diff --git a/src/include/bootstrap.h b/src/include/bootstrap.h
index 8c5f081..9922b79 100644
--- a/src/include/bootstrap.h
+++ b/src/include/bootstrap.h
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@
 #include "nccl.h"
 #include "comm.h"
 
+// this is accessed through unaligned ptrs because ncclUniqueId is a typedef of char[128]
 struct ncclBootstrapHandle {
   uint64_t magic;
   union ncclSocketAddress addr;
 };
 static_assert(sizeof(struct ncclBootstrapHandle) <= sizeof(ncclUniqueId), "Bootstrap handle is too large to fit inside NCCL unique ID");
+static_assert(alignof(struct ncclBootstrapHandle) == alignof(ncclUniqueId), "Bootstrap handle must have same alignment as NCCL unique ID to avoid UB");
 
 ncclResult_t bootstrapNetInit();
 ncclResult_t bootstrapCreateRoot(struct ncclBootstrapHandle* handle, bool idFromEnv);
diff --git a/src/misc/rocmwrap.cc b/src/misc/rocmwrap.cc
index b3063d5..464b80d 100644
--- a/src/misc/rocmwrap.cc
+++ b/src/misc/rocmwrap.cc
@@ -131,9 +131,12 @@ static void initOnceFunc() {
       //format and store the kernel conf file location
       snprintf(kernel_conf_file, sizeof(kernel_conf_file), "/boot/config-%s", utsname.release);
       fp = fopen(kernel_conf_file, "r");
-      if (fp == NULL) INFO(NCCL_INIT,"Could not open kernel conf file");
+      if (fp == NULL) {
+        INFO(NCCL_INIT,"Could not open kernel conf file, will assume CONFIG_DMABUF_MOVE_NOTIFY and CONFIG_PCI_P2PDMA are enabled");
+      }
       //look for kernel_opt1 and kernel_opt2 in the conf file and check
-      while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), fp) != NULL) {
+      // FIXME: This check is broken, CONFIG_DMABUF_MOVE_NOTIFY could be across a buf boundary.
+      while (fp && fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), fp) != NULL) {
         if (strstr(buf, kernel_opt1) != NULL) {
           found_opt1 = 1;
           INFO(NCCL_INIT,"CONFIG_DMABUF_MOVE_NOTIFY=y in /boot/config-%s", utsname.release);
@@ -143,11 +146,12 @@ static void initOnceFunc() {
           INFO(NCCL_INIT,"CONFIG_PCI_P2PDMA=y in /boot/config-%s", utsname.release);
         }
       }
-      if (!found_opt1 || !found_opt2) {
+      if (fp && (!found_opt1 || !found_opt2)) {
         dmaBufSupport = 0;
         INFO(NCCL_INIT, "CONFIG_DMABUF_MOVE_NOTIFY and CONFIG_PCI_P2PDMA should be set for DMA_BUF in /boot/config-%s", utsname.release);
         INFO(NCCL_INIT, "DMA_BUF_SUPPORT Failed due to OS kernel support");
       }
+      if (fp) fclose(fp);
 
       if(dmaBufSupport) INFO(NCCL_INIT, "DMA_BUF Support Enabled");
       else goto error;
diff --git a/src/nccl.h.in b/src/nccl.h.in
index 1d127b0..6296073 100644
--- a/src/nccl.h.in
+++ b/src/nccl.h.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ typedef struct ncclComm* ncclComm_t;
 #define NCCL_UNIQUE_ID_BYTES 128
 /*! @brief      Opaque unique id used to initialize communicators
     @details    The ncclUniqueId must be passed to all participating ranks */
-typedef struct { char internal[NCCL_UNIQUE_ID_BYTES]; /*!< Opaque array>*/} ncclUniqueId;
+typedef struct alignas(int64_t) { char internal[NCCL_UNIQUE_ID_BYTES]; /*!< Opaque array>*/} ncclUniqueId;
 
 /*! @defgroup   rccl_result_code Result Codes
     @details    The various result codes that RCCL API calls may return
diff --git a/src/proxy.cc b/src/proxy.cc
index 50e5437..51bb401 100644
--- a/src/proxy.cc
+++ b/src/proxy.cc
@@ -965,7 +965,11 @@ struct ncclProxyConnectionPool {
 
 static ncclResult_t ncclProxyNewConnection(struct ncclProxyConnectionPool* pool, int* id) {
   if (pool->offset == NCCL_PROXY_CONN_POOL_SIZE) {
-    NCCLCHECK(ncclRealloc(&pool->pools, pool->banks, pool->banks+1));
+    if (pool->pools) {
+      NCCLCHECK(ncclRealloc(&pool->pools, pool->banks, pool->banks+1));
+    } else {
+      NCCLCHECK(ncclCalloc(&pool->pools, pool->banks+1));
+    }
     NCCLCHECK(ncclCalloc(pool->pools+pool->banks, NCCL_PROXY_CONN_POOL_SIZE));
     pool->banks++;
     pool->offset = 0;
diff --git a/src/transport/net_ib.cc b/src/transport/net_ib.cc
index 6d77784..49762d3 100644
--- a/src/transport/net_ib.cc
+++ b/src/transport/net_ib.cc
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ ncclResult_t ncclIbGdrSupport() {
     // Requires support from NIC driver modules
     // Use ONLY for debugging!
     moduleLoaded = 1;
-    INFO(NCCL_INIT, "RCCL_FORCE_ENABLE_GDRDMA = 1, so explicitly setting moduleLoaded = 1");
+    INFO(NCCL_INIT, "ncclIbGdrSupport: RCCL_FORCE_ENABLE_GDRDMA = 1, so explicitly setting moduleLoaded = 1");
   }
 
   if (moduleLoaded == -1) {
@@ -586,13 +586,14 @@ ncclResult_t ncclIbGdrSupport() {
     // or created under a different path like `/sys/kernel/` or `/sys/` (depending on your ib_peer_mem module)
     const char* memory_peers_paths[] = {"/sys/kernel/mm/memory_peers/amdkfd/version",
                                   "/sys/kernel/memory_peers/amdkfd/version",
-                                  "/sys/memory_peers/amdkfd/version"};
+                                  "/sys/memory_peers/amdkfd/version",
+                                  NULL};
     int i = 0;
 
     while (memory_peers_paths[i]) {
       if (access(memory_peers_paths[i], F_OK) == 0) {
         moduleLoaded = 1;
-        INFO(NCCL_INIT,"Found %s", memory_peers_paths[i]);
+        INFO(NCCL_INIT,"ncclIbGdrSupport: Found %s", memory_peers_paths[i]);
         break;
       } else {
         moduleLoaded = 0;
@@ -612,22 +613,23 @@ ncclResult_t ncclIbGdrSupport() {
     if (moduleLoaded == 0) {
       // Check for `ib_register_peer_memory_client` symbol in `/proc/kallsyms`
       // if your system uses native OS ib_peer module
-      char buf[256];
-      FILE *fp = NULL;
-      fp = fopen("/proc/kallsyms", "r");
+      FILE *fp = fopen("/proc/kallsyms", "r");
+      char *line = NULL;
+      size_t len = 0;
 
       if (fp == NULL) {
-        INFO(NCCL_INIT,"Could not open /proc/kallsyms");
+        INFO(NCCL_INIT,"ncclIbGdrSupport: Could not open /proc/kallsyms to check for ib_register_peer_memory_client");
       } else {
-        while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), fp) != NULL) {
-          if (strstr(buf, "t ib_register_peer_memory_client") != NULL ||
-              strstr(buf, "T ib_register_peer_memory_client") != NULL) {
+        while (getline(&line, &len, fp) > 0) {
+          if (line && strstr(line, "ib_register_peer_memory_client") != NULL) {
             moduleLoaded = 1;
-            INFO(NCCL_INIT,"Found ib_register_peer_memory_client in /proc/kallsyms");
+            INFO(NCCL_INIT,"ncclIbGdrSupport: Found ib_register_peer_memory_client in /proc/kallsyms");
             break;
           }
         }
       }
+      if (line) free(line);
+      if (fp) fclose(fp);
     }
 #else
     // Check for the nv_peer_mem module being loaded
@@ -637,7 +639,7 @@ ncclResult_t ncclIbGdrSupport() {
 #endif
   }
   if (moduleLoaded == 0) {
-    INFO(NCCL_INIT,"GDRDMA not enabled. Could not find memory_peers directory or peer_memory symbol");
+    INFO(NCCL_INIT,"ncclIbGdrSupport: GDRDMA not enabled. Could not find memory_peers directory or peer_memory symbol");
     return ncclSystemError;
   }
   return ncclSuccess;
diff --git a/tools/ib-test/include/nccl.h b/tools/ib-test/include/nccl.h
index 2c86c33..5801c61 100755
--- a/tools/ib-test/include/nccl.h
+++ b/tools/ib-test/include/nccl.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ extern "C" {
 typedef struct ncclComm* ncclComm_t;
 
 #define NCCL_UNIQUE_ID_BYTES 128
-typedef struct { char internal[NCCL_UNIQUE_ID_BYTES]; } ncclUniqueId;
+typedef struct alignas(int64_t) { char internal[NCCL_UNIQUE_ID_BYTES]; } ncclUniqueId;
 
 /* Error type */
 typedef enum { ncclSuccess                 =  0,
diff --git a/tools/topo_expl/include/nccl.h b/tools/topo_expl/include/nccl.h
index 729561b..4e4bdd9 100644
--- a/tools/topo_expl/include/nccl.h
+++ b/tools/topo_expl/include/nccl.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ typedef struct ncclComm* ncclComm_t;
 #define NCCL_COMM_NULL NULL
 
 #define NCCL_UNIQUE_ID_BYTES 128
-typedef struct { char internal[NCCL_UNIQUE_ID_BYTES]; } ncclUniqueId;
+typedef struct alignas(int64_t) { char internal[NCCL_UNIQUE_ID_BYTES]; } ncclUniqueId;
 
 /*! @brief Error type */
 typedef enum { ncclSuccess                 =  0,