diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Makefile
index 62c011e..f90e833 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Makefile
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@
 spu-priv1-$(CONFIG_PPC_CELL_NATIVE)	+= spu_priv1_mmio.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPU_BASE)			+= spu_callbacks.o spu_base.o \
+					   spu_coredump.o \
 					   $(spufs-modular-m) \
 					   $(spu-priv1-y) spufs/
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_coredump.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_coredump.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6915b41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_coredump.c
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * SPU core dump code
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 2006 IBM Corp.
+ *
+ * Author: Dwayne Grant McConnell <decimal@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * 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 2, 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, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/syscalls.h>
+
+#include <asm/spu.h>
+
+static struct spu_coredump_calls spu_coredump_calls;
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(spu_coredump_mutex);
+
+int arch_notes_size(void)
+{
+	long ret;
+	struct module *owner = spu_coredump_calls.owner;
+
+	ret = -ENOSYS;
+	mutex_lock(&spu_coredump_mutex);
+	if (owner && try_module_get(owner)) {
+		ret = spu_coredump_calls.arch_notes_size();
+		module_put(owner);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&spu_coredump_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void arch_write_notes(struct file *file)
+{
+	struct module *owner = spu_coredump_calls.owner;
+
+	mutex_lock(&spu_coredump_mutex);
+	if (owner && try_module_get(owner)) {
+		spu_coredump_calls.arch_write_notes(file);
+		module_put(owner);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&spu_coredump_mutex);
+}
+
+int register_arch_coredump_calls(struct spu_coredump_calls *calls)
+{
+	if (spu_coredump_calls.owner)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	mutex_lock(&spu_coredump_mutex);
+	spu_coredump_calls.arch_notes_size = calls->arch_notes_size;
+	spu_coredump_calls.arch_write_notes = calls->arch_write_notes;
+	spu_coredump_calls.owner = calls->owner;
+	mutex_unlock(&spu_coredump_mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_arch_coredump_calls);
+
+void unregister_arch_coredump_calls(struct spu_coredump_calls *calls)
+{
+	BUG_ON(spu_coredump_calls.owner != calls->owner);
+
+	mutex_lock(&spu_coredump_mutex);
+	spu_coredump_calls.owner = NULL;
+	mutex_unlock(&spu_coredump_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_arch_coredump_calls);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/Makefile
index ecdfbb3..472217d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 obj-y += switch.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPU_FS) += spufs.o
-spufs-y += inode.o file.o context.o syscalls.o
+spufs-y += inode.o file.o context.o syscalls.o coredump.o
 spufs-y += sched.o backing_ops.o hw_ops.o run.o gang.o
 
 # Rules to build switch.o with the help of SPU tool chain
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/coredump.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/coredump.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26945c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/coredump.c
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+/*
+ * SPU core dump code
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 2006 IBM Corp.
+ *
+ * Author: Dwayne Grant McConnell <decimal@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * 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 2, 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, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/elf.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/syscalls.h>
+
+#include <asm/uaccess.h>
+
+#include "spufs.h"
+
+struct spufs_ctx_info {
+	struct list_head list;
+	int dfd;
+	int memsize; /* in bytes */
+	struct spu_context *ctx;
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(ctx_info_list);
+
+static ssize_t do_coredump_read(int num, struct spu_context *ctx, void __user *buffer,
+				size_t size, loff_t *off)
+{
+	u64 data;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (spufs_coredump_read[num].read)
+		return spufs_coredump_read[num].read(ctx, buffer, size, off);
+
+	data = spufs_coredump_read[num].get(ctx);
+	ret = copy_to_user(buffer, &data, 8);
+	return ret ? -EFAULT : 8;
+}
+
+/*
+ * These are the only things you should do on a core-file: use only these
+ * functions to write out all the necessary info.
+ */
+static int spufs_dump_write(struct file *file, const void *addr, int nr)
+{
+	return file->f_op->write(file, addr, nr, &file->f_pos) == nr;
+}
+
+static int spufs_dump_seek(struct file *file, loff_t off)
+{
+	if (file->f_op->llseek) {
+		if (file->f_op->llseek(file, off, 0) != off)
+			return 0;
+	} else
+		file->f_pos = off;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void spufs_fill_memsize(struct spufs_ctx_info *ctx_info)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx;
+	unsigned long long lslr;
+
+	ctx = ctx_info->ctx;
+	lslr = ctx->csa.priv2.spu_lslr_RW;
+	ctx_info->memsize = lslr + 1;
+}
+
+static int spufs_ctx_note_size(struct spufs_ctx_info *ctx_info)
+{
+	int dfd, memsize, i, sz, total = 0;
+	char *name;
+	char fullname[80];
+
+	dfd = ctx_info->dfd;
+	memsize = ctx_info->memsize;
+
+	for (i = 0; spufs_coredump_read[i].name; i++) {
+		name = spufs_coredump_read[i].name;
+		sz = spufs_coredump_read[i].size;
+
+		sprintf(fullname, "SPU/%d/%s", dfd, name);
+
+		total += sizeof(struct elf_note);
+		total += roundup(strlen(fullname) + 1, 4);
+		if (!strcmp(name, "mem"))
+			total += roundup(memsize, 4);
+		else
+			total += roundup(sz, 4);
+	}
+
+	return total;
+}
+
+static int spufs_add_one_context(struct file *file, int dfd)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx;
+	struct spufs_ctx_info *ctx_info;
+	int size;
+
+	ctx = SPUFS_I(file->f_dentry->d_inode)->i_ctx;
+	if (ctx->flags & SPU_CREATE_NOSCHED)
+		return 0;
+
+	ctx_info = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!ctx_info))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ctx_info->dfd = dfd;
+	ctx_info->ctx = ctx;
+
+	spufs_fill_memsize(ctx_info);
+
+	size = spufs_ctx_note_size(ctx_info);
+	list_add(&ctx_info->list, &ctx_info_list);
+	return size;
+}
+
+/*
+ * The additional architecture-specific notes for Cell are various
+ * context files in the spu context.
+ *
+ * This function iterates over all open file descriptors and sees
+ * if they are a directory in spufs.  In that case we use spufs
+ * internal functionality to dump them without needing to actually
+ * open the files.
+ */
+static int spufs_arch_notes_size(void)
+{
+	struct fdtable *fdt = files_fdtable(current->files);
+	int size = 0, fd;
+
+	for (fd = 0; fd < fdt->max_fdset && fd < fdt->max_fds; fd++) {
+		if (FD_ISSET(fd, fdt->open_fds)) {
+			struct file *file = fcheck(fd);
+
+			if (file && file->f_op == &spufs_context_fops) {
+				int rval = spufs_add_one_context(file, fd);
+				if (rval < 0)
+					break;
+				size += rval;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return size;
+}
+
+static void spufs_arch_write_note(struct spufs_ctx_info *ctx_info, int i,
+				struct file *file)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx;
+	loff_t pos = 0;
+	int sz, dfd, rc, total = 0;
+	const int bufsz = 4096;
+	char *name;
+	char fullname[80], *buf;
+	struct elf_note en;
+
+	buf = kmalloc(bufsz, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return;
+
+	dfd = ctx_info->dfd;
+	name = spufs_coredump_read[i].name;
+
+	if (!strcmp(name, "mem"))
+		sz = ctx_info->memsize;
+	else
+		sz = spufs_coredump_read[i].size;
+
+	ctx = ctx_info->ctx;
+	if (!ctx) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	sprintf(fullname, "SPU/%d/%s", dfd, name);
+	en.n_namesz = strlen(fullname) + 1;
+	en.n_descsz = sz;
+	en.n_type = NT_SPU;
+
+	if (!spufs_dump_write(file, &en, sizeof(en)))
+		return;
+	if (!spufs_dump_write(file, fullname, en.n_namesz))
+		return;
+	if (!spufs_dump_seek(file, roundup((unsigned long)file->f_pos, 4)))
+		return;
+
+	do {
+		rc = do_coredump_read(i, ctx, buf, bufsz, &pos);
+		if (rc > 0) {
+			if (!spufs_dump_write(file, buf, rc))
+				return;
+			total += rc;
+		}
+	} while (rc == bufsz && total < sz);
+
+	spufs_dump_seek(file, roundup((unsigned long)file->f_pos
+						- total + sz, 4));
+}
+
+static void spufs_arch_write_notes(struct file *file)
+{
+	int j;
+	struct spufs_ctx_info *ctx_info, *next;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ctx_info, next, &ctx_info_list, list) {
+		spu_acquire_saved(ctx_info->ctx);
+		for (j = 0; j < spufs_coredump_num_notes; j++)
+			spufs_arch_write_note(ctx_info, j, file);
+		spu_release(ctx_info->ctx);
+		list_del(&ctx_info->list);
+		kfree(ctx_info);
+	}
+}
+
+struct spu_coredump_calls spufs_coredump_calls = {
+	.arch_notes_size = spufs_arch_notes_size,
+	.arch_write_notes = spufs_arch_write_notes,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+};
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
index 50e0afc..347eff5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 #define SPUFS_MMAP_4K (PAGE_SIZE == 0x1000)
 
-
 static int
 spufs_mem_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
@@ -52,18 +51,23 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
+__spufs_mem_read(struct spu_context *ctx, char __user *buffer,
+			size_t size, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	char *local_store = ctx->ops->get_ls(ctx);
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(buffer, size, pos, local_store,
+					LS_SIZE);
+}
+
+static ssize_t
 spufs_mem_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
 				size_t size, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
-	char *local_store;
 	int ret;
+	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
 
 	spu_acquire(ctx);
-
-	local_store = ctx->ops->get_ls(ctx);
-	ret = simple_read_from_buffer(buffer, size, pos, local_store, LS_SIZE);
-
+	ret = __spufs_mem_read(ctx, buffer, size, pos);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -262,18 +266,23 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
+__spufs_regs_read(struct spu_context *ctx, char __user *buffer,
+			size_t size, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	struct spu_lscsa *lscsa = ctx->csa.lscsa;
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(buffer, size, pos,
+				      lscsa->gprs, sizeof lscsa->gprs);
+}
+
+static ssize_t
 spufs_regs_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
 		size_t size, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
-	struct spu_lscsa *lscsa = ctx->csa.lscsa;
 	int ret;
+	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
 
 	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
-
-	ret = simple_read_from_buffer(buffer, size, pos,
-				      lscsa->gprs, sizeof lscsa->gprs);
-
+	ret = __spufs_regs_read(ctx, buffer, size, pos);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -308,18 +317,23 @@
 };
 
 static ssize_t
+__spufs_fpcr_read(struct spu_context *ctx, char __user * buffer,
+			size_t size, loff_t * pos)
+{
+	struct spu_lscsa *lscsa = ctx->csa.lscsa;
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(buffer, size, pos,
+				      &lscsa->fpcr, sizeof(lscsa->fpcr));
+}
+
+static ssize_t
 spufs_fpcr_read(struct file *file, char __user * buffer,
 		size_t size, loff_t * pos)
 {
-	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
-	struct spu_lscsa *lscsa = ctx->csa.lscsa;
 	int ret;
+	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
 
 	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
-
-	ret = simple_read_from_buffer(buffer, size, pos,
-				      &lscsa->fpcr, sizeof(lscsa->fpcr));
-
+	ret = __spufs_fpcr_read(ctx, buffer, size, pos);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -719,22 +733,19 @@
 	return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 }
 
-static ssize_t spufs_signal1_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
+static ssize_t __spufs_signal1_read(struct spu_context *ctx, char __user *buf,
 			size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
 	int ret = 0;
 	u32 data;
 
 	if (len < 4)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
 	if (ctx->csa.spu_chnlcnt_RW[3]) {
 		data = ctx->csa.spu_chnldata_RW[3];
 		ret = 4;
 	}
-	spu_release(ctx);
 
 	if (!ret)
 		goto out;
@@ -746,6 +757,19 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static ssize_t spufs_signal1_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
+			size_t len, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
+
+	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+	ret = __spufs_signal1_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
+	spu_release(ctx);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static ssize_t spufs_signal1_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
@@ -816,22 +840,19 @@
 	return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 }
 
-static ssize_t spufs_signal2_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
+static ssize_t __spufs_signal2_read(struct spu_context *ctx, char __user *buf,
 			size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
 	int ret = 0;
 	u32 data;
 
 	if (len < 4)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
 	if (ctx->csa.spu_chnlcnt_RW[4]) {
 		data =  ctx->csa.spu_chnldata_RW[4];
 		ret = 4;
 	}
-	spu_release(ctx);
 
 	if (!ret)
 		goto out;
@@ -840,7 +861,20 @@
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 out:
-	return 4;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t spufs_signal2_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
+			size_t len, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
+	int ret;
+
+	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+	ret = __spufs_signal2_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
+	spu_release(ctx);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static ssize_t spufs_signal2_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
@@ -916,13 +950,19 @@
 	spu_release(ctx);
 }
 
+static u64 __spufs_signal1_type_get(void *data)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
+	return ctx->ops->signal1_type_get(ctx);
+}
+
 static u64 spufs_signal1_type_get(void *data)
 {
 	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
 	u64 ret;
 
 	spu_acquire(ctx);
-	ret = ctx->ops->signal1_type_get(ctx);
+	ret = __spufs_signal1_type_get(data);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -939,13 +979,19 @@
 	spu_release(ctx);
 }
 
+static u64 __spufs_signal2_type_get(void *data)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
+	return ctx->ops->signal2_type_get(ctx);
+}
+
 static u64 spufs_signal2_type_get(void *data)
 {
 	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
 	u64 ret;
 
 	spu_acquire(ctx);
-	ret = ctx->ops->signal2_type_get(ctx);
+	ret = __spufs_signal2_type_get(data);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1387,13 +1433,19 @@
 	spu_release(ctx);
 }
 
-static u64 spufs_decr_get(void *data)
+static u64 __spufs_decr_get(void *data)
 {
 	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
 	struct spu_lscsa *lscsa = ctx->csa.lscsa;
+	return lscsa->decr.slot[0];
+}
+
+static u64 spufs_decr_get(void *data)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
 	u64 ret;
 	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
-	ret = lscsa->decr.slot[0];
+	ret = __spufs_decr_get(data);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1409,13 +1461,19 @@
 	spu_release(ctx);
 }
 
-static u64 spufs_decr_status_get(void *data)
+static u64 __spufs_decr_status_get(void *data)
 {
 	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
 	struct spu_lscsa *lscsa = ctx->csa.lscsa;
+	return lscsa->decr_status.slot[0];
+}
+
+static u64 spufs_decr_status_get(void *data)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
 	u64 ret;
 	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
-	ret = lscsa->decr_status.slot[0];
+	ret = __spufs_decr_status_get(data);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1431,30 +1489,43 @@
 	spu_release(ctx);
 }
 
-static u64 spufs_event_mask_get(void *data)
+static u64 __spufs_event_mask_get(void *data)
 {
 	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
 	struct spu_lscsa *lscsa = ctx->csa.lscsa;
+	return lscsa->event_mask.slot[0];
+}
+
+static u64 spufs_event_mask_get(void *data)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
 	u64 ret;
 	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
-	ret = lscsa->event_mask.slot[0];
+	ret = __spufs_event_mask_get(data);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 	return ret;
 }
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(spufs_event_mask_ops, spufs_event_mask_get,
 			spufs_event_mask_set, "0x%llx\n")
 
-static u64 spufs_event_status_get(void *data)
+static u64 __spufs_event_status_get(void *data)
 {
 	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
 	struct spu_state *state = &ctx->csa;
-	u64 ret = 0;
 	u64 stat;
-
-	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
 	stat = state->spu_chnlcnt_RW[0];
 	if (stat)
-		ret = state->spu_chnldata_RW[0];
+		return state->spu_chnldata_RW[0];
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static u64 spufs_event_status_get(void *data)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
+	u64 ret = 0;
+
+	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+	ret = __spufs_event_status_get(data);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1499,12 +1570,18 @@
 }
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(spufs_id_ops, spufs_id_get, NULL, "0x%llx\n")
 
-static u64 spufs_object_id_get(void *data)
+static u64 __spufs_object_id_get(void *data)
 {
 	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
 	return ctx->object_id;
 }
 
+static u64 spufs_object_id_get(void *data)
+{
+	/* FIXME: Should there really be no locking here? */
+	return __spufs_object_id_get(data);
+}
+
 static void spufs_object_id_set(void *data, u64 id)
 {
 	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
@@ -1514,13 +1591,19 @@
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(spufs_object_id_ops, spufs_object_id_get,
 		spufs_object_id_set, "0x%llx\n");
 
+static u64 __spufs_lslr_get(void *data)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
+	return ctx->csa.priv2.spu_lslr_RW;
+}
+
 static u64 spufs_lslr_get(void *data)
 {
 	struct spu_context *ctx = data;
 	u64 ret;
 
 	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
-	ret = ctx->csa.priv2.spu_lslr_RW;
+	ret = __spufs_lslr_get(data);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1535,26 +1618,36 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static ssize_t __spufs_mbox_info_read(struct spu_context *ctx,
+			char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	u32 mbox_stat;
+	u32 data;
+
+	mbox_stat = ctx->csa.prob.mb_stat_R;
+	if (mbox_stat & 0x0000ff) {
+		data = ctx->csa.prob.pu_mb_R;
+	}
+
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, len, pos, &data, sizeof data);
+}
+
 static ssize_t spufs_mbox_info_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 				   size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
+	int ret;
 	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
-	u32 mbox_stat;
-	u32 data;
 
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, len))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
 	spin_lock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
-	mbox_stat = ctx->csa.prob.mb_stat_R;
-	if (mbox_stat & 0x0000ff) {
-		data = ctx->csa.prob.pu_mb_R;
-	}
+	ret = __spufs_mbox_info_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
 	spin_unlock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 
-	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, len, pos, &data, sizeof data);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static struct file_operations spufs_mbox_info_fops = {
@@ -1563,26 +1656,36 @@
 	.llseek  = generic_file_llseek,
 };
 
+static ssize_t __spufs_ibox_info_read(struct spu_context *ctx,
+				char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	u32 ibox_stat;
+	u32 data;
+
+	ibox_stat = ctx->csa.prob.mb_stat_R;
+	if (ibox_stat & 0xff0000) {
+		data = ctx->csa.priv2.puint_mb_R;
+	}
+
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, len, pos, &data, sizeof data);
+}
+
 static ssize_t spufs_ibox_info_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 				   size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
-	u32 ibox_stat;
-	u32 data;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, len))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
 	spin_lock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
-	ibox_stat = ctx->csa.prob.mb_stat_R;
-	if (ibox_stat & 0xff0000) {
-		data = ctx->csa.priv2.puint_mb_R;
-	}
+	ret = __spufs_ibox_info_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
 	spin_unlock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 
-	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, len, pos, &data, sizeof data);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static struct file_operations spufs_ibox_info_fops = {
@@ -1591,29 +1694,39 @@
 	.llseek  = generic_file_llseek,
 };
 
+static ssize_t __spufs_wbox_info_read(struct spu_context *ctx,
+			char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	int i, cnt;
+	u32 data[4];
+	u32 wbox_stat;
+
+	wbox_stat = ctx->csa.prob.mb_stat_R;
+	cnt = 4 - ((wbox_stat & 0x00ff00) >> 8);
+	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
+		data[i] = ctx->csa.spu_mailbox_data[i];
+	}
+
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, len, pos, &data,
+				cnt * sizeof(u32));
+}
+
 static ssize_t spufs_wbox_info_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 				   size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
-	int i, cnt;
-	u32 data[4];
-	u32 wbox_stat;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, len))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
 	spin_lock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
-	wbox_stat = ctx->csa.prob.mb_stat_R;
-	cnt = (wbox_stat & 0x00ff00) >> 8;
-	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
-		data[i] = ctx->csa.spu_mailbox_data[i];
-	}
+	ret = __spufs_wbox_info_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
 	spin_unlock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 
-	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, len, pos, &data,
-				cnt * sizeof(u32));
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static struct file_operations spufs_wbox_info_fops = {
@@ -1622,19 +1735,13 @@
 	.llseek  = generic_file_llseek,
 };
 
-static ssize_t spufs_dma_info_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
-			      size_t len, loff_t *pos)
+static ssize_t __spufs_dma_info_read(struct spu_context *ctx,
+			char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
 	struct spu_dma_info info;
 	struct mfc_cq_sr *qp, *spuqp;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, len))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
-	spin_lock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
 	info.dma_info_type = ctx->csa.priv2.spu_tag_status_query_RW;
 	info.dma_info_mask = ctx->csa.lscsa->tag_mask.slot[0];
 	info.dma_info_status = ctx->csa.spu_chnldata_RW[24];
@@ -1649,25 +1756,40 @@
 		qp->mfc_cq_data2_RW = spuqp->mfc_cq_data2_RW;
 		qp->mfc_cq_data3_RW = spuqp->mfc_cq_data3_RW;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
-	spu_release(ctx);
 
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, len, pos, &info,
 				sizeof info);
 }
 
+static ssize_t spufs_dma_info_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
+			      size_t len, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, len))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+	spin_lock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
+	ret = __spufs_dma_info_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
+	spin_unlock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
+	spu_release(ctx);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static struct file_operations spufs_dma_info_fops = {
 	.open = spufs_info_open,
 	.read = spufs_dma_info_read,
 };
 
-static ssize_t spufs_proxydma_info_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
-				   size_t len, loff_t *pos)
+static ssize_t __spufs_proxydma_info_read(struct spu_context *ctx,
+			char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
 	struct spu_proxydma_info info;
-	int ret = sizeof info;
 	struct mfc_cq_sr *qp, *puqp;
+	int ret = sizeof info;
 	int i;
 
 	if (len < ret)
@@ -1676,8 +1798,6 @@
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, len))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
-	spin_lock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
 	info.proxydma_info_type = ctx->csa.prob.dma_querytype_RW;
 	info.proxydma_info_mask = ctx->csa.prob.dma_querymask_RW;
 	info.proxydma_info_status = ctx->csa.prob.dma_tagstatus_R;
@@ -1690,12 +1810,23 @@
 		qp->mfc_cq_data2_RW = puqp->mfc_cq_data2_RW;
 		qp->mfc_cq_data3_RW = puqp->mfc_cq_data3_RW;
 	}
+
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, len, pos, &info,
+				sizeof info);
+}
+
+static ssize_t spufs_proxydma_info_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
+				   size_t len, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
+	int ret;
+
+	spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+	spin_lock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
+	ret = __spufs_proxydma_info_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
 	spin_unlock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
 	spu_release(ctx);
 
-	if (copy_to_user(buf, &info, sizeof info))
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1760,3 +1891,27 @@
 	{ "object-id", &spufs_object_id_ops, 0666, },
 	{},
 };
+
+struct spufs_coredump_reader spufs_coredump_read[] = {
+	{ "regs", __spufs_regs_read, NULL, 128 * 16 },
+	{ "fpcr", __spufs_fpcr_read, NULL, 16 },
+	{ "lslr", NULL, __spufs_lslr_get, 11 },
+	{ "decr", NULL, __spufs_decr_get, 11 },
+	{ "decr_status", NULL, __spufs_decr_status_get, 11 },
+	{ "mem", __spufs_mem_read, NULL, 256 * 1024, },
+	{ "signal1", __spufs_signal1_read, NULL, 4 },
+	{ "signal1_type", NULL, __spufs_signal1_type_get, 2 },
+	{ "signal2", __spufs_signal2_read, NULL, 4 },
+	{ "signal2_type", NULL, __spufs_signal2_type_get, 2 },
+	{ "event_mask", NULL, __spufs_event_mask_get, 8 },
+	{ "event_status", NULL, __spufs_event_status_get, 8 },
+	{ "mbox_info", __spufs_mbox_info_read, NULL, 4 },
+	{ "ibox_info", __spufs_ibox_info_read, NULL, 4 },
+	{ "wbox_info", __spufs_wbox_info_read, NULL, 16 },
+	{ "dma_info", __spufs_dma_info_read, NULL, 69 * 8 },
+	{ "proxydma_info", __spufs_proxydma_info_read, NULL, 35 * 8 },
+	{ "object-id", NULL, __spufs_object_id_get, 19 },
+	{ },
+};
+int spufs_coredump_num_notes = ARRAY_SIZE(spufs_coredump_read) - 1;
+
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index d5f0a21..a3ca06b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
 	.readdir	= dcache_readdir,
 	.fsync		= simple_sync_file,
 };
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spufs_context_fops);
 
 static int
 spufs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags,
@@ -647,6 +648,7 @@
 static int __init spufs_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
+
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	spufs_inode_cache = kmem_cache_create("spufs_inode_cache",
 			sizeof(struct spufs_inode_info), 0,
@@ -664,8 +666,12 @@
 	ret = register_spu_syscalls(&spufs_calls);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_fs;
+	ret = register_arch_coredump_calls(&spufs_coredump_calls);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_fs;
 
 	spufs_init_isolated_loader();
+
 	return 0;
 out_fs:
 	unregister_filesystem(&spufs_type);
@@ -679,6 +685,7 @@
 static void __exit spufs_exit(void)
 {
 	spu_sched_exit();
+	unregister_arch_coredump_calls(&spufs_coredump_calls);
 	unregister_spu_syscalls(&spufs_calls);
 	unregister_filesystem(&spufs_type);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(spufs_inode_cache);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
index 23d20f3..70fb133 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
@@ -223,4 +223,15 @@
 void spufs_mfc_callback(struct spu *spu);
 void spufs_dma_callback(struct spu *spu, int type);
 
+extern struct spu_coredump_calls spufs_coredump_calls;
+struct spufs_coredump_reader {
+	char *name;
+	ssize_t (*read)(struct spu_context *ctx,
+			char __user *buffer, size_t size, loff_t *pos);
+	u64 (*get)(void *data);
+	size_t size;
+};
+extern struct spufs_coredump_reader spufs_coredump_read[];
+extern int spufs_coredump_num_notes;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 79b05a1..cc72bb4 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1582,6 +1582,10 @@
 		
 		sz += thread_status_size;
 
+#ifdef ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_NOTES
+		sz += ELF_CORE_EXTRA_NOTES_SIZE;
+#endif
+
 		fill_elf_note_phdr(&phdr, sz, offset);
 		offset += sz;
 		DUMP_WRITE(&phdr, sizeof(phdr));
@@ -1622,6 +1626,10 @@
 		if (!writenote(notes + i, file, &foffset))
 			goto end_coredump;
 
+#ifdef ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_NOTES
+	ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_NOTES;
+#endif
+
 	/* write out the thread status notes section */
 	list_for_each(t, &thread_list) {
 		struct elf_thread_status *tmp =
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 */