diff --git a/gdb/Makefile.in b/gdb/Makefile.in
index f519f0a..fc1c7fa 100644
--- a/gdb/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/Makefile.in
@@ -2271,6 +2271,10 @@ mips-linux-watch.o: ${srcdir}/nat/mips-linux-watch.c
$(COMPILE) $(srcdir)/nat/mips-linux-watch.c
$(POSTCOMPILE)
+ppc-linux.o: ${srcdir}/nat/ppc-linux.c
+ $(COMPILE) $(srcdir)/nat/ppc-linux.c
+ $(POSTCOMPILE)
+
#
# gdb/tui/ dependencies
#
diff --git a/gdb/config/powerpc/ppc64-linux.mh b/gdb/config/powerpc/ppc64-linux.mh
index 4b91408..1b3fbc7 100644
--- a/gdb/config/powerpc/ppc64-linux.mh
+++ b/gdb/config/powerpc/ppc64-linux.mh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ NAT_FILE= config/nm-linux.h
NATDEPFILES= inf-ptrace.o fork-child.o \
ppc-linux-nat.o proc-service.o linux-thread-db.o \
linux-nat.o linux-osdata.o linux-fork.o linux-procfs.o linux-ptrace.o \
- linux-waitpid.o
+ linux-waitpid.o ppc-linux.o
NAT_CDEPS = $(srcdir)/proc-service.list
# The PowerPC has severe limitations on TOC size, and uses them even
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in b/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in
index 1ed2ec8..0e442fc 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ SFILES= $(srcdir)/gdbreplay.c $(srcdir)/inferiors.c $(srcdir)/dll.c \
$(srcdir)/linux-m32r-low.c \
$(srcdir)/linux-m68k-low.c $(srcdir)/linux-mips-low.c \
$(srcdir)/linux-nios2-low.c \
- $(srcdir)/linux-ppc-low.c \
+ $(srcdir)/linux-ppc-low.c $(srcdir)/nat/ppc-linux.c \
$(srcdir)/linux-s390-low.c \
$(srcdir)/linux-sh-low.c $(srcdir)/linux-sparc-low.c \
$(srcdir)/linux-x86-low.c \
@@ -581,6 +581,9 @@ linux-waitpid.o: ../nat/linux-waitpid.c
mips-linux-watch.o: ../nat/mips-linux-watch.c
$(COMPILE) $<
$(POSTCOMPILE)
+ppc-linux.o: ../nat/ppc-linux.c
+ $(COMPILE) $<
+ $(POSTCOMPILE)
aarch64.c : $(srcdir)/../regformats/aarch64.dat $(regdat_sh)
$(SHELL) $(regdat_sh) $(srcdir)/../regformats/aarch64.dat aarch64.c
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/configure.srv b/gdb/gdbserver/configure.srv
index 679fc9f..f52aee2 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/configure.srv
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/configure.srv
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ case "${target}" in
srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-isa205-64l.o"
srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.o"
srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.o"
- srv_tgtobj="$srv_linux_obj linux-ppc-low.o"
+ srv_tgtobj="$srv_linux_obj linux-ppc-low.o ppc-linux.o"
srv_xmlfiles="rs6000/powerpc-32l.xml"
srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/powerpc-altivec32l.xml"
srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/powerpc-cell32l.xml"
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c
index 6e880c1..188fac0 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c
@@ -398,13 +398,11 @@ ppc_arch_setup (void)
current_process ()->tdesc = tdesc;
ppc_hwcap = 0;
- /* Only if the high bit of the MSR is set, we actually have
- a 64-bit inferior. */
regcache = new_register_cache (tdesc);
fetch_inferior_registers (regcache, find_regno (tdesc, "msr"));
collect_register_by_name (regcache, "msr", &msr);
free_register_cache (regcache);
- if (msr < 0)
+ if (ppc64_64bit_inferior_p (msr))
{
ppc_get_hwcap (&ppc_hwcap);
if (ppc_hwcap & PPC_FEATURE_CELL)
diff --git a/gdb/nat/ppc-linux.c b/gdb/nat/ppc-linux.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6eaab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/nat/ppc-linux.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This file is part of GDB.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see . */
+
+#include "common-defs.h"
+#include "ppc-linux.h"
+#include
+
+#ifdef __powerpc64__
+
+/* Get the HWCAP from the process of GDB or GDBserver. If success,
+ save it in *VALP. */
+
+static void
+ppc64_host_hwcap (unsigned long *valp)
+{
+ unsigned char data[2 * 8];
+ FILE *f = fopen ("/proc/self/auxv", "r");
+
+ if (f == NULL)
+ return;
+
+ while (fread (data, sizeof (data), 1, f) > 0)
+ {
+ unsigned long *data_p = (unsigned long *) data;
+
+ if (data_p[0] == AT_HWCAP)
+ {
+ *valp = data_p[1];
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ fclose (f);
+}
+
+int
+ppc64_64bit_inferior_p (long msr)
+{
+ unsigned long ppc_host_hwcap = 0;
+
+ /* Get host's HWCAP to check whether the machine is Book E. */
+ ppc64_host_hwcap (&ppc_host_hwcap);
+
+ /* We actually have a 64-bit inferior only if the certain bit of the
+ MSR is set. The PowerISA Book III-S MSR is different from the
+ PowerISA Book III-E MSR. The Book III-S MSR is 64 bits wide, and
+ its MSR[SF] is the bit 0 of a 64-bit value. Book III-E MSR is 32
+ bits wide, and its MSR[CM] is the bit 0 of a 32-bit value. */
+ if (ppc_host_hwcap & PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE)
+ return msr & 0x80000000;
+ else
+ return msr < 0;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/gdb/nat/ppc-linux.h b/gdb/nat/ppc-linux.h
index 30d936f..0ff2223 100644
--- a/gdb/nat/ppc-linux.h
+++ b/gdb/nat/ppc-linux.h
@@ -82,4 +82,10 @@
#define PTRACE_SETEVRREGS 21
#endif
+#ifdef __powerpc64__
+/* Return whether the inferior is 64bit or not by checking certain bit
+ in MSR. */
+int ppc64_64bit_inferior_p (long msr);
+#endif
+
#endif
diff --git a/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c b/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
index c5a286b..88ca49e 100644
--- a/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
@@ -2367,7 +2367,7 @@ ppc_linux_target_wordsize (void)
errno = 0;
msr = (long) ptrace (PTRACE_PEEKUSER, tid, PT_MSR * 8, 0);
- if (errno == 0 && msr < 0)
+ if (errno == 0 && ppc64_64bit_inferior_p (msr))
wordsize = 8;
#endif