diff --git a/pvmfw/src/entry.rs b/pvmfw/src/entry.rs
index 2d1c418..f3bd637 100644
--- a/pvmfw/src/entry.rs
+++ b/pvmfw/src/entry.rs
@@ -84,12 +84,11 @@
 
 impl<'a> MemorySlices<'a> {
     fn new(fdt: usize, kernel: usize, kernel_size: usize) -> Result<Self, RebootReason> {
-        // SAFETY - SIZE_2MB is non-zero.
-        const FDT_SIZE: NonZeroUsize = unsafe { NonZeroUsize::new_unchecked(crosvm::FDT_MAX_SIZE) };
+        let fdt_size = NonZeroUsize::new(crosvm::FDT_MAX_SIZE).unwrap();
         // TODO - Only map the FDT as read-only, until we modify it right before jump_to_payload()
         // e.g. by generating a DTBO for a template DT in main() and, on return, re-map DT as RW,
         // overwrite with the template DT and apply the DTBO.
-        let range = MEMORY.lock().as_mut().unwrap().alloc_mut(fdt, FDT_SIZE).map_err(|e| {
+        let range = MEMORY.lock().as_mut().unwrap().alloc_mut(fdt, fdt_size).map_err(|e| {
             error!("Failed to allocate the FDT range: {e}");
             RebootReason::InternalError
         })?;
diff --git a/pvmfw/src/fdt.rs b/pvmfw/src/fdt.rs
index 319100f..2382b50 100644
--- a/pvmfw/src/fdt.rs
+++ b/pvmfw/src/fdt.rs
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-fn read_common_debug_policy(fdt: &Fdt, debug_feature_name: &CStr) -> libfdt::Result<bool> {
+fn has_common_debug_policy(fdt: &Fdt, debug_feature_name: &CStr) -> libfdt::Result<bool> {
     if let Some(node) = fdt.node(cstr!("/avf/guest/common"))? {
         if let Some(value) = node.getprop_u32(debug_feature_name)? {
             return Ok(value == 1);
@@ -823,8 +823,8 @@
 }
 
 fn filter_out_dangerous_bootargs(fdt: &mut Fdt, bootargs: &CStr) -> libfdt::Result<()> {
-    let has_crashkernel = read_common_debug_policy(fdt, cstr!("ramdump"))?;
-    let has_console = read_common_debug_policy(fdt, cstr!("log"))?;
+    let has_crashkernel = has_common_debug_policy(fdt, cstr!("ramdump"))?;
+    let has_console = has_common_debug_policy(fdt, cstr!("log"))?;
 
     let accepted: &[(&str, Box<dyn Fn(Option<&str>) -> bool>)] = &[
         ("panic", Box::new(|v| if let Some(v) = v { v == "=-1" } else { false })),
diff --git a/vmbase/example/src/main.rs b/vmbase/example/src/main.rs
index 8086885..4fe532a 100644
--- a/vmbase/example/src/main.rs
+++ b/vmbase/example/src/main.rs
@@ -123,34 +123,34 @@
 
 fn check_data() {
     info!("INITIALISED_DATA: {:?}", INITIALISED_DATA.as_ptr());
-    unsafe {
-        info!("ZEROED_DATA: {:?}", ZEROED_DATA.as_ptr());
-        info!("MUTABLE_DATA: {:?}", MUTABLE_DATA.as_ptr());
-    }
+    info!("ZEROED_DATA: {:?}", unsafe { ZEROED_DATA.as_ptr() });
+    info!("MUTABLE_DATA: {:?}", unsafe { MUTABLE_DATA.as_ptr() });
 
     assert_eq!(INITIALISED_DATA[0], 1);
     assert_eq!(INITIALISED_DATA[1], 2);
     assert_eq!(INITIALISED_DATA[2], 3);
     assert_eq!(INITIALISED_DATA[3], 4);
 
-    unsafe {
-        for element in ZEROED_DATA.iter() {
-            assert_eq!(*element, 0);
-        }
-        ZEROED_DATA[0] = 13;
-        assert_eq!(ZEROED_DATA[0], 13);
-        ZEROED_DATA[0] = 0;
-        assert_eq!(ZEROED_DATA[0], 0);
+    let zeroed_data = unsafe { &mut ZEROED_DATA };
+    let mutable_data = unsafe { &mut MUTABLE_DATA };
 
-        assert_eq!(MUTABLE_DATA[0], 1);
-        assert_eq!(MUTABLE_DATA[1], 2);
-        assert_eq!(MUTABLE_DATA[2], 3);
-        assert_eq!(MUTABLE_DATA[3], 4);
-        MUTABLE_DATA[0] += 41;
-        assert_eq!(MUTABLE_DATA[0], 42);
-        MUTABLE_DATA[0] -= 41;
-        assert_eq!(MUTABLE_DATA[0], 1);
+    for element in zeroed_data.iter() {
+        assert_eq!(*element, 0);
     }
+    zeroed_data[0] = 13;
+    assert_eq!(zeroed_data[0], 13);
+    zeroed_data[0] = 0;
+    assert_eq!(zeroed_data[0], 0);
+
+    assert_eq!(mutable_data[0], 1);
+    assert_eq!(mutable_data[1], 2);
+    assert_eq!(mutable_data[2], 3);
+    assert_eq!(mutable_data[3], 4);
+    mutable_data[0] += 41;
+    assert_eq!(mutable_data[0], 42);
+    mutable_data[0] -= 41;
+    assert_eq!(mutable_data[0], 1);
+
     info!("Data looks good");
 }