diff --git a/arch/nds32/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/nds32/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
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+++ b/arch/nds32/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Copyright (C) 2005-2017 Andes Technology Corporation
+
+#ifndef __UAPI_ASM_NDS32_PTRACE_H
+#define __UAPI_ASM_NDS32_PTRACE_H
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+/*
+ * User structures for general purpose register.
+ */
+struct user_pt_regs {
+	long uregs[26];
+	long fp;
+	long gp;
+	long lp;
+	long sp;
+	long ipc;
+	long lb;
+	long le;
+	long lc;
+	long syscallno;
+};
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/nds32/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/nds32/kernel/ptrace.c
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+++ b/arch/nds32/kernel/ptrace.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Copyright (C) 2005-2017 Andes Technology Corporation
+
+#include <linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <linux/regset.h>
+#include <linux/tracehook.h>
+#include <linux/elf.h>
+#include <linux/sched/task_stack.h>
+
+enum nds32_regset {
+	REGSET_GPR,
+};
+
+static int gpr_get(struct task_struct *target,
+		   const struct user_regset *regset,
+		   unsigned int pos, unsigned int count,
+		   void *kbuf, void __user * ubuf)
+{
+	struct user_pt_regs *uregs = &task_pt_regs(target)->user_regs;
+	return user_regset_copyout(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf, uregs, 0, -1);
+}
+
+static int gpr_set(struct task_struct *target, const struct user_regset *regset,
+		   unsigned int pos, unsigned int count,
+		   const void *kbuf, const void __user * ubuf)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct user_pt_regs newregs = task_pt_regs(target)->user_regs;
+
+	err = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf, &newregs, 0, -1);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	task_pt_regs(target)->user_regs = newregs;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct user_regset nds32_regsets[] = {
+	[REGSET_GPR] = {
+			.core_note_type = NT_PRSTATUS,
+			.n = sizeof(struct user_pt_regs) / sizeof(u32),
+			.size = sizeof(elf_greg_t),
+			.align = sizeof(elf_greg_t),
+			.get = gpr_get,
+			.set = gpr_set}
+};
+
+static const struct user_regset_view nds32_user_view = {
+	.name = "nds32",
+	.e_machine = EM_NDS32,
+	.regsets = nds32_regsets,
+	.n = ARRAY_SIZE(nds32_regsets)
+};
+
+const struct user_regset_view *task_user_regset_view(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	return &nds32_user_view;
+}
+
+void ptrace_disable(struct task_struct *child)
+{
+	user_disable_single_step(child);
+}
+
+/* do_ptrace()
+ *
+ * Provide ptrace defined service.
+ */
+long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, unsigned long addr,
+		 unsigned long data)
+{
+	int ret = -EIO;
+
+	switch (request) {
+	default:
+		ret = ptrace_request(child, request, addr, data);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void user_enable_single_step(struct task_struct *child)
+{
+	struct pt_regs *regs;
+	regs = task_pt_regs(child);
+	regs->ipsw |= PSW_mskHSS;
+	set_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SINGLESTEP);
+}
+
+void user_disable_single_step(struct task_struct *child)
+{
+	struct pt_regs *regs;
+	regs = task_pt_regs(child);
+	regs->ipsw &= ~PSW_mskHSS;
+	clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SINGLESTEP);
+}
+
+/* sys_trace()
+ *
+ * syscall trace handler.
+ */
+
+asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE)) {
+		if (tracehook_report_syscall_entry(regs))
+			forget_syscall(regs);
+	}
+	return regs->syscallno;
+}
+
+asmlinkage void syscall_trace_leave(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	int step = test_thread_flag(TIF_SINGLESTEP);
+	if (step || test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE))
+		tracehook_report_syscall_exit(regs, step);
+
+}