Index: alloc_c.cc
===================================================================
--- alloc_c.cc	(revision 161187)
+++ alloc_c.cc	(working copy)
@@ -57,4 +57,15 @@ _ITM_free (void *ptr)
     gtm_tx()->forget_allocation (ptr, free);
 }
 
+/* Forget any internal references to PTR.  */
+
+__attribute__((transaction_pure))
+void ITM_REGPARM
+_ITM_dropReferences (const void *ptr, size_t len)
+{
+  gtm_transaction *tx = gtm_tx();
+  tx->drop_references_local (ptr, len);
+  tx->drop_references_allocations (ptr);
+}
+
 } // extern "C"
Index: libitm.map
===================================================================
--- libitm.map	(revision 161187)
+++ libitm.map	(working copy)
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ LIBITM_1.0 {
 	_ITM_malloc;
 	_ITM_calloc;
 	_ITM_free;
+	_ITM_dropReferences;
 
 	_ZGTtnwm;
 	_ZGTtnam;
Index: libitm.h
===================================================================
--- libitm.h	(revision 161187)
+++ libitm.h	(working copy)
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ extern void _ITM_addUserUndoAction(_ITM_
 
 extern int _ITM_getThreadnum(void) ITM_REGPARM;
 
+__attribute__((transaction_pure))
 extern void _ITM_dropReferences (const void *, size_t) ITM_REGPARM;
 
 
Index: alloc.cc
===================================================================
--- alloc.cc	(revision 161187)
+++ alloc.cc	(working copy)
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ gtm_transaction::record_allocation (void
 
   gtm_alloc_action *a = this->alloc_actions.find(iptr);
   if (a == 0)
-    a = this->alloc_actions.insert(iptr);
+    {
+      a = this->alloc_actions.insert(iptr);
+      a->ignore = false;
+    }
 
   a->free_fn = free_fn;
   a->allocated = true;
@@ -46,7 +49,10 @@ gtm_transaction::forget_allocation (void
 
   gtm_alloc_action *a = this->alloc_actions.find(iptr);
   if (a == 0)
-    a = this->alloc_actions.insert(iptr);
+    {
+      a = this->alloc_actions.insert(iptr);
+      a->ignore = false;
+    }
 
   a->free_fn = free_fn;
   a->allocated = false;
@@ -58,6 +64,9 @@ commit_allocations_1 (uintptr_t key, gtm
   void *ptr = (void *)key;
   uintptr_t revert_p = (uintptr_t) cb_data;
 
+  if (a->ignore)
+    return;
+
   if (a->allocated == revert_p)
     a->free_fn (ptr);
 }
@@ -74,4 +83,24 @@ gtm_transaction::commit_allocations (boo
   this->alloc_actions.clear ();
 }
 
+/* Forget any references to PTR in the allocations tree.
+
+   ?? We ignore the chunk length.  Pray this doesn't wreck havoc.  */
+
+void
+gtm_transaction::drop_references_allocations (const void *ptr)
+{
+  uintptr_t iptr = (uintptr_t) ptr;
+
+  gtm_alloc_action *a = this->alloc_actions.find(iptr);
+  if (a == 0)
+    {
+      a = this->alloc_actions.insert(iptr);
+      a->free_fn = NULL;
+      a->allocated = false;
+    }
+
+  a->ignore = true;
+}
+
 } // namespace GTM
Index: testsuite/libitm.c/dropref.c
===================================================================
--- testsuite/libitm.c/dropref.c	(revision 0)
+++ testsuite/libitm.c/dropref.c	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <libitm.h>
+
+char *pp;
+
+int main()
+{
+  __transaction {
+    _ITM_dropReferences (pp, 555);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
Index: testsuite/libitm.c++/dropref.C
===================================================================
--- testsuite/libitm.c++/dropref.C	(revision 0)
+++ testsuite/libitm.c++/dropref.C	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <libitm.h>
+
+char *pp;
+
+int main()
+{
+  __transaction {
+    _ITM_dropReferences (pp, 555);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
Index: libitm_i.h
===================================================================
--- libitm_i.h	(revision 161187)
+++ libitm_i.h	(working copy)
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ struct gtm_alloc_action
 {
   void (*free_fn)(void *);
   bool allocated;
+  bool ignore;
 };
 
 // This type is private to local.c.
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ struct gtm_transaction
   void commit_allocations (bool);
   void record_allocation (void *, void (*)(void *));
   void forget_allocation (void *, void (*)(void *));
+  void drop_references_allocations (const void *);
 
   // In beginend.cc
   void rollback ();
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ struct gtm_transaction
   // In local.cc
   void commit_local (void);
   void rollback_local (void);
+  void drop_references_local (const void *, size_t);
 
   // In retry.cc
   void decide_retry_strategy (gtm_restart_reason);
Index: local.cc
===================================================================
--- local.cc	(revision 161187)
+++ local.cc	(working copy)
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct gtm_local_undo
 {
   void *addr;
   size_t len;
+  bool ignore;
   char saved[];
 };
 
@@ -65,13 +66,36 @@ gtm_transaction::rollback_local (void)
       for (i = n; i-- > 0; )
 	{
 	  gtm_local_undo *u = local_undo[i];
-	  memcpy (u->addr, u->saved, u->len);
+	  if (!u->ignore)
+	    memcpy (u->addr, u->saved, u->len);
 	  free (u);
 	}
       this->n_local_undo = 0;
     }
 }
 
+/* Forget any references to PTR in the local log.  */
+
+void
+gtm_transaction::drop_references_local (const void *ptr, size_t len)
+{
+  gtm_local_undo **local_undo = this->local_undo;
+  size_t i, n = this->n_local_undo;
+
+  if (n > 0)
+    {
+      for (i = n; i > 0; i--)
+	{
+	  gtm_local_undo *u = local_undo[i];
+	  /* ?? Do we need such granularity, or can we get away with
+	     just comparing PTR and LEN. ??  */
+	  if ((const char *)u->addr >= (const char *)ptr
+	      && ((const char *)u->addr + u->len <= (const char *)ptr + len))
+	    u->ignore = true;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
 void ITM_REGPARM
 GTM_LB (const void *ptr, size_t len)
 {
@@ -81,6 +105,7 @@ GTM_LB (const void *ptr, size_t len)
   undo = (gtm_local_undo *) xmalloc (sizeof (struct gtm_local_undo) + len);
   undo->addr = (void *) ptr;
   undo->len = len;
+  undo->ignore = false;
 
   if (tx->local_undo == NULL)
     {