diff --git a/src/libstd/uv.rs b/src/libstd/uv.rs
index 5099ef07491..542ade068f2 100644
--- a/src/libstd/uv.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/uv.rs
@@ -65,36 +65,37 @@ native mod rustrt {
     fn rust_uv_free(ptr: *libc::c_void);
     fn rust_uv_tcp_init(
         loop_handle: *libc::c_void,
-        handle_ptr: *uv_tcp_t) -> libc::c_int;
+        handle_ptr: *ll::uv_tcp_t) -> libc::c_int;
     fn rust_uv_buf_init(base: *u8, len: libc::size_t)
-        -> uv_buf_t;
-    fn rust_uv_last_error(loop_handle: *libc::c_void) -> uv_err_t;
+        -> ll::uv_buf_t;
+    fn rust_uv_last_error(loop_handle: *libc::c_void) ->
+        ll::uv_err_t;
     // FIXME ref #2064
-    fn rust_uv_strerror(err: *uv_err_t) -> *libc::c_char;
+    fn rust_uv_strerror(err: *ll::uv_err_t) -> *libc::c_char;
     // FIXME ref #2064
-    fn rust_uv_err_name(err: *uv_err_t) -> *libc::c_char;
+    fn rust_uv_err_name(err: *ll::uv_err_t) -> *libc::c_char;
     fn rust_uv_ip4_addr(ip: *u8, port: libc::c_int)
-        -> sockaddr_in;
+        -> ll::sockaddr_in;
     // FIXME ref #2064
-    fn rust_uv_tcp_connect(connect_ptr: *uv_connect_t,
-                           tcp_handle_ptr: *uv_tcp_t,
+    fn rust_uv_tcp_connect(connect_ptr: *ll::uv_connect_t,
+                           tcp_handle_ptr: *ll::uv_tcp_t,
                            ++after_cb: *u8,
-                           ++addr: *sockaddr_in) -> libc::c_int;
+                           ++addr: *ll::sockaddr_in) -> libc::c_int;
     // FIXME ref 2064
-    fn rust_uv_tcp_bind(tcp_server: *uv_tcp_t,
-                        ++addr: *sockaddr_in) -> libc::c_int;
+    fn rust_uv_tcp_bind(tcp_server: *ll::uv_tcp_t,
+                        ++addr: *ll::sockaddr_in) -> libc::c_int;
     fn rust_uv_listen(stream: *libc::c_void, backlog: libc::c_int,
                       cb: *u8) -> libc::c_int;
     fn rust_uv_accept(server: *libc::c_void, client: *libc::c_void)
         -> libc::c_int;
     fn rust_uv_write(req: *libc::c_void, stream: *libc::c_void,
-             ++buf_in: *uv_buf_t, buf_cnt: libc::c_int,
+             ++buf_in: *ll::uv_buf_t, buf_cnt: libc::c_int,
              cb: *u8) -> libc::c_int;
     fn rust_uv_read_start(stream: *libc::c_void, on_alloc: *u8,
                           on_read: *u8) -> libc::c_int;
     fn rust_uv_read_stop(stream: *libc::c_void) -> libc::c_int;
     fn rust_uv_malloc_buf_base_of(sug_size: libc::size_t) -> *u8;
-    fn rust_uv_free_base_of_buf(++buf: uv_buf_t);
+    fn rust_uv_free_base_of_buf(++buf: ll::uv_buf_t);
 
     // sizeof testing helpers
     fn rust_uv_helper_uv_tcp_t_size() -> libc::c_uint;
diff --git a/src/libstd/uv_hl.rs b/src/libstd/uv_hl.rs
index 753af6f090b..910ad9d7e81 100644
--- a/src/libstd/uv_hl.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/uv_hl.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ immediately after using `uv::ll::loop_new()`
 A `high_level_loop` record that can be used to interact with the
 loop (after you use `uv::ll::run()` on the `uv_loop_t*`, of course
 "]
+#[cfg(target_archsdfsdf="bleh")]
 unsafe fn prepare_loop(loop_ptr: *libc::c_void)
     -> high_level_loop {
     // will probably need to stake out a data record
@@ -80,12 +81,18 @@ unsafe fn prepare_loop(loop_ptr: *libc::c_void)
     // move this into a malloc
     let async = ll::async_t();
     let async_ptr = ptr::addr_of(async);
+    let op_port = comm::port::<fn~(*libc::c_void)>();
     let async_result = ll::async_init(loop_ptr,
                                       async_ptr,
-                                      interact_ptr);
+                                      interact_poke);
     if (async_result != 0i32) {
         fail ll::get_last_err_info(loop_ptr);
     }
+    // need to store the port and async_ptr in the top-level
+    // of the provided loop ..
+    ret { async_handle: async_ptr,
+         op_chan: comm::chan::<fn~(*libc::c_void)>(op_port)
+        };
 }
 
 // this will be invoked by a called to uv::hl::interact(), so