#include <linux/capability.h>
 
-/* long integer with size equal to pointer */
-typedef unsigned long ulong_ptr_t;
-typedef long long_ptr_t;
-
 #ifndef WITH_WATCHDOG
 #define WITH_WATCHDOG
 #endif
 
 
                snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "socknal_cd%02d", i);
                rc = ksocknal_thread_start(ksocknal_connd,
-                                          (void *)((ulong_ptr_t)i), name);
+                                          (void *)((uintptr_t)i), name);
                if (rc) {
                        spin_lock_bh(&ksocknal_data.ksnd_connd_lock);
                        ksocknal_data.ksnd_connd_starting--;
 
                last_dump_time = current_time;
                snprintf(debug_file_name, sizeof(debug_file_name) - 1,
                         "%s.%lld.%ld", libcfs_debug_file_path_arr,
-                        (s64)current_time, (long_ptr_t)arg);
+                        (s64)current_time, (long)arg);
                pr_alert("LustreError: dumping log to %s\n", debug_file_name);
                cfs_tracefile_dump_all_pages(debug_file_name);
                libcfs_run_debug_log_upcall(debug_file_name);
 
        __u32 magic;
        __u32 peer_ip;
        int peer_port;
-       int secure = (int)((long_ptr_t)arg);
+       int secure = (int)((long)arg);
 
        LASSERT(!lnet_acceptor_state.pta_sock);
 
        if (!lnet_count_acceptor_nis())  /* not required */
                return 0;
 
-       task = kthread_run(lnet_acceptor, (void *)(ulong_ptr_t)secure,
+       task = kthread_run(lnet_acceptor, (void *)(uintptr_t)secure,
                           "acceptor_%03ld", secure);
        if (IS_ERR(task)) {
                rc2 = PTR_ERR(task);