2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/cputable.h b/include/asm-powerpc/cputable.h
index 2a3e9075a5a0..ef8a248dfd55 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/cputable.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/cputable.h
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ extern struct cpu_spec *identify_cpu(unsigned long offset, unsigned int pvr);
 extern void do_feature_fixups(unsigned long value, void *fixup_start,
                               void *fixup_end);
 
+extern const char *powerpc_base_platform;
+
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 /* CPU kernel features */
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h b/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
index 89664675b469..80d1f399ee51 100644
--- 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;                 \