diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9f5ff8874d..3258c3247c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-04-15  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
+
+	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c (_nss_nisplus_parse_hostent):
+	Significant cleanups.  Correct adjustment for pointer array.
+
 2006-04-14  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/syscalls.list: Add tee syscall.
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c
index bf002d6dd7..023e18f93d 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c
@@ -36,15 +36,16 @@ static nis_result *result;
 static nis_name tablename_val;
 static u_long tablename_len;
 
-#define NISENTRYVAL(idx,col,res) \
-        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_val)
+#define NISENTRYVAL(idx, col, res) \
+        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_val)
 
-#define NISENTRYLEN(idx,col,res) \
-        ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_len)
+#define NISENTRYLEN(idx, col, res) \
+        (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)[idx].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[col].ec_value.ec_value_len)
 
 /* Get implementation for some internal functions. */
 #include <resolv/mapv4v6addr.h>
 
+
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (nis_result *result, int af, struct hostent *host,
 			    char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop,
@@ -53,27 +54,26 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (nis_result *result, int af, struct hostent *host,
   unsigned int i;
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
-  char *data, *p, *line;
 
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
   if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-      __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-      strcmp(result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
-	     "hosts_tbl") != 0 ||
-      result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
+      __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
+      strcmp(NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[0].EN_data.en_type, "hosts_tbl") != 0 ||
+      NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
     return 0;
 
-  if (room_left < NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result) + 1)
+  char *data = first_unused;
+
+  if (room_left < (af == AF_INET6 || (flags & AI_V4MAPPED) != 0
+		   ? IN6ADDRSZ : INADDRSZ))
     {
     no_more_room:
       *errnop = ERANGE;
       return -1;
     }
 
-  data = first_unused;
-
   /* Parse address.  */
   if (af == AF_INET && inet_pton (af, NISENTRYVAL (0, 2, result), data) > 0)
     {
@@ -99,51 +99,53 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (nis_result *result, int af, struct hostent *host,
     /* Illegal address: ignore line.  */
     return 0;
 
-  first_unused+=host->h_length;
-  room_left-=host->h_length;
+  first_unused += host->h_length;
+  room_left -= host->h_length;
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) + 1 > room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
-  p = __stpncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
-		 NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
-  *p = '\0';
-  room_left -= (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) + 1);
   host->h_name = first_unused;
-  first_unused += NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) +1;
-  p = first_unused;
+  first_unused = __stpncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
+			    NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
+  *first_unused++ = '\0';
+  room_left -= NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) + 1;
 
-  line = p;
-  for (i = 0; i < result->objects.objects_len; ++i)
+  /* XXX Rewrite at some point to allocate the array first and then
+     copy the strings.  It wasteful to first concatenate the strings
+     to just split them again later.  */
+  char *line = first_unused;
+  for (i = 0; i < NIS_RES_NUMOBJ (result); ++i)
     {
       if (strcmp (NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result), host->h_name) != 0)
 	{
 	  if (NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 2 > room_left)
 	    goto no_more_room;
 
-	  *p++ = ' ';
-	  p = __stpncpy (p, NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result),
-			 NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result));
-	  *p = '\0';
-	  room_left -= (NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 1);
+	  *first_unused++ = ' ';
+	  first_unused = __stpncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (i, 1, result),
+				    NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result));
+	  *first_unused = '\0';
+	  room_left -= NISENTRYLEN (i, 1, result) + 1;
 	}
     }
-  *p++ = '\0';
-  first_unused = p;
+  *first_unused++ = '\0';
 
   /* Adjust the pointer so it is aligned for
      storing pointers.  */
-  first_unused += __alignof__ (char *) - 1;
-  first_unused -= ((first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *));
-  host->h_addr_list = (char **) first_unused;
-  if (room_left < 2 * sizeof (char *))
+  size_t adjust = ((__alignof__ (char *)
+		    - (first_unused - (char *) 0) % __alignof__ (char *))
+		   % __alignof__ (char *));
+  if (room_left < adjust + 3 * sizeof (char *))
     goto no_more_room;
+  first_unused += adjust;
+  room_left -= adjust;
+  host->h_addr_list = (char **) first_unused;
 
-  room_left -= (2 * sizeof (char *));
+  room_left -= 3 * sizeof (char *);
   host->h_addr_list[0] = data;
   host->h_addr_list[1] = NULL;
   host->h_aliases = &host->h_addr_list[2];
-  host->h_aliases[0] = NULL;
 
   i = 0;
   while (*line != '\0')
@@ -159,23 +161,21 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (nis_result *result, int af, struct hostent *host,
 	goto no_more_room;
 
       room_left -= sizeof (char *);
-      host->h_aliases[i] = line;
+      host->h_aliases[i++] = line;
 
       while (*line != '\0' && *line != ' ')
 	++line;
 
       if (*line == ' ')
-	{
-	  *line = '\0';
-	  ++line;
-	  ++i;
-	}
-      else
-	host->h_aliases[i+1] = NULL;
+	*line++ = '\0';
     }
+
+  host->h_aliases[i] = NULL;
+
   return 1;
 }
 
+
 static enum nss_status
 _nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {