Eliminate wrapping of struct stat and use the kernel version

directly.  Eliminate all the attendant baggage.  Fix internal
types to match kernel types more closely.
 -Erik

22 files changed, 132 insertions, 826 deletions

diff --git a/libc/misc/sysvipc/ftok.c b/libc/misc/sysvipc/ftok.c
index b0199acda..ce0bd3f40 100644
--- a/libc/misc/sysvipc/ftok.c
+++ b/libc/misc/sysvipc/ftok.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ftok (pathname, proj_id)
   struct stat st;
   key_t key;
 
-  if (__xstat (_STAT_VER, pathname, &st) < 0)
+  if (stat(pathname, &st) < 0)
     return (key_t) -1;
 
   key = ((st.st_ino & 0xffff) | ((st.st_dev & 0xff) << 16)
diff --git a/libc/stdlib/ptsname.c b/libc/stdlib/ptsname.c
index 636e9c121..74f3e87d9 100644
--- a/libc/stdlib/ptsname.c
+++ b/libc/stdlib/ptsname.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int ptsname_r (int fd, char *buf, size_t buflen)
       p[2] = '\0';
     }
 
-  if (__xstat (_STAT_VER, buf, &st) < 0)
+  if (stat(buf, &st) < 0)
     return errno;
 
   /* Check if the name we're about to return really corresponds to a
diff --git a/libc/stdlib/unix_grantpt.c b/libc/stdlib/unix_grantpt.c
index 49e65d16d..4d1b56adf 100644
--- a/libc/stdlib/unix_grantpt.c
+++ b/libc/stdlib/unix_grantpt.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ grantpt (int fd)
   if (pts_name (fd, &buf, sizeof (_buf)))
     return -1;
 
-  if (__xstat (_STAT_VER, buf, &st) < 0)
+  if (stat(buf, &st) < 0)
     goto cleanup;
 
   /* Make sure that we own the device.  */
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/alpha/bits/stat.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/alpha/bits/stat.h
index 921283a51..575623139 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/alpha/bits/stat.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/alpha/bits/stat.h
@@ -26,64 +26,19 @@
 #define _STAT_VER_GLIBC2_1	2
 #define _STAT_VER		_STAT_VER_GLIBC2_1
 
-/* Versions of the `xmknod' interface.  */
-#define _MKNOD_VER_LINUX	0
-
-struct stat
-  {
-    __dev_t st_dev;		/* Device.  */
-#ifdef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __ino64_t st_ino;		/* File serial number.  */
-#else
-    __ino_t st_ino;		/* File serial number.	*/
-    int __pad1;
-#endif
-    __mode_t st_mode;		/* File mode.  */
-    __nlink_t st_nlink;		/* Link count.  */
-    __uid_t st_uid;		/* User ID of the file's owner.	*/
-    __gid_t st_gid;		/* Group ID of the file's group.*/
-    __dev_t st_rdev;		/* Device number, if device.  */
-    __off_t st_size;		/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-    __time_t st_atime;		/* Time of last access.  */
-    __time_t st_mtime;		/* Time of last modification.  */
-    __time_t st_ctime;		/* Time of last status change.  */
-#ifdef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __blkcnt64_t st_blocks;	/* Nr. 512-byte blocks allocated.  */
-#else
-    __blkcnt_t st_blocks;	/* Nr. 512-byte blocks allocated.  */
-    int __pad2;
-#endif
-    __blksize_t st_blksize;	/* Optimal block size for I/O.  */
-    unsigned int st_flags;
-    unsigned int st_gen;
-    int __pad3;
-    long __unused[4];
-  };
 
+/* Pull in whatever this particular arch's kernel thinks that struct stat 
+ * should look like.  It turns out that each arch has a different opinion 
+ * on the subject, and different kernel revs use different names... */
+#define new_stat stat
+#include <asm/stat.h>
 #ifdef __USE_LARGEFILE64
-/* Note stat64 is the same shape as stat.  */
-struct stat64
-  {
-    __dev_t st_dev;		/* Device.  */
-    __ino64_t st_ino;		/* File serial number.  */
-    __mode_t st_mode;		/* File mode.  */
-    __nlink_t st_nlink;		/* Link count.  */
-    __uid_t st_uid;		/* User ID of the file's owner.	*/
-    __gid_t st_gid;		/* Group ID of the file's group.*/
-    __dev_t st_rdev;		/* Device number, if device.  */
-    __off_t st_size;		/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-    __time_t st_atime;		/* Time of last access.  */
-    __time_t st_mtime;		/* Time of last modification.  */
-    __time_t st_ctime;		/* Time of last status change.  */
-    __blkcnt64_t st_blocks;	/* Nr. 512-byte blocks allocated.  */
-    __blksize_t st_blksize;	/* Optimal block size for I/O.  */
-    unsigned int st_flags;
-    unsigned int st_gen;
-    int __pad3;
-    long __unused[4];
-  };
+#  ifdef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
+#    define stat   stat64
+#  endif
 #endif
 
+
 /* Tell code we have these members.  */
 #define	_STATBUF_ST_BLKSIZE
 #define _STATBUF_ST_RDEV
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/alpha/bits/types.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/alpha/bits/types.h
index 569e5a81a..69ea02800 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/alpha/bits/types.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/alpha/bits/types.h
@@ -54,18 +54,19 @@ typedef signed long int __int64_t;
 typedef unsigned long int __uint64_t;
 typedef __quad_t *__qaddr_t;
 
+/* changed to be more compatible with kernel */
 typedef __kernel_dev_t __dev_t;		/* Type of device numbers.  */
 typedef __kernel_uid_t __uid_t;		/* Type of user identifications.  */
 typedef __kernel_gid_t __gid_t;		/* Type of group identifications.  */
-typedef __uint32_t __ino_t;		/* Type of file serial numbers.  */
+typedef __kernel_ino_t __ino_t;		/* Type of file serial numbers.  */
+typedef __kernel_mode_t __mode_t;	/* Type of file attribute bitmasks.  */
+typedef __kernel_nlink_t __nlink_t;	/* Type of file link counts.  */
+typedef __kernel_off_t __off_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
+typedef __kernel_loff_t __loff_t;	/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
+typedef __kernel_pid_t __pid_t;		/* Type of process identifications.  */
+typedef __kernel_ssize_t __ssize_t;	/* Type of a byte count, or error.  */
 typedef __uint64_t __ino64_t;		/*  "" (LFS) */
-typedef __uint32_t __mode_t;		/* Type of file attribute bitmasks.  */
-typedef __uint32_t __nlink_t; 		/* Type of file link counts.  */
-typedef __int64_t  __off_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
 typedef __int64_t  __off64_t;		/*  "" (LFS) */
-typedef __int64_t  __loff_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
-typedef __int32_t  __pid_t;		/* Type of process identifications.  */
-typedef __int64_t  __ssize_t;		/* Type of a byte count, or error.  */
 typedef __uint64_t  __rlim_t;		/* Type of resource counts.  */
 typedef __uint64_t  __rlim64_t;		/*  "" (LFS) */
 typedef __uint32_t __blksize_t;		/* Type to represnet block size.  */
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/Makefile b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/Makefile
index 84de78aca..383956f19 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/Makefile
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/Makefile
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(DOPIC)),true)
 SAFECFLAGS+=-fPIC
 endif
 
-CSRC=	waitpid.c statfix.c getdnnm.c gethstnm.c getcwd.c \
+CSRC=	waitpid.c getdnnm.c gethstnm.c getcwd.c \
 	mkfifo.c setegid.c wait.c getpagesize.c seteuid.c \
 	wait3.c setpgrp.c getdtablesize.c create_module.c ptrace.c \
-	cmsg_nxthdr.c statfix64.c longjmp.c open64.c ftruncate64.c \
+	cmsg_nxthdr.c longjmp.c open64.c ftruncate64.c \
 	truncate64.c getrlimit64.c setrlimit64.c creat64.c mmap64.c \
-	llseek.c pread_write.c _exit.c mknod.c setuid.c sync.c
+	llseek.c pread_write.c _exit.c setuid.c sync.c
 ifneq ($(strip $(EXCLUDE_BRK)),true)
 CSRC+=sbrk.c
 endif
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/bits/stat.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/bits/stat.h
index f446a91db..82cb04094 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/bits/stat.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/bits/stat.h
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 # error "Never include <bits/stat.h> directly; use <sys/stat.h> instead."
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _BITS_STAT_H
+#define _BITS_STAT_H
+
 /* Versions of the `struct stat' data structure.  */
 #define _STAT_VER_LINUX_OLD	1
 #define _STAT_VER_KERNEL	1
@@ -32,75 +35,18 @@
 #define _MKNOD_VER_SVR4		2
 #define _MKNOD_VER		_MKNOD_VER_LINUX /* The bits defined below.  */
 
-
-struct stat
-  {
-    __dev_t st_dev;			/* Device.  */
-    unsigned short int __pad1;
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __ino_t st_ino;			/* File serial number.	*/
-#else
-    __ino_t __st_ino;			/* 32bit file serial number.	*/
-#endif
-    __mode_t st_mode;			/* File mode.  */
-    __nlink_t st_nlink;			/* Link count.  */
-    __uid_t st_uid;			/* User ID of the file's owner.	*/
-    __gid_t st_gid;			/* Group ID of the file's group.*/
-    __dev_t st_rdev;			/* Device number, if device.  */
-    unsigned short int __pad2;
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __off_t st_size;			/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-#else
-    __off64_t st_size;			/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-#endif
-    __blksize_t st_blksize;		/* Optimal block size for I/O.  */
-
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __blkcnt_t st_blocks;		/* Number 512-byte blocks allocated. */
-#else
-    __blkcnt64_t st_blocks;		/* Number 512-byte blocks allocated. */
-#endif
-    __time_t st_atime;			/* Time of last access.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused1;
-    __time_t st_mtime;			/* Time of last modification.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused2;
-    __time_t st_ctime;			/* Time of last status change.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused3;
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    unsigned long int __unused4;
-    unsigned long int __unused5;
-#else
-    __ino64_t st_ino;			/* File serial number.	*/
-#endif
-  };
-
+/* Pull in whatever this particular arch's kernel thinks that struct stat 
+ * should look like.  It turns out that each arch has a different opinion 
+ * on the subject, and different kernel revs use different names... */
+#define new_stat stat
+#include <asm/stat.h>
 #ifdef __USE_LARGEFILE64
-struct stat64
-  {
-    __dev_t st_dev;			/* Device.  */
-    unsigned int __pad1;
-
-    __ino_t __st_ino;			/* 32bit file serial number.	*/
-    __mode_t st_mode;			/* File mode.  */
-    __nlink_t st_nlink;			/* Link count.  */
-    __uid_t st_uid;			/* User ID of the file's owner.	*/
-    __gid_t st_gid;			/* Group ID of the file's group.*/
-    __dev_t st_rdev;			/* Device number, if device.  */
-    unsigned int __pad2;
-    __off64_t st_size;			/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-    __blksize_t st_blksize;		/* Optimal block size for I/O.  */
-
-    __blkcnt64_t st_blocks;		/* Number 512-byte blocks allocated. */
-    __time_t st_atime;			/* Time of last access.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused1;
-    __time_t st_mtime;			/* Time of last modification.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused2;
-    __time_t st_ctime;			/* Time of last status change.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused3;
-    __ino64_t st_ino;			/* File serial number.		*/
-  };
+#  ifdef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
+#    define stat   stat64
+#  endif
 #endif
 
+
 /* Tell code we have these members.  */
 #define	_STATBUF_ST_BLKSIZE
 #define _STATBUF_ST_RDEV
@@ -132,3 +78,6 @@ struct stat64
 #define	__S_IREAD	0400	/* Read by owner.  */
 #define	__S_IWRITE	0200	/* Write by owner.  */
 #define	__S_IEXEC	0100	/* Execute by owner.  */
+
+#endif	/* _BITS_STAT_H */
+
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/bits/types.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/bits/types.h
index 88126cca3..6aef44901 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/bits/types.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/bits/types.h
@@ -67,16 +67,17 @@ __extension__ typedef unsigned long long int __uint64_t;
 #endif
 typedef __quad_t *__qaddr_t;
 
+/* changed to be more compatible with kernel */
 typedef __kernel_dev_t __dev_t;		/* Type of device numbers.  */
 typedef __kernel_uid_t __uid_t;		/* Type of user identifications.  */
 typedef __kernel_gid_t __gid_t;		/* Type of group identifications.  */
-typedef __u_long __ino_t;		/* Type of file serial numbers.  */
-typedef __u_int __mode_t;		/* Type of file attribute bitmasks.  */
-typedef __u_int __nlink_t; 		/* Type of file link counts.  */
-typedef long int __off_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
-typedef __quad_t __loff_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
-typedef int __pid_t;			/* Type of process identifications.  */
-typedef int __ssize_t;			/* Type of a byte count, or error.  */
+typedef __kernel_ino_t __ino_t;		/* Type of file serial numbers.  */
+typedef __kernel_mode_t __mode_t;	/* Type of file attribute bitmasks.  */
+typedef __kernel_nlink_t __nlink_t;	/* Type of file link counts.  */
+typedef __kernel_off_t __off_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
+typedef __kernel_loff_t __loff_t;	/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
+typedef __kernel_pid_t __pid_t;		/* Type of process identifications.  */
+typedef __kernel_ssize_t __ssize_t;	/* Type of a byte count, or error.  */
 typedef __u_long __rlim_t;		/* Type of resource counts.  */
 typedef __u_quad_t __rlim64_t;		/* Type of resource counts (LFS).  */
 typedef __u_int __id_t;			/* General type for ID.  */
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/mknod.c b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/mknod.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 8629c2070..000000000
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/mknod.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
-/*
- * mknod syscall for uClibc
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2002 by Erik Andersen <andersen@codpoet.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
- * option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Library General Public License
- * for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
- *
- */
-
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
-#define __FORCE_GLIBC
-#include <features.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-#include <asm/posix_types.h>
-
-#ifndef _MKNOD_VER
-# define _MKNOD_VER	0
-#endif
-
-#ifndef INLINE_SYSCALL
-#define INLINE_SYSCALL(name, nr, args...) __syscall_mknod (args)
-#define __NR___syscall_mknod __NR_mknod 
-static inline _syscall3(int, __syscall_mknod, const char *, path, 
-		unsigned short int, mode, unsigned short int, dev);
-#endif
-
-int __xmknod (int version, const char * path, __mode_t mode, __dev_t *dev)
-{
-	unsigned short int k_dev;
-	/* We must convert the value to dev_t type used by the kernel.  */
-	k_dev = ((major (*dev) & 0xff) << 8) | (minor (*dev) & 0xff);
-
-	switch(version)
-	{
-		case 1:
-			return INLINE_SYSCALL (mknod, 3, path, mode, k_dev);
-		default:
-			__set_errno(EINVAL);
-			return -1;
-	}
-}
-
-int mknod(const char *path, __mode_t mode, __dev_t dev)
-{
-	  return __xmknod(_MKNOD_VER, path, mode, &dev);
-}
-
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/statfix.c b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/statfix.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 507018dc3..000000000
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/statfix.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
-/* Convert from the kernel's version of struct stat to libc's version
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2000 by Lineo, inc. and Erik Andersen
- * Copyright (C) 2000,2001 by Erik Andersen <andersen@uclibc.org>
- * Written by Erik Andersen <andersen@uclibc.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
- * option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Library General Public License
- * for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
- */
-
-/* Pull in whatever this particular arch's kernel thinks the kernel version of
- * struct stat should look like.  It turns out that each arch has a different
- * opinion on the subject.  Then pull in libc's version of struct stat... */
-#include "statfix.h"
-#include <string.h>
-
-/* Convert from the kernel's version of struct stat to libc's version  */
-void __statfix(struct libc_stat *libcstat, struct kernel_stat *kstat)
-{
-	memset(libcstat, 0, sizeof(struct libc_stat));
-	libcstat->st_dev = kstat->st_dev;
-	libcstat->st_ino = kstat->st_ino;
-	libcstat->st_mode = kstat->st_mode;
-	libcstat->st_nlink = kstat->st_nlink;
-	libcstat->st_uid = kstat->st_uid;
-	libcstat->st_gid = kstat->st_gid;
-	libcstat->st_rdev = kstat->st_rdev;
-	libcstat->st_size = kstat->st_size;
-	libcstat->st_blksize = kstat->st_blksize;
-	libcstat->st_blocks = kstat->st_blocks;
-	libcstat->st_atime = kstat->st_atime;
-	libcstat->st_mtime = kstat->st_mtime;
-	libcstat->st_ctime = kstat->st_ctime;
-}
-
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/statfix.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/statfix.h
deleted file mode 100644
index af4e67dad..000000000
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/statfix.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef STATFIX_H
-#define STATFIX_H
-
-#include <features.h>
-#undef __OPTIMIZE__
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
-/* Pull in whatever this particular arch's kernel thinks the kernel version of
- *  * struct stat should look like.  It turns out that each arch has a different
- *   * opinion on the subject, and different kernel revs use different names... */
-#define stat kernel_stat
-#define new_stat kernel_stat
-#include <asm/stat.h>
-#undef new_stat
-#undef stat
-
-/* Now pull in libc's version of stat */
-#define stat libc_stat
-#define stat64 libc_stat64
-#define _SYS_STAT_H
-#include <bits/stat.h>
-#undef stat64
-#undef stat
-
-extern void __statfix(struct libc_stat *libcstat, struct kernel_stat *kstat);
-extern int __fxstat(int version, int fd, struct libc_stat * statbuf);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/statfix64.c b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/statfix64.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 1fd017487..000000000
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/statfix64.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
-/* Convert from the kernel's version of struct stat to libc's version
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2000 by Lineo, inc. and Erik Andersen
- * Copyright (C) 2000,2001 by Erik Andersen <andersen@uclibc.org>
- * Written by Erik Andersen <andersen@uclibc.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
- * option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Library General Public License
- * for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
- */
-
-
-/* Pull in whatever this particular arch's kernel thinks the kernel version of
- * struct stat should look like.  It turns out that each arch has a different
- * opinion on the subject.  Then pull in libc's version of struct stat... */
-#include "statfix64.h"
-
-#ifdef __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__
-#include <string.h>
-
-/* Convert from the kernel's version of struct stat to libc's version  */
-void __statfix64(struct libc_stat64 *libcstat, struct kernel_stat64 *kstat)
-{
-	memset(libcstat, 0, sizeof(struct libc_stat64));
-	libcstat->st_dev = kstat->st_dev;
-	libcstat->st_ino = kstat->st_ino;
-	libcstat->st_mode = kstat->st_mode;
-	libcstat->st_nlink = kstat->st_nlink;
-	libcstat->st_uid = kstat->st_uid;
-	libcstat->st_gid = kstat->st_gid;
-	libcstat->st_rdev = kstat->st_rdev;
-	libcstat->st_size = kstat->st_size;
-	libcstat->st_blksize = kstat->st_blksize;
-	libcstat->st_blocks = kstat->st_blocks;
-	libcstat->st_atime = kstat->st_atime;
-	libcstat->st_mtime = kstat->st_mtime;
-	libcstat->st_ctime = kstat->st_ctime;
-}
-
-#endif /* __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__ */
-
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/statfix64.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/statfix64.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 415829f67..000000000
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/statfix64.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef STATFIX_H
-#define STATFIX_H
-
-#include <features.h>
-#undef __OPTIMIZE__
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <bits/wordsize.h>
-
-#if defined _FILE_OFFSET_BITS && _FILE_OFFSET_BITS != 64 
-#undef _FILE_OFFSET_BITS
-#define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS   64
-#endif
-#ifndef __USE_LARGEFILE64
-# define __USE_LARGEFILE64      1
-#endif
-/* We absolutely do _NOT_ want interfaces silently
- *  *  * renamed under us or very bad things will happen... */
-#ifdef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-# undef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-#endif
-
-#if defined __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__ 
-#if defined __WORDSIZE && (__WORDSIZE >= 64) 
-
-/* 64 bit arch stuff... */
-
-/* Pull in whatever this particular arch's kernel thinks the kernel version of
- *  * struct stat should look like.  It turns out that each arch has a different
- *   * opinion on the subject, and different kernel revs use different names... */
-#define stat kernel_stat64
-#define new_stat kernel_stat64
-#define stat64 kernel_stat64
-#define kernel_stat kernel_stat64
-#include <asm/stat.h> 
-#undef stat64
-#undef new_stat
-#undef stat
-
-
-/* Now pull in libc's version of stat */
-#define stat libc_stat
-#define stat64 libc_stat64
-#define _SYS_STAT_H
-#include <bits/stat.h>
-#undef stat64
-#undef stat
-
-extern void __statfix64(struct libc_stat64 *libcstat, struct kernel_stat64 *kstat);
-extern int __fxstat64(int version, int fd, struct libc_stat64 * statbuf);
-
-#else   
-
-/* 32 bit arch stuff */
-
-
-/* Pull in whatever this particular arch's kernel thinks the kernel version of
- *  * struct stat should look like.  It turns out that each arch has a different
- *   * opinion on the subject, and different kernel revs use different names... */
-#define stat kernel_stat
-#define new_stat kernel_stat
-#define stat64 kernel_stat64
-#include <asm/stat.h>
-#undef stat64
-#undef new_stat
-#undef stat
-
-/* Now pull in libc's version of stat */
-#define stat libc_stat
-#define stat64 libc_stat64
-#define _SYS_STAT_H
-#include <bits/stat.h>
-#undef stat64
-#undef stat
-
-extern void __statfix64(struct libc_stat64 *libcstat, struct kernel_stat64 *kstat);
-extern int __fxstat64(int version, int fd, struct libc_stat64 * statbuf);
-
-
-#endif /* __WORDSIZE */
-#endif /* __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__ */
-
-#endif
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/syscalls.c b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/syscalls.c
index ff7c38478..99684d069 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/syscalls.c
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/common/syscalls.c
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ time_t time (time_t *t)
 #endif
 
 //#define __NR_mknod            14
-//See mknod.c
+#ifdef L_mknod
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+_syscall3(int, mknod, const char *, path, 
+		unsigned short int, mode, unsigned short int, dev);
+#endif
 
 //#define __NR_chmod            15
 #ifdef L_chmod
@@ -942,89 +946,32 @@ _syscall2(int, getitimer, __itimer_which_t, which, struct itimerval *, value);
 #endif
 
 //#define __NR_stat             106
-#ifdef L___stat
+#ifdef L_stat
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include "statfix.h"
-#define __NR___stat	__NR_stat
-extern int __stat(const char *file_name, struct kernel_stat *buf);
-_syscall2(int, __stat, const char *, file_name, struct kernel_stat *, buf);
-
-int __xstat(int version, const char * file_name, struct libc_stat * cstat)
-{
-	struct kernel_stat kstat;
-	int result = __stat(file_name, &kstat);
-
-	if (result == 0) { 
-		__statfix(cstat, &kstat);
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-int stat(const char *file_name, struct libc_stat *buf)
-{
-	return(__xstat(0, file_name, buf));
-}
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+_syscall2(int, stat, const char *, file_name, struct stat *, buf);
 #if ! defined __NR_stat64 && defined __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__
 weak_alias(stat, stat64);
-weak_alias(__xstat, __xstat64);
 #endif
 #endif
 
 //#define __NR_lstat            107
-#ifdef L___lstat
+#ifdef L_lstat
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include "statfix.h"
-#define __NR___lstat	__NR_lstat
-extern int __lstat(const char *file_name, struct kernel_stat *buf);
-_syscall2(int, __lstat, const char *, file_name, struct kernel_stat *, buf);
-
-int __lxstat(int version, const char * file_name, struct libc_stat * cstat)
-{
-	struct kernel_stat kstat;
-	int result = __lstat(file_name, &kstat);
-
-	if (result == 0) { 
-		__statfix(cstat, &kstat);
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-int lstat(const char *file_name, struct libc_stat *buf)
-{
-	return(__lxstat(0, file_name, buf));
-}
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+_syscall2(int, lstat, const char *, file_name, struct stat *, buf);
 #if ! defined __NR_lstat64 && defined __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__
 weak_alias(lstat, lstat64);
-weak_alias(__lxstat, __lxstat64);
 #endif
 #endif
 
 //#define __NR_fstat            108
-#ifdef L___fstat
+#ifdef L_fstat
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include "statfix.h"
-#define __NR___fstat	__NR_fstat
-extern int __fstat(int filedes, struct kernel_stat *buf);
-_syscall2(int, __fstat, int, filedes, struct kernel_stat *, buf);
-
-int __fxstat(int version, int fd, struct libc_stat * cstat)
-{
-	struct kernel_stat kstat;
-	int result = __fstat(fd, &kstat);
-
-	if (result == 0) { 
-		__statfix(cstat, &kstat);
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-int fstat(int filedes, struct libc_stat *buf)
-{
-	return(__fxstat(0, filedes, buf));
-}
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+_syscall2(int, fstat, int, filedes, struct stat *, buf);
 #if ! defined __NR_fstat64 && defined __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__
 weak_alias(fstat, fstat64);
-weak_alias(__fxstat, __fxstat64);
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -1611,83 +1558,29 @@ int getrlimit (__rlimit_resource_t resource, struct rlimit *rlimits)
 
 
 //#define __NR_stat64             195
-#ifdef L___stat64
+#ifdef L_stat64
 #if defined __NR_stat64 && defined __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include "statfix64.h"
-#define __NR___stat64	__NR_stat64
-extern int __stat64(const char *file_name, struct kernel_stat64 *buf);
-_syscall2(int, __stat64, const char *, file_name, struct kernel_stat64 *, buf);
-
-int __xstat64(int version, const char * file_name, struct libc_stat64 * cstat)
-{
-	struct kernel_stat64 kstat;
-	int result = __stat64(file_name, &kstat);
-
-	if (result == 0) { 
-		__statfix64(cstat, &kstat);
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-int stat64(const char *file_name, struct libc_stat64 *buf)
-{
-	return(__xstat64(0, file_name, buf));
-}
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+_syscall2(int, stat64, const char *, file_name, struct stat64 *, buf);
 #endif /* __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__ */
 #endif
 
 //#define __NR_lstat64            196
-#ifdef L___lstat64
+#ifdef L_lstat64
 #if defined __NR_lstat64 && defined __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include "statfix64.h"
-#define __NR___lstat64	__NR_lstat64
-extern int __lstat64(const char *file_name, struct kernel_stat64 *buf);
-_syscall2(int, __lstat64, const char *, file_name, struct kernel_stat64 *, buf);
-
-int __lxstat64(int version, const char * file_name, struct libc_stat64 * cstat)
-{
-	struct kernel_stat64 kstat;
-	int result = __lstat64(file_name, &kstat);
-
-	if (result == 0) { 
-		__statfix64(cstat, &kstat);
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-int lstat64(const char *file_name, struct libc_stat64 *buf)
-{
-	return(__lxstat64(0, file_name, buf));
-}
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+_syscall2(int, lstat64, const char *, file_name, struct stat64 *, buf);
 #endif /* __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__ */
 #endif
 
 //#define __NR_fstat64            197
-#ifdef L___fstat64
+#ifdef L_fstat64
 #if defined __NR_fstat64 && defined __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include "statfix64.h"
-#define __NR___fstat64	__NR_fstat64
-extern int __fstat64(int filedes, struct kernel_stat64 *buf);
-_syscall2(int, __fstat64, int, filedes, struct kernel_stat64 *, buf);
-
-int __fxstat64(int version, int fd, struct libc_stat64 * cstat)
-{
-	struct kernel_stat64 kstat;
-	int result = __fstat64(fd, &kstat);
-
-	if (result == 0) { 
-		__statfix64(cstat, &kstat);
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-int fstat64(int filedes, struct libc_stat64 *buf)
-{
-	return(__fxstat64(0, filedes, buf));
-}
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+_syscall2(int, fstat64, int, filedes, struct stat64 *, buf);
 #endif /* __UCLIBC_HAVE_LFS__ */
 #endif
 
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/i386/bits/select.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/i386/bits/select.h
index 972bfb685..2892ab556 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/i386/bits/select.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/i386/bits/select.h
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 # error "Never use <bits/select.h> directly; include <sys/select.h> instead."
 #endif
 
+#undef __FD_ZERO
+#undef __FD_SET
+#undef __FD_CLR
+#undef __FD_ISSET
 
 #if defined __GNUC__ && __GNUC__ >= 2
 
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/m68k/bits/stat.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/m68k/bits/stat.h
index 213dbe267..d1f729129 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/m68k/bits/stat.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/m68k/bits/stat.h
@@ -33,74 +33,18 @@
 #define _MKNOD_VER		_MKNOD_VER_LINUX /* The bits defined below.  */
 
 
-struct stat
-  {
-    __dev_t st_dev;			/* Device.  */
-    unsigned short int __pad1;
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __ino_t st_ino;			/* File serial number.	*/
-#else
-    __ino_t __st_ino;			/* 32bit file serial number.	*/
-#endif
-    __mode_t st_mode;			/* File mode.  */
-    __nlink_t st_nlink;			/* Link count.  */
-    __uid_t st_uid;			/* User ID of the file's owner.	*/
-    __gid_t st_gid;			/* Group ID of the file's group.*/
-    __dev_t st_rdev;			/* Device number, if device.  */
-    unsigned short int __pad2;
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __off_t st_size;			/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-#else
-    __off64_t st_size;			/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-#endif
-    __blksize_t st_blksize;		/* Optimal block size for I/O.  */
-
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __blkcnt_t st_blocks;		/* Number 512-byte blocks allocated. */
-#else
-    __blkcnt64_t st_blocks;		/* Number 512-byte blocks allocated. */
-#endif
-    __time_t st_atime;			/* Time of last access.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused1;
-    __time_t st_mtime;			/* Time of last modification.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused2;
-    __time_t st_ctime;			/* Time of last status change.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused3;
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    unsigned long int __unused4;
-    unsigned long int __unused5;
-#else
-    __ino64_t st_ino;			/* File serial number.	*/
-#endif
-  };
-
+/* Pull in whatever this particular arch's kernel thinks that struct stat 
+ * should look like.  It turns out that each arch has a different opinion 
+ * on the subject, and different kernel revs use different names... */
+#define new_stat stat
+#include <asm/stat.h>
 #ifdef __USE_LARGEFILE64
-struct stat64
-  {
-    __dev_t st_dev;			/* Device.  */
-    unsigned short int __pad1;
-
-    __ino_t __st_ino;			/* 32bit file serial number.	*/
-    __mode_t st_mode;			/* File mode.  */
-    __nlink_t st_nlink;			/* Link count.  */
-    __uid_t st_uid;			/* User ID of the file's owner.	*/
-    __gid_t st_gid;			/* Group ID of the file's group.*/
-    __dev_t st_rdev;			/* Device number, if device.  */
-    unsigned short int __pad2;
-    __off64_t st_size;			/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-    __blksize_t st_blksize;		/* Optimal block size for I/O.  */
-
-    __blkcnt64_t st_blocks;		/* Number 512-byte blocks allocated. */
-    __time_t st_atime;			/* Time of last access.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused1;
-    __time_t st_mtime;			/* Time of last modification.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused2;
-    __time_t st_ctime;			/* Time of last status change.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused3;
-    __ino64_t st_ino;			/* File serial number.		*/
-  };
+#  ifdef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
+#    define stat   stat64
+#  endif
 #endif
 
+
 /* Tell code we have these members.  */
 #define	_STATBUF_ST_BLKSIZE
 #define _STATBUF_ST_RDEV
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/bits/stat.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/bits/stat.h
index c0e6984d1..2fdeabb8e 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/bits/stat.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/bits/stat.h
@@ -33,80 +33,18 @@
 #define _MKNOD_VER		_MKNOD_VER_LINUX /* The bits defined below.  */
 
 
-/* Structure describing file characteristics.  */
-struct stat
-  {
-    unsigned long int st_dev;
-    long int st_pad1[3];
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __ino_t st_ino;		/* File serial number.		*/
-#else
-    __ino64_t st_ino;		/* File serial number.		*/
-#endif
-    __mode_t st_mode;		/* File mode.  */
-    __nlink_t st_nlink;		/* Link count.  */
-    __uid_t st_uid;		/* User ID of the file's owner.	*/
-    __gid_t st_gid;		/* Group ID of the file's group.*/
-    unsigned long int st_rdev;	/* Device number, if device.  */
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    long int st_pad2[2];
-    __off_t st_size;		/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-    /* SVR4 added this extra long to allow for expansion of off_t.  */
-    long int st_pad3;
-#else
-    long int st_pad2[3];
-    __off64_t st_size;		/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-#endif
-    /*
-     * Actually this should be timestruc_t st_atime, st_mtime and
-     * st_ctime but we don't have it under Linux.
-     */
-    __time_t st_atime;		/* Time of last access.  */
-    long int __reserved0;
-    __time_t st_mtime;		/* Time of last modification.  */
-    long int __reserved1;
-    __time_t st_ctime;		/* Time of last status change.  */
-    long int __reserved2;
-    __blksize_t st_blksize;	/* Optimal block size for I/O.  */
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __blkcnt_t st_blocks;	/* Number of 512-byte blocks allocated.  */
-#else
-    long int st_pad4;
-    __blkcnt64_t st_blocks;	/* Number of 512-byte blocks allocated.  */
-#endif
-    long int st_pad5[14];
-  };
-
+/* Pull in whatever this particular arch's kernel thinks that struct stat 
+ * should look like.  It turns out that each arch has a different opinion 
+ * on the subject, and different kernel revs use different names... */
+#define new_stat stat
+#include <asm/stat.h>
 #ifdef __USE_LARGEFILE64
-struct stat64
-  {
-    unsigned long int st_dev;
-    long int st_pad1[3];
-    __ino64_t st_ino;		/* File serial number.		*/
-    __mode_t st_mode;		/* File mode.  */
-    __nlink_t st_nlink;		/* Link count.  */
-    __uid_t st_uid;		/* User ID of the file's owner.	*/
-    __gid_t st_gid;		/* Group ID of the file's group.*/
-    unsigned long int st_rdev;	/* Device number, if device.  */
-    long int st_pad2[3];
-    __off64_t st_size;		/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-    /*
-     * Actually this should be timestruc_t st_atime, st_mtime and
-     * st_ctime but we don't have it under Linux.
-     */
-    __time_t st_atime;		/* Time of last access.  */
-    long int __reserved0;
-    __time_t st_mtime;		/* Time of last modification.  */
-    long int __reserved1;
-    __time_t st_ctime;		/* Time of last status change.  */
-    long int __reserved2;
-    __blksize_t st_blksize;	/* Optimal block size for I/O.  */
-    long int st_pad3;
-    __blkcnt64_t st_blocks;	/* Number of 512-byte blocks allocated.  */
-    long int st_pad4[14];
-  };
+#  ifdef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
+#    define stat   stat64
+#  endif
 #endif
 
+
 /* Tell code we have these members.  */
 #define	_STATBUF_ST_BLKSIZE
 #define	_STATBUF_ST_RDEV
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/bits/types.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/bits/types.h
index 8a05d1857..f60fb82d8 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/bits/types.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/bits/types.h
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ typedef __quad_t *__qaddr_t;
 typedef __kernel_dev_t __dev_t;		/* Type of device numbers.  */
 typedef __kernel_uid_t __uid_t;		/* Type of user identifications.  */
 typedef __kernel_gid_t __gid_t;		/* Type of group identifications.  */
-typedef __u_long __ino_t;		/* Type of file serial numbers.  */
-typedef __u_int __mode_t;		/* Type of file attribute bitmasks.  */
-typedef __u_int __nlink_t; 		/* Type of file link counts.  */
-typedef long int __off_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
-typedef __quad_t __loff_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
-typedef int __pid_t;			/* Type of process identifications.  */
-typedef int __ssize_t;			/* Type of a byte count, or error.  */
+typedef __kernel_ino_t __ino_t;		/* Type of file serial numbers.  */
+typedef __kernel_mode_t __mode_t;	/* Type of file attribute bitmasks.  */
+typedef __kernel_nlink_t __nlink_t;	/* Type of file link counts.  */
+typedef __kernel_off_t __off_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
+typedef __kernel_loff_t __loff_t;	/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
+typedef __kernel_pid_t __pid_t;		/* Type of process identifications.  */
+typedef __kernel_ssize_t __ssize_t;	/* Type of a byte count, or error.  */
 typedef __u_long __rlim_t;		/* Type of resource counts.  */
 typedef __u_quad_t __rlim64_t;		/* Type of resource counts (LFS).  */
 typedef __u_int __id_t;			/* General type for ID.  */
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/powerpc/bits/stat.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/powerpc/bits/stat.h
index fa3df6e27..16b15f4bf 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/powerpc/bits/stat.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/powerpc/bits/stat.h
@@ -33,68 +33,18 @@
 #define _MKNOD_VER		_MKNOD_VER_LINUX /* The bits defined below.  */
 
 
-struct stat
-  {
-    __dev_t st_dev;			/* Device.  */
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    unsigned short int __pad1;
-    __ino_t st_ino;			/* File serial number.	*/
-#else
-    __ino64_t st_ino;			/* File serial number.	*/
-#endif
-    __mode_t st_mode;			/* File mode.  */
-    __nlink_t st_nlink;			/* Link count.  */
-    __uid_t st_uid;			/* User ID of the file's owner.	*/
-    __gid_t st_gid;			/* Group ID of the file's group.*/
-    __dev_t st_rdev;			/* Device number, if device.  */
-    unsigned short int __pad2;
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __off_t st_size;			/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-#else
-    __off64_t st_size;			/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
+/* Pull in whatever this particular arch's kernel thinks that struct stat 
+ * should look like.  It turns out that each arch has a different opinion 
+ * on the subject, and different kernel revs use different names... */
+#define new_stat stat
+#include <asm/stat.h>
+#ifdef __USE_LARGEFILE64
+#  ifdef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
+#    define stat   stat64
+#  endif
 #endif
-    __blksize_t st_blksize;		/* Optimal block size for I/O.  */
 
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __blkcnt_t st_blocks;		/* Number 512-byte blocks allocated. */
-#else
-    __blkcnt64_t st_blocks;		/* Number 512-byte blocks allocated. */
-#endif
-    __time_t st_atime;			/* Time of last access.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused1;
-    __time_t st_mtime;			/* Time of last modification.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused2;
-    __time_t st_ctime;			/* Time of last status change.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused3;
-    unsigned long int __unused4;
-    unsigned long int __unused5;
-  };
 
-#ifdef __USE_LARGEFILE64
-struct stat64
-  {
-    __dev_t st_dev;			/* Device.  */
-    __ino64_t st_ino;			/* File serial number.	*/
-    __mode_t st_mode;			/* File mode.  */
-    __nlink_t st_nlink;			/* Link count.  */
-    __uid_t st_uid;			/* User ID of the file's owner.	*/
-    __gid_t st_gid;			/* Group ID of the file's group.*/
-    __dev_t st_rdev;			/* Device number, if device.  */
-    unsigned short int __pad2;
-    __off64_t st_size;			/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-    __blksize_t st_blksize;		/* Optimal block size for I/O.  */
-
-    __blkcnt64_t st_blocks;		/* Number 512-byte blocks allocated. */
-    __time_t st_atime;			/* Time of last access.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused1;
-    __time_t st_mtime;			/* Time of last modification.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused2;
-    __time_t st_ctime;			/* Time of last status change.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused3;
-    unsigned long int __unused4;
-    unsigned long int __unused5;
-  };
-#endif
 
 /* Tell code we have these members.  */
 #define	_STATBUF_ST_BLKSIZE
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/powerpc/bits/types.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/powerpc/bits/types.h
index 144ffb32a..6aef44901 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/powerpc/bits/types.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/powerpc/bits/types.h
@@ -67,18 +67,17 @@ __extension__ typedef unsigned long long int __uint64_t;
 #endif
 typedef __quad_t *__qaddr_t;
 
-/* These types are modified from glibc to be 
- * more compatible with the Linux kernel. */
+/* changed to be more compatible with kernel */
 typedef __kernel_dev_t __dev_t;		/* Type of device numbers.  */
 typedef __kernel_uid_t __uid_t;		/* Type of user identifications.  */
 typedef __kernel_gid_t __gid_t;		/* Type of group identifications.  */
-typedef __u_int __ino_t;		/* Type of file serial numbers.  */
-typedef __u_int __mode_t;		/* Type of file attribute bitmasks.  */
-typedef __u_short __nlink_t; 		/* Type of file link counts.  */
-typedef long int __off_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
-typedef __quad_t __loff_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
-typedef int __pid_t;			/* Type of process identifications.  */
-typedef int __ssize_t;			/* Type of a byte count, or error.  */
+typedef __kernel_ino_t __ino_t;		/* Type of file serial numbers.  */
+typedef __kernel_mode_t __mode_t;	/* Type of file attribute bitmasks.  */
+typedef __kernel_nlink_t __nlink_t;	/* Type of file link counts.  */
+typedef __kernel_off_t __off_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
+typedef __kernel_loff_t __loff_t;	/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
+typedef __kernel_pid_t __pid_t;		/* Type of process identifications.  */
+typedef __kernel_ssize_t __ssize_t;	/* Type of a byte count, or error.  */
 typedef __u_long __rlim_t;		/* Type of resource counts.  */
 typedef __u_quad_t __rlim64_t;		/* Type of resource counts (LFS).  */
 typedef __u_int __id_t;			/* General type for ID.  */
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/sparc/bits/stat.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/sparc/bits/stat.h
index aefcf9ee1..d1f729129 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/sparc/bits/stat.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/sparc/bits/stat.h
@@ -33,72 +33,18 @@
 #define _MKNOD_VER		_MKNOD_VER_LINUX /* The bits defined below.  */
 
 
-struct stat
-  {
-    __dev_t st_dev;			/* Device.  */
-#if __WORDSIZE == 64 || !defined __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    unsigned short int __pad1;
-    __ino_t st_ino;			/* File serial number.	*/
-#else
-    __ino64_t st_ino;			/* File serial number.	*/
-#endif
-    __mode_t st_mode;			/* File mode.  */
-    __nlink_t st_nlink;			/* Link count.  */
-    __uid_t st_uid;			/* User ID of the file's owner.	*/
-    __gid_t st_gid;			/* Group ID of the file's group.*/
-    __dev_t st_rdev;			/* Device number, if device.  */
-    unsigned short int __pad2;
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __off_t st_size;			/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-#else
-    __off64_t st_size;			/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-#endif
-    __blksize_t st_blksize;		/* Optimal block size for I/O.  */
-
-#ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
-    __blkcnt_t st_blocks;		/* Number 512-byte blocks allocated. */
-#else
-    __blkcnt64_t st_blocks;		/* Number 512-byte blocks allocated. */
-#endif
-    __time_t st_atime;			/* Time of last access.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused1;
-    __time_t st_mtime;			/* Time of last modification.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused2;
-    __time_t st_ctime;			/* Time of last status change.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused3;
-    unsigned long int __unused4;
-    unsigned long int __unused5;
-  };
-
+/* Pull in whatever this particular arch's kernel thinks that struct stat 
+ * should look like.  It turns out that each arch has a different opinion 
+ * on the subject, and different kernel revs use different names... */
+#define new_stat stat
+#include <asm/stat.h>
 #ifdef __USE_LARGEFILE64
-struct stat64
-  {
-    __dev_t st_dev;			/* Device.  */
-#if __WORDSIZE == 64
-    unsigned short int __pad1;
-#endif
-    __ino64_t st_ino;			/* File serial number.	*/
-    __mode_t st_mode;			/* File mode.  */
-    __nlink_t st_nlink;			/* Link count.  */
-    __uid_t st_uid;			/* User ID of the file's owner.	*/
-    __gid_t st_gid;			/* Group ID of the file's group.*/
-    __dev_t st_rdev;			/* Device number, if device.  */
-    unsigned short int __pad2;
-    __off64_t st_size;			/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-    __blksize_t st_blksize;		/* Optimal block size for I/O.  */
-
-    __blkcnt64_t st_blocks;		/* Number 512-byte blocks allocated. */
-    __time_t st_atime;			/* Time of last access.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused1;
-    __time_t st_mtime;			/* Time of last modification.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused2;
-    __time_t st_ctime;			/* Time of last status change.  */
-    unsigned long int __unused3;
-    unsigned long int __unused4;
-    unsigned long int __unused5;
-  };
+#  ifdef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
+#    define stat   stat64
+#  endif
 #endif
 
+
 /* Tell code we have these members.  */
 #define	_STATBUF_ST_BLKSIZE
 #define _STATBUF_ST_RDEV
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/sparc/bits/types.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/sparc/bits/types.h
index 1530931b6..5dccfc4cb 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/sparc/bits/types.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/sparc/bits/types.h
@@ -78,22 +78,19 @@ __extension__ typedef unsigned long long int __uint64_t;
 #endif
 typedef __quad_t *__qaddr_t;
 
+/* changed to be more compatible with kernel */
 typedef __kernel_dev_t __dev_t;		/* Type of device numbers.  */
 typedef __kernel_uid_t __uid_t;		/* Type of user identifications.  */
 typedef __kernel_gid_t __gid_t;		/* Type of group identifications.  */
-typedef __u_long __ino_t;		/* Type of file serial numbers.  */
+typedef __kernel_ino_t __ino_t;		/* Type of file serial numbers.  */
+typedef __kernel_mode_t __mode_t;	/* Type of file attribute bitmasks.  */
+typedef __kernel_nlink_t __nlink_t;	/* Type of file link counts.  */
+typedef __kernel_off_t __off_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
+typedef __kernel_loff_t __loff_t;	/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
+typedef __kernel_pid_t __pid_t;		/* Type of process identifications.  */
+typedef __kernel_ssize_t __ssize_t;	/* Type of a byte count, or error.  */
 typedef __u_quad_t __ino64_t;		/* Type of file serial numbers.  */
-typedef __u_int __mode_t;		/* Type of file attribute bitmasks.  */
-typedef __u_int __nlink_t; 		/* Type of file link counts.  */
-typedef long int __off_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
 typedef __quad_t  __off64_t;		/*  "" (LFS) */
-typedef __quad_t __loff_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
-typedef int __pid_t;			/* Type of process identifications.  */
-#if __WORDSIZE == 64
-typedef long int __ssize_t;		/* Type of a byte count, or error.  */
-#else
-typedef int __ssize_t;			/* Type of a byte count, or error.  */
-#endif
 typedef __u_long __rlim_t;		/* Type of resource counts.  */
 typedef __u_quad_t __rlim64_t;		/* Type of resource counts (LFS).  */
 typedef __u_int __id_t;			/* General type for IDs.  */