Re: [PATCH]: Add byteorder/endianess to /proc/cpuinfo

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On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 07:54:19PM +0000, Kumba wrote:
> Adds an additional field to /proc/cpuinfo that states the byteorder
> of the system.  This has been floating around for some time on the
> list, so maybe this time is the charm.
This actually got removed from mainline ages ago. It's only being
carried around in distribution kernels for legacy reasons - we shouldn't
readd it.
Cheers,
 -- Guido
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joshua Kinard <kumba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
>  proc.c |    5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 

> diff -Naurp mipslinux/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c mipslinux-byteorder/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
> --- mipslinux/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c	2006-01-22 21:14:11.000000000 -0500
> +++ mipslinux-byteorder/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c	2006-01-24 13:39:47.000000000 -0500
> @@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ 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");

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