Re: [PATCH] powerpc/cputable: Add missing PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE on PPC64 Book-E

From: Michael Ellerman
Date: Thu Feb 15 2024 - 08:00:04 EST


On Wed, 07 Feb 2024 10:27:58 +0100, David Engraf wrote:
> Commit e320a76db4b0 ("powerpc/cputable: Split cpu_specs[] out of cputable.h")
> moved the cpu_specs to separate header files. Previously PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE
> was enabled by CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64. The definition in cpu_specs_e500mc.h
> for PPC64 no longer enables PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE.
>
> This breaks user space reading the ELF hwcaps and expect PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE.
> Debugging an application with gdb is no longer working on e5500/e6500
> because the 64-bit detection relies on PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE for Book-E.
>
> [...]

Applied to powerpc/fixes.

[1/1] powerpc/cputable: Add missing PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE on PPC64 Book-E
https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/eb6d871f4ba49ac8d0537e051fe983a3a4027f61

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