diff --git a/doc/man/man5/keepalived.conf.5.in b/doc/man/man5/keepalived.conf.5.in
index dc9652a43c..62830a4848 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/keepalived.conf.5.in
+++ b/doc/man/man5/keepalived.conf.5.in
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ sync group or real server monitors it.
 A value will be read as a number in text from the file.  If the weight
 configured against the track_file is 0, a non-zero value in the file will
 be treated as a failure status, and a zero value will be treated as
-an OK status, otherwise the value will be multiplied by the weight configured
+an OK status, otherwise the value will be  multiplied by the weight configured
 in the track_file statement.
 
 For VRRP instances, if the result is less than -253 anything monitoring the
@@ -2334,11 +2334,6 @@ The syntax for virtual_server is :
     # Minimum total weight of all live servers in
     # the pool necessary to operate VS with no
     # quality regression. Defaults to 1.
-    # If a sorry server is configured and the quorum
-    # is not met, any remaining alive real servers will
-    # be taken down and the sorry server enabled.
-    # If there is no sorry server, the remaining alive
-    # real servers will not be modified.
     \fBquorum \fR<INTEGER>
 
     # Tolerate this much weight units compared to the
@@ -2989,7 +2984,7 @@ There can be multiple ~SEQ elements on a line, so for example:
 .SH List blocks
 .PP
 List blocks are similar to sequence blocks, except that the values to substitute into
-the variable(s) are listed in the ~LST specification.
+the variable are listed in the ~LST specification.
 
 A line starting \fB~LST(var, val1, val2, val3)\fR will cause the remainder of the
 line to be processed multiple times, with the variable \fB$var\fR set initially to
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_api.c b/keepalived/check/check_api.c
index 054a523932..4eda626a21 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_api.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_api.c
@@ -120,10 +120,9 @@ dump_connection_opts(FILE *fp, const void *data)
 
 /* Queue a checker into the real server's checkers_queue */
 void
-queue_checker(real_server_t *rs
-	      , const checker_funcs_t *funcs
+queue_checker(const checker_funcs_t *funcs
 	      , thread_func_t launch
-	      , checker_details_t checker_details
+	      , void *data
 	      , conn_opts_t *co
 	      , bool fd_required)
 {
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ queue_checker(real_server_t *rs
 
 	/* Set default dst = RS, timeout = default */
 	if (co) {
-		co->dst = rs->addr;
+		co->dst = current_rs->addr;
 		co->connection_to = UINT_MAX;
 	}
 
@@ -140,8 +139,8 @@ queue_checker(real_server_t *rs
 	checker->checker_funcs = funcs;
 	checker->launch = launch;
 	checker->vs = current_vs;
-	checker->rs = rs;
-	checker->check_type = checker_details;
+	checker->rs = current_rs;
+	checker->data = data;
 	checker->co = co;
 	checker->enabled = true;
 	checker->alpha = -1;
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ queue_checker(real_server_t *rs
 	if (fd_required)
 		check_data->num_checker_fd_required++;
 
-	list_add_tail(&checker->rs_list, &rs->checkers_list);
+	list_add_tail(&checker->rs_list, &current_rs->checkers_list);
 
 	current_checker = checker;
 }
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_bfd.c b/keepalived/check/check_bfd.c
index b114e9d25d..46a4beb410 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_bfd.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_bfd.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void bfd_check_thread(thread_ref_t);
 static void
 free_bfd_check(checker_t *checker)
 {
-	bfd_checker_t *bfd_checker = checker->check_type.bfd_check;
+	bfd_checker_t *bfd_checker = checker->data;
 
 	FREE(bfd_checker);
 	FREE(checker);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ free_bfd_check(checker_t *checker)
 static void
 dump_bfd_check(FILE *fp, const checker_t *checker)
 {
-	const bfd_checker_t *bfd_checker = checker->check_type.bfd_check;
+	const bfd_checker_t *bfd_checker = checker->data;
 
 	conf_write(fp, "   Keepalive method = BFD_CHECK");
 	conf_write(fp, "   Name = %s", bfd_checker->bfd->bname);
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ dump_bfds_rs_list(FILE *fp, const list_head_t *l)
 static bool
 compare_bfd_check(const checker_t *old_c, checker_t *new_c)
 {
-	const bfd_checker_t *old = old_c->check_type.bfd_check;
-	const bfd_checker_t *new = new_c->check_type.bfd_check;
+	const bfd_checker_t *old = old_c->data;
+	const bfd_checker_t *new = new_c->data;
 
 	if (strcmp(old->bfd->bname, new->bfd->bname))
 		return false;
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ static const checker_funcs_t bfd_checker_funcs = { CHECKER_BFD, free_bfd_check,
 static void
 bfd_check_handler(__attribute__((unused)) const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	checker_details_t checker_details;
+	bfd_checker_t *new_bfd_checker;
 
-	PMALLOC(checker_details.bfd_check);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&checker_details.bfd_check->e_list);
+	PMALLOC(new_bfd_checker);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new_bfd_checker->e_list);
 
 	/* queue new checker */
-	queue_checker(current_rs, &bfd_checker_funcs, NULL, checker_details, NULL, false);
+	queue_checker(&bfd_checker_funcs, NULL, new_bfd_checker, NULL, false);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ bfd_name_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 	bool config_error = true;
 	char *name;
 
-	bfdc = current_checker->check_type.bfd_check;
+	bfdc = current_checker->data;
 
 	if (vector_size(strvec) >= 2)
 		name = vector_slot(strvec, 1);
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ bfd_end_handler(void)
 	tracking_obj_t *top;
 	cref_tracked_bfd_t *tbfd;
 
-	bfdc = current_checker->check_type.bfd_check;
+	bfdc = current_checker->data;
 
 	if (!bfdc->bfd) {
 		report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "(%s) No name has been specified for BFD_CHECKER - skipping"
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_daemon.c b/keepalived/check/check_daemon.c
index abf60c39e7..d98411e183 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_daemon.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_daemon.c
@@ -424,40 +424,19 @@ start_check(data_t *prev_global_data)
 	/* Set up the track files */
 	add_rs_to_track_files();
 	init_track_files(&check_data->track_files);
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("after init_track_files");
 
 	/* Processing differential configuration parsing */
 	set_track_file_weights();
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("after set_track_file_weights");
-//#define MOVE_CLEAR_DIFF_SVCS
-#ifndef MOVE_CLEAR_DIFF_SVCS
 	if (reload)
-	{
 		clear_diff_services();
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("after clear_diff_services");
-	}
-#endif
 	set_track_file_checkers_down();
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("after set_track_file_checkers_down");
 	set_effective_weights();
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("after set_effective_weights");
 	if (reload)
-{
 		check_new_rs_state();
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("after check_new_rs_state");
-}
-#ifdef MOVE_CLEAR_DIFF_SVCS
-	if (reload)
-	{
-		clear_diff_services();
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("after clear_diff_services");
-	}
-#endif
 
 	/* Initialize IPVS topology */
 	if (!init_services())
 		stop_check(KEEPALIVED_EXIT_FATAL);
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("after init_services");
 
 #ifndef _ONE_PROCESS_DEBUG_
 	/* Notify parent config has been read if appropriate */
@@ -478,7 +457,6 @@ dump_vs_rs_checker_state("after init_services");
 
 	/* Set the process cpu affinity if configured */
 	set_process_cpu_affinity(&global_data->checker_cpu_mask, "checker");
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("end of start_check");
 }
 
 void
@@ -507,7 +485,6 @@ reload_check_thread(__attribute__((unused)) thread_ref_t thread)
 
 	/* set the reloading flag */
 	SET_RELOAD;
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Pre reload");
 
 	/* Terminate all script process */
 	script_killall(master, SIGTERM, false);
@@ -783,7 +760,6 @@ start_check_child(void)
 	separate_config_file();
 
 	/* Child process part, write pidfile */
-log_message(LOG_INFO, "pidfile fd %d, name %s", checkers_pidfile.fd, checkers_pidfile.path);
 	if (!pidfile_write(&checkers_pidfile)) {
 		log_message(LOG_INFO, "Healthcheck child process: cannot write pidfile");
 		exit(KEEPALIVED_EXIT_FATAL);
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_dns.c b/keepalived/check/check_dns.c
index 3d01be0440..56ab6ac10e 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_dns.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_dns.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ dns_recv_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 	int flags, rcode;
 
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	dns_check_t *dns_check = checker->check_type.dns_check;
+	dns_check_t *dns_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 
 	if (thread->type == THREAD_READ_TIMEOUT) {
 		dns_final(thread, true, "read timeout from socket");
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ dns_make_query(thread_ref_t thread)
 	const char *s, *e;
 	size_t n;
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	dns_check_t *dns_check = checker->check_type.dns_check;
+	dns_check_t *dns_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	dns_header_t *header = PTR_CAST(dns_header_t, dns_check->sbuf);
 
 	DNS_SET_RD(flags, 1);	/* Recursion Desired */
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static void
 dns_send(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	dns_check_t *dns_check = checker->check_type.dns_check;
+	dns_check_t *dns_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	unsigned long timeout;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
@@ -430,18 +430,18 @@ dns_connect_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 static void
 free_dns_check(checker_t *checker)
 {
-	dns_check_t *dns_check = checker->check_type.dns_check;
+	dns_check_t *dns_check = checker->data;
 
 	FREE_CONST(dns_check->name);
 	FREE(checker->co);
-	FREE(checker->check_type.dns_check);
+	FREE(checker->data);
 	FREE(checker);
 }
 
 static void
 dump_dns_check(FILE *fp, const checker_t *checker)
 {
-	const dns_check_t *dns_check = checker->check_type.dns_check;
+	const dns_check_t *dns_check = checker->data;
 
 	conf_write(fp, "   Keepalive method = DNS_CHECK");
 	conf_write(fp, "   Type = %s", dns_type_name(dns_check->type));
@@ -451,8 +451,8 @@ dump_dns_check(FILE *fp, const checker_t *checker)
 static bool
 compare_dns_check(const checker_t *old_c, checker_t *new_c)
 {
-	const dns_check_t *old = old_c->check_type.dns_check;
-	const dns_check_t *new = new_c->check_type.dns_check;
+	const dns_check_t *old = old_c->data;
+	const dns_check_t *new = new_c->data;
 
 	if (!compare_conn_opts(old_c->co, new_c->co))
 		return false;
@@ -469,12 +469,12 @@ static const checker_funcs_t dns_checker_funcs = { CHECKER_DNS, free_dns_check,
 static void
 dns_check_handler(__attribute__((unused)) const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	checker_details_t checker_details;
+	dns_check_t *dns_check;
 
-	PMALLOC(checker_details.dns_check);
-	checker_details.dns_check->type = DNS_DEFAULT_TYPE;
-	queue_checker(current_rs, &dns_checker_funcs, dns_connect_thread,
-				checker_details, CHECKER_NEW_CO(), true);
+	PMALLOC(dns_check);
+	dns_check->type = DNS_DEFAULT_TYPE;
+	queue_checker(&dns_checker_funcs, dns_connect_thread,
+				dns_check, CHECKER_NEW_CO(), true);
 
 	/* Set the non-standard retry time */
 	current_checker->default_retry = DNS_DEFAULT_RETRY;
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ dns_check_handler(__attribute__((unused)) const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 dns_type_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	dns_check_t *dns_check = current_checker->check_type.dns_check;
+	dns_check_t *dns_check = current_checker->data;
 	uint16_t dns_type;
 
 	dns_type = dns_type_lookup(strvec_slot(strvec, 1));
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ dns_type_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 dns_name_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	dns_check_t *dns_check = current_checker->check_type.dns_check;
+	dns_check_t *dns_check = current_checker->data;
 	const char *name;
 	bool name_invalid = false;
 	const char *p;
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ dns_name_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 dns_check_end(void)
 {
-	dns_check_t *dns_check = current_checker->check_type.dns_check;
+	dns_check_t *dns_check = current_checker->data;
 
 	if (!check_conn_opts(current_checker->co)) {
 		dequeue_new_checker();
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_file.c b/keepalived/check/check_file.c
index dd9bd4884e..1649658fc1 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_file.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_file.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *              <www.linuxvirtualserver.org>. It monitor & manipulate
  *              a loadbalanced server pool using multi-layer checks.
  *
- * Part:        FILE CHECK. Monitor contents of a file
+ * Part:        FILE CHECK. Monitor contents if a file
  *
  * Authors:     Quentin Armitage, <quentin@armitage.org.uk>
  *
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ free_file_check(checker_t *checker)
 static void
 dump_file_check(FILE *fp, const checker_t *checker)
 {
-	tracked_file_t *tfp = checker->check_type.file_check;
+	tracked_file_t *tfp = checker->data;
 
 	conf_write(fp, "   Keepalive method = FILE_CHECK");
 	conf_write(fp, "     Tracked file = %s", tfp->fname);
@@ -64,14 +64,6 @@ track_file_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (current_tfile->file) {
-		report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "%s track_file already specified as %s - ignoring %s", FMT_RS(current_rs, current_vs), current_tfile->file->fname, strvec_slot(strvec, 1));
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (vector_size(strvec) > 2)
-		report_config_error(CONFIG_WARNING, "%s track_file %s has extra parameters - ignoring %s ...", FMT_RS(current_rs, current_vs), strvec_slot(strvec, 1), strvec_slot(strvec, 2));
-
 	current_tfile->file = vsf;
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +106,6 @@ track_file_weight_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 
 	current_tfile->weight = weight;
 	current_tfile->weight_reverse = reverse;
-log_message(LOG_INFO, "Set track_file weight %d", current_tfile->weight);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -156,7 +147,6 @@ add_rs_to_track_files(void)
 {
 	virtual_server_t *vs;
 	real_server_t *rs;
-	checker_details_t checker_details;
 	tracked_file_monitor_t *tfl;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(vs, &check_data->vs, e_list) {
@@ -164,8 +154,7 @@ add_rs_to_track_files(void)
 			list_for_each_entry(tfl, &rs->track_files, e_list) {
 				/* queue new checker - we don't have a compare function since we don't
 				 * update file checkers that way on a reload. */
-				checker_details.file_check = tfl->file;
-				queue_checker(rs, &file_checker_funcs, NULL, checker_details, NULL, false);
+				queue_checker(&file_checker_funcs, NULL, tfl->file, NULL, false);
 				current_checker->vs = vs;
 				current_checker->rs = rs;
 
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_genhash.c b/keepalived/check/check_genhash.c
index bc47876916..25c81dae11 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_genhash.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_genhash.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ genhash_usage(const char *prog, bool am_genhash)
 static int
 check_genhash_parse_cmdline(int argc, char **argv, checker_t *checker)
 {
-	http_checker_t *http_get_check = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_check = checker->data;
 	conn_opts_t *co = checker->co;
 	const char *start;
 	char *endptr;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ check_genhash_parse_cmdline(int argc, char **argv, checker_t *checker)
 			bad_option = true;
 			break;
 		case 'v':
-			((http_checker_t *)checker->check_type.http_check)->genhash_flags |= GENHASH_VERBOSE;
+			((http_checker_t *)checker->data)->genhash_flags |= GENHASH_VERBOSE;
 			break;
 		case 'S':
 			http_get_check->proto = PROTO_SSL;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ check_genhash(bool am_genhash, int argc, char **argv)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&http_get_check->url);
 	http_get_check->genhash_flags = GENHASH;
 	http_get_check->proto = PROTO_HTTP;
-	checker->check_type.http_check = http_get_check;
+	checker->data = http_get_check;
 	checker->enabled = true;
 
 	/* Parse command line */
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_http.c b/keepalived/check/check_http.c
index f5ab469baf..9517a27e65 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_http.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_http.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ free_http_request(request_t *req)
 void
 free_http_check(checker_t *checker)
 {
-	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = checker->data;
 
 	free_url_list(&http_get_chk->url);
 	free_http_request(http_get_chk->req);
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ free_http_check(checker_t *checker)
 static void
 dump_http_check(FILE *fp, const checker_t *checker)
 {
-	const http_checker_t *http_get_chk = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	const http_checker_t *http_get_chk = checker->data;
 
 	conf_write(fp, "   Keepalive method = %s_GET, http protocol %s",
 			http_get_chk->proto == PROTO_HTTP ? "HTTP" : "SSL",
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ url_list_size(const list_head_t *l)
 static bool __attribute__((pure))
 compare_http_check(const checker_t *old_c, checker_t *new_c)
 {
-	const http_checker_t *old = old_c->check_type.http_check;
-	const http_checker_t *new = new_c->check_type.http_check;
+	const http_checker_t *old = old_c->data;
+	const http_checker_t *new = new_c->data;
 	url_t *u1, *u2 = NULL;
 	unsigned i;
 
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ migrate_http_check(checker_t *new_c, const checker_t *old_c)
 	if (new_c->is_up)
 		return;
 
-	old_http_c = old_c->check_type.http_check;
-	new_http_c = new_c->check_type.http_check;
+	old_http_c = CHECKER_ARG(old_c);
+	new_http_c = CHECKER_ARG(new_c);
 
 	/* For the real servers to be the same, the checkers must match,
 	 * which means that the urls match */
@@ -465,12 +465,12 @@ static const checker_funcs_t http_checker_funcs = { CHECKER_HTTP, free_http_chec
 static void
 http_get_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
+	http_checker_t *http_get_chk;
 	const char *str = strvec_slot(strvec, 0);
-	checker_details_t check_details;
 
 	/* queue new checker */
-	check_details.http_check = alloc_http_get(str);
-	queue_checker(current_rs, &http_checker_funcs, http_connect_thread, check_details, CHECKER_NEW_CO(), true);
+	http_get_chk = alloc_http_get(str);
+	queue_checker(&http_checker_funcs, http_connect_thread, http_get_chk, CHECKER_NEW_CO(), true);
 	current_checker->default_delay_before_retry = 3 * TIMER_HZ;
 }
 
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ http_get_retry_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 virtualhost_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->data;
 
 	if (vector_size(strvec) < 2) {
 		report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "HTTP_GET virtualhost name missing");
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ virtualhost_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 http_get_check_end(void)
 {
-	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->data;
 
 	if (list_empty(&http_get_chk->url)) {
 		report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "HTTP/SSL_GET checker has no urls specified - ignoring");
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ url_tls_compliant_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 http_protocol_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->data;
 
 	if (vector_size(strvec) < 2) {
 		report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "Missing http_protocol version");
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ prepare_regex(url_t *url)
 static void
 enable_sni_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->data;
 	int res = true;
 
 	if (vector_size(strvec) >= 2) {
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ enable_sni_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 fast_recovery_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->data;
 	int res = true;
 
 	if (vector_size(strvec) >= 2) {
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ fast_recovery_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 tls_compliant_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->data;
 	int res = true;
 
 	if (vector_size(strvec) >= 2) {
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ static void
 url_check(void)
 {
 	unsigned i;
-	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_chk = current_checker->data;
 
 
 	if (!current_url->path) {
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ static void
 epilog(thread_ref_t thread, register_checker_t method)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	http_checker_t *http_get_check = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	request_t *req = http_get_check->req;
 	unsigned long delay = 0;
 	bool checker_was_up;
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ timeout_epilog(thread_ref_t thread, const char *debug_msg)
 
 	/* check if server is currently alive */
 	if (checker->is_up || !checker->has_run) {
-		if (((http_checker_t *)checker->check_type.http_check)->genhash_flags & GENHASH) {
+		if (((http_checker_t *)checker->data)->genhash_flags & GENHASH) {
 			printf("%s\n", debug_msg);
 			thread_add_terminate_event(thread->master);
 			return;
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ http_handle_response(thread_ref_t thread, unsigned char digest[MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH
 		     bool empty_buffer)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	http_checker_t *http_get_check = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	request_t *req = http_get_check->req;
 	url_t *url = fetch_next_url(http_get_check);
 	const char *msg = "HTTP status code";
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ http_process_response(thread_ref_t thread, request_t *req, size_t r, url_t *url)
 {
 	size_t old_req_len = req->len;
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	http_checker_t *http_get_check = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 
 	req->len += r;
 	req->buffer[req->len] = '\0';	/* Terminate the received data since it is used as a string */
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ static void
 http_read_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	http_checker_t *http_get_check = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	request_t *req = http_get_check->req;
 	url_t *url = fetch_next_url(http_get_check);
 	unsigned timeout = checker->co->connection_to;
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ static void
 http_response_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	http_checker_t *http_get_check = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	request_t *req = http_get_check->req;
 	url_t *url = fetch_next_url(http_get_check);
 	unsigned timeout = checker->co->connection_to;
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ static void
 http_request(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	http_checker_t *http_get_check = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	request_t *req = http_get_check->req;
 	sockaddr_t *addr = &checker->co->dst;
 	unsigned timeout = checker->co->connection_to;
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ static void
 http_check_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	http_checker_t *http_get_check = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	int ret = 1;
 	int status;
 	unsigned long timeout = 0;
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ void
 http_connect_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	http_checker_t *http_get_check = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	conn_opts_t *co = checker->co;
 	url_t *fetched_url;
 	enum connect_result status;
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_misc.c b/keepalived/check/check_misc.c
index 98905057cd..f85ec6671a 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_misc.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_misc.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static bool script_user_set;
 static void
 free_misc_check(checker_t *checker)
 {
-	misc_checker_t *misck_checker = checker->check_type.misc_check;
+	misc_checker_t *misck_checker = checker->data;
 
 	notify_free_script(&misck_checker->script);
 	FREE(misck_checker);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ free_misc_check(checker_t *checker)
 static void
 dump_misc_check(FILE *fp, const checker_t *checker)
 {
-	const misc_checker_t *misck_checker = checker->check_type.misc_check;
+	const misc_checker_t *misck_checker = checker->data;
 	char time_str[26];
 
 	conf_write(fp, "   Keepalive method = MISC_CHECK");
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ dump_misc_check(FILE *fp, const checker_t *checker)
 static bool
 compare_misc_check(const checker_t *old_c, checker_t *new_c)
 {
-	const misc_checker_t *old = old_c->check_type.misc_check;
-	const misc_checker_t *new = new_c->check_type.misc_check;
+	const misc_checker_t *old = old_c->data;
+	const misc_checker_t *new = new_c->data;
 
 	if (new->dynamic != old->dynamic)
 		return false;
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ compare_misc_check(const checker_t *old_c, checker_t *new_c)
 static void
 migrate_misc_check(checker_t *new_c, const checker_t *old_c)
 {
-	const misc_checker_t *old = old_c->check_type.misc_check;
-	misc_checker_t *new = new_c->check_type.misc_check;
+	const misc_checker_t *old = old_c->data;
+	misc_checker_t *new = new_c->data;
 
 	new->last_exit_code = old->last_exit_code;
 	new->last_ran = old->last_ran;
 
-	if (!new->dynamic || old->last_exit_code == 0 || old->last_exit_code == 1)
+	if (!new->dynamic || old->last_exit_code == 1)
 		return;
 
 	new_c->cur_weight = new->last_exit_code - (new->last_exit_code ? 2 : 0) - new_c->rs->iweight;
@@ -112,16 +112,15 @@ static const checker_funcs_t misc_checker_funcs = { CHECKER_MISC, free_misc_chec
 static void
 misc_check_handler(__attribute__((unused)) const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-//	misc_checker_t *new_misck_checker;
-	checker_details_t checker_details;
+	misc_checker_t *new_misck_checker;
 
-	PMALLOC(checker_details.misc_check);
-	checker_details.misc_check->state = SCRIPT_STATE_IDLE;
+	PMALLOC(new_misck_checker);
+	new_misck_checker->state = SCRIPT_STATE_IDLE;
 
 	script_user_set = false;
 
 	/* queue new checker */
-	queue_checker(current_rs, &misc_checker_funcs, misc_check_thread, checker_details, NULL, false);
+	queue_checker(&misc_checker_funcs, misc_check_thread, new_misck_checker, NULL, false);
 
 	/* Set non-standard default value */
 	current_checker->default_retry = 0;
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ static void
 misc_path_handler(__attribute__((unused)) const vector_t *strvec)
 {
 	const vector_t *strvec_qe;
-	misc_checker_t *new_misck_checker = current_checker->check_type.misc_check;
+	misc_checker_t *new_misck_checker = current_checker->data;
 
 	/* We need to allow quoted and escaped strings for the script and parameters */
 	strvec_qe = alloc_strvec_quoted_escaped(NULL);
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ static void
 misc_timeout_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
 	unsigned timeout;
-	misc_checker_t *new_misck_checker = current_checker->check_type.misc_check;
+	misc_checker_t *new_misck_checker = current_checker->data;
 
 	if (!read_unsigned_strvec(strvec, 1, &timeout, 0, UINT_MAX / TIMER_HZ, true)) {
 		report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "Invalid misc_timeout value '%s'", strvec_slot(strvec, 1));
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ misc_timeout_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 misc_dynamic_handler(__attribute__((unused)) const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	misc_checker_t *new_misck_checker = current_checker->check_type.misc_check;
+	misc_checker_t *new_misck_checker = current_checker->data;
 
 	new_misck_checker->dynamic = true;
 }
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ misc_dynamic_handler(__attribute__((unused)) const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 misc_user_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	misc_checker_t *new_misck_checker = current_checker->check_type.misc_check;
+	misc_checker_t *new_misck_checker = current_checker->data;
 
 	if (vector_size(strvec) < 2) {
 		report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "No user specified for misc checker script %s", cmd_str(&new_misck_checker->script));
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ misc_user_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 misc_end_handler(void)
 {
-	misc_checker_t *new_misck_checker = current_checker->check_type.misc_check;
+	misc_checker_t *new_misck_checker = current_checker->data;
 
 	if (!new_misck_checker->script.args) {
 		report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "No script path has been specified for MISC_CHECKER - skipping");
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ check_misc_script_security(magic_t magic)
 				if (checker->launch != misc_check_thread)
 					continue;
 
-				misc_script = checker->check_type.misc_check;
+				misc_script = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 
 				script_flags |= (flags = check_script_secure(&misc_script->script, magic));
 
@@ -271,7 +270,7 @@ misc_check_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 	misc_checker_t *misck_checker;
 	int ret;
 
-	misck_checker = checker->check_type.misc_check;
+	misck_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 
 	/*
 	 * Register a new checker thread & return
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@ misc_check_child_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 	bool message_only = false;
 
 	checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	misck_checker = checker->check_type.misc_check;
+	misck_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 
 	if (thread->type == THREAD_CHILD_TIMEOUT) {
 		pid = THREAD_CHILD_PID(thread);
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_parser.c b/keepalived/check/check_parser.c
index 8c8991be0e..037d8f7b20 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_parser.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_parser.c
@@ -222,12 +222,6 @@ vs_end_handler(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (current_vs->hysteresis >= current_vs->quorum) {
-		/* If hysteresis >= quorum, the vs would never lose its quorum */
-		report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "Virtual server %s hysteresis (%u) >= quorum (%u) - reducing hysteresis to %u", FMT_VS(current_vs), current_vs->quorum, current_vs->hysteresis, current_vs->quorum - 1);
-		current_vs->hysteresis = current_vs->quorum - 1;
-	}
-
 	list_add_tail(&current_vs->e_list, &check_data->vs);
 }
 static void
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_ping.c b/keepalived/check/check_ping.c
index 654f114296..f25a7f593e 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_ping.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_ping.c
@@ -123,14 +123,14 @@ static void
 free_ping_check(checker_t *checker)
 {
 	FREE(checker->co);
-	FREE_PTR(checker->check_type.ping_check);
+	FREE_PTR(checker->data);
 	FREE(checker);
 }
 
 static void
 dump_ping_check(FILE *fp, const checker_t *checker)
 {
-	ping_check_t *ping_checker = checker->check_type.ping_check;
+	ping_check_t *ping_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 
 	conf_write(fp, "   Keepalive method = PING_CHECK");
 	conf_write(fp, "     ICMP seq no = %u", ping_checker->seq_no);
@@ -147,12 +147,10 @@ static const checker_funcs_t ping_checker_funcs = { CHECKER_PING, free_ping_chec
 static void
 ping_check_handler(__attribute__((unused)) const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	checker_details_t checker_details;
-
-	checker_details.ping_check = sizeof(*checker_details.ping_check) ? MALLOC(sizeof (*checker_details.ping_check)) : NULL;
+	ping_check_t *ping_check = sizeof(ping_check_t) ? MALLOC(sizeof (ping_check_t)) : NULL;
 
 	/* queue new checker */
-	queue_checker(current_rs, &ping_checker_funcs, icmp_connect_thread, checker_details, CHECKER_NEW_CO(), true);
+	queue_checker(&ping_checker_funcs, icmp_connect_thread, ping_check, CHECKER_NEW_CO(), true);
 
 	if (!checked_ping_group_range)
 		set_ping_group_range(true);
@@ -183,7 +181,7 @@ install_ping_check_keyword(void)
 static enum connect_result
 ping_it(int fd, checker_t *checker, conn_opts_t* co)
 {
-	ping_check_t *ping_checker = checker->check_type.ping_check;
+	ping_check_t *ping_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 
 	struct icmphdr *icmp_hdr;
 	char send_buf[sizeof(*icmp_hdr) + ICMP_BUFSIZE] __attribute__((aligned(__alignof__(struct icmphdr))));
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ ping_it(int fd, checker_t *checker, conn_opts_t* co)
 static enum connect_result
 recv_it(int fd, checker_t *checker)
 {
-	ping_check_t *ping_checker = checker->check_type.ping_check;
+	ping_check_t *ping_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	ssize_t len;
 	const struct icmphdr *icmp_hdr;
 	char recv_buf[sizeof(*icmp_hdr) + ICMP_BUFSIZE] __attribute__((aligned(__alignof__(struct icmphdr))));
@@ -240,7 +238,7 @@ recv_it(int fd, checker_t *checker)
 static enum connect_result
 ping6_it(int fd, checker_t *checker, conn_opts_t* co)
 {
-	ping_check_t *ping_checker = checker->check_type.ping_check;
+	ping_check_t *ping_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	struct icmp6_hdr* icmp6_hdr;
 	char send_buf[sizeof(*icmp6_hdr) + ICMP_BUFSIZE] __attribute__((aligned(__alignof__(struct icmp6_hdr))));
 
@@ -263,7 +261,7 @@ ping6_it(int fd, checker_t *checker, conn_opts_t* co)
 static enum connect_result
 recv6_it(int fd, checker_t *checker)
 {
-	ping_check_t *ping_checker = checker->check_type.ping_check;
+	ping_check_t *ping_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	ssize_t len;
 	const struct icmp6_hdr* icmp6_hdr;
 	char recv_buf[sizeof (*icmp6_hdr) + ICMP_BUFSIZE] __attribute__((aligned(__alignof__(struct icmp6_hdr))));
@@ -422,7 +420,7 @@ static void
 icmp_connect_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	ping_check_t *ping_checker = checker->check_type.ping_check;
+	ping_check_t *ping_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	conn_opts_t *co = checker->co;
 	int fd;
 	int size = SOCK_RECV_BUFF;
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_smtp.c b/keepalived/check/check_smtp.c
index 3a7bd180d2..44ca4fb755 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_smtp.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_smtp.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void smtp_engine_thread(thread_ref_t);
 static void
 free_smtp_check(checker_t *checker)
 {
-	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = checker->check_type.smtp_check;
+	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = checker->data;
 
 	FREE_PTR(checker->co);
 	FREE_CONST(smtp_checker->helo_name);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ free_smtp_check(checker_t *checker)
 static void
 dump_smtp_check(FILE *fp, const checker_t *checker)
 {
-	const smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = checker->check_type.smtp_check;
+	const smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = checker->data;
 
 	conf_write(fp, "   Keepalive method = SMTP_CHECK");
 	conf_write(fp, "   helo = %s", smtp_checker->helo_name);
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ dump_smtp_check(FILE *fp, const checker_t *checker)
 static bool
 compare_smtp_check(const checker_t *old_c, checker_t *new_c)
 {
-	const smtp_checker_t *old = old_c->check_type.smtp_check;
-	const smtp_checker_t *new = new_c->check_type.smtp_check;
+	const smtp_checker_t *old = old_c->data;
+	const smtp_checker_t *new = new_c->data;
 
 	if (strcmp(old->helo_name, new->helo_name) != 0)
 		return false;
@@ -111,15 +111,15 @@ static const checker_funcs_t smtp_checker_funcs = { CHECKER_SMTP, free_smtp_chec
 static void
 smtp_check_handler(__attribute__((unused)) const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	checker_details_t checker_details;
+	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker;
 	conn_opts_t *co;
 
-	PMALLOC(checker_details.smtp_check);
+	PMALLOC(smtp_checker);
 	PMALLOC(co);
 	co->connection_to = UINT_MAX;
 
 	/* Have the checker queue code put our checker into the real server's checkers_queue list. */
-	queue_checker(current_rs, &smtp_checker_funcs, smtp_start_check_thread, checker_details, co, true);
+	queue_checker(&smtp_checker_funcs, smtp_start_check_thread, smtp_checker, co, true);
 
 	/* We need to be able to check if anything has been set */
 	co->dst.ss_family = AF_UNSPEC;
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ smtp_check_handler(__attribute__((unused)) const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 smtp_check_end_handler(void)
 {
-	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = current_checker->check_type.smtp_check;
+	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = current_checker->data;
 	checker_t *checker = current_checker;
 #ifdef WITH_HOST_ENTRIES
-	checker_details_t checker_details;
+	smtp_checker_t *new_smtp_checker;
 	conn_opts_t *co;
 	ref_co_t *rco, *rco_tmp;
 	list_head_t sav_rs_list;
@@ -204,16 +204,16 @@ smtp_check_end_handler(void)
 	/* Create a new checker for each host on the host list */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rco, rco_tmp, &host_list, e_list) {
 		co = rco->co;
-		PMALLOC(checker_details.smtp_check);
-		*checker_details.smtp_check = *smtp_checker;
+		PMALLOC(new_smtp_checker);
+		*new_smtp_checker = *smtp_checker;
 
 		if (co->connection_to == UINT_MAX)
 			co->connection_to = conn_to;
 
-		checker_details.smtp_check->helo_name = STRDUP(smtp_checker->helo_name);
+		new_smtp_checker->helo_name = STRDUP(smtp_checker->helo_name);
 
-		queue_checker(current_rs, &smtp_checker_funcs, smtp_start_check_thread,
-					      checker_details, NULL, true);
+		queue_checker(&smtp_checker_funcs, smtp_start_check_thread,
+					      new_smtp_checker, NULL, true);
 
 		/* Copy the checker info, but preserve the list_head entry, th
 		 * co pointer and the pointer to new_smtp_checker. */
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ smtp_check_end_handler(void)
 		*current_checker = *checker;
 		current_checker->rs_list = sav_rs_list;
 		current_checker->co = co;
-		current_checker->check_type.smtp_check = checker_details.smtp_check;
+		current_checker->data = new_smtp_checker;
 
 		/* queue the checker */
 		list_add_tail(&current_checker->rs_list, &checker->rs->checkers_list);
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ smtp_host_end_handler(void)
 static void
 smtp_helo_name_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = current_checker->check_type.smtp_check;
+	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = current_checker->data;
 
 	if (vector_size(strvec) < 2) {
 		report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "SMTP_CHECK helo name missing");
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ static void
 smtp_get_line_cb(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = checker->check_type.smtp_check;
+	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	conn_opts_t *smtp_host = checker->co;
 	ssize_t r;
 	char *nl;
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static void
 smtp_get_line(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = checker->check_type.smtp_check;
+	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	conn_opts_t *smtp_host = checker->co;
 
 	/* clear the buffer */
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ static void
 smtp_put_line_cb(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = checker->check_type.smtp_check;
+	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	conn_opts_t *smtp_host = checker->co;
 	ssize_t w;
 
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ static void
 smtp_put_line(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = checker->check_type.smtp_check;
+	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 
 	smtp_checker->buff_ctr = strlen(smtp_checker->buff);
 
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static void
 smtp_engine_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = checker->check_type.smtp_check;
+	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	conn_opts_t *smtp_host = checker->co;
 
 	switch (smtp_checker->state) {
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ static void
 smtp_check_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = checker->check_type.smtp_check;
+	smtp_checker_t *smtp_checker = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	conn_opts_t *smtp_host = checker->co;
 	int status;
 
@@ -780,12 +780,12 @@ smtp_connect_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 	 * defined in the keepalived.conf will more than likely have
 	 * a checker structure assigned to it. Each checker structure
 	 * has a data element that is meant to hold per checker
-	 * configurations. So thread->arg(checker)->check_type.smtp_check
-	 * points to a smtp_checker structure. In the smtp_checker
-	 * structure we hold global configuration data for the smtp check.
+	 * configurations. So thread->arg(checker)->data points to
+	 * a smtp_checker structure. In the smtp_checker structure
+	 * we hold global configuration data for the smtp check.
 	 *
 	 * So this whole thing looks like this:
-	 * thread->arg(checker)->check_type.smtp_check->host(smtp_host)
+	 * thread->arg(checker)->data(smtp_checker)->host(smtp_host)
 	 *
 	 * To make life simple, we'll break the structures out so
 	 * that "checker" always points to the current checker structure,
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_ssl.c b/keepalived/check/check_ssl.c
index bf0baa099b..0f7f944849 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_ssl.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_ssl.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ int
 ssl_connect(thread_ref_t thread, int new_req)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	http_checker_t *http_get_check = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	request_t *req = http_get_check->req;
 #ifdef _HAVE_SSL_SET_TLSEXT_HOST_NAME_
 	url_t *url = http_get_check->url_it;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void
 ssl_read_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	http_checker_t *http_get_check = checker->check_type.http_check;
+	http_checker_t *http_get_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	request_t *req = http_get_check->req;
 	url_t *url = http_get_check->url_it;
 	unsigned long timeout;
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_tcp.c b/keepalived/check/check_tcp.c
index 11b980d37e..00ccae324e 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_tcp.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_tcp.c
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ static void
 tcp_check_handler(__attribute__((unused)) const vector_t *strvec)
 {
 	/* queue new checker */
-	checker_details_t check_details = { .misc_check = NULL };
-
-	queue_checker(current_rs, &tcp_checker_funcs, tcp_connect_thread, check_details, CHECKER_NEW_CO(), true);
+	queue_checker(&tcp_checker_funcs, tcp_connect_thread, NULL, CHECKER_NEW_CO(), true);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/keepalived/check/check_udp.c b/keepalived/check/check_udp.c
index 15bc278753..3f882f67eb 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/check_udp.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/check_udp.c
@@ -46,20 +46,20 @@ static void udp_connect_thread(thread_ref_t);
 static void
 free_udp_check(checker_t *checker)
 {
-	udp_check_t *udp_check = checker->check_type.udp_check;
+	udp_check_t *udp_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 
 	FREE_PTR(udp_check->payload);
 	FREE_PTR(udp_check->reply_data);
 	FREE_PTR(udp_check->reply_mask);
 	FREE(checker->co);
-	FREE(checker->check_type.udp_check);
+	FREE(checker->data);
 	FREE(checker);
 }
 
 static void
 dump_udp_check(FILE *fp, const checker_t *checker)
 {
-	udp_check_t *udp_check = checker->check_type.udp_check;
+	udp_check_t *udp_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 
 	conf_write(fp, "   Keepalive method = UDP_CHECK");
 
@@ -89,20 +89,19 @@ static const checker_funcs_t udp_checker_funcs = { CHECKER_UDP, free_udp_check,
 static void
 udp_check_handler(__attribute__((unused)) const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	checker_details_t checker_details;
+	udp_check_t *udp_check = MALLOC(sizeof (udp_check_t));
 
-	PMALLOC(checker_details.udp_check);
-	checker_details.udp_check->min_reply_len = 0;
-	checker_details.udp_check->max_reply_len = UINT8_MAX;
+	udp_check->min_reply_len = 0;
+	udp_check->max_reply_len = UINT8_MAX;
 
 	/* queue new checker */
-	queue_checker(current_rs, &udp_checker_funcs, udp_connect_thread, checker_details, CHECKER_NEW_CO(), true);
+	queue_checker(&udp_checker_funcs, udp_connect_thread, udp_check, CHECKER_NEW_CO(), true);
 }
 
 static void
 payload_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	udp_check_t *udp_check = current_checker->check_type.udp_check;
+	udp_check_t *udp_check = current_checker->data;
 	char *hex_str;
 
 	if (vector_size(strvec) == 1) {
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ payload_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 require_reply_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	udp_check_t *udp_check = current_checker->check_type.udp_check;
+	udp_check_t *udp_check = current_checker->data;
 	char *hex_str;
 
 	udp_check->require_reply = true;
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ require_reply_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 min_length_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	udp_check_t *udp_check = current_checker->check_type.udp_check;
+	udp_check_t *udp_check = current_checker->data;
 	unsigned len;
 
 	if (!read_unsigned_strvec(strvec, 1, &len, 0, UINT16_MAX, false)) {
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ min_length_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 max_length_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 {
-	udp_check_t *udp_check = current_checker->check_type.udp_check;
+	udp_check_t *udp_check = current_checker->data;
 	unsigned len;
 
 	if (!read_unsigned_strvec(strvec, 1, &len, 0, UINT16_MAX, false)) {
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ max_length_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 static void
 udp_check_end_handler(void)
 {
-	udp_check_t *udp_check = current_checker->check_type.udp_check;
+	udp_check_t *udp_check = current_checker->data;
 
 	if (!check_conn_opts(current_checker->co)) {
 		dequeue_new_checker();
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ static void
 udp_check_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	udp_check_t *udp_check = checker->check_type.udp_check;
+	udp_check_t *udp_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	int status;
 	uint8_t *recv_buf;
 	size_t len = udp_check->max_reply_len + 1;
@@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ static void
 udp_connect_thread(thread_ref_t thread)
 {
 	checker_t *checker = THREAD_ARG(thread);
-	udp_check_t *udp_check = checker->check_type.udp_check;
+	udp_check_t *udp_check = CHECKER_ARG(checker);
 	conn_opts_t *co = checker->co;
 	int fd;
 	int status;
diff --git a/keepalived/check/ipwrapper.c b/keepalived/check/ipwrapper.c
index d37e2d55d0..25ac13458e 100644
--- a/keepalived/check/ipwrapper.c
+++ b/keepalived/check/ipwrapper.c
@@ -42,32 +42,6 @@
 #include "check_data.h"
 #endif
 
-void
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state(const char *title)
-{
-	virtual_server_t *vs;
-	real_server_t *rs;
-	checker_t *checker;
-
-	log_message(LOG_INFO, "vs rs dump: %s", title);
-	list_for_each_entry(vs, &check_data->vs, e_list) {
-		log_message(LOG_INFO, "%s", format_vs(vs));
-		if (vs->s_svr)
-			log_message(LOG_INFO, "quorum %u quorum_up %d  s_svr %s set = %d alive = %d", vs->quorum, vs->quorum_state_up, FMT_RS(vs->s_svr, vs), vs->s_svr->set, vs->s_svr->alive);
-
-		list_for_each_entry(rs, &vs->rs, e_list) {
-			log_message(LOG_INFO, "\t%s, set = %d alive = %d, # failed checkers %u, wgt: eff %ld peff %ld i %d, reloaded %d", format_rs(rs, vs), rs->set, rs->alive, rs->num_failed_checkers,
-					rs->effective_weight, rs->peffective_weight, rs->iweight, rs->reloaded);
-			list_for_each_entry(checker, &rs->checkers_list, rs_list) {
-				log_message(LOG_INFO, "\t\t%s enabled %d is_up %d has_run %d cur_weight %d",
-						checker->checker_funcs->type == CHECKER_FILE ? "FILE" :
-						checker->checker_funcs->type == CHECKER_MISC ? "MISC" : "unknown",
-						checker->enabled, checker->is_up, checker->has_run, checker->cur_weight);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 static bool __attribute((pure))
 vs_iseq(const virtual_server_t *vs_a, const virtual_server_t *vs_b)
 {
@@ -111,24 +85,16 @@ vsge_iseq(const virtual_server_group_entry_t *vsge_a, const virtual_server_group
 }
 
 /* Returns the sum of all alive RS weight in a virtual server. */
-// *** count is long, but returned as unsigned long !!!!
 static unsigned long __attribute__ ((pure))
 weigh_live_realservers(virtual_server_t *vs)
 {
 	real_server_t *rs;
-	unsigned long count = 0;
+	long count = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(rs, &vs->rs, e_list) {
-		if (ISALIVE(rs)) {
+		if (ISALIVE(rs))
 			count += real_weight(rs->effective_weight);
-			/* The maximum value returned by real_weight is IPVS_WEIGHT_MAX,
-			 * which is INT32_MAX. This means that count cannot overflow
-			 * so long as we never add more than IPVS_WEIGHT_MAX and IPVS_WEIGHT_MAX */
-			if (count >= IPVS_WEIGHT_MAX)
-				return IPVS_WEIGHT_MAX;
-		}
 	}
-
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -259,8 +225,8 @@ do_rs_notifies(virtual_server_t* vs, real_server_t* rs, bool stopping)
 static void
 update_vs_notifies(virtual_server_t *vs, bool stopping)
 {
-	unsigned threshold = vs->quorum - vs->hysteresis;
-	unsigned long weight_sum;
+	long threshold = vs->quorum - vs->hysteresis;
+	long weight_sum;
 
 	/* Sooner or later VS will lose the quorum (if any). However,
 	 * we don't push in a sorry server then, hence the regression
@@ -549,17 +515,16 @@ set_quorum_states(void)
 static void
 update_quorum_state(virtual_server_t * vs, bool init)
 {
-	unsigned long weight_sum = weigh_live_realservers(vs);
-	unsigned threshold;
+	long weight_sum = weigh_live_realservers(vs);
+	long threshold;
 
 	threshold = vs->quorum + (vs->quorum_state_up ? -1 : 1) * vs->hysteresis;
-log_message(LOG_INFO, "update_quorum_state(init=%d) vs quorum %u state %d tot weight %lu threshold %u", init, vs->quorum, vs->quorum_state_up, weight_sum, threshold);
-// THIS IS WHERE DONE WHEN 2 RSs.
+
 	/* If we have just gained quorum, it's time to consider notify_up. */
 	if (!vs->quorum_state_up &&
 	    weight_sum >= threshold) {
 		vs->quorum_state_up = true;
-		log_message(LOG_INFO, "Gained quorum %u+%u=%u <= %lu for VS %s"
+		log_message(LOG_INFO, "Gained quorum %u+%u=%ld <= %ld for VS %s"
 				    , vs->quorum
 				    , vs->hysteresis
 				    , threshold
@@ -593,7 +558,7 @@ log_message(LOG_INFO, "update_quorum_state(init=%d) vs quorum %u state %d tot we
 		 * We are starting up and need to add the sorry server
 		 */
 		vs->quorum_state_up = false;
-		log_message(LOG_INFO, "%s %u-%u=%u > %lu for VS %s"
+		log_message(LOG_INFO, "%s %u-%u=%ld > %ld for VS %s"
 				    , init ? "Starting with quorum down" : "Lost quorum"
 				    , vs->quorum
 				    , vs->hysteresis
@@ -654,10 +619,7 @@ perform_svr_state(bool alive, checker_t *checker)
 
 	/* We may have changed quorum state. If the quorum wasn't up
 	 * but is now up, this is where the rs is added. */
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Pre update_quorum_state 3");
-// When have two RSs when first RS processed and checker removed, we don't have quorum. When second RS processed, alive does not change. *******
 	update_quorum_state(vs, false);
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Post update_quorum_state 3");
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -692,13 +654,9 @@ init_service_vs(virtual_server_t * vs)
 		sync_service_vsg(vs);
 	}
 
-#if 1
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Pre update_quorum_state 1");
 	/* we may have got/lost quorum due to quorum setting changed */
 	/* also update, in case we need the sorry server in alpha mode */
 	update_quorum_state(vs, true);
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Post update_quorum_state 1");
-#endif
 
 	/* If we have a sorry server with inhibit, add it now */
 	if (vs->s_svr && vs->s_svr->inhibit && !vs->s_svr->set) {
@@ -713,7 +671,6 @@ dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Post update_quorum_state 1");
 			vs->s_svr->num_failed_checkers = 0;
 		}
 	}
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("After s_svr check");
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -762,11 +719,7 @@ update_svr_wgt(int64_t weight, virtual_server_t * vs, real_server_t * rs
 		    (vs->quorum_state_up || !vs->s_svr || !ISALIVE(vs->s_svr)))
 			ipvs_cmd(LVS_CMD_EDIT_DEST, vs, rs);
 		if (update_quorum)
-{
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Pre update_quorum_state 2");
 			update_quorum_state(vs, false);
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Post update_quorum_state 2");
-}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -994,7 +947,6 @@ migrate_checkers(virtual_server_t *vs, real_server_t *old_rs, real_server_t *new
 	checker_t dummy_checker;
 	bool a_checker_has_run = false;
 
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("At migrate_checkers entry");
 	if (!list_empty(&old_rs->checkers_list)) {
 		list_for_each_entry(new_c, &new_rs->checkers_list, rs_list) {
 			if (!new_c->checker_funcs->compare)
@@ -1052,16 +1004,10 @@ dump_vs_rs_checker_state("At migrate_checkers entry");
 		}
 	}
 
-return;
-log_message(LOG_INFO, "About to update rs's num failed %u alive %d set %d inhibit %d for %s", new_rs->num_failed_checkers, new_rs->alive, new_rs->set, new_rs->inhibit, FMT_RS(new_rs, vs));
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Pre update rs's");
-// THIS IS WHERE DONE WHEN ONLY 1 RS. Why not when there are 2 RS's?
 	/* If there are no failed checkers, the RS needs to be up */
 	if (!new_rs->num_failed_checkers && !new_rs->alive) {
-// What about quorum?
 		dummy_checker.vs = vs;
 		dummy_checker.rs = new_rs;
-log_message(LOG_INFO, "Calling perform_svr_state()");
 		perform_svr_state(true, &dummy_checker);
 	} else if (new_rs->num_failed_checkers && new_rs->set != new_rs->inhibit) {
 		/* ipvs_cmd() checks for alive rather than set */
@@ -1069,7 +1015,6 @@ log_message(LOG_INFO, "Calling perform_svr_state()");
 		ipvs_cmd(new_rs->inhibit ? IP_VS_SO_SET_ADDDEST : IP_VS_SO_SET_DELDEST, vs, new_rs);
 		new_rs->alive = false;
 	}
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Done update rs's");
 }
 
 /* Clear the diff rs of the old vs */
@@ -1098,26 +1043,22 @@ clear_diff_rs(virtual_server_t *old_vs, virtual_server_t *new_vs)
 		 * flag value to not try to set
 		 * already set IPVS rule.
 		 */
-// Alive should be set based on state of checkers
 		new_rs->alive = rs->alive;
 		new_rs->set = rs->set;
 		new_rs->effective_weight = rs->effective_weight;
 		new_rs->peffective_weight = rs->effective_weight;
 		new_rs->reloaded = true;
-log_message(LOG_INFO, "%s: alive %d set %d eff %ld peff %ld", FMT_RS(new_rs, new_vs), new_rs->alive, new_rs->set, new_rs->effective_weight, new_rs->peffective_weight);
 
 		/*
 		 * We must migrate the state of the old checkers.
 		 * If we do not, the new RS is in a state where it’s reported
 		 * as down with no check failed. As a result, the server will never
-		 * be put back up when it’s alive again in check_tcp.c#83 because,
+		 * be put back up when it’s alive again in check_tcp.c#83 because
 		 * of the check that put a rs up only if it was not previously up.
 		 * For alpha mode checkers, if it was up, we don't need another
 		 * success to say it is now up.
 		 */
-log_message(LOG_INFO, "About to migrate checkers %s", FMT_RS(new_rs, new_vs));
 		migrate_checkers(new_vs, rs, new_rs);
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Done migrate checkers");
 
 		/* Do we need to update the RS configuration? */
 		if ((new_rs->alive && new_rs->effective_weight != rs->effective_weight) ||
@@ -1227,18 +1168,10 @@ clear_diff_services(void)
 			ipvs_cmd(IP_VS_SO_SET_EDIT, new_vs, NULL);
 
 		vs->omega = true;
-log_message(LOG_INFO, "About to clear_diff_rs %s", FMT_VS(new_vs));
 		clear_diff_rs(vs, new_vs);
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Done clear_diff_rs");
-log_message(LOG_INFO, "About to clear_diff_s_svr %s", FMT_VS(new_vs));
 		clear_diff_s_srv(vs, new_vs);
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Done clear_diff_s_svr");
-log_message(LOG_INFO, "About to update_alive_counts %s", FMT_VS(new_vs));
 
 		update_alive_counts(vs, new_vs);
-dump_vs_rs_checker_state("Done update_alive_couns");
-//		if (vs->s_svr && vs->s_svr.is_alive == vs->quorum_up) {
-//		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1258,7 +1191,6 @@ check_new_rs_state(void)
 					continue;
 				if (!checker->alpha)
 					continue;
-// Check if weighted checker
 				set_checker_state(checker, false);
 				UNSET_ALIVE(checker->rs);
 			}
diff --git a/keepalived/core/pidfile.c b/keepalived/core/pidfile.c
index 59d5029dcc..8e2214d86d 100644
--- a/keepalived/core/pidfile.c
+++ b/keepalived/core/pidfile.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ pidfile_write(pidfile_t *pidf)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!children_started && pidf->fd == -1)
+	if (pidf->fd == -1)
 		return false;
 
 	if (children_started) {
@@ -261,11 +261,7 @@ pidfile_write(pidfile_t *pidf)
 
 		/* There could be more error handling, but that will just
 		 * complicate the code for minimal benefit. */
-		if (pidf->fd == -1) {
-			/* This process wasn't originally started (due to no configuration)
-			 * but configuration has been added */
-			create_pidfile(pidf);
-		} else if (stat(pidf->path, &statb)) {
+		if (stat(pidf->path, &statb)) {
 			/* pidfile no longer exists */
 			close(pidf->fd);
 			create_pidfile(pidf);
diff --git a/keepalived/include/check_api.h b/keepalived/include/check_api.h
index 441d7e41fb..f13be751f8 100644
--- a/keepalived/include/check_api.h
+++ b/keepalived/include/check_api.h
@@ -37,15 +37,6 @@
 #include "layer4.h"
 #include "sockaddr.h"
 
-//#include "check_dns.h"
-//#include "check_http.h"
-//#include "check_misc.h"
-//#include "check_ping.h"
-//#include "check_smtp.h"
-//#include "check_udp.h"
-//#include "track_file.h"
-//#include "check_bfd.h"
-
 typedef enum _checker_type {
 	CHECKER_MISC,
 	CHECKER_TCP,
@@ -71,33 +62,13 @@ typedef struct _checker_funcs {
 	void				(*migrate) (struct _checker *, const struct _checker *);
 } checker_funcs_t;
 
-struct _dns_check;
-struct _http_check;
-struct _misc_check;
-struct _ping_check;
-struct _smtp_check;
-struct _udp_check;
-struct _tracked_file_monitor;
-struct _bfd_check;
-typedef union {
-	struct _dns_check	*dns_check;
-	struct _http_check	*http_check;
-	struct _misc_check	*misc_check;
-	struct _ping_check	*ping_check;
-	struct _smtp_check	*smtp_check;
-	struct _udp_check	*udp_check;
-	struct _tracked_file	*file_check;
-	struct _bfd_check	*bfd_check;
-	void *any;
-} checker_details_t;
-
 /* Checkers structure definition */
 typedef struct _checker {
 	const checker_funcs_t		*checker_funcs;
 	thread_func_t			launch;
 	virtual_server_t		*vs;			/* pointer to the checker thread virtualserver */
 	real_server_t			*rs;			/* pointer to the checker thread realserver */
-	checker_details_t		check_type;		/* Details for the specific checker type */
+	void				*data;			/* Details for the specific checker type */
 	bool				enabled;		/* Activation flag */
 	bool				is_up;			/* Set if checker is up */
 	bool				has_run;		/* Set if the checker has completed at least once */
@@ -144,10 +115,9 @@ extern void free_checker(checker_t *);
 extern void free_checker_list(list_head_t *);
 extern void free_rs_checkers(const real_server_t *);
 extern void dump_connection_opts(FILE *, const void *);
-extern void queue_checker(real_server_t *
-			  ,const checker_funcs_t *
+extern void queue_checker(const checker_funcs_t *
 			  , thread_func_t
-			  , checker_details_t
+			  , void *
 			  , conn_opts_t *
 			  , bool);
 extern void dequeue_new_checker(void);
diff --git a/keepalived/include/check_bfd.h b/keepalived/include/check_bfd.h
index b56f0d0f8b..fda39140c1 100644
--- a/keepalived/include/check_bfd.h
+++ b/keepalived/include/check_bfd.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef struct _cref_tracked_bfd {
 } cref_tracked_bfd_t;
 
 /* bfd_checker structure */
-typedef struct _bfd_check {
+typedef struct _bfd_checker {
 	checker_tracked_bfd_t	*bfd;		/* track bfd pointer, cannot be NULL */
 //	int			weight;		// Set in bfd_weight_handler
 
diff --git a/keepalived/include/check_http.h b/keepalived/include/check_http.h
index 6cc42384a0..382e59584d 100644
--- a/keepalived/include/check_http.h
+++ b/keepalived/include/check_http.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ typedef struct _url {
 	list_head_t			e_list;
 } url_t;
 
-typedef struct _http_check {
+typedef struct _http_checker {
 	unsigned			proto;
 	url_t				*url_it;	/* current url checked list entry */
 	url_t				*failed_url;	/* the url that is currently failing, if any */
diff --git a/keepalived/include/check_misc.h b/keepalived/include/check_misc.h
index efab135d4f..e243fa4571 100644
--- a/keepalived/include/check_misc.h
+++ b/keepalived/include/check_misc.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "keepalived_magic.h"
 
 /* Checker argument structure  */
-typedef struct _misc_check {
+typedef struct _misc_checker {
 	notify_script_t		script;		/* The script details */
 	unsigned long		timeout;
 	bool			dynamic;	/* false: old-style, true: exit code from checker affects weight */
diff --git a/keepalived/include/check_ping.h b/keepalived/include/check_ping.h
index 1e3a60c7e5..cecf040532 100644
--- a/keepalived/include/check_ping.h
+++ b/keepalived/include/check_ping.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef _CHECK_PING_H
 #define _CHECK_PING_H
 
-#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "check_api.h"
 
 typedef struct _ping_check {
 	uint16_t	seq_no;
diff --git a/keepalived/include/check_smtp.h b/keepalived/include/check_smtp.h
index dd9cf50548..9c924cf438 100644
--- a/keepalived/include/check_smtp.h
+++ b/keepalived/include/check_smtp.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 /* local includes */
 #include "scheduler.h"
+#include "check_api.h"
 
 #define SMTP_BUFF_MAX		512U
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ typedef enum {
 #define SMTP_DEFAULT_HELO	"smtpchecker.keepalived.org"
 
 /* Checker argument structure  */
-typedef struct _smtp_check {
+typedef struct _smtp_checker {
 	/* non per host config data goes here */
 	const char			*helo_name;
 
diff --git a/keepalived/include/ipwrapper.h b/keepalived/include/ipwrapper.h
index 724ccdc671..fcc32f5a58 100644
--- a/keepalived/include/ipwrapper.h
+++ b/keepalived/include/ipwrapper.h
@@ -60,5 +60,4 @@ extern void clear_diff_services(void);
 extern void check_new_rs_state(void);
 extern void link_vsg_to_vs(void);
 
-extern void dump_vs_rs_checker_state(const char *);
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/parser.c b/lib/parser.c
index bd4d77fbdd..f34059fd83 100644
--- a/lib/parser.c
+++ b/lib/parser.c
@@ -1512,12 +1512,6 @@ add_lst(char *buf)
 		p += strspn(p + 1, " \t") + 1;
 		num_vars++;
 	}
-
-	if (end_char == '}' && *p != '}') {
-		free_seq_lst(seq_ent);
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	if (*p == '}')
 		p += strspn(p + 1, " \t") + 1;
 	if (*p++ != ',') {
@@ -1543,18 +1537,15 @@ add_lst(char *buf)
 		/* Read one set of values */
 		num_values = 0;
 		while (true) {
-// Need to allow escapes and quotes to have starting/trailing spaces
 			var = p;
-			var_end = p += strcspn(p, ",})");
-			while (var_end > var && (var_end[-1] == ' ' || var_end[-1] == '\t'))
-				var_end--;
+			var_end = p += strcspn(p, " \t,})");
 			PMALLOC(value);
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&value->e_list);
 
 			value->val = STRNDUP(var, var_end - var);
 			list_add_tail(&value->e_list, &value_set->values);
 
-//			p += strspn(p, " \t");
+			p += strspn(p, " \t");
 			if (*p == end_char || (*p == ')' && end_char == ','))
 				break;
 			if (*p != ',') {