GET_THREAD_INFO(%ebp)
 
        /* Note, _TIF_SECCOMP is bit number 8, and so it needs testw and not testb */
-       testw $(_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT|_TIF_SECCOMP),TI_flags(%ebp)
+       testw $(_TIF_SYSCALL_EMU|_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SECCOMP|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags(%ebp)
        jnz syscall_trace_entry
        cmpl $(nr_syscalls), %eax
        jae syscall_badsys
        pushl %eax                      # save orig_eax
        SAVE_ALL
        GET_THREAD_INFO(%ebp)
-                                       # system call tracing in operation
+                                       # system call tracing in operation / emulation
        /* Note, _TIF_SECCOMP is bit number 8, and so it needs testw and not testb */
-       testw $(_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT|_TIF_SECCOMP),TI_flags(%ebp)
+       testw $(_TIF_SYSCALL_EMU|_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SECCOMP|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags(%ebp)
        jnz syscall_trace_entry
        cmpl $(nr_syscalls), %eax
        jae syscall_badsys
        movl %esp, %eax
        xorl %edx,%edx
        call do_syscall_trace
+       cmpl $0, %eax
+       jne syscall_exit                # ret != 0 -> running under PTRACE_SYSEMU,
+                                       # so must skip actual syscall
        movl ORIG_EAX(%esp), %eax
        cmpl $(nr_syscalls), %eax
        jnae syscall_call
 
                  }
                  break;
 
+       case PTRACE_SYSEMU: /* continue and stop at next syscall, which will not be executed */
        case PTRACE_SYSCALL:    /* continue and stop at next (return from) syscall */
        case PTRACE_CONT:       /* restart after signal. */
                ret = -EIO;
                if (!valid_signal(data))
                        break;
+               /* If we came here with PTRACE_SYSEMU and now continue with
+                * PTRACE_SYSCALL, entry.S used to intercept the syscall return.
+                * But it shouldn't!
+                * So we don't clear TIF_SYSCALL_EMU, which is always unused in
+                * this special case, to remember, we came from SYSEMU. That
+                * flag will be cleared by do_syscall_trace().
+                */
+               if (request == PTRACE_SYSEMU) {
+                       set_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_EMU);
+               } else if (request == PTRACE_CONT) {
+                       clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_EMU);
+               }
                if (request == PTRACE_SYSCALL) {
                        set_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
-               }
-               else {
+               } else {
                        clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
                }
                child->exit_code = data;
                ret = -EIO;
                if (!valid_signal(data))
                        break;
+               /*See do_syscall_trace to know why we don't clear
+                * TIF_SYSCALL_EMU.*/
                clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
                set_singlestep(child);
                child->exit_code = data;
  * - triggered by current->work.syscall_trace
  */
 __attribute__((regparm(3)))
-void do_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int entryexit)
+int do_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int entryexit)
 {
+       int is_sysemu, is_systrace, is_singlestep, ret = 0;
        /* do the secure computing check first */
        secure_computing(regs->orig_eax);
 
-       if (unlikely(current->audit_context)) {
-               if (entryexit)
-                       audit_syscall_exit(current, AUDITSC_RESULT(regs->eax), regs->eax);
-
-               /* Debug traps, when using PTRACE_SINGLESTEP, must be sent only
-                * on the syscall exit path. Normally, when TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT is
-                * not used, entry.S will call us only on syscall exit, not
-                * entry ; so when TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT is used we must avoid
-                * calling send_sigtrap() on syscall entry.
-                */
-               else if (is_singlestep)
-                       goto out;
-       }
+       if (unlikely(current->audit_context) && entryexit)
+               audit_syscall_exit(current, AUDITSC_RESULT(regs->eax), regs->eax);
 
        if (!(current->ptrace & PT_PTRACED))
                goto out;
 
+       is_sysemu = test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_EMU);
+       is_systrace = test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
+       is_singlestep = test_thread_flag(TIF_SINGLESTEP);
+
+       /* We can detect the case of coming from PTRACE_SYSEMU and now running
+        * with PTRACE_SYSCALL or PTRACE_SINGLESTEP, by TIF_SYSCALL_EMU being
+        * set additionally.
+        * If so let's reset the flag and return without action (no singlestep
+        * nor syscall tracing, since no actual step has been executed).
+        */
+       if (is_sysemu && (is_systrace || is_singlestep)) {
+               clear_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_EMU);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
        /* Fake a debug trap */
        if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SINGLESTEP))
                send_sigtrap(current, regs, 0);
 
-       if (!test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE))
+       if (!is_systrace && !is_sysemu)
                goto out;
 
        /* the 0x80 provides a way for the tracing parent to distinguish
           between a syscall stop and SIGTRAP delivery */
+       /* Note that the debugger could change the result of test_thread_flag!*/
        ptrace_notify(SIGTRAP | ((current->ptrace & PT_TRACESYSGOOD) ? 0x80 : 0));
 
        /*
                send_sig(current->exit_code, current, 1);
                current->exit_code = 0;
        }
+       ret = is_sysemu;
  out:
        if (unlikely(current->audit_context) && !entryexit)
                audit_syscall_entry(current, AUDIT_ARCH_I386, regs->orig_eax,
                                    regs->ebx, regs->ecx, regs->edx, regs->esi);
-
+       return ret;
 }
 
 #define TIF_NEED_RESCHED       3       /* rescheduling necessary */
 #define TIF_SINGLESTEP         4       /* restore singlestep on return to user mode */
 #define TIF_IRET               5       /* return with iret */
+#define TIF_SYSCALL_EMU                6       /* syscall emulation active */
 #define TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT      7       /* syscall auditing active */
 #define TIF_SECCOMP            8       /* secure computing */
 #define TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG     16      /* true if poll_idle() is polling TIF_NEED_RESCHED */
 #define _TIF_NEED_RESCHED      (1<<TIF_NEED_RESCHED)
 #define _TIF_SINGLESTEP                (1<<TIF_SINGLESTEP)
 #define _TIF_IRET              (1<<TIF_IRET)
+#define _TIF_SYSCALL_EMU       (1<<TIF_SYSCALL_EMU)
 #define _TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT     (1<<TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT)
 #define _TIF_SECCOMP           (1<<TIF_SECCOMP)
 #define _TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG    (1<<TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG)
 
 /* work to do on interrupt/exception return */
 #define _TIF_WORK_MASK \
-  (0x0000FFFF & ~(_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT|_TIF_SINGLESTEP|_TIF_SECCOMP))
+  (0x0000FFFF & ~(_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT|_TIF_SINGLESTEP|\
+                 _TIF_SECCOMP|_TIF_SYSCALL_EMU))
 /* work to do on any return to u-space */
 #define _TIF_ALLWORK_MASK      (0x0000FFFF & ~_TIF_SECCOMP)