diff --git a/src/h5core/h5_syscall.c b/src/h5core/h5_syscall.c
index 2fdd73a..2bf37d9 100644
--- a/src/h5core/h5_syscall.c
+++ b/src/h5core/h5_syscall.c
@@ -4,37 +4,31 @@
 #include "h5_core.h"
 #include "h5_core_private.h"
 
-void *
+void*
 h5priv_alloc (
-	h5_file_t * const f,
-	void *ptr,
+	h5_file_t* const f,
+	void* ptr,
 	const size_t size
 	) {
-	h5_debug ( f, "Allocating %ld bytes.", size ); 
-	ptr = realloc ( ptr, size );
-	if ( ptr == NULL ) {
-		h5_error (
-			f,
-			H5_ERR_NOMEM,
-			"Out of memory." );
+	h5_debug (f, "Allocating %ld bytes.", size); 
+	ptr = realloc (ptr, size);
+	if (ptr == NULL) {
+		h5_error (f, H5_ERR_NOMEM, "Out of memory.");
 		return (void*)(H5_ERR);
 	}
 	return ptr;
 }
 
-void *
+void*
 h5priv_calloc (
-	h5_file_t * const f,
+	h5_file_t* const f,
 	const size_t count,
 	const size_t size
 	) {
-	h5_debug ( f, "Allocating %ld * %ld bytes.", count, size ); 
-	void *ptr = calloc ( count, size );
-	if ( ptr == NULL ) {
-		h5_error (
-			f,
-			H5_ERR_NOMEM,
-			"Out of memory." );
+	h5_debug (f, "Allocating %ld * %ld bytes.", count, size); 
+	void* ptr = calloc (count, size);
+	if (ptr == NULL) {
+		h5_error (f, H5_ERR_NOMEM, "Out of memory.");
 		return (void*)(H5_ERR);
 	}
 	return ptr;
@@ -42,26 +36,23 @@ h5priv_calloc (
 
 h5_err_t
 h5priv_free (
-	h5_file_t * const f,
-	void *ptr
+	h5_file_t* const f,
+	void* ptr
 	) {
-	if ( ptr ) free ( ptr );
+	if (ptr) free (ptr);
 	return H5_SUCCESS;
 }
 	
-void *
+void*
 h5priv_tsearch (
-	h5_file_t * const f,
-	const void *key,
-	void **rootp,
-	int (*compar) (const void *key1, const void *key2) 
+	h5_file_t* const f,
+	const void* key,
+	void** rootp,
+	int (*compar) (const void* key1, const void* key2) 
 	) {
-	void *ptr = tsearch ( key, rootp, compar );
-	if ( ptr == NULL ) {
-		h5_error (
-			f,
-			H5_ERR_NOMEM,
-			"Out of memory." );
+	void* ptr = tsearch (key, rootp, compar);
+	if (ptr == NULL) {
+		h5_error (f, H5_ERR_NOMEM, "Out of memory.");
 		return (void*)(H5_ERR);
 	}
 	return ptr;
@@ -69,13 +60,13 @@ h5priv_tsearch (
 
 void *
 h5priv_tfind (
-	h5_file_t * const f,
-	const void *key,
-	void *const *rootp,
-	int (*compar) (const void *key1, const void *key2) 
+	h5_file_t* const f,
+	const void* key,
+	void* const* rootp,
+	int (*compar) (const void* key1, const void* key2) 
 	) {
-	void *ptr = tfind ( key, rootp, compar );
-	if ( ptr == NULL ) {
+	void* ptr = tfind (key, rootp, compar);
+	if (ptr == NULL) {
 		return (void*)(H5_ERR);
 	}
 	return ptr;