diff --git a/adb/adb_client.cpp b/adb/adb_client.cpp
index 63cb3c3..984910d 100644
--- a/adb/adb_client.cpp
+++ b/adb/adb_client.cpp
@@ -195,14 +195,15 @@
         adb_sleep_ms(3000);
         // fall through to _adb_connect
     } else {
-        // if server was running, check its version to make sure it is not out of date
+        // If a server is already running, check its version matches.
         int version = ADB_SERVER_VERSION - 1;
 
-        // if we have a file descriptor, then parse version result
+        // If we have a file descriptor, then parse version result.
         if (fd >= 0) {
             std::string version_string;
             if (!ReadProtocolString(fd, &version_string, error)) {
-                goto error;
+                adb_close(fd);
+                return -1;
             }
 
             adb_close(fd);
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@
                 return -1;
             }
         } else {
-            // if fd is -1, then check for "unknown host service",
-            // which would indicate a version of adb that does not support the
+            // If fd is -1 check for "unknown host service" which would
+            // indicate a version of adb that does not support the
             // version command, in which case we should fall-through to kill it.
             if (*error != "unknown host service") {
                 return fd;
@@ -223,7 +224,8 @@
         }
 
         if (version != ADB_SERVER_VERSION) {
-            printf("adb server is out of date.  killing...\n");
+            printf("adb server version (%d) doesn't match this client (%d); killing...\n",
+                   version, ADB_SERVER_VERSION);
             fd = _adb_connect("host:kill", error);
             if (fd >= 0) {
                 adb_close(fd);
@@ -253,9 +255,6 @@
     D("adb_connect: return fd %d", fd);
 
     return fd;
-error:
-    adb_close(fd);
-    return -1;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/adb/sysdeps_win32.cpp b/adb/sysdeps_win32.cpp
index 2b1ec48..42f6d9b 100644
--- a/adb/sysdeps_win32.cpp
+++ b/adb/sysdeps_win32.cpp
@@ -659,6 +659,12 @@
           SystemErrorCodeToString(err).c_str());
         _socket_set_errno(err);
         result = -1;
+    } else {
+        // According to https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=27870
+        // Winsock Layered Service Providers may cause this.
+        CHECK_LE(result, len) << "Tried to write " << len << " bytes to "
+                              << f->name << ", but " << result
+                              << " bytes reportedly written";
     }
     return result;
 }
@@ -705,6 +711,23 @@
     }
 }
 
+// Map a socket type to an explicit socket protocol instead of using the socket
+// protocol of 0. Explicit socket protocols are used by most apps and we should
+// do the same to reduce the chance of exercising uncommon code-paths that might
+// have problems or that might load different Winsock service providers that
+// have problems.
+static int GetSocketProtocolFromSocketType(int type) {
+    switch (type) {
+        case SOCK_STREAM:
+            return IPPROTO_TCP;
+        case SOCK_DGRAM:
+            return IPPROTO_UDP;
+        default:
+            LOG(FATAL) << "Unknown socket type: " << type;
+            return 0;
+    }
+}
+
 int network_loopback_client(int port, int type, std::string* error) {
     struct sockaddr_in addr;
     SOCKET  s;
@@ -723,7 +746,7 @@
     addr.sin_port = htons(port);
     addr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK);
 
-    s = socket(AF_INET, type, 0);
+    s = socket(AF_INET, type, GetSocketProtocolFromSocketType(type));
     if(s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
         *error = android::base::StringPrintf("cannot create socket: %s",
                 SystemErrorCodeToString(WSAGetLastError()).c_str());
@@ -777,7 +800,7 @@
 
     // TODO: Consider using dual-stack socket that can simultaneously listen on
     // IPv4 and IPv6.
-    s = socket(AF_INET, type, 0);
+    s = socket(AF_INET, type, GetSocketProtocolFromSocketType(type));
     if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
         *error = android::base::StringPrintf("cannot create socket: %s",
                 SystemErrorCodeToString(WSAGetLastError()).c_str());
@@ -849,6 +872,7 @@
     memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
     hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
     hints.ai_socktype = type;
+    hints.ai_protocol = GetSocketProtocolFromSocketType(type);
 
     char port_str[16];
     snprintf(port_str, sizeof(port_str), "%d", port);
@@ -952,6 +976,11 @@
         errno = EBADF;
         return -1;
     }
+
+    // TODO: Once we can assume Windows Vista or later, if the caller is trying
+    // to set SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF/SO_RCVBUF, ignore it since the OS has
+    // auto-tuning.
+
     int result = setsockopt( fh->fh_socket, level, optname,
                              reinterpret_cast<const char*>(optval), optlen );
     if ( result == SOCKET_ERROR ) {
diff --git a/logd/LogAudit.cpp b/logd/LogAudit.cpp
index 7db17d1..808d17a 100644
--- a/logd/LogAudit.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogAudit.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <sys/uio.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
 
+#include <log/logger.h>
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 #include <private/android_logger.h>
 
@@ -153,15 +154,16 @@
 
     // log to events
 
-    size_t l = strlen(str);
+    size_t l = strnlen(str, LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD);
     size_t n = l + sizeof(android_log_event_string_t);
 
     bool notify = false;
 
-    android_log_event_string_t *event = static_cast<android_log_event_string_t *>(malloc(n));
-    if (!event) {
-        rc = -ENOMEM;
-    } else {
+    {   // begin scope for event buffer
+        uint32_t buffer[(n + sizeof(uint32_t) - 1) / sizeof(uint32_t)];
+
+        android_log_event_string_t *event
+            = reinterpret_cast<android_log_event_string_t *>(buffer);
         event->header.tag = htole32(AUDITD_LOG_TAG);
         event->type = EVENT_TYPE_STRING;
         event->length = htole32(l);
@@ -170,11 +172,10 @@
         rc = logbuf->log(LOG_ID_EVENTS, now, uid, pid, tid,
                          reinterpret_cast<char *>(event),
                          (n <= USHRT_MAX) ? (unsigned short) n : USHRT_MAX);
-        free(event);
-
         if (rc >= 0) {
             notify = true;
         }
+        // end scope for event buffer
     }
 
     // log to main
@@ -206,24 +207,28 @@
         l = strlen(comm) + 1;
         ecomm = "";
     }
-    n = (estr - str) + strlen(ecomm) + l + 2;
+    size_t b = estr - str;
+    if (b > LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD) {
+        b = LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD;
+    }
+    size_t e = strnlen(ecomm, LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD - b);
+    n = b + e + l + 2;
 
-    char *newstr = static_cast<char *>(malloc(n));
-    if (!newstr) {
-        rc = -ENOMEM;
-    } else {
+    {   // begin scope for main buffer
+        char newstr[n];
+
         *newstr = info ? ANDROID_LOG_INFO : ANDROID_LOG_WARN;
         strlcpy(newstr + 1, comm, l);
-        strncpy(newstr + 1 + l, str, estr - str);
-        strcpy(newstr + 1 + l + (estr - str), ecomm);
+        strncpy(newstr + 1 + l, str, b);
+        strncpy(newstr + 1 + l + b, ecomm, e);
 
         rc = logbuf->log(LOG_ID_MAIN, now, uid, pid, tid, newstr,
                          (n <= USHRT_MAX) ? (unsigned short) n : USHRT_MAX);
-        free(newstr);
 
         if (rc >= 0) {
             notify = true;
         }
+        // end scope for main buffer
     }
 
     free(commfree);
diff --git a/logd/LogBufferElement.cpp b/logd/LogBufferElement.cpp
index 9fb1439..150ce22 100644
--- a/logd/LogBufferElement.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogBufferElement.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
         size_t retval_len = strlen(retval);
         size_t name_len = strlen(name);
         // KISS: ToDo: Only checks prefix truncated, not suffix, or both
-        if ((retval_len < name_len) && !strcmp(retval, name + name_len - retval_len)) {
+        if ((retval_len < name_len)
+                && !fast<strcmp>(retval, name + name_len - retval_len)) {
             free(retval);
             retval = name;
         } else {
@@ -123,14 +124,16 @@
         commName = parent->pidToName(mPid);
         parent->unlock();
     }
-    size_t len = name ? strlen(name) : 0;
-    if (len && commName && !strncmp(name, commName, len)) {
-        if (commName[len] == '\0') {
-            free(commName);
-            commName = NULL;
-        } else {
-            free(name);
-            name = NULL;
+    if (name && name[0] && commName && (name[0] == commName[0])) {
+        size_t len = strlen(name + 1);
+        if (!strncmp(name + 1, commName + 1, len)) {
+            if (commName[len + 1] == '\0') {
+                free(commName);
+                commName = NULL;
+            } else {
+                free(name);
+                name = NULL;
+            }
         }
     }
     if (name) {
@@ -150,9 +153,9 @@
         }
     }
     // identical to below to calculate the buffer size required
-    len = snprintf(NULL, 0, format_uid, mUid, name ? name : "",
-                   commName ? commName : "",
-                   mDropped, (mDropped > 1) ? "s" : "");
+    size_t len = snprintf(NULL, 0, format_uid, mUid, name ? name : "",
+                          commName ? commName : "",
+                          mDropped, (mDropped > 1) ? "s" : "");
 
     size_t hdrLen;
     if (mLogId == LOG_ID_EVENTS) {
diff --git a/logd/LogBufferElement.h b/logd/LogBufferElement.h
index ca2c3a6..30e43c6 100644
--- a/logd/LogBufferElement.h
+++ b/logd/LogBufferElement.h
@@ -25,27 +25,6 @@
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <log/log_read.h>
 
-// Hijack this header as a common include file used by most all sources
-// to report some utilities defined here and there.
-
-namespace android {
-
-// Furnished in main.cpp. Caller must own and free returned value
-char *uidToName(uid_t uid);
-
-// Furnished in LogStatistics.cpp. Caller must own and free returned value
-char *pidToName(pid_t pid);
-char *tidToName(pid_t tid);
-
-// Furnished in main.cpp. Thread safe.
-const char *tagToName(uint32_t tag);
-
-}
-
-static inline bool worstUidEnabledForLogid(log_id_t id) {
-    return (id != LOG_ID_CRASH) && (id != LOG_ID_KERNEL) && (id != LOG_ID_EVENTS);
-}
-
 class LogBuffer;
 
 #define EXPIRE_HOUR_THRESHOLD 24 // Only expire chatty UID logs to preserve
@@ -85,7 +64,7 @@
     unsigned short getDropped(void) const { return mMsg ? 0 : mDropped; }
     unsigned short setDropped(unsigned short value) {
         if (mMsg) {
-            free(mMsg);
+            delete [] mMsg;
             mMsg = NULL;
         }
         return mDropped = value;
diff --git a/logd/LogKlog.cpp b/logd/LogKlog.cpp
index 242d7a0..d28161e 100644
--- a/logd/LogKlog.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogKlog.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
                 }
                 --len;
             } while (*s++ != c);
-        } while (memcmp(s, needle, needleLen) != 0);
+        } while (fast<memcmp>(s, needle, needleLen));
         s--;
     }
     return s;
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@
         const char *bt, *et, *cp;
 
         bt = p;
-        if (!strncmp(p, "[INFO]", 6)) {
+        if (!fast<strncmp>(p, "[INFO]", 6)) {
             // <PRI>[<TIME>] "[INFO]"<tag> ":" message
             bt = p + 6;
             taglen -= 6;
@@ -612,10 +612,10 @@
             p = cp + 1;
         } else if (taglen) {
             size = et - bt;
-            if (strncmp(bt, cp, size)) {
+            if ((*bt == *cp) && fast<strncmp>(bt + 1, cp + 1, size - 1)) {
                 // <PRI>[<TIME>] <tag>_host '<tag>.<num>' : message
-                if (!strncmp(bt + size - 5, "_host", 5)
-                        && !strncmp(bt, cp, size - 5)) {
+                if (!fast<strncmp>(bt + size - 5, "_host", 5)
+                        && !fast<strncmp>(bt + 1, cp + 1, size - 6)) {
                     const char *b = cp;
                     cp += size - 5;
                     taglen -= size - 5;
@@ -694,10 +694,10 @@
             // register names like x18 but not driver names like en0
                 || ((size == 3) && (isdigit(tag[1]) && isdigit(tag[2])))
             // blacklist
-                || ((size == 3) && !strncmp(tag, "CPU", 3))
-                || ((size == 7) && !strncasecmp(tag, "WARNING", 7))
-                || ((size == 5) && !strncasecmp(tag, "ERROR", 5))
-                || ((size == 4) && !strncasecmp(tag, "INFO", 4))) {
+                || ((size == 3) && !fast<strncmp>(tag, "CPU", 3))
+                || ((size == 7) && !fast<strncasecmp>(tag, "WARNING", 7))
+                || ((size == 5) && !fast<strncasecmp>(tag, "ERROR", 5))
+                || ((size == 4) && !fast<strncasecmp>(tag, "INFO", 4))) {
             p = start;
             etag = tag = "";
         }
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
     const char *mp = strnrchr(tag, ']', taglen);
     if (mp && (++mp < etag)) {
         size_t s = etag - mp;
-        if (((s + s) < taglen) && !memcmp(mp, mp - 1 - s, s)) {
+        if (((s + s) < taglen) && !fast<memcmp>(mp, mp - 1 - s, s)) {
             taglen = mp - tag;
         }
     }
@@ -727,6 +727,9 @@
         p = " ";
         b = 1;
     }
+    if (b > LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD) {
+        b = LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD;
+    }
     size_t n = 1 + taglen + 1 + b + 1;
     int rc = n;
     if ((taglen > n) || (b > n)) { // Can not happen ...
@@ -734,12 +737,7 @@
         return rc;
     }
 
-    // Allocate a buffer to hold the interpreted log message
-    char *newstr = reinterpret_cast<char *>(malloc(n));
-    if (!newstr) {
-        rc = -ENOMEM;
-        return rc;
-    }
+    char newstr[n];
     char *np = newstr;
 
     // Convert priority into single-byte Android logger priority
@@ -759,7 +757,6 @@
     // Log message
     rc = logbuf->log(LOG_ID_KERNEL, now, uid, pid, tid, newstr,
                      (n <= USHRT_MAX) ? (unsigned short) n : USHRT_MAX);
-    free(newstr);
 
     // notify readers
     if (!rc) {
diff --git a/logd/LogReader.cpp b/logd/LogReader.cpp
index c7deec0..3833843 100644
--- a/logd/LogReader.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogReader.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     }
 
     bool nonBlock = false;
-    if (strncmp(buffer, "dumpAndClose", 12) == 0) {
+    if (!fast<strncmp>(buffer, "dumpAndClose", 12)) {
         // Allow writer to get some cycles, and wait for pending notifications
         sched_yield();
         LogTimeEntry::lock();
diff --git a/logd/LogStatistics.cpp b/logd/LogStatistics.cpp
index 61fd559..a9c3086 100644
--- a/logd/LogStatistics.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogStatistics.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             if (ret > 0) {
                 buffer[sizeof(buffer)-1] = '\0';
                 // frameworks intermediate state
-                if (strcmp(buffer, "<pre-initialized>")) {
+                if (fast<strcmp>(buffer, "<pre-initialized>")) {
                     retval = strdup(buffer);
                 }
             }
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
             if (n) {
                 if (!name) {
                     name = strdup(n);
-                } else if (strcmp(name, n)) {
+                } else if (fast<strcmp>(name, n)) {
                     free(name);
                     name = NULL;
                     break;
diff --git a/logd/LogStatistics.h b/logd/LogStatistics.h
index 61000d2..5a44d59 100644
--- a/logd/LogStatistics.h
+++ b/logd/LogStatistics.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <log/log.h>
 
 #include "LogBufferElement.h"
+#include "LogUtils.h"
 
 #define log_id_for_each(i) \
     for (log_id_t i = LOG_ID_MIN; i < LOG_ID_MAX; i = (log_id_t) (i + 1))
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@
     const char*getName() const { return name; }
 
     inline void add(pid_t p) {
-        if (name && !strncmp(name, "zygote", 6)) {
+        if (name && !fast<strncmp>(name, "zygote", 6)) {
             free(name);
             name = NULL;
         }
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@
     const char*getName() const { return name; }
 
     inline void add(pid_t t) {
-        if (name && !strncmp(name, "zygote", 6)) {
+        if (name && !fast<strncmp>(name, "zygote", 6)) {
             free(name);
             name = NULL;
         }
diff --git a/logd/LogUtils.h b/logd/LogUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..533eb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logd/LogUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2015 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LOGD_LOG_UTILS_H__
+#define _LOGD_LOG_UTILS_H__
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <log/log.h>
+
+// Hijack this header as a common include file used by most all sources
+// to report some utilities defined here and there.
+
+namespace android {
+
+// Furnished in main.cpp. Caller must own and free returned value
+char *uidToName(uid_t uid);
+
+// Furnished in LogStatistics.cpp. Caller must own and free returned value
+char *pidToName(pid_t pid);
+char *tidToName(pid_t tid);
+
+// Furnished in main.cpp. Thread safe.
+const char *tagToName(uint32_t tag);
+
+}
+
+static inline bool worstUidEnabledForLogid(log_id_t id) {
+    return (id != LOG_ID_CRASH) && (id != LOG_ID_KERNEL) && (id != LOG_ID_EVENTS);
+}
+
+template <int (*cmp)(const char *l, const char *r, const size_t s)>
+static inline int fast(const char *l, const char *r, const size_t s) {
+    return (*l != *r) || cmp(l + 1, r + 1, s - 1);
+}
+
+template <int (*cmp)(const void *l, const void *r, const size_t s)>
+static inline int fast(const void *lv, const void *rv, const size_t s) {
+    const char *l = static_cast<const char *>(lv);
+    const char *r = static_cast<const char *>(rv);
+    return (*l != *r) || cmp(l + 1, r + 1, s - 1);
+}
+
+template <int (*cmp)(const char *l, const char *r)>
+static inline int fast(const char *l, const char *r) {
+    return (*l != *r) || cmp(l + 1, r + 1);
+}
+
+#endif // _LOGD_LOG_UTILS_H__
diff --git a/logd/LogWhiteBlackList.h b/logd/LogWhiteBlackList.h
index 00e1cad..6f17402 100644
--- a/logd/LogWhiteBlackList.h
+++ b/logd/LogWhiteBlackList.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <LogBufferElement.h>
+#include "LogBufferElement.h"
 
 // White and Blacklist
 
diff --git a/logd/main.cpp b/logd/main.cpp
index cbdf0b6..f0a39b4 100644
--- a/logd/main.cpp
+++ b/logd/main.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "LogListener.h"
 #include "LogAudit.h"
 #include "LogKlog.h"
+#include "LogUtils.h"
 
 #define KMSG_PRIORITY(PRI)                            \
     '<',                                              \