Merge branch 'for-2.6.27' of git://git.marvell.com/mv643xx_eth into upstream-fixes

[linux-2.6] / include / asm-powerpc / elf.h

diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h b/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
index 89664675b469d8af2212b826433c4a6861f3b4e5..80d1f399ee513a944aae0b7366a55d588393fac9 100644 (file)
--- 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;                 \