attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_abstract_origin, cu);
     }
   SET_FIELD_DWARF_BLOCK (call_site->target, NULL);
-  if (!attr || (attr->form_is_block () && DW_BLOCK (attr)->size == 0))
+  if (!attr || (attr->form_is_block () && attr->as_block ()->size == 0))
     /* Keep NULL DWARF_BLOCK.  */;
   else if (attr->form_is_block ())
     {
       struct dwarf2_locexpr_baton *dlbaton;
+      struct dwarf_block *block = attr->as_block ();
 
       dlbaton = XOBNEW (&objfile->objfile_obstack, struct dwarf2_locexpr_baton);
-      dlbaton->data = DW_BLOCK (attr)->data;
-      dlbaton->size = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size;
+      dlbaton->data = block->data;
+      dlbaton->size = block->size;
       dlbaton->per_objfile = per_objfile;
       dlbaton->per_cu = cu->per_cu;
 
        }
       else
        {
+         struct dwarf_block *block = loc->as_block ();
+
          parameter->u.dwarf_reg = dwarf_block_to_dwarf_reg
-           (DW_BLOCK (loc)->data, &DW_BLOCK (loc)->data[DW_BLOCK (loc)->size]);
+           (block->data, &block->data[block->size]);
          if (parameter->u.dwarf_reg != -1)
            parameter->kind = CALL_SITE_PARAMETER_DWARF_REG;
-         else if (dwarf_block_to_sp_offset (gdbarch, DW_BLOCK (loc)->data,
-                                   &DW_BLOCK (loc)->data[DW_BLOCK (loc)->size],
+         else if (dwarf_block_to_sp_offset (gdbarch, block->data,
+                                   &block->data[block->size],
                                             ¶meter->u.fb_offset))
            parameter->kind = CALL_SITE_PARAMETER_FB_OFFSET;
          else
                     objfile_name (objfile));
          continue;
        }
-      parameter->value = DW_BLOCK (attr)->data;
-      parameter->value_size = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size;
+
+      struct dwarf_block *block = attr->as_block ();
+      parameter->value = block->data;
+      parameter->value_size = block->size;
 
       /* Parameters are not pre-cleared by memset above.  */
       parameter->data_value = NULL;
                       objfile_name (objfile));
          else
            {
-             parameter->data_value = DW_BLOCK (attr)->data;
-             parameter->data_value_size = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size;
+             block = attr->as_block ();
+             parameter->data_value = block->data;
+             parameter->data_value_size = block->size;
            }
        }
     }
       else if (attr->form_is_section_offset ())
        dwarf2_complex_location_expr_complaint ();
       else if (attr->form_is_block ())
-       *offset = decode_locdesc (DW_BLOCK (attr), cu);
+       *offset = decode_locdesc (attr->as_block (), cu);
       else
        dwarf2_complex_location_expr_complaint ();
 
       else if (attr->form_is_block ())
        {
          bool handled;
-         CORE_ADDR offset = decode_locdesc (DW_BLOCK (attr), cu, &handled);
+         CORE_ADDR offset = decode_locdesc (attr->as_block (), cu, &handled);
          if (handled)
            SET_FIELD_BITPOS (*field, offset * bits_per_byte);
          else
              struct dwarf2_locexpr_baton *dlbaton
                = XOBNEW (&objfile->objfile_obstack,
                          struct dwarf2_locexpr_baton);
-             dlbaton->data = DW_BLOCK (attr)->data;
-             dlbaton->size = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size;
+             dlbaton->data = attr->as_block ()->data;
+             dlbaton->size = attr->as_block ()->size;
              /* When using this baton, we want to compute the address
                 of the field, not the value.  This is why
                 is_reference is set to false here.  */
   attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_vtable_elem_location, cu);
   if (attr != nullptr)
     {
-      if (attr->form_is_block () && DW_BLOCK (attr)->size > 0)
+      if (attr->form_is_block () && attr->as_block ()->size > 0)
         {
-         if (DW_BLOCK (attr)->data[0] == DW_OP_constu)
+         struct dwarf_block *block = attr->as_block ();
+
+         if (block->data[0] == DW_OP_constu)
            {
              /* Old-style GCC.  */
-             fnp->voffset = decode_locdesc (DW_BLOCK (attr), cu) + 2;
+             fnp->voffset = decode_locdesc (block, cu) + 2;
            }
-         else if (DW_BLOCK (attr)->data[0] == DW_OP_deref
-                  || (DW_BLOCK (attr)->size > 1
-                      && DW_BLOCK (attr)->data[0] == DW_OP_deref_size
-                      && DW_BLOCK (attr)->data[1] == cu->header.addr_size))
+         else if (block->data[0] == DW_OP_deref
+                  || (block->size > 1
+                      && block->data[0] == DW_OP_deref_size
+                      && block->data[1] == cu->header.addr_size))
            {
-             fnp->voffset = decode_locdesc (DW_BLOCK (attr), cu);
+             fnp->voffset = decode_locdesc (block, cu);
              if ((fnp->voffset % cu->header.addr_size) != 0)
                dwarf2_complex_location_expr_complaint ();
              else
   if (discr == nullptr)
     {
       discr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_discr_list, cu);
-      if (discr == nullptr || DW_BLOCK (discr)->size == 0)
+      if (discr == nullptr || discr->as_block ()->size == 0)
        variant.default_branch = true;
       else
-       variant.discr_list_data = DW_BLOCK (discr);
+       variant.discr_list_data = discr->as_block ();
     }
   else
     variant.discriminant_value = DW_UNSND (discr);
       baton->size += 1 /* DW_OP_addr */ + cu->header.addr_size;
     }
   else
-    baton->size += DW_BLOCK (member_loc)->size;
+    baton->size += member_loc->as_block ()->size;
 
   ptr = (gdb_byte *) obstack_alloc (&objfile->objfile_obstack, baton->size);
   baton->data = ptr;
     {
       /* We have to copy the data here, because DW_OP_call4 will only
         use a DW_AT_location attribute.  */
-      memcpy (ptr, DW_BLOCK (member_loc)->data, DW_BLOCK (member_loc)->size);
-      ptr += DW_BLOCK (member_loc)->size;
+      struct dwarf_block *block = member_loc->as_block ();
+      memcpy (ptr, block->data, block->size);
+      ptr += block->size;
     }
 
   *ptr++ = DW_OP_plus;
       baton->property_type = default_type;
       baton->locexpr.per_cu = cu->per_cu;
       baton->locexpr.per_objfile = per_objfile;
-      baton->locexpr.size = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size;
-      baton->locexpr.data = DW_BLOCK (attr)->data;
+
+      struct dwarf_block *block = attr->as_block ();
+      baton->locexpr.size = block->size;
+      baton->locexpr.data = block->data;
       switch (attr->name)
        {
        case DW_AT_string_length:
                baton->property_type = die_type (target_die, target_cu);
                baton->locexpr.per_cu = cu->per_cu;
                baton->locexpr.per_objfile = per_objfile;
-               baton->locexpr.size = DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size;
-               baton->locexpr.data = DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->data;
+               struct dwarf_block *block = target_attr->as_block ();
+               baton->locexpr.size = block->size;
+               baton->locexpr.data = block->data;
                baton->locexpr.is_reference = true;
                prop->set_locexpr (baton);
                gdb_assert (prop->baton () != NULL);
           /* Support the .debug_loc offsets.  */
           if (attr.form_is_block ())
             {
-              d.locdesc = DW_BLOCK (&attr);
+             d.locdesc = attr.as_block ();
             }
           else if (attr.form_is_section_offset ())
             {
       info_ptr += 2;
       blk->data = read_n_bytes (abfd, info_ptr, blk->size);
       info_ptr += blk->size;
-      DW_BLOCK (attr) = blk;
+      attr->set_block (blk);
       break;
     case DW_FORM_block4:
       blk = dwarf_alloc_block (cu);
       info_ptr += 4;
       blk->data = read_n_bytes (abfd, info_ptr, blk->size);
       info_ptr += blk->size;
-      DW_BLOCK (attr) = blk;
+      attr->set_block (blk);
       break;
     case DW_FORM_data2:
       DW_UNSND (attr) = read_2_bytes (abfd, info_ptr);
       blk->size = 16;
       blk->data = read_n_bytes (abfd, info_ptr, 16);
       info_ptr += 16;
-      DW_BLOCK (attr) = blk;
+      attr->set_block (blk);
       break;
     case DW_FORM_sec_offset:
       DW_UNSND (attr) = cu->header.read_offset (abfd, info_ptr, &bytes_read);
       info_ptr += bytes_read;
       blk->data = read_n_bytes (abfd, info_ptr, blk->size);
       info_ptr += blk->size;
-      DW_BLOCK (attr) = blk;
+      attr->set_block (blk);
       break;
     case DW_FORM_block1:
       blk = dwarf_alloc_block (cu);
       info_ptr += 1;
       blk->data = read_n_bytes (abfd, info_ptr, blk->size);
       info_ptr += blk->size;
-      DW_BLOCK (attr) = blk;
+      attr->set_block (blk);
       break;
     case DW_FORM_data1:
       DW_UNSND (attr) = read_1_byte (abfd, info_ptr);
 
   /* A DW_AT_location attribute with no contents indicates that a
      variable has been optimized away.  */
-  if (attr->form_is_block () && DW_BLOCK (attr)->size == 0)
+  if (attr->form_is_block () && attr->as_block ()->size == 0)
     {
       SYMBOL_ACLASS_INDEX (sym) = LOC_OPTIMIZED_OUT;
       return;
      specified.  If this is just a DW_OP_addr, DW_OP_addrx, or
      DW_OP_GNU_addr_index then mark this symbol as LOC_STATIC.  */
 
-  if (attr->form_is_block ()
-      && ((DW_BLOCK (attr)->data[0] == DW_OP_addr
-          && DW_BLOCK (attr)->size == 1 + cu_header->addr_size)
-         || ((DW_BLOCK (attr)->data[0] == DW_OP_GNU_addr_index
-               || DW_BLOCK (attr)->data[0] == DW_OP_addrx)
-             && (DW_BLOCK (attr)->size
-                 == 1 + leb128_size (&DW_BLOCK (attr)->data[1])))))
-    {
-      unsigned int dummy;
-
-      if (DW_BLOCK (attr)->data[0] == DW_OP_addr)
-       SET_SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS
-         (sym, cu->header.read_address (objfile->obfd,
-                                        DW_BLOCK (attr)->data + 1,
-                                        &dummy));
-      else
-       SET_SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS
-         (sym, read_addr_index_from_leb128 (cu, DW_BLOCK (attr)->data + 1,
+  if (attr->form_is_block ())
+    {
+      struct dwarf_block *block = attr->as_block ();
+
+      if ((block->data[0] == DW_OP_addr
+          && block->size == 1 + cu_header->addr_size)
+         || ((block->data[0] == DW_OP_GNU_addr_index
+               || block->data[0] == DW_OP_addrx)
+             && (block->size
+                 == 1 + leb128_size (&block->data[1]))))
+       {
+         unsigned int dummy;
+
+         if (block->data[0] == DW_OP_addr)
+           SET_SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS
+             (sym, cu->header.read_address (objfile->obfd,
+                                            block->data + 1,
                                             &dummy));
-      SYMBOL_ACLASS_INDEX (sym) = LOC_STATIC;
-      fixup_symbol_section (sym, objfile);
-      SET_SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS
-       (sym,
-        SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (sym)
-        + objfile->section_offsets[SYMBOL_SECTION (sym)]);
-      return;
+         else
+           SET_SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS
+             (sym, read_addr_index_from_leb128 (cu, block->data + 1,
+                                                &dummy));
+         SYMBOL_ACLASS_INDEX (sym) = LOC_STATIC;
+         fixup_symbol_section (sym, objfile);
+         SET_SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS
+           (sym,
+            SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (sym)
+            + objfile->section_offsets[SYMBOL_SECTION (sym)]);
+         return;
+       }
     }
 
   /* NOTE drow/2002-01-30: It might be worthwhile to have a static
     case DW_FORM_block:
     case DW_FORM_exprloc:
     case DW_FORM_data16:
-      blk = DW_BLOCK (attr);
+      blk = attr->as_block ();
       if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) != blk->size)
        dwarf2_const_value_length_mismatch_complaint (name, blk->size,
                                                      TYPE_LENGTH (type));
        case DW_FORM_block:
        case DW_FORM_block1:
          fprintf_unfiltered (f, "block: size %s",
-                             pulongest (DW_BLOCK (&die->attrs[i])->size));
+                             pulongest (die->attrs[i].as_block ()->size));
          break;
        case DW_FORM_exprloc:
          fprintf_unfiltered (f, "expression: size %s",
-                             pulongest (DW_BLOCK (&die->attrs[i])->size));
+                             pulongest (die->attrs[i].as_block ()->size));
          break;
        case DW_FORM_data16:
          fprintf_unfiltered (f, "constant of 16 bytes");
                 "is neither DW_FORM_block* nor DW_FORM_exprloc"),
               sect_offset_str (sect_off), objfile_name (objfile));
 
-      retval.data = DW_BLOCK (attr)->data;
-      retval.size = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size;
+      struct dwarf_block *block = attr->as_block ();
+      retval.data = block->data;
+      retval.size = block->size;
     }
   retval.per_objfile = per_objfile;
   retval.per_cu = cu->per_cu;
     case DW_FORM_block:
     case DW_FORM_exprloc:
     case DW_FORM_data16:
-      result = DW_BLOCK (attr)->data;
-      *len = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size;
+      {
+       struct dwarf_block *block = attr->as_block ();
+       result = block->data;
+       *len = block->size;
+      }
       break;
 
       /* The DW_AT_const_value attributes are supposed to carry the
             info_buffer for SYM's objfile; right now we never release
             that buffer, but when we do clean up properly this may
             need to change.  */
-         baton->size = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size;
-         baton->data = DW_BLOCK (attr)->data;
+         struct dwarf_block *block = attr->as_block ();
+         baton->size = block->size;
+         baton->data = block->data;
        }
       else
        {