[patch] getauxval.3 correct AT_HWCAP result description
Steven Munroe
munroesj@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Thu Aug 4 20:35:00 GMT 2016
On Wed, 2016-07-13 at 09:13 +0100, Szabolcs Nagy wrote:
> On 12/07/16 21:24, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> >> .BR AT_HWCAP
> >> -A pointer to a multibyte mask of bits whose settings
> >> +A four byte long bit-mask whose settings
> >> indicate detailed processor capabilities.
>
> why is it four byte long?
>
> it's a long and the target abi decides how many
> bits of that is used.
>
For platforms that support 32- and 64-bit modes, maintaining AT_HWCAP at
32-bits simplifies code portability.
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