Feature #1235
Use symbol capabilities to eliminate libc_hwcap*
Status:
New
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
-
Start date:
2011-07-20
Due date:
% Done:
0%
Estimated time:
Difficulty:
Medium
Tags:
needs-triage
Description
It would be nice to eliminate the libc_hwcap* files on x86 and
instead use "symbol capabilities" as was done for sparc. See:
http://blogs.oracle.com/rie/entry/symbol_capabilities
More details here:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19963-01/pdf/819-0690.pdf
Identifying Capability Requirements, pg. 59
Creating a Family of Symbol Capabilities Functions, pg 68