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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2008-07-26 15:30:40 +0200
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2008-07-26 15:30:40 +0200
commit1503af661947b7a4a09355cc2ae6aa0d43f16776 (patch)
tree5bfcfadf2dd2d98c2ad251c96d7ee43a6903819a /include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
parenta31863168660c6b6f6c7ffe05bb6a38e97803326 (diff)
parent024e8ac04453b3525448c31ef39848cf675ba6db (diff)
Merge branch 'linus' into x86/header-guards
Conflicts: include/asm-x86/gpio.h include/asm-x86/ide.h Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/asm-powerpc/elf.h')
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diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h b/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
index 89664675b46..80d1f399ee5 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@ typedef elf_vrregset_t elf_fpxregset_t;
#define ELF_PLATFORM (cur_cpu_spec->platform)
+/* While ELF_PLATFORM indicates the ISA supported by the platform, it
+ * may not accurately reflect the underlying behavior of the hardware
+ * (as in the case of running in Power5+ compatibility mode on a
+ * Power6 machine). ELF_BASE_PLATFORM allows ld.so to load libraries
+ * that are tuned for the real hardware.
+ */
+#define ELF_BASE_PLATFORM (powerpc_base_platform)
+
#ifdef __powerpc64__
# define ELF_PLAT_INIT(_r, load_addr) do { \
_r->gpr[2] = load_addr; \