FWIW my old PowerMac G4 ("Quicksilver") seems to be quite content with this... >> __asm __volatile("mfsprg0 %0\n\t" >> : "=&r"(ofw_sprg0_save) >> : >> ); I finally managed to get this tested yesterday evening. Note! This G4 is still running 10.3-stable instead of 11.0-stable. -jau