diff --git a/gdb/syscalls/gdb-syscalls.dtd b/gdb/syscalls/gdb-syscalls.dtd
index b05976e..66eb62f 100644
--- a/gdb/syscalls/gdb-syscalls.dtd
+++ b/gdb/syscalls/gdb-syscalls.dtd
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@
 <!ELEMENT syscall		EMPTY>
 <!ATTLIST syscall
 	name			CDATA	#REQUIRED
-	number			CDATA	#REQUIRED>
+	number			CDATA	#REQUIRED
+	groups			CDATA	#IMPLIED>
diff --git a/gdb/xml-syscall.c b/gdb/xml-syscall.c
index ea85a2c..e171dba 100644
--- a/gdb/xml-syscall.c
+++ b/gdb/xml-syscall.c
@@ -77,6 +77,20 @@ get_syscall_names (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
   return NULL;
 }
 
+struct syscall *
+get_syscalls_by_group (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, const char *group)
+{
+  syscall_warn_user ();
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+const char **
+get_syscall_group_names (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
+{
+  syscall_warn_user ();
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 #else /* ! HAVE_LIBEXPAT */
 
 /* Structure which describes a syscall.  */
@@ -92,6 +106,19 @@ typedef struct syscall_desc
 } *syscall_desc_p;
 DEF_VEC_P(syscall_desc_p);
 
+/* Structure of a syscall group.  */
+typedef struct syscall_group_desc
+{
+  /* The group name.  */
+
+  char *name;
+
+  /* The syscalls that are part of the group.  */
+
+  VEC(syscall_desc_p) *syscalls;
+} *syscall_group_desc_p;
+DEF_VEC_P(syscall_group_desc_p);
+
 /* Structure that represents syscalls information.  */
 struct syscalls_info
 {
@@ -99,6 +126,10 @@ struct syscalls_info
 
   VEC(syscall_desc_p) *syscalls;
 
+  /* The syscall groups.  */
+
+  VEC(syscall_group_desc_p) *groups;
+
   /* Variable that will hold the last known data-directory.  This is
      useful to know whether we should re-read the XML info for the
      target.  */
@@ -126,11 +157,21 @@ syscalls_info_free_syscalls_desc (struct syscall_desc *sd)
   xfree (sd->name);
 }
 
+/* Free syscall_group_desc members but not the structure itself.  */
+
+static void
+syscalls_info_free_syscall_group_desc (struct syscall_group_desc *sd)
+{
+  VEC_free (syscall_desc_p, sd->syscalls);
+  xfree (sd->name);
+}
+
 static void
 free_syscalls_info (void *arg)
 {
   struct syscalls_info *syscalls_info = arg;
   struct syscall_desc *sysdesc;
+  struct syscall_group_desc *groupdesc;
   int i;
 
   xfree (syscalls_info->my_gdb_datadir);
@@ -144,6 +185,17 @@ free_syscalls_info (void *arg)
       VEC_free (syscall_desc_p, syscalls_info->syscalls);
     }
 
+  if (syscalls_info->groups != NULL)
+    {
+      for (i = 0;
+	   VEC_iterate (syscall_group_desc_p,
+			syscalls_info->groups, i, groupdesc);
+	   i++)
+	syscalls_info_free_syscall_group_desc (groupdesc);
+
+      VEC_free (syscall_group_desc_p, syscalls_info->groups);
+    }
+
   xfree (syscalls_info);
 }
 
@@ -153,16 +205,73 @@ make_cleanup_free_syscalls_info (struct syscalls_info *syscalls_info)
   return make_cleanup (free_syscalls_info, syscalls_info);
 }
 
+/* Create a new syscall group.  Return pointer to the
+   syscall_group_desc structure that represents the new group.  */
+
+static struct syscall_group_desc *
+syscall_group_create_syscall_group_desc (struct syscalls_info *syscalls_info,
+					 const char *group)
+{
+  struct syscall_group_desc *groupdesc = XCNEW (struct syscall_group_desc);
+
+  groupdesc->name = xstrdup (group);
+
+  VEC_safe_push (syscall_group_desc_p, syscalls_info->groups, groupdesc);
+
+  return groupdesc;
+}
+
+/* Add a syscall to the group.  If group doesn't exist, create it.  */
+
+static void
+syscall_group_add_syscall (struct syscalls_info *syscalls_info,
+			   struct syscall_desc *syscall,
+			   const char *group)
+{
+  struct syscall_group_desc *groupdesc;
+  int i;
+
+  /* Search for an existing group.  */
+  for (i = 0;
+       VEC_iterate (syscall_group_desc_p, syscalls_info->groups, i, groupdesc);
+       i++)
+    {
+      if (strcmp (groupdesc->name, group) == 0)
+	break;
+    }
+
+  if (groupdesc == NULL)
+    {
+      /* No group was found with this name.  We must create a new
+	 one.  */
+      groupdesc = syscall_group_create_syscall_group_desc (syscalls_info,
+							   group);
+    }
+
+  VEC_safe_push (syscall_desc_p, groupdesc->syscalls, syscall);
+}
+
 static void
 syscall_create_syscall_desc (struct syscalls_info *syscalls_info,
-                             const char *name, int number)
+			     const char *name, int number,
+			     char *groups)
 {
   struct syscall_desc *sysdesc = XCNEW (struct syscall_desc);
+  char *group;
 
   sysdesc->name = xstrdup (name);
   sysdesc->number = number;
 
   VEC_safe_push (syscall_desc_p, syscalls_info->syscalls, sysdesc);
+
+  /*  Add syscall to its groups.  */
+  if (groups != NULL)
+    {
+      for (group = strtok (groups, ",");
+	   group != NULL;
+	   group = strtok (NULL, ","))
+	syscall_group_add_syscall (syscalls_info, sysdesc, group);
+    }
 }
 
 /* Handle the start of a <syscall> element.  */
@@ -177,6 +286,7 @@ syscall_start_syscall (struct gdb_xml_parser *parser,
   /* syscall info.  */
   char *name = NULL;
   int number = 0;
+  char *groups = NULL;
 
   len = VEC_length (gdb_xml_value_s, attributes);
 
@@ -186,13 +296,15 @@ syscall_start_syscall (struct gdb_xml_parser *parser,
         name = attrs[i].value;
       else if (strcmp (attrs[i].name, "number") == 0)
         number = * (ULONGEST *) attrs[i].value;
+      else if (strcmp (attrs[i].name, "groups") == 0)
+        groups = attrs[i].value;
       else
         internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__,
                         _("Unknown attribute name '%s'."), attrs[i].name);
     }
 
   gdb_assert (name);
-  syscall_create_syscall_desc (data->syscalls_info, name, number);
+  syscall_create_syscall_desc (data->syscalls_info, name, number, groups);
 }
 
 
@@ -200,6 +312,7 @@ syscall_start_syscall (struct gdb_xml_parser *parser,
 static const struct gdb_xml_attribute syscall_attr[] = {
   { "number", GDB_XML_AF_NONE, gdb_xml_parse_attr_ulongest, NULL },
   { "name", GDB_XML_AF_NONE, NULL, NULL },
+  { "groups", GDB_XML_AF_OPTIONAL, NULL, NULL },
   { NULL, GDB_XML_AF_NONE, NULL, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -321,6 +434,32 @@ init_syscalls_info (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
   set_gdbarch_syscalls_info (gdbarch, syscalls_info);
 }
 
+/* Search for a syscall group by its name.  Return syscall_group_desc
+   structure for the group if found or NULL otherwise.  */
+
+static struct syscall_group_desc *
+syscall_group_get_group_by_name (const struct syscalls_info *syscalls_info,
+				 const char *group)
+{
+  struct syscall_group_desc *groupdesc;
+  int i;
+
+  if (syscalls_info == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  if (group == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+   /* Search for existing group.  */
+  for (i = 0;
+       VEC_iterate (syscall_group_desc_p, syscalls_info->groups, i, groupdesc);
+       i++)
+    if (strcmp (groupdesc->name, group) == 0)
+      return groupdesc;
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static int
 xml_get_syscall_number (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
                         const char *syscall_name)
@@ -388,6 +527,74 @@ xml_list_of_syscalls (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
   return names;
 }
 
+/* Iterate over the syscall_group_desc element to return a list of
+   syscalls that are part of the given group, terminated by an empty
+   element.  If the syscall group doesn't exist, return NULL.  */
+
+static struct syscall *
+xml_list_syscalls_by_group (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, const char *group)
+{
+  struct syscalls_info *syscalls_info = gdbarch_syscalls_info (gdbarch);
+  struct syscall_group_desc *groupdesc;
+  struct syscall_desc *sysdesc;
+  struct syscall *syscalls = NULL;
+  int nsyscalls;
+  int i;
+
+  if (syscalls_info == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  groupdesc = syscall_group_get_group_by_name (syscalls_info, group);
+  if (groupdesc == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  nsyscalls = VEC_length (syscall_desc_p, groupdesc->syscalls);
+  syscalls = xmalloc ((nsyscalls + 1) * sizeof (struct syscall));
+
+  for (i = 0;
+       VEC_iterate (syscall_desc_p, groupdesc->syscalls, i, sysdesc);
+       i++)
+    {
+      syscalls[i].name = sysdesc->name;
+      syscalls[i].number = sysdesc->number;
+    }
+
+  /* Add final element marker.  */
+  syscalls[i].name = NULL;
+  syscalls[i].number = 0;
+
+  return syscalls;
+}
+
+/* Return a NULL terminated list of syscall groups or an empty list, if
+   no syscall group is available.  Return NULL, if there is no syscall
+   information available.  */
+
+static const char **
+xml_list_of_groups (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
+{
+  struct syscalls_info *syscalls_info = gdbarch_syscalls_info (gdbarch);
+  struct syscall_group_desc *groupdesc;
+  const char **names = NULL;
+  int i;
+  int ngroups;
+
+  if (syscalls_info == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  ngroups = VEC_length (syscall_group_desc_p, syscalls_info->groups);
+  names = xmalloc ((ngroups + 1) * sizeof (char *));
+
+  for (i = 0;
+       VEC_iterate (syscall_group_desc_p, syscalls_info->groups, i, groupdesc);
+       i++)
+    names[i] = groupdesc->name;
+
+  names[i] = NULL;
+
+  return names;
+}
+
 void
 set_xml_syscall_file_name (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, const char *name)
 {
@@ -422,4 +629,24 @@ get_syscall_names (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
   return xml_list_of_syscalls (gdbarch);
 }
 
+/* See comment in xml-syscall.h.  */
+
+struct syscall *
+get_syscalls_by_group (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, const char *group)
+{
+  init_syscalls_info (gdbarch);
+
+  return xml_list_syscalls_by_group (gdbarch, group);
+}
+
+/* See comment in xml-syscall.h.  */
+
+const char **
+get_syscall_group_names (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
+{
+  init_syscalls_info (gdbarch);
+
+  return xml_list_of_groups (gdbarch);
+}
+
 #endif /* ! HAVE_LIBEXPAT */
diff --git a/gdb/xml-syscall.h b/gdb/xml-syscall.h
index 55c9696..a47a458 100644
--- a/gdb/xml-syscall.h
+++ b/gdb/xml-syscall.h
@@ -50,4 +50,20 @@ void get_syscall_by_name (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 
 const char **get_syscall_names (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
 
+/* Function used to retrieve the list of syscalls of a given group in
+   the system.  Return a list of syscalls that are element of the
+   group, terminated by an empty element. The list is malloc'ed
+   and must be freed by the caller.  If group doesn't exist, return
+   NULL.  */
+
+struct syscall *get_syscalls_by_group (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
+				       const char *group);
+
+/* Function used to retrieve the list of syscall groups in the system.
+   Return an array of strings terminated by a NULL element.  The list
+   must be freed by the caller.  Return NULL if there is no syscall
+   information available.  */
+
+const char **get_syscall_group_names (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
+
 #endif /* XML_SYSCALL_H */
