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Fix issue #57, Add new aux vector entries for cache size and shape.

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Signed-off-by: Bill Schmidt <wschmidt@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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Bill Schmidt 8 years ago
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commit ee0b87e055
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@ -565,42 +565,51 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[ ], char *envp[ ], ElfW(auxv_t) *auxvec)</programl
} a_un; } a_un;
} auxv_t; } auxv_t;
Name Value a_un field Comment Name Value a_un field Comment
AT_NULL 0 ignored /* End of vector */ AT_NULL 0 ignored /* End of vector */
AT_PHDR 3 a_ptr /* Program headers for program */ AT_PHDR 3 a_ptr /* Program headers for program */
AT_PHENT 4 a_val /* Size of program header entry */ AT_PHENT 4 a_val /* Size of program header entry */
AT_PHNUM 5 a_val /* Number of program headers */ AT_PHNUM 5 a_val /* Number of program headers */
AT_PAGESZ 6 a_val /* System page size */ AT_PAGESZ 6 a_val /* System page size */
AT_BASE 7 a_ptr /* Base address of interpreter */ AT_BASE 7 a_ptr /* Base address of interpreter */
AT_FLAGS 8 a_val /* Flags */ AT_FLAGS 8 a_val /* Flags */
AT_ENTRY 9 a_ptr /* Entry point of program */ AT_ENTRY 9 a_ptr /* Entry point of program */
AT_UID 11 /* Real user ID (uid) */ AT_UID 11 /* Real user ID (uid) */
AT_EUID 12 /* Effective user ID (euid) */ AT_EUID 12 /* Effective user ID (euid) */
AT_GID 13 /* Real group ID (gid) */ AT_GID 13 /* Real group ID (gid) */
AT_EGID 14 /* Effective group ID (egid) */ AT_EGID 14 /* Effective group ID (egid) */
AT_PLATFORM 15 a_ptr /* String identifying platform. */ AT_PLATFORM 15 a_ptr /* String identifying platform. */
AT_HWCAP 16 a_val /* Machine-dependent hints about AT_HWCAP 16 a_val /* Machine-dependent hints about
processor capabilities. */ processor capabilities. */
AT_CLKTCK 17 /* Frequency of times( ), always 100 */ AT_CLKTCK 17 /* Frequency of times( ), always 100 */
AT_DCACHEBSIZE 19 a_val /* Data cache block size */ AT_DCACHEBSIZE 19 a_val /* Data cache block size */
AT_ICACHEBSIZE 20 a_val /* Instruction cache block size */ AT_ICACHEBSIZE 20 a_val /* Instruction cache block size */
AT_UCACHEBSIZE 21 a_val /* Unified cache block size */ AT_UCACHEBSIZE 21 a_val /* Unified cache block size */
AT_IGNOREPPC 22 /* Ignore this entry! */ AT_IGNOREPPC 22 /* Ignore this entry! */
AT_SECURE 23 /* Boolean, was exec authorized to use AT_SECURE 23 /* Boolean, was exec authorized to use
setuid or setgid */ setuid or setgid */
AT_BASE_PLATFORM 24 a_ptr /* String identifying real platforms */ AT_BASE_PLATFORM 24 a_ptr /* String identifying real platforms */
AT_RANDOM 25 /* Address of 16 random bytes */ AT_RANDOM 25 /* Address of 16 random bytes */
AT_HWCAP2 26 a_val /* More machine-dependent hints about AT_HWCAP2 26 a_val /* More machine-dependent hints about
processor capabilities. */ processor capabilities. */
AT_EXECFN 31 /* File name of executable */ AT_EXECFN 31 /* File name of executable */
AT_SYSINFO_EHDR 33 /* In many architectures, the kernel AT_SYSINFO_EHDR 33 /* In many architectures, the kernel
provides a virtual dynamic shared provides a virtual dynamic shared
object (VDSO) that contains a function object (VDSO) that contains a function
callable from the user state. callable from the user state.
AT_SYSINFO_EHDR is the address of the AT_SYSINFO_EHDR is the address of the
VDSO header that is used by the VDSO header that is used by the
dynamic linker to resolve function dynamic linker to resolve function
symbols with the VDSO. */</programlisting> symbols with the VDSO. */
AT_L1I_CACHESIZE 40 /* Cache sizes and geometries. */
AT_L1I_CACHEGEOMETRY 41
AT_L1D_CACHESIZE 42
AT_L1D_CACHEGEOMETRY 43
AT_L2_CACHESIZE 44
AT_L2_CACHEGEOMETRY 45
AT_L3_CACHESIZE 46
AT_L3_CACHEGEOMETRY 47
</programlisting>
<para>AT_NULL</para> <para>AT_NULL</para>
<para>The auxiliary vector has no fixed length; instead an entry of this <para>The auxiliary vector has no fixed length; instead an entry of this
type denotes the end of the vector. The corresponding value of a_un is type denotes the end of the vector. The corresponding value of a_un is
@ -710,6 +719,31 @@ PPC_FEATURE2_HAS_IEEE128 0x00400000 /* VSX IEEE Binary Float 128-bit */</progra
defined or predictable order. Further, the system may allocate memory defined or predictable order. Further, the system may allocate memory
after the null auxiliary vector entry and before the beginning of the after the null auxiliary vector entry and before the beginning of the
information block.</para> information block.</para>
<para>AT_L1I_CACHESIZE</para>
<para>The size of the level-1 instruction cache, in bytes.</para>
<para>AT_L1I_CACHEGEOMETRY</para>
<para>The geometry of the level-1 instruction cache. The low-order
sixteen bits contain the cache associativity as a value N, where
N = 1 represents a direct-mapped cache, N = 0xffff represents a
fully associative cache, and any other N represents an N-way
set-associative cache. The next higher-order sixteen bits contain
the size of the cache line in bytes. Note that the cache line
size is not necessarily the same as the cache block size.</para>
<para>AT_L1D_CACHESIZE</para>
<para>The size of the level-1 data cache, in bytes.</para>
<para>AT_L1D_CACHEGEOMETRY</para>
<para>The geometry of the level-1 data cache, defined in the same
manner as for AT_L1I_CACHEGEOMETRY.</para>
<para>AT_L2_CACHESIZE</para>
<para>The size of the level-2 cache, in bytes.</para>
<para>AT_L2_CACHEGEOMETRY</para>
<para>The geometry of the level-2 cache, defined in the same
manner as for AT_L1I_CACHEGEOMETRY.</para>
<para>AT_L3_CACHESIZE</para>
<para>The size of the level-3 cache, in bytes.</para>
<para>AT_L3_CACHEGEOMETRY</para>
<para>The geometry of the level-3 cache, defined in the same
manner as for AT_L1I_CACHEGEOMETRY.</para>
</section> </section>
</section> </section>
</section> </section>

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