switch (type) {
        case EVENT_NEWLINE:
        case EVENT_DELIM:
-               *tok = malloc_or_die(2);
-               (*tok)[0] = ch;
-               (*tok)[1] = 0;
+               if (asprintf(tok, "%c", ch) < 0)
+                       return EVENT_ERROR;
+
                return type;
 
        case EVENT_OP:
        if (type == EVENT_DQUOTE) {
                char *cat;
 
-               cat = malloc_or_die(strlen(event->print_fmt.format) +
-                                   strlen(token) + 1);
-               strcpy(cat, event->print_fmt.format);
-               strcat(cat, token);
+               if (asprintf(&cat, "%s%s", event->print_fmt.format, token) < 0)
+                       goto fail;
                free_token(token);
                free_token(event->print_fmt.format);
                event->print_fmt.format = NULL;
        return ret;
 }
 
+static void free_args(struct print_arg *args)
+{
+       struct print_arg *next;
+
+       while (args) {
+               next = args->next;
+
+               free_arg(args);
+               args = next;
+       }
+}
+
 static struct print_arg *make_bprint_args(char *fmt, void *data, int size, struct event_format *event)
 {
        struct pevent *pevent = event->pevent;
        next = &arg->next;
 
        arg->type = PRINT_ATOM;
-       arg->atom.atom = malloc_or_die(32);
-       sprintf(arg->atom.atom, "%lld", ip);
+               
+       if (asprintf(&arg->atom.atom, "%lld", ip) < 0)
+               goto out_free;
 
        /* skip the first "%pf : " */
        for (ptr = fmt + 6, bptr = data + field->offset;
                                arg = alloc_arg();
                                arg->next = NULL;
                                arg->type = PRINT_ATOM;
-                               arg->atom.atom = malloc_or_die(32);
-                               sprintf(arg->atom.atom, "%lld", val);
+                               if (asprintf(&arg->atom.atom, "%lld", val) < 0) {
+                                       free(arg);
+                                       goto out_free;
+                               }
                                *next = arg;
                                next = &arg->next;
                                /*
        }
 
        return args;
-}
-
-static void free_args(struct print_arg *args)
-{
-       struct print_arg *next;
-
-       while (args) {
-               next = args->next;
 
-               free_arg(args);
-               args = next;
-       }
+out_free:
+       free_args(args);
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 static char *
 
        printk = find_printk(pevent, addr);
        if (!printk) {
-               format = malloc_or_die(45);
-               sprintf(format, "%%pf : (NO FORMAT FOUND at %llx)\n",
-                       addr);
+               if (asprintf(&format, "%%pf : (NO FORMAT FOUND at %llx)\n", addr) < 0)
+                       return NULL;
                return format;
        }
 
        /* Remove any quotes. */
        if (*p == '"')
                p++;
-       format = malloc_or_die(strlen(p) + 10);
-       sprintf(format, "%s : %s", "%pf", p);
+       if (asprintf(&format, "%s : %s", "%pf", p) < 0)
+               return NULL;
        /* remove ending quotes and new line since we will add one too */
        p = format + strlen(format) - 1;
        if (*p == '"')