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+#ifndef CYGONCE_LOADER_PPC_ELF_H
+#define CYGONCE_LOADER_PPC_ELF_H
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+//      ppc_elf.h
+//
+//      PowerPC specific ELF file format support
+//
+//==========================================================================
+//####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//                                                                          
+// -------------------------------------------                              
+// The contents of this file are subject to the Red Hat eCos Public License 
+// Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in         
+// compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at    
+// http://www.redhat.com/                                                   
+//                                                                          
+// Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"      
+// basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the 
+// License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under 
+// the License.                                                             
+//                                                                          
+// The Original Code is eCos - Embedded Configurable Operating System,      
+// released September 30, 1998.                                             
+//                                                                          
+// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Red Hat.                   
+// Portions created by Red Hat are                                          
+// Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000 Red Hat, Inc.                             
+// All Rights Reserved.                                                     
+// -------------------------------------------                              
+//                                                                          
+//####COPYRIGHTEND####
+//==========================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s):    nickg
+// Contributors: nickg
+// Date:         2000-11-20
+// Purpose:      Define PowerPC ELF support
+// Description:  This file contains definitions for configuring the dynamic
+//               loader to deal with the PowerPC specific parts of the ELF
+//               file format.
+//              
+// Usage:
+//              #include <cyg/loader/ppc_elf.h>
+//              ...
+//              
+//
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+#include <pkgconf/system.h>
+#include <pkgconf/hal.h>
+
+#if defined(CYGPKG_HAL_POWERPC)
+
+#ifndef CYG_LOADER_DYNAMIC_LD
+
+#include <cyg/infra/cyg_type.h>
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Basic definitions
+
+#define CYG_ELF_MACHINE     EM_PPC
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Relocation types
+// Taken from binutils/include/elf/ppc.h - not currently sure which
+// of these are actually used in executables.
+
+
+#define R_PPC_NONE                      0
+#define R_PPC_ADDR32                    1
+#define R_PPC_ADDR24                    2
+#define R_PPC_ADDR16                    3
+#define R_PPC_ADDR16_LO                 4
+#define R_PPC_ADDR16_HI                 5
+#define R_PPC_ADDR16_HA                 6
+#define R_PPC_ADDR14                    7
+#define R_PPC_ADDR14_BRTAKEN            8
+#define R_PPC_ADDR14_BRNTAKEN           9
+#define R_PPC_REL24                     10
+#define R_PPC_REL14                     11
+#define R_PPC_REL14_BRTAKEN             12
+#define R_PPC_REL14_BRNTAKEN            13
+#define R_PPC_GOT16                     14
+#define R_PPC_GOT16_LO                  15
+#define R_PPC_GOT16_HI                  16
+#define R_PPC_GOT16_HA                  17
+#define R_PPC_PLTREL24                  18
+#define R_PPC_COPY                      19
+#define R_PPC_GLOB_DAT                  20
+#define R_PPC_JMP_SLOT                  21
+#define R_PPC_RELATIVE                  22
+#define R_PPC_LOCAL24PC                 23
+#define R_PPC_UADDR32                   24
+#define R_PPC_UADDR16                   25
+#define R_PPC_REL32                     26
+#define R_PPC_PLT32                     27
+#define R_PPC_PLTREL32                  28
+#define R_PPC_PLT16_LO                  29
+#define R_PPC_PLT16_HI                  30
+#define R_PPC_PLT16_HA                  31
+#define R_PPC_SDAREL16                  32
+#define R_PPC_SECTOFF                   33
+#define R_PPC_SECTOFF_LO                34
+#define R_PPC_SECTOFF_HI                35
+#define R_PPC_SECTOFF_HA                36
+
+/* The remaining relocs are from the Embedded ELF ABI, and are not
+   in the SVR4 ELF ABI.  */
+#define R_PPC_EMB_NADDR32               101
+#define R_PPC_EMB_NADDR16               102
+#define R_PPC_EMB_NADDR16_LO            103
+#define R_PPC_EMB_NADDR16_HI            104
+#define R_PPC_EMB_NADDR16_HA            105
+#define R_PPC_EMB_SDAI16                106
+#define R_PPC_EMB_SDA2I16               107
+#define R_PPC_EMB_SDA2REL               108
+#define R_PPC_EMB_SDA21                 109
+#define R_PPC_EMB_MRKREF                110
+#define R_PPC_EMB_RELSEC16              111
+#define R_PPC_EMB_RELST_LO              112
+#define R_PPC_EMB_RELST_HI              113
+#define R_PPC_EMB_RELST_HA              114
+#define R_PPC_EMB_BIT_FLD               115
+#define R_PPC_EMB_RELSDA                116
+
+  /* These are GNU extensions to enable C++ vtable garbage collection.  */
+#define R_PPC_GNU_VTINHERIT             253
+#define R_PPC_GNU_VTENTRY               254
+
+/* This is a phony reloc to handle any old fashioned TOC16 references
+   that may still be in object files.  */
+#define R_PPC_TOC16                     255
+
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Processor specific customization class for Cyg_LoadObject class.
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+
+class Cyg_LoadObject_Proc :
+      public Cyg_LoadObject_Base
+{
+ public:
+
+    inline Cyg_LoadObject_Proc()
+        : Cyg_LoadObject_Base()
+        {
+        };
+
+    inline Cyg_LoadObject_Proc( Cyg_LoaderStream& stream,
+                    cyg_uint32 mode,
+                    Cyg_LoaderMemAlloc *mem )
+        : Cyg_LoadObject_Base( stream, mode, mem )
+        {
+        };
+
+    inline ~Cyg_LoadObject_Proc() {};
+
+    cyg_code apply_rel( unsigned char type, Elf32_Word sym, Elf32_Addr offset );
+
+    cyg_code apply_rela( unsigned char type, Elf32_Word sym,
+                         Elf32_Addr offset, Elf32_Sword addend );
+};
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+inline cyg_code Cyg_LoadObject_Proc::apply_rel( unsigned char type,
+                                                Elf32_Word sym,
+                                                Elf32_Addr offset )
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+inline cyg_code Cyg_LoadObject_Proc::apply_rela( unsigned char type,
+                                                 Elf32_Word sym,
+                                                 Elf32_Addr offset,
+                                                 Elf32_Sword addend )
+{
+    return 0; // CYG_LOADERR_INVALID_RELOC;
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+externC void abort() CYGBLD_ATTRIB_WEAK;
+
+externC void abort() { for(;;); }
+
+externC int strcmp(const char *a, const char *b) CYGBLD_ATTRIB_WEAK;
+
+externC int strcmp(const char *a, const char *b) { return a==b; }
+
+externC unsigned int strlen(const char *a) CYGBLD_ATTRIB_WEAK;
+
+externC unsigned int strlen(const char *a) { return 1; }
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#endif // __cplusplus
+
+#else // CYG_LOADER_DYNAMIC_LD
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#define CYG_LOADER_DYNAMIC_PREFIX                                               \
+        OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-powerpc", "elf32-powerpc", "elf32-powerpc")     \
+        OUTPUT_ARCH("powerpc")
+
+/* Adjust the address for the data segment.  We want to adjust up to
+   the same address within the page on the next page up.  */
+#define CYG_LOADER_DYNAMIC_DATA_ALIGN                   \
+        . = ALIGN(0x1000) + (. & (0x1000 - 1));
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#endif // CYG_LOADER_DYNAMIC_LD
+
+#endif // defined(CYGPKG_HAL_POWERPC) && __cplusplus
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#endif // ifndef CYGONCE_LOADER_PPC_ELF_H
+// End of ppc_elf.h