--- a/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ route_match_peer (void *rule, struct pre
       void *object)
 {
   union sockunion *su;
-  union sockunion *su2;
+  union sockunion su_def = { .sa.sa_family = AF_INET,
+			     .sin.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY };
   struct peer_group *group;
   struct peer *peer;
   struct listnode *node, *nnode;
@@ -127,8 +128,7 @@ route_match_peer (void *rule, struct pre
 
       /* If su='0.0.0.0' (command 'match peer local'), and it's a NETWORK,
           REDISTRIBUTE or DEFAULT_GENERATED route => return RMAP_MATCH */
-      su2 = sockunion_str2su ("0.0.0.0");
-      if ( sockunion_same (su, su2) )
+      if (sockunion_same (su, &su_def))
         {
           int ret;
           if ( CHECK_FLAG (peer->rmap_type, PEER_RMAP_TYPE_NETWORK) ||
@@ -137,12 +137,9 @@ route_match_peer (void *rule, struct pre
             ret = RMAP_MATCH;
           else
             ret = RMAP_NOMATCH;
-          
-          sockunion_free (su2);
           return ret;
         }
-      sockunion_free (su2);
-      
+
       if (! CHECK_FLAG (peer->sflags, PEER_STATUS_GROUP))
         {
           if (sockunion_same (su, &peer->su))
@@ -878,7 +875,6 @@ route_set_ip_nexthop (void *rule, struct
 		      route_map_object_t type, void *object)
 {
   struct rmap_ip_nexthop_set *rins = rule;
-  struct in_addr peer_address;
   struct bgp_info *bgp_info;
   struct peer *peer;
 
@@ -894,16 +890,14 @@ route_set_ip_nexthop (void *rule, struct
 	      && peer->su_remote 
 	      && sockunion_family (peer->su_remote) == AF_INET)
 	    {
-              inet_aton (sockunion_su2str (peer->su_remote), &peer_address);
-              bgp_info->attr->nexthop = peer_address;
+	      bgp_info->attr->nexthop.s_addr = sockunion2ip (peer->su_remote);
 	      bgp_info->attr->flag |= ATTR_FLAG_BIT (BGP_ATTR_NEXT_HOP);
 	    }
 	  else if (CHECK_FLAG (peer->rmap_type, PEER_RMAP_TYPE_OUT)
 		   && peer->su_local
 		   && sockunion_family (peer->su_local) == AF_INET)
 	    {
-              inet_aton (sockunion_su2str (peer->su_local), &peer_address);
-              bgp_info->attr->nexthop = peer_address;
+	      bgp_info->attr->nexthop.s_addr = sockunion2ip (peer->su_local);
 	      bgp_info->attr->flag |= ATTR_FLAG_BIT (BGP_ATTR_NEXT_HOP);
 	    }
 	}
--- a/lib/sockunion.h
+++ b/lib/sockunion.h
@@ -78,23 +78,17 @@ enum connect_result
 #define SET_IN6_LINKLOCAL_IFINDEX(a, i)
 #endif /* KAME */
 
-/* shortcut macro to specify address field of struct sockaddr */
-#define sock2ip(X)   (((struct sockaddr_in *)(X))->sin_addr.s_addr)
-#ifdef HAVE_IPV6
-#define sock2ip6(X)  (((struct sockaddr_in6 *)(X))->sin6_addr.s6_addr)
-#endif /* HAVE_IPV6 */
-
 #define sockunion_family(X)  (X)->sa.sa_family
 
+#define sockunion2ip(X)      (X)->sin.sin_addr.s_addr
+
 /* Prototypes. */
 extern int str2sockunion (const char *, union sockunion *);
 extern const char *sockunion2str (union sockunion *, char *, size_t);
 extern int sockunion_cmp (union sockunion *, union sockunion *);
 extern int sockunion_same (union sockunion *, union sockunion *);
 
-extern char *sockunion_su2str (union sockunion *su);
 extern union sockunion *sockunion_str2su (const char *str);
-extern struct in_addr sockunion_get_in_addr (union sockunion *su);
 extern int sockunion_accept (int sock, union sockunion *);
 extern int sockunion_stream_socket (union sockunion *);
 extern int sockopt_reuseaddr (int);
--- a/bgpd/bgp_fsm.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_fsm.c
@@ -597,8 +597,6 @@ bgp_stop_with_error (struct peer *peer)
 static int
 bgp_connect_success (struct peer *peer)
 {
-  char buf1[BUFSIZ];
-
   if (peer->fd < 0)
     {
       zlog_err ("bgp_connect_success peer's fd is negative value %d",
@@ -612,6 +610,8 @@ bgp_connect_success (struct peer *peer)
 
   if (BGP_DEBUG (normal, NORMAL))
     {
+      char buf1[SU_ADDRSTRLEN];
+
       if (! CHECK_FLAG (peer->sflags, PEER_STATUS_ACCEPT_PEER))
 	zlog_debug ("%s open active, local address %s", peer->host,
 		    sockunion2str (peer->su_local, buf1, SU_ADDRSTRLEN));
--- a/bgpd/bgp_mplsvpn.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_mplsvpn.c
@@ -581,24 +581,25 @@ DEFUN (show_ip_bgp_vpnv4_all_neighbor_ro
        "Neighbor to display information about\n"
        "Display routes learned from neighbor\n")
 {
-  union sockunion *su;
+  union sockunion su;
   struct peer *peer;
-  
-  su = sockunion_str2su (argv[0]);
-  if (su == NULL)
+  int ret;
+
+  ret = str2sockunion (argv[0], &su);
+  if (ret < 0)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "Malformed address: %s%s", argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
-               return CMD_WARNING;
+      return CMD_WARNING;
     }
 
-  peer = peer_lookup (NULL, su);
+  peer = peer_lookup (NULL, &su);
   if (! peer || ! peer->afc[AFI_IP][SAFI_MPLS_VPN])
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% No such neighbor or address family%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
     }
 
-  return bgp_show_mpls_vpn (vty, NULL, bgp_show_type_neighbor, su, 0);
+  return bgp_show_mpls_vpn (vty, NULL, bgp_show_type_neighbor, &su, 0);
 }
 
 DEFUN (show_ip_bgp_vpnv4_rd_neighbor_routes,
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ DEFUN (show_ip_bgp_vpnv4_rd_neighbor_rou
        "Display routes learned from neighbor\n")
 {
   int ret;
-  union sockunion *su;
+  union sockunion su;
   struct peer *peer;
   struct prefix_rd prd;
 
@@ -626,21 +627,21 @@ DEFUN (show_ip_bgp_vpnv4_rd_neighbor_rou
       return CMD_WARNING;
     }
 
-  su = sockunion_str2su (argv[1]);
-  if (su == NULL)
+  ret = str2sockunion (argv[1], &su);
+  if (ret < 0)
     {
       vty_out (vty, "Malformed address: %s%s", argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
-               return CMD_WARNING;
+      return CMD_WARNING;
     }
 
-  peer = peer_lookup (NULL, su);
+  peer = peer_lookup (NULL, &su);
   if (! peer || ! peer->afc[AFI_IP][SAFI_MPLS_VPN])
     {
       vty_out (vty, "%% No such neighbor or address family%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
       return CMD_WARNING;
     }
 
-  return bgp_show_mpls_vpn (vty, &prd, bgp_show_type_neighbor, su, 0);
+  return bgp_show_mpls_vpn (vty, &prd, bgp_show_type_neighbor, &su, 0);
 }
 
 DEFUN (show_ip_bgp_vpnv4_all_neighbor_advertised_routes,
--- a/bgpd/bgp_network.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_network.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ bgp_accept (struct thread *thread)
     zlog_debug ("[Event] Make dummy peer structure until read Open packet");
 
   {
-    char buf[SU_ADDRSTRLEN + 1];
+    char buf[SU_ADDRSTRLEN];
 
     peer = peer_create_accept (peer1->bgp);
     SET_FLAG (peer->sflags, PEER_STATUS_ACCEPT_PEER);
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -10202,15 +10202,18 @@ DEFUN (show_ip_bgp_neighbor_received_pre
        "Display the prefixlist filter\n")
 {
   char name[BUFSIZ];
-  union sockunion *su;
+  union sockunion su;
   struct peer *peer;
-  int count;
+  int count, ret;
 
-  su = sockunion_str2su (argv[0]);
-  if (su == NULL)
-    return CMD_WARNING;
+  ret = str2sockunion (argv[0], &su);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      vty_out (vty, "Malformed address: %s%s", argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
+      return CMD_WARNING;
+    }
 
-  peer = peer_lookup (NULL, su);
+  peer = peer_lookup (NULL, &su);
   if (! peer)
     return CMD_WARNING;
 
@@ -10241,15 +10244,18 @@ DEFUN (show_ip_bgp_ipv4_neighbor_receive
        "Display the prefixlist filter\n")
 {
   char name[BUFSIZ];
-  union sockunion *su;
+  union sockunion su;
   struct peer *peer;
-  int count;
+  int count, ret;
 
-  su = sockunion_str2su (argv[1]);
-  if (su == NULL)
-    return CMD_WARNING;
+  ret = str2sockunion (argv[1], &su);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      vty_out (vty, "Malformed address: %s%s", argv[1], VTY_NEWLINE);
+      return CMD_WARNING;
+    }
 
-  peer = peer_lookup (NULL, su);
+  peer = peer_lookup (NULL, &su);
   if (! peer)
     return CMD_WARNING;
 
@@ -10312,15 +10318,18 @@ DEFUN (show_bgp_neighbor_received_prefix
        "Display the prefixlist filter\n")
 {
   char name[BUFSIZ];
-  union sockunion *su;
+  union sockunion su;
   struct peer *peer;
-  int count;
+  int count, ret;
 
-  su = sockunion_str2su (argv[0]);
-  if (su == NULL)
-    return CMD_WARNING;
+  ret = str2sockunion (argv[0], &su);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      vty_out (vty, "Malformed address: %s%s", argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
+      return CMD_WARNING;
+    }
 
-  peer = peer_lookup (NULL, su);
+  peer = peer_lookup (NULL, &su);
   if (! peer)
     return CMD_WARNING;
 
@@ -10394,10 +10403,10 @@ DEFUN (show_bgp_view_neighbor_received_p
        "Display the prefixlist filter\n")
 {
   char name[BUFSIZ];
-  union sockunion *su;
+  union sockunion su;
   struct peer *peer;
   struct bgp *bgp;
-  int count;
+  int count, ret;
 
   /* BGP structure lookup. */
   bgp = bgp_lookup_by_name (argv[0]);
@@ -10407,11 +10416,14 @@ DEFUN (show_bgp_view_neighbor_received_p
 	  return CMD_WARNING;
 	}
   
-  su = sockunion_str2su (argv[1]);
-  if (su == NULL)
-    return CMD_WARNING;
+  ret = str2sockunion (argv[1], &su);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      vty_out (vty, "Malformed address: %s%s", argv[1], VTY_NEWLINE);
+      return CMD_WARNING;
+    }
 
-  peer = peer_lookup (bgp, su);
+  peer = peer_lookup (bgp, &su);
   if (! peer)
     return CMD_WARNING;
 
--- a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
@@ -2943,7 +2943,6 @@ peer_update_source_vty (struct vty *vty,
                         const char *source_str)
 {
   struct peer *peer;
-  union sockunion *su;
 
   peer = peer_and_group_lookup_vty (vty, peer_str);
   if (! peer)
@@ -2951,12 +2950,11 @@ peer_update_source_vty (struct vty *vty,
 
   if (source_str)
     {
-      su = sockunion_str2su (source_str);
-      if (su)
-	{
-	  peer_update_source_addr_set (peer, su);
-	  sockunion_free (su);
-	}
+      union sockunion su;
+      int ret = str2sockunion (source_str, &su);
+
+      if (ret == 0)
+	peer_update_source_addr_set (peer, &su);
       else
 	peer_update_source_if_set (peer, source_str);
     }
--- a/lib/sockunion.c
+++ b/lib/sockunion.c
@@ -177,55 +177,15 @@ sockunion2str (union sockunion *su, char
 union sockunion *
 sockunion_str2su (const char *str)
 {
-  int ret;
-  union sockunion *su;
-
-  su = XCALLOC (MTYPE_SOCKUNION, sizeof (union sockunion));
-
-  ret = inet_pton (AF_INET, str, &su->sin.sin_addr);
-  if (ret > 0)			/* Valid IPv4 address format. */
-    {
-      su->sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
-#ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_SOCKADDR_IN_SIN_LEN
-      su->sin.sin_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
-#endif /* HAVE_STRUCT_SOCKADDR_IN_SIN_LEN */
-      return su;
-    }
-#ifdef HAVE_IPV6
-  ret = inet_pton (AF_INET6, str, &su->sin6.sin6_addr);
-  if (ret > 0)			/* Valid IPv6 address format. */
-    {
-      su->sin6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
-#ifdef SIN6_LEN
-      su->sin6.sin6_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
-#endif /* SIN6_LEN */
-      return su;
-    }
-#endif /* HAVE_IPV6 */
-
+  union sockunion *su = XCALLOC (MTYPE_SOCKUNION, sizeof (union sockunion));
+  
+  if (!str2sockunion (str, su))
+    return su;
+  
   XFREE (MTYPE_SOCKUNION, su);
   return NULL;
 }
 
-char *
-sockunion_su2str (union sockunion *su)
-{
-  char str[SU_ADDRSTRLEN];
-
-  switch (su->sa.sa_family)
-    {
-    case AF_INET:
-      inet_ntop (AF_INET, &su->sin.sin_addr, str, sizeof (str));
-      break;
-#ifdef HAVE_IPV6
-    case AF_INET6:
-      inet_ntop (AF_INET6, &su->sin6.sin6_addr, str, sizeof (str));
-      break;
-#endif /* HAVE_IPV6 */
-    }
-  return XSTRDUP (MTYPE_TMP, str);
-}
-
 /* Convert IPv4 compatible IPv6 address to IPv4 address. */
 static void
 sockunion_normalise_mapped (union sockunion *su)
@@ -422,7 +382,7 @@ sockunion_bind (int sock, union sockunio
       su->sin.sin_len = size;
 #endif /* HAVE_STRUCT_SOCKADDR_IN_SIN_LEN */
       if (su_addr == NULL)
-	su->sin.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl (INADDR_ANY);
+	sockunion2ip (su) = htonl (INADDR_ANY);
     }
 #ifdef HAVE_IPV6
   else if (su->sa.sa_family == AF_INET6)
@@ -779,9 +739,9 @@ sockunion_cmp (union sockunion *su1, uni
 
   if (su1->sa.sa_family == AF_INET)
     {
-      if (ntohl (su1->sin.sin_addr.s_addr) == ntohl (su2->sin.sin_addr.s_addr))
+      if (ntohl (sockunion2ip (su1)) == ntohl (sockunion2ip (su2)))
 	return 0;
-      if (ntohl (su1->sin.sin_addr.s_addr) > ntohl (su2->sin.sin_addr.s_addr))
+      if (ntohl (sockunion2ip (su1)) > ntohl (sockunion2ip (su2)))
 	return 1;
       else
 	return -1;
--- a/lib/vty.c
+++ b/lib/vty.c
@@ -1612,13 +1612,16 @@ vty_flush (struct thread *thread)
 static struct vty *
 vty_create (int vty_sock, union sockunion *su)
 {
+  char buf[SU_ADDRSTRLEN];
   struct vty *vty;
 
+  sockunion2str(su, buf, SU_ADDRSTRLEN);
+
   /* Allocate new vty structure and set up default values. */
   vty = vty_new ();
   vty->fd = vty_sock;
   vty->type = VTY_TERM;
-  vty->address = sockunion_su2str (su);
+  strcpy (vty->address, buf);
   if (no_password_check)
     {
       if (restricted_mode)
@@ -1693,7 +1696,7 @@ vty_accept (struct thread *thread)
   int accept_sock;
   struct prefix *p = NULL;
   struct access_list *acl = NULL;
-  char *bufp;
+  char buf[SU_ADDRSTRLEN];
 
   accept_sock = THREAD_FD (thread);
 
@@ -1719,10 +1722,8 @@ vty_accept (struct thread *thread)
       if ((acl = access_list_lookup (AFI_IP, vty_accesslist_name)) &&
 	  (access_list_apply (acl, p) == FILTER_DENY))
 	{
-	  char *buf;
 	  zlog (NULL, LOG_INFO, "Vty connection refused from %s",
-		(buf = sockunion_su2str (&su)));
-	  free (buf);
+		sockunion2str (&su, buf, SU_ADDRSTRLEN));
 	  close (vty_sock);
 	  
 	  /* continue accepting connections */
@@ -1741,10 +1742,8 @@ vty_accept (struct thread *thread)
       if ((acl = access_list_lookup (AFI_IP6, vty_ipv6_accesslist_name)) &&
 	  (access_list_apply (acl, p) == FILTER_DENY))
 	{
-	  char *buf;
 	  zlog (NULL, LOG_INFO, "Vty connection refused from %s",
-		(buf = sockunion_su2str (&su)));
-	  free (buf);
+		sockunion2str (&su, buf, SU_ADDRSTRLEN));
 	  close (vty_sock);
 	  
 	  /* continue accepting connections */
@@ -1767,9 +1766,7 @@ vty_accept (struct thread *thread)
 	  safe_strerror (errno));
 
   zlog (NULL, LOG_INFO, "Vty connection from %s",
-    (bufp = sockunion_su2str (&su)));
-  if (bufp)
-    XFREE (MTYPE_TMP, bufp);
+	sockunion2str (&su, buf, SU_ADDRSTRLEN));
 
   vty_create (vty_sock, &su);
 
@@ -2193,8 +2190,6 @@ vty_close (struct vty *vty)
   if (vty->fd > 0)
     close (vty->fd);
 
-  if (vty->address)
-    XFREE (MTYPE_TMP, vty->address);
   if (vty->buf)
     XFREE (MTYPE_VTY, vty->buf);
 
--- a/lib/vty.h
+++ b/lib/vty.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Pla
 
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "log.h"
+#include "sockunion.h"
 
 #define VTY_BUFSIZ 512
 #define VTY_MAXHIST 20
@@ -39,9 +40,6 @@ struct vty
   /* Node status of this vty */
   int node;
 
-  /* What address is this vty comming from. */
-  char *address;
-
   /* Failure count */
   int fail;
 
@@ -118,6 +116,9 @@ struct vty
   /* Timeout seconds and thread. */
   unsigned long v_timeout;
   struct thread *t_timeout;
+
+  /* What address is this vty comming from. */
+  char address[SU_ADDRSTRLEN];
 };
 
 /* Integrated configuration file. */
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -678,8 +678,8 @@ rib_lookup_ipv4_route (struct prefix_ipv
     if (CHECK_FLAG (nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_FIB))
     {
       /* We are happy with either direct or recursive hexthop */
-      if (nexthop->gate.ipv4.s_addr == qgate->sin.sin_addr.s_addr ||
-          nexthop->rgate.ipv4.s_addr == qgate->sin.sin_addr.s_addr)
+      if (nexthop->gate.ipv4.s_addr == sockunion2ip (qgate) ||
+          nexthop->rgate.ipv4.s_addr == sockunion2ip (qgate))
         return ZEBRA_RIB_FOUND_EXACT;
       else
       {
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ rib_lookup_ipv4_route (struct prefix_ipv
           char gate_buf[INET_ADDRSTRLEN], rgate_buf[INET_ADDRSTRLEN], qgate_buf[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
           inet_ntop (AF_INET, &nexthop->gate.ipv4.s_addr, gate_buf, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
           inet_ntop (AF_INET, &nexthop->rgate.ipv4.s_addr, rgate_buf, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
-          inet_ntop (AF_INET, &qgate->sin.sin_addr.s_addr, qgate_buf, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
+          inet_ntop (AF_INET, &sockunion2ip (qgate), qgate_buf, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
           zlog_debug ("%s: qgate == %s, gate == %s, rgate == %s", __func__, qgate_buf, gate_buf, rgate_buf);
         }
         return ZEBRA_RIB_FOUND_NOGATE;