diff -ur rpm-4.16.0/lib/depends.c rpm-4.16.0-cpuinfo/lib/depends.c
--- rpm-4.16.0/lib/depends.c	2020-11-08 20:19:15.625093667 +0100
+++ rpm-4.16.0-cpuinfo/lib/depends.c	2020-11-08 20:23:46.685893216 +0100
@@ -697,6 +697,16 @@
 	}
     }
 
+    if (strstr(N, "cpuinfo(") == N) {
+	if (tsmem->cpuinfo == NULL)
+	    rpmdsCpuinfoPool(rpmtsPool(ts), &(tsmem->cpuinfo));
+	
+	if (tsmem->cpuinfo != NULL && rpmdsSearch(tsmem->cpuinfo, dep) >= 0) {
+	    rpmdsNotify(dep, "(cpuinfo provides)", rc);
+	    goto exit;
+	}
+    }
+
     /* Dont look at pre-requisites of already installed packages */
     if (!adding && isTransientReq(dsflags))
 	goto exit;
diff -ur rpm-4.16.0/lib/rpmds.c rpm-4.16.0-cpuinfo/lib/rpmds.c
--- rpm-4.16.0/lib/rpmds.c	2020-11-08 20:19:15.625093667 +0100
+++ rpm-4.16.0-cpuinfo/lib/rpmds.c	2020-11-08 20:16:25.941242497 +0100
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * \file lib/rpmds.c
  */
 #include "system.h"
+#include <popt.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 
 #include <rpm/rpmtypes.h>
@@ -9,6 +11,9 @@
 #include <rpm/rpmstring.h>
 #include <rpm/rpmlog.h>
 #include <rpm/rpmstrpool.h>
+#include <rpm/rpmmacro.h>
+
+#include "rpmio/rpmio_internal.h"	/* XXX for rpmioSlurp */
 
 #include "lib/rpmds_internal.h"
 
@@ -1655,3 +1670,203 @@
 {
     return rpmdsUnamePool(NULL, dsp);
 }
+
+struct cpuinfo_s {
+    const char *name;
+    int done;
+    int flags;
+};
+
+static struct cpuinfo_s ctags[] = {
+    { "processor",	0,  0 },
+    { "Processor",	0,  1 },	/* XXX armv5 */
+    { "vendor_id",	0,  0 },
+    { "cpu_family",	0,  1 },
+    { "model",		0,  1 },
+    { "model_name",	0,  0 },
+    { "stepping",	0,  1 },
+    { "cpu_MHz",	0,  1 },
+    { "CPU_implementer",0,  1 },	/* XXX armv5 */
+    { "CPU_architecture",0,  1 },	/* XXX armv5 */
+    { "CPU_variant",	0,  1 },	/* XXX armv5 */
+    { "CPU_part",	0,  1 },	/* XXX armv5 */
+    { "CPU_revision",	0,  1 },	/* XXX armv5 */
+    { "Hardware",	0,  2 },	/* XXX armv5 */
+    { "Revision",	0,  1 },	/* XXX armv5 */
+    { "Serial",		0,  1 },	/* XXX armv5 */
+    { "cache_size",	0,  1 },
+    { "physical_id",	0,  0 },
+    { "siblings",	0,  0 },
+    { "core_id",	0,  0 },
+    { "cpu_cores",	0,  0 },
+    { "fdiv_bug",	0,  3 },
+    { "hlt_bug",	0,  3 },
+    { "f00f_bug",	0,  3 },
+    { "coma_bug",	0,  3 },
+    { "fpu",		0,  0 },	/* XXX use flags attribute instead. */
+    { "fpu_exception",	0,  3 },
+    { "cpuid_level",	0,  0 },
+    { "wp",		0,  3 },
+    { "flags",		0,  4 },
+    { "Features",	0,  4 },	/* XXX armv5 */
+    { "bogomips",	0,  1 },
+    { "BogoMIPS",	0,  1 },	/* XXX armv5 */
+    { "clflush_size",	0,  1 },
+    { NULL,		0, -1 }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Return dependency format to use for a cpuinfo line.
+ * @param name		field name
+ * @return		type of format (0 == ignore, -1 == not found)
+ */
+static int rpmdsCpuinfoCtagFlags(const char * name)
+{
+    struct cpuinfo_s * ct;
+    int flags = -1;
+
+    for (ct = ctags; ct->name != NULL; ct++) {
+	if (strcmp(ct->name, name))
+	    continue;
+	if (ct->done)
+	    continue;
+	ct->done = 1;		/* XXX insure single occurrence */
+	flags = ct->flags;
+	break;
+    }
+    return flags;
+}
+
+#define	_PROC_CPUINFO	"/proc/cpuinfo"
+
+int rpmdsCpuinfoPool(rpmstrPool pool, rpmds *dsp)
+{
+    char * cpuinfo_path = NULL;
+    struct cpuinfo_s * ct;
+    const char * NS = "cpuinfo";
+    char * iob = NULL;
+    char * f, * fe, * fend;
+    char * g, * ge;
+    char * t;
+    int rc = -1;
+
+	cpuinfo_path = rpmExpand("%{?_rpmds_cpuinfo_path}", NULL);
+	/* XXX may need to validate path existence somewhen. */
+	if (cpuinfo_path == NULL || *cpuinfo_path != '/') {
+	    cpuinfo_path = _free(cpuinfo_path);
+	    cpuinfo_path = xstrdup(_PROC_CPUINFO);
+	}
+
+    /* Reset done variables. */
+    for (ct = ctags; ct->name != NULL; ct++)
+	ct->done = 0;
+
+    rc = rpmioSlurp(cpuinfo_path, (uint8_t **) &iob, NULL);
+    if (rc != 0 || iob == NULL)
+	goto exit;
+
+    for (f = (char *)iob; *f != '\0'; f = fend) {
+	/* find EOL */
+	fe = f;
+	while (*fe != '\0' && !(*fe == '\n' || *fe == '\r'))
+	    fe++;
+	ge = fe;
+	while (*fe != '\0' && (*fe == '\n' || *fe == '\r'))
+	    *fe++ = '\0';
+	fend = fe;
+
+	/* rtrim on line. */
+	while (--ge > f && isspace(*ge))
+	    *ge = '\0';
+
+	/* ltrim on line. */
+	while (*f && isspace(*f))
+	    f++;
+
+	/* split on ':' */
+	fe = f;
+	while (*fe && *fe != ':')
+            fe++;
+	if (*fe == '\0')
+	    continue;
+	g = fe + 1;
+
+	/* rtrim on field 1. */
+	*fe = '\0';
+	while (--fe > f && isspace(*fe))
+	    *fe = '\0';
+	if (*f == '\0')
+	    continue;
+
+	/* ltrim on field 2. */
+	while (*g && isspace(*g))
+            g++;
+	if (*g == '\0')
+	    continue;
+
+	for (t = f; *t != '\0'; t++) {
+	    if (isspace(*t))
+		*t = '_';
+	}
+
+	switch (rpmdsCpuinfoCtagFlags(f)) {
+	case -1:	/* not found */
+	case 0:		/* ignore */
+	default:
+	    continue;
+	    break;
+	case 1:		/* Provides: cpuinfo(f) = g */
+	    for (t = g; *t != '\0'; t++) {
+		if (isspace(*t) || *t == '(' || *t == ')')
+		    *t = '_';
+	    }
+	    rc = rpmdsNSAdd(pool, dsp, NS, f, g, RPMSENSE_EQUAL);
+            if (rc < 0)
+       		goto exit;
+	    break;
+	case 2:		/* Provides: cpuinfo(g) */
+	    for (t = g; *t != '\0'; t++) {
+		if (isspace(*t) || *t == '(' || *t == ')')
+		    *t = '_';
+	    }
+	    rc = rpmdsNSAdd(pool, dsp, NS, g, "", RPMSENSE_ANY);
+            if (rc < 0)
+       		goto exit;
+	    break;
+	case 3:		/* if ("yes") Provides: cpuinfo(f) */
+	   if (!strcmp(g, "yes")) {
+		rc = rpmdsNSAdd(pool, dsp, NS, f, "", RPMSENSE_ANY);
+                if (rc < 0)
+          		goto exit;
+	   }
+	    break;
+	case 4:		/* Provides: cpuinfo(g[i]) */
+	{   char ** av = NULL;
+	    int i = 0;
+	    rc = poptParseArgvString(g, NULL, (const char ***)&av);
+	    if (!rc && av != NULL)
+	    while ((t = av[i++]) != NULL) {
+		rc = rpmdsNSAdd(pool, dsp, NS, t, "", RPMSENSE_ANY);
+                if (rc < 0)
+       		    goto exit;
+	    }
+	    t = NULL;
+	    if (av != NULL)
+		free(av);
+	}   break;
+	}
+    }
+
+exit:
+    _free(cpuinfo_path);
+    free(iob);
+    /* freeze the pool to save memory, but only if private pool */
+    if (*dsp && (*dsp)->pool != pool)
+	rpmstrPoolFreeze((*dsp)->pool, 0);
+    return (rc < 0) ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+int rpmdsCpuinfo(rpmds * dsp)
+{
+    return rpmdsCpuinfoPool(NULL, dsp);
+}
diff -ur rpm-4.16.0/lib/rpmds.h rpm-4.16.0-cpuinfo/lib/rpmds.h
--- rpm-4.16.0/lib/rpmds.h	2020-11-08 20:19:15.625093667 +0100
+++ rpm-4.16.0-cpuinfo/lib/rpmds.h	2020-11-08 20:03:44.001865655 +0100
@@ -419,6 +419,13 @@
  */
 int rpmdsUname(rpmds * dsp);
 
+/**
+ * Load cpuinfo provides into a dependency set.
+ * @retval *dsp		(loaded) dependency set
+ * @return		0 on success
+ */
+int rpmdsCpuinfo(rpmds * dsp);
+
 /** \ingroup rpmds
  * Create and load a dependency set.
  * @param pool		shared string pool (or NULL for private pool)
@@ -483,6 +490,14 @@
  */
 int rpmdsUnamePool(rpmstrPool pool, rpmds * dsp);
 
+/**
+ * Load cpuinfo provides into a dependency set.
+ * @param pool		shared string pool (or NULL for private pool)
+ * @retval *dsp		(loaded) dependency set
+ * @return		0 on success
+ */
+int rpmdsCpuinfoPool(rpmstrPool pool, rpmds * dsp);
+
 
 typedef enum rpmrichOp_e {
     RPMRICHOP_SINGLE  = 1,
diff -ur rpm-4.16.0/lib/rpmts_internal.h rpm-4.16.0-cpuinfo/lib/rpmts_internal.h
--- rpm-4.16.0/lib/rpmts_internal.h	2020-11-08 20:19:15.625093667 +0100
+++ rpm-4.16.0-cpuinfo/lib/rpmts_internal.h	2020-11-08 20:22:24.382319931 +0100
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
     rpmds rpmlib;		/*!< rpmlib() dependency set. */
     rpmds uname;		/*!< uname() dependency set. */
+    rpmds cpuinfo;		/*!< cpuinfo() dependency set. */
     rpmte * order;		/*!< Packages sorted by dependencies. */
     int orderCount;		/*!< No. of transaction elements. */
     int orderAlloced;		/*!< No. of allocated transaction elements. */