3 files changed, 34 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/cpuid/cpuid.cpp b/src/lib/utils/cpuid/cpuid.cpp
index d4e15c16b..1638ab6c5 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/cpuid/cpuid.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utils/cpuid/cpuid.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ std::string CPUID::to_string()
 
 #if defined(BOTAN_TARGET_CPU_IS_PPC_FAMILY)
    CPUID_PRINT(altivec);
+   CPUID_PRINT(ppc_crypto);
 #endif
 
 #if defined(BOTAN_TARGET_CPU_IS_ARM_FAMILY)
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/cpuid/cpuid.h b/src/lib/utils/cpuid/cpuid.h
index f9186f918..f37063a99 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/cpuid/cpuid.h
+++ b/src/lib/utils/cpuid/cpuid.h
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,1) CPUID final
 #endif
 
 #if defined(BOTAN_TARGET_CPU_IS_PPC_FAMILY)
-         CPUID_ALTIVEC_BIT = (1ULL << 0),
+         CPUID_ALTIVEC_BIT    = (1ULL << 0),
+         CPUID_PPC_CRYPTO_BIT = (1ULL << 1),
 #endif
 
 #if defined(BOTAN_TARGET_CPU_IS_ARM_FAMILY)
@@ -128,6 +129,13 @@ class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,1) CPUID final
       */
       static bool has_altivec()
          { return has_cpuid_bit(CPUID_ALTIVEC_BIT); }
+
+      /**
+      * Check if the processor supports POWER8 crypto extensions
+      */
+      static bool has_ppc_crypto()
+         { return has_cpuid_bit(CPUID_PPC_CRYPTO_BIT); }
+
 #endif
 
 #if defined(BOTAN_TARGET_CPU_IS_ARM_FAMILY)
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/cpuid/cpuid_ppc.cpp b/src/lib/utils/cpuid/cpuid_ppc.cpp
index 750cf3a47..d73912b86 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/cpuid/cpuid_ppc.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utils/cpuid/cpuid_ppc.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
   #include <sys/param.h>
   #include <sys/sysctl.h>
   #include <machine/cpu.h>
+#elif defined(BOTAN_TARGET_OS_HAS_GETAUXVAL)
+  #include <sys/auxv.h>
 #endif
 
 #endif
@@ -51,6 +53,28 @@ uint64_t CPUID::detect_cpu_features(size_t* cache_line_size)
    if(error == 0 && vector_type > 0)
       return CPUID::CPUID_ALTIVEC_BIT;
 
+#elif defined(BOTAN_TARGET_OS_HAS_GETAUXVAL) && defined(BOTAN_TARGET_ARCH_IS_PPC64)
+
+   enum PPC_hwcap_bit {
+      ALTIVEC_bit  = (1 << 28),
+      CRYPTO_bit   = (1 << 25),
+
+      ARCH_hwcap_altivec = 16, // AT_HWCAP
+      ARCH_hwcap_crypto  = 26, // AT_HWCAP2
+   };
+
+   uint64_t detected_features = 0;
+
+   const unsigned long hwcap_altivec = ::getauxval(PPC_hwcap_bit::ARCH_hwcap_altivec);
+   if(hwcap_altivec & PPC_hwcap_bit::ALTIVEC_bit)
+      detected_features |= CPUID::CPUID_ALTIVEC_BIT;
+
+   const unsigned long hwcap_crypto = ::getauxval(PPC_hwcap_bit::ARCH_hwcap_crypto);
+   if(hwcap_crypto & PPC_hwcap_bit::CRYPTO_bit)
+     detected_features |= CPUID::CPUID_PPC_CRYPTO_BIT;
+
+   return detected_features;
+
 #else
 
    /*