diff --git a/arch/um/sys-ppc/ptrace.c b/arch/um/sys-ppc/ptrace.c
index a971366d..8e71b47 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-ppc/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/um/sys-ppc/ptrace.c
@@ -8,6 +8,25 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int poke_user(struct task_struct *child, long addr, long data)
+{
+	if ((addr & 3) || addr < 0)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	if (addr < MAX_REG_OFFSET)
+		return putreg(child, addr, data);
+
+	else if((addr >= offsetof(struct user, u_debugreg[0])) &&
+		(addr <= offsetof(struct user, u_debugreg[7]))){
+		  addr -= offsetof(struct user, u_debugreg[0]);
+		  addr = addr >> 2;
+		  if((addr == 4) || (addr == 5)) return -EIO;
+		  child->thread.arch.debugregs[addr] = data;
+		  return 0;
+	}
+	return -EIO;
+}
+
 unsigned long getreg(struct task_struct *child, unsigned long regno)
 {
 	unsigned long retval = ~0UL;
@@ -16,6 +35,27 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
+int peek_user(struct task_struct *child, long addr, long data)
+{
+	/* read the word at location addr in the USER area. */
+	unsigned long tmp;
+
+	if ((addr & 3) || addr < 0)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	tmp = 0;  /* Default return condition */
+	if(addr < MAX_REG_OFFSET){
+		tmp = getreg(child, addr);
+	}
+	else if((addr >= offsetof(struct user, u_debugreg[0])) &&
+		(addr <= offsetof(struct user, u_debugreg[7]))){
+		addr -= offsetof(struct user, u_debugreg[0]);
+		addr = addr >> 2;
+		tmp = child->thread.arch.debugregs[addr];
+	}
+	return put_user(tmp, (unsigned long *) data);
+}
+
 /*
  * Overrides for Emacs so that we follow Linus's tabbing style.
  * Emacs will notice this stuff at the end of the file and automatically