struct ypall_callback ypcb;
-
-  ypcb.foreach = _nis_saveit;
-  ypcb.data = (char *) &intern;
-  enum nss_status status = yperr2nss (yp_all (domain, "passwd.byname", &ypcb));
-
-
-  /* Mark the last buffer as full.  */
-  if (intern.next != NULL)
-    intern.next->size = intern.offset;
-
-  intern.next = intern.start;
-  intern.offset = 0;
-
-  return status;
-}
-
-
-enum nss_status
-_nss_nis_setpwent (int stayopen)
-{
-  enum nss_status result = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-
-  __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
-  internal_nis_endpwent ();
-
-  if (_nsl_default_nss () & NSS_FLAG_SETENT_BATCH_READ)
-    result = internal_nis_setpwent ();
-
-  __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
-  return result;
-}
-
+/* Make _nss_nis_endpwent an alias of _nss_nis_setpwent.  We do this
+   even though the prototypes don't match.  The argument of setpwent
+   is not used so this makes no difference.  */
+strong_alias (_nss_nis_setpwent, _nss_nis_endpwent)
 
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nis_getpwent_r (struct passwd *pwd, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 			 int *errnop)
 {
-  /* If we read the entire database at setpwent time we just iterate
-     over the data we have in memory.  */
-  bool batch_read = intern.start != NULL;
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  char *domain;
+  int parse_res;
 
-  char *domain = NULL;
-  if (!batch_read && __builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
-  int parse_res;
   do
     {
-      char *result;
-      char *outkey;
-      int len;
-      int keylen;
-
-      if (batch_read)
-	{
-	  struct response_t *bucket;
-
-	handle_batch_read:
-	  bucket = intern.next;
-
-	  if (__builtin_expect (intern.offset >= bucket->size, 0))
-	    {
-	      if (bucket->next == NULL)
-		return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-
-	      /* We look at all the content in the current bucket.  Go on
-		 to the next.  */
-	      bucket = intern.next = bucket->next;
-	      intern.offset = 0;
-	    }
-
-	  for (result = &bucket->mem[intern.offset]; isspace (*result);
-	       ++result)
-	    ++intern.offset;
+      enum nss_status retval;
+      char *result, *outkey, *result2, *p;
+      int len, keylen, len2;
+      size_t namelen;
 
-	  len = strlen (result);
-	}
+      if (new_start)
+        retval = yperr2nss (yp_first (domain, "passwd.byname",
+                                      &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len));
       else
-	{
-	  int yperr;
+        retval = yperr2nss ( yp_next (domain, "passwd.byname",
+                                      oldkey, oldkeylen,
+                                      &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len));
 
-	  if (new_start)
-	    {
-	      /* Maybe we should read the database in one piece.  */
-	      if ((_nsl_default_nss () & NSS_FLAG_SETENT_BATCH_READ)
-		  && internal_nis_setpwent () == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS
-		  && intern.start != NULL)
-		{
-		  batch_read = true;
-		  goto handle_batch_read;
-		}
-
-	      yperr = yp_first (domain, "passwd.byname", &outkey, &keylen,
-				&result, &len);
-	    }
-	  else
-	    yperr = yp_next (domain, "passwd.byname", oldkey, oldkeylen,
-			     &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len);
-
-	  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
-	    {
-	      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
-	      if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
-		*errnop = errno;
-	      return retval;
-	    }
-	}
+      if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+        {
+          if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
+            *errnop = errno;
+          return retval;
+        }
 
       /* Check for adjunct style secret passwords.  They can be
 	 recognized by a password starting with "##".  */
-      char *p = strchr (result, ':');
-      size_t namelen;
-      char *result2;
-      int len2;
+      p = strchr (result, ':');
       if (p != NULL	/* This better should be true in all cases.  */
 	  && p[1] == '#' && p[2] == '#'
 	  && (namelen = p - result,
@@ -293,8 +128,7 @@ internal_nis_getpwent_r (struct passwd *pwd, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 	    }
 
 	  restlen = len - (p - result);
-	  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (namelen + (endp - encrypted)
-					  + restlen + 2) > buflen, 0))
+	  if ((size_t) (namelen + (endp - encrypted) + restlen + 2) > buflen)
 	    {
 	      free (result2);
 	      free (result);
@@ -302,10 +136,10 @@ internal_nis_getpwent_r (struct passwd *pwd, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	    }
 
-	  mempcpy (mempcpy (mempcpy (mempcpy (buffer, result, namelen),
-				     ":", 1),
-			    encrypted, endp - encrypted),
-		   p, restlen + 1);
+	  __mempcpy (__mempcpy (__mempcpy (__mempcpy (buffer, result, namelen),
+					   ":", 1),
+				encrypted, endp - encrypted),
+		     p, restlen + 1);
 	  p = buffer;
 
 	  free (result2);
@@ -313,41 +147,33 @@ internal_nis_getpwent_r (struct passwd *pwd, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
       else
 	{
 	non_adjunct:
-	  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+	  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
 	    {
 	      free (result);
 	      *errnop = ERANGE;
 	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	    }
 
-	  p = buffer;
-	  *((char *) mempcpy (buffer, result, len)) = '\0';
+	  p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+	  buffer[len] = '\0';
 	}
 
       while (isspace (*p))
         ++p;
-      if (!batch_read)
-	free (result);
+      free (result);
 
-      parse_res = _nss_files_parse_pwent (p, pwd, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					  errnop);
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      parse_res = _nss_files_parse_pwent (p, pwd, data, buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
-	  if (!batch_read)
-	    free (outkey);
+	  free (outkey);
 	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
 
-      if (batch_read)
-	intern.offset += len + 1;
-      else
-	{
-	  free (oldkey);
-	  oldkey = outkey;
-	  oldkeylen = keylen;
-	  new_start = 0;
-	}
+      free (oldkey);
+      oldkey = outkey;
+      oldkeylen = keylen;
+      new_start = 0;
     }
   while (parse_res < 1);
 
@@ -373,26 +199,28 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pwd,
 		     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result, *result2, *p;
+  int len, len2, parse_res;
+  size_t namelen;
+
   if (name == NULL)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  size_t namelen = strlen (name);
+  namelen = strlen (name);
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "passwd.byname", name, namelen, &result, &len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "passwd.byname", name,
+				namelen, &result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	*errnop = errno;
       return retval;
@@ -400,9 +228,7 @@ _nss_nis_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pwd,
 
   /* Check for adjunct style secret passwords.  They can be recognized
      by a password starting with "##".  */
-  char *result2;
-  int len2;
-  char *p = strchr (result, ':');
+  p = strchr (result, ':');
   if (p != NULL	/* This better should be true in all cases.  */
       && p[1] == '#' && p[2] == '#'
       && yp_match (domain, "passwd.adjunct.byname", name, namelen,
@@ -412,6 +238,7 @@ _nss_nis_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pwd,
 	 therein into original result.  */
       char *encrypted = strchr (result2, ':');
       char *endp;
+      size_t restlen;
 
       if (encrypted == NULL
 	  || (endp = strchr (++encrypted, ':')) == NULL
@@ -424,9 +251,8 @@ _nss_nis_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pwd,
 	  goto non_adjunct;
 	}
 
-      size_t restlen = len - (p - result);
-      if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (namelen + (endp - encrypted)
-				      + restlen + 2) > buflen, 0))
+      restlen = len - (p - result);
+      if ((size_t) (namelen + (endp - encrypted) + restlen + 2) > buflen)
 	{
 	  free (result2);
 	  free (result);
@@ -445,7 +271,7 @@ _nss_nis_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pwd,
   else
     {
     non_adjunct:
-      if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+      if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
 	{
 	  free (result);
 	  *errnop = ERANGE;
@@ -460,9 +286,8 @@ _nss_nis_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pwd,
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_pwent (p, pwd, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					  errnop);
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  parse_res = _nss_files_parse_pwent (p, pwd, data, buflen, errnop);
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
         return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
@@ -477,21 +302,23 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getpwuid_r (uid_t uid, struct passwd *pwd,
 		     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result, *p, *result2;
+  int len, nlen, parse_res, len2;
+  char buf[32];
+  size_t namelen;
+
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  char buf[32];
-  int nlen = snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "%lu", (unsigned long int) uid);
+  nlen = sprintf (buf, "%lu", (unsigned long int) uid);
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "passwd.byuid", buf, nlen, &result, &len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "passwd.byuid", buf,
+				nlen, &result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	*errnop = errno;
       return retval;
@@ -499,10 +326,7 @@ _nss_nis_getpwuid_r (uid_t uid, struct passwd *pwd,
 
   /* Check for adjunct style secret passwords.  They can be recognized
      by a password starting with "##".  */
-  char *result2;
-  int len2;
-  size_t namelen;
-  char *p = strchr (result, ':');
+  p = strchr (result, ':');
   if (p != NULL	/* This better should be true in all cases.  */
       && p[1] == '#' && p[2] == '#'
       && (namelen = p - result,
@@ -527,8 +351,7 @@ _nss_nis_getpwuid_r (uid_t uid, struct passwd *pwd,
 	}
 
       restlen = len - (p - result);
-      if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (namelen + (endp - encrypted)
-				      + restlen + 2) > buflen, 0))
+      if ((size_t) (namelen + (endp - encrypted) + restlen + 2) > buflen)
 	{
 	  free (result2);
 	  free (result);
@@ -547,7 +370,7 @@ _nss_nis_getpwuid_r (uid_t uid, struct passwd *pwd,
   else
     {
     non_adjunct:
-      if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+      if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
 	{
 	  free (result);
 	  *errnop = ERANGE;
@@ -562,9 +385,8 @@ _nss_nis_getpwuid_r (uid_t uid, struct passwd *pwd,
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_pwent (p, pwd, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					  errnop);
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  parse_res = _nss_files_parse_pwent (p, pwd, data, buflen, errnop);
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
         return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-rpc.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-rpc.c
index 2fdb16ddde..d1ab94371a 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-rpc.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-rpc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-1998,2000,2002,2003,2004,2006
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-1998,2000,2002,2003,2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -36,22 +35,59 @@
 
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
 
-static intern_t intern;
+struct response_t
+{
+  struct response_t *next;
+  char val[0];
+};
 
+struct intern_t
+{
+  struct response_t *start;
+  struct response_t *next;
+};
+typedef struct intern_t intern_t;
 
-static void
-internal_nis_endrpcent (intern_t *intern)
+static intern_t intern = {NULL, NULL};
+
+static int
+saveit (int instatus, char *inkey, int inkeylen, char *inval,
+        int invallen, char *indata)
 {
-  struct response_t *curr = intern->next;
+  intern_t *intern = (intern_t *)indata;
+
+  if (instatus != YP_TRUE)
+    return 1;
 
-  while (curr != NULL)
+  if (inkey && inkeylen > 0 && inval && invallen > 0)
     {
-      struct response_t *last = curr;
-      curr = curr->next;
-      free (last);
+      struct response_t *newp = malloc (sizeof (struct response_t)
+					+ invallen + 1);
+      if (newp == NULL)
+	return 1; /* We have no error code for out of memory */
+
+      if (intern->start == NULL)
+	intern->start = newp;
+      else
+	intern->next->next = newp;
+      intern->next = newp;
+
+      newp->next = NULL;
+      *((char *) mempcpy (newp->val, inval, invallen)) = '\0';
     }
 
-  intern->next = intern->start = NULL;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+internal_nis_endrpcent (intern_t *intern)
+{
+  while (intern->start != NULL)
+    {
+      intern->next = intern->start;
+      intern->start = intern->start->next;
+      free (intern->next);
+    }
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
@@ -66,16 +102,10 @@ internal_nis_setrpcent (intern_t *intern)
 
   internal_nis_endrpcent (intern);
 
-  ypcb.foreach = _nis_saveit;
-  ypcb.data = (char *) intern;
-  status = yperr2nss (yp_all (domainname, "rpc.bynumber", &ypcb));
-
-  /* Mark the last buffer as full.  */
-  if (intern->next != NULL)
-    intern->next->size = intern->offset;
-
+  ypcb.foreach = saveit;
+  ypcb.data = (char *)intern;
+  status = yperr2nss (yp_all(domainname, "rpc.bynumber", &ypcb));
   intern->next = intern->start;
-  intern->offset = 0;
 
   return status;
 }
@@ -108,60 +138,29 @@ _nss_nis_endrpcent (void)
 
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nis_getrpcent_r (struct rpcent *rpc, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
-			  int *errnop, intern_t *intern)
+			  int *errnop, intern_t *data)
 {
   struct parser_data *pdata = (void *) buffer;
   int parse_res;
   char *p;
 
-  if (intern->start == NULL)
-    internal_nis_setrpcent (intern);
-
-  if (intern->next == NULL)
-    /* Not one entry in the map.  */
-    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+  if (data->start == NULL)
+    internal_nis_setrpcent (data);
 
   /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
   do
     {
-      struct response_t *bucket = intern->next;
-
-      if (__builtin_expect (intern->offset >= bucket->size, 0))
-	{
-	  if (bucket->next == NULL)
-	    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-
-	  /* We look at all the content in the current bucket.  Go on
-	     to the next.  */
-	  bucket = intern->next = bucket->next;
-	  intern->offset = 0;
-	}
-
-      for (p = &bucket->mem[intern->offset]; isspace (*p); ++p)
-        ++intern->offset;
-
-      size_t len = strlen (p) + 1;
-      if (__builtin_expect (len > buflen, 0))
-	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
-
-      /* We unfortunately have to copy the data in the user-provided
-	 buffer because that buffer might be around for a very long
-	 time and the servent structure must remain valid.  If we would
-	 rely on the BUCKET memory the next 'setservent' or 'endservent'
-	 call would destroy it.
+      if (data->next == NULL)
+	return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 
-	 The important thing is that it is a single NUL-terminated
-	 string.  This is what the parsing routine expects.  */
-      p = memcpy (buffer, &bucket->mem[intern->offset], len);
+      p = strncpy (buffer, data->next->val, buflen);
+      while (isspace (*p))
+        ++p;
 
       parse_res = _nss_files_parse_rpcent (p, rpc, pdata, buflen, errnop);
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-
-      intern->offset += len;
+      data->next = data->next->next;
     }
   while (!parse_res);
 
@@ -187,18 +186,21 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getrpcbyname_r (const char *name, struct rpcent *rpc,
 			 char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  intern_t data = {NULL, NULL};
+  enum nss_status status;
+  int found;
+
   if (name == NULL)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  intern_t data = { NULL, NULL, 0 };
-  enum nss_status status = internal_nis_setrpcent (&data);
-  if (__builtin_expect (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
+  status = internal_nis_setrpcent (&data);
+  if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     return status;
 
-  int found = 0;
+  found = 0;
   while (!found &&
          ((status = internal_nis_getrpcent_r (rpc, buffer, buflen, errnop,
 					      &data)) == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS))
@@ -224,52 +226,53 @@ _nss_nis_getrpcbyname_r (const char *name, struct rpcent *rpc,
 
   internal_nis_endrpcent (&data);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (!found && status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (!found && status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-
-  return status;
+  else
+    return status;
 }
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getrpcbynumber_r (int number, struct rpcent *rpc,
 			   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result, *p;
+  int len, nlen, parse_res;
+  char buf[32];
+
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  char buf[32];
-  int nlen = snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "%d", number);
+  nlen = sprintf (buf, "%d", number);
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "rpc.bynumber", buf, nlen, &result, &len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "rpc.bynumber", buf,
+				 nlen, &result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	*errnop = errno;
       return retval;
     }
 
-  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
     {
       free (result);
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
 
-  char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+  p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
   buffer[len] = '\0';
   while (isspace (*p))
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_rpcent (p, rpc, (void  *) buffer, buflen,
-					   errnop);
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  parse_res = _nss_files_parse_rpcent (p, rpc, data, buflen, errnop);
+
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-service.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-service.c
index 59a598f296..1e879d04e3 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-service.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-service.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <rpcsvc/ypclnt.h>
 
 #include "nss-nis.h"
-#include <libnsl.h>
 
 
 /* Get the declaration of the parser function.  */
@@ -37,7 +36,20 @@
 
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
 
-static intern_t intern;
+struct response_t
+{
+  struct response_t *next;
+  char val[0];
+};
+
+struct intern_t
+{
+  struct response_t *start;
+  struct response_t *next;
+};
+typedef struct intern_t intern_t;
+
+static intern_t intern = { NULL, NULL };
 
 struct search_t
 {
@@ -52,31 +64,63 @@ struct search_t
 };
 
 static int
+saveit (int instatus, char *inkey, int inkeylen, char *inval,
+        int invallen, char *indata)
+{
+  intern_t *intern = (intern_t *) indata;
+
+  if (instatus != YP_TRUE)
+    return 1;
+
+  if (inkey && inkeylen > 0 && inval && invallen > 0)
+    {
+      struct response_t *newp = malloc (sizeof (struct response_t)
+					+ invallen + 1);
+      if (newp == NULL)
+	return 1; /* We have no error code for out of memory */
+
+      if (intern->start == NULL)
+	intern->start = newp;
+      else
+	intern->next->next = newp;
+      intern->next = newp;
+
+      newp->next = NULL;
+      *((char *) mempcpy (newp->val, inval, invallen)) = '\0';
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int
 dosearch (int instatus, char *inkey, int inkeylen, char *inval,
 	  int invallen, char *indata)
 {
   struct search_t *req = (struct search_t *) indata;
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (instatus != YP_TRUE, 0))
+  if (instatus != YP_TRUE)
     return 1;
 
   if (inkey && inkeylen > 0 && inval && invallen > 0)
     {
-      if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (invallen + 1) > req->buflen, 0))
+      struct parser_data *pdata = (void *) req->buffer;
+      int parse_res;
+      char *p;
+
+      if ((size_t) (invallen + 1) > req->buflen)
 	{
 	  *req->errnop = ERANGE;
 	  req->status = NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	  return 1;
 	}
 
-      char *p = strncpy (req->buffer, inval, invallen);
+      p = strncpy (req->buffer, inval, invallen);
       req->buffer[invallen] = '\0';
       while (isspace (*p))
         ++p;
 
-      int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_servent (p, req->serv,
-						(void *) req->buffer,
-						req->buflen, req->errnop);
+      parse_res = _nss_files_parse_servent (p, req->serv, pdata, req->buflen,
+					    req->errnop);
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  req->status = NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
@@ -110,35 +154,35 @@ dosearch (int instatus, char *inkey, int inkeylen, char *inval,
   return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-internal_nis_endservent (void)
+static enum nss_status
+internal_nis_endservent (intern_t * intern)
 {
-  struct response_t *curr = intern.next;
-
-  while (curr != NULL)
+  while (intern->start != NULL)
     {
-      struct response_t *last = curr;
-      curr = curr->next;
-      free (last);
+      intern->next = intern->start;
+      intern->start = intern->start->next;
+      free (intern->next);
     }
 
-  intern.next = intern.start = NULL;
+  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_endservent (void)
 {
+  enum nss_status status;
+
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  internal_nis_endservent ();
+  status = internal_nis_endservent (&intern);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  return status;
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
-internal_nis_setservent (void)
+internal_nis_setservent (intern_t *intern)
 {
   char *domainname;
   struct ypall_callback ypcb;
@@ -147,18 +191,12 @@ internal_nis_setservent (void)
   if (yp_get_default_domain (&domainname))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  internal_nis_endservent ();
+  (void) internal_nis_endservent (intern);
 
-  ypcb.foreach = _nis_saveit;
-  ypcb.data = (char *) &intern;
+  ypcb.foreach = saveit;
+  ypcb.data = (char *) intern;
   status = yperr2nss (yp_all (domainname, "services.byname", &ypcb));
-
-  /* Mark the last buffer as full.  */
-  if (intern.next != NULL)
-    intern.next->size = intern.offset;
-
-  intern.next = intern.start;
-  intern.offset = 0;
+  intern->next = intern->start;
 
   return status;
 }
@@ -170,7 +208,7 @@ _nss_nis_setservent (int stayopen)
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = internal_nis_setservent ();
+  status = internal_nis_setservent (&intern);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -179,60 +217,29 @@ _nss_nis_setservent (int stayopen)
 
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nis_getservent_r (struct servent *serv, char *buffer,
-			   size_t buflen, int *errnop)
+			   size_t buflen, int *errnop, intern_t *data)
 {
   struct parser_data *pdata = (void *) buffer;
   int parse_res;
   char *p;
 
-  if (intern.start == NULL)
-    internal_nis_setservent ();
+  if (data->start == NULL)
+    internal_nis_setservent (data);
 
-  if (intern.next == NULL)
-    /* Not one entry in the map.  */
-    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-
-  /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one.  */
+  /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
   do
     {
-      struct response_t *bucket = intern.next;
+      if (data->next == NULL)
+	return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 
-      if (__builtin_expect (intern.offset >= bucket->size, 0))
-	{
-	  if (bucket->next == NULL)
-	    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-
-	  /* We look at all the content in the current bucket.  Go on
-	     to the next.  */
-	  bucket = intern.next = bucket->next;
-	  intern.offset = 0;
-	}
-
-      for (p = &bucket->mem[intern.offset]; isspace (*p); ++p)
-        ++intern.offset;
-
-      size_t len = strlen (p) + 1;
-      if (__builtin_expect (len > buflen, 0))
-	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
-
-      /* We unfortunately have to copy the data in the user-provided
-	 buffer because that buffer might be around for a very long
-	 time and the servent structure must remain valid.  If we would
-	 rely on the BUCKET memory the next 'setservent' or 'endservent'
-	 call would destroy it.
-
-	 The important thing is that it is a single NUL-terminated
-	 string.  This is what the parsing routine expects.  */
-      p = memcpy (buffer, &bucket->mem[intern.offset], len);
+      p = strncpy (buffer, data->next->val, buflen);
+      while (isspace (*p))
+        ++p;
 
       parse_res = _nss_files_parse_servent (p, serv, pdata, buflen, errnop);
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      if (parse_res == -1)
         return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-
-      intern.offset += len;
+      data->next = data->next->next;
     }
   while (!parse_res);
 
@@ -247,7 +254,7 @@ _nss_nis_getservent_r (struct servent *serv, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = internal_nis_getservent_r (serv, buffer, buflen, errnop);
+  status = internal_nis_getservent_r (serv, buffer, buflen, errnop, &intern);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -259,55 +266,60 @@ _nss_nis_getservbyname_r (const char *name, const char *protocol,
 			  struct servent *serv, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 			  int *errnop)
 {
+  enum nss_status status;
+  char *domain;
+
   if (name == NULL)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   /* If the protocol is given, we could try if our NIS server knows
      about services.byservicename map. If yes, we only need one query.  */
-  size_t keylen = strlen (name) + (protocol ? 1 + strlen (protocol) : 0);
-  char key[keylen + 1];
+  char key[strlen (name) + (protocol ? strlen (protocol) : 0) + 2];
+  char *cp, *result;
+  size_t keylen, len;
+  int int_len;
 
   /* key is: "name/proto" */
-  char *cp = stpcpy (key, name);
-  if (protocol != NULL)
+  cp = stpcpy (key, name);
+  if (protocol)
     {
       *cp++ = '/';
       strcpy (cp, protocol);
     }
-
-  char *result;
-  int int_len;
-  int status = yp_match (domain, "services.byservicename", key,
-			 keylen, &result, &int_len);
-  size_t len = int_len;
+  keylen = strlen (key);
+  status = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "services.byservicename", key,
+				keylen, &result, &int_len));
+  len = int_len;
 
   /* If we found the key, it's ok and parse the result. If not,
      fall through and parse the complete table. */
-  if (__builtin_expect (status == YPERR_SUCCESS, 1))
+  if (status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+      struct parser_data *pdata = (void *) buffer;
+      int parse_res;
+      char *p;
+
+      if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
 	{
 	  free (result);
 	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
 
-      char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+      p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
       buffer[len] = '\0';
       while (isspace (*p))
 	++p;
       free (result);
-
-      int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_servent (p, serv, (void *) buffer,
-						buflen, errnop);
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 0, 0))
+      parse_res = _nss_files_parse_servent (p, serv, pdata,
+					    buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res < 0)
 	{
 	  if (parse_res == -1)
 	    return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
@@ -319,8 +331,8 @@ _nss_nis_getservbyname_r (const char *name, const char *protocol,
     }
 
   /* Check if it is safe to rely on services.byservicename.  */
-  if (_nsl_default_nss () & NSS_FLAG_SERVICES_AUTHORITATIVE)
-    return yperr2nss (status);
+  if (_nis_default_nss () & NSS_FLAG_SERVICES_AUTHORITATIVE)
+    return status;
 
   struct ypall_callback ypcb;
   struct search_t req;
@@ -335,10 +347,10 @@ _nss_nis_getservbyname_r (const char *name, const char *protocol,
   req.buflen = buflen;
   req.errnop = errnop;
   req.status = NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-  status = yp_all (domain, "services.byname", &ypcb);
+  status = yperr2nss (yp_all (domain, "services.byname", &ypcb));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (status != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
-    return yperr2nss (status);
+  if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    return status;
 
   return req.status;
 }
@@ -348,8 +360,10 @@ _nss_nis_getservbyport_r (int port, const char *protocol,
 			  struct servent *serv, char *buffer,
 			  size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  enum nss_status status;
   char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   /* If the protocol is given, we only need one query.
@@ -358,44 +372,48 @@ _nss_nis_getservbyport_r (int port, const char *protocol,
   const char *proto = protocol != NULL ? protocol : "tcp";
   do
     {
-      /* key is: "port/proto" */
       char key[sizeof (int) * 3 + strlen (proto) + 2];
-      size_t keylen = snprintf (key, sizeof (key), "%d/%s", ntohs (port),
-				proto);
-
       char *result;
+      size_t keylen, len;
       int int_len;
-      int status = yp_match (domain, "services.byname", key, keylen, &result,
-			     &int_len);
-      size_t len = int_len;
+
+      /* key is: "port/proto" */
+      keylen = snprintf (key, sizeof (key), "%d/%s", ntohs (port), proto);
+      status = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "services.byname", key,
+				    keylen, &result, &int_len));
+      len = int_len;
 
       /* If we found the key, it's ok and parse the result. If not,
 	 fall through and parse the complete table. */
-      if (__builtin_expect (status == YPERR_SUCCESS, 1))
+      if (status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
-	  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+	  struct parser_data *pdata = (void *) buffer;
+	  int parse_res;
+	  char *p;
+
+	  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
 	    {
 	      free (result);
 	      *errnop = ERANGE;
 	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	    }
 
-	  char  *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+	  p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
 	  buffer[len] = '\0';
 	  while (isspace (*p))
 	    ++p;
 	  free (result);
-	  int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_servent (p, serv, (void *) buffer,
-						    buflen, errnop);
-	  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 0, 0))
+	  parse_res = _nss_files_parse_servent (p, serv, pdata,
+						buflen, errnop);
+	  if (parse_res < 0)
 	    {
 	      if (parse_res == -1)
 		return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	      else
 		return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 	    }
-
-	  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	  else
+	    return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	}
     }
   while (protocol == NULL && (proto[0] == 't' ? (proto = "udp") : NULL));
@@ -416,10 +434,10 @@ _nss_nis_getservbyport_r (int port, const char *protocol,
   req.buflen = buflen;
   req.errnop = errnop;
   req.status = NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-  int status = yp_all (domain, "services.byname", &ypcb);
+  status = yperr2nss (yp_all (domain, "services.byname", &ypcb));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (status != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
-    return yperr2nss (status);
+  if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    return status;
 
   return req.status;
 }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nis/nis-spwd.c b/nis/nss_nis/nis-spwd.c
index 0fc4e17c42..99a9ed5f48 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nis/nis-spwd.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nis/nis-spwd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-1998,2001,2002,2003,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -68,52 +68,49 @@ static enum nss_status
 internal_nis_getspent_r (struct spwd *sp, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 			 int *errnop)
 {
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  char *domain, *result, *outkey;
+  int len, keylen, parse_res;
+
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
-  int parse_res;
   do
     {
-      char *result;
-      char *outkey;
-      int len;
-      int keylen;
-      int yperr;
+      enum nss_status retval;
+      char *p;
 
       if (new_start)
-        yperr = yp_first (domain, "shadow.byname", &outkey, &keylen, &result,
-			  &len);
+        retval = yperr2nss (yp_first (domain, "shadow.byname",
+                                      &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len));
       else
-        yperr = yp_next (domain, "shadow.byname", oldkey, oldkeylen, &outkey,
-			 &keylen, &result, &len);
+        retval = yperr2nss ( yp_next (domain, "shadow.byname",
+                                      oldkey, oldkeylen,
+                                      &outkey, &keylen, &result, &len));
 
-      if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+      if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         {
-	  enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
 	  if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	    *errnop = errno;
           return retval;
         }
 
-      if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+      if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
         {
           free (result);
 	  *errnop = ERANGE;
           return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
         }
 
-      char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+      p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
       buffer[len] = '\0';
       while (isspace (*p))
         ++p;
       free (result);
 
-      parse_res = _nss_files_parse_spent (p, sp, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					  errnop);
-      if (__builtin_expect  (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      parse_res = _nss_files_parse_spent (p, sp, data, buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  free (outkey);
 	  *errnop = ERANGE;
@@ -149,46 +146,45 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nis_getspnam_r (const char *name, struct spwd *sp,
 		     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  struct parser_data *data = (void *) buffer;
+  enum nss_status retval;
+  char *domain, *result, *p;
+  int len, parse_res;
+
   if (name == NULL)
     {
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  char *domain;
-  if (__builtin_expect (yp_get_default_domain (&domain), 0))
+  if (yp_get_default_domain (&domain))
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  char *result;
-  int len;
-  int yperr = yp_match (domain, "shadow.byname", name, strlen (name), &result,
-			&len);
+  retval = yperr2nss (yp_match (domain, "shadow.byname", name,
+				strlen (name), &result, &len));
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (yperr != YPERR_SUCCESS, 0))
+  if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
-      enum nss_status retval = yperr2nss (yperr);
-
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	*errnop = errno;
       return retval;
     }
 
-  if (__builtin_expect ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen, 0))
+  if ((size_t) (len + 1) > buflen)
     {
       free (result);
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
 
-  char *p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
+  p = strncpy (buffer, result, len);
   buffer[len] = '\0';
   while (isspace (*p))
     ++p;
   free (result);
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_files_parse_spent (p, sp, (void *) buffer, buflen,
-					  errnop);
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
+  parse_res = _nss_files_parse_spent (p, sp, data, buflen, errnop);
+  if (parse_res < 1)
     {
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c
index 57858721a1..152e5fc3fc 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
-#include <atomic.h>
 #include <nss.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -34,39 +32,32 @@ __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
 static nis_result *result;
 static u_long next_entry;
 static nis_name tablename_val;
-static size_t tablename_len;
+static u_long tablename_len;
 
-#define NISENTRYVAL(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_val)
+#define NISENTRYVAL(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_val)
 
-#define NISENTRYLEN(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_len)
+#define NISENTRYLEN(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_len)
 
 static enum nss_status
 _nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      const char *local_dir = nis_local_directory ();
-      size_t local_dir_len = strlen (local_dir);
-      static const char prefix[] = "mail_aliases.org_dir.";
+      char buf [40 + strlen (nis_local_directory ())];
+      char *p;
 
-      char *p = malloc (sizeof (prefix) + local_dir_len);
-      if (p == NULL)
+      p = __stpcpy (buf, "mail_aliases.org_dir.");
+      p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
+      tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
+      if (tablename_val == NULL)
 	{
 	  *errnop = errno;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-
-      memcpy (__stpcpy (p, prefix), local_dir, local_dir_len + 1);
-
-      tablename_len = sizeof (prefix) - 1 + local_dir_len;
-
-      atomic_write_barrier ();
-
-      tablename_val = p;
+      tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
-
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -79,87 +70,86 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_aliasent (nis_result *result, unsigned long entry,
     return 0;
 
   if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-      || __type_of (&NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[entry]) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-      || strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[entry].EN_data.en_type,
+      || __type_of (&result->objects.objects_val[entry]) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[entry].EN_data.en_type,
 		 "mail_aliases") != 0
-      || NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[entry].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 2)
+      || result->objects.objects_val[entry].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 2)
     return 0;
-
-  if (NISENTRYLEN (entry, 1, result) >= buflen)
-    {
-      /* The line is too long for our buffer.  */
-    no_more_room:
-      *errnop = ERANGE;
-      return -1;
-    }
-
-  char *cp = __stpncpy (buffer, NISENTRYVAL (entry, 1, result),
-			NISENTRYLEN (entry, 1, result));
-  *cp = '\0';
-
-  char *first_unused = cp + 1;
-  size_t room_left = buflen - (first_unused - buffer);
-
-  alias->alias_local = 0;
-  alias->alias_members_len = 0;
-
-  if (NISENTRYLEN (entry, 0, result) >= room_left)
-    goto no_more_room;
-
-  cp = __stpncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (entry, 0, result),
-		  NISENTRYLEN (entry, 0, result));
-  *cp = '\0';
-  alias->alias_name = first_unused;
-
-  /* Terminate the line for any case.  */
-  cp = strpbrk (alias->alias_name, "#\n");
-  if (cp != NULL)
-    *cp = '\0';
-
-  size_t len = strlen (alias->alias_name) + 1;
-  first_unused += len;
-  room_left -= len;
-
-  /* Adjust the pointer so it is aligned for
-     storing pointers.  */
-  size_t adjust = ((__alignof__ (char *)
-		    - (first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *))
-		   % __alignof__ (char *));
-  if (room_left < adjust)
-    goto no_more_room;
-  first_unused += adjust;
-  room_left -= adjust;
-
-  alias->alias_members = (char **) first_unused;
-
-  char *line = buffer;
-  while (*line != '\0')
+  else
     {
-      /* Skip leading blanks.  */
-      while (isspace (*line))
-	++line;
-
-      if (*line == '\0')
-	break;
+      char *first_unused = buffer + NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result) + 1;
+      size_t room_left =
+	buflen - (buflen % __alignof__ (char *)) -
+	NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result) - 2;
+      char *line;
+      char *cp;
+
+      if (NISENTRYLEN (entry, 1, result) >= buflen)
+	{
+	  /* The line is too long for our buffer.  */
+	no_more_room:
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return -1;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  cp = __stpncpy (buffer, NISENTRYVAL (entry, 1, result),
+			 NISENTRYLEN (entry, 1, result));
+	  *cp = '\0';
+	}
 
-      if (room_left < sizeof (char *))
+      if (NISENTRYLEN(entry, 0, result) >= room_left)
 	goto no_more_room;
-      room_left -= sizeof (char *);
-      alias->alias_members[alias->alias_members_len] = line;
-
-      while (*line != '\0' && *line != ',')
-	++line;
 
-      if (line != alias->alias_members[alias->alias_members_len])
+      alias->alias_local = 0;
+      alias->alias_members_len = 0;
+      *first_unused = '\0';
+      ++first_unused;
+      cp = __stpncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (entry, 0, result),
+		      NISENTRYLEN (entry, 0, result));
+      *cp = '\0';
+      alias->alias_name = first_unused;
+
+      /* Terminate the line for any case.  */
+      cp = strpbrk (alias->alias_name, "#\n");
+      if (cp != NULL)
+	*cp = '\0';
+
+      first_unused += strlen (alias->alias_name) +1;
+      /* Adjust the pointer so it is aligned for
+	 storing pointers.  */
+      first_unused += __alignof__ (char *) - 1;
+      first_unused -= ((first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *));
+      alias->alias_members = (char **) first_unused;
+
+      line = buffer;
+
+      while (*line != '\0')
 	{
-	  *line++ = '\0';
-	  ++alias->alias_members_len;
+	  /* Skip leading blanks.  */
+	  while (isspace (*line))
+	    ++line;
+
+	  if (*line == '\0')
+	    break;
+
+	  if (room_left < sizeof (char *))
+	    goto no_more_room;
+	  room_left -= sizeof (char *);
+	  alias->alias_members[alias->alias_members_len] = line;
+
+	  while (*line != '\0' && *line != ',')
+	    ++line;
+
+	  if (line != alias->alias_members[alias->alias_members_len])
+	    {
+	      *line++ = '\0';
+	      alias->alias_members_len++;
+	    }
 	}
-      else if (*line == ',')
-	++line;
-    }
 
-  return alias->alias_members_len == 0 ? 0 : 1;
+      return alias->alias_members_len == 0 ? 0 : 1;
+    }
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
@@ -168,11 +158,9 @@ internal_setaliasent (void)
   enum nss_status status;
   int err;
 
-  if (result !=  NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   if (_nss_create_tablename (&err) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
@@ -215,11 +203,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_endaliasent (void)
 {
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
   next_entry = 0;
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
@@ -254,8 +240,7 @@ internal_nisplus_getaliasent_r (struct aliasent *alias,
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 
       ++next_entry;
-    }
-  while (!parse_res);
+    } while (!parse_res);
 
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -283,12 +268,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_getaliasbyname_r (const char *name, struct aliasent *alias,
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
-
-      __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
@@ -298,42 +278,35 @@ _nss_nisplus_getaliasbyname_r (const char *name, struct aliasent *alias,
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
-
-  char buf[strlen (name) + 9 + tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
-
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-
-  nis_result *result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
-
-  if (result == NULL)
+  else
     {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[strlen (name) + 30 + tablename_len];
+      int olderr = errno;
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
 
-  parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_aliasent (result, 0, alias,
-					   buffer, buflen, errnop);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-  /* We do not need the lookup result anymore.  */
-  nis_freeresult (result);
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
+      if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return niserr2nss (result->status);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
-    {
-      __set_errno (olderr);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_aliasent (result, 0, alias,
+					       buffer, buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res < 1)
+	{
+	  __set_errno (olderr);
 
-      if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-      else
-	return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	  if (parse_res == -1)
+	    return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	  else
+	    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	}
+      return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }
-
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c
index 298869f931..028309c841 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997,1998,2000-2003,2005,2006,2007
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997,1998,2000,2001,2002,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -18,17 +17,15 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
-#include <atomic.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <inttypes.h>
-#include <netdb.h>
 #include <nss.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <bits/libc-lock.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
 #include <netinet/ether.h>
-#include <netinet/if_ether.h>
 #include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
-#include <bits/libc-lock.h>
+#include <netinet/if_ether.h>
 
 #include "nss-nisplus.h"
 
@@ -39,11 +36,11 @@ static nis_name tablename_val;
 static u_long tablename_len;
 
 
-#define NISENTRYVAL(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].zo_data.objdata_u.en_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_val)
+#define NISENTRYVAL(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].zo_data.objdata_u.en_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_val)
 
-#define NISENTRYLEN(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].zo_data.objdata_u.en_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_len)
+#define NISENTRYLEN(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].zo_data.objdata_u.en_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_len)
 
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (nis_result *result, struct etherent *ether,
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (nis_result *result, struct etherent *ether,
     return 0;
 
   if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-      || NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (result) != 1
+      || result->objects.objects_len != 1
       || __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
       || strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_type,
 		 "ethers_tbl") != 0
@@ -64,25 +61,16 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (nis_result *result, struct etherent *ether,
     return 0;
 
   /* Generate the ether entry format and use the normal parser */
-  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) + 1 > room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) +1 > room_left)
     {
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return -1;
     }
-  char *cp = __stpncpy (p, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
-			NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
-  *cp = '\0';
-  room_left -= NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) + 1;
+  strncpy (p, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result), NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
+  room_left -= (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) +1);
   ether->e_name = p;
 
-  struct ether_addr *ea = ether_aton (NISENTRYVAL (0, 1, result));
-  if (ea == NULL)
-    {
-      *errnop = EINVAL;
-      return -2;
-    }
-
-  ether->e_addr = *ea;
+  ether->e_addr = *ether_aton (NISENTRYVAL (0, 1, result));
 
   return 1;
 }
@@ -92,24 +80,18 @@ _nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      const char *local_dir = nis_local_directory ();
-      size_t local_dir_len = strlen (local_dir);
-      static const char prefix[] = "ethers.org_dir.";
+      char buf [40 + strlen (nis_local_directory ())];
+      char *p;
 
-      char *p = malloc (sizeof (prefix) + local_dir_len);
-      if (p == NULL)
+      p = __stpcpy (buf, "ethers.org_dir.");
+      p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
+      tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
+      if (tablename_val == NULL)
 	{
 	  *errnop = errno;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-
-      memcpy (__stpcpy (p, prefix), local_dir, local_dir_len + 1);
-
-      tablename_len = sizeof (prefix) - 1 + local_dir_len;
-
-      atomic_write_barrier ();
-
-      tablename_val = p;
+      tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -125,11 +107,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_setetherent (int stayopen)
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   if (_nss_create_tablename (&err) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     status = NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
@@ -144,11 +124,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_endetherent (void)
 {
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -159,6 +137,8 @@ static enum nss_status
 internal_nisplus_getetherent_r (struct etherent *ether, char *buffer,
 				size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  int parse_res;
+
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
@@ -168,7 +148,6 @@ internal_nisplus_getetherent_r (struct etherent *ether, char *buffer,
     }
 
   /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
-  int parse_res;
   do
     {
       nis_result *saved_result;
@@ -177,23 +156,16 @@ internal_nisplus_getetherent_r (struct etherent *ether, char *buffer,
 	{
 	  saved_result = NULL;
 	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    return niserr2nss (result->status);
 	}
       else
 	{
+	  nis_result *res2;
+
+	  res2 = nis_next_entry(tablename_val, &result->cookie);
 	  saved_result = result;
-	  result = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
+	  result = res2;
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    {
 	      nis_freeresult (saved_result);
@@ -206,15 +178,17 @@ internal_nisplus_getetherent_r (struct etherent *ether, char *buffer,
       if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  result = saved_result;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (saved_result != NULL)
+	    nis_freeresult (saved_result);
+	}
 
-      if (saved_result != NULL)
-	nis_freeresult (saved_result);
-
-    }
-  while (!parse_res);
+    } while (!parse_res);
 
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -238,6 +212,8 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_gethostton_r (const char *name, struct etherent *eth,
 			   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  int parse_res;
+
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
@@ -251,59 +227,56 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostton_r (const char *name, struct etherent *eth,
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
-
-  char buf[strlen (name) + 9 + tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
-
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-
-  nis_result *result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS | USE_DGRAM,
-				 NULL, NULL);
-
-  if (result == NULL)
+  else
     {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[strlen (name) + 40 + tablename_len];
+      int olderr = errno;
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (result, eth, buffer,
-					       buflen, errnop);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-  /* We do not need the lookup result anymore.  */
-  nis_freeresult (result);
-
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
-    {
-      __set_errno (olderr);
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
+      if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	{
+	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  return status;
+	}
 
-      if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (result, eth, buffer,
+					       buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res < 1)
+	{
+	  __set_errno (olderr);
 
-      return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	  if (parse_res == -1)
+	    {
+	      nis_freeresult (result);
+	      *errnop = ERANGE;
+	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	    }
+	  else
+	   return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	}
+      return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }
-
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 enum nss_status
-_nss_nisplus_getntohost_r (const struct ether_addr *addr, struct etherent *eth,
+_nss_nisplus_getntohost_r (const struct ether_addr *addr,
+			   struct etherent *eth,
 			   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
-      __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
@@ -313,46 +286,44 @@ _nss_nisplus_getntohost_r (const struct ether_addr *addr, struct etherent *eth,
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
-
-  char buf[26 + tablename_len];
-
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf),
-	    "[addr=%" PRIx8 ":%" PRIx8 ":%" PRIx8 ":%" PRIx8 ":%" PRIx8
-	    ":%" PRIx8 "],%s",
-	    addr->ether_addr_octet[0], addr->ether_addr_octet[1],
-	    addr->ether_addr_octet[2], addr->ether_addr_octet[3],
-	    addr->ether_addr_octet[4], addr->ether_addr_octet[5],
-	    tablename_val);
-
-  nis_result *result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS | USE_DGRAM,
-				 NULL, NULL);
-
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
-
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
+  else
     {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
+      int parse_res;
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[255 + tablename_len];
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (result, eth, buffer,
-					       buflen, errnop);
+      sprintf (buf, "[addr=%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x],ethers.org_dir",
+	       addr->ether_addr_octet[0], addr->ether_addr_octet[1],
+	       addr->ether_addr_octet[2], addr->ether_addr_octet[3],
+	       addr->ether_addr_octet[4], addr->ether_addr_octet[5]);
 
-  /* We do not need the lookup result anymore.  */
-  nis_freeresult (result);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
-    {
-      if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
+      if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	{
+	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  return status;
+	}
 
-      return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (result, eth, buffer,
+					       buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res < 1)
+	{
+	  if (parse_res == -1)
+	    {
+	      nis_freeresult (result);
+	      *errnop = ERANGE;
+	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	}
+      return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }
-
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c
index 7cc762fea9..daca94fc87 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
-#include <atomic.h>
 #include <nss.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -29,110 +27,68 @@
 
 #include "nss-nisplus.h"
 #include "nisplus-parser.h"
-#include <libnsl.h>
-#include <nis_intern.h>
-#include <nis_xdr.h>
-
 
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock);
 
-/* Connection information.  */
-static ib_request *ibreq;
-static directory_obj *dir;
-static dir_binding bptr;
-static char *tablepath;
-static char *tableptr;
-/* Cursor.  */
-static netobj cursor;
-
+static nis_result *result;
+static unsigned long next_entry;
+static nis_name tablename_val;
+static u_long tablename_len;
 
-nis_name grp_tablename_val attribute_hidden;
-size_t grp_tablename_len attribute_hidden;
-
-enum nss_status
-_nss_grp_create_tablename (int *errnop)
+static enum nss_status
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
-  if (grp_tablename_val == NULL)
+  if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      const char *local_dir = nis_local_directory ();
-      size_t local_dir_len = strlen (local_dir);
-      static const char prefix[] = "group.org_dir.";
+      char buf [40 + strlen (nis_local_directory ())];
+      char *p;
 
-      char *p = malloc (sizeof (prefix) + local_dir_len);
-      if (p == NULL)
+      p = __stpcpy (buf, "group.org_dir.");
+      p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
+      tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
+      if (tablename_val == NULL)
 	{
 	  *errnop = errno;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-
-      memcpy (__stpcpy (p, prefix), local_dir, local_dir_len + 1);
-
-      grp_tablename_len = sizeof (prefix) - 1 + local_dir_len;
-
-      atomic_write_barrier ();
-
-      if (atomic_compare_and_exchange_bool_acq (&grp_tablename_val, p, NULL))
-	{
-	  /* Another thread already installed the value.  */
-	  free (p);
-	  grp_tablename_len = strlen (grp_tablename_val);
-	}
+      tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
-
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
-static void
-internal_endgrent (void)
-{
-  __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
-  memset (&bptr, '\0', sizeof (bptr));
-
-  nis_free_directory (dir);
-  dir = NULL;
-
-  nis_free_request (ibreq);
-  ibreq = NULL;
-
-  xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_netobj, (char *) &cursor);
-  memset (&cursor, '\0', sizeof (cursor));
-
-  free (tablepath);
-  tableptr = tablepath = NULL;
-}
-
-
 static enum nss_status
-internal_setgrent (int *errnop)
+internal_setgrent (void)
 {
-  enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  enum nss_status status;
+  int err;
 
-  if (grp_tablename_val == NULL)
-    status = _nss_grp_create_tablename (errnop);
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
+  next_entry = 0;
 
-  if (status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-    {
-      ibreq = __create_ib_request (grp_tablename_val, 0);
-      if (ibreq == NULL)
-	{
-	  *errnop = errno;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
+  if (tablename_val == NULL)
+    if (_nss_create_tablename (&err) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-      nis_error retcode = __prepare_niscall (grp_tablename_val, &dir, &bptr, 0);
-      if (retcode != NIS_SUCCESS)
+  result = nis_list (tablename_val, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
+  if (result == NULL)
+    {
+      status = NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
-	  nis_free_request (ibreq);
-	  ibreq = NULL;
-	  status = niserr2nss (retcode);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = NULL;
 	}
     }
-
   return status;
 }
 
-
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_setgrent (int stayopen)
 {
@@ -140,133 +96,58 @@ _nss_nisplus_setgrent (int stayopen)
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  internal_endgrent ();
-
-  // XXX We need to be able to set errno.  Pass in new parameter.
-  int err;
-  status = internal_setgrent (&err);
+  status = internal_setgrent ();
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
   return status;
 }
 
-
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_endgrent (void)
 {
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  internal_endgrent ();
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nisplus_getgrent_r (struct group *gr, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 			     int *errnop)
 {
-  int parse_res = -1;
-  enum nss_status retval = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  int parse_res;
 
-  /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
-  do
+  if (result == NULL)
     {
-      nis_error status;
-      nis_result result;
-      memset (&result, '\0', sizeof (result));
+      enum nss_status status;
 
-      if (cursor.n_bytes == NULL)
-	{
-	  if (ibreq == NULL)
-	    {
-	      retval = internal_setgrent (errnop);
-	      if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-		return retval;
-	    }
-
-	  status = __do_niscall3 (&bptr, NIS_IBFIRST,
-				  (xdrproc_t) _xdr_ib_request,
-				  (caddr_t) ibreq,
-				  (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result,
-				  (caddr_t) &result,
-				  0, NULL);
-	}
-      else
-	{
-	  ibreq->ibr_cookie.n_bytes = cursor.n_bytes;
-	  ibreq->ibr_cookie.n_len = cursor.n_len;
-
-	  status = __do_niscall3 (&bptr, NIS_IBNEXT,
-				  (xdrproc_t) _xdr_ib_request,
-				  (caddr_t) ibreq,
-				  (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result,
-				  (caddr_t) &result,
-				  0, NULL);
-
-	  ibreq->ibr_cookie.n_bytes = NULL;
-	  ibreq->ibr_cookie.n_len = 0;
-	}
-
-      if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
-	return niserr2nss (status);
+      status = internal_setgrent ();
+      if (result == NULL || status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
-      if (NIS_RES_STATUS (&result) == NIS_NOTFOUND)
-	{
-	  /* No more entries on this server.  This means we have to go
-	     to the next server on the path.  */
-	  status = __follow_path (&tablepath, &tableptr, ibreq, &bptr);
-	  if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
-	    return niserr2nss (status);
-
-	  directory_obj *newdir = NULL;
-	  dir_binding newbptr;
-	  status = __prepare_niscall (ibreq->ibr_name, &newdir, &newbptr, 0);
-	  if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
-	    return niserr2nss (status);
-
-	  nis_free_directory (dir);
-	  dir = newdir;
-	  __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
-	  bptr = newbptr;
-
-	  xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_netobj, (char *) &result.cookie);
-	  result.cookie.n_bytes = NULL;
-	  result.cookie.n_len = 0;
-	  parse_res = 0;
-	  goto next;
-	}
-      else if (NIS_RES_STATUS (&result) != NIS_SUCCESS)
-	return niserr2nss (NIS_RES_STATUS (&result));
+  /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
+  do
+    {
+      if (next_entry >= result->objects.objects_len)
+	return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 
-      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (&result, gr,
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (result, next_entry, gr,
 					    buffer, buflen, errnop);
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
-	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  retval = NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	  goto freeres;
-	}
+      if (parse_res == -1)
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 
-    next:
-      /* Free the old cursor.  */
-      xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_netobj, (char *) &cursor);
-      /* Remember the new one.  */
-      cursor.n_bytes = result.cookie.n_bytes;
-      cursor.n_len = result.cookie.n_len;
-      /* Free the result structure.  NB: we do not remove the cookie.  */
-      result.cookie.n_bytes = NULL;
-      result.cookie.n_len = 0;
-    freeres:
-      xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result, (char *) &result);
-      memset (&result, '\0', sizeof (result));
+      ++next_entry;
     }
   while (!parse_res);
 
-  return retval;
+  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 enum nss_status
@@ -290,9 +171,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_getgrnam_r (const char *name, struct group *gr,
 {
   int parse_res;
 
-  if (grp_tablename_val == NULL)
+  if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      enum nss_status status = _nss_grp_create_tablename (errnop);
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
@@ -303,101 +184,102 @@ _nss_nisplus_getgrnam_r (const char *name, struct group *gr,
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
     }
-
-  nis_result *result;
-  char buf[strlen (name) + 9 + grp_tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
-
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[name=%s],%s", name, grp_tablename_val);
-
-  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
-
-  if (result == NULL)
+  else
     {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[strlen (name) + 24 + tablename_len];
+      int olderr = errno;
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
 
-  parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (result, gr, buffer, buflen, errnop);
-  nis_freeresult (result);
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
-    {
-      if (parse_res == -1)
+      if (result == NULL)
 	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-      else
+      if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
-	  __set_errno (olderr);
-	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  return status;
 	}
-    }
 
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (result, 0, gr, buffer, buflen,
+					    errnop);
+      nis_freeresult (result);
+      if (parse_res < 1)
+	{
+	  if (parse_res == -1)
+	    {
+	      *errnop = ERANGE;
+	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      __set_errno (olderr);
+	      return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	    }
+	}
+      return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    }
 }
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getgrgid_r (const gid_t gid, struct group *gr,
 			 char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
-  if (grp_tablename_val == NULL)
+  if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      enum nss_status status = _nss_grp_create_tablename (errnop);
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
 
-  int parse_res;
-  nis_result *result;
-  char buf[8 + 3 * sizeof (unsigned long int) + grp_tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
-
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[gid=%lu],%s",
-	    (unsigned long int) gid, grp_tablename_val);
+  {
+    int parse_res;
+    nis_result *result;
+    char buf[36 + tablename_len];
+    int olderr = errno;
 
-  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+    sprintf (buf, "[gid=%lu],%s", (unsigned long int) gid, tablename_val);
 
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+    result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+    if (result == NULL)
+      {
+	*errnop = ENOMEM;
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
+    if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+      {
+	enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
 
-      __set_errno (olderr);
-
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
+	__set_errno (olderr);
 
-  parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (result, gr, buffer, buflen, errnop);
-
-  nis_freeresult (result);
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
-    {
-      __set_errno (olderr);
-
-      if (parse_res == -1)
-	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
-      else
-	return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-    }
-
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	nis_freeresult (result);
+	return status;
+      }
+
+    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (result, 0, gr, buffer, buflen,
+					  errnop);
+
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+    if (parse_res < 1)
+      {
+	__set_errno (olderr);
+
+	if (parse_res == -1)
+	  {
+	    *errnop = ERANGE;
+	    return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	  }
+	else
+	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+      }
+    return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c
index f5f0ac96da..540469894e 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997-2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997-2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -17,16 +17,15 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
-#include <atomic.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <netdb.h>
 #include <nss.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <bits/libc-lock.h>
+#include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
 
 #include "nss-nisplus.h"
 
@@ -36,16 +35,15 @@ static nis_result *result;
 static nis_name tablename_val;
 static u_long tablename_len;
 
-#define NISENTRYVAL(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_val)
+#define NISENTRYVAL(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_val)
 
-#define NISENTRYLEN(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_len)
+#define NISENTRYLEN(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_len)
 
 /* Get implementation for some internal functions. */
 #include <resolv/mapv4v6addr.h>
 
-
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (nis_result *result, int af, struct hostent *host,
 			    char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop,
@@ -54,26 +52,27 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (nis_result *result, int af, struct hostent *host,
   unsigned int i;
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
+  char *data, *p, *line;
 
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
   if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-      __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-      strcmp(NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[0].EN_data.en_type, "hosts_tbl") != 0 ||
-      NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
+      __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
+      strcmp(result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
+	     "hosts_tbl") != 0 ||
+      result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
     return 0;
 
-  char *data = first_unused;
-
-  if (room_left < (af == AF_INET6 || (flags & AI_V4MAPPED) != 0
-		   ? IN6ADDRSZ : INADDRSZ))
+  if (room_left < NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result) + 1)
     {
     no_more_room:
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return -1;
     }
 
+  data = first_unused;
+
   /* Parse address.  */
   if (af == AF_INET && inet_pton (af, NISENTRYVAL (0, 2, result), data) > 0)
     {
@@ -99,53 +98,51 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (nis_result *result, int af, struct hostent *host,
     /* Illegal address: ignore line.  */
     return 0;
 
-  first_unused += host->h_length;
-  room_left -= host->h_length;
+  first_unused+=host->h_length;
+  room_left-=host->h_length;
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) + 1 > room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
+  p = __stpncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
+		 NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
+  *p = '\0';
+  room_left -= (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) + 1);
   host->h_name = first_unused;
-  first_unused = __stpncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
-			    NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
-  *first_unused++ = '\0';
-  room_left -= NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) + 1;
-
-  /* XXX Rewrite at some point to allocate the array first and then
-     copy the strings.  It wasteful to first concatenate the strings
-     to just split them again later.  */
-  char *line = first_unused;
-  for (i = 0; i < NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (result); ++i)
+  first_unused += NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) +1;
+  p = first_unused;
+
+  line = p;
+  for (i = 0; i < result->objects.objects_len; ++i)
     {
       if (strcmp (NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result), host->h_name) != 0)
 	{
 	  if (NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 2 > room_left)
 	    goto no_more_room;
 
-	  *first_unused++ = ' ';
-	  first_unused = __stpncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result),
-				    NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result));
-	  *first_unused = '\0';
-	  room_left -= NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 1;
+	  *p++ = ' ';
+	  p = __stpncpy (p, NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result),
+			 NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result));
+	  *p = '\0';
+	  room_left -= (NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 1);
 	}
     }
-  *first_unused++ = '\0';
+  *p++ = '\0';
+  first_unused = p;
 
   /* Adjust the pointer so it is aligned for
      storing pointers.  */
-  size_t adjust = ((__alignof__ (char *)
-		    - (first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *))
-		   % __alignof__ (char *));
-  if (room_left < adjust + 3 * sizeof (char *))
-    goto no_more_room;
-  first_unused += adjust;
-  room_left -= adjust;
+  first_unused += __alignof__ (char *) - 1;
+  first_unused -= ((first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *));
   host->h_addr_list = (char **) first_unused;
+  if (room_left < 2 * sizeof (char *))
+    goto no_more_room;
 
-  room_left -= 3 * sizeof (char *);
+  room_left -= (2 * sizeof (char *));
   host->h_addr_list[0] = data;
   host->h_addr_list[1] = NULL;
   host->h_aliases = &host->h_addr_list[2];
+  host->h_aliases[0] = NULL;
 
   i = 0;
   while (*line != '\0')
@@ -161,46 +158,41 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (nis_result *result, int af, struct hostent *host,
 	goto no_more_room;
 
       room_left -= sizeof (char *);
-      host->h_aliases[i++] = line;
+      host->h_aliases[i] = line;
 
       while (*line != '\0' && *line != ' ')
 	++line;
 
       if (*line == ' ')
-	*line++ = '\0';
+	{
+	  *line = '\0';
+	  ++line;
+	  ++i;
+	}
+      else
+	host->h_aliases[i+1] = NULL;
     }
-
-  host->h_aliases[i] = NULL;
-
   return 1;
 }
 
-
 static enum nss_status
 _nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      const char *local_dir = nis_local_directory ();
-      size_t local_dir_len = strlen (local_dir);
-      static const char prefix[] = "hosts.org_dir.";
+      char buf [40 + strlen (nis_local_directory ())];
+      char *p;
 
-      char *p = malloc (sizeof (prefix) + local_dir_len);
-      if (p == NULL)
+      p = __stpcpy (buf, "hosts.org_dir.");
+      p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
+      tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
+      if (tablename_val == NULL)
 	{
 	  *errnop = errno;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-
-      memcpy (__stpcpy (p, prefix), local_dir, local_dir_len + 1);
-
-      tablename_len = sizeof (prefix) - 1 + local_dir_len;
-
-      atomic_write_barrier ();
-
-      tablename_val = p;
+      tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
-
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -212,11 +204,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_sethostent (int stayopen)
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
@@ -231,11 +221,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_endhostent (void)
 {
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -265,11 +253,6 @@ internal_nisplus_gethostent_r (struct hostent *host, char *buffer,
 	    }
 
 	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
             {
               enum nss_status retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
@@ -284,13 +267,11 @@ internal_nisplus_gethostent_r (struct hostent *host, char *buffer,
 	}
       else
 	{
+	  nis_result *res2;
+
 	  saved_res = result;
-	  result = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
+	  res2 = nis_next_entry(tablename_val, &result->cookie);
+	  result = res2;
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
             {
               enum nss_status retval= niserr2nss (result->status);
@@ -354,12 +335,8 @@ internal_gethostbyname2_r (const char *name, int af, struct hostent *host,
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
-      __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
@@ -373,81 +350,75 @@ internal_gethostbyname2_r (const char *name, int af, struct hostent *host,
       *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
     }
+  else
+    {
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[strlen (name) + 255 + tablename_len];
+      int olderr = errno;
 
-  nis_result *result;
-  char buf[strlen (name) + 10 + tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
+      /* Search at first in the alias list, and use the correct name
+	 for the next search */
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-  /* Search at first in the alias list, and use the correct name
-     for the next search.  */
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+      if (result != NULL)
+	{
+	  /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
+	     database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
+	  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
+	       && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+			 "hosts_tbl") != 0
+	      || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+	  else
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL(0, 0, result),
+		     tablename_val);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      char *bufptr = buf;
-
-      /* If we did not find it, try it as original name. But if the
-	 database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too.  */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
-	   && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-		     "hosts_tbl") != 0
-	  || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
-	snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-      else
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+	}
+
+      if (result == NULL)
 	{
-	  /* We need to allocate a new buffer since there is no
-	     guarantee the returned name has a length limit.  */
-	  const char *entryval = NISENTRYVAL(0, 0, result);
-	  size_t buflen = strlen (entryval) + 10 + tablename_len;
-	  bufptr = alloca (buflen);
-	  snprintf (bufptr, buflen, "[cname=%s],%s",
-		    entryval, tablename_val);
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
+      retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
+      if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+        {
+          if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
+            {
+	      *errnop = errno;
+              *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
+            }
+	  else
+	    __set_errno (olderr);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+          return retval;
+        }
+
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (result, af, host, buffer,
+					      buflen, errnop, flags);
 
       nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list (bufptr, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
-    }
 
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+      if (parse_res > 0)
+	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
-  retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
-  if (__builtin_expect (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
+      *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
-	  *errnop = errno;
-	  *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
       else
-	__set_errno (olderr);
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return retval;
-    }
-
-  parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (result, af, host, buffer,
-					  buflen, errnop, flags);
-
-  nis_freeresult (result);
-
-  if (parse_res > 0)
-    return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-
-  *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
-  if (parse_res == -1)
-    {
-      *errnop = ERANGE;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  __set_errno (olderr);
+	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	}
     }
-
-  __set_errno (olderr);
-  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 }
 
 enum nss_status
@@ -460,6 +431,17 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostbyname2_r (const char *name, int af, struct hostent *host,
 			 ((_res.options & RES_USE_INET6) ? AI_V4MAPPED : 0));
 }
 
+#if 0
+enum nss_status
+_nss_nisplus_getipnodebyname_r (const char *name, int af, int flags,
+				struct hostent *result, char *buffer,
+				size_t buflen, int *errnop, int *herrnop)
+{
+  return internal_gethostbyname2_r (name, af, result, buffer, buflen,
+				    errnop, herrnop, flags);
+}
+#endif
+
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_gethostbyname_r (const char *name, struct hostent *host,
 			      char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop,
@@ -487,63 +469,62 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostbyaddr_r (const void *addr, socklen_t addrlen, int af,
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
-      __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
 
   if (addr == NULL)
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-
-  char buf[24 + tablename_len];
-  int retval, parse_res;
-  int olderr = errno;
-
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[addr=%s],%s",
-	   inet_ntoa (*(const struct in_addr *) addr), tablename_val);
-  nis_result *result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
-
-  if (result == NULL)
+  else
     {
-      __set_errno (ENOMEM);
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[255 + tablename_len];
+      int retval, parse_res;
+      int olderr = errno;
 
-  retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
-  if (__builtin_expect (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
+      sprintf (buf, "[addr=%s],%s",
+	       inet_ntoa (*(const struct in_addr *) addr), tablename_val);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+
+      if (result == NULL)
 	{
-	  *errnop = errno;
-	  *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
+	  __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-      else
-	__set_errno (olderr);
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return retval;
-    }
+      retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
+      if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+        {
+          if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
+            {
+	      *errnop = errno;
+              *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
+            }
+	  else
+	    __set_errno (olderr);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+          return retval;
+        }
 
-  parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (result, af, host,
-					  buffer, buflen, errnop,
-					  ((_res.options & RES_USE_INET6)
-					   ? AI_V4MAPPED : 0));
-  nis_freeresult (result);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (result, af, host,
+					      buffer, buflen, errnop,
+		     ((_res.options & RES_USE_INET6) ? AI_V4MAPPED : 0));
+      nis_freeresult (result);
 
-  if (parse_res > 0)
-    return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+      if (parse_res > 0)
+	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
-  *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
-  if (parse_res == -1)
-    {
-      *errnop = ERANGE;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
+      if (parse_res == -1)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  __set_errno (olderr);
+	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	}
     }
-
-  __set_errno (olderr);
-  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-initgroups.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-initgroups.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 6588ec2533..0000000000
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-initgroups.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,150 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
-   Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
-   02111-1307 USA.  */
-
-#include <atomic.h>
-#include <nss.h>
-#include <grp.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <bits/libc-lock.h>
-#include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
-
-#include "nss-nisplus.h"
-#include "nisplus-parser.h"
-#include <libnsl.h>
-#include <nis_intern.h>
-#include <nis_xdr.h>
-
-#define NISOBJVAL(col, obj) \
-  ((obj)->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_val)
-
-#define NISOBJLEN(col, obj) \
-  ((obj)->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_len)
-
-extern nis_name grp_tablename_val attribute_hidden;
-extern size_t grp_tablename_len attribute_hidden;
-extern enum nss_status _nss_grp_create_tablename (int *errnop);
-
-
-enum nss_status
-_nss_nisplus_initgroups_dyn (const char *user, gid_t group, long int *start,
-			     long int *size, gid_t **groupsp, long int limit,
-			     int *errnop)
-{
-  if (grp_tablename_val == NULL)
-    {
-      enum nss_status status = _nss_grp_create_tablename (errnop);
-
-      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-	return status;
-    }
-
-  nis_result *result;
-  char buf[strlen (user) + 12 + grp_tablename_len];
-
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[members=%s],%s", user, grp_tablename_val);
-
-  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH | ALL_RESULTS, NULL, NULL);
-
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
-
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
-
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
-
-  if (NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (result) == 0)
-    {
-    errout:
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-    }
-
-  gid_t *groups = *groupsp;
-  nis_object *obj = NIS_RES_OBJECT (result);
-  for (unsigned int cnt = 0; cnt < NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (result); ++cnt, ++obj)
-    {
-      if (__type_of (obj) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-	  || strcmp (obj->EN_data.en_type, "group_tbl") != 0
-	  || obj->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
-	continue;
-
-      char *numstr = NISOBJVAL (2, obj);
-      size_t len = NISOBJLEN (2, obj);
-      if (len == 0 || numstr[0] == '\0')
-	continue;
-
-      gid_t gid;
-      char *endp;
-      if (__builtin_expect (numstr[len - 1] != '\0', 0))
-	{
-	  char numstrbuf[len + 1];
-	  memcpy (numstrbuf, numstr, len);
-	  numstrbuf[len] = '\0';
-	  gid = strtoul (numstrbuf, &endp, 10);
-	  if (*endp)
-	    continue;
-	}
-      else
-	{
-	  gid = strtoul (numstr, &endp, 10);
-	  if (*endp)
-	    continue;
-	}
-
-      if (gid == group)
-	continue;
-
-      /* Insert this group.  */
-      if (*start == *size)
-	{
-	  /* Need a bigger buffer.  */
-	  long int newsize;
-
-	  if (limit > 0 && *size == limit)
-	    /* We reached the maximum.  */
-	    break;
-
-	  if (limit <= 0)
-	    newsize = 2 * *size;
-	  else
-	    newsize = MIN (limit, 2 * *size);
-
-	  gid_t *newgroups = realloc (groups, newsize * sizeof (*groups));
-	  if (newgroups == NULL)
-	    goto errout;
-	  *groupsp = groups = newgroups;
-	  *size = newsize;
-	}
-
-      groups[*start] = gid;
-      *start += 1;
-    }
-
-  nis_freeresult (result);
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-}
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c
index 24303b1474..607bc2c1ca 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
 
 #include "nss-nisplus.h"
 
-#define NISENTRYVAL(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_val)
+#define NISENTRYVAL(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_val)
 
-#define NISENTRYLEN(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_len)
+#define NISENTRYLEN(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_len)
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getnetgrent_r (struct __netgrent *result, char *buffer,
@@ -141,23 +141,29 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetgrent_r (struct __netgrent *result, char *buffer,
 static void
 internal_endnetgrent (struct __netgrent *netgrp)
 {
-  nis_freeresult ((nis_result *) netgrp->data);
-  netgrp->data = NULL;
-  netgrp->data_size = 0;
-  netgrp->position = 0;
+  if (netgrp->data != NULL)
+    {
+      nis_freeresult ((nis_result *) netgrp->data);
+      netgrp->data = NULL;
+      netgrp->data_size = 0;
+      netgrp->position = 0;
+    }
 }
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_setnetgrent (const char *group, struct __netgrent *netgrp)
 {
-  char buf[strlen (group) + 25];
+  enum nss_status status;
+  char buf[strlen (group) + 30];
 
   if (group == NULL || group[0] == '\0')
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+  internal_endnetgrent (netgrp);
 
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[name=%s],netgroup.org_dir", group);
+  sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],netgroup.org_dir", group);
 
   netgrp->data = (char *) nis_list (buf, EXPAND_NAME, NULL, NULL);
 
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c
index 1cf652f071..422b02b82a 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997,1998,2000-2003,2005,2006,2007
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997,1998,2000,2001,2002,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -18,16 +17,15 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
-#include <atomic.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <netdb.h>
 #include <nss.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
-#include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
 #include <bits/libc-lock.h>
+#include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
 
 #include "nss-nisplus.h"
 
@@ -37,31 +35,33 @@ static nis_result *result;
 static nis_name tablename_val;
 static u_long tablename_len;
 
-#define NISENTRYVAL(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_val)
+#define NISENTRYVAL(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_val)
 
-#define NISENTRYLEN(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_len)
+#define NISENTRYLEN(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_len)
 
 
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (nis_result *result, struct netent *network,
-			   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
+			    char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
+  unsigned int i;
+  char *p, *line;
 
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
   if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-      || __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-      || strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[0].EN_data.en_type,
+      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
 		 "networks_tbl") != 0
-      || NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+      || result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
     return 0;
 
-  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN(0, 0, result) >= room_left)
     {
       /* The line is too long for our buffer.  */
     no_more_room:
@@ -69,56 +69,50 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (nis_result *result, struct netent *network,
       return -1;
     }
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL(0, 0, result),
            NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
   first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result)] = '\0';
   network->n_name = first_unused;
-  size_t len = strlen (first_unused) + 1;
-  room_left -= len;
-  first_unused += len;
-
+  room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
+  first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
   network->n_addrtype = 0;
   network->n_net = inet_network (NISENTRYVAL (0, 2, result));
+  p = first_unused;
 
-  /* XXX Rewrite at some point to allocate the array first and then
-     copy the strings.  It wasteful to first concatenate the strings
-     to just split them again later.  */
-  char *line = first_unused;
-  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (result); ++i)
+  line = p;
+  for (i = 0; i < result->objects.objects_len; ++i)
     {
       if (strcmp (NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result), network->n_name) != 0)
         {
           if (NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 2 > room_left)
 	    goto no_more_room;
 
-	  *first_unused++ = ' ';
-          first_unused = __stpncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result),
-				    NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result));
+	  *p++ = ' ';
+          p = __stpncpy (p, NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result),
+			 NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result));
+          *p = '\0';
           room_left -= (NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 1);
         }
     }
-  *first_unused++ = '\0';
+  *p++ = '\0';
+  first_unused = p;
 
   /* Adjust the pointer so it is aligned for
      storing pointers.  */
-  size_t adjust = ((__alignof__ (char *)
-		    - (first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *))
-		   % __alignof__ (char *));
-  if (room_left < adjust + sizeof (char *))
-    goto no_more_room;
-  first_unused += adjust;
-  room_left -= adjust;
+  first_unused += __alignof__ (char *) - 1;
+  first_unused -= ((first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *));
   network->n_aliases = (char **) first_unused;
+  if (room_left < 2 * sizeof (char *))
+    goto no_more_room;
+  room_left -= (2 * sizeof (char *));
+  network->n_aliases[0] = NULL;
 
-  /* For the terminating NULL pointer.  */
-  room_left -= sizeof (char *);
-
-  unsigned int i = 0;
+  i = 0;
   while (*line != '\0')
     {
       /* Skip leading blanks.  */
       while (isspace (*line))
-        ++line;
+        line++;
 
       if (*line == '\0')
         break;
@@ -127,45 +121,42 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (nis_result *result, struct netent *network,
 	goto no_more_room;
 
       room_left -= sizeof (char *);
-      network->n_aliases[i++] = line;
+      network->n_aliases[i] = line;
 
       while (*line != '\0' && *line != ' ')
         ++line;
 
       if (*line == ' ')
-	*line++ = '\0';
+	{
+	  *line = '\0';
+	  ++line;
+          ++i;
+        }
+      else
+        network->n_aliases[i+1] = NULL;
     }
-  network->n_aliases[i] = NULL;
 
   return 1;
 }
 
-
 static enum nss_status
 _nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      const char *local_dir = nis_local_directory ();
-      size_t local_dir_len = strlen (local_dir);
-      static const char prefix[] = "networks.org_dir.";
+      char buf [40 + strlen (nis_local_directory ())];
+      char *p;
 
-      char *p = malloc (sizeof (prefix) + local_dir_len);
-      if (p == NULL)
+      p = __stpcpy (buf, "networks.org_dir.");
+      p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
+      tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
+      if (tablename_val == NULL)
 	{
 	  *errnop = errno;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-
-      memcpy (__stpcpy (p, prefix), local_dir, local_dir_len + 1);
-
-      tablename_len = sizeof (prefix) - 1 + local_dir_len;
-
-      atomic_write_barrier ();
-
-      tablename_val = p;
+      tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
-
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -173,20 +164,16 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_setnetent (int stayopen)
 {
   enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  int err;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    {
-      int err;
-      status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
-    }
+    status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -198,11 +185,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_endnetent (void)
 {
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -233,14 +218,11 @@ internal_nisplus_getnetent_r (struct netent *network, char *buffer,
 	    }
 
 	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    {
-	      int retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
+	      int retval;
+
+	      retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
 	      nis_freeresult (result);
 	      result = NULL;
 	      if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
@@ -255,16 +237,16 @@ internal_nisplus_getnetent_r (struct netent *network, char *buffer,
 	}
       else
 	{
+	  nis_result *res;
+
+	  res = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
 	  saved_res = result;
-	  result = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
+	  result = res;
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    {
-	      int retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
+	      int retval;
+
+	      retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
 	      nis_freeresult (result);
 	      result = saved_res;
 	      if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
@@ -284,8 +266,7 @@ internal_nisplus_getnetent_r (struct netent *network, char *buffer,
           return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
         }
 
-    }
-  while (!parse_res);
+    } while (!parse_res);
 
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -315,12 +296,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetbyname_r (const char *name, struct netent *network,
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
-      __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
@@ -331,83 +308,76 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetbyname_r (const char *name, struct netent *network,
       *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
+  else
+    {
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[strlen (name) + 255 + tablename_len];
+      int olderr = errno;
 
-  nis_result *result;
-  char buf[strlen (name) + 10 + tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
+      /* Search at first in the alias list, and use the correct name
+	 for the next search */
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
 
-  /* Search at first in the alias list, and use the correct name
-     for the next search */
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH | USE_DGRAM, NULL, NULL);
+      if (result != NULL)
+	{
+	  /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
+	     database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
+	  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
+	       && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
+			 "networks_tbl") != 0
+	      || (result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len
+		  < 3))
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+	  else
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
+		     tablename_val);
+
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
+	}
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      char *bufptr = buf;
-
-      /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
-	 database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
-	   && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
-		     "networks_tbl") != 0
-	  || (result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len
-	      < 3))
-	snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-      else
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
+      retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
+      if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
-	  /* We need to allocate a new buffer since there is no
-	     guarantee the returned name has a length limit.  */
-	  const char *entryval = NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result);
-	  size_t buflen = strlen (entryval) + 10 + tablename_len;
-	  bufptr = alloca (buflen);
-	  snprintf (bufptr, buflen, "[cname=%s],%s",
-		    entryval, tablename_val);
+	  if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
+	    {
+	      *errnop = errno;
+	      *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    __set_errno (olderr);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  return retval;
 	}
 
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (result, network, buffer, buflen,
+					     errnop);
+
       nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list (bufptr, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH | USE_DGRAM,
-			 NULL, NULL);
-    }
 
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      __set_errno (ENOMEM);
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+      if (parse_res > 0)
+	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
-  retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
-  if (__builtin_expect (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
+      *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
-	  *errnop = errno;
-	  *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
       else
-	__set_errno (olderr);
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return retval;
-    }
-
-  parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (result, network, buffer, buflen,
-					 errnop);
-
-  nis_freeresult (result);
-
-  if (parse_res > 0)
-    return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-
-  *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
-  if (parse_res == -1)
-    {
-      *errnop = ERANGE;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  __set_errno (olderr);
+	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	}
     }
-
-  __set_errno (olderr);
-  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 }
 
 /* XXX type is ignored, SUN's NIS+ table doesn't support it */
@@ -418,48 +388,48 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetbyaddr_r (uint32_t addr, const int type,
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
-      __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
 
   {
-    char buf[27 + tablename_len];
-    char buf2[18];
+    int parse_res, retval;
+    nis_result *result;
+    char buf[1024 + tablename_len];
+    struct in_addr in;
+    char buf2[256];
+    int b2len;
     int olderr = errno;
 
-    struct in_addr in = inet_makeaddr (addr, 0);
+    in = inet_makeaddr (addr, 0);
     strcpy (buf2, inet_ntoa (in));
-    size_t b2len = strlen (buf2);
+    b2len = strlen (buf2);
 
     while (1)
       {
-	snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[addr=%s],%s", buf2, tablename_val);
-	nis_result *result = nis_list (buf, EXPAND_NAME | USE_DGRAM,
-				       NULL, NULL);
+	sprintf (buf, "[addr=%s],%s", buf2, tablename_val);
+	result = nis_list (buf, EXPAND_NAME, NULL, NULL);
 
 	if (result == NULL)
 	  {
 	    __set_errno (ENOMEM);
 	    return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	  }
-	enum nss_status retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
-	if (__builtin_expect (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
+	retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
+	if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	  {
-	    if (b2len > 2 && buf2[b2len - 2] == '.' && buf2[b2len - 1] == '0')
+	    if (buf2[b2len -2] == '.' && buf2[b2len -1] == '0')
 	      {
 		/* Try again, but with trailing dot(s)
 		   removed (one by one) */
 		buf2[b2len - 2] = '\0';
 		b2len -= 2;
-		nis_freeresult (result);
 		continue;
 	      }
+	    else
+	      return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 
 	    if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	      {
@@ -472,8 +442,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetbyaddr_r (uint32_t addr, const int type,
 	    return retval;
 	  }
 
-	int parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (result, network, buffer,
-						   buflen, errnop);
+	parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (result, network, buffer,
+					       buflen, errnop);
 
 	nis_freeresult (result);
 
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-parser.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-parser.c
index 1e1a343d52..b61733a628 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-parser.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-parser.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -25,36 +25,33 @@
 
 #include "nisplus-parser.h"
 
-#define NISENTRYVAL(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_val)
+#define NISENTRYVAL(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_val)
 
-#define NISENTRYLEN(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_len)
-
-#define NISOBJVAL(col, obj) \
-  ((obj)->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_val)
-
-#define NISOBJLEN(col, obj) \
-  ((obj)->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_len)
+#define NISENTRYLEN(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_len)
 
 
 int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (nis_result *result, struct passwd *pw,
 			  char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
-  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-      || NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (result) != 1
-      || __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-      || strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_type, "passwd_tbl") != 0
-      || NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 7)
-    return 0;
-
-  nis_object *obj = NIS_RES_OBJECT (result);
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
   size_t len;
 
-  if (NISOBJLEN (0, obj) >= room_left)
+  if (result == NULL)
+    return 0;
+
+  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+      || result->objects.objects_len != 1
+      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+		 "passwd_tbl") != 0
+      || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 7)
+    return 0;
+
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) >= room_left)
     {
       /* The line is too long for our buffer.  */
     no_more_room:
@@ -62,109 +59,111 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (nis_result *result, struct passwd *pw,
       return -1;
     }
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISOBJVAL (0, obj), NISOBJLEN (0, obj));
-  first_unused[NISOBJLEN (0, obj)] = '\0';
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
+	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result)] = '\0';
   len = strlen (first_unused);
   if (len == 0) /* No name ? Should never happen, database is corrupt */
     return 0;
   pw->pw_name = first_unused;
-  room_left -= len + 1;
-  first_unused += len + 1;
+  room_left -= (len + 1);
+  first_unused += (len + 1);
 
-  if (NISOBJLEN (1, obj) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISOBJVAL (1, obj), NISOBJLEN (1, obj));
-  first_unused[NISOBJLEN (1, obj)] = '\0';
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 1, result),
+	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result));
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result)] = '\0';
   pw->pw_passwd = first_unused;
   len = strlen (first_unused);
-  room_left -= len + 1;
-  first_unused += len + 1;
+  room_left -= (len + 1);
+  first_unused += (len + 1);
 
-  char *numstr = NISOBJVAL (2, obj);
-  len = NISOBJLEN (2, obj);
-  if (len == 0 && numstr[len - 1] != '\0')
-    {
-      if (len >= room_left)
-	goto no_more_room;
+  if (NISENTRYLEN(0, 2, result) >= room_left)
+    goto no_more_room;
 
-      strncpy (first_unused, numstr, len);
-      first_unused[len] = '\0';
-      numstr = first_unused;
-    }
-  if (numstr[0] == '\0')
-    /* If we don't have a uid, it's an invalid shadow entry.  */
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 2, result),
+	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result));
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result)] = '\0';
+  len = strlen (first_unused);
+  if (len == 0) /* If we don't have a uid, it's an invalid shadow entry */
     return 0;
-  pw->pw_uid = strtoul (numstr, NULL, 10);
+  pw->pw_uid = strtoul (first_unused, NULL, 10);
+  room_left -= (len + 1);
+  first_unused += (len + 1);
 
-  numstr = NISOBJVAL (3, obj);
-  len = NISOBJLEN (3, obj);
-  if (len == 0 && numstr[len - 1] != '\0')
-    {
-      if (len >= room_left)
-	goto no_more_room;
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 3, result) >= room_left)
+    goto no_more_room;
 
-      strncpy (first_unused, numstr, len);
-      first_unused[len] = '\0';
-      numstr = first_unused;
-    }
-  if (numstr[0] == '\0')
-    /* If we don't have a gid, it's an invalid shadow entry.  */
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 3, result),
+	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 3, result));
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 3, result)] = '\0';
+  len = strlen (first_unused);
+  if (len == 0) /* If we don't have a gid, it's an invalid shadow entry */
     return 0;
-  pw->pw_gid = strtoul (numstr, NULL, 10);
+  pw->pw_gid = strtoul (first_unused, NULL, 10);
+  room_left -= (len + 1);
+  first_unused += (len + 1);
 
-  if (NISOBJLEN(4, obj) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN(0, 4, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISOBJVAL (4, obj), NISOBJLEN (4, obj));
-  first_unused[NISOBJLEN (4, obj)] = '\0';
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 4, result),
+	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 4, result));
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 4, result)] = '\0';
   pw->pw_gecos = first_unused;
   len = strlen (first_unused);
-  room_left -= len + 1;
-  first_unused += len + 1;
+  room_left -= (len + 1);
+  first_unused += (len + 1);
 
-  if (NISOBJLEN (5, obj) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 5, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISOBJVAL (5, obj), NISOBJLEN (5, obj));
-  first_unused[NISOBJLEN (5, obj)] = '\0';
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 5, result),
+	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 5, result));
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 5, result)] = '\0';
   pw->pw_dir = first_unused;
   len = strlen (first_unused);
-  room_left -= len + 1;
-  first_unused += len + 1;
+  room_left -= (len + 1);
+  first_unused += (len + 1);
 
-  if (NISOBJLEN (6, obj) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 6, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISOBJVAL (6, obj), NISOBJLEN (6, obj));
-  first_unused[NISOBJLEN (6, obj)] = '\0';
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 6, result),
+	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 6, result));
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 6, result)] = '\0';
   pw->pw_shell = first_unused;
   len = strlen (first_unused);
-  room_left -= len + 1;
-  first_unused += len + 1;
+  room_left -= (len + 1);
+  first_unused += (len + 1);
 
   return 1;
 }
-
+libnss_nisplus_hidden_def (_nss_nisplus_parse_pwent)
 
 int
-_nss_nisplus_parse_grent (nis_result *result, struct group *gr,
+_nss_nisplus_parse_grent (nis_result *result, u_long entry, struct group *gr,
 			  char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
-  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-      || __type_of(NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-      || strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[0].EN_data.en_type, "group_tbl") != 0
-      || NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
-    return 0;
-
-  nis_object *obj = NIS_RES_OBJECT (result);
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
   char *line;
   int count;
   size_t len;
 
-  if (NISOBJLEN (0, obj) >= room_left)
+  if (result == NULL)
+    return 0;
+
+  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+      || __type_of(result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[entry].EN_data.en_type,
+		 "group_tbl") != 0
+      || result->objects.objects_val[entry].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
+    return 0;
+
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (entry, 0, result) >= room_left)
     {
       /* The line is too long for our buffer.  */
     no_more_room:
@@ -172,59 +171,54 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (nis_result *result, struct group *gr,
       return -1;
     }
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISOBJVAL (0, obj), NISOBJLEN (0, obj));
-  first_unused[NISOBJLEN (0, obj)] = '\0';
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (entry, 0, result),
+	   NISENTRYLEN (entry, 0, result));
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (entry, 0, result)] = '\0';
   len = strlen (first_unused);
   if (len == 0) /* group table is corrupt */
     return 0;
   gr->gr_name = first_unused;
-  room_left -= len + 1;
-  first_unused += len + 1;
+  room_left -= (len + 1);
+  first_unused += (len + 1);
 
-  if (NISOBJLEN (1, obj) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (entry, 1, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISOBJVAL (1, obj), NISOBJLEN (1, obj));
-  first_unused[NISOBJLEN (1, obj)] = '\0';
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (entry, 1, result),
+	   NISENTRYLEN (entry, 1, result));
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (entry, 1, result)] = '\0';
   gr->gr_passwd = first_unused;
   len = strlen (first_unused);
-  room_left -= len + 1;
-  first_unused += len + 1;
+  room_left -= (len + 1);
+  first_unused += (len + 1);
 
-  char *numstr = NISOBJVAL (2, obj);
-  len = NISOBJLEN (2, obj);
-  if (len == 0 || numstr[len - 1] != '\0')
-    {
-      if (len >= room_left)
-	goto no_more_room;
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (entry, 2, result) >= room_left)
+    goto no_more_room;
 
-      strncpy (first_unused, numstr, len);
-      first_unused[len] = '\0';
-      numstr = first_unused;
-    }
-  if (numstr[0] == '\0')
-    /* We should always have a gid.  */
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (entry, 2, result),
+	   NISENTRYLEN (entry, 2, result));
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (entry, 2, result)] = '\0';
+  len = strlen (first_unused);
+  if (len == 0) /* We should always have an gid */
     return 0;
-  gr->gr_gid = strtoul (numstr, NULL, 10);
+  gr->gr_gid = strtoul (first_unused, NULL, 10);
+  room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) + 1);
+  first_unused += strlen (first_unused) + 1;
 
-  if (NISOBJLEN (3, obj) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (entry, 3, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISOBJVAL (3, obj), NISOBJLEN (3, obj));
-  first_unused[NISOBJLEN (3, obj)] = '\0';
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (entry, 3, result),
+	   NISENTRYLEN (entry, 3, result));
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (entry, 3, result)] = '\0';
   line = first_unused;
   len = strlen (line);
-  room_left -= len + 1;
-  first_unused += len + 1;
+  room_left -= (len + 1);
+  first_unused += (len + 1);
   /* Adjust the pointer so it is aligned for
      storing pointers.  */
-  size_t adjust = ((__alignof__ (char *)
-		    - (first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *))
-		   % __alignof__ (char *));
-  if (room_left < adjust)
-    goto no_more_room;
-  first_unused += adjust;
-  room_left -= adjust;
+  first_unused += __alignof__ (char *) - 1;
+  first_unused -= ((first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *));
   gr->gr_mem = (char **) first_unused;
 
   count = 0;
@@ -249,10 +243,12 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (nis_result *result, struct group *gr,
 	{
 	  int is = isspace (*line);
 
-	  *line++ = '\0';
+	  *line = '\0';
 	  if (is)
 	    while (*line != '\0' && (*line == ',' || isspace (*line)))
 	      ++line;
+	  else
+	    ++line;
 	}
     }
   if (room_left < sizeof (char *))
@@ -262,7 +258,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (nis_result *result, struct group *gr,
 
   return 1;
 }
-
+libnss_nisplus_hidden_def (_nss_nisplus_parse_grent)
 
 int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (nis_result *result, struct spwd *sp,
@@ -276,10 +272,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (nis_result *result, struct spwd *sp,
     return 0;
 
   if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-      || NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (result) != 1
-      || __type_of(NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-      || strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_type, "passwd_tbl") != 0
-      || NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 8)
+      || result->objects.objects_len != 1
+      || __type_of(result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+		 "passwd_tbl") != 0
+      || result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 8)
     return 0;
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) >= room_left)
@@ -297,8 +294,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (nis_result *result, struct spwd *sp,
   if (len == 0)
     return 0;
   sp->sp_namp = first_unused;
-  room_left -= len + 1;
-  first_unused += len + 1;
+  room_left -= (len + 1);
+  first_unused += (len + 1);
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
@@ -308,8 +305,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (nis_result *result, struct spwd *sp,
   first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result)] = '\0';
   sp->sp_pwdp = first_unused;
   len = strlen (first_unused);
-  room_left -= len + 1;
-  first_unused += len + 1;
+  room_left -= (len + 1);
+  first_unused += (len + 1);
 
   sp->sp_lstchg = sp->sp_min = sp->sp_max = sp->sp_warn = sp->sp_inact =
     sp->sp_expire = -1;
@@ -317,8 +314,10 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (nis_result *result, struct spwd *sp,
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 7, result) > 0)
     {
-      char *line = NISENTRYVAL (0, 7, result);
-      char *cp = strchr (line, ':');
+      char *line, *cp;
+
+      line = NISENTRYVAL (0, 7, result);
+      cp = strchr (line, ':');
       if (cp == NULL)
 	return 1;
       *cp++ = '\0';
@@ -374,3 +373,4 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (nis_result *result, struct spwd *sp,
 
   return 1;
 }
+libnss_nisplus_hidden_def (_nss_nisplus_parse_spent)
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c
index 42a2d088da..83456cae64 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -18,14 +17,13 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
-#include <atomic.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
+#include <nss.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
-#include <nss.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
 #include <bits/libc-lock.h>
+#include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
 
 #include "nss-nisplus.h"
 
@@ -35,20 +33,20 @@ static nis_result *result;
 static nis_name tablename_val;
 static u_long tablename_len;
 
-#define NISENTRYVAL(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_val)
-
-#define NISENTRYLEN(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_len)
+#define NISENTRYVAL(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_val)
 
+#define NISENTRYLEN(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_len)
 
 static int
-_nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (nis_result *result, struct protoent *proto,
+_nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (nis_result * result, struct protoent *proto,
 			     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
   unsigned int i;
+  char *p, *line;
 
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
@@ -71,44 +69,41 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (nis_result *result, struct protoent *proto,
            NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
   first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result)] = '\0';
   proto->p_name = first_unused;
-  size_t len = strlen (first_unused) + 1;
-  room_left -= len;
-  first_unused += len;
+  room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
+  first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
 
 
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result) + 1 > room_left)
+    goto no_more_room;
   proto->p_proto = atoi (NISENTRYVAL (0, 2, result));
+  p = first_unused;
 
-  /* XXX Rewrite at some point to allocate the array first and then
-     copy the strings.  It wasteful to first concatenate the strings
-     to just split them again later.  */
-  char *line = first_unused;
-  for (i = 0; i < NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (result); ++i)
+  line = p;
+  for (i = 0; i < result->objects.objects_len; ++i)
     {
       if (strcmp (NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result), proto->p_name) != 0)
         {
           if (NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 2 > room_left)
             goto no_more_room;
-	  *first_unused++ = ' ';
-          first_unused = __stpncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result),
-				    NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result));
-          room_left -= NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 1;
+	  *p++ = ' ';
+          p = __stpncpy (p, NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result),
+			 NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result));
+          *p = '\0';
+          room_left -= (NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 1);
         }
     }
-  *first_unused++ = '\0';
+  *p++ = '\0';
+  first_unused = p;
 
   /* Adjust the pointer so it is aligned for
      storing pointers.  */
-  size_t adjust = ((__alignof__ (char *)
-		    - (first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *))
-		   % __alignof__ (char *));
-  if (room_left < adjust + sizeof (char *))
-    goto no_more_room;
-  first_unused += adjust;
-  room_left -= adjust;
+  first_unused += __alignof__ (char *) - 1;
+  first_unused -= ((first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *));
   proto->p_aliases = (char **) first_unused;
-
-  /* For the terminating NULL pointer.  */
+  if (room_left < sizeof (char *))
+    goto no_more_room;
   room_left -= sizeof (char *);
+  proto->p_aliases[0] = NULL;
 
   i = 0;
   while (*line != '\0')
@@ -123,15 +118,20 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (nis_result *result, struct protoent *proto,
         goto no_more_room;
 
       room_left -= sizeof (char *);
-      proto->p_aliases[i++] = line;
+      proto->p_aliases[i] = line;
 
       while (*line != '\0' && *line != ' ')
         ++line;
 
       if (*line == ' ')
-	*line++ = '\0';
+        {
+          *line = '\0';
+          ++line;
+          ++i;
+        }
+      else
+        proto->p_aliases[i+1] = NULL;
     }
-  proto->p_aliases[i] = NULL;
 
   return 1;
 }
@@ -141,26 +141,19 @@ _nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      const char *local_dir = nis_local_directory ();
-      size_t local_dir_len = strlen (local_dir);
-      static const char prefix[] = "protocols.org_dir.";
+      char buf [40 + strlen (nis_local_directory ())];
+      char *p;
 
-      char *p = malloc (sizeof (prefix) + local_dir_len);
-      if (p == NULL)
+      p = __stpcpy (buf, "protocols.org_dir.");
+      p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
+      tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
+      if (tablename_val == NULL)
 	{
 	  *errnop = errno;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-
-      memcpy (__stpcpy (p, prefix), local_dir, local_dir_len + 1);
-
-      tablename_len = sizeof (prefix) - 1 + local_dir_len;
-
-      atomic_write_barrier ();
-
-      tablename_val = p;
+      tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
-
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -171,11 +164,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_setprotoent (int stayopen)
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
@@ -193,11 +184,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_endprotoent (void)
 {
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -227,23 +216,17 @@ internal_nisplus_getprotoent_r (struct protoent *proto, char *buffer,
 	    }
 
 	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    return niserr2nss (result->status);
 	}
       else
 	{
+	  nis_result *res;
+
 	  saved_res = result;
-	  result = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
+	  res = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
+	  result = res;
+
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    {
 	      nis_freeresult (saved_res);
@@ -294,91 +277,79 @@ _nss_nisplus_getprotobyname_r (const char *name, struct protoent *proto,
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
-      __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
 
   if (name == NULL)
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+  else
+    {
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[strlen (name) + 255 + tablename_len];
+      int olderr = errno;
 
-  char buf[strlen (name) + 10 + tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
-
-  /* Search at first in the alias list, and use the correct name
-     for the next search */
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-  nis_result *result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+      /* Search at first in the alias list, and use the correct name
+         for the next search */
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      char *bufptr = buf;
-
-      /* If we did not find it, try it as original name. But if the
-	 database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
-	   && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-			 "protocols_tbl") != 0
-	  || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
-	snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-      else
+      if (result != NULL)
 	{
-	  /* We need to allocate a new buffer since there is no
-	     guarantee the returned name has a length limit.  */
-	  const char *entryval = NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result);
-	  size_t buflen = strlen (entryval) + 10 + tablename_len;
-	  bufptr = alloca (buflen);
-	  snprintf (bufptr, buflen, "[cname=%s],%s",
-		    entryval, tablename_val);
+	  /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
+	     database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
+	  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
+	       && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+			 "protocols_tbl") != 0
+	      || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+	  else
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
+		     tablename_val);
+
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 	}
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list (bufptr, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
-    }
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
+      if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	{
+	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
 
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      __set_errno (ENOMEM);
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+	  __set_errno (olderr);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  return status;
+	}
 
-      __set_errno (olderr);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (result, proto, buffer, buflen,
+					       errnop);
 
       nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
 
-  parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (result, proto, buffer, buflen,
-					   errnop);
-
-  nis_freeresult (result);
-
-  if (parse_res < 1)
-    {
-      if (parse_res == -1)
-	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
-      else
+      if (parse_res < 1)
 	{
-	  __set_errno (olderr);
-	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	  if (parse_res == -1)
+	    {
+	      *errnop = ERANGE;
+	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      __set_errno (olderr);
+	      return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	    }
 	}
+      return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }
-
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 enum nss_status
@@ -387,57 +358,55 @@ _nss_nisplus_getprotobynumber_r (const int number, struct protoent *proto,
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
-      __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
 
-  char buf[12 + 3 * sizeof (number) + tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
+  {
+    int parse_res;
+    nis_result *result;
+    char buf[46 + tablename_len];
+    int olderr = errno;
 
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[number=%d],%s", number, tablename_val);
+    sprintf (buf, "[number=%d],%s", number, tablename_val);
 
-  nis_result *result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
+    result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
 
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      __set_errno (ENOMEM);
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+    if (result == NULL)
+      {
+	__set_errno (ENOMEM);
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
+    if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+      {
+	enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+	__set_errno (olderr);
 
-      __set_errno (olderr);
-
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
-
-  int parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (result, proto, buffer, buflen,
-					       errnop);
-
-  nis_freeresult (result);
-
-  if (parse_res < 1)
-    {
-      if (parse_res == -1)
-	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
-      else
-	{
-	  __set_errno (olderr);
-	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-	}
-    }
-
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	nis_freeresult (result);
+	return status;
+      }
+
+    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (result, proto, buffer, buflen,
+					     errnop);
+
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+
+    if (parse_res < 1)
+      {
+	if (parse_res == -1)
+	  {
+	    *errnop = ERANGE;
+	    return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    __set_errno (olderr);
+	    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	  }
+      }
+    return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c
index f6b32f8827..58ae7012af 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997,1999,2001,2003,2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpublickey (const char *netname, char *pkey, int *errnop)
 {
   nis_result *res;
   enum nss_status retval;
-  char buf[NIS_MAXNAMELEN + 2];
+  char buf[NIS_MAXNAMELEN+2];
   size_t slen;
   char *domain, *cptr;
   int len;
@@ -91,20 +91,20 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpublickey (const char *netname, char *pkey, int *errnop)
       return retval;
     }
 
-  if (NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res) > 1)
+  if (res->objects.objects_len > 1)
     {
       /*
        * More than one principal with same uid?
        * something wrong with cred table. Should be unique
        * Warn user and continue.
        */
-      syslog (LOG_ERR, _("DES entry for netname %s not unique\n"), netname);
+      printf (_("DES entry for netname %s not unique\n"), netname);
       nis_freeresult (res);
       return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }
 
-  len = ENTRY_LEN (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res), 3);
-  memcpy (pkey, ENTRY_VAL (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res),3), len);
+  len = ENTRY_LEN (res->objects.objects_val, 3);
+  memcpy (pkey, ENTRY_VAL (res->objects.objects_val,3), len);
   pkey[len] = 0;
   cptr = strchr (pkey, ':');
   if (cptr)
@@ -114,14 +114,13 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpublickey (const char *netname, char *pkey, int *errnop)
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd,
 			   int *errnop)
 {
   nis_result *res;
   enum nss_status retval;
-  char buf[NIS_MAXNAMELEN + 2];
+  char buf[NIS_MAXNAMELEN+2];
   size_t slen;
   char *domain, *cptr;
   int len;
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd,
       buf[slen] = '\0';
     }
 
-  res = nis_list (buf, USE_DGRAM | NO_AUTHINFO | FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH,
+  res = nis_list (buf, USE_DGRAM+NO_AUTHINFO+FOLLOW_LINKS+FOLLOW_PATH,
 		  NULL, NULL);
 
   if (res == NULL)
@@ -173,20 +172,20 @@ _nss_nisplus_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd,
       return retval;
     }
 
-  if (NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res) > 1)
+  if (res->objects.objects_len > 1)
     {
       /*
        * More than one principal with same uid?
        * something wrong with cred table. Should be unique
        * Warn user and continue.
        */
-      syslog (LOG_ERR, _("DES entry for netname %s not unique\n"), netname);
+      printf (_("DES entry for netname %s not unique\n"), netname);
       nis_freeresult (res);
       return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }
 
-  len = ENTRY_LEN (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res), 4);
-  memcpy (buf, ENTRY_VAL (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res), 4), len);
+  len = ENTRY_LEN (res->objects.objects_val, 4);
+  memcpy (buf, ENTRY_VAL (res->objects.objects_val,4), len);
   buf[len] = '\0';
   cptr = strchr (buf, ':');
   if (cptr)
@@ -205,7 +204,6 @@ _nss_nisplus_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd,
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
 /* Parse information from the passed string.
    The format of the string passed is gid,grp,grp, ...  */
 static enum nss_status
@@ -226,12 +224,8 @@ parse_grp_str (const char *s, gid_t *gidp, int *gidlenp, gid_t *gidlist,
   gidlen = 0;
 
   /* After strtoul() ep should point to the marker ',', which means
-     here starts a new value.
-
-     The Sun man pages show that GIDLIST should contain at least NGRPS
-     elements.  Limiting the number written by this value is the best
-     we can do.  */
-  while (ep != NULL && *ep == ',' && gidlen < NGRPS)
+     here starts a new value. */
+  while (ep != NULL && *ep == ',')
     {
       ep++;
       s = ep;
@@ -248,9 +242,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
 {
   char *domain;
   nis_result *res;
-  char sname[NIS_MAXNAMELEN + 2]; /*  search criteria + table name */
+  char sname[NIS_MAXNAMELEN+2]; /*  search criteria + table name */
   size_t slen;
-  char principal[NIS_MAXNAMELEN + 1];
+  char principal[NIS_MAXNAMELEN+1];
   int len;
 
   /* 1.  Get home domain of user. */
@@ -261,6 +255,10 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
   ++domain;  /* skip '@' */
 
   /* 2.  Get user's nisplus principal name.  */
+  if ((strlen (netname) + strlen (domain)+45) >
+      (size_t) NIS_MAXNAMELEN)
+    return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+
   slen = snprintf (sname, NIS_MAXNAMELEN,
 		   "[auth_name=%s,auth_type=DES],cred.org_dir.%s",
 		   netname, domain);
@@ -311,7 +309,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  if (NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res) > 1)
+  if (res->objects.objects_len > 1)
     /*
      * A netname belonging to more than one principal?
      * Something wrong with cred table. should be unique.
@@ -321,8 +319,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
 	    _("netname2user: DES entry for %s in directory %s not unique"),
 	    netname, domain);
 
-  len = ENTRY_LEN (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res), 0);
-  strncpy (principal, ENTRY_VAL (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res), 0), len);
+  len = ENTRY_LEN (res->objects.objects_val, 0);
+  strncpy (principal, ENTRY_VAL (res->objects.objects_val, 0), len);
   principal[len] = '\0';
   nis_freeresult (res);
 
@@ -334,16 +332,15 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
    *     LOCAL entry in **local** cred table.
    */
   domain = nis_local_directory ();
-  if (strlen (principal) + strlen (domain) + 45 > (size_t) NIS_MAXNAMELEN)
+  if ((strlen (principal) + strlen (domain) + 45) > (size_t) NIS_MAXNAMELEN)
     {
       syslog (LOG_ERR, _("netname2user: principal name `%s' too long"),
 	      principal);
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  slen = snprintf (sname, sizeof  (sname),
-		   "[cname=%s,auth_type=LOCAL],cred.org_dir.%s",
-		   principal, domain);
+  slen = sprintf (sname, "[cname=%s,auth_type=LOCAL],cred.org_dir.%s",
+		  principal, domain);
 
   if (sname[slen - 1] != '.')
     {
@@ -385,7 +382,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
-  if (NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (res) > 1)
+  if (res->objects.objects_len > 1)
     /*
      * A principal can have more than one LOCAL entry?
      * Something wrong with cred table.
@@ -395,16 +392,15 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
 	    _("netname2user: LOCAL entry for %s in directory %s not unique"),
 	    netname, domain);
   /* Fetch the uid */
-  *uidp = strtoul (ENTRY_VAL (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res), 2), NULL, 10);
+  *uidp = strtoul (ENTRY_VAL (res->objects.objects_val, 2), NULL, 10);
 
   if (*uidp == 0)
     {
       syslog (LOG_ERR, _("netname2user: should not have uid 0"));
-      nis_freeresult (res);
       return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
     }
 
-  parse_grp_str (ENTRY_VAL (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res), 3),
+  parse_grp_str (ENTRY_VAL (res->objects.objects_val, 3),
 		 gidp, gidlenp, gidlist, errnop);
 
   nis_freeresult (res);
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c
index cd33aebbcc..8f3bc997b3 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
-#include <atomic.h>
 #include <nss.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
@@ -28,246 +26,126 @@
 
 #include "nss-nisplus.h"
 #include "nisplus-parser.h"
-#include <libnsl.h>
-#include <nis_intern.h>
-#include <nis_xdr.h>
-
 
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
 
-/* Connection information.  */
-static ib_request *ibreq;
-static directory_obj *dir;
-static dir_binding bptr;
-static char *tablepath;
-static char *tableptr;
-/* Cursor.  */
-static netobj cursor;
-
+static nis_result *result;
+static nis_name tablename_val;
+static u_long tablename_len;
 
-nis_name pwd_tablename_val attribute_hidden;
-size_t pwd_tablename_len attribute_hidden;
-
-enum nss_status
-_nss_pwd_create_tablename (int *errnop)
+static enum nss_status
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
-  if (pwd_tablename_val == NULL)
+  if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      const char *local_dir = nis_local_directory ();
-      size_t local_dir_len = strlen (local_dir);
-      static const char prefix[] = "passwd.org_dir.";
+      char buf [40 + strlen (nis_local_directory ())];
+      char *p;
 
-      char *p = malloc (sizeof (prefix) + local_dir_len);
-      if (p == NULL)
+      p = __stpcpy (buf, "passwd.org_dir.");
+      p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
+      tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
+      if (tablename_val == NULL)
 	{
 	  *errnop = errno;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-
-      memcpy (__stpcpy (p, prefix), local_dir, local_dir_len + 1);
-
-      pwd_tablename_len = sizeof (prefix) - 1 + local_dir_len;
-
-      atomic_write_barrier ();
-
-      if (atomic_compare_and_exchange_bool_acq (&pwd_tablename_val, p, NULL))
-	{
-	  /* Another thread already installed the value.  */
-	  free (p);
-	  pwd_tablename_len = strlen (pwd_tablename_val);
-	}
+      tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
-
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 
-static void
-internal_nisplus_endpwent (void)
-{
-  __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
-  memset (&bptr, '\0', sizeof (bptr));
-
-  nis_free_directory (dir);
-  dir = NULL;
-
-  nis_free_request (ibreq);
-  ibreq = NULL;
-
-  xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_netobj, (char *) &cursor);
-  memset (&cursor, '\0', sizeof (cursor));
-
-  free (tablepath);
-  tableptr = tablepath = NULL;
-}
-
-
-static enum nss_status
-internal_nisplus_setpwent (int *errnop)
-{
-  enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-
-  if (pwd_tablename_val == NULL)
-    status = _nss_pwd_create_tablename (errnop);
-
-  if (status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-    {
-      ibreq = __create_ib_request (pwd_tablename_val, 0);
-      if (ibreq == NULL)
-	{
-	  *errnop = errno;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
-
-      nis_error retcode = __prepare_niscall (pwd_tablename_val, &dir,
-					     &bptr, 0);
-      if (retcode != NIS_SUCCESS)
-	{
-	  nis_free_request (ibreq);
-	  ibreq = NULL;
-	  status = niserr2nss (retcode);
-	}
-    }
-
-  return status;
-}
-
-
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_setpwent (int stayopen)
 {
-  enum nss_status status;
+  enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  int err;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  internal_nisplus_endpwent ();
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
-  // XXX We need to be able to set errno.  Pass in new parameter.
-  int err;
-  status = internal_nisplus_setpwent (&err);
+  if (tablename_val == NULL)
+    status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
   return status;
 }
 
-
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_endpwent (void)
 {
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  internal_nisplus_endpwent ();
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nisplus_getpwent_r (struct passwd *pw, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 			     int *errnop)
 {
-  int parse_res = -1;
-  enum nss_status retval = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  int parse_res;
 
   /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
   do
     {
-      nis_error status;
-      nis_result result;
-      memset (&result, '\0', sizeof (result));
+      nis_result *saved_res;
 
-      if (cursor.n_bytes == NULL)
+      if (result == NULL)
 	{
-	  if (ibreq == NULL)
+	  saved_res = NULL;
+          if (tablename_val == NULL)
 	    {
-	      retval = internal_nisplus_setpwent (errnop);
-	      if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-		return retval;
+	      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+	      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+		return status;
 	    }
 
-	  status = __do_niscall3 (&bptr, NIS_IBFIRST,
-				  (xdrproc_t) _xdr_ib_request,
-				  (caddr_t) ibreq,
-				  (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result,
-				  (caddr_t) &result,
-				  0, NULL);
+	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
+	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	    return niserr2nss (result->status);
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  ibreq->ibr_cookie.n_bytes = cursor.n_bytes;
-	  ibreq->ibr_cookie.n_len = cursor.n_len;
-
-	  status = __do_niscall3 (&bptr, NIS_IBNEXT,
-				  (xdrproc_t) _xdr_ib_request,
-				  (caddr_t) ibreq,
-				  (xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result,
-				  (caddr_t) &result,
-				  0, NULL);
-
-	  ibreq->ibr_cookie.n_bytes = NULL;
-	  ibreq->ibr_cookie.n_len = 0;
-	}
-
-      if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
-	return niserr2nss (status);
+	  nis_result *res;
 
-      if (NIS_RES_STATUS (&result) == NIS_NOTFOUND)
-	{
-	  /* No more entries on this server.  This means we have to go
-	     to the next server on the path.  */
-	  status = __follow_path (&tablepath, &tableptr, ibreq, &bptr);
-	  if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
-	    return niserr2nss (status);
-
-	  directory_obj *newdir = NULL;
-	  dir_binding newbptr;
-	  status = __prepare_niscall (ibreq->ibr_name, &newdir, &newbptr, 0);
-	  if (status != NIS_SUCCESS)
-	    return niserr2nss (status);
-
-	  nis_free_directory (dir);
-	  dir = newdir;
-	  __nisbind_destroy (&bptr);
-	  bptr = newbptr;
-
-	  xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_netobj, (char *) &result.cookie);
-	  result.cookie.n_bytes = NULL;
-	  result.cookie.n_len = 0;
-	  parse_res = 0;
-	  goto next;
+	  saved_res = result;
+	  res = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
+	  result = res;
+	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	    {
+	      nis_freeresult (saved_res);
+	      return niserr2nss (result->status);
+	    }
 	}
-      else if (NIS_RES_STATUS (&result) != NIS_SUCCESS)
-	return niserr2nss (NIS_RES_STATUS (&result));
 
-      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (&result, pw, buffer,
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (result, pw, buffer,
 					    buflen, errnop);
-
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = saved_res;
 	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  retval = NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	  goto freeres;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (saved_res)
+	    nis_freeresult (saved_res);
+	}
+    } while (!parse_res);
 
-    next:
-      /* Free the old cursor.  */
-      xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_netobj, (char *) &cursor);
-      /* Remember the new one.  */
-      cursor.n_bytes = result.cookie.n_bytes;
-      cursor.n_len = result.cookie.n_len;
-      /* Free the result structure.  NB: we do not remove the cookie.  */
-      result.cookie.n_bytes = NULL;
-      result.cookie.n_len = 0;
-    freeres:
-      xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) _xdr_nis_result, (char *) &result);
-      memset (&result, '\0', sizeof (result));
-    }
-  while (!parse_res);
-
-  return retval;
+  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 enum nss_status
@@ -291,9 +169,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pw,
 {
   int parse_res;
 
-  if (pwd_tablename_val == NULL)
+  if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      enum nss_status status = _nss_pwd_create_tablename (errnop);
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
@@ -304,107 +182,107 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pw,
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
+  else
+    {
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[strlen (name) + 24 + tablename_len];
+      int olderr = errno;
 
-  nis_result *result;
-  char buf[strlen (name) + 9 + pwd_tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
 
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[name=%s],%s", name, pwd_tablename_val);
+      result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS | USE_DGRAM, NULL, NULL);
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
+      if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	{
+	  enum nss_status status =  niserr2nss (result->status);
 
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+	  __set_errno (olderr);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status status =  niserr2nss (result->status);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  return status;
+	}
 
-      __set_errno (olderr);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (result, pw, buffer, buflen,
+					    errnop);
 
       nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
-
-  parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (result, pw, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 
-  nis_freeresult (result);
-
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
-    {
-      if (parse_res == -1)
-	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
-      else
+      if (parse_res < 1)
 	{
-	  __set_errno (olderr);
-	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	  if (parse_res == -1)
+	    {
+	      *errnop = ERANGE;
+	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      __set_errno (olderr);
+	      return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	    }
 	}
+      return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }
-
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getpwuid_r (const uid_t uid, struct passwd *pw,
 			 char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
-  if (pwd_tablename_val == NULL)
+  if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      enum nss_status status = _nss_pwd_create_tablename (errnop);
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
 
-  int parse_res;
-  nis_result *result;
-  char buf[8 + 3 * sizeof (unsigned long int) + pwd_tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
-
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[uid=%lu],%s",
-	    (unsigned long int) uid, pwd_tablename_val);
-
-  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS | USE_DGRAM, NULL, NULL);
-
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
-
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+  {
+    int parse_res;
+    nis_result *result;
+    char buf[100 + tablename_len];
+    int olderr = errno;
 
-      __set_errno (olderr);
+    sprintf (buf, "[uid=%lu],%s", (unsigned long int) uid, tablename_val);
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
+    result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-  parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (result, pw, buffer, buflen, errnop);
+    if (result == NULL)
+      {
+	*errnop = ENOMEM;
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
+    if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+      {
+	enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
 
-  nis_freeresult (result);
+	__set_errno (olderr);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
-    {
-      if (parse_res == -1)
-	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
-      else
-	{
-	  __set_errno (olderr);
-	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-	}
-    }
-
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	nis_freeresult (result);
+	return status;
+      }
+
+    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (result, pw, buffer, buflen, errnop);
+
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+
+    if (parse_res < 1)
+      {
+	if (parse_res == -1)
+	  {
+	    *errnop = ERANGE;
+	    return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    __set_errno (olderr);
+	    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	  }
+      }
+    return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c
index 711c6bc273..31d48d17a3 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -18,14 +17,13 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
-#include <atomic.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <errno.h>
 #include <nss.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <bits/libc-lock.h>
 #include <rpc/netdb.h>
 #include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
-#include <bits/libc-lock.h>
 
 #include "nss-nisplus.h"
 
@@ -35,12 +33,11 @@ static nis_result *result;
 static nis_name tablename_val;
 static u_long tablename_len;
 
-#define NISENTRYVAL(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_val)
-
-#define NISENTRYLEN(idx, col, res) \
-        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_len)
+#define NISENTRYVAL(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_val)
 
+#define NISENTRYLEN(idx,col,res) \
+        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_len)
 
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (nis_result *result, struct rpcent *rpc,
@@ -49,16 +46,17 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (nis_result *result, struct rpcent *rpc,
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
   unsigned int i;
-  char *line;
+  char *p, *line;
 
 
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
   if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-      || __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-      || strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[0].EN_data.en_type, "rpc_tbl") != 0
-      || NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
+		 "rpc_tbl") != 0
+      || result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
     return 0;
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) >= room_left)
@@ -71,43 +69,37 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (nis_result *result, struct rpcent *rpc,
            NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
   first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result)] = '\0';
   rpc->r_name = first_unused;
-  size_t len = strlen (first_unused) + 1;
-  room_left -= len;
-  first_unused += len;
-
+  room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) + 1);
+  first_unused += strlen (first_unused) + 1;
   rpc->r_number = atoi (NISENTRYVAL (0, 2, result));
+  p = first_unused;
 
-  /* XXX Rewrite at some point to allocate the array first and then
-     copy the strings.  It wasteful to first concatenate the strings
-     to just split them again later.  */
-  line = first_unused;
-  for (i = 0; i < NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (result); ++i)
+  line = p;
+  for (i = 0; i < result->objects.objects_len; ++i)
     {
       if (strcmp (NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result), rpc->r_name) != 0)
         {
           if (NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 2 > room_left)
 	    goto no_more_room;
-	  *first_unused++ = ' ';
-          first_unused = __stpncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result),
-				    NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result));
-          room_left -= NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 1;
+	  *p++ = ' ';
+          p = __stpncpy (p, NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result),
+			 NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result));
+          *p = '\0';
+          room_left -= (NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 1);
         }
     }
-  *first_unused++ = '\0';
+  ++p;
+  first_unused = p;
 
   /* Adjust the pointer so it is aligned for
      storing pointers.  */
-  size_t adjust = ((__alignof__ (char *)
-		    - (first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *))
-		   % __alignof__ (char *));
-  if (room_left < adjust + sizeof (char *))
-    goto no_more_room;
-  first_unused += adjust;
-  room_left -= adjust;
+  first_unused += __alignof__ (char *) - 1;
+  first_unused -= ((first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *));
   rpc->r_aliases = (char **) first_unused;
-
-  /* For the terminating NULL pointer.  */
+  if (room_left < sizeof (char *))
+    goto no_more_room;
   room_left -= sizeof (char *);
+  rpc->r_aliases[0] = NULL;
 
   i = 0;
   while (*line != '\0')
@@ -123,45 +115,42 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (nis_result *result, struct rpcent *rpc,
 	goto no_more_room;
 
       room_left -= sizeof (char *);
-      rpc->r_aliases[i++] = line;
+      rpc->r_aliases[i] = line;
 
       while (*line != '\0' && *line != ' ')
         ++line;
 
       if (*line == ' ')
-	*line++ = '\0';
+        {
+	  *line = '\0';
+	  ++line;
+          ++i;
+        }
+      else
+        rpc->r_aliases[i+1] = NULL;
     }
-  rpc->r_aliases[i] = NULL;
 
   return 1;
 }
 
-
 static enum nss_status
 _nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      const char *local_dir = nis_local_directory ();
-      size_t local_dir_len = strlen (local_dir);
-      static const char prefix[] = "rpc.org_dir.";
+      char buf [40 + strlen (nis_local_directory ())];
+      char *p;
 
-      char *p = malloc (sizeof (prefix) + local_dir_len);
-      if (p == NULL)
+      p = __stpcpy (buf, "rpc.org_dir.");
+      p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
+      tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
+      if (tablename_val == NULL)
 	{
 	  *errnop = errno;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-
-      memcpy (__stpcpy (p, prefix), local_dir, local_dir_len + 1);
-
-      tablename_len = sizeof (prefix) - 1 + local_dir_len;
-
-      atomic_write_barrier ();
-
-      tablename_val = p;
+      tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
-
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -170,20 +159,16 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_setrpcent (int stayopen)
 {
   enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  int err;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    {
-      int err;
-      status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
-    }
+    status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -195,11 +180,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_endrpcent (void)
 {
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -229,23 +212,16 @@ internal_nisplus_getrpcent_r (struct rpcent *rpc, char *buffer,
 	    }
 
 	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    return niserr2nss (result->status);
 	}
       else
 	{
+	  nis_result *res;
+
 	  saved_res = result;
-	  result = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
+	  res = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
+	  result = res;
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    {
 	      nis_freeresult (saved_res);
@@ -267,8 +243,7 @@ internal_nisplus_getrpcent_r (struct rpcent *rpc, char *buffer,
 	  if (saved_res)
 	    nis_freeresult (saved_res);
 	}
-    }
-  while (!parse_res);
+    } while (!parse_res);
 
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -296,91 +271,77 @@ _nss_nisplus_getrpcbyname_r (const char *name, struct rpcent *rpc,
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
-      __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
 
   if (name == NULL)
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+  else
+    {
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[strlen (name) + 255 + tablename_len];
+      int olderr = errno;
 
-  char buf[strlen (name) + 10 + tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
-
-  /* Search at first in the alias list, and use the correct name
-     for the next search */
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-  nis_result *result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS | USE_DGRAM,
-				 NULL, NULL);
+      /* Search at first in the alias list, and use the correct name
+         for the next search */
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      char *bufptr = buf;
-
-      /* If we did not find it, try it as original name. But if the
-	 database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
-	   && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-		     "rpc_tbl") != 0
-	  || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
-	snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-      else
+      if (result != NULL)
 	{
-	  /* We need to allocate a new buffer since there is no
-	     guarantee the returned name has a length limit.  */
-	  const char *entryval = NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result);
-	  size_t buflen = strlen (entryval) + 10 + tablename_len;
-	  bufptr = alloca (buflen);
-	  snprintf (bufptr, buflen, "[cname=%s],%s",
-		    entryval, tablename_val);
-	}
-
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list (bufptr, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS | USE_DGRAM,
-			 NULL, NULL);
-    }
+	  /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
+	     database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
+	  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
+	       && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+			 "rpc_tbl") != 0
+	      || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+	  else
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
+		     tablename_val);
 
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS , NULL, NULL);
+	}
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
+      if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	{
+	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
 
-      __set_errno (olderr);
+	  __set_errno (olderr);
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  return status;
+	}
 
-  parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (result, rpc, buffer, buflen,
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (result, rpc, buffer, buflen,
 					     errnop);
 
-  nis_freeresult (result);
+      nis_freeresult (result);
 
-  if (parse_res < 1)
-    {
-      if (parse_res == -1)
+      if (parse_res < 1)
 	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
+	  if (parse_res == -1)
+	    {
+	      *errnop = ERANGE;
+	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	    }
 
-      __set_errno (olderr);
-      return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	  __set_errno (olderr);
+	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	}
+      return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }
-
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 enum nss_status
@@ -389,58 +350,55 @@ _nss_nisplus_getrpcbynumber_r (const int number, struct rpcent *rpc,
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
-      __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
 
-  char buf[12 + 3 * sizeof (number) + tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
+  {
+    int parse_res;
+    nis_result *result;
+    char buf[100 + tablename_len];
+    int olderr = errno;
 
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[number=%d],%s", number, tablename_val);
+    sprintf (buf, "[number=%d],%s", number, tablename_val);
 
-  nis_result *result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH | USE_DGRAM,
-				 NULL, NULL);
+    result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
 
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+    if (result == NULL)
+      {
+	*errnop = ENOMEM;
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
+    if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+      {
+	enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS,  0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
-
-      __set_errno (olderr);
-
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
-
-  int parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (result, rpc, buffer, buflen,
-					     errnop);
-
-  nis_freeresult (result);
-
-  if (parse_res < 1)
-    {
-      if (parse_res == -1)
-	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
-      else
-	{
-	  __set_errno (olderr);
-	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
-	}
-    }
+	__set_errno (olderr);
 
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	nis_freeresult (result);
+	return status;
+      }
+
+    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (result, rpc, buffer, buflen,
+					   errnop);
+
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+
+    if (parse_res < 1)
+      {
+	if (parse_res == -1)
+	  {
+	    *errnop = ERANGE;
+	    return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    __set_errno (olderr);
+	    return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	  }
+      }
+    return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c
index 607ce80b01..fbb6987e9e 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997,1998,1999,2001,2002,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -18,14 +17,13 @@
    Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307 USA.  */
 
-#include <atomic.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
+#include <nss.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
-#include <nss.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
 #include <bits/libc-lock.h>
+#include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
 
 #include "nss-nisplus.h"
 
@@ -35,12 +33,11 @@ static nis_result *result;
 static nis_name tablename_val;
 static u_long tablename_len;
 
-#define NISENTRYVAL(idx, col, res) \
-  (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_val)
-
-#define NISENTRYLEN(idx, col, res) \
-    (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_len)
+#define NISENTRYVAL(idx,col,res) \
+  ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_val)
 
+#define NISENTRYLEN(idx,col,res) \
+    ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_len)
 
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (nis_result *result, struct servent *serv,
@@ -48,14 +45,17 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (nis_result *result, struct servent *serv,
 {
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
+  unsigned int i;
+  char *p, *line;
 
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
   if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-      || __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-      || strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_type, "services_tbl") != 0
-      || NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
+      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+		 "services_tbl") != 0
+      || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
     return 0;
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) >= room_left)
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (nis_result *result, struct servent *serv,
            NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
   first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result)] = '\0';
   serv->s_name = first_unused;
-  size_t len = strlen (first_unused) + 1;
-  room_left -= len;
-  first_unused += len;
+  room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
+  first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
@@ -78,45 +77,40 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (nis_result *result, struct servent *serv,
            NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result));
   first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result)] = '\0';
   serv->s_proto = first_unused;
-  len = strlen (first_unused) + 1;
-  room_left -= len;
-  first_unused += len;
+  room_left -= strlen (first_unused) + 1;
+  first_unused += strlen (first_unused) + 1;
 
   serv->s_port = htons (atoi (NISENTRYVAL (0, 3, result)));
+  p = first_unused;
 
-  /* XXX Rewrite at some point to allocate the array first and then
-     copy the strings.  It wasteful to first concatenate the strings
-     to just split them again later.  */
-  char *line = first_unused;
-  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (result); ++i)
+  line = p;
+  for (i = 0; i < result->objects.objects_len; ++i)
     {
       if (strcmp (NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result), serv->s_name) != 0)
         {
           if (NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 2 > room_left)
             goto no_more_room;
-	  *first_unused++ = ' ';
-          first_unused = __stpncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result),
-				    NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result));
-          room_left -= NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 1;
+	  *p++ = ' ';
+          p = __stpncpy (p, NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result),
+			 NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result));
+          *p = '\0';
+          room_left -= (NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 1);
         }
     }
-  *first_unused++ = '\0';
+  *p++ = '\0';
+  first_unused = p;
 
   /* Adjust the pointer so it is aligned for
      storing pointers.  */
-  size_t adjust = ((__alignof__ (char *)
-		    - (first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *))
-		   % __alignof__ (char *));
-  if (room_left < adjust + sizeof (char *))
-    goto no_more_room;
-  first_unused += adjust;
-  room_left -= adjust;
+  first_unused += __alignof__ (char *) - 1;
+  first_unused -= ((first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *));
   serv->s_aliases = (char **) first_unused;
-
-  /* For the terminating NULL pointer.  */
+  if (room_left < sizeof (char *))
+    goto no_more_room;
   room_left -= (sizeof (char *));
+  serv->s_aliases[0] = NULL;
 
-  unsigned int i = 0;
+  i = 0;
   while (*line != '\0')
     {
       /* Skip leading blanks.  */
@@ -130,45 +124,42 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (nis_result *result, struct servent *serv,
         goto no_more_room;
 
       room_left -= sizeof (char *);
-      serv->s_aliases[i++] = line;
+      serv->s_aliases[i] = line;
 
       while (*line != '\0' && *line != ' ')
         ++line;
 
       if (*line == ' ')
-	*line++ = '\0';
+        {
+	  *line = '\0';
+	  ++line;
+          ++i;
+	}
+      else
+        serv->s_aliases[i+1] = NULL;
     }
-  serv->s_aliases[i] = NULL;
 
   return 1;
 }
 
-
 static enum nss_status
 _nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      const char *local_dir = nis_local_directory ();
-      size_t local_dir_len = strlen (local_dir);
-      static const char prefix[] = "services.org_dir.";
+      char buf [40 + strlen (nis_local_directory ())];
+      char *p;
 
-      char *p = malloc (sizeof (prefix) + local_dir_len);
-      if (p == NULL)
+      p = __stpcpy (buf, "services.org_dir.");
+      p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
+      tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
+      if (tablename_val == NULL)
 	{
 	  *errnop = errno;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-
-      memcpy (__stpcpy (p, prefix), local_dir, local_dir_len + 1);
-
-      tablename_len = sizeof (prefix) - 1 + local_dir_len;
-
-      atomic_write_barrier ();
-
-      tablename_val = p;
+      tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
-
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -181,11 +172,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_setservent (int stayopen)
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
@@ -200,11 +189,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_endservent (void)
 {
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -234,23 +221,16 @@ internal_nisplus_getservent_r (struct servent *serv, char *buffer,
 	    }
 
 	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    return niserr2nss (result->status);
 	}
       else
 	{
+	  nis_result *res;
+
 	  saved_res = result;
-	  result = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
+	  res = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
+	  result = res;
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    {
 	      nis_freeresult (saved_res);
@@ -260,7 +240,7 @@ internal_nisplus_getservent_r (struct servent *serv, char *buffer,
 
       parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (result, serv, buffer,
 					      buflen, errnop);
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
 	  result = saved_res;
@@ -282,9 +262,11 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getservent_r (struct servent *result, char *buffer,
 			   size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  int status;
+
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  int status = internal_nisplus_getservent_r (result, buffer, buflen, errnop);
+  status = internal_nisplus_getservent_r (result, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -296,14 +278,12 @@ _nss_nisplus_getservbyname_r (const char *name, const char *protocol,
 			      struct servent *serv,
 			      char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
+  int parse_res;
+
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
-      __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
@@ -313,84 +293,72 @@ _nss_nisplus_getservbyname_r (const char *name, const char *protocol,
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
     }
+  else
+    {
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[strlen (name) + 255 + tablename_len];
+      int olderr = errno;
 
-  size_t protocol_len = strlen (protocol);
-  char buf[strlen (name) + protocol_len + 17 + tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
-
-  /* Search at first in the alias list, and use the correct name
-     for the next search */
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[name=%s,proto=%s],%s", name, protocol,
-	    tablename_val);
-  nis_result *result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS | USE_DGRAM,
-				 NULL, NULL);
+      /* Search at first in the alias list, and use the correct name
+         for the next search */
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s,proto=%s],%s", name, protocol,
+	       tablename_val);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      char *bufptr = buf;
-
-      /* If we did not find it, try it as original name. But if the
-	 database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
-	   && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-	  || __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-	  || strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_type,
-		     "services_tbl") != 0
-	  || NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
-	snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[cname=%s,proto=%s],%s", name, protocol,
-		  tablename_val);
-      else
+      if (result != NULL)
 	{
-	  /* We need to allocate a new buffer since there is no
-	     guarantee the returned name has a length limit.  */
-	  const char *entryval = NISENTRYVAL(0, 0, result);
-	  size_t buflen = (strlen (entryval) + protocol_len + 17
-			   + tablename_len);
-	  bufptr = alloca (buflen);
-	  snprintf (bufptr, buflen, "[cname=%s,proto=%s],%s",
-		    entryval, protocol, tablename_val);
-	}
+	  /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
+	     database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
+	  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
+	       && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+			 "services_tbl") != 0
+	      || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s,proto=%s],%s", name, protocol,
+		     tablename_val);
+	  else
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s,proto=%s],%s",
+		     NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result), protocol, tablename_val);
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list (bufptr, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS | USE_DGRAM,
-			 NULL, NULL);
-    }
-
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+	}
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
-    {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
+      if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	{
+	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
 
-      __set_errno (olderr);
+	  __set_errno (olderr);
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  return status;
+	}
 
-  int parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (result, serv, buffer, buflen,
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (result, serv, buffer, buflen,
 					      errnop);
-  nis_freeresult (result);
+      nis_freeresult (result);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
-    {
-      if (parse_res == -1)
+      if (parse_res < 1)
 	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
-	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	}
-      else
-	{
-	  __set_errno (olderr);
-	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	  if (parse_res == -1)
+	    {
+	      *errnop = ERANGE;
+	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      __set_errno (olderr);
+	      return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	    }
 	}
+      return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }
-
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 enum nss_status
@@ -400,12 +368,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_getservbyport_r (const int number, const char *protocol,
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      __libc_lock_lock (lock);
-
       enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
-      __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
-
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
     }
@@ -415,49 +379,50 @@ _nss_nisplus_getservbyport_r (const int number, const char *protocol,
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
     }
-
-  char buf[17 + 3 * sizeof (int) + strlen (protocol) + tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
-
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[port=%d,proto=%s],%s",
-	    number, protocol, tablename_val);
-
-  nis_result *result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS | USE_DGRAM,
-				 NULL, NULL);
-
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
-
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
+  else
     {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+      int parse_res;
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[60 + strlen (protocol) + tablename_len];
+      int olderr = errno;
 
-      __set_errno (olderr);
+      sprintf (buf, "[port=%d,proto=%s],%s",
+	       number, protocol, tablename_val);
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
-
-  int parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (result, serv, buffer, buflen,
-					      errnop);
-  nis_freeresult (result);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
-    {
-      if (parse_res == -1)
+      if (result == NULL)
 	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-      else
+      if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
+	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+
 	  __set_errno (olderr);
-	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  return status;
 	}
-    }
 
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (result, serv, buffer, buflen,
+					      errnop);
+      nis_freeresult (result);
+
+      if (parse_res < 1)
+	{
+	  if (parse_res == -1)
+	    {
+	      *errnop = ERANGE;
+	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      __set_errno (olderr);
+	      return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	    }
+	}
+      return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c
index f256f3eb90..c317469137 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -31,12 +30,29 @@
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
 
 static nis_result *result;
+static nis_name tablename_val;
+static u_long tablename_len;
 
-/* Defined in nisplus-pwd.c.  */
-extern nis_name pwd_tablename_val attribute_hidden;
-extern size_t pwd_tablename_len attribute_hidden;
-extern enum nss_status _nss_pwd_create_tablename (int *errnop);
+static enum nss_status
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
+{
+  if (tablename_val == NULL)
+    {
+      char buf [40 + strlen (nis_local_directory ())];
+      char *p;
 
+      p = __stpcpy (buf, "passwd.org_dir.");
+      p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
+      tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
+      if (tablename_val == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = errno;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
+      tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
+    }
+  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_setspent (int stayopen)
@@ -46,14 +62,12 @@ _nss_nisplus_setspent (int stayopen)
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
-  if (pwd_tablename_val == NULL)
-    status = _nss_pwd_create_tablename (&err);
+  if (tablename_val == NULL)
+    status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -65,11 +79,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_endspent (void)
 {
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  if (result != NULL)
-    {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
-    }
+  if (result)
+    nis_freeresult (result);
+  result = NULL;
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -91,32 +103,25 @@ internal_nisplus_getspent_r (struct spwd *sp, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 	{
 	  saved_res = NULL;
 
-          if (pwd_tablename_val == NULL)
+          if (tablename_val == NULL)
 	    {
-	      enum nss_status status = _nss_pwd_create_tablename (errnop);
+	      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
 	      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 		return status;
 	    }
 
-	  result = nis_first_entry (pwd_tablename_val);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
+	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    return niserr2nss (result->status);
 	}
       else
 	{
+	  nis_result *res;
+
 	  saved_res = result;
-	  result = nis_next_entry (pwd_tablename_val, &result->cookie);
-	  if (result == NULL)
-	    {
-	      *errnop = errno;
-	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-	    }
+	  res = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
+	  result = res;
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    {
 	      nis_freeresult (saved_res);
@@ -126,18 +131,19 @@ internal_nisplus_getspent_r (struct spwd *sp, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 
       parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (result, sp, buffer,
 					    buflen, errnop);
-      if (__builtin_expect (parse_res == -1, 0))
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
 	  result = saved_res;
 	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-
-      if (saved_res != NULL)
-	nis_freeresult (saved_res);
-    }
-  while (!parse_res);
+      else
+	{
+	  if (saved_res)
+	    nis_freeresult (saved_res);
+	}
+    } while (!parse_res);
 
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -163,9 +169,9 @@ _nss_nisplus_getspnam_r (const char *name, struct spwd *sp,
 {
   int parse_res;
 
-  if (pwd_tablename_val == NULL)
+  if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
-      enum nss_status status = _nss_pwd_create_tablename (errnop);
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
       if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return status;
@@ -176,47 +182,48 @@ _nss_nisplus_getspnam_r (const char *name, struct spwd *sp,
       *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
     }
-
-  nis_result *result;
-  char buf[strlen (name) + 9 + pwd_tablename_len];
-  int olderr = errno;
-
-  snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "[name=%s],%s", name, pwd_tablename_val);
-
-  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS | USE_DGRAM, NULL, NULL);
-
-  if (result == NULL)
-    {
-      *errnop = ENOMEM;
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
-    }
-
-  if (__builtin_expect (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, 0))
+  else
     {
-      enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+      nis_result *result;
+      char buf[strlen (name) + 24 + tablename_len];
+      int olderr = errno;
 
-      __set_errno (olderr);
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      return status;
-    }
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-  parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (result, sp, buffer, buflen, errnop);
-  nis_freeresult (result);
-
-  if (__builtin_expect (parse_res < 1, 0))
-    {
-      if (parse_res == -1)
+      if (result == NULL)
 	{
-	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
-      else
+      if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
+	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+
 	  __set_errno (olderr);
-	  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  return status;
 	}
-    }
 
-  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (result, sp, buffer, buflen,
+					    errnop);
+      nis_freeresult (result);
+
+      if (parse_res < 1)
+	{
+	  if (parse_res == -1)
+	    {
+	      *errnop = ERANGE;
+	      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      __set_errno (olderr);
+	      return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+	    }
+	}
+      return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/nis/rpcsvc/nislib.h b/nis/rpcsvc/nislib.h
index c8927ece17..a55de61830 100644
--- a/nis/rpcsvc/nislib.h
+++ b/nis/rpcsvc/nislib.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -272,13 +272,11 @@ struct dir_binding
 typedef struct dir_binding dir_binding;
 
 extern nis_error __nisbind_create (dir_binding *, const nis_server *,
-				   unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned int,
-				   unsigned int) __THROW;
+				   unsigned int, unsigned int) __THROW;
 extern nis_error __nisbind_connect (dir_binding *) __THROW;
 extern nis_error __nisbind_next (dir_binding *) __THROW;
 extern void __nisbind_destroy (dir_binding *) __THROW;
-extern nis_error __nisfind_server (const_nis_name, int, directory_obj **,
-				   dir_binding *, unsigned int) __THROW;
+extern nis_error __nisfind_server (const_nis_name, directory_obj **) __THROW;
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/nis/yp_xdr.c b/nis/yp_xdr.c
index b87ee06151..0ee80126e8 100644
--- a/nis/yp_xdr.c
+++ b/nis/yp_xdr.c
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ xdr_ypreq_key (XDR *xdrs, ypreq_key *objp)
     return FALSE;
   return xdr_keydat (xdrs, &objp->key);
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (xdr_ypreq_key)
 
 bool_t
 xdr_ypreq_nokey (XDR *xdrs, ypreq_nokey *objp)
@@ -112,7 +111,6 @@ xdr_ypreq_nokey (XDR *xdrs, ypreq_nokey *objp)
     return FALSE;
   return xdr_mapname (xdrs, &objp->map);
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (xdr_ypreq_nokey)
 
 bool_t
 xdr_ypreq_xfr (XDR *xdrs, ypreq_xfr *objp)
@@ -133,7 +131,6 @@ xdr_ypresp_val (XDR *xdrs, ypresp_val *objp)
     return FALSE;
   return xdr_valdat (xdrs, &objp->val);
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (xdr_ypresp_val)
 
 bool_t
 xdr_ypresp_key_val (XDR *xdrs, ypresp_key_val *objp)
@@ -153,7 +150,6 @@ xdr_ypresp_master (XDR *xdrs, ypresp_master *objp)
     return FALSE;
   return xdr_peername (xdrs, &objp->peer);
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (xdr_ypresp_master)
 
 bool_t
 xdr_ypresp_order (XDR *xdrs, ypresp_order *objp)
@@ -162,7 +158,6 @@ xdr_ypresp_order (XDR *xdrs, ypresp_order *objp)
     return FALSE;
   return xdr_u_int (xdrs, &objp->ordernum);
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (xdr_ypresp_order)
 
 bool_t
 xdr_ypresp_all (XDR *xdrs, ypresp_all *objp)
@@ -198,7 +193,6 @@ xdr_ypmaplist (XDR *xdrs, ypmaplist *objp)
   return xdr_pointer (xdrs, (char **) &objp->next, sizeof (ypmaplist),
 		      (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypmaplist);
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (xdr_ypmaplist)
 
 bool_t
 xdr_ypresp_maplist (XDR *xdrs, ypresp_maplist *objp)
@@ -208,7 +202,6 @@ xdr_ypresp_maplist (XDR *xdrs, ypresp_maplist *objp)
   return xdr_pointer (xdrs, (char **) &objp->maps, sizeof (ypmaplist),
 		      (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypmaplist);
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (xdr_ypresp_maplist)
 
 bool_t
 xdr_yppush_status (XDR *xdrs, yppush_status *objp)
@@ -255,7 +248,6 @@ xdr_ypbind_resp (XDR *xdrs, ypbind_resp *objp)
     }
   return FALSE;
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (xdr_ypbind_resp)
 
 bool_t
 xdr_ypbind_setdom (XDR *xdrs, ypbind_setdom *objp)
diff --git a/nis/ypclnt.c b/nis/ypclnt.c
index ae04ee9212..85292b62d9 100644
--- a/nis/ypclnt.c
+++ b/nis/ypclnt.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1996.
 
@@ -46,12 +45,12 @@ struct dom_binding
   };
 typedef struct dom_binding dom_binding;
 
-static const struct timeval RPCTIMEOUT = {25, 0};
-static const struct timeval UDPTIMEOUT = {5, 0};
+static struct timeval RPCTIMEOUT = {25, 0};
+static struct timeval UDPTIMEOUT = {5, 0};
 static int const MAXTRIES = 2;
-static char ypdomainname[NIS_MAXNAMELEN + 1];
+static char __ypdomainname[NIS_MAXNAMELEN + 1] = "\0";
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, ypbindlist_lock)
-static dom_binding *ypbindlist = NULL;
+static dom_binding *__ypbindlist = NULL;
 
 
 static void
@@ -111,8 +110,8 @@ yp_bind_ypbindprog (const char *domain, dom_binding *ysd)
   int clnt_sock;
   CLIENT *client;
 
+  memset (&clnt_saddr, '\0', sizeof clnt_saddr);
   clnt_saddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
-  clnt_saddr.sin_port = 0;
   clnt_saddr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl (INADDR_LOOPBACK);
   clnt_sock = RPC_ANYSOCK;
   client = clnttcp_create (&clnt_saddr, YPBINDPROG, YPBINDVERS,
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ yp_bind_ypbindprog (const char *domain, dom_binding *ysd)
 
   if (ypbr.ypbind_status != YPBIND_SUCC_VAL)
     {
-      fprintf (stderr, "YPBINDPROC_DOMAIN: %s\n",
+      fprintf (stderr, _("YPBINDPROC_DOMAIN: %s\n"),
 	       ypbinderr_string (ypbr.ypbind_resp_u.ypbind_error));
       return YPERR_DOMAIN;
     }
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ yp_bind (const char *indomain)
 
   __libc_lock_lock (ypbindlist_lock);
 
-  status = __yp_bind (indomain, &ypbindlist);
+  status = __yp_bind (indomain, &__ypbindlist);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (ypbindlist_lock);
 
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ yp_unbind_locked (const char *indomain)
   dom_binding *ydbptr, *ydbptr2;
 
   ydbptr2 = NULL;
-  ydbptr = ypbindlist;
+  ydbptr = __ypbindlist;
 
   while (ydbptr != NULL)
     {
@@ -249,7 +248,7 @@ yp_unbind_locked (const char *indomain)
 
 	  work = ydbptr;
 	  if (ydbptr2 == NULL)
-	    ypbindlist = ypbindlist->dom_pnext;
+	    __ypbindlist = __ypbindlist->dom_pnext;
 	  else
 	    ydbptr2 = ydbptr->dom_pnext;
 	  __yp_unbind (work);
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ do_ypcall (const char *domain, u_long prog, xdrproc_t xargs,
   status = YPERR_YPERR;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (ypbindlist_lock);
-  ydb = ypbindlist;
+  ydb = __ypbindlist;
   while (ydb != NULL)
     {
       if (strcmp (domain, ydb->dom_domain) == 0)
@@ -349,7 +348,7 @@ do_ypcall (const char *domain, u_long prog, xdrproc_t xargs,
   if (status != YPERR_SUCCESS)
     {
       ydb = calloc (1, sizeof (dom_binding));
-      if (ydb != NULL && yp_bind_ypbindprog (domain, ydb) == YPERR_SUCCESS)
+      if (yp_bind_ypbindprog (domain, ydb) == YPERR_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  status = __ypclnt_call (domain, prog, xargs, req, xres,
 				  resp, &ydb, 1);
@@ -365,21 +364,6 @@ do_ypcall (const char *domain, u_long prog, xdrproc_t xargs,
   return status;
 }
 
-/* Like do_ypcall, but translate the status value if necessary.  */
-static int
-do_ypcall_tr (const char *domain, u_long prog, xdrproc_t xargs,
-	      caddr_t req, xdrproc_t xres, caddr_t resp)
-{
-  int status = do_ypcall (domain, prog, xargs, req, xres, resp);
-  if (status == YPERR_SUCCESS)
-    /* We cast to ypresp_val although the pointer could also be of
-       type ypresp_key_val or ypresp_master or ypresp_order or
-       ypresp_maplist.  But the stat element is in a common prefix so
-       this does not matter.  */
-    status = ypprot_err (((struct ypresp_val *) resp)->stat);
-  return status;
-}
-
 
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, domainname_lock)
 
@@ -391,21 +375,21 @@ yp_get_default_domain (char **outdomain)
 
   __libc_lock_lock (domainname_lock);
 
-  if (ypdomainname[0] == '\0')
+  if (__ypdomainname[0] == '\0')
     {
-      if (getdomainname (ypdomainname, NIS_MAXNAMELEN))
+      if (getdomainname (__ypdomainname, NIS_MAXNAMELEN))
 	result = YPERR_NODOM;
-      else if (strcmp (ypdomainname, "(none)") == 0)
+      else if (strcmp (__ypdomainname, "(none)") == 0)
 	{
 	  /* If domainname is not set, some systems will return "(none)" */
-	  ypdomainname[0] = '\0';
+	  __ypdomainname[0] = '\0';
 	  result = YPERR_NODOM;
 	}
       else
-	*outdomain = ypdomainname;
+	*outdomain = __ypdomainname;
     }
   else
-    *outdomain = ypdomainname;
+    *outdomain = __ypdomainname;
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (domainname_lock);
 
@@ -418,14 +402,14 @@ __yp_check (char **domain)
 {
   char *unused;
 
-  if (ypdomainname[0] == '\0')
+  if (__ypdomainname[0] == '\0')
     if (yp_get_default_domain (&unused))
       return 0;
 
   if (domain)
-    *domain = ypdomainname;
+    *domain = __ypdomainname;
 
-  if (yp_bind (ypdomainname) == 0)
+  if (yp_bind (__ypdomainname) == 0)
     return 1;
   return 0;
 }
@@ -452,26 +436,25 @@ yp_match (const char *indomain, const char *inmap, const char *inkey,
   *outvallen = 0;
   memset (&resp, '\0', sizeof (resp));
 
-  result = do_ypcall_tr (indomain, YPPROC_MATCH, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypreq_key,
-			 (caddr_t) &req, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_val,
-			 (caddr_t) &resp);
+  result = do_ypcall (indomain, YPPROC_MATCH, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypreq_key,
+		      (caddr_t) & req, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_val,
+		      (caddr_t) & resp);
 
   if (result != YPERR_SUCCESS)
     return result;
+  if (resp.stat != YP_TRUE)
+    return ypprot_err (resp.stat);
 
   *outvallen = resp.val.valdat_len;
   *outval = malloc (*outvallen + 1);
-  int status = YPERR_RESRC;
-  if (__builtin_expect (*outval != NULL, 1))
-    {
-      memcpy (*outval, resp.val.valdat_val, *outvallen);
-      (*outval)[*outvallen] = '\0';
-      status = YPERR_SUCCESS;
-    }
+  if (__builtin_expect (*outval == NULL, 0))
+    return YPERR_RESRC;
+  memcpy (*outval, resp.val.valdat_val, *outvallen);
+  (*outval)[*outvallen] = '\0';
 
   xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_val, (char *) &resp);
 
-  return status;
+  return YPERR_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 int
@@ -494,38 +477,30 @@ yp_first (const char *indomain, const char *inmap, char **outkey,
   memset (&resp, '\0', sizeof (resp));
 
   result = do_ypcall (indomain, YPPROC_FIRST, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypreq_nokey,
-		      (caddr_t) &req, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_key_val,
-		      (caddr_t) &resp);
+		      (caddr_t) & req, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_key_val,
+		      (caddr_t) & resp);
 
   if (result != RPC_SUCCESS)
     return YPERR_RPC;
   if (resp.stat != YP_TRUE)
     return ypprot_err (resp.stat);
 
-  int status;
-  if (__builtin_expect ((*outkey  = malloc (resp.key.keydat_len + 1)) != NULL
-			&& (*outval = malloc (resp.val.valdat_len
-					      + 1)) != NULL, 1))
-    {
-      *outkeylen = resp.key.keydat_len;
-      memcpy (*outkey, resp.key.keydat_val, *outkeylen);
-      (*outkey)[*outkeylen] = '\0';
-
-      *outvallen = resp.val.valdat_len;
-      memcpy (*outval, resp.val.valdat_val, *outvallen);
-      (*outval)[*outvallen] = '\0';
-
-      status = YPERR_SUCCESS;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      free (*outkey);
-      status = YPERR_RESRC;
-    }
+  *outkeylen = resp.key.keydat_len;
+  *outkey = malloc (*outkeylen + 1);
+  if (__builtin_expect (*outkey == NULL, 0))
+    return YPERR_RESRC;
+  memcpy (*outkey, resp.key.keydat_val, *outkeylen);
+  (*outkey)[*outkeylen] = '\0';
+  *outvallen = resp.val.valdat_len;
+  *outval = malloc (*outvallen + 1);
+  if (__builtin_expect (*outval == NULL, 0))
+    return YPERR_RESRC;
+  memcpy (*outval, resp.val.valdat_val, *outvallen);
+  (*outval)[*outvallen] = '\0';
 
   xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_key_val, (char *) &resp);
 
-  return status;
+  return YPERR_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 int
@@ -551,37 +526,31 @@ yp_next (const char *indomain, const char *inmap, const char *inkey,
   *outkeylen = *outvallen = 0;
   memset (&resp, '\0', sizeof (resp));
 
-  result = do_ypcall_tr (indomain, YPPROC_NEXT, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypreq_key,
-			 (caddr_t) &req, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_key_val,
-			 (caddr_t) &resp);
+  result = do_ypcall (indomain, YPPROC_NEXT, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypreq_key,
+		      (caddr_t) & req, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_key_val,
+		      (caddr_t) & resp);
 
   if (result != YPERR_SUCCESS)
     return result;
+  if (resp.stat != YP_TRUE)
+    return ypprot_err (resp.stat);
 
-  int status;
-  if (__builtin_expect ((*outkey  = malloc (resp.key.keydat_len + 1)) != NULL
-			&& (*outval = malloc (resp.val.valdat_len
-					      + 1)) != NULL, 1))
-    {
-      *outkeylen = resp.key.keydat_len;
-      memcpy (*outkey, resp.key.keydat_val, *outkeylen);
-      (*outkey)[*outkeylen] = '\0';
-
-      *outvallen = resp.val.valdat_len;
-      memcpy (*outval, resp.val.valdat_val, *outvallen);
-      (*outval)[*outvallen] = '\0';
-
-      status = YPERR_SUCCESS;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      free (*outkey);
-      status = YPERR_RESRC;
-    }
+  *outkeylen = resp.key.keydat_len;
+  *outkey = malloc (*outkeylen + 1);
+  if (__builtin_expect (*outkey == NULL, 0))
+    return YPERR_RESRC;
+  memcpy (*outkey, resp.key.keydat_val, *outkeylen);
+  (*outkey)[*outkeylen] = '\0';
+  *outvallen = resp.val.valdat_len;
+  *outval = malloc (*outvallen + 1);
+  if (__builtin_expect (*outval == NULL, 0))
+    return YPERR_RESRC;
+  memcpy (*outval, resp.val.valdat_val, *outvallen);
+  (*outval)[*outvallen] = '\0';
 
   xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_key_val, (char *) &resp);
 
-  return status;
+  return YPERR_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 int
@@ -600,12 +569,13 @@ yp_master (const char *indomain, const char *inmap, char **outname)
 
   memset (&resp, '\0', sizeof (ypresp_master));
 
-  result = do_ypcall_tr (indomain, YPPROC_MASTER, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypreq_nokey,
-			 (caddr_t) &req, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_master,
-			 (caddr_t) &resp);
+  result = do_ypcall (indomain, YPPROC_MASTER, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypreq_nokey,
+	  (caddr_t) & req, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_master, (caddr_t) & resp);
 
   if (result != YPERR_SUCCESS)
     return result;
+  if (resp.stat != YP_TRUE)
+    return ypprot_err (resp.stat);
 
   *outname = strdup (resp.peer);
   xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_master, (char *) &resp);
@@ -622,7 +592,7 @@ yp_order (const char *indomain, const char *inmap, unsigned int *outorder)
   enum clnt_stat result;
 
   if (indomain == NULL || indomain[0] == '\0' ||
-      inmap == NULL || inmap[0] == '\0')
+      inmap == NULL || inmap == '\0')
     return YPERR_BADARGS;
 
   req.domain = (char *) indomain;
@@ -630,17 +600,18 @@ yp_order (const char *indomain, const char *inmap, unsigned int *outorder)
 
   memset (&resp, '\0', sizeof (resp));
 
-  result = do_ypcall_tr (indomain, YPPROC_ORDER, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypreq_nokey,
-			 (caddr_t) &req, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_order,
-			 (caddr_t) &resp);
+  result = do_ypcall (indomain, YPPROC_ORDER, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypreq_nokey,
+	   (caddr_t) & req, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_order, (caddr_t) & resp);
 
-  if (result == YPERR_SUCCESS)
+  if (result != YPERR_SUCCESS)
     return result;
+  if (resp.stat != YP_TRUE)
+    return ypprot_err (resp.stat);
 
   *outorder = resp.ordernum;
   xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_order, (char *) &resp);
 
-  return result;
+  return YPERR_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 struct ypresp_all_data
@@ -686,10 +657,10 @@ __xdr_ypresp_all (XDR *xdrs, struct ypresp_all_data *objp)
 	       if we don't modify the length. So add an extra NUL
 	       character to avoid trouble with broken code. */
 	    objp->status = YP_TRUE;
-	    *((char *) __mempcpy (key, resp.ypresp_all_u.val.key.keydat_val,
-				  keylen)) = '\0';
-	    *((char *) __mempcpy (val, resp.ypresp_all_u.val.val.valdat_val,
-				  vallen)) = '\0';
+	    memcpy (key, resp.ypresp_all_u.val.key.keydat_val, keylen);
+	    key[keylen] = '\0';
+	    memcpy (val, resp.ypresp_all_u.val.val.valdat_val, vallen);
+	    val[vallen] = '\0';
 	    xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_all, (char *) &resp);
 	    if ((*objp->foreach) (objp->status, key, keylen,
 				  val, vallen, objp->data))
@@ -700,7 +671,7 @@ __xdr_ypresp_all (XDR *xdrs, struct ypresp_all_data *objp)
 	  objp->status = resp.ypresp_all_u.val.stat;
 	  xdr_free ((xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_all, (char *) &resp);
 	  /* Sun says we don't need to make this call, but must return
-	     immediately. Since Solaris makes this call, we will call
+	     immediatly. Since Solaris makes this call, we will call
 	     the callback function, too. */
 	  (*objp->foreach) (objp->status, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, objp->data);
 	  return TRUE;
@@ -722,8 +693,8 @@ yp_all (const char *indomain, const char *inmap,
   int clnt_sock;
   int saved_errno = errno;
 
-  if (indomain == NULL || indomain[0] == '\0'
-      || inmap == NULL || inmap[0] == '\0')
+  if (indomain == NULL || indomain[0] == '\0' ||
+      inmap == NULL || inmap == '\0')
     return YPERR_BADARGS;
 
   try = 0;
@@ -761,9 +732,9 @@ yp_all (const char *indomain, const char *inmap,
 			  (caddr_t) &req, (xdrproc_t) __xdr_ypresp_all,
 			  (caddr_t) &data, RPCTIMEOUT);
 
-      if (__builtin_expect (result != RPC_SUCCESS, 0))
+      if (result != RPC_SUCCESS)
 	{
-	  /* Print the error message only on the last try.  */
+	  /* Print the error message only on the last try */
 	  if (try == MAXTRIES - 1)
 	    clnt_perror (clnt, "yp_all: clnt_call");
 	  res = YPERR_RPC;
@@ -787,7 +758,6 @@ yp_all (const char *indomain, const char *inmap,
 }
 
 int
-
 yp_maplist (const char *indomain, struct ypmaplist **outmaplist)
 {
   struct ypresp_maplist resp;
@@ -798,92 +768,67 @@ yp_maplist (const char *indomain, struct ypmaplist **outmaplist)
 
   memset (&resp, '\0', sizeof (resp));
 
-  result = do_ypcall_tr (indomain, YPPROC_MAPLIST, (xdrproc_t) xdr_domainname,
-			 (caddr_t) &indomain, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_maplist,
-			 (caddr_t) &resp);
+  result = do_ypcall (indomain, YPPROC_MAPLIST, (xdrproc_t) xdr_domainname,
+    (caddr_t) & indomain, (xdrproc_t) xdr_ypresp_maplist, (caddr_t) & resp);
 
-  if (__builtin_expect (result == YPERR_SUCCESS, 1))
-    {
-      *outmaplist = resp.maps;
-      /* We don't free the list, this will be done by ypserv
-	 xdr_free((xdrproc_t)xdr_ypresp_maplist, (char *)&resp); */
-    }
+  if (result != YPERR_SUCCESS)
+    return result;
+  if (resp.stat != YP_TRUE)
+    return ypprot_err (resp.stat);
 
-  return result;
+  *outmaplist = resp.maps;
+  /* We give the list not free, this will be done by ypserv
+     xdr_free((xdrproc_t)xdr_ypresp_maplist, (char *)&resp); */
+
+  return YPERR_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 const char *
 yperr_string (const int error)
 {
-  const char *str;
   switch (error)
     {
     case YPERR_SUCCESS:
-      str = N_("Success");
-      break;
+      return _("Success");
     case YPERR_BADARGS:
-      str = N_("Request arguments bad");
-      break;
+      return _("Request arguments bad");
     case YPERR_RPC:
-      str = N_("RPC failure on NIS operation");
-      break;
+      return _("RPC failure on NIS operation");
     case YPERR_DOMAIN:
-      str = N_("Can't bind to server which serves this domain");
-      break;
+      return _("Can't bind to server which serves this domain");
     case YPERR_MAP:
-      str = N_("No such map in server's domain");
-      break;
+      return _("No such map in server's domain");
     case YPERR_KEY:
-      str = N_("No such key in map");
-      break;
+      return _("No such key in map");
     case YPERR_YPERR:
-      str = N_("Internal NIS error");
-      break;
+      return _("Internal NIS error");
     case YPERR_RESRC:
-      str = N_("Local resource allocation failure");
-      break;
+      return _("Local resource allocation failure");
     case YPERR_NOMORE:
-      str = N_("No more records in map database");
-      break;
+      return _("No more records in map database");
     case YPERR_PMAP:
-      str = N_("Can't communicate with portmapper");
-      break;
+      return _("Can't communicate with portmapper");
     case YPERR_YPBIND:
-      str = N_("Can't communicate with ypbind");
-      break;
+      return _("Can't communicate with ypbind");
     case YPERR_YPSERV:
-      str = N_("Can't communicate with ypserv");
-      break;
+      return _("Can't communicate with ypserv");
     case YPERR_NODOM:
-      str = N_("Local domain name not set");
-      break;
+      return _("Local domain name not set");
     case YPERR_BADDB:
-      str = N_("NIS map database is bad");
-      break;
+      return _("NIS map database is bad");
     case YPERR_VERS:
-      str = N_("NIS client/server version mismatch - can't supply service");
-      break;
+      return _("NIS client/server version mismatch - can't supply service");
     case YPERR_ACCESS:
-      str = N_("Permission denied");
-      break;
+      return _("Permission denied");
     case YPERR_BUSY:
-      str = N_("Database is busy");
-      break;
-    default:
-      str = N_("Unknown NIS error code");
-      break;
+      return _("Database is busy");
     }
-  return _(str);
+  return _("Unknown NIS error code");
 }
 
 static const int8_t yp_2_yperr[] =
   {
 #define YP2YPERR(yp, yperr)  [YP_##yp - YP_VERS] = YPERR_##yperr
-    YP2YPERR (TRUE, SUCCESS),
-    YP2YPERR (NOMORE, NOMORE),
-    YP2YPERR (FALSE, YPERR),
-    YP2YPERR (NOMAP, MAP),
-    YP2YPERR (NODOM, DOMAIN),
     YP2YPERR (NOKEY, KEY),
     YP2YPERR (BADOP, YPERR),
     YP2YPERR (BADDB, BADDB),
@@ -894,7 +839,7 @@ static const int8_t yp_2_yperr[] =
 int
 ypprot_err (const int code)
 {
-  if (code < YP_VERS || code > YP_NOMORE)
+  if (code < YP_VERS || code > YP_NOKEY)
     return YPERR_YPERR;
   return yp_2_yperr[code - YP_VERS];
 }
@@ -903,26 +848,19 @@ libnsl_hidden_def (ypprot_err)
 const char *
 ypbinderr_string (const int error)
 {
-  const char *str;
   switch (error)
     {
     case 0:
-      str = N_("Success");
-      break;
+      return _("Success");
     case YPBIND_ERR_ERR:
-      str = N_("Internal ypbind error");
-      break;
+      return _("Internal ypbind error");
     case YPBIND_ERR_NOSERV:
-      str = N_("Domain not bound");
-      break;
+      return _("Domain not bound");
     case YPBIND_ERR_RESC:
-      str = N_("System resource allocation failure");
-      break;
+      return _("System resource allocation failure");
     default:
-      str = N_("Unknown ypbind error");
-      break;
+      return _("Unknown ypbind error");
     }
-  return _(str);
 }
 libnsl_hidden_def (ypbinderr_string)
 
@@ -955,22 +893,16 @@ yp_update (char *domain, char *map, unsigned ypop,
   args.update_args.datum.yp_buf_len = datalen;
   args.update_args.datum.yp_buf_val = data;
 
-  if ((r = yp_master (domain, map, &master)) != YPERR_SUCCESS)
+  if ((r = yp_master (domain, map, &master)) != 0)
     return r;
 
   if (!host2netname (servername, master, domain))
     {
       fputs (_("yp_update: cannot convert host to netname\n"), stderr);
-      free (master);
       return YPERR_YPERR;
     }
 
-  clnt = clnt_create (master, YPU_PROG, YPU_VERS, "tcp");
-
-  /* We do not need the string anymore.  */
-  free (master);
-
-  if (clnt == NULL)
+  if ((clnt = clnt_create (master, YPU_PROG, YPU_VERS, "tcp")) == NULL)
     {
       clnt_pcreateerror ("yp_update: clnt_create");
       return YPERR_RPC;
@@ -1010,7 +942,6 @@ again:
     {
       if (clnt->cl_auth->ah_cred.oa_flavor == AUTH_DES)
 	{
-	  auth_destroy (clnt->cl_auth);
 	  clnt->cl_auth = authunix_create_default ();
 	  goto again;
 	}
diff --git a/nis/ypupdate_xdr.c b/nis/ypupdate_xdr.c
index 0f5469fa23..4789e47c3e 100644
--- a/nis/ypupdate_xdr.c
+++ b/nis/ypupdate_xdr.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ xdr_ypupdate_args (XDR *xdrs, ypupdate_args *objp)
     return FALSE;
   return xdr_yp_buf (xdrs, &objp->datum);
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (xdr_ypupdate_args)
 
 bool_t
 xdr_ypdelete_args (XDR *xdrs, ypdelete_args *objp)
@@ -59,4 +58,3 @@ xdr_ypdelete_args (XDR *xdrs, ypdelete_args *objp)
     return FALSE;
   return xdr_yp_buf (xdrs, &objp->key);
 }
-libnsl_hidden_def (xdr_ypdelete_args)