diff --git a/vp9/common/generic/vp9_systemdependent.c b/vp9/common/generic/vp9_systemdependent.c
index 79092cd0eb6020010328ae39c02c45ce4dbfcc78..f144721139e21ae11ba9ddd1156af59d5fa870ae 100644
--- a/vp9/common/generic/vp9_systemdependent.c
+++ b/vp9/common/generic/vp9_systemdependent.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "vp9_rtcd.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h"
 
-void vp9_machine_specific_config(VP9_COMMON *ctx) {
+void vp9_machine_specific_config(VP9_COMMON *cm) {
+  (void)cm;
   vp9_rtcd();
 }
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.c b/vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.c
index b68a052f72db06a39f2db586039a16983c5b4fb4..e89fea8a490b1c00615cee7edeed9d9f446a1307 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.c
@@ -47,26 +47,26 @@ void vp9_update_mode_info_in_image(VP9_COMMON *cm, MODE_INFO *mi) {
   }
 }
 
-void vp9_free_frame_buffers(VP9_COMMON *oci) {
+void vp9_free_frame_buffers(VP9_COMMON *cm) {
   int i;
 
   for (i = 0; i < NUM_YV12_BUFFERS; i++)
-    vp9_free_frame_buffer(&oci->yv12_fb[i]);
+    vp9_free_frame_buffer(&cm->yv12_fb[i]);
 
-  vp9_free_frame_buffer(&oci->post_proc_buffer);
+  vp9_free_frame_buffer(&cm->post_proc_buffer);
 
-  vpx_free(oci->mip);
-  vpx_free(oci->prev_mip);
-  vpx_free(oci->above_seg_context);
-  vpx_free(oci->last_frame_seg_map);
+  vpx_free(cm->mip);
+  vpx_free(cm->prev_mip);
+  vpx_free(cm->above_seg_context);
+  vpx_free(cm->last_frame_seg_map);
 
-  vpx_free(oci->above_context[0]);
+  vpx_free(cm->above_context[0]);
   for (i = 0; i < MAX_MB_PLANE; i++)
-    oci->above_context[i] = 0;
-  oci->mip = NULL;
-  oci->prev_mip = NULL;
-  oci->above_seg_context = NULL;
-  oci->last_frame_seg_map = NULL;
+    cm->above_context[i] = 0;
+  cm->mip = NULL;
+  cm->prev_mip = NULL;
+  cm->above_seg_context = NULL;
+  cm->last_frame_seg_map = NULL;
 }
 
 static void set_mb_mi(VP9_COMMON *cm, int aligned_width, int aligned_height) {
@@ -93,95 +93,95 @@ static void setup_mi(VP9_COMMON *cm) {
   vp9_update_mode_info_in_image(cm, cm->prev_mi);
 }
 
-int vp9_alloc_frame_buffers(VP9_COMMON *oci, int width, int height) {
+int vp9_alloc_frame_buffers(VP9_COMMON *cm, int width, int height) {
   int i, mi_cols;
 
   const int aligned_width = ALIGN_POWER_OF_TWO(width, MI_SIZE_LOG2);
   const int aligned_height = ALIGN_POWER_OF_TWO(height, MI_SIZE_LOG2);
-  const int ss_x = oci->subsampling_x;
-  const int ss_y = oci->subsampling_y;
+  const int ss_x = cm->subsampling_x;
+  const int ss_y = cm->subsampling_y;
   int mi_size;
 
-  vp9_free_frame_buffers(oci);
+  vp9_free_frame_buffers(cm);
 
   for (i = 0; i < NUM_YV12_BUFFERS; i++) {
-    oci->fb_idx_ref_cnt[i] = 0;
-    if (vp9_alloc_frame_buffer(&oci->yv12_fb[i], width, height, ss_x, ss_y,
+    cm->fb_idx_ref_cnt[i] = 0;
+    if (vp9_alloc_frame_buffer(&cm->yv12_fb[i], width, height, ss_x, ss_y,
                                VP9BORDERINPIXELS) < 0)
       goto fail;
   }
 
-  oci->new_fb_idx = NUM_YV12_BUFFERS - 1;
-  oci->fb_idx_ref_cnt[oci->new_fb_idx] = 1;
+  cm->new_fb_idx = NUM_YV12_BUFFERS - 1;
+  cm->fb_idx_ref_cnt[cm->new_fb_idx] = 1;
 
   for (i = 0; i < ALLOWED_REFS_PER_FRAME; i++)
-    oci->active_ref_idx[i] = i;
+    cm->active_ref_idx[i] = i;
 
   for (i = 0; i < NUM_REF_FRAMES; i++) {
-    oci->ref_frame_map[i] = i;
-    oci->fb_idx_ref_cnt[i] = 1;
+    cm->ref_frame_map[i] = i;
+    cm->fb_idx_ref_cnt[i] = 1;
   }
 
-  if (vp9_alloc_frame_buffer(&oci->post_proc_buffer, width, height, ss_x, ss_y,
+  if (vp9_alloc_frame_buffer(&cm->post_proc_buffer, width, height, ss_x, ss_y,
                              VP9BORDERINPIXELS) < 0)
     goto fail;
 
-  set_mb_mi(oci, aligned_width, aligned_height);
+  set_mb_mi(cm, aligned_width, aligned_height);
 
   // Allocation
-  mi_size = oci->mode_info_stride * (oci->mi_rows + MI_BLOCK_SIZE);
+  mi_size = cm->mode_info_stride * (cm->mi_rows + MI_BLOCK_SIZE);
 
-  oci->mip = vpx_calloc(mi_size, sizeof(MODE_INFO));
-  if (!oci->mip)
+  cm->mip = vpx_calloc(mi_size, sizeof(MODE_INFO));
+  if (!cm->mip)
     goto fail;
 
-  oci->prev_mip = vpx_calloc(mi_size, sizeof(MODE_INFO));
-  if (!oci->prev_mip)
+  cm->prev_mip = vpx_calloc(mi_size, sizeof(MODE_INFO));
+  if (!cm->prev_mip)
     goto fail;
 
-  setup_mi(oci);
+  setup_mi(cm);
 
   // FIXME(jkoleszar): allocate subsampled arrays for U/V once subsampling
   // information is exposed at this level
-  mi_cols = mi_cols_aligned_to_sb(oci->mi_cols);
+  mi_cols = mi_cols_aligned_to_sb(cm->mi_cols);
 
   // 2 contexts per 'mi unit', so that we have one context per 4x4 txfm
   // block where mi unit size is 8x8.
-  oci->above_context[0] = vpx_calloc(sizeof(ENTROPY_CONTEXT) * MAX_MB_PLANE *
+  cm->above_context[0] = vpx_calloc(sizeof(ENTROPY_CONTEXT) * MAX_MB_PLANE *
                                          (2 * mi_cols), 1);
-  if (!oci->above_context[0])
+  if (!cm->above_context[0])
     goto fail;
 
-  oci->above_seg_context = vpx_calloc(sizeof(PARTITION_CONTEXT) * mi_cols, 1);
-  if (!oci->above_seg_context)
+  cm->above_seg_context = vpx_calloc(sizeof(PARTITION_CONTEXT) * mi_cols, 1);
+  if (!cm->above_seg_context)
     goto fail;
 
   // Create the segmentation map structure and set to 0.
-  oci->last_frame_seg_map = vpx_calloc(oci->mi_rows * oci->mi_cols, 1);
-  if (!oci->last_frame_seg_map)
+  cm->last_frame_seg_map = vpx_calloc(cm->mi_rows * cm->mi_cols, 1);
+  if (!cm->last_frame_seg_map)
     goto fail;
 
   return 0;
 
  fail:
-  vp9_free_frame_buffers(oci);
+  vp9_free_frame_buffers(cm);
   return 1;
 }
 
-void vp9_create_common(VP9_COMMON *oci) {
-  vp9_machine_specific_config(oci);
+void vp9_create_common(VP9_COMMON *cm) {
+  vp9_machine_specific_config(cm);
 
-  vp9_init_mbmode_probs(oci);
+  vp9_init_mbmode_probs(cm);
 
-  oci->tx_mode = ONLY_4X4;
-  oci->comp_pred_mode = HYBRID_PREDICTION;
+  cm->tx_mode = ONLY_4X4;
+  cm->comp_pred_mode = HYBRID_PREDICTION;
 
   // Initialize reference frame sign bias structure to defaults
-  vpx_memset(oci->ref_frame_sign_bias, 0, sizeof(oci->ref_frame_sign_bias));
+  vpx_memset(cm->ref_frame_sign_bias, 0, sizeof(cm->ref_frame_sign_bias));
 }
 
-void vp9_remove_common(VP9_COMMON *oci) {
-  vp9_free_frame_buffers(oci);
+void vp9_remove_common(VP9_COMMON *cm) {
+  vp9_free_frame_buffers(cm);
 }
 
 void vp9_initialize_common() {
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.h b/vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.h
index 8bf5ed1602fa1b2e488871281964183e8ba1b686..b7d7eba729d5d6ca6f3a2c8854ebfcf5b816e9d7 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.h
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 
 void vp9_initialize_common();
 
-void vp9_update_mode_info_border(VP9_COMMON *cpi, MODE_INFO *mi);
-void vp9_update_mode_info_in_image(VP9_COMMON *cpi, MODE_INFO *mi);
+void vp9_update_mode_info_border(VP9_COMMON *cm, MODE_INFO *mi);
+void vp9_update_mode_info_in_image(VP9_COMMON *cm, MODE_INFO *mi);
 
-void vp9_create_common(VP9_COMMON *oci);
-void vp9_remove_common(VP9_COMMON *oci);
+void vp9_create_common(VP9_COMMON *cm);
+void vp9_remove_common(VP9_COMMON *cm);
 
-int vp9_alloc_frame_buffers(VP9_COMMON *oci, int width, int height);
-void vp9_free_frame_buffers(VP9_COMMON *oci);
+int vp9_alloc_frame_buffers(VP9_COMMON *cm, int width, int height);
+void vp9_free_frame_buffers(VP9_COMMON *cm);
 
 
 void vp9_update_frame_size(VP9_COMMON *cm);
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_debugmodes.c b/vp9/common/vp9_debugmodes.c
index a8f282a88e90f0087b85571944ad9c406af4b22d..4de50aacfb8a1c48b4484e181e8623e63f3abd61 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_debugmodes.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_debugmodes.c
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ static void log_frame_info(VP9_COMMON *cm, const char *str, FILE *f) {
  * and uses the passed in member offset to print out the value of an integer
  * for each mbmi member value in the mi structure.
  */
-static void print_mi_data(VP9_COMMON *common, FILE *file, char *descriptor,
+static void print_mi_data(VP9_COMMON *cm, FILE *file, char *descriptor,
                           size_t member_offset) {
   int mi_row;
   int mi_col;
   int mi_index = 0;
-  MODE_INFO *mi = common->mi;
-  int rows = common->mi_rows;
-  int cols = common->mi_cols;
+  MODE_INFO *mi = cm->mi;
+  int rows = cm->mi_rows;
+  int cols = cm->mi_cols;
   char prefix = descriptor[0];
 
-  log_frame_info(common, descriptor, file);
+  log_frame_info(cm, descriptor, file);
   mi_index = 0;
   for (mi_row = 0; mi_row < rows; mi_row++) {
     fprintf(file, "%c ", prefix);
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.c b/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.c
index 21e0e047193ae983747e94c260f64fea857795ab..32d9e0cf7c87d77c9a5937090362cf2675064abe 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.c
@@ -436,11 +436,11 @@ const vp9_extra_bit vp9_extra_bits[12] = {
 
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_default_coef_probs.h"
 
-void vp9_default_coef_probs(VP9_COMMON *pc) {
-  vp9_copy(pc->fc.coef_probs[TX_4X4], default_coef_probs_4x4);
-  vp9_copy(pc->fc.coef_probs[TX_8X8], default_coef_probs_8x8);
-  vp9_copy(pc->fc.coef_probs[TX_16X16], default_coef_probs_16x16);
-  vp9_copy(pc->fc.coef_probs[TX_32X32], default_coef_probs_32x32);
+void vp9_default_coef_probs(VP9_COMMON *cm) {
+  vp9_copy(cm->fc.coef_probs[TX_4X4], default_coef_probs_4x4);
+  vp9_copy(cm->fc.coef_probs[TX_8X8], default_coef_probs_8x8);
+  vp9_copy(cm->fc.coef_probs[TX_16X16], default_coef_probs_16x16);
+  vp9_copy(cm->fc.coef_probs[TX_32X32], default_coef_probs_32x32);
 }
 
 // Neighborhood 5-tuples for various scans and blocksizes,
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.h b/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.h
index 2da613a56088ede9f7b12eaf1fcfcebdd00f8d4f..699b44afbe184897cca120d583ef7bb273f1416d 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ typedef vp9_prob vp9_coeff_probs[REF_TYPES][COEF_BANDS][PREV_COEF_CONTEXTS]
 #define MODULUS_PARAM               13  /* Modulus parameter */
 
 struct VP9Common;
-void vp9_default_coef_probs(struct VP9Common *);
+void vp9_default_coef_probs(struct VP9Common *cm);
 extern DECLARE_ALIGNED(16, const int16_t, vp9_default_scan_4x4[16]);
 
 extern DECLARE_ALIGNED(16, const int16_t, vp9_col_scan_4x4[16]);
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ extern DECLARE_ALIGNED(16, int16_t,
                        vp9_default_scan_32x32_neighbors[1025 * MAX_NEIGHBORS]);
 
 void vp9_coef_tree_initialize(void);
-void vp9_adapt_coef_probs(struct VP9Common *);
+void vp9_adapt_coef_probs(struct VP9Common *cm);
 
 static INLINE void reset_skip_context(MACROBLOCKD *xd, BLOCK_SIZE bsize) {
   int i;
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_entropymode.h b/vp9/common/vp9_entropymode.h
index 2f8085df666043229af3182555bd765d92084e0c..4cf4c0392fc7ce238d016efe67d12342b342ecaa 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_entropymode.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_entropymode.h
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ void vp9_entropy_mode_init();
 
 void vp9_setup_past_independence(struct VP9Common *cm);
 
-void vp9_init_mbmode_probs(struct VP9Common *x);
+void vp9_init_mbmode_probs(struct VP9Common *cm);
 
-void vp9_adapt_mode_probs(struct VP9Common *);
+void vp9_adapt_mode_probs(struct VP9Common *cm);
 
 void tx_counts_to_branch_counts_32x32(unsigned int *tx_count_32x32p,
                                       unsigned int (*ct_32x32p)[2]);
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_findnearmv.h b/vp9/common/vp9_findnearmv.h
index 178ad871de410a015ced4243895aaa78c179e489..72572dfb142abc030570a049ca0b68c354331ff5 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_findnearmv.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_findnearmv.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void clamp_mv2(MV *mv, const MACROBLOCKD *xd) {
                xd->mb_to_bottom_edge + RIGHT_BOTTOM_MARGIN);
 }
 
-void vp9_append_sub8x8_mvs_for_idx(VP9_COMMON *pc,
+void vp9_append_sub8x8_mvs_for_idx(VP9_COMMON *cm,
                                    MACROBLOCKD *xd,
                                    int_mv *dst_nearest,
                                    int_mv *dst_near,
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_postproc.c b/vp9/common/vp9_postproc.c
index 4d13ac108cb03bcd1b9dbab5ee18f94e4a4c32ad..48d3d2d9803a47fb2484ee6e726f9c8aaa3fc3e6 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_postproc.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_postproc.c
@@ -630,21 +630,21 @@ static void constrain_line(int x0, int *x1, int y0, int *y1,
   }
 }
 
-int vp9_post_proc_frame(struct VP9Common *oci,
+int vp9_post_proc_frame(struct VP9Common *cm,
                         YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *dest, vp9_ppflags_t *ppflags) {
-  int q = oci->lf.filter_level * 10 / 6;
+  int q = cm->lf.filter_level * 10 / 6;
   int flags = ppflags->post_proc_flag;
   int deblock_level = ppflags->deblocking_level;
   int noise_level = ppflags->noise_level;
 
-  if (!oci->frame_to_show)
+  if (!cm->frame_to_show)
     return -1;
 
   if (q > 63)
     q = 63;
 
   if (!flags) {
-    *dest = *oci->frame_to_show;
+    *dest = *cm->frame_to_show;
     return 0;
   }
 
@@ -653,52 +653,52 @@ int vp9_post_proc_frame(struct VP9Common *oci,
 #endif
 
   if (flags & VP9D_DEMACROBLOCK) {
-    deblock_and_de_macro_block(oci->frame_to_show, &oci->post_proc_buffer,
+    deblock_and_de_macro_block(cm->frame_to_show, &cm->post_proc_buffer,
                                q + (deblock_level - 5) * 10, 1, 0);
   } else if (flags & VP9D_DEBLOCK) {
-    vp9_deblock(oci->frame_to_show, &oci->post_proc_buffer, q);
+    vp9_deblock(cm->frame_to_show, &cm->post_proc_buffer, q);
   } else {
-    vp8_yv12_copy_frame(oci->frame_to_show, &oci->post_proc_buffer);
+    vp8_yv12_copy_frame(cm->frame_to_show, &cm->post_proc_buffer);
   }
 
   if (flags & VP9D_ADDNOISE) {
-    if (oci->postproc_state.last_q != q
-        || oci->postproc_state.last_noise != noise_level) {
-      fillrd(&oci->postproc_state, 63 - q, noise_level);
+    if (cm->postproc_state.last_q != q
+        || cm->postproc_state.last_noise != noise_level) {
+      fillrd(&cm->postproc_state, 63 - q, noise_level);
     }
 
-    vp9_plane_add_noise(oci->post_proc_buffer.y_buffer,
-                        oci->postproc_state.noise,
-                        oci->postproc_state.blackclamp,
-                        oci->postproc_state.whiteclamp,
-                        oci->postproc_state.bothclamp,
-                        oci->post_proc_buffer.y_width,
-                        oci->post_proc_buffer.y_height,
-                        oci->post_proc_buffer.y_stride);
+    vp9_plane_add_noise(cm->post_proc_buffer.y_buffer,
+                        cm->postproc_state.noise,
+                        cm->postproc_state.blackclamp,
+                        cm->postproc_state.whiteclamp,
+                        cm->postproc_state.bothclamp,
+                        cm->post_proc_buffer.y_width,
+                        cm->post_proc_buffer.y_height,
+                        cm->post_proc_buffer.y_stride);
   }
 
 #if 0 && CONFIG_POSTPROC_VISUALIZER
   if (flags & VP9D_DEBUG_TXT_FRAME_INFO) {
     char message[512];
     sprintf(message, "F%1dG%1dQ%3dF%3dP%d_s%dx%d",
-            (oci->frame_type == KEY_FRAME),
-            oci->refresh_golden_frame,
-            oci->base_qindex,
-            oci->filter_level,
+            (cm->frame_type == KEY_FRAME),
+            cm->refresh_golden_frame,
+            cm->base_qindex,
+            cm->filter_level,
             flags,
-            oci->mb_cols, oci->mb_rows);
-    vp9_blit_text(message, oci->post_proc_buffer.y_buffer,
-                  oci->post_proc_buffer.y_stride);
+            cm->mb_cols, cm->mb_rows);
+    vp9_blit_text(message, cm->post_proc_buffer.y_buffer,
+                  cm->post_proc_buffer.y_stride);
   }
 
   if (flags & VP9D_DEBUG_TXT_MBLK_MODES) {
     int i, j;
     uint8_t *y_ptr;
-    YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *post = &oci->post_proc_buffer;
+    YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *post = &cm->post_proc_buffer;
     int mb_rows = post->y_height >> 4;
     int mb_cols = post->y_width  >> 4;
     int mb_index = 0;
-    MODE_INFO *mi = oci->mi;
+    MODE_INFO *mi = cm->mi;
 
     y_ptr = post->y_buffer + 4 * post->y_stride + 4;
 
@@ -723,11 +723,11 @@ int vp9_post_proc_frame(struct VP9Common *oci,
   if (flags & VP9D_DEBUG_TXT_DC_DIFF) {
     int i, j;
     uint8_t *y_ptr;
-    YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *post = &oci->post_proc_buffer;
+    YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *post = &cm->post_proc_buffer;
     int mb_rows = post->y_height >> 4;
     int mb_cols = post->y_width  >> 4;
     int mb_index = 0;
-    MODE_INFO *mi = oci->mi;
+    MODE_INFO *mi = cm->mi;
 
     y_ptr = post->y_buffer + 4 * post->y_stride + 4;
 
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ int vp9_post_proc_frame(struct VP9Common *oci,
                         mi[mb_index].mbmi.mode != SPLITMV &&
                         mi[mb_index].mbmi.skip_coeff);
 
-        if (oci->frame_type == KEY_FRAME)
+        if (cm->frame_type == KEY_FRAME)
           sprintf(zz, "a");
         else
           sprintf(zz, "%c", dc_diff + '0');
@@ -759,19 +759,19 @@ int vp9_post_proc_frame(struct VP9Common *oci,
     char message[512];
     snprintf(message, sizeof(message),
              "Bitrate: %10.2f framerate: %10.2f ",
-             oci->bitrate, oci->framerate);
-    vp9_blit_text(message, oci->post_proc_buffer.y_buffer,
-                  oci->post_proc_buffer.y_stride);
+             cm->bitrate, cm->framerate);
+    vp9_blit_text(message, cm->post_proc_buffer.y_buffer,
+                  cm->post_proc_buffer.y_stride);
   }
 
   /* Draw motion vectors */
   if ((flags & VP9D_DEBUG_DRAW_MV) && ppflags->display_mv_flag) {
-    YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *post = &oci->post_proc_buffer;
+    YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *post = &cm->post_proc_buffer;
     int width  = post->y_width;
     int height = post->y_height;
-    uint8_t *y_buffer = oci->post_proc_buffer.y_buffer;
-    int y_stride = oci->post_proc_buffer.y_stride;
-    MODE_INFO *mi = oci->mi;
+    uint8_t *y_buffer = cm->post_proc_buffer.y_buffer;
+    int y_stride = cm->post_proc_buffer.y_stride;
+    MODE_INFO *mi = cm->mi;
     int x0, y0;
 
     for (y0 = 0; y0 < height; y0 += 16) {
@@ -908,14 +908,14 @@ int vp9_post_proc_frame(struct VP9Common *oci,
   if ((flags & VP9D_DEBUG_CLR_BLK_MODES)
       && (ppflags->display_mb_modes_flag || ppflags->display_b_modes_flag)) {
     int y, x;
-    YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *post = &oci->post_proc_buffer;
+    YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *post = &cm->post_proc_buffer;
     int width  = post->y_width;
     int height = post->y_height;
-    uint8_t *y_ptr = oci->post_proc_buffer.y_buffer;
-    uint8_t *u_ptr = oci->post_proc_buffer.u_buffer;
-    uint8_t *v_ptr = oci->post_proc_buffer.v_buffer;
-    int y_stride = oci->post_proc_buffer.y_stride;
-    MODE_INFO *mi = oci->mi;
+    uint8_t *y_ptr = cm->post_proc_buffer.y_buffer;
+    uint8_t *u_ptr = cm->post_proc_buffer.u_buffer;
+    uint8_t *v_ptr = cm->post_proc_buffer.v_buffer;
+    int y_stride = cm->post_proc_buffer.y_stride;
+    MODE_INFO *mi = cm->mi;
 
     for (y = 0; y < height; y += 16) {
       for (x = 0; x < width; x += 16) {
@@ -973,14 +973,14 @@ int vp9_post_proc_frame(struct VP9Common *oci,
   if ((flags & VP9D_DEBUG_CLR_FRM_REF_BLKS) &&
       ppflags->display_ref_frame_flag) {
     int y, x;
-    YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *post = &oci->post_proc_buffer;
+    YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *post = &cm->post_proc_buffer;
     int width  = post->y_width;
     int height = post->y_height;
-    uint8_t *y_ptr = oci->post_proc_buffer.y_buffer;
-    uint8_t *u_ptr = oci->post_proc_buffer.u_buffer;
-    uint8_t *v_ptr = oci->post_proc_buffer.v_buffer;
-    int y_stride = oci->post_proc_buffer.y_stride;
-    MODE_INFO *mi = oci->mi;
+    uint8_t *y_ptr = cm->post_proc_buffer.y_buffer;
+    uint8_t *u_ptr = cm->post_proc_buffer.u_buffer;
+    uint8_t *v_ptr = cm->post_proc_buffer.v_buffer;
+    int y_stride = cm->post_proc_buffer.y_stride;
+    MODE_INFO *mi = cm->mi;
 
     for (y = 0; y < height; y += 16) {
       for (x = 0; x < width; x += 16) {
@@ -1006,11 +1006,11 @@ int vp9_post_proc_frame(struct VP9Common *oci,
   }
 #endif
 
-  *dest = oci->post_proc_buffer;
+  *dest = cm->post_proc_buffer;
 
   /* handle problem with extending borders */
-  dest->y_width = oci->width;
-  dest->y_height = oci->height;
+  dest->y_width = cm->width;
+  dest->y_height = cm->height;
   dest->uv_height = dest->y_height / 2;
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_postproc.h b/vp9/common/vp9_postproc.h
index 759855f6b47a3ff33675fe554564036609ffe3d4..c63beae9dba6eb7c154d9e936ad993a0c7936158 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_postproc.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_postproc.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct postproc_state {
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_ppflags.h"
 
-int vp9_post_proc_frame(struct VP9Common *oci,
+int vp9_post_proc_frame(struct VP9Common *cm,
                         YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *dest, vp9_ppflags_t *flags);
 
 void vp9_denoise(const YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *src, YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *dst, int q);
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_systemdependent.h b/vp9/common/vp9_systemdependent.h
index 1b9147ef4f93b844ab847dec74da15bfd7c95cc5..cc909e23e1e60836f74f92a5f96a332db67e1dcf 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_systemdependent.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_systemdependent.h
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ static int round(double x) {
 #endif
 
 struct VP9Common;
-void vp9_machine_specific_config(struct VP9Common *);
+void vp9_machine_specific_config(struct VP9Common *cm);
 
 #endif  // VP9_COMMON_VP9_SYSTEMDEPENDENT_H_
diff --git a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodframe.c b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodframe.c
index 98f8766ba76c07a2a8091fa053afb47bebf5ca9a..41e406d95fbdf3fafc276b9e8ff20c540215d0cd 100644
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodframe.c
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodframe.c
@@ -255,13 +255,13 @@ static void decode_modes_b(VP9D_COMP *pbi, int mi_row, int mi_col,
 
 static void decode_modes_sb(VP9D_COMP *pbi, int mi_row, int mi_col,
                             vp9_reader* r, BLOCK_SIZE bsize) {
-  VP9_COMMON *const pc = &pbi->common;
+  VP9_COMMON *const cm = &pbi->common;
   MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &pbi->mb;
   const int hbs = num_8x8_blocks_wide_lookup[bsize] / 2;
   PARTITION_TYPE partition = PARTITION_NONE;
   BLOCK_SIZE subsize;
 
-  if (mi_row >= pc->mi_rows || mi_col >= pc->mi_cols)
+  if (mi_row >= cm->mi_rows || mi_col >= cm->mi_cols)
     return;
 
   if (bsize < BLOCK_8X8) {
@@ -269,21 +269,21 @@ static void decode_modes_sb(VP9D_COMP *pbi, int mi_row, int mi_col,
       return;
   } else {
     int pl;
-    const int idx = check_bsize_coverage(hbs, pc->mi_rows, pc->mi_cols,
+    const int idx = check_bsize_coverage(hbs, cm->mi_rows, cm->mi_cols,
                                          mi_row, mi_col);
-    set_partition_seg_context(pc, xd, mi_row, mi_col);
+    set_partition_seg_context(cm, xd, mi_row, mi_col);
     pl = partition_plane_context(xd, bsize);
 
     if (idx == 0)
       partition = treed_read(r, vp9_partition_tree,
-                             pc->fc.partition_prob[pc->frame_type][pl]);
+                             cm->fc.partition_prob[cm->frame_type][pl]);
     else if (idx > 0 &&
-        !vp9_read(r, pc->fc.partition_prob[pc->frame_type][pl][idx]))
+        !vp9_read(r, cm->fc.partition_prob[cm->frame_type][pl][idx]))
       partition = (idx == 1) ? PARTITION_HORZ : PARTITION_VERT;
     else
       partition = PARTITION_SPLIT;
 
-    pc->counts.partition[pl][partition]++;
+    cm->counts.partition[pl][partition]++;
   }
 
   subsize = get_subsize(bsize, partition);
@@ -296,13 +296,13 @@ static void decode_modes_sb(VP9D_COMP *pbi, int mi_row, int mi_col,
     case PARTITION_HORZ:
       decode_modes_b(pbi, mi_row, mi_col, r, subsize);
       *get_sb_index(xd, subsize) = 1;
-      if (mi_row + hbs < pc->mi_rows)
+      if (mi_row + hbs < cm->mi_rows)
         decode_modes_b(pbi, mi_row + hbs, mi_col, r, subsize);
       break;
     case PARTITION_VERT:
       decode_modes_b(pbi, mi_row, mi_col, r, subsize);
       *get_sb_index(xd, subsize) = 1;
-      if (mi_col + hbs < pc->mi_cols)
+      if (mi_col + hbs < cm->mi_cols)
         decode_modes_b(pbi, mi_row, mi_col + hbs, r, subsize);
       break;
     case PARTITION_SPLIT: {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static void decode_modes_sb(VP9D_COMP *pbi, int mi_row, int mi_col,
   // update partition context
   if (bsize >= BLOCK_8X8 &&
       (bsize == BLOCK_8X8 || partition != PARTITION_SPLIT)) {
-    set_partition_seg_context(pc, xd, mi_row, mi_col);
+    set_partition_seg_context(cm, xd, mi_row, mi_col);
     update_partition_context(xd, subsize, bsize);
   }
 }
@@ -328,18 +328,18 @@ static void decode_modes_sb(VP9D_COMP *pbi, int mi_row, int mi_col,
 static void setup_token_decoder(VP9D_COMP *pbi,
                                 const uint8_t *data, size_t read_size,
                                 vp9_reader *r) {
-  VP9_COMMON *pc = &pbi->common;
+  VP9_COMMON *cm = &pbi->common;
   const uint8_t *data_end = pbi->source + pbi->source_sz;
 
   // Validate the calculated partition length. If the buffer
   // described by the partition can't be fully read, then restrict
   // it to the portion that can be (for EC mode) or throw an error.
   if (!read_is_valid(data, read_size, data_end))
-    vpx_internal_error(&pc->error, VPX_CODEC_CORRUPT_FRAME,
+    vpx_internal_error(&cm->error, VPX_CODEC_CORRUPT_FRAME,
                        "Truncated packet or corrupt tile length");
 
   if (vp9_reader_init(r, data, read_size))
-    vpx_internal_error(&pc->error, VPX_CODEC_MEM_ERROR,
+    vpx_internal_error(&cm->error, VPX_CODEC_MEM_ERROR,
                        "Failed to allocate bool decoder %d", 1);
 }
 
@@ -571,28 +571,28 @@ static void setup_frame_size_with_refs(VP9D_COMP *pbi,
 
 static void decode_tile(VP9D_COMP *pbi, vp9_reader *r) {
   const int num_threads = pbi->oxcf.max_threads;
-  VP9_COMMON *const pc = &pbi->common;
+  VP9_COMMON *const cm = &pbi->common;
   int mi_row, mi_col;
-  YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *const fb = &pc->yv12_fb[pc->new_fb_idx];
+  YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *const fb = &cm->yv12_fb[cm->new_fb_idx];
 
   if (pbi->do_loopfilter_inline) {
     if (num_threads > 1) {
       LFWorkerData *const lf_data = (LFWorkerData*)pbi->lf_worker.data1;
       lf_data->frame_buffer = fb;
-      lf_data->cm = pc;
+      lf_data->cm = cm;
       lf_data->xd = pbi->mb;
       lf_data->stop = 0;
       lf_data->y_only = 0;
     }
-    vp9_loop_filter_frame_init(pc, pc->lf.filter_level);
+    vp9_loop_filter_frame_init(cm, cm->lf.filter_level);
   }
 
-  for (mi_row = pc->cur_tile_mi_row_start; mi_row < pc->cur_tile_mi_row_end;
+  for (mi_row = cm->cur_tile_mi_row_start; mi_row < cm->cur_tile_mi_row_end;
        mi_row += MI_BLOCK_SIZE) {
     // For a SB there are 2 left contexts, each pertaining to a MB row within
-    vp9_zero(pc->left_context);
-    vp9_zero(pc->left_seg_context);
-    for (mi_col = pc->cur_tile_mi_col_start; mi_col < pc->cur_tile_mi_col_end;
+    vp9_zero(cm->left_context);
+    vp9_zero(cm->left_seg_context);
+    for (mi_col = cm->cur_tile_mi_col_start; mi_col < cm->cur_tile_mi_col_end;
          mi_col += MI_BLOCK_SIZE)
       decode_modes_sb(pbi, mi_row, mi_col, r, BLOCK_64X64);
 
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static void decode_tile(VP9D_COMP *pbi, vp9_reader *r) {
         LFWorkerData *const lf_data = (LFWorkerData*)pbi->lf_worker.data1;
 
         // decoding has completed: finish up the loop filter in this thread.
-        if (mi_row + MI_BLOCK_SIZE >= pc->cur_tile_mi_row_end) continue;
+        if (mi_row + MI_BLOCK_SIZE >= cm->cur_tile_mi_row_end) continue;
 
         vp9_worker_sync(&pbi->lf_worker);
         lf_data->start = lf_start;
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ static void decode_tile(VP9D_COMP *pbi, vp9_reader *r) {
         pbi->lf_worker.hook = vp9_loop_filter_worker;
         vp9_worker_launch(&pbi->lf_worker);
       } else {
-        vp9_loop_filter_rows(fb, pc, &pbi->mb, lf_start, mi_row, 0);
+        vp9_loop_filter_rows(fb, cm, &pbi->mb, lf_start, mi_row, 0);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -628,8 +628,8 @@ static void decode_tile(VP9D_COMP *pbi, vp9_reader *r) {
     } else {
       lf_start = mi_row - MI_BLOCK_SIZE;
     }
-    vp9_loop_filter_rows(fb, pc, &pbi->mb,
-                         lf_start, pc->mi_rows, 0);
+    vp9_loop_filter_rows(fb, cm, &pbi->mb,
+                         lf_start, cm->mi_rows, 0);
   }
 }
 
@@ -652,20 +652,20 @@ static void setup_tile_info(VP9_COMMON *cm, struct vp9_read_bit_buffer *rb) {
 static const uint8_t *decode_tiles(VP9D_COMP *pbi, const uint8_t *data) {
   vp9_reader residual_bc;
 
-  VP9_COMMON *const pc = &pbi->common;
+  VP9_COMMON *const cm = &pbi->common;
 
   const uint8_t *const data_end = pbi->source + pbi->source_sz;
-  const int aligned_mi_cols = mi_cols_aligned_to_sb(pc->mi_cols);
-  const int tile_cols = 1 << pc->log2_tile_cols;
-  const int tile_rows = 1 << pc->log2_tile_rows;
+  const int aligned_mi_cols = mi_cols_aligned_to_sb(cm->mi_cols);
+  const int tile_cols = 1 << cm->log2_tile_cols;
+  const int tile_rows = 1 << cm->log2_tile_rows;
   int tile_row, tile_col;
 
   // Note: this memset assumes above_context[0], [1] and [2]
   // are allocated as part of the same buffer.
-  vpx_memset(pc->above_context[0], 0,
+  vpx_memset(cm->above_context[0], 0,
              sizeof(ENTROPY_CONTEXT) * MAX_MB_PLANE * (2 * aligned_mi_cols));
 
-  vpx_memset(pc->above_seg_context, 0,
+  vpx_memset(cm->above_seg_context, 0,
              sizeof(PARTITION_CONTEXT) * aligned_mi_cols);
 
   if (pbi->oxcf.inv_tile_order) {
@@ -690,9 +690,9 @@ static const uint8_t *decode_tiles(VP9D_COMP *pbi, const uint8_t *data) {
     }
 
     for (tile_row = 0; tile_row < tile_rows; tile_row++) {
-      vp9_get_tile_row_offsets(pc, tile_row);
+      vp9_get_tile_row_offsets(cm, tile_row);
       for (tile_col = tile_cols - 1; tile_col >= 0; tile_col--) {
-        vp9_get_tile_col_offsets(pc, tile_col);
+        vp9_get_tile_col_offsets(cm, tile_col);
         setup_token_decoder(pbi, data_ptr2[tile_row][tile_col],
                             data_end - data_ptr2[tile_row][tile_col],
                             &residual_bc);
@@ -706,16 +706,16 @@ static const uint8_t *decode_tiles(VP9D_COMP *pbi, const uint8_t *data) {
     int has_more;
 
     for (tile_row = 0; tile_row < tile_rows; tile_row++) {
-      vp9_get_tile_row_offsets(pc, tile_row);
+      vp9_get_tile_row_offsets(cm, tile_row);
       for (tile_col = 0; tile_col < tile_cols; tile_col++) {
         size_t size;
 
-        vp9_get_tile_col_offsets(pc, tile_col);
+        vp9_get_tile_col_offsets(cm, tile_col);
 
         has_more = tile_col < tile_cols - 1 || tile_row < tile_rows - 1;
         if (has_more) {
           if (!read_is_valid(data, 4, data_end))
-            vpx_internal_error(&pc->error, VPX_CODEC_CORRUPT_FRAME,
+            vpx_internal_error(&cm->error, VPX_CODEC_CORRUPT_FRAME,
                          "Truncated packet or corrupt tile length");
 
           size = read_be32(data);
@@ -928,17 +928,17 @@ void vp9_init_dequantizer(VP9_COMMON *cm) {
 
 int vp9_decode_frame(VP9D_COMP *pbi, const uint8_t **p_data_end) {
   int i;
-  VP9_COMMON *const pc = &pbi->common;
+  VP9_COMMON *const cm = &pbi->common;
   MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &pbi->mb;
 
   const uint8_t *data = pbi->source;
   const uint8_t *data_end = pbi->source + pbi->source_sz;
 
   struct vp9_read_bit_buffer rb = { data, data_end, 0,
-                                    pc, error_handler };
+                                    cm, error_handler };
   const size_t first_partition_size = read_uncompressed_header(pbi, &rb);
-  const int keyframe = pc->frame_type == KEY_FRAME;
-  YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *new_fb = &pc->yv12_fb[pc->new_fb_idx];
+  const int keyframe = cm->frame_type == KEY_FRAME;
+  YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *new_fb = &cm->yv12_fb[cm->new_fb_idx];
 
   if (!first_partition_size) {
     // showing a frame directly
@@ -949,39 +949,39 @@ int vp9_decode_frame(VP9D_COMP *pbi, const uint8_t **p_data_end) {
   xd->corrupted = 0;
   new_fb->corrupted = 0;
   pbi->do_loopfilter_inline =
-      (pc->log2_tile_rows | pc->log2_tile_cols) == 0 && pc->lf.filter_level;
+      (cm->log2_tile_rows | cm->log2_tile_cols) == 0 && cm->lf.filter_level;
 
   if (!pbi->decoded_key_frame && !keyframe)
     return -1;
 
   if (!read_is_valid(data, first_partition_size, data_end))
-    vpx_internal_error(&pc->error, VPX_CODEC_CORRUPT_FRAME,
+    vpx_internal_error(&cm->error, VPX_CODEC_CORRUPT_FRAME,
                        "Truncated packet or corrupt header length");
 
-  xd->mode_info_context = pc->mi;
-  xd->prev_mode_info_context = pc->prev_mi;
-  xd->mode_info_stride = pc->mode_info_stride;
+  xd->mode_info_context = cm->mi;
+  xd->prev_mode_info_context = cm->prev_mi;
+  xd->mode_info_stride = cm->mode_info_stride;
 
-  init_dequantizer(pc, &pbi->mb);
+  init_dequantizer(cm, &pbi->mb);
 
-  pc->fc = pc->frame_contexts[pc->frame_context_idx];
+  cm->fc = cm->frame_contexts[cm->frame_context_idx];
 
-  vp9_zero(pc->counts);
+  vp9_zero(cm->counts);
 
   new_fb->corrupted |= read_compressed_header(pbi, data, first_partition_size);
 
-  setup_block_dptrs(xd, pc->subsampling_x, pc->subsampling_y);
+  setup_block_dptrs(xd, cm->subsampling_x, cm->subsampling_y);
 
   // clear out the coeff buffer
   for (i = 0; i < MAX_MB_PLANE; ++i)
     vp9_zero(xd->plane[i].qcoeff);
 
-  set_prev_mi(pc);
+  set_prev_mi(cm);
 
   *p_data_end = decode_tiles(pbi, data + first_partition_size);
 
-  pc->last_width = pc->width;
-  pc->last_height = pc->height;
+  cm->last_width = cm->width;
+  cm->last_height = cm->height;
 
   new_fb->corrupted |= xd->corrupted;
 
@@ -989,21 +989,21 @@ int vp9_decode_frame(VP9D_COMP *pbi, const uint8_t **p_data_end) {
     if (keyframe && !new_fb->corrupted)
       pbi->decoded_key_frame = 1;
     else
-      vpx_internal_error(&pc->error, VPX_CODEC_CORRUPT_FRAME,
+      vpx_internal_error(&cm->error, VPX_CODEC_CORRUPT_FRAME,
                          "A stream must start with a complete key frame");
   }
 
-  if (!pc->error_resilient_mode && !pc->frame_parallel_decoding_mode) {
-    vp9_adapt_coef_probs(pc);
+  if (!cm->error_resilient_mode && !cm->frame_parallel_decoding_mode) {
+    vp9_adapt_coef_probs(cm);
 
-    if (!keyframe && !pc->intra_only) {
-      vp9_adapt_mode_probs(pc);
-      vp9_adapt_mv_probs(pc, xd->allow_high_precision_mv);
+    if (!keyframe && !cm->intra_only) {
+      vp9_adapt_mode_probs(cm);
+      vp9_adapt_mv_probs(cm, xd->allow_high_precision_mv);
     }
   }
 
-  if (pc->refresh_frame_context)
-    pc->frame_contexts[pc->frame_context_idx] = pc->fc;
+  if (cm->refresh_frame_context)
+    cm->frame_contexts[cm->frame_context_idx] = cm->fc;
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodframe.h b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodframe.h
index 00b6d674dc2ab546fe583abca879f96185ac1d4e..c665f6fc1911e5425a13a6022119d4a863755ea1 100644
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodframe.h
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodframe.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 struct VP9Common;
 struct VP9Decompressor;
 
-void vp9_init_dequantizer(struct VP9Common *pc);
+void vp9_init_dequantizer(struct VP9Common *cm);
 int vp9_decode_frame(struct VP9Decompressor *cpi, const uint8_t **p_data_end);
 
 #endif  // VP9_DECODER_VP9_DECODFRAME_H_
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_bitstream.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_bitstream.c
index ea4a05fbd1b6722c40f631fe2204f8a28f7e1083..1582e380d4012c66588f79ba9f1066b42d0487df 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_bitstream.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_bitstream.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static void write_intra_mode(vp9_writer *bc, int m, const vp9_prob *p) {
 
 static void update_switchable_interp_probs(VP9_COMP *const cpi,
                                            vp9_writer* const bc) {
-  VP9_COMMON *const pc = &cpi->common;
+  VP9_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
   unsigned int branch_ct[SWITCHABLE_FILTERS + 1]
                         [SWITCHABLE_FILTERS - 1][2];
   vp9_prob new_prob[SWITCHABLE_FILTERS + 1][SWITCHABLE_FILTERS - 1];
@@ -246,21 +246,21 @@ static void update_switchable_interp_probs(VP9_COMP *const cpi,
     vp9_tree_probs_from_distribution(
         vp9_switchable_interp_tree,
         new_prob[j], branch_ct[j],
-        pc->counts.switchable_interp[j], 0);
+        cm->counts.switchable_interp[j], 0);
   }
   for (j = 0; j <= SWITCHABLE_FILTERS; ++j) {
     for (i = 0; i < SWITCHABLE_FILTERS - 1; ++i) {
-      vp9_cond_prob_diff_update(bc, &pc->fc.switchable_interp_prob[j][i],
+      vp9_cond_prob_diff_update(bc, &cm->fc.switchable_interp_prob[j][i],
                                 MODE_UPDATE_PROB, branch_ct[j][i]);
     }
   }
 #ifdef MODE_STATS
   if (!cpi->dummy_packing)
-    update_switchable_interp_stats(pc);
+    update_switchable_interp_stats(cm);
 #endif
 }
 
-static void update_inter_mode_probs(VP9_COMMON *pc, vp9_writer* const bc) {
+static void update_inter_mode_probs(VP9_COMMON *cm, vp9_writer* const bc) {
   int i, j;
 
   for (i = 0; i < INTER_MODE_CONTEXTS; ++i) {
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@ static void update_inter_mode_probs(VP9_COMMON *pc, vp9_writer* const bc) {
 
     vp9_tree_probs_from_distribution(vp9_inter_mode_tree,
                                      new_prob, branch_ct,
-                                     pc->counts.inter_mode[i], NEARESTMV);
+                                     cm->counts.inter_mode[i], NEARESTMV);
 
     for (j = 0; j < INTER_MODES - 1; ++j)
-      vp9_cond_prob_diff_update(bc, &pc->fc.inter_mode_probs[i][j],
+      vp9_cond_prob_diff_update(bc, &cm->fc.inter_mode_probs[i][j],
                                 MODE_UPDATE_PROB, branch_ct[j]);
   }
 }
@@ -356,39 +356,39 @@ static void write_segment_id(vp9_writer *w, const struct segmentation *seg,
 
 // This function encodes the reference frame
 static void encode_ref_frame(VP9_COMP *cpi, vp9_writer *bc) {
-  VP9_COMMON *const pc = &cpi->common;
+  VP9_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
   MACROBLOCK *const x = &cpi->mb;
   MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &x->e_mbd;
   MB_MODE_INFO *mi = &xd->mode_info_context->mbmi;
   const int segment_id = mi->segment_id;
-  int seg_ref_active = vp9_segfeature_active(&pc->seg, segment_id,
+  int seg_ref_active = vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id,
                                              SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME);
   // If segment level coding of this signal is disabled...
   // or the segment allows multiple reference frame options
   if (!seg_ref_active) {
     // does the feature use compound prediction or not
     // (if not specified at the frame/segment level)
-    if (pc->comp_pred_mode == HYBRID_PREDICTION) {
+    if (cm->comp_pred_mode == HYBRID_PREDICTION) {
       vp9_write(bc, mi->ref_frame[1] > INTRA_FRAME,
-                vp9_get_pred_prob_comp_inter_inter(pc, xd));
+                vp9_get_pred_prob_comp_inter_inter(cm, xd));
     } else {
       assert((mi->ref_frame[1] <= INTRA_FRAME) ==
-                 (pc->comp_pred_mode == SINGLE_PREDICTION_ONLY));
+                 (cm->comp_pred_mode == SINGLE_PREDICTION_ONLY));
     }
 
     if (mi->ref_frame[1] > INTRA_FRAME) {
       vp9_write(bc, mi->ref_frame[0] == GOLDEN_FRAME,
-                vp9_get_pred_prob_comp_ref_p(pc, xd));
+                vp9_get_pred_prob_comp_ref_p(cm, xd));
     } else {
       vp9_write(bc, mi->ref_frame[0] != LAST_FRAME,
-                vp9_get_pred_prob_single_ref_p1(pc, xd));
+                vp9_get_pred_prob_single_ref_p1(cm, xd));
       if (mi->ref_frame[0] != LAST_FRAME)
         vp9_write(bc, mi->ref_frame[0] != GOLDEN_FRAME,
-                  vp9_get_pred_prob_single_ref_p2(pc, xd));
+                  vp9_get_pred_prob_single_ref_p2(cm, xd));
     }
   } else {
     assert(mi->ref_frame[1] <= INTRA_FRAME);
-    assert(vp9_get_segdata(&pc->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME) ==
+    assert(vp9_get_segdata(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME) ==
            mi->ref_frame[0]);
   }
 
@@ -397,11 +397,11 @@ static void encode_ref_frame(VP9_COMP *cpi, vp9_writer *bc) {
 }
 
 static void pack_inter_mode_mvs(VP9_COMP *cpi, MODE_INFO *m, vp9_writer *bc) {
-  VP9_COMMON *const pc = &cpi->common;
-  const nmv_context *nmvc = &pc->fc.nmvc;
+  VP9_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
+  const nmv_context *nmvc = &cm->fc.nmvc;
   MACROBLOCK *const x = &cpi->mb;
   MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &x->e_mbd;
-  struct segmentation *seg = &pc->seg;
+  struct segmentation *seg = &cm->seg;
   MB_MODE_INFO *const mi = &m->mbmi;
   const MV_REFERENCE_FRAME rf = mi->ref_frame[0];
   const MB_PREDICTION_MODE mode = mi->mode;
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static void pack_inter_mode_mvs(VP9_COMP *cpi, MODE_INFO *m, vp9_writer *bc) {
   const BLOCK_SIZE bsize = mi->sb_type;
   const int allow_hp = xd->allow_high_precision_mv;
 
-  x->partition_info = x->pi + (m - pc->mi);
+  x->partition_info = x->pi + (m - cm->mi);
 
 #ifdef ENTROPY_STATS
   active_section = 9;
@@ -432,9 +432,9 @@ static void pack_inter_mode_mvs(VP9_COMP *cpi, MODE_INFO *m, vp9_writer *bc) {
 
   if (!vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME))
     vp9_write(bc, rf != INTRA_FRAME,
-              vp9_get_pred_prob_intra_inter(pc, xd));
+              vp9_get_pred_prob_intra_inter(cm, xd));
 
-  if (bsize >= BLOCK_8X8 && pc->tx_mode == TX_MODE_SELECT &&
+  if (bsize >= BLOCK_8X8 && cm->tx_mode == TX_MODE_SELECT &&
       !(rf != INTRA_FRAME &&
         (skip_coeff || vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)))) {
     write_selected_tx_size(cpi, mi->tx_size, bsize, bc);
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static void pack_inter_mode_mvs(VP9_COMP *cpi, MODE_INFO *m, vp9_writer *bc) {
 #endif
 
     if (bsize >= BLOCK_8X8) {
-      write_intra_mode(bc, mode, pc->fc.y_mode_prob[size_group_lookup[bsize]]);
+      write_intra_mode(bc, mode, cm->fc.y_mode_prob[size_group_lookup[bsize]]);
     } else {
       int idx, idy;
       const int num_4x4_blocks_wide = num_4x4_blocks_wide_lookup[bsize];
@@ -454,11 +454,11 @@ static void pack_inter_mode_mvs(VP9_COMP *cpi, MODE_INFO *m, vp9_writer *bc) {
       for (idy = 0; idy < 2; idy += num_4x4_blocks_high) {
         for (idx = 0; idx < 2; idx += num_4x4_blocks_wide) {
           const MB_PREDICTION_MODE bm = m->bmi[idy * 2 + idx].as_mode;
-          write_intra_mode(bc, bm, pc->fc.y_mode_prob[0]);
+          write_intra_mode(bc, bm, cm->fc.y_mode_prob[0]);
         }
       }
     }
-    write_intra_mode(bc, mi->uv_mode, pc->fc.uv_mode_prob[mode]);
+    write_intra_mode(bc, mi->uv_mode, cm->fc.uv_mode_prob[mode]);
   } else {
     vp9_prob *mv_ref_p;
     encode_ref_frame(cpi, bc);
@@ -472,18 +472,18 @@ static void pack_inter_mode_mvs(VP9_COMP *cpi, MODE_INFO *m, vp9_writer *bc) {
     if (!vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
       if (bsize >= BLOCK_8X8) {
         write_sb_mv_ref(bc, mode, mv_ref_p);
-        ++pc->counts.inter_mode[mi->mode_context[rf]]
+        ++cm->counts.inter_mode[mi->mode_context[rf]]
                                [inter_mode_offset(mode)];
       }
     }
 
-    if (pc->mcomp_filter_type == SWITCHABLE) {
+    if (cm->mcomp_filter_type == SWITCHABLE) {
       const int ctx = vp9_get_pred_context_switchable_interp(xd);
       write_token(bc, vp9_switchable_interp_tree,
-                  pc->fc.switchable_interp_prob[ctx],
+                  cm->fc.switchable_interp_prob[ctx],
                   &vp9_switchable_interp_encodings[mi->interp_filter]);
     } else {
-      assert(mi->interp_filter == pc->mcomp_filter_type);
+      assert(mi->interp_filter == cm->mcomp_filter_type);
     }
 
     if (bsize < BLOCK_8X8) {
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ static void pack_inter_mode_mvs(VP9_COMP *cpi, MODE_INFO *m, vp9_writer *bc) {
           blockmode = x->partition_info->bmi[j].mode;
           blockmv = m->bmi[j].as_mv[0];
           write_sb_mv_ref(bc, blockmode, mv_ref_p);
-          ++pc->counts.inter_mode[mi->mode_context[rf]]
+          ++cm->counts.inter_mode[mi->mode_context[rf]]
                                  [inter_mode_offset(blockmode)];
 
           if (blockmode == NEWMV) {
@@ -533,11 +533,11 @@ static void pack_inter_mode_mvs(VP9_COMP *cpi, MODE_INFO *m, vp9_writer *bc) {
 
 static void write_mb_modes_kf(const VP9_COMP *cpi, MODE_INFO *m,
                               vp9_writer *bc) {
-  const VP9_COMMON *const c = &cpi->common;
+  const VP9_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
   const MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &cpi->mb.e_mbd;
-  const struct segmentation *const seg = &c->seg;
+  const struct segmentation *const seg = &cm->seg;
   const int ym = m->mbmi.mode;
-  const int mis = c->mode_info_stride;
+  const int mis = cm->mode_info_stride;
   const int segment_id = m->mbmi.segment_id;
 
   if (seg->update_map)
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ static void write_mb_modes_kf(const VP9_COMP *cpi, MODE_INFO *m,
 
   write_skip_coeff(cpi, segment_id, m, bc);
 
-  if (m->mbmi.sb_type >= BLOCK_8X8 && c->tx_mode == TX_MODE_SELECT)
+  if (m->mbmi.sb_type >= BLOCK_8X8 && cm->tx_mode == TX_MODE_SELECT)
     write_selected_tx_size(cpi, m->mbmi.tx_size, m->mbmi.sb_type, bc);
 
   if (m->mbmi.sb_type >= BLOCK_8X8) {
@@ -684,18 +684,18 @@ static void write_modes_sb(VP9_COMP *cpi, MODE_INFO *m, vp9_writer *bc,
 
 static void write_modes(VP9_COMP *cpi, vp9_writer* const bc,
                         TOKENEXTRA **tok, TOKENEXTRA *tok_end) {
-  VP9_COMMON *const c = &cpi->common;
-  const int mis = c->mode_info_stride;
-  MODE_INFO *m, *m_ptr = c->mi;
+  VP9_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
+  const int mis = cm->mode_info_stride;
+  MODE_INFO *m, *m_ptr = cm->mi;
   int mi_row, mi_col;
 
-  m_ptr += c->cur_tile_mi_col_start + c->cur_tile_mi_row_start * mis;
+  m_ptr += cm->cur_tile_mi_col_start + cm->cur_tile_mi_row_start * mis;
 
-  for (mi_row = c->cur_tile_mi_row_start; mi_row < c->cur_tile_mi_row_end;
+  for (mi_row = cm->cur_tile_mi_row_start; mi_row < cm->cur_tile_mi_row_end;
        mi_row += 8, m_ptr += 8 * mis) {
     m = m_ptr;
-    vp9_zero(c->left_seg_context);
-    for (mi_col = c->cur_tile_mi_col_start; mi_col < c->cur_tile_mi_col_end;
+    vp9_zero(cm->left_seg_context);
+    for (mi_col = cm->cur_tile_mi_col_start; mi_col < cm->cur_tile_mi_col_end;
          mi_col += MI_BLOCK_SIZE, m += MI_BLOCK_SIZE)
       write_modes_sb(cpi, m, bc, tok, tok_end, mi_row, mi_col, BLOCK_64X64);
   }
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ void vp9_pack_bitstream(VP9_COMP *cpi, uint8_t *dest, unsigned long *size) {
   vp9_compute_update_table();
 
 #ifdef ENTROPY_STATS
-  if (pc->frame_type == INTER_FRAME)
+  if (cm->frame_type == INTER_FRAME)
     active_section = 0;
   else
     active_section = 7;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_modecosts.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_modecosts.c
index 5b236530832b4c045c0a2e5ada4f198e2132c48a..a5dfaed0c751eea4d774d5d57354bee6a47e8c3f 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_modecosts.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_modecosts.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 
 void vp9_init_mode_costs(VP9_COMP *c) {
-  VP9_COMMON *x = &c->common;
+  VP9_COMMON *const cm = &c->common;
   const vp9_tree_p KT = vp9_intra_mode_tree;
   int i, j;
 
@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@ void vp9_init_mode_costs(VP9_COMP *c) {
   }
 
   // TODO(rbultje) separate tables for superblock costing?
-  vp9_cost_tokens(c->mb.mbmode_cost, x->fc.y_mode_prob[1],
+  vp9_cost_tokens(c->mb.mbmode_cost, cm->fc.y_mode_prob[1],
                   vp9_intra_mode_tree);
   vp9_cost_tokens(c->mb.intra_uv_mode_cost[1],
-                  x->fc.uv_mode_prob[INTRA_MODES - 1], vp9_intra_mode_tree);
+                  cm->fc.uv_mode_prob[INTRA_MODES - 1], vp9_intra_mode_tree);
   vp9_cost_tokens(c->mb.intra_uv_mode_cost[0],
                   vp9_kf_uv_mode_prob[INTRA_MODES - 1],
                   vp9_intra_mode_tree);
 
   for (i = 0; i <= SWITCHABLE_FILTERS; ++i)
     vp9_cost_tokens((int *)c->mb.switchable_interp_costs[i],
-                    x->fc.switchable_interp_prob[i],
+                    cm->fc.switchable_interp_prob[i],
                     vp9_switchable_interp_tree);
 }