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From 465e2fc248ea0689a9665eb6b40360051c7985d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Trommler <ptrommler@acm.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 12:20:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] implement native code generator for ppc64

The implementation follows the ELF specification and hence
is neither optimized for intra-module calls nor does it require
nasty linker tricks.
---
 compiler/cmm/CLabel.hs                         |   6 +
 compiler/nativeGen/AsmCodeGen.lhs              |   3 +-
 compiler/nativeGen/PIC.hs                      |  64 ++-
 compiler/nativeGen/PPC/CodeGen.hs              | 614 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
 compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Instr.hs                |  87 +++-
 compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Ppr.hs                  | 149 ++++--
 compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Regs.hs                 |  21 +-
 compiler/nativeGen/RegAlloc/Linear/FreeRegs.hs |   3 +-
 compiler/nativeGen/RegAlloc/Linear/Main.hs     |   3 +-
 compiler/nativeGen/TargetReg.hs                |  11 +-
 configure.ac                                   |   2 +-
 includes/CodeGen.Platform.hs                   |   4 +
 mk/config.mk.in                                |   4 +-
 13 files changed, 784 insertions(+), 187 deletions(-)

Index: ghc-7.8.3/compiler/cmm/CLabel.hs
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.3.orig/compiler/cmm/CLabel.hs
+++ ghc-7.8.3/compiler/cmm/CLabel.hs
@@ -1168,6 +1168,12 @@ pprDynamicLinkerAsmLabel platform dllInf
                        GotSymbolPtr    -> ppr lbl <> text "@gotpcrel"
                        GotSymbolOffset -> ppr lbl
                        SymbolPtr       -> text ".LC_" <> ppr lbl
+             else if platformArch platform == ArchPPC_64
+                  then case dllInfo of
+                       CodeStub        -> text ".Lstub." <> ppr lbl
+                       GotSymbolPtr    -> text ".LC_"  <> ppr lbl <> text "@toc"
+                       GotSymbolOffset -> ppr lbl
+                       SymbolPtr       -> text ".LC_" <> ppr lbl
         else case dllInfo of
              CodeStub        -> ppr lbl <> text "@plt"
              SymbolPtr       -> text ".LC_" <> ppr lbl
Index: ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/AsmCodeGen.lhs
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.3.orig/compiler/nativeGen/AsmCodeGen.lhs
+++ ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/AsmCodeGen.lhs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ nativeCodeGen dflags this_mod h us cmms
       ArchPPC     -> nCG' (ppcNcgImpl    dflags)
       ArchSPARC   -> nCG' (sparcNcgImpl  dflags)
       ArchARM {}  -> panic "nativeCodeGen: No NCG for ARM"
-      ArchPPC_64  -> panic "nativeCodeGen: No NCG for PPC 64"
+      ArchPPC_64  -> nCG' (ppcNcgImpl    dflags)
       ArchAlpha   -> panic "nativeCodeGen: No NCG for Alpha"
       ArchMipseb  -> panic "nativeCodeGen: No NCG for mipseb"
       ArchMipsel  -> panic "nativeCodeGen: No NCG for mipsel"
Index: ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/PIC.hs
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.3.orig/compiler/nativeGen/PIC.hs
+++ ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/PIC.hs
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ cmmMakePicReference dflags lbl
         | OSMinGW32 <- platformOS $ targetPlatform dflags
         = CmmLit $ CmmLabel lbl
 
+        | ArchPPC_64 <- platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags
+        = CmmMachOp (MO_Add W32) -- code model medium
+                [ CmmReg (CmmGlobal PicBaseReg)
+                , CmmLit $ picRelative
+                                (platformArch   $ targetPlatform dflags)
+                                (platformOS     $ targetPlatform dflags)
+                                lbl ]
 
         | (gopt Opt_PIC dflags || not (gopt Opt_Static dflags)) && absoluteLabel lbl
         = CmmMachOp (MO_Add (wordWidth dflags))
@@ -295,11 +302,15 @@ howToAccessLabel dflags arch OSDarwin th
 
 howToAccessLabel _ ArchPPC_64 os _ kind _
         | osElfTarget os
-        = if kind == DataReference
-            -- ELF PPC64 (powerpc64-linux), AIX, MacOS 9, BeOS/PPC
-            then AccessViaSymbolPtr
-            -- actually, .label instead of label
-            else AccessDirectly
+        = case kind of 
+          -- ELF PPC64 (powerpc64-linux), AIX, MacOS 9, BeOS/PPC
+          DataReference -> AccessViaSymbolPtr
+          -- RTLD does not generate stubs for function descriptors
+          -- in tail calls. Create a symbol pointer and generate
+          -- the code to load the function descriptor at the call site.
+          JumpReference -> AccessViaSymbolPtr
+          -- regular calls are handled by the runtime linker
+          _             -> AccessDirectly
 
 howToAccessLabel dflags _ os _ _ _
         -- no PIC -> the dynamic linker does everything for us;
@@ -430,6 +441,11 @@ needImportedSymbols dflags arch os
         , arch  == ArchPPC
         = gopt Opt_PIC dflags || not (gopt Opt_Static dflags)
 
+        -- PowerPC 64 Linux: always
+        | osElfTarget os
+        , arch == ArchPPC_64
+        = True
+
         -- i386 (and others?): -dynamic but not -fPIC
         | osElfTarget os
         , arch  /= ArchPPC_64
@@ -467,6 +483,10 @@ pprGotDeclaration dflags ArchX86 OSDarwi
 pprGotDeclaration _ _ OSDarwin
         = empty
 
+-- PPC 64 needs a Table Of Contents (TOC)
+pprGotDeclaration _ ArchPPC_64 OSLinux
+        = ptext (sLit ".section \".toc\",\"aw\"")
+
 -- Emit GOT declaration
 -- Output whatever needs to be output once per .s file.
 pprGotDeclaration dflags arch os
@@ -635,9 +655,36 @@ pprImportedSymbol _ (Platform { platform
 -- the NCG will keep track of all DynamicLinkerLabels it uses
 -- and output each of them using pprImportedSymbol.
 
-pprImportedSymbol _ platform@(Platform { platformArch = ArchPPC_64 }) _
+pprImportedSymbol _ platform@(Platform { platformArch = ArchPPC_64 })
+                  importedLbl
         | osElfTarget (platformOS platform)
-        = empty
+        = case dynamicLinkerLabelInfo importedLbl of
+            Just (SymbolPtr, lbl)
+              -> vcat [
+                   ptext (sLit ".section \".toc\", \"aw\""),
+                   ptext (sLit ".LC_") <> pprCLabel platform lbl <> char ':',
+                   ptext (sLit "\t.quad") <+> pprCLabel platform lbl ]
+            -- generate code stubs for tail calls
+            Just (CodeStub, lbl)
+              -> vcat [ 
+                   ptext (sLit ".section \".toc\", \"aw\""),
+                   ptext (sLit ".LC_") <> pprCLabel platform lbl <> char ':',
+                   ptext (sLit "\t.quad") <+> pprCLabel platform lbl,
+                   ptext (sLit ".text"),
+                   ptext (sLit ".Lstub.") <> ppr lbl <> char ':', 
+                   hcat [ ptext (sLit "\taddis\t12,2,.LC_"),
+                          ppr lbl, ptext(sLit"@toc@ha") ],
+                   hcat [ ptext (sLit "\taddi\t12,12,.LC_"),
+                          ppr lbl, ptext(sLit"@toc@l") ],
+                   ptext (sLit "\tld\t12,0(12)"),
+                   ptext (sLit "\tld\t11,0(12)"),
+                   ptext (sLit "\tld\t2,8(12)"),
+                   ptext (sLit "\tmtctr\t11"),
+                   ptext (sLit "\tld\t11,16(12)"),
+                   ptext (sLit "\tbctr")
+                   ]
+
+            _ -> empty
 
 pprImportedSymbol dflags platform importedLbl
         | osElfTarget (platformOS platform)
@@ -735,7 +782,6 @@ initializePicBase_ppc ArchPPC OSDarwin p
         where   BasicBlock bID insns = entry
                 b' = BasicBlock bID (PPC.FETCHPC picReg : insns)
 
-
 initializePicBase_ppc _ _ _ _
         = panic "initializePicBase_ppc: not needed"
 
Index: ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/PPC/CodeGen.hs
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.3.orig/compiler/nativeGen/PPC/CodeGen.hs
+++ ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/PPC/CodeGen.hs
@@ -77,14 +77,20 @@ cmmTopCodeGen
 cmmTopCodeGen (CmmProc info lab live graph) = do
   let blocks = toBlockListEntryFirst graph
   (nat_blocks,statics) <- mapAndUnzipM basicBlockCodeGen blocks
-  picBaseMb <- getPicBaseMaybeNat
   dflags <- getDynFlags
   let proc = CmmProc info lab live (ListGraph $ concat nat_blocks)
       tops = proc : concat statics
       os   = platformOS $ targetPlatform dflags
-  case picBaseMb of
-      Just picBase -> initializePicBase_ppc ArchPPC os picBase tops
-      Nothing -> return tops
+      arch = platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags
+  case arch of
+    ArchPPC    -> do
+      picBaseMb <- getPicBaseMaybeNat
+      case picBaseMb of
+           Just picBase -> initializePicBase_ppc arch os picBase tops
+           Nothing -> return tops
+    ArchPPC_64 -> return tops -- generating function descriptor handled in 
+                              -- pretty printer
+    _          -> panic "PPC.cmmTopCodeGen: unknown arch" 
 
 cmmTopCodeGen (CmmData sec dat) = do
   return [CmmData sec dat]  -- no translation, we just use CmmStatic
@@ -194,26 +200,6 @@ getRegisterReg platform (CmmGlobal mid)
         -- ones which map to a real machine register on this
         -- platform.  Hence ...
 
-
-{-
-Now, given a tree (the argument to an CmmLoad) that references memory,
-produce a suitable addressing mode.
-
-A Rule of the Game (tm) for Amodes: use of the addr bit must
-immediately follow use of the code part, since the code part puts
-values in registers which the addr then refers to.  So you can't put
-anything in between, lest it overwrite some of those registers.  If
-you need to do some other computation between the code part and use of
-the addr bit, first store the effective address from the amode in a
-temporary, then do the other computation, and then use the temporary:
-
-    code
-    LEA amode, tmp
-    ... other computation ...
-    ... (tmp) ...
--}
-
-
 -- | Convert a BlockId to some CmmStatic data
 jumpTableEntry :: DynFlags -> Maybe BlockId -> CmmStatic
 jumpTableEntry dflags Nothing = CmmStaticLit (CmmInt 0 (wordWidth dflags))
@@ -261,7 +247,7 @@ data ChildCode64        -- a.k.a "Regist
                         -- Reg may be modified
 
 
--- | The dual to getAnyReg: compute an expression into a register, but
+-- | Compute an expression into a register, but
 --      we don't mind which one it is.
 getSomeReg :: CmmExpr -> NatM (Reg, InstrBlock)
 getSomeReg expr = do
@@ -386,10 +372,14 @@ getRegister e = do dflags <- getDynFlags
 
 getRegister' :: DynFlags -> CmmExpr -> NatM Register
 
-getRegister' _ (CmmReg (CmmGlobal PicBaseReg))
+getRegister' dflags (CmmReg (CmmGlobal PicBaseReg))
+    | ArchPPC_64 == (platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags)
+    = return (Fixed II64 toc nilOL)
+
+getRegister' dflags (CmmReg (CmmGlobal PicBaseReg))
   = do
-      reg <- getPicBaseNat archWordSize
-      return (Fixed archWordSize reg nilOL)
+      reg <- getPicBaseNat $ archWordSize (target32Bit (targetPlatform dflags))
+      return (Fixed (archWordSize (target32Bit (targetPlatform dflags))) reg nilOL)
 
 getRegister' dflags (CmmReg reg)
   = return (Fixed (cmmTypeSize (cmmRegType dflags reg))
@@ -433,11 +423,23 @@ getRegister' dflags (CmmLoad mem pk)
         return (Any size code)
           where size = cmmTypeSize pk
 
+getRegister' dflags (CmmLoad mem pk)
+  | isWord64 pk && not (target32Bit (targetPlatform dflags))
+  = do
+        Amode addr addr_code <- getAmodeDS mem
+        let code dst = addr_code `snocOL` LD size dst addr
+        return (Any size code)
+          where size = cmmTypeSize pk
+
 -- catch simple cases of zero- or sign-extended load
 getRegister' _ (CmmMachOp (MO_UU_Conv W8 W32) [CmmLoad mem _]) = do
     Amode addr addr_code <- getAmode mem
     return (Any II32 (\dst -> addr_code `snocOL` LD II8 dst addr))
 
+getRegister' _ (CmmMachOp (MO_UU_Conv W8 W64) [CmmLoad mem _]) = do
+    Amode addr addr_code <- getAmode mem
+    return (Any II64 (\dst -> addr_code `snocOL` LD II8 dst addr))
+
 -- Note: there is no Load Byte Arithmetic instruction, so no signed case here
 
 getRegister' _ (CmmMachOp (MO_UU_Conv W16 W32) [CmmLoad mem _]) = do
@@ -448,6 +450,22 @@ getRegister' _ (CmmMachOp (MO_SS_Conv W1
     Amode addr addr_code <- getAmode mem
     return (Any II32 (\dst -> addr_code `snocOL` LA II16 dst addr))
 
+getRegister' _ (CmmMachOp (MO_UU_Conv W16 W64) [CmmLoad mem _]) = do
+    Amode addr addr_code <- getAmode mem
+    return (Any II64 (\dst -> addr_code `snocOL` LD II16 dst addr))
+
+getRegister' _ (CmmMachOp (MO_SS_Conv W16 W64) [CmmLoad mem _]) = do
+    Amode addr addr_code <- getAmode mem
+    return (Any II64 (\dst -> addr_code `snocOL` LA II16 dst addr))
+
+getRegister' _ (CmmMachOp (MO_UU_Conv W32 W64) [CmmLoad mem _]) = do
+    Amode addr addr_code <- getAmode mem
+    return (Any II64 (\dst -> addr_code `snocOL` LD II32 dst addr))
+
+getRegister' _ (CmmMachOp (MO_SS_Conv W32 W64) [CmmLoad mem _]) = do
+    Amode addr addr_code <- getAmode mem
+    return (Any II64 (\dst -> addr_code `snocOL` LA II32 dst addr))
+
 getRegister' dflags (CmmMachOp mop [x]) -- unary MachOps
   = case mop of
       MO_Not rep   -> triv_ucode_int rep NOT
@@ -465,7 +483,16 @@ getRegister' dflags (CmmMachOp mop [x])
         | from == to    -> conversionNop (intSize to) x
 
         -- narrowing is a nop: we treat the high bits as undefined
-      MO_SS_Conv W32 to -> conversionNop (intSize to) x
+      MO_SS_Conv W64 to 
+        | arch32    -> panic "PPC.CodeGen.getRegister no 64 bit int register"
+        | otherwise -> conversionNop (intSize to) x
+      MO_SS_Conv W32 to 
+        | arch32    -> conversionNop (intSize to) x
+        | otherwise -> case to of
+            W64 -> triv_ucode_int to (EXTS II32)
+            W16 -> conversionNop II16 x
+            W8  -> conversionNop II8 x
+            _   -> panic "PPC.CodeGen.getRegister: no match" 
       MO_SS_Conv W16 W8 -> conversionNop II8 x
       MO_SS_Conv W8  to -> triv_ucode_int to (EXTS II8)
       MO_SS_Conv W16 to -> triv_ucode_int to (EXTS II16)
@@ -473,7 +500,16 @@ getRegister' dflags (CmmMachOp mop [x])
       MO_UU_Conv from to
         | from == to -> conversionNop (intSize to) x
         -- narrowing is a nop: we treat the high bits as undefined
-      MO_UU_Conv W32 to -> conversionNop (intSize to) x
+      MO_UU_Conv W64 to
+        | arch32    -> panic "PPC.CodeGen.getRegister no 64 bit target"
+        | otherwise -> conversionNop (intSize to) x
+      MO_UU_Conv W32 to
+        | arch32   -> conversionNop (intSize to) x
+        | otherwise -> case to of
+                       W64 -> trivialCode to False AND x (CmmLit (CmmInt 4294967295 W64))
+                       W16 -> conversionNop II16 x
+                       W8  -> conversionNop II8 x
+                       _   -> panic "PPC.CodeGen.getRegister: no match"
       MO_UU_Conv W16 W8 -> conversionNop II8 x
       MO_UU_Conv W8 to  -> trivialCode to False AND x (CmmLit (CmmInt 255 W32))
       MO_UU_Conv W16 to -> trivialCode to False AND x (CmmLit (CmmInt 65535 W32))
@@ -486,8 +522,9 @@ getRegister' dflags (CmmMachOp mop [x])
         conversionNop new_size expr
             = do e_code <- getRegister' dflags expr
                  return (swizzleRegisterRep e_code new_size)
+        arch32 = target32Bit $ targetPlatform dflags
 
-getRegister' _ (CmmMachOp mop [x, y]) -- dyadic PrimOps
+getRegister' dflags (CmmMachOp mop [x, y]) -- dyadic PrimOps
   = case mop of
       MO_F_Eq _ -> condFltReg EQQ x y
       MO_F_Ne _ -> condFltReg NE  x y
@@ -496,18 +533,28 @@ getRegister' _ (CmmMachOp mop [x, y]) --
       MO_F_Lt _ -> condFltReg LTT x y
       MO_F_Le _ -> condFltReg LE  x y
 
-      MO_Eq rep -> condIntReg EQQ  (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
-      MO_Ne rep -> condIntReg NE   (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
-
-      MO_S_Gt rep -> condIntReg GTT  (extendSExpr rep x) (extendSExpr rep y)
-      MO_S_Ge rep -> condIntReg GE   (extendSExpr rep x) (extendSExpr rep y)
-      MO_S_Lt rep -> condIntReg LTT  (extendSExpr rep x) (extendSExpr rep y)
-      MO_S_Le rep -> condIntReg LE   (extendSExpr rep x) (extendSExpr rep y)
-
-      MO_U_Gt rep -> condIntReg GU   (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
-      MO_U_Ge rep -> condIntReg GEU  (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
-      MO_U_Lt rep -> condIntReg LU   (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
-      MO_U_Le rep -> condIntReg LEU  (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
+      MO_Eq rep -> condIntReg EQQ  (extendUExpr dflags rep x)
+                                   (extendUExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_Ne rep -> condIntReg NE   (extendUExpr dflags rep x)
+                                   (extendUExpr dflags rep y)
+
+      MO_S_Gt rep -> condIntReg GTT  (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                     (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_S_Ge rep -> condIntReg GE   (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                     (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_S_Lt rep -> condIntReg LTT  (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                     (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_S_Le rep -> condIntReg LE   (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                     (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+
+      MO_U_Gt rep -> condIntReg GU   (extendUExpr dflags rep x)
+                                     (extendUExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_U_Ge rep -> condIntReg GEU  (extendUExpr dflags rep x)
+                                     (extendUExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_U_Lt rep -> condIntReg LU   (extendUExpr dflags rep x)
+                                     (extendUExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_U_Le rep -> condIntReg LEU  (extendUExpr dflags rep x)
+                                     (extendUExpr dflags rep y)
 
       MO_F_Add w  -> triv_float w FADD
       MO_F_Sub w  -> triv_float w FSUB
@@ -538,32 +585,53 @@ getRegister' _ (CmmMachOp mop [x, y]) --
             -> trivialCode rep True ADD x (CmmLit $ CmmInt (-imm) immrep)
           _ -> trivialCodeNoImm' (intSize rep) SUBF y x
 
-      MO_Mul rep -> trivialCode rep True MULLW x y
+      MO_Mul rep 
+       | arch32    -> trivialCode rep True MULLW x y
+       | otherwise -> trivialCode rep True MULLD x y
 
       MO_S_MulMayOflo W32 -> trivialCodeNoImm' II32 MULLW_MayOflo x y
+      MO_S_MulMayOflo W64 -> trivialCodeNoImm' II64 MULLD_MayOflo x y
 
       MO_S_MulMayOflo _ -> panic "S_MulMayOflo (rep /= II32): not implemented"
       MO_U_MulMayOflo _ -> panic "U_MulMayOflo: not implemented"
 
-      MO_S_Quot rep -> trivialCodeNoImm' (intSize rep) DIVW (extendSExpr rep x) (extendSExpr rep y)
-      MO_U_Quot rep -> trivialCodeNoImm' (intSize rep) DIVWU (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
-
-      MO_S_Rem rep -> remainderCode rep DIVW (extendSExpr rep x) (extendSExpr rep y)
-      MO_U_Rem rep -> remainderCode rep DIVWU (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
+      MO_S_Quot rep
+       | arch32     -> trivialCodeNoImm' (intSize rep) DIVW
+                (extendSExpr dflags rep x) (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+       | otherwise  -> trivialCodeNoImm' (intSize rep) DIVD
+                (extendSExpr dflags rep x) (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_U_Quot rep 
+       | arch32     -> trivialCodeNoImm' (intSize rep) DIVWU
+                (extendUExpr dflags rep x) (extendUExpr dflags rep y)
+       | otherwise  -> trivialCodeNoImm' (intSize rep) DIVDU
+                (extendUExpr dflags rep x) (extendUExpr dflags rep y)
+
+      MO_S_Rem rep
+       | arch32    -> remainderCode rep DIVW (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                             (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+       | otherwise -> remainderCode rep DIVD (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                             (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_U_Rem rep
+       | arch32    -> remainderCode rep DIVWU (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                              (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+       | otherwise -> remainderCode rep DIVDU (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                              (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
 
       MO_And rep   -> trivialCode rep False AND x y
       MO_Or rep    -> trivialCode rep False OR x y
       MO_Xor rep   -> trivialCode rep False XOR x y
 
-      MO_Shl rep   -> trivialCode rep False SLW x y
-      MO_S_Shr rep -> trivialCode rep False SRAW (extendSExpr rep x) y
-      MO_U_Shr rep -> trivialCode rep False SRW (extendUExpr rep x) y
+      MO_Shl rep   -> shiftCode rep SL x y
+      MO_S_Shr rep -> shiftCode rep SRA (extendSExpr dflags rep x) y
+      MO_U_Shr rep -> shiftCode rep SR (extendUExpr dflags rep x) y
       _         -> panic "PPC.CodeGen.getRegister: no match"
 
   where
     triv_float :: Width -> (Size -> Reg -> Reg -> Reg -> Instr) -> NatM Register
     triv_float width instr = trivialCodeNoImm (floatSize width) instr x y
 
+    arch32 = target32Bit $ targetPlatform dflags
+
 getRegister' _ (CmmLit (CmmInt i rep))
   | Just imm <- makeImmediate rep True i
   = let
@@ -584,6 +652,7 @@ getRegister' _ (CmmLit (CmmFloat f frep)
     return (Any size code)
 
 getRegister' dflags (CmmLit lit)
+  | ArchPPC == (platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags)
   = let rep = cmmLitType dflags lit
         imm = litToImm lit
         code dst = toOL [
@@ -591,18 +660,46 @@ getRegister' dflags (CmmLit lit)
               ADD dst dst (RIImm (LO imm))
           ]
     in return (Any (cmmTypeSize rep) code)
+  | otherwise
+  = do lbl <- getNewLabelNat
+       dflags <- getDynFlags
+       dynRef <- cmmMakeDynamicReference dflags DataReference lbl
+       Amode addr addr_code <- getAmode dynRef
+       let rep = cmmLitType dflags lit
+           size = cmmTypeSize rep
+           code dst =
+            LDATA ReadOnlyData (Statics lbl
+                                   [CmmStaticLit lit])
+            `consOL` (addr_code `snocOL` LD size dst addr)
+       return (Any size code)
 
 getRegister' _ other = pprPanic "getRegister(ppc)" (pprExpr other)
 
     -- extend?Rep: wrap integer expression of type rep
-    -- in a conversion to II32
-extendSExpr :: Width -> CmmExpr -> CmmExpr
-extendSExpr W32 x = x
-extendSExpr rep x = CmmMachOp (MO_SS_Conv rep W32) [x]
-
-extendUExpr :: Width -> CmmExpr -> CmmExpr
-extendUExpr W32 x = x
-extendUExpr rep x = CmmMachOp (MO_UU_Conv rep W32) [x]
+    -- in a conversion to II32 or II64 resp.
+extendSExpr :: DynFlags -> Width -> CmmExpr -> CmmExpr
+extendSExpr dflags W32 x
+ | (platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags) == ArchPPC = x
+
+extendSExpr dflags W64 x
+ | (platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags) == ArchPPC_64 = x
+
+extendSExpr dflags rep x = 
+    let size = case platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags of
+                ArchPPC -> W32
+                _       -> W64
+    in CmmMachOp (MO_SS_Conv rep size) [x]
+
+extendUExpr :: DynFlags -> Width -> CmmExpr -> CmmExpr
+extendUExpr dflags W32 x
+ | (platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags) == ArchPPC = x
+extendUExpr dflags W64 x
+ | (platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags) == ArchPPC_64 = x
+extendUExpr dflags rep x =
+    let size = case platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags of
+                ArchPPC -> W32
+                _       -> W64
+    in CmmMachOp (MO_UU_Conv rep size) [x]
 
 -- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --  The 'Amode' type: Memory addressing modes passed up the tree.
@@ -633,7 +730,7 @@ getAmode tree@(CmmRegOff _ _) = do dflag
                                    getAmode (mangleIndexTree dflags tree)
 
 getAmode (CmmMachOp (MO_Sub W32) [x, CmmLit (CmmInt i _)])
-  | Just off <- makeImmediate W32 True (-i)
+  | Just off <- makeImmediate W32 True (-i) 
   = do
         (reg, code) <- getSomeReg x
         return (Amode (AddrRegImm reg off) code)
@@ -645,6 +742,19 @@ getAmode (CmmMachOp (MO_Add W32) [x, Cmm
         (reg, code) <- getSomeReg x
         return (Amode (AddrRegImm reg off) code)
 
+getAmode (CmmMachOp (MO_Sub W64) [x, CmmLit (CmmInt i _)])
+  | Just off <- makeImmediate W64 True (-i) 
+  = do
+        (reg, code) <- getSomeReg x
+        return (Amode (AddrRegImm reg off) code)
+
+
+getAmode (CmmMachOp (MO_Add W64) [x, CmmLit (CmmInt i _)])
+  | Just off <- makeImmediate W64 True i
+  = do
+        (reg, code) <- getSomeReg x
+        return (Amode (AddrRegImm reg off) code)
+
    -- optimize addition with 32-bit immediate
    -- (needed for PIC)
 getAmode (CmmMachOp (MO_Add W32) [x, CmmLit lit])
@@ -657,17 +767,37 @@ getAmode (CmmMachOp (MO_Add W32) [x, Cmm
 
 getAmode (CmmLit lit)
   = do
-        tmp <- getNewRegNat II32
-        let imm = litToImm lit
-            code = unitOL (LIS tmp (HA imm))
-        return (Amode (AddrRegImm tmp (LO imm)) code)
-
+        dflags <- getDynFlags
+        case platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags of
+             ArchPPC -> do
+                 tmp <- getNewRegNat II32
+                 let imm = litToImm lit
+                     code = unitOL (LIS tmp (HA imm))
+                 return (Amode (AddrRegImm tmp (LO imm)) code)
+             _        -> do -- TODO: Load from TOC,
+                            -- see getRegister' _ (CmmLit lit)
+                 tmp <- getNewRegNat II64
+                 let imm = litToImm lit
+                     code =  toOL [
+                          LIS tmp (HIGHESTA imm),
+                          OR tmp tmp (RIImm (HIGHERA imm)),
+                          SL  II64 tmp tmp (RIImm (ImmInt 32)),
+                          ORIS tmp tmp (HA imm)
+                          ]
+                 return (Amode (AddrRegImm tmp (LO imm)) code)
+ 
 getAmode (CmmMachOp (MO_Add W32) [x, y])
   = do
         (regX, codeX) <- getSomeReg x
         (regY, codeY) <- getSomeReg y
         return (Amode (AddrRegReg regX regY) (codeX `appOL` codeY))
 
+getAmode (CmmMachOp (MO_Add W64) [x, y])
+  = do
+        (regX, codeX) <- getSomeReg x
+        (regY, codeY) <- getSomeReg y
+        return (Amode (AddrRegReg regX regY) (codeX `appOL` codeY))
+
 getAmode other
   = do
         (reg, code) <- getSomeReg other
@@ -675,7 +805,70 @@ getAmode other
             off  = ImmInt 0
         return (Amode (AddrRegImm reg off) code)
 
+-- 64 bit load and store operations require offsets be a multiple of 4
+
+getAmodeDS :: CmmExpr -> NatM Amode
+getAmodeDS tree@(CmmRegOff _ _) = do dflags <- getDynFlags
+                                     getAmodeDS (mangleIndexTree 
+                                                dflags tree)
+
+getAmodeDS (CmmMachOp (MO_Sub W64) [x, CmmLit (CmmInt i _)])
+  | Just off <- makeImmediate W64 True (-i) , i `mod` 4 == 0
+  = do
+        (reg, code) <- getSomeReg x
+        return (Amode (AddrRegImm reg off) code)
+
 
+getAmodeDS (CmmMachOp (MO_Add W64) [x, CmmLit (CmmInt i _)])
+  | Just off <- makeImmediate W64 True i , i `mod` 4 == 0
+  = do
+        (reg, code) <- getSomeReg x
+        return (Amode (AddrRegImm reg off) code)
+
+   -- optimize addition with 32-bit immediate
+   -- (needed for PIC) 
+getAmodeDS (CmmMachOp (MO_Add W32) [x, CmmLit lit])
+  = do
+        tmp <- getNewRegNat II64
+        (src, srcCode) <- getSomeReg x
+        let imm = litToImm lit
+            code = srcCode `snocOL` ADDIS tmp src (HA imm)
+        return (Amode (AddrRegImm tmp (LO imm)) code)
+  
+getAmodeDS (CmmLit lit)
+  = do
+        dflags <- getDynFlags
+        case platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags of
+             ArchPPC -> do
+                 tmp <- getNewRegNat II32
+                 let imm = litToImm lit
+                     code = unitOL (LIS tmp (HA imm))
+                 return (Amode (AddrRegImm tmp (LO imm)) code)
+             _        -> do -- TODO: Load from TOC,
+                            -- see getRegister' _ (CmmLit lit)
+                 tmp <- getNewRegNat II64
+                 let imm = litToImm lit
+                     code =  toOL [
+                          LIS tmp (HIGHESTA imm),
+                          OR tmp tmp (RIImm (HIGHERA imm)),
+                          SL  II64 tmp tmp (RIImm (ImmInt 32)),
+                          ORIS tmp tmp (HA imm)
+                          ]
+                 return (Amode (AddrRegImm tmp (LO imm)) code)
+ 
+getAmodeDS (CmmMachOp (MO_Add _) [x, y])
+  = do
+        (regX, codeX) <- getSomeReg x
+        (regY, codeY) <- getSomeReg y
+        return (Amode (AddrRegReg regX regY) (codeX `appOL` codeY))
+
+getAmodeDS other
+  = do
+        (reg, code) <- getSomeReg other
+        let
+            off  = ImmInt 0
+        return (Amode (AddrRegImm reg off) code)
+  
 
 --  The 'CondCode' type:  Condition codes passed up the tree.
 data CondCode
@@ -686,10 +879,12 @@ data CondCode
 getCondCode :: CmmExpr -> NatM CondCode
 
 -- almost the same as everywhere else - but we need to
--- extend small integers to 32 bit first
+-- extend small integers to 32 bit or 64 bit first
 
 getCondCode (CmmMachOp mop [x, y])
-  = case mop of
+  = do
+    dflags <- getDynFlags
+    case mop of
       MO_F_Eq W32 -> condFltCode EQQ x y
       MO_F_Ne W32 -> condFltCode NE  x y
       MO_F_Gt W32 -> condFltCode GTT x y
@@ -704,18 +899,28 @@ getCondCode (CmmMachOp mop [x, y])
       MO_F_Lt W64 -> condFltCode LTT x y
       MO_F_Le W64 -> condFltCode LE  x y
 
-      MO_Eq rep -> condIntCode EQQ  (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
-      MO_Ne rep -> condIntCode NE   (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
-
-      MO_S_Gt rep -> condIntCode GTT  (extendSExpr rep x) (extendSExpr rep y)
-      MO_S_Ge rep -> condIntCode GE   (extendSExpr rep x) (extendSExpr rep y)
-      MO_S_Lt rep -> condIntCode LTT  (extendSExpr rep x) (extendSExpr rep y)
-      MO_S_Le rep -> condIntCode LE   (extendSExpr rep x) (extendSExpr rep y)
-
-      MO_U_Gt rep -> condIntCode GU   (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
-      MO_U_Ge rep -> condIntCode GEU  (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
-      MO_U_Lt rep -> condIntCode LU   (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
-      MO_U_Le rep -> condIntCode LEU  (extendUExpr rep x) (extendUExpr rep y)
+      MO_Eq rep -> condIntCode EQQ  (extendUExpr dflags rep x)
+                                    (extendUExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_Ne rep -> condIntCode NE   (extendUExpr dflags rep x)
+                                    (extendUExpr dflags rep y)
+
+      MO_S_Gt rep -> condIntCode GTT  (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                      (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_S_Ge rep -> condIntCode GE   (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                      (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_S_Lt rep -> condIntCode LTT  (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                      (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_S_Le rep -> condIntCode LE   (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                      (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+
+      MO_U_Gt rep -> condIntCode GU   (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                      (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_U_Ge rep -> condIntCode GEU  (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                      (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_U_Lt rep -> condIntCode LU   (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                      (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
+      MO_U_Le rep -> condIntCode LEU  (extendSExpr dflags rep x)
+                                      (extendSExpr dflags rep y)
 
       _ -> pprPanic "getCondCode(powerpc)" (pprMachOp mop)
 
@@ -729,21 +934,31 @@ getCondCode _ = panic "getCondCode(2)(po
 condIntCode, condFltCode :: Cond -> CmmExpr -> CmmExpr -> NatM CondCode
 
 --  ###FIXME: I16 and I8!
+-- TODO: Is this still an issue? All arguments are extend?Expr'd.
 condIntCode cond x (CmmLit (CmmInt y rep))
   | Just src2 <- makeImmediate rep (not $ condUnsigned cond) y
   = do
         (src1, code) <- getSomeReg x
+        dflags <- getDynFlags
+        let size = case platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags of
+                     ArchPPC -> II32
+                     _       -> II64
         let
             code' = code `snocOL`
-                (if condUnsigned cond then CMPL else CMP) II32 src1 (RIImm src2)
+                (if condUnsigned cond then CMPL else CMP) size src1 (RIImm src2)
         return (CondCode False cond code')
 
 condIntCode cond x y = do
     (src1, code1) <- getSomeReg x
     (src2, code2) <- getSomeReg y
+    dflags <- getDynFlags
+    let size = case platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags of
+                ArchPPC -> II32
+                _       -> II64
     let
         code' = code1 `appOL` code2 `snocOL`
-                  (if condUnsigned cond then CMPL else CMP) II32 src1 (RIReg src2)
+                  (if condUnsigned cond then CMPL else CMP) size src1
+                      (RIReg src2)
     return (CondCode False cond code')
 
 condFltCode cond x y = do
@@ -781,7 +996,9 @@ assignReg_FltCode :: Size -> CmmReg  ->
 
 assignMem_IntCode pk addr src = do
     (srcReg, code) <- getSomeReg src
-    Amode dstAddr addr_code <- getAmode addr
+    Amode dstAddr addr_code <- case pk of
+                                II64 -> getAmodeDS addr
+                                _    -> getAmode addr
     return $ code `appOL` addr_code `snocOL` ST pk srcReg dstAddr
 
 -- dst is a reg, but src could be anything
@@ -809,9 +1026,34 @@ genJump (CmmLit (CmmLabel lbl))
 
 genJump tree
   = do
+        dflags <- getDynFlags
+        let platform = targetPlatform dflags
+        case platformOS platform of
+          OSLinux    -> case platformArch platform of 
+                        ArchPPC    -> genJump' tree GCPLinux 
+                        ArchPPC_64 -> genJump' tree GCPLinux64ELF1
+                        _          -> panic "PPC.CodeGen.genJump: Unknown Linux"
+          OSDarwin   -> genJump' tree GCPDarwin
+          _ -> panic "PPC.CodeGen.genJump: not defined for this os"
+        
+
+genJump' :: CmmExpr -> GenCCallPlatform -> NatM InstrBlock
+
+genJump' tree GCPLinux64ELF1
+  = do
         (target,code) <- getSomeReg tree
-        return (code `snocOL` MTCTR target `snocOL` BCTR [] Nothing)
+        return (code -- TODO load function descriptor into r12 directly
+               `snocOL` MR r12 target
+               `snocOL` LD II64 r11 (AddrRegImm r12 (ImmInt 0))
+               `snocOL` LD II64 toc (AddrRegImm r12 (ImmInt 8))
+               `snocOL` MTCTR r11
+               `snocOL` LD II64 r11 (AddrRegImm r12 (ImmInt 16)) 
+               `snocOL` BCTR [] Nothing)
 
+genJump' tree _
+  = do
+        (target,code) <- getSomeReg tree
+        return (code `snocOL` MTCTR target `snocOL` BCTR [] Nothing)
 
 -- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --  Unconditional branches
@@ -867,11 +1109,16 @@ genCCall target dest_regs argsAndHints
  = do dflags <- getDynFlags
       let platform = targetPlatform dflags
       case platformOS platform of
-          OSLinux    -> genCCall' dflags GCPLinux  target dest_regs argsAndHints
+          OSLinux    -> case platformArch platform of 
+                        ArchPPC    -> genCCall' dflags GCPLinux 
+                                                target dest_regs argsAndHints
+                        ArchPPC_64 -> genCCall' dflags GCPLinux64ELF1
+                                                target dest_regs argsAndHints
+                        _          -> panic "PPC.CodeGen.genCCall: Unknown Linux"
           OSDarwin   -> genCCall' dflags GCPDarwin target dest_regs argsAndHints
           _ -> panic "PPC.CodeGen.genCCall: not defined for this os"
 
-data GenCCallPlatform = GCPLinux | GCPDarwin
+data GenCCallPlatform = GCPLinux | GCPDarwin | GCPLinux64ELF1
 
 genCCall'
     :: DynFlags
@@ -910,7 +1157,11 @@ genCCall'
     * The SysV spec claims that FF32 is represented as FF64 on the stack. GCC on
       PowerPC Linux does not agree, so neither do we.
 
-    According to both conventions, The parameter area should be part of the
+    PowerPC 64 Linux uses the System V Release 4 Calling Convention for
+    64-bit PowerPC. It is specified in
+    "64-bit PowerPC ELF Application Binary Interface Supplement 1.9".
+    
+    According to both conventions, the parameter area should be part of the
     caller's stack frame, allocated in the caller's prologue code (large enough
     to hold the parameter lists for all called routines). The NCG already
     uses the stack for register spilling, leaving 64 bytes free at the top.
@@ -949,7 +1200,9 @@ genCCall' dflags gcp target dest_regs ar
             PrimTarget mop -> outOfLineMachOp mop
 
         let codeBefore = move_sp_down finalStack `appOL` passArgumentsCode
-            codeAfter = move_sp_up finalStack `appOL` moveResult reduceToFF32
+                         `appOL` toc_before
+            codeAfter = toc_after labelOrExpr `appOL` move_sp_up finalStack
+                        `appOL` moveResult reduceToFF32
 
         case labelOrExpr of
             Left lbl -> do
@@ -958,30 +1211,45 @@ genCCall' dflags gcp target dest_regs ar
                         `appOL`  codeAfter)
             Right dyn -> do
                 (dynReg, dynCode) <- getSomeReg dyn
-                return (         dynCode
-                        `snocOL` MTCTR dynReg
-                        `appOL`  codeBefore
-                        `snocOL` BCTRL usedRegs
-                        `appOL`  codeAfter)
+                case gcp of
+                     GCPLinux64ELF1 -> return ( dynCode
+                               `appOL`  codeBefore
+                               `snocOL` MR r12 dynReg
+                               `snocOL` LD II64 r11 (AddrRegImm r12 (ImmInt 0))
+                               `snocOL` LD II64 toc (AddrRegImm r12 (ImmInt 8))
+                               `snocOL` MTCTR r11
+                               `snocOL` LD II64 r11 (AddrRegImm r12 (ImmInt 16))
+                               `snocOL` BCTRL usedRegs
+                               `appOL`  codeAfter)
+ 
+                     _              -> return ( dynCode
+                               `snocOL` MTCTR dynReg
+                               `appOL`  codeBefore
+                               `snocOL` BCTRL usedRegs
+                               `appOL`  codeAfter)
     where
         platform = targetPlatform dflags
 
         uses_pic_base_implicitly = do
             -- See Note [implicit register in PPC PIC code]
             -- on why we claim to use PIC register here
-            when (gopt Opt_PIC dflags) $ do
-                _ <- getPicBaseNat archWordSize
+            when (gopt Opt_PIC dflags && target32Bit platform) $ do
+                _ <- getPicBaseNat $ archWordSize (target32Bit (targetPlatform dflags))
                 return ()
 
         initialStackOffset = case gcp of
                              GCPDarwin -> 24
                              GCPLinux  -> 8
+                             GCPLinux64ELF1 -> 48
             -- size of linkage area + size of arguments, in bytes
         stackDelta finalStack = case gcp of
                                 GCPDarwin ->
                                     roundTo 16 $ (24 +) $ max 32 $ sum $
                                     map (widthInBytes . typeWidth) argReps
                                 GCPLinux -> roundTo 16 finalStack
+                                GCPLinux64ELF1 -> 
+                                    roundTo 16 $ (48 +) $ max 64 $ sum $
+                                    map (widthInBytes . typeWidth) argReps
 
         -- need to remove alignment information
         args | PrimTarget mop <- target,
@@ -998,12 +1266,25 @@ genCCall' dflags gcp target dest_regs ar
         roundTo a x | x `mod` a == 0 = x
                     | otherwise = x + a - (x `mod` a)
 
+        spSize = if target32Bit platform then II32 else II64
+        
         move_sp_down finalStack
                | delta > 64 =
-                        toOL [STU II32 sp (AddrRegImm sp (ImmInt (-delta))),
+                        toOL [STU spSize sp (AddrRegImm sp (ImmInt (-delta))),
                               DELTA (-delta)]
                | otherwise = nilOL
                where delta = stackDelta finalStack
+        toc_before = case gcp of
+           GCPLinux64ELF1 -> unitOL $ ST spSize toc (AddrRegImm sp (ImmInt 40))
+           _              -> nilOL
+        toc_after labelOrExpr = case gcp of
+                  GCPLinux64ELF1 -> case labelOrExpr of
+                                      Left _  -> toOL [ NOP ]
+                                      Right _ -> toOL [ LD spSize toc
+                                                         (AddrRegImm sp
+                                                          (ImmInt 40))
+                                                      ]
+                  _              -> nilOL
         move_sp_up finalStack
                | delta > 64 =
                         toOL [ADD sp sp (RIImm (ImmInt delta)),
@@ -1014,7 +1295,8 @@ genCCall' dflags gcp target dest_regs ar
 
         passArguments [] _ _ stackOffset accumCode accumUsed = return (stackOffset, accumCode, accumUsed)
         passArguments ((arg,arg_ty):args) gprs fprs stackOffset
-               accumCode accumUsed | isWord64 arg_ty =
+               accumCode accumUsed | isWord64 arg_ty
+                                     && target32Bit (targetPlatform dflags) =
             do
                 ChildCode64 code vr_lo <- iselExpr64 arg
                 let vr_hi = getHiVRegFromLo vr_lo
@@ -1052,6 +1334,7 @@ genCCall' dflags gcp target dest_regs ar
                                _ -> -- only one or no regs left
                                    passArguments args [] fprs (stackOffset'+8)
                                                  stackCode accumUsed
+                    GCPLinux64ELF1 -> panic "passArguments: 32 bit code"
 
         passArguments ((arg,rep):args) gprs fprs stackOffset accumCode accumUsed
             | reg : _ <- regs = do
@@ -1065,6 +1348,8 @@ genCCall' dflags gcp target dest_regs ar
                                      GCPDarwin -> stackOffset + stackBytes
                                      -- ... the SysV ABI doesn't.
                                      GCPLinux -> stackOffset
+                                     -- ... but ELFv1 does.
+                                     GCPLinux64ELF1 -> stackOffset + stackBytes
                 passArguments args
                               (drop nGprs gprs)
                               (drop nFprs fprs)
@@ -1092,6 +1377,10 @@ genCCall' dflags gcp target dest_regs ar
                                    roundTo 8 stackOffset
                                 | otherwise ->
                                    stackOffset
+                               GCPLinux64ELF1 ->
+                                   -- everything on the stack is 8-byte aligned
+                                   -- on a 64 bit system (vector status excepted)
+                                   stackOffset
                 stackSlot = AddrRegImm sp (ImmInt stackOffset')
                 (nGprs, nFprs, stackBytes, regs)
                     = case gcp of
@@ -1117,6 +1406,18 @@ genCCall' dflags gcp target dest_regs ar
                           FF64 -> (0, 1, 8, fprs)
                           II64 -> panic "genCCall' passArguments II64"
                           FF80 -> panic "genCCall' passArguments FF80"
+                      GCPLinux64ELF1 ->
+                          case cmmTypeSize rep of
+                          II8  -> (1, 0, 8, gprs)
+                          II16 -> (1, 0, 8, gprs)
+                          II32 -> (1, 0, 8, gprs)
+                          II64 -> (1, 0, 8, gprs)
+                          -- The ELFv1 ABI requires that we skip a
+                          -- corresponding number of GPRs when we use
+                          -- the FPRs.
+                          FF32 -> (1, 1, 8, fprs)
+                          FF64 -> (1, 1, 8, fprs)
+                          FF80 -> panic "genCCall' passArguments FF80"
 
         moveResult reduceToFF32 =
             case dest_regs of
@@ -1124,8 +1425,9 @@ genCCall' dflags gcp target dest_regs ar
                 [dest]
                     | reduceToFF32 && isFloat32 rep   -> unitOL (FRSP r_dest f1)
                     | isFloat32 rep || isFloat64 rep -> unitOL (MR r_dest f1)
-                    | isWord64 rep -> toOL [MR (getHiVRegFromLo r_dest) r3,
-                                          MR r_dest r4]
+                    | isWord64 rep && target32Bit (targetPlatform dflags)
+                       -> toOL [MR (getHiVRegFromLo r_dest) r3,
+                                MR r_dest r4]
                     | otherwise -> unitOL (MR r_dest r3)
                     where rep = cmmRegType dflags (CmmLocal dest)
                           r_dest = getRegisterReg platform (CmmLocal dest)
@@ -1201,17 +1503,18 @@ genCCall' dflags gcp target dest_regs ar
 
 genSwitch :: DynFlags -> CmmExpr -> [Maybe BlockId] -> NatM InstrBlock
 genSwitch dflags expr ids
-  | gopt Opt_PIC dflags
+  | (gopt Opt_PIC dflags) || (not $ target32Bit $ targetPlatform dflags)
   = do
         (reg,e_code) <- getSomeReg expr
-        tmp <- getNewRegNat II32
+        let sz = archWordSize $ target32Bit $ targetPlatform dflags
+            sha = if target32Bit $ targetPlatform dflags then 2 else 3
+        tmp <- getNewRegNat sz
         lbl <- getNewLabelNat
-        dflags <- getDynFlags
         dynRef <- cmmMakeDynamicReference dflags DataReference lbl
         (tableReg,t_code) <- getSomeReg $ dynRef
         let code = e_code `appOL` t_code `appOL` toOL [
-                            SLW tmp reg (RIImm (ImmInt 2)),
-                            LD II32 tmp (AddrRegReg tableReg tmp),
+                            SL sz tmp reg (RIImm (ImmInt sha)),
+                            LD sz tmp (AddrRegReg tableReg tmp),
                             ADD tmp tmp (RIReg tableReg),
                             MTCTR tmp,
                             BCTR ids (Just lbl)
@@ -1220,12 +1523,14 @@ genSwitch dflags expr ids
   | otherwise
   = do
         (reg,e_code) <- getSomeReg expr
-        tmp <- getNewRegNat II32
+        let sz = archWordSize $ target32Bit $ targetPlatform dflags
+            sha = if target32Bit $ targetPlatform dflags then 2 else 3
+        tmp <- getNewRegNat sz
         lbl <- getNewLabelNat
         let code = e_code `appOL` toOL [
-                            SLW tmp reg (RIImm (ImmInt 2)),
+                            SL sz tmp reg (RIImm (ImmInt sha)),
                             ADDIS tmp tmp (HA (ImmCLbl lbl)),
-                            LD II32 tmp (AddrRegImm tmp (LO (ImmCLbl lbl))),
+                            LD sz tmp (AddrRegImm tmp (LO (ImmCLbl lbl))),
                             MTCTR tmp,
                             BCTR ids (Just lbl)
                     ]
@@ -1235,7 +1540,9 @@ generateJumpTableForInstr :: DynFlags ->
                           -> Maybe (NatCmmDecl CmmStatics Instr)
 generateJumpTableForInstr dflags (BCTR ids (Just lbl)) =
     let jumpTable
-            | gopt Opt_PIC dflags = map jumpTableEntryRel ids
+            | (gopt Opt_PIC dflags)
+              || (not $ target32Bit $ targetPlatform dflags)
+            = map jumpTableEntryRel ids
             | otherwise = map (jumpTableEntry dflags) ids
                 where jumpTableEntryRel Nothing
                         = CmmStaticLit (CmmInt 0 (wordWidth dflags))
@@ -1259,6 +1566,7 @@ condIntReg, condFltReg :: Cond -> CmmExp
 condReg :: NatM CondCode -> NatM Register
 condReg getCond = do
     CondCode _ cond cond_code <- getCond
+    dflags <- getDynFlags
     let
 {-        code dst = cond_code `appOL` toOL [
                 BCC cond lbl1,
@@ -1294,7 +1602,8 @@ condReg getCond = do
             GU  -> (1, False)
             _   -> panic "PPC.CodeGen.codeReg: no match"
 
-    return (Any II32 code)
+        size = archWordSize $ target32Bit $ targetPlatform dflags
+    return (Any size code)
 
 condIntReg cond x y = condReg (condIntCode cond x y)
 condFltReg cond x y = condReg (condFltCode cond x y)
@@ -1363,6 +1672,27 @@ trivialCode rep _ instr x y = do
     let code dst = code1 `appOL` code2 `snocOL` instr dst src1 (RIReg src2)
     return (Any (intSize rep) code)
 
+shiftCode
+        :: Width
+        -> (Size-> Reg -> Reg -> RI -> Instr)
+        -> CmmExpr
+        -> CmmExpr
+        -> NatM Register
+shiftCode width instr x (CmmLit (CmmInt y _))
+    | Just imm <- makeImmediate width False y
+    = do
+        (src1, code1) <- getSomeReg x
+        let size = intSize width
+        let code dst = code1 `snocOL` instr size dst src1 (RIImm imm)
+        return (Any size code)
+
+shiftCode width instr x y = do
+    (src1, code1) <- getSomeReg x
+    (src2, code2) <- getSomeReg y
+    let size = intSize width
+    let code dst = code1 `appOL` code2 `snocOL` instr size dst src1 (RIReg src2)
+    return (Any size code)
+
 trivialCodeNoImm' :: Size -> (Reg -> Reg -> Reg -> Instr)
                  -> CmmExpr -> CmmExpr -> NatM Register
 trivialCodeNoImm' size instr x y = do
@@ -1393,18 +1723,26 @@ trivialUCode rep instr x = do
 remainderCode :: Width -> (Reg -> Reg -> Reg -> Instr)
     -> CmmExpr -> CmmExpr -> NatM Register
 remainderCode rep div x y = do
+    dflags <- getDynFlags
+    let mull_instr = if target32Bit $ targetPlatform dflags then MULLW
+                                                            else MULLD
     (src1, code1) <- getSomeReg x
     (src2, code2) <- getSomeReg y
     let code dst = code1 `appOL` code2 `appOL` toOL [
                 div dst src1 src2,
-                MULLW dst dst (RIReg src2),
+                mull_instr dst dst (RIReg src2),
                 SUBF dst dst src1
             ]
     return (Any (intSize rep) code)
 
-
 coerceInt2FP :: Width -> Width -> CmmExpr -> NatM Register
 coerceInt2FP fromRep toRep x = do
+    dflags <- getDynFlags
+    let arch =  platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags
+    coerceInt2FP' arch fromRep toRep x
+
+coerceInt2FP' :: Arch -> Width -> Width -> CmmExpr -> NatM Register
+coerceInt2FP' ArchPPC fromRep toRep x = do
     (src, code) <- getSomeReg x
     lbl <- getNewLabelNat
     itmp <- getNewRegNat II32
@@ -1441,8 +1779,42 @@ coerceInt2FP fromRep toRep x = do
 
     return (Any (floatSize toRep) code')
 
+coerceInt2FP' ArchPPC_64 fromRep toRep x = do
+    (src, code) <- getSomeReg x
+    dflags <- getDynFlags
+    let
+        code' dst = code `appOL` maybe_exts `appOL` toOL [
+                ST II64 src (spRel dflags 2),
+                LD FF64 dst (spRel dflags 2),
+                FCFID dst dst
+            ] `appOL` maybe_frsp dst
+
+        maybe_exts = case fromRep of
+                        W8 ->  unitOL $ EXTS II8 src src
+                        W16 -> unitOL $ EXTS II16 src src
+                        W32 -> unitOL $ EXTS II32 src src
+                        W64 -> nilOL
+                        _       -> panic "PPC.CodeGen.coerceInt2FP: no match"
+
+        maybe_frsp dst
+                = case toRep of
+                        W32 -> unitOL $ FRSP dst dst
+                        W64 -> nilOL
+                        _       -> panic "PPC.CodeGen.coerceInt2FP: no match"
+
+    return (Any (floatSize toRep) code')
+    
+coerceInt2FP' _ _ _ _ = panic "PPC.CodeGen.coerceInt2FP: unknown arch"
+
+
 coerceFP2Int :: Width -> Width -> CmmExpr -> NatM Register
-coerceFP2Int _ toRep x = do
+coerceFP2Int fromRep toRep x = do
+    dflags <- getDynFlags
+    let arch =  platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags
+    coerceFP2Int' arch fromRep toRep x
+
+coerceFP2Int' :: Arch -> Width -> Width -> CmmExpr -> NatM Register
+coerceFP2Int' ArchPPC _ toRep x = do
     dflags <- getDynFlags
     -- the reps don't really matter: F*->FF64 and II32->I* are no-ops
     (src, code) <- getSomeReg x
@@ -1457,6 +1829,23 @@ coerceFP2Int _ toRep x = do
             LD II32 dst (spRel dflags 3)]
     return (Any (intSize toRep) code')
 
+coerceFP2Int' ArchPPC_64 _ toRep x = do
+    dflags <- getDynFlags
+    -- the reps don't really matter: F*->FF64 and II64->I* are no-ops
+    (src, code) <- getSomeReg x
+    tmp <- getNewRegNat FF64
+    let
+        code' dst = code `appOL` toOL [
+                -- convert to int in FP reg
+            FCTIDZ tmp src,
+                -- store value (64bit) from FP to stack
+                -- TODO: verify that we can really use 16(r1) as temp
+            ST FF64 tmp (spRel dflags 2),
+            LD II64 dst (spRel dflags 2)]
+    return (Any (intSize toRep) code')
+
+coerceFP2Int' _ _ _ _ = panic "PPC.CodeGen.coerceFP2Int: unknown arch"
+
 -- Note [.LCTOC1 in PPC PIC code]
 -- The .LCTOC1 label is defined to point 32768 bytes into the GOT table
 -- to make the most of the PPC's 16-bit displacements.
Index: ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Instr.hs
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.3.orig/compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Instr.hs
+++ ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Instr.hs
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Size of a PPC memory address, in bytes.
 --
-archWordSize :: Size
-archWordSize = II32
+archWordSize :: Bool -> Size
+archWordSize is32Bit
+ | is32Bit   = II32
+ | otherwise = II64
 
 
 -- | Instruction instance for powerpc
@@ -72,16 +74,18 @@ instance Instruction Instr where
 ppc_mkStackAllocInstr :: Platform -> Int -> Instr
 ppc_mkStackAllocInstr platform amount
   = case platformArch platform of
-      ArchPPC -> -- SUB II32 (OpImm (ImmInt amount)) (OpReg esp)
-                 ADD sp sp (RIImm (ImmInt (-amount)))
-      arch -> panic $ "ppc_mkStackAllocInstr " ++ show arch
+      ArchPPC    -> -- SUB II32 (OpImm (ImmInt amount)) (OpReg esp)
+                    ADD sp sp (RIImm (ImmInt (-amount)))
+      ArchPPC_64 -> STU II64 sp (AddrRegImm sp (ImmInt (-amount)))
+      arch       -> panic $ "ppc_mkStackAllocInstr " ++ show arch
 
 ppc_mkStackDeallocInstr :: Platform -> Int -> Instr
 ppc_mkStackDeallocInstr platform amount
   = case platformArch platform of
-      ArchPPC -> -- ADD II32 (OpImm (ImmInt amount)) (OpReg esp)
-                 ADD sp sp (RIImm (ImmInt amount))
-      arch -> panic $ "ppc_mkStackDeallocInstr " ++ show arch
+      ArchPPC    -> -- ADD II32 (OpImm (ImmInt amount)) (OpReg esp)
+                    ADD sp sp (RIImm (ImmInt amount))
+      ArchPPC_64 -> ADD sp sp (RIImm (ImmInt amount))
+      arch       -> panic $ "ppc_mkStackDeallocInstr " ++ show arch
 
 --
 -- See note [extra spill slots] in X86/Instr.hs
@@ -208,9 +212,12 @@ data Instr
     | SUBF    Reg Reg Reg           -- dst, src1, src2 ; dst = src2 - src1
     | SUBFC   Reg Reg Reg           -- (carrying) dst, src1, src2 ; dst = src2 - src1
     | SUBFE   Reg Reg Reg           -- (extend) dst, src1, src2 ; dst = src2 - src1
+    | MULLD   Reg Reg RI
     | MULLW   Reg Reg RI
     | DIVW    Reg Reg Reg
+    | DIVD    Reg Reg Reg
     | DIVWU   Reg Reg Reg
+    | DIVDU   Reg Reg Reg
 
     | MULLW_MayOflo Reg Reg Reg
                                     -- dst = 1 if src1 * src2 overflows
@@ -218,9 +225,16 @@ data Instr
                                     -- mullwo. dst, src1, src2
                                     -- mfxer dst
                                     -- rlwinm dst, dst, 2, 31,31
+    | MULLD_MayOflo Reg Reg Reg
+                                    -- dst = 1 if src1 * src2 overflows
+                                    -- pseudo-instruction; pretty-printed as:
+                                    -- mulldo. dst, src1, src2
+                                    -- mfxer dst
+                                    -- rlwinm dst, dst, 2, 31,31
 
     | AND     Reg Reg RI            -- dst, src1, src2
     | OR      Reg Reg RI            -- dst, src1, src2
+    | ORIS    Reg Reg Imm           -- OR Immediate Shifted dst, src1, src2
     | XOR     Reg Reg RI            -- dst, src1, src2
     | XORIS   Reg Reg Imm           -- XOR Immediate Shifted dst, src1, src2
 
@@ -229,9 +243,9 @@ data Instr
     | NEG     Reg Reg
     | NOT     Reg Reg
 
-    | SLW     Reg Reg RI            -- shift left word
-    | SRW     Reg Reg RI            -- shift right word
-    | SRAW    Reg Reg RI            -- shift right arithmetic word
+    | SL      Size Reg Reg RI            -- shift left
+    | SR      Size Reg Reg RI            -- shift right
+    | SRA     Size Reg Reg RI            -- shift right arithmetic
 
     | RLWINM  Reg Reg Int Int Int   -- Rotate Left Word Immediate then AND with Mask
 
@@ -244,6 +258,8 @@ data Instr
     | FCMP    Reg Reg
 
     | FCTIWZ  Reg Reg           -- convert to integer word
+    | FCTIDZ  Reg Reg           -- convert to integer double word
+    | FCFID   Reg Reg           -- convert from integer double word
     | FRSP    Reg Reg           -- reduce to single precision
                                 -- (but destination is a FP register)
 
@@ -253,9 +269,10 @@ data Instr
     | MFLR    Reg               -- move from link register
     | FETCHPC Reg               -- pseudo-instruction:
                                 -- bcl to next insn, mflr reg
-
     | LWSYNC                    -- memory barrier
-
+    | NOP                       -- no operation, PowerPC 64 bit
+                                -- needs this as place holder to
+                                -- reload TOC pointer
 
 -- | Get the registers that are being used by this instruction.
 -- regUsage doesn't need to do any trickery for jumps and such.
@@ -290,22 +307,28 @@ ppc_regUsageOfInstr platform instr
     SUBF    reg1 reg2 reg3   -> usage ([reg2,reg3], [reg1])
     SUBFC   reg1 reg2 reg3   -> usage ([reg2,reg3], [reg1])
     SUBFE   reg1 reg2 reg3   -> usage ([reg2,reg3], [reg1])
+    MULLD   reg1 reg2 ri     -> usage (reg2 : regRI ri, [reg1])
     MULLW   reg1 reg2 ri     -> usage (reg2 : regRI ri, [reg1])
     DIVW    reg1 reg2 reg3   -> usage ([reg2,reg3], [reg1])
+    DIVD    reg1 reg2 reg3   -> usage ([reg2,reg3], [reg1])
     DIVWU   reg1 reg2 reg3   -> usage ([reg2,reg3], [reg1])
+    DIVDU   reg1 reg2 reg3   -> usage ([reg2,reg3], [reg1])
 
     MULLW_MayOflo reg1 reg2 reg3
                             -> usage ([reg2,reg3], [reg1])
+    MULLD_MayOflo reg1 reg2 reg3
+                            -> usage ([reg2,reg3], [reg1])
     AND     reg1 reg2 ri    -> usage (reg2 : regRI ri, [reg1])
     OR      reg1 reg2 ri    -> usage (reg2 : regRI ri, [reg1])
+    ORIS    reg1 reg2 _     -> usage ([reg2], [reg1])
     XOR     reg1 reg2 ri    -> usage (reg2 : regRI ri, [reg1])
     XORIS   reg1 reg2 _     -> usage ([reg2], [reg1])
     EXTS    _  reg1 reg2    -> usage ([reg2], [reg1])
     NEG     reg1 reg2       -> usage ([reg2], [reg1])
     NOT     reg1 reg2       -> usage ([reg2], [reg1])
-    SLW     reg1 reg2 ri    -> usage (reg2 : regRI ri, [reg1])
-    SRW     reg1 reg2 ri    -> usage (reg2 : regRI ri, [reg1])
-    SRAW    reg1 reg2 ri    -> usage (reg2 : regRI ri, [reg1])
+    SL      _ reg1 reg2 ri  -> usage (reg2 : regRI ri, [reg1])
+    SR      _ reg1 reg2 ri  -> usage (reg2 : regRI ri, [reg1])
+    SRA     _ reg1 reg2 ri  -> usage (reg2 : regRI ri, [reg1])
     RLWINM  reg1 reg2 _ _ _ -> usage ([reg2], [reg1])
 
     FADD    _ r1 r2 r3      -> usage ([r2,r3], [r1])
@@ -315,6 +338,8 @@ ppc_regUsageOfInstr platform instr
     FNEG    r1 r2           -> usage ([r2], [r1])
     FCMP    r1 r2           -> usage ([r1,r2], [])
     FCTIWZ  r1 r2           -> usage ([r2], [r1])
+    FCTIDZ  r1 r2           -> usage ([r2], [r1])
+    FCFID   r1 r2           -> usage ([r2], [r1])
     FRSP    r1 r2           -> usage ([r2], [r1])
     MFCR    reg             -> usage ([], [reg])
     MFLR    reg             -> usage ([], [reg])
@@ -367,21 +392,27 @@ ppc_patchRegsOfInstr instr env
     SUBF    reg1 reg2 reg3  -> SUBF (env reg1) (env reg2) (env reg3)
     SUBFC   reg1 reg2 reg3  -> SUBFC (env reg1) (env reg2) (env reg3)
     SUBFE   reg1 reg2 reg3  -> SUBFE (env reg1) (env reg2) (env reg3)
+    MULLD   reg1 reg2 ri    -> MULLD (env reg1) (env reg2) (fixRI ri)
     MULLW   reg1 reg2 ri    -> MULLW (env reg1) (env reg2) (fixRI ri)
     DIVW    reg1 reg2 reg3  -> DIVW (env reg1) (env reg2) (env reg3)
+    DIVD    reg1 reg2 reg3  -> DIVD (env reg1) (env reg2) (env reg3)
     DIVWU   reg1 reg2 reg3  -> DIVWU (env reg1) (env reg2) (env reg3)
+    DIVDU   reg1 reg2 reg3  -> DIVDU (env reg1) (env reg2) (env reg3)
     MULLW_MayOflo reg1 reg2 reg3
                             -> MULLW_MayOflo (env reg1) (env reg2) (env reg3)
+    MULLD_MayOflo reg1 reg2 reg3
+                            -> MULLD_MayOflo (env reg1) (env reg2) (env reg3)
     AND     reg1 reg2 ri    -> AND (env reg1) (env reg2) (fixRI ri)
     OR      reg1 reg2 ri    -> OR  (env reg1) (env reg2) (fixRI ri)
+    ORIS    reg1 reg2 imm   -> ORIS (env reg1) (env reg2) imm
     XOR     reg1 reg2 ri    -> XOR (env reg1) (env reg2) (fixRI ri)
     XORIS   reg1 reg2 imm   -> XORIS (env reg1) (env reg2) imm
     EXTS    sz reg1 reg2    -> EXTS sz (env reg1) (env reg2)
     NEG     reg1 reg2       -> NEG (env reg1) (env reg2)
     NOT     reg1 reg2       -> NOT (env reg1) (env reg2)
-    SLW     reg1 reg2 ri    -> SLW (env reg1) (env reg2) (fixRI ri)
-    SRW     reg1 reg2 ri    -> SRW (env reg1) (env reg2) (fixRI ri)
-    SRAW    reg1 reg2 ri    -> SRAW (env reg1) (env reg2) (fixRI ri)
+    SL      sz reg1 reg2 ri -> SL sz (env reg1) (env reg2) (fixRI ri)
+    SR      sz reg1 reg2 ri -> SR sz (env reg1) (env reg2) (fixRI ri)
+    SRA     sz reg1 reg2 ri -> SRA sz (env reg1) (env reg2) (fixRI ri)
     RLWINM  reg1 reg2 sh mb me
                             -> RLWINM (env reg1) (env reg2) sh mb me
     FADD    sz r1 r2 r3     -> FADD sz (env r1) (env r2) (env r3)
@@ -391,6 +422,8 @@ ppc_patchRegsOfInstr instr env
     FNEG    r1 r2           -> FNEG (env r1) (env r2)
     FCMP    r1 r2           -> FCMP (env r1) (env r2)
     FCTIWZ  r1 r2           -> FCTIWZ (env r1) (env r2)
+    FCTIDZ  r1 r2           -> FCTIDZ (env r1) (env r2)
+    FCFID   r1 r2           -> FCFID (env r1) (env r2)
     FRSP    r1 r2           -> FRSP (env r1) (env r2)
     MFCR    reg             -> MFCR (env reg)
     MFLR    reg             -> MFLR (env reg)
@@ -457,11 +490,14 @@ ppc_mkSpillInstr
 ppc_mkSpillInstr dflags reg delta slot
   = let platform = targetPlatform dflags
         off      = spillSlotToOffset slot
+        arch     = platformArch platform
     in
     let sz = case targetClassOfReg platform reg of
-                RcInteger -> II32
+                RcInteger -> case arch of
+                                ArchPPC -> II32
+                                _       -> II64
                 RcDouble  -> FF64
-                _      -> panic "PPC.Instr.mkSpillInstr: no match"
+                _         -> panic "PPC.Instr.mkSpillInstr: no match"
     in ST sz reg (AddrRegImm sp (ImmInt (off-delta)))
 
 
@@ -475,9 +511,12 @@ ppc_mkLoadInstr
 ppc_mkLoadInstr dflags reg delta slot
   = let platform = targetPlatform dflags
         off     = spillSlotToOffset slot
+        arch     = platformArch platform
     in
     let sz = case targetClassOfReg platform reg of
-                RcInteger -> II32
+                RcInteger ->  case arch of
+                                 ArchPPC -> II32
+                                 _       -> II64
                 RcDouble  -> FF64
                 _         -> panic "PPC.Instr.mkLoadInstr: no match"
     in LD sz reg (AddrRegImm sp (ImmInt (off-delta)))
@@ -498,8 +537,8 @@ maxSpillSlots dflags
 --     = 0 -- useful for testing allocMoreStack
 
 -- | The number of bytes that the stack pointer should be aligned
--- to. This is 16 both on PPC32 and PPC64 at least for Darwin, but I'm
--- not sure this is correct for other OSes.
+-- to. This is 16 both on PPC32 and PPC64 at least for Darwin, and
+-- Linux (see ELF processor specific supplements).
 stackAlign :: Int
 stackAlign = 16
 
Index: ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Ppr.hs
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.3.orig/compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Ppr.hs
+++ ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Ppr.hs
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ import Unique                ( pprUnique
 import Platform
 import FastString
 import Outputable
+import DynFlags
 
 import Data.Word
 import Data.Bits
 
-
+-- temporary import to help debug
+import PprCmm           ( pprLit )
 -- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Printing this stuff out
 
@@ -54,12 +56,15 @@ pprNatCmmDecl (CmmData section dats) =
 pprNatCmmDecl proc@(CmmProc top_info lbl _ (ListGraph blocks)) =
   case topInfoTable proc of
     Nothing ->
+       sdocWithPlatform $ \platform ->
        case blocks of
          []     -> -- special case for split markers:
            pprLabel lbl
          blocks -> -- special case for code without info table:
            pprSectionHeader Text $$
-           pprLabel lbl $$ -- blocks guaranteed not null, so label needed
+           (if platformArch platform == ArchPPC_64
+               then pprFunctionDescriptor lbl
+               else pprLabel lbl) $$ -- blocks guaranteed not null, so label needed
            vcat (map (pprBasicBlock top_info) blocks)
 
     Just (Statics info_lbl _) ->
@@ -86,6 +91,22 @@ pprNatCmmDecl proc@(CmmProc top_info lbl
              else empty)
 
 
+pprFunctionDescriptor :: CLabel -> SDoc
+pprFunctionDescriptor lab = pprGloblDecl lab
+                        $$  text ".section \".opd\",\"aw\""
+                        $$  text ".align 3"
+                        $$  ppr lab <> char ':'
+                        $$  text ".quad ."  
+                        <> ppr lab
+                        <> text ",.TOC.@tocbase,0"
+                        $$  text ".previous"
+                        $$  text ".type "
+                        <> ppr lab
+                        <> text ", @function"
+                        $$  char '.'
+                        <> ppr lab
+                        <> char ':'
+
 pprBasicBlock :: BlockEnv CmmStatics -> NatBasicBlock Instr -> SDoc
 pprBasicBlock info_env (BasicBlock blockid instrs)
   = maybe_infotable $$
@@ -213,6 +234,7 @@ pprSize x
                 II8        -> sLit "b"
                 II16        -> sLit "h"
                 II32        -> sLit "w"
+                II64        -> sLit "d"
                 FF32        -> sLit "fs"
                 FF64        -> sLit "fd"
                 _        -> panic "PPC.Ppr.pprSize: no match")
@@ -262,6 +284,18 @@ pprImm (HA i)
     then hcat [ text "ha16(", pprImm i, rparen ]
     else pprImm i <> text "@ha"
 
+pprImm (HIGHERA i)
+  = sdocWithPlatform $ \platform ->
+    if platformOS platform == OSDarwin
+    then panic "PPC.pprImm: highera not implemented on Darwin"
+    else pprImm i <> text "@highera"
+
+pprImm (HIGHESTA i)
+  = sdocWithPlatform $ \platform ->
+    if platformOS platform == OSDarwin
+    then panic "PPC.pprImm: highesta not implemented on Darwin"
+    else pprImm i <> text "@highesta"
+
 
 pprAddr :: AddrMode -> SDoc
 pprAddr (AddrRegReg r1 r2)
@@ -276,17 +310,23 @@ pprSectionHeader :: Section -> SDoc
 pprSectionHeader seg
  = sdocWithPlatform $ \platform ->
    let osDarwin = platformOS platform == OSDarwin
+       ppc64    = platformArch platform == ArchPPC_64
    in   case seg of
         Text                    -> ptext (sLit ".text\n.align 2")
-        Data                    -> ptext (sLit ".data\n.align 2")
+        Data
+         | ppc64                -> ptext (sLit ".data\n.align 3")
+         | otherwise            -> ptext (sLit ".data\n.align 2")
         ReadOnlyData
          | osDarwin             -> ptext (sLit ".const\n.align 2")
+         | ppc64                -> ptext (sLit ".section .rodata\n\t.align 3")
          | otherwise            -> ptext (sLit ".section .rodata\n\t.align 2")
         RelocatableReadOnlyData
          | osDarwin             -> ptext (sLit ".const_data\n.align 2")
+         | ppc64                -> ptext (sLit ".data\n\t.align 3")
          | otherwise            -> ptext (sLit ".data\n\t.align 2")
         UninitialisedData
          | osDarwin             -> ptext (sLit ".const_data\n.align 2")
+         | ppc64                -> ptext (sLit ".section .bss\n\t.align 3")
          | otherwise            -> ptext (sLit ".section .bss\n\t.align 2")
         ReadOnlyData16
          | osDarwin             -> ptext (sLit ".const\n.align 4")
@@ -298,33 +338,39 @@ pprSectionHeader seg
 pprDataItem :: CmmLit -> SDoc
 pprDataItem lit
   = sdocWithDynFlags $ \dflags ->
-    vcat (ppr_item (cmmTypeSize $ cmmLitType dflags lit) lit)
+    vcat (ppr_item (cmmTypeSize $ cmmLitType dflags lit) lit dflags)
     where
         imm = litToImm lit
+        archPPC_64 dflags = (platformArch $ targetPlatform dflags) == ArchPPC_64
+
+        ppr_item II8   _ _ = [ptext (sLit "\t.byte\t") <> pprImm imm]
 
-        ppr_item II8   _ = [ptext (sLit "\t.byte\t") <> pprImm imm]
+        ppr_item II32  _ _ = [ptext (sLit "\t.long\t") <> pprImm imm]
 
-        ppr_item II32  _ = [ptext (sLit "\t.long\t") <> pprImm imm]
+        ppr_item II64 _ dflags
+           | archPPC_64 dflags = [ptext (sLit "\t.quad\t") <> pprImm imm]
 
-        ppr_item FF32 (CmmFloat r _)
+
+        ppr_item FF32 (CmmFloat r _) _
            = let bs = floatToBytes (fromRational r)
              in  map (\b -> ptext (sLit "\t.byte\t") <> pprImm (ImmInt b)) bs
 
-        ppr_item FF64 (CmmFloat r _)
+        ppr_item FF64 (CmmFloat r _) _
            = let bs = doubleToBytes (fromRational r)
              in  map (\b -> ptext (sLit "\t.byte\t") <> pprImm (ImmInt b)) bs
 
-        ppr_item II16 _        = [ptext (sLit "\t.short\t") <> pprImm imm]
+        ppr_item II16 _ _      = [ptext (sLit "\t.short\t") <> pprImm imm]
 
-        ppr_item II64 (CmmInt x _)  =
+        ppr_item II64 (CmmInt x _) dflags
+           | not(archPPC_64 dflags) =
                 [ptext (sLit "\t.long\t")
                     <> int (fromIntegral 
                         (fromIntegral (x `shiftR` 32) :: Word32)),
                  ptext (sLit "\t.long\t")
                     <> int (fromIntegral (fromIntegral x :: Word32))]
 
-        ppr_item _ _
-                = panic "PPC.Ppr.pprDataItem: no match"
+        ppr_item _ expr _
+                = pprPanic "PPC.Ppr.pprDataItem: no match" (pprLit expr) 
 
 
 pprInstr :: Instr -> SDoc
@@ -370,6 +416,7 @@ pprInstr (LD sz reg addr) = hcat [
             II8  -> sLit "bz"
             II16 -> sLit "hz"
             II32 -> sLit "wz"
+            II64 -> sLit "d"
             FF32 -> sLit "fs"
             FF64 -> sLit "fd"
             _         -> panic "PPC.Ppr.pprInstr: no match"
@@ -388,6 +435,7 @@ pprInstr (LA sz reg addr) = hcat [
             II8  -> sLit "ba"
             II16 -> sLit "ha"
             II32 -> sLit "wa"
+            II64 -> sLit "d"
             FF32 -> sLit "fs"
             FF64 -> sLit "fd"
             _         -> panic "PPC.Ppr.pprInstr: no match"
@@ -505,12 +553,12 @@ pprInstr (BCCFAR cond blockid) = vcat [
     where lbl = mkAsmTempLabel (getUnique blockid)
 
 pprInstr (JMP lbl) = hcat [ -- an alias for b that takes a CLabel
-        char '\t',
-        ptext (sLit "b"),
-        char '\t',
-        ppr lbl
-    ]
-
+                        char '\t',
+                        ptext (sLit "b"),
+                        char '\t',
+                        ppr lbl
+                        ]
+    
 pprInstr (MTCTR reg) = hcat [
         char '\t',
         ptext (sLit "mtctr"),
@@ -556,10 +604,14 @@ pprInstr (ADDE reg1 reg2 reg3) = pprLogi
 pprInstr (SUBF reg1 reg2 reg3) = pprLogic (sLit "subf") reg1 reg2 (RIReg reg3)
 pprInstr (SUBFC reg1 reg2 reg3) = pprLogic (sLit "subfc") reg1 reg2 (RIReg reg3)
 pprInstr (SUBFE reg1 reg2 reg3) = pprLogic (sLit "subfe") reg1 reg2 (RIReg reg3)
+pprInstr (MULLD reg1 reg2 ri@(RIReg _)) = pprLogic (sLit "mulld") reg1 reg2 ri
 pprInstr (MULLW reg1 reg2 ri@(RIReg _)) = pprLogic (sLit "mullw") reg1 reg2 ri
+pprInstr (MULLD reg1 reg2 ri@(RIImm _)) = pprLogic (sLit "mull") reg1 reg2 ri
 pprInstr (MULLW reg1 reg2 ri@(RIImm _)) = pprLogic (sLit "mull") reg1 reg2 ri
 pprInstr (DIVW reg1 reg2 reg3) = pprLogic (sLit "divw") reg1 reg2 (RIReg reg3)
+pprInstr (DIVD reg1 reg2 reg3) = pprLogic (sLit "divd") reg1 reg2 (RIReg reg3)
 pprInstr (DIVWU reg1 reg2 reg3) = pprLogic (sLit "divwu") reg1 reg2 (RIReg reg3)
+pprInstr (DIVDU reg1 reg2 reg3) = pprLogic (sLit "divdu") reg1 reg2 (RIReg reg3)
 
 pprInstr (MULLW_MayOflo reg1 reg2 reg3) = vcat [
          hcat [ ptext (sLit "\tmullwo\t"), pprReg reg1, ptext (sLit ", "),
@@ -570,8 +622,17 @@ pprInstr (MULLW_MayOflo reg1 reg2 reg3)
                                           pprReg reg1, ptext (sLit ", "),
                                           ptext (sLit "2, 31, 31") ]
     ]
+pprInstr (MULLD_MayOflo reg1 reg2 reg3) = vcat [
+         hcat [ ptext (sLit "\tmulldo\t"), pprReg reg1, ptext (sLit ", "),
+                                          pprReg reg2, ptext (sLit ", "),
+                                          pprReg reg3 ],
+         hcat [ ptext (sLit "\tmfxer\t"),  pprReg reg1 ],
+         hcat [ ptext (sLit "\trlwinm\t"), pprReg reg1, ptext (sLit ", "),
+                                          pprReg reg1, ptext (sLit ", "),
+                                          ptext (sLit "2, 31, 31") ]
+    ]
 
-            -- for some reason, "andi" doesn't exist.
+        -- for some reason, "andi" doesn't exist.
         -- we'll use "andi." instead.
 pprInstr (AND reg1 reg2 (RIImm imm)) = hcat [
         char '\t',
@@ -588,6 +649,17 @@ pprInstr (AND reg1 reg2 ri) = pprLogic (
 pprInstr (OR reg1 reg2 ri) = pprLogic (sLit "or") reg1 reg2 ri
 pprInstr (XOR reg1 reg2 ri) = pprLogic (sLit "xor") reg1 reg2 ri
 
+pprInstr (ORIS reg1 reg2 imm) = hcat [
+        char '\t',
+        ptext (sLit "oris"),
+        char '\t',
+        pprReg reg1,
+        ptext (sLit ", "),
+        pprReg reg2,
+        ptext (sLit ", "),
+        pprImm imm
+    ]
+
 pprInstr (XORIS reg1 reg2 imm) = hcat [
         char '\t',
         ptext (sLit "xoris"),
@@ -612,17 +684,33 @@ pprInstr (EXTS sz reg1 reg2) = hcat [
 pprInstr (NEG reg1 reg2) = pprUnary (sLit "neg") reg1 reg2
 pprInstr (NOT reg1 reg2) = pprUnary (sLit "not") reg1 reg2
 
-pprInstr (SLW reg1 reg2 ri) = pprLogic (sLit "slw") reg1 reg2 (limitShiftRI ri)
+pprInstr (SL sz reg1 reg2 ri) = 
+         let op = case sz of
+                       II32 -> "slw"
+                       II64 -> "sld" 
+                       _    -> panic "PPC.Ppr.pprInstr: shift illegal size"
+         in pprLogic (sLit op) reg1 reg2 (limitShiftRI sz ri)
 
-pprInstr (SRW reg1 reg2 (RIImm (ImmInt i))) | i > 31 || i < 0 =
+pprInstr (SR II32 reg1 reg2 (RIImm (ImmInt i))) | i > 31 || i < 0 =
     -- Handle the case where we are asked to shift a 32 bit register by
     -- less than zero or more than 31 bits. We convert this into a clear
     -- of the destination register.
     -- Fixes ticket http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5900
     pprInstr (XOR reg1 reg2 (RIReg reg2))
-pprInstr (SRW reg1 reg2 ri) = pprLogic (sLit "srw") reg1 reg2 (limitShiftRI ri)
+pprInstr (SR sz reg1 reg2 ri) = 
+         let op = case sz of
+                       II32 -> "srw"
+                       II64 -> "srd"
+                       _    -> panic "PPC.Ppr.pprInstr: shift illegal size"
+         in pprLogic (sLit op) reg1 reg2 (limitShiftRI sz ri)
+
+pprInstr (SRA sz reg1 reg2 ri) =
+         let op = case sz of
+                       II32 -> "sraw"
+                       II64 -> "srad"
+                       _    -> panic "PPC.Ppr.pprInstr: shift illegal size"
+         in pprLogic (sLit op) reg1 reg2 (limitShiftRI sz ri)
 
-pprInstr (SRAW reg1 reg2 ri) = pprLogic (sLit "sraw") reg1 reg2 (limitShiftRI ri)
 pprInstr (RLWINM reg1 reg2 sh mb me) = hcat [
         ptext (sLit "\trlwinm\t"),
         pprReg reg1,
@@ -654,6 +742,8 @@ pprInstr (FCMP reg1 reg2) = hcat [
     ]
 
 pprInstr (FCTIWZ reg1 reg2) = pprUnary (sLit "fctiwz") reg1 reg2
+pprInstr (FCTIDZ reg1 reg2) = pprUnary (sLit "fctidz") reg1 reg2
+pprInstr (FCFID reg1 reg2) = pprUnary (sLit "fcfid") reg1 reg2
 pprInstr (FRSP reg1 reg2) = pprUnary (sLit "frsp") reg1 reg2
 
 pprInstr (CRNOR dst src1 src2) = hcat [
@@ -686,6 +776,8 @@ pprInstr (FETCHPC reg) = vcat [
 
 pprInstr LWSYNC = ptext (sLit "\tlwsync")
 
+pprInstr NOP = ptext (sLit "\tnop")
+
 -- pprInstr _ = panic "pprInstr (ppc)"
 
 
@@ -739,9 +831,12 @@ pprFSize FF64     = empty
 pprFSize FF32     = char 's'
 pprFSize _        = panic "PPC.Ppr.pprFSize: no match"
 
-    -- limit immediate argument for shift instruction to range 0..31
-limitShiftRI :: RI -> RI
-limitShiftRI (RIImm (ImmInt i)) | i > 31 || i < 0 =
+    -- limit immediate argument for shift instruction to range 0..63
+    -- for 64 bit size and 0..32 otherwise
+limitShiftRI :: Size -> RI -> RI
+limitShiftRI II64 (RIImm (ImmInt i)) | i > 63 || i < 0 =
   panic $ "PPC.Ppr: Shift by " ++ show i ++ " bits is not allowed."
-limitShiftRI x = x
+limitShiftRI II32 (RIImm (ImmInt i)) | i > 31 || i < 0 =
+  panic $ "PPC.Ppr: 32 bit: Shift by " ++ show i ++ " bits is not allowed."
+limitShiftRI _ x = x
 
Index: ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Regs.hs
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.3.orig/compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Regs.hs
+++ ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Regs.hs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module PPC.Regs (
         fits16Bits,
         makeImmediate,
         fReg,
-        sp, r3, r4, r27, r28, r30,
+        sp, toc, r3, r4, r11, r12, r27, r28, r30,
         f1, f20, f21,
 
         allocatableRegs
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ import FastBool
 import FastTypes
 import Platform
 
-import Data.Word        ( Word8, Word16, Word32 )
-import Data.Int         ( Int8, Int16, Int32 )
+import Data.Word        ( Word8, Word16, Word32, Word64 )
+import Data.Int         ( Int8, Int16, Int32, Int64 )
 
 
 -- squeese functions for the graph allocator -----------------------------------
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ data Imm
         | LO Imm
         | HI Imm
         | HA Imm        {- high halfword adjusted -}
+        | HIGHERA Imm
+        | HIGHESTA Imm
 
 
 strImmLit :: String -> Imm
@@ -267,9 +269,11 @@ fits16Bits x = x >= -32768 && x < 32768
 makeImmediate :: Integral a => Width -> Bool -> a -> Maybe Imm
 makeImmediate rep signed x = fmap ImmInt (toI16 rep signed)
     where
+        narrow W64 False = fromIntegral (fromIntegral x :: Word64)
         narrow W32 False = fromIntegral (fromIntegral x :: Word32)
         narrow W16 False = fromIntegral (fromIntegral x :: Word16)
         narrow W8  False = fromIntegral (fromIntegral x :: Word8)
+        narrow W64 True  = fromIntegral (fromIntegral x :: Int64)
         narrow W32 True  = fromIntegral (fromIntegral x :: Int32)
         narrow W16 True  = fromIntegral (fromIntegral x :: Int16)
         narrow W8  True  = fromIntegral (fromIntegral x :: Int8)
@@ -283,6 +287,12 @@ makeImmediate rep signed x = fmap ImmInt
         toI16 W32 False
             | narrowed >= 0 && narrowed < 65536 = Just narrowed
             | otherwise = Nothing
+        toI16 W64 True
+            | narrowed >= -32768 && narrowed < 32768 = Just narrowed
+            | otherwise = Nothing
+        toI16 W64 False
+            | narrowed >= 0 && narrowed < 65536 = Just narrowed
+            | otherwise = Nothing
         toI16 _ _  = Just narrowed
 
 
@@ -294,10 +304,13 @@ point registers.
 fReg :: Int -> RegNo
 fReg x = (32 + x)
 
-sp, r3, r4, r27, r28, r30, f1, f20, f21 :: Reg
+sp, toc, r3, r4, r11, r12, r27, r28, r30, f1, f20, f21 :: Reg
 sp      = regSingle 1
+toc     = regSingle 2
 r3      = regSingle 3
 r4      = regSingle 4
+r11     = regSingle 11
+r12     = regSingle 12
 r27     = regSingle 27
 r28     = regSingle 28
 r30     = regSingle 30
Index: ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/RegAlloc/Linear/FreeRegs.hs
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.3.orig/compiler/nativeGen/RegAlloc/Linear/FreeRegs.hs
+++ ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/RegAlloc/Linear/FreeRegs.hs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ maxSpillSlots dflags
                 ArchPPC       -> PPC.Instr.maxSpillSlots dflags
                 ArchSPARC     -> SPARC.Instr.maxSpillSlots dflags
                 ArchARM _ _ _ -> panic "maxSpillSlots ArchARM"
-                ArchPPC_64    -> panic "maxSpillSlots ArchPPC_64"
+                ArchPPC_64    -> PPC.Instr.maxSpillSlots dflags
                 ArchAlpha     -> panic "maxSpillSlots ArchAlpha"
                 ArchMipseb    -> panic "maxSpillSlots ArchMipseb"
                 ArchMipsel    -> panic "maxSpillSlots ArchMipsel"
Index: ghc-7.8.4/compiler/nativeGen/RegAlloc/Linear/Main.hs
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.4.orig/compiler/nativeGen/RegAlloc/Linear/Main.hs
+++ ghc-7.8.4/compiler/nativeGen/RegAlloc/Linear/Main.hs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ linearRegAlloc dflags entry_ids block_liv
       ArchSPARC     -> linearRegAlloc' dflags (frInitFreeRegs platform :: SPARC.FreeRegs)  entry_ids block_live sccs
       ArchPPC       -> linearRegAlloc' dflags (frInitFreeRegs platform :: PPC.FreeRegs)    entry_ids block_live sccs
       ArchARM _ _ _ -> panic "linearRegAlloc ArchARM"
-      ArchPPC_64    -> panic "linearRegAlloc ArchPPC_64"
+      ArchPPC_64    -> linearRegAlloc' dflags (frInitFreeRegs platform :: PPC.FreeRegs)    entry_ids block_live sccs
       ArchAlpha     -> panic "linearRegAlloc ArchAlpha"
       ArchMipseb    -> panic "linearRegAlloc ArchMipseb"
       ArchMipsel    -> panic "linearRegAlloc ArchMipsel"
Index: ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/TargetReg.hs
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.3.orig/compiler/nativeGen/TargetReg.hs
+++ ghc-7.8.3/compiler/nativeGen/TargetReg.hs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ targetVirtualRegSqueeze platform
       ArchX86_64    -> X86.virtualRegSqueeze
       ArchPPC       -> PPC.virtualRegSqueeze
       ArchSPARC     -> SPARC.virtualRegSqueeze
-      ArchPPC_64    -> panic "targetVirtualRegSqueeze ArchPPC_64"
+      ArchPPC_64    -> PPC.virtualRegSqueeze
       ArchARM _ _ _ -> panic "targetVirtualRegSqueeze ArchARM"
       ArchAlpha     -> panic "targetVirtualRegSqueeze ArchAlpha"
       ArchMipseb    -> panic "targetVirtualRegSqueeze ArchMipseb"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ targetRealRegSqueeze platform
       ArchX86_64    -> X86.realRegSqueeze
       ArchPPC       -> PPC.realRegSqueeze
       ArchSPARC     -> SPARC.realRegSqueeze
-      ArchPPC_64    -> panic "targetRealRegSqueeze ArchPPC_64"
+      ArchPPC_64    -> PPC.realRegSqueeze
       ArchARM _ _ _ -> panic "targetRealRegSqueeze ArchARM"
       ArchAlpha     -> panic "targetRealRegSqueeze ArchAlpha"
       ArchMipseb    -> panic "targetRealRegSqueeze ArchMipseb"
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ targetClassOfRealReg platform
       ArchX86_64    -> X86.classOfRealReg platform
       ArchPPC       -> PPC.classOfRealReg
       ArchSPARC     -> SPARC.classOfRealReg
-      ArchPPC_64    -> panic "targetClassOfRealReg ArchPPC_64"
+      ArchPPC_64    -> PPC.classOfRealReg
       ArchARM _ _ _ -> panic "targetClassOfRealReg ArchARM"
       ArchAlpha     -> panic "targetClassOfRealReg ArchAlpha"
       ArchMipseb    -> panic "targetClassOfRealReg ArchMipseb"
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ targetMkVirtualReg platform
       ArchX86_64    -> X86.mkVirtualReg
       ArchPPC       -> PPC.mkVirtualReg
       ArchSPARC     -> SPARC.mkVirtualReg
-      ArchPPC_64    -> panic "targetMkVirtualReg ArchPPC_64"
+      ArchPPC_64    -> PPC.mkVirtualReg
       ArchARM _ _ _ -> panic "targetMkVirtualReg ArchARM"
       ArchAlpha     -> panic "targetMkVirtualReg ArchAlpha"
       ArchMipseb    -> panic "targetMkVirtualReg ArchMipseb"
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ targetRegDotColor platform
       ArchX86_64    -> X86.regDotColor platform
       ArchPPC       -> PPC.regDotColor
       ArchSPARC     -> SPARC.regDotColor
-      ArchPPC_64    -> panic "targetRegDotColor ArchPPC_64"
+      ArchPPC_64    -> PPC.regDotColor
       ArchARM _ _ _ -> panic "targetRegDotColor ArchARM"
       ArchAlpha     -> panic "targetRegDotColor ArchAlpha"
       ArchMipseb    -> panic "targetRegDotColor ArchMipseb"
Index: ghc-7.8.3/configure.ac
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.3.orig/configure.ac
+++ ghc-7.8.3/configure.ac
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ AC_SUBST(SOLARIS_BROKEN_SHLD)
 dnl ** Do an unregisterised build?
 dnl --------------------------------------------------------------
 case "$HostArch" in
-    i386|x86_64|powerpc|arm)
+    i386|x86_64|powerpc|powerpc64|arm)
         UnregisterisedDefault=NO
         ;;
     *)
Index: ghc-7.8.3/includes/CodeGen.Platform.hs
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.3.orig/includes/CodeGen.Platform.hs
+++ ghc-7.8.3/includes/CodeGen.Platform.hs
@@ -801,6 +801,10 @@ freeRegBase _ = fastBool True
 freeReg 0 = fastBool False -- Hack: r0 can't be used in all insns,
                            -- but it's actually free
 freeReg 1 = fastBool False -- The Stack Pointer
+
+-- TODO: make this conditonal for ppc64 ELF
+freeReg 13 = fastBool False -- reserved for system thread ID
+
 # if !MACHREGS_darwin
 -- most non-darwin powerpc OSes use r2 as a TOC pointer or something like that
 freeReg 2 = fastBool False
Index: ghc-7.8.3/mk/config.mk.in
===================================================================
--- ghc-7.8.3.orig/mk/config.mk.in
+++ ghc-7.8.3/mk/config.mk.in
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ GhcUnregisterised=@Unregisterised@
 # (as well as a C backend)
 #
 # Target platforms supported:
-#   i386, powerpc
+#   i386, powerpc, powerpc64, sparc
 #   IOS and AIX are not supported
-ArchSupportsNCG=$(strip $(patsubst $(TargetArch_CPP), YES, $(findstring $(TargetArch_CPP), i386 x86_64 powerpc sparc)))
+ArchSupportsNCG=$(strip $(patsubst $(TargetArch_CPP), YES, $(findstring $(TargetArch_CPP), i386 x86_64 powerpc powerpc64 sparc)))
 OsSupportsNCG=$(strip $(patsubst $(TargetOS_CPP), YES, $(patsubst ios,,$(patsubst aix,,$(TargetOS_CPP)))))
 
 GhcWithNativeCodeGen := $(strip\

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