diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
index 7d4cb6854d..15d9f3646a 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-12-11	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* shared/startup/bspstart.c, shared/startup/pretaskinghook.c: Eliminate
+	copies of the Configuration Table. Use the RTEMS provided accessor
+	macros to obtain configuration fields.
+
 2007-12-10	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
 
 	* Makefile.am, start/preload.S: moved preload.S
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/bspstart.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/bspstart.c
index 8109ea5acc..f8756a4448 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/bspstart.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/bspstart.c
@@ -109,15 +109,6 @@ void _BSP_Fatal_error(unsigned int v)
   __asm__ __volatile ("sc");
 }
 
-/*
- *  The original table from the application and our copy of it with
- *  some changes.
- */
-
-extern rtems_configuration_table Configuration;
-rtems_configuration_table  BSP_Configuration;
-char *rtems_progname;
-
 /*
  *  Use the shared implementations of the following routines
  */
@@ -382,12 +373,12 @@ void bsp_start( void )
   bsp_clicks_per_usec 	 = BSP_bus_frequency/(BSP_time_base_divisor * 1000);
 
 #ifdef SHOW_MORE_INIT_SETTINGS
-  printk("BSP_Configuration.work_space_size = %x\n",
-          BSP_Configuration.work_space_size);
+  printk("rtems_configuration_get_work_space_size() = %x\n",
+          rtems_configuration_get_work_space_size());
 #endif
 
   work_space_start =
-    (unsigned char *)BSP_mem_size - BSP_Configuration.work_space_size;
+    (unsigned char *)BSP_mem_size - rtems_configuration_get_work_space_size();
 
   if ( work_space_start <= ((unsigned char *)__rtems_end) + INIT_STACK_SIZE + 
         rtems_configuration_get_interrupt_stack_size()) {
@@ -395,7 +386,7 @@ void bsp_start( void )
     bsp_cleanup();
   }
 
-  BSP_Configuration.work_space_start = work_space_start;
+  Configuration.work_space_start = work_space_start;
 
   /*
    * Initalize RTEMS IRQ system
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/pretaskinghook.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/pretaskinghook.c
index 3bba799ff6..9bdc5707bd 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/pretaskinghook.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/pretaskinghook.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void bsp_pretasking_hook(void)
   /* make sure it's properly aligned */
   BSP_heap_start = (BSP_heap_start + CPU_ALIGNMENT - 1) & ~(CPU_ALIGNMENT-1);
 
-  heap_size = (BSP_mem_size - BSP_heap_start) - BSP_Configuration.work_space_size;
+  heap_size = (BSP_mem_size - BSP_heap_start) - rtems_configuration_get_work_space_size();
   heap_sbrk_spared=_bsp_sbrk_init(BSP_heap_start, &heap_size);
 
 #ifdef SHOW_MORE_INIT_SETTINGS