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+2011-02-16  Ryan S. Arnold  <rsa@us.ibm.com>
+
+	* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/power7/Makefile: New file which adds
+	-mno-vsx to the CFLAGS-rtld.c variable to avoid using VSX registers and
+	insns in _dl_start to prevent a TOC reference before relocs are
+	resolved.
+
 2010-11-10  Luis Machado  <luisgpm@br.ibm.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm/e_sqrtl.c (__ieee754_sqrtl): Force
diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/power7/Makefile b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/power7/Makefile
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+ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
+# Prevent the use of VSX registers and insns in _dl_start, which under -O3
+# optimization may require a TOC reference before relocations are resolved.
+CFLAGS-rtld.c += -mno-vsx
+endif