malloc -> new

145 files changed, 326 insertions, 326 deletions

diff --git a/src/arm/arm_api.c b/src/arm/arm_api.c
index 7e6ce1870c..6c0dec4a6e 100644
--- a/src/arm/arm_api.c
+++ b/src/arm/arm_api.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ GNUNET_ARM_connect (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
 {
   struct GNUNET_ARM_Handle *h;
 
-  h = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_ARM_Handle));
+  h = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_ARM_Handle);
   h->cfg = GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_dup (cfg);
   h->currently_down = GNUNET_YES;
   h->reconnect_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ GNUNET_ARM_request_service_list (struct GNUNET_ARM_Handle *h,
   LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
        "Requesting LIST from ARM service with timeout: %s\n",
        GNUNET_STRINGS_relative_time_to_string (timeout, GNUNET_YES));
-  cm = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ARMControlMessage));
+  cm = GNUNET_new (struct ARMControlMessage);
   cm->h = h;
   cm->list_cont = cont;
   cm->cont_cls = cont_cls;
diff --git a/src/arm/arm_monitor_api.c b/src/arm/arm_monitor_api.c
index 7b403fde8d..676543f266 100644
--- a/src/arm/arm_monitor_api.c
+++ b/src/arm/arm_monitor_api.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ GNUNET_ARM_monitor (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
 {
   struct GNUNET_ARM_MonitorHandle *h;
 
-  h = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_ARM_MonitorHandle));
+  h = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_ARM_MonitorHandle);
   h->cfg = GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_dup (cfg);
   h->currently_down = GNUNET_YES;
   h->reconnect_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
diff --git a/src/arm/test_exponential_backoff.c b/src/arm/test_exponential_backoff.c
index 0561c3ea83..7a552cc7c7 100644
--- a/src/arm/test_exponential_backoff.c
+++ b/src/arm/test_exponential_backoff.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ do_nothing_service_shutdown (struct GNUNET_CLIENT_Connection *sock,
 {
   struct ShutdownContext *shutdown_ctx;
 
-  shutdown_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ShutdownContext));
+  shutdown_ctx = GNUNET_new (struct ShutdownContext);
   shutdown_ctx->cont = cont;
   shutdown_ctx->cont_cls = cont_cls;
   shutdown_ctx->sock = sock;
diff --git a/src/ats-tests/perf_ats_logging.c b/src/ats-tests/perf_ats_logging.c
index 6dc5a96b40..823cfaf38f 100644
--- a/src/ats-tests/perf_ats_logging.c
+++ b/src/ats-tests/perf_ats_logging.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ collect_log_now (void)
   for (c_m = 0; c_m < num_peers; c_m++)
   {
     bp = &lp[c_m];
-    mlt = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerLoggingTimestep));
+    mlt = GNUNET_new (struct PeerLoggingTimestep);
     GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail(bp->head, bp->tail, mlt);
     prev_log_mlt = mlt->prev;
 
diff --git a/src/ats/ats_api_performance.c b/src/ats/ats_api_performance.c
index 390531d9fa..90e061c1d2 100644
--- a/src/ats/ats_api_performance.c
+++ b/src/ats/ats_api_performance.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ GNUNET_ATS_performance_init (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
 {
   struct GNUNET_ATS_PerformanceHandle *ph;
 
-  ph = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_ATS_PerformanceHandle));
+  ph = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_ATS_PerformanceHandle);
   ph->cfg = cfg;
   ph->addr_info_cb = addr_info_cb;
   ph->addr_info_cb_cls = addr_info_cb_cls;
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ GNUNET_ATS_reserve_bandwidth (struct GNUNET_ATS_PerformanceHandle *ph,
   struct PendingMessage *p;
   struct ReservationRequestMessage *m;
 
-  rc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_ATS_ReservationContext));
+  rc = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_ATS_ReservationContext);
   rc->size = amount;
   rc->peer = *peer;
   rc->rcb = rcb;
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ GNUNET_ATS_performance_list_addresses (
   if (NULL == infocb)
     return NULL ;
 
-  alh = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_ATS_AddressListHandle));
+  alh = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_ATS_AddressListHandle);
   alh->id = handle->id;
   handle->id++;
   alh->cb = infocb;
diff --git a/src/ats/ats_api_scheduling.c b/src/ats/ats_api_scheduling.c
index 1ef6ce0958..7750ad1cfd 100644
--- a/src/ats/ats_api_scheduling.c
+++ b/src/ats/ats_api_scheduling.c
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ GNUNET_ATS_scheduling_init (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
 {
   struct GNUNET_ATS_SchedulingHandle *sh;
 
-  sh = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_ATS_SchedulingHandle));
+  sh = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_ATS_SchedulingHandle);
   sh->cfg = cfg;
   sh->suggest_cb = suggest_cb;
   sh->suggest_cb_cls = suggest_cb_cls;
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ GNUNET_ATS_suggest_address (struct GNUNET_ATS_SchedulingHandle *sh,
   m->peer = *peer;
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (sh->pending_head, sh->pending_tail, p);
   do_transmit (sh);
-  s = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_ATS_SuggestHandle));
+  s = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_ATS_SuggestHandle);
   s->id = (*peer);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (sh->sug_head, sh->sug_tail, s);
   return s;
diff --git a/src/ats/gnunet-service-ats_addresses.c b/src/ats/gnunet-service-ats_addresses.c
index ddcff962bc..2cdc127661 100644
--- a/src/ats/gnunet-service-ats_addresses.c
+++ b/src/ats/gnunet-service-ats_addresses.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ GAS_addresses_request_address (struct GAS_Addresses_Handle *handle,
   }
   if (NULL == cur)
   {
-    cur = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GAS_Addresses_Suggestion_Requests));
+    cur = GNUNET_new (struct GAS_Addresses_Suggestion_Requests);
     cur->id = (*peer);
     GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
         "Adding new address suggestion request for `%s'\n",
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ GAS_addresses_preference_change (struct GAS_Addresses_Handle *handle,
 
   if (NULL == find_preference_client (handle, client))
   {
-    pc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GAS_Addresses_Preference_Clients));
+    pc = GNUNET_new (struct GAS_Addresses_Preference_Clients);
     pc->client = client;
     GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (handle->preference_clients_head,
         handle->preference_clients_tail, pc);
@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@ GAS_addresses_init (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
   char *plugin_short;
   int c;
 
-  ah = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GAS_Addresses_Handle));
+  ah = GNUNET_new (struct GAS_Addresses_Handle);
   ah->running = GNUNET_NO;
 
   ah->stat = (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_Handle *) stats;
diff --git a/src/ats/gnunet-service-ats_normalization.c b/src/ats/gnunet-service-ats_normalization.c
index 67fd320661..d75ebf42d1 100644
--- a/src/ats/gnunet-service-ats_normalization.c
+++ b/src/ats/gnunet-service-ats_normalization.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ GAS_normalization_normalize_preference (void *src,
   /* Not found: create new preference client */
   if (NULL == c_cur)
   {
-    c_cur = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PreferenceClient));
+    c_cur = GNUNET_new (struct PreferenceClient);
     c_cur->client = src;
     GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert(pc_head, pc_tail, c_cur);
     GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Adding new client %p \n", c_cur);
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ GAS_normalization_normalize_preference (void *src,
   /* Not found: create new peer entry */
   if (NULL == p_cur)
   {
-    p_cur = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PreferencePeer));
+    p_cur = GNUNET_new (struct PreferencePeer);
     p_cur->client = c_cur;
     p_cur->id = (*peer);
     for (i = 0; i < GNUNET_ATS_PreferenceCount; i++)
diff --git a/src/ats/gnunet-service-ats_performance.c b/src/ats/gnunet-service-ats_performance.c
index 8aad96eea9..b9d9181034 100644
--- a/src/ats/gnunet-service-ats_performance.c
+++ b/src/ats/gnunet-service-ats_performance.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ GAS_performance_add_client (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
   struct PerformanceClient *pc;
   GNUNET_break (NULL == find_client (client));
 
-  pc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PerformanceClient));
+  pc = GNUNET_new (struct PerformanceClient);
   pc->client = client;
   pc->flag = flag;
 
diff --git a/src/ats/perf_ats_solver.c b/src/ats/perf_ats_solver.c
index 0cfc72c696..89d0d82e2c 100644
--- a/src/ats/perf_ats_solver.c
+++ b/src/ats/perf_ats_solver.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ solver_info_cb (void *cls,
       if ((GAS_STAT_SUCCESS == stat) && (NULL == ph.current_result))
       {
         /* Create new result */
-        tmp = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Result));
+        tmp = GNUNET_new (struct Result);
         ph.current_result = tmp;
         GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail(ph.head, ph.tail, tmp);
         ph.current_result->addresses = ph.current_a;
diff --git a/src/ats/plugin_ats_mlp.c b/src/ats/plugin_ats_mlp.c
index 0e6f608934..7dd31edf5c 100644
--- a/src/ats/plugin_ats_mlp.c
+++ b/src/ats/plugin_ats_mlp.c
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ GAS_mlp_get_preferred_address (void *solver,
       LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, "Adding peer `%s' to list of requested_peers with requests\n",
           GNUNET_i2s (peer));
 
-      p = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ATS_Peer));
+      p = GNUNET_new (struct ATS_Peer);
       p->id = (*peer);
       p->f = get_peer_pref_value (mlp, peer);
       GNUNET_CONTAINER_multipeermap_put (mlp->requested_peers,
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ void *
 libgnunet_plugin_ats_mlp_init (void *cls)
 {
   struct GNUNET_ATS_PluginEnvironment *env = cls;
-  struct GAS_MLP_Handle * mlp = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GAS_MLP_Handle));
+  struct GAS_MLP_Handle * mlp = GNUNET_new (struct GAS_MLP_Handle);
 
   double D;
   double R;
diff --git a/src/ats/plugin_ats_proportional.c b/src/ats/plugin_ats_proportional.c
index 82a41d39fe..62f571e5b6 100644
--- a/src/ats/plugin_ats_proportional.c
+++ b/src/ats/plugin_ats_proportional.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_ats_proportional_init (void *cls)
   GNUNET_assert(NULL != env->get_preferences);
   GNUNET_assert(NULL != env->get_property);
 
-  s = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GAS_PROPORTIONAL_Handle));
+  s = GNUNET_new (struct GAS_PROPORTIONAL_Handle);
   s->env = env;
   env->sf.s_add = &GAS_proportional_address_add;
   env->sf.s_address_update_property = &GAS_proportional_address_property_changed;
@@ -1572,12 +1572,12 @@ GAS_proportional_address_add (void *solver, struct ATS_Address *address,
     return;
   }
 
-  aw = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct AddressWrapper));
+  aw = GNUNET_new (struct AddressWrapper);
   aw->addr = address;
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert(net->head, net->tail, aw);
   addresse_increment (s, net, GNUNET_YES, GNUNET_NO);
 
-  asi = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct AddressSolverInformation));
+  asi = GNUNET_new (struct AddressSolverInformation);
   asi->network = net;
   asi->calculated_quota_in_NBO = 0;
   asi->calculated_quota_out_NBO = 0;
diff --git a/src/ats/plugin_ats_ril.c b/src/ats/plugin_ats_ril.c
index db6ce54111..a918baa2b5 100755
--- a/src/ats/plugin_ats_ril.c
+++ b/src/ats/plugin_ats_ril.c
@@ -1624,7 +1624,7 @@ agent_init (void *s, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer)
 {
   int i;
   struct GAS_RIL_Handle * solver = s;
-  struct RIL_Peer_Agent * agent = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RIL_Peer_Agent));
+  struct RIL_Peer_Agent * agent = GNUNET_new (struct RIL_Peer_Agent);
 
   agent->envi = solver;
   agent->peer = *peer;
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ GAS_ril_address_add (void *solver, struct ATS_Address *address, uint32_t network
   agent = ril_get_agent (s, &address->peer, GNUNET_YES);
 
   //add address
-  address_wrapped = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RIL_Address_Wrapped));
+  address_wrapped = GNUNET_new (struct RIL_Address_Wrapped);
   address_wrapped->address_naked = address;
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail(agent->addresses_head, agent->addresses_tail, address_wrapped);
 
diff --git a/src/ats/test_ats_api_bandwidth_consumption.c b/src/ats/test_ats_api_bandwidth_consumption.c
index 74ee22cfbd..493323657e 100644
--- a/src/ats/test_ats_api_bandwidth_consumption.c
+++ b/src/ats/test_ats_api_bandwidth_consumption.c
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ run (void *cls,
     end ();
     return;
   }
-  p = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerContext));
-  addr = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Address));
+  p = GNUNET_new (struct PeerContext);
+  addr = GNUNET_new (struct Address);
 
   atp = GNUNET_ATS_performance_init (cfg, &performance_cb, NULL);
   if (atp == NULL)
diff --git a/src/block/plugin_block_template.c b/src/block/plugin_block_template.c
index 7c62de6b1b..18809b1b18 100644
--- a/src/block/plugin_block_template.c
+++ b/src/block/plugin_block_template.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_block_template_init (void *cls)
   };
   struct GNUNET_BLOCK_PluginFunctions *api;
 
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_BLOCK_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_BLOCK_PluginFunctions);
   api->evaluate = &block_plugin_template_evaluate;
   api->get_key = &block_plugin_template_get_key;
   api->types = types;
diff --git a/src/consensus/consensus_api.c b/src/consensus/consensus_api.c
index d8e65c52fd..0a2a7d7ac8 100644
--- a/src/consensus/consensus_api.c
+++ b/src/consensus/consensus_api.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ GNUNET_CONSENSUS_create (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
     GNUNET_MQ_HANDLERS_END
   };
 
-  consensus = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CONSENSUS_Handle));
+  consensus = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_CONSENSUS_Handle);
   consensus->cfg = cfg;
   consensus->new_element_cb = new_element_cb;
   consensus->new_element_cls = new_element_cls;
diff --git a/src/core/gnunet-service-core_clients.c b/src/core/gnunet-service-core_clients.c
index 5f745e3bc2..f6574b7f93 100644
--- a/src/core/gnunet-service-core_clients.c
+++ b/src/core/gnunet-service-core_clients.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ handle_client_send_request (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
   if (car == NULL)
   {
     /* create new entry */
-    car = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GSC_ClientActiveRequest));
+    car = GNUNET_new (struct GSC_ClientActiveRequest);
     GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
                    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multipeermap_put (c->requests,
                                                       &req->peer,
diff --git a/src/core/gnunet-service-core_sessions.c b/src/core/gnunet-service-core_sessions.c
index a8d3d36097..eb42d6fbce 100644
--- a/src/core/gnunet-service-core_sessions.c
+++ b/src/core/gnunet-service-core_sessions.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ GSC_SESSIONS_create (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer,
 
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Creating session for peer `%4s'\n",
               GNUNET_i2s (peer));
-  session = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Session));
+  session = GNUNET_new (struct Session);
   session->tmap = GSC_TYPEMAP_create ();
   session->peer = *peer;
   session->kxinfo = kx;
diff --git a/src/core/gnunet-service-core_typemap.c b/src/core/gnunet-service-core_typemap.c
index d2dab5d998..c9774ddecd 100644
--- a/src/core/gnunet-service-core_typemap.c
+++ b/src/core/gnunet-service-core_typemap.c
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ GSC_TYPEMAP_get_from_message (const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
       GNUNET_break_op (0);
       return NULL;
     }
-    ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GSC_TypeMap));
+    ret = GNUNET_new (struct GSC_TypeMap);
     memcpy (ret, &msg[1], sizeof (struct GSC_TypeMap));
     return ret;
   case GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_CORE_COMPRESSED_TYPE_MAP:
     GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GSC_stats, gettext_noop ("# type maps received"),
                               1, GNUNET_NO);
-    ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GSC_TypeMap));
+    ret = GNUNET_new (struct GSC_TypeMap);
     dlen = sizeof (struct GSC_TypeMap);
     if ((Z_OK !=
          uncompress ((Bytef *) ret, &dlen, (const Bytef *) &msg[1],
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ GSC_TYPEMAP_extend (const struct GSC_TypeMap *tmap, const uint16_t * types,
   struct GSC_TypeMap *ret;
   unsigned int i;
 
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GSC_TypeMap));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct GSC_TypeMap);
   if (NULL != tmap)
     memcpy (ret, tmap, sizeof (struct GSC_TypeMap));
   for (i = 0; i < tcnt; i++)
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ GSC_TYPEMAP_extend (const struct GSC_TypeMap *tmap, const uint16_t * types,
 struct GSC_TypeMap *
 GSC_TYPEMAP_create ()
 {
-  return GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GSC_TypeMap));
+  return GNUNET_new (struct GSC_TypeMap);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/datacache/datacache.c b/src/datacache/datacache.c
index c96432946d..d7adb8b4d5 100644
--- a/src/datacache/datacache.c
+++ b/src/datacache/datacache.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ GNUNET_DATACACHE_create (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
   }
   bf_size = quota / 32;         /* 8 bit per entry, 1 bit per 32 kb in DB */
 
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_Handle));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_Handle);
 
   if (GNUNET_YES !=
       GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (cfg, section, "DISABLE_BF"))
diff --git a/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_heap.c b/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_heap.c
index 85cf9487ef..9689d4f056 100644
--- a/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_heap.c
+++ b/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_heap.c
@@ -393,12 +393,12 @@ libgnunet_plugin_datacache_heap_init (void *cls)
   struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_PluginFunctions *api;
   struct Plugin *plugin;
 
-  plugin = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Plugin));
+  plugin = GNUNET_new (struct Plugin);
   plugin->map = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (1024,  /* FIXME: base on quota! */
 						      GNUNET_YES);
   plugin->heap = GNUNET_CONTAINER_heap_create (GNUNET_CONTAINER_HEAP_ORDER_MIN);
   plugin->env = env;
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_PluginFunctions);
   api->cls = plugin;
   api->get = &heap_plugin_get;
   api->put = &heap_plugin_put;
diff --git a/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_postgres.c b/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_postgres.c
index 6d7e280211..150a9d5dc0 100644
--- a/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_postgres.c
+++ b/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_postgres.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_datacache_postgres_init (void *cls)
   struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_PluginFunctions *api;
   struct Plugin *plugin;
 
-  plugin = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Plugin));
+  plugin = GNUNET_new (struct Plugin);
   plugin->env = env;
 
   if (GNUNET_OK != init_connection (plugin))
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_datacache_postgres_init (void *cls)
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_PluginFunctions);
   api->cls = plugin;
   api->get = &postgres_plugin_get;
   api->put = &postgres_plugin_put;
diff --git a/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_sqlite.c b/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_sqlite.c
index 1901bdedd5..b7f1757ca3 100644
--- a/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_sqlite.c
+++ b/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_sqlite.c
@@ -438,11 +438,11 @@ libgnunet_plugin_datacache_sqlite_init (void *cls)
 		"  path BLOB DEFAULT '')");
   SQLITE3_EXEC (dbh, "CREATE INDEX idx_hashidx ON ds090 (key,type,expire)");
   SQLITE3_EXEC (dbh, "CREATE INDEX idx_expire ON ds090 (expire)");
-  plugin = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Plugin));
+  plugin = GNUNET_new (struct Plugin);
   plugin->env = env;
   plugin->dbh = dbh;
   plugin->fn = fn_utf8;
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_PluginFunctions);
   api->cls = plugin;
   api->get = &sqlite_plugin_get;
   api->put = &sqlite_plugin_put;
diff --git a/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_template.c b/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_template.c
index 306615571f..205cc66c76 100644
--- a/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_template.c
+++ b/src/datacache/plugin_datacache_template.c
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ libgnunet_plugin_datacache_template_init (void *cls)
   struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_PluginFunctions *api;
   struct Plugin *plugin;
 
-  plugin = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Plugin));
+  plugin = GNUNET_new (struct Plugin);
   plugin->env = env;
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DATACACHE_PluginFunctions);
   api->cls = plugin;
   api->get = &template_plugin_get;
   api->put = &template_plugin_put;
diff --git a/src/datastore/gnunet-service-datastore.c b/src/datastore/gnunet-service-datastore.c
index 7c4c47e901..98ef6d797e 100644
--- a/src/datastore/gnunet-service-datastore.c
+++ b/src/datastore/gnunet-service-datastore.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ transmit (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client, struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
     GNUNET_free (msg);
     return;
   }
-  tcc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TransmitCallbackContext));
+  tcc = GNUNET_new (struct TransmitCallbackContext);
   tcc->msg = msg;
   tcc->client = client;
   if (NULL ==
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ transmit_item (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HashCode * key, uint32_t size,
     /* transmit 'DATA_END' */
     GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Transmitting `%s' message\n",
                 "DATA_END");
-    end = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader));
+    end = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader);
     end->size = htons (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader));
     end->type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_DATASTORE_DATA_END);
     transmit (client, end);
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ handle_reserve (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
   reserved += req;
   GNUNET_STATISTICS_set (stats, gettext_noop ("# reserved"), reserved,
                          GNUNET_NO);
-  e = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ReservationList));
+  e = GNUNET_new (struct ReservationList);
   e->next = reservations;
   reservations = e;
   e->client = client;
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ load_plugin ()
   struct DatastorePlugin *ret;
   char *libname;
 
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct DatastorePlugin));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct DatastorePlugin);
   ret->env.cfg = cfg;
   ret->env.duc = &disk_utilization_change_cb;
   ret->env.cls = NULL;
diff --git a/src/datastore/perf_datastore_api.c b/src/datastore/perf_datastore_api.c
index c51502cc65..90f72d6eec 100644
--- a/src/datastore/perf_datastore_api.c
+++ b/src/datastore/perf_datastore_api.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ run (void *cls,
 
   datastore = GNUNET_DATASTORE_connect (cfg);
   start_time = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
-  crc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct CpsRunContext));
+  crc = GNUNET_new (struct CpsRunContext);
   crc->cfg = cfg;
   crc->phase = RP_PUT;
   if (NULL ==
diff --git a/src/datastore/perf_plugin_datastore.c b/src/datastore/perf_plugin_datastore.c
index 908a7ee556..1dacb37838 100644
--- a/src/datastore/perf_plugin_datastore.c
+++ b/src/datastore/perf_plugin_datastore.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ run (void *cls, char *const *args, const char *cfgfile,
              "%s", "Could not initialize plugin, assuming database not configured. Test not run!\n");
     return;
   }
-  crc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct CpsRunContext));
+  crc = GNUNET_new (struct CpsRunContext);
   crc->api = api;
   crc->cfg = c;
   crc->phase = RP_PUT;
diff --git a/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_heap.c b/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_heap.c
index 1f756a95c9..8f7f3d1dec 100644
--- a/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_heap.c
+++ b/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_heap.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ heap_plugin_put (void *cls,
 	break;
     if (NULL == zabt)
     {
-      zabt = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ZeroAnonByType));
+      zabt = GNUNET_new (struct ZeroAnonByType);
       zabt->type = type;
       GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (plugin->zero_head,
 				   plugin->zero_tail,
@@ -800,12 +800,12 @@ libgnunet_plugin_datastore_heap_init (void *cls)
 					     "HASHMAPSIZE",
 					     &esize))
     esize = 128 * 1024;
-  plugin = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Plugin));
+  plugin = GNUNET_new (struct Plugin);
   plugin->env = env;
   plugin->keyvalue = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (esize, GNUNET_YES);
   plugin->by_expiration = GNUNET_CONTAINER_heap_create (GNUNET_CONTAINER_HEAP_ORDER_MIN);
   plugin->by_replication = GNUNET_CONTAINER_heap_create (GNUNET_CONTAINER_HEAP_ORDER_MAX);
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions);
   api->cls = plugin;
   api->estimate_size = &heap_plugin_estimate_size;
   api->put = &heap_plugin_put;
diff --git a/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_mysql.c b/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_mysql.c
index cf01725832..fab10b2062 100644
--- a/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_mysql.c
+++ b/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_mysql.c
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_datastore_mysql_init (void *cls)
   struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions *api;
   struct Plugin *plugin;
 
-  plugin = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Plugin));
+  plugin = GNUNET_new (struct Plugin);
   plugin->env = env;
   plugin->mc = GNUNET_MYSQL_context_create (env->cfg, "datastore-mysql");
   if (NULL == plugin->mc)
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_datastore_mysql_init (void *cls)
 #undef PINIT
 #undef MRUNS
 
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions);
   api->cls = plugin;
   api->estimate_size = &mysql_plugin_estimate_size;
   api->put = &mysql_plugin_put;
diff --git a/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_postgres.c b/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_postgres.c
index 6a96ad5d37..79217c9989 100644
--- a/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_postgres.c
+++ b/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_postgres.c
@@ -838,14 +838,14 @@ libgnunet_plugin_datastore_postgres_init (void *cls)
   struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions *api;
   struct Plugin *plugin;
 
-  plugin = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Plugin));
+  plugin = GNUNET_new (struct Plugin);
   plugin->env = env;
   if (GNUNET_OK != init_connection (plugin))
   {
     GNUNET_free (plugin);
     return NULL;
   }
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions);
   api->cls = plugin;
   api->estimate_size = &postgres_plugin_estimate_size;
   api->put = &postgres_plugin_put;
diff --git a/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_sqlite.c b/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_sqlite.c
index bd344dbb19..f2e0454f92 100644
--- a/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_sqlite.c
+++ b/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_sqlite.c
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_datastore_sqlite_init (void *cls)
     database_shutdown (&plugin);
     return NULL;
   }
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions);
   api->cls = &plugin;
   api->estimate_size = &sqlite_plugin_estimate_size;
   api->put = &sqlite_plugin_put;
diff --git a/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_template.c b/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_template.c
index 2978de4feb..5e577b1bc3 100644
--- a/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_template.c
+++ b/src/datastore/plugin_datastore_template.c
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ libgnunet_plugin_datastore_template_init (void *cls)
   struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions *api;
   struct Plugin *plugin;
 
-  plugin = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Plugin));
+  plugin = GNUNET_new (struct Plugin);
   plugin->env = env;
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DATASTORE_PluginFunctions);
   api->cls = plugin;
   api->estimate_size = &template_plugin_estimate_size;
   api->put = &template_plugin_put;
diff --git a/src/datastore/test_datastore_api.c b/src/datastore/test_datastore_api.c
index 03939cee34..26d0f13438 100644
--- a/src/datastore/test_datastore_api.c
+++ b/src/datastore/test_datastore_api.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ run (void *cls,
   struct CpsRunContext *crc;
   static struct GNUNET_HashCode zkey;
 
-  crc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct CpsRunContext));
+  crc = GNUNET_new (struct CpsRunContext);
   crc->cfg = cfg;
   crc->phase = RP_PUT;
   now = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
diff --git a/src/datastore/test_datastore_api_management.c b/src/datastore/test_datastore_api_management.c
index 7f330031a7..5553e5c0be 100644
--- a/src/datastore/test_datastore_api_management.c
+++ b/src/datastore/test_datastore_api_management.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ run (void *cls,
   struct CpsRunContext *crc;
   static struct GNUNET_HashCode zkey;
 
-  crc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct CpsRunContext));
+  crc = GNUNET_new (struct CpsRunContext);
   crc->cfg = cfg;
   crc->phase = RP_PUT;
   now = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
diff --git a/src/datastore/test_plugin_datastore.c b/src/datastore/test_plugin_datastore.c
index 844d32a7be..4eefcaefa7 100644
--- a/src/datastore/test_plugin_datastore.c
+++ b/src/datastore/test_plugin_datastore.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ run (void *cls, char *const *args, const char *cfgfile,
              "%s", "Could not initialize plugin, assuming database not configured. Test not run!\n");
     return;
   }
-  crc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct CpsRunContext));
+  crc = GNUNET_new (struct CpsRunContext);
   crc->api = api;
   crc->cfg = c;
   crc->phase = RP_PUT;
diff --git a/src/dht/dht_test_lib.c b/src/dht/dht_test_lib.c
index 9864da9499..92b10e815d 100644
--- a/src/dht/dht_test_lib.c
+++ b/src/dht/dht_test_lib.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ GNUNET_DHT_TEST_run (const char *testname,
 {
   struct GNUNET_DHT_TEST_Context *ctx;
 
-  ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DHT_TEST_Context));
+  ctx = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DHT_TEST_Context);
   ctx->num_peers = num_peers;
   ctx->ops = GNUNET_malloc (num_peers * sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Operation *));
   ctx->dhts = GNUNET_malloc (num_peers * sizeof (struct GNUNET_DHT_Handle *));
diff --git a/src/dht/gnunet-service-dht_clients.c b/src/dht/gnunet-service-dht_clients.c
index f91311cf3d..c6e72cf44d 100644
--- a/src/dht/gnunet-service-dht_clients.c
+++ b/src/dht/gnunet-service-dht_clients.c
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ handle_dht_local_monitor (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
   const struct GNUNET_DHT_MonitorStartStopMessage *msg;
 
   msg = (struct GNUNET_DHT_MonitorStartStopMessage *) message;
-  r = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof(struct ClientMonitorRecord));
+  r = GNUNET_new (struct ClientMonitorRecord);
 
   r->client = find_active_client(client);
   r->type = ntohl(msg->type);
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ handle_dht_local_monitor (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
       r->key = NULL;
   else
   {
-    r->key = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_HashCode));
+    r->key = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_HashCode);
     memcpy (r->key, &msg->key, sizeof (struct GNUNET_HashCode));
   }
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (monitor_head, monitor_tail, r);
diff --git a/src/dht/gnunet-service-dht_neighbours.c b/src/dht/gnunet-service-dht_neighbours.c
index 1d7eb560ce..d89f26685b 100644
--- a/src/dht/gnunet-service-dht_neighbours.c
+++ b/src/dht/gnunet-service-dht_neighbours.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ handle_core_connect (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer)
 		      &phash);
   peer_bucket = find_bucket (&phash);
   GNUNET_assert ((peer_bucket >= 0) && (peer_bucket < MAX_BUCKETS));
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerInfo));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct PeerInfo);
 #if 0
   ret->latency = latency;
   ret->distance = distance;
diff --git a/src/dht/gnunet-service-xdht_clients.c b/src/dht/gnunet-service-xdht_clients.c
index 2bcd145a12..9cc156e3d3 100644
--- a/src/dht/gnunet-service-xdht_clients.c
+++ b/src/dht/gnunet-service-xdht_clients.c
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ handle_dht_local_monitor (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
   const struct GNUNET_DHT_MonitorStartStopMessage *msg;
 
   msg = (struct GNUNET_DHT_MonitorStartStopMessage *) message;
-  r = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof(struct ClientMonitorRecord));
+  r = GNUNET_new (struct ClientMonitorRecord);
 
   r->client = find_active_client(client);
   r->type = ntohl(msg->type);
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ handle_dht_local_monitor (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
       r->key = NULL;
   else
   {
-    r->key = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_HashCode));
+    r->key = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_HashCode);
     memcpy (r->key, &msg->key, sizeof (struct GNUNET_HashCode));
   }
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (monitor_head, monitor_tail, r);
diff --git a/src/dht/gnunet-service-xdht_neighbours.c b/src/dht/gnunet-service-xdht_neighbours.c
index af7ef16124..8f47feef52 100644
--- a/src/dht/gnunet-service-xdht_neighbours.c
+++ b/src/dht/gnunet-service-xdht_neighbours.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ handle_core_connect (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer)
 		      &phash);
   peer_bucket = find_bucket (&phash);
   GNUNET_assert ((peer_bucket >= 0) && (peer_bucket < MAX_BUCKETS));
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerInfo));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct PeerInfo);
 #if 0
   ret->latency = latency;
   ret->distance = distance;
diff --git a/src/dht/plugin_block_dht.c b/src/dht/plugin_block_dht.c
index a21167fb03..d6798f18cf 100644
--- a/src/dht/plugin_block_dht.c
+++ b/src/dht/plugin_block_dht.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_block_dht_init (void *cls)
   };
   struct GNUNET_BLOCK_PluginFunctions *api;
 
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_BLOCK_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_BLOCK_PluginFunctions);
   api->evaluate = &block_plugin_dht_evaluate;
   api->get_key = &block_plugin_dht_get_key;
   api->types = types;
diff --git a/src/dht/test_dht_monitor.c b/src/dht/test_dht_monitor.c
index 303fe8f87d..98791d28f7 100644
--- a/src/dht/test_dht_monitor.c
+++ b/src/dht/test_dht_monitor.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ run (void *cls,
     GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (&i, sizeof (i), &key);
     for (j=0;j<num_peers;j++)
     {
-      get_op = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GetOperation));
+      get_op = GNUNET_new (struct GetOperation);
       GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (get_head,
 				   get_tail,
 				   get_op);
diff --git a/src/dht/test_dht_topo.c b/src/dht/test_dht_topo.c
index 1fd61129b6..311bb5597e 100644
--- a/src/dht/test_dht_topo.c
+++ b/src/dht/test_dht_topo.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ run (void *cls,
     GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (&i, sizeof (i), &key);
     for (j=0;j<num_peers;j++)
     {
-      get_op = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GetOperation));
+      get_op = GNUNET_new (struct GetOperation);
       GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (get_head,
 				   get_tail,
 				   get_op);
diff --git a/src/dns/dns_api.c b/src/dns/dns_api.c
index 9a8e1ca2d3..288b421c6e 100644
--- a/src/dns/dns_api.c
+++ b/src/dns/dns_api.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ request_handler (void *cls,
                          GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL);
 
   /* finally, pass request to callback for answers */
-  rh = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DNS_RequestHandle));
+  rh = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DNS_RequestHandle);
   rh->dh =dh;
   rh->request_id = req->request_id;
   rh->generation = dh->generation;
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ GNUNET_DNS_connect (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
 {
   struct GNUNET_DNS_Handle *dh;
 
-  dh = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DNS_Handle));
+  dh = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DNS_Handle);
   dh->cfg = cfg;
   dh->flags = flags;
   dh->rh = rh;
diff --git a/src/dns/dnsstub.c b/src/dns/dnsstub.c
index e494d24a2a..51d6c2c21d 100644
--- a/src/dns/dnsstub.c
+++ b/src/dns/dnsstub.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ GNUNET_DNSSTUB_start (const char *dns_ip)
 {
   struct GNUNET_DNSSTUB_Context *ctx;
 
-  ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DNSSTUB_Context));
+  ctx = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DNSSTUB_Context);
   if (NULL != dns_ip)
     ctx->dns_exit = GNUNET_strdup (dns_ip);
   return ctx;
diff --git a/src/dns/gnunet-service-dns.c b/src/dns/gnunet-service-dns.c
index ded21605a9..0b130f478b 100644
--- a/src/dns/gnunet-service-dns.c
+++ b/src/dns/gnunet-service-dns.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ handle_client_init (void *cls GNUNET_UNUSED,
   struct ClientRecord *cr;
   const struct GNUNET_DNS_Register *reg = (const struct GNUNET_DNS_Register*) message;
 
-  cr = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ClientRecord));
+  cr = GNUNET_new (struct ClientRecord);
   cr->client = client;
   cr->flags = (enum GNUNET_DNS_Flags) ntohl (reg->flags);
   GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (client);
diff --git a/src/env/env.c b/src/env/env.c
index 33d12c01eb..1a8c1a5689 100644
--- a/src/env/env.c
+++ b/src/env/env.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ GNUNET_ENV_environment_add_mod (struct GNUNET_ENV_Environment *env,
                                 enum GNUNET_ENV_Operator oper, const char *name,
                                 const void *value, size_t value_size)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_ENV_Modifier *mod = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*mod));
+  struct GNUNET_ENV_Modifier *mod = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_ENV_Modifier);
   mod->oper = oper;
   mod->name = name;
   mod->value = value;
diff --git a/src/experimentation/gnunet-daemon-experimentation_nodes.c b/src/experimentation/gnunet-daemon-experimentation_nodes.c
index aa8a0dbbe7..65b2d9c38d 100644
--- a/src/experimentation/gnunet-daemon-experimentation_nodes.c
+++ b/src/experimentation/gnunet-daemon-experimentation_nodes.c
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ GED_nodes_send_start_ack (struct Node *n, struct Experiment *e)
 			"Sending %s for experiment request to peer `%s' for experiment `%s'\n",
 			"START_ACK" ,GNUNET_i2s(&n->id), e->name);
 
-	e_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct NodeComCtx));
+	e_ctx = GNUNET_new (struct NodeComCtx);
 	e_ctx->n = n;
 	e_ctx->e = e;
 	e_ctx->size = sizeof (struct GED_start_ack_message) + strlen (e->name) + 1;
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ GED_nodes_send_start (struct Node *n, struct Experiment *e)
 			"Sending %s for experiment request to peer `%s' for experiment `%s'\n",
 			"START", GNUNET_i2s(&n->id), e->name);
 
-	e_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct NodeComCtx));
+	e_ctx = GNUNET_new (struct NodeComCtx);
 	e_ctx->n = n;
 	e_ctx->e = e;
 	e_ctx->size = sizeof (struct GED_start_message) + strlen (e->name) + 1;
diff --git a/src/experimentation/gnunet-daemon-experimentation_scheduler.c b/src/experimentation/gnunet-daemon-experimentation_scheduler.c
index a52d60c37e..c13434e9be 100644
--- a/src/experimentation/gnunet-daemon-experimentation_scheduler.c
+++ b/src/experimentation/gnunet-daemon-experimentation_scheduler.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ GED_scheduler_add (struct Node *n, struct Experiment *e, int outbound)
 			return;	/* End of experiment is reached */
 
 	/* Add additional checks here if required */
-	se = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ScheduledExperiment));
+	se = GNUNET_new (struct ScheduledExperiment);
 	se->state = NOT_RUNNING;
 	se->outbound = outbound;
 	se->e = e;
diff --git a/src/fragmentation/defragmentation.c b/src/fragmentation/defragmentation.c
index 5f9eace13b..478a9c6584 100644
--- a/src/fragmentation/defragmentation.c
+++ b/src/fragmentation/defragmentation.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ GNUNET_DEFRAGMENT_context_create (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_Handle *stats,
 {
   struct GNUNET_DEFRAGMENT_Context *dc;
 
-  dc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_DEFRAGMENT_Context));
+  dc = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_DEFRAGMENT_Context);
   dc->stats = stats;
   dc->cls = cls;
   dc->proc = proc;
diff --git a/src/fs/fs_api.c b/src/fs/fs_api.c
index 72d5eab152..3b8d125ad3 100644
--- a/src/fs/fs_api.c
+++ b/src/fs/fs_api.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_make_top (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h, SuspendSignalFunction ssf,
 {
   struct TopLevelActivity *ret;
 
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TopLevelActivity));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct TopLevelActivity);
   ret->ssf = ssf;
   ret->ssf_cls = ssf_cls;
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (h->top_head, h->top_tail, ret);
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ deserialize_fi_node (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h, const char *fn,
     GNUNET_break (0);
     return NULL;
   }
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation);
   ret->h = h;
   ksks = NULL;
   chks = NULL;
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ read_download_request (struct GNUNET_BIO_ReadHandle *rh)
   struct DownloadRequest *dr;
   unsigned int i;
 
-  dr = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct DownloadRequest));
+  dr = GNUNET_new (struct DownloadRequest);
   if ((GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &dr->state)) ||
       (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &dr->offset)) ||
       (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &dr->num_children)) ||
@@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@ deserialize_unindex_file (void *cls, const char *filename)
   char *uris;
   uint32_t state;
 
-  uc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_UnindexContext));
+  uc = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FS_UnindexContext);
   uc->h = h;
   uc->serialization = get_serialization_short_name (filename);
   rh = GNUNET_BIO_read_open (filename);
@@ -2994,7 +2994,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_start (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
   enum GNUNET_FS_OPTIONS opt;
   va_list ap;
 
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle);
   ret->cfg = cfg;
   ret->client_name = GNUNET_strdup (client_name);
   ret->upcb = upcb;
diff --git a/src/fs/fs_directory.c b/src/fs/fs_directory.c
index b26ec12d3d..3f7cc45c11 100644
--- a/src/fs/fs_directory.c
+++ b/src/fs/fs_directory.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_directory_builder_create (const struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_MetaData
 {
   struct GNUNET_FS_DirectoryBuilder *ret;
 
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_DirectoryBuilder));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FS_DirectoryBuilder);
   if (mdir != NULL)
     ret->meta = GNUNET_CONTAINER_meta_data_duplicate (mdir);
   else
diff --git a/src/fs/fs_dirmetascan.c b/src/fs/fs_dirmetascan.c
index 3b3615f657..83e436b168 100644
--- a/src/fs/fs_dirmetascan.c
+++ b/src/fs/fs_dirmetascan.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_directory_scan_start (const char *filename,
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
 	      "Starting to scan directory `%s'\n",
 	      filename_expanded);
-  ds = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_DirScanner));
+  ds = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FS_DirScanner);
   ds->progress_callback = cb;
   ds->progress_callback_cls = cb_cls;
   ds->filename_expanded = filename_expanded;
diff --git a/src/fs/fs_download.c b/src/fs/fs_download.c
index f9f5c0a063..5d4c6d8991 100644
--- a/src/fs/fs_download.c
+++ b/src/fs/fs_download.c
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ create_download_request (struct DownloadRequest *parent,
   unsigned int head_skip;
   uint64_t child_block_size;
 
-  dr = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct DownloadRequest));
+  dr = GNUNET_new (struct DownloadRequest);
   dr->parent = parent;
   dr->depth = depth;
   dr->offset = dr_offset;
diff --git a/src/fs/fs_file_information.c b/src/fs/fs_file_information.c
index 87d618b07d..d369598efa 100644
--- a/src/fs/fs_file_information.c
+++ b/src/fs/fs_file_information.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_file_information_create_from_reader (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
     GNUNET_break (0);
     return NULL;
   }
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation);
   ret->h = h;
   ret->client_info = client_info;
   ret->meta = GNUNET_CONTAINER_meta_data_duplicate (meta);
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_file_information_create_empty_directory (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
 {
   struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation *ret;
 
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation);
   ret->h = h;
   ret->client_info = client_info;
   ret->meta = GNUNET_CONTAINER_meta_data_duplicate (meta);
diff --git a/src/fs/fs_getopt.c b/src/fs/fs_getopt.c
index d7ff97c6b7..5e95109566 100644
--- a/src/fs/fs_getopt.c
+++ b/src/fs/fs_getopt.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_getopt_set_keywords (struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineProcessorContext
 
   if (u == NULL)
   {
-    u = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_Uri));
+    u = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FS_Uri);
     *uri = u;
     u->type = GNUNET_FS_URI_KSK;
     u->data.ksk.keywordCount = 0;
diff --git a/src/fs/fs_list_indexed.c b/src/fs/fs_list_indexed.c
index ef03dee760..7a891155e3 100644
--- a/src/fs/fs_list_indexed.c
+++ b/src/fs/fs_list_indexed.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_get_indexed_files (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
                 _("Failed to not connect to `%s' service.\n"), "fs");
     return NULL;
   }
-  gic = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_GetIndexedContext));
+  gic = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FS_GetIndexedContext);
   gic->h = h;
   gic->client = client;
   gic->iterator = iterator;
diff --git a/src/fs/fs_test_lib.c b/src/fs/fs_test_lib.c
index 085ea3764d..1e098bd60e 100644
--- a/src/fs/fs_test_lib.c
+++ b/src/fs/fs_test_lib.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_TEST_publish (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Peer *peer,
 {
   struct TestPublishOperation *po;
 
-  po = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TestPublishOperation));
+  po = GNUNET_new (struct TestPublishOperation);
   po->publish_cont = cont;
   po->publish_cont_cls = cont_cls;
   po->publish_seed = seed;
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_TEST_download (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Peer *peer,
 {
   struct TestDownloadOperation *dop;
 
-  dop = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TestDownloadOperation));
+  dop = GNUNET_new (struct TestDownloadOperation);
   dop->uri = GNUNET_FS_uri_dup (uri);
   dop->size = GNUNET_FS_uri_chk_get_file_size (uri);
   dop->verbose = verbose;
diff --git a/src/fs/fs_tree.c b/src/fs/fs_tree.c
index 4e0ef8c5ba..5dc39e4e61 100644
--- a/src/fs/fs_tree.c
+++ b/src/fs/fs_tree.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_tree_encoder_create (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h, uint64_t size,
 {
   struct GNUNET_FS_TreeEncoder *te;
 
-  te = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_TreeEncoder));
+  te = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FS_TreeEncoder);
   te->h = h;
   te->size = size;
   te->cls = cls;
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_tree_encoder_next (struct GNUNET_FS_TreeEncoder *te)
     off = CHK_PER_INODE * (te->chk_tree_depth - 1);
     GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "TE done, reading CHK `%s' from %u\n",
                 GNUNET_h2s (&te->chk_tree[off].query), off);
-    te->uri = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_Uri));
+    te->uri = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FS_Uri);
     te->uri->type = GNUNET_FS_URI_CHK;
     te->uri->data.chk.chk = te->chk_tree[off];
     te->uri->data.chk.file_length = GNUNET_htonll (te->size);
diff --git a/src/fs/fs_unindex.c b/src/fs/fs_unindex.c
index 14ab0fd691..b446bab1bf 100644
--- a/src/fs/fs_unindex.c
+++ b/src/fs/fs_unindex.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_unindex_start (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
 
   if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_DISK_file_size (filename, &size, GNUNET_YES, GNUNET_YES))
     return NULL;
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_UnindexContext));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FS_UnindexContext);
   ret->h = h;
   ret->filename = GNUNET_strdup (filename);
   ret->start_time = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
diff --git a/src/fs/gnunet-auto-share.c b/src/fs/gnunet-auto-share.c
index b001cb58c6..2106d67f10 100644
--- a/src/fs/gnunet-auto-share.c
+++ b/src/fs/gnunet-auto-share.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ load_state ()
 	 (GNUNET_OK !=
 	  GNUNET_BIO_read (rh, "id", &id, sizeof (struct GNUNET_HashCode))) )
       goto error;
-    wi = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct WorkItem));
+    wi = GNUNET_new (struct WorkItem);
     wi->id = id;
     wi->filename = fn;
     GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ add_file (void *cls,
   }
   else
   {
-    wi = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct WorkItem));
+    wi = GNUNET_new (struct WorkItem);
     wi->filename = GNUNET_strdup (filename);
   }
   wi->id = id;
diff --git a/src/fs/gnunet-helper-fs-publish.c b/src/fs/gnunet-helper-fs-publish.c
index 214650b0fb..c64dece422 100644
--- a/src/fs/gnunet-helper-fs-publish.c
+++ b/src/fs/gnunet-helper-fs-publish.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ preprocess_file (const char *filename,
 		     : GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_FS_PUBLISH_HELPER_PROGRESS_FILE,
 		     filename, strlen (filename) + 1))
     return GNUNET_SYSERR;
-  item = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ScanTreeNode));
+  item = GNUNET_new (struct ScanTreeNode);
   item->filename = GNUNET_strdup (filename);
   item->is_directory = (S_ISDIR (sbuf.st_mode)) ? GNUNET_YES : GNUNET_NO;
   item->file_size = fsize;
diff --git a/src/fs/gnunet-service-fs_pr.c b/src/fs/gnunet-service-fs_pr.c
index e3ce8dd69f..0af19d5379 100644
--- a/src/fs/gnunet-service-fs_pr.c
+++ b/src/fs/gnunet-service-fs_pr.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ handle_dht_reply (void *cls, struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute exp,
     GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
                 "Replicating result for query `%s' with priority %u\n",
                 GNUNET_h2s (key), prq.priority);
-    pmc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PutMigrationContext));
+    pmc = GNUNET_new (struct PutMigrationContext);
     pmc->start = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
     pmc->requested = GNUNET_YES;
     if (NULL ==
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ GSF_handle_p2p_content_ (struct GSF_ConnectedPeer *cp,
     GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
                 "Replicating result for query `%s' with priority %u\n",
                 GNUNET_h2s (&query), prq.priority);
-    pmc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PutMigrationContext));
+    pmc = GNUNET_new (struct PutMigrationContext);
     pmc->start = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
     pmc->requested = prq.request_found;
     GNUNET_assert (0 != GSF_get_peer_performance_data_ (cp)->pid);
diff --git a/src/fs/perf_gnunet_service_fs_p2p.c b/src/fs/perf_gnunet_service_fs_p2p.c
index 2462bb3f2f..17a27f8034 100644
--- a/src/fs/perf_gnunet_service_fs_p2p.c
+++ b/src/fs/perf_gnunet_service_fs_p2p.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ do_report (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
   GNUNET_free (fancy);
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Finished download, shutting down\n",
 	      (unsigned long long) FILESIZE);
-  sm = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct StatMaster));
+  sm = GNUNET_new (struct StatMaster);
   sm->op =
     GNUNET_TESTBED_service_connect (NULL,
 				    daemons[sm->daemon],
diff --git a/src/fs/perf_gnunet_service_fs_p2p_respect.c b/src/fs/perf_gnunet_service_fs_p2p_respect.c
index b2471a8b4e..4d6de9a906 100644
--- a/src/fs/perf_gnunet_service_fs_p2p_respect.c
+++ b/src/fs/perf_gnunet_service_fs_p2p_respect.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ do_report (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
     return;                   /* more downloads to come */
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
 	      "Finished all downloads, getting statistics\n");
-  sm = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct StatMaster));
+  sm = GNUNET_new (struct StatMaster);
   sm->op =
     GNUNET_TESTBED_service_connect (NULL,
 				    daemons[sm->daemon],
diff --git a/src/fs/test_gnunet_service_fs_migration.c b/src/fs/test_gnunet_service_fs_migration.c
index 770c212ba2..4defe119bc 100644
--- a/src/fs/test_gnunet_service_fs_migration.c
+++ b/src/fs/test_gnunet_service_fs_migration.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ do_wait (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_FS_Uri *uri,
     return;
   }
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Waiting to allow content to migrate\n");
-  dc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct DownloadContext));
+  dc = GNUNET_new (struct DownloadContext);
   dc->uri = GNUNET_FS_uri_dup (uri);
   if (NULL != fn)
     dc->fn = GNUNET_strdup (fn);
diff --git a/src/gns/gnunet-dns2gns.c b/src/gns/gnunet-dns2gns.c
index 3d55bc0455..a19a97cf35 100644
--- a/src/gns/gnunet-dns2gns.c
+++ b/src/gns/gnunet-dns2gns.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ result_processor (void *cls,
 	case GNUNET_DNSPARSER_TYPE_AAAA:
 	  GNUNET_assert (sizeof (struct in6_addr) == rd[i].data_size);
 	  rec.name = GNUNET_strdup (packet->queries[0].name);
-	  rec.data.raw.data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct in6_addr));
+	  rec.data.raw.data = GNUNET_new (struct in6_addr);
 	  rec.dns_traffic_class = GNUNET_TUN_DNS_CLASS_INTERNET;
 	  rec.type = GNUNET_DNSPARSER_TYPE_AAAA;
 	  memcpy (rec.data.raw.data,
diff --git a/src/gns/gnunet-gns-helper-service-w32.c b/src/gns/gnunet-gns-helper-service-w32.c
index 48bbd57234..93b8436979 100644
--- a/src/gns/gnunet-gns-helper-service-w32.c
+++ b/src/gns/gnunet-gns-helper-service-w32.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ transmit (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
     GNUNET_free (msg);
     return;
   }
-  tcc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TransmitCallbackContext));
+  tcc = GNUNET_new (struct TransmitCallbackContext);
   tcc->msg = msg;
   if (NULL ==
       (tcc->th =
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ get_ip_from_hostname (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
               af == AF_INET ? "IPv4" : af == AF_INET6 ? "IPv6" : "anything",
               hostname);
 
-  rq = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct request));
+  rq = GNUNET_new (struct request);
   rq->sc = sc;
   rq->client = client;
   rq->af = af;
diff --git a/src/gnsrecord/plugin_gnsrecord_dns.c b/src/gnsrecord/plugin_gnsrecord_dns.c
index 4f010dc42a..362acbf87b 100644
--- a/src/gnsrecord/plugin_gnsrecord_dns.c
+++ b/src/gnsrecord/plugin_gnsrecord_dns.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ dns_string_to_value (void *cls,
                   s);
       return GNUNET_SYSERR;
     }
-    *data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct in_addr));
+    *data = GNUNET_new (struct in_addr);
     memcpy (*data, &value_a, sizeof (value_a));
     *data_size = sizeof (value_a);
     return GNUNET_OK;
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ dns_string_to_value (void *cls,
            s);
       return GNUNET_SYSERR;
     }
-    *data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct in6_addr));
+    *data = GNUNET_new (struct in6_addr);
     *data_size = sizeof (struct in6_addr);
     memcpy (*data, &value_aaaa, sizeof (value_aaaa));
     return GNUNET_OK;
diff --git a/src/hostlist/hostlist-server.c b/src/hostlist/hostlist-server.c
index 2cda6dd00d..ef4debc056 100644
--- a/src/hostlist/hostlist-server.c
+++ b/src/hostlist/hostlist-server.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ process_notify (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer,
   }
   else
   {
-    builder = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct HostSet));
+    builder = GNUNET_new (struct HostSet);
   }
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != peerinfo);
   builder->pitr =
diff --git a/src/mesh/gnunet-service-mesh_local.c b/src/mesh/gnunet-service-mesh_local.c
index adac4cdf17..fa54fafa63 100644
--- a/src/mesh/gnunet-service-mesh_local.c
+++ b/src/mesh/gnunet-service-mesh_local.c
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ handle_ack (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
 //   struct MeshChannel *ch = value;
 //   struct GNUNET_MESH_LocalMonitor *msg;
 //
-//   msg = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof(struct GNUNET_MESH_LocalMonitor));
+//   msg = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_MESH_LocalMonitor);
 //   msg->channel_id = htonl (ch->gid);
 //   msg->header.size = htons (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MESH_LocalMonitor));
 //   msg->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_MESH_LOCAL_INFO_TUNNELS);
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ handle_show_tunnel (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
   }
 
   /* Initialize context */
-  resp = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MESH_LocalMonitor));
+  resp = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_MESH_LocalMonitor);
   *resp = *msg;
   resp->header.size = htons (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MESH_LocalMonitor));
   GNUNET_SERVER_notification_context_unicast (nc, c->handle,
diff --git a/src/mesh/gnunet-service-mesh_peer.c b/src/mesh/gnunet-service-mesh_peer.c
index 741bffc2f7..def57ba562 100644
--- a/src/mesh/gnunet-service-mesh_peer.c
+++ b/src/mesh/gnunet-service-mesh_peer.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ GMP_queue_add (struct MeshPeer *peer, void *cls, uint16_t type, size_t size,
   LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "priority %d\n", priority);
 
   call_core = NULL == c ? GNUNET_YES : GMC_is_sendable (c, fwd);
-  queue = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MeshPeerQueue));
+  queue = GNUNET_new (struct MeshPeerQueue);
   queue->cls = cls;
   queue->type = type;
   queue->size = size;
diff --git a/src/mesh/mesh_api.c b/src/mesh/mesh_api.c
index 22ef3e19b0..d670f4f307 100644
--- a/src/mesh/mesh_api.c
+++ b/src/mesh/mesh_api.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ create_channel (struct GNUNET_MESH_Handle *h, MESH_ChannelNumber chid)
 {
   struct GNUNET_MESH_Channel *ch;
 
-  ch = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MESH_Channel));
+  ch = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_MESH_Channel);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (h->channels_head, h->channels_tail, ch);
   ch->mesh = h;
   if (0 == chid)
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ GNUNET_MESH_connect (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg, void *cls,
   struct GNUNET_MESH_Handle *h;
 
   LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "GNUNET_MESH_connect()\n");
-  h = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MESH_Handle));
+  h = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_MESH_Handle);
   LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, " addr %p\n", h);
   h->cfg = cfg;
   h->new_channel = new_channel;
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ GNUNET_MESH_notify_transmit_ready (struct GNUNET_MESH_Channel *channel, int cork
   LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "    payload size %u\n", notify_size);
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != notify);
   GNUNET_assert (0 == channel->packet_size); // Only one data packet allowed
-  th = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MESH_TransmitHandle));
+  th = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_MESH_TransmitHandle);
   th->channel = channel;
   th->timeout = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (maxdelay);
   th->size = notify_size + sizeof (struct GNUNET_MESH_LocalData);
diff --git a/src/mesh/mesh_path.c b/src/mesh/mesh_path.c
index f1c68c0056..ad1f7f4db3 100644
--- a/src/mesh/mesh_path.c
+++ b/src/mesh/mesh_path.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ path_new (unsigned int length)
 {
   struct MeshPeerPath *p;
 
-  p = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MeshPeerPath));
+  p = GNUNET_new (struct MeshPeerPath);
   if (length > 0)
   {
     p->length = length;
diff --git a/src/mesh/mesh_test_lib.c b/src/mesh/mesh_test_lib.c
index 7ad888da86..0229a5bb19 100644
--- a/src/mesh/mesh_test_lib.c
+++ b/src/mesh/mesh_test_lib.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ mesh_test_run (void *cls,
   for (i = 0; i < num_peers; i++)
   {
     struct GNUNET_MESH_TEST_AdapterContext *newctx;
-    newctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MESH_TEST_AdapterContext));
+    newctx = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_MESH_TEST_AdapterContext);
     newctx->peer = i;
     newctx->ctx = ctx;
     ctx->ops[i] = GNUNET_TESTBED_service_connect (ctx,
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ GNUNET_MESH_TEST_run (const char *testname,
 {
   struct GNUNET_MESH_TEST_Context *ctx;
 
-  ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MESH_TEST_Context));
+  ctx = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_MESH_TEST_Context);
   ctx->num_peers = num_peers;
   ctx->ops = GNUNET_malloc (num_peers * sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Operation *));
   ctx->meshes = GNUNET_malloc (num_peers * sizeof (struct GNUNET_MESH_Handle *));
diff --git a/src/mesh/mesh_tunnel_tree.c b/src/mesh/mesh_tunnel_tree.c
index c2fe6c3d98..48d052ef72 100644
--- a/src/mesh/mesh_tunnel_tree.c
+++ b/src/mesh/mesh_tunnel_tree.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ path_new (unsigned int length)
 {
   struct MeshPeerPath *p;
 
-  p = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MeshPeerPath));
+  p = GNUNET_new (struct MeshPeerPath);
   if (length > 0)
   {
     p->length = length;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ tree_node_new (struct MeshTunnelTreeNode *parent, GNUNET_PEER_Id peer)
 {
   struct MeshTunnelTreeNode *node;
 
-  node = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MeshTunnelTreeNode));
+  node = GNUNET_new (struct MeshTunnelTreeNode);
   node->peer = peer;
   GNUNET_PEER_change_rc (peer, 1);
   node->parent = parent;
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ tree_node_update_first_hops (struct MeshTunnelTree *tree,
   GNUNET_PEER_resolve (parent->peer, &id);
   copy = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_get (tree->first_hops, &id.hashPubKey);
   if (NULL == copy)
-    copy = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity));
+    copy = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity);
   *copy = *hop;
 
   (void) GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (tree->first_hops, &id.hashPubKey,
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ tree_new (GNUNET_PEER_Id peer)
 {
   struct MeshTunnelTree *tree;
 
-  tree = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MeshTunnelTree));
+  tree = GNUNET_new (struct MeshTunnelTree);
   tree->first_hops = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (32, GNUNET_NO);
   tree->root = tree_node_new (NULL, peer);
   tree->root->status = MESH_PEER_ROOT;
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ tree_iterate_all (struct MeshTunnelTree *tree,
   struct MeshTreePendingNode *pending;
 
   cb (cb_cls, tree->root->peer, 0);
-  pending = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MeshTreePendingNode));
+  pending = GNUNET_new (struct MeshTreePendingNode);
   pending->node = tree->root;
   head = tail = NULL;
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (head, tail, pending);
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ tree_iterate_all (struct MeshTunnelTree *tree,
     for (n = parent->children_head; NULL != n; n = n->next)
     {
       cb (cb_cls, n->peer, parent->peer);
-      pending = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MeshTreePendingNode));
+      pending = GNUNET_new (struct MeshTreePendingNode);
       pending->node = n;
       /* Insert_tail: breadth first, Insert: depth first */
       GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (head, tail, pending);
diff --git a/src/mysql/mysql.c b/src/mysql/mysql.c
index 098213b335..22804d4744 100644
--- a/src/mysql/mysql.c
+++ b/src/mysql/mysql.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ GNUNET_MYSQL_context_create (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
 {
   struct GNUNET_MYSQL_Context *mc;
 
-  mc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MYSQL_Context));
+  mc = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_MYSQL_Context);
   mc->cfg = cfg;
   mc->section = section;
   mc->cnffile = get_my_cnf_path (cfg, section);
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ GNUNET_MYSQL_statement_prepare (struct GNUNET_MYSQL_Context *mc,
 {
   struct GNUNET_MYSQL_StatementHandle *sh;
 
-  sh = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MYSQL_StatementHandle));
+  sh = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_MYSQL_StatementHandle);
   sh->query = GNUNET_strdup (query);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (mc->shead, mc->stail, sh);
   return sh;
diff --git a/src/namestore/gnunet-namestore-fcfsd.c b/src/namestore/gnunet-namestore-fcfsd.c
index b3e42f818b..d19a38ce9b 100644
--- a/src/namestore/gnunet-namestore-fcfsd.c
+++ b/src/namestore/gnunet-namestore-fcfsd.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ create_response (void *cls,
       request = *ptr;
       if (NULL == request)
       {
-	request = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Request));
+	request = GNUNET_new (struct Request);
 	*ptr = request;
 	request->pp = MHD_create_post_processor (connection, 1024,
 						 &post_iterator, request);
diff --git a/src/nat/gnunet-nat-server.c b/src/nat/gnunet-nat-server.c
index 1a98cdc962..82e39ee165 100644
--- a/src/nat/gnunet-nat-server.c
+++ b/src/nat/gnunet-nat-server.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ try_send_tcp (uint32_t dst_ipv4, uint16_t dport, uint16_t data)
     GNUNET_NETWORK_socket_close (s);
     return;
   }
-  ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TcpContext));
+  ctx = GNUNET_new (struct TcpContext);
   ctx->s = s;
   ctx->data = data;
   GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_write_net (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_SECONDS, s, &tcp_send, ctx);
diff --git a/src/nat/nat_mini.c b/src/nat/nat_mini.c
index dd1aede5e1..497371e869 100644
--- a/src/nat/nat_mini.c
+++ b/src/nat/nat_mini.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ GNUNET_NAT_mini_get_external_ipv4 (struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout,
   }
   LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
        "Running `external-ip' to determine our external IP\n");
-  eh = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_NAT_ExternalHandle));
+  eh = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_NAT_ExternalHandle);
   eh->cb = cb;
   eh->cb_cls = cb_cls;
   eh->opipe = GNUNET_DISK_pipe (GNUNET_YES, GNUNET_YES, GNUNET_NO, GNUNET_YES);
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ GNUNET_NAT_mini_map_start (uint16_t port, int is_tcp,
   }
   LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
        "Running `upnpc' to install mapping\n");
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_NAT_MiniHandle));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_NAT_MiniHandle);
   ret->ac = ac;
   ret->ac_cls = ac_cls;
   ret->is_tcp = is_tcp;
diff --git a/src/nse/gnunet-nse-profiler.c b/src/nse/gnunet-nse-profiler.c
index 2dbca75418..3e39056be6 100644
--- a/src/nse/gnunet-nse-profiler.c
+++ b/src/nse/gnunet-nse-profiler.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ connect_nse_service ()
 	(0 != (i % (num_peers_in_round[current_round] / connection_limit))))
       continue;
     LOG_DEBUG ("Connecting to nse service of peer %d\n", i);
-    current_peer = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct NSEPeer));
+    current_peer = GNUNET_new (struct NSEPeer);
     current_peer->daemon = daemons[i];
     current_peer->nse_op
         = GNUNET_TESTBED_service_connect (NULL,
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ make_oplist_entry ()
 {
   struct OpListEntry *entry;
 
-  entry = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OpListEntry));
+  entry = GNUNET_new (struct OpListEntry);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (oplist_head, oplist_tail, entry);
   return entry;
 }
diff --git a/src/peerinfo-tool/gnunet-peerinfo.c b/src/peerinfo-tool/gnunet-peerinfo.c
index e62df3047d..f4a9d3aa62 100644
--- a/src/peerinfo-tool/gnunet-peerinfo.c
+++ b/src/peerinfo-tool/gnunet-peerinfo.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ print_peer_info (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer,
 	    GNUNET_i2s_full (peer));
     return;
   }
-  pc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PrintContext));
+  pc = GNUNET_new (struct PrintContext);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (pc_head,
 			       pc_tail,
 			       pc);
diff --git a/src/peerinfo-tool/gnunet-peerinfo_plugins.c b/src/peerinfo-tool/gnunet-peerinfo_plugins.c
index 29dc4d0177..37553f2f7d 100644
--- a/src/peerinfo-tool/gnunet-peerinfo_plugins.c
+++ b/src/peerinfo-tool/gnunet-peerinfo_plugins.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ GPI_plugins_load (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg)
     GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, _("Loading `%s' transport plugin\n"),
                 pos);
     GNUNET_asprintf (&libname, "libgnunet_plugin_transport_%s", pos);
-    plug = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TransportPlugin));
+    plug = GNUNET_new (struct TransportPlugin);
     plug->short_name = GNUNET_strdup (pos);
     plug->lib_name = libname;
     plug->env.cfg = cfg;
diff --git a/src/peerinfo/gnunet-service-peerinfo.c b/src/peerinfo/gnunet-service-peerinfo.c
index a788551014..60ecaeb415 100644
--- a/src/peerinfo/gnunet-service-peerinfo.c
+++ b/src/peerinfo/gnunet-service-peerinfo.c
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ handle_notify (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
 	      "`%s' message received\n",
 	      "NOTIFY");
-  nc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct NotificationContext));
+  nc = GNUNET_new (struct NotificationContext);
   nc->client = client;
   nc->include_friend_only = ntohl (nm->include_friend_only);
 
diff --git a/src/peerinfo/peerinfo_api.c b/src/peerinfo/peerinfo_api.c
index 7940604876..716802389b 100644
--- a/src/peerinfo/peerinfo_api.c
+++ b/src/peerinfo/peerinfo_api.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ GNUNET_PEERINFO_connect (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg)
 {
   struct GNUNET_PEERINFO_Handle *h;
 
-  h = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_PEERINFO_Handle));
+  h = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_PEERINFO_Handle);
   h->client = GNUNET_CLIENT_connect ("peerinfo", cfg);
   h->cfg = cfg;
   return h;
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ GNUNET_PEERINFO_iterate (struct GNUNET_PEERINFO_Handle *h,
   struct GNUNET_PEERINFO_IteratorContext *ic;
   struct GNUNET_PEERINFO_AddContext *ac;
 
-  ic = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_PEERINFO_IteratorContext));
+  ic = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_PEERINFO_IteratorContext);
   if (NULL == peer)
   {
     LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
diff --git a/src/peerinfo/peerinfo_api_notify.c b/src/peerinfo/peerinfo_api_notify.c
index f5a076a204..af41b08f95 100644
--- a/src/peerinfo/peerinfo_api_notify.c
+++ b/src/peerinfo/peerinfo_api_notify.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ GNUNET_PEERINFO_notify (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
          "peerinfo");
     return NULL;
   }
-  nc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_PEERINFO_NotifyContext));
+  nc = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_PEERINFO_NotifyContext);
   nc->cfg = cfg;
   nc->client = client;
   nc->callback = callback;
diff --git a/src/regex/gnunet-regex-simulation-profiler.c b/src/regex/gnunet-regex-simulation-profiler.c
index fdbc918c20..4b3cf5bcd0 100644
--- a/src/regex/gnunet-regex-simulation-profiler.c
+++ b/src/regex/gnunet-regex-simulation-profiler.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ create_meter (unsigned int total, char *start_string, int print)
 {
   struct ProgressMeter *ret;
 
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ProgressMeter));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct ProgressMeter);
   ret->print = print;
   ret->total = total;
   ret->modnum = total / 4;
diff --git a/src/regex/plugin_block_regex.c b/src/regex/plugin_block_regex.c
index 1db1d0d5e6..ac9eee07cf 100644
--- a/src/regex/plugin_block_regex.c
+++ b/src/regex/plugin_block_regex.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_block_regex_init (void *cls)
   };
   struct GNUNET_BLOCK_PluginFunctions *api;
 
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_BLOCK_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_BLOCK_PluginFunctions);
   api->evaluate = &block_plugin_regex_evaluate;
   api->get_key = &block_plugin_regex_get_key;
   api->types = types;
diff --git a/src/regex/regex_internal.c b/src/regex/regex_internal.c
index 4e0d5acc53..2eeb48b3b1 100644
--- a/src/regex/regex_internal.c
+++ b/src/regex/regex_internal.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ state_add_transition (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Context *ctx,
       break;
   }
 
-  t = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Transition));
+  t = GNUNET_new (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Transition);
   if (NULL != ctx)
     t->id = ctx->transition_id++;
   if (NULL != label)
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ dfa_state_create (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Context *ctx,
   struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Transition *ctran;
   unsigned int i;
 
-  s = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_State));
+  s = GNUNET_new (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_State);
   s->id = ctx->state_id++;
   s->index = -1;
   s->lowlink = -1;
@@ -2143,7 +2143,7 @@ dfa_add_multi_strides_helper (void *cls, const unsigned int depth, char *label,
 
   if (depth == ctx->stride)
   {
-    t = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Transition));
+    t = GNUNET_new (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Transition);
     t->label = GNUNET_strdup (label);
     t->to_state = s;
     t->from_state = start;
@@ -2258,7 +2258,7 @@ dfa_compress_paths_helper (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Automaton *dfa,
                                        max_len == strlen (label)) ||
        (start == dfa->start && GNUNET_REGEX_INITIAL_BYTES == strlen (label))))
   {
-    t = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Transition));
+    t = GNUNET_new (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Transition);
     t->label = GNUNET_strdup (label);
     t->to_state = cur;
     t->from_state = start;
@@ -2375,7 +2375,7 @@ nfa_fragment_create (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_State *start,
 {
   struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Automaton *n;
 
-  n = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Automaton));
+  n = GNUNET_new (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Automaton);
 
   n->type = NFA;
   n->start = NULL;
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ nfa_state_create (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Context *ctx, int accepting)
 {
   struct REGEX_INTERNAL_State *s;
 
-  s = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_State));
+  s = GNUNET_new (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_State);
   s->id = ctx->state_id++;
   s->accepting = accepting;
   s->marked = GNUNET_NO;
@@ -3043,7 +3043,7 @@ REGEX_INTERNAL_construct_dfa (const char *regex, const size_t len,
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  dfa = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Automaton));
+  dfa = GNUNET_new (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Automaton);
   dfa->type = DFA;
   dfa->regex = GNUNET_strdup (regex);
 
diff --git a/src/regex/regex_internal_dht.c b/src/regex/regex_internal_dht.c
index e878819021..f7d383406d 100644
--- a/src/regex/regex_internal_dht.c
+++ b/src/regex/regex_internal_dht.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ REGEX_INTERNAL_announce (struct GNUNET_DHT_Handle *dht,
   struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Announcement *h;
 
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != dht);
-  h = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Announcement));
+  h = GNUNET_new (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Announcement);
   h->regex = regex;
   h->dht = dht;
   h->stats = stats;
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ regex_next_edge (const struct RegexBlock *block,
   }
 
   hash = &ctx->hash;
-  new_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RegexSearchContext));
+  new_ctx = GNUNET_new (struct RegexSearchContext);
   new_ctx->info = info;
   new_ctx->position = ctx->position + ctx->longest_match;
   GNUNET_array_append (info->contexts, info->n_contexts, new_ctx);
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ REGEX_INTERNAL_search (struct GNUNET_DHT_Handle *dht,
   LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, "REGEX_INTERNAL_search: %s\n", string);
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != dht);
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != callback);
-  h = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Search));
+  h = GNUNET_new (struct REGEX_INTERNAL_Search);
   h->dht = dht;
   h->description = GNUNET_strdup (string);
   h->callback = callback;
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ REGEX_INTERNAL_search (struct GNUNET_DHT_Handle *dht,
   LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
        "  initial key for %s: %s (%.*s)\n",
        string, GNUNET_h2s (&key), size, string);
-  ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RegexSearchContext));
+  ctx = GNUNET_new (struct RegexSearchContext);
   ctx->position = size;
   ctx->info = h;
   GNUNET_array_append (h->contexts, h->n_contexts, ctx);
diff --git a/src/regex/regex_test_lib.c b/src/regex/regex_test_lib.c
index 09d608e659..2f3abdc65b 100644
--- a/src/regex/regex_test_lib.c
+++ b/src/regex/regex_test_lib.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ regex_add (struct RegexCombineCtx *ctx, const char *regex)
     len = strlen (p->s);
     if (prefix_l < len) /* only partial match, split existing state */
     {
-      newctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RegexCombineCtx));
+      newctx = GNUNET_new (struct RegexCombineCtx);
       newctx->head = p->head;
       newctx->tail = p->tail;
       newctx->s = GNUNET_malloc(len - prefix_l + 1);
@@ -262,14 +262,14 @@ regex_add (struct RegexCombineCtx *ctx, const char *regex)
   if (NULL == ctx->head && NULL != ctx->s)
   {
     /* this was the end before, add empty string */
-    newctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RegexCombineCtx));
+    newctx = GNUNET_new (struct RegexCombineCtx);
     newctx->s = GNUNET_strdup ("");
     GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (ctx->head, ctx->tail, newctx);
   }
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, " no match\n");
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, " new state %s\n", regex);
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, " under %s\n", ctx->s);
-  newctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RegexCombineCtx));
+  newctx = GNUNET_new (struct RegexCombineCtx);
   newctx->s = GNUNET_strdup (regex);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (ctx->head, ctx->tail, newctx);
 }
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ REGEX_TEST_combine (char * const regexes[])
   const char *current;
   struct RegexCombineCtx *ctx;
 
-  ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RegexCombineCtx));
+  ctx = GNUNET_new (struct RegexCombineCtx);
   for (i = 0; regexes[i]; i++)
   {
     current = regexes[i];
diff --git a/src/set/ibf.c b/src/set/ibf.c
index 4d40f1f353..152f9b1901 100644
--- a/src/set/ibf.c
+++ b/src/set/ibf.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ ibf_create (uint32_t size, uint8_t hash_num)
 
   /* TODO: use malloc_large */
 
-  ibf = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct InvertibleBloomFilter));
+  ibf = GNUNET_new (struct InvertibleBloomFilter);
   ibf->count = GNUNET_malloc (size * sizeof (uint8_t));
   ibf->key_sum = GNUNET_malloc (size * sizeof (struct IBF_Key));
   ibf->key_hash_sum = GNUNET_malloc (size * sizeof (struct IBF_KeyHash));
diff --git a/src/set/strata_estimator.c b/src/set/strata_estimator.c
index c719a58367..a148c1488f 100644
--- a/src/set/strata_estimator.c
+++ b/src/set/strata_estimator.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ strata_estimator_create (unsigned int strata_count, uint32_t ibf_size, uint8_t i
 
   /* fixme: allocate everything in one chunk */
 
-  se = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct StrataEstimator));
+  se = GNUNET_new (struct StrataEstimator);
   se->strata_count = strata_count;
   se->ibf_size = ibf_size;
   se->strata = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct InvertibleBloomFilter *) * strata_count);
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ strata_estimator_dup (struct StrataEstimator *se)
   struct StrataEstimator *c;
   int i;
 
-  c = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct StrataEstimator));
+  c = GNUNET_new (struct StrataEstimator);
   c->strata_count = se->strata_count;
   c->ibf_size = se->ibf_size;
   c->strata = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct InvertibleBloomFilter *) * se->strata_count);
diff --git a/src/statistics/statistics_api.c b/src/statistics/statistics_api.c
index d99ad8aec1..04e85a07e9 100644
--- a/src/statistics/statistics_api.c
+++ b/src/statistics/statistics_api.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ schedule_watch_request (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_Handle *h,
     GNUNET_break (0);
     return;
   }
-  ai = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_GetHandle));
+  ai = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_GetHandle);
   ai->sh = h;
   ai->subsystem = GNUNET_strdup (watch->subsystem);
   ai->name = GNUNET_strdup (watch->name);
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ GNUNET_STATISTICS_create (const char *subsystem,
     return NULL;
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != subsystem);
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != cfg);
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_Handle));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_Handle);
   ret->cfg = cfg;
   ret->subsystem = GNUNET_strdup (subsystem);
   ret->backoff = GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS;
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ GNUNET_STATISTICS_get (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_Handle *handle,
   slen2 = strlen (name) + 1;
   GNUNET_assert (slen1 + slen2 + sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader) <
                  GNUNET_SERVER_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE);
-  ai = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_GetHandle));
+  ai = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_GetHandle);
   ai->sh = handle;
   ai->subsystem = GNUNET_strdup (subsystem);
   ai->name = GNUNET_strdup (name);
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ GNUNET_STATISTICS_watch (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_Handle *handle,
 
   if (NULL == handle)
     return GNUNET_SYSERR;
-  w = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_WatchEntry));
+  w = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_WatchEntry);
   w->subsystem = GNUNET_strdup (subsystem);
   w->name = GNUNET_strdup (name);
   w->proc = proc;
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ add_setter_action (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_Handle *h, const char *name,
     return;
   }
   /* no existing entry matches, create a fresh one */
-  ai = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_GetHandle));
+  ai = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_GetHandle);
   ai->sh = h;
   ai->subsystem = GNUNET_strdup (h->subsystem);
   ai->name = GNUNET_strdup (name);
diff --git a/src/testbed/gnunet-helper-testbed.c b/src/testbed/gnunet-helper-testbed.c
index 4c68b2cd48..e8c70a3543 100644
--- a/src/testbed/gnunet-helper-testbed.c
+++ b/src/testbed/gnunet-helper-testbed.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ tokenizer_cb (void *cls, void *client,
   xconfig_size =
       GNUNET_TESTBED_compress_config_ (config, config_size, &xconfig);
   GNUNET_free (config);
-  wc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct WriteContext));
+  wc = GNUNET_new (struct WriteContext);
   wc->length = xconfig_size + sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_HelperReply);
   reply = GNUNET_realloc (xconfig, wc->length);
   memmove (&reply[1], reply, xconfig_size);
diff --git a/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed-logger.c b/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed-logger.c
index dfa9da52ff..8129c7cbf6 100644
--- a/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed-logger.c
+++ b/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed-logger.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ queue_message (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
 
   type = ntohs (msg->type);
   size = ntohs (msg->size);
-  mq_entry = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MessageQueue));
+  mq_entry = GNUNET_new (struct MessageQueue);
   mq_entry->msg = msg;
   mq_entry->client = client;
   GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (client);
diff --git a/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed.c b/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed.c
index 6f806e21b6..a1d6aed095 100644
--- a/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed.c
+++ b/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ GST_queue_message (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
   size = ntohs (msg->size);
   GNUNET_assert ((GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TESTBED_INIT <= type) &&
                  (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TESTBED_MAX > type));
-  mq_entry = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MessageQueue));
+  mq_entry = GNUNET_new (struct MessageQueue);
   mq_entry->msg = msg;
   mq_entry->client = client;
   GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (client);
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ GST_queue_host_registration (struct Slave *slave,
        "Queueing host registration for host %u at %u\n",
        GNUNET_TESTBED_host_get_id_ (host),
        GNUNET_TESTBED_host_get_id_ (GST_host_list[slave->host_id]));
-  hr = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct HostRegistration));
+  hr = GNUNET_new (struct HostRegistration);
   hr->cb = cb;
   hr->cb_cls = cb_cls;
   hr->host = host;
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ handle_init (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
     GNUNET_free (ss_str);
     ss_str = NULL;
   }
-  GST_context = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Context));
+  GST_context = GNUNET_new (struct Context);
   GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (client);
   GST_context->client = client;
   GST_context->host_id = ntohl (msg->host_id);
diff --git a/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_barriers.c b/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_barriers.c
index 482d0ddcdb..de2c175f1c 100644
--- a/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_barriers.c
+++ b/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_barriers.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ queue_message (struct ClientCtx *ctx, struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
   struct MessageQueue *mq;
   struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client = ctx->client;
 
-  mq = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MessageQueue));
+  mq = GNUNET_new (struct MessageQueue);
   mq->msg = msg;
   LOG_DEBUG ("Queueing message of type %u, size %u for sending\n",
              ntohs (msg->type), ntohs (msg->size));
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ handle_barrier_wait (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
   client_ctx = GNUNET_SERVER_client_get_user_context (client, struct ClientCtx);
   if (NULL == client_ctx)
   {
-    client_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ClientCtx));
+    client_ctx = GNUNET_new (struct ClientCtx);
     client_ctx->client = client;
     GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (client);
     client_ctx->barrier = barrier;
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ GST_handle_barrier_init (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
     GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
     return;
   }
-  barrier = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Barrier));
+  barrier = GNUNET_new (struct Barrier);
   (void) memcpy (&barrier->hash, &hash, sizeof (struct GNUNET_HashCode));
   barrier->quorum = msg->quorum;
   barrier->name = name;
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ GST_handle_barrier_init (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
       GNUNET_break (0);/* May happen when we are connecting to the controller */
       continue;
     }
-    wrapper = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct WBarrier));
+    wrapper = GNUNET_new (struct WBarrier);
     wrapper->barrier = barrier;
     GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (barrier->whead, barrier->wtail, wrapper);
     wrapper->hbarrier = GNUNET_TESTBED_barrier_init_ (slave->controller,
diff --git a/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_cache.c b/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_cache.c
index 50ffe7679d..7f2a35a7d5 100644
--- a/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_cache.c
+++ b/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_cache.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ add_entry (unsigned int peer_id)
                                                            entry->peer_id,
                                                            entry));
   }
-  entry = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct CacheEntry));
+  entry = GNUNET_new (struct CacheEntry);
   entry->peer_id = peer_id;
   GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
                  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap32_put (cache,
diff --git a/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_links.c b/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_links.c
index 766c474713..cb908f12bb 100644
--- a/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_links.c
+++ b/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_links.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ GST_neighbour_get_connection (struct Neighbour *n,
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != cb);
   LOG_DEBUG ("Attempting to get connection to controller on host %u\n",
              n->host_id);
-  h = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct NeighbourConnectNotification));
+  h = GNUNET_new (struct NeighbourConnectNotification);
   h->n = n;
   h->cb  = cb;
   h->cb_cls = cb_cls;
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ GST_create_neighbour (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Host *host)
 {
   struct Neighbour *n;
 
-  n = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Neighbour));
+  n = GNUNET_new (struct Neighbour);
   n->host_id = GNUNET_TESTBED_host_get_id_ (host);
   neighbour_list_add (n);   /* just add; connect on-demand */
   return n;
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ GST_handle_link_controllers (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
       LOG_DEBUG ("Received request to establish a link to host %u\n",
                  delegated_host_id);
       n = GST_create_neighbour (GST_host_list[delegated_host_id]);
-      ncc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct NeighbourConnectCtxt));
+      ncc = GNUNET_new (struct NeighbourConnectCtxt);
       ncc->n = n;
       ncc->op_id = op_id;
       ncc->client = client;
@@ -1271,11 +1271,11 @@ GST_handle_link_controllers (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
     }
     LOG_DEBUG ("Received request to start and establish a link to host %u\n",
                delegated_host_id);
-    slave = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Slave));
+    slave = GNUNET_new (struct Slave);
     slave->host_id = delegated_host_id;
     slave->reghost_map = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (100, GNUNET_NO);
     slave_list_add (slave);
-    lcc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct LinkControllersContext));
+    lcc = GNUNET_new (struct LinkControllersContext);
     lcc->operation_id = op_id;
     GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (client);
     lcc->client = client;
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ GST_handle_link_controllers (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
         GNUNET_TESTBED_controller_start (GST_context->master_ip,
                                          GST_host_list[slave->host_id],
                                          &slave_status_cb, slave);
-    new_route = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Route));
+    new_route = GNUNET_new (struct Route);
     new_route->dest = delegated_host_id;
     new_route->thru = GST_context->host_id;
     route_list_add (new_route);
@@ -1298,8 +1298,8 @@ GST_handle_link_controllers (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
     GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_SYSERR);
     return;
   }
-  lcfq = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct LCFContextQueue));
-  lcfq->lcf = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct LCFContext));
+  lcfq = GNUNET_new (struct LCFContextQueue);
+  lcfq->lcf = GNUNET_new (struct LCFContext);
   lcfq->lcf->delegated_host_id = delegated_host_id;
   lcfq->lcf->slave_host_id = slave_host_id;
   route = GST_find_dest_route (slave_host_id);
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ GST_handle_link_controllers (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
     GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_SYSERR);
     return;
   }
-  new_route = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Route));
+  new_route = GNUNET_new (struct Route);
   new_route->dest = delegated_host_id;
   new_route->thru = route->dest;
   route_list_add (new_route);
diff --git a/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_oc.c b/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_oc.c
index 5ea6e48e13..c2978728c0 100644
--- a/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_oc.c
+++ b/src/testbed/gnunet-service-testbed_oc.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ GST_process_next_focc (struct RegisteredHostContext *rhc)
   peer = GST_peer_list[focc->peer1];
   GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_YES == peer->is_remote);
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != (slave = peer->details.remote.slave));
-  fopc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ForwardedOperationContext));
+  fopc = GNUNET_new (struct ForwardedOperationContext);
   GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (focc->client);
   fopc->client = focc->client;
   fopc->operation_id = focc->operation_id;
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ send_overlay_connect_success_msg (struct OverlayConnectContext *occ)
 
   LOG_DEBUG ("0x%llx: Peers connected - Sending overlay connect success\n",
              occ->op_id);
-  msg = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_ConnectionEventMessage));
+  msg = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_ConnectionEventMessage);
   msg->header.size =
       htons (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_ConnectionEventMessage));
   msg->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TESTBED_PEER_CONNECT_EVENT);
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ register_host (struct Slave *slave, struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Host *host)
   struct GNUNET_HashCode hash;
   struct RegisteredHostContext *rhc;
 
-  rhc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RegisteredHostContext));
+  rhc = GNUNET_new (struct RegisteredHostContext);
   rhc->reg_host = host;
   rhc->host = GST_host_list[slave->host_id];
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != rhc->reg_host);
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ forward_overlay_connect (const struct GNUNET_TESTBED_OverlayConnectMessage *msg,
                                     GST_host_list[peer2_host_id])))
   {
     LOG_DEBUG ("Queueing forwarding FOCC for connecting peers %u and %u\n", p1, p2);
-    focc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ForwardedOverlayConnectContext));
+    focc = GNUNET_new (struct ForwardedOverlayConnectContext);
     focc->peer1 = p1;
     focc->peer2 = p2;
     focc->peer2_host_id = peer2_host_id;
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ forward_overlay_connect (const struct GNUNET_TESTBED_OverlayConnectMessage *msg,
 
  forward:
   LOG_DEBUG ("Forwarding without FOCC for connecting peers %u and %u\n", p1, p2);
-  fopc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ForwardedOperationContext));
+  fopc = GNUNET_new (struct ForwardedOperationContext);
   GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (client);
   fopc->client = client;
   fopc->operation_id = op_id;
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ GST_handle_overlay_connect (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
     return;
   }
   p2n = NULL;
-  occ = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OverlayConnectContext));
+  occ = GNUNET_new (struct OverlayConnectContext);
   occ->type = OCC_TYPE_LOCAL;
   if (!VALID_PEER_ID (p2))       /* May be peer2 is on a another controller */
   {
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ GST_handle_remote_overlay_connect (void *cls,
     GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
     return;
   }
-  rocc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RemoteOverlayConnectCtx));
+  rocc = GNUNET_new (struct RemoteOverlayConnectCtx);
   rocc->op_id = GNUNET_ntohll (msg->operation_id);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (roccq_head, roccq_tail, rocc);
   memcpy (&rocc->a_id, &msg->peer_identity,
diff --git a/src/testbed/testbed_api.c b/src/testbed/testbed_api.c
index 2ee17c9e06..a65102eadb 100644
--- a/src/testbed/testbed_api.c
+++ b/src/testbed/testbed_api.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ exop_insert (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Operation *op)
 {
   struct ExpireOperationEntry *entry;
 
-  entry = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ExpireOperationEntry));
+  entry = GNUNET_new (struct ExpireOperationEntry);
   entry->op = op;
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (exop_head, exop_tail, entry);
 }
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ handle_peer_config (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Controller *c,
   peer = data->peer;
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != peer);
   GNUNET_assert (ntohl (msg->peer_id) == peer->unique_id);
-  pinfo = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_PeerInformation));
+  pinfo = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_PeerInformation);
   pinfo->pit = data->pit;
   cb = data->cb;
   cb_cls = data->cb_cls;
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ handle_peer_config (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Controller *c,
   switch (pinfo->pit)
   {
   case GNUNET_TESTBED_PIT_IDENTITY:
-    pinfo->result.id = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity));
+    pinfo->result.id = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity);
     (void) memcpy (pinfo->result.id, &msg->peer_identity,
                    sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity));
     break;
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_queue_message_ (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Controller *controller,
   size = ntohs (msg->size);
   GNUNET_assert ((GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TESTBED_INIT <= type) &&
                  (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TESTBED_MAX > type));
-  mq_entry = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MessageQueue));
+  mq_entry = GNUNET_new (struct MessageQueue);
   mq_entry->msg = msg;
   LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
        "Queueing message of type %u, size %u for sending\n", type,
@@ -1295,10 +1295,10 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_forward_operation_msg_ (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Controller
   struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *dup_msg;
   uint16_t msize;
 
-  data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ForwardedOperationData));
+  data = GNUNET_new (struct ForwardedOperationData);
   data->cc = cc;
   data->cc_cls = cc_cls;
-  opc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationContext));
+  opc = GNUNET_new (struct OperationContext);
   opc->c = controller;
   opc->type = OP_FORWARDED;
   opc->data = data;
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_controller_connect (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Host *host,
     GNUNET_break (0);
     return NULL;
   }
-  controller = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Controller));
+  controller = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Controller);
   controller->cc = cc;
   controller->cc_cls = cc_cls;
   controller->event_mask = event_mask;
@@ -1706,10 +1706,10 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_controller_link (void *op_cls,
   msg->delegated_host_id = htonl (delegated_host_id);
   msg->slave_host_id = htonl (slave_host_id);
   msg->is_subordinate = (GNUNET_YES == is_subordinate) ? 1 : 0;
-  data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ControllerLinkData));
+  data = GNUNET_new (struct ControllerLinkData);
   data->msg = msg;
   data->host_id = delegated_host_id;
-  opc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationContext));
+  opc = GNUNET_new (struct OperationContext);
   opc->c = master;
   opc->data = data;
   opc->type = OP_LINK_CONTROLLERS;
@@ -1747,9 +1747,9 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_get_slave_config_ (void *op_cls,
   struct OperationContext *opc;
   struct GetSlaveConfigData *data;
 
-  data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GetSlaveConfigData));
+  data = GNUNET_new (struct GetSlaveConfigData);
   data->slave_id = slave_host_id;
-  opc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationContext));
+  opc = GNUNET_new (struct OperationContext);
   opc->state = OPC_STATE_INIT;
   opc->c = master;
   opc->id = GNUNET_TESTBED_get_next_op_id (master);
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ opstart_shutdown_peers (void *cls)
   struct GNUNET_TESTBED_ShutdownPeersMessage *msg;
 
   opc->state = OPC_STATE_STARTED;
-  msg = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_ShutdownPeersMessage));
+  msg = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_ShutdownPeersMessage);
   msg->header.size =
       htons (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_ShutdownPeersMessage));
   msg->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TESTBED_SHUTDOWN_PEERS);
@@ -2137,10 +2137,10 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_shutdown_peers (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Controller *c,
 
   if (0 != GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap32_size (c->opc_map))
     return NULL;
-  data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ShutdownPeersData));
+  data = GNUNET_new (struct ShutdownPeersData);
   data->cb = cb;
   data->cb_cls = cb_cls;
-  opc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationContext));
+  opc = GNUNET_new (struct OperationContext);
   opc->c = c;
   opc->op_cls = op_cls;
   opc->data = data;
diff --git a/src/testbed/testbed_api_barriers.c b/src/testbed/testbed_api_barriers.c
index 2ec34bb1b6..e407b173e6 100644
--- a/src/testbed/testbed_api_barriers.c
+++ b/src/testbed/testbed_api_barriers.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_barrier_init_ (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Controller *controller,
     return NULL;
   }
   LOG_DEBUG ("Initialising barrier `%s'\n", name);
-  barrier = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Barrier));
+  barrier = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Barrier);
   barrier->c = controller;
   barrier->name = GNUNET_strdup (name);
   barrier->cb = cb;
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_barrier_wait (const char *name,
     GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (cfg);
     return NULL;
   }
-  h = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_BarrierWaitHandle));
+  h = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_BarrierWaitHandle);
   h->name = GNUNET_strdup (name);
   h->cfg = cfg;
   h->conn = GNUNET_CLIENT_connect ("testbed-barrier", h->cfg);
diff --git a/src/testbed/testbed_api_hosts.c b/src/testbed/testbed_api_hosts.c
index 8af8e23d00..5a5b00e5a0 100644
--- a/src/testbed/testbed_api_hosts.c
+++ b/src/testbed/testbed_api_hosts.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_host_create_with_id (uint32_t id, const char *hostname,
     LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Host with id: %u already created\n", id);
     return NULL;
   }
-  host = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Host));
+  host = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Host);
   host->hostname = (NULL != hostname) ? GNUNET_strdup (hostname) : NULL;
   host->username = (NULL != username) ? GNUNET_strdup (username) : NULL;
   host->id = id;
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_mark_host_registered_at_ (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Host *host,
       return;
     }
   }
-  rc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RegisteredController));
+  rc = GNUNET_new (struct RegisteredController);
   rc->controller = controller;
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (host->rc_head, host->rc_tail, rc);
 }
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_controller_start (const char *trusted_ip,
   host->locked = GNUNET_YES;
   API_VIOLATION (GNUNET_NO == host->controller_started,
                  "Attempting to start a controller on a host which is already started a controller");
-  cp = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_ControllerProc));
+  cp = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_ControllerProc);
   if (0 == GNUNET_TESTBED_host_get_id_ (host))
   {
     cp->helper =
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_is_host_habitable (const struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Host *host,
   const char *hostname;
   char *port;
 
-  h = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_HostHabitableCheckHandle));
+  h = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_HostHabitableCheckHandle);
   h->cb = cb;
   h->cb_cls = cb_cls;
   h->host = host;
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_register_host (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Controller *controller,
          (NULL == hostname) ? "localhost" : hostname);
     return NULL;
   }
-  rh = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_HostRegistrationHandle));
+  rh = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_HostRegistrationHandle);
   rh->host = host;
   rh->c = controller;
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != cc);
diff --git a/src/testbed/testbed_api_operations.c b/src/testbed/testbed_api_operations.c
index ce2ef5715f..2a559a90e4 100644
--- a/src/testbed/testbed_api_operations.c
+++ b/src/testbed/testbed_api_operations.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ change_state (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Operation *op, enum OperationState state)
   {
     if (OP_STATE_INIT == op->state)
     {
-      entry = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct QueueEntry));
+      entry = GNUNET_new (struct QueueEntry);
       entry->op = op;
       entry->nres = op->nres[cnt];
       s = cnt;
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ rq_add (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Operation *op)
   struct ReadyQueueEntry *rq_entry;
 
   GNUNET_assert (NULL == op->rq_entry);
-  rq_entry = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ReadyQueueEntry));
+  rq_entry = GNUNET_new (struct ReadyQueueEntry);
   rq_entry->op = op;
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (rq_head, rq_tail, rq_entry);
   op->rq_entry = rq_entry;
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_operation_create_ (void *cls, OperationStart start,
 {
   struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Operation *op;
 
-  op = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Operation));
+  op = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Operation);
   op->start = start;
   op->state = OP_STATE_INIT;
   op->release = release;
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_operation_queue_create_ (enum OperationQueueType type,
   struct OperationQueue *queue;
   struct FeedbackCtx *fctx;
 
-  queue = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationQueue));
+  queue = GNUNET_new (struct OperationQueue);
   queue->type = type;
   if (OPERATION_QUEUE_TYPE_FIXED == type)
   {
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_operation_queue_create_ (enum OperationQueueType type,
   }
   else
   {
-    fctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct FeedbackCtx));
+    fctx = GNUNET_new (struct FeedbackCtx);
     fctx->max_active_bound = max_active;
     fctx->sd = GNUNET_TESTBED_SD_init_ (10); /* FIXME: Why 10? */
     queue->fctx = fctx;
diff --git a/src/testbed/testbed_api_peers.c b/src/testbed/testbed_api_peers.c
index 5d55e3ef66..a8a87c0576 100644
--- a/src/testbed/testbed_api_peers.c
+++ b/src/testbed/testbed_api_peers.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ opstart_peer_destroy (void *cls)
   GNUNET_assert (OP_PEER_DESTROY == opc->type);
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != peer);
   opc->state = OPC_STATE_STARTED;
-  msg = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_PeerDestroyMessage));
+  msg = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_PeerDestroyMessage);
   msg->header.size = htons (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_PeerDestroyMessage));
   msg->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TESTBED_DESTROY_PEER);
   msg->peer_id = htonl (peer->unique_id);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ opstart_peer_start (void *cls)
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != (peer = data->peer));
   GNUNET_assert ((TESTBED_PS_CREATED == peer->state) || (TESTBED_PS_STOPPED == peer->state));
   opc->state = OPC_STATE_STARTED;
-  msg = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_PeerStartMessage));
+  msg = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_PeerStartMessage);
   msg->header.size = htons (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_PeerStartMessage));
   msg->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TESTBED_START_PEER);
   msg->peer_id = htonl (peer->unique_id);
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ opstart_peer_stop (void *cls)
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != (peer = data->peer));
   GNUNET_assert (TESTBED_PS_STARTED == peer->state);
   opc->state = OPC_STATE_STARTED;
-  msg = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_PeerStopMessage));
+  msg = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_PeerStopMessage);
   msg->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TESTBED_STOP_PEER);
   msg->header.size = htons (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_PeerStopMessage));
   msg->peer_id = htonl (peer->unique_id);
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ opstart_overlay_connect (void *cls)
   opc->state = OPC_STATE_STARTED;
   data = opc->data;
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != data);
-  msg = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_OverlayConnectMessage));
+  msg = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_OverlayConnectMessage);
   msg->header.size =
       htons (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_OverlayConnectMessage));
   msg->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TESTBED_OVERLAY_CONNECT);
@@ -570,18 +570,18 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_peer_create (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Controller *controller,
   struct OperationContext *opc;
   static uint32_t id_gen;
 
-  peer = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Peer));
+  peer = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Peer);
   peer->controller = controller;
   peer->host = host;
   peer->unique_id = id_gen++;
   peer->state = TESTBED_PS_INVALID;
-  data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerCreateData));
+  data = GNUNET_new (struct PeerCreateData);
   data->host = host;
   data->cfg = cfg;
   data->cb = cb;
   data->cls = cls;
   data->peer = peer;
-  opc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationContext));
+  opc = GNUNET_new (struct OperationContext);
   opc->c = controller;
   opc->data = data;
   opc->id = GNUNET_TESTBED_get_next_op_id (controller);
@@ -613,11 +613,11 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_peer_start (void *op_cls, struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Peer *peer,
   struct OperationContext *opc;
   struct PeerEventData *data;
 
-  data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerEventData));
+  data = GNUNET_new (struct PeerEventData);
   data->peer = peer;
   data->pcc = pcc;
   data->pcc_cls = pcc_cls;
-  opc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationContext));
+  opc = GNUNET_new (struct OperationContext);
   opc->c = peer->controller;
   opc->data = data;
   opc->op_cls = op_cls;
@@ -653,11 +653,11 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_peer_stop (void *op_cls,
   struct OperationContext *opc;
   struct PeerEventData *data;
 
-  data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerEventData));
+  data = GNUNET_new (struct PeerEventData);
   data->peer = peer;
   data->pcc = pcc;
   data->pcc_cls = pcc_cls;
-  opc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationContext));
+  opc = GNUNET_new (struct OperationContext);
   opc->c = peer->controller;
   opc->data = data;
   opc->op_cls = op_cls;
@@ -698,12 +698,12 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_peer_get_information (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Peer *peer,
 
   GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_TESTBED_PIT_GENERIC != pit);
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != cb);
-  data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerInfoData));
+  data = GNUNET_new (struct PeerInfoData);
   data->peer = peer;
   data->pit = pit;
   data->cb = cb;
   data->cb_cls = cb_cls;
-  opc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationContext));
+  opc = GNUNET_new (struct OperationContext);
   opc->c = peer->controller;
   opc->data = data;
   opc->type = OP_PEER_INFO;
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_peer_update_configuration (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Peer *peer,
   struct PeerReconfigureData *data;
   size_t csize;
 
-  data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerReconfigureData));
+  data = GNUNET_new (struct PeerReconfigureData);
   data->peer = peer;
   data->config = GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_serialize (cfg, &csize);
   if (NULL == data->config)
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_peer_update_configuration (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Peer *peer,
     return NULL;
   }
   data->cfg_size = (uint16_t) csize;
-  opc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationContext));
+  opc = GNUNET_new (struct OperationContext);
   opc->c = peer->controller;
   opc->data = data;
   opc->type = OP_PEER_RECONFIGURE;
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_peer_destroy (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Peer *peer)
 {
   struct OperationContext *opc;
 
-  opc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationContext));
+  opc = GNUNET_new (struct OperationContext);
   opc->data = peer;
   opc->c = peer->controller;
   opc->id = GNUNET_TESTBED_get_next_op_id (peer->controller);
@@ -843,12 +843,12 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_overlay_connect (void *op_cls,
   struct OverlayConnectData *data;
 
   GNUNET_assert ((TESTBED_PS_STARTED == p1->state) && (TESTBED_PS_STARTED == p2->state));
-  data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OverlayConnectData));
+  data = GNUNET_new (struct OverlayConnectData);
   data->p1 = p1;
   data->p2 = p2;
   data->cb = cb;
   data->cb_cls = cb_cls;
-  opc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationContext));
+  opc = GNUNET_new (struct OperationContext);
   opc->data = data;
   opc->c = p1->controller;
   opc->id = GNUNET_TESTBED_get_next_op_id (opc->c);
@@ -953,14 +953,14 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_peer_manage_service (void *op_cls,
   msize += sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_ManagePeerServiceMessage);
   if (GNUNET_SERVER_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE < msize)
     return NULL;
-  data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ManageServiceData));
+  data = GNUNET_new (struct ManageServiceData);
   data->cb = cb;
   data->cb_cls = cb_cls;
   data->peer = peer;
   data->service_name = GNUNET_strdup (service_name);
   data->start = start;
   data->msize = (uint16_t) msize;
-  opc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OperationContext));
+  opc = GNUNET_new (struct OperationContext);
   opc->data = data;
   opc->c = peer->controller;
   opc->id = GNUNET_TESTBED_get_next_op_id (opc->c);
diff --git a/src/testbed/testbed_api_sd.c b/src/testbed/testbed_api_sd.c
index 7a1da6b800..08f697248e 100644
--- a/src/testbed/testbed_api_sd.c
+++ b/src/testbed/testbed_api_sd.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_SD_init_ (unsigned int max_cnt)
   struct SDHandle *h;
 
   GNUNET_assert (1 < max_cnt);
-  h = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct SDHandle));
+  h = GNUNET_new (struct SDHandle);
   h->max_cnt = max_cnt;
   return h;
 }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_SD_add_data_ (struct SDHandle *h, unsigned int amount)
   }
   GNUNET_assert (h->cnt < h->max_cnt);
   if (NULL == entry)
-    entry = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct SDEntry));
+    entry = GNUNET_new (struct SDEntry);
   entry->amount = amount;
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (h->head, h->tail, entry);
   h->sum += amount;
diff --git a/src/testbed/testbed_api_services.c b/src/testbed/testbed_api_services.c
index 86ec284ed3..2c390719ec 100644
--- a/src/testbed/testbed_api_services.c
+++ b/src/testbed/testbed_api_services.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_service_connect (void *op_cls, struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Peer *peer,
 {
   struct ServiceConnectData *data;
 
-  data = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ServiceConnectData));
+  data = GNUNET_new (struct ServiceConnectData);
   data->ca = ca;
   data->da = da;
   data->cada_cls = cada_cls;
diff --git a/src/testbed/testbed_api_statistics.c b/src/testbed/testbed_api_statistics.c
index 5fa0750e3a..e6efc1fb0b 100644
--- a/src/testbed/testbed_api_statistics.c
+++ b/src/testbed/testbed_api_statistics.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ opstart_get_stats (void *cls)
       GNUNET_break (0);
       continue;
     }
-    peer_sc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerGetStatsContext));
+    peer_sc = GNUNET_new (struct PeerGetStatsContext);
     peer_sc->sc = sc;
     peer_sc->peer_index = peer;
     sc->ops[peer] =
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_get_statistics (unsigned int num_peers,
   if (NULL == no_wait_queue)
     no_wait_queue = GNUNET_TESTBED_operation_queue_create_
         (OPERATION_QUEUE_TYPE_FIXED, UINT_MAX);
-  sc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GetStatsContext));
+  sc = GNUNET_new (struct GetStatsContext);
   sc->peers = peers;
   sc->subsystem = (NULL == subsystem) ? NULL : GNUNET_strdup (subsystem);
   sc->name = (NULL == name) ? NULL : GNUNET_strdup (name);
diff --git a/src/testbed/testbed_api_testbed.c b/src/testbed/testbed_api_testbed.c
index 0bad02a7f7..cbfc4812d2 100644
--- a/src/testbed/testbed_api_testbed.c
+++ b/src/testbed/testbed_api_testbed.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ wait_op_completion (void *cls)
   if (NULL == rc->peers)
     goto cleanup_;
   rc->shutdown = GNUNET_YES;
-  rcop = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RunContextOperation));
+  rcop = GNUNET_new (struct RunContextOperation);
   rcop->rc = rc;
   rcop->op = GNUNET_TESTBED_shutdown_peers (rc->c, rcop, NULL, NULL);
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != rcop->op);
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ start_peers_task (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
   rc->pstart_time = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
   for (peer = 0; peer < rc->num_peers; peer++)
   {
-    rcop = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RunContextOperation));
+    rcop = GNUNET_new (struct RunContextOperation);
     rcop->rc = rc;
     rcop->op  = GNUNET_TESTBED_peer_start (NULL, rc->peers[peer], NULL, NULL);
     GNUNET_assert (NULL != rcop->op);
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ create_peers (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_RunHandle *rc)
   rc->peer_count = 0;
   for (peer = 0; peer < rc->num_peers; peer++)
   {
-    rcop = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RunContextOperation));
+    rcop = GNUNET_new (struct RunContextOperation);
     rcop->rc = rc;
     rcop->op =
         GNUNET_TESTBED_peer_create (rc->c,
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ register_hosts (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
     /* Start slaves */
     for (slave = 0; slave < rc->num_hosts; slave++)
     {
-      rcop = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RunContextOperation));
+      rcop = GNUNET_new (struct RunContextOperation);
       rcop->rc = rc;
       rcop->op =
           GNUNET_TESTBED_controller_link (rcop, rc->c, rc->hosts[slave],
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_run (const char *host_filename,
   unsigned int nhost;
 
   GNUNET_assert (num_peers > 0);
-  rc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_RunHandle));
+  rc = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_RunHandle);
   rc->cfg = GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_dup (cfg);
 #if ENABLE_SUPERMUC
   rc->num_hosts = GNUNET_TESTBED_hosts_load_from_loadleveler (rc->cfg,
diff --git a/src/testbed/testbed_api_topology.c b/src/testbed/testbed_api_topology.c
index 8d8883c964..d4eaec0c54 100644
--- a/src/testbed/testbed_api_topology.c
+++ b/src/testbed/testbed_api_topology.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ overlay_link_completed (void *cls, struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Operation *op,
     {
       LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
            "Error while establishing a link: %s -- Retrying\n", emsg);
-      retry_entry = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RetryListEntry));
+      retry_entry = GNUNET_new (struct RetryListEntry);
       retry_entry->link = link;
       GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (tc->rl_head, tc->rl_tail, retry_entry);
     }
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_overlay_configure_topology_va (void *op_cls,
   if (num_peers < 2)
     return NULL;
   c = peers[0]->controller;
-  tc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TopologyContext));
+  tc = GNUNET_new (struct TopologyContext);
   tc->peers = peers;
   tc->num_peers = num_peers;
   tc->op_cls = op_cls;
diff --git a/src/testbed/testbed_logger_api.c b/src/testbed/testbed_logger_api.c
index 5629022186..399e26a2ff 100644
--- a/src/testbed/testbed_logger_api.c
+++ b/src/testbed/testbed_logger_api.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ queue_message (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_LOGGER_Handle *h,
 
   type = ntohs (msg->type);
   size = ntohs (msg->size);
-  mq = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MessageQueue));
+  mq = GNUNET_new (struct MessageQueue);
   mq->msg = msg;
   LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
        "Queueing message of type %u, size %u for sending\n", type,
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTBED_LOGGER_connect (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg)
   client = GNUNET_CLIENT_connect ("testbed-logger", cfg);
   if (NULL == client)
     return NULL;
-  h = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_LOGGER_Handle));
+  h = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_LOGGER_Handle);
   h->client = client;
   return h;
 }
diff --git a/src/testing/test_testing_peerstartup.c b/src/testing/test_testing_peerstartup.c
index b871ed1e30..e025b4138c 100644
--- a/src/testing/test_testing_peerstartup.c
+++ b/src/testing/test_testing_peerstartup.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ run (void *cls, char *const *args, const char *cfgfile,
   char *emsg;
   struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity id;
 
-  test_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TestingContext));
+  test_ctx = GNUNET_new (struct TestingContext);
   test_ctx->system =
       GNUNET_TESTING_system_create ("test-gnunet-testing",
                                     "127.0.0.1", NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/src/testing/test_testing_peerstartup2.c b/src/testing/test_testing_peerstartup2.c
index a4bdd4d65d..2bdae72ebe 100644
--- a/src/testing/test_testing_peerstartup2.c
+++ b/src/testing/test_testing_peerstartup2.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ run (void *cls, char *const *args, const char *cfgfile,
   char *emsg;
   struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity id;
 
-  test_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TestingContext));
+  test_ctx = GNUNET_new (struct TestingContext);
   test_ctx->system =
       GNUNET_TESTING_system_create ("test-gnunet-testing",
                                     "127.0.0.1", NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/src/testing/test_testing_sharedservices.c b/src/testing/test_testing_sharedservices.c
index 5b5bc0a244..e2f956e623 100644
--- a/src/testing/test_testing_sharedservices.c
+++ b/src/testing/test_testing_sharedservices.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ run (void *cls, char *const *args, const char *cfgfile,
   struct GNUNET_TESTING_Peer *peer;
   unsigned int cnt;
 
-  test_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TestingContext));
+  test_ctx = GNUNET_new (struct TestingContext);
   test_ctx->system =
       GNUNET_TESTING_system_create ("test-gnunet-testing",
                                     "127.0.0.1", NULL, ss);
diff --git a/src/testing/testing.c b/src/testing/testing.c
index f414032a07..5cb8235753 100644
--- a/src/testing/testing.c
+++ b/src/testing/testing.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_system_create_with_portrange (const char *testdir,
   unsigned int cnt;
 
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != testdir);
-  system = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTING_System));
+  system = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTING_System);
   if (NULL == (system->tmppath = getenv (GNUNET_TESTING_PREFIX)))
     system->tmppath = GNUNET_DISK_mkdtemp (testdir);
   else
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_system_create_with_portrange (const char *testdir,
   for (cnt = 0; NULL != shared_services[cnt].service; cnt++)
   {
     tss = shared_services[cnt];
-    ss = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct SharedService));
+    ss = GNUNET_new (struct SharedService);
     ss->sname = GNUNET_strdup (tss.service);
     ss->cfg = GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_create ();
     GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_iterate_section_values (tss.cfg, ss->sname,
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_peer_configure (struct GNUNET_TESTING_System *system,
     GNUNET_free (config_filename);
     goto err_ret;
   }
-  peer = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Peer));
+  peer = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Peer);
   peer->ss_instances = ss_instances;
   peer->cfgfile = config_filename; /* Free in peer_destroy */
   peer->cfg = GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_dup (cfg);
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_peer_get_identity (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Peer *peer,
     memcpy (id, peer->id, sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity));
     return;
   }
-  peer->id = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity));
+  peer->id = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity);
   GNUNET_free (GNUNET_TESTING_hostkey_get (peer->system,
 							  peer->key_number,
 							  peer->id));
diff --git a/src/topology/gnunet-daemon-topology.c b/src/topology/gnunet-daemon-topology.c
index 7e21d882b9..e4e9808e43 100644
--- a/src/topology/gnunet-daemon-topology.c
+++ b/src/topology/gnunet-daemon-topology.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ make_peer (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer,
 {
   struct Peer *ret;
 
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Peer));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct Peer);
   ret->pid = *peer;
   ret->is_friend = is_friend;
   if (hello != NULL)
diff --git a/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_blacklist.c b/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_blacklist.c
index 87d7539295..db154d911d 100644
--- a/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_blacklist.c
+++ b/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_blacklist.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ test_connection_ok (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *neighbour,
   struct TestConnectionContext *tcc = cls;
   struct GST_BlacklistCheck *bc;
 
-  bc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GST_BlacklistCheck));
+  bc = GNUNET_new (struct GST_BlacklistCheck);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (bc_head, bc_tail, bc);
   bc->peer = *neighbour;
   bc->cont = &confirm_or_drop_neighbour;
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ GST_blacklist_handle_init (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
     bl = bl->next;
   }
   GNUNET_SERVER_client_mark_monitor (client);
-  bl = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Blacklisters));
+  bl = GNUNET_new (struct Blacklisters);
   bl->client = client;
   GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (client);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_after (bl_head, bl_tail, bl_tail, bl);
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ GST_blacklist_test_allowed (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer,
   }
 
   /* need to query blacklist clients */
-  bc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GST_BlacklistCheck));
+  bc = GNUNET_new (struct GST_BlacklistCheck);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (bc_head, bc_tail, bc);
   bc->peer = *peer;
   bc->cont = cont;
diff --git a/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_clients.c b/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_clients.c
index 0aeb661d46..8679f40b47 100644
--- a/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_clients.c
+++ b/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_clients.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ clients_handle_send (void *cls,
     return;
   }
   GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
-  stcc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct SendTransmitContinuationContext));
+  stcc = GNUNET_new (struct SendTransmitContinuationContext);
   stcc->target = obm->peer;
   stcc->client = client;
   GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (client);
diff --git a/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_hello.c b/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_hello.c
index 6bf7077558..626be54c1b 100644
--- a/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_hello.c
+++ b/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_hello.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ GST_hello_modify_addresses (int addremove,
     GNUNET_break (0);
     return;
   }
-  al = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OwnAddressList));
+  al = GNUNET_new (struct OwnAddressList);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (oal_head, oal_tail, al);
   al->address = GNUNET_HELLO_address_copy (address);
   refresh_hello ();
diff --git a/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_manipulation.c b/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_manipulation.c
index 1b708cb709..da3fc2de94 100644
--- a/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_manipulation.c
+++ b/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_manipulation.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ set_metric (struct TM_Peer *dest, int direction, uint32_t type, uint32_t value)
 	}
 	if (NULL == cur)
 	{
-		cur = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PropManipulationEntry));
+		cur = GNUNET_new (struct PropManipulationEntry);
 		GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (dest->head, dest->tail, cur);
 		cur->type = type;
 		cur->metrics[TM_SEND] = UINT32_MAX;
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ GST_manipulation_set_metric (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
 
 	if (NULL == (tmp = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multipeermap_get (man_handle.peers, &tm->peer)))
 	{
-			tmp = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TM_Peer));
+			tmp = GNUNET_new (struct TM_Peer);
 			tmp->peer = (tm->peer);
 			for (c = 0; c < TM_BOTH; c++)
 			{
diff --git a/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_validation.c b/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_validation.c
index c0e605114b..d56aac8ad4 100644
--- a/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_validation.c
+++ b/src/transport/gnunet-service-transport_validation.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ find_validation_entry (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPublicKey *public_key,
     return ve;
   if (public_key == NULL)
     return NULL;
-  ve = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ValidationEntry));
+  ve = GNUNET_new (struct ValidationEntry);
   ve->in_use = GNUNET_SYSERR; /* not defined */
   ve->last_line_set_to_no  = 0;
   ve->last_line_set_to_yes  = 0;
diff --git a/src/transport/plugin_transport_bluetooth.c b/src/transport/plugin_transport_bluetooth.c
index 51e8a89bd2..a7d3cf3f5f 100644
--- a/src/transport/plugin_transport_bluetooth.c
+++ b/src/transport/plugin_transport_bluetooth.c
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ create_session (struct MacEndpoint *endpoint,
     }
   GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (endpoint->plugin->env->stats, _("# Bluetooth sessions allocated"), 1,
                             GNUNET_NO);
-  session = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Session));
+  session = GNUNET_new (struct Session);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (endpoint->sessions_head,
                                     endpoint->sessions_tail,
 				    session);
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ send_with_fragmentation (struct MacEndpoint *endpoint,
   struct Plugin *plugin;
 
   plugin = endpoint->plugin;
-  fm = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct FragmentMessage));
+  fm = GNUNET_new (struct FragmentMessage);
   fm->macendpoint = endpoint;
   fm->target = *target;
   fm->size_payload = payload_size;
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ create_macendpoint (struct Plugin *plugin,
   for (pos = plugin->mac_head; NULL != pos; pos = pos->next)
     if (0 == memcmp (addr, &pos->addr, sizeof (struct WlanAddress)))
       return pos;
-  pos = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MacEndpoint));
+  pos = GNUNET_new (struct MacEndpoint);
   pos->addr = *addr;
   pos->plugin = plugin;
   pos->defrag =
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ bluetooth_string_to_address (void *cls, const char *addr, uint16_t addrlen,
     GNUNET_break (0);
     return GNUNET_SYSERR;
   }
-  wa = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct WlanAddress));
+  wa = GNUNET_new (struct WlanAddress);
   for (i=0;i<6;i++)
     wa->mac.mac[i] = a[i];
   wa->options = htonl (0);
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_transport_bluetooth_init (void *cls)
   {
     /* run in 'stub' mode (i.e. as part of gnunet-peerinfo), don't fully
        initialze the plugin or the API */
-    api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions));
+    api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions);
     api->cls = NULL;
     api->address_pretty_printer = &bluetooth_plugin_address_pretty_printer;
     api->address_to_string = &bluetooth_plugin_address_to_string;
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_transport_bluetooth_init (void *cls)
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  plugin = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Plugin));
+  plugin = GNUNET_new (struct Plugin);
   plugin->interface = interface;
   plugin->env = env;
   GNUNET_STATISTICS_set (plugin->env->stats, _("# Bluetooth sessions allocated"),
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_transport_bluetooth_init (void *cls)
     GNUNET_assert (0);
   }
 
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions);
   api->cls = plugin;
   api->send = &bluetooth_plugin_send;
   api->get_session = &bluetooth_plugin_get_session;
diff --git a/src/transport/plugin_transport_http_common.c b/src/transport/plugin_transport_http_common.c
index de4cb9a26e..c020118ac4 100644
--- a/src/transport/plugin_transport_http_common.c
+++ b/src/transport/plugin_transport_http_common.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ http_split_address (const char * addr)
 	char *port_start = NULL;
 	char *path_start = NULL;
 	protocol_start = src;
-	sp = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct SplittedHTTPAddress));
+	sp = GNUNET_new (struct SplittedHTTPAddress);
 
 	/* Address string consists of protocol://host[:port]path*/
 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ http_common_socket_from_address (const void *addr, size_t addrlen, int *res)
       return NULL;
   }
 
-  s = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct sockaddr_storage));
+  s = GNUNET_new (struct sockaddr_storage);
   GNUNET_asprintf (&to_conv, "%s:%u", spa->host, spa->port);
   if (GNUNET_SYSERR == GNUNET_STRINGS_to_address_ip (to_conv, strlen(to_conv), s))
   {
diff --git a/src/transport/plugin_transport_http_server.c b/src/transport/plugin_transport_http_server.c
index f08c7072ab..15c0323c6e 100644
--- a/src/transport/plugin_transport_http_server.c
+++ b/src/transport/plugin_transport_http_server.c
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ server_add_address (void *cls, int add_remove, const struct sockaddr *addr,
   struct HTTP_Server_Plugin *plugin = cls;
   struct HttpAddressWrapper *w = NULL;
 
-  w = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct HttpAddressWrapper));
+  w = GNUNET_new (struct HttpAddressWrapper);
   w->address = http_common_address_from_socket (plugin->protocol, addr, addrlen);
   if (NULL == w->address)
   {
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ server_configure_plugin (struct HTTP_Server_Plugin *plugin)
     GNUNET_log_from (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, plugin->name,
                      "Binding %s plugin to specific IPv4 address: `%s'\n",
                      plugin->protocol, bind4_address);
-    plugin->server_addr_v4 = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct sockaddr_in));
+    plugin->server_addr_v4 = GNUNET_new (struct sockaddr_in);
     if (1 != inet_pton (AF_INET, bind4_address,
                         &plugin->server_addr_v4->sin_addr))
     {
@@ -2800,7 +2800,7 @@ server_configure_plugin (struct HTTP_Server_Plugin *plugin)
     GNUNET_log_from (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, plugin->name,
                      "Binding %s plugin to specific IPv6 address: `%s'\n",
                      plugin->protocol, bind6_address);
-    plugin->server_addr_v6 = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct sockaddr_in6));
+    plugin->server_addr_v6 = GNUNET_new (struct sockaddr_in6);
     if (1 !=
         inet_pton (AF_INET6, bind6_address, &plugin->server_addr_v6->sin6_addr))
     {
diff --git a/src/transport/plugin_transport_smtp.c b/src/transport/plugin_transport_smtp.c
index c886fd1324..fd20893678 100644
--- a/src/transport/plugin_transport_smtp.c
+++ b/src/transport/plugin_transport_smtp.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ listenAndDistribute (void *unused)
       }
       if (stats != NULL)
         stats->change (stat_bytesReceived, size);
-      coreMP = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (GNUNET_TransportPacket));
+      coreMP = GNUNET_new (GNUNET_TransportPacket);
       coreMP->msg = out;
       coreMP->size = size - sizeof (SMTPMessage);
       coreMP->tsession = NULL;
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ api_connect (const GNUNET_MessageHello * hello, GNUNET_TSession ** tsessionPtr,
 {
   GNUNET_TSession *tsession;
 
-  tsession = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (GNUNET_TSession));
+  tsession = GNUNET_new (GNUNET_TSession);
   tsession->internal = GNUNET_malloc (GNUNET_sizeof_hello (hello));
   tsession->peer = hello->senderIdentity;
   memcpy (tsession->internal, hello, GNUNET_sizeof_hello (hello));
diff --git a/src/transport/plugin_transport_tcp.c b/src/transport/plugin_transport_tcp.c
index d3f27dec46..04fac9cdec 100644
--- a/src/transport/plugin_transport_tcp.c
+++ b/src/transport/plugin_transport_tcp.c
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ tcp_plugin_address_pretty_printer (void *cls, const char *type,
     asc (asc_cls, NULL);
     return;
   }
-  ppc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PrettyPrinterContext));
+  ppc = GNUNET_new (struct PrettyPrinterContext);
   if (addrlen == sizeof (struct IPv6TcpAddress))
     ppc->ipv6 = GNUNET_YES;
   else
@@ -2524,7 +2524,7 @@ try_connection_reversal (void *cls, const struct sockaddr *addr,
 
   /* FIXME: do we need to track these probe context objects so that
    * we can clean them up on plugin unload? */
-  tcp_probe_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TCPProbeContext));
+  tcp_probe_ctx = GNUNET_new (struct TCPProbeContext);
   tcp_probe_ctx->message.header.size =
       htons (sizeof (struct TCP_NAT_ProbeMessage));
   tcp_probe_ctx->message.header.type =
diff --git a/src/transport/plugin_transport_udp.c b/src/transport/plugin_transport_udp.c
index 5b46c93c7d..a5ee6494a7 100644
--- a/src/transport/plugin_transport_udp.c
+++ b/src/transport/plugin_transport_udp.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ udp_string_to_address (void *cls, const char *addr, uint16_t addrlen,
     {
       struct IPv4UdpAddress *u4;
       struct sockaddr_in *in4 = (struct sockaddr_in *) &socket_address;
-      u4 = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct IPv4UdpAddress));
+      u4 = GNUNET_new (struct IPv4UdpAddress);
       u4->options =  htonl (options);
       u4->ipv4_addr = in4->sin_addr.s_addr;
       u4->u4_port = in4->sin_port;
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ udp_string_to_address (void *cls, const char *addr, uint16_t addrlen,
     {
       struct IPv6UdpAddress *u6;
       struct sockaddr_in6 *in6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) &socket_address;
-      u6 = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct IPv6UdpAddress));
+      u6 = GNUNET_new (struct IPv6UdpAddress);
       u6->options =  htonl (options);
       u6->ipv6_addr = in6->sin6_addr;
       u6->u6_port = in6->sin6_port;
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ udp_plugin_send (void *cls,
     if  (s->frag_ctx != NULL)
       return GNUNET_SYSERR;
     memcpy (&udp[1], msgbuf, msgbuf_size);
-    frag_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct UDP_FragmentationContext));
+    frag_ctx = GNUNET_new (struct UDP_FragmentationContext);
     frag_ctx->plugin = plugin;
     frag_ctx->session = s;
     frag_ctx->cont = cont;
diff --git a/src/transport/plugin_transport_udp_broadcasting.c b/src/transport/plugin_transport_udp_broadcasting.c
index 61ac3d10ea..5448b4eff8 100644
--- a/src/transport/plugin_transport_udp_broadcasting.c
+++ b/src/transport/plugin_transport_udp_broadcasting.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ udp_broadcast_receive (struct Plugin *plugin,
          size, GNUNET_a2s ((const struct sockaddr *) addr, addrlen));
     struct Mstv4Context *mc;
 
-    mc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Mstv4Context));
+    mc = GNUNET_new (struct Mstv4Context);
     struct sockaddr_in *av4 = (struct sockaddr_in *) addr;
 
     mc->addr.ipv4_addr = av4->sin_addr.s_addr;
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ udp_broadcast_receive (struct Plugin *plugin,
          size, GNUNET_a2s ((const struct sockaddr *) &addr, addrlen));
     struct Mstv6Context *mc;
 
-    mc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Mstv6Context));
+    mc = GNUNET_new (struct Mstv6Context);
     struct sockaddr_in6 *av6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) addr;
 
     mc->addr.ipv6_addr = av6->sin6_addr;
diff --git a/src/transport/plugin_transport_wlan.c b/src/transport/plugin_transport_wlan.c
index 6f5c66ad3a..1fafc40708 100644
--- a/src/transport/plugin_transport_wlan.c
+++ b/src/transport/plugin_transport_wlan.c
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ create_session (struct MacEndpoint *endpoint,
 
   GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (endpoint->plugin->env->stats, _("# WLAN sessions allocated"), 1,
                             GNUNET_NO);
-  session = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Session));
+  session = GNUNET_new (struct Session);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (endpoint->sessions_head,
                                     endpoint->sessions_tail,
 				    session);
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ send_with_fragmentation (struct MacEndpoint *endpoint,
   struct Plugin *plugin;
 
   plugin = endpoint->plugin;
-  fm = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct FragmentMessage));
+  fm = GNUNET_new (struct FragmentMessage);
   fm->macendpoint = endpoint;
   fm->target = *target;
   fm->size_payload = payload_size;
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ create_macendpoint (struct Plugin *plugin,
   for (pos = plugin->mac_head; NULL != pos; pos = pos->next)
     if (0 == memcmp (addr, &pos->addr, sizeof (struct WlanAddress)))
       return pos;
-  pos = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct MacEndpoint));
+  pos = GNUNET_new (struct MacEndpoint);
   pos->addr = *addr;
   pos->plugin = plugin;
   pos->defrag =
@@ -1846,7 +1846,7 @@ wlan_string_to_address (void *cls, const char *addr, uint16_t addrlen,
     GNUNET_break (0);
     return GNUNET_SYSERR;
   }
-  wa = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct WlanAddress));
+  wa = GNUNET_new (struct WlanAddress);
   for (i=0;i<6;i++)
     wa->mac.mac[i] = a[i];
   wa->options = htonl (0);
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_transport_wlan_init (void *cls)
   {
     /* run in 'stub' mode (i.e. as part of gnunet-peerinfo), don't fully
        initialze the plugin or the API */
-    api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions));
+    api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions);
     api->cls = NULL;
     api->address_pretty_printer = &wlan_plugin_address_pretty_printer;
     api->address_to_string = &wlan_plugin_address_to_string;
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_transport_wlan_init (void *cls)
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  plugin = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct Plugin));
+  plugin = GNUNET_new (struct Plugin);
   plugin->interface = interface;
   plugin->env = env;
   GNUNET_STATISTICS_set (plugin->env->stats, _("# WLAN sessions allocated"),
@@ -1989,7 +1989,7 @@ libgnunet_plugin_transport_wlan_init (void *cls)
     GNUNET_assert (0);
   }
 
-  api = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions));
+  api = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions);
   api->cls = plugin;
   api->send = &wlan_plugin_send;
   api->get_session = &wlan_plugin_get_session;
diff --git a/src/transport/transport-testing.c b/src/transport/transport-testing.c
index 51aa0a55f3..f9182b57fb 100644
--- a/src/transport/transport-testing.c
+++ b/src/transport/transport-testing.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TESTING_start_peer (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TESTING_handle *tth
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  struct PeerContext *p = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerContext));
+  struct PeerContext *p = GNUNET_new (struct PeerContext);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (tth->p_head, tth->p_tail, p);
 
   /* Create configuration and call testing lib to modify it */
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TESTING_connect_peers (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TESTING_handle *
   GNUNET_assert (tth != NULL);
 
   struct ConnectingContext *cc =
-      GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ConnectingContext));
+      GNUNET_new (struct ConnectingContext);
 
   GNUNET_assert (p1 != NULL);
   GNUNET_assert (p2 != NULL);
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TESTING_init ()
   struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TESTING_handle *tth;
 
   /* prepare hostkeys */
-  tth = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TESTING_handle));
+  tth = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_TESTING_handle);
 
   /* Init testing the testing lib */
   tth->tl_system = GNUNET_TESTING_system_create ("transport-testing", NULL,
diff --git a/src/transport/transport_api_address_lookup.c b/src/transport/transport_api_address_lookup.c
index 515be9bf8e..d547b8ed80 100644
--- a/src/transport/transport_api_address_lookup.c
+++ b/src/transport/transport_api_address_lookup.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ GNUNET_TRANSPORT_peer_get_active_addresses (const struct
     return NULL;
   if (GNUNET_YES != one_shot)
     timeout = GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL;
-  pal_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PeerIterateContext));
+  pal_ctx = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PeerIterateContext);
   pal_ctx->cb = peer_address_callback;
   pal_ctx->cb_cls = peer_address_callback_cls;
   pal_ctx->cfg = cfg;
diff --git a/src/transport/transport_api_address_to_string.c b/src/transport/transport_api_address_to_string.c
index 94c9ac45aa..0fb0623dc8 100644
--- a/src/transport/transport_api_address_to_string.c
+++ b/src/transport/transport_api_address_to_string.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ GNUNET_TRANSPORT_address_to_string (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle
   memcpy (addrbuf, address->address, alen);
   memcpy (&addrbuf[alen], address->transport_name, slen);
 
-  alc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_AddressToStringContext));
+  alc = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_AddressToStringContext);
   alc->cb = aluc;
   alc->cb_cls = aluc_cls;
   alc->timeout = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (timeout);
diff --git a/src/transport/transport_api_blacklist.c b/src/transport/transport_api_blacklist.c
index dcd1ae7818..1c17bd4985 100644
--- a/src/transport/transport_api_blacklist.c
+++ b/src/transport/transport_api_blacklist.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ GNUNET_TRANSPORT_blacklist (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
   client = GNUNET_CLIENT_connect ("transport", cfg);
   if (NULL == client)
     return NULL;
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_Blacklist));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_Blacklist);
   ret->client = client;
   ret->cfg = cfg;
   ret->cb = cb;
diff --git a/src/util/common_logging.c b/src/util/common_logging.c
index 582435651f..a2338f1c97 100644
--- a/src/util/common_logging.c
+++ b/src/util/common_logging.c
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ GNUNET_logger_add (GNUNET_Logger logger, void *logger_cls)
 {
   struct CustomLogger *entry;
 
-  entry = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct CustomLogger));
+  entry = GNUNET_new (struct CustomLogger);
   entry->logger = logger;
   entry->logger_cls = logger_cls;
   entry->next = loggers;
diff --git a/src/util/container_bloomfilter.c b/src/util/container_bloomfilter.c
index 6457295539..9554e0ec09 100644
--- a/src/util/container_bloomfilter.c
+++ b/src/util/container_bloomfilter.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ GNUNET_CONTAINER_bloomfilter_load (const char *filename, size_t size,
     ui *= 2;
   size = ui;                    /* make sure it's a power of 2 */
 
-  bf = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_BloomFilter));
+  bf = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_BloomFilter);
   /* Try to open a bloomfilter file */
   if (GNUNET_YES == GNUNET_DISK_file_test (filename))
     bf->fh =
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ GNUNET_CONTAINER_bloomfilter_init (const char *data, size_t size,
 
   if ((0 == k) || (0 == size))
     return NULL;
-  bf = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_BloomFilter));
+  bf = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_BloomFilter);
   bf->filename = NULL;
   bf->fh = NULL;
   bf->bitArray = GNUNET_malloc_large (size);
diff --git a/src/util/container_heap.c b/src/util/container_heap.c
index 0f63f957dd..54da89f7a2 100644
--- a/src/util/container_heap.c
+++ b/src/util/container_heap.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ GNUNET_CONTAINER_heap_create (enum GNUNET_CONTAINER_HeapOrder order)
 {
   struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_Heap *heap;
 
-  heap = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_Heap));
+  heap = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_Heap);
   heap->order = order;
   return heap;
 }
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ GNUNET_CONTAINER_heap_insert (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_Heap *heap, void *element,
 {
   struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_HeapNode *node;
 
-  node = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_HeapNode));
+  node = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_HeapNode);
   node->heap = heap;
   node->element = element;
   node->cost = cost;
diff --git a/src/util/container_slist.c b/src/util/container_slist.c
index 10af916c38..e75c695c51 100644
--- a/src/util/container_slist.c
+++ b/src/util/container_slist.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ create_elem (enum GNUNET_CONTAINER_SListDisposition disp, const void *buf,
   }
   else
   {
-    e = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_SList_Elem));
+    e = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_SList_Elem);
     e->elem = (void *) buf;
   }
   e->disp = disp;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ GNUNET_CONTAINER_slist_append (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_SList *dst,
 struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_SList *
 GNUNET_CONTAINER_slist_create ()
 {
-  return GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_SList));
+  return GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_SList);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/util/disk.c b/src/util/disk.c
index 074355c0a6..aac730eecb 100644
--- a/src/util/disk.c
+++ b/src/util/disk.c
@@ -1899,8 +1899,8 @@ GNUNET_DISK_get_handle_from_w32_handle (HANDLE osfh)
      * otherwise we're screwed, as selecting on non-overlapped handle
      * will block.
      */
-    fh->oOverlapRead = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (OVERLAPPED));
-    fh->oOverlapWrite = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (OVERLAPPED));
+    fh->oOverlapRead = GNUNET_new (OVERLAPPED);
+    fh->oOverlapWrite = GNUNET_new (OVERLAPPED);
     fh->oOverlapRead->hEvent = CreateEvent (NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
     fh->oOverlapWrite->hEvent = CreateEvent (NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
   }
@@ -2356,10 +2356,10 @@ GNUNET_DISK_pipe (int blocking_read, int blocking_write, int inherit_read, int i
   p->fd[0]->type = GNUNET_DISK_HANLDE_TYPE_PIPE;
   p->fd[1]->type = GNUNET_DISK_HANLDE_TYPE_PIPE;
 
-  p->fd[0]->oOverlapRead = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (OVERLAPPED));
-  p->fd[0]->oOverlapWrite = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (OVERLAPPED));
-  p->fd[1]->oOverlapRead = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (OVERLAPPED));
-  p->fd[1]->oOverlapWrite = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (OVERLAPPED));
+  p->fd[0]->oOverlapRead = GNUNET_new (OVERLAPPED);
+  p->fd[0]->oOverlapWrite = GNUNET_new (OVERLAPPED);
+  p->fd[1]->oOverlapRead = GNUNET_new (OVERLAPPED);
+  p->fd[1]->oOverlapWrite = GNUNET_new (OVERLAPPED);
 
   p->fd[0]->oOverlapRead->hEvent = CreateEvent (NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
   p->fd[0]->oOverlapWrite->hEvent = CreateEvent (NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
@@ -2462,8 +2462,8 @@ GNUNET_DISK_pipe_from_fd (int blocking_read, int blocking_write, int fd[2])
     if (p->fd[0]->h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
       p->fd[0]->type = GNUNET_DISK_HANLDE_TYPE_PIPE;
-      p->fd[0]->oOverlapRead = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (OVERLAPPED));
-      p->fd[0]->oOverlapWrite = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (OVERLAPPED));
+      p->fd[0]->oOverlapRead = GNUNET_new (OVERLAPPED);
+      p->fd[0]->oOverlapWrite = GNUNET_new (OVERLAPPED);
       p->fd[0]->oOverlapRead->hEvent = CreateEvent (NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
       p->fd[0]->oOverlapWrite->hEvent = CreateEvent (NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
     }
@@ -2480,8 +2480,8 @@ GNUNET_DISK_pipe_from_fd (int blocking_read, int blocking_write, int fd[2])
     if (p->fd[1]->h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
       p->fd[1]->type = GNUNET_DISK_HANLDE_TYPE_PIPE;
-      p->fd[1]->oOverlapRead = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (OVERLAPPED));
-      p->fd[1]->oOverlapWrite = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (OVERLAPPED));
+      p->fd[1]->oOverlapRead = GNUNET_new (OVERLAPPED);
+      p->fd[1]->oOverlapWrite = GNUNET_new (OVERLAPPED);
       p->fd[1]->oOverlapRead->hEvent = CreateEvent (NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
       p->fd[1]->oOverlapWrite->hEvent = CreateEvent (NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
     }
diff --git a/src/util/os_priority.c b/src/util/os_priority.c
index ab82b7b589..2cabd214e8 100644
--- a/src/util/os_priority.c
+++ b/src/util/os_priority.c
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ start_process (int pipe_control,
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  gnunet_proc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_OS_Process));
+  gnunet_proc = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_OS_Process);
   gnunet_proc->pid = proc.dwProcessId;
   gnunet_proc->handle = proc.hProcess;
   gnunet_proc->control_pipe = childpipe_write;
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ GNUNET_OS_command_run (GNUNET_OS_LineProcessor proc, void *proc_cls,
     return NULL;
   }
   GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close_end (opipe, GNUNET_DISK_PIPE_END_WRITE);
-  cmd = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_OS_CommandHandle));
+  cmd = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_OS_CommandHandle);
   cmd->timeout = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (timeout);
   cmd->eip = eip;
   cmd->opipe = opipe;
diff --git a/src/util/peer.c b/src/util/peer.c
index fa376d3332..3e4e1712de 100644
--- a/src/util/peer.c
+++ b/src/util/peer.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ GNUNET_PEER_intern (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *pid)
     GNUNET_array_grow (table, size, size + 16);
     for (i = ret; i < size; i++)
     {
-      table[i] = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerEntry));
+      table[i] = GNUNET_new (struct PeerEntry);
       table[i]->pid = i + 1;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/util/server_tc.c b/src/util/server_tc.c
index 780b5f0031..5324a6ab93 100644
--- a/src/util/server_tc.c
+++ b/src/util/server_tc.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_create (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client)
   struct GNUNET_SERVER_TransmitContext *tc;
 
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != client);
-  tc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_SERVER_TransmitContext));
+  tc = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_SERVER_TransmitContext);
   GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (client);
   tc->client = client;
   return tc;
diff --git a/src/util/signal.c b/src/util/signal.c
index 5cf50e8dcb..b76c658c89 100644
--- a/src/util/signal.c
+++ b/src/util/signal.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ GNUNET_SIGNAL_handler_install (int signum, GNUNET_SIGNAL_Handler handler)
   struct sigaction sig;
 #endif
 
-  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_SIGNAL_Context));
+  ret = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_SIGNAL_Context);
   ret->sig = signum;
   ret->method = handler;
 #ifndef MINGW
diff --git a/src/util/test_client.c b/src/util/test_client.c
index 6dfb8349aa..2b44c16907 100644
--- a/src/util/test_client.c
+++ b/src/util/test_client.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ echo_cb (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               "Receiving message from client, bouncing back\n");
   GNUNET_assert (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader) == ntohs (message->size));
-  cc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct CopyContext));
+  cc = GNUNET_new (struct CopyContext);
   cc->client = client;
   cpy = GNUNET_malloc (ntohs (message->size));
   memcpy (cpy, message, ntohs (message->size));
diff --git a/src/util/test_container_slist.c b/src/util/test_container_slist.c
index 8b4ff93d08..443d5c7c51 100644
--- a/src/util/test_container_slist.c
+++ b/src/util/test_container_slist.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
   for (i = 0; i < 100; i++)
   {
-    ip = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (int));
+    ip = GNUNET_new (int);
     *ip = i;
     GNUNET_CONTAINER_slist_add (l, GNUNET_CONTAINER_SLIST_DISPOSITION_DYNAMIC,
                                 ip, sizeof (int));