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From FEDORA_PATCHES Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Keith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:02:16 -0500
Subject: gdb-rhbz1187581-power8-regs-not-in-8.2-10of15.patch

;; [PowerPC] Add support for PPR and DSCR
;; Edjunior Barbosa Machado and Pedro Franco de Carvalho, RH BZ 1187581

[PowerPC] Add support for PPR and DSCR

This patch adds gdb support for the Program Priorty Register and the
Data Stream Control Register, for the powerpc linux native and core
file targets, and for the powerpc linux server stub.

gdb/ChangeLog:
2018-10-26  Edjunior Barbosa Machado  <emachado@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
        Pedro Franco de Carvalho  <pedromfc@linux.ibm.com>

    * arch/ppc-linux-tdesc.h (tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l)
    (tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l): Declare.
    * arch/ppc-linux-common.h (PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_PPRREGSET)
    (PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_DSCRREGSET): Define.
    (struct ppc_linux_features) <ppr_dscr>: New field.
    (ppc_linux_no_features): Add initializer for ppr_dscr field.
    * arch/ppc-linux-common.c (ppc_linux_match_description): Return
    new tdescs.
    * nat/ppc-linux.h (PPC_FEATURE2_DSCR, NT_PPC_PPR, NT_PPC_DSCR):
    Define if not already defined.
    * features/Makefile (WHICH): Add
    rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l and
    rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.
    (XMLTOC): Add rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.xml and
    rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.xml.
    * features/rs6000/power-dscr.xml: New file.
    * features/rs6000/power-ppr.xml: New file.
    * features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.xml: New file.
    * features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.xml: New file.
    * features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.c: Generate.
    * features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.c: Generate.
    * regformats/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.dat: Generate.
    * regformats/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.dat: Generate.
    * ppc-linux-nat.c: Include <sys/uio.h>.
    (fetch_regset, store_regset, check_regset): New functions.
    (fetch_register, fetch_ppc_registers): Call fetch_regset with
    DSCR and PPR regsets.
    (store_register, store_ppc_registers): Call store_regset with
    DSCR and PPR regsets.
    (ppc_linux_get_hwcap2): New function.
    (ppc_linux_nat_target::read_description): Call
    ppc_linux_get_hwcap2 and check_regset, set ppr_dscr field in the
    features struct if needed.
    * ppc-linux-tdep.c: Include
    features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.c and
    features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.c.
    (ppc32_regmap_ppr, ppc32_regmap_dscr, ppc32_linux_pprregset)
    (ppc32_linux_dscrregset): New globals.
    (ppc_linux_iterate_over_regset_sections): Call back with the ppr
    and dscr regsets.
    (ppc_linux_core_read_description): Check if the ppr and dscr
    sections are present and set ppr_dscr in the features struct.
    (_initialize_ppc_linux_tdep): Call
    initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l and
    initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l.
    * ppc-linux-tdep.h (ppc32_linux_pprregset)
    (ppc32_linux_dscrregset): Declare.
    * ppc-tdep.h (struct gdbarch_tdep) <ppc_ppr_regnum>: New field.
    <ppc_dscr_regnum>: New field.
    (enum) <PPC_PPR_REGNUM, PPC_DSCR_REGNUM>: New enum values.
    * rs6000-tdep.c (rs6000_gdbarch_init): Look for and validate ppr
    and dscr features.
    (ppc_process_record_op31): Record changes to PPR and DSCR.

gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog:
2018-10-26  Edjunior Barbosa Machado  <emachado@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
        Pedro Franco de Carvalho  <pedromfc@linux.ibm.com>

    * configure.srv (ipa_ppc_linux_regobj): Add
    powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l-ipa.o and
    powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l-ipa.o.
    (powerpc*-*-linux*): Add powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.o and
    powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.o to srv_regobj, add
    rs6000/power-dscr.xml, rs6000/power-ppr.xml,
    rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.xml and
    rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.xml to srv_xmlfiles.
    * linux-ppc-tdesc-init.h (enum ppc_linux_tdesc)
    <PPC_TDESC_ISA205_PPR_DSCR_VSX>: New enum value.
    (init_registers_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l)
    (init_registers_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l): Declare.
    * linux-ppc-low.c: Include "elf/common.h" and <sys/uio.h>.
    (ppc_hwcap): Add comment.
    (ppc_hwcap2): New global.
    (ppc_check_regset, ppc_fill_pprregset, ppc_store_pprregset)
    (ppc_fill_dscrregset, ppc_store_dscrregset): New functions.
    (ppc_regsets): Add entries for the DSCR and PPR regsets.
    (ppc_arch_setup): Get AT_HWCAP2.  Set ppr_dscr in features struct
    when needed.  Set sizes for the the DSCR and PPR regsets.
    (ppc_get_ipa_tdesc_idx): Return PPC_TDESC_ISA205_PPR_DSCR_VSX.
    (initialize_low_arch): Call
    init_registers_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l and
    init_registers_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l.
    * linux-ppc-ipa.c (get_ipa_tdesc): Handle
    PPC_TDESC_ISA205_PPR_DSCR_VSX.
    (initialize_low_tracepoint): Call
    init_registers_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l and
    init_registers_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l.

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:
2018-10-26  Pedro Franco de Carvalho  <pedromfc@linux.ibm.com>

    * gdb.arch/powerpc-ppr-dscr.c: New file.
    * gdb.arch/powerpc-ppr-dscr.exp: New file.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog:
2018-10-26  Pedro Franco de Carvalho  <pedromfc@linux.ibm.com>

    * gdb.texinfo (PowerPC Features): Describe new features
    "org.gnu.gdb.power.ppr" and "org.gnu.gdb.power.dscr".

diff --git a/gdb/arch/ppc-linux-common.c b/gdb/arch/ppc-linux-common.c
--- a/gdb/arch/ppc-linux-common.c
+++ b/gdb/arch/ppc-linux-common.c
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ ppc_linux_match_description (struct ppc_linux_features features)
       if (features.cell)
 	tdesc = tdesc_powerpc_cell64l;
       else if (features.vsx)
-	tdesc = (features.isa205? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l
+	tdesc = (features.ppr_dscr? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l
+		 : features.isa205? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l
 		 : tdesc_powerpc_vsx64l);
       else if (features.altivec)
 	tdesc = (features.isa205? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ ppc_linux_match_description (struct ppc_linux_features features)
       if (features.cell)
 	tdesc = tdesc_powerpc_cell32l;
       else if (features.vsx)
-	tdesc = (features.isa205? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l
+	tdesc = (features.ppr_dscr? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l
+		 : features.isa205? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l
 		 : tdesc_powerpc_vsx32l);
       else if (features.altivec)
 	tdesc = (features.isa205? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l
diff --git a/gdb/arch/ppc-linux-common.h b/gdb/arch/ppc-linux-common.h
--- a/gdb/arch/ppc-linux-common.h
+++ b/gdb/arch/ppc-linux-common.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ struct target_desc;
 #define PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_VRREGSET 544
 
 #define PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_VSXREGSET 256
+#define PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_PPRREGSET 8
+#define PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_DSCRREGSET 8
 
 /* Check if the hwcap auxv entry indicates that isa205 is supported.  */
 bool ppc_linux_has_isa205 (CORE_ADDR hwcap);
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ struct ppc_linux_features
   bool altivec;
   bool vsx;
   bool isa205;
+  bool ppr_dscr;
   bool cell;
 };
 
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ const struct ppc_linux_features ppc_linux_no_features = {
   false,
   false,
   false,
+  false,
 };
 
 /* Return a target description that matches FEATURES.  */
diff --git a/gdb/arch/ppc-linux-tdesc.h b/gdb/arch/ppc-linux-tdesc.h
--- a/gdb/arch/ppc-linux-tdesc.h
+++ b/gdb/arch/ppc-linux-tdesc.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_vsx32l;
 extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_32l;
 extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l;
 extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l;
+extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l;
 extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_e500l;
 
 extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_64l;
@@ -38,5 +39,6 @@ extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_vsx64l;
 extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_64l;
 extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l;
 extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l;
+extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l;
 
 #endif /* ARCH_PPC_LINUX_TDESC_H */
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -42555,6 +42555,12 @@ contain registers @samp{ev0h} through @samp{ev31h}, @samp{acc}, and
 these to present registers @samp{ev0} through @samp{ev31} to the
 user.
 
+The @samp{org.gnu.gdb.power.ppr} feature is optional.  It should
+contain the 64-bit register @samp{ppr}.
+
+The @samp{org.gnu.gdb.power.dscr} feature is optional.  It should
+contain the 64-bit register @samp{dscr}.
+
 @node S/390 and System z Features
 @subsection S/390 and System z Features
 @cindex target descriptions, S/390 features
diff --git a/gdb/features/Makefile b/gdb/features/Makefile
--- a/gdb/features/Makefile
+++ b/gdb/features/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ WHICH = aarch64 \
 	rs6000/powerpc-isa205-32l rs6000/powerpc-isa205-64l \
 	rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l \
 	rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l \
+	rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l \
+	rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l \
 	s390-linux32 s390-linux64 s390x-linux64 \
 	s390-linux32v1 s390-linux64v1 s390x-linux64v1 \
 	s390-linux32v2 s390-linux64v2 s390x-linux64v2 \
@@ -167,6 +169,8 @@ XMLTOC = \
 	rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.xml \
 	rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.xml \
 	rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.xml \
+	rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.xml \
+	rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.xml \
 	rs6000/powerpc-vsx32.xml \
 	rs6000/powerpc-vsx32l.xml \
 	rs6000/powerpc-vsx64.xml \
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/power-dscr.xml b/gdb/features/rs6000/power-dscr.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/power-dscr.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+     Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
+     are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
+     notice and this notice are preserved.  -->
+
+<!-- POWER Data Stream Control Register.  -->
+<!DOCTYPE feature SYSTEM "gdb-target.dtd">
+<feature name="org.gnu.gdb.power.dscr">
+  <reg name="dscr" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+</feature>
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/power-ppr.xml b/gdb/features/rs6000/power-ppr.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/power-ppr.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+     Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
+     are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
+     notice and this notice are preserved.  -->
+
+<!-- POWER Program Priority Register.  -->
+<!DOCTYPE feature SYSTEM "gdb-target.dtd">
+<feature name="org.gnu.gdb.power.ppr">
+  <reg name="ppr" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+</feature>
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.c b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.c
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  -*- buffer-read-only: t -*- vi:set ro:
+  Original: powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.xml */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+#include "osabi.h"
+#include "target-descriptions.h"
+
+struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l;
+static void
+initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l (void)
+{
+  struct target_desc *result = allocate_target_description ();
+  set_tdesc_architecture (result, bfd_scan_arch ("powerpc:common"));
+
+  struct tdesc_feature *feature;
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.core");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r0", 0, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r1", 1, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r2", 2, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r3", 3, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r4", 4, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r5", 5, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r6", 6, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r7", 7, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r8", 8, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r9", 9, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r10", 10, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r11", 11, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r12", 12, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r13", 13, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r14", 14, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r15", 15, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r16", 16, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r17", 17, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r18", 18, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r19", 19, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r20", 20, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r21", 21, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r22", 22, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r23", 23, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r24", 24, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r25", 25, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r26", 26, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r27", 27, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r28", 28, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r29", 29, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r30", 30, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r31", 31, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "pc", 64, 1, NULL, 32, "code_ptr");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "msr", 65, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "cr", 66, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "lr", 67, 1, NULL, 32, "code_ptr");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "ctr", 68, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "xer", 69, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.fpu");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f0", 32, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f1", 33, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f2", 34, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f3", 35, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f4", 36, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f5", 37, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f6", 38, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f7", 39, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f8", 40, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f9", 41, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f10", 42, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f11", 43, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f12", 44, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f13", 45, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f14", 46, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f15", 47, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f16", 48, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f17", 49, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f18", 50, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f19", 51, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f20", 52, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f21", 53, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f22", 54, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f23", 55, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f24", 56, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f25", 57, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f26", 58, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f27", 59, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f28", 60, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f29", 61, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f30", 62, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f31", 63, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "fpscr", 70, 1, "float", 64, "int");
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.linux");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "orig_r3", 71, 1, NULL, 32, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "trap", 72, 1, NULL, 32, "int");
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.altivec");
+  tdesc_type *element_type;
+  element_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "ieee_single");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v4f", element_type, 4);
+
+  element_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int32");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v4i32", element_type, 4);
+
+  element_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int16");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v8i16", element_type, 8);
+
+  element_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int8");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v16i8", element_type, 16);
+
+  tdesc_type_with_fields *type_with_fields;
+  type_with_fields = tdesc_create_union (feature, "vec128");
+  tdesc_type *field_type;
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint128");
+  tdesc_add_field (type_with_fields, "uint128", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4f");
+  tdesc_add_field (type_with_fields, "v4_float", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4i32");
+  tdesc_add_field (type_with_fields, "v4_int32", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v8i16");
+  tdesc_add_field (type_with_fields, "v8_int16", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v16i8");
+  tdesc_add_field (type_with_fields, "v16_int8", field_type);
+
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr0", 73, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr1", 74, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr2", 75, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr3", 76, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr4", 77, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr5", 78, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr6", 79, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr7", 80, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr8", 81, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr9", 82, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr10", 83, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr11", 84, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr12", 85, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr13", 86, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr14", 87, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr15", 88, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr16", 89, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr17", 90, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr18", 91, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr19", 92, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr20", 93, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr21", 94, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr22", 95, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr23", 96, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr24", 97, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr25", 98, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr26", 99, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr27", 100, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr28", 101, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr29", 102, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr30", 103, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr31", 104, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vscr", 105, 1, "vector", 32, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vrsave", 106, 1, "vector", 32, "int");
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.vsx");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs0h", 107, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs1h", 108, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs2h", 109, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs3h", 110, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs4h", 111, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs5h", 112, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs6h", 113, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs7h", 114, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs8h", 115, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs9h", 116, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs10h", 117, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs11h", 118, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs12h", 119, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs13h", 120, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs14h", 121, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs15h", 122, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs16h", 123, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs17h", 124, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs18h", 125, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs19h", 126, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs20h", 127, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs21h", 128, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs22h", 129, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs23h", 130, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs24h", 131, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs25h", 132, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs26h", 133, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs27h", 134, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs28h", 135, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs29h", 136, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs30h", 137, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs31h", 138, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.ppr");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "ppr", 139, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.dscr");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "dscr", 140, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+
+  tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l = result;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.xml b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+     Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
+     are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
+     notice and this notice are preserved.  -->
+
+<!DOCTYPE target SYSTEM "gdb-target.dtd">
+<target>
+  <architecture>powerpc:common</architecture>
+  <xi:include href="power-core.xml"/>
+  <xi:include href="power-fpu-isa205.xml"/>
+  <xi:include href="power-linux.xml"/>
+  <xi:include href="power-altivec.xml"/>
+  <xi:include href="power-vsx.xml"/>
+  <xi:include href="power-ppr.xml"/>
+  <xi:include href="power-dscr.xml"/>
+</target>
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.c b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.c
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  -*- buffer-read-only: t -*- vi:set ro:
+  Original: powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.xml */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+#include "osabi.h"
+#include "target-descriptions.h"
+
+struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l;
+static void
+initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l (void)
+{
+  struct target_desc *result = allocate_target_description ();
+  set_tdesc_architecture (result, bfd_scan_arch ("powerpc:common64"));
+
+  struct tdesc_feature *feature;
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.core");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r0", 0, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r1", 1, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r2", 2, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r3", 3, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r4", 4, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r5", 5, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r6", 6, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r7", 7, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r8", 8, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r9", 9, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r10", 10, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r11", 11, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r12", 12, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r13", 13, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r14", 14, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r15", 15, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r16", 16, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r17", 17, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r18", 18, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r19", 19, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r20", 20, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r21", 21, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r22", 22, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r23", 23, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r24", 24, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r25", 25, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r26", 26, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r27", 27, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r28", 28, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r29", 29, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r30", 30, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "r31", 31, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "pc", 64, 1, NULL, 64, "code_ptr");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "msr", 65, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "cr", 66, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "lr", 67, 1, NULL, 64, "code_ptr");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "ctr", 68, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "xer", 69, 1, NULL, 32, "uint32");
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.fpu");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f0", 32, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f1", 33, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f2", 34, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f3", 35, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f4", 36, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f5", 37, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f6", 38, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f7", 39, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f8", 40, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f9", 41, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f10", 42, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f11", 43, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f12", 44, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f13", 45, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f14", 46, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f15", 47, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f16", 48, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f17", 49, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f18", 50, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f19", 51, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f20", 52, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f21", 53, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f22", 54, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f23", 55, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f24", 56, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f25", 57, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f26", 58, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f27", 59, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f28", 60, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f29", 61, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f30", 62, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "f31", 63, 1, NULL, 64, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "fpscr", 70, 1, "float", 64, "int");
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.linux");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "orig_r3", 71, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "trap", 72, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.altivec");
+  tdesc_type *element_type;
+  element_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "ieee_single");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v4f", element_type, 4);
+
+  element_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int32");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v4i32", element_type, 4);
+
+  element_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int16");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v8i16", element_type, 8);
+
+  element_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int8");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v16i8", element_type, 16);
+
+  tdesc_type_with_fields *type_with_fields;
+  type_with_fields = tdesc_create_union (feature, "vec128");
+  tdesc_type *field_type;
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint128");
+  tdesc_add_field (type_with_fields, "uint128", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4f");
+  tdesc_add_field (type_with_fields, "v4_float", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4i32");
+  tdesc_add_field (type_with_fields, "v4_int32", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v8i16");
+  tdesc_add_field (type_with_fields, "v8_int16", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v16i8");
+  tdesc_add_field (type_with_fields, "v16_int8", field_type);
+
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr0", 73, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr1", 74, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr2", 75, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr3", 76, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr4", 77, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr5", 78, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr6", 79, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr7", 80, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr8", 81, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr9", 82, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr10", 83, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr11", 84, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr12", 85, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr13", 86, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr14", 87, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr15", 88, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr16", 89, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr17", 90, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr18", 91, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr19", 92, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr20", 93, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr21", 94, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr22", 95, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr23", 96, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr24", 97, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr25", 98, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr26", 99, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr27", 100, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr28", 101, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr29", 102, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr30", 103, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vr31", 104, 1, NULL, 128, "vec128");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vscr", 105, 1, "vector", 32, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vrsave", 106, 1, "vector", 32, "int");
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.vsx");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs0h", 107, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs1h", 108, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs2h", 109, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs3h", 110, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs4h", 111, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs5h", 112, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs6h", 113, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs7h", 114, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs8h", 115, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs9h", 116, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs10h", 117, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs11h", 118, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs12h", 119, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs13h", 120, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs14h", 121, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs15h", 122, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs16h", 123, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs17h", 124, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs18h", 125, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs19h", 126, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs20h", 127, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs21h", 128, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs22h", 129, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs23h", 130, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs24h", 131, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs25h", 132, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs26h", 133, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs27h", 134, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs28h", 135, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs29h", 136, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs30h", 137, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "vs31h", 138, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.ppr");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "ppr", 139, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.power.dscr");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "dscr", 140, 1, NULL, 64, "uint64");
+
+  tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l = result;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.xml b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+     Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
+     are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
+     notice and this notice are preserved.  -->
+
+<!DOCTYPE target SYSTEM "gdb-target.dtd">
+<target>
+  <architecture>powerpc:common64</architecture>
+  <xi:include href="power64-core.xml"/>
+  <xi:include href="power-fpu-isa205.xml"/>
+  <xi:include href="power64-linux.xml"/>
+  <xi:include href="power-altivec.xml"/>
+  <xi:include href="power-vsx.xml"/>
+  <xi:include href="power-ppr.xml"/>
+  <xi:include href="power-dscr.xml"/>
+</target>
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/configure.srv b/gdb/gdbserver/configure.srv
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/configure.srv
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/configure.srv
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ else
    srv_amd64_linux_regobj=""
 fi
 
-ipa_ppc_linux_regobj="powerpc-32l-ipa.o powerpc-altivec32l-ipa.o powerpc-cell32l-ipa.o powerpc-vsx32l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-32l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-altivec32l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-vsx32l-ipa.o powerpc-e500l-ipa.o powerpc-64l-ipa.o powerpc-altivec64l-ipa.o powerpc-cell64l-ipa.o powerpc-vsx64l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-64l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-altivec64l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-vsx64l-ipa.o"
+ipa_ppc_linux_regobj="powerpc-32l-ipa.o powerpc-altivec32l-ipa.o powerpc-cell32l-ipa.o powerpc-vsx32l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-32l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-altivec32l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-vsx32l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l-ipa.o powerpc-e500l-ipa.o powerpc-64l-ipa.o powerpc-altivec64l-ipa.o powerpc-cell64l-ipa.o powerpc-vsx64l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-64l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-altivec64l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-vsx64l-ipa.o powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l-ipa.o"
 
 # Linux object files.  This is so we don't have to repeat
 # these files over and over again.
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ case "${target}" in
 			srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-isa205-32l.o"
 			srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.o"
 			srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.o"
+			srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.o"
 			srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-e500l.o"
 			srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-64l.o"
 			srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-altivec64l.o"
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ case "${target}" in
 			srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-isa205-64l.o"
 			srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.o"
 			srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.o"
+			srv_regobj="${srv_regobj} powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.o"
 			srv_tgtobj="$srv_linux_obj linux-ppc-low.o ppc-linux.o"
 			srv_tgtobj="${srv_tgtobj} arch/ppc-linux-common.o"
 			srv_xmlfiles="rs6000/powerpc-32l.xml"
@@ -234,12 +236,15 @@ case "${target}" in
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/powerpc-isa205-32l.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.xml"
+			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/power-altivec.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/power-vsx.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/power-core.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/power-linux.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/power-fpu.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/power-fpu-isa205.xml"
+			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/power-dscr.xml"
+			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/power-ppr.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/powerpc-e500l.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/power-spe.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/powerpc-64l.xml"
@@ -249,6 +254,7 @@ case "${target}" in
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/powerpc-isa205-64l.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.xml"
+			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/power64-core.xml"
 			srv_xmlfiles="${srv_xmlfiles} rs6000/power64-linux.xml"
 			srv_linux_usrregs=yes
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-ipa.c b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-ipa.c
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-ipa.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-ipa.c
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ get_ipa_tdesc (int idx)
       return tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l;
     case PPC_TDESC_ISA205_VSX:
       return tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l;
+    case PPC_TDESC_ISA205_PPR_DSCR_VSX:
+      return tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l;
 #else
     case PPC_TDESC_BASE:
       return tdesc_powerpc_32l;
@@ -206,6 +208,8 @@ get_ipa_tdesc (int idx)
       return tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l;
     case PPC_TDESC_ISA205_VSX:
       return tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l;
+    case PPC_TDESC_ISA205_PPR_DSCR_VSX:
+      return tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l;
     case PPC_TDESC_E500:
       return tdesc_powerpc_e500l;
 #endif
@@ -234,6 +238,7 @@ initialize_low_tracepoint (void)
   init_registers_powerpc_isa205_64l ();
   init_registers_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l ();
   init_registers_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l ();
+  init_registers_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l ();
 #else
   init_registers_powerpc_32l ();
   init_registers_powerpc_altivec32l ();
@@ -242,6 +247,7 @@ initialize_low_tracepoint (void)
   init_registers_powerpc_isa205_32l ();
   init_registers_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l ();
   init_registers_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l ();
+  init_registers_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l ();
   init_registers_powerpc_e500l ();
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include "server.h"
 #include "linux-low.h"
 
+#include "elf/common.h"
+#include <sys/uio.h>
 #include <elf.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 
@@ -41,8 +43,14 @@
 #define PPC_LI(insn)	(PPC_SEXT (PPC_FIELD (insn, 6, 24), 24) << 2)
 #define PPC_BD(insn)	(PPC_SEXT (PPC_FIELD (insn, 16, 14), 14) << 2)
 
+/* Holds the AT_HWCAP auxv entry.  */
+
 static unsigned long ppc_hwcap;
 
+/* Holds the AT_HWCAP2 auxv entry.  */
+
+static unsigned long ppc_hwcap2;
+
 
 #define ppc_num_regs 73
 
@@ -116,6 +124,24 @@ static int ppc_regmap_e500[] =
  };
 #endif
 
+/* Check whether the kernel provides a register set with number
+   REGSET_ID of size REGSETSIZE for process/thread TID.  */
+
+static int
+ppc_check_regset (int tid, int regset_id, int regsetsize)
+{
+  void *buf = alloca (regsetsize);
+  struct iovec iov;
+
+  iov.iov_base = buf;
+  iov.iov_len = regsetsize;
+
+  if (ptrace (PTRACE_GETREGSET, tid, regset_id, &iov) >= 0
+      || errno == ENODATA)
+    return 1;
+  return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 ppc_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
@@ -459,6 +485,46 @@ static void ppc_fill_gregset (struct regcache *regcache, void *buf)
     ppc_collect_ptrace_register (regcache, i, (char *) buf + ppc_regmap[i]);
 }
 
+/* Program Priority Register regset fill function.  */
+
+static void
+ppc_fill_pprregset (struct regcache *regcache, void *buf)
+{
+  char *ppr = (char *) buf;
+
+  collect_register_by_name (regcache, "ppr", ppr);
+}
+
+/* Program Priority Register regset store function.  */
+
+static void
+ppc_store_pprregset (struct regcache *regcache, const void *buf)
+{
+  const char *ppr = (const char *) buf;
+
+  supply_register_by_name (regcache, "ppr", ppr);
+}
+
+/* Data Stream Control Register regset fill function.  */
+
+static void
+ppc_fill_dscrregset (struct regcache *regcache, void *buf)
+{
+  char *dscr = (char *) buf;
+
+  collect_register_by_name (regcache, "dscr", dscr);
+}
+
+/* Data Stream Control Register regset store function.  */
+
+static void
+ppc_store_dscrregset (struct regcache *regcache, const void *buf)
+{
+  const char *dscr = (const char *) buf;
+
+  supply_register_by_name (regcache, "dscr", dscr);
+}
+
 static void
 ppc_fill_vsxregset (struct regcache *regcache, void *buf)
 {
@@ -568,6 +634,10 @@ static struct regset_info ppc_regsets[] = {
      fetch them every time, but still fall back to PTRACE_PEEKUSER for the
      general registers.  Some kernels support these, but not the newer
      PPC_PTRACE_GETREGS.  */
+  { PTRACE_GETREGSET, PTRACE_SETREGSET, NT_PPC_PPR, 0, EXTENDED_REGS,
+    ppc_fill_pprregset, ppc_store_pprregset },
+  { PTRACE_GETREGSET, PTRACE_SETREGSET, NT_PPC_DSCR, 0, EXTENDED_REGS,
+    ppc_fill_dscrregset, ppc_store_dscrregset },
   { PTRACE_GETVSXREGS, PTRACE_SETVSXREGS, 0, 0, EXTENDED_REGS,
   ppc_fill_vsxregset, ppc_store_vsxregset },
   { PTRACE_GETVRREGS, PTRACE_SETVRREGS, 0, 0, EXTENDED_REGS,
@@ -625,6 +695,7 @@ ppc_arch_setup (void)
   /* The value of current_process ()->tdesc needs to be set for this
      call.  */
   ppc_get_auxv (AT_HWCAP, &ppc_hwcap);
+  ppc_get_auxv (AT_HWCAP2, &ppc_hwcap2);
 
   features.isa205 = ppc_linux_has_isa205 (ppc_hwcap);
 
@@ -634,6 +705,11 @@ ppc_arch_setup (void)
   if (ppc_hwcap & PPC_FEATURE_HAS_ALTIVEC)
     features.altivec = true;
 
+  if ((ppc_hwcap2 & PPC_FEATURE2_DSCR)
+      && ppc_check_regset (tid, NT_PPC_DSCR, PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_DSCRREGSET)
+      && ppc_check_regset (tid, NT_PPC_PPR, PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_PPRREGSET))
+    features.ppr_dscr = true;
+
   if (ppc_hwcap & PPC_FEATURE_CELL)
     features.cell = true;
 
@@ -678,6 +754,21 @@ ppc_arch_setup (void)
 	else
 	  regset->size = 0;
 	break;
+      case PTRACE_GETREGSET:
+	switch (regset->nt_type)
+	  {
+	  case NT_PPC_PPR:
+	    regset->size = (features.ppr_dscr ?
+			    PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_PPRREGSET : 0);
+	    break;
+	  case NT_PPC_DSCR:
+	    regset->size = (features.ppr_dscr ?
+			    PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_DSCRREGSET : 0);
+	    break;
+	  default:
+	    break;
+	  }
+	break;
       default:
 	break;
       }
@@ -3053,6 +3144,8 @@ ppc_get_ipa_tdesc_idx (void)
     return PPC_TDESC_ISA205_ALTIVEC;
   if (tdesc == tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l)
     return PPC_TDESC_ISA205_VSX;
+  if (tdesc == tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l)
+    return PPC_TDESC_ISA205_PPR_DSCR_VSX;
 #endif
 
   if (tdesc == tdesc_powerpc_32l)
@@ -3069,6 +3162,8 @@ ppc_get_ipa_tdesc_idx (void)
     return PPC_TDESC_ISA205_ALTIVEC;
   if (tdesc == tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l)
     return PPC_TDESC_ISA205_VSX;
+  if (tdesc == tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l)
+    return PPC_TDESC_ISA205_PPR_DSCR_VSX;
   if (tdesc == tdesc_powerpc_e500l)
     return PPC_TDESC_E500;
 
@@ -3127,6 +3222,7 @@ initialize_low_arch (void)
   init_registers_powerpc_isa205_32l ();
   init_registers_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l ();
   init_registers_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l ();
+  init_registers_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l ();
   init_registers_powerpc_e500l ();
 #if __powerpc64__
   init_registers_powerpc_64l ();
@@ -3136,6 +3232,7 @@ initialize_low_arch (void)
   init_registers_powerpc_isa205_64l ();
   init_registers_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l ();
   init_registers_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l ();
+  init_registers_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l ();
 #endif
 
   initialize_regsets_info (&ppc_regsets_info);
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-tdesc-init.h b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-tdesc-init.h
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-tdesc-init.h
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-tdesc-init.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum ppc_linux_tdesc {
   PPC_TDESC_ISA205,
   PPC_TDESC_ISA205_ALTIVEC,
   PPC_TDESC_ISA205_VSX,
+  PPC_TDESC_ISA205_PPR_DSCR_VSX,
   PPC_TDESC_E500,
 };
 
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ void init_registers_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l (void);
 /* Defined in auto-generated file powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.c.  */
 void init_registers_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l (void);
 
+/* Defined in auto-generated file powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.c.  */
+void init_registers_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l (void);
+
 /* Defined in auto-generated file powerpc-e500l.c.  */
 void init_registers_powerpc_e500l (void);
 
@@ -83,4 +87,7 @@ void init_registers_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l (void);
 /* Defined in auto-generated file powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.c.  */
 void init_registers_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l (void);
 
+/* Defined in auto-generated file powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.c.  */
+void init_registers_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l (void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/gdb/nat/ppc-linux.h b/gdb/nat/ppc-linux.h
--- a/gdb/nat/ppc-linux.h
+++ b/gdb/nat/ppc-linux.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 #ifndef PPC_FEATURE_HAS_SPE
 #define PPC_FEATURE_HAS_SPE 0x00800000
 #endif
+#ifndef PPC_FEATURE2_DSCR
+#define PPC_FEATURE2_DSCR 0x20000000
+#endif
 
 /* Glibc's headers don't define PTRACE_GETVRREGS so we cannot use a
    configure time check.  Some older glibc's (for instance 2.2.1)
@@ -82,6 +85,16 @@
 #define PTRACE_SETEVRREGS 21
 #endif
 
+/* Program Priority Register.  */
+#ifndef NT_PPC_PPR
+#define NT_PPC_PPR 0x104
+#endif
+
+/* Data Stream Control Register.  */
+#ifndef NT_PPC_DSCR
+#define NT_PPC_DSCR 0x105
+#endif
+
 /* Return the wordsize of the target, either 4 or 8 bytes.  */
 int ppc_linux_target_wordsize (int tid);
 
diff --git a/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c b/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
--- a/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <sys/user.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/uio.h>
 #include "gdb_wait.h"
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/procfs.h>
@@ -528,6 +529,78 @@ fetch_spe_register (struct regcache *regcache, int tid, int regno)
     regcache->raw_supply (tdep->ppc_spefscr_regnum, &evrregs.spefscr);
 }
 
+/* Use ptrace to fetch all registers from the register set with note
+   type REGSET_ID, size REGSIZE, and layout described by REGSET, from
+   process/thread TID and supply their values to REGCACHE.  If ptrace
+   returns ENODATA to indicate the regset is unavailable, mark the
+   registers as unavailable in REGCACHE.  */
+
+static void
+fetch_regset (struct regcache *regcache, int tid,
+	      int regset_id, int regsetsize, const struct regset *regset)
+{
+  void *buf = alloca (regsetsize);
+  struct iovec iov;
+
+  iov.iov_base = buf;
+  iov.iov_len = regsetsize;
+
+  if (ptrace (PTRACE_GETREGSET, tid, regset_id, &iov) < 0)
+    {
+      if (errno == ENODATA)
+	regset->supply_regset (regset, regcache, -1, NULL, regsetsize);
+      else
+	perror_with_name (_("Couldn't get register set"));
+    }
+  else
+    regset->supply_regset (regset, regcache, -1, buf, regsetsize);
+}
+
+/* Use ptrace to store register REGNUM of the regset with note type
+   REGSET_ID, size REGSETSIZE, and layout described by REGSET, from
+   REGCACHE back to process/thread TID.  If REGNUM is -1 all registers
+   in the set are collected and stored.  */
+
+static void
+store_regset (const struct regcache *regcache, int tid, int regnum,
+	      int regset_id, int regsetsize, const struct regset *regset)
+{
+  void *buf = alloca (regsetsize);
+  struct iovec iov;
+
+  iov.iov_base = buf;
+  iov.iov_len = regsetsize;
+
+  /* Make sure that the buffer that will be stored has up to date values
+     for the registers that won't be collected.  */
+  if (ptrace (PTRACE_GETREGSET, tid, regset_id, &iov) < 0)
+    perror_with_name (_("Couldn't get register set"));
+
+  regset->collect_regset (regset, regcache, regnum, buf, regsetsize);
+
+  if (ptrace (PTRACE_SETREGSET, tid, regset_id, &iov) < 0)
+    perror_with_name (_("Couldn't set register set"));
+}
+
+/* Check whether the kernel provides a register set with number
+   REGSET_ID of size REGSETSIZE for process/thread TID.  */
+
+static bool
+check_regset (int tid, int regset_id, int regsetsize)
+{
+  void *buf = alloca (regsetsize);
+  struct iovec iov;
+
+  iov.iov_base = buf;
+  iov.iov_len = regsetsize;
+
+  if (ptrace (PTRACE_GETREGSET, tid, regset_id, &iov) >= 0
+      || errno == ENODATA)
+    return true;
+  else
+    return false;
+}
+
 static void
 fetch_register (struct regcache *regcache, int tid, int regno)
 {
@@ -567,6 +640,24 @@ fetch_register (struct regcache *regcache, int tid, int regno)
       fetch_spe_register (regcache, tid, regno);
       return;
     }
+  else if (regno == PPC_DSCR_REGNUM)
+    {
+      gdb_assert (tdep->ppc_dscr_regnum != -1);
+
+      fetch_regset (regcache, tid, NT_PPC_DSCR,
+		    PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_DSCRREGSET,
+		    &ppc32_linux_dscrregset);
+      return;
+    }
+  else if (regno == PPC_PPR_REGNUM)
+    {
+      gdb_assert (tdep->ppc_ppr_regnum != -1);
+
+      fetch_regset (regcache, tid, NT_PPC_PPR,
+		    PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_PPRREGSET,
+		    &ppc32_linux_pprregset);
+      return;
+    }
 
   if (regaddr == -1)
     {
@@ -763,6 +854,14 @@ fetch_ppc_registers (struct regcache *regcache, int tid)
       fetch_vsx_registers (regcache, tid, -1);
   if (tdep->ppc_ev0_upper_regnum >= 0)
     fetch_spe_register (regcache, tid, -1);
+  if (tdep->ppc_ppr_regnum != -1)
+    fetch_regset (regcache, tid, NT_PPC_PPR,
+		  PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_PPRREGSET,
+		  &ppc32_linux_pprregset);
+  if (tdep->ppc_dscr_regnum != -1)
+    fetch_regset (regcache, tid, NT_PPC_DSCR,
+		  PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_DSCRREGSET,
+		  &ppc32_linux_dscrregset);
 }
 
 /* Fetch registers from the child process.  Fetch all registers if
@@ -943,6 +1042,24 @@ store_register (const struct regcache *regcache, int tid, int regno)
       store_spe_register (regcache, tid, regno);
       return;
     }
+  else if (regno == PPC_DSCR_REGNUM)
+    {
+      gdb_assert (tdep->ppc_dscr_regnum != -1);
+
+      store_regset (regcache, tid, regno, NT_PPC_DSCR,
+		    PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_DSCRREGSET,
+		    &ppc32_linux_dscrregset);
+      return;
+    }
+  else if (regno == PPC_PPR_REGNUM)
+    {
+      gdb_assert (tdep->ppc_ppr_regnum != -1);
+
+      store_regset (regcache, tid, regno, NT_PPC_PPR,
+		    PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_PPRREGSET,
+		    &ppc32_linux_pprregset);
+      return;
+    }
 
   if (regaddr == -1)
     return;
@@ -1157,6 +1274,14 @@ store_ppc_registers (const struct regcache *regcache, int tid)
       store_vsx_registers (regcache, tid, -1);
   if (tdep->ppc_ev0_upper_regnum >= 0)
     store_spe_register (regcache, tid, -1);
+  if (tdep->ppc_ppr_regnum != -1)
+    store_regset (regcache, tid, -1, NT_PPC_PPR,
+		  PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_PPRREGSET,
+		  &ppc32_linux_pprregset);
+  if (tdep->ppc_dscr_regnum != -1)
+    store_regset (regcache, tid, -1, NT_PPC_DSCR,
+		  PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_DSCRREGSET,
+		  &ppc32_linux_dscrregset);
 }
 
 /* Fetch the AT_HWCAP entry from the aux vector.  */
@@ -1171,6 +1296,19 @@ ppc_linux_get_hwcap (void)
   return field;
 }
 
+/* Fetch the AT_HWCAP2 entry from the aux vector.  */
+
+static CORE_ADDR
+ppc_linux_get_hwcap2 (void)
+{
+  CORE_ADDR field;
+
+  if (target_auxv_search (current_top_target (), AT_HWCAP2, &field) != 1)
+    return 0;
+
+  return field;
+}
+
 /* The cached DABR value, to install in new threads.
    This variable is used when the PowerPC HWDEBUG ptrace
    interface is not available.  */
@@ -2233,6 +2371,7 @@ ppc_linux_nat_target::read_description ()
   features.wordsize = ppc_linux_target_wordsize (tid);
 
   CORE_ADDR hwcap = ppc_linux_get_hwcap ();
+  CORE_ADDR hwcap2 = ppc_linux_get_hwcap2 ();
 
   if (have_ptrace_getsetvsxregs
       && (hwcap & PPC_FEATURE_HAS_VSX))
@@ -2267,6 +2406,11 @@ ppc_linux_nat_target::read_description ()
 
   features.isa205 = ppc_linux_has_isa205 (hwcap);
 
+  if ((hwcap2 & PPC_FEATURE2_DSCR)
+      && check_regset (tid, NT_PPC_PPR, PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_PPRREGSET)
+      && check_regset (tid, NT_PPC_DSCR, PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_DSCRREGSET))
+    features.ppr_dscr = true;
+
   return ppc_linux_match_description (features);
 }
 
diff --git a/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.c b/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.c
--- a/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-32l.c"
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.c"
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.c"
+#include "features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.c"
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-64l.c"
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-altivec64l.c"
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-cell64l.c"
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-64l.c"
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.c"
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.c"
+#include "features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.c"
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-e500l.c"
 
 /* Shared library operations for PowerPC-Linux.  */
@@ -547,6 +549,38 @@ static const struct regset ppc32_linux_vsxregset = {
   regcache_collect_regset
 };
 
+/* Program Priorty Register regmap.  */
+
+static const struct regcache_map_entry ppc32_regmap_ppr[] =
+  {
+      { 1, PPC_PPR_REGNUM, 8 },
+      { 0 }
+  };
+
+/* Program Priorty Register regset.  */
+
+const struct regset ppc32_linux_pprregset = {
+  ppc32_regmap_ppr,
+  regcache_supply_regset,
+  regcache_collect_regset
+};
+
+/* Data Stream Control Register regmap.  */
+
+static const struct regcache_map_entry ppc32_regmap_dscr[] =
+  {
+      { 1, PPC_DSCR_REGNUM, 8 },
+      { 0 }
+  };
+
+/* Data Stream Control Register regset.  */
+
+const struct regset ppc32_linux_dscrregset = {
+  ppc32_regmap_dscr,
+  regcache_supply_regset,
+  regcache_collect_regset
+};
+
 const struct regset *
 ppc_linux_gregset (int wordsize)
 {
@@ -585,6 +619,8 @@ ppc_linux_iterate_over_regset_sections (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
   struct gdbarch_tdep *tdep = gdbarch_tdep (gdbarch);
   int have_altivec = tdep->ppc_vr0_regnum != -1;
   int have_vsx = tdep->ppc_vsr0_upper_regnum != -1;
+  int have_ppr = tdep->ppc_ppr_regnum != -1;
+  int have_dscr = tdep->ppc_dscr_regnum != -1;
 
   if (tdep->wordsize == 4)
     cb (".reg", 48 * 4, 48 * 4, &ppc32_linux_gregset, NULL, cb_data);
@@ -603,6 +639,17 @@ ppc_linux_iterate_over_regset_sections (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
   if (have_vsx)
     cb (".reg-ppc-vsx", PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_VSXREGSET, PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_VSXREGSET,
 	&ppc32_linux_vsxregset, "POWER7 VSX", cb_data);
+
+  if (have_ppr)
+    cb (".reg-ppc-ppr", PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_PPRREGSET,
+	PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_PPRREGSET,
+	&ppc32_linux_pprregset, "Priority Program Register", cb_data);
+
+  if (have_dscr)
+    cb (".reg-ppc-dscr", PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_DSCRREGSET,
+	PPC_LINUX_SIZEOF_DSCRREGSET,
+	&ppc32_linux_dscrregset, "Data Stream Control Register",
+	cb_data);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1015,6 +1062,8 @@ ppc_linux_core_read_description (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
   asection *altivec = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".reg-ppc-vmx");
   asection *vsx = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".reg-ppc-vsx");
   asection *section = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".reg");
+  asection *ppr = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".reg-ppc-ppr");
+  asection *dscr = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".reg-ppc-dscr");
 
   if (! section)
     return NULL;
@@ -1047,6 +1096,9 @@ ppc_linux_core_read_description (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 
   features.isa205 = ppc_linux_has_isa205 (hwcap);
 
+  if (ppr && dscr)
+    features.ppr_dscr = true;
+
   return ppc_linux_match_description (features);
 }
 
@@ -1920,6 +1972,7 @@ _initialize_ppc_linux_tdep (void)
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_32l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l ();
+  initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_64l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_altivec64l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_cell64l ();
@@ -1927,5 +1980,6 @@ _initialize_ppc_linux_tdep (void)
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_64l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l ();
+  initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_e500l ();
 }
diff --git a/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.h b/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.h
--- a/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.h
+++ b/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.h
@@ -44,4 +44,8 @@ enum {
 /* Return 1 if PPC_ORIG_R3_REGNUM and PPC_TRAP_REGNUM are usable.  */
 int ppc_linux_trap_reg_p (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
 
+/* Additional register sets, defined in ppc-linux-tdep.c.  */
+extern const struct regset ppc32_linux_pprregset;
+extern const struct regset ppc32_linux_dscrregset;
+
 #endif /* PPC_LINUX_TDEP_H */
diff --git a/gdb/ppc-tdep.h b/gdb/ppc-tdep.h
--- a/gdb/ppc-tdep.h
+++ b/gdb/ppc-tdep.h
@@ -253,6 +253,12 @@ struct gdbarch_tdep
     int ppc_acc_regnum;         /* SPE 'acc' register.  */
     int ppc_spefscr_regnum;     /* SPE 'spefscr' register.  */
 
+    /* Program Priority Register.  */
+    int ppc_ppr_regnum;
+
+    /* Data Stream Control Register.  */
+    int ppc_dscr_regnum;
+
     /* Decimal 128 registers.  */
     int ppc_dl0_regnum;		/* First Decimal128 argument register pair.  */
 
@@ -309,6 +315,8 @@ enum {
   PPC_VRSAVE_REGNUM = 139,
   PPC_VSR0_UPPER_REGNUM = 140,
   PPC_VSR31_UPPER_REGNUM = 171,
+  PPC_PPR_REGNUM = 172,
+  PPC_DSCR_REGNUM = 173,
   PPC_NUM_REGS
 };
 
diff --git a/gdb/regformats/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.dat b/gdb/regformats/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.dat
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/regformats/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.dat
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+# THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  -*- buffer-read-only: t -*- vi :set ro:
+# Generated from: rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.xml
+name:powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx32l
+xmltarget:powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx32l.xml
+expedite:r1,pc
+32:r0
+32:r1
+32:r2
+32:r3
+32:r4
+32:r5
+32:r6
+32:r7
+32:r8
+32:r9
+32:r10
+32:r11
+32:r12
+32:r13
+32:r14
+32:r15
+32:r16
+32:r17
+32:r18
+32:r19
+32:r20
+32:r21
+32:r22
+32:r23
+32:r24
+32:r25
+32:r26
+32:r27
+32:r28
+32:r29
+32:r30
+32:r31
+64:f0
+64:f1
+64:f2
+64:f3
+64:f4
+64:f5
+64:f6
+64:f7
+64:f8
+64:f9
+64:f10
+64:f11
+64:f12
+64:f13
+64:f14
+64:f15
+64:f16
+64:f17
+64:f18
+64:f19
+64:f20
+64:f21
+64:f22
+64:f23
+64:f24
+64:f25
+64:f26
+64:f27
+64:f28
+64:f29
+64:f30
+64:f31
+32:pc
+32:msr
+32:cr
+32:lr
+32:ctr
+32:xer
+64:fpscr
+32:orig_r3
+32:trap
+128:vr0
+128:vr1
+128:vr2
+128:vr3
+128:vr4
+128:vr5
+128:vr6
+128:vr7
+128:vr8
+128:vr9
+128:vr10
+128:vr11
+128:vr12
+128:vr13
+128:vr14
+128:vr15
+128:vr16
+128:vr17
+128:vr18
+128:vr19
+128:vr20
+128:vr21
+128:vr22
+128:vr23
+128:vr24
+128:vr25
+128:vr26
+128:vr27
+128:vr28
+128:vr29
+128:vr30
+128:vr31
+32:vscr
+32:vrsave
+64:vs0h
+64:vs1h
+64:vs2h
+64:vs3h
+64:vs4h
+64:vs5h
+64:vs6h
+64:vs7h
+64:vs8h
+64:vs9h
+64:vs10h
+64:vs11h
+64:vs12h
+64:vs13h
+64:vs14h
+64:vs15h
+64:vs16h
+64:vs17h
+64:vs18h
+64:vs19h
+64:vs20h
+64:vs21h
+64:vs22h
+64:vs23h
+64:vs24h
+64:vs25h
+64:vs26h
+64:vs27h
+64:vs28h
+64:vs29h
+64:vs30h
+64:vs31h
+64:ppr
+64:dscr
diff --git a/gdb/regformats/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.dat b/gdb/regformats/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.dat
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/regformats/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.dat
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+# THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  -*- buffer-read-only: t -*- vi :set ro:
+# Generated from: rs6000/powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.xml
+name:powerpc_isa205_ppr_dscr_vsx64l
+xmltarget:powerpc-isa205-ppr-dscr-vsx64l.xml
+expedite:r1,pc
+64:r0
+64:r1
+64:r2
+64:r3
+64:r4
+64:r5
+64:r6
+64:r7
+64:r8
+64:r9
+64:r10
+64:r11
+64:r12
+64:r13
+64:r14
+64:r15
+64:r16
+64:r17
+64:r18
+64:r19
+64:r20
+64:r21
+64:r22
+64:r23
+64:r24
+64:r25
+64:r26
+64:r27
+64:r28
+64:r29
+64:r30
+64:r31
+64:f0
+64:f1
+64:f2
+64:f3
+64:f4
+64:f5
+64:f6
+64:f7
+64:f8
+64:f9
+64:f10
+64:f11
+64:f12
+64:f13
+64:f14
+64:f15
+64:f16
+64:f17
+64:f18
+64:f19
+64:f20
+64:f21
+64:f22
+64:f23
+64:f24
+64:f25
+64:f26
+64:f27
+64:f28
+64:f29
+64:f30
+64:f31
+64:pc
+64:msr
+32:cr
+64:lr
+64:ctr
+32:xer
+64:fpscr
+64:orig_r3
+64:trap
+128:vr0
+128:vr1
+128:vr2
+128:vr3
+128:vr4
+128:vr5
+128:vr6
+128:vr7
+128:vr8
+128:vr9
+128:vr10
+128:vr11
+128:vr12
+128:vr13
+128:vr14
+128:vr15
+128:vr16
+128:vr17
+128:vr18
+128:vr19
+128:vr20
+128:vr21
+128:vr22
+128:vr23
+128:vr24
+128:vr25
+128:vr26
+128:vr27
+128:vr28
+128:vr29
+128:vr30
+128:vr31
+32:vscr
+32:vrsave
+64:vs0h
+64:vs1h
+64:vs2h
+64:vs3h
+64:vs4h
+64:vs5h
+64:vs6h
+64:vs7h
+64:vs8h
+64:vs9h
+64:vs10h
+64:vs11h
+64:vs12h
+64:vs13h
+64:vs14h
+64:vs15h
+64:vs16h
+64:vs17h
+64:vs18h
+64:vs19h
+64:vs20h
+64:vs21h
+64:vs22h
+64:vs23h
+64:vs24h
+64:vs25h
+64:vs26h
+64:vs27h
+64:vs28h
+64:vs29h
+64:vs30h
+64:vs31h
+64:ppr
+64:dscr
diff --git a/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c b/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c
--- a/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c
@@ -4466,6 +4466,17 @@ ppc_process_record_op31 (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct regcache *regcache,
     case 570:		/* Count Trailing Zeros Doubleword */
     case 890:		/* Extend-Sign Word and Shift Left Immediate (445) */
     case 890 | 1:	/* Extend-Sign Word and Shift Left Immediate (445) */
+
+      if (ext == 444 && tdep->ppc_ppr_regnum >= 0
+	  && (PPC_RS (insn) == PPC_RA (insn))
+	  && (PPC_RA (insn) == PPC_RB (insn))
+	  && !PPC_RC (insn))
+	{
+	  /* or Rx,Rx,Rx alters PRI in PPR.  */
+	  record_full_arch_list_add_reg (regcache, tdep->ppc_ppr_regnum);
+	  return 0;
+	}
+
       if (PPC_RC (insn))
 	record_full_arch_list_add_reg (regcache, tdep->ppc_cr_regnum);
       record_full_arch_list_add_reg (regcache,
@@ -4675,6 +4686,10 @@ ppc_process_record_op31 (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct regcache *regcache,
 	case 1:			/* XER */
 	  record_full_arch_list_add_reg (regcache, tdep->ppc_xer_regnum);
 	  return 0;
+	case 3:			/* DSCR */
+	  if (tdep->ppc_dscr_regnum >= 0)
+	    record_full_arch_list_add_reg (regcache, tdep->ppc_dscr_regnum);
+	  return 0;
 	case 8:			/* LR */
 	  record_full_arch_list_add_reg (regcache, tdep->ppc_lr_regnum);
 	  return 0;
@@ -4684,6 +4699,11 @@ ppc_process_record_op31 (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct regcache *regcache,
 	case 256:		/* VRSAVE */
 	  record_full_arch_list_add_reg (regcache, tdep->ppc_vrsave_regnum);
 	  return 0;
+	case 896:
+	case 898:		/* PPR */
+	  if (tdep->ppc_ppr_regnum >= 0)
+	    record_full_arch_list_add_reg (regcache, tdep->ppc_ppr_regnum);
+	  return 0;
 	}
 
       goto UNKNOWN_OP;
@@ -5846,7 +5866,7 @@ rs6000_gdbarch_init (struct gdbarch_info info, struct gdbarch_list *arches)
   enum powerpc_vector_abi vector_abi = powerpc_vector_abi_global;
   enum powerpc_elf_abi elf_abi = POWERPC_ELF_AUTO;
   int have_fpu = 0, have_spe = 0, have_mq = 0, have_altivec = 0;
-  int have_dfp = 0, have_vsx = 0;
+  int have_dfp = 0, have_vsx = 0, have_ppr = 0, have_dscr = 0;
   int tdesc_wordsize = -1;
   const struct target_desc *tdesc = info.target_desc;
   struct tdesc_arch_data *tdesc_data = NULL;
@@ -6129,6 +6149,44 @@ rs6000_gdbarch_init (struct gdbarch_info info, struct gdbarch_list *arches)
 	}
       else
 	have_spe = 0;
+
+      /* Program Priority Register.  */
+      feature = tdesc_find_feature (tdesc,
+				    "org.gnu.gdb.power.ppr");
+      if (feature != NULL)
+	{
+	  valid_p = 1;
+	  valid_p &= tdesc_numbered_register (feature, tdesc_data,
+					      PPC_PPR_REGNUM, "ppr");
+
+	  if (!valid_p)
+	    {
+	      tdesc_data_cleanup (tdesc_data);
+	      return NULL;
+	    }
+	  have_ppr = 1;
+	}
+      else
+	have_ppr = 0;
+
+      /* Data Stream Control Register.  */
+      feature = tdesc_find_feature (tdesc,
+				    "org.gnu.gdb.power.dscr");
+      if (feature != NULL)
+	{
+	  valid_p = 1;
+	  valid_p &= tdesc_numbered_register (feature, tdesc_data,
+					      PPC_DSCR_REGNUM, "dscr");
+
+	  if (!valid_p)
+	    {
+	      tdesc_data_cleanup (tdesc_data);
+	      return NULL;
+	    }
+	  have_dscr = 1;
+	}
+      else
+	have_dscr = 0;
     }
 
   /* If we have a 64-bit binary on a 32-bit target, complain.  Also
@@ -6323,6 +6381,8 @@ rs6000_gdbarch_init (struct gdbarch_info info, struct gdbarch_list *arches)
   tdep->ppc_ev0_upper_regnum = have_spe ? PPC_SPE_UPPER_GP0_REGNUM : -1;
   tdep->ppc_acc_regnum = have_spe ? PPC_SPE_ACC_REGNUM : -1;
   tdep->ppc_spefscr_regnum = have_spe ? PPC_SPE_FSCR_REGNUM : -1;
+  tdep->ppc_ppr_regnum = have_ppr ? PPC_PPR_REGNUM : -1;
+  tdep->ppc_dscr_regnum = have_dscr ? PPC_DSCR_REGNUM : -1;
 
   set_gdbarch_pc_regnum (gdbarch, PPC_PC_REGNUM);
   set_gdbarch_sp_regnum (gdbarch, PPC_R0_REGNUM + 1);
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/powerpc-ppr-dscr.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/powerpc-ppr-dscr.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/powerpc-ppr-dscr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/* This testcase is part of GDB, the GNU debugger.
+
+   Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+int main (void)
+{
+  /* Set Load Stream Disable bit in DSCR.  */
+  unsigned long dscr = 0x20;
+
+  /* This is the non-privileged SPR number to access DSCR,
+     available since isa 207.  */
+  asm volatile ("mtspr 3,%0" : : "r" (dscr));
+
+  /* Set PPR to low priority (010 in bits 11:13, or
+     0x0008000000000000).  */
+  asm volatile ("or 1,1,1");
+  asm volatile ("nop"); // marker
+  asm volatile ("nop");
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/powerpc-ppr-dscr.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/powerpc-ppr-dscr.exp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/powerpc-ppr-dscr.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# This file is part of the gdb testsuite.
+
+# Test access to special purpose registers PPR and DSCR.  The test
+# inferior writes to these registers, we check that GDB reads the same
+# values, then write to the registers trough GDB, step once, and check
+# again if we read back the same values.
+
+if {![istarget "powerpc*-*-linux*"]} then {
+    verbose "Skipping PowerPC test for PPR and DSCR registers."
+    return
+}
+
+standard_testfile .c
+
+if {[build_executable "compile" $binfile $srcfile {debug}] == -1} {
+    return
+}
+
+proc check_register_access { regname } {
+    global gdb_prompt
+
+    set test "$regname register access"
+    gdb_test_multiple "info reg $regname" "$test" {
+	-re "Invalid register.*\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    unsupported "$test"
+	    return 0
+	}
+	-re "\r\n$regname.*\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass "$test"
+	    return 1
+	}
+    }
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Do one pass to check if the instructions in our test programs are
+# available to this processor (e.g. mtspr 3, RS for accessing DSCR).
+proc ppr_dscr_available {} {
+    global gdb_prompt
+    global inferior_exited_re
+
+    set test "PPR/DSCR available to inferior"
+    gdb_test_multiple "continue" "" {
+	-re "Illegal instruction.*\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    unsupported "$test"
+	    return 0
+	}
+	-re "$inferior_exited_re normally.*$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass "$test"
+	    return 1
+	}
+    }
+    return 0
+}
+
+with_test_prefix "check PPR/DSCR access" {
+    clean_restart $binfile
+
+    if ![runto_main] {
+	return
+    }
+
+    if {![check_register_access "ppr"]} {
+	return
+    }
+
+    if {![check_register_access "dscr"]} {
+	return
+    }
+
+    if {![ppr_dscr_available]} {
+	return
+    }
+}
+
+# Now do the actual test
+clean_restart $binfile
+
+if ![runto_main] {
+    return
+}
+
+gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "marker"]
+
+gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "continue to marker"
+
+# At the breakpoint the inferior should have set the
+# registers to these expected values.
+
+with_test_prefix "before write" {
+    gdb_test "info reg dscr" "dscr.*0x0*20\[ \t\]+.*"
+    gdb_test "info reg ppr" "ppr.*0x0*8000000000000\[ \t\]+.*"
+}
+
+# Set Store Stream Enable in DSCR and set PPR to the medium-low
+# priority.
+gdb_test_no_output "set \$dscr = 0x8"
+gdb_test_no_output "set \$ppr = 0xC000000000000"
+
+gdb_test "stepi" "asm.*"
+
+with_test_prefix "after write" {
+    gdb_test "info reg dscr" "dscr.*0x0*8+\[ \t\]+.*"
+    gdb_test "info reg ppr" "ppr.*0x0*\[cC\]000000000000\[ \t\]+.*"
+}