diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 5da8c02d08..767f54c76d 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -3254,9 +3254,13 @@ int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct image_info *info)
      * Otherwise, allocate a private page to hold them.
      */
     if (TARGET_ARCH_HAS_SIGTRAMP_PAGE) {
-        abi_ulong tramp_page = target_mmap(0, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
-                                           PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
-                                           MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANON, -1, 0);
+        abi_long tramp_page = target_mmap(0, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
+                                          PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+                                          MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANON, -1, 0);
+        if (tramp_page == -1) {
+            return -errno;
+        }
+
         setup_sigtramp(tramp_page);
         target_mprotect(tramp_page, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_EXEC);
     }
diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 544f5b662f..f1cfcc8104 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -197,8 +197,10 @@
 //#define DEBUG_ERESTARTSYS
 
 //#include <linux/msdos_fs.h>
-#define	VFAT_IOCTL_READDIR_BOTH		_IOR('r', 1, struct linux_dirent [2])
-#define	VFAT_IOCTL_READDIR_SHORT	_IOR('r', 2, struct linux_dirent [2])
+#define VFAT_IOCTL_READDIR_BOTH \
+    _IOC(_IOC_READ, 'r', 1, (sizeof(struct linux_dirent) + 256) * 2)
+#define VFAT_IOCTL_READDIR_SHORT \
+    _IOC(_IOC_READ, 'r', 2, (sizeof(struct linux_dirent) + 256) * 2)
 
 #undef _syscall0
 #undef _syscall1
@@ -8137,6 +8139,159 @@ static int host_to_target_cpu_mask(const unsigned long *host_mask,
     return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef TARGET_NR_getdents
+static int do_getdents(abi_long dirfd, abi_long arg2, abi_long count)
+{
+    g_autofree void *hdirp = NULL;
+    void *tdirp;
+    int hlen, hoff, toff;
+    int hreclen, treclen;
+    off64_t prev_diroff = 0;
+
+    hdirp = g_try_malloc(count);
+    if (!hdirp) {
+        return -TARGET_ENOMEM;
+    }
+
+#ifdef EMULATE_GETDENTS_WITH_GETDENTS
+    hlen = sys_getdents(dirfd, hdirp, count);
+#else
+    hlen = sys_getdents64(dirfd, hdirp, count);
+#endif
+
+    hlen = get_errno(hlen);
+    if (is_error(hlen)) {
+        return hlen;
+    }
+
+    tdirp = lock_user(VERIFY_WRITE, arg2, count, 0);
+    if (!tdirp) {
+        return -TARGET_EFAULT;
+    }
+
+    for (hoff = toff = 0; hoff < hlen; hoff += hreclen, toff += treclen) {
+#ifdef EMULATE_GETDENTS_WITH_GETDENTS
+        struct linux_dirent *hde = hdirp + hoff;
+#else
+        struct linux_dirent64 *hde = hdirp + hoff;
+#endif
+        struct target_dirent *tde = tdirp + toff;
+        int namelen;
+        uint8_t type;
+
+        namelen = strlen(hde->d_name);
+        hreclen = hde->d_reclen;
+        treclen = offsetof(struct target_dirent, d_name) + namelen + 2;
+        treclen = QEMU_ALIGN_UP(treclen, __alignof(struct target_dirent));
+
+        if (toff + treclen > count) {
+            /*
+             * If the host struct is smaller than the target struct, or
+             * requires less alignment and thus packs into less space,
+             * then the host can return more entries than we can pass
+             * on to the guest.
+             */
+            if (toff == 0) {
+                toff = -TARGET_EINVAL; /* result buffer is too small */
+                break;
+            }
+            /*
+             * Return what we have, resetting the file pointer to the
+             * location of the first record not returned.
+             */
+            lseek64(dirfd, prev_diroff, SEEK_SET);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        prev_diroff = hde->d_off;
+        tde->d_ino = tswapal(hde->d_ino);
+        tde->d_off = tswapal(hde->d_off);
+        tde->d_reclen = tswap16(treclen);
+        memcpy(tde->d_name, hde->d_name, namelen + 1);
+
+        /*
+         * The getdents type is in what was formerly a padding byte at the
+         * end of the structure.
+         */
+#ifdef EMULATE_GETDENTS_WITH_GETDENTS
+        type = *((uint8_t *)hde + hreclen - 1);
+#else
+        type = hde->d_type;
+#endif
+        *((uint8_t *)tde + treclen - 1) = type;
+    }
+
+    unlock_user(tdirp, arg2, toff);
+    return toff;
+}
+#endif /* TARGET_NR_getdents */
+
+#if defined(TARGET_NR_getdents64) && defined(__NR_getdents64)
+static int do_getdents64(abi_long dirfd, abi_long arg2, abi_long count)
+{
+    g_autofree void *hdirp = NULL;
+    void *tdirp;
+    int hlen, hoff, toff;
+    int hreclen, treclen;
+    off64_t prev_diroff = 0;
+
+    hdirp = g_try_malloc(count);
+    if (!hdirp) {
+        return -TARGET_ENOMEM;
+    }
+
+    hlen = get_errno(sys_getdents64(dirfd, hdirp, count));
+    if (is_error(hlen)) {
+        return hlen;
+    }
+
+    tdirp = lock_user(VERIFY_WRITE, arg2, count, 0);
+    if (!tdirp) {
+        return -TARGET_EFAULT;
+    }
+
+    for (hoff = toff = 0; hoff < hlen; hoff += hreclen, toff += treclen) {
+        struct linux_dirent64 *hde = hdirp + hoff;
+        struct target_dirent64 *tde = tdirp + toff;
+        int namelen;
+
+        namelen = strlen(hde->d_name) + 1;
+        hreclen = hde->d_reclen;
+        treclen = offsetof(struct target_dirent64, d_name) + namelen;
+        treclen = QEMU_ALIGN_UP(treclen, __alignof(struct target_dirent64));
+
+        if (toff + treclen > count) {
+            /*
+             * If the host struct is smaller than the target struct, or
+             * requires less alignment and thus packs into less space,
+             * then the host can return more entries than we can pass
+             * on to the guest.
+             */
+            if (toff == 0) {
+                toff = -TARGET_EINVAL; /* result buffer is too small */
+                break;
+            }
+            /*
+             * Return what we have, resetting the file pointer to the
+             * location of the first record not returned.
+             */
+            lseek64(dirfd, prev_diroff, SEEK_SET);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        prev_diroff = hde->d_off;
+        tde->d_ino = tswap64(hde->d_ino);
+        tde->d_off = tswap64(hde->d_off);
+        tde->d_reclen = tswap16(treclen);
+        tde->d_type = hde->d_type;
+        memcpy(tde->d_name, hde->d_name, namelen);
+    }
+
+    unlock_user(tdirp, arg2, toff);
+    return toff;
+}
+#endif /* TARGET_NR_getdents64 */
+
 #if defined(TARGET_NR_pivot_root) && defined(__NR_pivot_root)
 _syscall2(int, pivot_root, const char *, new_root, const char *, put_old)
 #endif
@@ -10227,162 +10382,11 @@ static abi_long do_syscall1(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
 #endif
 #ifdef TARGET_NR_getdents
     case TARGET_NR_getdents:
-#ifdef EMULATE_GETDENTS_WITH_GETDENTS
-#if TARGET_ABI_BITS == 32 && HOST_LONG_BITS == 64
-        {
-            struct target_dirent *target_dirp;
-            struct linux_dirent *dirp;
-            abi_long count = arg3;
-
-            dirp = g_try_malloc(count);
-            if (!dirp) {
-                return -TARGET_ENOMEM;
-            }
-
-            ret = get_errno(sys_getdents(arg1, dirp, count));
-            if (!is_error(ret)) {
-                struct linux_dirent *de;
-		struct target_dirent *tde;
-                int len = ret;
-                int reclen, treclen;
-		int count1, tnamelen;
-
-		count1 = 0;
-                de = dirp;
-                if (!(target_dirp = lock_user(VERIFY_WRITE, arg2, count, 0)))
-                    return -TARGET_EFAULT;
-		tde = target_dirp;
-                while (len > 0) {
-                    reclen = de->d_reclen;
-                    tnamelen = reclen - offsetof(struct linux_dirent, d_name);
-                    assert(tnamelen >= 0);
-                    treclen = tnamelen + offsetof(struct target_dirent, d_name);
-                    assert(count1 + treclen <= count);
-                    tde->d_reclen = tswap16(treclen);
-                    tde->d_ino = tswapal(de->d_ino);
-                    tde->d_off = tswapal(de->d_off);
-                    memcpy(tde->d_name, de->d_name, tnamelen);
-                    de = (struct linux_dirent *)((char *)de + reclen);
-                    len -= reclen;
-                    tde = (struct target_dirent *)((char *)tde + treclen);
-		    count1 += treclen;
-                }
-		ret = count1;
-                unlock_user(target_dirp, arg2, ret);
-            }
-            g_free(dirp);
-        }
-#else
-        {
-            struct linux_dirent *dirp;
-            abi_long count = arg3;
-
-            if (!(dirp = lock_user(VERIFY_WRITE, arg2, count, 0)))
-                return -TARGET_EFAULT;
-            ret = get_errno(sys_getdents(arg1, dirp, count));
-            if (!is_error(ret)) {
-                struct linux_dirent *de;
-                int len = ret;
-                int reclen;
-                de = dirp;
-                while (len > 0) {
-                    reclen = de->d_reclen;
-                    if (reclen > len)
-                        break;
-                    de->d_reclen = tswap16(reclen);
-                    tswapls(&de->d_ino);
-                    tswapls(&de->d_off);
-                    de = (struct linux_dirent *)((char *)de + reclen);
-                    len -= reclen;
-                }
-            }
-            unlock_user(dirp, arg2, ret);
-        }
-#endif
-#else
-        /* Implement getdents in terms of getdents64 */
-        {
-            struct linux_dirent64 *dirp;
-            abi_long count = arg3;
-
-            dirp = lock_user(VERIFY_WRITE, arg2, count, 0);
-            if (!dirp) {
-                return -TARGET_EFAULT;
-            }
-            ret = get_errno(sys_getdents64(arg1, dirp, count));
-            if (!is_error(ret)) {
-                /* Convert the dirent64 structs to target dirent.  We do this
-                 * in-place, since we can guarantee that a target_dirent is no
-                 * larger than a dirent64; however this means we have to be
-                 * careful to read everything before writing in the new format.
-                 */
-                struct linux_dirent64 *de;
-                struct target_dirent *tde;
-                int len = ret;
-                int tlen = 0;
-
-                de = dirp;
-                tde = (struct target_dirent *)dirp;
-                while (len > 0) {
-                    int namelen, treclen;
-                    int reclen = de->d_reclen;
-                    uint64_t ino = de->d_ino;
-                    int64_t off = de->d_off;
-                    uint8_t type = de->d_type;
-
-                    namelen = strlen(de->d_name);
-                    treclen = offsetof(struct target_dirent, d_name)
-                        + namelen + 2;
-                    treclen = QEMU_ALIGN_UP(treclen, sizeof(abi_long));
-
-                    memmove(tde->d_name, de->d_name, namelen + 1);
-                    tde->d_ino = tswapal(ino);
-                    tde->d_off = tswapal(off);
-                    tde->d_reclen = tswap16(treclen);
-                    /* The target_dirent type is in what was formerly a padding
-                     * byte at the end of the structure:
-                     */
-                    *(((char *)tde) + treclen - 1) = type;
-
-                    de = (struct linux_dirent64 *)((char *)de + reclen);
-                    tde = (struct target_dirent *)((char *)tde + treclen);
-                    len -= reclen;
-                    tlen += treclen;
-                }
-                ret = tlen;
-            }
-            unlock_user(dirp, arg2, ret);
-        }
-#endif
-        return ret;
+        return do_getdents(arg1, arg2, arg3);
 #endif /* TARGET_NR_getdents */
 #if defined(TARGET_NR_getdents64) && defined(__NR_getdents64)
     case TARGET_NR_getdents64:
-        {
-            struct linux_dirent64 *dirp;
-            abi_long count = arg3;
-            if (!(dirp = lock_user(VERIFY_WRITE, arg2, count, 0)))
-                return -TARGET_EFAULT;
-            ret = get_errno(sys_getdents64(arg1, dirp, count));
-            if (!is_error(ret)) {
-                struct linux_dirent64 *de;
-                int len = ret;
-                int reclen;
-                de = dirp;
-                while (len > 0) {
-                    reclen = de->d_reclen;
-                    if (reclen > len)
-                        break;
-                    de->d_reclen = tswap16(reclen);
-                    tswap64s((uint64_t *)&de->d_ino);
-                    tswap64s((uint64_t *)&de->d_off);
-                    de = (struct linux_dirent64 *)((char *)de + reclen);
-                    len -= reclen;
-                }
-            }
-            unlock_user(dirp, arg2, ret);
-        }
-        return ret;
+        return do_getdents64(arg1, arg2, arg3);
 #endif /* TARGET_NR_getdents64 */
 #if defined(TARGET_NR__newselect)
     case TARGET_NR__newselect:
diff --git a/linux-user/syscall_defs.h b/linux-user/syscall_defs.h
index a5ce487dcc..41aaafbac1 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall_defs.h
+++ b/linux-user/syscall_defs.h
@@ -437,11 +437,11 @@ struct target_dirent {
 };
 
 struct target_dirent64 {
-	uint64_t	d_ino;
-	int64_t		d_off;
-	unsigned short	d_reclen;
+	abi_ullong      d_ino;
+	abi_llong       d_off;
+	abi_ushort      d_reclen;
 	unsigned char	d_type;
-	char		d_name[256];
+	char		d_name[];
 };
 
 
@@ -2714,7 +2714,7 @@ struct linux_dirent {
     long            d_ino;
     unsigned long   d_off;
     unsigned short  d_reclen;
-    char            d_name[256]; /* We must not include limits.h! */
+    char            d_name[];
 };
 
 struct linux_dirent64 {
@@ -2722,7 +2722,7 @@ struct linux_dirent64 {
     int64_t         d_off;
     unsigned short  d_reclen;
     unsigned char   d_type;
-    char            d_name[256];
+    char            d_name[];
 };
 
 struct target_mq_attr {