Ingo Oeser writes: > Why not putting the required information into the AUX table > when executing your ELF programs? I loved this feature in the > ix86 arch.
We do put an AT_HWCAP entry in the aux table, which is a bitmap of features supported by the cpu. But for some applications, such as programming the performance monitor hardware, you need to know the specific CPU model and version, and this is a way to provide that information. Paul. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
