Attached is a patch we've been using for some time (originally posted to this list some time ago) which adds the byteorder output to /proc/cpuinfo. i.e.: byteorder : big endian or byteorder : little endian --Kumba -- Gentoo/MIPS Team Lead Gentoo Foundation Board of Trustees "Such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere." --Elrond
## 11_byteorder-proc.dpatch by ??? ## ## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch. ## DP: Add byteorder info to /proc/cpuinfo Index: arch/mips/kernel/proc.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/linux/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c,v retrieving revision 1.27.2.17 diff -u -p -u -r1.27.2.17 proc.c --- arch/mips/kernel/proc.c 27 Apr 2003 23:34:46 -0000 1.27.2.17 +++ arch/mips/kernel/proc.c 21 Sep 2003 00:14:13 -0000 @@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file seq_printf(m, "BogoMIPS\t\t: %lu.%02lu\n", cpu_data[n].udelay_val / (500000/HZ), (cpu_data[n].udelay_val / (5000/HZ)) % 100); +#ifdef __MIPSEB__ + seq_printf(m, "byteorder\t\t: big endian\n"); +#else + seq_printf(m, "byteorder\t\t: little endian\n"); +#endif seq_printf(m, "wait instruction\t: %s\n", cpu_wait ? "yes" : "no"); seq_printf(m, "microsecond timers\t: %s\n", cpu_has_counter ? "yes" : "no");
