diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index fdc37b3d0ce35ab379b09eed4d2811fdf95fc511..b9bd9d8de665ada43b98864108ac4412b78a3f8c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/nmi.h>
 #include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/memory.h>
 
 #include <asm/debugreg.h>
 #include <asm/apicdef.h>
@@ -742,6 +744,64 @@ void kgdb_arch_set_pc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ip)
 	regs->ip = ip;
 }
 
+int kgdb_arch_set_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
+{
+	int err;
+	char opc[BREAK_INSTR_SIZE];
+
+	bpt->type = BP_BREAKPOINT;
+	err = probe_kernel_read(bpt->saved_instr, (char *)bpt->bpt_addr,
+				BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = probe_kernel_write((char *)bpt->bpt_addr,
+				 arch_kgdb_ops.gdb_bpt_instr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA
+	if (!err)
+		return err;
+	/*
+	 * It is safe to call text_poke() because normal kernel execution
+	 * is stopped on all cores, so long as the text_mutex is not locked.
+	 */
+	if (mutex_is_locked(&text_mutex))
+		return -EBUSY;
+	text_poke((void *)bpt->bpt_addr, arch_kgdb_ops.gdb_bpt_instr,
+		  BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+	err = probe_kernel_read(opc, (char *)bpt->bpt_addr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	if (memcmp(opc, arch_kgdb_ops.gdb_bpt_instr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	bpt->type = BP_POKE_BREAKPOINT;
+#endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA */
+	return err;
+}
+
+int kgdb_arch_remove_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA
+	int err;
+	char opc[BREAK_INSTR_SIZE];
+
+	if (bpt->type != BP_POKE_BREAKPOINT)
+		goto knl_write;
+	/*
+	 * It is safe to call text_poke() because normal kernel execution
+	 * is stopped on all cores, so long as the text_mutex is not locked.
+	 */
+	if (mutex_is_locked(&text_mutex))
+		goto knl_write;
+	text_poke((void *)bpt->bpt_addr, bpt->saved_instr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+	err = probe_kernel_read(opc, (char *)bpt->bpt_addr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+	if (err || memcmp(opc, bpt->saved_instr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE))
+		goto knl_write;
+	return err;
+knl_write:
+#endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA */
+	return probe_kernel_write((char *)bpt->bpt_addr,
+				  (char *)bpt->saved_instr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+}
+
 struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* Breakpoint instruction: */
 	.gdb_bpt_instr		= { 0xcc },
diff --git a/drivers/misc/kgdbts.c b/drivers/misc/kgdbts.c
index d087456ba0897a7b9e3acf5b452a09b7ce39a3b6..3aa9a969b373a4ffd102e35e2f5c804274675dab 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/kgdbts.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/kgdbts.c
@@ -968,22 +968,6 @@ static void run_singlestep_break_test(void)
 	kgdbts_break_test();
 }
 
-static void test_debug_rodata(void)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA
-	/* Until there is an api to write to read-only text segments, use
-	 * HW breakpoints for the remainder of any tests, else print a
-	 * failure message if hw breakpoints do not work.
-	 */
-	if (!(arch_kgdb_ops.flags & KGDB_HW_BREAKPOINT && hwbreaks_ok)) {
-		eprintk("kgdbts: HW breakpoints BROKEN, ending tests\n");
-		return;
-	}
-	force_hwbrks = 1;
-	v1printk("kgdbts:Using HW breakpoints for SW breakpoint tests\n");
-#endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA */
-}
-
 static void kgdbts_run_tests(void)
 {
 	char *ptr;
@@ -1016,7 +1000,6 @@ static void kgdbts_run_tests(void)
 		v1printk("kgdbts:RUN access write breakpoint test\n");
 		run_hw_break_test(0);
 	}
-	test_debug_rodata();
 
 	/* required internal KGDB tests */
 	v1printk("kgdbts:RUN plant and detach test\n");
diff --git a/include/linux/kgdb.h b/include/linux/kgdb.h
index e5d689c1d774fb2590a64e42dca63f009781adcd..c4d2fc194edec1c07cc5cb3d8fd2fd8059a9cefb 100644
--- a/include/linux/kgdb.h
+++ b/include/linux/kgdb.h
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ enum kgdb_bptype {
 	BP_HARDWARE_BREAKPOINT,
 	BP_WRITE_WATCHPOINT,
 	BP_READ_WATCHPOINT,
-	BP_ACCESS_WATCHPOINT
+	BP_ACCESS_WATCHPOINT,
+	BP_POKE_BREAKPOINT,
 };
 
 enum kgdb_bpstate {