diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c
index 0ad83aeb70b114758c68de984aa45161954c1eae..91f2d4d9aefd71eb2ab08cf113857f4c424dace2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ void destroy_spu_context(struct kref *kref)
 		kref_put(ctx->prof_priv_kref, ctx->prof_priv_release);
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&ctx->rq));
 	atomic_dec(&nr_spu_contexts);
+	kfree(ctx->switch_log);
 	kfree(ctx);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
index ba791e931bd645f427cc108c8628be0ee00949a5..b5c1505cf58ba5c092be8210dcedb8da43444c25 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
@@ -2387,6 +2387,171 @@ static const struct file_operations spufs_stat_fops = {
 	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
+static inline int spufs_switch_log_used(struct spu_context *ctx)
+{
+	return (ctx->switch_log->head - ctx->switch_log->tail) %
+		SWITCH_LOG_BUFSIZE;
+}
+
+static inline int spufs_switch_log_avail(struct spu_context *ctx)
+{
+	return SWITCH_LOG_BUFSIZE - spufs_switch_log_used(ctx);
+}
+
+static int spufs_switch_log_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx = SPUFS_I(inode)->i_ctx;
+
+	/*
+	 * We (ab-)use the mapping_lock here because it serves the similar
+	 * purpose for synchronizing open/close elsewhere.  Maybe it should
+	 * be renamed eventually.
+	 */
+	mutex_lock(&ctx->mapping_lock);
+	if (ctx->switch_log) {
+		spin_lock(&ctx->switch_log->lock);
+		ctx->switch_log->head = 0;
+		ctx->switch_log->tail = 0;
+		spin_unlock(&ctx->switch_log->lock);
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * We allocate the switch log data structures on first open.
+		 * They will never be free because we assume a context will
+		 * be traced until it goes away.
+		 */
+		ctx->switch_log = kzalloc(sizeof(struct switch_log) +
+			SWITCH_LOG_BUFSIZE * sizeof(struct switch_log_entry),
+			GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!ctx->switch_log)
+			goto out;
+		spin_lock_init(&ctx->switch_log->lock);
+		init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->switch_log->wait);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&ctx->mapping_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+ out:
+	mutex_unlock(&ctx->mapping_lock);
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+static int switch_log_sprint(struct spu_context *ctx, char *tbuf, int n)
+{
+	struct switch_log_entry *p;
+
+	p = ctx->switch_log->log + ctx->switch_log->tail % SWITCH_LOG_BUFSIZE;
+
+	return snprintf(tbuf, n, "%u.%09u %d %u %u %llu\n",
+			(unsigned int) p->tstamp.tv_sec,
+			(unsigned int) p->tstamp.tv_nsec,
+			p->spu_id,
+			(unsigned int) p->type,
+			(unsigned int) p->val,
+			(unsigned long long) p->timebase);
+}
+
+static ssize_t spufs_switch_log_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
+			     size_t len, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct spu_context *ctx = SPUFS_I(inode)->i_ctx;
+	int error = 0, cnt = 0;
+
+	if (!buf || len < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	while (cnt < len) {
+		char tbuf[128];
+		int width;
+
+		if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
+			if (spufs_switch_log_used(ctx) <= 0)
+				return cnt ? cnt : -EAGAIN;
+		} else {
+			/* Wait for data in buffer */
+			error = wait_event_interruptible(ctx->switch_log->wait,
+					spufs_switch_log_used(ctx) > 0);
+			if (error)
+				break;
+		}
+
+		spin_lock(&ctx->switch_log->lock);
+		if (ctx->switch_log->head == ctx->switch_log->tail) {
+			/* multiple readers race? */
+			spin_unlock(&ctx->switch_log->lock);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		width = switch_log_sprint(ctx, tbuf, sizeof(tbuf));
+		if (width < len) {
+			ctx->switch_log->tail =
+				(ctx->switch_log->tail + 1) %
+				 SWITCH_LOG_BUFSIZE;
+		}
+
+		spin_unlock(&ctx->switch_log->lock);
+
+		/*
+		 * If the record is greater than space available return
+		 * partial buffer (so far)
+		 */
+		if (width >= len)
+			break;
+
+		error = copy_to_user(buf + cnt, tbuf, width);
+		if (error)
+			break;
+		cnt += width;
+	}
+
+	return cnt == 0 ? error : cnt;
+}
+
+static unsigned int spufs_switch_log_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct spu_context *ctx = SPUFS_I(inode)->i_ctx;
+	unsigned int mask = 0;
+
+	poll_wait(file, &ctx->switch_log->wait, wait);
+
+	if (spufs_switch_log_used(ctx) > 0)
+		mask |= POLLIN;
+
+	return mask;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations spufs_switch_log_fops = {
+	.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
+	.open	= spufs_switch_log_open,
+	.read	= spufs_switch_log_read,
+	.poll	= spufs_switch_log_poll,
+};
+
+void spu_switch_log_notify(struct spu *spu, struct spu_context *ctx,
+		u32 type, u32 val)
+{
+	if (!ctx->switch_log)
+		return;
+
+	spin_lock(&ctx->switch_log->lock);
+	if (spufs_switch_log_avail(ctx) > 1) {
+		struct switch_log_entry *p;
+
+		p = ctx->switch_log->log + ctx->switch_log->head;
+		ktime_get_ts(&p->tstamp);
+		p->timebase = get_tb();
+		p->spu_id = spu ? spu->number : -1;
+		p->type = type;
+		p->val = val;
+
+		ctx->switch_log->head =
+			(ctx->switch_log->head + 1) % SWITCH_LOG_BUFSIZE;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&ctx->switch_log->lock);
+
+	wake_up(&ctx->switch_log->wait);
+}
 
 struct tree_descr spufs_dir_contents[] = {
 	{ "capabilities", &spufs_caps_fops, 0444, },
@@ -2423,6 +2588,7 @@ struct tree_descr spufs_dir_contents[] = {
 	{ "proxydma_info", &spufs_proxydma_info_fops, 0444, },
 	{ "tid", &spufs_tid_fops, 0444, },
 	{ "stat", &spufs_stat_fops, 0444, },
+	{ "switch_log", &spufs_switch_log_fops, 0444 },
 	{},
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/run.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/run.c
index 96bf7c2b86fcf61ca6d241e9d222853ed7ba883b..a9c35b7b719fda3bd3850dc1dfdaa74d2e5acc6b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/run.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/run.c
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ long spufs_run_spu(struct spu_context *ctx, u32 *npc, u32 *event)
 	ret = spu_run_fini(ctx, npc, &status);
 	spu_yield(ctx);
 
+	spu_switch_log_notify(NULL, ctx, SWITCH_LOG_EXIT, status);
+
 	if ((status & SPU_STATUS_STOPPED_BY_STOP) &&
 	    (((status >> SPU_STOP_STATUS_SHIFT) & 0x3f00) == 0x2100))
 		ctx->stats.libassist++;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
index 00528ef84ad2085613703a8feab52a25b1ee9f93..31e9d85761c2b02ce7dd515ae94233eb5c033721 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ static void spu_bind_context(struct spu *spu, struct spu_context *ctx)
 	spu->mfc_callback = spufs_mfc_callback;
 	mb();
 	spu_unmap_mappings(ctx);
+	spu_switch_log_notify(spu, ctx, SWITCH_LOG_START, 0);
 	spu_restore(&ctx->csa, spu);
 	spu->timestamp = jiffies;
 	spu_cpu_affinity_set(spu, raw_smp_processor_id());
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ static void spu_unbind_context(struct spu *spu, struct spu_context *ctx)
 	spu_switch_notify(spu, NULL);
 	spu_unmap_mappings(ctx);
 	spu_save(&ctx->csa, spu);
+	spu_switch_log_notify(spu, ctx, SWITCH_LOG_STOP, 0);
 	spu->timestamp = jiffies;
 	ctx->state = SPU_STATE_SAVED;
 	spu->ibox_callback = NULL;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
index cdc515182f823fc71357886c7dc5205f1d97f11d..dd63b16bb0724c1d3dbd85cbe5d6563766420544 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
@@ -47,6 +47,30 @@ enum {
 	SPU_SCHED_SPU_RUN,	/* context is within spu_run */
 };
 
+enum {
+	SWITCH_LOG_BUFSIZE = 4096,
+};
+
+enum {
+	SWITCH_LOG_START,
+	SWITCH_LOG_STOP,
+	SWITCH_LOG_EXIT,
+};
+
+struct switch_log {
+	spinlock_t		lock;
+	wait_queue_head_t	wait;
+	unsigned long		head;
+	unsigned long		tail;
+	struct switch_log_entry {
+		struct timespec	tstamp;
+		s32		spu_id;
+		u32		type;
+		u32		val;
+		u64		timebase;
+	} log[];
+};
+
 struct spu_context {
 	struct spu *spu;		  /* pointer to a physical SPU */
 	struct spu_state csa;		  /* SPU context save area. */
@@ -116,6 +140,9 @@ struct spu_context {
 		unsigned long long libassist;
 	} stats;
 
+	/* context switch log */
+	struct switch_log *switch_log;
+
 	struct list_head aff_list;
 	int aff_head;
 	int aff_offset;
@@ -256,6 +283,8 @@ int spu_activate(struct spu_context *ctx, unsigned long flags);
 void spu_deactivate(struct spu_context *ctx);
 void spu_yield(struct spu_context *ctx);
 void spu_switch_notify(struct spu *spu, struct spu_context *ctx);
+void spu_switch_log_notify(struct spu *spu, struct spu_context *ctx,
+		u32 type, u32 val);
 void spu_set_timeslice(struct spu_context *ctx);
 void spu_update_sched_info(struct spu_context *ctx);
 void __spu_update_sched_info(struct spu_context *ctx);