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Hi, I am new to this mailing list, so forgive me
if I am asking an age-old question.
I am an IBM-mainframer with an interest in GNU
utilities (we have GCC for OS/390, for example) and Linux. Looking through the
binutils-2.9.5.0.16 source code, I noticed that in /include/elf/common.h there
are 2 definitions for the IBM System/370 (or S/390). One is EM_S370 (9),
presumably used by Amdahl's UTS, a SVR4-variant for System/370-compatible
systems, and the other is EM_I370 (0xF00F), presumably for Running Linux On the
Mainframe (ROAM).
Questions:
1) Shouldn't there be one definition for an architecture?
These two are essentially the same. The only different one _might_ be a new
EM_S390 / EM_I390 for IBM's System/390 CMOS Microprocessor, while upwardly
compatible with older System/370 processors, does have new unique features such
as support for IEEE floating point. However, this scheme was done with Intel
(EM_386 and EM_486), but appears to have been since abandoned.
2a) Are EM_PPC and EM_CYGNUS_POWERPC different processors? 2b)
If not, why the two definitions?
3) Who decides what are "official" machine types?
Every document I have found describing the ELF format seems to have a different
list of "official" values.
If anyone out there can provide any help with these questions,
I would be very greatful.
-Thanks,
David Uczen
Mainframe Systems Programmer
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