Update minimum requirements for linux/ppc64 target Updates golang/go#79898. Change-Id: I1b726590ad06e24c3406c0f762b22f3cf1ab2179 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/wiki/+/789180 Commit-Queue: Paul Murphy <paumurph@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Dmitri Shuralyov <dmitshur@golang.org>
diff --git a/MinimumRequirements.md b/MinimumRequirements.md index 3d4af1e..3ab8ed5 100644 --- a/MinimumRequirements.md +++ b/MinimumRequirements.md
@@ -128,9 +128,16 @@ ### ppc64 (big endian) -POWER5 and above. +POWER8 and above. + +Prior to Go 1.9, POWER5 and newer processors were supported. + Starting with Go 1.9, only POWER8 and above are supported. +Starting with Go 1.27, the linux target ABI has changed from ELFv1 to ELFv2. This change requires a kernel which supports loading ELFv2 binaries. + +Starting with Go 1.27, the linux target supports external linking, cgo, and PIE buildmodes. These features require an ELFv2 userspace. + ### ppc64le (little endian) POWER8 and above.