diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h b/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
index 9a83a98..4545aa6 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
@@ -411,4 +411,17 @@
 /* Keep this the last entry.  */
 #define R_PPC64_NUM		107
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_CELL
+/* Notes used in ET_CORE. Note name is "SPU/<fd>/<filename>". */
+#define NT_SPU		1
+
+extern int arch_notes_size(void);
+extern void arch_write_notes(struct file *file);
+
+#define ELF_CORE_EXTRA_NOTES_SIZE arch_notes_size()
+#define ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_NOTES arch_write_notes(file)
+
+#define ARCH_HAVE_EXTRA_ELF_NOTES
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_CELL */
+
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_ELF_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h b/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h
index ffa4df0..f968f86 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@
 	struct module *owner;
 } spufs_calls;
 
+/* coredump calls implemented in spufs */
+struct spu_coredump_calls {
+	asmlinkage int (*arch_notes_size)(void);
+	asmlinkage void (*arch_write_notes)(struct file *file);
+	struct module *owner;
+};
+
 /* return status from spu_run, same as in libspe */
 #define SPE_EVENT_DMA_ALIGNMENT		0x0008	/*A DMA alignment error */
 #define SPE_EVENT_SPE_ERROR		0x0010	/*An illegal instruction error*/
@@ -203,6 +210,9 @@
 }
 #endif /* MODULE */
 
+int register_arch_coredump_calls(struct spu_coredump_calls *calls);
+void unregister_arch_coredump_calls(struct spu_coredump_calls *calls);
+
 int spu_add_sysdev_attr(struct sysdev_attribute *attr);
 void spu_remove_sysdev_attr(struct sysdev_attribute *attr);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/elf.h b/include/linux/elf.h
index b70d1d2..743d5c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/elf.h
+++ b/include/linux/elf.h
@@ -368,5 +368,12 @@
 
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ARCH_HAVE_EXTRA_ELF_NOTES
+static inline int arch_notes_size(void) { return 0; }
+static inline void arch_write_notes(struct file *file) { }
+
+#define ELF_CORE_EXTRA_NOTES_SIZE arch_notes_size()
+#define ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_NOTES arch_write_notes(file)
+#endif /* ARCH_HAVE_EXTRA_ELF_NOTES */
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_ELF_H */