--- include/platform_defs.h.in.orig	2006-06-25 22:01:15.000000000 -0700
+++ include/platform_defs.h.in	2006-09-25 09:55:47.000000000 -0700
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
+/* we cannot define the following values on ppc64, because they get
+ * redefined in asm/types.h
+ * -- see http://oss.sgi.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=707 */
+#if !defined(__powerpc64__) || !defined(__linux__)
+
 typedef unsigned char		__u8;
 typedef signed char		__s8;
 typedef unsigned short		__u16;
@@ -44,6 +49,10 @@
 typedef __u32			__be32;
 typedef __u64			__be64;
 
+#elif defined(__powerpc64__) && defined(__linux__)
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined(__linux__)
 #include <xfs/linux.h>
 #elif defined(__FreeBSD__)