diff --git a/src/ffi/pseudo_socket_api.rs b/src/ffi/pseudo_socket_api.rs
index 27feccc7abb2692bb6a46910014cf4633ce43039..8adbbcb85fc32d9c0b0a8996dc525e544d374f28 100644
--- a/src/ffi/pseudo_socket_api.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/pseudo_socket_api.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl ConnectorComplex {
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn rw_socket(_domain: c_int, _type: c_int, _protocol: c_int) -> c_int {
     // get writer lock
-    let mut w = if let Ok(w) = CC_MAP.write() { w } else { return LOCK_POISONED };
+    let mut w = if let Ok(w) = CC_MAP.write() { w } else { return RW_LOCK_POISONED };
     let fd = w.fd_allocator.alloc();
     let cc = ConnectorComplex {
         connector: Connector::new(
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ pub extern "C" fn rw_socket(_domain: c_int, _type: c_int, _protocol: c_int) -> c
 pub extern "C" fn rw_close(fd: c_int, _how: c_int) -> c_int {
     // ignoring HOW
     // get writer lock
-    let mut w = if let Ok(w) = CC_MAP.write() { w } else { return LOCK_POISONED };
+    let mut w = if let Ok(w) = CC_MAP.write() { w } else { return RW_LOCK_POISONED };
     if w.fd_to_cc.remove(&fd).is_some() {
         w.fd_allocator.free(fd);
-        ERR_OK
+        RW_OK
     } else {
-        CLOSE_FAIL
+        RW_CLOSE_FAIL
     }
 }
 #[no_mangle]
@@ -111,18 +111,18 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn rw_bind(fd: c_int, addr: *const sockaddr, addr_len: soc
     // assuming _domain is AF_INET and _type is SOCK_DGRAM
     let addr = match libc_to_std_sockaddr(addr, addr_len) {
         Some(addr) => addr,
-        _ => return BAD_SOCKADDR,
+        _ => return RW_BAD_SOCKADDR,
     };
     // get outer reader, inner writer locks
-    let r = if let Ok(r) = CC_MAP.read() { r } else { return LOCK_POISONED };
-    let cc = if let Some(cc) = r.fd_to_cc.get(&fd) { cc } else { return BAD_FD };
-    let mut cc = if let Ok(cc) = cc.lock() { cc } else { return LOCK_POISONED };
+    let r = if let Ok(r) = CC_MAP.read() { r } else { return RW_LOCK_POISONED };
+    let cc = if let Some(cc) = r.fd_to_cc.get(&fd) { cc } else { return RW_BAD_FD };
+    let mut cc = if let Ok(cc) = cc.lock() { cc } else { return RW_LOCK_POISONED };
     match &mut cc.phased {
-        ConnectorComplexPhased::Communication { .. } => WRONG_STATE,
+        ConnectorComplexPhased::Communication { .. } => RW_WRONG_STATE,
         ConnectorComplexPhased::Setup { local, .. } => {
             *local = Some(addr);
             cc.try_become_connected();
-            ERR_OK
+            RW_OK
         }
     }
 }
@@ -134,19 +134,19 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn rw_connect(
 ) -> c_int {
     let addr = match libc_to_std_sockaddr(addr, addr_len) {
         Some(addr) => addr,
-        _ => return BAD_SOCKADDR,
+        _ => return RW_BAD_SOCKADDR,
     };
     // assuming _domain is AF_INET and _type is SOCK_DGRAM
     // get outer reader, inner writer locks
-    let r = if let Ok(r) = CC_MAP.read() { r } else { return LOCK_POISONED };
-    let cc = if let Some(cc) = r.fd_to_cc.get(&fd) { cc } else { return BAD_FD };
-    let mut cc = if let Ok(cc) = cc.lock() { cc } else { return LOCK_POISONED };
+    let r = if let Ok(r) = CC_MAP.read() { r } else { return RW_LOCK_POISONED };
+    let cc = if let Some(cc) = r.fd_to_cc.get(&fd) { cc } else { return RW_BAD_FD };
+    let mut cc = if let Ok(cc) = cc.lock() { cc } else { return RW_LOCK_POISONED };
     match &mut cc.phased {
-        ConnectorComplexPhased::Communication { .. } => WRONG_STATE,
+        ConnectorComplexPhased::Communication { .. } => RW_WRONG_STATE,
         ConnectorComplexPhased::Setup { peer, .. } => {
             *peer = Some(addr);
             cc.try_become_connected();
-            ERR_OK
+            RW_OK
         }
     }
 }
@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn rw_send(
 ) -> isize {
     // ignoring flags
     // get outer reader, inner writer locks
-    let r = if let Ok(r) = CC_MAP.read() { r } else { return LOCK_POISONED as isize };
-    let cc = if let Some(cc) = r.fd_to_cc.get(&fd) { cc } else { return BAD_FD as isize };
-    let mut cc = if let Ok(cc) = cc.lock() { cc } else { return LOCK_POISONED as isize };
+    let r = if let Ok(r) = CC_MAP.read() { r } else { return RW_LOCK_POISONED as isize };
+    let cc = if let Some(cc) = r.fd_to_cc.get(&fd) { cc } else { return RW_BAD_FD as isize };
+    let mut cc = if let Ok(cc) = cc.lock() { cc } else { return RW_LOCK_POISONED as isize };
     let ConnectorComplex { connector, phased } = cc.deref_mut();
     match phased {
-        ConnectorComplexPhased::Setup { .. } => WRONG_STATE as isize,
+        ConnectorComplexPhased::Setup { .. } => RW_WRONG_STATE as isize,
         ConnectorComplexPhased::Communication { putter, .. } => {
             let payload = payload_from_raw(bytes_ptr, bytes_len);
             connector.put(*putter, payload).unwrap();
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn rw_recv(
 ) -> isize {
     // ignoring flags
     // get outer reader, inner writer locks
-    let r = if let Ok(r) = CC_MAP.read() { r } else { return LOCK_POISONED as isize };
-    let cc = if let Some(cc) = r.fd_to_cc.get(&fd) { cc } else { return BAD_FD as isize };
-    let mut cc = if let Ok(cc) = cc.lock() { cc } else { return LOCK_POISONED as isize };
+    let r = if let Ok(r) = CC_MAP.read() { r } else { return RW_LOCK_POISONED as isize };
+    let cc = if let Some(cc) = r.fd_to_cc.get(&fd) { cc } else { return RW_BAD_FD as isize };
+    let mut cc = if let Ok(cc) = cc.lock() { cc } else { return RW_LOCK_POISONED as isize };
     let ConnectorComplex { connector, phased } = cc.deref_mut();
     match phased {
-        ConnectorComplexPhased::Setup { .. } => WRONG_STATE as isize,
+        ConnectorComplexPhased::Setup { .. } => RW_WRONG_STATE as isize,
         ConnectorComplexPhased::Communication { getter, .. } => {
             connector.get(*getter).unwrap();
             connector.sync(None).unwrap();