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diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-note.S b/arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-note.S
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+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-note.S
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+/*
+ * This supplies .note.* sections to go into the PT_NOTE inside the vDSO text.
+ * Here we can supply some information useful to userland.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/uts.h>
+#include <linux/version.h>
+
+#define ASM_ELF_NOTE_BEGIN(name, flags, vendor, type)                         \
+        .section name, flags;                                                 \
+        .balign 4;                                                            \
+        .long 1f - 0f;          /* name length */                             \
+        .long 3f - 2f;          /* data length */                             \
+        .long type;             /* note type */                               \
+0:      .asciz vendor;          /* vendor name */                             \
+1:      .balign 4;                                                            \
+2:
+
+#define ASM_ELF_NOTE_END                                                      \
+3:      .balign 4;              /* pad out section */                         \
+        .previous
+
+        ASM_ELF_NOTE_BEGIN(".note.kernel-version", "a", UTS_SYSNAME, 0)
+        .long LINUX_VERSION_CODE
+        ASM_ELF_NOTE_END