diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index e522fa494..08c12cfc8 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,38 @@
+2011-10-21  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2011@cgf.cx>
+
+	* dtable.cc (dtable::delete_archetype): Improve debugging output.
+	(dtable::init_std_file_from_handle): Close console handle early, before
+	initialization.  Build up openflags for passing to open_setup, just to
+	be safe.
+	(last_tty_dev): New variable.
+	(fh_last_tty_dev): New macro.
+	(fh_alloc): Try again to keep track of previously opened tty, this time
+	by just saving the device and using that to potentially open an
+	archetype.  Avoid setting the "/dev/tty" name if the creation of the
+	fhandler failed.
+	(build_fh_pc): Remove unused second argument.  Reorganize how and where
+	the name is set.  Set last_tty_dev as appropriate.  Avoid a NULL
+	dereference in a debug printf.
+	* dtable.h (build_fh_pc): Reflect removal of second parameter.
+	* fhandler.cc (fhandler_base::reset): Use new '<<' operator to copy pc
+	since it preserves any potentially previously set name.
+	(fhandler_base::set_name): Ditto.
+	* fhandler.h (fhandler_*::clone): Throughout use ccalloc to allocate
+	new fhandler, primarily to make sure that pc field is properly zeroed.
+	(fhandler_termios::last): Eliminate.
+	(fhandler_termios): Remove setting of last.
+	(fhandler_base::~fhandler_termios): Ditto.
+	* fhandler_console.cc (fhandler_console::open): Don't make decisions
+	about opening close-on-exec handles here since it makes no sense for
+	archetypes.
+	(fhandler_console::init): Assume that input handle has already been
+	opened.
+	* fhandler_termios.cc (fhandler_termios::last): Delete.
+	* path.h (path_conv::eq_worker): New function.  Move bulk of operator =
+	here.
+	(operator <<): New function.
+	(operator =): Use eq_worker to perform old functionality.
+
 2011-10-21  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* fhandler_disk_file.cc (fhandler_disk_file::rmdir): Check invalid
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/child_info.h b/winsup/cygwin/child_info.h
index 582d7e2c2..ef7166f2d 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/child_info.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/child_info.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ enum child_status
 /* Change this value if you get a message indicating that it is out-of-sync. */
 #define CURR_CHILD_INFO_MAGIC 0x29afd207U
 
+#define NPROCS	256
+
 /* NOTE: Do not make gratuitous changes to the names or organization of the
    below class.  The layout is checksummed to determine compatibility between
    different cygwin versions. */
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ public:
   HANDLE subproc_ready;	// used for synchronization with parent
   HANDLE user_h;
   HANDLE parent;
+  int nprocs;
+  pid_t children[NPROCS];
   init_cygheap *cygheap;
   void *cygheap_max;
   DWORD cygheap_reserve_sz;
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/dtable.cc b/winsup/cygwin/dtable.cc
index 67e9d8ca8..982a671c2 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/dtable.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/dtable.cc
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ dtable::delete_archetype (fhandler_base *fh)
   for (unsigned i = 0; i < farchetype; i++)
     if (fh == archetypes[i])
       {
-	debug_printf ("deleting element %d for %s", i, fh->get_name ());
+	debug_printf ("deleting element %d for %s(%d/%d)", i, fh->get_name (),
+		      fh->dev ().get_major (), fh->dev ().get_minor ());
 	if (i < --farchetype)
 	  archetypes[i] = archetypes[farchetype];
 	break;
@@ -314,7 +315,11 @@ dtable::init_std_file_from_handle (int fd, HANDLE handle)
       if (myself->ctty > 0)
 	dev.parse (myself->ctty);
       else
-	dev.parse (FH_CONSOLE);
+	{
+	  dev.parse (FH_CONSOLE);
+	  CloseHandle (handle);
+	  handle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+	}
     }
   else if (GetCommState (handle, &dcb))
     /* FIXME: Not right - assumes ttyS0 */
@@ -347,48 +352,48 @@ dtable::init_std_file_from_handle (int fd, HANDLE handle)
 
       IO_STATUS_BLOCK io;
       FILE_ACCESS_INFORMATION fai;
+      int openflags = O_BINARY;
 
       /* Console windows are not kernel objects, so the access mask returned
 	 by NtQueryInformationFile is meaningless.  CMD always hands down
 	 stdin handles as R/O handles, but our tty slave sides are R/W. */
-      if (dev == FH_TTY || iscons_dev (dev) || dev.get_major () == DEV_PTYS_MAJOR)
-	access |= GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
-      else if (NT_SUCCESS (NtQueryInformationFile (handle, &io, &fai,
-						   sizeof fai,
-						   FileAccessInformation)))
+      if (!iscons_dev (dev) && fh->is_tty ())
+	{
+	  openflags |= O_RDWR;
+	  access |= GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
+	}
+      else if (!iscons_dev (dev)
+	       && NT_SUCCESS (NtQueryInformationFile (handle, &io, &fai,
+						      sizeof fai,
+						      FileAccessInformation)))
 	{
-	  if (fai.AccessFlags & FILE_READ_DATA)
-	    access |= GENERIC_READ;
 	  if (fai.AccessFlags & FILE_WRITE_DATA)
-	    access |= GENERIC_WRITE;
+	    {
+	      openflags |= O_WRONLY;
+	      access |= GENERIC_WRITE;
+	    }
+	  if (fai.AccessFlags & FILE_READ_DATA)
+	    {
+	      openflags |= openflags & O_WRONLY ? O_RDWR : O_RDONLY;
+	      access |= GENERIC_READ;
+	    }
 	}
       else if (fd == 0)
-	access |= GENERIC_READ;
+	{
+	  openflags |= O_RDONLY;
+	  access |= GENERIC_READ;
+	}
       else
-	access |= GENERIC_WRITE;  /* Should be rdwr for stderr but not sure that's
-				    possible for some versions of handles */
-      /* FIXME: Workaround Windows 7 issue.  If the parent process of
-	 the process tree closes the original handles to the console window,
-	 strange problems occur when starting child processes later on if
-	 stdio redirection is used.
-
-	 CV 2009-08-08:  It looks like this problem has been fixed only
-	 half-heartedly in RTM.  Unfortunately the new implementation
-	 has still a problem which now also occurs on the 32 bit release
-	 of Windows 7.  It's still not quite clear what happens but it's
-	 easily reproducible.  Just start X via the start menu entry.
-	 This opens an xterm window with a shell.  Exit from the shell,
-	 and you get a Windows error box reporting a crash in the
-	 Console Window Host application (conhost.exe) due to an access
-	 violation.
-
-	 This needs further investigation but the workaround not to close
-	 the handles will have a marginal hit of three extra handles per
-	 process at most. */
-      if (!fh->init (iscons_dev (dev) && wincap.has_console_handle_problem ()
-		     ? INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE : handle, access, bin))
+	{
+	  openflags |= O_WRONLY;
+	  access |= GENERIC_WRITE;  /* Should be rdwr for stderr but not sure that's
+				       possible for some versions of handles */
+	}
+      if (!fh->init (handle, access, bin))
 	api_fatal ("couldn't initialize fd %d for %s", fd, fh->get_name ());
 
+      fh->open_setup (openflags);
+      fh->usecount = 0;
       cygheap->fdtab[fd] = fh;
       set_std_handle (fd);
       paranoid_printf ("fd %d, handle %p", fd, handle);
@@ -435,6 +440,8 @@ build_fh_dev (const device& dev, const char *unix_name)
 }
 
 #define fh_unset ((fhandler_base *) 1)
+static device last_tty_dev;
+#define fh_last_tty_dev ((fhandler_termios *) cygheap->fdtab.find_archetype (last_tty_dev))
 
 static fhandler_base *
 fh_alloc (path_conv& pc)
@@ -555,17 +562,22 @@ fh_alloc (path_conv& pc)
 	  break;
 	case FH_TTY:
 	  if (!pc.isopen ())
-	    fhraw = cnew_no_ctor (fhandler_console, -1); 
-	  else if (myself->ctty <= 0
-		   && !myself->set_ctty (fhandler_termios::last, 0))
-	    /* no tty assigned */;
-	  else
 	    {
+	      fhraw = cnew_no_ctor (fhandler_console, -1); 
+	      debug_printf ("not called from open for /dev/tty");
+	    }
+	  else if (myself->ctty <= 0 && last_tty_dev
+		   && !myself->set_ctty (fh_last_tty_dev, 0))
+	    debug_printf ("no /dev/tty assigned");
+	  else if (myself->ctty > 0)
+	    {
+	      debug_printf ("determining /dev/tty assignment for ctty %p", myself->ctty);
 	      if (iscons_dev (myself->ctty))
 		fh = cnew (fhandler_console, pc.dev);
 	      else
 		fh = cnew (fhandler_pty_slave, myself->ctty);
-	      fh->set_name ("/dev/tty");
+	      if (fh->dev () != FH_NADA)
+		fh->set_name ("/dev/tty");
 	    }
 	  break;
 	case FH_KMSG:
@@ -595,7 +607,7 @@ fh_alloc (path_conv& pc)
 }
 
 fhandler_base *
-build_fh_pc (path_conv& pc, bool set_name)
+build_fh_pc (path_conv& pc)
 {
   fhandler_base *fh = fh_alloc (pc);
 
@@ -604,35 +616,38 @@ build_fh_pc (path_conv& pc, bool set_name)
       set_errno (ENXIO);
       goto out;
     }
-  else if (fh->get_name ())
-    /* already got one */;
-  else if (fh->dev () != FH_NADA)
-    fh->set_name (fh->dev ().name);
-  else if (set_name)
-    fh->set_name (pc);
 
   if (!fh->use_archetype ())
-    /* doesn't use archetypes */;
+    fh->set_name (pc);
   else if ((fh->archetype = cygheap->fdtab.find_archetype (fh->dev ())))
-    debug_printf ("found an archetype for %s(%d/%d) io_handle %p", fh->get_name (), fh->dev ().get_major (), fh->dev ().get_minor (),
-		  fh->archetype->get_io_handle ());
+    {
+      debug_printf ("found an archetype for %s(%d/%d) io_handle %p", fh->get_name (), fh->dev ().get_major (), fh->dev ().get_minor (),
+		    fh->archetype->get_io_handle ());
+      if (!fh->get_name ())
+	fh->set_name (fh->archetype->dev ().name);
+    }
+  else if (cygwin_finished_initializing && !pc.isopen ())
+    fh->set_name (pc);
   else
     {
+      if (!fh->get_name ())
+	fh->set_name (fh->dev ().name);
       fh->archetype = fh->clone ();
       debug_printf ("created an archetype (%p) for %s(%d/%d)", fh->archetype, fh->get_name (), fh->dev ().get_major (), fh->dev ().get_minor ());
       fh->archetype->archetype = NULL;
       *cygheap->fdtab.add_archetype () = fh->archetype;
     }
 
-  /* The fhandler_termios constructor keeps track of the last tty-like thing
-     opened but we're only interested in this if we don't have a controlling
-     terminal since we could potentially want to open it if /dev/tty is
-     referenced. */
+
+  /* Keep track of the last tty-like thing opened.  We could potentially want
+     to open it if /dev/tty is referenced. */
   if (myself->ctty > 0 || !fh->is_tty () || !pc.isctty_capable ())
-    fhandler_termios::last = NULL;
+    last_tty_dev = FH_NADA;
+  else
+    last_tty_dev = fh->dev ();
 
 out:
-  debug_printf ("fh %p, dev %p", fh, (DWORD) fh->dev ());
+  debug_printf ("fh %p, dev %p", fh, fh ? (DWORD) fh->dev () : 0);
   return fh;
 }
 
@@ -668,9 +683,10 @@ dtable::dup_worker (fhandler_base *oldfh, int flags)
 	  debug_printf ("duped output_handles old %p, new %p",
 			oldfh->get_output_handle (),
 			newfh->get_output_handle ());
-	  debug_printf ("duped output_handles archetype old %p, archetype new %p",
-			oldfh->archetype->get_output_handle (),
-			newfh->archetype->get_output_handle ());
+	  if (oldfh->archetype)
+	    debug_printf ("duped output_handles archetype old %p, archetype new %p",
+			  oldfh->archetype->get_output_handle (),
+			  newfh->archetype->get_output_handle ());
 #endif /*DEBUGGING*/
 	}
     }
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/dtable.h b/winsup/cygwin/dtable.h
index e3aa2625b..cb94bcd2f 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/dtable.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/dtable.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public:
 
 fhandler_base *build_fh_dev (const device&, const char * = NULL);
 fhandler_base *build_fh_name (const char *, unsigned = 0, suffix_info * = NULL);
-fhandler_base *build_fh_pc (path_conv& pc, bool set_name = true);
+fhandler_base *build_fh_pc (path_conv& pc);
 
 void dtable_init ();
 void stdio_init ();
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.cc
index c9eb16cc8..e02f9611b 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct __cygwin_perfile *perfile_table;
 void
 fhandler_base::reset (const fhandler_base *from)
 {
-  pc = from->pc;
+  pc << from->pc;
   rabuf = NULL;
   ralen = 0;
   raixget = 0;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ fhandler_base::get_readahead_into_buffer (char *buf, size_t buflen)
 void
 fhandler_base::set_name (path_conv &in_pc)
 {
-  pc = in_pc;
+  pc << in_pc;
 }
 
 char *fhandler_base::get_proc_fd_name (char *buf)
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
index 7d583bd42..d46366757 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual fhandler_base *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_base)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_base)); 
     fhandler_base *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_base (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ class fhandler_socket: public fhandler_base
 
   fhandler_socket *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_socket)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_socket)); 
     fhandler_socket *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_socket (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual fhandler_base_overlapped *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_base_overlapped)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_base_overlapped)); 
     fhandler_base_overlapped *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_base_overlapped (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ public:
 
   fhandler_pipe *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_pipe)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_pipe)); 
     fhandler_pipe *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_pipe (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ public:
 
   fhandler_fifo *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_fifo)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_fifo)); 
     fhandler_fifo *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_fifo (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ class fhandler_mailslot : public fhandler_base_overlapped
 
   fhandler_mailslot *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_mailslot)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_mailslot)); 
     fhandler_mailslot *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_mailslot (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ class fhandler_dev_raw: public fhandler_base
 
   fhandler_dev_raw *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_dev_raw)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_dev_raw)); 
     fhandler_dev_raw *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_dev_raw (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ class fhandler_dev_floppy: public fhandler_dev_raw
 
   fhandler_dev_floppy *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_dev_floppy)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_dev_floppy)); 
     fhandler_dev_floppy *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_dev_floppy (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ class fhandler_dev_tape: public fhandler_dev_raw
 
   fhandler_dev_tape *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_dev_tape)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_dev_tape)); 
     fhandler_dev_tape *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_dev_tape (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ class fhandler_disk_file: public fhandler_base
 
   fhandler_disk_file *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_disk_file)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_disk_file)); 
     fhandler_disk_file *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_disk_file (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ class fhandler_cygdrive: public fhandler_disk_file
 
   fhandler_cygdrive *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_cygdrive)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_cygdrive)); 
     fhandler_cygdrive *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_cygdrive (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ class fhandler_serial: public fhandler_base
 
   fhandler_serial *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_serial)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_serial)); 
     fhandler_serial *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_serial (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1134,18 +1134,11 @@ class fhandler_termios: public fhandler_base
   tty_min *_tc;
   tty *get_ttyp () {return (tty *) tc ();}
  public:
-  static fhandler_termios *last;
   tty_min*& tc () {return _tc;}
   fhandler_termios () :
   fhandler_base ()
   {
     need_fork_fixup (true);
-    last = this;
-  }
-  ~fhandler_termios ()
-  {
-    if (this == last)
-      last = NULL;
   }
   HANDLE& get_output_handle () { return output_handle; }
   line_edit_status line_edit (const char *rptr, int nread, termios&);
@@ -1173,7 +1166,7 @@ class fhandler_termios: public fhandler_base
 
   virtual fhandler_termios *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_termios)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_termios)); 
     fhandler_termios *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_termios (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1372,7 +1365,7 @@ private:
 
   fhandler_console *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_console)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_console)); 
     fhandler_console *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_console (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1415,7 +1408,7 @@ class fhandler_pty_common: public fhandler_termios
 
   virtual fhandler_pty_common *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_pty_common)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_pty_common)); 
     fhandler_pty_common *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_pty_common (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1469,7 +1462,7 @@ class fhandler_pty_slave: public fhandler_pty_common
 
   fhandler_pty_slave *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_pty_slave)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_pty_slave)); 
     fhandler_pty_slave *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_pty_slave (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1527,7 +1520,7 @@ public:
 
   fhandler_pty_master *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_pty_master)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_pty_master)); 
     fhandler_pty_master *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_pty_master (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1554,7 +1547,7 @@ class fhandler_dev_null: public fhandler_base
 
   fhandler_dev_null *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_dev_null)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_dev_null)); 
     fhandler_dev_null *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_dev_null (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1589,7 +1582,7 @@ class fhandler_dev_zero: public fhandler_base
 
   fhandler_dev_zero *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_dev_zero)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_dev_zero)); 
     fhandler_dev_zero *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_dev_zero (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1627,7 +1620,7 @@ class fhandler_dev_random: public fhandler_base
 
   fhandler_dev_random *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_dev_random)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_dev_random)); 
     fhandler_dev_random *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_dev_random (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1667,7 +1660,7 @@ class fhandler_dev_mem: public fhandler_base
 
   fhandler_dev_mem *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_dev_mem)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_dev_mem)); 
     fhandler_dev_mem *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_dev_mem (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1703,7 +1696,7 @@ class fhandler_dev_clipboard: public fhandler_base
 
   fhandler_dev_clipboard *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_dev_clipboard)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_dev_clipboard)); 
     fhandler_dev_clipboard *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_dev_clipboard (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1742,7 +1735,7 @@ class fhandler_windows: public fhandler_base
 
   fhandler_windows *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_windows)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_windows)); 
     fhandler_windows *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_windows (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1789,7 +1782,7 @@ class fhandler_dev_dsp: public fhandler_base
 
   fhandler_dev_dsp *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_dev_dsp)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_dev_dsp)); 
     fhandler_dev_dsp *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_dev_dsp (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1840,7 +1833,7 @@ class fhandler_virtual : public fhandler_base
 
   virtual fhandler_virtual *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_virtual)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_virtual)); 
     fhandler_virtual *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_virtual (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1872,7 +1865,7 @@ class fhandler_proc: public fhandler_virtual
 
   virtual fhandler_proc *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_proc)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_proc)); 
     fhandler_proc *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_proc (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1908,7 +1901,7 @@ class fhandler_procsys: public fhandler_virtual
 
   fhandler_procsys *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_procsys)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_procsys)); 
     fhandler_procsys *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_procsys (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1937,7 +1930,7 @@ class fhandler_procsysvipc: public fhandler_proc
 
   fhandler_procsysvipc *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_procsysvipc)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_procsysvipc)); 
     fhandler_procsysvipc *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_procsysvipc (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -1967,7 +1960,7 @@ class fhandler_netdrive: public fhandler_virtual
 
   fhandler_netdrive *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_netdrive)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_netdrive)); 
     fhandler_netdrive *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_netdrive (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -2007,7 +2000,7 @@ class fhandler_registry: public fhandler_proc
 
   fhandler_registry *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_registry)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_registry)); 
     fhandler_registry *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_registry (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -2039,7 +2032,7 @@ class fhandler_process: public fhandler_proc
 
   fhandler_process *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_process)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_process)); 
     fhandler_process *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_process (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
@@ -2068,7 +2061,7 @@ class fhandler_procnet: public fhandler_proc
 
   fhandler_procnet *clone ()
   {
-    void *ptr = (void *) cmalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, sizeof (fhandler_procnet)); 
+    void *ptr = (void *) ccalloc (HEAP_FHANDLER, 1, sizeof (fhandler_procnet)); 
     fhandler_procnet *fh = new (ptr) fhandler_procnet (ptr); 
     copyto (fh);
     return fh;
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_console.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_console.cc
index cf97c5fc9..8335109f8 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_console.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_console.cc
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ fhandler_console::open (int flags, mode_t)
 
   /* Open the input handle as handle_ */
   h = CreateFile ("CONIN$", GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
-		  FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, sec_none_cloexec (flags),
+		  FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, &sec_none,
 		  OPEN_EXISTING, 0, 0);
 
   if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ fhandler_console::open (int flags, mode_t)
   set_io_handle (h);
 
   h = CreateFile ("CONOUT$", GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
-		  FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, sec_none_cloexec (flags),
+		  FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, &sec_none,
 		  OPEN_EXISTING, 0, 0);
 
   if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
@@ -2197,8 +2197,6 @@ fhandler_console::init (HANDLE h, DWORD a, mode_t bin)
   if (a == (GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE))
     flags = O_RDWR;
   open_with_arch (flags | O_BINARY | (h ? 0 : O_NOCTTY));
-  if (h && h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-    CloseHandle (h);	/* Reopened by open */
 
   return !tcsetattr (0, &get_ttyp ()->ti);
 }
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_termios.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_termios.cc
index 41e4ff7f9..3d77c55bc 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_termios.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_termios.cc
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ details. */
 #include "cygtls.h"
 #include "ntdll.h"
 
-fhandler_termios *fhandler_termios::last;
-
 /* Common functions shared by tty/console */
 
 void
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/path.h b/winsup/cygwin/path.h
index 8d5e7c466..9dce9178e 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/path.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/path.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ details. */
 
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <alloca.h>
 
 inline bool
 has_attribute (DWORD attributes, DWORD attribs_to_test)
@@ -294,11 +295,12 @@ class path_conv
     cfree_and_null (normalized_path);
     cfree_and_null (wide_path);
   }
-  path_conv &operator =(const path_conv& pc)
+  path_conv& eq_worker (const path_conv& pc, const char *in_path,
+			const char *in_normalized_path)
   {
     free_strings ();
     memcpy (this, &pc, sizeof pc);
-    path = cstrdup (pc.path);
+    path = cstrdup (in_path);
     conv_handle.dup (pc.conv_handle);
     normalized_path = cstrdup(pc.normalized_path);
     if (pc.wide_path)
@@ -310,6 +312,32 @@ class path_conv
       }
     return *this;
   }
+
+  path_conv &operator << (const path_conv& pc)
+  {
+    const char *save_path;
+    const char *save_normalized_path;
+    if (!path)
+      save_path = pc.path;
+    else
+      {
+	save_path = (char *) alloca (strlen (path) + 1);
+	strcpy ((char *) save_path, path);
+      }
+    if (!normalized_path)
+      save_normalized_path = pc.normalized_path;
+    else
+      {
+	save_normalized_path = (char *) alloca (strlen (normalized_path) + 1);
+	strcpy ((char *) save_normalized_path, path);
+      }
+    return eq_worker (pc, save_path, save_normalized_path);
+  }
+
+  path_conv &operator =(const path_conv& pc)
+  {
+    return eq_worker (pc, pc.path, pc.normalized_path);
+  }
   DWORD get_devn () {return (DWORD) dev;}
   short get_unitn () const {return dev.get_minor ();}
   DWORD file_attributes () const {return fileattr;}
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc b/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
index dd7bb817c..842b4275f 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ _pinfo::_ctty (char *buf)
 bool
 _pinfo::set_ctty (fhandler_termios *fh, int flags)
 {
+debug_printf ("fh %p", fh);
+debug_printf ("tc %p", fh->tc ());
+if (!this || !fh->tc ()) try_to_debug ();
   tty_min& tc = *fh->tc ();
   debug_printf ("old %s, ctty device number %p, tc.ntty device number %p flags & O_NOCTTY %p", __ctty (), ctty, tc.ntty, flags & O_NOCTTY);
   if (fh && &tc && (ctty <= 0 || ctty == tc.ntty) && !(flags & O_NOCTTY))
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc b/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
index 95d87e55e..00a2c8af9 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ details. */
 
 #define no_signals_available(x) (!my_sendsig || ((x) && myself->exitcode & EXITCODE_SET) || (&_my_tls == _sig_tls))
 
-#define NPROCS	256
-
 /*
  * Global variables
  */