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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c b/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
index 034201b5f16..b7e70d17c12 100644
--- a/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
#ifndef PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE
#define PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE 0x00008000
#endif
-#ifndef PPC_FEATURE_ARCH_2_05
-#define PPC_FEATURE_ARCH_2_05 0x00001000 /* ISA 2.05 */
+#ifndef PPC_FEATURE_HAS_DFP
+#define PPC_FEATURE_HAS_DFP 0x00000400 /* Decimal Floating Point. */
#endif
/* Glibc's headers don't define PTRACE_GETVRREGS so we cannot use a
@@ -1290,7 +1290,13 @@ ppc_linux_read_description (struct target_ops *ops)
perror_with_name (_("Unable to fetch AltiVec registers"));
}
- if (ppc_linux_get_hwcap () & PPC_FEATURE_ARCH_2_05)
+ /* Power ISA 2.05 (implemented by Power 6 and newer processors) increases
+ the FPSCR from 32 bits to 64 bits. Even though Power 7 supports this
+ ISA version, it doesn't have PPC_FEATURE_ARCH_2_05 set, only
+ PPC_FEATURE_ARCH_2_06. Since for now the only bits used in the higher
+ half of the register are for Decimal Floating Point, we check if that
+ feature is available to decide the size of the FPSCR. */
+ if (ppc_linux_get_hwcap () & PPC_FEATURE_HAS_DFP)
isa205 = 1;
/* Check for 64-bit inferior process. This is the case when the host is