diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 6500bf54..637f7de9 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -348,12 +348,7 @@ SR_API int sr_init(struct sr_context **ctx)
 	}
 
 	/* + 1 to handle when struct sr_context has no members. */
-	context = g_try_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_context) + 1);
-
-	if (!context) {
-		ret = SR_ERR_MALLOC;
-		goto done;
-	}
+	context = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_context) + 1);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBUSB_1_0
 	ret = libusb_init(&context->libusb_ctx);
diff --git a/src/device.c b/src/device.c
index 1945f01a..9dd2201e 100644
--- a/src/device.c
+++ b/src/device.c
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ SR_PRIV void sr_dev_inst_free(struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
  *  @param[in]  address @copydoc sr_usb_dev_inst::address
  *  @param[in]  hdl @copydoc sr_usb_dev_inst::devhdl
  *
- *  @retval NULL Error
  *  @retval other struct sr_usb_dev_inst * for USB device instance.
  */
 SR_PRIV struct sr_usb_dev_inst *sr_usb_dev_inst_new(uint8_t bus,
@@ -289,11 +288,7 @@ SR_PRIV struct sr_usb_dev_inst *sr_usb_dev_inst_new(uint8_t bus,
 {
 	struct sr_usb_dev_inst *udi;
 
-	if (!(udi = g_try_malloc(sizeof(struct sr_usb_dev_inst)))) {
-		sr_err("USB device instance malloc failed.");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
+	udi = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_usb_dev_inst));
 	udi->bus = bus;
 	udi->address = address;
 	udi->devhdl = hdl;
@@ -322,10 +317,11 @@ SR_PRIV void sr_usb_dev_inst_free(struct sr_usb_dev_inst *usb)
  *
  * @param[in] port OS-specific serial port specification. Examples:
  *                 "/dev/ttyUSB0", "/dev/ttyACM1", "/dev/tty.Modem-0", "COM1".
+ *                 Must not be NULL.
  * @param[in] serialcomm A serial communication parameters string, in the form
  *              of \<speed\>/\<data bits\>\<parity\>\<stopbits\>, for example
  *              "9600/8n1" or "600/7o2". This is an optional parameter;
- *              it may be filled in later.
+ *              it may be filled in later. Can be NULL.
  *
  * @return A pointer to a newly initialized struct sr_serial_dev_inst,
  *         or NULL on error.
@@ -335,16 +331,7 @@ SR_PRIV struct sr_serial_dev_inst *sr_serial_dev_inst_new(const char *port,
 {
 	struct sr_serial_dev_inst *serial;
 
-	if (!port) {
-		sr_err("Serial port required.");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (!(serial = g_try_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_serial_dev_inst)))) {
-		sr_err("Serial device instance malloc failed.");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
+	serial = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_serial_dev_inst));
 	serial->port = g_strdup(port);
 	if (serialcomm)
 		serial->serialcomm = g_strdup(serialcomm);
@@ -369,16 +356,7 @@ SR_PRIV struct sr_usbtmc_dev_inst *sr_usbtmc_dev_inst_new(const char *device)
 {
 	struct sr_usbtmc_dev_inst *usbtmc;
 
-	if (!device) {
-		sr_err("Device name required.");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (!(usbtmc = g_try_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_usbtmc_dev_inst)))) {
-		sr_err("USBTMC device instance malloc failed.");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
+	usbtmc = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_usbtmc_dev_inst));
 	usbtmc->device = g_strdup(device);
 	usbtmc->fd = -1;
 
diff --git a/src/hardware/agilent-dmm/api.c b/src/hardware/agilent-dmm/api.c
index eb723bfa..374c206a 100644
--- a/src/hardware/agilent-dmm/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/agilent-dmm/api.c
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options)
 	if (!serialcomm)
 		serialcomm = SERIALCOMM;
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/hardware/appa-55ii/api.c b/src/hardware/appa-55ii/api.c
index c36e72c8..771a686c 100644
--- a/src/hardware/appa-55ii/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/appa-55ii/api.c
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options)
 	if (!serialcomm)
 		serialcomm = "9600/8n1";
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
+
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDONLY) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/hardware/atten-pps3xxx/api.c b/src/hardware/atten-pps3xxx/api.c
index 580bc51d..b72eeb4a 100644
--- a/src/hardware/atten-pps3xxx/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/atten-pps3xxx/api.c
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options, int modelid)
 	if (!serialcomm)
 		serialcomm = SERIALCOMM;
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
+
 	serial_flush(serial);
 
 	/* This is how the vendor software scans for hardware. */
diff --git a/src/hardware/brymen-dmm/api.c b/src/hardware/brymen-dmm/api.c
index 797d05a9..aef784e8 100644
--- a/src/hardware/brymen-dmm/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/brymen-dmm/api.c
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ static GSList *brymen_scan(const char *conn, const char *serialcomm)
 	uint8_t buf[128];
 	size_t len;
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/hardware/cem-dt-885x/api.c b/src/hardware/cem-dt-885x/api.c
index 29db2451..d91c5509 100644
--- a/src/hardware/cem-dt-885x/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/cem-dt-885x/api.c
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options)
 	if (!conn)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, SERIALCOMM)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, SERIALCOMM);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDONLY) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
@@ -119,10 +118,7 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options)
 			devc->cur_meas_range = 0;
 			devc->cur_data_source = DATA_SOURCE_LIVE;
 			devc->enable_data_source_memory = FALSE;
-
-			if (!(sdi->conn = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, SERIALCOMM)))
-				return NULL;
-
+			sdi->conn = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, SERIALCOMM);
 			sdi->inst_type = SR_INST_SERIAL;
 			sdi->priv = devc;
 			sdi->driver = di;
diff --git a/src/hardware/center-3xx/api.c b/src/hardware/center-3xx/api.c
index 25df2eb0..c4008d48 100644
--- a/src/hardware/center-3xx/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/center-3xx/api.c
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ static GSList *center_scan(const char *conn, const char *serialcomm, int idx)
 	struct sr_serial_dev_inst *serial;
 	GSList *devices;
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/hardware/colead-slm/api.c b/src/hardware/colead-slm/api.c
index 4c35f0fb..34bebd8e 100644
--- a/src/hardware/colead-slm/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/colead-slm/api.c
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options)
 	sdi->vendor = g_strdup("Colead");
 	sdi->model = g_strdup("SL-5868P");
 	devc = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct dev_context));
-	if (!(sdi->conn = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	sdi->conn = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 	sdi->inst_type = SR_INST_SERIAL;
 	sdi->priv = devc;
 	sdi->driver = di;
diff --git a/src/hardware/conrad-digi-35-cpu/api.c b/src/hardware/conrad-digi-35-cpu/api.c
index 7f061fbb..ed7378ee 100644
--- a/src/hardware/conrad-digi-35-cpu/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/conrad-digi-35-cpu/api.c
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options)
 	 * the device is there.
 	 */
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/hardware/fluke-dmm/api.c b/src/hardware/fluke-dmm/api.c
index fc3355c2..e590a4cc 100644
--- a/src/hardware/fluke-dmm/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/fluke-dmm/api.c
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ static GSList *fluke_scan(const char *conn, const char *serialcomm)
 	int retry, len, i, s;
 	char buf[128], *b, **tokens;
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/hardware/gmc-mh-1x-2x/api.c b/src/hardware/gmc-mh-1x-2x/api.c
index 8e7d2c1b..91267d98 100644
--- a/src/hardware/gmc-mh-1x-2x/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/gmc-mh-1x-2x/api.c
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ static GSList *scan_1x_2x_rs232(GSList *options)
 	if (!serialcomm)
 		serialcomm = SERIALCOMM_2X_RS232;
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK) {
 		sr_serial_dev_inst_free(serial);
@@ -288,8 +287,7 @@ static GSList *scan_2x_bd232(GSList *options)
 	if (!serialcomm)
 		serialcomm = SERIALCOMM_2X;
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		goto exit_err;
diff --git a/src/hardware/link-mso19/api.c b/src/hardware/link-mso19/api.c
index 46270ffe..451cc934 100644
--- a/src/hardware/link-mso19/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/link-mso19/api.c
@@ -195,10 +195,7 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options)
 			devc->protocol_trigger.mask[i] = 0xff;
 		}
 
-		if (!(devc->serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm))) {
-			g_free(devc);
-			return devices;
-		}
+		devc->serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 		struct sr_dev_inst *sdi = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_dev_inst));
 		sdi->status = SR_ST_INACTIVE;
diff --git a/src/hardware/manson-hcs-3xxx/api.c b/src/hardware/manson-hcs-3xxx/api.c
index 6355d004..5f51b82c 100644
--- a/src/hardware/manson-hcs-3xxx/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/manson-hcs-3xxx/api.c
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options)
 	if (!serialcomm)
 		serialcomm = "9600/8n1";
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/hardware/mic-985xx/api.c b/src/hardware/mic-985xx/api.c
index 6e834bd4..3bc65faa 100644
--- a/src/hardware/mic-985xx/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/mic-985xx/api.c
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ static GSList *mic_scan(const char *conn, const char *serialcomm, int idx)
 	struct sr_serial_dev_inst *serial;
 	GSList *devices;
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/hardware/motech-lps-30x/api.c b/src/hardware/motech-lps-30x/api.c
index 9c01ea45..f118ebe3 100644
--- a/src/hardware/motech-lps-30x/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/motech-lps-30x/api.c
@@ -402,8 +402,7 @@ static GSList *do_scan(lps_modelid modelid, struct sr_dev_driver *drv, GSList *o
 		serialcomm = SERIALCOMM;
 
 	/* Init serial port. */
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		goto exit_err;
diff --git a/src/hardware/norma-dmm/api.c b/src/hardware/norma-dmm/api.c
index 34d7de14..83e11351 100644
--- a/src/hardware/norma-dmm/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/norma-dmm/api.c
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ static GSList *do_scan(struct sr_dev_driver* drv, GSList *options)
 	if (!serialcomm)
 		serialcomm = SERIALCOMM;
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/hardware/openbench-logic-sniffer/api.c b/src/hardware/openbench-logic-sniffer/api.c
index cb55bf19..acbb9718 100644
--- a/src/hardware/openbench-logic-sniffer/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/openbench-logic-sniffer/api.c
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options)
 	if (serialcomm == NULL)
 		serialcomm = SERIALCOMM;
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	/* The discovery procedure is like this: first send the Reset
 	 * command (0x00) 5 times, since the device could be anywhere
diff --git a/src/hardware/serial-dmm/api.c b/src/hardware/serial-dmm/api.c
index f240266f..8a0d12ce 100644
--- a/src/hardware/serial-dmm/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/serial-dmm/api.c
@@ -409,8 +409,7 @@ static GSList *sdmm_scan(const char *conn, const char *serialcomm, int dmm)
 	size_t len;
 	uint8_t buf[128];
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/hardware/teleinfo/api.c b/src/hardware/teleinfo/api.c
index 6089f3a5..5e1dfba1 100644
--- a/src/hardware/teleinfo/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/teleinfo/api.c
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options)
 	if (!serialcomm)
 		serialcomm = "1200/7e1";
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
+
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDONLY) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/hardware/tondaj-sl-814/api.c b/src/hardware/tondaj-sl-814/api.c
index 1b40b9f6..2ea66ebf 100644
--- a/src/hardware/tondaj-sl-814/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/tondaj-sl-814/api.c
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options)
 	sdi->model = g_strdup("SL-814");
 	devc = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct dev_context));
 
-	if (!(serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm)))
-		return NULL;
+	serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(conn, serialcomm);
 
 	if (serial_open(serial, SERIAL_RDWR) != SR_OK)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/hardware/victor-dmm/api.c b/src/hardware/victor-dmm/api.c
index de7e94b2..f2e3d783 100644
--- a/src/hardware/victor-dmm/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/victor-dmm/api.c
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ static GSList *scan(GSList *options)
 		ch = sr_channel_new(0, SR_CHANNEL_ANALOG, TRUE, "P1");
 		sdi->channels = g_slist_append(NULL, ch);
 
-		if (!(sdi->conn = sr_usb_dev_inst_new(libusb_get_bus_number(devlist[i]),
-				libusb_get_device_address(devlist[i]), NULL)))
-			return NULL;
+		sdi->conn = sr_usb_dev_inst_new(libusb_get_bus_number(devlist[i]),
+				libusb_get_device_address(devlist[i]), NULL);
 		sdi->inst_type = SR_INST_USB;
 
 		drvc->instances = g_slist_append(drvc->instances, sdi);
diff --git a/src/hwdriver.c b/src/hwdriver.c
index 13be087a..ca579f67 100644
--- a/src/hwdriver.c
+++ b/src/hwdriver.c
@@ -395,8 +395,7 @@ SR_PRIV struct sr_config *sr_config_new(uint32_t key, GVariant *data)
 {
 	struct sr_config *src;
 
-	if (!(src = g_try_malloc(sizeof(struct sr_config))))
-		return NULL;
+	src = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_config));
 	src->key = key;
 	src->data = g_variant_ref_sink(data);
 
diff --git a/src/lcr/es51919.c b/src/lcr/es51919.c
index 0c9054a8..55ea6627 100644
--- a/src/lcr/es51919.c
+++ b/src/lcr/es51919.c
@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@ static struct dev_buffer *dev_buffer_new(size_t size)
 {
 	struct dev_buffer *dbuf;
 
-	if (!(dbuf = g_try_malloc(sizeof(struct dev_buffer) + size))) {
-		sr_err("Dev buffer malloc failed (size=%zu).", size);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
+	dbuf = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct dev_buffer) + size);
 	dbuf->size = size;
 	dbuf->len = 0;
 	dbuf->offset = 0;
@@ -846,13 +842,9 @@ SR_PRIV struct sr_dev_inst *es51919_serial_scan(GSList *options,
 	sdi->vendor = g_strdup(vendor);
 	sdi->model = g_strdup(model);
 	devc = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct dev_context));
-
-	if (!(devc->buf = dev_buffer_new(PACKET_SIZE * 8)))
-		goto scan_cleanup;
-
+	devc->buf = dev_buffer_new(PACKET_SIZE * 8);
 	sdi->inst_type = SR_INST_SERIAL;
 	sdi->conn = serial;
-
 	sdi->priv = devc;
 
 	if (setup_channels(sdi) != SR_OK)
diff --git a/src/output/analog.c b/src/output/analog.c
index 77cf8b10..e99c3c00 100644
--- a/src/output/analog.c
+++ b/src/output/analog.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static int init(struct sr_output *o, GHashTable *options)
 	if (!o || !o->sdi)
 		return SR_ERR_ARG;
 
-	o->priv = ctx = g_try_malloc0(sizeof(struct context));
+	o->priv = ctx = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct context));
 	s = g_variant_get_string(g_hash_table_lookup(options, "digits"), NULL);
 	if (!strcmp(s, "all"))
 		ctx->digits = DIGITS_ALL;
diff --git a/src/output/ols.c b/src/output/ols.c
index 8d68bdaf..7feb4db9 100644
--- a/src/output/ols.c
+++ b/src/output/ols.c
@@ -44,12 +44,8 @@ static int init(struct sr_output *o, GHashTable *options)
 
 	(void)options;
 
-	if (!(ctx = g_try_malloc(sizeof(struct context)))) {
-		sr_err("%s: ctx malloc failed", __func__);
-		return SR_ERR_MALLOC;
-	}
+	ctx = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct context));
 	o->priv = ctx;
-
 	ctx->samplerate = 0;
 	ctx->num_samples = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/scpi/scpi.c b/src/scpi/scpi.c
index bb709978..76044113 100644
--- a/src/scpi/scpi.c
+++ b/src/scpi/scpi.c
@@ -742,12 +742,7 @@ SR_PRIV int sr_scpi_get_hw_id(struct sr_scpi_dev_inst *scpi,
 	}
 	g_free(response);
 
-	hw_info = g_try_malloc(sizeof(struct sr_scpi_hw_info));
-	if (!hw_info) {
-		g_strfreev(tokens);
-		return SR_ERR_MALLOC;
-	}
-
+	hw_info = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_scpi_hw_info));
 	hw_info->manufacturer = g_strdup(tokens[0]);
 	hw_info->model = g_strdup(tokens[1]);
 	hw_info->serial_number = g_strdup(tokens[2]);
diff --git a/src/scpi/scpi_serial.c b/src/scpi/scpi_serial.c
index 4f6e0678..650f9711 100644
--- a/src/scpi/scpi_serial.c
+++ b/src/scpi/scpi_serial.c
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ static int scpi_serial_dev_inst_new(void *priv, struct drv_context *drvc,
 	(void)drvc;
 	(void)params;
 
-	if (!(sscpi->serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(resource, serialcomm)))
-		return SR_ERR;
+	sscpi->serial = sr_serial_dev_inst_new(resource, serialcomm);
 
 	return SR_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index 16bd2ab3..f325e78b 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -306,9 +306,7 @@ SR_API int sr_session_datafeed_callback_add(struct sr_session *session,
 		return SR_ERR_ARG;
 	}
 
-	if (!(cb_struct = g_try_malloc0(sizeof(struct datafeed_callback))))
-		return SR_ERR_MALLOC;
-
+	cb_struct = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct datafeed_callback));
 	cb_struct->cb = cb;
 	cb_struct->cb_data = cb_data;
 
@@ -712,7 +710,6 @@ SR_PRIV int sr_session_send(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi,
  *
  * @retval SR_OK Success.
  * @retval SR_ERR_ARG Invalid argument.
- * @retval SR_ERR_MALLOC Memory allocation error.
  */
 static int _sr_session_source_add(struct sr_session *session, GPollFD *pollfd,
 		int timeout, sr_receive_data_callback cb, void *cb_data, gintptr poll_object)
@@ -727,19 +724,10 @@ static int _sr_session_source_add(struct sr_session *session, GPollFD *pollfd,
 
 	/* Note: cb_data can be NULL, that's not a bug. */
 
-	new_pollfds = g_try_realloc(session->pollfds,
+	new_pollfds = g_realloc(session->pollfds,
 			sizeof(GPollFD) * (session->num_sources + 1));
-	if (!new_pollfds) {
-		sr_err("%s: new_pollfds malloc failed", __func__);
-		return SR_ERR_MALLOC;
-	}
-
-	new_sources = g_try_realloc(session->sources, sizeof(struct source) *
+	new_sources = g_realloc(session->sources, sizeof(struct source) *
 			(session->num_sources + 1));
-	if (!new_sources) {
-		sr_err("%s: new_sources malloc failed", __func__);
-		return SR_ERR_MALLOC;
-	}
 
 	new_pollfds[session->num_sources] = *pollfd;
 	s = &new_sources[session->num_sources++];
@@ -769,7 +757,6 @@ static int _sr_session_source_add(struct sr_session *session, GPollFD *pollfd,
  *
  * @retval SR_OK Success.
  * @retval SR_ERR_ARG Invalid argument.
- * @retval SR_ERR_MALLOC Memory allocation error.
  *
  * @since 0.3.0
  */
@@ -795,7 +782,6 @@ SR_API int sr_session_source_add(struct sr_session *session, int fd,
  *
  * @retval SR_OK Success.
  * @retval SR_ERR_ARG Invalid argument.
- * @retval SR_ERR_MALLOC Memory allocation error.
  *
  * @since 0.3.0
  */
@@ -819,7 +805,6 @@ SR_API int sr_session_source_add_pollfd(struct sr_session *session,
  *
  * @retval SR_OK Success.
  * @retval SR_ERR_ARG Invalid argument.
- * @retval SR_ERR_MALLOC Memory allocation error.
  *
  * @since 0.3.0
  */
@@ -842,20 +827,15 @@ SR_API int sr_session_source_add_channel(struct sr_session *session,
 /**
  * Remove the source belonging to the specified channel.
  *
- * @todo Add more error checks and logging.
- *
  * @param session The session to use. Must not be NULL.
  * @param poll_object The channel for which the source should be removed.
  *
  * @retval SR_OK Success
  * @retval SR_ERR_ARG Invalid arguments
- * @retval SR_ERR_MALLOC Memory allocation error
  * @retval SR_ERR_BUG Internal error
  */
 static int _sr_session_source_remove(struct sr_session *session, gintptr poll_object)
 {
-	struct source *new_sources;
-	GPollFD *new_pollfds;
 	unsigned int old;
 
 	if (!session->sources || !session->num_sources) {
@@ -872,29 +852,17 @@ static int _sr_session_source_remove(struct sr_session *session, gintptr poll_ob
 	if (old == session->num_sources)
 		return SR_OK;
 
-	session->num_sources -= 1;
+	session->num_sources--;
 
 	if (old != session->num_sources) {
-		memmove(&session->pollfds[old], &session->pollfds[old+1],
+		memmove(&session->pollfds[old], &session->pollfds[old + 1],
 			(session->num_sources - old) * sizeof(GPollFD));
-		memmove(&session->sources[old], &session->sources[old+1],
+		memmove(&session->sources[old], &session->sources[old + 1],
 			(session->num_sources - old) * sizeof(struct source));
 	}
 
-	new_pollfds = g_try_realloc(session->pollfds, sizeof(GPollFD) * session->num_sources);
-	if (!new_pollfds && session->num_sources > 0) {
-		sr_err("%s: new_pollfds malloc failed", __func__);
-		return SR_ERR_MALLOC;
-	}
-
-	new_sources = g_try_realloc(session->sources, sizeof(struct source) * session->num_sources);
-	if (!new_sources && session->num_sources > 0) {
-		sr_err("%s: new_sources malloc failed", __func__);
-		return SR_ERR_MALLOC;
-	}
-
-	session->pollfds = new_pollfds;
-	session->sources = new_sources;
+	session->pollfds = g_realloc(session->pollfds, sizeof(GPollFD) * session->num_sources);
+	session->sources = g_realloc(session->sources, sizeof(struct source) * session->num_sources);
 
 	return SR_OK;
 }
@@ -907,7 +875,6 @@ static int _sr_session_source_remove(struct sr_session *session, gintptr poll_ob
  *
  * @retval SR_OK Success
  * @retval SR_ERR_ARG Invalid argument
- * @retval SR_ERR_MALLOC Memory allocation error.
  * @retval SR_ERR_BUG Internal error.
  *
  * @since 0.3.0
@@ -943,7 +910,6 @@ SR_API int sr_session_source_remove_pollfd(struct sr_session *session,
  *
  * @retval SR_OK Success.
  * @retval SR_ERR_ARG Invalid argument.
- * @retval SR_ERR_MALLOC Memory allocation error.
  * @return SR_ERR_BUG Internal error.
  *
  * @since 0.2.0
diff --git a/src/std.c b/src/std.c
index fed47feb..9755ff0a 100644
--- a/src/std.c
+++ b/src/std.c
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
  * @param di The driver instance to use.
  * @param[in] prefix A driver-specific prefix string used for log messages.
  *
- * @return SR_OK upon success, SR_ERR_ARG upon invalid arguments, or
- *         SR_ERR_MALLOC upon memory allocation errors.
+ * @return SR_OK upon success, SR_ERR_ARG upon invalid arguments.
  */
 SR_PRIV int std_init(struct sr_context *sr_ctx, struct sr_dev_driver *di,
 		     const char *prefix)
@@ -54,11 +53,7 @@ SR_PRIV int std_init(struct sr_context *sr_ctx, struct sr_dev_driver *di,
 		return SR_ERR_ARG;
 	}
 
-	if (!(drvc = g_try_malloc(sizeof(struct drv_context)))) {
-		sr_err("%s: Driver context malloc failed.", prefix);
-		return SR_ERR_MALLOC;
-	}
-
+	drvc = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct drv_context));
 	drvc->sr_ctx = sr_ctx;
 	drvc->instances = NULL;
 	di->priv = drvc;
diff --git a/src/strutil.c b/src/strutil.c
index 0306ea7c..050f37bf 100644
--- a/src/strutil.c
+++ b/src/strutil.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ SR_PRIV int sr_atof_ascii(const char *str, float *ret)
  * @param unit The unit to append to the string, or NULL if the string
  *             has no units.
  *
- * @return A g_try_malloc()ed string representation of the samplerate value,
+ * @return A newly allocated string representation of the samplerate value,
  *         or NULL upon errors. The caller is responsible to g_free() the
  *         memory.
  *
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ SR_API char *sr_si_string_u64(uint64_t x, const char *unit)
  *
  * @param samplerate The samplerate in Hz.
  *
- * @return A g_try_malloc()ed string representation of the samplerate value,
+ * @return A newly allocated string representation of the samplerate value,
  *         or NULL upon errors. The caller is responsible to g_free() the
  *         memory.
  *
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ SR_API char *sr_samplerate_string(uint64_t samplerate)
  *
  * @param frequency The frequency in Hz.
  *
- * @return A g_try_malloc()ed string representation of the frequency value,
+ * @return A newly allocated string representation of the frequency value,
  *         or NULL upon errors. The caller is responsible to g_free() the
  *         memory.
  *
@@ -303,10 +303,7 @@ SR_API char *sr_period_string(uint64_t frequency)
 	int r;
 
 	/* Allocate enough for a uint64_t as string + " ms". */
-	if (!(o = g_try_malloc0(30 + 1))) {
-		sr_err("%s: o malloc failed", __func__);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	o = g_malloc0(30 + 1);
 
 	if (frequency >= SR_GHZ(1))
 		r = snprintf(o, 30, "%" PRIu64 " ns", frequency / 1000000000);
@@ -336,7 +333,7 @@ SR_API char *sr_period_string(uint64_t frequency)
  * @param v_p The voltage numerator.
  * @param v_q The voltage denominator.
  *
- * @return A g_try_malloc()ed string representation of the voltage value,
+ * @return A newly allocated string representation of the voltage value,
  *         or NULL upon errors. The caller is responsible to g_free() the
  *         memory.
  *
@@ -347,10 +344,7 @@ SR_API char *sr_voltage_string(uint64_t v_p, uint64_t v_q)
 	int r;
 	char *o;
 
-	if (!(o = g_try_malloc0(30 + 1))) {
-		sr_err("%s: o malloc failed", __func__);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	o = g_malloc0(30 + 1);
 
 	if (v_q == 1000)
 		r = snprintf(o, 30, "%" PRIu64 "mV", v_p);