diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h
index 6231479..6926497 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h
@@ -26,6 +26,53 @@
 #define DBG_ESR_EVT_HWWP	0x2
 #define DBG_ESR_EVT_BRK		0x6
 
+/*
+ * Break point instruction encoding
+ */
+#define BREAK_INSTR_SIZE		4
+
+/*
+ * ESR values expected for dynamic and compile time BRK instruction
+ */
+#define DBG_ESR_VAL_BRK(x)	(0xf2000000 | ((x) & 0xfffff))
+
+/*
+ * #imm16 values used for BRK instruction generation
+ * Allowed values for kgbd are 0x400 - 0x7ff
+ * 0x400: for dynamic BRK instruction
+ * 0x401: for compile time BRK instruction
+ */
+#define KGDB_DYN_DGB_BRK_IMM		0x400
+#define KDBG_COMPILED_DBG_BRK_IMM	0x401
+
+/*
+ * BRK instruction encoding
+ * The #imm16 value should be placed at bits[20:5] within BRK ins
+ */
+#define AARCH64_BREAK_MON	0xd4200000
+
+/*
+ * Extract byte from BRK instruction
+ */
+#define KGDB_DYN_DGB_BRK_INS_BYTE(x) \
+	((((AARCH64_BREAK_MON) & 0xffe0001f) >> (x * 8)) & 0xff)
+
+/*
+ * Extract byte from BRK #imm16
+ */
+#define KGBD_DYN_DGB_BRK_IMM_BYTE(x) \
+	(((((KGDB_DYN_DGB_BRK_IMM) & 0xffff) << 5) >> (x * 8)) & 0xff)
+
+#define KGDB_DYN_DGB_BRK_BYTE(x) \
+	(KGDB_DYN_DGB_BRK_INS_BYTE(x) | KGBD_DYN_DGB_BRK_IMM_BYTE(x))
+
+#define  KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE0  KGDB_DYN_DGB_BRK_BYTE(0)
+#define  KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE1  KGDB_DYN_DGB_BRK_BYTE(1)
+#define  KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE2  KGDB_DYN_DGB_BRK_BYTE(2)
+#define  KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE3  KGDB_DYN_DGB_BRK_BYTE(3)
+
+#define CACHE_FLUSH_IS_SAFE		1
+
 enum debug_el {
 	DBG_ACTIVE_EL0 = 0,
 	DBG_ACTIVE_EL1,
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kgdb.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kgdb.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c9faa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kgdb.h
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * AArch64 KGDB support
+ *
+ * Based on arch/arm/include/kgdb.h
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Cavium Inc.
+ * Author: Vijaya Kumar K <vijaya.kumar@caviumnetworks.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __ARM_KGDB_H__
+#define __ARM_KGDB_H__
+
+#include <linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <asm/debug-monitors.h>
+
+#ifndef	__ASSEMBLY__
+
+static inline void arch_kgdb_breakpoint(void)
+{
+	asm ("brk %0" :: "I" (KDBG_COMPILED_DBG_BRK_IMM));
+}
+
+extern void kgdb_handle_bus_error(void);
+extern int kgdb_fault_expected;
+
+#endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
+
+/*
+ * gdb is expecting the following registers layout.
+ *
+ * General purpose regs:
+ *     r0-r30: 64 bit
+ *     sp,pc : 64 bit
+ *     pstate  : 32 bit
+ *     Total: 34
+ * FPU regs:
+ *     f0-f31: 128 bit
+ *     Total: 32
+ * Extra regs
+ *     fpsr & fpcr: 32 bit
+ *     Total: 2
+ *
+ */
+
+#define _GP_REGS		34
+#define _FP_REGS		32
+#define _EXTRA_REGS		2
+/*
+ * general purpose registers size in bytes.
+ * pstate is only 4 bytes. subtract 4 bytes
+ */
+#define GP_REG_BYTES		((_GP_REGS * 8) - 4)
+#define DBG_MAX_REG_NUM		(_GP_REGS + _FP_REGS + _EXTRA_REGS)
+
+/*
+ * Size of I/O buffer for gdb packet.
+ * considering to hold all register contents, size is set to 1024
+ */
+
+#define BUFMAX			1024
+
+/*
+ * Number of bytes required for gdb_regs buffer.
+ * _GP_REGS: 8 bytes, _FP_REGS: 16 bytes and _EXTRA_REGS: 4 bytes each
+ * pstate reg is only 4 bytes. subtract 4 from size contributed
+ * by _GP_REGS.
+ * GDB fails to connect for size beyond this with error
+ * "'g' packet reply is too long"
+ */
+
+#define NUMREGBYTES	(((_GP_REGS * 8) - 4) + (_FP_REGS * 16) + \
+			(_EXTRA_REGS * 4))
+
+#endif /* __ASM_KGDB_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile
index 5ba2fd4..b9b87fa 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)			+= smp.o smp_spin_table.o
 arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS)	+= perf_event.o
 arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT)+= hw_breakpoint.o
 arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK)	+= early_printk.o
+arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB)		+= kgdb.o
 
 obj-y					+= $(arm64-obj-y) vdso/
 obj-m					+= $(arm64-obj-m)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8530584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+/*
+ * AArch64 KGDB support
+ *
+ * Based on arch/arm/kernel/kgdb.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Cavium Inc.
+ * Author: Vijaya Kumar K <vijaya.kumar@caviumnetworks.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/kdebug.h>
+#include <linux/kgdb.h>
+#include <asm/traps.h>
+
+struct dbg_reg_def_t dbg_reg_def[DBG_MAX_REG_NUM] = {
+	{ "x0", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[0])},
+	{ "x1", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[1])},
+	{ "x2", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[2])},
+	{ "x3", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[3])},
+	{ "x4", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[4])},
+	{ "x5", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[5])},
+	{ "x6", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[6])},
+	{ "x7", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[7])},
+	{ "x8", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[8])},
+	{ "x9", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[9])},
+	{ "x10", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[10])},
+	{ "x11", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[11])},
+	{ "x12", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[12])},
+	{ "x13", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[13])},
+	{ "x14", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[14])},
+	{ "x15", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[15])},
+	{ "x16", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[16])},
+	{ "x17", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[17])},
+	{ "x18", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[18])},
+	{ "x19", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[19])},
+	{ "x20", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[20])},
+	{ "x21", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[21])},
+	{ "x22", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[22])},
+	{ "x23", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[23])},
+	{ "x24", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[24])},
+	{ "x25", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[25])},
+	{ "x26", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[26])},
+	{ "x27", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[27])},
+	{ "x28", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[28])},
+	{ "x29", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[29])},
+	{ "x30", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[30])},
+	{ "sp", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, sp)},
+	{ "pc", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, pc)},
+	{ "pstate", 8, offsetof(struct pt_regs, pstate)},
+	{ "v0", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v1", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v2", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v3", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v4", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v5", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v6", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v7", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v8", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v9", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v10", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v11", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v12", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v13", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v14", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v15", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v16", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v17", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v18", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v19", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v20", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v21", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v22", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v23", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v24", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v25", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v26", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v27", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v28", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v29", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v30", 16, -1 },
+	{ "v31", 16, -1 },
+	{ "fpsr", 4, -1 },
+	{ "fpcr", 4, -1 },
+};
+
+char *dbg_get_reg(int regno, void *mem, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	if (regno >= DBG_MAX_REG_NUM || regno < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (dbg_reg_def[regno].offset != -1)
+		memcpy(mem, (void *)regs + dbg_reg_def[regno].offset,
+		       dbg_reg_def[regno].size);
+	else
+		memset(mem, 0, dbg_reg_def[regno].size);
+	return dbg_reg_def[regno].name;
+}
+
+int dbg_set_reg(int regno, void *mem, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	if (regno >= DBG_MAX_REG_NUM || regno < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (dbg_reg_def[regno].offset != -1)
+		memcpy((void *)regs + dbg_reg_def[regno].offset, mem,
+		       dbg_reg_def[regno].size);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+sleeping_thread_to_gdb_regs(unsigned long *gdb_regs, struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	struct pt_regs *thread_regs;
+
+	/* Initialize to zero */
+	memset((char *)gdb_regs, 0, NUMREGBYTES);
+	thread_regs = task_pt_regs(task);
+	memcpy((void *)gdb_regs, (void *)thread_regs->regs, GP_REG_BYTES);
+}
+
+void kgdb_arch_set_pc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long pc)
+{
+	regs->pc = pc;
+}
+
+static int compiled_break;
+
+int kgdb_arch_handle_exception(int exception_vector, int signo,
+			       int err_code, char *remcom_in_buffer,
+			       char *remcom_out_buffer,
+			       struct pt_regs *linux_regs)
+{
+	unsigned long addr;
+	char *ptr;
+	int err;
+
+	switch (remcom_in_buffer[0]) {
+	case 'D':
+	case 'k':
+		/*
+		 * Packet D (Detach), k (kill). No special handling
+		 * is required here
+		 */
+		err = 0;
+		break;
+	case 'c':
+		/*
+		 * Packet c (Continue) to continue executing.
+		 * Set pc to required address.
+		 * Try to read optional parameter and set pc.
+		 * If this was a compiled breakpoint, we need to move
+		 * to the next instruction else we will just breakpoint
+		 * over and over again.
+		 */
+		ptr = &remcom_in_buffer[1];
+		if (kgdb_hex2long(&ptr, &addr))
+			kgdb_arch_set_pc(linux_regs, addr);
+		else if (compiled_break == 1)
+			kgdb_arch_set_pc(linux_regs, linux_regs->pc + 4);
+
+		compiled_break = 0;
+
+		err = 0;
+		break;
+	default:
+		err = -1;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int kgdb_brk_fn(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
+{
+	kgdb_handle_exception(1, SIGTRAP, 0, regs);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int kgdb_compiled_brk_fn(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
+{
+	compiled_break = 1;
+	kgdb_handle_exception(1, SIGTRAP, 0, regs);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct break_hook kgdb_brkpt_hook = {
+	.esr_mask	= 0xffffffff,
+	.esr_val	= DBG_ESR_VAL_BRK(KGDB_DYN_DGB_BRK_IMM),
+	.fn		= kgdb_brk_fn
+};
+
+static struct break_hook kgdb_compiled_brkpt_hook = {
+	.esr_mask	= 0xffffffff,
+	.esr_val	= DBG_ESR_VAL_BRK(KDBG_COMPILED_DBG_BRK_IMM),
+	.fn		= kgdb_compiled_brk_fn
+};
+
+static void kgdb_call_nmi_hook(void *ignored)
+{
+	kgdb_nmicallback(raw_smp_processor_id(), get_irq_regs());
+}
+
+void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags)
+{
+	local_irq_enable();
+	smp_call_function(kgdb_call_nmi_hook, NULL, 0);
+	local_irq_disable();
+}
+
+static int __kgdb_notify(struct die_args *args, unsigned long cmd)
+{
+	struct pt_regs *regs = args->regs;
+
+	if (kgdb_handle_exception(1, args->signr, cmd, regs))
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+	return NOTIFY_STOP;
+}
+
+static int
+kgdb_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long cmd, void *ptr)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	ret = __kgdb_notify(ptr, cmd);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block kgdb_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call	= kgdb_notify,
+	/*
+	 * Want to be lowest priority
+	 */
+	.priority	= -INT_MAX,
+};
+
+/*
+ * kgdb_arch_init - Perform any architecture specific initalization.
+ * This function will handle the initalization of any architecture
+ * specific callbacks.
+ */
+int kgdb_arch_init(void)
+{
+	int ret = register_die_notifier(&kgdb_notifier);
+
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	register_break_hook(&kgdb_brkpt_hook);
+	register_break_hook(&kgdb_compiled_brkpt_hook);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * kgdb_arch_exit - Perform any architecture specific uninitalization.
+ * This function will handle the uninitalization of any architecture
+ * specific callbacks, for dynamic registration and unregistration.
+ */
+void kgdb_arch_exit(void)
+{
+	unregister_break_hook(&kgdb_brkpt_hook);
+	unregister_break_hook(&kgdb_compiled_brkpt_hook);
+	unregister_die_notifier(&kgdb_notifier);
+}
+
+/*
+ * ARM instructions are always in LE.
+ * Break instruction is encoded in LE format
+ */
+struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+	.gdb_bpt_instr = {
+		KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE0,
+		KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE1,
+		KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE2,
+		KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE3,
+	}
+};
