diff --git a/include/asm-arm/hwcap.h b/include/asm-arm/hwcap.h
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+#ifndef __ASMARM_HWCAP_H
+#define __ASMARM_HWCAP_H
+
+/*
+ * HWCAP flags - for elf_hwcap (in kernel) and AT_HWCAP
+ */
+#define HWCAP_SWP	1
+#define HWCAP_HALF	2
+#define HWCAP_THUMB	4
+#define HWCAP_26BIT	8	/* Play it safe */
+#define HWCAP_FAST_MULT	16
+#define HWCAP_FPA	32
+#define HWCAP_VFP	64
+#define HWCAP_EDSP	128
+#define HWCAP_JAVA	256
+#define HWCAP_IWMMXT	512
+#define HWCAP_CRUNCH	1024
+
+#if defined(__KERNEL__) && !defined(__ASSEMBLY__)
+/*
+ * This yields a mask that user programs can use to figure out what
+ * instruction set this cpu supports.
+ */
+#define ELF_HWCAP	(elf_hwcap)
+extern unsigned int elf_hwcap;
+#endif
+
+#endif