gdb/ChangeLog:

	* config/alpha/nm-osf.h (PTRACE_XFER_TYPE): Remove.
	* config/mips/nm-linux.h (PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE, PTRACE_XFER_TYPE): Remove.
	* config/sparc/nm-linux.h (PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE, PTRACE_XFER_TYPE): Remove.
	* config/powerpc/nm-ppc64-linux.h: Remove file.
	* config/powerpc/ppc64-linux.mh (NATDEPFILES): Set to nm-linux.h.
	* inferior.h (PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE): Do not define.
	(call_ptrace): Change type of third argument to PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3.
	* infptrace.c (call_ptrace): Likewise.
	* m68klinux-nat.c (PTRACE_XFER_TYPE): Do not define.
	(fetch_register): Replace PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE by PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3
	and PTRACE_XFER_TYPE by PTRACE_TYPE_RET.
	(store_register): Likewise.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog:

	* gdbint.texi (Native Conditionals): Remove PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE.

11 files changed, 31 insertions, 68 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index fcb7a1a26a2..52bb2d6d368 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+2007-03-29  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* config/alpha/nm-osf.h (PTRACE_XFER_TYPE): Remove.
+	* config/mips/nm-linux.h (PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE, PTRACE_XFER_TYPE): Remove.
+	* config/sparc/nm-linux.h (PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE, PTRACE_XFER_TYPE): Remove.
+	* config/powerpc/nm-ppc64-linux.h: Remove file.
+	* config/powerpc/ppc64-linux.mh (NATDEPFILES): Set to nm-linux.h.
+	* inferior.h (PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE): Do not define.
+	(call_ptrace): Change type of third argument to PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3.
+	* infptrace.c (call_ptrace): Likewise.
+	* m68klinux-nat.c (PTRACE_XFER_TYPE): Do not define.
+	(fetch_register): Replace PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE by PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3
+	and PTRACE_XFER_TYPE by PTRACE_TYPE_RET.
+	(store_register): Likewise.
+
 2007-03-29  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
 
 	* Makefile.in (varobj.o): Add missing dependency.
diff --git a/gdb/config/alpha/nm-osf.h b/gdb/config/alpha/nm-osf.h
index bcc2d39ab60..ad102b7a53f 100644
--- a/gdb/config/alpha/nm-osf.h
+++ b/gdb/config/alpha/nm-osf.h
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
 
 #define U_REGS_OFFSET 0
 
-/* ptrace transfers longs, the ptrace man page is lying.  */
-
-#define PTRACE_XFER_TYPE long
-
 /* Given a pointer to either a gregset_t or fpregset_t, return a
    pointer to the first register.  */
 #define ALPHA_REGSET_BASE(regsetp)     ((regsetp)->regs)
diff --git a/gdb/config/mips/nm-linux.h b/gdb/config/mips/nm-linux.h
index 1f875edada9..80423166305 100644
--- a/gdb/config/mips/nm-linux.h
+++ b/gdb/config/mips/nm-linux.h
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@
 
 #define U_REGS_OFFSET 0
 
-/* ptrace transfers longs, and expects addresses as longs.  */
-
-#define PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE long
-#define PTRACE_XFER_TYPE long
-
 #define REGISTER_U_ADDR(addr, blockend, regno) \
   (addr) = mips_register_addr ((regno),(blockend))
 
diff --git a/gdb/config/powerpc/nm-ppc64-linux.h b/gdb/config/powerpc/nm-ppc64-linux.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bac9925477..00000000000
--- a/gdb/config/powerpc/nm-ppc64-linux.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/* IBM PowerPC64 native-dependent macros for GDB, the GNU debugger.
-   Copyright 2003, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-This file is part of GDB.
-
-This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-it under the terms of the GNU 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 General Public License for more details.
-
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
-
-#ifndef NM_PPC64_LINUX_H
-
-#include "config/powerpc/nm-linux.h"
-
-#define PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE void *
-#define PTRACE_XFER_TYPE long
-
-#endif /* NM_PPC64_LINUX_H */
diff --git a/gdb/config/powerpc/ppc64-linux.mh b/gdb/config/powerpc/ppc64-linux.mh
index 6cee59098ba..4e06c7b4b1d 100644
--- a/gdb/config/powerpc/ppc64-linux.mh
+++ b/gdb/config/powerpc/ppc64-linux.mh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 XM_CLIBS=
 
-NAT_FILE= nm-ppc64-linux.h
+NAT_FILE= nm-linux.h
 NATDEPFILES= inf-ptrace.o fork-child.o \
 	ppc-linux-nat.o proc-service.o linux-thread-db.o \
 	gcore.o linux-nat.o linux-fork.o
diff --git a/gdb/config/sparc/nm-linux.h b/gdb/config/sparc/nm-linux.h
index 24d4ac0fd0b..abdeb524d8b 100644
--- a/gdb/config/sparc/nm-linux.h
+++ b/gdb/config/sparc/nm-linux.h
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@
 
 #include "config/nm-linux.h"
 
-/* Type of the third argument to the `ptrace' system call.  */
-#define PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE long
-
-/* Type of the fourth argument to the `ptrace' system call.  */
-#define PTRACE_XFER_TYPE long
-
 /* Override copies of {fetch,store}_inferior_registers in `infptrace.c'.  */
 #define FETCH_INFERIOR_REGISTERS
 
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 95f6ecf0635..7827a54e7c9 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-03-29  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* gdbint.texi (Native Conditionals): Remove PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE.
+
 2007-03-27  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
 
 	* gdbint.texinfo (Target Conditionals): Remove mention of
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo
index 2e93167c3d2..00b849cf404 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Free Documentation License''.
 @page
 @tex
 \def\$#1${{#1}}  % Kluge: collect RCS revision info without $...$
-\xdef\manvers{\$Revision: 1.254 $}  % For use in headers, footers too
+\xdef\manvers{\$Revision: 1.255 $}  % For use in headers, footers too
 {\parskip=0pt
 \hfill Cygnus Solutions\par
 \hfill \manvers\par
@@ -4948,11 +4948,6 @@ Defines the format for the name of a @file{/proc} device.  Should be
 defined in @file{nm.h} @emph{only} in order to override the default
 definition in @file{procfs.c}.
 
-@item PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE
-@findex PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE
-The type of the third argument to the @code{ptrace} system call, if it
-exists and is different from @code{int}.
-
 @item REGISTER_U_ADDR
 @findex REGISTER_U_ADDR
 Defines the offset of the registers in the ``u area''.
diff --git a/gdb/inferior.h b/gdb/inferior.h
index 4ee958a90a3..cbfc4597e67 100644
--- a/gdb/inferior.h
+++ b/gdb/inferior.h
@@ -236,11 +236,7 @@ int ptrace_wait (ptid_t, int *);
 
 extern void child_resume (ptid_t, int, enum target_signal);
 
-#ifndef PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE
-#define PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3
-#endif
-
-extern int call_ptrace (int, int, PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE, int);
+extern int call_ptrace (int, int, PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3, int);
 
 extern void pre_fork_inferior (void);
 
diff --git a/gdb/infptrace.c b/gdb/infptrace.c
index 75eed51ce39..f10a26a2d56 100644
--- a/gdb/infptrace.c
+++ b/gdb/infptrace.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void _initialize_infptrace (void);
 
 
 int
-call_ptrace (int request, int pid, PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE addr, int data)
+call_ptrace (int request, int pid, PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3 addr, int data)
 {
   return ptrace (request, pid, addr, data);
 }
diff --git a/gdb/m68klinux-nat.c b/gdb/m68klinux-nat.c
index 025fd6f8237..7cb9deaf9d5 100644
--- a/gdb/m68klinux-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/m68klinux-nat.c
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ m68k_linux_register_u_addr (int blockend, int regnum)
 #define PT_WRITE_U PTRACE_POKEUSR
 #endif
 
-/* Default the type of the ptrace transfer to int.  */
-#ifndef PTRACE_XFER_TYPE
-#define PTRACE_XFER_TYPE int
-#endif
-
 /* Fetch one register.  */
 
 static void
@@ -152,12 +147,12 @@ fetch_register (int regno)
 
   regaddr = register_addr (regno, offset);
   for (i = 0; i < register_size (current_gdbarch, regno);
-       i += sizeof (PTRACE_XFER_TYPE))
+       i += sizeof (PTRACE_TYPE_RET))
     {
       errno = 0;
-      *(PTRACE_XFER_TYPE *) &buf[i] = ptrace (PT_READ_U, tid,
-					      (PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE) regaddr, 0);
-      regaddr += sizeof (PTRACE_XFER_TYPE);
+      *(PTRACE_TYPE_RET *) &buf[i] = ptrace (PT_READ_U, tid,
+					      (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) regaddr, 0);
+      regaddr += sizeof (PTRACE_TYPE_RET);
       if (errno != 0)
 	{
 	  sprintf (mess, "reading register %s (#%d)", 
@@ -220,12 +215,12 @@ store_register (int regno)
 
   /* Store the local buffer into the inferior a chunk at the time. */
   for (i = 0; i < register_size (current_gdbarch, regno);
-       i += sizeof (PTRACE_XFER_TYPE))
+       i += sizeof (PTRACE_TYPE_RET))
     {
       errno = 0;
-      ptrace (PT_WRITE_U, tid, (PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE) regaddr,
-	      *(PTRACE_XFER_TYPE *) (buf + i));
-      regaddr += sizeof (PTRACE_XFER_TYPE);
+      ptrace (PT_WRITE_U, tid, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) regaddr,
+	      *(PTRACE_TYPE_RET *) (buf + i));
+      regaddr += sizeof (PTRACE_TYPE_RET);
       if (errno != 0)
 	{
 	  sprintf (mess, "writing register %s (#%d)",