[cfarm-users] GCC112 and missing hwcaps

[Segher Boessenkool]

On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 03:21:13AM -0400, Jeffrey Walton via cfarm-users wrote:
> GCC112 is a Power8 machine, but hwcaps is missing features present on
> the cpu like in-core crypto.
> 
> CPU feature probing shows the features do in fact exist. It looks like
> an old hwcap.h file (shown below).

Yes, the glibc on gcc112 comes with older header files.  Because it is an
older glibc version (it's 2.17).

If you want bleeding edge you can use AT11 (from /opt/at11.0), which is
2.26.  And AT10 is also installed, it is 2.24.  If you need any other
specific version, just ask.


Segher