diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/pseudo_instructions.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/pseudo_instructions.h
index 7173719fb531..b00adfa08169 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/pseudo_instructions.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/pseudo_instructions.h
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 
 extern bool execute_pseudodbg_assert(struct pt_regs *fp, unsigned int opcode);
+extern bool execute_pseudodbg(struct pt_regs *fp, unsigned int opcode);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/pseudodbg.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/pseudodbg.c
index 4474b8db3501..a5a4636124aa 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/pseudodbg.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/pseudodbg.c
@@ -9,6 +9,30 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 
+/*
+ * Unfortunately, the pt_regs structure is not laid out the same way as the
+ * hardware register file, so we need to do some fix ups.
+ */
+static bool fix_up_reg(struct pt_regs *fp, long *value, int grp, int reg)
+{
+	long *val = &fp->r0;
+
+	/* Only do Dregs and Pregs for now */
+	if (grp > 1)
+		return false;
+
+	if (grp == 0 || (grp == 1 && reg < 6))
+		val -= (reg + 8 * grp);
+	else if (grp == 1 && reg == 6)
+		val = &fp->usp;
+	else if (grp == 1 && reg == 7)
+		val = &fp->fp;
+
+	*value = *val;
+	return true;
+
+}
+
 #define PseudoDbg_Assert_opcode         0xf0000000
 #define PseudoDbg_Assert_expected_bits  0
 #define PseudoDbg_Assert_expected_mask  0xffff
@@ -23,47 +47,38 @@
 #define PseudoDbg_Assert_code_bits      27
 #define PseudoDbg_Assert_code_mask      0x1f
 
+/*
+ * DBGA - debug assert
+ */
 bool execute_pseudodbg_assert(struct pt_regs *fp, unsigned int opcode)
 {
 	int expected = ((opcode >> PseudoDbg_Assert_expected_bits) & PseudoDbg_Assert_expected_mask);
 	int dbgop    = ((opcode >> (PseudoDbg_Assert_dbgop_bits)) & PseudoDbg_Assert_dbgop_mask);
 	int grp      = ((opcode >> (PseudoDbg_Assert_grp_bits)) & PseudoDbg_Assert_grp_mask);
 	int regtest  = ((opcode >> (PseudoDbg_Assert_regtest_bits)) & PseudoDbg_Assert_regtest_mask);
-	long *value = &fp->r0;
+	long value;
 
 	if ((opcode & 0xFF000000) != PseudoDbg_Assert_opcode)
 		return false;
 
-	/* Only do Dregs and Pregs for now */
-	if (grp > 1)
+	if (!fix_up_reg(fp, &value, grp, regtest))
 		return false;
 
-	/*
-	 * Unfortunately, the pt_regs structure is not laid out the same way as the
-	 * hardware register file, so we need to do some fix ups.
-	 */
-	if (grp == 0 || (grp == 1 && regtest < 6))
-		value -= (regtest + 8 * grp);
-	else if (grp == 1 && regtest == 6)
-		value = &fp->usp;
-	else if (grp == 1 && regtest == 7)
-		value = &fp->fp;
-
 	if (dbgop == 0 || dbgop == 2) {
 		/* DBGA ( regs_lo , uimm16 ) */
 		/* DBGAL ( regs , uimm16 ) */
-		if (expected != (*value & 0xFFFF)) {
+		if (expected != (value & 0xFFFF)) {
 			pr_notice("DBGA (%s%i.L,0x%x) failure, got 0x%x\n", grp ? "P" : "R",
-				regtest, expected, (unsigned int)(*value & 0xFFFF));
+				regtest, expected, (unsigned int)(value & 0xFFFF));
 			return false;
 		}
 
 	} else if (dbgop == 1 || dbgop == 3) {
 		/* DBGA ( regs_hi , uimm16 ) */
 		/* DBGAH ( regs , uimm16 ) */
-		if (expected != ((*value >> 16) & 0xFFFF)) {
+		if (expected != ((value >> 16) & 0xFFFF)) {
 			pr_notice("DBGA (%s%i.H,0x%x) failure, got 0x%x\n", grp ? "P" : "R",
-				regtest, expected, (unsigned int)((*value >> 16) & 0xFFFF));
+				regtest, expected, (unsigned int)((value >> 16) & 0xFFFF));
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -71,3 +86,38 @@ bool execute_pseudodbg_assert(struct pt_regs *fp, unsigned int opcode)
 	fp->pc += 4;
 	return true;
 }
+
+#define PseudoDbg_opcode        0xf8000000
+#define PseudoDbg_reg_bits      0
+#define PseudoDbg_reg_mask      0x7
+#define PseudoDbg_grp_bits      3
+#define PseudoDbg_grp_mask      0x7
+#define PseudoDbg_fn_bits       6
+#define PseudoDbg_fn_mask       0x3
+#define PseudoDbg_code_bits     8
+#define PseudoDbg_code_mask     0xff
+
+/*
+ * DBG - debug (dump a register value out)
+ */
+bool execute_pseudodbg(struct pt_regs *fp, unsigned int opcode)
+{
+	int grp, fn, reg;
+	long value;
+
+	if ((opcode & 0xFF000000) != PseudoDbg_opcode)
+		return false;
+
+	opcode >>= 16;
+	grp = ((opcode >> PseudoDbg_grp_bits) & PseudoDbg_reg_mask);
+	fn  = ((opcode >> PseudoDbg_fn_bits)  & PseudoDbg_fn_mask);
+	reg = ((opcode >> PseudoDbg_reg_bits) & PseudoDbg_reg_mask);
+
+	if (!fix_up_reg(fp, &value, grp, reg))
+		return false;
+
+	pr_notice("DBG %s%d = %08lx\n", grp ? "P" : "R", reg, value);
+
+	fp->pc += 2;
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/traps.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/traps.c
index 9369836365bb..59c1df75e4de 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/traps.c
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ asmlinkage notrace void trap_c(struct pt_regs *fp)
 		if (!kernel_mode_regs(fp) && get_instruction(&opcode, (unsigned short *)fp->pc)) {
 			if (execute_pseudodbg_assert(fp, opcode))
 				goto traps_done;
+			if (execute_pseudodbg(fp, opcode))
+				goto traps_done;
 		}
 #endif
 		info.si_code = ILL_ILLOPC;