diff --git a/source4/ntvfs/ipc/vfs_ipc.c b/source4/ntvfs/ipc/vfs_ipc.c
index 96e7820be5d..1ed2efba6bd 100644
--- a/source4/ntvfs/ipc/vfs_ipc.c
+++ b/source4/ntvfs/ipc/vfs_ipc.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static NTSTATUS ipc_open_generic(struct smbsrv_request *req, const char *fname,
 		session_info = req->session->session_info;
 	}
 
-	status = dcesrv_endpoint_search_connect(&req->smb_conn->dcesrv, 
+	status = dcesrv_endpoint_search_connect(req->smb_conn->dcesrv, 
 						&ep_description, 
 						session_info,
 						&p->dce_conn);
diff --git a/source4/rpc_server/dcerpc_server.c b/source4/rpc_server/dcerpc_server.c
index 14b7c14d2a6..22e677acd82 100644
--- a/source4/rpc_server/dcerpc_server.c
+++ b/source4/rpc_server/dcerpc_server.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   see if two endpoints match
 */
 static BOOL endpoints_match(const struct dcesrv_ep_description *ep1,
-							const struct dcesrv_ep_description *ep2)
+			    const struct dcesrv_ep_description *ep2)
 {
 	if (ep1->type != ep2->type) {
 		return False;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static BOOL endpoints_match(const struct dcesrv_ep_description *ep1,
   find an endpoint in the dcesrv_context
 */
 static struct dcesrv_endpoint *find_endpoint(struct dcesrv_context *dce_ctx,
-						       const struct dcesrv_ep_description *ep_description)
+					     const struct dcesrv_ep_description *ep_description)
 {
 	struct dcesrv_endpoint *ep;
 	for (ep=dce_ctx->endpoint_list; ep; ep=ep->next) {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_interface_register(struct dcesrv_context *dce_ctx,
 	/* check if this endpoint exists
 	 */
 	if ((ep=find_endpoint(dce_ctx, &ep_description))==NULL) {
-		ep = talloc(dce_ctx->mem_ctx, sizeof(*ep));
+		ep = talloc_p(dce_ctx, struct dcesrv_endpoint);
 		if (!ep) {
 			return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 		}
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_interface_register(struct dcesrv_context *dce_ctx,
 	}
 
 	/* talloc a new interface list element */
-	ifl = talloc(dce_ctx->mem_ctx, sizeof(*ifl));
+	ifl = talloc_p(dce_ctx, struct dcesrv_if_list);
 	if (!ifl) {
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_interface_register(struct dcesrv_context *dce_ctx,
 		 * we try to set it
 		 */
 		if (ep->sd == NULL) {
-			ep->sd = copy_security_descriptor(dce_ctx->mem_ctx, sd);
+			ep->sd = copy_security_descriptor(dce_ctx, sd);
 		}
 
 		/* if now there's no security descriptor given on the endpoint
@@ -275,21 +275,12 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_endpoint_connect(struct dcesrv_context *dce_ctx,
 				 const struct dcesrv_endpoint *ep,
 				 struct dcesrv_connection **p)
 {
-	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx;
-
-	mem_ctx = talloc_init("dcesrv_endpoint_connect");
-	if (!mem_ctx) {
-		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
-	}
-
-	*p = talloc_p(mem_ctx, struct dcesrv_connection);
+	*p = talloc_p(dce_ctx, struct dcesrv_connection);
 	if (! *p) {
-		talloc_free(mem_ctx);
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
 
 	(*p)->dce_ctx = dce_ctx;
-	(*p)->mem_ctx = mem_ctx;
 	(*p)->endpoint = ep;
 	(*p)->iface = NULL;
 	(*p)->private = NULL;
@@ -363,7 +354,7 @@ void dcesrv_endpoint_disconnect(struct dcesrv_connection *p)
 		free_session_info(&p->auth_state.session_info);
 	}
 
-	talloc_free(p->mem_ctx);
+	talloc_free(p);
 }
 
 static void dcesrv_init_hdr(struct dcerpc_packet *pkt)
@@ -400,12 +391,12 @@ static NTSTATUS dcesrv_fault(struct dcesrv_call_state *call, uint32_t fault_code
 	pkt.u.fault.cancel_count = 0;
 	pkt.u.fault.status = fault_code;
 
-	rep = talloc_p(call->mem_ctx, struct dcesrv_call_reply);
+	rep = talloc_p(call, struct dcesrv_call_reply);
 	if (!rep) {
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
 
-	status = dcerpc_push_auth(&rep->data, call->mem_ctx, &pkt, NULL);
+	status = dcerpc_push_auth(&rep->data, call, &pkt, NULL);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 		return status;
 	}
@@ -437,12 +428,12 @@ static NTSTATUS dcesrv_bind_nak(struct dcesrv_call_state *call, uint32_t reason)
 	pkt.u.bind_nak.reject_reason = reason;
 	pkt.u.bind_nak.num_versions = 0;
 
-	rep = talloc_p(call->mem_ctx, struct dcesrv_call_reply);
+	rep = talloc_p(call, struct dcesrv_call_reply);
 	if (!rep) {
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
 
-	status = dcerpc_push_auth(&rep->data, call->mem_ctx, &pkt, NULL);
+	status = dcerpc_push_auth(&rep->data, call, &pkt, NULL);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 		return status;
 	}
@@ -474,13 +465,13 @@ static NTSTATUS dcesrv_bind(struct dcesrv_call_state *call)
 	}
 
 	if_version = call->pkt.u.bind.ctx_list[0].abstract_syntax.if_version;
-	uuid = GUID_string(call->mem_ctx, &call->pkt.u.bind.ctx_list[0].abstract_syntax.uuid);
+	uuid = GUID_string(call, &call->pkt.u.bind.ctx_list[0].abstract_syntax.uuid);
 	if (!uuid) {
 		return dcesrv_bind_nak(call, 0);
 	}
 
 	transfer_syntax_version = call->pkt.u.bind.ctx_list[0].transfer_syntaxes[0].if_version;
-	transfer_syntax = GUID_string(call->mem_ctx, 
+	transfer_syntax = GUID_string(call, 
 				      &call->pkt.u.bind.ctx_list[0].transfer_syntaxes[0].uuid);
 	if (!transfer_syntax ||
 	    strcasecmp(NDR_GUID, transfer_syntax) != 0 ||
@@ -517,13 +508,13 @@ static NTSTATUS dcesrv_bind(struct dcesrv_call_state *call)
 	pkt.u.bind_ack.max_recv_frag = 0x2000;
 	pkt.u.bind_ack.assoc_group_id = call->pkt.u.bind.assoc_group_id;
 	if (call->conn->iface && call->conn->iface->ndr) {
-		pkt.u.bind_ack.secondary_address = talloc_asprintf(call->mem_ctx, "\\PIPE\\%s", 
+		pkt.u.bind_ack.secondary_address = talloc_asprintf(call, "\\PIPE\\%s", 
 								   call->conn->iface->ndr->name);
 	} else {
 		pkt.u.bind_ack.secondary_address = "";
 	}
 	pkt.u.bind_ack.num_results = 1;
-	pkt.u.bind_ack.ctx_list = talloc_p(call->mem_ctx, struct dcerpc_ack_ctx);
+	pkt.u.bind_ack.ctx_list = talloc_p(call, struct dcerpc_ack_ctx);
 	if (!pkt.u.bind_ack.ctx_list) {
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
@@ -545,12 +536,12 @@ static NTSTATUS dcesrv_bind(struct dcesrv_call_state *call)
 		}
 	}
 
-	rep = talloc_p(call->mem_ctx, struct dcesrv_call_reply);
+	rep = talloc_p(call, struct dcesrv_call_reply);
 	if (!rep) {
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
 
-	status = dcerpc_push_auth(&rep->data, call->mem_ctx, &pkt, 
+	status = dcerpc_push_auth(&rep->data, call, &pkt, 
 				  call->conn->auth_state.auth_info);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 		return status;
@@ -575,7 +566,7 @@ static NTSTATUS dcesrv_auth3(struct dcesrv_call_state *call)
 		return dcesrv_fault(call, DCERPC_FAULT_OTHER);
 	}
 
-	talloc_free(call->mem_ctx);
+	talloc_free(call);
 
 	/* we don't send a reply to a auth3 request, except by a
 	   fault */
@@ -607,12 +598,12 @@ static NTSTATUS dcesrv_request(struct dcesrv_call_state *call)
 		return dcesrv_fault(call, DCERPC_FAULT_OP_RNG_ERROR);
 	}
 
-	pull = ndr_pull_init_blob(&call->pkt.u.request.stub_and_verifier, call->mem_ctx);
+	pull = ndr_pull_init_blob(&call->pkt.u.request.stub_and_verifier, call);
 	if (!pull) {
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
 
-	r = talloc(call->mem_ctx, call->conn->iface->ndr->calls[opnum].struct_size);
+	r = talloc(call, call->conn->iface->ndr->calls[opnum].struct_size);
 	if (!r) {
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
@@ -638,7 +629,7 @@ static NTSTATUS dcesrv_request(struct dcesrv_call_state *call)
 	call->fault_code = 0;
 
 	/* call the dispatch function */
-	status = call->conn->iface->dispatch(call, call->mem_ctx, r);
+	status = call->conn->iface->dispatch(call, call, r);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 		dcerpc_log_packet(call->conn->iface->ndr, opnum, NDR_IN, 
 				  &call->pkt.u.request.stub_and_verifier);
@@ -646,7 +637,7 @@ static NTSTATUS dcesrv_request(struct dcesrv_call_state *call)
 	}
 
 	/* form the reply NDR */
-	push = ndr_push_init_ctx(call->mem_ctx);
+	push = ndr_push_init_ctx(call);
 	if (!push) {
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
@@ -674,7 +665,7 @@ static NTSTATUS dcesrv_request(struct dcesrv_call_state *call)
 		struct dcesrv_call_reply *rep;
 		struct dcerpc_packet pkt;
 
-		rep = talloc_p(call->mem_ctx, struct dcesrv_call_reply);
+		rep = talloc_p(call, struct dcesrv_call_reply);
 		if (!rep) {
 			return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 		}
@@ -760,32 +751,25 @@ static void dce_partial_advance(struct dcesrv_connection *dce_conn, uint32_t off
 NTSTATUS dcesrv_input_process(struct dcesrv_connection *dce_conn)
 {
 	struct ndr_pull *ndr;
-	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx;
 	NTSTATUS status;
 	struct dcesrv_call_state *call;
 	DATA_BLOB blob;
 
-	mem_ctx = talloc_init("dcesrv_input");
-	if (!mem_ctx) {
-		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
-	}
-	call = talloc_p(mem_ctx, struct dcesrv_call_state);
+	call = talloc_p(dce_conn, struct dcesrv_call_state);
 	if (!call) {
 		talloc_free(dce_conn->partial_input.data);
-		talloc_free(mem_ctx);
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
-	call->mem_ctx = mem_ctx;
 	call->conn = dce_conn;
 	call->replies = NULL;
 
 	blob = dce_conn->partial_input;
 	blob.length = dcerpc_get_frag_length(&blob);
 
-	ndr = ndr_pull_init_blob(&blob, mem_ctx);
+	ndr = ndr_pull_init_blob(&blob, call);
 	if (!ndr) {
 		talloc_free(dce_conn->partial_input.data);
-		talloc_free(mem_ctx);
+		talloc_free(call);
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
 
@@ -796,7 +780,7 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_input_process(struct dcesrv_connection *dce_conn)
 	status = ndr_pull_dcerpc_packet(ndr, NDR_SCALARS|NDR_BUFFERS, &call->pkt);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 		talloc_free(dce_conn->partial_input.data);
-		talloc_free(mem_ctx);
+		talloc_free(call);
 		return status;
 	}
 
@@ -879,7 +863,7 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_input_process(struct dcesrv_connection *dce_conn)
 	   it to the list of pending calls. We add it to the end to keep the call
 	   list in the order we will answer */
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
-		talloc_free(mem_ctx);
+		talloc_free(call);
 	}
 
 	return status;
@@ -962,7 +946,7 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_output(struct dcesrv_connection *dce_conn,
 	if (call->replies == NULL) {
 		/* we're done with the whole call */
 		DLIST_REMOVE(dce_conn->call_list, call);
-		talloc_free(call->mem_ctx);
+		talloc_free(call);
 	}
 
 	return status;
@@ -995,18 +979,18 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_output_blob(struct dcesrv_connection *dce_conn,
 /*
   initialise the dcerpc server context
 */
-NTSTATUS dcesrv_init_context(struct dcesrv_context *dce_ctx)
+NTSTATUS dcesrv_init_context(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct dcesrv_context **dce_ctx)
 {
 	int i;
 	const char **endpoint_servers = lp_dcerpc_endpoint_servers();
 
-	dce_ctx->mem_ctx = talloc_init("struct dcesrv_context");
-	if (!dce_ctx->mem_ctx) {
-		DEBUG(3,("dcesrv_init_context: talloc_init failed\n"));
+	(*dce_ctx) = talloc_p(mem_ctx, struct dcesrv_context);
+	if (! *dce_ctx) {
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
+	talloc_set_name(*dce_ctx, "struct dcesrv_context");
 
-	dce_ctx->endpoint_list = NULL;
+	(*dce_ctx)->endpoint_list = NULL;
 
 	if (!endpoint_servers) {
 		DEBUG(3,("dcesrv_init_context: no endpoint servers configured\n"));
@@ -1023,7 +1007,7 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_init_context(struct dcesrv_context *dce_ctx)
 			return NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
 		}
 
-		ret = ep_server->init_server(dce_ctx, ep_server);
+		ret = ep_server->init_server(*dce_ctx, ep_server);
 		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(ret)) {
 			DEBUG(0,("dcesrv_init_context: failed to init endpoint server = '%s'\n", endpoint_servers[i]));
 			return ret;
@@ -1035,7 +1019,6 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_init_context(struct dcesrv_context *dce_ctx)
 
 static void dcesrv_init(struct server_service *service, const struct model_ops *model_ops)
 {
-	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx;
 	struct dcesrv_context *dce_ctx;
 	int i;
 	const char **endpoint_servers = lp_dcerpc_endpoint_servers();
@@ -1047,16 +1030,14 @@ static void dcesrv_init(struct server_service *service, const struct model_ops *
 		return;
 	}
 
-	mem_ctx = talloc_init("struct dcesrv_context");
-
-	dce_ctx = talloc_p(mem_ctx, struct dcesrv_context);
+	dce_ctx = talloc_p(NULL, struct dcesrv_context);
 	if (!dce_ctx) {
 		DEBUG(0,("talloc_p(mem_ctx, struct dcesrv_context) failed\n"));
 		return;
 	}
+	talloc_set_name(dce_ctx, "dcesrv_init");
 
 	ZERO_STRUCTP(dce_ctx);
-	dce_ctx->mem_ctx	= mem_ctx;
 	dce_ctx->endpoint_list	= NULL;
 
 	for (i=0;endpoint_servers[i];i++) {
diff --git a/source4/rpc_server/dcerpc_server.h b/source4/rpc_server/dcerpc_server.h
index fd009f62198..09e8697fa20 100644
--- a/source4/rpc_server/dcerpc_server.h
+++ b/source4/rpc_server/dcerpc_server.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ struct dcesrv_interface {
 struct dcesrv_call_state {
 	struct dcesrv_call_state *next, *prev;
 	struct dcesrv_connection *conn;
-	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx;
 	struct dcerpc_packet pkt;
 
 	DATA_BLOB input;
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ struct dcesrv_call_state {
 struct dcesrv_handle {
 	struct dcesrv_handle *next, *prev;
 	struct policy_handle wire_handle;
-	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx;
 	void *data;
 	void (*destroy)(struct dcesrv_connection *, struct dcesrv_handle *);
 };
@@ -108,8 +106,6 @@ struct dcesrv_connection {
 	/* the top level context for this server */
 	struct dcesrv_context *dce_ctx;
 
-	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx;
-
 	/* the endpoint that was opened */
 	const struct dcesrv_endpoint *endpoint;
 
@@ -166,8 +162,6 @@ struct dcesrv_endpoint_server {
 
 /* server-wide context information for the dcerpc server */
 struct dcesrv_context {
-	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx;
-
 	/* the list of endpoints that have registered 
 	 * by the configured endpoint servers 
 	 */
diff --git a/source4/rpc_server/dcerpc_tcp.c b/source4/rpc_server/dcerpc_tcp.c
index c5f88d467f6..78e46ed6927 100644
--- a/source4/rpc_server/dcerpc_tcp.c
+++ b/source4/rpc_server/dcerpc_tcp.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void dcesrv_tcp_close(struct server_connection *conn, const char *reason)
 
 	DEBUG(5,("dcesrv_tcp_close: %s\n",reason));
 
-	talloc_destroy(dce_conn->mem_ctx);
+	talloc_free(dce_conn);
 
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/source4/rpc_server/dcesrv_auth.c b/source4/rpc_server/dcesrv_auth.c
index 08af686eff4..7065b3f2597 100644
--- a/source4/rpc_server/dcesrv_auth.c
+++ b/source4/rpc_server/dcesrv_auth.c
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_bind(struct dcesrv_call_state *call)
 		return True;
 	}
 
-	dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info = talloc_p(dce_conn->mem_ctx, struct dcerpc_auth);
+	dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info = talloc_p(dce_conn, struct dcerpc_auth);
 	if (!dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info) {
 		return False;
 	}
 
 	status = ndr_pull_struct_blob(&pkt->u.bind.auth_info,
-				      call->mem_ctx,
+				      call,
 				      dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info,
 				      (ndr_pull_flags_fn_t)ndr_pull_dcerpc_auth);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_bind_ack(struct dcesrv_call_state *call, struct dcerpc_packet *
 	}
 
 	status = gensec_update(dce_conn->auth_state.gensec_security,
-			       call->mem_ctx,
+			       call,
 			       dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info->credentials, 
 			       &dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info->credentials);
 	
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_auth3(struct dcesrv_call_state *call)
 	}
 
 	status = ndr_pull_struct_blob(&pkt->u.auth.auth_info,
-				      call->mem_ctx,
+				      call,
 				      dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info,
 				      (ndr_pull_flags_fn_t)ndr_pull_dcerpc_auth);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_auth3(struct dcesrv_call_state *call)
 
 	/* Pass the extra data we got from the client down to gensec for processing */
 	status = gensec_update(dce_conn->auth_state.gensec_security,
-			       call->mem_ctx,
+			       call,
 			       dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info->credentials, 
 			       &dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info->credentials);
 	if (NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_request(struct dcesrv_call_state *call, DATA_BLOB *full_packet)
 	pkt->u.request.stub_and_verifier.length -= auth_blob.length;
 
 	/* pull the auth structure */
-	ndr = ndr_pull_init_blob(&auth_blob, call->mem_ctx);
+	ndr = ndr_pull_init_blob(&auth_blob, call);
 	if (!ndr) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_request(struct dcesrv_call_state *call, DATA_BLOB *full_packet)
 
 	status = ndr_pull_dcerpc_auth(ndr, NDR_SCALARS|NDR_BUFFERS, &auth);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
+		talloc_free(ndr);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_request(struct dcesrv_call_state *call, DATA_BLOB *full_packet)
 	switch (dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info->auth_level) {
 	case DCERPC_AUTH_LEVEL_PRIVACY:
 		status = gensec_unseal_packet(dce_conn->auth_state.gensec_security,
-					      call->mem_ctx,
+					      call,
 					      full_packet->data + DCERPC_REQUEST_LENGTH,
 					      pkt->u.request.stub_and_verifier.length, 
 					      full_packet->data,
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_request(struct dcesrv_call_state *call, DATA_BLOB *full_packet)
 
 	case DCERPC_AUTH_LEVEL_INTEGRITY:
 		status = gensec_check_packet(dce_conn->auth_state.gensec_security,
-					     call->mem_ctx,
+					     call,
 					     pkt->u.request.stub_and_verifier.data, 
 					     pkt->u.request.stub_and_verifier.length,
 					     full_packet->data,
@@ -300,9 +301,11 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_request(struct dcesrv_call_state *call, DATA_BLOB *full_packet)
 
 	/* remove the indicated amount of padding */
 	if (pkt->u.request.stub_and_verifier.length < auth.auth_pad_length) {
+		talloc_free(ndr);
 		return False;
 	}
 	pkt->u.request.stub_and_verifier.length -= auth.auth_pad_length;
+	talloc_free(ndr);
 
 	return NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status);
 }
@@ -321,11 +324,11 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_response(struct dcesrv_call_state *call,
 
 	/* non-signed packets are simple */
 	if (!dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info || !dce_conn->auth_state.gensec_security) {
-		status = dcerpc_push_auth(blob, call->mem_ctx, pkt, NULL);
+		status = dcerpc_push_auth(blob, call, pkt, NULL);
 		return NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status);
 	}
 
-	ndr = ndr_push_init_ctx(call->mem_ctx);
+	ndr = ndr_push_init_ctx(call);
 	if (!ndr) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -346,14 +349,14 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_response(struct dcesrv_call_state *call,
 	payload_length = ndr->offset - DCERPC_REQUEST_LENGTH;
 
 	if (dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info->auth_level == DCERPC_AUTH_LEVEL_CONNECT) {
-		status = dcesrv_connect_verifier(call->mem_ctx,
+		status = dcesrv_connect_verifier(call,
 						 &dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info->credentials);
 		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 			return False;
 		}
 	} else {
 		dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info->credentials
-			= data_blob_talloc(call->mem_ctx, NULL, 
+			= data_blob_talloc(call, NULL, 
 					   gensec_sig_size(dce_conn->auth_state.gensec_security));
 	}
 
@@ -376,7 +379,7 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_response(struct dcesrv_call_state *call,
 	switch (dce_conn->auth_state.auth_info->auth_level) {
 	case DCERPC_AUTH_LEVEL_PRIVACY:
 		status = gensec_seal_packet(dce_conn->auth_state.gensec_security, 
-					    call->mem_ctx,
+					    call,
 					    ndr->data + DCERPC_REQUEST_LENGTH, 
 					    payload_length,
 					    blob->data,
@@ -386,7 +389,7 @@ BOOL dcesrv_auth_response(struct dcesrv_call_state *call,
 
 	case DCERPC_AUTH_LEVEL_INTEGRITY:
 		status = gensec_sign_packet(dce_conn->auth_state.gensec_security, 
-					    call->mem_ctx,
+					    call,
 					    ndr->data + DCERPC_REQUEST_LENGTH, 
 					    payload_length,
 					    blob->data,
diff --git a/source4/rpc_server/epmapper/rpc_epmapper.c b/source4/rpc_server/epmapper/rpc_epmapper.c
index 62c545cd941..4450f5b0a21 100644
--- a/source4/rpc_server/epmapper/rpc_epmapper.c
+++ b/source4/rpc_server/epmapper/rpc_epmapper.c
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ static error_status_t epm_Lookup(struct dcesrv_call_state *dce_call, TALLOC_CTX
 	if (!eps) {
 		/* this is the first call - fill the list. Subsequent calls 
 		   will feed from this list, stored in the handle */
-		eps = talloc_p(h->mem_ctx, struct rpc_eps);
+		eps = talloc_p(h, struct rpc_eps);
 		if (!eps) {
 			return EPMAPPER_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 		}
 		h->data = eps;
 
-		eps->count = build_ep_list(h->mem_ctx, dce_call->conn->dce_ctx->endpoint_list, &eps->e);
+		eps->count = build_ep_list(h, dce_call->conn->dce_ctx->endpoint_list, &eps->e);
 	}
 
 	/* return the next N elements */
diff --git a/source4/rpc_server/handles.c b/source4/rpc_server/handles.c
index 4cddfc896dc..87749b27a16 100644
--- a/source4/rpc_server/handles.c
+++ b/source4/rpc_server/handles.c
@@ -28,19 +28,12 @@
 struct dcesrv_handle *dcesrv_handle_new(struct dcesrv_connection *dce_conn, 
 					uint8_t handle_type)
 {
-	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx;
 	struct dcesrv_handle *h;
 
-	mem_ctx = talloc_init("rpc handle type %d\n", handle_type);
-	if (!mem_ctx) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	h = talloc(mem_ctx, sizeof(*h));
+	h = talloc_p(dce_conn, struct dcesrv_handle);
 	if (!h) {
-		talloc_destroy(mem_ctx);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	h->mem_ctx = mem_ctx;
 	h->data = NULL;
 	h->destroy = NULL;
 
@@ -62,7 +55,7 @@ void dcesrv_handle_destroy(struct dcesrv_connection *dce_conn,
 		h->destroy(dce_conn, h);
 	}
 	DLIST_REMOVE(dce_conn->handles, h);
-	talloc_destroy(h->mem_ctx);
+	talloc_free(h);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/source4/rpc_server/remote/dcesrv_remote.c b/source4/rpc_server/remote/dcesrv_remote.c
index 37fa89f1750..b2b0ae824c5 100644
--- a/source4/rpc_server/remote/dcesrv_remote.c
+++ b/source4/rpc_server/remote/dcesrv_remote.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static NTSTATUS remote_op_bind(struct dcesrv_call_state *dce_call, const struct
 		return NT_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 	}
 
-	private = talloc_p(dce_call->conn->mem_ctx, struct dcesrv_remote_private);
+	private = talloc_p(dce_call->conn, struct dcesrv_remote_private);
 	if (!private) {
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;	
 	}
diff --git a/source4/rpc_server/winreg/rpc_winreg.c b/source4/rpc_server/winreg/rpc_winreg.c
index 5c2f93d2e73..081df230b85 100644
--- a/source4/rpc_server/winreg/rpc_winreg.c
+++ b/source4/rpc_server/winreg/rpc_winreg.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static NTSTATUS winreg_bind(struct dcesrv_call_state *dc, const struct dcesrv_in
 {
 	struct _privatedata *data;
 	WERROR error;
-	data = talloc(dc->conn->mem_ctx, sizeof(struct _privatedata));
+	data = talloc_p(dc->conn, struct _privatedata);
 	error = reg_open(&data->registry, "dir", "/tmp/reg", "");
 	if(!W_ERROR_IS_OK(error)) return werror_to_ntstatus(error);
 	dc->conn->private = data;
diff --git a/source4/smb_server/smb_server.c b/source4/smb_server/smb_server.c
index 35c552c8258..8eb799cdb10 100644
--- a/source4/smb_server/smb_server.c
+++ b/source4/smb_server/smb_server.c
@@ -824,7 +824,6 @@ void smbd_process_async(struct smbsrv_connection *smb_conn)
 void smbsrv_accept(struct server_connection *conn)
 {
 	struct smbsrv_connection *smb_conn;
-	char *socket_addr;
 	int fd;
 
 	DEBUG(5,("smbsrv_accept\n"));
@@ -861,7 +860,7 @@ void smbsrv_accept(struct server_connection *conn)
 	set_blocking(fd, True);
 
 	/* setup the DCERPC server subsystem */
-	dcesrv_init_context(&smb_conn->dcesrv);
+	dcesrv_init_context(smb_conn, &smb_conn->dcesrv);
 
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/source4/smb_server/smb_server.h b/source4/smb_server/smb_server.h
index b7f9e04385e..1f7df36a9b6 100644
--- a/source4/smb_server/smb_server.h
+++ b/source4/smb_server/smb_server.h
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ struct smbsrv_connection {
 
 	struct substitute_context substitute;
 
-	struct dcesrv_context dcesrv;
+	struct dcesrv_context *dcesrv;
 
 	/* the pid of the process handling this session */
 	pid_t pid;