+2017-09-11  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
+
+       * python/py-threadevent.c (create_thread_event_object): Return
+       gdbpy_ref.
+       * python/py-stopevent.h (create_stop_event_object)
+       (create_breakpoint_event_object, create_signal_event_object):
+       Update.
+       * python/py-stopevent.c (create_stop_event_object): Return
+       gdbpy_ref.
+       (emit_stop_event): Update.
+       * python/py-signalevent.c (create_signal_event_object): Return
+       gdbpy_ref.
+       * python/py-infevents.c (create_inferior_call_event_object):
+       Update.
+       * python/py-event.h (create_event_object)
+       (create_thread_event_object): Update.
+       * python/py-event.c (create_event_object): Return gdbpy_ref.
+       * python/py-continueevent.c: Return gdbpy_ref.
+       * python/py-bpevent.c (create_breakpoint_event_object): Return
+       gdbpy_ref.
+
 2017-09-11  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
        PR python/15622:
 
 /* Create and initialize a BreakpointEvent object.  This acquires new
    references to BREAKPOINT_LIST and FIRST_BP.  */
 
-PyObject *
+gdbpy_ref<>
 create_breakpoint_event_object (PyObject *breakpoint_list, PyObject *first_bp)
 {
   gdbpy_ref<> breakpoint_event_obj
                           breakpoint_list) < 0)
     return NULL;
 
-  return breakpoint_event_obj.release ();
+  return breakpoint_event_obj;
 }
 
 GDBPY_NEW_EVENT_TYPE (breakpoint,
 
 extern PyTypeObject continue_event_object_type
     CPYCHECKER_TYPE_OBJECT_FOR_TYPEDEF ("event_object");
 
-static PyObject *
+static gdbpy_ref<>
 create_continue_event_object (void)
 {
   return create_thread_event_object (&continue_event_object_type);
 
   Py_TYPE (self)->tp_free (self);
 }
 
-PyObject *
+gdbpy_ref<>
 create_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type)
 {
   gdbpy_ref<event_object> event_obj (PyObject_New (event_object, py_type));
   if (!event_obj->dict)
     return NULL;
 
-  return (PyObject*) event_obj.release ();
+  return gdbpy_ref<> ((PyObject *) event_obj.release ());
 }
 
 /* Add the attribute ATTR to the event object EVENT.  In
 
 extern int evpy_emit_event (PyObject *event,
                             eventregistry_object *registry);
 
-extern PyObject *create_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type);
-extern PyObject *create_thread_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type,
-                                            PyObject *thread = nullptr);
+extern gdbpy_ref<> create_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type);
+extern gdbpy_ref<> create_thread_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type,
+                                              PyObject *thread = nullptr);
 extern int emit_new_objfile_event (struct objfile *objfile);
 extern int emit_clear_objfiles_event (void);
 
 
   switch (flag)
     {
     case INFERIOR_CALL_PRE:
-      event.reset (create_event_object (&inferior_call_pre_event_object_type));
+      event = create_event_object (&inferior_call_pre_event_object_type);
       break;
     case INFERIOR_CALL_POST:
-      event.reset (create_event_object (&inferior_call_post_event_object_type));
+      event = create_event_object (&inferior_call_post_event_object_type);
       break;
     default:
       gdb_assert_not_reached ("invalid inferior_call_kind");
 
 extern PyTypeObject signal_event_object_type
     CPYCHECKER_TYPE_OBJECT_FOR_TYPEDEF ("event_object");
 
-PyObject *
+gdbpy_ref<>
 create_signal_event_object (enum gdb_signal stop_signal)
 {
   const char *signal_name;
                           signal_name_obj.get ()) < 0)
     return NULL;
 
-  return signal_event_obj.release ();
+  return signal_event_obj;
 }
 
 GDBPY_NEW_EVENT_TYPE (signal,
 
 #include "defs.h"
 #include "py-stopevent.h"
 
-PyObject *
+gdbpy_ref<>
 create_stop_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type)
 {
   return create_thread_event_object (py_type);
 
   if (list != NULL)
     {
-      stop_event_obj.reset (create_breakpoint_event_object (list.get (),
-                                                           first_bp));
+      stop_event_obj = create_breakpoint_event_object (list.get (),
+                                                      first_bp);
       if (stop_event_obj == NULL)
        return -1;
     }
   if (stop_signal != GDB_SIGNAL_0
       && stop_signal != GDB_SIGNAL_TRAP)
     {
-      stop_event_obj.reset (create_signal_event_object (stop_signal));
+      stop_event_obj = create_signal_event_object (stop_signal);
       if (stop_event_obj == NULL)
        return -1;
     }
      be known and this should eventually be unused.  */
   if (stop_event_obj == NULL)
     {
-      stop_event_obj.reset (create_stop_event_object (&stop_event_object_type));
+      stop_event_obj = create_stop_event_object (&stop_event_object_type);
       if (stop_event_obj == NULL)
        return -1;
     }
 
 
 #include "py-event.h"
 
-extern PyObject *create_stop_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type);
+extern gdbpy_ref<> create_stop_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type);
 extern void stop_evpy_dealloc (PyObject *self);
 
 extern int emit_stop_event (struct bpstats *bs,
                             enum gdb_signal stop_signal);
 
-extern PyObject *create_breakpoint_event_object (PyObject *breakpoint_list,
-                                                 PyObject *first_bp);
+extern gdbpy_ref<> create_breakpoint_event_object (PyObject *breakpoint_list,
+                                                  PyObject *first_bp);
 
-extern PyObject *create_signal_event_object (enum gdb_signal stop_signal);
+extern gdbpy_ref<> create_signal_event_object (enum gdb_signal stop_signal);
 
 #endif /* GDB_PY_STOPEVENT_H */
 
   return thread;
 }
 
-PyObject *
+gdbpy_ref<>
 create_thread_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type, PyObject *thread)
 {
   gdbpy_ref<> thread_event_obj (create_event_object (py_type));
                           thread) < 0)
     return NULL;
 
-  return thread_event_obj.release ();
+  return thread_event_obj;
 }
 
 GDBPY_NEW_EVENT_TYPE (thread,