diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 919fefc50..150c65fb1 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-04-14  Patrick Mansfield  <patmans@us.ibm.com>
+
+	* libc/machine/spu/impure.c: New file, supply a non-static _impure_data.
+  	* libc/machine/spu/Makefile.am: Add new file impure.c.
+	* libc/machine/spu/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+	* libc/machine/spu/sys/errno.h: Define errno to be _reent_data._errno.
+		
 2008-04-14  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
 
 	* libc/stdio/Makefile.am: Build vfprintf.c and vfscanf.c with
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/Makefile.am b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/Makefile.am
index e542795fa..bd66094c5 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/Makefile.am
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/Makefile.am
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ lib_a_SOURCES = setjmp.S assert.c clearerr.c creat.c fclose.c feof.c \
 	ferror.c fflush.c fgetc.c fgetpos.c fgets.c fileno.c fiprintf.S \
 	fiscanf.S fopen.c fprintf.S fputc.c fputs.c fread.c freopen.c \
 	fscanf.S fseek.c fsetpos.c ftell.c fwrite.c getc.c getchar.c \
-	gets.c iprintf.S iscanf.S memcmp.c memcpy.c memmove.c memset.c \
-	perror.c printf.S putc.c putchar.c puts.c remove.c rename.c \
-	rewind.c scanf.S setbuf.c setvbuf.c siprintf.S siscanf.S sleep.c \
-	sniprintf.S snprintf.S sprintf.S sscanf.S stdio.c strcat.c \
+	gets.c impure.c iprintf.S iscanf.S memcmp.c memcpy.c memmove.c \
+	memset.c perror.c printf.S putc.c putchar.c puts.c remove.c \
+	rename.c rewind.c scanf.S setbuf.c setvbuf.c siprintf.S siscanf.S \
+	sleep.c sniprintf.S snprintf.S sprintf.S sscanf.S stdio.c strcat.c \
 	strchr.c strcmp.c strcpy.c strcspn.c strlen.c strncat.c strncmp.c \
 	strncpy.c strpbrk.c strrchr.c strspn.c strxfrm.c tmpfile.c \
 	tmpnam.c ungetc.c usleep.c vfiprintf.c vfiscanf.c vfprintf.c \
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/Makefile.in
index a4007ab2e..73464d5d9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/Makefile.in
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ DIST_COMMON = $(srcdir)/../../../../config.guess \
 	$(srcdir)/../../../../compile $(srcdir)/../../../../compile \
 	$(srcdir)/../../../../compile $(srcdir)/../../../../compile \
 	$(srcdir)/../../../../compile $(srcdir)/../../../../compile \
-	$(srcdir)/../../../../compile
+	$(srcdir)/../../../../compile $(srcdir)/../../../../compile
 subdir = .
 ACLOCAL_M4 = $(top_srcdir)/aclocal.m4
 am__aclocal_m4_deps = $(top_srcdir)/../../../acinclude.m4 \
@@ -103,35 +103,35 @@ am_lib_a_OBJECTS = lib_a-setjmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-assert.$(OBJEXT) \
 	lib_a-fsetpos.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-ftell.$(OBJEXT) \
 	lib_a-fwrite.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-getc.$(OBJEXT) \
 	lib_a-getchar.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-gets.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-iprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-iscanf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-memcmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-memcpy.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-memmove.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-memset.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-perror.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-printf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-putc.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-putchar.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-puts.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-remove.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-rename.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-rewind.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-scanf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-setbuf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-setvbuf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-siprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-siscanf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-sleep.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-sniprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-snprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-sprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-sscanf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-stdio.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strcat.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strchr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strcmp.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strcpy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strcspn.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strlen.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strncat.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strncmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strncpy.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strpbrk.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strrchr.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strspn.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strxfrm.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-tmpfile.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-tmpnam.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-ungetc.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-usleep.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-vfiprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-vfiscanf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-vfprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-vfscanf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-viprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-viscanf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-vprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-vscanf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-vsiprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-vsiscanf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-vsniprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-vsnprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-vsprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-vsscanf.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-stack_reg_va.$(OBJEXT)
+	lib_a-impure.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-iprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-iscanf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-memcmp.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-memcpy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-memmove.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-memset.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-perror.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-printf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-putc.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-putchar.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-puts.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-remove.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-rename.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-rewind.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-scanf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-setbuf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-setvbuf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-siprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-siscanf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-sleep.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-sniprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-snprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-sprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-sscanf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-stdio.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strcat.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strchr.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strcmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strcpy.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strcspn.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strlen.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strncat.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strncmp.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strncpy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strpbrk.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strrchr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strspn.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strxfrm.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-tmpfile.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-tmpnam.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-ungetc.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-usleep.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-vfiprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-vfiscanf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-vfprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-vfscanf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-viprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-viscanf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-vprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-vscanf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-vsiprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-vsiscanf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-vsniprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-vsnprintf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-vsprintf.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-vsscanf.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-stack_reg_va.$(OBJEXT)
 lib_a_OBJECTS = $(am_lib_a_OBJECTS)
 DEFAULT_INCLUDES = -I. -I$(srcdir)
 depcomp =
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ lib_a_SOURCES = setjmp.S assert.c clearerr.c creat.c fclose.c feof.c \
 	ferror.c fflush.c fgetc.c fgetpos.c fgets.c fileno.c fiprintf.S \
 	fiscanf.S fopen.c fprintf.S fputc.c fputs.c fread.c freopen.c \
 	fscanf.S fseek.c fsetpos.c ftell.c fwrite.c getc.c getchar.c \
-	gets.c iprintf.S iscanf.S memcmp.c memcpy.c memmove.c memset.c \
-	perror.c printf.S putc.c putchar.c puts.c remove.c rename.c \
-	rewind.c scanf.S setbuf.c setvbuf.c siprintf.S siscanf.S sleep.c \
-	sniprintf.S snprintf.S sprintf.S sscanf.S stdio.c strcat.c \
+	gets.c impure.c iprintf.S iscanf.S memcmp.c memcpy.c memmove.c \
+	memset.c perror.c printf.S putc.c putchar.c puts.c remove.c \
+	rename.c rewind.c scanf.S setbuf.c setvbuf.c siprintf.S siscanf.S \
+	sleep.c sniprintf.S snprintf.S sprintf.S sscanf.S stdio.c strcat.c \
 	strchr.c strcmp.c strcpy.c strcspn.c strlen.c strncat.c strncmp.c \
 	strncpy.c strpbrk.c strrchr.c strspn.c strxfrm.c tmpfile.c \
 	tmpnam.c ungetc.c usleep.c vfiprintf.c vfiscanf.c vfprintf.c \
@@ -574,6 +574,12 @@ lib_a-gets.o: gets.c
 lib_a-gets.obj: gets.c
 	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-gets.obj `if test -f 'gets.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'gets.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/gets.c'; fi`
 
+lib_a-impure.o: impure.c
+	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-impure.o `test -f 'impure.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`impure.c
+
+lib_a-impure.obj: impure.c
+	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-impure.obj `if test -f 'impure.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'impure.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/impure.c'; fi`
+
 lib_a-memcmp.o: memcmp.c
 	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-memcmp.o `test -f 'memcmp.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`memcmp.c
 
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/impure.c b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/impure.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d403ae512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/impure.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include <reent.h>
+
+/* Note that there is a copy of this in sys/reent.h.  */
+#ifndef __ATTRIBUTE_IMPURE_PTR__
+#define __ATTRIBUTE_IMPURE_PTR__
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __ATTRIBUTE_IMPURE_DATA__
+#define __ATTRIBUTE_IMPURE_DATA__
+#endif
+
+struct _reent __ATTRIBUTE_IMPURE_DATA__ _impure_data = _REENT_INIT(impure_data);
+struct _reent *__ATTRIBUTE_IMPURE_PTR__ _impure_ptr = &_impure_data;
+struct _reent *_CONST __ATTRIBUTE_IMPURE_PTR__ _global_impure_ptr = &_impure_data;
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/sys/errno.h b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/sys/errno.h
index 28a327774..62768126e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/sys/errno.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/sys/errno.h
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
    on which it is based, except values used or returned by syscalls must
    be those of the Linux ppc.  */
 
-/* errno is not a global variable, because that would make using it
-   non-reentrant.  Instead, its address is returned by the function
-   __errno.  */
-
 #ifndef _SYS_ERRNO_H_
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -31,10 +27,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include <sys/reent.h>
 
-#ifndef _REENT_ONLY
-#define errno (*__errno())
-extern int *__errno _PARAMS ((void));
-#endif
+extern struct _reent _reent_data;
+#define errno (_reent_data._errno)
 
 /* Please don't use these variables directly.
    Use strerror instead. */