diff --git a/src/xdiff/xprepare.c b/src/xdiff/xprepare.c
index abeb8fb..c84549f 100644
--- a/src/xdiff/xprepare.c
+++ b/src/xdiff/xprepare.c
@@ -78,15 +78,14 @@
 
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (!(cf->rchash = (xdlclass_t **) xdl_malloc(cf->hsize * sizeof(xdlclass_t *)))) {
+	if (!XDL_CALLOC_ARRAY(cf->rchash, cf->hsize)) {
 
 		xdl_cha_free(&cf->ncha);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	memset(cf->rchash, 0, cf->hsize * sizeof(xdlclass_t *));
 
 	cf->alloc = size;
-	if (!(cf->rcrecs = (xdlclass_t **) xdl_malloc(cf->alloc * sizeof(xdlclass_t *)))) {
+	if (!XDL_ALLOC_ARRAY(cf->rcrecs, cf->alloc)) {
 
 		xdl_free(cf->rchash);
 		xdl_cha_free(&cf->ncha);
@@ -112,7 +111,6 @@
 	long hi;
 	char const *line;
 	xdlclass_t *rcrec;
-	xdlclass_t **rcrecs;
 
 	line = rec->ptr;
 	hi = (long) XDL_HASHLONG(rec->ha, cf->hbits);
@@ -128,14 +126,8 @@
 			return -1;
 		}
 		rcrec->idx = cf->count++;
-		if (cf->count > cf->alloc) {
-			cf->alloc *= 2;
-			if (!(rcrecs = (xdlclass_t **) xdl_realloc(cf->rcrecs, cf->alloc * sizeof(xdlclass_t *)))) {
-
+		if (XDL_ALLOC_GROW(cf->rcrecs, cf->count, cf->alloc))
 				return -1;
-			}
-			cf->rcrecs = rcrecs;
-		}
 		cf->rcrecs[rcrec->idx] = rcrec;
 		rcrec->line = line;
 		rcrec->size = rec->size;
@@ -164,7 +156,7 @@
 	unsigned long hav;
 	char const *blk, *cur, *top, *prev;
 	xrecord_t *crec;
-	xrecord_t **recs, **rrecs;
+	xrecord_t **recs;
 	xrecord_t **rhash;
 	unsigned long *ha;
 	char *rchg;
@@ -178,51 +170,42 @@
 
 	if (xdl_cha_init(&xdf->rcha, sizeof(xrecord_t), narec / 4 + 1) < 0)
 		goto abort;
-	if (!(recs = (xrecord_t **) xdl_malloc(narec * sizeof(xrecord_t *))))
+	if (!XDL_ALLOC_ARRAY(recs, narec))
 		goto abort;
 
-	if (XDF_DIFF_ALG(xpp->flags) == XDF_HISTOGRAM_DIFF)
-		hbits = hsize = 0;
-	else {
-		hbits = xdl_hashbits((unsigned int) narec);
-		hsize = 1 << hbits;
-		if (!(rhash = (xrecord_t **) xdl_malloc(hsize * sizeof(xrecord_t *))))
-			goto abort;
-		memset(rhash, 0, hsize * sizeof(xrecord_t *));
-	}
+	hbits = xdl_hashbits((unsigned int) narec);
+	hsize = 1 << hbits;
+	if (!XDL_CALLOC_ARRAY(rhash, hsize))
+		goto abort;
 
 	nrec = 0;
-	if ((cur = blk = xdl_mmfile_first(mf, &bsize)) != NULL) {
+	if ((cur = blk = xdl_mmfile_first(mf, &bsize))) {
 		for (top = blk + bsize; cur < top; ) {
 			prev = cur;
 			hav = xdl_hash_record(&cur, top, xpp->flags);
-			if (nrec >= narec) {
-				narec *= 2;
-				if (!(rrecs = (xrecord_t **) xdl_realloc(recs, narec * sizeof(xrecord_t *))))
-					goto abort;
-				recs = rrecs;
-			}
+			if (XDL_ALLOC_GROW(recs, nrec + 1, narec))
+				goto abort;
 			if (!(crec = xdl_cha_alloc(&xdf->rcha)))
 				goto abort;
 			crec->ptr = prev;
 			crec->size = (long) (cur - prev);
 			crec->ha = hav;
 			recs[nrec++] = crec;
-
-			if ((XDF_DIFF_ALG(xpp->flags) != XDF_HISTOGRAM_DIFF) &&
-			    xdl_classify_record(pass, cf, rhash, hbits, crec) < 0)
+			if (xdl_classify_record(pass, cf, rhash, hbits, crec) < 0)
 				goto abort;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!(rchg = (char *) xdl_malloc((nrec + 2) * sizeof(char))))
+	if (!XDL_CALLOC_ARRAY(rchg, nrec + 2))
 		goto abort;
-	memset(rchg, 0, (nrec + 2) * sizeof(char));
 
-	if (!(rindex = (long *) xdl_malloc((nrec + 1) * sizeof(long))))
-		goto abort;
-	if (!(ha = (unsigned long *) xdl_malloc((nrec + 1) * sizeof(unsigned long))))
-		goto abort;
+	if ((XDF_DIFF_ALG(xpp->flags) != XDF_PATIENCE_DIFF) &&
+	    (XDF_DIFF_ALG(xpp->flags) != XDF_HISTOGRAM_DIFF)) {
+		if (!XDL_ALLOC_ARRAY(rindex, nrec + 1))
+			goto abort;
+		if (!XDL_ALLOC_ARRAY(ha, nrec + 1))
+			goto abort;
+	}
 
 	xdf->nrec = nrec;
 	xdf->recs = recs;
@@ -279,8 +262,7 @@
 	enl1 = xdl_guess_lines(mf1, sample) + 1;
 	enl2 = xdl_guess_lines(mf2, sample) + 1;
 
-	if (XDF_DIFF_ALG(xpp->flags) != XDF_HISTOGRAM_DIFF &&
-	    xdl_init_classifier(&cf, enl1 + enl2 + 1, xpp->flags) < 0)
+	if (xdl_init_classifier(&cf, enl1 + enl2 + 1, xpp->flags) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (xdl_prepare_ctx(1, mf1, enl1, xpp, &cf, &xe->xdf1) < 0) {
@@ -305,8 +287,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (XDF_DIFF_ALG(xpp->flags) != XDF_HISTOGRAM_DIFF)
-		xdl_free_classifier(&cf);
+	xdl_free_classifier(&cf);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -388,11 +369,8 @@
 	xdlclass_t *rcrec;
 	char *dis, *dis1, *dis2;
 
-	if (!(dis = (char *) xdl_malloc(xdf1->nrec + xdf2->nrec + 2))) {
-
+	if (!XDL_CALLOC_ARRAY(dis, xdf1->nrec + xdf2->nrec + 2))
 		return -1;
-	}
-	memset(dis, 0, xdf1->nrec + xdf2->nrec + 2);
 	dis1 = dis;
 	dis2 = dis1 + xdf1->nrec + 1;