if (invalid_attr_name(name, len))
                return NULL;
 
-       a = xmalloc(sizeof(*a) + len + 1);
-       memcpy(a->name, name, len);
-       a->name[len] = 0;
+       FLEX_ALLOC_MEM(a, name, name, len);
        a->h = hval;
        a->next = git_attr_hash[pos];
        a->attr_nr = attr_nr++;
        const char *pattern;
        int patternlen;
        int nowildcardlen;
-       int flags;              /* EXC_FLAG_* */
+       unsigned flags;         /* EXC_FLAG_* */
 };
 
 /*
        return !git_env_bool("GIT_ATTR_NOSYSTEM", 0);
 }
 
+static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_info_attributes, INFOATTRIBUTES_FILE)
+
 static void bootstrap_attr_stack(void)
 {
        struct attr_stack *elem;
                debug_push(elem);
        }
 
-       elem = read_attr_from_file(git_path(INFOATTRIBUTES_FILE), 1);
+       elem = read_attr_from_file(git_path_info_attributes(), 1);
        if (!elem)
                elem = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*elem));
        elem->origin = NULL;
                        ++count;
        }
        *num = count;
-       *check = xmalloc(sizeof(**check) * count);
+       ALLOC_ARRAY(*check, count);
        j = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < attr_nr; i++) {
                const char *value = check_all_attr[i].value;