diff --git a/gdb/break-catch-sig.c b/gdb/break-catch-sig.c
index dcfae42..06ee44c 100644
--- a/gdb/break-catch-sig.c
+++ b/gdb/break-catch-sig.c
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ signal_catchpoint_insert_location (struct bp_location *bl)
    catchpoints.  */
 
 static int
-signal_catchpoint_remove_location (struct bp_location *bl)
+signal_catchpoint_remove_location (struct bp_location *bl,
+				   enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   struct signal_catchpoint *c = (struct signal_catchpoint *) bl->owner;
   int i;
diff --git a/gdb/break-catch-syscall.c b/gdb/break-catch-syscall.c
index dbebdda..ec73a93 100644
--- a/gdb/break-catch-syscall.c
+++ b/gdb/break-catch-syscall.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ insert_catch_syscall (struct bp_location *bl)
    catchpoints.  */
 
 static int
-remove_catch_syscall (struct bp_location *bl)
+remove_catch_syscall (struct bp_location *bl, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   struct syscall_catchpoint *c = (struct syscall_catchpoint *) bl->owner;
   struct inferior *inf = current_inferior ();
diff --git a/gdb/breakpoint.c b/gdb/breakpoint.c
index 9b37508..311f06e 100644
--- a/gdb/breakpoint.c
+++ b/gdb/breakpoint.c
@@ -194,18 +194,6 @@ static void commands_command (char *, int);
 
 static void condition_command (char *, int);
 
-/* Why are we removing the breakpoint from the target?  */
-
-enum remove_bp_reason
-{
-  /* A regular remove.  Remove the breakpoint and forget everything
-     about it.  */
-  REMOVE_BREAKPOINT,
-
-  /* Detach the breakpoints from a fork child.  */
-  DETACH_BREAKPOINT,
-};
-
 static int remove_breakpoint (struct bp_location *);
 static int remove_breakpoint_1 (struct bp_location *, enum remove_bp_reason);
 
@@ -3989,7 +3977,7 @@ remove_breakpoint_1 (struct bp_location *bl, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 	      && !memory_validate_breakpoint (bl->gdbarch, &bl->target_info))
 	    val = 0;
 	  else
-	    val = bl->owner->ops->remove_location (bl);
+	    val = bl->owner->ops->remove_location (bl, reason);
 	}
       else
 	{
@@ -4007,7 +3995,8 @@ remove_breakpoint_1 (struct bp_location *bl, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 					       &bl->overlay_target_info);
 		else
 		  target_remove_breakpoint (bl->gdbarch,
-					    &bl->overlay_target_info);
+					    &bl->overlay_target_info,
+					    reason);
 	      }
 	  /* Did we set a breakpoint at the VMA? 
 	     If so, we will have marked the breakpoint 'inserted'.  */
@@ -4023,7 +4012,7 @@ remove_breakpoint_1 (struct bp_location *bl, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 		 wrong code with the saved shadow contents.  */
 	      if (bl->loc_type == bp_loc_hardware_breakpoint
 		  || section_is_mapped (bl->section))
-		val = bl->owner->ops->remove_location (bl);
+		val = bl->owner->ops->remove_location (bl, reason);
 	      else
 		val = 0;
 	    }
@@ -4061,7 +4050,7 @@ remove_breakpoint_1 (struct bp_location *bl, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 		  && bl->owner->ops->remove_location != NULL);
 
       bl->inserted = (reason == DETACH_BREAKPOINT);
-      bl->owner->ops->remove_location (bl);
+      bl->owner->ops->remove_location (bl, reason);
 
       /* Failure to remove any of the hardware watchpoints comes here.  */
       if (reason == REMOVE_BREAKPOINT && bl->inserted)
@@ -4075,7 +4064,7 @@ remove_breakpoint_1 (struct bp_location *bl, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
       gdb_assert (bl->owner->ops != NULL
 		  && bl->owner->ops->remove_location != NULL);
 
-      val = bl->owner->ops->remove_location (bl);
+      val = bl->owner->ops->remove_location (bl, reason);
       if (val)
 	return val;
 
@@ -8086,7 +8075,7 @@ insert_catch_fork (struct bp_location *bl)
    catchpoints.  */
 
 static int
-remove_catch_fork (struct bp_location *bl)
+remove_catch_fork (struct bp_location *bl, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   return target_remove_fork_catchpoint (ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid));
 }
@@ -8204,7 +8193,7 @@ insert_catch_vfork (struct bp_location *bl)
    catchpoints.  */
 
 static int
-remove_catch_vfork (struct bp_location *bl)
+remove_catch_vfork (struct bp_location *bl, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   return target_remove_vfork_catchpoint (ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid));
 }
@@ -8347,7 +8336,7 @@ insert_catch_solib (struct bp_location *ignore)
 }
 
 static int
-remove_catch_solib (struct bp_location *ignore)
+remove_catch_solib (struct bp_location *ignore, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   return 0;
 }
@@ -8677,7 +8666,7 @@ insert_catch_exec (struct bp_location *bl)
 }
 
 static int
-remove_catch_exec (struct bp_location *bl)
+remove_catch_exec (struct bp_location *bl, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   return target_remove_exec_catchpoint (ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid));
 }
@@ -10686,7 +10675,7 @@ insert_watchpoint (struct bp_location *bl)
 /* Implement the "remove" breakpoint_ops method for hardware watchpoints.  */
 
 static int
-remove_watchpoint (struct bp_location *bl)
+remove_watchpoint (struct bp_location *bl, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   struct watchpoint *w = (struct watchpoint *) bl->owner;
   int length = w->exact ? 1 : bl->length;
@@ -10941,7 +10930,7 @@ insert_masked_watchpoint (struct bp_location *bl)
    masked hardware watchpoints.  */
 
 static int
-remove_masked_watchpoint (struct bp_location *bl)
+remove_masked_watchpoint (struct bp_location *bl, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   struct watchpoint *w = (struct watchpoint *) bl->owner;
 
@@ -12934,7 +12923,8 @@ base_breakpoint_insert_location (struct bp_location *bl)
 }
 
 static int
-base_breakpoint_remove_location (struct bp_location *bl)
+base_breakpoint_remove_location (struct bp_location *bl,
+				 enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   internal_error_pure_virtual_called ();
 }
@@ -13096,12 +13086,12 @@ bkpt_insert_location (struct bp_location *bl)
 }
 
 static int
-bkpt_remove_location (struct bp_location *bl)
+bkpt_remove_location (struct bp_location *bl, enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   if (bl->loc_type == bp_loc_hardware_breakpoint)
     return target_remove_hw_breakpoint (bl->gdbarch, &bl->target_info);
   else
-    return target_remove_breakpoint (bl->gdbarch, &bl->target_info);
+    return target_remove_breakpoint (bl->gdbarch, &bl->target_info, reason);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -13444,7 +13434,8 @@ bkpt_probe_insert_location (struct bp_location *bl)
 }
 
 static int
-bkpt_probe_remove_location (struct bp_location *bl)
+bkpt_probe_remove_location (struct bp_location *bl,
+			    enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   /* Let's clear the semaphore before removing the location.  */
   if (bl->probe.probe->pops->clear_semaphore != NULL)
@@ -13452,7 +13443,7 @@ bkpt_probe_remove_location (struct bp_location *bl)
 					    bl->probe.objfile,
 					    bl->gdbarch);
 
-  return bkpt_remove_location (bl);
+  return bkpt_remove_location (bl, reason);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gdb/breakpoint.h b/gdb/breakpoint.h
index 054eab4d..c7d7462 100644
--- a/gdb/breakpoint.h
+++ b/gdb/breakpoint.h
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ struct linespec_result;
 struct linespec_sals;
 struct event_location;
 
+/* Why are we removing the breakpoint from the target?  */
+
+enum remove_bp_reason
+{
+  /* A regular remove.  Remove the breakpoint and forget everything
+     about it.  */
+  REMOVE_BREAKPOINT,
+
+  /* Detach the breakpoints from a fork child.  */
+  DETACH_BREAKPOINT,
+};
+
 /* This is the maximum number of bytes a breakpoint instruction can
    take.  Feel free to increase it.  It's just used in a few places to
    size arrays that should be independent of the target
@@ -519,7 +531,7 @@ struct breakpoint_ops
      with the "insert" method above.  Return 0 for success, 1 if the
      breakpoint, watchpoint or catchpoint type is not supported,
      -1 for failure.  */
-  int (*remove_location) (struct bp_location *);
+  int (*remove_location) (struct bp_location *, enum remove_bp_reason reason);
 
   /* Return true if it the target has stopped due to hitting
      breakpoint location BL.  This function does not check if we
diff --git a/gdb/corelow.c b/gdb/corelow.c
index 224719e..e8c9cc8 100644
--- a/gdb/corelow.c
+++ b/gdb/corelow.c
@@ -920,6 +920,14 @@ ignore (struct target_ops *ops, struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
   return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+core_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops, struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
+			struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt,
+			enum remove_bp_reason reason)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
 
 /* Okay, let's be honest: threads gleaned from a core file aren't
    exactly lively, are they?  On the other hand, if we don't claim
@@ -1043,7 +1051,7 @@ init_core_ops (void)
   core_ops.to_xfer_partial = core_xfer_partial;
   core_ops.to_files_info = core_files_info;
   core_ops.to_insert_breakpoint = ignore;
-  core_ops.to_remove_breakpoint = ignore;
+  core_ops.to_remove_breakpoint = core_remove_breakpoint;
   core_ops.to_thread_alive = core_thread_alive;
   core_ops.to_read_description = core_read_description;
   core_ops.to_pid_to_str = core_pid_to_str;
diff --git a/gdb/exec.c b/gdb/exec.c
index 23c89c2..4dba3e1 100644
--- a/gdb/exec.c
+++ b/gdb/exec.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,14 @@ ignore (struct target_ops *ops, struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 }
 
 static int
+exec_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops, struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
+			struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt,
+			enum remove_bp_reason reason)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int
 exec_has_memory (struct target_ops *ops)
 {
   /* We can provide memory if we have any file/target sections to read
@@ -1036,7 +1044,7 @@ Specify the filename of the executable file.";
   exec_ops.to_get_section_table = exec_get_section_table;
   exec_ops.to_files_info = exec_files_info;
   exec_ops.to_insert_breakpoint = ignore;
-  exec_ops.to_remove_breakpoint = ignore;
+  exec_ops.to_remove_breakpoint = exec_remove_breakpoint;
   exec_ops.to_stratum = file_stratum;
   exec_ops.to_has_memory = exec_has_memory;
   exec_ops.to_make_corefile_notes = exec_make_note_section;
diff --git a/gdb/mem-break.c b/gdb/mem-break.c
index 9bb4c45..803f62b 100644
--- a/gdb/mem-break.c
+++ b/gdb/mem-break.c
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ memory_insert_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops, struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 
 int
 memory_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops, struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-			  struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt)
+			  struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt,
+			  enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   return gdbarch_memory_remove_breakpoint (gdbarch, bp_tgt);
 }
diff --git a/gdb/record-btrace.c b/gdb/record-btrace.c
index 77b5180..6a5ffa4 100644
--- a/gdb/record-btrace.c
+++ b/gdb/record-btrace.c
@@ -1406,7 +1406,8 @@ record_btrace_insert_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops,
 static int
 record_btrace_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops,
 				 struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-				 struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt)
+				 struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt,
+				 enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   const char *old;
   int ret;
@@ -1419,7 +1420,8 @@ record_btrace_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops,
   ret = 0;
   TRY
     {
-      ret = ops->beneath->to_remove_breakpoint (ops->beneath, gdbarch, bp_tgt);
+      ret = ops->beneath->to_remove_breakpoint (ops->beneath, gdbarch, bp_tgt,
+						reason);
     }
   CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
     {
diff --git a/gdb/record-full.c b/gdb/record-full.c
index f6023bf..418a346 100644
--- a/gdb/record-full.c
+++ b/gdb/record-full.c
@@ -1684,7 +1684,8 @@ record_full_insert_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops,
 static int
 record_full_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops,
 			       struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-			       struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt)
+			       struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt,
+			       enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   struct record_full_breakpoint *bp;
   int ix;
@@ -1704,7 +1705,7 @@ record_full_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops,
 
 	      old_cleanups = record_full_gdb_operation_disable_set ();
 	      ret = ops->beneath->to_remove_breakpoint (ops->beneath, gdbarch,
-							bp_tgt);
+							bp_tgt, reason);
 	      do_cleanups (old_cleanups);
 
 	      if (ret != 0)
@@ -2171,7 +2172,8 @@ record_full_core_insert_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops,
 static int
 record_full_core_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops,
 				    struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-				    struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt)
+				    struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt,
+				    enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/gdb/remote.c b/gdb/remote.c
index 6d56f19..404a5c6 100644
--- a/gdb/remote.c
+++ b/gdb/remote.c
@@ -9339,7 +9339,8 @@ Target doesn't support breakpoints that have target side commands."));
 static int
 remote_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops,
 			  struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-			  struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt)
+			  struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt,
+			  enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   CORE_ADDR addr = bp_tgt->placed_address;
   struct remote_state *rs = get_remote_state ();
@@ -9368,7 +9369,7 @@ remote_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *ops,
       return (rs->buf[0] == 'E');
     }
 
-  return memory_remove_breakpoint (ops, gdbarch, bp_tgt);
+  return memory_remove_breakpoint (ops, gdbarch, bp_tgt, reason);
 }
 
 static enum Z_packet_type
diff --git a/gdb/target-debug.h b/gdb/target-debug.h
index 5f44d11..ef7e14d 100644
--- a/gdb/target-debug.h
+++ b/gdb/target-debug.h
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@
   target_debug_do_print (plongest (X))
 #define target_debug_print_struct_inferior_p(X)	\
   target_debug_do_print (host_address_to_string (X))
+#define target_debug_print_enum_remove_bp_reason(X) \
+  target_debug_do_print (plongest (X))
 
 static void
 target_debug_print_struct_target_waitstatus_p (struct target_waitstatus *status)
diff --git a/gdb/target-delegates.c b/gdb/target-delegates.c
index d23bc75..e21746f 100644
--- a/gdb/target-delegates.c
+++ b/gdb/target-delegates.c
@@ -262,24 +262,26 @@ debug_insert_breakpoint (struct target_ops *self, struct gdbarch *arg1, struct b
 }
 
 static int
-delegate_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *self, struct gdbarch *arg1, struct bp_target_info *arg2)
+delegate_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *self, struct gdbarch *arg1, struct bp_target_info *arg2, enum remove_bp_reason arg3)
 {
   self = self->beneath;
-  return self->to_remove_breakpoint (self, arg1, arg2);
+  return self->to_remove_breakpoint (self, arg1, arg2, arg3);
 }
 
 static int
-debug_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *self, struct gdbarch *arg1, struct bp_target_info *arg2)
+debug_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *self, struct gdbarch *arg1, struct bp_target_info *arg2, enum remove_bp_reason arg3)
 {
   int result;
   fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stdlog, "-> %s->to_remove_breakpoint (...)\n", debug_target.to_shortname);
-  result = debug_target.to_remove_breakpoint (&debug_target, arg1, arg2);
+  result = debug_target.to_remove_breakpoint (&debug_target, arg1, arg2, arg3);
   fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stdlog, "<- %s->to_remove_breakpoint (", debug_target.to_shortname);
   target_debug_print_struct_target_ops_p (&debug_target);
   fputs_unfiltered (", ", gdb_stdlog);
   target_debug_print_struct_gdbarch_p (arg1);
   fputs_unfiltered (", ", gdb_stdlog);
   target_debug_print_struct_bp_target_info_p (arg2);
+  fputs_unfiltered (", ", gdb_stdlog);
+  target_debug_print_enum_remove_bp_reason (arg3);
   fputs_unfiltered (") = ", gdb_stdlog);
   target_debug_print_int (result);
   fputs_unfiltered ("\n", gdb_stdlog);
diff --git a/gdb/target.c b/gdb/target.c
index ac66a3a..a0d5937 100644
--- a/gdb/target.c
+++ b/gdb/target.c
@@ -2081,7 +2081,8 @@ target_insert_breakpoint (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 
 int
 target_remove_breakpoint (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-			  struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt)
+			  struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt,
+			  enum remove_bp_reason reason)
 {
   /* This is kind of a weird case to handle, but the permission might
      have been changed after breakpoints were inserted - in which case
@@ -2094,7 +2095,7 @@ target_remove_breakpoint (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
     }
 
   return current_target.to_remove_breakpoint (&current_target,
-					      gdbarch, bp_tgt);
+					      gdbarch, bp_tgt, reason);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gdb/target.h b/gdb/target.h
index e1419a9..7c8513a 100644
--- a/gdb/target.h
+++ b/gdb/target.h
@@ -478,7 +478,8 @@ struct target_ops
 				 struct bp_target_info *)
       TARGET_DEFAULT_FUNC (memory_insert_breakpoint);
     int (*to_remove_breakpoint) (struct target_ops *, struct gdbarch *,
-				 struct bp_target_info *)
+				 struct bp_target_info *,
+				 enum remove_bp_reason)
       TARGET_DEFAULT_FUNC (memory_remove_breakpoint);
 
     /* Returns true if the target stopped because it executed a
@@ -1496,7 +1497,8 @@ extern int target_insert_breakpoint (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
    machine.  Result is 0 for success, non-zero for error.  */
 
 extern int target_remove_breakpoint (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-				     struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt);
+				     struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt,
+				     enum remove_bp_reason reason);
 
 /* Returns true if the terminal settings of the inferior are in
    effect.  */
@@ -2356,7 +2358,8 @@ extern struct target_section_table *target_get_section_table
 /* From mem-break.c */
 
 extern int memory_remove_breakpoint (struct target_ops *, struct gdbarch *,
-				     struct bp_target_info *);
+				     struct bp_target_info *,
+				     enum remove_bp_reason);
 
 extern int memory_insert_breakpoint (struct target_ops *, struct gdbarch *,
 				     struct bp_target_info *);
