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+On linux platforms, grok /proc/cpuinfo for the CPU/vendor info.
+
+Prob not suitable for upstream seeing as how it's 100% linux-specific
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2005-09/msg00063.html
+
+Patch originally by Carlos E. Gorges <carlos@techlinux.com.br>, but
+heavily reworked to suck less.
+
+To add support for additional platforms, check out the show_cpuinfo()
+func in the linux/arch/<ARCH>/ source tree of the kernel.
+
+--- coreutils/src/uname.c
++++ coreutils/src/uname.c
+@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
+ # include <mach-o/arch.h>
+ #endif
+
++#if defined(__linux__)
++# define USE_PROCINFO
++# define UNAME_HARDWARE_PLATFORM
++#endif
++
+ #include "system.h"
+ #include "error.h"
+ #include "quote.h"
+@@ -138,6 +143,117 @@
+ exit (status);
+ }
+
++#if defined(USE_PROCINFO)
++
++# if defined(__s390__) || defined(__s390x__)
++# define CPUINFO_FILE "/proc/sysinfo"
++# define CPUINFO_FORMAT "%64[^\t :]%*[ :]%256[^\n]%c"
++# else
++# define CPUINFO_FILE "/proc/cpuinfo"
++# define CPUINFO_FORMAT "%64[^\t:]\t:%256[^\n]%c"
++# endif
++
++# define PROCINFO_PROCESSOR 0
++# define PROCINFO_HARDWARE_PLATFORM 1
++
++static void __eat_cpuinfo_space(char *buf)
++{
++ /* first eat trailing space */
++ char *tmp = buf + strlen(buf) - 1;
++ while (tmp > buf && isspace(*tmp))
++ *tmp-- = '\0';
++ /* then eat leading space */
++ tmp = buf;
++ while (*tmp && isspace(*tmp))
++ tmp++;
++ if (tmp != buf)
++ memmove(buf, tmp, strlen(tmp)+1);
++ /* finally collapse whitespace */
++ tmp = buf;
++ while (tmp[0] && tmp[1]) {
++ if (isspace(tmp[0]) && isspace(tmp[1])) {
++ memmove(tmp, tmp+1, strlen(tmp));
++ continue;
++ }
++ ++tmp;
++ }
++}
++
++static int __linux_procinfo(int x, char *fstr, size_t s)
++{
++ FILE *fp;
++
++ char *procinfo_keys[] = {
++ /* --processor --hardware-platform */
++ #if defined(__alpha__)
++ "cpu model", "system type"
++ #elif defined(__arm__)
++ "Processor", "Hardware"
++ #elif defined(__avr32__)
++ "processor", "cpu family"
++ #elif defined(__bfin__)
++ "CPU", "BOARD Name"
++ #elif defined(__cris__)
++ "cpu", "cpu model"
++ #elif defined(__frv__)
++ "CPU-Core", "System"
++ #elif defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
++ "model name", "vendor_id"
++ #elif defined(__ia64__)
++ "family", "vendor"
++ #elif defined(__hppa__)
++ "cpu", "model"
++ #elif defined(__m68k__)
++ "CPU", "MMU"
++ #elif defined(__mips__)
++ "cpu model", "system type"
++ #elif defined(__powerpc__) || defined(__powerpc64__)
++ "cpu", "machine"
++ #elif defined(__s390__) || defined(__s390x__)
++ "Type", "Manufacturer"
++ #elif defined(__sh__)
++ "cpu type", "machine"
++ #elif defined(sparc) || defined(__sparc__)
++ "type", "cpu"
++ #elif defined(__vax__)
++ "cpu type", "cpu"
++ #else
++ "unknown", "unknown"
++ #endif
++ };
++
++ if ((fp = fopen(CPUINFO_FILE, "r")) != NULL) {
++ char key[65], value[257], eol, *ret = NULL;
++
++ while (fscanf(fp, CPUINFO_FORMAT, key, value, &eol) != EOF) {
++ __eat_cpuinfo_space(key);
++ if (!strcmp(key, procinfo_keys[x])) {
++ __eat_cpuinfo_space(value);
++ ret = value;
++ break;
++ }
++ if (eol != '\n') {
++ /* we need two fscanf's here in case the previous
++ * length limit caused us to read right up to the
++ * newline ... doing "%*[^\n]\n" wont eat the newline
++ */
++ fscanf(fp, "%*[^\n]");
++ fscanf(fp, "\n");
++ }
++ }
++ fclose(fp);
++
++ if (ret) {
++ strncpy(fstr, ret, s);
++ return 0;
++ }
++ }
++
++ return -1;
++}
++
++#endif
++
+ /* Print ELEMENT, preceded by a space if something has already been
+ printed. */
+
+@@ -250,10 +344,14 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ if (toprint & PRINT_PROCESSOR)
+ {
+ char const *element = unknown;
+-#if HAVE_SYSINFO && defined SI_ARCHITECTURE
++#if ( HAVE_SYSINFO && defined SI_ARCHITECTURE ) || defined(USE_PROCINFO)
+ {
+ static char processor[257];
++#if defined(USE_PROCINFO)
++ if (0 <= __linux_procinfo (PROCINFO_PROCESSOR, processor, sizeof processor))
++#else
+ if (0 <= sysinfo (SI_ARCHITECTURE, processor, sizeof processor))
++#endif
+ element = processor;
+ }
+ #endif
+@@ -306,9 +404,13 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ if (element == unknown)
+ {
+ static char hardware_platform[257];
++#if defined(USE_PROCINFO)
++ if (0 <= __linux_procinfo (PROCINFO_HARDWARE_PLATFORM, hardware_platform, sizeof hardware_platform))
++#else
+ size_t s = sizeof hardware_platform;
+ static int mib[] = { CTL_HW, UNAME_HARDWARE_PLATFORM };
+ if (sysctl (mib, 2, hardware_platform, &s, 0, 0) >= 0)
++#endif
+ element = hardware_platform;
+ }
+ #endif