3 files changed, 8 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/ares/ares.h b/ares/ares.h
index c514f2516..6d658ad2d 100644
--- a/ares/ares.h
+++ b/ares/ares.h
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ CARES_EXTERN int ares_fds(ares_channel channel,
                           fd_set *write_fds);
 
 CARES_EXTERN int ares_getsock(ares_channel channel,
-                              int *socks,
+                              ares_socket_t *socks,
                               int numsocks);
 
 CARES_EXTERN struct timeval *ares_timeout(ares_channel channel,
diff --git a/ares/ares_getsock.3 b/ares/ares_getsock.3
index 57254cd36..ef07fb923 100644
--- a/ares/ares_getsock.3
+++ b/ares/ares_getsock.3
@@ -14,25 +14,25 @@
 .\" this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is"
 .\" without express or implied warranty.
 .\"
-.TH ARES_GETSOCK 3 "22 December 2005"
+.TH ARES_GETSOCK 3 "11 March 2010"
 .SH NAME
-ares_getsock \- get file descriptors to wait on
+ares_getsock \- get socket descriptors to wait on
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <ares.h>
 .PP
-.B int ares_getsock(ares_channel \fIchannel\fP, int *\fIsocks\fP, 
+.B int ares_getsock(ares_channel \fIchannel\fP, ares_socket_t *\fIsocks\fP,
 .B int \fInumsocks\fP);
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .B ares_getsock
-function retrieves the set of file descriptors which the calling
+function retrieves the set of socket descriptors which the calling
 application should wait on for reading and/or writing for the
 processing of name service queries pending on the name service channel
 identified by
 .IR channel .
-File descriptors will be set in the integer array pointed to by
+Socket descriptors will be set in the socket descriptor array pointed to by
 \fIsocks\fP.
 \fInumsocks\fP is the size of the given array in number of ints.
 
diff --git a/ares/ares_getsock.c b/ares/ares_getsock.c
index 1c5e9ff26..52aaecd0b 100644
--- a/ares/ares_getsock.c
+++ b/ares/ares_getsock.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* $Id$ */
 
-/* Copyright (C) 2005 - 2007, Daniel Stenberg
+/* Copyright (C) 2005 - 2010, Daniel Stenberg
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
  * documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "ares_private.h"
 
 int ares_getsock(ares_channel channel,
-                 int *s,
+                 ares_socket_t *socks,
                  int numsocks) /* size of the 'socks' array */
 {
   struct server_state *server;
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ int ares_getsock(ares_channel channel,
   int bitmap = 0;
   unsigned int setbits = 0xffffffff;
 
-  ares_socket_t *socks = (ares_socket_t *)s;
-
   /* Are there any active queries? */
   int active_queries = !ares__is_list_empty(&(channel->all_queries));