--- IO-AIO/AIO.xs	2006/10/31 00:11:52	1.89
+++ IO-AIO/AIO.xs	2006/10/31 00:32:19	1.90
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
   if (!aio_buf)					\
     return -1;
 
+typedef SV SV8; /* byte-sv, used for argument-checking */
+
 enum {
   REQ_QUIT,
   REQ_OPEN, REQ_CLOSE,
@@ -1311,7 +1313,7 @@
 
 void
 aio_open (pathname,flags,mode,callback=&PL_sv_undef)
-	SV *	pathname
+	SV8 *	pathname
         int	flags
         int	mode
         SV *	callback
@@ -1354,7 +1356,7 @@
 	SV *	fh
         UV	offset
         UV	length
-        SV *	data
+        SV8 *	data
         UV	dataoffset
         SV *	callback
         ALIAS:
@@ -1415,7 +1417,7 @@
 
 void
 aio_readlink (path,callback=&PL_sv_undef)
-	SV *	path
+	SV8 *	path
         SV *	callback
 	PROTOTYPE: $$;$
         PPCODE:
@@ -1480,7 +1482,7 @@
 
 void
 aio_stat (fh_or_path,callback=&PL_sv_undef)
-        SV *		fh_or_path
+        SV8 *		fh_or_path
         SV *		callback
         ALIAS:
            aio_stat  = REQ_STAT
@@ -1516,7 +1518,7 @@
 
 void
 aio_unlink (pathname,callback=&PL_sv_undef)
-	SV *	pathname
+	SV8 *	pathname
 	SV *	callback
         ALIAS:
            aio_unlink  = REQ_UNLINK
@@ -1535,8 +1537,8 @@
 
 void
 aio_link (oldpath,newpath,callback=&PL_sv_undef)
-	SV *	oldpath
-	SV *	newpath
+	SV8 *	oldpath
+	SV8 *	newpath
 	SV *	callback
         ALIAS:
            aio_link    = REQ_LINK
@@ -1557,7 +1559,7 @@
 
 void
 aio_mknod (pathname,mode,dev,callback=&PL_sv_undef)
-	SV *	pathname
+	SV8 *	pathname
 	SV *	callback
         UV	mode
         UV	dev