diff --git a/test-line-buffer.c b/test-line-buffer.c
index 7ec9b13c9b..ef1d7bae14 100644
--- a/test-line-buffer.c
+++ b/test-line-buffer.c
@@ -87,6 +87,5 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		die("input error");
 	if (ferror(stdout))
 		die("output error");
-	buffer_reset(&stdin_buf);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test-svn-fe.c b/test-svn-fe.c
index 332a5f711d..83633a21e5 100644
--- a/test-svn-fe.c
+++ b/test-svn-fe.c
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ static int apply_delta(int argc, char *argv[])
 		die_errno("cannot close preimage");
 	if (buffer_deinit(&delta))
 		die_errno("cannot close delta");
-	buffer_reset(&preimage);
 	strbuf_release(&preimage_view.buf);
-	buffer_reset(&delta);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/vcs-svn/fast_export.c b/vcs-svn/fast_export.c
index b823b8519c..1f04697866 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/fast_export.c
+++ b/vcs-svn/fast_export.c
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ void fast_export_deinit(void)
 		die_errno("error closing fast-import feedback stream");
 }
 
-void fast_export_reset(void)
-{
-	buffer_reset(&report_buffer);
-}
-
 void fast_export_delete(const char *path)
 {
 	putchar('D');
@@ -163,7 +158,7 @@ static int parse_cat_response_line(const char *header, off_t *len)
 
 	if (ends_with(header, headerlen, " missing"))
 		return error("cat-blob reports missing blob: %s", header);
-	type = memmem(header, headerlen, " blob ", strlen(" blob "));
+	type = strstr(header, " blob ");
 	if (!type)
 		return error("cat-blob header has wrong object type: %s", header);
 	n = strtoumax(type + strlen(" blob "), (char **) &end, 10);
@@ -259,7 +254,7 @@ static int parse_ls_response(const char *response, uint32_t *mode,
 	}
 
 	/* Mode. */
-	if (response_end - response < strlen("100644") ||
+	if (response_end - response < (signed) strlen("100644") ||
 	    response[strlen("100644")] != ' ')
 		die("invalid ls response: missing mode: %s", response);
 	*mode = 0;
@@ -272,7 +267,7 @@ static int parse_ls_response(const char *response, uint32_t *mode,
 	}
 
 	/* ' blob ' or ' tree ' */
-	if (response_end - response < strlen(" blob ") ||
+	if (response_end - response < (signed) strlen(" blob ") ||
 	    (response[1] != 'b' && response[1] != 't'))
 		die("unexpected ls response: not a tree or blob: %s", response);
 	response += strlen(" blob ");
diff --git a/vcs-svn/fast_export.h b/vcs-svn/fast_export.h
index aa629f54ff..8823aca15c 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/fast_export.h
+++ b/vcs-svn/fast_export.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ struct line_buffer;
 
 void fast_export_init(int fd);
 void fast_export_deinit(void);
-void fast_export_reset(void);
 
 void fast_export_delete(const char *path);
 void fast_export_modify(const char *path, uint32_t mode, const char *dataref);
diff --git a/vcs-svn/line_buffer.c b/vcs-svn/line_buffer.c
index 01fcb842f1..57cc1cec03 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/line_buffer.c
+++ b/vcs-svn/line_buffer.c
@@ -124,7 +124,3 @@ off_t buffer_skip_bytes(struct line_buffer *buf, off_t nbytes)
 	}
 	return done;
 }
-
-void buffer_reset(struct line_buffer *buf)
-{
-}
diff --git a/vcs-svn/line_buffer.h b/vcs-svn/line_buffer.h
index 8901f214ba..ee23b4f490 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/line_buffer.h
+++ b/vcs-svn/line_buffer.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ struct line_buffer {
 int buffer_init(struct line_buffer *buf, const char *filename);
 int buffer_fdinit(struct line_buffer *buf, int fd);
 int buffer_deinit(struct line_buffer *buf);
-void buffer_reset(struct line_buffer *buf);
 
 int buffer_tmpfile_init(struct line_buffer *buf);
 FILE *buffer_tmpfile_rewind(struct line_buffer *buf);	/* prepare to write. */
diff --git a/vcs-svn/sliding_window.c b/vcs-svn/sliding_window.c
index ec2707c9c4..f11d490995 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/sliding_window.c
+++ b/vcs-svn/sliding_window.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int move_window(struct sliding_view *view, off_t off, size_t width)
 		return -1;
 	if (off < view->off || off + width < view->off + view->width)
 		return error("invalid delta: window slides left");
-	if (view->max_off >= 0 && view->max_off < off + width)
+	if (view->max_off >= 0 && view->max_off < off + (off_t) width)
 		return error("delta preimage ends early");
 
 	file_offset = view->off + view->buf.len;
diff --git a/vcs-svn/svndiff.c b/vcs-svn/svndiff.c
index 1647c1a780..74c97c4543 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/svndiff.c
+++ b/vcs-svn/svndiff.c
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ static int error_short_read(struct line_buffer *input)
 static int read_chunk(struct line_buffer *delta, off_t *delta_len,
 		      struct strbuf *buf, size_t len)
 {
+	assert(*delta_len >= 0);
 	strbuf_reset(buf);
-	if (len > *delta_len ||
+	if (len > (uintmax_t) *delta_len ||
 	    buffer_read_binary(delta, buf, len) != len)
 		return error_short_read(delta);
 	*delta_len -= buf->len;
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ static int apply_window_in_core(struct window *ctx)
 static int apply_one_window(struct line_buffer *delta, off_t *delta_len,
 			    struct sliding_view *preimage, FILE *out)
 {
+	int rv = -1;
 	struct window ctx = WINDOW_INIT(preimage);
 	size_t out_len;
 	size_t instructions_len;
@@ -275,27 +277,26 @@ static int apply_one_window(struct line_buffer *delta, off_t *delta_len,
 	if (apply_window_in_core(&ctx))
 		goto error_out;
 	if (ctx.out.len != out_len) {
-		error("invalid delta: incorrect postimage length");
+		rv = error("invalid delta: incorrect postimage length");
 		goto error_out;
 	}
 	if (write_strbuf(&ctx.out, out))
 		goto error_out;
-	window_release(&ctx);
-	return 0;
+	rv = 0;
 error_out:
 	window_release(&ctx);
-	return -1;
+	return rv;
 }
 
 int svndiff0_apply(struct line_buffer *delta, off_t delta_len,
 			struct sliding_view *preimage, FILE *postimage)
 {
-	assert(delta && preimage && postimage);
+	assert(delta && preimage && postimage && delta_len >= 0);
 
 	if (read_magic(delta, &delta_len))
 		return -1;
 	while (delta_len) {	/* For each window: */
-		off_t pre_off = pre_off; /* stupid GCC... */
+		off_t pre_off = -1;
 		size_t pre_len;
 
 		if (read_offset(delta, &pre_off, &delta_len) ||
diff --git a/vcs-svn/svndump.c b/vcs-svn/svndump.c
index 0899790a33..2b168aee75 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/svndump.c
+++ b/vcs-svn/svndump.c
@@ -34,14 +34,13 @@
 #define NODE_CTX 2	/* node metadata */
 #define INTERNODE_CTX 3	/* between nodes */
 
-#define LENGTH_UNKNOWN (~0)
 #define DATE_RFC2822_LEN 31
 
 static struct line_buffer input = LINE_BUFFER_INIT;
 
 static struct {
-	uint32_t action, propLength, srcRev, type;
-	off_t text_length;
+	uint32_t action, srcRev, type;
+	off_t prop_length, text_length;
 	struct strbuf src, dst;
 	uint32_t text_delta, prop_delta;
 } node_ctx;
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ static void reset_node_ctx(char *fname)
 {
 	node_ctx.type = 0;
 	node_ctx.action = NODEACT_UNKNOWN;
-	node_ctx.propLength = LENGTH_UNKNOWN;
+	node_ctx.prop_length = -1;
 	node_ctx.text_length = -1;
 	strbuf_reset(&node_ctx.src);
 	node_ctx.srcRev = 0;
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ static void read_props(void)
 static void handle_node(void)
 {
 	const uint32_t type = node_ctx.type;
-	const int have_props = node_ctx.propLength != LENGTH_UNKNOWN;
+	const int have_props = node_ctx.prop_length != -1;
 	const int have_text = node_ctx.text_length != -1;
 	/*
 	 * Old text for this node:
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ static void handle_node(void)
 	if (have_props) {
 		if (!node_ctx.prop_delta)
 			node_ctx.type = type;
-		if (node_ctx.propLength)
+		if (node_ctx.prop_length)
 			read_props();
 	}
 
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ void svndump_read(const char *url)
 			reset_rev_ctx(atoi(val));
 			break;
 		case sizeof("Node-path"):
-			if (prefixcmp(t, "Node-"))
+			if (constcmp(t, "Node-"))
 				continue;
 			if (!constcmp(t + strlen("Node-"), "path")) {
 				if (active_ctx == NODE_CTX)
@@ -409,22 +408,26 @@ void svndump_read(const char *url)
 			node_ctx.srcRev = atoi(val);
 			break;
 		case sizeof("Text-content-length"):
-			if (!constcmp(t, "Text-content-length")) {
+			if (constcmp(t, "Text") && constcmp(t, "Prop"))
+				continue;
+			if (constcmp(t + 4, "-content-length"))
+				continue;
+			{
 				char *end;
-				uintmax_t textlen;
+				uintmax_t len;
 
-				textlen = strtoumax(val, &end, 10);
+				len = strtoumax(val, &end, 10);
 				if (!isdigit(*val) || *end)
 					die("invalid dump: non-numeric length %s", val);
-				if (textlen > maximum_signed_value_of_type(off_t))
+				if (len > maximum_signed_value_of_type(off_t))
 					die("unrepresentable length in dump: %s", val);
-				node_ctx.text_length = (off_t) textlen;
+
+				if (*t == 'T')
+					node_ctx.text_length = (off_t) len;
+				else
+					node_ctx.prop_length = (off_t) len;
 				break;
 			}
-			if (constcmp(t, "Prop-content-length"))
-				continue;
-			node_ctx.propLength = atoi(val);
-			break;
 		case sizeof("Text-delta"):
 			if (!constcmp(t, "Text-delta")) {
 				node_ctx.text_delta = !strcmp(val, "true");
@@ -499,8 +502,6 @@ void svndump_deinit(void)
 
 void svndump_reset(void)
 {
-	fast_export_reset();
-	buffer_reset(&input);
 	strbuf_release(&dump_ctx.uuid);
 	strbuf_release(&dump_ctx.url);
 	strbuf_release(&rev_ctx.log);