2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index fc801bab1b3b..b753ea59703a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -450,6 +450,8 @@ struct thread_struct {
         struct perf_event       *ptrace_bps[HBP_NUM];
         /* Debug status used for traps, single steps, etc... */
         unsigned long           debugreg6;
+        /* Keep track of the exact dr7 value set by the user */
+        unsigned long           ptrace_dr7;
         /* Fault info: */
         unsigned long           cr2;
         unsigned long           trap_no;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 017d937639fe..0c1033d61e59 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ static unsigned long ptrace_get_debugreg(struct task_struct *tsk, int n)
         } else if (n == 6) {
                 val = thread->debugreg6;
          } else if (n == 7) {
-                val = ptrace_get_dr7(thread->ptrace_bps);
+                val = thread->ptrace_dr7;
         }
         return val;
 }
@@ -778,8 +778,11 @@ int ptrace_set_debugreg(struct task_struct *tsk, int n, unsigned long val)
                         return rc;
         }
         /* All that's left is DR7 */
-        if (n == 7)
+        if (n == 7) {
                 rc = ptrace_write_dr7(tsk, val);
+                if (!rc)
+                        thread->ptrace_dr7 = val;
+        }
 
 ret_path:
         return rc;