diff --git a/core.h b/core.h
index 40d0a193d4..ba69479b05 100644
--- a/core.h
+++ b/core.h
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ bool core_is_inited(void);
 
 bool core_is_game_loaded(void);
 
+void core_free_retro_game_info(struct retro_game_info *dest);
+
 extern struct retro_callbacks retro_ctx;
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS
diff --git a/core_impl.c b/core_impl.c
index 6de1482868..c43d4202eb 100644
--- a/core_impl.c
+++ b/core_impl.c
@@ -530,3 +530,18 @@ bool core_is_game_loaded(void)
 {
   return current_core.game_loaded;
 }
+
+void core_free_retro_game_info(struct retro_game_info *dest)
+{
+   if (!dest)
+      return;
+   if (dest->path)
+      free((void*)dest->path);
+   if (dest->data)
+      free((void*)dest->data);
+   if (dest->meta)
+      free((void*)dest->meta);
+   dest->path = NULL;
+   dest->data = NULL;
+   dest->meta = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/libretro-common/lists/string_list.c b/libretro-common/lists/string_list.c
index 3a5fb96fef..a96dd2975a 100644
--- a/libretro-common/lists/string_list.c
+++ b/libretro-common/lists/string_list.c
@@ -42,8 +42,15 @@ void string_list_free(struct string_list *list)
       return;
 
    for (i = 0; i < list->size; i++)
-      free(list->elems[i].data);
-   free(list->elems);
+   {
+      if (list->elems[i].data)
+         free(list->elems[i].data);
+      list->elems[i].data = NULL;
+   }
+
+   if (list->elems)
+      free(list->elems);
+   list->elems = NULL; 
    free(list);
 }
 
diff --git a/runahead/copy_load_info.c b/runahead/copy_load_info.c
index d9d4dc7914..e17ffbbaab 100644
--- a/runahead/copy_load_info.c
+++ b/runahead/copy_load_info.c
@@ -11,21 +11,6 @@
 retro_ctx_load_content_info_t *load_content_info;
 enum rarch_core_type last_core_type;
 
-static void free_retro_game_info(struct retro_game_info *dest)
-{
-   if (!dest)
-      return;
-   if (dest->path)
-      free((void*)dest->path);
-   if (dest->data)
-      free((void*)dest->data);
-   if (dest->meta)
-      free((void*)dest->meta);
-   dest->path = NULL;
-   dest->data = NULL;
-   dest->meta = NULL;
-}
-
 static struct retro_game_info* clone_retro_game_info(const
       struct retro_game_info *src)
 {
@@ -60,23 +45,6 @@ static struct retro_game_info* clone_retro_game_info(const
    return dest;
 }
 
-static void free_string_list(struct string_list *dest)
-{
-   unsigned i;
-   if (!dest)
-      return;
-   for (i = 0; i < dest->size; i++)
-   {
-      if (dest->elems[i].data)
-         free(dest->elems[i].data);
-      dest->elems[i].data = NULL;
-   }
-
-   if (dest->elems)
-      free(dest->elems);
-   dest->elems = NULL;
-}
-
 static struct string_list *string_list_clone(
       const struct string_list *src)
 {
@@ -237,12 +205,10 @@ static void free_retro_ctx_load_content_info(struct
    if (!dest)
       return;
 
-   free_retro_game_info(dest->info);
-   free_string_list((struct string_list*)dest->content);
+   core_free_retro_game_info(dest->info);
+   string_list_free((struct string_list*)dest->content);
    if (dest->info)
       free(dest->info);
-   if (dest->content)
-      free((void*)dest->content);
 
    dest->info    = NULL;
    dest->content = NULL;
diff --git a/runahead/mem_util.c b/runahead/mem_util.c
index d04e3097d9..3f0b3d16b4 100644
--- a/runahead/mem_util.c
+++ b/runahead/mem_util.c
@@ -2,49 +2,48 @@
 
 #include "mem_util.h"
 
-char *strcpy_alloc(const char *sourceStr)
+char *strcpy_alloc(const char *src)
 {
-   size_t   len = 0;
    char *result = NULL;
-
-   if (sourceStr)
-      len = strlen(sourceStr);
+   size_t   len = src ? strlen(src) : 0;
 
    if (len == 0)
       return NULL;
 
    result = (char*)malloc(len + 1);
-   strcpy(result, sourceStr);
+   strcpy(result, src);
    return result;
 }
 
-char *strcpy_alloc_force(const char *sourceStr)
+char *strcpy_alloc_force(const char *src)
 {
-   char *result = strcpy_alloc(sourceStr);
+   char *result = strcpy_alloc(src);
    if (!result)
-      result = (char*)calloc(1, 1);
+      return (char*)calloc(1, 1);
    return result;
 }
 
-void strcat_alloc(char ** destStr_p, const char *appendStr)
+void strcat_alloc(char **dst, const char *s)
 {
-   size_t len1, len2, newLen;
-   char *destStr = *destStr_p;
+   size_t len1;
+   char *src  = *dst;
 
-   if (!destStr)
+   if (!src)
    {
-      destStr    = strcpy_alloc_force(appendStr);
-      *destStr_p = destStr;
+      src     = strcpy_alloc_force(s);
+      *dst    = src;
       return;
    }
 
-   if (!appendStr)
+   if (!s)
       return;
 
-   len1       = strlen(destStr);
-   len2       = strlen(appendStr);
-   newLen     = len1 + len2 + 1;
-   destStr    = (char*)realloc(destStr, newLen);
-   *destStr_p = destStr;
-   strcpy(destStr + len1, appendStr);
+   len1       = strlen(src);
+   src        = (char*)realloc(src, len1 + strlen(s) + 1);
+
+   if (!src)
+      return;
+
+   *dst       = src;
+   strcpy(src + len1, s);
 }