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+#ifndef _POWERPC_SEMBUF_H
+#define _POWERPC_SEMBUF_H
+
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * The semid64_ds structure for PPC architecture.
+ * Note extra padding because this structure is passed back and forth
+ * between kernel and user space.
+ *
+ * Pad space is left for:
+ * - 64-bit time_t to solve y2038 problem
+ * - 2 miscellaneous 32-bit values
+ */
+
+struct semid64_ds {
+	struct ipc64_perm sem_perm;	/* permissions .. see ipc.h */
+#ifndef __powerpc64__
+	unsigned long	__unused1;
+#endif
+	__kernel_time_t	sem_otime;	/* last semop time */
+#ifndef __powerpc64__
+	unsigned long	__unused2;
+#endif
+	__kernel_time_t	sem_ctime;	/* last change time */
+	unsigned long	sem_nsems;	/* no. of semaphores in array */
+	unsigned long	__unused3;
+	unsigned long	__unused4;
+};
+
+#endif /* _POWERPC_SEMBUF_H */