diff --git a/coreutils/od_bloaty.c b/coreutils/od_bloaty.c
index 4526f0ede..dce2349a3 100644
--- a/coreutils/od_bloaty.c
+++ b/coreutils/od_bloaty.c
@@ -1177,7 +1177,6 @@ dump_strings(off_t address, off_t end_offset)
 int od_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
 int od_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	static char const *const default_file_list[] = { "-", NULL };
 	static const struct suffix_mult bkm[] = {
 		{ "b", 512 },
 		{ "k", 1024 },
@@ -1383,7 +1382,7 @@ int od_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* If no files were listed on the command line,
 	   set the global pointer FILE_LIST so that it
 	   references the null-terminated list of one name: "-".  */
-	file_list = default_file_list;
+	file_list = bb_argv_dash;
 	if (argc > 0) {
 		/* Set the global pointer FILE_LIST so that it
 		   references the first file-argument on the command-line.  */
diff --git a/miscutils/dc.c b/miscutils/dc.c
index 68ecd8a3f..612937556 100644
--- a/miscutils/dc.c
+++ b/miscutils/dc.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ enum { STACK_SIZE = (COMMON_BUFSIZE - offsetof(struct globals, stack)) / sizeof(
 #define pointer   (G.pointer   )
 #define base      (G.base      )
 #define stack     (G.stack     )
+#define INIT_G() do { \
+} while (0)
 
 
 static void push(double a)
@@ -194,6 +196,8 @@ static char *get_token(char **buffer)
 int dc_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
 int dc_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
 {
+	INIT_G();
+
 	argv++;
 	if (!argv[0]) {
 		/* take stuff from stdin if no args are given */
diff --git a/miscutils/last.c b/miscutils/last.c
index f46d4ca0c..f823a1385 100644
--- a/miscutils/last.c
+++ b/miscutils/last.c
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ int last_main(int argc, char **argv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 	file = xopen(bb_path_wtmp_file, O_RDONLY);
 
 	printf("%-10s %-14s %-18s %-12.12s %s\n", "USER", "TTY", "HOST", "LOGIN", "TIME");
-	while ((n = safe_read(file, (void*)&ut, sizeof(struct utmp))) != 0) {
-
-		if (n != sizeof(struct utmp)) {
+	while ((n = full_read(file, &ut, sizeof(ut))) > 0) {
+		if (n != sizeof(ut)) {
 			bb_perror_msg_and_die("short read");
 		}
 
@@ -53,16 +52,14 @@ int last_main(int argc, char **argv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 			else if (strncmp(ut.ut_user, "runlevel", 7) == 0)
 				ut.ut_type = RUN_LVL;
 		} else {
-			if (!ut.ut_name[0] || strcmp(ut.ut_name, "LOGIN") == 0 ||
-					ut.ut_name[0] == 0)
-			{
+			if (ut.ut_name[0] == '\0' || strcmp(ut.ut_name, "LOGIN") == 0) {
 				/* Don't bother.  This means we can't find how long
 				 * someone was logged in for.  Oh well. */
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (ut.ut_type != DEAD_PROCESS &&
-					ut.ut_name[0] && ut.ut_line[0])
-			{
+			if (ut.ut_type != DEAD_PROCESS
+			 && ut.ut_name[0] && ut.ut_line[0]
+			) {
 				ut.ut_type = USER_PROCESS;
 			}
 			if (strcmp(ut.ut_name, "date") == 0) {
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ int last_main(int argc, char **argv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (ut.ut_type!=USER_PROCESS) {
+		if (ut.ut_type != USER_PROCESS) {
 			switch (ut.ut_type) {
 				case OLD_TIME:
 				case NEW_TIME:
diff --git a/networking/brctl.c b/networking/brctl.c
index bbd14c471..2bb03dd82 100644
--- a/networking/brctl.c
+++ b/networking/brctl.c
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_BRCTL_FANCY
 #include <linux/if_bridge.h>
+
 /* FIXME: These 4 funcs are not really clean and could be improved */
-static inline ALWAYS_INLINE void strtotimeval(struct timeval *tv,
-											  const char *time_str)
+static ALWAYS_INLINE void strtotimeval(struct timeval *tv,
+		const char *time_str)
 {
 	double secs;
 #if BRCTL_USE_INTERNAL
-	if (!(secs = /*bb_*/strtod(time_str, NULL)))
+	secs = /*bb_*/strtod(time_str, NULL);
+	if (!secs)
 #else
 	if (sscanf(time_str, "%lf", &secs) != 1)
 #endif
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ static inline ALWAYS_INLINE void strtotimeval(struct timeval *tv,
 	tv->tv_usec = 1000000 * (secs - tv->tv_sec);
 }
 
-static inline ALWAYS_INLINE unsigned long __tv_to_jiffies(const struct timeval *tv)
+static ALWAYS_INLINE unsigned long __tv_to_jiffies(const struct timeval *tv)
 {
 	unsigned long long jif;
 
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ static inline ALWAYS_INLINE unsigned long __tv_to_jiffies(const struct timeval *
 
 	return jif/10000;
 }
-# if 00
+# if 0
 static void __jiffies_to_tv(struct timeval *tv, unsigned long jiffies)
 {
 	unsigned long long tvusec;
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ static unsigned long str_to_jiffies(const char *time_str)
 }
 
 static void arm_ioctl(unsigned long *args,
-				 unsigned long arg0, unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2)
+		unsigned long arg0, unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2)
 {
 	args[0] = arg0;
 	args[1] = arg1;
@@ -84,10 +86,9 @@ static void arm_ioctl(unsigned long *args,
 #endif
 
 
-int brctl_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
+int brctl_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
 int brctl_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
 {
-	int fd;
 	static const char keywords[] ALIGN1 =
 		"addbr\0" "delbr\0" "addif\0" "delif\0"
 	USE_FEATURE_BRCTL_FANCY(
@@ -96,16 +97,19 @@ int brctl_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
 		"setpathcost\0" "setportprio\0" "setbridgeprio\0"
 	)
 		USE_FEATURE_BRCTL_SHOW("showmacs\0" "show\0");
+
 	enum { ARG_addbr = 0, ARG_delbr, ARG_addif, ARG_delif
 		USE_FEATURE_BRCTL_FANCY(,
 		   ARG_stp,
 		   ARG_setageing, ARG_setfd, ARG_sethello, ARG_setmaxage,
 		   ARG_setpathcost, ARG_setportprio, ARG_setbridgeprio
 		)
-		  USE_FEATURE_BRCTL_SHOW(, ARG_showmacs, ARG_show) };
+		  USE_FEATURE_BRCTL_SHOW(, ARG_showmacs, ARG_show)
+	};
+
+	int fd;
 	smallint key;
 	struct ifreq ifr;
-	static char info[] = "bridge %s\0 iface %s";
 	char *br, *brif;
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_BRCTL_FANCY
 	unsigned long args[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
@@ -125,25 +129,26 @@ int brctl_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
 		}
 #endif
 		fd = xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-		br = *(argv++);
+		br = *argv++;
 
 		if (key == ARG_addbr || key == ARG_delbr) { /* addbr or delbr */
 			ioctl_or_perror_and_die(fd,
-								key == ARG_addbr ? SIOCBRADDBR : SIOCBRDELBR,
-								br, info, br);
+					key == ARG_addbr ? SIOCBRADDBR : SIOCBRDELBR,
+					br, "bridge %s", br);
 			goto done;
 		}
 		if (!*argv) /* all but 'show' need at least one argument */
 			bb_show_usage();
 		safe_strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, br, IFNAMSIZ);
 		if (key == ARG_addif || key == ARG_delif) { /* addif or delif */
-			brif = *(argv++);
-			if (!(ifr.ifr_ifindex = if_nametoindex(brif))) {
-				bb_perror_msg_and_die(info+11, brif);
+			brif = *argv++;
+			ifr.ifr_ifindex = if_nametoindex(brif);
+			if (!ifr.ifr_ifindex) {
+				bb_perror_msg_and_die("iface %s", brif);
 			}
 			ioctl_or_perror_and_die(fd,
-								  key == ARG_addif ? SIOCBRADDIF : SIOCBRDELIF,
-								  &ifr, info, br);
+					key == ARG_addif ? SIOCBRADDIF : SIOCBRDELIF,
+					&ifr, "bridge %s", br);
 			goto done;
 		}
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_BRCTL_FANCY
@@ -156,11 +161,10 @@ int brctl_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
 		}
 		if ((unsigned)(key - ARG_stp) < 5) { /* time related ops */
 			unsigned long op = (key == ARG_setageing) ? BRCTL_SET_AGEING_TIME :
-							(key == ARG_setfd) ? BRCTL_SET_BRIDGE_FORWARD_DELAY:
-							(key == ARG_sethello) ? BRCTL_SET_BRIDGE_HELLO_TIME:
-							(key == ARG_setmaxage) ? BRCTL_SET_BRIDGE_MAX_AGE :
-							-1/* will never be used */;
-			arm_ioctl(args, op, str_to_jiffies (*argv), 0);
+			                   (key == ARG_setfd) ? BRCTL_SET_BRIDGE_FORWARD_DELAY :
+			                   (key == ARG_sethello) ? BRCTL_SET_BRIDGE_HELLO_TIME :
+			                   /*key == ARG_setmaxage*/ BRCTL_SET_BRIDGE_MAX_AGE;
+			arm_ioctl(args, op, str_to_jiffies(*argv), 0);
 			goto fire;
 		}
 		port = -1;
@@ -168,25 +172,28 @@ int brctl_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
 			int ifidx[MAX_PORTS];
 			unsigned i;
 
-			if (!(port = if_nametoindex(*argv)))
+			port = if_nametoindex(*argv);
+			if (!port)
 				bb_error_msg_and_die(bb_msg_invalid_arg, *argv, "port");
 			argv++;
 			memset(ifidx, 0, sizeof ifidx);
 			arm_ioctl(args, BRCTL_GET_PORT_LIST, (unsigned long)ifidx,
 					  MAX_PORTS);
 			xioctl(fd, SIOCDEVPRIVATE, &ifr);
-			for (i = 0; i < MAX_PORTS; i++)
+			for (i = 0; i < MAX_PORTS; i++) {
 				if (ifidx[i] == port) {
 					port = i;
 					break;
 				}
+			}
 		}
 		if (key == ARG_setpathcost
-			|| key == ARG_setportprio || key == ARG_setbridgeprio) {
+		 || key == ARG_setportprio
+		 || key == ARG_setbridgeprio
+		) {
 			unsigned long op = (key == ARG_setpathcost) ? BRCTL_SET_PATH_COST :
-						(key == ARG_setportprio) ? BRCTL_SET_PORT_PRIORITY :
-						(key == ARG_setbridgeprio) ? BRCTL_SET_BRIDGE_PRIORITY :
-						-1/* will never be used */;
+			                   (key == ARG_setportprio) ? BRCTL_SET_PORT_PRIORITY :
+			                   /*key == ARG_setbridgeprio*/ BRCTL_SET_BRIDGE_PRIORITY;
 			unsigned long arg1 = port;
 			unsigned long arg2;
 # if BRCTL_USE_INTERNAL
@@ -194,7 +201,7 @@ int brctl_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
 # else
 			if (sscanf(*argv, "%i", &tmp) != 1)
 				bb_error_msg_and_die(bb_msg_invalid_arg, *argv,
-									 key == ARG_setpathcost ? "cost" : "prio");
+						key == ARG_setpathcost ? "cost" : "prio");
 # endif
 			if (key == ARG_setbridgeprio) {
 				arg1 = tmp;
@@ -212,6 +219,6 @@ int brctl_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
 		if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP)
 			close(fd);
 	}
-USE_FEATURE_BRCTL_SHOW(out:)
+ USE_FEATURE_BRCTL_SHOW(out:)
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/runit/runsvdir.c b/runit/runsvdir.c
index bca5c901c..32e4764d1 100644
--- a/runit/runsvdir.c
+++ b/runit/runsvdir.c
@@ -42,17 +42,34 @@ struct service {
 	smallint isgone;
 };
 
-static struct service *sv;
-static char *svdir;
-static int svnum;
-static char *rplog;
-static int rploglen;
-static struct fd_pair logpipe;
-static struct pollfd pfd[1];
-static unsigned stamplog;
-static smallint check = 1;
-static smallint exitsoon;
-static smallint set_pgrp;
+struct globals {
+	struct service *sv;
+	char *svdir;
+	char *rplog;
+	int svnum;
+	int rploglen;
+	struct fd_pair logpipe;
+	struct pollfd pfd[1];
+	unsigned stamplog;
+	smallint check; /* = 1; */
+	smallint exitsoon;
+	smallint set_pgrp;
+};
+#define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
+#define sv        (G.sv        )
+#define svdir     (G.svdir     )
+#define rplog     (G.rplog     )
+#define svnum     (G.svnum     )
+#define rploglen  (G.rploglen  )
+#define logpipe   (G.logpipe   )
+#define pfd       (G.pfd       )
+#define stamplog  (G.stamplog  )
+#define check     (G.check     )
+#define exitsoon  (G.exitsoon  )
+#define set_pgrp  (G.set_pgrp  )
+#define INIT_G() do { \
+	check = 1; \
+} while (0)
 
 static void fatal2_cannot(const char *m1, const char *m2)
 {
@@ -222,6 +239,8 @@ int runsvdir_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
 	char ch;
 	int i;
 
+	INIT_G();
+
 	argv++;
 	if (!*argv)
 		bb_show_usage();
diff --git a/util-linux/mount.c b/util-linux/mount.c
index a0e6cda73..d4a320756 100644
--- a/util-linux/mount.c
+++ b/util-linux/mount.c
@@ -214,9 +214,10 @@ struct globals {
 	unsigned verbose;
 #endif
 	llist_t *fslist;
-	char getmntent_buf[sizeof(bb_common_bufsiz1) - 8*3];
+	char getmntent_buf[1];
 
 };
+enum { GETMNTENT_BUFSIZE = COMMON_BUFSIZE - offsetof(struct globals, getmntent_buf) };
 #define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
 #define nfs_mount_version (G.nfs_mount_version)
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_MOUNT_VERBOSE
@@ -1775,7 +1776,7 @@ int mount_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			if (!mountTable) bb_error_msg_and_die("no %s", bb_path_mtab_file);
 
 			while (getmntent_r(mountTable, &mtpair[0], getmntent_buf,
-								sizeof(getmntent_buf)))
+								GETMNTENT_BUFSIZE))
 			{
 				// Don't show rootfs. FIXME: why??
 				// util-linux 2.12a happily shows rootfs...
@@ -1842,8 +1843,8 @@ int mount_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		// Get next fstab entry
 
 		if (!getmntent_r(fstab, mtcur, getmntent_buf
-					+ (mtcur==mtpair ? sizeof(getmntent_buf)/2 : 0),
-				sizeof(getmntent_buf)/2))
+					+ (mtcur==mtpair ? GETMNTENT_BUFSIZE/2 : 0),
+				GETMNTENT_BUFSIZE/2))
 		{
 			// Were we looking for something specific?