diff --git a/libs/ultrahdr/icc.cpp b/libs/ultrahdr/icc.cpp
index c807705..32d08aa 100644
--- a/libs/ultrahdr/icc.cpp
+++ b/libs/ultrahdr/icc.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 
     uint32_t total_length = text_length * 2 + sizeof(header);
     total_length = (((total_length + 2) >> 2) << 2);  // 4 aligned
-    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = new DataStruct(total_length);
+    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = sp<DataStruct>::make(total_length);
 
     if (!dataStruct->write(header, sizeof(header))) {
         ALOGE("write_text_tag(): error in writing data");
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
             static_cast<uint32_t>(Endian_SwapBE32(float_round_to_fixed(y))),
             static_cast<uint32_t>(Endian_SwapBE32(float_round_to_fixed(z))),
     };
-    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = new DataStruct(sizeof(data));
+    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = sp<DataStruct>::make(sizeof(data));
     dataStruct->write(&data, sizeof(data));
     return dataStruct;
 }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 sp<DataStruct> IccHelper::write_trc_tag(const int table_entries, const void* table_16) {
     int total_length = 4 + 4 + 4 + table_entries * 2;
     total_length = (((total_length + 2) >> 2) << 2);  // 4 aligned
-    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = new DataStruct(total_length);
+    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = sp<DataStruct>::make(total_length);
     dataStruct->write32(Endian_SwapBE32(kTAG_CurveType));     // Type
     dataStruct->write32(0);                                     // Reserved
     dataStruct->write32(Endian_SwapBE32(table_entries));  // Value count
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 
 sp<DataStruct> IccHelper::write_trc_tag_for_linear() {
     int total_length = 16;
-    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = new DataStruct(total_length);
+    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = sp<DataStruct>::make(total_length);
     dataStruct->write32(Endian_SwapBE32(kTAG_ParaCurveType));  // Type
     dataStruct->write32(0);                                      // Reserved
     dataStruct->write32(Endian_SwapBE16(kExponential_ParaCurveType));
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
 sp<DataStruct> IccHelper::write_cicp_tag(uint32_t color_primaries,
                                          uint32_t transfer_characteristics) {
     int total_length = 12;  // 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
-    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = new DataStruct(total_length);
+    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = sp<DataStruct>::make(total_length);
     dataStruct->write32(Endian_SwapBE32(kTAG_cicp));    // Type signature
     dataStruct->write32(0);                             // Reserved
     dataStruct->write8(color_primaries);                // Color primaries
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
 
     int total_length = 20 + 2 * value_count;
     total_length = (((total_length + 2) >> 2) << 2);  // 4 aligned
-    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = new DataStruct(total_length);
+    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = sp<DataStruct>::make(total_length);
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
         dataStruct->write8(i < kNumChannels ? grid_points[i] : 0);  // Grid size
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
             total_length += a_curves_data[i]->getLength();
         }
     }
-    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = new DataStruct(total_length);
+    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = sp<DataStruct>::make(total_length);
     dataStruct->write32(Endian_SwapBE32(type));             // Type signature
     dataStruct->write32(0);                                 // Reserved
     dataStruct->write8(kNumChannels);                       // Input channels
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
             break;
         default:
             // Should not fall here.
-            return new DataStruct(0);
+            return nullptr;
     }
 
     // Compute primaries.
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
     header.size = Endian_SwapBE32(profile_size);
     header.tag_count = Endian_SwapBE32(tags.size());
 
-    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = new DataStruct(profile_size);
+    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = sp<DataStruct>::make(profile_size);
     if (!dataStruct->write(&header, sizeof(header))) {
         ALOGE("writeIccProfile(): error in header");
         return dataStruct;
diff --git a/libs/ultrahdr/jpegdecoderhelper.cpp b/libs/ultrahdr/jpegdecoderhelper.cpp
index 2a9bc9a..0bad4a4 100644
--- a/libs/ultrahdr/jpegdecoderhelper.cpp
+++ b/libs/ultrahdr/jpegdecoderhelper.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
     jpeg_decompress_struct cinfo;
     jpegr_source_mgr mgr(static_cast<const uint8_t*>(image), length);
     jpegrerror_mgr myerr;
+    bool status = true;
 
     cinfo.err = jpeg_std_error(&myerr.pub);
     myerr.pub.error_exit = jpegrerror_exit;
@@ -216,7 +217,8 @@
     if (cinfo.image_width > kMaxWidth || cinfo.image_height > kMaxHeight) {
         // constraint on max width and max height is only due to alloc constraints
         // tune these values basing on the target device
-        return false;
+        status = false;
+        goto CleanUp;
     }
 
     mWidth = cinfo.image_width;
@@ -225,7 +227,8 @@
     if (decodeToRGBA) {
         if (cinfo.jpeg_color_space == JCS_GRAYSCALE) {
             // We don't intend to support decoding grayscale to RGBA
-            return false;
+            status = false;
+            goto CleanUp;
         }
         // 4 bytes per pixel
         mResultBuffer.resize(cinfo.image_width * cinfo.image_height * 4);
@@ -238,7 +241,8 @@
                 cinfo.comp_info[0].v_samp_factor != 2 ||
                 cinfo.comp_info[1].v_samp_factor != 1 ||
                 cinfo.comp_info[2].v_samp_factor != 1) {
-                return false;
+                status = false;
+                goto CleanUp;
             }
             mResultBuffer.resize(cinfo.image_width * cinfo.image_height * 3 / 2, 0);
         } else if (cinfo.jpeg_color_space == JCS_GRAYSCALE) {
@@ -254,13 +258,15 @@
 
     if (!decompress(&cinfo, static_cast<const uint8_t*>(mResultBuffer.data()),
             cinfo.jpeg_color_space == JCS_GRAYSCALE)) {
-        return false;
+        status = false;
+        goto CleanUp;
     }
 
+CleanUp:
     jpeg_finish_decompress(&cinfo);
     jpeg_destroy_decompress(&cinfo);
 
-    return true;
+    return status;
 }
 
 bool JpegDecoderHelper::decompress(jpeg_decompress_struct* cinfo, const uint8_t* dest,
@@ -367,7 +373,7 @@
     uint8_t* y_plane = const_cast<uint8_t*>(dest);
     uint8_t* u_plane = const_cast<uint8_t*>(dest + y_plane_size);
     uint8_t* v_plane = const_cast<uint8_t*>(dest + y_plane_size + uv_plane_size);
-    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> empty(new uint8_t[cinfo->image_width]);
+    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> empty = std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(cinfo->image_width);
     memset(empty.get(), 0, cinfo->image_width);
 
     const int aligned_width = ALIGNM(cinfo->image_width, kCompressBatchSize);
@@ -441,7 +447,7 @@
     JSAMPARRAY planes[1] {y};
 
     uint8_t* y_plane = const_cast<uint8_t*>(dest);
-    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> empty(new uint8_t[cinfo->image_width]);
+    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> empty = std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(cinfo->image_width);
     memset(empty.get(), 0, cinfo->image_width);
 
     int aligned_width = ALIGNM(cinfo->image_width, kCompressBatchSize);
diff --git a/libs/ultrahdr/jpegencoderhelper.cpp b/libs/ultrahdr/jpegencoderhelper.cpp
index ab2f8c7..a03547b 100644
--- a/libs/ultrahdr/jpegencoderhelper.cpp
+++ b/libs/ultrahdr/jpegencoderhelper.cpp
@@ -107,12 +107,11 @@
         jpeg_write_marker(&cinfo, JPEG_APP0 + 2, static_cast<const JOCTET*>(iccBuffer), iccSize);
     }
 
-    if (!compress(&cinfo, static_cast<const uint8_t*>(image), isSingleChannel)) {
-        return false;
-    }
+    bool status = compress(&cinfo, static_cast<const uint8_t*>(image), isSingleChannel);
     jpeg_finish_compress(&cinfo);
     jpeg_destroy_compress(&cinfo);
-    return true;
+
+    return status;
 }
 
 void JpegEncoderHelper::setJpegDestination(jpeg_compress_struct* cinfo) {
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@
     uint8_t* y_plane = const_cast<uint8_t*>(yuv);
     uint8_t* u_plane = const_cast<uint8_t*>(yuv + y_plane_size);
     uint8_t* v_plane = const_cast<uint8_t*>(yuv + y_plane_size + uv_plane_size);
-    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> empty(new uint8_t[cinfo->image_width]);
+    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> empty = std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(cinfo->image_width);
     memset(empty.get(), 0, cinfo->image_width);
 
     const int aligned_width = ALIGNM(cinfo->image_width, kCompressBatchSize);
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@
     JSAMPARRAY planes[1] {y};
 
     uint8_t* y_plane = const_cast<uint8_t*>(image);
-    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> empty(new uint8_t[cinfo->image_width]);
+    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> empty = std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(cinfo->image_width);
     memset(empty.get(), 0, cinfo->image_width);
 
     const int aligned_width = ALIGNM(cinfo->image_width, kCompressBatchSize);
diff --git a/libs/ultrahdr/multipictureformat.cpp b/libs/ultrahdr/multipictureformat.cpp
index 7a265c6..f1679ef 100644
--- a/libs/ultrahdr/multipictureformat.cpp
+++ b/libs/ultrahdr/multipictureformat.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 sp<DataStruct> generateMpf(int primary_image_size, int primary_image_offset,
         int secondary_image_size, int secondary_image_offset) {
     size_t mpf_size = calculateMpfSize();
-    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = new DataStruct(mpf_size);
+    sp<DataStruct> dataStruct = sp<DataStruct>::make(mpf_size);
 
     dataStruct->write(static_cast<const void*>(kMpfSig), sizeof(kMpfSig));
 #if USE_BIG_ENDIAN