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diff --git a/src/internal/cpu/cpu.go b/src/internal/cpu/cpu.go
index 2226b777e2..6a8e23d425 100644
--- a/src/internal/cpu/cpu.go
+++ b/src/internal/cpu/cpu.go
@@ -30,3 +30,28 @@ type x86 struct {
HasSSE42 bool
_ [CacheLineSize]byte
}
+
+var PPC64 ppc64
+
+// For ppc64x, it is safe to check only for ISA level starting on ISA v3.00,
+// since there are no optional categories. There are some exceptions that also
+// require kernel support to work (darn, scv), so there are capability bits for
+// those as well. The minimum processor requirement is POWER8 (ISA 2.07), so we
+// maintain some of the old capability checks for optional categories for
+// safety.
+// The struct is padded to avoid false sharing.
+type ppc64 struct {
+ _ [CacheLineSize]byte
+ HasVMX bool // Vector unit (Altivec)
+ HasDFP bool // Decimal Floating Point unit
+ HasVSX bool // Vector-scalar unit
+ HasHTM bool // Hardware Transactional Memory
+ HasISEL bool // Integer select
+ HasVCRYPTO bool // Vector cryptography
+ HasHTMNOSC bool // HTM: kernel-aborted transaction in syscalls
+ HasDARN bool // Hardware random number generator (requires kernel enablement)
+ HasSCV bool // Syscall vectored (requires kernel enablement)
+ IsPOWER8 bool // ISA v2.07 (POWER8)
+ IsPOWER9 bool // ISA v3.00 (POWER9)
+ _ [CacheLineSize]byte
+}