Re: [PPC64] Allow emulation of mfpvr on ppc64 kernel

[Ingo Oeser]

David Gibson wrote:
> Andrew, please apply.
>
> Allow userspace programs on ppc64 to use the (privileged) mfpvr
> instruction to determine the processor type.  At the moment it
> emulates the instruction to provide the real PVR value, though it
> could be made to lie in future if for some reason we wish to restrict
> what CPU features userspace uses.

Why not putting the required information into the AUX table
when executing your ELF programs? I loved this feature in the
ix86 arch.


Regards

Ingo Oeser

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