Index: gdb/breakpoint.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/breakpoint.c,v
retrieving revision 1.345
diff -u -p -r1.345 breakpoint.c
--- gdb/breakpoint.c	26 Aug 2008 17:36:44 -0000	1.345
+++ gdb/breakpoint.c	2 Sep 2008 15:17:15 -0000
@@ -1750,7 +1750,8 @@ breakpoint_init_inferior (enum inf_conte
   struct bp_location *bpt;
 
   ALL_BP_LOCATIONS (bpt)
-    bpt->inserted = 0;
+    if (bpt->owner->enable_state != bp_permanent)
+      bpt->inserted = 0;
 
   ALL_BREAKPOINTS_SAFE (b, temp)
   {
@@ -3088,7 +3089,8 @@ bpstat_stop_status (CORE_ADDR bp_addr, p
 	/* We will stop here */
 	if (b->disposition == disp_disable)
 	  {
-	    b->enable_state = bp_disabled;
+	    if (b->enable_state != bp_permanent)
+	      b->enable_state = bp_disabled;
 	    update_global_location_list (0);
 	  }
 	if (b->silent)
@@ -5081,6 +5083,34 @@ add_location_to_breakpoint (struct break
   set_breakpoint_location_function (loc);
   return loc;
 }
+
+
+/* Return 1 if LOC is pointing to a permanent breakpoint, 
+   return 0 otherwise.  */
+
+static int
+bp_loc_is_permanent (struct bp_location *loc)
+{
+  int len;
+  CORE_ADDR addr;
+  const gdb_byte *brk;
+  gdb_byte *target_mem;
+
+  gdb_assert (loc != NULL);
+
+  addr = loc->address;
+  brk = gdbarch_breakpoint_from_pc (current_gdbarch, &addr, &len);
+
+  target_mem = alloca (len);
+
+  if (target_read_memory (loc->address, target_mem, len) == 0
+      && memcmp (target_mem, brk, len) == 0)
+    return 1;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 
 /* Create a breakpoint with SAL as location.  Use ADDR_STRING
    as textual description of the location, and COND_STRING
@@ -5135,6 +5165,9 @@ create_breakpoint (struct symtabs_and_li
 	  loc = add_location_to_breakpoint (b, type, &sal);
 	}
 
+      if (bp_loc_is_permanent (loc))
+	make_breakpoint_permanent (b);
+
       if (b->cond_string)
 	{
 	  char *arg = b->cond_string;
@@ -7389,6 +7422,10 @@ update_breakpoint_locations (struct brea
 	b->line_number = sals.sals[i].line;
     }
 
+  /* Update locationos of permanent breakpoints.  */
+  if (b->enable_state == bp_permanent)
+    make_breakpoint_permanent (b);
+
   /* If possible, carry over 'disable' status from existing breakpoints.  */
   {
     struct bp_location *e = existing_locations;
@@ -8152,6 +8189,7 @@ single_step_breakpoint_inserted_here_p (
   return 0;
 }
 
+
 
 /* This help string is used for the break, hbreak, tbreak and thbreak commands.
    It is defined as a macro to prevent duplication.
Index: gdb/i386-tdep.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/i386-tdep.c,v
retrieving revision 1.264
diff -u -p -r1.264 i386-tdep.c
--- gdb/i386-tdep.c	26 Aug 2008 17:40:24 -0000	1.264
+++ gdb/i386-tdep.c	2 Sep 2008 15:17:16 -0000
@@ -2624,6 +2624,18 @@ i386_fetch_pointer_argument (struct fram
   return read_memory_unsigned_integer (sp + (4 * (argi + 1)), 4);
 }
 
+static void
+i386_skip_permanent_breakpoint (struct regcache *regcache)
+{
+  CORE_ADDR current_pc = regcache_read_pc (regcache);
+
+ /* On i386, breakpoint is exactly 1 byte long, so we just
+    adjust the PC in the regcache.  */
+  current_pc += 1;
+  regcache_write_pc (regcache, current_pc);
+}
+
+
 
 static struct gdbarch *
 i386_gdbarch_init (struct gdbarch_info info, struct gdbarch_list *arches)
@@ -2812,6 +2824,9 @@ i386_gdbarch_init (struct gdbarch_info i
   if (tdep->mm0_regnum == 0)
     tdep->mm0_regnum = gdbarch_num_regs (gdbarch);
 
+  set_gdbarch_skip_permanent_breakpoint (gdbarch,
+					 i386_skip_permanent_breakpoint);
+
   return gdbarch;
 }