diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 4f55c736be11ea3aa3ac6762b0ec3d1371b872ce..284f5898f5269ca236e66353b88b48d18c757e34 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -65,6 +65,17 @@ config OPTPROBES
 	depends on KPROBES && HAVE_OPTPROBES
 	depends on !PREEMPT
 
+config UPROBES
+	bool "User-space probes (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_UPROBES
+	default n
+	help
+	  Uprobes enables kernel subsystems to establish probepoints
+	  in user applications and execute handler functions when
+	  the probepoints are hit.
+
+	  If in doubt, say "N".
+
 config HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
 	bool
 	help
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 5bed94e189fab8ef9bf24f038763ee90bc45b798..481dbfcf14edb4a56e505062a4741e941146cbb6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ config X86
 	select GENERIC_IOMAP
 
 config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
-	def_bool (KPROBES || PERF_EVENTS)
+	def_bool (KPROBES || PERF_EVENTS || UPROBES)
 
 config OUTPUT_FORMAT
 	string
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ config ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE
 	def_bool y
 	depends on HOTPLUG_CPU
 
+config ARCH_SUPPORTS_UPROBES
+	def_bool y
+
 source "init/Kconfig"
 source "kernel/Kconfig.freezer"
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/uprobes.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/uprobes.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8208234391ffab9421f0b2b3c4453c04be93ba01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/uprobes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef _ASM_UPROBES_H
+#define _ASM_UPROBES_H
+/*
+ * Userspace Probes (UProbes) for x86
+ *
+ * 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 of the License, 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., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2008-2011
+ * Authors:
+ *	Srikar Dronamraju
+ *	Jim Keniston
+ */
+
+typedef u8 uprobe_opcode_t;
+#define MAX_UINSN_BYTES 16
+#define UPROBES_XOL_SLOT_BYTES	128	/* to keep it cache aligned */
+
+#define UPROBES_BKPT_INSN 0xcc
+#define UPROBES_BKPT_INSN_SIZE 1
+
+struct uprobe_arch_info {
+	u16			fixups;
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	unsigned long rip_rela_target_address;
+#endif
+};
+
+struct uprobe;
+extern int analyze_insn(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe);
+#endif	/* _ASM_UPROBES_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index 5369059c07a907fac7e6a755aa24e7ae280bd6a0..8c8c365a3bc3e1351058da685cb17c341698a93c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_X86_CHECK_BIOS_CORRUPTION) += check.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SWIOTLB)			+= pci-swiotlb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF)			+= devicetree.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_UPROBES)			+= uprobes.o
 
 ###
 # 64 bit specific files
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/uprobes.c b/arch/x86/kernel/uprobes.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2a301bb91bdbb5c2e07871862933e9e2cda551f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/uprobes.c
@@ -0,0 +1,412 @@
+/*
+ * Userspace Probes (UProbes) for x86
+ *
+ * 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 of the License, 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., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2008-2011
+ * Authors:
+ *	Srikar Dronamraju
+ *	Jim Keniston
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <linux/uprobes.h>
+
+#include <linux/kdebug.h>
+#include <asm/insn.h>
+
+/* Post-execution fixups. */
+
+/* No fixup needed */
+#define UPROBES_FIX_NONE	0x0
+/* Adjust IP back to vicinity of actual insn */
+#define UPROBES_FIX_IP		0x1
+/* Adjust the return address of a call insn */
+#define UPROBES_FIX_CALL	0x2
+
+#define UPROBES_FIX_RIP_AX	0x8000
+#define UPROBES_FIX_RIP_CX	0x4000
+
+/* Adaptations for mhiramat x86 decoder v14. */
+#define OPCODE1(insn) ((insn)->opcode.bytes[0])
+#define OPCODE2(insn) ((insn)->opcode.bytes[1])
+#define OPCODE3(insn) ((insn)->opcode.bytes[2])
+#define MODRM_REG(insn) X86_MODRM_REG(insn->modrm.value)
+
+#define W(row, b0, b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7, b8, b9, ba, bb, bc, bd, be, bf)\
+	(((b0##UL << 0x0)|(b1##UL << 0x1)|(b2##UL << 0x2)|(b3##UL << 0x3) |   \
+	  (b4##UL << 0x4)|(b5##UL << 0x5)|(b6##UL << 0x6)|(b7##UL << 0x7) |   \
+	  (b8##UL << 0x8)|(b9##UL << 0x9)|(ba##UL << 0xa)|(bb##UL << 0xb) |   \
+	  (bc##UL << 0xc)|(bd##UL << 0xd)|(be##UL << 0xe)|(bf##UL << 0xf))    \
+	 << (row % 32))
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+static volatile u32 good_insns_64[256 / 32] = {
+	/*      0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f         */
+	/*      ----------------------------------------------         */
+	W(0x00, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0) | /* 00 */
+	W(0x10, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0) , /* 10 */
+	W(0x20, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0) | /* 20 */
+	W(0x30, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0) , /* 30 */
+	W(0x40, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) | /* 40 */
+	W(0x50, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* 50 */
+	W(0x60, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0) | /* 60 */
+	W(0x70, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* 70 */
+	W(0x80, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) | /* 80 */
+	W(0x90, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* 90 */
+	W(0xa0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) | /* a0 */
+	W(0xb0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* b0 */
+	W(0xc0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0) | /* c0 */
+	W(0xd0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* d0 */
+	W(0xe0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0) | /* e0 */
+	W(0xf0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1)   /* f0 */
+	/*      ----------------------------------------------         */
+	/*      0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f         */
+};
+#endif
+
+/* Good-instruction tables for 32-bit apps */
+
+static volatile u32 good_insns_32[256 / 32] = {
+	/*      0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f         */
+	/*      ----------------------------------------------         */
+	W(0x00, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0) | /* 00 */
+	W(0x10, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0) , /* 10 */
+	W(0x20, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1) | /* 20 */
+	W(0x30, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1) , /* 30 */
+	W(0x40, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) | /* 40 */
+	W(0x50, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* 50 */
+	W(0x60, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0) | /* 60 */
+	W(0x70, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* 70 */
+	W(0x80, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) | /* 80 */
+	W(0x90, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* 90 */
+	W(0xa0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) | /* a0 */
+	W(0xb0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* b0 */
+	W(0xc0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0) | /* c0 */
+	W(0xd0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* d0 */
+	W(0xe0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0) | /* e0 */
+	W(0xf0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1)   /* f0 */
+	/*      ----------------------------------------------         */
+	/*      0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f         */
+};
+
+/* Using this for both 64-bit and 32-bit apps */
+static volatile u32 good_2byte_insns[256 / 32] = {
+	/*      0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f         */
+	/*      ----------------------------------------------         */
+	W(0x00, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1) | /* 00 */
+	W(0x10, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* 10 */
+	W(0x20, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) | /* 20 */
+	W(0x30, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) , /* 30 */
+	W(0x40, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) | /* 40 */
+	W(0x50, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* 50 */
+	W(0x60, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) | /* 60 */
+	W(0x70, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1) , /* 70 */
+	W(0x80, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) | /* 80 */
+	W(0x90, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* 90 */
+	W(0xa0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1) | /* a0 */
+	W(0xb0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* b0 */
+	W(0xc0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) | /* c0 */
+	W(0xd0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) , /* d0 */
+	W(0xe0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) | /* e0 */
+	W(0xf0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0)   /* f0 */
+	/*      ----------------------------------------------         */
+	/*      0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f         */
+};
+
+#undef W
+
+/*
+ * opcodes we'll probably never support:
+ * 6c-6d, e4-e5, ec-ed - in
+ * 6e-6f, e6-e7, ee-ef - out
+ * cc, cd - int3, int
+ * cf - iret
+ * d6 - illegal instruction
+ * f1 - int1/icebp
+ * f4 - hlt
+ * fa, fb - cli, sti
+ * 0f - lar, lsl, syscall, clts, sysret, sysenter, sysexit, invd, wbinvd, ud2
+ *
+ * invalid opcodes in 64-bit mode:
+ * 06, 0e, 16, 1e, 27, 2f, 37, 3f, 60-62, 82, c4-c5, d4-d5
+ *
+ * 63 - we support this opcode in x86_64 but not in i386.
+ *
+ * opcodes we may need to refine support for:
+ * 0f - 2-byte instructions: For many of these instructions, the validity
+ * depends on the prefix and/or the reg field.  On such instructions, we
+ * just consider the opcode combination valid if it corresponds to any
+ * valid instruction.
+ * 8f - Group 1 - only reg = 0 is OK
+ * c6-c7 - Group 11 - only reg = 0 is OK
+ * d9-df - fpu insns with some illegal encodings
+ * f2, f3 - repnz, repz prefixes.  These are also the first byte for
+ * certain floating-point instructions, such as addsd.
+ * fe - Group 4 - only reg = 0 or 1 is OK
+ * ff - Group 5 - only reg = 0-6 is OK
+ *
+ * others -- Do we need to support these?
+ * 0f - (floating-point?) prefetch instructions
+ * 07, 17, 1f - pop es, pop ss, pop ds
+ * 26, 2e, 36, 3e - es:, cs:, ss:, ds: segment prefixes --
+ *	but 64 and 65 (fs: and gs:) seem to be used, so we support them
+ * 67 - addr16 prefix
+ * ce - into
+ * f0 - lock prefix
+ */
+
+/*
+ * TODO:
+ * - Where necessary, examine the modrm byte and allow only valid instructions
+ * in the different Groups and fpu instructions.
+ */
+
+static bool is_prefix_bad(struct insn *insn)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < insn->prefixes.nbytes; i++) {
+		switch (insn->prefixes.bytes[i]) {
+		case 0x26:	/*INAT_PFX_ES   */
+		case 0x2E:	/*INAT_PFX_CS   */
+		case 0x36:	/*INAT_PFX_DS   */
+		case 0x3E:	/*INAT_PFX_SS   */
+		case 0xF0:	/*INAT_PFX_LOCK */
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+static int validate_insn_32bits(struct uprobe *uprobe, struct insn *insn)
+{
+	insn_init(insn, uprobe->insn, false);
+
+	/* Skip good instruction prefixes; reject "bad" ones. */
+	insn_get_opcode(insn);
+	if (is_prefix_bad(insn))
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
+	if (test_bit(OPCODE1(insn), (unsigned long *)good_insns_32))
+		return 0;
+	if (insn->opcode.nbytes == 2) {
+		if (test_bit(OPCODE2(insn), (unsigned long *)good_2byte_insns))
+			return 0;
+	}
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Figure out which fixups post_xol() will need to perform, and annotate
+ * uprobe->arch_info.fixups accordingly.  To start with,
+ * uprobe->arch_info.fixups is either zero or it reflects rip-related
+ * fixups.
+ */
+static void prepare_fixups(struct uprobe *uprobe, struct insn *insn)
+{
+	bool fix_ip = true, fix_call = false;	/* defaults */
+	int reg;
+
+	insn_get_opcode(insn);	/* should be a nop */
+
+	switch (OPCODE1(insn)) {
+	case 0xc3:		/* ret/lret */
+	case 0xcb:
+	case 0xc2:
+	case 0xca:
+		/* ip is correct */
+		fix_ip = false;
+		break;
+	case 0xe8:		/* call relative - Fix return addr */
+		fix_call = true;
+		break;
+	case 0x9a:		/* call absolute - Fix return addr, not ip */
+		fix_call = true;
+		fix_ip = false;
+		break;
+	case 0xff:
+		insn_get_modrm(insn);
+		reg = MODRM_REG(insn);
+		if (reg == 2 || reg == 3) {
+			/* call or lcall, indirect */
+			/* Fix return addr; ip is correct. */
+			fix_call = true;
+			fix_ip = false;
+		} else if (reg == 4 || reg == 5) {
+			/* jmp or ljmp, indirect */
+			/* ip is correct. */
+			fix_ip = false;
+		}
+		break;
+	case 0xea:		/* jmp absolute -- ip is correct */
+		fix_ip = false;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	if (fix_ip)
+		uprobe->arch_info.fixups |= UPROBES_FIX_IP;
+	if (fix_call)
+		uprobe->arch_info.fixups |= UPROBES_FIX_CALL;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+/*
+ * If uprobe->insn doesn't use rip-relative addressing, return
+ * immediately.  Otherwise, rewrite the instruction so that it accesses
+ * its memory operand indirectly through a scratch register.  Set
+ * uprobe->arch_info.fixups and uprobe->arch_info.rip_rela_target_address
+ * accordingly.  (The contents of the scratch register will be saved
+ * before we single-step the modified instruction, and restored
+ * afterward.)
+ *
+ * We do this because a rip-relative instruction can access only a
+ * relatively small area (+/- 2 GB from the instruction), and the XOL
+ * area typically lies beyond that area.  At least for instructions
+ * that store to memory, we can't execute the original instruction
+ * and "fix things up" later, because the misdirected store could be
+ * disastrous.
+ *
+ * Some useful facts about rip-relative instructions:
+ * - There's always a modrm byte.
+ * - There's never a SIB byte.
+ * - The displacement is always 4 bytes.
+ */
+static void handle_riprel_insn(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe,
+							struct insn *insn)
+{
+	u8 *cursor;
+	u8 reg;
+
+	if (mm->context.ia32_compat)
+		return;
+
+	uprobe->arch_info.rip_rela_target_address = 0x0;
+	if (!insn_rip_relative(insn))
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * insn_rip_relative() would have decoded rex_prefix, modrm.
+	 * Clear REX.b bit (extension of MODRM.rm field):
+	 * we want to encode rax/rcx, not r8/r9.
+	 */
+	if (insn->rex_prefix.nbytes) {
+		cursor = uprobe->insn + insn_offset_rex_prefix(insn);
+		*cursor &= 0xfe;	/* Clearing REX.B bit */
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Point cursor at the modrm byte.  The next 4 bytes are the
+	 * displacement.  Beyond the displacement, for some instructions,
+	 * is the immediate operand.
+	 */
+	cursor = uprobe->insn + insn_offset_modrm(insn);
+	insn_get_length(insn);
+
+	/*
+	 * Convert from rip-relative addressing to indirect addressing
+	 * via a scratch register.  Change the r/m field from 0x5 (%rip)
+	 * to 0x0 (%rax) or 0x1 (%rcx), and squeeze out the offset field.
+	 */
+	reg = MODRM_REG(insn);
+	if (reg == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * The register operand (if any) is either the A register
+		 * (%rax, %eax, etc.) or (if the 0x4 bit is set in the
+		 * REX prefix) %r8.  In any case, we know the C register
+		 * is NOT the register operand, so we use %rcx (register
+		 * #1) for the scratch register.
+		 */
+		uprobe->arch_info.fixups = UPROBES_FIX_RIP_CX;
+		/* Change modrm from 00 000 101 to 00 000 001. */
+		*cursor = 0x1;
+	} else {
+		/* Use %rax (register #0) for the scratch register. */
+		uprobe->arch_info.fixups = UPROBES_FIX_RIP_AX;
+		/* Change modrm from 00 xxx 101 to 00 xxx 000 */
+		*cursor = (reg << 3);
+	}
+
+	/* Target address = address of next instruction + (signed) offset */
+	uprobe->arch_info.rip_rela_target_address = (long)insn->length
+					+ insn->displacement.value;
+	/* Displacement field is gone; slide immediate field (if any) over. */
+	if (insn->immediate.nbytes) {
+		cursor++;
+		memmove(cursor, cursor + insn->displacement.nbytes,
+						insn->immediate.nbytes);
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
+static int validate_insn_64bits(struct uprobe *uprobe, struct insn *insn)
+{
+	insn_init(insn, uprobe->insn, true);
+
+	/* Skip good instruction prefixes; reject "bad" ones. */
+	insn_get_opcode(insn);
+	if (is_prefix_bad(insn))
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
+	if (test_bit(OPCODE1(insn), (unsigned long *)good_insns_64))
+		return 0;
+	if (insn->opcode.nbytes == 2) {
+		if (test_bit(OPCODE2(insn), (unsigned long *)good_2byte_insns))
+			return 0;
+	}
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int validate_insn_bits(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe,
+				struct insn *insn)
+{
+	if (mm->context.ia32_compat)
+		return validate_insn_32bits(uprobe, insn);
+	return validate_insn_64bits(uprobe, insn);
+}
+#else
+static void handle_riprel_insn(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe,
+							struct insn *insn)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int validate_insn_bits(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe,
+				struct insn *insn)
+{
+	return validate_insn_32bits(uprobe, insn);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_X86_64 */
+
+/**
+ * analyze_insn - instruction analysis including validity and fixups.
+ * @mm: the probed address space.
+ * @uprobe: the probepoint information.
+ * Return 0 on success or a -ve number on error.
+ */
+int analyze_insn(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct insn insn;
+
+	uprobe->arch_info.fixups = 0;
+	ret = validate_insn_bits(mm, uprobe, &insn);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+	handle_riprel_insn(mm, uprobe, &insn);
+	prepare_fixups(uprobe, &insn);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/uprobes.h b/include/linux/uprobes.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f1d13fd140f246ebead2ea8d4aefeb85134e17a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/uprobes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_UPROBES_H
+#define _LINUX_UPROBES_H
+/*
+ * Userspace Probes (UProbes)
+ *
+ * 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 of the License, 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., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2008-2011
+ * Authors:
+ *	Srikar Dronamraju
+ *	Jim Keniston
+ */
+
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/rbtree.h>
+
+struct vm_area_struct;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_UPROBES
+#include <asm/uprobes.h>
+#else
+
+typedef u8 uprobe_opcode_t;
+struct uprobe_arch_info {};
+
+#define MAX_UINSN_BYTES 4
+#endif
+
+#define uprobe_opcode_sz sizeof(uprobe_opcode_t)
+
+/* flags that denote/change uprobes behaviour */
+/* Have a copy of original instruction */
+#define UPROBES_COPY_INSN	0x1
+/* Dont run handlers when first register/ last unregister in progress*/
+#define UPROBES_RUN_HANDLER	0x2
+
+struct uprobe_consumer {
+	int (*handler)(struct uprobe_consumer *self, struct pt_regs *regs);
+	/*
+	 * filter is optional; If a filter exists, handler is run
+	 * if and only if filter returns true.
+	 */
+	bool (*filter)(struct uprobe_consumer *self, struct task_struct *task);
+
+	struct uprobe_consumer *next;
+};
+
+struct uprobe {
+	struct rb_node		rb_node;	/* node in the rb tree */
+	atomic_t		ref;
+	struct rw_semaphore	consumer_rwsem;
+	struct list_head	pending_list;
+	struct uprobe_arch_info arch_info;
+	struct uprobe_consumer	*consumers;
+	struct inode		*inode;		/* Also hold a ref to inode */
+	loff_t			offset;
+	int			flags;
+	u8			insn[MAX_UINSN_BYTES];
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_UPROBES
+extern int __weak set_bkpt(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe,
+							unsigned long vaddr);
+extern int __weak set_orig_insn(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe,
+					unsigned long vaddr, bool verify);
+extern bool __weak is_bkpt_insn(uprobe_opcode_t *insn);
+extern int register_uprobe(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset,
+				struct uprobe_consumer *consumer);
+extern void unregister_uprobe(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset,
+				struct uprobe_consumer *consumer);
+extern int mmap_uprobe(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+#else /* CONFIG_UPROBES is not defined */
+static inline int register_uprobe(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset,
+				struct uprobe_consumer *consumer)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+static inline void unregister_uprobe(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset,
+				struct uprobe_consumer *consumer)
+{
+}
+static inline int mmap_uprobe(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_UPROBES */
+#endif	/* _LINUX_UPROBES_H */
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 2d9de86b7e767f518e59183a98bf4c04e0038813..8609dd3d875ad9cebc538f93c1728182dbcf4321 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_USER_RETURN_NOTIFIER) += user-return-notifier.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PADATA) += padata.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP) += crash_dump.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL) += jump_label.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_UPROBES) += uprobes.o
 
 $(obj)/configs.o: $(obj)/config_data.h
 
diff --git a/kernel/uprobes.c b/kernel/uprobes.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..72e8bb3b52cd5fdf2d75d3fdd406c8be72f1e2e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/uprobes.c
@@ -0,0 +1,976 @@
+/*
+ * Userspace Probes (UProbes)
+ *
+ * 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 of the License, 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., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2008-2011
+ * Authors:
+ *	Srikar Dronamraju
+ *	Jim Keniston
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/highmem.h>
+#include <linux/pagemap.h>	/* read_mapping_page */
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/rmap.h>		/* anon_vma_prepare */
+#include <linux/mmu_notifier.h>	/* set_pte_at_notify */
+#include <linux/swap.h>		/* try_to_free_swap */
+#include <linux/uprobes.h>
+
+static struct rb_root uprobes_tree = RB_ROOT;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(uprobes_treelock);	/* serialize rbtree access */
+
+#define UPROBES_HASH_SZ	13
+/* serialize (un)register */
+static struct mutex uprobes_mutex[UPROBES_HASH_SZ];
+#define uprobes_hash(v)	(&uprobes_mutex[((unsigned long)(v)) %\
+						UPROBES_HASH_SZ])
+
+/* serialize uprobe->pending_list */
+static struct mutex uprobes_mmap_mutex[UPROBES_HASH_SZ];
+#define uprobes_mmap_hash(v)	(&uprobes_mmap_mutex[((unsigned long)(v)) %\
+						UPROBES_HASH_SZ])
+
+/*
+ * uprobe_events allows us to skip the mmap_uprobe if there are no uprobe
+ * events active at this time.  Probably a fine grained per inode count is
+ * better?
+ */
+static atomic_t uprobe_events = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
+/*
+ * Maintain a temporary per vma info that can be used to search if a vma
+ * has already been handled. This structure is introduced since extending
+ * vm_area_struct wasnt recommended.
+ */
+struct vma_info {
+	struct list_head probe_list;
+	struct mm_struct *mm;
+	loff_t vaddr;
+};
+
+/*
+ * valid_vma: Verify if the specified vma is an executable vma
+ * Relax restrictions while unregistering: vm_flags might have
+ * changed after breakpoint was inserted.
+ *	- is_register: indicates if we are in register context.
+ *	- Return 1 if the specified virtual address is in an
+ *	  executable vma.
+ */
+static bool valid_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma, bool is_register)
+{
+	if (!vma->vm_file)
+		return false;
+
+	if (!is_register)
+		return true;
+
+	if ((vma->vm_flags & (VM_READ|VM_WRITE|VM_EXEC|VM_SHARED)) ==
+						(VM_READ|VM_EXEC))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static loff_t vma_address(struct vm_area_struct *vma, loff_t offset)
+{
+	loff_t vaddr;
+
+	vaddr = vma->vm_start + offset;
+	vaddr -= vma->vm_pgoff << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	return vaddr;
+}
+
+/**
+ * __replace_page - replace page in vma by new page.
+ * based on replace_page in mm/ksm.c
+ *
+ * @vma:      vma that holds the pte pointing to page
+ * @page:     the cowed page we are replacing by kpage
+ * @kpage:    the modified page we replace page by
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -EFAULT on failure.
+ */
+static int __replace_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct page *page,
+					struct page *kpage)
+{
+	struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
+	pgd_t *pgd;
+	pud_t *pud;
+	pmd_t *pmd;
+	pte_t *ptep;
+	spinlock_t *ptl;
+	unsigned long addr;
+	int err = -EFAULT;
+
+	addr = page_address_in_vma(page, vma);
+	if (addr == -EFAULT)
+		goto out;
+
+	pgd = pgd_offset(mm, addr);
+	if (!pgd_present(*pgd))
+		goto out;
+
+	pud = pud_offset(pgd, addr);
+	if (!pud_present(*pud))
+		goto out;
+
+	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, addr);
+	if (!pmd_present(*pmd))
+		goto out;
+
+	ptep = pte_offset_map_lock(mm, pmd, addr, &ptl);
+	if (!ptep)
+		goto out;
+
+	get_page(kpage);
+	page_add_new_anon_rmap(kpage, vma, addr);
+
+	flush_cache_page(vma, addr, pte_pfn(*ptep));
+	ptep_clear_flush(vma, addr, ptep);
+	set_pte_at_notify(mm, addr, ptep, mk_pte(kpage, vma->vm_page_prot));
+
+	page_remove_rmap(page);
+	if (!page_mapped(page))
+		try_to_free_swap(page);
+	put_page(page);
+	pte_unmap_unlock(ptep, ptl);
+	err = 0;
+
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * is_bkpt_insn - check if instruction is breakpoint instruction.
+ * @insn: instruction to be checked.
+ * Default implementation of is_bkpt_insn
+ * Returns true if @insn is a breakpoint instruction.
+ */
+bool __weak is_bkpt_insn(uprobe_opcode_t *insn)
+{
+	return (*insn == UPROBES_BKPT_INSN);
+}
+
+/*
+ * NOTE:
+ * Expect the breakpoint instruction to be the smallest size instruction for
+ * the architecture. If an arch has variable length instruction and the
+ * breakpoint instruction is not of the smallest length instruction
+ * supported by that architecture then we need to modify read_opcode /
+ * write_opcode accordingly. This would never be a problem for archs that
+ * have fixed length instructions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * write_opcode - write the opcode at a given virtual address.
+ * @mm: the probed process address space.
+ * @uprobe: the breakpointing information.
+ * @vaddr: the virtual address to store the opcode.
+ * @opcode: opcode to be written at @vaddr.
+ *
+ * Called with mm->mmap_sem held (for read and with a reference to
+ * mm).
+ *
+ * For mm @mm, write the opcode at @vaddr.
+ * Return 0 (success) or a negative errno.
+ */
+static int write_opcode(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe,
+			unsigned long vaddr, uprobe_opcode_t opcode)
+{
+	struct page *old_page, *new_page;
+	struct address_space *mapping;
+	void *vaddr_old, *vaddr_new;
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+	loff_t addr;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Read the page with vaddr into memory */
+	ret = get_user_pages(NULL, mm, vaddr, 1, 0, 0, &old_page, &vma);
+	if (ret <= 0)
+		return ret;
+	ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	/*
+	 * We are interested in text pages only. Our pages of interest
+	 * should be mapped for read and execute only. We desist from
+	 * adding probes in write mapped pages since the breakpoints
+	 * might end up in the file copy.
+	 */
+	if (!valid_vma(vma, is_bkpt_insn(&opcode)))
+		goto put_out;
+
+	mapping = uprobe->inode->i_mapping;
+	if (mapping != vma->vm_file->f_mapping)
+		goto put_out;
+
+	addr = vma_address(vma, uprobe->offset);
+	if (vaddr != (unsigned long)addr)
+		goto put_out;
+
+	ret = -ENOMEM;
+	new_page = alloc_page_vma(GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE, vma, vaddr);
+	if (!new_page)
+		goto put_out;
+
+	__SetPageUptodate(new_page);
+
+	/*
+	 * lock page will serialize against do_wp_page()'s
+	 * PageAnon() handling
+	 */
+	lock_page(old_page);
+	/* copy the page now that we've got it stable */
+	vaddr_old = kmap_atomic(old_page);
+	vaddr_new = kmap_atomic(new_page);
+
+	memcpy(vaddr_new, vaddr_old, PAGE_SIZE);
+	/* poke the new insn in, ASSUMES we don't cross page boundary */
+	vaddr &= ~PAGE_MASK;
+	BUG_ON(vaddr + uprobe_opcode_sz > PAGE_SIZE);
+	memcpy(vaddr_new + vaddr, &opcode, uprobe_opcode_sz);
+
+	kunmap_atomic(vaddr_new);
+	kunmap_atomic(vaddr_old);
+
+	ret = anon_vma_prepare(vma);
+	if (ret)
+		goto unlock_out;
+
+	lock_page(new_page);
+	ret = __replace_page(vma, old_page, new_page);
+	unlock_page(new_page);
+
+unlock_out:
+	unlock_page(old_page);
+	page_cache_release(new_page);
+
+put_out:
+	put_page(old_page);	/* we did a get_page in the beginning */
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * read_opcode - read the opcode at a given virtual address.
+ * @mm: the probed process address space.
+ * @vaddr: the virtual address to read the opcode.
+ * @opcode: location to store the read opcode.
+ *
+ * Called with mm->mmap_sem held (for read and with a reference to
+ * mm.
+ *
+ * For mm @mm, read the opcode at @vaddr and store it in @opcode.
+ * Return 0 (success) or a negative errno.
+ */
+static int read_opcode(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr,
+						uprobe_opcode_t *opcode)
+{
+	struct page *page;
+	void *vaddr_new;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = get_user_pages(NULL, mm, vaddr, 1, 0, 0, &page, NULL);
+	if (ret <= 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	lock_page(page);
+	vaddr_new = kmap_atomic(page);
+	vaddr &= ~PAGE_MASK;
+	memcpy(opcode, vaddr_new + vaddr, uprobe_opcode_sz);
+	kunmap_atomic(vaddr_new);
+	unlock_page(page);
+	put_page(page);		/* we did a get_user_pages in the beginning */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int is_bkpt_at_addr(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr)
+{
+	uprobe_opcode_t opcode;
+	int result = read_opcode(mm, vaddr, &opcode);
+
+	if (result)
+		return result;
+
+	if (is_bkpt_insn(&opcode))
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * set_bkpt - store breakpoint at a given address.
+ * @mm: the probed process address space.
+ * @uprobe: the probepoint information.
+ * @vaddr: the virtual address to insert the opcode.
+ *
+ * For mm @mm, store the breakpoint instruction at @vaddr.
+ * Return 0 (success) or a negative errno.
+ */
+int __weak set_bkpt(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe,
+						unsigned long vaddr)
+{
+	int result = is_bkpt_at_addr(mm, vaddr);
+
+	if (result == 1)
+		return -EEXIST;
+
+	if (result)
+		return result;
+
+	return write_opcode(mm, uprobe, vaddr, UPROBES_BKPT_INSN);
+}
+
+/**
+ * set_orig_insn - Restore the original instruction.
+ * @mm: the probed process address space.
+ * @uprobe: the probepoint information.
+ * @vaddr: the virtual address to insert the opcode.
+ * @verify: if true, verify existance of breakpoint instruction.
+ *
+ * For mm @mm, restore the original opcode (opcode) at @vaddr.
+ * Return 0 (success) or a negative errno.
+ */
+int __weak set_orig_insn(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe,
+					unsigned long vaddr, bool verify)
+{
+	if (verify) {
+		int result = is_bkpt_at_addr(mm, vaddr);
+
+		if (!result)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (result != 1)
+			return result;
+	}
+	return write_opcode(mm, uprobe, vaddr,
+				*(uprobe_opcode_t *)uprobe->insn);
+}
+
+static int match_uprobe(struct uprobe *l, struct uprobe *r)
+{
+	if (l->inode < r->inode)
+		return -1;
+	if (l->inode > r->inode)
+		return 1;
+	else {
+		if (l->offset < r->offset)
+			return -1;
+
+		if (l->offset > r->offset)
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct uprobe *__find_uprobe(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset)
+{
+	struct uprobe u = { .inode = inode, .offset = offset };
+	struct rb_node *n = uprobes_tree.rb_node;
+	struct uprobe *uprobe;
+	int match;
+
+	while (n) {
+		uprobe = rb_entry(n, struct uprobe, rb_node);
+		match = match_uprobe(&u, uprobe);
+		if (!match) {
+			atomic_inc(&uprobe->ref);
+			return uprobe;
+		}
+		if (match < 0)
+			n = n->rb_left;
+		else
+			n = n->rb_right;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Find a uprobe corresponding to a given inode:offset
+ * Acquires uprobes_treelock
+ */
+static struct uprobe *find_uprobe(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset)
+{
+	struct uprobe *uprobe;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&uprobes_treelock, flags);
+	uprobe = __find_uprobe(inode, offset);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&uprobes_treelock, flags);
+	return uprobe;
+}
+
+static struct uprobe *__insert_uprobe(struct uprobe *uprobe)
+{
+	struct rb_node **p = &uprobes_tree.rb_node;
+	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
+	struct uprobe *u;
+	int match;
+
+	while (*p) {
+		parent = *p;
+		u = rb_entry(parent, struct uprobe, rb_node);
+		match = match_uprobe(uprobe, u);
+		if (!match) {
+			atomic_inc(&u->ref);
+			return u;
+		}
+
+		if (match < 0)
+			p = &parent->rb_left;
+		else
+			p = &parent->rb_right;
+
+	}
+	u = NULL;
+	rb_link_node(&uprobe->rb_node, parent, p);
+	rb_insert_color(&uprobe->rb_node, &uprobes_tree);
+	/* get access + creation ref */
+	atomic_set(&uprobe->ref, 2);
+	return u;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Acquires uprobes_treelock.
+ * Matching uprobe already exists in rbtree;
+ *	increment (access refcount) and return the matching uprobe.
+ *
+ * No matching uprobe; insert the uprobe in rb_tree;
+ *	get a double refcount (access + creation) and return NULL.
+ */
+static struct uprobe *insert_uprobe(struct uprobe *uprobe)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct uprobe *u;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&uprobes_treelock, flags);
+	u = __insert_uprobe(uprobe);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&uprobes_treelock, flags);
+	return u;
+}
+
+static void put_uprobe(struct uprobe *uprobe)
+{
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&uprobe->ref))
+		kfree(uprobe);
+}
+
+static struct uprobe *alloc_uprobe(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset)
+{
+	struct uprobe *uprobe, *cur_uprobe;
+
+	uprobe = kzalloc(sizeof(struct uprobe), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!uprobe)
+		return NULL;
+
+	uprobe->inode = igrab(inode);
+	uprobe->offset = offset;
+	init_rwsem(&uprobe->consumer_rwsem);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&uprobe->pending_list);
+
+	/* add to uprobes_tree, sorted on inode:offset */
+	cur_uprobe = insert_uprobe(uprobe);
+
+	/* a uprobe exists for this inode:offset combination */
+	if (cur_uprobe) {
+		kfree(uprobe);
+		uprobe = cur_uprobe;
+		iput(inode);
+	} else
+		atomic_inc(&uprobe_events);
+	return uprobe;
+}
+
+/* Returns the previous consumer */
+static struct uprobe_consumer *add_consumer(struct uprobe *uprobe,
+				struct uprobe_consumer *consumer)
+{
+	down_write(&uprobe->consumer_rwsem);
+	consumer->next = uprobe->consumers;
+	uprobe->consumers = consumer;
+	up_write(&uprobe->consumer_rwsem);
+	return consumer->next;
+}
+
+/*
+ * For uprobe @uprobe, delete the consumer @consumer.
+ * Return true if the @consumer is deleted successfully
+ * or return false.
+ */
+static bool del_consumer(struct uprobe *uprobe,
+				struct uprobe_consumer *consumer)
+{
+	struct uprobe_consumer **con;
+	bool ret = false;
+
+	down_write(&uprobe->consumer_rwsem);
+	for (con = &uprobe->consumers; *con; con = &(*con)->next) {
+		if (*con == consumer) {
+			*con = consumer->next;
+			ret = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	up_write(&uprobe->consumer_rwsem);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int __copy_insn(struct address_space *mapping,
+			struct vm_area_struct *vma, char *insn,
+			unsigned long nbytes, unsigned long offset)
+{
+	struct file *filp = vma->vm_file;
+	struct page *page;
+	void *vaddr;
+	unsigned long off1;
+	unsigned long idx;
+
+	if (!filp)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	idx = (unsigned long)(offset >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT);
+	off1 = offset &= ~PAGE_MASK;
+
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that the page that has the original instruction is
+	 * populated and in page-cache.
+	 */
+	page = read_mapping_page(mapping, idx, filp);
+	if (IS_ERR(page))
+		return PTR_ERR(page);
+
+	vaddr = kmap_atomic(page);
+	memcpy(insn, vaddr + off1, nbytes);
+	kunmap_atomic(vaddr);
+	page_cache_release(page);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int copy_insn(struct uprobe *uprobe, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+					unsigned long addr)
+{
+	struct address_space *mapping;
+	int bytes;
+	unsigned long nbytes;
+
+	addr &= ~PAGE_MASK;
+	nbytes = PAGE_SIZE - addr;
+	mapping = uprobe->inode->i_mapping;
+
+	/* Instruction at end of binary; copy only available bytes */
+	if (uprobe->offset + MAX_UINSN_BYTES > uprobe->inode->i_size)
+		bytes = uprobe->inode->i_size - uprobe->offset;
+	else
+		bytes = MAX_UINSN_BYTES;
+
+	/* Instruction at the page-boundary; copy bytes in second page */
+	if (nbytes < bytes) {
+		if (__copy_insn(mapping, vma, uprobe->insn + nbytes,
+				bytes - nbytes, uprobe->offset + nbytes))
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		bytes = nbytes;
+	}
+	return __copy_insn(mapping, vma, uprobe->insn, bytes, uprobe->offset);
+}
+
+static int install_breakpoint(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe,
+				struct vm_area_struct *vma, loff_t vaddr)
+{
+	unsigned long addr;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * If probe is being deleted, unregister thread could be done with
+	 * the vma-rmap-walk through. Adding a probe now can be fatal since
+	 * nobody will be able to cleanup. Also we could be from fork or
+	 * mremap path, where the probe might have already been inserted.
+	 * Hence behave as if probe already existed.
+	 */
+	if (!uprobe->consumers)
+		return -EEXIST;
+
+	addr = (unsigned long)vaddr;
+	if (!(uprobe->flags & UPROBES_COPY_INSN)) {
+		ret = copy_insn(uprobe, vma, addr);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		if (is_bkpt_insn((uprobe_opcode_t *)uprobe->insn))
+			return -EEXIST;
+
+		ret = analyze_insn(mm, uprobe);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		uprobe->flags |= UPROBES_COPY_INSN;
+	}
+	ret = set_bkpt(mm, uprobe, addr);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void remove_breakpoint(struct mm_struct *mm, struct uprobe *uprobe,
+							loff_t vaddr)
+{
+	set_orig_insn(mm, uprobe, (unsigned long)vaddr, true);
+}
+
+static void delete_uprobe(struct uprobe *uprobe)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&uprobes_treelock, flags);
+	rb_erase(&uprobe->rb_node, &uprobes_tree);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&uprobes_treelock, flags);
+	iput(uprobe->inode);
+	put_uprobe(uprobe);
+	atomic_dec(&uprobe_events);
+}
+
+static struct vma_info *__find_next_vma_info(struct list_head *head,
+			loff_t offset, struct address_space *mapping,
+			struct vma_info *vi, bool is_register)
+{
+	struct prio_tree_iter iter;
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+	struct vma_info *tmpvi;
+	loff_t vaddr;
+	unsigned long pgoff = offset >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	int existing_vma;
+
+	vma_prio_tree_foreach(vma, &iter, &mapping->i_mmap, pgoff, pgoff) {
+		if (!valid_vma(vma, is_register))
+			continue;
+
+		existing_vma = 0;
+		vaddr = vma_address(vma, offset);
+		list_for_each_entry(tmpvi, head, probe_list) {
+			if (tmpvi->mm == vma->vm_mm && tmpvi->vaddr == vaddr) {
+				existing_vma = 1;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Another vma needs a probe to be installed. However skip
+		 * installing the probe if the vma is about to be unlinked.
+		 */
+		if (!existing_vma &&
+				atomic_inc_not_zero(&vma->vm_mm->mm_users)) {
+			vi->mm = vma->vm_mm;
+			vi->vaddr = vaddr;
+			list_add(&vi->probe_list, head);
+			return vi;
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Iterate in the rmap prio tree  and find a vma where a probe has not
+ * yet been inserted.
+ */
+static struct vma_info *find_next_vma_info(struct list_head *head,
+			loff_t offset, struct address_space *mapping,
+			bool is_register)
+{
+	struct vma_info *vi, *retvi;
+	vi = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vma_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vi)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	mutex_lock(&mapping->i_mmap_mutex);
+	retvi = __find_next_vma_info(head, offset, mapping, vi, is_register);
+	mutex_unlock(&mapping->i_mmap_mutex);
+
+	if (!retvi)
+		kfree(vi);
+	return retvi;
+}
+
+static int register_for_each_vma(struct uprobe *uprobe, bool is_register)
+{
+	struct list_head try_list;
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+	struct address_space *mapping;
+	struct vma_info *vi, *tmpvi;
+	struct mm_struct *mm;
+	loff_t vaddr;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mapping = uprobe->inode->i_mapping;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&try_list);
+	while ((vi = find_next_vma_info(&try_list, uprobe->offset,
+					mapping, is_register)) != NULL) {
+		if (IS_ERR(vi)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(vi);
+			break;
+		}
+		mm = vi->mm;
+		down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+		vma = find_vma(mm, (unsigned long)vi->vaddr);
+		if (!vma || !valid_vma(vma, is_register)) {
+			list_del(&vi->probe_list);
+			kfree(vi);
+			up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+			mmput(mm);
+			continue;
+		}
+		vaddr = vma_address(vma, uprobe->offset);
+		if (vma->vm_file->f_mapping->host != uprobe->inode ||
+						vaddr != vi->vaddr) {
+			list_del(&vi->probe_list);
+			kfree(vi);
+			up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+			mmput(mm);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (is_register)
+			ret = install_breakpoint(mm, uprobe, vma, vi->vaddr);
+		else
+			remove_breakpoint(mm, uprobe, vi->vaddr);
+
+		up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+		mmput(mm);
+		if (is_register) {
+			if (ret && ret == -EEXIST)
+				ret = 0;
+			if (ret)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(vi, tmpvi, &try_list, probe_list) {
+		list_del(&vi->probe_list);
+		kfree(vi);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int __register_uprobe(struct uprobe *uprobe)
+{
+	return register_for_each_vma(uprobe, true);
+}
+
+static void __unregister_uprobe(struct uprobe *uprobe)
+{
+	if (!register_for_each_vma(uprobe, false))
+		delete_uprobe(uprobe);
+
+	/* TODO : cant unregister? schedule a worker thread */
+}
+
+/*
+ * register_uprobe - register a probe
+ * @inode: the file in which the probe has to be placed.
+ * @offset: offset from the start of the file.
+ * @consumer: information on howto handle the probe..
+ *
+ * Apart from the access refcount, register_uprobe() takes a creation
+ * refcount (thro alloc_uprobe) if and only if this @uprobe is getting
+ * inserted into the rbtree (i.e first consumer for a @inode:@offset
+ * tuple).  Creation refcount stops unregister_uprobe from freeing the
+ * @uprobe even before the register operation is complete. Creation
+ * refcount is released when the last @consumer for the @uprobe
+ * unregisters.
+ *
+ * Return errno if it cannot successully install probes
+ * else return 0 (success)
+ */
+int register_uprobe(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset,
+				struct uprobe_consumer *consumer)
+{
+	struct uprobe *uprobe;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!inode || !consumer || consumer->next)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (offset > i_size_read(inode))
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = 0;
+	mutex_lock(uprobes_hash(inode));
+	uprobe = alloc_uprobe(inode, offset);
+	if (uprobe && !add_consumer(uprobe, consumer)) {
+		ret = __register_uprobe(uprobe);
+		if (ret) {
+			uprobe->consumers = NULL;
+			__unregister_uprobe(uprobe);
+		} else
+			uprobe->flags |= UPROBES_RUN_HANDLER;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(uprobes_hash(inode));
+	put_uprobe(uprobe);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * unregister_uprobe - unregister a already registered probe.
+ * @inode: the file in which the probe has to be removed.
+ * @offset: offset from the start of the file.
+ * @consumer: identify which probe if multiple probes are colocated.
+ */
+void unregister_uprobe(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset,
+				struct uprobe_consumer *consumer)
+{
+	struct uprobe *uprobe = NULL;
+
+	if (!inode || !consumer)
+		return;
+
+	uprobe = find_uprobe(inode, offset);
+	if (!uprobe)
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(uprobes_hash(inode));
+	if (!del_consumer(uprobe, consumer))
+		goto unreg_out;
+
+	if (!uprobe->consumers) {
+		__unregister_uprobe(uprobe);
+		uprobe->flags &= ~UPROBES_RUN_HANDLER;
+	}
+
+unreg_out:
+	mutex_unlock(uprobes_hash(inode));
+	if (uprobe)
+		put_uprobe(uprobe);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Of all the nodes that correspond to the given inode, return the node
+ * with the least offset.
+ */
+static struct rb_node *find_least_offset_node(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct uprobe u = { .inode = inode, .offset = 0};
+	struct rb_node *n = uprobes_tree.rb_node;
+	struct rb_node *close_node = NULL;
+	struct uprobe *uprobe;
+	int match;
+
+	while (n) {
+		uprobe = rb_entry(n, struct uprobe, rb_node);
+		match = match_uprobe(&u, uprobe);
+		if (uprobe->inode == inode)
+			close_node = n;
+
+		if (!match)
+			return close_node;
+
+		if (match < 0)
+			n = n->rb_left;
+		else
+			n = n->rb_right;
+	}
+	return close_node;
+}
+
+/*
+ * For a given inode, build a list of probes that need to be inserted.
+ */
+static void build_probe_list(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	struct uprobe *uprobe;
+	struct rb_node *n;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&uprobes_treelock, flags);
+	n = find_least_offset_node(inode);
+	for (; n; n = rb_next(n)) {
+		uprobe = rb_entry(n, struct uprobe, rb_node);
+		if (uprobe->inode != inode)
+			break;
+
+		list_add(&uprobe->pending_list, head);
+		atomic_inc(&uprobe->ref);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&uprobes_treelock, flags);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Called from mmap_region.
+ * called with mm->mmap_sem acquired.
+ *
+ * Return -ve no if we fail to insert probes and we cannot
+ * bail-out.
+ * Return 0 otherwise. i.e :
+ *	- successful insertion of probes
+ *	- (or) no possible probes to be inserted.
+ *	- (or) insertion of probes failed but we can bail-out.
+ */
+int mmap_uprobe(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	struct list_head tmp_list;
+	struct uprobe *uprobe, *u;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!atomic_read(&uprobe_events) || !valid_vma(vma, true))
+		return ret;	/* Bail-out */
+
+	inode = vma->vm_file->f_mapping->host;
+	if (!inode)
+		return ret;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tmp_list);
+	mutex_lock(uprobes_mmap_hash(inode));
+	build_probe_list(inode, &tmp_list);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(uprobe, u, &tmp_list, pending_list) {
+		loff_t vaddr;
+
+		list_del(&uprobe->pending_list);
+		if (!ret) {
+			vaddr = vma_address(vma, uprobe->offset);
+			if (vaddr < vma->vm_start || vaddr >= vma->vm_end) {
+				put_uprobe(uprobe);
+				continue;
+			}
+			ret = install_breakpoint(vma->vm_mm, uprobe, vma,
+								vaddr);
+			if (ret == -EEXIST)
+				ret = 0;
+		}
+		put_uprobe(uprobe);
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(uprobes_mmap_hash(inode));
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int __init init_uprobes(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < UPROBES_HASH_SZ; i++) {
+		mutex_init(&uprobes_mutex[i]);
+		mutex_init(&uprobes_mmap_mutex[i]);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit exit_uprobes(void)
+{
+}
+
+module_init(init_uprobes);
+module_exit(exit_uprobes);
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 3f758c7f4c815c2b0edf494526b2823b41fbc142..1aed183636d74c98531670cb788f293dbb7e9a70 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <linux/audit.h>
 #include <linux/khugepaged.h>
+#include <linux/uprobes.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
@@ -616,6 +617,13 @@ again:			remove_next = 1 + (end > next->vm_end);
 	if (mapping)
 		mutex_unlock(&mapping->i_mmap_mutex);
 
+	if (root) {
+		mmap_uprobe(vma);
+
+		if (adjust_next)
+			mmap_uprobe(next);
+	}
+
 	if (remove_next) {
 		if (file) {
 			fput(file);
@@ -637,6 +645,8 @@ again:			remove_next = 1 + (end > next->vm_end);
 			goto again;
 		}
 	}
+	if (insert && file)
+		mmap_uprobe(insert);
 
 	validate_mm(mm);
 
@@ -1329,6 +1339,11 @@ out:
 			mm->locked_vm += (len >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	} else if ((flags & MAP_POPULATE) && !(flags & MAP_NONBLOCK))
 		make_pages_present(addr, addr + len);
+
+	if (file && mmap_uprobe(vma))
+		/* matching probes but cannot insert */
+		goto unmap_and_free_vma;
+
 	return addr;
 
 unmap_and_free_vma:
@@ -2285,6 +2300,10 @@ int insert_vm_struct(struct mm_struct * mm, struct vm_area_struct * vma)
 	if ((vma->vm_flags & VM_ACCOUNT) &&
 	     security_vm_enough_memory_mm(mm, vma_pages(vma)))
 		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (vma->vm_file && mmap_uprobe(vma))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	vma_link(mm, vma, prev, rb_link, rb_parent);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2354,6 +2373,10 @@ struct vm_area_struct *copy_vma(struct vm_area_struct **vmap,
 			new_vma->vm_pgoff = pgoff;
 			if (new_vma->vm_file) {
 				get_file(new_vma->vm_file);
+
+				if (mmap_uprobe(new_vma))
+					goto out_free_mempol;
+
 				if (vma->vm_flags & VM_EXECUTABLE)
 					added_exe_file_vma(mm);
 			}