"running version %i.%i.%i", GET_CH_KERNEL_MAJOR(ch_version),
                        GET_CH_KERNEL_MINOR(ch_version), GET_CH_KERNEL_PATCH(ch_version));
 
+       /* Currently, we have the inherent assumption that all address pointers
+        * are 32 bit wide. */
+       if (signature->ch_ptrsize != sizeof(uint32_t)) {
+               LOG_ERROR("ChibiOS/RT target memory signature claims an address"
+                                 "width unequal to 32 bits!");
+               free(signature);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
        param->signature = signature;
        return 0;
 
         * parse the double linked thread list to check for errors and the number of
         * threads. */
        const uint32_t rlist = rtos->symbols[ChibiOS_VAL_rlist].address;
+       const struct ChibiOS_chdebug *signature = param->signature;
        uint32_t current;
        uint32_t previous;
        uint32_t older;
        current = rlist;
        previous = rlist;
        while (1) {
-               retval = target_read_buffer(rtos->target,
-                       current + param->signature->cf_off_newer,
-                       param->signature->ch_ptrsize,
-                       (uint8_t *)¤t);
+               retval = target_read_u32(rtos->target,
+                                                                current + signature->cf_off_newer, ¤t);
                if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                        LOG_ERROR("Could not read next ChibiOS thread");
                        return retval;
                        break;
                }
                /* Fetch previous thread in the list as a integrity check. */
-               retval = target_read_buffer(rtos->target,
-                 current + param->signature->cf_off_older,
-                 param->signature->ch_ptrsize,
-                 (uint8_t *)&older);
+               retval = target_read_u32(rtos->target,
+                                                                current + signature->cf_off_older, &older);
                if ((retval != ERROR_OK) || (older == 0) || (older != previous)) {
                        LOG_ERROR("ChibiOS registry integrity check failed, "
                                                "double linked list violation");
                uint32_t name_ptr = 0;
                char tmp_str[CHIBIOS_THREAD_NAME_STR_SIZE];
 
-               retval = target_read_buffer(rtos->target,
-                                                                       current + param->signature->cf_off_newer,
-                                                                       param->signature->ch_ptrsize,
-                                                                       (uint8_t *)¤t);
+               retval = target_read_u32(rtos->target,
+                                                                current + signature->cf_off_newer, ¤t);
                if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                        LOG_ERROR("Could not read next ChibiOS thread");
                        return -6;
                curr_thrd_details->threadid = current;
 
                /* read the name pointer */
-               retval = target_read_buffer(rtos->target,
-                                                                       current + param->signature->cf_off_name,
-                                                                       param->signature->ch_ptrsize,
-                                                                       (uint8_t *)&name_ptr);
+               retval = target_read_u32(rtos->target,
+                                                                current + signature->cf_off_name, &name_ptr);
                if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                        LOG_ERROR("Could not read ChibiOS thread name pointer from target");
                        return retval;
                uint8_t threadState;
                const char *state_desc;
 
-               retval = target_read_buffer(rtos->target,
-                                                                       current + param->signature->cf_off_state,
-                                                                       1, &threadState);
+               retval = target_read_u8(rtos->target,
+                                                               current + signature->cf_off_state, &threadState);
                if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                        LOG_ERROR("Error reading thread state from ChibiOS target");
                        return retval;
 
                curr_thrd_details++;
        }
+
+       uint32_t current_thrd;
        /* NOTE: By design, cf_off_name equals readylist_current_offset */
-       retval = target_read_buffer(rtos->target,
-                                                               rlist + param->signature->cf_off_name,
-                                                               param->signature->ch_ptrsize,
-                                                               (uint8_t *)&rtos->current_thread);
+       retval = target_read_u32(rtos->target,
+                                                        current + signature->cf_off_name,
+                                                        ¤t_thrd);
        if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                LOG_ERROR("Could not read current Thread from ChibiOS target");
                return retval;
        }
+       rtos->current_thread = current_thrd;
 
        return 0;
 }
 {
        int retval;
        const struct ChibiOS_params *param;
-       int64_t stack_ptr = 0;
+       uint32_t stack_ptr = 0;
 
        *hex_reg_list = NULL;
        if ((rtos == NULL) || (thread_id == 0) ||
        }
 
        /* Read the stack pointer */
-       retval = target_read_buffer(rtos->target,
-                       thread_id + param->signature->cf_off_ctx,
-                       param->signature->ch_ptrsize,
-                       (uint8_t *)&stack_ptr);
+       retval = target_read_u32(rtos->target,
+                                                        thread_id + param->signature->cf_off_ctx, &stack_ptr);
        if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                LOG_ERROR("Error reading stack frame from ChibiOS thread");
                return retval;