diff --git a/conf/cf-lex.l b/conf/cf-lex.l
index eb1d3300..f608a3d3 100644
--- a/conf/cf-lex.l
+++ b/conf/cf-lex.l
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int cf_hash(byte *c);
 static struct symbol *cf_find_sym(byte *c, unsigned int h0);
 
 pool *cfg_pool;
-mempool *cfg_mem;
+linpool *cfg_mem;
 
 int (*cf_read_hook)(byte *buf, unsigned int max);
 
@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@ cf_allocate(void)
   if (cfg_pool)
     rfree(cfg_pool);
   cfg_pool = rp_new(&root_pool, "Config");
-  cfg_mem = mp_new(cfg_pool, 1024);
+  cfg_mem = lp_new(cfg_pool, 1024);
 }
 
 char *
-cfg_strcpy(char *c)
+cfg_strdup(char *c)
 {
   int l = strlen(c) + 1;
   char *z = cfg_allocu(l);
diff --git a/conf/conf.h b/conf/conf.h
index 93d1edd7..974815a8 100644
--- a/conf/conf.h
+++ b/conf/conf.h
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 /* Pools */
 
 extern pool *cfg_pool;
-extern mempool *cfg_mem;
+extern linpool *cfg_mem;
 
-#define cfg_alloc(size) mp_alloc(cfg_mem, size)
-#define cfg_allocu(size) mp_allocu(cfg_mem, size)
-#define cfg_allocz(size) mp_allocz(cfg_mem, size)
-char *cfg_strcpy(char *c);
+#define cfg_alloc(size) lp_alloc(cfg_mem, size)
+#define cfg_allocu(size) lp_allocu(cfg_mem, size)
+#define cfg_allocz(size) lp_allocz(cfg_mem, size)
+char *cfg_strdup(char *c);
 
 /* Lexer */
 
diff --git a/lib/mempool.c b/lib/mempool.c
index 8bf428e5..f3b84a57 100644
--- a/lib/mempool.c
+++ b/lib/mempool.c
@@ -12,32 +12,32 @@
 #include "nest/bird.h"
 #include "lib/resource.h"
 
-struct mp_chunk {
-  struct mp_chunk *next;
+struct lp_chunk {
+  struct lp_chunk *next;
   byte data[0];
 };
 
-struct mempool {
+struct linpool {
   resource r;
   byte *ptr, *end;
-  struct mp_chunk *first, **plast;
+  struct lp_chunk *first, **plast;
   unsigned chunk_size, threshold, total;
 };
 
-void mp_free(resource *);
-void mp_dump(resource *);
+void lp_free(resource *);
+void lp_dump(resource *);
 
-static struct resclass mp_class = {
-  "MemPool",
-  sizeof(struct mempool),
-  mp_free,
-  mp_dump
+static struct resclass lp_class = {
+  "LinPool",
+  sizeof(struct linpool),
+  lp_free,
+  lp_dump
 };
 
-mempool
-*mp_new(pool *p, unsigned blk)
+linpool
+*lp_new(pool *p, unsigned blk)
 {
-  mempool *m = ralloc(p, &mp_class);
+  linpool *m = ralloc(p, &lp_class);
   m->ptr = m->end = NULL;
   m->first = NULL;
   m->plast = &m->first;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ mempool
 }
 
 void *
-mp_alloc(mempool *m, unsigned size)
+lp_alloc(linpool *m, unsigned size)
 {
   byte *a = (byte *) ALIGN((unsigned long) m->ptr, CPU_STRUCT_ALIGN);
   byte *e = a + size;
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ mp_alloc(mempool *m, unsigned size)
     }
   else
     {
-      struct mp_chunk *c;
+      struct lp_chunk *c;
       if (size >= m->threshold)
 	{
-	  c = xmalloc(sizeof(struct mp_chunk) + size);
+	  c = xmalloc(sizeof(struct lp_chunk) + size);
 	  m->total += size;
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  c = xmalloc(sizeof(struct mp_chunk) + m->chunk_size);
+	  c = xmalloc(sizeof(struct lp_chunk) + m->chunk_size);
 	  m->ptr = c->data + size;
 	  m->end = c->data + m->chunk_size;
 	  m->total += m->chunk_size;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ mp_alloc(mempool *m, unsigned size)
 }
 
 void *
-mp_allocu(mempool *m, unsigned size)
+lp_allocu(linpool *m, unsigned size)
 {
   byte *a = m->ptr;
   byte *e = a + size;
@@ -91,23 +91,23 @@ mp_allocu(mempool *m, unsigned size)
       m->ptr = e;
       return a;
     }
-  return mp_alloc(m, size);
+  return lp_alloc(m, size);
 }
 
 void *
-mp_allocz(mempool *m, unsigned size)
+lp_allocz(linpool *m, unsigned size)
 {
-  void *z = mp_alloc(m, size);
+  void *z = lp_alloc(m, size);
 
   bzero(z, size);
   return z;
 }
 
 void
-mp_free(resource *r)
+lp_free(resource *r)
 {
-  mempool *m = (mempool *) r;
-  struct mp_chunk *c, *d;
+  linpool *m = (linpool *) r;
+  struct lp_chunk *c, *d;
 
   for(d=m->first; d; d = c)
     {
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ mp_free(resource *r)
 }
 
 void
-mp_dump(resource *r)
+lp_dump(resource *r)
 {
-  mempool *m = (mempool *) r;
-  struct mp_chunk *c;
+  linpool *m = (linpool *) r;
+  struct lp_chunk *c;
   int cnt;
 
   for(cnt=0, c=m->first; c; c=c->next, cnt++)
diff --git a/lib/resource.h b/lib/resource.h
index b7f18b01..6a50c331 100644
--- a/lib/resource.h
+++ b/lib/resource.h
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ void mb_free(void *);
 
 /* Memory pools with linear allocation */
 
-typedef struct mempool mempool;
+typedef struct linpool linpool;
 
-mempool *mp_new(pool *, unsigned blk);
-void *mp_alloc(mempool *, unsigned size);	/* Aligned */
-void *mp_allocu(mempool *, unsigned size);	/* Unaligned */
-void *mp_allocz(mempool *, unsigned size);	/* With clear */
+linpool *lp_new(pool *, unsigned blk);
+void *lp_alloc(linpool *, unsigned size);	/* Aligned */
+void *lp_allocu(linpool *, unsigned size);	/* Unaligned */
+void *lp_allocz(linpool *, unsigned size);	/* With clear */
 
 /* Slabs */
 
diff --git a/nest/config.Y b/nest/config.Y
index 7b82ba72..98436541 100644
--- a/nest/config.Y
+++ b/nest/config.Y
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ rt_dev_add_iface(char *n)
   struct rt_dev_proto *p = (void *) this_proto;
   struct iface_patt *k = cfg_alloc(sizeof(struct iface_patt));
 
-  k->pattern = cfg_strcpy(n);
+  k->pattern = cfg_strdup(n);
   add_tail(&p->iface_list, &k->n);
 }
 
diff --git a/proto/rip/config.Y b/proto/rip/config.Y
index fbe6fe19..33be05eb 100644
--- a/proto/rip/config.Y
+++ b/proto/rip/config.Y
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ rip_dev_add_iface(char *n)
 {
   struct iface_patt *k = cfg_alloc(sizeof(struct iface_patt));
 
-  k->pattern = cfg_strcpy(n);
+  k->pattern = cfg_strdup(n);
   add_tail(&THIS_PROTO->iface_list, &k->n);
 }