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diff --git a/include/libfirm/adt/xmalloc.h b/include/libfirm/adt/xmalloc.h
index 85a45a302..a4cfaa7bd 100644
--- a/include/libfirm/adt/xmalloc.h
+++ b/include/libfirm/adt/xmalloc.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
  * @file
  * @brief       never failing wrappers for malloc() & friends.
  * @author      Markus Armbruster
- * @version     $Id$
  * @note        The functions here never fail because they simply abort your
  *              program in case of an error.
  */
@@ -36,18 +35,40 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <malloc.h>
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_ALLOCA_H
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
 #include <alloca.h>
 #endif
 
 #include "../begin.h"
 
-/* xmalloc() & friends. */
+/**
+ * @ingroup adt
+ * @defgroup xmalloc Memory Allocation
+ * @{
+ */
 
+/**
+ * Allocate @p size bytes on the heap.
+ * This is a wrapper for malloc which calls panic() in case of errors, so no
+ * error handling is required for code using it.
+ */
 FIRM_API void *xmalloc(size_t size);
+/**
+ * Chane size of a previously allocated memory block to @p size bytes.
+ * This is a wrapper for realloc which calls panic() in case of errors, so no
+ * error handling is required for code using it.
+ */
 FIRM_API void *xrealloc(void *ptr, size_t size);
+/**
+ * Allocates memory and copies string @p str into it.
+ * This is a wrapper for strdup which calls panic() in case of errors, so no
+ * error handling is required for code using it.
+ */
 FIRM_API char *xstrdup(const char *str);
-
+/**
+ * Another name for the free function
+ * @deprecated
+ */
 #define xfree(ptr)      free(ptr)
 
 /**
@@ -128,6 +149,7 @@ FIRM_API char *xstrdup(const char *str);
  */
 #define OALLOCFZ(obst, type, member, n) ((type*)memset(OALLOCF((obst), type, member, (n)), 0, offsetof(type, member) + sizeof(*((type*)0)->member) * (n)))
 
+/** @} */
 
 #include "../end.h"