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diff --git a/gdb/gdbarch.h b/gdb/gdbarch.h
index d2b0e5afec8..f6c7ce81aef 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbarch.h
+++ b/gdb/gdbarch.h
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ extern void set_gdbarch_long_double_format (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, const struc
/ addr_bit will be set from it.
If gdbarch_ptr_bit and gdbarch_addr_bit are different, you'll probably
- also need to set gdbarch_pointer_to_address and gdbarch_address_to_pointer
- as well.
+ also need to set gdbarch_dwarf2_addr_size, gdbarch_pointer_to_address and
+ gdbarch_address_to_pointer as well.
ptr_bit is the size of a pointer on the target */
@@ -167,6 +167,23 @@ extern void set_gdbarch_ptr_bit (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, int ptr_bit);
extern int gdbarch_addr_bit (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
extern void set_gdbarch_addr_bit (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, int addr_bit);
+/* dwarf2_addr_size is the target address size as used in the Dwarf debug
+ info. For .debug_frame FDEs, this is supposed to be the target address
+ size from the associated CU header, and which is equivalent to the
+ DWARF2_ADDR_SIZE as defined by the target specific GCC back-end.
+ Unfortunately there is no good way to determine this value. Therefore
+ dwarf2_addr_size simply defaults to the target pointer size.
+
+ dwarf2_addr_size is not used for .eh_frame FDEs, which are generally
+ defined using the target's pointer size so far.
+
+ Note that dwarf2_addr_size only needs to be redefined by a target if the
+ GCC back-end defines a DWARF2_ADDR_SIZE other than the target pointer size,
+ and if Dwarf versions < 4 need to be supported. */
+
+extern int gdbarch_dwarf2_addr_size (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
+extern void set_gdbarch_dwarf2_addr_size (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, int dwarf2_addr_size);
+
/* One if `char' acts like `signed char', zero if `unsigned char'. */
extern int gdbarch_char_signed (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);