windows: define and use syscall.Handle
Fixes #1487.

R=rsc, alex.brainman, go.peter.90, mikioh.mikioh, mattn.jp
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/4600042
diff --git a/src/pkg/crypto/rand/rand_windows.go b/src/pkg/crypto/rand/rand_windows.go
index 281d6dc..0eab6b2 100755
--- a/src/pkg/crypto/rand/rand_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/crypto/rand/rand_windows.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 // A rngReader satisfies reads by reading from the Windows CryptGenRandom API.
 type rngReader struct {
-	prov uint32
+	prov syscall.Handle
 	mu   sync.Mutex
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/fd_windows.go b/src/pkg/net/fd_windows.go
index 9ed7801..41d0612 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/fd_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/fd_windows.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func closesocket(s int) (errno int) {
-	return syscall.Closesocket(int32(s))
+func closesocket(s syscall.Handle) (errno int) {
+	return syscall.Closesocket(s)
 }
 
 // Interface for all io operations.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 // iocp and send them to the correspondent waiting client
 // goroutine via channel supplied in the request.
 type resultSrv struct {
-	iocp int32
+	iocp syscall.Handle
 }
 
 func (s *resultSrv) Run() {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 		case o := <-s.submchan:
 			o.Op().errnoc <- o.Submit()
 		case o := <-s.canchan:
-			o.Op().errnoc <- syscall.CancelIo(uint32(o.Op().fd.sysfd))
+			o.Op().errnoc <- syscall.CancelIo(syscall.Handle(o.Op().fd.sysfd))
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 func startServer() {
 	resultsrv = new(resultSrv)
 	var errno int
-	resultsrv.iocp, errno = syscall.CreateIoCompletionPort(-1, 0, 0, 1)
+	resultsrv.iocp, errno = syscall.CreateIoCompletionPort(syscall.InvalidHandle, 0, 0, 1)
 	if errno != 0 {
 		panic("CreateIoCompletionPort failed " + syscall.Errstr(errno))
 	}
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 	closing bool
 
 	// immutable until Close
-	sysfd  int
+	sysfd  syscall.Handle
 	family int
 	proto  int
 	net    string
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 	wio             sync.Mutex
 }
 
-func allocFD(fd, family, proto int, net string) (f *netFD) {
+func allocFD(fd syscall.Handle, family, proto int, net string) (f *netFD) {
 	f = &netFD{
 		sysfd:  fd,
 		family: family,
@@ -236,13 +236,13 @@
 	return f
 }
 
-func newFD(fd, family, proto int, net string) (f *netFD, err os.Error) {
+func newFD(fd syscall.Handle, family, proto int, net string) (f *netFD, err os.Error) {
 	if initErr != nil {
 		return nil, initErr
 	}
 	onceStartServer.Do(startServer)
 	// Associate our socket with resultsrv.iocp.
-	if _, e := syscall.CreateIoCompletionPort(int32(fd), resultsrv.iocp, 0, 0); e != 0 {
+	if _, e := syscall.CreateIoCompletionPort(syscall.Handle(fd), resultsrv.iocp, 0, 0); e != 0 {
 		return nil, os.Errno(e)
 	}
 	return allocFD(fd, family, proto, net), nil
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 		// use the resultsrv for Close too.  Sigh.
 		syscall.SetNonblock(fd.sysfd, false)
 		closesocket(fd.sysfd)
-		fd.sysfd = -1
+		fd.sysfd = syscall.InvalidHandle
 		// no need for a finalizer anymore
 		runtime.SetFinalizer(fd, nil)
 	}
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 }
 
 func (fd *netFD) Close() os.Error {
-	if fd == nil || fd.sysfd == -1 {
+	if fd == nil || fd.sysfd == syscall.InvalidHandle {
 		return os.EINVAL
 	}
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 
 func (o *readOp) Submit() (errno int) {
 	var d, f uint32
-	return syscall.WSARecv(uint32(o.fd.sysfd), &o.buf, 1, &d, &f, &o.o, nil)
+	return syscall.WSARecv(syscall.Handle(o.fd.sysfd), &o.buf, 1, &d, &f, &o.o, nil)
 }
 
 func (o *readOp) Name() string {
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 	defer fd.rio.Unlock()
 	fd.incref()
 	defer fd.decref()
-	if fd.sysfd == -1 {
+	if fd.sysfd == syscall.InvalidHandle {
 		return 0, os.EINVAL
 	}
 	var o readOp
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 func (o *readFromOp) Submit() (errno int) {
 	var d, f uint32
 	l := int32(unsafe.Sizeof(o.rsa))
-	return syscall.WSARecvFrom(uint32(o.fd.sysfd), &o.buf, 1, &d, &f, &o.rsa, &l, &o.o, nil)
+	return syscall.WSARecvFrom(o.fd.sysfd, &o.buf, 1, &d, &f, &o.rsa, &l, &o.o, nil)
 }
 
 func (o *readFromOp) Name() string {
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
 	defer fd.rio.Unlock()
 	fd.incref()
 	defer fd.decref()
-	if fd.sysfd == -1 {
+	if fd.sysfd == syscall.InvalidHandle {
 		return 0, nil, os.EINVAL
 	}
 	var o readFromOp
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
 
 func (o *writeOp) Submit() (errno int) {
 	var d uint32
-	return syscall.WSASend(uint32(o.fd.sysfd), &o.buf, 1, &d, 0, &o.o, nil)
+	return syscall.WSASend(o.fd.sysfd, &o.buf, 1, &d, 0, &o.o, nil)
 }
 
 func (o *writeOp) Name() string {
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 	defer fd.wio.Unlock()
 	fd.incref()
 	defer fd.decref()
-	if fd.sysfd == -1 {
+	if fd.sysfd == syscall.InvalidHandle {
 		return 0, os.EINVAL
 	}
 	var o writeOp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
 
 func (o *writeToOp) Submit() (errno int) {
 	var d uint32
-	return syscall.WSASendto(uint32(o.fd.sysfd), &o.buf, 1, &d, 0, o.sa, &o.o, nil)
+	return syscall.WSASendto(o.fd.sysfd, &o.buf, 1, &d, 0, o.sa, &o.o, nil)
 }
 
 func (o *writeToOp) Name() string {
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
 	defer fd.wio.Unlock()
 	fd.incref()
 	defer fd.decref()
-	if fd.sysfd == -1 {
+	if fd.sysfd == syscall.InvalidHandle {
 		return 0, os.EINVAL
 	}
 	var o writeToOp
@@ -443,14 +443,14 @@
 
 type acceptOp struct {
 	anOp
-	newsock int
+	newsock syscall.Handle
 	attrs   [2]syscall.RawSockaddrAny // space for local and remote address only
 }
 
 func (o *acceptOp) Submit() (errno int) {
 	var d uint32
 	l := uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(o.attrs[0]))
-	return syscall.AcceptEx(uint32(o.fd.sysfd), uint32(o.newsock),
+	return syscall.AcceptEx(o.fd.sysfd, o.newsock,
 		(*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&o.attrs[0])), 0, l, l, &d, &o.o)
 }
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
 }
 
 func (fd *netFD) accept(toAddr func(syscall.Sockaddr) Addr) (nfd *netFD, err os.Error) {
-	if fd == nil || fd.sysfd == -1 {
+	if fd == nil || fd.sysfd == syscall.InvalidHandle {
 		return nil, os.EINVAL
 	}
 	fd.incref()
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
 
 	// Associate our new socket with IOCP.
 	onceStartServer.Do(startServer)
-	if _, e = syscall.CreateIoCompletionPort(int32(s), resultsrv.iocp, 0, 0); e != 0 {
+	if _, e = syscall.CreateIoCompletionPort(s, resultsrv.iocp, 0, 0); e != 0 {
 		return nil, &OpError{"CreateIoCompletionPort", fd.net, fd.laddr, os.Errno(e)}
 	}
 
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Inherit properties of the listening socket.
-	e = syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_UPDATE_ACCEPT_CONTEXT, fd.sysfd)
+	e = syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_UPDATE_ACCEPT_CONTEXT, int(fd.sysfd))
 	if e != 0 {
 		closesocket(s)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/interface_windows.go b/src/pkg/net/interface_windows.go
index f54ffed..198e409 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/interface_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/interface_windows.go
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@
 	if e != 0 {
 		return nil, os.NewSyscallError("Socket", e)
 	}
-	defer syscall.Closesocket(int32(s))
+	defer syscall.Closesocket(s)
 
 	ii := [20]syscall.InterfaceInfo{}
 	ret := uint32(0)
 	size := uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(ii))
-	e = syscall.WSAIoctl(int32(s), syscall.SIO_GET_INTERFACE_LIST, nil, 0, (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&ii[0])), size, &ret, nil, 0)
+	e = syscall.WSAIoctl(s, syscall.SIO_GET_INTERFACE_LIST, nil, 0, (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&ii[0])), size, &ret, nil, 0)
 	if e != 0 {
 		return nil, os.NewSyscallError("WSAIoctl", e)
 	}
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/ipsock.go b/src/pkg/net/ipsock.go
index 5d56520..e831d9a 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/ipsock.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/ipsock.go
@@ -26,28 +26,26 @@
 // boolean value is true, kernel supports IPv6 IPv4-mapping.
 func probeIPv6Stack() (supportsIPv6, supportsIPv4map bool) {
 	var probes = []struct {
-		s  int
 		la TCPAddr
 		ok bool
 	}{
 		// IPv6 communication capability
-		{-1, TCPAddr{IP: ParseIP("::1")}, false},
+		{TCPAddr{IP: ParseIP("::1")}, false},
 		// IPv6 IPv4-mapped address communication capability
-		{-1, TCPAddr{IP: IPv4(127, 0, 0, 1)}, false},
+		{TCPAddr{IP: IPv4(127, 0, 0, 1)}, false},
 	}
-	var errno int
 
 	for i := range probes {
-		probes[i].s, errno = syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET6, syscall.SOCK_STREAM, syscall.IPPROTO_TCP)
+		s, errno := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET6, syscall.SOCK_STREAM, syscall.IPPROTO_TCP)
 		if errno != 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		defer closesocket(probes[i].s)
+		defer closesocket(s)
 		sa, err := probes[i].la.toAddr().sockaddr(syscall.AF_INET6)
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		errno = syscall.Bind(probes[i].s, sa)
+		errno = syscall.Bind(s, sa)
 		if errno != 0 {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/sendfile_windows.go b/src/pkg/net/sendfile_windows.go
index 34abc54..3772eee 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/sendfile_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/sendfile_windows.go
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 
 type sendfileOp struct {
 	anOp
-	src int32 // source
+	src syscall.Handle // source
 	n   uint32
 }
 
 func (o *sendfileOp) Submit() (errno int) {
-	return syscall.TransmitFile(int32(o.fd.sysfd), o.src, o.n, 0, &o.o, nil, syscall.TF_WRITE_BEHIND)
+	return syscall.TransmitFile(o.fd.sysfd, o.src, o.n, 0, &o.o, nil, syscall.TF_WRITE_BEHIND)
 }
 
 func (o *sendfileOp) Name() string {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	var o sendfileOp
 	o.Init(c)
 	o.n = uint32(n)
-	o.src = int32(f.Fd())
+	o.src = f.Fd()
 	done, err := iosrv.ExecIO(&o, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err, false
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/sock.go b/src/pkg/net/sock.go
index eae7f37..821716e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/sock.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/sock.go
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@
 
 	if ra != nil {
 		if err = fd.connect(ra); err != nil {
-			fd.sysfd = -1
-			closesocket(s)
+			fd.Close()
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -65,25 +64,25 @@
 	return fd, nil
 }
 
-func setsockoptInt(fd, level, opt int, value int) os.Error {
-	return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptInt(fd, level, opt, value))
+func setsockoptInt(fd *netFD, level, opt int, value int) os.Error {
+	return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptInt(fd.sysfd, level, opt, value))
 }
 
-func setsockoptNsec(fd, level, opt int, nsec int64) os.Error {
+func setsockoptNsec(fd *netFD, level, opt int, nsec int64) os.Error {
 	var tv = syscall.NsecToTimeval(nsec)
-	return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptTimeval(fd, level, opt, &tv))
+	return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptTimeval(fd.sysfd, level, opt, &tv))
 }
 
 func setReadBuffer(fd *netFD, bytes int) os.Error {
 	fd.incref()
 	defer fd.decref()
-	return setsockoptInt(fd.sysfd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_RCVBUF, bytes)
+	return setsockoptInt(fd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_RCVBUF, bytes)
 }
 
 func setWriteBuffer(fd *netFD, bytes int) os.Error {
 	fd.incref()
 	defer fd.decref()
-	return setsockoptInt(fd.sysfd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_SNDBUF, bytes)
+	return setsockoptInt(fd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_SNDBUF, bytes)
 }
 
 func setReadTimeout(fd *netFD, nsec int64) os.Error {
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@
 func setReuseAddr(fd *netFD, reuse bool) os.Error {
 	fd.incref()
 	defer fd.decref()
-	return setsockoptInt(fd.sysfd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_REUSEADDR, boolint(reuse))
+	return setsockoptInt(fd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_REUSEADDR, boolint(reuse))
 }
 
 func bindToDevice(fd *netFD, dev string) os.Error {
@@ -117,19 +116,19 @@
 func setDontRoute(fd *netFD, dontroute bool) os.Error {
 	fd.incref()
 	defer fd.decref()
-	return setsockoptInt(fd.sysfd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_DONTROUTE, boolint(dontroute))
+	return setsockoptInt(fd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_DONTROUTE, boolint(dontroute))
 }
 
 func setKeepAlive(fd *netFD, keepalive bool) os.Error {
 	fd.incref()
 	defer fd.decref()
-	return setsockoptInt(fd.sysfd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_KEEPALIVE, boolint(keepalive))
+	return setsockoptInt(fd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_KEEPALIVE, boolint(keepalive))
 }
 
 func setNoDelay(fd *netFD, noDelay bool) os.Error {
 	fd.incref()
 	defer fd.decref()
-	return setsockoptInt(fd.sysfd, syscall.IPPROTO_TCP, syscall.TCP_NODELAY, boolint(noDelay))
+	return setsockoptInt(fd, syscall.IPPROTO_TCP, syscall.TCP_NODELAY, boolint(noDelay))
 }
 
 func setLinger(fd *netFD, sec int) os.Error {
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/sock_windows.go b/src/pkg/net/sock_windows.go
index e17c60b..c6dbd04 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/sock_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/sock_windows.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	"syscall"
 )
 
-func setKernelSpecificSockopt(s, f int) {
+func setKernelSpecificSockopt(s syscall.Handle, f int) {
 	// Allow reuse of recently-used addresses and ports.
 	syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/os/env_windows.go b/src/pkg/os/env_windows.go
index a45d79b..e6ddc40 100644
--- a/src/pkg/os/env_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/os/env_windows.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 	if e != 0 {
 		return
 	}
-	defer syscall.LocalFree(uint32(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(argv))))
+	defer syscall.LocalFree(syscall.Handle(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(argv))))
 	Args = make([]string, argc)
 	for i, v := range (*argv)[:argc] {
 		Args[i] = string(syscall.UTF16ToString((*v)[:]))
diff --git a/src/pkg/os/exec_posix.go b/src/pkg/os/exec_posix.go
index 7dfcdd4..e209770 100644
--- a/src/pkg/os/exec_posix.go
+++ b/src/pkg/os/exec_posix.go
@@ -35,16 +35,9 @@
 	if sysattr.Env == nil {
 		sysattr.Env = Environ()
 	}
-	// Create array of integer (system) fds.
-	intfd := make([]int, len(attr.Files))
-	for i, f := range attr.Files {
-		if f == nil {
-			intfd[i] = -1
-		} else {
-			intfd[i] = f.Fd()
-		}
+	for _, f := range attr.Files {
+		sysattr.Files = append(sysattr.Files, f.Fd())
 	}
-	sysattr.Files = intfd
 
 	pid, h, e := syscall.StartProcess(name, argv, sysattr)
 	if iserror(e) {
diff --git a/src/pkg/os/exec_windows.go b/src/pkg/os/exec_windows.go
index 991099d..5b432d3 100644
--- a/src/pkg/os/exec_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/os/exec_windows.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 )
 
 func (p *Process) Wait(options int) (w *Waitmsg, err Error) {
-	s, e := syscall.WaitForSingleObject(int32(p.handle), syscall.INFINITE)
+	s, e := syscall.WaitForSingleObject(syscall.Handle(p.handle), syscall.INFINITE)
 	switch s {
 	case syscall.WAIT_OBJECT_0:
 		break
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 		return nil, NewError("os: unexpected result from WaitForSingleObject")
 	}
 	var ec uint32
-	e = syscall.GetExitCodeProcess(int32(p.handle), &ec)
+	e = syscall.GetExitCodeProcess(syscall.Handle(p.handle), &ec)
 	if e != 0 {
 		return nil, NewSyscallError("GetExitCodeProcess", e)
 	}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 func (p *Process) Signal(sig Signal) Error {
 	switch sig.(UnixSignal) {
 	case SIGKILL:
-		e := syscall.TerminateProcess(int32(p.handle), 1)
+		e := syscall.TerminateProcess(syscall.Handle(p.handle), 1)
 		return NewSyscallError("TerminateProcess", e)
 	}
 	return Errno(syscall.EWINDOWS)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 	if p.handle == -1 {
 		return EINVAL
 	}
-	e := syscall.CloseHandle(int32(p.handle))
+	e := syscall.CloseHandle(syscall.Handle(p.handle))
 	if e != 0 {
 		return NewSyscallError("CloseHandle", e)
 	}
diff --git a/src/pkg/os/file.go b/src/pkg/os/file.go
index 1b8faec..4335d45 100644
--- a/src/pkg/os/file.go
+++ b/src/pkg/os/file.go
@@ -9,36 +9,12 @@
 package os
 
 import (
-	"runtime"
-	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 )
 
-// File represents an open file descriptor.
-type File struct {
-	fd      int
-	name    string
-	dirinfo *dirInfo   // nil unless directory being read
-	nepipe  int        // number of consecutive EPIPE in Write
-	l       sync.Mutex // used to implement windows pread/pwrite
-}
-
-// Fd returns the integer Unix file descriptor referencing the open file.
-func (file *File) Fd() int { return file.fd }
-
 // Name returns the name of the file as presented to Open.
 func (file *File) Name() string { return file.name }
 
-// NewFile returns a new File with the given file descriptor and name.
-func NewFile(fd int, name string) *File {
-	if fd < 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	f := &File{fd: fd, name: name}
-	runtime.SetFinalizer(f, (*File).Close)
-	return f
-}
-
 // Stdin, Stdout, and Stderr are open Files pointing to the standard input,
 // standard output, and standard error file descriptors.
 var (
diff --git a/src/pkg/os/file_posix.go b/src/pkg/os/file_posix.go
index 05db6bc..0791a0d 100644
--- a/src/pkg/os/file_posix.go
+++ b/src/pkg/os/file_posix.go
@@ -21,26 +21,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-
-// Pipe returns a connected pair of Files; reads from r return bytes written to w.
-// It returns the files and an Error, if any.
-func Pipe() (r *File, w *File, err Error) {
-	var p [2]int
-
-	// See ../syscall/exec.go for description of lock.
-	syscall.ForkLock.RLock()
-	e := syscall.Pipe(p[0:])
-	if iserror(e) {
-		syscall.ForkLock.RUnlock()
-		return nil, nil, NewSyscallError("pipe", e)
-	}
-	syscall.CloseOnExec(p[0])
-	syscall.CloseOnExec(p[1])
-	syscall.ForkLock.RUnlock()
-
-	return NewFile(p[0], "|0"), NewFile(p[1], "|1"), nil
-}
-
 // Stat returns a FileInfo structure describing the named file and an error, if any.
 // If name names a valid symbolic link, the returned FileInfo describes
 // the file pointed at by the link and has fi.FollowedSymlink set to true.
diff --git a/src/pkg/os/file_unix.go b/src/pkg/os/file_unix.go
index def9b3b..bda6a1e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/os/file_unix.go
+++ b/src/pkg/os/file_unix.go
@@ -6,9 +6,37 @@
 
 import (
 	"runtime"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 )
 
+// File represents an open file descriptor.
+type File struct {
+	fd      int
+	name    string
+	dirinfo *dirInfo   // nil unless directory being read
+	nepipe  int        // number of consecutive EPIPE in Write
+	l       sync.Mutex // used to implement windows pread/pwrite
+}
+
+// Fd returns the integer Unix file descriptor referencing the open file.
+func (file *File) Fd() int {
+	if file == nil {
+		return -1
+	}
+	return file.fd
+}
+
+// NewFile returns a new File with the given file descriptor and name.
+func NewFile(fd int, name string) *File {
+	if fd < 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	f := &File{fd: fd, name: name}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(f, (*File).Close)
+	return f
+}
+
 // Auxiliary information if the File describes a directory
 type dirInfo struct {
 	buf  []byte // buffer for directory I/O
@@ -161,3 +189,22 @@
 
 	return name
 }
+
+// Pipe returns a connected pair of Files; reads from r return bytes written to w.
+// It returns the files and an Error, if any.
+func Pipe() (r *File, w *File, err Error) {
+	var p [2]int
+
+	// See ../syscall/exec.go for description of lock.
+	syscall.ForkLock.RLock()
+	e := syscall.Pipe(p[0:])
+	if iserror(e) {
+		syscall.ForkLock.RUnlock()
+		return nil, nil, NewSyscallError("pipe", e)
+	}
+	syscall.CloseOnExec(p[0])
+	syscall.CloseOnExec(p[1])
+	syscall.ForkLock.RUnlock()
+
+	return NewFile(p[0], "|0"), NewFile(p[1], "|1"), nil
+}
diff --git a/src/pkg/os/file_windows.go b/src/pkg/os/file_windows.go
index 80886f6..70dd6e2 100644
--- a/src/pkg/os/file_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/os/file_windows.go
@@ -6,9 +6,37 @@
 
 import (
 	"runtime"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 )
 
+// File represents an open file descriptor.
+type File struct {
+	fd      syscall.Handle
+	name    string
+	dirinfo *dirInfo   // nil unless directory being read
+	nepipe  int        // number of consecutive EPIPE in Write
+	l       sync.Mutex // used to implement windows pread/pwrite
+}
+
+// Fd returns the Windows handle referencing the open file.
+func (file *File) Fd() syscall.Handle {
+	if file == nil {
+		return syscall.InvalidHandle
+	}
+	return file.fd
+}
+
+// NewFile returns a new File with the given file descriptor and name.
+func NewFile(fd syscall.Handle, name string) *File {
+	if fd < 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	f := &File{fd: fd, name: name}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(f, (*File).Close)
+	return f
+}
+
 // Auxiliary information if the File describes a directory
 type dirInfo struct {
 	stat         syscall.Stat_t
@@ -40,7 +68,7 @@
 	if e != 0 {
 		return nil, &PathError{"open", name, Errno(e)}
 	}
-	f := NewFile(int(r), name)
+	f := NewFile(r, name)
 	d.usefirststat = true
 	f.dirinfo = d
 	return f, nil
@@ -85,15 +113,15 @@
 	}
 	var e int
 	if file.isdir() {
-		e = syscall.FindClose(int32(file.fd))
+		e = syscall.FindClose(syscall.Handle(file.fd))
 	} else {
-		e = syscall.CloseHandle(int32(file.fd))
+		e = syscall.CloseHandle(syscall.Handle(file.fd))
 	}
 	var err Error
 	if e != 0 {
 		err = &PathError{"close", file.name, Errno(e)}
 	}
-	file.fd = -1 // so it can't be closed again
+	file.fd = syscall.InvalidHandle // so it can't be closed again
 
 	// no need for a finalizer anymore
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(file, nil)
@@ -102,7 +130,7 @@
 
 func (file *File) statFile(name string) (fi *FileInfo, err Error) {
 	var stat syscall.ByHandleFileInformation
-	e := syscall.GetFileInformationByHandle(int32(file.fd), &stat)
+	e := syscall.GetFileInformationByHandle(syscall.Handle(file.fd), &stat)
 	if e != 0 {
 		return nil, &PathError{"stat", file.name, Errno(e)}
 	}
@@ -156,7 +184,7 @@
 		if di.usefirststat {
 			di.usefirststat = false
 		} else {
-			e := syscall.FindNextFile(int32(file.fd), &di.stat.Windata)
+			e := syscall.FindNextFile(syscall.Handle(file.fd), &di.stat.Windata)
 			if e != 0 {
 				if e == syscall.ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES {
 					break
@@ -207,7 +235,7 @@
 		Offset:     uint32(off),
 	}
 	var done uint32
-	e = syscall.ReadFile(int32(f.fd), b, &done, &o)
+	e = syscall.ReadFile(syscall.Handle(f.fd), b, &done, &o)
 	if e != 0 {
 		return 0, e
 	}
@@ -237,7 +265,7 @@
 		Offset:     uint32(off),
 	}
 	var done uint32
-	e = syscall.WriteFile(int32(f.fd), b, &done, &o)
+	e = syscall.WriteFile(syscall.Handle(f.fd), b, &done, &o)
 	if e != 0 {
 		return 0, e
 	}
@@ -268,3 +296,22 @@
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Pipe returns a connected pair of Files; reads from r return bytes written to w.
+// It returns the files and an Error, if any.
+func Pipe() (r *File, w *File, err Error) {
+	var p [2]syscall.Handle
+
+	// See ../syscall/exec.go for description of lock.
+	syscall.ForkLock.RLock()
+	e := syscall.Pipe(p[0:])
+	if iserror(e) {
+		syscall.ForkLock.RUnlock()
+		return nil, nil, NewSyscallError("pipe", e)
+	}
+	syscall.CloseOnExec(p[0])
+	syscall.CloseOnExec(p[1])
+	syscall.ForkLock.RUnlock()
+
+	return NewFile(p[0], "|0"), NewFile(p[1], "|1"), nil
+}
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/exec_windows.go b/src/pkg/syscall/exec_windows.go
index 96a01e7..e8b540a 100644
--- a/src/pkg/syscall/exec_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/exec_windows.go
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@
 	return &utf16.Encode([]int(string(b)))[0]
 }
 
-func CloseOnExec(fd int) {
-	SetHandleInformation(int32(fd), HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT, 0)
+func CloseOnExec(fd Handle) {
+	SetHandleInformation(Handle(fd), HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT, 0)
 }
 
-func SetNonblock(fd int, nonblocking bool) (errno int) {
+func SetNonblock(fd Handle, nonblocking bool) (errno int) {
 	return 0
 }
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 type ProcAttr struct {
 	Dir   string
 	Env   []string
-	Files []int
+	Files []Handle
 	Sys   *SysProcAttr
 }
 
@@ -290,14 +290,14 @@
 	defer ForkLock.Unlock()
 
 	p, _ := GetCurrentProcess()
-	fd := make([]int32, len(attr.Files))
+	fd := make([]Handle, len(attr.Files))
 	for i := range attr.Files {
 		if attr.Files[i] > 0 {
-			err := DuplicateHandle(p, int32(attr.Files[i]), p, &fd[i], 0, true, DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS)
+			err := DuplicateHandle(p, Handle(attr.Files[i]), p, &fd[i], 0, true, DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS)
 			if err != 0 {
 				return 0, 0, err
 			}
-			defer CloseHandle(int32(fd[i]))
+			defer CloseHandle(Handle(fd[i]))
 		}
 	}
 	si := new(StartupInfo)
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 	if err != 0 {
 		return 0, 0, err
 	}
-	defer CloseHandle(pi.Thread)
+	defer CloseHandle(Handle(pi.Thread))
 
 	return int(pi.ProcessId), int(pi.Process), 0
 }
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_windows.go b/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_windows.go
index 0e979ff..54dda02 100644
--- a/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_windows.go
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 
 const OS = "windows"
 
+type Handle uintptr
+
+const InvalidHandle = ^Handle(0)
+
 /*
 
 small demo to detect version of windows you are running:
@@ -77,10 +81,10 @@
 func Syscall6(trap, nargs, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6 uintptr) (r1, r2, err uintptr)
 func Syscall9(trap, nargs, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9 uintptr) (r1, r2, err uintptr)
 func Syscall12(trap, nargs, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10, a11, a12 uintptr) (r1, r2, err uintptr)
-func loadlibraryex(filename uintptr) (handle uint32)
-func getprocaddress(handle uint32, procname uintptr) (proc uintptr)
+func loadlibraryex(filename uintptr) (handle uintptr)
+func getprocaddress(handle uintptr, procname uintptr) (proc uintptr)
 
-func loadDll(fname string) uint32 {
+func loadDll(fname string) uintptr {
 	m := loadlibraryex(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(StringBytePtr(fname))))
 	if m == 0 {
 		panic("syscall: could not LoadLibraryEx " + fname)
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@
 	return m
 }
 
-func getSysProcAddr(m uint32, pname string) uintptr {
+func getSysProcAddr(m uintptr, pname string) uintptr {
 	p := getprocaddress(m, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(StringBytePtr(pname))))
 	if p == 0 {
 		panic("syscall: could not GetProcAddress for " + pname)
@@ -110,22 +114,22 @@
 // windows api calls
 
 //sys	GetLastError() (lasterrno int)
-//sys	LoadLibrary(libname string) (handle uint32, errno int) = LoadLibraryW
-//sys	FreeLibrary(handle uint32) (errno int)
-//sys	GetProcAddress(module uint32, procname string) (proc uint32, errno int)
+//sys	LoadLibrary(libname string) (handle Handle, errno int) = LoadLibraryW
+//sys	FreeLibrary(handle Handle) (errno int)
+//sys	GetProcAddress(module Handle, procname string) (proc Handle, errno int)
 //sys	GetVersion() (ver uint32, errno int)
 //sys	FormatMessage(flags uint32, msgsrc uint32, msgid uint32, langid uint32, buf []uint16, args *byte) (n uint32, errno int) = FormatMessageW
 //sys	ExitProcess(exitcode uint32)
-//sys	CreateFile(name *uint16, access uint32, mode uint32, sa *SecurityAttributes, createmode uint32, attrs uint32, templatefile int32) (handle int32, errno int) [failretval==-1] = CreateFileW
-//sys	ReadFile(handle int32, buf []byte, done *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped) (errno int)
-//sys	WriteFile(handle int32, buf []byte, done *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped) (errno int)
-//sys	SetFilePointer(handle int32, lowoffset int32, highoffsetptr *int32, whence uint32) (newlowoffset uint32, errno int) [failretval==0xffffffff]
-//sys	CloseHandle(handle int32) (errno int)
-//sys	GetStdHandle(stdhandle int32) (handle int32, errno int) [failretval==-1]
-//sys	FindFirstFile(name *uint16, data *Win32finddata) (handle int32, errno int) [failretval==-1] = FindFirstFileW
-//sys	FindNextFile(handle int32, data *Win32finddata) (errno int) = FindNextFileW
-//sys	FindClose(handle int32) (errno int)
-//sys	GetFileInformationByHandle(handle int32, data *ByHandleFileInformation) (errno int)
+//sys	CreateFile(name *uint16, access uint32, mode uint32, sa *SecurityAttributes, createmode uint32, attrs uint32, templatefile int32) (handle Handle, errno int) [failretval==InvalidHandle] = CreateFileW
+//sys	ReadFile(handle Handle, buf []byte, done *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped) (errno int)
+//sys	WriteFile(handle Handle, buf []byte, done *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped) (errno int)
+//sys	SetFilePointer(handle Handle, lowoffset int32, highoffsetptr *int32, whence uint32) (newlowoffset uint32, errno int) [failretval==0xffffffff]
+//sys	CloseHandle(handle Handle) (errno int)
+//sys	GetStdHandle(stdhandle int) (handle Handle, errno int) [failretval==InvalidHandle]
+//sys	FindFirstFile(name *uint16, data *Win32finddata) (handle Handle, errno int) [failretval==InvalidHandle] = FindFirstFileW
+//sys	FindNextFile(handle Handle, data *Win32finddata) (errno int) = FindNextFileW
+//sys	FindClose(handle Handle) (errno int)
+//sys	GetFileInformationByHandle(handle Handle, data *ByHandleFileInformation) (errno int)
 //sys	GetCurrentDirectory(buflen uint32, buf *uint16) (n uint32, errno int) = GetCurrentDirectoryW
 //sys	SetCurrentDirectory(path *uint16) (errno int) = SetCurrentDirectoryW
 //sys	CreateDirectory(path *uint16, sa *SecurityAttributes) (errno int) = CreateDirectoryW
@@ -133,47 +137,47 @@
 //sys	DeleteFile(path *uint16) (errno int) = DeleteFileW
 //sys	MoveFile(from *uint16, to *uint16) (errno int) = MoveFileW
 //sys	GetComputerName(buf *uint16, n *uint32) (errno int) = GetComputerNameW
-//sys	SetEndOfFile(handle int32) (errno int)
+//sys	SetEndOfFile(handle Handle) (errno int)
 //sys	GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(time *Filetime)
 //sys	sleep(msec uint32) = Sleep
 //sys	GetTimeZoneInformation(tzi *Timezoneinformation) (rc uint32, errno int) [failretval==0xffffffff]
-//sys	CreateIoCompletionPort(filehandle int32, cphandle int32, key uint32, threadcnt uint32) (handle int32, errno int)
-//sys	GetQueuedCompletionStatus(cphandle int32, qty *uint32, key *uint32, overlapped **Overlapped, timeout uint32) (errno int)
-//sys	CancelIo(s uint32) (errno int)
+//sys	CreateIoCompletionPort(filehandle Handle, cphandle Handle, key uint32, threadcnt uint32) (handle Handle, errno int)
+//sys	GetQueuedCompletionStatus(cphandle Handle, qty *uint32, key *uint32, overlapped **Overlapped, timeout uint32) (errno int)
+//sys	CancelIo(s Handle) (errno int)
 //sys	CreateProcess(appName *uint16, commandLine *uint16, procSecurity *SecurityAttributes, threadSecurity *SecurityAttributes, inheritHandles bool, creationFlags uint32, env *uint16, currentDir *uint16, startupInfo *StartupInfo, outProcInfo *ProcessInformation) (errno int) = CreateProcessW
-//sys	OpenProcess(da uint32, inheritHandle bool, pid uint32) (handle int32, errno int)
-//sys	TerminateProcess(handle int32, exitcode uint32) (errno int)
-//sys	GetExitCodeProcess(handle int32, exitcode *uint32) (errno int)
+//sys	OpenProcess(da uint32, inheritHandle bool, pid uint32) (handle Handle, errno int)
+//sys	TerminateProcess(handle Handle, exitcode uint32) (errno int)
+//sys	GetExitCodeProcess(handle Handle, exitcode *uint32) (errno int)
 //sys	GetStartupInfo(startupInfo *StartupInfo) (errno int) = GetStartupInfoW
-//sys	GetCurrentProcess() (pseudoHandle int32, errno int)
-//sys	DuplicateHandle(hSourceProcessHandle int32, hSourceHandle int32, hTargetProcessHandle int32, lpTargetHandle *int32, dwDesiredAccess uint32, bInheritHandle bool, dwOptions uint32) (errno int)
-//sys	WaitForSingleObject(handle int32, waitMilliseconds uint32) (event uint32, errno int) [failretval==0xffffffff]
+//sys	GetCurrentProcess() (pseudoHandle Handle, errno int)
+//sys	DuplicateHandle(hSourceProcessHandle Handle, hSourceHandle Handle, hTargetProcessHandle Handle, lpTargetHandle *Handle, dwDesiredAccess uint32, bInheritHandle bool, dwOptions uint32) (errno int)
+//sys	WaitForSingleObject(handle Handle, waitMilliseconds uint32) (event uint32, errno int) [failretval==0xffffffff]
 //sys	GetTempPath(buflen uint32, buf *uint16) (n uint32, errno int) = GetTempPathW
-//sys	CreatePipe(readhandle *uint32, writehandle *uint32, sa *SecurityAttributes, size uint32) (errno int)
-//sys	GetFileType(filehandle uint32) (n uint32, errno int)
-//sys	CryptAcquireContext(provhandle *uint32, container *uint16, provider *uint16, provtype uint32, flags uint32) (errno int) = advapi32.CryptAcquireContextW
-//sys	CryptReleaseContext(provhandle uint32, flags uint32) (errno int) = advapi32.CryptReleaseContext
-//sys	CryptGenRandom(provhandle uint32, buflen uint32, buf *byte) (errno int) = advapi32.CryptGenRandom
+//sys	CreatePipe(readhandle *Handle, writehandle *Handle, sa *SecurityAttributes, size uint32) (errno int)
+//sys	GetFileType(filehandle Handle) (n uint32, errno int)
+//sys	CryptAcquireContext(provhandle *Handle, container *uint16, provider *uint16, provtype uint32, flags uint32) (errno int) = advapi32.CryptAcquireContextW
+//sys	CryptReleaseContext(provhandle Handle, flags uint32) (errno int) = advapi32.CryptReleaseContext
+//sys	CryptGenRandom(provhandle Handle, buflen uint32, buf *byte) (errno int) = advapi32.CryptGenRandom
 //sys	GetEnvironmentStrings() (envs *uint16, errno int) [failretval==nil] = kernel32.GetEnvironmentStringsW
 //sys	FreeEnvironmentStrings(envs *uint16) (errno int) = kernel32.FreeEnvironmentStringsW
 //sys	GetEnvironmentVariable(name *uint16, buffer *uint16, size uint32) (n uint32, errno int) = kernel32.GetEnvironmentVariableW
 //sys	SetEnvironmentVariable(name *uint16, value *uint16) (errno int) = kernel32.SetEnvironmentVariableW
-//sys	SetFileTime(handle int32, ctime *Filetime, atime *Filetime, wtime *Filetime) (errno int)
+//sys	SetFileTime(handle Handle, ctime *Filetime, atime *Filetime, wtime *Filetime) (errno int)
 //sys	GetFileAttributes(name *uint16) (attrs uint32, errno int) [failretval==INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES] = kernel32.GetFileAttributesW
 //sys	SetFileAttributes(name *uint16, attrs uint32) (errno int) = kernel32.SetFileAttributesW
 //sys	GetCommandLine() (cmd *uint16) = kernel32.GetCommandLineW
 //sys	CommandLineToArgv(cmd *uint16, argc *int32) (argv *[8192]*[8192]uint16, errno int) [failretval==nil] = shell32.CommandLineToArgvW
-//sys	LocalFree(hmem uint32) (handle uint32, errno int) [failretval!=0]
-//sys	SetHandleInformation(handle int32, mask uint32, flags uint32) (errno int)
-//sys	FlushFileBuffers(handle int32) (errno int)
+//sys	LocalFree(hmem Handle) (handle Handle, errno int) [failretval!=0]
+//sys	SetHandleInformation(handle Handle, mask uint32, flags uint32) (errno int)
+//sys	FlushFileBuffers(handle Handle) (errno int)
 //sys	GetFullPathName(path *uint16, buflen uint32, buf *uint16, fname **uint16) (n uint32, errno int) = kernel32.GetFullPathNameW
-//sys	CreateFileMapping(fhandle int32, sa *SecurityAttributes, prot uint32, maxSizeHigh uint32, maxSizeLow uint32, name *uint16) (handle int32, errno int) = kernel32.CreateFileMappingW
-//sys	MapViewOfFile(handle int32, access uint32, offsetHigh uint32, offsetLow uint32, length uintptr) (addr uintptr, errno int)
+//sys	CreateFileMapping(fhandle Handle, sa *SecurityAttributes, prot uint32, maxSizeHigh uint32, maxSizeLow uint32, name *uint16) (handle Handle, errno int) = kernel32.CreateFileMappingW
+//sys	MapViewOfFile(handle Handle, access uint32, offsetHigh uint32, offsetLow uint32, length uintptr) (addr uintptr, errno int)
 //sys	UnmapViewOfFile(addr uintptr) (errno int)
 //sys	FlushViewOfFile(addr uintptr, length uintptr) (errno int)
 //sys	VirtualLock(addr uintptr, length uintptr) (errno int)
 //sys	VirtualUnlock(addr uintptr, length uintptr) (errno int)
-//sys	TransmitFile(s int32, handle int32, bytesToWrite uint32, bytsPerSend uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, transmitFileBuf *TransmitFileBuffers, flags uint32) (errno int) = wsock32.TransmitFile
+//sys	TransmitFile(s Handle, handle Handle, bytesToWrite uint32, bytsPerSend uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, transmitFileBuf *TransmitFileBuffers, flags uint32) (errno int) = wsock32.TransmitFile
 
 // syscall interface implementation for other packages
 
@@ -205,9 +209,9 @@
 	return &sa
 }
 
-func Open(path string, mode int, perm uint32) (fd int, errno int) {
+func Open(path string, mode int, perm uint32) (fd Handle, errno int) {
 	if len(path) == 0 {
-		return -1, ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
+		return InvalidHandle, ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
 	}
 	var access uint32
 	switch mode & (O_RDONLY | O_WRONLY | O_RDWR) {
@@ -244,12 +248,12 @@
 		createmode = OPEN_EXISTING
 	}
 	h, e := CreateFile(StringToUTF16Ptr(path), access, sharemode, sa, createmode, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0)
-	return int(h), int(e)
+	return h, int(e)
 }
 
-func Read(fd int, p []byte) (n int, errno int) {
+func Read(fd Handle, p []byte) (n int, errno int) {
 	var done uint32
-	e := ReadFile(int32(fd), p, &done, nil)
+	e := ReadFile(fd, p, &done, nil)
 	if e != 0 {
 		if e == ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE {
 			// NOTE(brainman): work around ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE is returned on reading EOF from stdin
@@ -260,16 +264,16 @@
 	return int(done), 0
 }
 
-func Write(fd int, p []byte) (n int, errno int) {
+func Write(fd Handle, p []byte) (n int, errno int) {
 	var done uint32
-	e := WriteFile(int32(fd), p, &done, nil)
+	e := WriteFile(fd, p, &done, nil)
 	if e != 0 {
 		return 0, e
 	}
 	return int(done), 0
 }
 
-func Seek(fd int, offset int64, whence int) (newoffset int64, errno int) {
+func Seek(fd Handle, offset int64, whence int) (newoffset int64, errno int) {
 	var w uint32
 	switch whence {
 	case 0:
@@ -282,19 +286,19 @@
 	hi := int32(offset >> 32)
 	lo := int32(offset)
 	// use GetFileType to check pipe, pipe can't do seek
-	ft, _ := GetFileType(uint32(fd))
+	ft, _ := GetFileType(fd)
 	if ft == FILE_TYPE_PIPE {
 		return 0, EPIPE
 	}
-	rlo, e := SetFilePointer(int32(fd), lo, &hi, w)
+	rlo, e := SetFilePointer(fd, lo, &hi, w)
 	if e != 0 {
 		return 0, e
 	}
 	return int64(hi)<<32 + int64(rlo), 0
 }
 
-func Close(fd int) (errno int) {
-	return CloseHandle(int32(fd))
+func Close(fd Handle) (errno int) {
+	return CloseHandle(fd)
 }
 
 var (
@@ -303,9 +307,9 @@
 	Stderr = getStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE)
 )
 
-func getStdHandle(h int32) (fd int) {
+func getStdHandle(h int) (fd Handle) {
 	r, _ := GetStdHandle(h)
-	return int(r)
+	return r
 }
 
 func Stat(path string, stat *Stat_t) (errno int) {
@@ -384,7 +388,7 @@
 	return string(utf16.Decode(b[0:n])), 0
 }
 
-func Ftruncate(fd int, length int64) (errno int) {
+func Ftruncate(fd Handle, length int64) (errno int) {
 	curoffset, e := Seek(fd, 0, 1)
 	if e != 0 {
 		return e
@@ -394,7 +398,7 @@
 	if e != 0 {
 		return e
 	}
-	e = SetEndOfFile(int32(fd))
+	e = SetEndOfFile(fd)
 	if e != 0 {
 		return e
 	}
@@ -413,17 +417,17 @@
 	return 0
 }
 
-func Pipe(p []int) (errno int) {
+func Pipe(p []Handle) (errno int) {
 	if len(p) != 2 {
 		return EINVAL
 	}
-	var r, w uint32
+	var r, w Handle
 	e := CreatePipe(&r, &w, makeInheritSa(), 0)
 	if e != 0 {
 		return e
 	}
-	p[0] = int(r)
-	p[1] = int(w)
+	p[0] = r
+	p[1] = w
 	return 0
 }
 
@@ -437,14 +441,14 @@
 	if e != 0 {
 		return e
 	}
-	defer Close(int(h))
+	defer Close(h)
 	a := NsecToFiletime(tv[0].Nanoseconds())
 	w := NsecToFiletime(tv[1].Nanoseconds())
 	return SetFileTime(h, nil, &a, &w)
 }
 
-func Fsync(fd int) (errno int) {
-	return FlushFileBuffers(int32(fd))
+func Fsync(fd Handle) (errno int) {
+	return FlushFileBuffers(fd)
 }
 
 func Chmod(path string, mode uint32) (errno int) {
@@ -468,22 +472,22 @@
 
 //sys	WSAStartup(verreq uint32, data *WSAData) (sockerrno int) = wsock32.WSAStartup
 //sys	WSACleanup() (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.WSACleanup
-//sys	WSAIoctl(s int32, iocc uint32, inbuf *byte, cbif uint32, outbuf *byte, cbob uint32, cbbr *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, completionRoutine uintptr) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = ws2_32.WSAIoctl
-//sys	socket(af int32, typ int32, protocol int32) (handle int32, errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.socket
-//sys	setsockopt(s int32, level int32, optname int32, optval *byte, optlen int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.setsockopt
-//sys	bind(s int32, name uintptr, namelen int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.bind
-//sys	connect(s int32, name uintptr, namelen int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.connect
-//sys	getsockname(s int32, rsa *RawSockaddrAny, addrlen *int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.getsockname
-//sys	getpeername(s int32, rsa *RawSockaddrAny, addrlen *int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.getpeername
-//sys	listen(s int32, backlog int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.listen
-//sys	shutdown(s int32, how int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.shutdown
-//sys	Closesocket(s int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.closesocket
-//sys	AcceptEx(ls uint32, as uint32, buf *byte, rxdatalen uint32, laddrlen uint32, raddrlen uint32, recvd *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped) (errno int) = wsock32.AcceptEx
+//sys	WSAIoctl(s Handle, iocc uint32, inbuf *byte, cbif uint32, outbuf *byte, cbob uint32, cbbr *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, completionRoutine uintptr) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = ws2_32.WSAIoctl
+//sys	socket(af int32, typ int32, protocol int32) (handle Handle, errno int) [failretval==InvalidHandle] = wsock32.socket
+//sys	setsockopt(s Handle, level int32, optname int32, optval *byte, optlen int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.setsockopt
+//sys	bind(s Handle, name uintptr, namelen int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.bind
+//sys	connect(s Handle, name uintptr, namelen int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.connect
+//sys	getsockname(s Handle, rsa *RawSockaddrAny, addrlen *int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.getsockname
+//sys	getpeername(s Handle, rsa *RawSockaddrAny, addrlen *int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.getpeername
+//sys	listen(s Handle, backlog int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.listen
+//sys	shutdown(s Handle, how int32) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.shutdown
+//sys	Closesocket(s Handle) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = wsock32.closesocket
+//sys	AcceptEx(ls Handle, as Handle, buf *byte, rxdatalen uint32, laddrlen uint32, raddrlen uint32, recvd *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped) (errno int) = wsock32.AcceptEx
 //sys	GetAcceptExSockaddrs(buf *byte, rxdatalen uint32, laddrlen uint32, raddrlen uint32, lrsa **RawSockaddrAny, lrsalen *int32, rrsa **RawSockaddrAny, rrsalen *int32) = wsock32.GetAcceptExSockaddrs
-//sys	WSARecv(s uint32, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, recvd *uint32, flags *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = ws2_32.WSARecv
-//sys	WSASend(s uint32, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = ws2_32.WSASend
-//sys	WSARecvFrom(s uint32, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, recvd *uint32, flags *uint32,  from *RawSockaddrAny, fromlen *int32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = ws2_32.WSARecvFrom
-//sys	WSASendTo(s uint32, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32, to *RawSockaddrAny, tolen int32,  overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = ws2_32.WSASendTo
+//sys	WSARecv(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, recvd *uint32, flags *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = ws2_32.WSARecv
+//sys	WSASend(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = ws2_32.WSASend
+//sys	WSARecvFrom(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, recvd *uint32, flags *uint32,  from *RawSockaddrAny, fromlen *int32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = ws2_32.WSARecvFrom
+//sys	WSASendTo(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32, to *RawSockaddrAny, tolen int32,  overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) [failretval==-1] = ws2_32.WSASendTo
 //sys	GetHostByName(name string) (h *Hostent, errno int) [failretval==nil] = ws2_32.gethostbyname
 //sys	GetServByName(name string, proto string) (s *Servent, errno int) [failretval==nil] = ws2_32.getservbyname
 //sys	Ntohs(netshort uint16) (u uint16) = ws2_32.ntohs
@@ -578,62 +582,62 @@
 	return nil, EAFNOSUPPORT
 }
 
-func Socket(domain, typ, proto int) (fd, errno int) {
+func Socket(domain, typ, proto int) (fd Handle, errno int) {
 	if domain == AF_INET6 && SocketDisableIPv6 {
-		return -1, EAFNOSUPPORT
+		return InvalidHandle, EAFNOSUPPORT
 	}
 	h, e := socket(int32(domain), int32(typ), int32(proto))
-	return int(h), int(e)
+	return h, int(e)
 }
 
-func SetsockoptInt(fd, level, opt int, value int) (errno int) {
+func SetsockoptInt(fd Handle, level, opt int, value int) (errno int) {
 	v := int32(value)
-	return int(setsockopt(int32(fd), int32(level), int32(opt), (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&v)), int32(unsafe.Sizeof(v))))
+	return int(setsockopt(fd, int32(level), int32(opt), (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&v)), int32(unsafe.Sizeof(v))))
 }
 
-func Bind(fd int, sa Sockaddr) (errno int) {
+func Bind(fd Handle, sa Sockaddr) (errno int) {
 	ptr, n, err := sa.sockaddr()
 	if err != 0 {
 		return err
 	}
-	return bind(int32(fd), ptr, n)
+	return bind(fd, ptr, n)
 }
 
-func Connect(fd int, sa Sockaddr) (errno int) {
+func Connect(fd Handle, sa Sockaddr) (errno int) {
 	ptr, n, err := sa.sockaddr()
 	if err != 0 {
 		return err
 	}
-	return connect(int32(fd), ptr, n)
+	return connect(fd, ptr, n)
 }
 
-func Getsockname(fd int) (sa Sockaddr, errno int) {
+func Getsockname(fd Handle) (sa Sockaddr, errno int) {
 	var rsa RawSockaddrAny
 	l := int32(unsafe.Sizeof(rsa))
-	if errno = getsockname(int32(fd), &rsa, &l); errno != 0 {
+	if errno = getsockname(fd, &rsa, &l); errno != 0 {
 		return
 	}
 	return rsa.Sockaddr()
 }
 
-func Getpeername(fd int) (sa Sockaddr, errno int) {
+func Getpeername(fd Handle) (sa Sockaddr, errno int) {
 	var rsa RawSockaddrAny
 	l := int32(unsafe.Sizeof(rsa))
-	if errno = getpeername(int32(fd), &rsa, &l); errno != 0 {
+	if errno = getpeername(fd, &rsa, &l); errno != 0 {
 		return
 	}
 	return rsa.Sockaddr()
 }
 
-func Listen(s int, n int) (errno int) {
-	return int(listen(int32(s), int32(n)))
+func Listen(s Handle, n int) (errno int) {
+	return int(listen(s, int32(n)))
 }
 
-func Shutdown(fd, how int) (errno int) {
-	return int(shutdown(int32(fd), int32(how)))
+func Shutdown(fd Handle, how int) (errno int) {
+	return int(shutdown(fd, int32(how)))
 }
 
-func WSASendto(s uint32, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32, to Sockaddr, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) {
+func WSASendto(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32, to Sockaddr, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) {
 	rsa, l, err := to.sockaddr()
 	if err != 0 {
 		return err
@@ -670,10 +674,12 @@
 
 // TODO(brainman): fix all needed for net
 
-func Accept(fd int) (nfd int, sa Sockaddr, errno int)                        { return 0, nil, EWINDOWS }
-func Recvfrom(fd int, p []byte, flags int) (n int, from Sockaddr, errno int) { return 0, nil, EWINDOWS }
-func Sendto(fd int, p []byte, flags int, to Sockaddr) (errno int)            { return EWINDOWS }
-func SetsockoptTimeval(fd, level, opt int, tv *Timeval) (errno int)          { return EWINDOWS }
+func Accept(fd Handle) (nfd Handle, sa Sockaddr, errno int) { return 0, nil, EWINDOWS }
+func Recvfrom(fd Handle, p []byte, flags int) (n int, from Sockaddr, errno int) {
+	return 0, nil, EWINDOWS
+}
+func Sendto(fd Handle, p []byte, flags int, to Sockaddr) (errno int)       { return EWINDOWS }
+func SetsockoptTimeval(fd Handle, level, opt int, tv *Timeval) (errno int) { return EWINDOWS }
 
 type Linger struct {
 	Onoff  int32
@@ -695,25 +701,25 @@
 	Interface uint32
 }
 
-func SetsockoptLinger(fd, level, opt int, l *Linger) (errno int)        { return EWINDOWS }
-func SetsockoptIPMreq(fd, level, opt int, mreq *IPMreq) (errno int)     { return EWINDOWS }
-func SetsockoptIPv6Mreq(fd, level, opt int, mreq *IPv6Mreq) (errno int) { return EWINDOWS }
-func BindToDevice(fd int, device string) (errno int)                    { return EWINDOWS }
+func SetsockoptLinger(fd Handle, level, opt int, l *Linger) (errno int)        { return EWINDOWS }
+func SetsockoptIPMreq(fd Handle, level, opt int, mreq *IPMreq) (errno int)     { return EWINDOWS }
+func SetsockoptIPv6Mreq(fd Handle, level, opt int, mreq *IPv6Mreq) (errno int) { return EWINDOWS }
+func BindToDevice(fd Handle, device string) (errno int)                        { return EWINDOWS }
 
 // TODO(brainman): fix all needed for os
 
 func Getpid() (pid int)   { return -1 }
 func Getppid() (ppid int) { return -1 }
 
-func Fchdir(fd int) (errno int)                           { return EWINDOWS }
+func Fchdir(fd Handle) (errno int)                        { return EWINDOWS }
 func Link(oldpath, newpath string) (errno int)            { return EWINDOWS }
 func Symlink(path, link string) (errno int)               { return EWINDOWS }
 func Readlink(path string, buf []byte) (n int, errno int) { return 0, EWINDOWS }
 
-func Fchmod(fd int, mode uint32) (errno int)           { return EWINDOWS }
+func Fchmod(fd Handle, mode uint32) (errno int)        { return EWINDOWS }
 func Chown(path string, uid int, gid int) (errno int)  { return EWINDOWS }
 func Lchown(path string, uid int, gid int) (errno int) { return EWINDOWS }
-func Fchown(fd int, uid int, gid int) (errno int)      { return EWINDOWS }
+func Fchown(fd Handle, uid int, gid int) (errno int)   { return EWINDOWS }
 
 func Getuid() (uid int)                  { return -1 }
 func Geteuid() (euid int)                { return -1 }
@@ -723,11 +729,11 @@
 
 // TODO(brainman): fix all this meaningless code, it is here to compile exec.go
 
-func read(fd int, buf *byte, nbuf int) (n int, errno int) {
+func read(fd Handle, buf *byte, nbuf int) (n int, errno int) {
 	return 0, EWINDOWS
 }
 
-func fcntl(fd, cmd, arg int) (val int, errno int) {
+func fcntl(fd Handle, cmd, arg int) (val int, errno int) {
 	return 0, EWINDOWS
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_windows_386.go b/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_windows_386.go
index fd28d33..8bf8db8 100644
--- a/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_windows_386.go
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_windows_386.go
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func LoadLibrary(libname string) (handle uint32, errno int) {
+func LoadLibrary(libname string) (handle Handle, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(procLoadLibraryW, 1, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(StringToUTF16Ptr(libname))), 0, 0)
-	handle = uint32(r0)
+	handle = Handle(r0)
 	if handle == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
 			errno = int(e1)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func FreeLibrary(handle uint32) (errno int) {
+func FreeLibrary(handle Handle) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procFreeLibrary, 1, uintptr(handle), 0, 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func GetProcAddress(module uint32, procname string) (proc uint32, errno int) {
+func GetProcAddress(module Handle, procname string) (proc Handle, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(procGetProcAddress, 2, uintptr(module), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(StringBytePtr(procname))), 0)
-	proc = uint32(r0)
+	proc = Handle(r0)
 	if proc == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
 			errno = int(e1)
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func CreateFile(name *uint16, access uint32, mode uint32, sa *SecurityAttributes, createmode uint32, attrs uint32, templatefile int32) (handle int32, errno int) {
+func CreateFile(name *uint16, access uint32, mode uint32, sa *SecurityAttributes, createmode uint32, attrs uint32, templatefile int32) (handle Handle, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall9(procCreateFileW, 7, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(name)), uintptr(access), uintptr(mode), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(sa)), uintptr(createmode), uintptr(attrs), uintptr(templatefile), 0, 0)
-	handle = int32(r0)
-	if handle == -1 {
+	handle = Handle(r0)
+	if handle == InvalidHandle {
 		if e1 != 0 {
 			errno = int(e1)
 		} else {
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func ReadFile(handle int32, buf []byte, done *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped) (errno int) {
+func ReadFile(handle Handle, buf []byte, done *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped) (errno int) {
 	var _p0 *byte
 	if len(buf) > 0 {
 		_p0 = &buf[0]
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func WriteFile(handle int32, buf []byte, done *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped) (errno int) {
+func WriteFile(handle Handle, buf []byte, done *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped) (errno int) {
 	var _p0 *byte
 	if len(buf) > 0 {
 		_p0 = &buf[0]
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func SetFilePointer(handle int32, lowoffset int32, highoffsetptr *int32, whence uint32) (newlowoffset uint32, errno int) {
+func SetFilePointer(handle Handle, lowoffset int32, highoffsetptr *int32, whence uint32) (newlowoffset uint32, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall6(procSetFilePointer, 4, uintptr(handle), uintptr(lowoffset), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(highoffsetptr)), uintptr(whence), 0, 0)
 	newlowoffset = uint32(r0)
 	if newlowoffset == 0xffffffff {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func CloseHandle(handle int32) (errno int) {
+func CloseHandle(handle Handle) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procCloseHandle, 1, uintptr(handle), 0, 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func GetStdHandle(stdhandle int32) (handle int32, errno int) {
+func GetStdHandle(stdhandle int) (handle Handle, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(procGetStdHandle, 1, uintptr(stdhandle), 0, 0)
-	handle = int32(r0)
-	if handle == -1 {
+	handle = Handle(r0)
+	if handle == InvalidHandle {
 		if e1 != 0 {
 			errno = int(e1)
 		} else {
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func FindFirstFile(name *uint16, data *Win32finddata) (handle int32, errno int) {
+func FindFirstFile(name *uint16, data *Win32finddata) (handle Handle, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(procFindFirstFileW, 2, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(name)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(data)), 0)
-	handle = int32(r0)
-	if handle == -1 {
+	handle = Handle(r0)
+	if handle == InvalidHandle {
 		if e1 != 0 {
 			errno = int(e1)
 		} else {
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func FindNextFile(handle int32, data *Win32finddata) (errno int) {
+func FindNextFile(handle Handle, data *Win32finddata) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procFindNextFileW, 2, uintptr(handle), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(data)), 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func FindClose(handle int32) (errno int) {
+func FindClose(handle Handle) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procFindClose, 1, uintptr(handle), 0, 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func GetFileInformationByHandle(handle int32, data *ByHandleFileInformation) (errno int) {
+func GetFileInformationByHandle(handle Handle, data *ByHandleFileInformation) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procGetFileInformationByHandle, 2, uintptr(handle), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(data)), 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func SetEndOfFile(handle int32) (errno int) {
+func SetEndOfFile(handle Handle) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procSetEndOfFile, 1, uintptr(handle), 0, 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -485,9 +485,9 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func CreateIoCompletionPort(filehandle int32, cphandle int32, key uint32, threadcnt uint32) (handle int32, errno int) {
+func CreateIoCompletionPort(filehandle Handle, cphandle Handle, key uint32, threadcnt uint32) (handle Handle, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall6(procCreateIoCompletionPort, 4, uintptr(filehandle), uintptr(cphandle), uintptr(key), uintptr(threadcnt), 0, 0)
-	handle = int32(r0)
+	handle = Handle(r0)
 	if handle == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
 			errno = int(e1)
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func GetQueuedCompletionStatus(cphandle int32, qty *uint32, key *uint32, overlapped **Overlapped, timeout uint32) (errno int) {
+func GetQueuedCompletionStatus(cphandle Handle, qty *uint32, key *uint32, overlapped **Overlapped, timeout uint32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall6(procGetQueuedCompletionStatus, 5, uintptr(cphandle), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(qty)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(key)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(overlapped)), uintptr(timeout), 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func CancelIo(s uint32) (errno int) {
+func CancelIo(s Handle) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procCancelIo, 1, uintptr(s), 0, 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func OpenProcess(da uint32, inheritHandle bool, pid uint32) (handle int32, errno int) {
+func OpenProcess(da uint32, inheritHandle bool, pid uint32) (handle Handle, errno int) {
 	var _p0 uint32
 	if inheritHandle {
 		_p0 = 1
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
 		_p0 = 0
 	}
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(procOpenProcess, 3, uintptr(da), uintptr(_p0), uintptr(pid))
-	handle = int32(r0)
+	handle = Handle(r0)
 	if handle == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
 			errno = int(e1)
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func TerminateProcess(handle int32, exitcode uint32) (errno int) {
+func TerminateProcess(handle Handle, exitcode uint32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procTerminateProcess, 2, uintptr(handle), uintptr(exitcode), 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func GetExitCodeProcess(handle int32, exitcode *uint32) (errno int) {
+func GetExitCodeProcess(handle Handle, exitcode *uint32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procGetExitCodeProcess, 2, uintptr(handle), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(exitcode)), 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -611,9 +611,9 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func GetCurrentProcess() (pseudoHandle int32, errno int) {
+func GetCurrentProcess() (pseudoHandle Handle, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(procGetCurrentProcess, 0, 0, 0, 0)
-	pseudoHandle = int32(r0)
+	pseudoHandle = Handle(r0)
 	if pseudoHandle == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
 			errno = int(e1)
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func DuplicateHandle(hSourceProcessHandle int32, hSourceHandle int32, hTargetProcessHandle int32, lpTargetHandle *int32, dwDesiredAccess uint32, bInheritHandle bool, dwOptions uint32) (errno int) {
+func DuplicateHandle(hSourceProcessHandle Handle, hSourceHandle Handle, hTargetProcessHandle Handle, lpTargetHandle *Handle, dwDesiredAccess uint32, bInheritHandle bool, dwOptions uint32) (errno int) {
 	var _p0 uint32
 	if bInheritHandle {
 		_p0 = 1
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func WaitForSingleObject(handle int32, waitMilliseconds uint32) (event uint32, errno int) {
+func WaitForSingleObject(handle Handle, waitMilliseconds uint32) (event uint32, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(procWaitForSingleObject, 2, uintptr(handle), uintptr(waitMilliseconds), 0)
 	event = uint32(r0)
 	if event == 0xffffffff {
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func CreatePipe(readhandle *uint32, writehandle *uint32, sa *SecurityAttributes, size uint32) (errno int) {
+func CreatePipe(readhandle *Handle, writehandle *Handle, sa *SecurityAttributes, size uint32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall6(procCreatePipe, 4, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(readhandle)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(writehandle)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(sa)), uintptr(size), 0, 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func GetFileType(filehandle uint32) (n uint32, errno int) {
+func GetFileType(filehandle Handle) (n uint32, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(procGetFileType, 1, uintptr(filehandle), 0, 0)
 	n = uint32(r0)
 	if n == 0 {
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func CryptAcquireContext(provhandle *uint32, container *uint16, provider *uint16, provtype uint32, flags uint32) (errno int) {
+func CryptAcquireContext(provhandle *Handle, container *uint16, provider *uint16, provtype uint32, flags uint32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall6(procCryptAcquireContextW, 5, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(provhandle)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(container)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(provider)), uintptr(provtype), uintptr(flags), 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func CryptReleaseContext(provhandle uint32, flags uint32) (errno int) {
+func CryptReleaseContext(provhandle Handle, flags uint32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procCryptReleaseContext, 2, uintptr(provhandle), uintptr(flags), 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func CryptGenRandom(provhandle uint32, buflen uint32, buf *byte) (errno int) {
+func CryptGenRandom(provhandle Handle, buflen uint32, buf *byte) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procCryptGenRandom, 3, uintptr(provhandle), uintptr(buflen), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(buf)))
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func SetFileTime(handle int32, ctime *Filetime, atime *Filetime, wtime *Filetime) (errno int) {
+func SetFileTime(handle Handle, ctime *Filetime, atime *Filetime, wtime *Filetime) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall6(procSetFileTime, 4, uintptr(handle), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(ctime)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(atime)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(wtime)), 0, 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -869,9 +869,9 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func LocalFree(hmem uint32) (handle uint32, errno int) {
+func LocalFree(hmem Handle) (handle Handle, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(procLocalFree, 1, uintptr(hmem), 0, 0)
-	handle = uint32(r0)
+	handle = Handle(r0)
 	if handle != 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
 			errno = int(e1)
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func SetHandleInformation(handle int32, mask uint32, flags uint32) (errno int) {
+func SetHandleInformation(handle Handle, mask uint32, flags uint32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procSetHandleInformation, 3, uintptr(handle), uintptr(mask), uintptr(flags))
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func FlushFileBuffers(handle int32) (errno int) {
+func FlushFileBuffers(handle Handle) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procFlushFileBuffers, 1, uintptr(handle), 0, 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -927,9 +927,9 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func CreateFileMapping(fhandle int32, sa *SecurityAttributes, prot uint32, maxSizeHigh uint32, maxSizeLow uint32, name *uint16) (handle int32, errno int) {
+func CreateFileMapping(fhandle Handle, sa *SecurityAttributes, prot uint32, maxSizeHigh uint32, maxSizeLow uint32, name *uint16) (handle Handle, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall6(procCreateFileMappingW, 6, uintptr(fhandle), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(sa)), uintptr(prot), uintptr(maxSizeHigh), uintptr(maxSizeLow), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(name)))
-	handle = int32(r0)
+	handle = Handle(r0)
 	if handle == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
 			errno = int(e1)
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func MapViewOfFile(handle int32, access uint32, offsetHigh uint32, offsetLow uint32, length uintptr) (addr uintptr, errno int) {
+func MapViewOfFile(handle Handle, access uint32, offsetHigh uint32, offsetLow uint32, length uintptr) (addr uintptr, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall6(procMapViewOfFile, 5, uintptr(handle), uintptr(access), uintptr(offsetHigh), uintptr(offsetLow), uintptr(length), 0)
 	addr = uintptr(r0)
 	if addr == 0 {
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func TransmitFile(s int32, handle int32, bytesToWrite uint32, bytsPerSend uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, transmitFileBuf *TransmitFileBuffers, flags uint32) (errno int) {
+func TransmitFile(s Handle, handle Handle, bytesToWrite uint32, bytsPerSend uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, transmitFileBuf *TransmitFileBuffers, flags uint32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall9(procTransmitFile, 7, uintptr(s), uintptr(handle), uintptr(bytesToWrite), uintptr(bytsPerSend), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(overlapped)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(transmitFileBuf)), uintptr(flags), 0, 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func WSAIoctl(s int32, iocc uint32, inbuf *byte, cbif uint32, outbuf *byte, cbob uint32, cbbr *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, completionRoutine uintptr) (errno int) {
+func WSAIoctl(s Handle, iocc uint32, inbuf *byte, cbif uint32, outbuf *byte, cbob uint32, cbbr *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, completionRoutine uintptr) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall9(procWSAIoctl, 9, uintptr(s), uintptr(iocc), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(inbuf)), uintptr(cbif), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(outbuf)), uintptr(cbob), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(cbbr)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(overlapped)), uintptr(completionRoutine))
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1061,10 +1061,10 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func socket(af int32, typ int32, protocol int32) (handle int32, errno int) {
+func socket(af int32, typ int32, protocol int32) (handle Handle, errno int) {
 	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(procsocket, 3, uintptr(af), uintptr(typ), uintptr(protocol))
-	handle = int32(r0)
-	if handle == -1 {
+	handle = Handle(r0)
+	if handle == InvalidHandle {
 		if e1 != 0 {
 			errno = int(e1)
 		} else {
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func setsockopt(s int32, level int32, optname int32, optval *byte, optlen int32) (errno int) {
+func setsockopt(s Handle, level int32, optname int32, optval *byte, optlen int32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall6(procsetsockopt, 5, uintptr(s), uintptr(level), uintptr(optname), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(optval)), uintptr(optlen), 0)
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func bind(s int32, name uintptr, namelen int32) (errno int) {
+func bind(s Handle, name uintptr, namelen int32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procbind, 3, uintptr(s), uintptr(name), uintptr(namelen))
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func connect(s int32, name uintptr, namelen int32) (errno int) {
+func connect(s Handle, name uintptr, namelen int32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procconnect, 3, uintptr(s), uintptr(name), uintptr(namelen))
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func getsockname(s int32, rsa *RawSockaddrAny, addrlen *int32) (errno int) {
+func getsockname(s Handle, rsa *RawSockaddrAny, addrlen *int32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procgetsockname, 3, uintptr(s), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(rsa)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(addrlen)))
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func getpeername(s int32, rsa *RawSockaddrAny, addrlen *int32) (errno int) {
+func getpeername(s Handle, rsa *RawSockaddrAny, addrlen *int32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procgetpeername, 3, uintptr(s), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(rsa)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(addrlen)))
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func listen(s int32, backlog int32) (errno int) {
+func listen(s Handle, backlog int32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(proclisten, 2, uintptr(s), uintptr(backlog), 0)
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func shutdown(s int32, how int32) (errno int) {
+func shutdown(s Handle, how int32) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procshutdown, 2, uintptr(s), uintptr(how), 0)
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func Closesocket(s int32) (errno int) {
+func Closesocket(s Handle) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall(procclosesocket, 1, uintptr(s), 0, 0)
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func AcceptEx(ls uint32, as uint32, buf *byte, rxdatalen uint32, laddrlen uint32, raddrlen uint32, recvd *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped) (errno int) {
+func AcceptEx(ls Handle, as Handle, buf *byte, rxdatalen uint32, laddrlen uint32, raddrlen uint32, recvd *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall9(procAcceptEx, 8, uintptr(ls), uintptr(as), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(buf)), uintptr(rxdatalen), uintptr(laddrlen), uintptr(raddrlen), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(recvd)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(overlapped)), 0)
 	if int(r1) == 0 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func WSARecv(s uint32, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, recvd *uint32, flags *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) {
+func WSARecv(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, recvd *uint32, flags *uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall9(procWSARecv, 7, uintptr(s), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(bufs)), uintptr(bufcnt), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(recvd)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(flags)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(overlapped)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(croutine)), 0, 0)
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func WSASend(s uint32, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) {
+func WSASend(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall9(procWSASend, 7, uintptr(s), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(bufs)), uintptr(bufcnt), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(sent)), uintptr(flags), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(overlapped)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(croutine)), 0, 0)
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func WSARecvFrom(s uint32, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, recvd *uint32, flags *uint32, from *RawSockaddrAny, fromlen *int32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) {
+func WSARecvFrom(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, recvd *uint32, flags *uint32, from *RawSockaddrAny, fromlen *int32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall9(procWSARecvFrom, 9, uintptr(s), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(bufs)), uintptr(bufcnt), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(recvd)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(flags)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(from)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(fromlen)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(overlapped)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(croutine)))
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func WSASendTo(s uint32, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32, to *RawSockaddrAny, tolen int32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) {
+func WSASendTo(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32, to *RawSockaddrAny, tolen int32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (errno int) {
 	r1, _, e1 := Syscall9(procWSASendTo, 9, uintptr(s), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(bufs)), uintptr(bufcnt), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(sent)), uintptr(flags), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(to)), uintptr(tolen), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(overlapped)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(croutine)))
 	if int(r1) == -1 {
 		if e1 != 0 {
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/ztypes_windows_386.go b/src/pkg/syscall/ztypes_windows_386.go
index 6ea85e2..1a264a4 100644
--- a/src/pkg/syscall/ztypes_windows_386.go
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/ztypes_windows_386.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 	InternalHigh uint32
 	Offset       uint32
 	OffsetHigh   uint32
-	HEvent       int32
+	HEvent       Handle
 }
 
 type Filetime struct {
@@ -306,14 +306,14 @@
 	ShowWindow    uint16
 	_             uint16
 	_             *byte
-	StdInput      int32
-	StdOutput     int32
-	StdErr        int32
+	StdInput      Handle
+	StdOutput     Handle
+	StdErr        Handle
 }
 
 type ProcessInformation struct {
-	Process   int32
-	Thread    int32
+	Process   Handle
+	Thread    Handle
 	ProcessId uint32
 	ThreadId  uint32
 }