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 * Registers::                   Registers
 * Floating Point Hardware::     Floating point hardware
 * Vector Unit::                 Vector Unit
+* PowerPC Features::            PowerPC hardware features
 * OS Information::              Auxiliary data provided by operating system
 * Memory Region Attributes::    Memory region attributes
 * Dump/Restore Files::          Copy between memory and a file
@@ -6247,6 +6248,22 @@
 layout vary depending on the hardware.
 @end table
 
+@node PowerPC Features
+@section PowerPC Features
+@cindex PowerPC Features
+
+Some PowerPC chips have features that are in addition to the core functionality
+of the architecture.  Depending on the configuration, @value{GDBN} may be able
+to give you information about the status of those features.
+
+@table @code
+@kindex info powerpc altivec
+@item info powerpc altivec
+Display information about the Altivec unit.  This will consist of the contents
+of the Altivec registers @code(vr0) through @code(vr31), along with that of the
+@code(vrsave) and @code(vsrc) registers.
+@end table
+
 @node OS Information
 @section Operating system auxiliary information
 @cindex OS information