uchar   hide;
        uchar   leaf;   // arm only
        uchar   fnptr;  // arm only
+       uchar   localentry;     // ppc64: instrs between global & local entry
        uchar   seenglobl;
        uchar   onlist; // on the textp or datap lists
        int16   symid;  // for writing .5/.6/.8 files
 
        int32 base;
        uint64 add, info;
        char *name;
-       int i, j, rela, is64, n;
+       int i, j, rela, is64, n, flag;
        uchar hdrbuf[64];
        uchar *p;
        ElfHdrBytes *hdr;
                                        diag("%s: duplicate definition of %s", pn, s->name);
                        s->external = 1;
                }
+               if(obj->machine == ElfMachPower64) {
+                       flag = sym.other >> 5;
+                       if(2 <= flag && flag <= 6)
+                               s->localentry = 1 << (flag - 2);
+                       else if(flag == 7)
+                               diag("%s: invalid sym.other 0x%x for %s", pn, sym.other, s->name);
+               }
        }
        
        // Sort outer lists by address, adding to textp.