diff --git a/src/xdiff/xmacros.h b/src/xdiff/xmacros.h
index 2809a28..8487bb3 100644
--- a/src/xdiff/xmacros.h
+++ b/src/xdiff/xmacros.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #define XDL_ADDBITS(v,b)	((v) + ((v) >> (b)))
 #define XDL_MASKBITS(b)		((1UL << (b)) - 1)
 #define XDL_HASHLONG(v,b)	(XDL_ADDBITS((unsigned long)(v), b) & XDL_MASKBITS(b))
-#define XDL_PTRFREE(p) do { if (p) { xdl_free(p); (p) = NULL; } } while (0)
 #define XDL_LE32_PUT(p, v) \
 do { \
 	unsigned char *__p = (unsigned char *) (p); \
@@ -50,5 +49,23 @@
 		((unsigned long) __p[2]) << 16 | ((unsigned long) __p[3]) << 24; \
 } while (0)
 
+/* Allocate an array of nr elements, returns NULL on failure */
+#define XDL_ALLOC_ARRAY(p, nr)				\
+	((p) = SIZE_MAX / sizeof(*(p)) >= (size_t)(nr)	\
+		? xdl_malloc((nr) * sizeof(*(p)))	\
+		: NULL)
+
+/* Allocate an array of nr zeroed out elements, returns NULL on failure */
+#define XDL_CALLOC_ARRAY(p, nr)	((p) = xdl_calloc(nr, sizeof(*(p))))
+
+/*
+ * Ensure array p can accommodate at least nr elements, growing the
+ * array and updating alloc (which is the number of allocated
+ * elements) as necessary. Frees p and returns -1 on failure, returns
+ * 0 on success
+ */
+#define XDL_ALLOC_GROW(p, nr, alloc)	\
+	(-!((nr) <= (alloc) ||		\
+	    ((p) = xdl_alloc_grow_helper((p), (nr), &(alloc), sizeof(*(p))))))
 
 #endif /* #if !defined(XMACROS_H) */