gdb/

	* ppc-linux-nat.c (ppc_register_u_addr): Add special case to return
	offset for full 64-bit slot of FPSCR when in 32-bits.
	(ppc_linux_read_description): Return target description with 64-bit
	FPSCR when inferior is running on an ISA 2.05 or later processor.
	* ppc-linux-tdep.c (_initialize_ppc_linux_tdep): Call
	initialize_tdec_powerpc_isa205_32l,
	initialize_tdec_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l,
	initialize_tdec_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l,
	initialize_tdec_powerpc_isa205_64l,
	initialize_tdec_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l and
	initialize_tdec_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l.
	* ppc-linux-tdep.h: Add external declaration for
	tdesc_powerpc_isa205_32l, tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l,
	tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l, tdesc_powerpc_isa205_64l,
	tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l and tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-fpu-isa205.xml: New file.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-32l.xml: New file.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-64l.xml: New file.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.xml: New file.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.xml: New file.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.xml: New file.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.xml: New file.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-32l.c: Generate.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-64l.c: Generate.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.c: Generate.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.c: Generate.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.c: Generate.
	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.c: Generate.

gdb/testsuite/
	* gdb.arch/ppc-dfp.exp: New file.
	* gdb.arch/ppc-dfp.c: New file.

20 files changed, 1293 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 92dfcc5e312..4780a8df973 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
+2008-11-18  Thiago Jung Bauermann  <bauerman@br.ibm.com>
+
+	* ppc-linux-nat.c (ppc_register_u_addr): Add special case to return
+	offset for full 64-bit slot of FPSCR when in 32-bits.
+	(ppc_linux_read_description): Return target description with 64-bit
+	FPSCR when inferior is running on an ISA 2.05 or later processor.
+	* ppc-linux-tdep.c (_initialize_ppc_linux_tdep): Call
+	initialize_tdec_powerpc_isa205_32l,
+	initialize_tdec_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l,
+	initialize_tdec_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l,
+	initialize_tdec_powerpc_isa205_64l,
+	initialize_tdec_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l and
+	initialize_tdec_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l.
+	* ppc-linux-tdep.h: Add external declaration for
+	tdesc_powerpc_isa205_32l, tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l,
+	tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l, tdesc_powerpc_isa205_64l,
+	tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l and tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-fpu-isa205.xml: New file.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-32l.xml: New file.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-64l.xml: New file.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.xml: New file.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.xml: New file.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.xml: New file.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.xml: New file.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-32l.c: Generate.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-64l.c: Generate.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.c: Generate.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.c: Generate.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.c: Generate.
+	* features/rs600/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.c: Generate.
+
 2008-11-18  Paul Pluzhnikov  <ppluzhnikov@google.com>
 
 	* objfiles.h: New MULTI_OBJFILE_P macro.
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/power-fpu-isa205.xml b/gdb/features/rs6000/power-fpu-isa205.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b99b15ee7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/power-fpu-isa205.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2007, 2008 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 feature SYSTEM "gdb-target.dtd">
+<feature name="org.gnu.gdb.power.fpu">
+  <reg name="f0" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double" regnum="32"/>
+  <reg name="f1" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f2" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f3" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f4" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f5" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f6" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f7" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f8" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f9" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f10" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f11" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f12" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f13" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f14" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f15" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f16" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f17" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f18" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f19" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f20" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f21" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f22" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f23" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f24" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f25" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f26" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f27" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f28" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f29" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f30" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+  <reg name="f31" bitsize="64" type="ieee_double"/>
+
+  <reg name="fpscr" bitsize="64" group="float" regnum="70"/>
+</feature>
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-32l.c b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-32l.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..934ee750d16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-32l.c
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  Original: powerpc-isa205-32l.xml */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+#include "gdbtypes.h"
+#include "target-descriptions.h"
+
+struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_32l;
+static void
+initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_32l (void)
+{
+  struct target_desc *result = allocate_target_description ();
+  struct tdesc_feature *feature;
+  struct type *field_type, *type;
+
+  set_tdesc_architecture (result, bfd_scan_arch ("powerpc:common"));
+
+  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");
+
+  tdesc_powerpc_isa205_32l = result;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-32l.xml b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-32l.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e03cf52f325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-32l.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 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.  -->
+
+<!-- PowerPC UISA - a PPC processor as viewed by user-level code.  A UISA-only
+     view of the PowerPC.  Includes Linux-only special "registers".  -->
+
+<!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"/>
+</target>
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-64l.c b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-64l.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8f8dfa5d11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-64l.c
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  Original: powerpc-isa205-64l.xml */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+#include "gdbtypes.h"
+#include "target-descriptions.h"
+
+struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_64l;
+static void
+initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_64l (void)
+{
+  struct target_desc *result = allocate_target_description ();
+  struct tdesc_feature *feature;
+  struct type *field_type, *type;
+
+  set_tdesc_architecture (result, bfd_scan_arch ("powerpc:common64"));
+
+  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");
+
+  tdesc_powerpc_isa205_64l = result;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-64l.xml b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-64l.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f51c30844df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-64l.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 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.  -->
+
+<!-- PowerPC UISA - a PPC processor as viewed by user-level code.  A UISA-only
+     view of the PowerPC.  Includes Linux-only special "registers".  -->
+
+<!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"/>
+</target>
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.c b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48e0b33597e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.c
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  Original: powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.xml */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+#include "gdbtypes.h"
+#include "target-descriptions.h"
+
+struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l;
+static void
+initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l (void)
+{
+  struct target_desc *result = allocate_target_description ();
+  struct tdesc_feature *feature;
+  struct type *field_type, *type;
+
+  set_tdesc_architecture (result, bfd_scan_arch ("powerpc:common"));
+
+  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");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "ieee_single");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 4);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v4f");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int32");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 4);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v4i32");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int16");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 8);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v8i16");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int8");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 16);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v16i8");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  type = init_composite_type (NULL, TYPE_CODE_UNION);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("vec128");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint128");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("uint128"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4f");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v4_float"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4i32");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v4_int32"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v8i16");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v8_int16"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v16i8");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v16_int8"), field_type);
+  TYPE_VECTOR (type) = 1;
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, 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");
+
+  tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l = result;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.xml b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d28746b5713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec32l.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 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.  -->
+
+<!-- PowerPC UISA - a PPC processor as viewed by user-level code.  A UISA-only
+     view of the PowerPC.  Includes Linux-only special "registers" and AltiVec
+     vector registers.  -->
+
+<!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"/>
+</target>
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.c b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eac91494d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.c
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  Original: powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.xml */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+#include "gdbtypes.h"
+#include "target-descriptions.h"
+
+struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l;
+static void
+initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l (void)
+{
+  struct target_desc *result = allocate_target_description ();
+  struct tdesc_feature *feature;
+  struct type *field_type, *type;
+
+  set_tdesc_architecture (result, bfd_scan_arch ("powerpc:common64"));
+
+  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");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "ieee_single");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 4);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v4f");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int32");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 4);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v4i32");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int16");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 8);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v8i16");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int8");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 16);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v16i8");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  type = init_composite_type (NULL, TYPE_CODE_UNION);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("vec128");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint128");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("uint128"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4f");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v4_float"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4i32");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v4_int32"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v8i16");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v8_int16"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v16i8");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v16_int8"), field_type);
+  TYPE_VECTOR (type) = 1;
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, 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");
+
+  tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l = result;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.xml b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..945306858cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-altivec64l.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 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.  -->
+
+<!-- PowerPC UISA - a PPC processor as viewed by user-level code.  A UISA-only
+     view of the PowerPC.  Includes Linux-only special "registers" and AltiVec
+     vector registers.   -->
+
+<!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"/>
+</target>
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.c b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5eeed50c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.c
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  Original: powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.xml */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+#include "gdbtypes.h"
+#include "target-descriptions.h"
+
+struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l;
+static void
+initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l (void)
+{
+  struct target_desc *result = allocate_target_description ();
+  struct tdesc_feature *feature;
+  struct type *field_type, *type;
+
+  set_tdesc_architecture (result, bfd_scan_arch ("powerpc:common"));
+
+  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");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "ieee_single");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 4);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v4f");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int32");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 4);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v4i32");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int16");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 8);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v8i16");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int8");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 16);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v16i8");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  type = init_composite_type (NULL, TYPE_CODE_UNION);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("vec128");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint128");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("uint128"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4f");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v4_float"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4i32");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v4_int32"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v8i16");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v8_int16"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v16i8");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v16_int8"), field_type);
+  TYPE_VECTOR (type) = 1;
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, 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");
+
+  tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l = result;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.xml b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92fed0ace02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx32l.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 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.  -->
+
+<!-- PowerPC UISA - a PPC processor as viewed by user-level code.  A UISA-only
+     view of the PowerPC.  Includes Linux-only special "registers", AltiVec
+     and VSX vector registers.  -->
+
+<!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"/>
+</target>
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.c b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7cfe8f02eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.c
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  Original: powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.xml */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+#include "gdbtypes.h"
+#include "target-descriptions.h"
+
+struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l;
+static void
+initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l (void)
+{
+  struct target_desc *result = allocate_target_description ();
+  struct tdesc_feature *feature;
+  struct type *field_type, *type;
+
+  set_tdesc_architecture (result, bfd_scan_arch ("powerpc:common64"));
+
+  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");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "ieee_single");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 4);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v4f");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int32");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 4);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v4i32");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int16");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 8);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v8i16");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int8");
+  type = init_vector_type (field_type, 16);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("v16i8");
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, type);
+
+  type = init_composite_type (NULL, TYPE_CODE_UNION);
+  TYPE_NAME (type) = xstrdup ("vec128");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint128");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("uint128"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4f");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v4_float"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4i32");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v4_int32"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v8i16");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v8_int16"), field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v16i8");
+  append_composite_type_field (type, xstrdup ("v16_int8"), field_type);
+  TYPE_VECTOR (type) = 1;
+  tdesc_record_type (feature, 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");
+
+  tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l = result;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.xml b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0436d51a00f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/rs6000/powerpc-isa205-vsx64l.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 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.  -->
+
+<!-- PowerPC UISA - a PPC processor as viewed by user-level code.  A UISA-only
+     view of the PowerPC.  Includes Linux-only special "registers", AltiVec
+     and VSX vector registers.   -->
+
+<!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"/>
+</target>
diff --git a/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c b/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
index ed197f1163f..2e04828ff22 100644
--- a/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
@@ -56,9 +56,16 @@
 #define PT_TRAP 40
 #endif
 
+/* The PPC_FEATURE_* defines should be provided by <asm/cputable.h>.
+   If they aren't, we can provide them ourselves (their values are fixed
+   because they are part of the kernel ABI).  They are used in the AT_HWCAP
+   entry of the AUXV.  */
 #ifndef PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE
 #define PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE 0x00008000
 #endif
+#ifndef PPC_FEATURE_ARCH_2_05
+#define PPC_FEATURE_ARCH_2_05	0x00001000 /* ISA 2.05 */
+#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)
@@ -274,11 +281,17 @@ ppc_register_u_addr (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, int regno)
 	 kernel headers incorrectly contained the 32-bit definition of
 	 PT_FPSCR.  For the 32-bit definition, floating-point
 	 registers occupy two 32-bit "slots", and the FPSCR lives in
-	 the secondhalf of such a slot-pair (hence +1).  For 64-bit,
+	 the second half of such a slot-pair (hence +1).  For 64-bit,
 	 the FPSCR instead occupies the full 64-bit 2-word-slot and
 	 hence no adjustment is necessary.  Hack around this.  */
       if (wordsize == 8 && PT_FPSCR == (48 + 32 + 1))
 	u_addr = (48 + 32) * wordsize;
+      /* If the FPSCR is 64-bit wide, we need to fetch the whole 64-bit
+	 slot and not just its second word.  The PT_FPSCR supplied when
+	 GDB is compiled as a 32-bit app doesn't reflect this.  */
+      else if (wordsize == 4 && register_size (gdbarch, regno) == 8
+	       && PT_FPSCR == (48 + 2*32 + 1))
+	u_addr = (48 + 2*32) * wordsize;
       else
 	u_addr = PT_FPSCR * wordsize;
     }
@@ -1230,6 +1243,7 @@ ppc_linux_read_description (struct target_ops *ops)
 {
   int altivec = 0;
   int vsx = 0;
+  int isa205 = 0;
 
   int tid = TIDGET (inferior_ptid);
   if (tid == 0)
@@ -1274,6 +1288,9 @@ ppc_linux_read_description (struct target_ops *ops)
 	perror_with_name (_("Unable to fetch AltiVec registers"));
     }
 
+  if (ppc_linux_get_hwcap () & PPC_FEATURE_ARCH_2_05)
+    isa205 = 1;
+
   /* Check for 64-bit inferior process.  This is the case when the host is
      64-bit, and in addition the top bit of the MSR register is set.  */
 #ifdef __powerpc64__
@@ -1284,21 +1301,21 @@ ppc_linux_read_description (struct target_ops *ops)
     if (errno == 0 && msr < 0)
       {
 	if (vsx)
-	  return tdesc_powerpc_vsx64l;
+	  return isa205? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l : tdesc_powerpc_vsx64l;
 	else if (altivec)
-	  return tdesc_powerpc_altivec64l;
+	  return isa205? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l : tdesc_powerpc_altivec64l;
 
-	return tdesc_powerpc_64l;
+	return isa205? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_64l : tdesc_powerpc_64l;
       }
   }
 #endif
 
   if (vsx)
-    return tdesc_powerpc_vsx32l;
+    return isa205? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l : tdesc_powerpc_vsx32l;
   else if (altivec)
-    return tdesc_powerpc_altivec32l;
+    return isa205? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l : tdesc_powerpc_altivec32l;
 
-  return tdesc_powerpc_32l;
+  return isa205? tdesc_powerpc_isa205_32l : tdesc_powerpc_32l;
 }
 
 void _initialize_ppc_linux_nat (void);
diff --git a/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.c b/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.c
index 28048573f34..b4adb341ea8 100644
--- a/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.c
@@ -42,9 +42,15 @@
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-32l.c"
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-altivec32l.c"
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-vsx32l.c"
+#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-64l.c"
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-altivec64l.c"
 #include "features/rs6000/powerpc-vsx64l.c"
+#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-e500l.c"
 
 
@@ -1170,8 +1176,14 @@ _initialize_ppc_linux_tdep (void)
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_32l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_altivec32l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_vsx32l ();
+  initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_32l ();
+  initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec32l ();
+  initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx32l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_64l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_altivec64l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_vsx64l ();
+  initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_64l ();
+  initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_altivec64l ();
+  initialize_tdesc_powerpc_isa205_vsx64l ();
   initialize_tdesc_powerpc_e500l ();
 }
diff --git a/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.h b/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.h
index ccfb90283b6..3552c890ea9 100644
--- a/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.h
+++ b/gdb/ppc-linux-tdep.h
@@ -42,9 +42,15 @@ int ppc_linux_trap_reg_p (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
 extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_32l;
 extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_altivec32l;
 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_e500l;
 extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_64l;
 extern struct target_desc *tdesc_powerpc_altivec64l;
 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;
 
 #endif /* PPC_LINUX_TDEP_H */
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index f06c5acbd9a..a7378724e4e 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-11-18  Thiago Jung Bauermann  <bauerman@br.ibm.com>
+
+	* gdb.arch/ppc-dfp.exp: New file.
+	* gdb.arch/ppc-dfp.c: New file.
+
 2008-11-18  Paul Pluzhnikov  <ppluzhnikov@google.com>
 
 	* gdb.base/sepsymtab.exp: Update for new 'info sym' format.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/ppc-dfp.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/ppc-dfp.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..da0e44e8389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/ppc-dfp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* Copyright 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GDB.
+
+   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/>.  */
+
+#include <elf.h>
+
+#ifdef __powerpc64__
+typedef Elf64_auxv_t auxv_t;
+#else
+typedef Elf32_auxv_t auxv_t;
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PPC_FEATURE_HAS_DFP
+#define PPC_FEATURE_HAS_DFP	0x00000400
+#endif
+
+int
+main (int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[], auxv_t auxv[])
+{
+  int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; auxv[i].a_type != AT_NULL; i++)
+    if (auxv[i].a_type == AT_HWCAP) {
+      if (!(auxv[i].a_un.a_val & PPC_FEATURE_HAS_DFP))
+	return 1;
+
+      break;
+    }
+
+  asm ("mtfsfi 7, 5, 1\n");  /* Set DFP rounding mode.  */
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/ppc-dfp.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/ppc-dfp.exp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d87998e936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/ppc-dfp.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2008 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/>.
+#
+
+# Tests for Powerpc Decimal Floating Point registers setting and fetching
+
+if $tracelevel then {
+    strace $tracelevel
+}
+
+if ![istarget "powerpc*"] then {
+    verbose "Skipping powerpc decimal floating point register tests."
+    return
+}
+
+set testfile "ppc-dfp"
+set binfile ${objdir}/${subdir}/${testfile}
+set srcfile ${testfile}.c
+
+if [get_compiler_info $binfile] {
+    warning "get_compiler failed"
+    return -1
+}
+
+if ![test_compiler_info gcc*] {
+    # We use GCC's extended asm syntax
+    warning "unknown compiler"
+    return -1
+}
+
+if { [gdb_compile "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" "${binfile}" executable {quiet debug}] != "" } {
+    unsupported "This machine doesn't support Decimal Floating Point."
+    return -1
+}
+
+# Start with a fresh gdb.
+
+gdb_exit
+gdb_start
+gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
+gdb_load ${binfile}
+
+gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "Set DFP rounding mode."]
+
+gdb_run_cmd
+
+# When the prompt comes back we'll be at the Set DFP rounding mode breakpoint.
+# Unless the program bails out after checking AT_HWCAP.
+gdb_expect {
+  -re "Program exited with code 01.\[\r\n\]+$gdb_prompt $" {
+    unsupported "This machine doesn't support Decimal Floating Point."
+    return -1
+  }
+
+  -re ".*$gdb_prompt $" {}
+}
+
+# First, verify if FPSCR is all zeroes.
+gdb_test "print \$fpscr" " = 0" "FPSCR is all zeroes"
+
+# Step over "set rounding mode" instruction.
+gdb_test "next" "" ""
+
+# Verify that the following bits are set (See Power ISA for details):
+#
+# 29:31 - DFP Rounding Control
+gdb_test "print/t \$fpscr" " = 10100000000000000000000000000000000" "FPSCR for round to nearest, ties toward zero rounding mode"