diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/kvm.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/kvm.h
index bfa86b6..be3fdb8 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/kvm.h
@@ -214,4 +214,11 @@
 struct kvm_fpu {
 };
 
+struct kvm_debug_exit_arch {
+};
+
+/* for KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG */
+struct kvm_guest_debug_arch {
+};
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
index 28f9820..de47467 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
@@ -1303,8 +1303,8 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_debug_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-		struct kvm_debug_guest *dbg)
+int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+					struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h
index f993e41..755f1b1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h
@@ -52,4 +52,11 @@
 	__u64 fpr[32];
 };
 
+struct kvm_debug_exit_arch {
+};
+
+/* for KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG */
+struct kvm_guest_debug_arch {
+};
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_KVM_POWERPC_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 5f81256..7c2ad40 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@
 	kvmppc_core_vcpu_put(vcpu);
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_debug_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-                                    struct kvm_debug_guest *dbg)
+int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+					struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg)
 {
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm.h
index e1f5465..0b2f829 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm.h
@@ -42,4 +42,11 @@
 	__u64 fprs[16];
 };
 
+struct kvm_debug_exit_arch {
+};
+
+/* for KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG */
+struct kvm_guest_debug_arch {
+};
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 0d33893..cbfe91e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@
 	return -EINVAL; /* not implemented yet */
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_debug_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-				    struct kvm_debug_guest *dbg)
+int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+					struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg)
 {
 	return -EINVAL; /* not implemented yet */
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm.h
index 886c940..32eb96c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm.h
@@ -212,6 +212,24 @@
 	__s64 count_load_time;
 };
 
+struct kvm_debug_exit_arch {
+	__u32 exception;
+	__u32 pad;
+	__u64 pc;
+	__u64 dr6;
+	__u64 dr7;
+};
+
+#define KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP		0x00010000
+#define KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP		0x00020000
+#define KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_DB		0x00040000
+#define KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_BP		0x00080000
+
+/* for KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG */
+struct kvm_guest_debug_arch {
+	__u64 debugreg[8];
+};
+
 struct kvm_pit_state {
 	struct kvm_pit_channel_state channels[3];
 };
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 5377930..c430cd580 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -135,12 +135,6 @@
 
 #define KVM_NR_MEM_OBJS 40
 
-struct kvm_guest_debug {
-	int enabled;
-	unsigned long bp[4];
-	int singlestep;
-};
-
 /*
  * We don't want allocation failures within the mmu code, so we preallocate
  * enough memory for a single page fault in a cache.
@@ -448,8 +442,7 @@
 	void (*vcpu_put)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 	int (*set_guest_debug)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-			       struct kvm_debug_guest *dbg);
-	void (*guest_debug_pre)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+			       struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg);
 	int (*get_msr)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 *pdata);
 	int (*set_msr)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 data);
 	u64 (*get_segment_base)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int seg);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 0fbbde5..88d9062 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -968,9 +968,32 @@
 
 }
 
-static int svm_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_debug_guest *dbg)
+static int svm_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg)
 {
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	int old_debug = vcpu->guest_debug;
+	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
+
+	vcpu->guest_debug = dbg->control;
+
+	svm->vmcb->control.intercept_exceptions &=
+		~((1 << DB_VECTOR) | (1 << BP_VECTOR));
+	if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_ENABLE) {
+		if (vcpu->guest_debug &
+		    (KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP | KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP))
+			svm->vmcb->control.intercept_exceptions |=
+				1 << DB_VECTOR;
+		if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP)
+			svm->vmcb->control.intercept_exceptions |=
+				1 << BP_VECTOR;
+	} else
+		vcpu->guest_debug = 0;
+
+	if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP)
+		svm->vmcb->save.rflags |= X86_EFLAGS_TF | X86_EFLAGS_RF;
+	else if (old_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP)
+		svm->vmcb->save.rflags &= ~(X86_EFLAGS_TF | X86_EFLAGS_RF);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int svm_get_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
@@ -1094,6 +1117,27 @@
 	return kvm_mmu_page_fault(&svm->vcpu, fault_address, error_code);
 }
 
+static int db_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
+{
+	if (!(svm->vcpu.guest_debug &
+	      (KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP | KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP))) {
+		kvm_queue_exception(&svm->vcpu, DB_VECTOR);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	kvm_run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_DEBUG;
+	kvm_run->debug.arch.pc = svm->vmcb->save.cs.base + svm->vmcb->save.rip;
+	kvm_run->debug.arch.exception = DB_VECTOR;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int bp_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
+{
+	kvm_run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_DEBUG;
+	kvm_run->debug.arch.pc = svm->vmcb->save.cs.base + svm->vmcb->save.rip;
+	kvm_run->debug.arch.exception = BP_VECTOR;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ud_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 {
 	int er;
@@ -2050,6 +2094,8 @@
 	[SVM_EXIT_WRITE_DR3]			= emulate_on_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_WRITE_DR5]			= emulate_on_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_WRITE_DR7]			= emulate_on_interception,
+	[SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + DB_VECTOR]	= db_interception,
+	[SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + BP_VECTOR]	= bp_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + UD_VECTOR]	= ud_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + PF_VECTOR] 	= pf_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + NM_VECTOR] 	= nm_interception,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 1d974c1..f55690d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -480,8 +480,13 @@
 	eb = (1u << PF_VECTOR) | (1u << UD_VECTOR);
 	if (!vcpu->fpu_active)
 		eb |= 1u << NM_VECTOR;
-	if (vcpu->guest_debug.enabled)
-		eb |= 1u << DB_VECTOR;
+	if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_ENABLE) {
+		if (vcpu->guest_debug &
+		    (KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP | KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP))
+			eb |= 1u << DB_VECTOR;
+		if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP)
+			eb |= 1u << BP_VECTOR;
+	}
 	if (vcpu->arch.rmode.active)
 		eb = ~0;
 	if (vm_need_ept())
@@ -1003,40 +1008,23 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static int set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_debug_guest *dbg)
+static int set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg)
 {
-	unsigned long dr7 = 0x400;
-	int old_singlestep;
+	int old_debug = vcpu->guest_debug;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	old_singlestep = vcpu->guest_debug.singlestep;
+	vcpu->guest_debug = dbg->control;
+	if (!(vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_ENABLE))
+		vcpu->guest_debug = 0;
 
-	vcpu->guest_debug.enabled = dbg->enabled;
-	if (vcpu->guest_debug.enabled) {
-		int i;
-
-		dr7 |= 0x200;  /* exact */
-		for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
-			if (!dbg->breakpoints[i].enabled)
-				continue;
-			vcpu->guest_debug.bp[i] = dbg->breakpoints[i].address;
-			dr7 |= 2 << (i*2);    /* global enable */
-			dr7 |= 0 << (i*4+16); /* execution breakpoint */
-		}
-
-		vcpu->guest_debug.singlestep = dbg->singlestep;
-	} else
-		vcpu->guest_debug.singlestep = 0;
-
-	if (old_singlestep && !vcpu->guest_debug.singlestep) {
-		unsigned long flags;
-
-		flags = vmcs_readl(GUEST_RFLAGS);
+	flags = vmcs_readl(GUEST_RFLAGS);
+	if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP)
+		flags |= X86_EFLAGS_TF | X86_EFLAGS_RF;
+	else if (old_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP)
 		flags &= ~(X86_EFLAGS_TF | X86_EFLAGS_RF);
-		vmcs_writel(GUEST_RFLAGS, flags);
-	}
+	vmcs_writel(GUEST_RFLAGS, flags);
 
 	update_exception_bitmap(vcpu);
-	vmcs_writel(GUEST_DR7, dr7);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2540,24 +2528,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void kvm_guest_debug_pre(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg = &vcpu->guest_debug;
-
-	set_debugreg(dbg->bp[0], 0);
-	set_debugreg(dbg->bp[1], 1);
-	set_debugreg(dbg->bp[2], 2);
-	set_debugreg(dbg->bp[3], 3);
-
-	if (dbg->singlestep) {
-		unsigned long flags;
-
-		flags = vmcs_readl(GUEST_RFLAGS);
-		flags |= X86_EFLAGS_TF | X86_EFLAGS_RF;
-		vmcs_writel(GUEST_RFLAGS, flags);
-	}
-}
-
 static int handle_rmode_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				  int vec, u32 err_code)
 {
@@ -2574,9 +2544,17 @@
 	 *        the required debugging infrastructure rework.
 	 */
 	switch (vec) {
-	case DE_VECTOR:
 	case DB_VECTOR:
+		if (vcpu->guest_debug &
+		    (KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP | KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP))
+			return 0;
+		kvm_queue_exception(vcpu, vec);
+		return 1;
 	case BP_VECTOR:
+		if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP)
+			return 0;
+		/* fall through */
+	case DE_VECTOR:
 	case OF_VECTOR:
 	case BR_VECTOR:
 	case UD_VECTOR:
@@ -2593,7 +2571,7 @@
 static int handle_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 {
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
-	u32 intr_info, error_code;
+	u32 intr_info, ex_no, error_code;
 	unsigned long cr2, rip;
 	u32 vect_info;
 	enum emulation_result er;
@@ -2653,14 +2631,16 @@
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if ((intr_info & (INTR_INFO_INTR_TYPE_MASK | INTR_INFO_VECTOR_MASK)) ==
-	    (INTR_TYPE_HARD_EXCEPTION | 1)) {
+	ex_no = intr_info & INTR_INFO_VECTOR_MASK;
+	if (ex_no == DB_VECTOR || ex_no == BP_VECTOR) {
 		kvm_run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_DEBUG;
-		return 0;
+		kvm_run->debug.arch.pc = vmcs_readl(GUEST_CS_BASE) + rip;
+		kvm_run->debug.arch.exception = ex_no;
+	} else {
+		kvm_run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_EXCEPTION;
+		kvm_run->ex.exception = ex_no;
+		kvm_run->ex.error_code = error_code;
 	}
-	kvm_run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_EXCEPTION;
-	kvm_run->ex.exception = intr_info & INTR_INFO_VECTOR_MASK;
-	kvm_run->ex.error_code = error_code;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3600,7 +3580,6 @@
 	.vcpu_put = vmx_vcpu_put,
 
 	.set_guest_debug = set_guest_debug,
-	.guest_debug_pre = kvm_guest_debug_pre,
 	.get_msr = vmx_get_msr,
 	.set_msr = vmx_set_msr,
 	.get_segment_base = vmx_get_segment_base,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index b5e9932..e990d16 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -3005,9 +3005,6 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (vcpu->guest_debug.enabled)
-		kvm_x86_ops->guest_debug_pre(vcpu);
-
 	vcpu->guest_mode = 1;
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that guest_mode assignment won't happen after
@@ -3218,7 +3215,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * Don't leak debug flags in case they were set for guest debugging
 	 */
-	if (vcpu->guest_debug.enabled && vcpu->guest_debug.singlestep)
+	if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP)
 		regs->rflags &= ~(X86_EFLAGS_TF | X86_EFLAGS_RF);
 
 	vcpu_put(vcpu);
@@ -3837,8 +3834,8 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_debug_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-				    struct kvm_debug_guest *dbg)
+int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+					struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg)
 {
 	int r;
 
@@ -3846,6 +3843,11 @@
 
 	r = kvm_x86_ops->set_guest_debug(vcpu, dbg);
 
+	if (dbg->control & KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_DB)
+		kvm_queue_exception(vcpu, DB_VECTOR);
+	else if (dbg->control & KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_BP)
+		kvm_queue_exception(vcpu, BP_VECTOR);
+
 	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 
 	return r;
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm.h b/include/linux/kvm.h
index 0424326f..429a2ce 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 			__u64 data_offset; /* relative to kvm_run start */
 		} io;
 		struct {
+			struct kvm_debug_exit_arch arch;
 		} debug;
 		/* KVM_EXIT_MMIO */
 		struct {
@@ -217,21 +218,6 @@
 	__u32 irq;
 };
 
-struct kvm_breakpoint {
-	__u32 enabled;
-	__u32 padding;
-	__u64 address;
-};
-
-/* for KVM_DEBUG_GUEST */
-struct kvm_debug_guest {
-	/* int */
-	__u32 enabled;
-	__u32 pad;
-	struct kvm_breakpoint breakpoints[4];
-	__u32 singlestep;
-};
-
 /* for KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG */
 struct kvm_dirty_log {
 	__u32 slot;
@@ -292,6 +278,17 @@
 	__u64 parm64;
 };
 
+/* for KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG */
+
+#define KVM_GUESTDBG_ENABLE		0x00000001
+#define KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP		0x00000002
+
+struct kvm_guest_debug {
+	__u32 control;
+	__u32 pad;
+	struct kvm_guest_debug_arch arch;
+};
+
 #define KVM_TRC_SHIFT           16
 /*
  * kvm trace categories
@@ -396,6 +393,7 @@
 #ifdef __KVM_HAVE_USER_NMI
 #define KVM_CAP_USER_NMI 22
 #endif
+#define KVM_CAP_SET_GUEST_DEBUG 23
 
 /*
  * ioctls for VM fds
@@ -440,7 +438,8 @@
 #define KVM_SET_SREGS             _IOW(KVMIO,  0x84, struct kvm_sregs)
 #define KVM_TRANSLATE             _IOWR(KVMIO, 0x85, struct kvm_translation)
 #define KVM_INTERRUPT             _IOW(KVMIO,  0x86, struct kvm_interrupt)
-#define KVM_DEBUG_GUEST           _IOW(KVMIO,  0x87, struct kvm_debug_guest)
+/* KVM_DEBUG_GUEST is no longer supported, use KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG instead */
+#define KVM_DEBUG_GUEST           __KVM_DEPRECATED_DEBUG_GUEST
 #define KVM_GET_MSRS              _IOWR(KVMIO, 0x88, struct kvm_msrs)
 #define KVM_SET_MSRS              _IOW(KVMIO,  0x89, struct kvm_msrs)
 #define KVM_SET_CPUID             _IOW(KVMIO,  0x8a, struct kvm_cpuid)
@@ -469,6 +468,26 @@
 #define KVM_SET_MP_STATE          _IOW(KVMIO,  0x99, struct kvm_mp_state)
 /* Available with KVM_CAP_NMI */
 #define KVM_NMI                   _IO(KVMIO,  0x9a)
+/* Available with KVM_CAP_SET_GUEST_DEBUG */
+#define KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG       _IOW(KVMIO,  0x9b, struct kvm_guest_debug)
+
+/*
+ * Deprecated interfaces
+ */
+struct kvm_breakpoint {
+	__u32 enabled;
+	__u32 padding;
+	__u64 address;
+};
+
+struct kvm_debug_guest {
+	__u32 enabled;
+	__u32 pad;
+	struct kvm_breakpoint breakpoints[4];
+	__u32 singlestep;
+};
+
+#define __KVM_DEPRECATED_DEBUG_GUEST _IOW(KVMIO,  0x87, struct kvm_debug_guest)
 
 #define KVM_TRC_INJ_VIRQ         (KVM_TRC_HANDLER + 0x02)
 #define KVM_TRC_REDELIVER_EVT    (KVM_TRC_HANDLER + 0x03)
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index bf6f703..e92212f 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	struct kvm_run *run;
 	int guest_mode;
 	unsigned long requests;
-	struct kvm_guest_debug guest_debug;
+	unsigned long guest_debug;
 	int fpu_active;
 	int guest_fpu_loaded;
 	wait_queue_head_t wq;
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@
 				    struct kvm_mp_state *mp_state);
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				    struct kvm_mp_state *mp_state);
-int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_debug_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-				    struct kvm_debug_guest *dbg);
+int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+					struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg);
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run);
 
 int kvm_arch_init(void *opaque);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 29a667c..f83ef9c 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1755,13 +1755,13 @@
 		r = 0;
 		break;
 	}
-	case KVM_DEBUG_GUEST: {
-		struct kvm_debug_guest dbg;
+	case KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG: {
+		struct kvm_guest_debug dbg;
 
 		r = -EFAULT;
 		if (copy_from_user(&dbg, argp, sizeof dbg))
 			goto out;
-		r = kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_debug_guest(vcpu, &dbg);
+		r = kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(vcpu, &dbg);
 		if (r)
 			goto out;
 		r = 0;