diff --git a/src/components/implementation/cbuf_mgr/default/Makefile b/src/components/implementation/cbuf_mgr/default/Makefile
index eab2520879..9a5f9e9b31 100644
--- a/src/components/implementation/cbuf_mgr/default/Makefile
+++ b/src/components/implementation/cbuf_mgr/default/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ C_OBJS=cbuf_mgr.o
 ASM_OBJS=
 COMPONENT=cbuf.o
 INTERFACES=cbuf_mgr stkmgr
-DEPENDENCIES=sched printc lock mem_mgr_large valloc cinfo
+DEPENDENCIES=sched printc lock mem_mgr_large valloc
 
 include ../../Makefile.subsubdir
 MANDITORY_LIB=simple_stklib.o
diff --git a/src/components/implementation/cbuf_mgr/default/cbuf_mgr.c b/src/components/implementation/cbuf_mgr/default/cbuf_mgr.c
index c3a62eaa80..6bfeac9786 100644
--- a/src/components/implementation/cbuf_mgr/default/cbuf_mgr.c
+++ b/src/components/implementation/cbuf_mgr/default/cbuf_mgr.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <mem_mgr_large.h>
 #include <cbuf.h>
 #include <cbuf_mgr.h>
-#include <cinfo.h>
 #include <cos_synchronization.h>
 #include <valloc.h>
 #include <cos_alloc.h>
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ struct cbuf_bin {
 
 struct cbuf_comp_info {
 	spdid_t spdid;
-	struct cos_component_information *cinfo_page;
 	struct cbuf_shared_page *csp;
 	vaddr_t dest_csp;
 	int nbin;
@@ -157,13 +155,6 @@ cbuf_comp_info_init(spdid_t spdid, struct cbuf_comp_info *cci)
 	memset(cci, 0, sizeof(*cci));
 	cci->spdid = spdid;
 	cvect_add(&components, cci, spdid);
-
-	p = valloc_alloc(cos_spd_id(), cos_spd_id(), 1);
-	if (cinfo_map(cos_spd_id(), (vaddr_t)p, spdid)) {
-		DOUT("%d: couldn't cinfo_map for %d\n", cos_spd_id(), spdid);
-		valloc_free(cos_spd_id(), spdid, p, 1);
-	}
-	cci->cinfo_page = p;
 }
 
 static struct cbuf_comp_info *
@@ -741,22 +732,21 @@ void *
 stkmgr_grant_stack(spdid_t d_spdid)
 {
 	struct cbuf_comp_info *cci;
-	void *p;
+	void *p, *ret = NULL;
 	vaddr_t d_addr;
 
 	printl("stkmgr_grant_stack (cbuf)\n");
 
 	CBUF_TAKE();
 	cci = cbuf_comp_info_get(d_spdid);
-	assert(cci);
 	if (!cci) goto done;
 
-	assert(!cbuf_alloc_map(d_spdid, &d_addr, (void**)&p, PAGE_SIZE));
-	cci->cinfo_page->cos_stacks.freelists[0].freelist = D_COS_STK_ADDR(d_addr);
+	if (cbuf_alloc_map(d_spdid, &d_addr, (void**)&p, PAGE_SIZE)) goto done;
+	ret = (void*)D_COS_STK_ADDR(d_addr);
 
 done:
 	CBUF_RELEASE();
-	return NULL;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/components/implementation/no_interface/boot/boot_deps.h b/src/components/implementation/no_interface/boot/boot_deps.h
index d54bbdd6c6..34314bdd7e 100644
--- a/src/components/implementation/no_interface/boot/boot_deps.h
+++ b/src/components/implementation/no_interface/boot/boot_deps.h
@@ -29,54 +29,29 @@
 COS_VECT_CREATE_STATIC(spd_info_addresses);
 
 int
-cinfo_add(spdid_t spdid, spdid_t target, struct cos_component_information *ci)
+cinfo_add_heap_pointer(spdid_t spdid, spdid_t target, void *heap_pointer)
 {
 	if (cos_vect_lookup(&spd_info_addresses, target)) return -1;
-	cos_vect_add_id(&spd_info_addresses, (void*)round_to_page(ci), target);
+	cos_vect_add_id(&spd_info_addresses, heap_pointer, target);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void*
-cinfo_alloc_page(spdid_t spdid)
+cinfo_get_heap_pointer(spdid_t spdid, spdid_t target)
 {
-	void *p = cos_get_vas_page();
-	return p;
+	return cos_vect_lookup(&spd_info_addresses, target);
 }
 
-int
-cinfo_map(spdid_t spdid, vaddr_t map_addr, spdid_t target)
-{
-	vaddr_t cinfo_addr;
-
-	cinfo_addr = (vaddr_t)cos_vect_lookup(&spd_info_addresses, target);
-	if (0 == cinfo_addr) return -1;
-	if (map_addr != 
-	    (__local_mman_alias_page(cos_spd_id(), cinfo_addr, spdid, map_addr, MAPPING_RW))) {
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-cinfo_spdid(spdid_t spdid)
-{
-	return cos_spd_id();
-}
-
-static int boot_spd_set_symbs(struct cobj_header *h, spdid_t spdid, struct cos_component_information *ci);
 static void
-comp_info_record(struct cobj_header *h, spdid_t spdid, struct cos_component_information *ci)
+boot_deps_init(void)
 {
-	if (!cinfo_add(cos_spd_id(), spdid, ci)) {
-		boot_spd_set_symbs(h, spdid, ci);
-	}
+	cos_vect_init_static(&spd_info_addresses);
 }
 
 static void
-boot_deps_init(void)
+boot_deps_save_hp(spdid_t spdid, void *hp)
 {
-	cos_vect_init_static(&spd_info_addresses);
+	cinfo_add_heap_pointer(cos_spd_id(), spdid, hp);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/components/implementation/no_interface/boot/booter.c b/src/components/implementation/no_interface/boot/booter.c
index 10fd35f8fc..abbb4559b4 100644
--- a/src/components/implementation/no_interface/boot/booter.c
+++ b/src/components/implementation/no_interface/boot/booter.c
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@ boot_process_cinfo(struct cobj_header *h, spdid_t spdid, vaddr_t heap_val,
 		ci->init_string[len] = '\0';
 	}
 	
-	/* save the address of this page for later retrieval
-	 * (e.g. to manipulate the stack pointer) */
-	comp_info_record(h, spdid, ci);
-	
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -161,6 +157,10 @@ boot_spd_map_memory(struct cobj_header *h, spdid_t spdid, vaddr_t comp_info)
 	local_md[spdid].h          = h;
 	local_md[spdid].page_start = cos_get_heap_ptr();
 	local_md[spdid].comp_info  = comp_info;
+	
+	/* save the address of the heap for later retrieval */
+	boot_deps_save_hp(spdid, (void*)boot_spd_end(h));
+
 	for (i = 0 ; i < h->nsect ; i++) {
 		struct cobj_sect *sect;
 		int left;
@@ -229,9 +229,12 @@ boot_spd_map_populate(struct cobj_header *h, spdid_t spdid, vaddr_t comp_info, i
 		}
 
 		if (sect->flags & COBJ_SECT_CINFO) {
+			struct cos_component_information *ci;
 			assert(left == PAGE_SIZE);
 			assert(comp_info == dest_daddr);
-			boot_process_cinfo(h, spdid, boot_spd_end(h), start_addr + (comp_info-init_daddr), comp_info);
+			ci = (struct cos_component_information *)(start_addr + (comp_info - init_daddr));
+			boot_process_cinfo(h, spdid, boot_spd_end(h), (void*)ci, comp_info);
+			if (first_time) boot_spd_set_symbs(h, spdid, ci);
 		}
 	}
  	return 0;
diff --git a/src/components/implementation/no_interface/cbboot/boot_deps.h b/src/components/implementation/no_interface/cbboot/boot_deps.h
index 8aa68f30f4..3a36634abc 100644
--- a/src/components/implementation/no_interface/cbboot/boot_deps.h
+++ b/src/components/implementation/no_interface/cbboot/boot_deps.h
@@ -26,19 +26,14 @@
 #include <cinfo.h>
 #include <cos_vect.h>
 
-static int boot_spd_set_symbs(struct cobj_header *h, spdid_t spdid, struct cos_component_information *ci);
 static void
-comp_info_record(struct cobj_header *h, spdid_t spdid, struct cos_component_information *ci)
-{
-	vaddr_t cinfo_addr = (vaddr_t)cinfo_alloc_page(cos_spd_id());
-	if (cinfo_addr != __local_mman_alias_page(cos_spd_id(), (vaddr_t)round_to_page(ci), cinfo_spdid(cos_spd_id()), cinfo_addr, MAPPING_RW)) BUG();
-	if (!cinfo_add(cos_spd_id(), spdid, cinfo_addr)) {
-		boot_spd_set_symbs(h, spdid, ci);
-	}
-}
+boot_deps_init(void) { return; }
 
 static void
-boot_deps_init(void) { return; }
+boot_deps_save_hp(spdid_t spdid, void *hp)
+{
+	cinfo_add_heap_pointer(cos_spd_id(), spdid, hp);
+}
 
 static void
 boot_deps_run(void) { return; }
diff --git a/src/components/implementation/no_interface/cinfo_test/citest.c b/src/components/implementation/no_interface/cinfo_test/citest.c
index bdf5c20584..b8b3b604b5 100644
--- a/src/components/implementation/no_interface/cinfo_test/citest.c
+++ b/src/components/implementation/no_interface/cinfo_test/citest.c
@@ -6,29 +6,14 @@
 
 void cos_init(void)
 {
-	void *hp = cos_get_heap_ptr();
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0 ; i < MAX_NUM_SPDS ; i++) {
-		struct cos_component_information *ci;
 		spdid_t spdid = (spdid_t)i;
-
-		cos_set_heap_ptr((void*)(((unsigned long)hp)+PAGE_SIZE));
-		//spdid = cinfo_get_spdid(i);
-		//if (!spdid) break;
-
-		if (cinfo_map(cos_spd_id(), (vaddr_t)hp, spdid)) {
-			printc("Could not map cinfo page for %d.\n", spdid);
-			continue;
-		}
-		ci = hp;
-		printc("mapped -- id: %ld, hp:%x, sp:%x\n", 
-		       ci->cos_this_spd_id, (unsigned int)ci->cos_heap_ptr, 
-		       (unsigned int)ci->cos_stacks.freelists[0].freelist);
-
-		hp = cos_get_heap_ptr();
+		void *hp = cinfo_get_heap_pointer(cos_spd_id(), spdid);
+		printc("got heap -- id: %d, hp:%p\n", spdid, hp); 
 	}
-	printc("Done mapping components information pages!\n");
+	printc("Done getting components heap pointers!\n");
 }
 
 void bin (void)
diff --git a/src/components/implementation/no_interface/llboot/boot_deps.h b/src/components/implementation/no_interface/llboot/boot_deps.h
index 4e29706063..4c99385900 100644
--- a/src/components/implementation/no_interface/llboot/boot_deps.h
+++ b/src/components/implementation/no_interface/llboot/boot_deps.h
@@ -241,16 +241,6 @@ __local_mman_alias_page(spdid_t s_spd, vaddr_t s_addr, spdid_t d_spd, vaddr_t d_
 	return d_addr;
 }
 
-static int boot_spd_set_symbs(struct cobj_header *h, spdid_t spdid, struct cos_component_information *ci);
-static void
-comp_info_record(struct cobj_header *h, spdid_t spdid, struct cos_component_information *ci) 
-{ 
-	if (!comp_boot_nfo[spdid].symbols_initialized) {
-		comp_boot_nfo[spdid].symbols_initialized = 1;
-		boot_spd_set_symbs(h, spdid, ci);
-	}
-}
-
 static inline void boot_create_init_thds(void)
 {
 	struct llbooter_per_core *llboot = PERCPU_GET(llbooter);
@@ -278,6 +268,11 @@ boot_deps_init(void)
 	assert(nmmgrs > 0);
 }
 
+static void
+boot_deps_save_hp(spdid_t spdid, void *hp)
+{
+}
+
 static void
 boot_deps_run(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/components/implementation/valloc/simple/valloc.c b/src/components/implementation/valloc/simple/valloc.c
index b82bff4f79..9f99445c09 100644
--- a/src/components/implementation/valloc/simple/valloc.c
+++ b/src/components/implementation/valloc/simple/valloc.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ struct vas_extent {
 
 struct spd_vas_tracker {
 	spdid_t spdid;
-	struct cos_component_information *ci;
 	struct vas_extent extents[MAX_SPD_VAS_LOCATIONS];
 	/* should be an array to track more than 2^27 bytes */
 	struct spd_vas_occupied *map; 
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ static int __valloc_init(spdid_t spdid)
 	int ret = -1;
 	struct spd_vas_tracker *trac;
 	struct spd_vas_occupied *occ;
-	struct cos_component_information *ci;
 	unsigned long page_off;
 	void *hp;
 
@@ -76,12 +74,10 @@ static int __valloc_init(spdid_t spdid)
 	occ = alloc_page();
 	if (!occ) goto err_free1;
 	
-	ci = cos_get_vas_page();
-	if (cinfo_map(cos_spd_id(), (vaddr_t)ci, spdid)) goto err_free2;
-	hp = (void*)ci->cos_heap_ptr;
+	hp = cinfo_get_heap_pointer(cos_spd_id(), spdid);
+	if (!hp) goto err_free2;
 
         trac->spdid            = spdid;
-        trac->ci               = ci;
         trac->map              = occ;
         trac->extents[0].start = (void*)round_to_pgd_page(hp);
         trac->extents[0].end   = (void*)round_up_to_pgd_page(hp);
@@ -96,7 +92,6 @@ static int __valloc_init(spdid_t spdid)
 done:
 	return ret;
 err_free2:
-	cos_release_vas_page(ci);
 	free_page(occ);
 err_free1:
 	free(trac);
diff --git a/src/components/include/cos_asm_stkmgr_stacks.h b/src/components/include/cos_asm_stkmgr_stacks.h
index 8160dfbc96..efac44c508 100644
--- a/src/components/include/cos_asm_stkmgr_stacks.h
+++ b/src/components/include/cos_asm_stkmgr_stacks.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         movl (%eax), %esp;                      \
 	COMP_INFO_CMPXCHG;                      \
         jnz 8b;					\
+5:                                              \
 						\
 	/* now we have the stack */		\
         movl  %eax, %esp;                       \
@@ -80,9 +81,7 @@
         call stkmgr_grant_stack;                \
         addl $4, %esp;                          \
                                                 \
-        /* addl $0x4, %eax; */                  \
-                                                \
-        /*restore stack */                      \
+        /* restore regs */                      \
 	popl %edx;				\
         popl %ecx;                              \
         popl %ebx;                              \
@@ -90,12 +89,11 @@
         popl %esi;                              \
         popl %ebp;                              \
 						\
-        /* movl  %eax, %esp; */                 \
-	/* restore Thd_id in eax */		\
-	/* movl $THD_ID_SHARED_PAGE, %edx; */	\
-        /* movl (%edx), %eax; */		\
-	movl %edx, %eax;			\
-	jmp  1b;                                
+	/* Check for NULL stack return */	\
+        testl %eax, %eax;                       \
+        je    8b;                               \
+	/* Got a stack in eax */		\
+	jmp   5b;                                
 
 #define COS_ASM_RET_STACK                       \
                                                 \
diff --git a/src/components/interface/cinfo/cinfo.h b/src/components/interface/cinfo/cinfo.h
index cff070d24c..3f7a1d1c4c 100644
--- a/src/components/interface/cinfo/cinfo.h
+++ b/src/components/interface/cinfo/cinfo.h
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef   	CINFO_H
 #define   	CINFO_H
 
-int cinfo_add(spdid_t spdid, spdid_t target, struct cos_component_information *ci);
-void* cinfo_alloc_page(spdid_t spdid);
-int cinfo_map(spdid_t spdid, vaddr_t map_addr, spdid_t target);
-int cinfo_spdid(spdid_t spdid);
-
-/* vaddr_t cinfo_map_peek(spdid_t spdid); */
+int cinfo_add_heap_pointer(spdid_t spdid, spdid_t target, void *hp);
+void* cinfo_get_heap_pointer(spdid_t spdid, spdid_t target);
 
 #endif 	    /* !CINFO_H */
diff --git a/src/components/interface/cinfo/stubs/s_stub.S b/src/components/interface/cinfo/stubs/s_stub.S
index b8a2a614ed..a4807fd742 100644
--- a/src/components/interface/cinfo/stubs/s_stub.S
+++ b/src/components/interface/cinfo/stubs/s_stub.S
@@ -9,7 +9,5 @@
 
 .text	
 
-cos_asm_server_stub_spdid(cinfo_add)
-cos_asm_server_stub_spdid(cinfo_alloc_page)
-cos_asm_server_stub_spdid(cinfo_map)
-cos_asm_server_stub_spdid(cinfo_spdid)
+cos_asm_server_stub_spdid(cinfo_add_heap_pointer)
+cos_asm_server_stub_spdid(cinfo_get_heap_pointer)