Directly use kernel types for uid_t, gid_t, and dev_t to avoid the

need to translate these entities...
 -Erik

libc/sysdeps/linux/alpha/bits/types.h

@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
 #define __need_size_t
 #include <stddef.h>
 
+/* Sigh.  We need to carefully wrap this one... */
+#ifndef __GLIBC__
+#define __GLIBC__ 2
+#include <asm/posix_types.h>
+#undef __GLIBC__
+#else
+#include <asm/posix_types.h>
+#endif
+
 /* Convenience types.  */
 typedef unsigned char __u_char;
 typedef unsigned short int __u_short;
@@ -45,9 +54,9 @@ typedef signed long int __int64_t;
 typedef unsigned long int __uint64_t;
 typedef __quad_t *__qaddr_t;
 
-typedef __uint64_t __dev_t;		/* Type of device numbers.  */
-typedef __uint32_t __uid_t;		/* Type of user identifications.  */
-typedef __uint32_t __gid_t;		/* Type of group identifications.  */
+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 __uint64_t __ino64_t;		/*  "" (LFS) */
 typedef __uint32_t __mode_t;		/* Type of file attribute bitmasks.  */

libc/sysdeps/linux/common/bits/types.h

@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
 #define __need_size_t
 #include <stddef.h>
 
+/* Sigh.  We need to carefully wrap this one... */
+#ifndef __GLIBC__
+#define __GLIBC__ 2
+#include <asm/posix_types.h>
+#undef __GLIBC__
+#else
+#include <asm/posix_types.h>
+#endif
+
 /* Convenience types.  */
 typedef unsigned char __u_char;
 typedef unsigned short __u_short;
@@ -58,9 +67,9 @@ __extension__ typedef unsigned long long int __uint64_t;
 #endif
 typedef __quad_t *__qaddr_t;
 
-typedef __u_quad_t __dev_t;		/* Type of device numbers.  */
-typedef __u_int __uid_t;		/* Type of user identifications.  */
-typedef __u_int __gid_t;		/* Type of group identifications.  */
+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.  */

libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/bits/types.h

@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
 #define __need_size_t
 #include <stddef.h>
 
+/* Sigh.  We need to carefully wrap this one... */
+#ifndef __GLIBC__
+#define __GLIBC__ 2
+#include <asm/posix_types.h>
+#undef __GLIBC__
+#else
+#include <asm/posix_types.h>
+#endif
+
 /* Convenience types.  */
 typedef unsigned char __u_char;
 typedef unsigned short __u_short;
@@ -59,11 +68,9 @@ __extension__ typedef unsigned long long int __uint64_t;
 typedef __quad_t *__qaddr_t;
 
 /* changed to be more compatible with kernel */
-/*typedef __u_quad_t __dev_t;*/		/* Type of device numbers.  */
-typedef __u_int __dev_t;		/* Type of device numbers.  */
-
-typedef __u_int __uid_t;		/* Type of user identifications.  */
-typedef __u_int __gid_t;		/* Type of group identifications.  */
+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.  */

libc/sysdeps/linux/powerpc/bits/types.h

@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
 #define __need_size_t
 #include <stddef.h>
 
+/* Sigh.  We need to carefully wrap this one... */
+#ifndef __GLIBC__
+#define __GLIBC__ 2
+#include <asm/posix_types.h>
+#undef __GLIBC__
+#else
+#include <asm/posix_types.h>
+#endif
+
 /* Convenience types.  */
 typedef unsigned char __u_char;
 typedef unsigned short __u_short;
@@ -60,9 +69,9 @@ typedef __quad_t *__qaddr_t;
 
 /* These types are modified from glibc to be 
  * more compatible with the Linux kernel. */
-typedef __u_int __dev_t;		/* Type of device numbers.  */
-typedef __u_int __uid_t;		/* Type of user identifications.  */
-typedef __u_int __gid_t;		/* Type of group identifications.  */
+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.  */

libc/sysdeps/linux/sparc/bits/types.h

@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <bits/wordsize.h>
 
+/* Sigh.  We need to carefully wrap this one... */
+#ifndef __GLIBC__
+#define __GLIBC__ 2
+#include <asm/posix_types.h>
+#undef __GLIBC__
+#else
+#include <asm/posix_types.h>
+#endif
+
 /* Convenience types.  */
 typedef unsigned char __u_char;
 typedef unsigned short int __u_short;
@@ -69,9 +78,9 @@ __extension__ typedef unsigned long long int __uint64_t;
 #endif
 typedef __quad_t *__qaddr_t;
 
-typedef __u_quad_t __dev_t;		/* Type of device numbers.  */
-typedef __u_int __uid_t;		/* Type of user identifications.  */
-typedef __u_int __gid_t;		/* Type of group identifications.  */
+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_quad_t __ino64_t;		/* Type of file serial numbers.  */
 typedef __u_int __mode_t;		/* Type of file attribute bitmasks.  */