struct cpu_spec* cur_cpu_spec = NULL;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cur_cpu_spec);
 
+/* The platform string corresponding to the real PVR */
+const char *powerpc_base_platform;
+
 /* NOTE:
  * Unlike ppc32, ppc64 will only call this once for the boot CPU, it's
  * the responsibility of the appropriate CPU save/restore functions to
                        } else
                                *t = *s;
                        *PTRRELOC(&cur_cpu_spec) = &the_cpu_spec;
+
+                       /*
+                        * Set the base platform string once; assumes
+                        * we're called with real pvr first.
+                        */
+                       if (powerpc_base_platform == NULL)
+                               powerpc_base_platform = t->platform;
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC64) || defined(CONFIG_BOOKE)
                        /* ppc64 and booke expect identify_cpu to also call
                         * setup_cpu for that processor. I will consolidate
 
 extern void do_feature_fixups(unsigned long value, void *fixup_start,
                              void *fixup_end);
 
+extern const char *powerpc_base_platform;
+
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 /* CPU kernel features */
 
 
 #define ELF_PLATFORM   (cur_cpu_spec->platform)
 
+/* While ELF_PLATFORM indicates the ISA supported by the platform, it
+ * may not accurately reflect the underlying behavior of the hardware
+ * (as in the case of running in Power5+ compatibility mode on a
+ * Power6 machine).  ELF_BASE_PLATFORM allows ld.so to load libraries
+ * that are tuned for the real hardware.
+ */
+#define ELF_BASE_PLATFORM (powerpc_base_platform)
+
 #ifdef __powerpc64__
 # define ELF_PLAT_INIT(_r, load_addr)  do {    \
        _r->gpr[2] = load_addr;                 \