diff --git a/arch/efi/configs/efi_defconfig b/arch/efi/configs/efi_defconfig
index 456f70d..3c9a9dc 100644
--- a/arch/efi/configs/efi_defconfig
+++ b/arch/efi/configs/efi_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 CONFIG_AUTO_COMPLETE=y
 CONFIG_MENU=y
 # CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is not set
+CONFIG_BLSPEC=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_ACTIVATE_ALL=y
 CONFIG_PARTITION_DISK_EFI=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_GENERIC_NEW=y
diff --git a/arch/efi/efi/efi-block-io.c b/arch/efi/efi/efi-block-io.c
index 85603d9..e02d3b4 100644
--- a/arch/efi/efi/efi-block-io.c
+++ b/arch/efi/efi/efi-block-io.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 	efi_bio_print_info(priv);
 	priv->dev = &efidev->dev;
 
-	priv->blk.cdev.name = asprintf("disk%d", cdev_find_free_index("disk"));
+	priv->blk.cdev.name = xasprintf("disk%d", cdev_find_free_index("disk"));
 	priv->blk.blockbits = ffs(media->block_size) - 1;
 	priv->blk.num_blocks = media->last_block + 1;
 	priv->blk.ops = &efi_bio_ops;
diff --git a/arch/efi/efi/efi-image.c b/arch/efi/efi/efi-image.c
index f7bda8d..b6437f4 100644
--- a/arch/efi/efi/efi-image.c
+++ b/arch/efi/efi/efi-image.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <clock.h>
 #include <common.h>
 #include <linux/sizes.h>
 #include <memory.h>
@@ -37,14 +38,62 @@
 #include <mach/efi.h>
 #include <mach/efi-device.h>
 
-static int efi_execute_image(const char *file)
+struct linux_kernel_header {
+	/* first sector of the image */
+	uint8_t code1[0x0020];
+	uint16_t cl_magic;		/**< Magic number 0xA33F */
+	uint16_t cl_offset;		/**< The offset of command line */
+	uint8_t code2[0x01F1 - 0x0020 - 2 - 2];
+	uint8_t setup_sects;		/**< The size of the setup in sectors */
+	uint16_t root_flags;		/**< If the root is mounted readonly */
+	uint16_t syssize;		/**< obsolete */
+	uint16_t swap_dev;		/**< obsolete */
+	uint16_t ram_size;		/**< obsolete */
+	uint16_t vid_mode;		/**< Video mode control */
+	uint16_t root_dev;		/**< Default root device number */
+	uint16_t boot_flag;		/**< 0xAA55 magic number */
+
+	/* second sector of the image */
+	uint16_t jump;			/**< Jump instruction (this is code!) */
+	uint32_t header;		/**< Magic signature "HdrS" */
+	uint16_t version;		/**< Boot protocol version supported */
+	uint32_t realmode_swtch;	/**< Boot loader hook */
+	uint16_t start_sys;		/**< The load-low segment (obsolete) */
+	uint16_t kernel_version;	/**< Points to kernel version string */
+	uint8_t type_of_loader;		/**< Boot loader identifier */
+	uint8_t loadflags;		/**< Boot protocol option flags */
+	uint16_t setup_move_size;	/**< Move to high memory size */
+	uint32_t code32_start;		/**< Boot loader hook */
+	uint32_t ramdisk_image;		/**< initrd load address */
+	uint32_t ramdisk_size;		/**< initrd size */
+	uint32_t bootsect_kludge;	/**< obsolete */
+	uint16_t heap_end_ptr;		/**< Free memory after setup end */
+	uint8_t ext_loader_ver;		/**< boot loader's extension of the version number */
+	uint8_t ext_loader_type;	/**< boot loader's extension of its type */
+	uint32_t cmd_line_ptr;		/**< Points to the kernel command line */
+	uint32_t initrd_addr_max;	/**< Highest address for initrd */
+	uint32_t kernel_alignment;	/**< Alignment unit required by the kernel */
+	uint8_t relocatable_kernel;	/** */
+	uint8_t min_alignment;		/** */
+	uint16_t xloadflags;		/** */
+	uint32_t cmdline_size;		/** */
+	uint32_t hardware_subarch;	/** */
+	uint64_t hardware_subarch_data;	/** */
+	uint32_t payload_offset;	/** */
+	uint32_t payload_length;	/** */
+	uint64_t setup_data;		/** */
+	uint64_t pref_address;		/** */
+	uint32_t init_size;		/** */
+	uint32_t handover_offset;	/** */
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+int efi_load_image(const char *file, efi_loaded_image_t **loaded_image,
+		efi_handle_t *h)
 {
 	void *exe;
 	size_t size;
 	efi_handle_t handle;
-	efi_status_t efiret;
-	const char *options;
-	efi_loaded_image_t *loaded_image;
+	efi_status_t efiret = EFI_SUCCESS;
 
 	exe = read_file(file, &size);
 	if (!exe)
@@ -54,30 +103,153 @@
 			&handle);
 	if (EFI_ERROR(efiret)) {
 		pr_err("failed to LoadImage: %s\n", efi_strerror(efiret));
-		return -efi_errno(efiret);;
+		goto out;
 	};
 
 	efiret = BS->open_protocol(handle, &efi_loaded_image_protocol_guid,
-			(void **)&loaded_image,
+			(void **)loaded_image,
 			efi_parent_image, NULL, EFI_OPEN_PROTOCOL_GET_PROTOCOL);
-	if (EFI_ERROR(efiret))
-		return -efi_errno(efiret);
+	if (EFI_ERROR(efiret)) {
+		pr_err("failed to OpenProtocol: %s\n", efi_strerror(efiret));
+		BS->unload_image(handle);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
-	options = linux_bootargs_get();
-	loaded_image->load_options = strdup_char_to_wchar(options);
-	loaded_image->load_options_size = (strlen(options) + 1) * sizeof(wchar_t);
+	*h = handle;
+out:
+	memset(exe, 0, size);
+	free(exe);
+	return -efi_errno(efiret);
+}
+
+static int efi_execute_image(const char *file)
+{
+	efi_handle_t handle;
+	efi_loaded_image_t *loaded_image;
+	efi_status_t efiret;
+	struct linux_kernel_header *image_header;
+	const char *options;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = efi_load_image(file, &loaded_image, &handle);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	image_header = (struct linux_kernel_header *)loaded_image->image_base;
+	if (image_header->boot_flag == 0xAA55 &&
+	    image_header->header == 0x53726448) {
+		pr_debug("Linux kernel detected. Adding bootargs.");
+		options = linux_bootargs_get();
+		pr_err("add linux options '%s'\n", options);
+		loaded_image->load_options = xstrdup_char_to_wchar(options);
+		loaded_image->load_options_size =
+			(strlen(options) + 1) * sizeof(wchar_t);
+	}
 
 	efiret = BS->start_image(handle, NULL, NULL);
+	if (EFI_ERROR(efiret))
+		pr_err("failed to StartImage: %s\n", efi_strerror(efiret));
+
+	BS->unload_image(handle);
 
 	efi_connect_all();
 	efi_register_devices();
 
-	return 0;
+	return -efi_errno(efiret);
 }
 
+#ifdef __x86_64__
+typedef void(*handover_fn)(void *image, efi_system_table_t *table,
+		struct linux_kernel_header *header);
+
+static inline void linux_efi_handover(efi_handle_t handle,
+		struct linux_kernel_header *header)
+{
+	handover_fn handover;
+
+	asm volatile ("cli");
+	handover = (handover_fn)((long)header->code32_start + 512 +
+				 header->handover_offset);
+	handover(handle, efi_sys_table, header);
+}
+#else
+typedef void(*handover_fn)(VOID *image, EFI_SYSTEM_TABLE *table,
+		struct SetupHeader *setup) __attribute__((regparm(0)));
+
+static inline void linux_efi_handover(efi_handle_t handle,
+		struct linux_kernel_header *header)
+{
+	handover_fn handover;
+
+	handover = (handover_fn)((long)header->code32_start +
+				 header->handover_offset);
+	handover(handle, efi_sys_table, header);
+}
+#endif
+
 static int do_bootm_efi(struct image_data *data)
 {
-	return efi_execute_image(data->os_file);
+	void *tmp;
+	void *initrd;
+	size_t size;
+	efi_handle_t handle;
+	int ret;
+	const char *options;
+	efi_loaded_image_t *loaded_image;
+	struct linux_kernel_header *image_header, *boot_header;
+
+	ret = efi_load_image(data->os_file, &loaded_image, &handle);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	image_header = (struct linux_kernel_header *)loaded_image->image_base;
+
+	if (image_header->boot_flag != 0xAA55 ||
+	    image_header->header != 0x53726448 ||
+	    image_header->version < 0x20b ||
+	    !image_header->relocatable_kernel) {
+		pr_err("Not a valid kernel image!\n");
+		BS->unload_image(handle);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	boot_header = xmalloc(0x4000);
+	memset(boot_header, 0, 0x4000);
+	memcpy(boot_header, image_header, sizeof(*image_header));
+
+	boot_header->type_of_loader = 0xff;
+
+	if (data->initrd_file) {
+		tmp = read_file(data->initrd_file, &size);
+		initrd = xmemalign(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_ALIGN(size));
+		memcpy(initrd, tmp, size);
+		memset(initrd + size, 0, PAGE_ALIGN(size) - size);
+		free(tmp);
+		boot_header->ramdisk_image = (uint64_t)initrd;
+		boot_header->ramdisk_size = PAGE_ALIGN(size);
+	}
+
+	options = linux_bootargs_get();
+	boot_header->cmd_line_ptr = (uint64_t)options;
+	boot_header->cmdline_size = strlen(options);
+
+	boot_header->code32_start = (uint64_t)loaded_image->image_base +
+			(image_header->setup_sects+1) * 512;
+
+	if (bootm_verbose(data)) {
+		printf("\nStarting kernel at 0x%p", loaded_image->image_base);
+		if (data->initrd_file)
+			printf(", initrd at 0x%08x",
+			       boot_header->ramdisk_image);
+		printf("...\n");
+	}
+
+	efi_set_variable_usec("LoaderTimeExecUSec", &efi_systemd_vendor_guid,
+			      get_time_ns()/1000);
+
+	linux_efi_handover(handle, boot_header);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct image_handler efi_handle_tr = {
diff --git a/arch/efi/efi/efi.c b/arch/efi/efi/efi.c
index d351775..d3f520f 100644
--- a/arch/efi/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/efi/efi/efi.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 	efi_status_t efiret;
 	void *buf;
 	unsigned long size = 0;
-	s16 *name16 = strdup_char_to_wchar(name);
+	s16 *name16 = xstrdup_char_to_wchar(name);
 
 	efiret = RT->get_variable(name16, vendor, NULL, &size, NULL);
 
@@ -83,6 +83,33 @@
 	return buf;
 }
 
+int efi_set_variable(char *name, efi_guid_t *vendor, uint32_t attributes,
+		     void *buf, unsigned long size)
+{
+	efi_status_t efiret = EFI_SUCCESS;
+	s16 *name16 = xstrdup_char_to_wchar(name);
+
+	efiret = RT->set_variable(name16, vendor, attributes, size, buf);
+
+	free(name16);
+
+	return -efi_errno(efiret);
+}
+
+int efi_set_variable_usec(char *name, efi_guid_t *vendor, uint64_t usec)
+{
+	char buf[20];
+	wchar_t buf16[40];
+
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%lld", usec);
+	strcpy_char_to_wchar(buf16, buf);
+
+	return efi_set_variable(name, vendor,
+				EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
+				EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS, buf16,
+				(strlen(buf)+1) * sizeof(wchar_t));
+}
+
 struct efi_boot {
 	u32 attributes;
 	u16 file_path_len;
@@ -98,7 +125,7 @@
 	int size;
 	char *name;
 
-	name = asprintf("Boot%04X", num);
+	name = xasprintf("Boot%04X", num);
 
 	buf = efi_get_global_var(name, &size);
 
@@ -119,7 +146,7 @@
 
 	ptr += sizeof(u16);
 
-	boot->description = strdup_wchar_to_char(ptr);
+	boot->description = xstrdup_wchar_to_char(ptr);
 
 	ptr += (strlen(boot->description) + 1) * 2;
 
@@ -299,8 +326,13 @@
 
 static int efi_init(void)
 {
+	char *env;
+
 	defaultenv_append_directory(env_efi);
 
+	env = xasprintf("/efivars/barebox-env-%pUl", &efi_barebox_vendor_guid);
+	default_environment_path_set(env);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 device_initcall(efi_init);
@@ -310,8 +342,10 @@
  */
 efi_status_t efi_main(efi_handle_t image, efi_system_table_t *sys_table)
 {
-	void *mem;
+	efi_physical_addr_t mem;
+	size_t memsize;
 	efi_status_t efiret;
+	char *uuid;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	sys_table->con_out->output_string(sys_table->con_out, L"barebox\n");
@@ -332,10 +366,38 @@
 
 	fixup_tables();
 
-	BS->allocate_pool(efi_loaded_image->image_data_type, SZ_16M, &mem);
-	mem_malloc_init(mem, mem + SZ_16M);
+	mem = 0x3fffffff;
+	for (memsize = SZ_256M; memsize >= SZ_8M; memsize /= 2) {
+		efiret  = BS->allocate_pages(EFI_ALLOCATE_MAX_ADDRESS,
+					     EFI_LOADER_DATA,
+					     memsize/PAGE_SIZE, &mem);
+		if (!EFI_ERROR(efiret))
+			break;
+		if (efiret != EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES)
+			panic("failed to allocate malloc pool: %s\n",
+			      efi_strerror(efiret));
+	}
+	if (EFI_ERROR(efiret))
+		panic("failed to allocate malloc pool: %s\n",
+		      efi_strerror(efiret));
+	mem_malloc_init((void *)mem, (void *)mem + memsize);
 
 	efi_clocksource_init();
+	efi_set_variable_usec("LoaderTimeInitUSec", &efi_systemd_vendor_guid,
+			      get_time_ns()/1000);
+
+	uuid = device_path_to_partuuid(device_path_from_handle(
+				       efi_loaded_image->device_handle));
+	if (uuid) {
+		wchar_t *uuid16 = xstrdup_char_to_wchar(uuid);
+		efi_set_variable("LoaderDevicePartUUID",
+				 &efi_systemd_vendor_guid,
+				 EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
+				 EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS,
+				 uuid16, (strlen(uuid)+1) * sizeof(wchar_t));
+		free(uuid);
+		free(uuid16);
+	}
 
 	start_barebox();
 
diff --git a/arch/efi/include/mach/efi.h b/arch/efi/include/mach/efi.h
index 1e9782a..2b25cf1 100644
--- a/arch/efi/include/mach/efi.h
+++ b/arch/efi/include/mach/efi.h
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@
 	return efi_get_variable(name, &efi_global_variable_guid, var_size);
 }
 
+int efi_set_variable(char *name, efi_guid_t *vendor, uint32_t attributes,
+		     void *buf, unsigned long size);
+int efi_set_variable_usec(char *name, efi_guid_t *vendor, uint64_t usec);
+
 #endif /* __MACH_EFI_H */
diff --git a/common/efi-devicepath.c b/common/efi-devicepath.c
index a53c6d2..54c2f4e 100644
--- a/common/efi-devicepath.c
+++ b/common/efi-devicepath.c
@@ -1383,3 +1383,33 @@
 
 	return device_path_type(dev_path);
 }
+
+char *device_path_to_partuuid(struct efi_device_path *dev_path)
+{
+	struct efi_device_path *dev_path_node;
+	struct harddrive_device_path *hd;
+	char *str = NULL;;
+
+	dev_path = unpack_device_path(dev_path);
+
+	for (dev_path_node = dev_path; !is_device_path_end(dev_path_node);
+	     dev_path_node = next_device_path_node(dev_path_node)) {
+
+		if (device_path_type(dev_path_node) != MEDIA_DEVICE_PATH)
+			continue;
+
+		if (dev_path_node->sub_type != MEDIA_HARDDRIVE_DP)
+			continue;
+
+		hd = (struct harddrive_device_path *)dev_path_node;
+
+		if (hd->signature_type != SIGNATURE_TYPE_GUID)
+			continue;
+
+		str = xasprintf("%pUl", (efi_guid_t *)&(hd->signature[0]));
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return str;
+}
+
diff --git a/common/efi-guid.c b/common/efi-guid.c
index f6b0404..64f3b1f 100644
--- a/common/efi-guid.c
+++ b/common/efi-guid.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 efi_guid_t efi_null_guid = EFI_NULL_GUID;
 efi_guid_t efi_global_variable_guid = EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID;
 efi_guid_t efi_block_io_protocol_guid = EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL_GUID;
+efi_guid_t efi_barebox_vendor_guid = EFI_BAREBOX_VENDOR_GUID;
+efi_guid_t efi_systemd_vendor_guid = EFI_SYSTEMD_VENDOR_GUID;
 
 #define EFI_GUID_STRING(guid, short, long) do {	\
 	if (!efi_guidcmp(guid, *g))		\
diff --git a/fs/efi.c b/fs/efi.c
index 8f4739a..a7adcb9 100644
--- a/fs/efi.c
+++ b/fs/efi.c
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@
 	wchar_t *ret;
 
 	if (!*path)
-		return strdup_char_to_wchar("\\");
+		return xstrdup_char_to_wchar("\\");
 
-	dst = strdup_char_to_wchar(path);
+	dst = xstrdup_char_to_wchar(path);
 	if (!dst)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/fs/efivarfs.c b/fs/efivarfs.c
index ebace8b..c7a282b 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs.c
+++ b/fs/efivarfs.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 	inode->vendor = vendor;
 
 
-	name8 = strdup_wchar_to_char(inode->name);
+	name8 = xstrdup_wchar_to_char(inode->name);
 	inode->full_name = asprintf("%s-%pUl", name8, &inode->vendor);
 	free(name8);
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	efiret = RT->get_variable(efile->name, &efile->vendor,
-				  &efile->attributes, &efile->size, NULL);
+				  NULL, &efile->size, NULL);
 	if (EFI_ERROR(efiret) && efiret != EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
 		ret = -efi_errno(efiret);
 		goto out;
@@ -228,8 +228,9 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	efiret = RT->get_variable(efile->name, &efile->vendor, NULL, &efile->size,
-			efile->buf);
+	efiret = RT->get_variable(efile->name, &efile->vendor,
+				  &efile->attributes, &efile->size,
+				  efile->buf);
 	if (EFI_ERROR(efiret)) {
 		ret = -efi_errno(efiret);
 		goto out;
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@
 static int efivarfs_write(struct device_d *_dev, FILE *f, const void *buf, size_t insize)
 {
 	struct efivars_file *efile = f->priv;
+	efi_status_t efiret;
 
 	if (efile->size < f->pos + insize) {
 		efile->buf = realloc(efile->buf, f->pos + insize);
@@ -277,8 +279,11 @@
 
 	memcpy(efile->buf + f->pos, buf, insize);
 
-	RT->set_variable(efile->name, &efile->vendor, efile->attributes,
-			 efile->size ? efile->size : 1, efile->buf);
+	efiret = RT->set_variable(efile->name, &efile->vendor,
+				  efile->attributes,
+				  efile->size ? efile->size : 1, efile->buf);
+	if (EFI_ERROR(efiret))
+		return -efi_errno(efiret);
 
 	return insize;
 }
@@ -286,12 +291,16 @@
 static int efivarfs_truncate(struct device_d *dev, FILE *f, ulong size)
 {
 	struct efivars_file *efile = f->priv;
+	efi_status_t efiret;
 
 	efile->size = size;
 	efile->buf = realloc(efile->buf, efile->size + sizeof(uint32_t));
 
-	RT->set_variable(efile->name, &efile->vendor, efile->attributes,
-			 efile->size ? efile->size : 1, efile->buf);
+	efiret = RT->set_variable(efile->name, &efile->vendor,
+				  efile->attributes,
+				  efile->size ? efile->size : 1, efile->buf);
+	if (EFI_ERROR(efiret))
+		return -efi_errno(efiret);
 
 	f->size = efile->size;
 
@@ -391,11 +400,11 @@
 			break;
 
 		inode = xzalloc(sizeof(*inode));
-		inode->name = strdup_wchar(name);
+		inode->name = xstrdup_wchar(name);
 
 		inode->vendor = vendor;
 
-		name8 = strdup_wchar_to_char(inode->name);
+		name8 = xstrdup_wchar_to_char(inode->name);
 		inode->full_name = asprintf("%s-%pUl", name8, &vendor);
 		free(name8);
 
diff --git a/include/efi.h b/include/efi.h
index 9b4f16b..b2e965b 100644
--- a/include/efi.h
+++ b/include/efi.h
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 			unsigned long *exitdata_size, s16 **exitdata);
 	efi_status_t(EFIAPI *exit)(efi_handle_t handle,  efi_status_t exit_status,
 			unsigned long exitdata_size, s16 *exitdata);
-	void *unload_image;
+	efi_status_t (EFIAPI *unload_image)(efi_handle_t handle);
 	efi_status_t (EFIAPI *exit_boot_services)(efi_handle_t, unsigned long);
 	void *get_next_monotonic_count;
 	efi_status_t (EFIAPI *stall)(unsigned long usecs);
@@ -473,6 +473,10 @@
 #define EFI_BAREBOX_VENDOR_GUID \
 	EFI_GUID(0x5b91f69c, 0x8b88, 0x4a2b, 0x92, 0x69, 0x5f, 0x1d, 0x80, 0x2b, 0x51, 0x75)
 
+/* for systemd */
+#define EFI_SYSTEMD_VENDOR_GUID \
+	EFI_GUID(0x4a67b082, 0x0a4c, 0x41cf, 0xb6, 0xc7, 0x44, 0x0b, 0x29, 0xbb, 0x8c, 0x4f)
+
 extern efi_guid_t efi_file_info_id;
 extern efi_guid_t efi_simple_file_system_protocol_guid;
 extern efi_guid_t efi_device_path_protocol_guid;
@@ -481,6 +485,8 @@
 extern efi_guid_t efi_null_guid;
 extern efi_guid_t efi_global_variable_guid;
 extern efi_guid_t efi_block_io_protocol_guid;
+extern efi_guid_t efi_barebox_vendor_guid;
+extern efi_guid_t efi_systemd_vendor_guid;
 
 #define EFI_SYSTEM_TABLE_SIGNATURE ((u64)0x5453595320494249ULL)
 
@@ -622,8 +628,10 @@
 	return memcmp(a, b, sizeof(efi_guid_t));
 }
 
+struct efi_device_path *device_path_from_handle(efi_handle_t Handle);
 char *device_path_to_str(struct efi_device_path *dev_path);
 u8 device_path_to_type(struct efi_device_path *dev_path);
+char *device_path_to_partuuid(struct efi_device_path *dev_path);
 
 const char *efi_guid_string(efi_guid_t *g);
 
diff --git a/include/xfuncs.h b/include/xfuncs.h
index 940a1d6..e3f120a 100644
--- a/include/xfuncs.h
+++ b/include/xfuncs.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define __XFUNCS_H
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <wchar.h>
 
 void *xmalloc(size_t size);
 void *xrealloc(void *ptr, size_t size);
@@ -10,5 +12,11 @@
 char *xstrndup(const char *s, size_t size);
 void* xmemalign(size_t alignment, size_t bytes);
 void* xmemdup(const void *orig, size_t size);
+char *xasprintf(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((format(__printf__, 1, 2)));
+char *xvasprintf(const char *fmt, va_list ap);
+
+wchar_t *xstrdup_wchar(const wchar_t *src);
+wchar_t *xstrdup_char_to_wchar(const char *src);
+char *xstrdup_wchar_to_char(const wchar_t *src);
 
 #endif /* __XFUNCS_H */
diff --git a/lib/xfuncs.c b/lib/xfuncs.c
index f0219c4..152081c 100644
--- a/lib/xfuncs.c
+++ b/lib/xfuncs.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <module.h>
+#include <wchar.h>
 
 void *xmalloc(size_t size)
 {
@@ -103,3 +104,57 @@
 	return buf;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xmemdup);
+
+char *xvasprintf(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+	char *p;
+
+	p = vasprintf(fmt, ap);
+	if (!p)
+		panic("ERROR: out of memory\n");
+	return p;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xvasprintf);
+
+char *xasprintf(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	char *p;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	p = xvasprintf(fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	return p;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xasprintf);
+
+wchar_t *xstrdup_wchar(const wchar_t *s)
+{
+	wchar_t *p = strdup_wchar(s);
+
+	if (!p)
+		panic("ERROR: out of memory\n");
+	return p;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xstrdup_wchar);
+
+wchar_t *xstrdup_char_to_wchar(const char *s)
+{
+	wchar_t *p = strdup_char_to_wchar(s);
+
+	if (!p)
+		panic("ERROR: out of memory\n");
+	return p;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xstrdup_char_to_wchar);
+
+char *xstrdup_wchar_to_char(const wchar_t *s)
+{
+	char *p = strdup_wchar_to_char(s);
+
+	if (!p)
+		panic("ERROR: out of memory\n");
+	return p;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xstrdup_wchar_to_char);