diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 18ffaef..cf05831 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VGA) += vga.o
 obj-y += memory.o savevm.o cputlb.o
 obj-y += memory_mapping.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_GET_MEMORY_MAPPING) += arch_memory_mapping.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_CORE_DUMP) += arch_dump.o
 LIBS+=-lz
 
 obj-i386-$(CONFIG_KVM) += hyperv.o
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 20608c5..76dd57f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3748,6 +3748,10 @@ if test "$target_softmmu" = "yes" ; then
   if test "$smartcard_nss" = "yes" ; then
     echo "subdir-$target: subdir-libcacard" >> $config_host_mak
   fi
+  case "$target_arch2" in
+    i386|x86_64)
+      echo "CONFIG_HAVE_CORE_DUMP=y" >> $config_target_mak
+  esac
 fi
 if test "$target_user_only" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_USER_ONLY=y" >> $config_target_mak
diff --git a/cpu-all.h b/cpu-all.h
index 76439b4..a71e887 100644
--- a/cpu-all.h
+++ b/cpu-all.h
@@ -541,4 +541,26 @@ static inline bool cpu_paging_enabled(CPUArchState *env)
 }
 #endif
 
+typedef int (*write_core_dump_function)(void *buf, size_t size, void *opaque);
+#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_CORE_DUMP)
+int cpu_write_elf64_note(write_core_dump_function f, CPUArchState *env,
+                         int cpuid, void *opaque);
+int cpu_write_elf32_note(write_core_dump_function f, CPUArchState *env,
+                         int cpuid, void *opaque);
+#else
+static inline int cpu_write_elf64_note(write_core_dump_function f,
+                                       CPUArchState *env, int cpuid,
+                                       void *opaque)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static inline int cpu_write_elf32_note(write_core_dump_function f,
+                                       CPUArchState *env, int cpuid,
+                                       void *opaque)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* CPU_ALL_H */
diff --git a/target-i386/arch_dump.c b/target-i386/arch_dump.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d55c2ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target-i386/arch_dump.c
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+/*
+ * i386 memory mapping
+ *
+ * Copyright Fujitsu, Corp. 2011, 2012
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *     Wen Congyang <wency@cn.fujitsu.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "cpu.h"
+#include "cpu-all.h"
+#include "elf.h"
+
+#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
+typedef struct {
+    target_ulong r15, r14, r13, r12, rbp, rbx, r11, r10;
+    target_ulong r9, r8, rax, rcx, rdx, rsi, rdi, orig_rax;
+    target_ulong rip, cs, eflags;
+    target_ulong rsp, ss;
+    target_ulong fs_base, gs_base;
+    target_ulong ds, es, fs, gs;
+} x86_64_user_regs_struct;
+
+typedef struct {
+    char pad1[32];
+    uint32_t pid;
+    char pad2[76];
+    x86_64_user_regs_struct regs;
+    char pad3[8];
+} x86_64_elf_prstatus;
+
+static int x86_64_write_elf64_note(write_core_dump_function f,
+                                   CPUArchState *env, int id,
+                                   void *opaque)
+{
+    x86_64_user_regs_struct regs;
+    Elf64_Nhdr *note;
+    char *buf;
+    int descsz, note_size, name_size = 5;
+    const char *name = "CORE";
+    int ret;
+
+    regs.r15 = env->regs[15];
+    regs.r14 = env->regs[14];
+    regs.r13 = env->regs[13];
+    regs.r12 = env->regs[12];
+    regs.r11 = env->regs[11];
+    regs.r10 = env->regs[10];
+    regs.r9  = env->regs[9];
+    regs.r8  = env->regs[8];
+    regs.rbp = env->regs[R_EBP];
+    regs.rsp = env->regs[R_ESP];
+    regs.rdi = env->regs[R_EDI];
+    regs.rsi = env->regs[R_ESI];
+    regs.rdx = env->regs[R_EDX];
+    regs.rcx = env->regs[R_ECX];
+    regs.rbx = env->regs[R_EBX];
+    regs.rax = env->regs[R_EAX];
+    regs.rip = env->eip;
+    regs.eflags = env->eflags;
+
+    regs.orig_rax = 0; /* FIXME */
+    regs.cs = env->segs[R_CS].selector;
+    regs.ss = env->segs[R_SS].selector;
+    regs.fs_base = env->segs[R_FS].base;
+    regs.gs_base = env->segs[R_GS].base;
+    regs.ds = env->segs[R_DS].selector;
+    regs.es = env->segs[R_ES].selector;
+    regs.fs = env->segs[R_FS].selector;
+    regs.gs = env->segs[R_GS].selector;
+
+    descsz = sizeof(x86_64_elf_prstatus);
+    note_size = ((sizeof(Elf64_Nhdr) + 3) / 4 + (name_size + 3) / 4 +
+                (descsz + 3) / 4) * 4;
+    note = g_malloc(note_size);
+
+    memset(note, 0, note_size);
+    note->n_namesz = cpu_to_le32(name_size);
+    note->n_descsz = cpu_to_le32(descsz);
+    note->n_type = cpu_to_le32(NT_PRSTATUS);
+    buf = (char *)note;
+    buf += ((sizeof(Elf64_Nhdr) + 3) / 4) * 4;
+    memcpy(buf, name, name_size);
+    buf += ((name_size + 3) / 4) * 4;
+    memcpy(buf + 32, &id, 4); /* pr_pid */
+    buf += descsz - sizeof(x86_64_user_regs_struct)-sizeof(target_ulong);
+    memcpy(buf, &regs, sizeof(x86_64_user_regs_struct));
+
+    ret = f(note, note_size, opaque);
+    g_free(note);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+typedef struct {
+    uint32_t ebx, ecx, edx, esi, edi, ebp, eax;
+    unsigned short ds, __ds, es, __es;
+    unsigned short fs, __fs, gs, __gs;
+    uint32_t orig_eax, eip;
+    unsigned short cs, __cs;
+    uint32_t eflags, esp;
+    unsigned short ss, __ss;
+} x86_user_regs_struct;
+
+typedef struct {
+    char pad1[24];
+    uint32_t pid;
+    char pad2[44];
+    x86_user_regs_struct regs;
+    char pad3[4];
+} x86_elf_prstatus;
+
+static void x86_fill_elf_prstatus(x86_elf_prstatus *prstatus, CPUArchState *env,
+                                  int id)
+{
+    memset(prstatus, 0, sizeof(x86_elf_prstatus));
+    prstatus->regs.ebp = env->regs[R_EBP] & 0xffffffff;
+    prstatus->regs.esp = env->regs[R_ESP] & 0xffffffff;
+    prstatus->regs.edi = env->regs[R_EDI] & 0xffffffff;
+    prstatus->regs.esi = env->regs[R_ESI] & 0xffffffff;
+    prstatus->regs.edx = env->regs[R_EDX] & 0xffffffff;
+    prstatus->regs.ecx = env->regs[R_ECX] & 0xffffffff;
+    prstatus->regs.ebx = env->regs[R_EBX] & 0xffffffff;
+    prstatus->regs.eax = env->regs[R_EAX] & 0xffffffff;
+    prstatus->regs.eip = env->eip & 0xffffffff;
+    prstatus->regs.eflags = env->eflags & 0xffffffff;
+
+    prstatus->regs.cs = env->segs[R_CS].selector;
+    prstatus->regs.ss = env->segs[R_SS].selector;
+    prstatus->regs.ds = env->segs[R_DS].selector;
+    prstatus->regs.es = env->segs[R_ES].selector;
+    prstatus->regs.fs = env->segs[R_FS].selector;
+    prstatus->regs.gs = env->segs[R_GS].selector;
+
+    prstatus->pid = id;
+}
+
+static int x86_write_elf64_note(write_core_dump_function f, CPUArchState *env,
+                                int id, void *opaque)
+{
+    x86_elf_prstatus prstatus;
+    Elf64_Nhdr *note;
+    char *buf;
+    int descsz, note_size, name_size = 5;
+    const char *name = "CORE";
+    int ret;
+
+    x86_fill_elf_prstatus(&prstatus, env, id);
+    descsz = sizeof(x86_elf_prstatus);
+    note_size = ((sizeof(Elf64_Nhdr) + 3) / 4 + (name_size + 3) / 4 +
+                (descsz + 3) / 4) * 4;
+    note = g_malloc(note_size);
+
+    memset(note, 0, note_size);
+    note->n_namesz = cpu_to_le32(name_size);
+    note->n_descsz = cpu_to_le32(descsz);
+    note->n_type = cpu_to_le32(NT_PRSTATUS);
+    buf = (char *)note;
+    buf += ((sizeof(Elf64_Nhdr) + 3) / 4) * 4;
+    memcpy(buf, name, name_size);
+    buf += ((name_size + 3) / 4) * 4;
+    memcpy(buf, &prstatus, sizeof(prstatus));
+
+    ret = f(note, note_size, opaque);
+    g_free(note);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int cpu_write_elf64_note(write_core_dump_function f, CPUArchState *env,
+                         int cpuid, void *opaque)
+{
+    int ret;
+#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
+    bool lma = !!(first_cpu->hflags & HF_LMA_MASK);
+
+    if (lma) {
+        ret = x86_64_write_elf64_note(f, env, cpuid, opaque);
+    } else {
+#endif
+        ret = x86_write_elf64_note(f, env, cpuid, opaque);
+#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int cpu_write_elf32_note(write_core_dump_function f, CPUArchState *env,
+                         int cpuid, void *opaque)
+{
+    x86_elf_prstatus prstatus;
+    Elf32_Nhdr *note;
+    char *buf;
+    int descsz, note_size, name_size = 5;
+    const char *name = "CORE";
+    int ret;
+
+    x86_fill_elf_prstatus(&prstatus, env, cpuid);
+    descsz = sizeof(x86_elf_prstatus);
+    note_size = ((sizeof(Elf32_Nhdr) + 3) / 4 + (name_size + 3) / 4 +
+                (descsz + 3) / 4) * 4;
+    note = g_malloc(note_size);
+
+    memset(note, 0, note_size);
+    note->n_namesz = cpu_to_le32(name_size);
+    note->n_descsz = cpu_to_le32(descsz);
+    note->n_type = cpu_to_le32(NT_PRSTATUS);
+    buf = (char *)note;
+    buf += ((sizeof(Elf32_Nhdr) + 3) / 4) * 4;
+    memcpy(buf, name, name_size);
+    buf += ((name_size + 3) / 4) * 4;
+    memcpy(buf, &prstatus, sizeof(prstatus));
+
+    ret = f(note, note_size, opaque);
+    g_free(note);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
