diff --git a/include/asm-alpha/a.out.h b/include/asm-alpha/a.out.h
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+#ifndef __ALPHA_A_OUT_H__
+#define __ALPHA_A_OUT_H__
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/*
+ * OSF/1 ECOFF header structs.  ECOFF files consist of:
+ * 	- a file header (struct filehdr),
+ *	- an a.out header (struct aouthdr),
+ *	- one or more section headers (struct scnhdr). 
+ *	  The filhdr's "f_nscns" field contains the
+ *	  number of section headers.
+ */
+
+struct filehdr
+{
+	/* OSF/1 "file" header */
+	__u16 f_magic, f_nscns;
+	__u32 f_timdat;
+	__u64 f_symptr;
+	__u32 f_nsyms;
+	__u16 f_opthdr, f_flags;
+};
+
+struct aouthdr
+{
+	__u64 info;		/* after that it looks quite normal.. */
+	__u64 tsize;
+	__u64 dsize;
+	__u64 bsize;
+	__u64 entry;
+	__u64 text_start;	/* with a few additions that actually make sense */
+	__u64 data_start;
+	__u64 bss_start;
+	__u32 gprmask, fprmask;	/* bitmask of general & floating point regs used in binary */
+	__u64 gpvalue;
+};
+
+struct scnhdr
+{
+	char	s_name[8];
+	__u64	s_paddr;
+	__u64	s_vaddr;
+	__u64	s_size;
+	__u64	s_scnptr;
+	__u64	s_relptr;
+	__u64	s_lnnoptr;
+	__u16	s_nreloc;
+	__u16	s_nlnno;
+	__u32	s_flags;
+};
+
+struct exec
+{
+	/* OSF/1 "file" header */
+	struct filehdr		fh;
+	struct aouthdr		ah;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Define's so that the kernel exec code can access the a.out header
+ * fields...
+ */
+#define	a_info		ah.info
+#define	a_text		ah.tsize
+#define a_data		ah.dsize
+#define a_bss		ah.bsize
+#define a_entry		ah.entry
+#define a_textstart	ah.text_start
+#define	a_datastart	ah.data_start
+#define	a_bssstart	ah.bss_start
+#define	a_gprmask	ah.gprmask
+#define a_fprmask	ah.fprmask
+#define a_gpvalue	ah.gpvalue
+
+#define N_TXTADDR(x) ((x).a_textstart)
+#define N_DATADDR(x) ((x).a_datastart)
+#define N_BSSADDR(x) ((x).a_bssstart)
+#define N_DRSIZE(x) 0
+#define N_TRSIZE(x) 0
+#define N_SYMSIZE(x) 0
+
+#define AOUTHSZ		sizeof(struct aouthdr)
+#define SCNHSZ		sizeof(struct scnhdr)
+#define SCNROUND	16
+
+#define N_TXTOFF(x) \
+  ((long) N_MAGIC(x) == ZMAGIC ? 0 : \
+   (sizeof(struct exec) + (x).fh.f_nscns*SCNHSZ + SCNROUND - 1) & ~(SCNROUND - 1))
+
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+/* Assume that start addresses below 4G belong to a TASO application.
+   Unfortunately, there is no proper bit in the exec header to check.
+   Worse, we have to notice the start address before swapping to use
+   /sbin/loader, which of course is _not_ a TASO application.  */
+#define SET_AOUT_PERSONALITY(BFPM, EX) \
+	set_personality (((BFPM->sh_bang || EX.ah.entry < 0x100000000L \
+			   ? ADDR_LIMIT_32BIT : 0) | PER_OSF4))
+
+#define STACK_TOP \
+  (current->personality & ADDR_LIMIT_32BIT ? 0x80000000 : 0x00120000000UL)
+
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __A_OUT_GNU_H__ */