diff --git a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/bluegene.c b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/bluegene.c
index f0ccc5bbf439aee3e24a2bbcd771c1bcb392a973..8a6b12acc13012be19786c8475efb6a20eb4d7fc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/bluegene.c
+++ b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/bluegene.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int _parse_bgl_spec(char *in_line);
 /** */
 static int _copy_slurm_partition_list();
 /** */
-static int _find_part_type(char* nodes, rm_partition_t** return_part_type);
+static void _find_part_type(char* nodes, rm_partition_t** return_part_type);
 /** */
 static int _listfindf_conf_part_record(bgl_conf_record_t* record, char *nodes);
 /** */
@@ -237,12 +237,7 @@ static int _copy_slurm_partition_list()
 			bgl_record->slurm_part_id = xstrdup(slurm_part->name);
 			bgl_record->part_type = (rm_partition_t*) xmalloc(sizeof(rm_partition_t));
 
-			if (_find_part_type(cur_nodes, &bgl_record->part_type)){
-				error("_copy_slurm_partition_list: not enough memory for bgl_record->part_type");
-				err = 1;
-				goto cleanup_while;
-			}
-
+			_find_part_type(cur_nodes, &bgl_record->part_type);
 			bgl_record->hostlist = (hostlist_t *) xmalloc(sizeof(hostlist_t));
 			*(bgl_record->hostlist) = hostlist_create(cur_nodes);
 			bgl_record->size = hostlist_count(*(bgl_record->hostlist));
@@ -258,7 +253,6 @@ static int _copy_slurm_partition_list()
 			// print_bgl_record(bgl_record);
 			list_push(bgl_list, bgl_record);
 			
-		cleanup_while: 
 			nodes_tmp = next_ptr;
 			cur_nodes = strtok_r(nodes_tmp, delimiter, &next_ptr);
 			if (err) {
@@ -385,21 +379,8 @@ static int _parse_bgl_spec(char *in_line)
 	// debug("partition type %s", part_type);
 
 	new_record = (bgl_conf_record_t*) xmalloc(sizeof(bgl_conf_record_t));
-	if (!new_record){
-		error("_parse_bgl_spec: not enough memory for new_record");
-		return SLURM_ERROR;
-	}
-
 	new_record->nodes = xstrdup(nodes);
-	if (!(new_record->nodes)){
-		error("_parse_bgl_spec: not enough memory for new_record nodes string");
-		return SLURM_ERROR;		
-	}
 	new_record->part_type = xmalloc(sizeof(rm_partition_t));
-	if (!(new_record->part_type)){
-		error("_parse_bgl_spec: not enough memory for new_record part type");
-		return SLURM_ERROR;
-	}
 
 	if (strcasecmp(part_type, "TORUS") == 0){
 		// error("warning, TORUS specified, but I can't handle those yet!  Defaulting to mesh");
@@ -478,7 +459,7 @@ static void _destroy_bgl_conf_record(void* object)
  * search through the list of nodes,types to find the partition type
  * for the given nodes
  */
-static int _find_part_type(char* nodes, rm_partition_t** return_part_type)
+static void _find_part_type(char* nodes, rm_partition_t** return_part_type)
 {
 	bgl_conf_record_t* record = NULL;
 
@@ -487,19 +468,12 @@ static int _find_part_type(char* nodes, rm_partition_t** return_part_type)
 						      nodes);
 
 	*return_part_type = (rm_partition_t*) xmalloc(sizeof(rm_partition_t));
-	if (!(*return_part_type)) {
-		error("_find_part_type: not enough memory for return_part_type");
-		return SLURM_ERROR;
-	}
-
 	if (record != NULL && record->part_type != NULL){
 		**return_part_type = *(record->part_type);
 	} else {
 		// error("warning: nodes not found in slurm.conf, defaulting to type RM_MESH");
 		**return_part_type = RM_MESH;
 	}
-	
-	return SLURM_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /** nodes example: 000x111 */
@@ -535,11 +509,6 @@ static int _char2intptr(char* request, int** bl, int** tr)
 	(*bl) = (int*) xmalloc(sizeof(int) * SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS);
 	(*tr) = (int*) xmalloc(sizeof(int) * SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS);
 
-	if (!request_tmp || !bl || !tr){
-		error("_char2intptr: not enough memory for new structs");
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
 	orig_ptr = request_tmp;
 	token = strtok_r(request_tmp, delimit, &next_ptr);
 	if (token == NULL)
@@ -591,10 +560,6 @@ static int _parse_request(char* request_string, partition_t** request_result)
 	
 	debug("incoming request %s", request_string);
 	*request_result = (partition_t*) xmalloc(sizeof(partition_t));
-	if (!(*request_result)) {
-		error("parse_request: not enough memory for request");
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
 	
 	/** token needs to be of the form 000x000 */
 	if(_extract_range(request_string, &range)){
@@ -652,10 +617,6 @@ static int _get_request_dimensions(int* bl, int* tr, uint16_t** dim)
 	}
 		
 	*dim = (uint16_t*) xmalloc(sizeof(uint16_t) * SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS);
-	if (!(*dim)) {
-		error("get_request_dimensions: not enough memory for dim");
-		return SLURM_ERROR;
-	}
 	for (i=0; i<SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS; i++){
 		(*dim)[i] = tr[i] - bl[i] + 1; /* plus one because we're
 						  counting current
@@ -701,10 +662,6 @@ static int _extract_range(char* request, char** result)
 	if (!request)
 		return SLURM_ERROR;
 	*result = (char*) xmalloc(sizeof(RANGE_SIZE) + 1); /* +1 for NULL term */
-	if (!(*result)) {
-		error("_extract_range: not enough memory for *result");
-		return SLURM_ERROR;
-	}
 
 	request_length = strlen(request);
 	for(i=0; i<request_length; i++){
diff --git a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/partition_sys.c b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/partition_sys.c
index 3ee9079b76a7251b22489dd64a287d79c97ca493..cc91d3c0858c7f02d5f2aa6e2c2d56fa1299176c 100755
--- a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/partition_sys.c
+++ b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/partition_sys.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ List bgl_sys_free = NULL;
 List bgl_sys_allocated = NULL;
 
 void _init_sys(partition_t*);
-int _is_not_equals_all_coord(uint16_t* A, uint16_t* B);
-int _is_not_equals_some_coord(uint16_t* A, uint16_t* B);
+int _is_not_equals_all_coord(uint16_t* rec_a, uint16_t* rec_b);
+int _is_not_equals_some_coord(uint16_t* rec_A, uint16_t* rec_b);
 
 #ifdef _RM_API_H__
 /** 
@@ -84,39 +84,39 @@ int _is_not_equals_some_coord(uint16_t* A, uint16_t* B);
  * OUT - bp: will point to BP at location loc
  * OUT - rc: error code (0 = success)
  */
-int _get_bp(rm_element_t *bp, rm_location_t *loc);
-int _check_bp_status(rm_location_t *loc);
-void _pre_allocate(rm_partition_t* my_part, rm_connection_type_t* part_conn);
-int _post_allocate(rm_partition_t *my_part, pm_partition_id_t *part_id);
-int _get_switch(partition_t* partition, List switch_list);
-int _get_bp_by_location(int* cur_coord, rm_BP_t* BP);
-void _rm_switch_t_destroy(void* object);
+static int _get_bp(rm_element_t *bp, rm_location_t *loc);
+static int _check_bp_status(rm_location_t *loc);
+static void _pre_allocate(rm_partition_t* my_part, rm_connection_type_t* part_conn);
+static int _post_allocate(rm_partition_t *my_part, pm_partition_id_t *part_id);
+static int _get_switch(partition_t* partition, List switch_list);
+static int _get_bp_by_location(int* cur_coord, rm_BP_t* bp);
+static void _rm_switch_t_destroy(void* object);
 
 #else
-int _create_bgl_partitions(List requests);
+static int _create_bgl_partitions(List requests);
 
 #endif
 
-int _break_up_partition(List sys, partition_t* partition_to_break, int index);
-int _fit_request(List sys, List allocated, uint16_t* request);
+static int _break_up_partition(List sys, partition_t* partition_to_break, int index);
+static int _fit_request(List sys, List allocated, uint16_t* request);
 
-void _int_array_destroy(void* object);
-int _int_array_cmpf(uint16_t* A, uint16_t* B);
+static void _int_array_destroy(void* object);
+static int _int_array_cmpf(uint16_t* rec_a, uint16_t* rec_b);
 
-int _partition_cmpf_inc(struct partition* A, struct partition* B);
-int _partition_cmpf_dec(struct partition* A, struct partition* B);
+static int _partition_cmpf_inc(struct partition* rec_a, struct partition* rec_b);
+static int _partition_cmpf_dec(struct partition* rec_a, struct partition* rec_b);
 
 #ifdef _RM_API_H__
-void _preallocate(rm_BGL_t* bgl, rm_partition_t* my_part, 
+static void _preallocate(rm_BGL_t* bgl, rm_partition_t* my_part, 
  		 char* username, rm_connection_type_t* part_conn);
-int _postallocate(rm_BGL_t *bgl, rm_partition_t *my_part, 
+static int _postallocate(rm_BGL_t *bgl, rm_partition_t *my_part, 
 		 pm_partition_id_t *part_id);
 #endif
 
-List _get_bgl_sys_free();
-List _get_bgl_sys_allocated();
+static List _get_bgl_sys_free();
+static List _get_bgl_sys_allocated();
 #ifdef _UNIT_TESTS_
-void debug(const char *fmt, ...);
+extern void debug(const char *fmt, ...);
 #endif
 
 
@@ -332,11 +332,6 @@ int _break_up_partition(List sys, partition_t* partition_to_break, int index)
 	first_part = (partition_t*) xmalloc(sizeof(partition_t));
 	second_part = (partition_t*) xmalloc(sizeof(partition_t));
 
-	if (!first_part || !second_part){
-		error("_break_up_partition: not enough memory to break up partitions");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	copy_partition(partition_to_break, first_part);
 	copy_partition(partition_to_break, second_part);
 
@@ -512,23 +507,23 @@ void sort_int_array_by_dec_size(List configs){
 /** 
  * Comparator used for sorting int arrays
  * 
- * returns: -1: A greater than B 0: A equal to B 1: A less than B
+ * returns: -1: rec_a > rec_b   0: rec_a == rec_b   1: rec_a < rec_b
  * 
  * Note: return values are "reversed" so that we can have the list
  * sorted in decreasing order (largest to smallest)
  */
-int _int_array_cmpf(uint16_t* A, uint16_t* B)
+int _int_array_cmpf(uint16_t* rec_a, uint16_t* rec_b)
 {
-	int volA, volB;
+	int vol_a, vol_b;
 
-	if (A == NULL || B == NULL)
+	if (rec_a == NULL || rec_b == NULL)
 		return -9;
 
-	volA = int_array_size(A);
-	volB = int_array_size(B);
-	if (volA > volB)
+	vol_a = int_array_size(rec_a);
+	vol_b = int_array_size(rec_b);
+	if (vol_a > vol_b)
 		return -1;
-	else if (volA < volB)
+	else if (vol_a < vol_b)
 		return 1;
 	else 
 		return 0;
@@ -685,10 +680,7 @@ int configure_switches(partition_t* partition)
 	} /* end of cur_coord[1]*/
 
 	bgl_part_id = (pm_partition_id_t*) xmalloc(sizeof(pm_partition_id_t));
-	if (!bgl_part_id){
-		error("_configure_switches: not enough memory for bgl_part_id");
-		return SLURM_ERROR;
-	}
+
 #ifdef _RM_API_H__
 	post_allocate(bgl_part, bgl_part_id);
 	bgl_rec = (bgl_record_t*) partition->bgl_record_ptr;
@@ -995,7 +987,7 @@ void rm_switch_t_destroy(void* object)
  * this is just stupid.  there are some implicit rules for where
  * "NextBP" goes to, but we don't know, so we have to do this.
  */
-int get_bp_by_location(int* cur_coord, rm_BP_t* BP)
+int get_bp_by_location(int* cur_coord, rm_BP_t* bp)
 {
 	int BP_num;
 	rm_location_t* loc;
@@ -1003,14 +995,14 @@ int get_bp_by_location(int* cur_coord, rm_BP_t* BP)
 	rm_get_data(bgl, RM_BPNum, &bp_num);
 	rm_get_data(bgl, RM_FirstBP, &BP);	
 	for (i=0; i<BP_num; i++){
-		rm_get_data(BP, RM_BPLoc, &loc);
+		rm_get_data(bp, RM_BPLoc, &loc);
 		if (loc.X == cur_coord[0] && loc.Y == cur_coord[1] && loc.Z == cur_coord[2])
 			return SLURM_SUCCESS;
 
-		rm_get_data(bgl, RM_NextBP, &BP);	
+		rm_get_data(bgl, RM_NextBP, &bp);	
 	}
 
-	error("get_bp_by_location: could not find specified BP.");
+	error("get_bp_by_location: could not find specified bp.");
 	return SLURM_ERROR;
 }
 #endif
@@ -1020,11 +1012,11 @@ int get_bp_by_location(int* cur_coord, rm_BP_t* BP)
  * 
  * returns 0 if equals, 1 if not equals
  */
-int _is_not_equals_some_coord(uint16_t* A, uint16_t* B)
+int _is_not_equals_some_coord(uint16_t* rec_a, uint16_t* rec_b)
 {
 	int i;
 	for (i=0; i<SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS; i++){
-		if (A[i] == B[i])
+		if (rec_a[i] == rec_b[i])
 			return 0;
 	}
 	return 1;
@@ -1035,11 +1027,11 @@ int _is_not_equals_some_coord(uint16_t* A, uint16_t* B)
  * 
  * returns 0 if equals, 1 if not equals
  */
-int _is_not_equals_all_coord(uint16_t* A, uint16_t* B)
+int _is_not_equals_all_coord(uint16_t* rec_a, uint16_t* rec_b)
 {
 	int i;
 	for (i=0; i<SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS; i++){
-		if (A[i] != B[i])
+		if (rec_a[i] != rec_b[i])
 			return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1067,14 +1059,14 @@ void sort_partitions_by_dec_size(List parts){
 /** 
  * Comparator used for sorting partitions smallest to largest
  * 
- * returns: -1: A greater than B 0: A equal to B 1: A less than B
+ * returns: -1: rec_a  < rec_b    0: rec_a == rec_b   1: rec_a > rec_b
  * 
  */
-int _partition_cmpf_inc(struct partition* A, struct partition* B)
+int _partition_cmpf_inc(struct partition* rec_a, struct partition* rec_b)
 {
-	if (A->size < B->size)
+	if (rec_a->size < rec_b->size)
 		return -1;
-	else if (A->size > B->size)
+	else if (rec_a->size > rec_b->size)
 		return 1;
 	else 
 		return 0;
@@ -1083,14 +1075,14 @@ int _partition_cmpf_inc(struct partition* A, struct partition* B)
 /** 
  * Comparator used for sorting partitions largest to smallest
  * 
- * returns: -1: A greater than B 0: A equal to B 1: A less than B
+ * returns: -1: rec_a > rec_b    0: rec_a == rec_b   1: rec_a < rec_b
  * 
  */
-int _partition_cmpf_dec(struct partition* A, struct partition* B)
+int _partition_cmpf_dec(struct partition* rec_a, struct partition* rec_b)
 {
-	if (A->size > B->size)
+	if (rec_a->size > rec_b->size)
 		return -1;
-	else if (A->size < B->size)
+	else if (rec_a->size < rec_b->size)
 		return 1;
 	else 
 		return 0;