diff --git a/common/include/Utilities/PersistentThread.h b/common/include/Utilities/PersistentThread.h
index 3016eea217..0ff5713d3c 100644
--- a/common/include/Utilities/PersistentThread.h
+++ b/common/include/Utilities/PersistentThread.h
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ namespace Threading
 
 	public:
 		virtual ~pxThread() throw();
-		pxThread();
-		pxThread( const char* name );
+		pxThread( const wxString& name=L"pxThread" );
 
 		pthread_t GetId() const { return m_thread; }
 		u64 GetCpuTime() const;
diff --git a/common/include/Utilities/SafeArray.h b/common/include/Utilities/SafeArray.h
index fab95d4ee7..1795d54ab8 100644
--- a/common/include/Utilities/SafeArray.h
+++ b/common/include/Utilities/SafeArray.h
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ public:
 	int			ChunkSize;
 
 protected:
-	T*		m_ptr;
-	int		m_size;				// size of the allocation of memory
+	T*			m_ptr;
+	int			m_size;			// size of the allocation of memory
 
 protected:
 	// Internal constructor for use by derived classes.  This allows a derived class to
@@ -98,10 +98,22 @@ protected:
 
 	virtual T* _virtual_realloc( int newsize )
 	{
-		return (T*)((m_ptr == NULL) ?
+		T* retval = (T*)((m_ptr == NULL) ?
 			malloc( newsize * sizeof(T) ) :
 			realloc( m_ptr, newsize * sizeof(T) )
 		);
+		
+		if( IsDebugBuild )
+		{
+			// Zero everything out to 0xbaadf00d, so that its obviously uncleared
+			// to a debuggee
+
+			u32* fill = (u32*)&retval[m_size];
+			const u32* end = (u32*)((((uptr)&retval[newsize-1])-3) & ~0x3);
+			for( ; fill<end; ++fill ) *fill = 0xbaadf00d;
+		}
+		
+		return retval;
 	}
 
 public:
diff --git a/common/src/Utilities/ThreadTools.cpp b/common/src/Utilities/ThreadTools.cpp
index d03a0c334c..7965f98aa8 100644
--- a/common/src/Utilities/ThreadTools.cpp
+++ b/common/src/Utilities/ThreadTools.cpp
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ void Threading::pxThread::_pt_callback_cleanup( void* handle )
 }
 
 
-Threading::pxThread::pxThread()
-	: m_name( L"pxThread" )
+Threading::pxThread::pxThread( const wxString& name )
+	: m_name( name )
 {
 	m_detached	= true;		// start out with m_thread in detached/invalid state
 	m_running	= false;