diff --git a/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_int.c b/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_int.c
index d3d5cdff61..eabc17ecba 100755
--- a/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_int.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_int.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2004, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Copyright 2003-2005, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  *
  * Copyright 2001, Travis Geiselbrecht. All rights reserved.
@@ -163,15 +163,15 @@ arch_int_init(kernel_args *args)
 status_t
 arch_int_init_post_vm(kernel_args *args)
 {
-	region_id exception_region;
+	area_id exceptionArea;
 	void *handlers;
 
 	// create a region to map the irq vector code into (physical address 0x0)
 	handlers = (void *)args->arch_args.exception_handlers.start;
-	exception_region = vm_create_anonymous_region(vm_get_kernel_aspace_id(), "exception_handlers",
+	exceptionArea = create_area("exception_handlers",
 		&handlers, B_EXACT_ADDRESS, args->arch_args.exception_handlers.size, 
 		B_ALREADY_WIRED, B_KERNEL_READ_AREA | B_KERNEL_WRITE_AREA);
-	if (exception_region < 0)
+	if (exceptionArea < B_OK)
 		panic("arch_int_init2: could not create exception handler region\n");
 
 	dprintf("exception handlers at %p\n", handlers);
diff --git a/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_thread.c b/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_thread.c
index f6396ab147..55201509dd 100755
--- a/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_thread.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_thread.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2004, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Copyright 2003-2005, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  *
  * Copyright 2001, Travis Geiselbrecht. All rights reserved.
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <kernel.h>
 #include <thread.h>
 #include <boot/stage2.h>
+#include <vm_types.h>
+//#include <arch/vm_translation_map.h>
 
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ status_t
 arch_thread_init_kthread_stack(struct thread *t, int (*start_func)(void), void (*entry_func)(void), void (*exit_func)(void))
 {
 	addr_t *kstack = (addr_t *)t->kernel_stack_base;
-	size_t kstack_size = KSTACK_SIZE;
+	size_t kstack_size = KERNEL_STACK_SIZE;
 	addr_t *kstack_top = kstack + kstack_size / sizeof(addr_t) - 2 * 4;
 
 	// r13-r31, cr, r2
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ arch_thread_context_switch(struct thread *t_from, struct thread *t_to)
     // set the new kernel stack in the EAR register.
 	// this is used in the exception handler code to decide what kernel stack to 
 	// switch to if the exception had happened when the processor was in user mode  
-	asm("mtear  %0" :: "g"(t_to->kernel_stack_base + KSTACK_SIZE - 8));
+	asm("mtear  %0" :: "g"(t_to->kernel_stack_base + KERNEL_STACK_SIZE - 8));
 
     // switch the asids if we need to
 	if (t_to->team->aspace != NULL) {
diff --git a/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_vm_translation_map.cpp b/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_vm_translation_map.cpp
index 5c07b9dcb0..28cb63cb22 100644
--- a/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_vm_translation_map.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_vm_translation_map.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2004, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Copyright 2003-2005, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  *
  * Copyright 2001, Travis Geiselbrecht. All rights reserved.
@@ -448,8 +448,7 @@ status_t
 arch_vm_translation_map_init_post_area(kernel_args *args)
 {
 	// create a region to cover the page table
-	sPageTableRegion = vm_create_anonymous_region(vm_get_kernel_aspace_id(), 
-		"page_table", (void **)&sPageTable, B_EXACT_ADDRESS, 
+	sPageTableRegion = create_area("page_table", (void **)&sPageTable, B_EXACT_ADDRESS, 
 		sPageTableSize, B_ALREADY_WIRED, B_KERNEL_READ_AREA | B_KERNEL_WRITE_AREA);
 
 	// ToDo: for now just map 0 - 512MB of physical memory to the iospace region
@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@ arch_vm_translation_map_init_post_area(kernel_args *args)
 
 	// create a region to cover the iospace
 	void *temp = (void *)IOSPACE_BASE;
-	vm_create_null_region(vm_get_kernel_aspace_id(), "iospace", &temp,
+	vm_create_null_area(vm_get_kernel_aspace_id(), "iospace", &temp,
 		B_EXACT_ADDRESS, IOSPACE_SIZE);
 
 	return 0;