diff --git a/cr-show.c b/cr-show.c
index 1aff59d5a..9632ee26c 100644
--- a/cr-show.c
+++ b/cr-show.c
@@ -67,21 +67,11 @@
 	       #n2, s.n2,		\
 	       #n3, s.n3)
 
-static char local_buf[PAGE_SIZE];
 static LIST_HEAD(pstree_list);
 
 void show_files(int fd_files, struct cr_options *o)
 {
-	pr_img_head(CR_FD_FDINFO);
-	while (1) {
-		FdinfoEntry *e;
-		int ret = pb_read_eof(fd_files, &e, fdinfo_entry);
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			break;
-		pb_show_msg(e, &fdinfo_entry__descriptor);
-		fdinfo_entry__free_unpacked(e, NULL);
-	}
-	pr_img_tail(CR_FD_FDINFO);
+	pb_show_plain(fd_files, fdinfo_entry);
 }
 
 void show_fown_cont(fown_t *fown)
@@ -100,20 +90,7 @@ void pb_show_fown_cont(void *p)
 
 void show_reg_files(int fd_reg_files, struct cr_options *o)
 {
-	local_buf[0] = 0;
-
-	pr_img_head(CR_FD_REG_FILES);
-	while (1) {
-		RegFileEntry *rfe;
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = pb_read_eof(fd_reg_files, &rfe, reg_file_entry);
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			break;
-		pb_show_msg(rfe, &reg_file_entry__descriptor);
-		reg_file_entry__free_unpacked(rfe, NULL);
-	}
-	pr_img_tail(CR_FD_REG_FILES);
+	pb_show_plain(fd_reg_files, reg_file_entry);
 }
 
 static inline char *remap_id_type(u32 id)
@@ -126,19 +103,7 @@ static inline char *remap_id_type(u32 id)
 
 void show_remap_files(int fd, struct cr_options *o)
 {
-	RemapFilePathEntry *rfe;
-
-	pr_img_head(CR_FD_REMAP_FPATH);
-	while (1) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = pb_read_eof(fd, &rfe, remap_file_path_entry);
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			break;
-		pb_show_msg(rfe, &remap_file_path_entry__descriptor);
-		remap_file_path_entry__free_unpacked(rfe, NULL);
-	}
-	pr_img_tail(CR_FD_REMAP_FPATH);
+	pb_show_plain(fd, remap_file_path_entry);
 }
 
 void show_ghost_file(int fd, struct cr_options *o)
@@ -175,18 +140,7 @@ void show_pipes_data(int fd_pipes, struct cr_options *o)
 
 void show_pipes(int fd_pipes, struct cr_options *o)
 {
-	PipeEntry *e;
-	int ret;
-
-	pr_img_head(CR_FD_PIPES);
-	while (1) {
-		ret = pb_read_eof(fd_pipes, &e, pipe_entry);
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			break;
-		pb_show_msg(e, &pipe_entry__descriptor);
-		pipe_entry__free_unpacked(e, NULL);
-	}
-	pr_img_tail(CR_FD_PIPES);
+	pb_show_plain(fd_pipes, pipe_entry);
 }
 
 void show_fifo_data(int fd, struct cr_options *o)
@@ -198,16 +152,7 @@ void show_fifo_data(int fd, struct cr_options *o)
 
 void show_fifo(int fd, struct cr_options *o)
 {
-	FifoEntry *e;
-
-	pr_img_head(CR_FD_FIFO);
-	while (1) {
-		if (pb_read_eof(fd, &e, fifo_entry) <= 0)
-			break;
-		pb_show_msg(e, &fifo_entry__descriptor);
-		fifo_entry__free_unpacked(e, NULL);
-	}
-	pr_img_tail(CR_FD_FIFO);
+	pb_show_plain(fd, fifo_entry);
 }
 
 void show_fs(int fd_fs, struct cr_options *o)
diff --git a/eventfd.c b/eventfd.c
index 525acd055..79d28a547 100644
--- a/eventfd.c
+++ b/eventfd.c
@@ -43,22 +43,7 @@ static void pr_info_eventfd(char *action, EventfdFileEntry *efe)
 
 void show_eventfds(int fd, struct cr_options *o)
 {
-	EventfdFileEntry *efe;
-
-	pr_img_head(CR_FD_EVENTFD);
-
-	while (1) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = pb_read_eof(fd, &efe, eventfd_file_entry);
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			goto out;
-		pb_show_msg(efe, &eventfd_file_entry__descriptor);
-		eventfd_file_entry__free_unpacked(efe, NULL);
-	}
-
-out:
-	pr_img_tail(CR_FD_EVENTFD);
+	pb_show_plain(fd, eventfd_file_entry);
 }
 
 struct eventfd_dump_arg {
diff --git a/eventpoll.c b/eventpoll.c
index 7cc4ade9a..75a29b1f7 100644
--- a/eventpoll.c
+++ b/eventpoll.c
@@ -55,41 +55,12 @@ static void pr_info_eventpoll(char *action, EventpollFileEntry *e)
 
 void show_eventpoll_tfd(int fd, struct cr_options *o)
 {
-	EventpollTfdEntry *e;
-
-	pr_img_head(CR_FD_EVENTPOLL_TFD);
-
-	while (1) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = pb_read_eof(fd, &e, eventpoll_tfd_entry);
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			goto out;
-		pb_show_msg(e, &eventpoll_tfd_entry__descriptor);
-		eventpoll_tfd_entry__free_unpacked(e, NULL);
-	}
-
-out:
-	pr_img_tail(CR_FD_EVENTPOLL_TFD);
+	pb_show_plain(fd, eventpoll_tfd_entry);
 }
 
 void show_eventpoll(int fd, struct cr_options *o)
 {
-	EventpollFileEntry *e;
-
-	pr_img_head(CR_FD_EVENTPOLL);
-
-	while (1) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = pb_read_eof(fd, &e, eventpoll_file_entry);
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			break;
-		pb_show_msg(e, &eventpoll_file_entry__descriptor);
-		eventpoll_file_entry__free_unpacked(e, NULL);
-	}
-
-	pr_img_tail(CR_FD_EVENTPOLL);
+	pb_show_plain(fd, eventpoll_file_entry);
 }
 
 static int dump_eventpoll_entry(union fdinfo_entries *e, void *arg)
diff --git a/include/protobuf.h b/include/protobuf.h
index 1e631b0a5..cf9c44948 100644
--- a/include/protobuf.h
+++ b/include/protobuf.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 typedef size_t (*pb_getpksize_t)(void *obj);
 typedef size_t (*pb_pack_t)(void *obj, void *where);
 typedef void  *(*pb_unpack_t)(void *allocator, size_t size, void *from);
+typedef void   (*pb_free_t)(void *obj, void *allocator);
 
 extern int pb_read_object_with_header(int fd, void **pobj,
 				      pb_unpack_t unpack,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ extern int pb_read_object_with_header(int fd, void **pobj,
 #define PB_UNPACK_TYPECHECK(__op, __fn)	({ if (0) *__op = __fn##__unpack(NULL, 0, NULL); (pb_unpack_t)&__fn##__unpack; })
 #define PB_PACK_TYPECHECK(__o, __fn)	({ if (0) __fn##__pack(__o, NULL); (pb_pack_t)&__fn##__pack; })
 #define PB_GPS_TYPECHECK(__o, __fn)	({ if (0) __fn##__get_packed_size(__o); (pb_getpksize_t)&__fn##__get_packed_size; })
+#define PB_FREE_TYPECHECK(__o, __fn)	({ if (0) __fn##__free_unpacked(__o, NULL); (pb_free_t)&__fn##__free_unpacked; })
 
 #define pb_read(__fd, __obj_pptr, __proto_message_name)					\
 	pb_read_object_with_header(__fd, (void **)__obj_pptr,				\
@@ -54,6 +56,16 @@ extern int pb_write_object_with_header(int fd, void *obj,
 #define pb_repeated_size(__obj, __member)						\
 	(sizeof(*(__obj)->__member) * (__obj)->n_ ##__member)
 
+#include <google/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h>
+
 extern void pb_show_msg(const void *msg, const void *msg_desc);
+extern void do_pb_show_plain(int fd, const ProtobufCMessageDescriptor *d,
+		pb_unpack_t unpack, pb_free_t free);
+
+/* Don't have objects at hands to also do typechecking here */
+#define pb_show_plain(__fd, __proto_message_name)			\
+	do_pb_show_plain(__fd, &__proto_message_name##__descriptor,	\
+			(pb_unpack_t)__proto_message_name##__unpack,			\
+			(pb_free_t)__proto_message_name##__free_unpacked)
 
 #endif /* PROTOBUF_H__ */
diff --git a/inotify.c b/inotify.c
index 9419f1d15..e1b9aeee0 100644
--- a/inotify.c
+++ b/inotify.c
@@ -59,43 +59,12 @@ int is_inotify_link(int lfd)
 
 void show_inotify_wd(int fd_inotify_wd, struct cr_options *o)
 {
-	InotifyWdEntry *e;
-
-	pr_img_head(CR_FD_INOTIFY_WD);
-	while (1) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = pb_read_eof(fd_inotify_wd, &e, inotify_wd_entry);
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			goto out;
-
-		if (e->f_handle->n_handle < 2) {
-			pr_err("Corrupted image n_handle = %d while %d expected\n",
-			       (int)e->f_handle->n_handle, FH_ENTRY_SIZES__min_entries);
-			goto out;
-		}
-		pb_show_msg(e, &inotify_wd_entry__descriptor);
-		inotify_wd_entry__free_unpacked(e, NULL);
-	}
-out:
-	pr_img_tail(CR_FD_INOTIFY_WD);
+	pb_show_plain(fd_inotify_wd, inotify_wd_entry);
 }
 
 void show_inotify(int fd_inotify, struct cr_options *o)
 {
-	InotifyFileEntry *e;
-
-	pr_img_head(CR_FD_INOTIFY);
-	while (1) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = pb_read_eof(fd_inotify, &e, inotify_file_entry);
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			break;
-		pb_show_msg(e, &inotify_file_entry__descriptor);
-		inotify_file_entry__free_unpacked(e, NULL);
-	}
-	pr_img_tail(CR_FD_INOTIFY);
+	pb_show_plain(fd_inotify, inotify_file_entry);
 }
 
 static int dump_inotify_entry(union fdinfo_entries *e, void *arg)
diff --git a/mount.c b/mount.c
index 32d08d491..1c601de7f 100644
--- a/mount.c
+++ b/mount.c
@@ -497,18 +497,5 @@ int prepare_mnt_ns(int ns_pid)
 
 void show_mountpoints(int fd, struct cr_options *o)
 {
-	pr_img_head(CR_FD_MOUNTPOINTS);
-
-	while (1) {
-		MntEntry *me;
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = pb_read_eof(fd, &me, mnt_entry);
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			break;
-		pb_show_msg(me, &mnt_entry__descriptor);
-		mnt_entry__free_unpacked(me, NULL);
-	}
-
-	pr_img_tail(CR_FD_MOUNTPOINTS);
+	pb_show_plain(fd, mnt_entry);
 }
diff --git a/protobuf.c b/protobuf.c
index 504b46d03..7dbe243c6 100644
--- a/protobuf.c
+++ b/protobuf.c
@@ -143,6 +143,20 @@ void pb_show_msg(const void *msg, const void *msg_desc)
 	pr_msg("\n");
 }
 
+void do_pb_show_plain(int fd, const ProtobufCMessageDescriptor *md,
+		pb_unpack_t unpack, pb_free_t free)
+{
+	while (1) {
+		void *obj;
+
+		if (pb_read_object_with_header(fd, &obj, unpack, true) <= 0)
+			break;
+
+		pb_show_msg(obj, md);
+		free(obj, NULL);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Reads PB record (header + packed object) from file @fd and unpack
  * it with @unpack procedure to the pointer @pobj