diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
index c00cca24dae0427544520a156c186e57f9877a1f..cd5e8a47812baaf3b9dcd434d1ef28a667d13852 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -74,11 +74,57 @@ struct pt_regs {
 #define PTRACE_POKEDATA_3264	0xc3
 #define PTRACE_GET_THREAD_AREA_3264	0xc4
 
+/* Read and write watchpoint registers.  */
+enum pt_watch_style {
+	pt_watch_style_mips32,
+	pt_watch_style_mips64
+};
+struct mips32_watch_regs {
+	uint32_t watchlo[8];
+	/* Lower 16 bits of watchhi. */
+	uint16_t watchhi[8];
+	/* Valid mask and I R W bits.
+	 * bit 0 -- 1 if W bit is usable.
+	 * bit 1 -- 1 if R bit is usable.
+	 * bit 2 -- 1 if I bit is usable.
+	 * bits 3 - 11 -- Valid watchhi mask bits.
+	 */
+	uint16_t watch_masks[8];
+	/* The number of valid watch register pairs.  */
+	uint32_t num_valid;
+} __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+
+struct mips64_watch_regs {
+	uint64_t watchlo[8];
+	uint16_t watchhi[8];
+	uint16_t watch_masks[8];
+	uint32_t num_valid;
+} __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+
+struct pt_watch_regs {
+	enum pt_watch_style style;
+	union {
+		struct mips32_watch_regs mips32;
+		struct mips32_watch_regs mips64;
+	};
+};
+
+#define PTRACE_GET_WATCH_REGS	0xd0
+#define PTRACE_SET_WATCH_REGS	0xd1
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/isadep.h>
 
+struct task_struct;
+
+extern int ptrace_get_watch_regs(struct task_struct *child,
+	struct pt_watch_regs __user *addr);
+extern int ptrace_set_watch_regs(struct task_struct *child,
+	struct pt_watch_regs __user *addr);
+
 /*
  * Does the process account for user or for system time?
  */
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index 96ffc9c6d194d6ba5d2a8be948481652adbb34a2..054861ccb4ddac36306b70871d83aed6a3c50fbf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
  */
 void ptrace_disable(struct task_struct *child)
 {
-	/* Nothing to do.. */
+	/* Don't load the watchpoint registers for the ex-child. */
+	clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_LOAD_WATCH);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -167,6 +168,93 @@ int ptrace_setfpregs(struct task_struct *child, __u32 __user *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int ptrace_get_watch_regs(struct task_struct *child,
+			  struct pt_watch_regs __user *addr)
+{
+	enum pt_watch_style style;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!cpu_has_watch || current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt == 0)
+		return -EIO;
+	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, addr, sizeof(struct pt_watch_regs)))
+		return -EIO;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
+	style = pt_watch_style_mips32;
+#define WATCH_STYLE mips32
+#else
+	style = pt_watch_style_mips64;
+#define WATCH_STYLE mips64
+#endif
+
+	__put_user(style, &addr->style);
+	__put_user(current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt,
+		   &addr->WATCH_STYLE.num_valid);
+	for (i = 0; i < current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt; i++) {
+		__put_user(child->thread.watch.mips3264.watchlo[i],
+			   &addr->WATCH_STYLE.watchlo[i]);
+		__put_user(child->thread.watch.mips3264.watchhi[i] & 0xfff,
+			   &addr->WATCH_STYLE.watchhi[i]);
+		__put_user(current_cpu_data.watch_reg_masks[i],
+			   &addr->WATCH_STYLE.watch_masks[i]);
+	}
+	for (; i < 8; i++) {
+		__put_user(0, &addr->WATCH_STYLE.watchlo[i]);
+		__put_user(0, &addr->WATCH_STYLE.watchhi[i]);
+		__put_user(0, &addr->WATCH_STYLE.watch_masks[i]);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ptrace_set_watch_regs(struct task_struct *child,
+			  struct pt_watch_regs __user *addr)
+{
+	int i;
+	int watch_active = 0;
+	unsigned long lt[NUM_WATCH_REGS];
+	u16 ht[NUM_WATCH_REGS];
+
+	if (!cpu_has_watch || current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt == 0)
+		return -EIO;
+	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, addr, sizeof(struct pt_watch_regs)))
+		return -EIO;
+	/* Check the values. */
+	for (i = 0; i < current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt; i++) {
+		__get_user(lt[i], &addr->WATCH_STYLE.watchlo[i]);
+#ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
+		if (lt[i] & __UA_LIMIT)
+			return -EINVAL;
+#else
+		if (test_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_32BIT_ADDR)) {
+			if (lt[i] & 0xffffffff80000000UL)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		} else {
+			if (lt[i] & __UA_LIMIT)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		}
+#endif
+		__get_user(ht[i], &addr->WATCH_STYLE.watchhi[i]);
+		if (ht[i] & ~0xff8)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* Install them. */
+	for (i = 0; i < current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt; i++) {
+		if (lt[i] & 7)
+			watch_active = 1;
+		child->thread.watch.mips3264.watchlo[i] = lt[i];
+		/* Set the G bit. */
+		child->thread.watch.mips3264.watchhi[i] = ht[i];
+	}
+
+	if (watch_active)
+		set_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_LOAD_WATCH);
+	else
+		clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_LOAD_WATCH);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -440,6 +528,16 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 				(unsigned long __user *) data);
 		break;
 
+	case PTRACE_GET_WATCH_REGS:
+		ret = ptrace_get_watch_regs(child,
+					(struct pt_watch_regs __user *) addr);
+		break;
+
+	case PTRACE_SET_WATCH_REGS:
+		ret = ptrace_set_watch_regs(child,
+					(struct pt_watch_regs __user *) addr);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		ret = ptrace_request(child, request, addr, data);
 		break;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c
index cac56a8c8679a28183a3a4be42f86891116dd9b6..e45105e3ef0072f12c8fafc613918b40759b2a15 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c
@@ -387,6 +387,16 @@ long compat_arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, compat_long_t request,
 				(unsigned long __user *) (unsigned long) data);
 		break;
 
+	case PTRACE_GET_WATCH_REGS:
+		ret = ptrace_get_watch_regs(child,
+			(struct pt_watch_regs __user *) (unsigned long) addr);
+		break;
+
+	case PTRACE_SET_WATCH_REGS:
+		ret = ptrace_set_watch_regs(child,
+			(struct pt_watch_regs __user *) (unsigned long) addr);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		ret = ptrace_request(child, request, addr, data);
 		break;