diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/clone.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/clone.S
index 39bd79d..13bc7d7 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/clone.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/clone.S
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
 #include <machine/asm.h>
 #include <sys/linux-syscalls.h>
 
-// int  __pthread_clone(int (*fn)(void*), void* child_stack, int flags, void* arg);
+// int  __pthread_clone(void* (*fn)(void*), void* child_stack, int flags, void* arg);
 ENTRY(__pthread_clone)
     # Copy the args onto the new stack.
-    stmdb r1!, {r0, r3}
+    stmdb   r1!, {r0, r3}
 
     # The sys_clone system call only takes two arguments: 'flags' and 'child_stack'.
     # 'child_stack' is already in r1, but we need to move 'flags' into position.
diff --git a/libc/arch-mips/bionic/clone.S b/libc/arch-mips/bionic/clone.S
index 30fef8d..007e909 100644
--- a/libc/arch-mips/bionic/clone.S
+++ b/libc/arch-mips/bionic/clone.S
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <sys/linux-syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
-        
+
 	.text
 	.type __pthread_clone, @function
 	.global __pthread_clone
 	.align 4
         .ent __pthread_clone
-        
+
 /*
- * int __pthread_clone(int (*fn)(void*), void *child_stack,
+ * int __pthread_clone(void* (*fn)(void*), void *child_stack,
  *			 int flags, void *arg);
  */
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         bnez	$a3,.L__error
 
         beqz	$v0,.L__thread_start
-        
+
         j $ra
 
 .L__thread_start:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         lw	$a1,4($sp)	#  arg
         addu	$a2,$sp,16	#  tls
 
-	# void __thread_entry(int (*func)(void*), void *arg, void *tls)
+	# void __thread_entry(void* (*func)(void*), void *arg, void *tls)
         la	$t9, __thread_entry
         j	$t9
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         bnez	$a3,.L__error_bc
 
         beqz	$v0,.L__thread_start_bc
-        
+
         j $ra
 
 .L__thread_start_bc:
@@ -142,4 +142,3 @@
 	j	$t9
 
         .end __bionic_clone
-	
diff --git a/libc/arch-x86/bionic/clone.S b/libc/arch-x86/bionic/clone.S
index e7bc3ee..80e3c75 100644
--- a/libc/arch-x86/bionic/clone.S
+++ b/libc/arch-x86/bionic/clone.S
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <machine/asm.h>
 #include <sys/linux-syscalls.h>
 
-// int  __pthread_clone(int (*fn)(void*), void* tls, int flags, void* arg);
+// int  __pthread_clone(void* (*fn)(void*), void* tls, int flags, void* arg);
 ENTRY(__pthread_clone)
         pushl   %ebx
         pushl   %ecx
diff --git a/libc/bionic/bionic_clone.c b/libc/bionic/bionic_clone.c
index 187b60d..8412057 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/bionic_clone.c
+++ b/libc/bionic/bionic_clone.c
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@
     int     *parent_tidptr = NULL;
     void    *new_tls = NULL;
     int     *child_tidptr = NULL;
-    int     ret;
 
-    /* extract optional parameters - they are cummulative */
+    /* extract optional parameters - they are cumulative. */
     va_start(args, arg);
     if (flags & (CLONE_PARENT_SETTID|CLONE_SETTLS|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID)) {
         parent_tidptr = va_arg(args, int*);
@@ -73,6 +72,5 @@
     }
     va_end(args);
 
-    ret = __bionic_clone(flags, child_stack, parent_tidptr, new_tls, child_tidptr, fn, arg);
-    return ret;
+    return __bionic_clone(flags, child_stack, parent_tidptr, new_tls, child_tidptr, fn, arg);
 }
diff --git a/libc/bionic/fork.c b/libc/bionic/fork.c
index 2d5a10a..d83c535 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/fork.c
+++ b/libc/bionic/fork.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the 
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
  *    distribution.
  *
  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
  * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
  * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
- * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED 
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
  * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
  * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
  * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
         __timer_table_start_stop(0);
         __bionic_atfork_run_parent();
     } else {
-        /* Adjusting the kernel id after a fork */
-        (void)__pthread_settid(pthread_self(), gettid());
+        // Fix the tid in the pthread_internal_t struct after a fork.
+        __pthread_settid(pthread_self(), gettid());
 
         /*
          * Newly created process must update cpu accounting.
diff --git a/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp b/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp
index 266d6fa..6038056 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp
@@ -73,14 +73,15 @@
   unsigned stack_size = 128 * 1024;
   unsigned stack_bottom = stack_top - stack_size;
 
+  static void* tls[BIONIC_TLS_SLOTS];
   static pthread_internal_t thread;
+  thread.tid = gettid();
+  thread.tls = tls;
   pthread_attr_init(&thread.attr);
   pthread_attr_setstack(&thread.attr, (void*) stack_bottom, stack_size);
-  _init_thread(&thread, gettid(), false);
-
-  static void* tls_area[BIONIC_TLS_SLOTS];
-  __init_tls(tls_area, &thread);
-  tls_area[TLS_SLOT_BIONIC_PREINIT] = &args;
+  _init_thread(&thread, false);
+  __init_tls(&thread);
+  tls[TLS_SLOT_BIONIC_PREINIT] = &args;
 }
 
 void __libc_init_common(KernelArgumentBlock& args) {
diff --git a/libc/bionic/pthread-rwlocks.c b/libc/bionic/pthread-rwlocks.c
index ca3e95c..deee577 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/pthread-rwlocks.c
+++ b/libc/bionic/pthread-rwlocks.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  *  - trying to get the read-lock while there is a writer blocks
  *  - a single thread can acquire the lock multiple times in the same mode
  *
- *  - Posix states that behaviour is undefined it a thread tries to acquire
+ *  - Posix states that behavior is undefined it a thread tries to acquire
  *    the lock in two distinct modes (e.g. write after read, or read after write).
  *
  *  - This implementation tries to avoid writer starvation by making the readers
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@
 
 extern pthread_internal_t* __get_thread(void);
 
-/* Return a global kernel ID for the current thread */
-static int __get_thread_id(void)
-{
-    return __get_thread()->kernel_id;
-}
-
 int pthread_rwlockattr_init(pthread_rwlockattr_t *attr)
 {
     if (!attr)
@@ -150,8 +144,6 @@
 
 int pthread_rwlock_destroy(pthread_rwlock_t *rwlock)
 {
-    int  ret;
-
     if (rwlock == NULL)
         return EINVAL;
 
@@ -164,7 +156,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Returns TRUE iff we can acquire a read lock. */
-static __inline__ int read_precondition(pthread_rwlock_t *rwlock, int  thread_id)
+static __inline__ int read_precondition(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock, int tid)
 {
     /* We can't have the lock if any writer is waiting for it (writer bias).
      * This tries to avoid starvation when there are multiple readers racing.
@@ -174,7 +166,7 @@
 
     /* We can have the lock if there is no writer, or if we write-own it */
     /* The second test avoids a self-dead lock in case of buggy code. */
-    if (rwlock->writerThreadId == 0 || rwlock->writerThreadId == thread_id)
+    if (rwlock->writerThreadId == 0 || rwlock->writerThreadId == tid)
         return 1;
 
     /* Otherwise, we can't have it */
@@ -182,14 +174,14 @@
 }
 
 /* returns TRUE iff we can acquire a write lock. */
-static __inline__ int write_precondition(pthread_rwlock_t *rwlock, int  thread_id)
+static __inline__ int write_precondition(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock, int tid)
 {
     /* We can get the lock if nobody has it */
     if (rwlock->numLocks == 0)
         return 1;
 
     /* Or if we already own it */
-    if (rwlock->writerThreadId == thread_id)
+    if (rwlock->writerThreadId == tid)
         return 1;
 
     /* Otherwise, not */
@@ -220,7 +212,7 @@
         return EINVAL;
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&rwlock->lock);
-    if (__unlikely(!read_precondition(rwlock, __get_thread_id())))
+    if (__unlikely(!read_precondition(rwlock, __get_thread()->tid)))
         ret = EBUSY;
     else
         rwlock->numLocks ++;
@@ -231,18 +223,18 @@
 
 int pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock(pthread_rwlock_t *rwlock, const struct timespec *abs_timeout)
 {
-    int thread_id, ret = 0;
+    int ret = 0;
 
     if (rwlock == NULL)
         return EINVAL;
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&rwlock->lock);
-    thread_id = __get_thread_id();
-    if (__unlikely(!read_precondition(rwlock, thread_id))) {
+    int tid = __get_thread()->tid;
+    if (__unlikely(!read_precondition(rwlock, tid))) {
         rwlock->pendingReaders += 1;
         do {
             ret = pthread_cond_timedwait(&rwlock->cond, &rwlock->lock, abs_timeout);
-        } while (ret == 0 && !read_precondition(rwlock, thread_id));
+        } while (ret == 0 && !read_precondition(rwlock, tid));
         rwlock->pendingReaders -= 1;
         if (ret != 0)
             goto EXIT;
@@ -261,18 +253,18 @@
 
 int pthread_rwlock_trywrlock(pthread_rwlock_t *rwlock)
 {
-    int thread_id, ret = 0;
+    int ret = 0;
 
     if (rwlock == NULL)
         return EINVAL;
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&rwlock->lock);
-    thread_id = __get_thread_id();
-    if (__unlikely(!write_precondition(rwlock, thread_id))) {
+    int tid = __get_thread()->tid;
+    if (__unlikely(!write_precondition(rwlock, tid))) {
         ret = EBUSY;
     } else {
         rwlock->numLocks ++;
-        rwlock->writerThreadId = thread_id;
+        rwlock->writerThreadId = tid;
     }
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&rwlock->lock);
     return ret;
@@ -280,14 +272,14 @@
 
 int pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock(pthread_rwlock_t *rwlock, const struct timespec *abs_timeout)
 {
-    int thread_id, ret = 0;
+    int ret = 0;
 
     if (rwlock == NULL)
         return EINVAL;
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&rwlock->lock);
-    thread_id = __get_thread_id();
-    if (__unlikely(!write_precondition(rwlock, thread_id))) {
+    int tid = __get_thread()->tid;
+    if (__unlikely(!write_precondition(rwlock, tid))) {
         /* If we can't read yet, wait until the rwlock is unlocked
          * and try again. Increment pendingReaders to get the
          * cond broadcast when that happens.
@@ -295,13 +287,13 @@
         rwlock->pendingWriters += 1;
         do {
             ret = pthread_cond_timedwait(&rwlock->cond, &rwlock->lock, abs_timeout);
-        } while (ret == 0 && !write_precondition(rwlock, thread_id));
+        } while (ret == 0 && !write_precondition(rwlock, tid));
         rwlock->pendingWriters -= 1;
         if (ret != 0)
             goto EXIT;
     }
     rwlock->numLocks ++;
-    rwlock->writerThreadId = thread_id;
+    rwlock->writerThreadId = tid;
 EXIT:
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&rwlock->lock);
     return ret;
@@ -332,7 +324,7 @@
      * must be ourselves.
      */
     else {
-        if (rwlock->writerThreadId != __get_thread_id()) {
+        if (rwlock->writerThreadId != __get_thread()->tid) {
             ret = EPERM;
             goto EXIT;
         }
diff --git a/libc/bionic/pthread.c b/libc/bionic/pthread.c
index 59fb8b3..5848215 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/pthread.c
+++ b/libc/bionic/pthread.c
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@
     int  old_errno = errno;
 
     pthread_internal_t * thread = (pthread_internal_t *)thid;
-    int err = sched_getparam(thread->kernel_id, param);
+    int err = sched_getparam(thread->tid, param);
     if (!err) {
-        *policy = sched_getscheduler(thread->kernel_id);
+        *policy = sched_getscheduler(thread->tid);
     } else {
         err = errno;
         errno = old_errno;
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
     int                  old_errno = errno;
     int                  ret;
 
-    ret = sched_setscheduler(thread->kernel_id, policy, param);
+    ret = sched_setscheduler(thread->tid, policy, param);
     if (ret < 0) {
         ret = errno;
         errno = old_errno;
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 /* a mutex is implemented as a 32-bit integer holding the following fields
  *
  * bits:     name     description
- * 31-16     tid      owner thread's kernel id (recursive and errorcheck only)
+ * 31-16     tid      owner thread's tid (recursive and errorcheck only)
  * 15-14     type     mutex type
  * 13        shared   process-shared flag
  * 12-2      counter  counter of recursive mutexes
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@
 /* Mutex owner field:
  *
  * This is only used for recursive and errorcheck mutexes. It holds the
- * kernel TID of the owning thread. Note that this works because the Linux
- * kernel _only_ uses 16-bit values for thread ids.
+ * tid of the owning thread. Note that this works because the Linux
+ * kernel _only_ uses 16-bit values for tids.
  *
  * More specifically, it will wrap to 10000 when it reaches over 32768 for
  * application processes. You can check this by running the following inside
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Do we already own this recursive or error-check mutex ? */
-    tid = __get_thread()->kernel_id;
+    tid = __get_thread()->tid;
     if ( tid == MUTEX_OWNER_FROM_BITS(mvalue) )
         return _recursive_increment(mutex, mvalue, mtype);
 
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Do we already own this recursive or error-check mutex ? */
-    tid = __get_thread()->kernel_id;
+    tid = __get_thread()->tid;
     if ( tid != MUTEX_OWNER_FROM_BITS(mvalue) )
         return EPERM;
 
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Do we already own this recursive or error-check mutex ? */
-    tid = __get_thread()->kernel_id;
+    tid = __get_thread()->tid;
     if ( tid == MUTEX_OWNER_FROM_BITS(mvalue) )
         return _recursive_increment(mutex, mvalue, mtype);
 
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Do we already own this recursive or error-check mutex ? */
-    tid = __get_thread()->kernel_id;
+    tid = __get_thread()->tid;
     if ( tid == MUTEX_OWNER_FROM_BITS(mvalue) )
         return _recursive_increment(mutex, mvalue, mtype);
 
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@
     int  old_errno = errno;
     pthread_internal_t * thread = (pthread_internal_t *)tid;
 
-    ret = tgkill(getpid(), thread->kernel_id, sig);
+    ret = tgkill(getpid(), thread->tid, sig);
     if (ret < 0) {
         ret = errno;
         errno = old_errno;
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@
     if (!thread)
         return ESRCH;
 
-    *clockid = CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID | (thread->kernel_id << CLOCK_IDTYPE_BITS);
+    *clockid = CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID | (thread->tid << CLOCK_IDTYPE_BITS);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1474,25 +1474,18 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* Return the kernel thread ID for a pthread.
- * This is only defined for implementations where pthread <-> kernel is 1:1, which this is.
- * Not the same as pthread_getthreadid_np, which is commonly defined to be opaque.
- * Internal, not an NDK API.
- */
-
-pid_t __pthread_gettid(pthread_t thid)
-{
-    pthread_internal_t* thread = (pthread_internal_t*)thid;
-    return thread->kernel_id;
+pid_t __pthread_gettid(pthread_t thid) {
+  pthread_internal_t* thread = (pthread_internal_t*) thid;
+  return thread->tid;
 }
 
-int __pthread_settid(pthread_t thid, pid_t tid)
-{
-    if (thid == 0)
-        return EINVAL;
+int __pthread_settid(pthread_t thid, pid_t tid) {
+  if (thid == 0) {
+      return EINVAL;
+  }
 
-    pthread_internal_t* thread = (pthread_internal_t*)thid;
-    thread->kernel_id = tid;
+  pthread_internal_t* thread = (pthread_internal_t*) thid;
+  thread->tid = tid;
 
-    return 0;
+  return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libc/bionic/pthread_create.cpp b/libc/bionic/pthread_create.cpp
index 6e4fe45..368c46d 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/pthread_create.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/pthread_create.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include "private/ErrnoRestorer.h"
 #include "private/ScopedPthreadMutexLocker.h"
 
-extern "C" int __pthread_clone(int (*fn)(void*), void* child_stack, int flags, void* arg);
+extern "C" int __pthread_clone(void* (*fn)(void*), void* child_stack, int flags, void* arg);
 
 #ifdef __i386__
 #define ATTRIBUTES __attribute__((noinline)) __attribute__((fastcall))
@@ -57,25 +57,23 @@
 
 static pthread_mutex_t gDebuggerNotificationLock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
-void  __init_tls(void** tls, void* thread) {
-  ((pthread_internal_t*) thread)->tls = tls;
-
+void  __init_tls(pthread_internal_t* thread) {
   // Zero-initialize all the slots.
   for (size_t i = 0; i < BIONIC_TLS_SLOTS; ++i) {
-    tls[i] = NULL;
+    thread->tls[i] = NULL;
   }
 
   // Slot 0 must point to itself. The x86 Linux kernel reads the TLS from %fs:0.
-  tls[TLS_SLOT_SELF] = tls;
-  tls[TLS_SLOT_THREAD_ID] = thread;
+  thread->tls[TLS_SLOT_SELF] = thread->tls;
+  thread->tls[TLS_SLOT_THREAD_ID] = thread;
   // GCC looks in the TLS for the stack guard on x86, so copy it there from our global.
-  tls[TLS_SLOT_STACK_GUARD] = (void*) __stack_chk_guard;
+  thread->tls[TLS_SLOT_STACK_GUARD] = (void*) __stack_chk_guard;
 
-  __set_tls((void*) tls);
+  __set_tls(thread->tls);
 }
 
 // This trampoline is called from the assembly _pthread_clone() function.
-extern "C" void __thread_entry(int (*func)(void*), void *arg, void **tls) {
+extern "C" void __thread_entry(void* (*func)(void*), void* arg, void** tls) {
   // Wait for our creating thread to release us. This lets it have time to
   // notify gdb about this thread before we start doing anything.
   // This also provides the memory barrier needed to ensure that all memory
@@ -85,27 +83,26 @@
   pthread_mutex_destroy(start_mutex);
 
   pthread_internal_t* thread = (pthread_internal_t*) tls[TLS_SLOT_THREAD_ID];
-  __init_tls(tls, thread);
+  thread->tls = tls;
+  __init_tls(thread);
 
   if ((thread->internal_flags & kPthreadInitFailed) != 0) {
     pthread_exit(NULL);
   }
 
-  int result = func(arg);
-  pthread_exit((void*) result);
+  void* result = func(arg);
+  pthread_exit(result);
 }
 
 __LIBC_ABI_PRIVATE__
-int _init_thread(pthread_internal_t* thread, pid_t kernel_id, bool add_to_thread_list) {
+int _init_thread(pthread_internal_t* thread, bool add_to_thread_list) {
   int error = 0;
 
-  thread->kernel_id = kernel_id;
-
   // Set the scheduling policy/priority of the thread.
   if (thread->attr.sched_policy != SCHED_NORMAL) {
     struct sched_param param;
     param.sched_priority = thread->attr.sched_priority;
-    if (sched_setscheduler(kernel_id, thread->attr.sched_policy, &param) == -1) {
+    if (sched_setscheduler(thread->tid, thread->attr.sched_policy, &param) == -1) {
       // For backwards compatibility reasons, we just warn about failures here.
       // error = errno;
       const char* msg = "pthread_create sched_setscheduler call failed: %s\n";
@@ -198,9 +195,9 @@
 
   tls[TLS_SLOT_THREAD_ID] = thread;
 
-  int flags = CLONE_FILES | CLONE_FS | CLONE_VM | CLONE_SIGHAND | CLONE_THREAD | CLONE_SYSVSEM | CLONE_DETACHED;
-  int tid = __pthread_clone((int(*)(void*))start_routine, tls, flags, arg);
+  int flags = CLONE_FILES | CLONE_FS | CLONE_VM | CLONE_SIGHAND | CLONE_THREAD | CLONE_SYSVSEM;
 
+  int tid = __pthread_clone(start_routine, tls, flags, arg);
   if (tid < 0) {
     int clone_errno = errno;
     if ((thread->attr.flags & PTHREAD_ATTR_FLAG_USER_STACK) == 0) {
@@ -210,7 +207,9 @@
     return clone_errno;
   }
 
-  int init_errno = _init_thread(thread, tid, true);
+  thread->tid = tid;
+
+  int init_errno = _init_thread(thread, true);
   if (init_errno != 0) {
     // Mark the thread detached and let its __thread_entry run to
     // completion. (It'll just exit immediately, cleaning up its resources.)
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@
   // Notify any debuggers about the new thread.
   {
     ScopedPthreadMutexLocker debugger_locker(&gDebuggerNotificationLock);
-    _thread_created_hook(tid);
+    _thread_created_hook(thread->tid);
   }
 
   // Publish the pthread_t and let the thread run.
diff --git a/libc/bionic/pthread_internal.h b/libc/bionic/pthread_internal.h
index a17c37d..9122a74 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/pthread_internal.h
+++ b/libc/bionic/pthread_internal.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     struct pthread_internal_t*  next;
     struct pthread_internal_t*  prev;
     pthread_attr_t              attr;
-    pid_t                       kernel_id;
+    pid_t                       tid;
     bool                        allocated_on_heap;
     pthread_cond_t              join_cond;
     int                         join_count;
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
     char dlerror_buffer[__BIONIC_DLERROR_BUFFER_SIZE];
 } pthread_internal_t;
 
-int _init_thread(pthread_internal_t* thread, pid_t kernel_id, bool add_to_thread_list);
+int _init_thread(pthread_internal_t* thread, bool add_to_thread_list);
+void __init_tls(pthread_internal_t* thread);
 void _pthread_internal_add( pthread_internal_t*  thread );
 pthread_internal_t* __get_thread(void);
 
diff --git a/libc/bionic/pthread_setname_np.cpp b/libc/bionic/pthread_setname_np.cpp
index 88b86ec..6162aea 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/pthread_setname_np.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/pthread_setname_np.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 // This value is not exported by kernel headers.
 #define MAX_TASK_COMM_LEN 16
-#define TASK_COMM_FMT "/proc/self/task/%u/comm"
+#define TASK_COMM_FMT "/proc/self/task/%d/comm"
 
 int pthread_setname_np(pthread_t thread, const char* thread_name) {
   ErrnoRestorer errno_restorer;
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@
 
   // Changing our own name is an easy special case.
   if (thread == pthread_self()) {
-    return prctl(PR_SET_NAME, (unsigned long)thread_name, 0, 0, 0) ? errno : 0;
+    return prctl(PR_SET_NAME, thread_name) ? errno : 0;
   }
 
   // Have to change another thread's name.
   pthread_internal_t* t = reinterpret_cast<pthread_internal_t*>(thread);
   char comm_name[sizeof(TASK_COMM_FMT) + 8];
-  snprintf(comm_name, sizeof(comm_name), TASK_COMM_FMT, (unsigned int) t->kernel_id);
-  int fd = open(comm_name, O_RDWR);
+  snprintf(comm_name, sizeof(comm_name), TASK_COMM_FMT, t->tid);
+  int fd = open(comm_name, O_WRONLY);
   if (fd == -1) {
     return errno;
   }
diff --git a/libc/private/bionic_tls.h b/libc/private/bionic_tls.h
index dfbb142..dd6b932 100644
--- a/libc/private/bionic_tls.h
+++ b/libc/private/bionic_tls.h
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@
 #define GLOBAL_INIT_THREAD_LOCAL_BUFFER_COUNT 4
 #define BIONIC_TLS_SLOTS 64
 
-/* set the Thread Local Storage, must contain at least BIONIC_TLS_SLOTS pointers */
-extern void __init_tls(void** tls, void* thread_info);
-
 /* syscall only, do not call directly */
 extern int __set_tls(void* ptr);