[PATCH] Use AT_PLATFORM and limit the number of important hwcap bits on PPC

Steven Munroe munroesj@us.ibm.com
Thu Sep 14 17:28:00 GMT 2006


Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> On 9/14/06, Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com> wrote:
>> +#define HWCAP_IMPORTANT               
>> (PPC_FEATURE_HAS_ALTIVEC        \
>> +                                | PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE)
>
> booke is not important for reasonable machines.  The embedded garbage
> can define their own macros in a file in ports.
>
> I'm going to apply the change without the bit in about 14 hours (when
> I get back online) unless I read a rejection.  Mind you, rejection of
> the move to AT_PLATFORM, not the booke stuff.
Ok with me.



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