diff --git a/gdb/common/common-defs.h b/gdb/common/common-defs.h
index b82906f..5426dd5 100644
--- a/gdb/common/common-defs.h
+++ b/gdb/common/common-defs.h
@@ -82,4 +82,7 @@
 #define EXTERN_C_PUSH extern "C" {
 #define EXTERN_C_POP }
 
+/* Pull in gdb::unique_ptr and gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr.  */
+#include "common/gdb_unique_ptr.h"
+
 #endif /* COMMON_DEFS_H */
diff --git a/gdb/common/gdb_unique_ptr.h b/gdb/common/gdb_unique_ptr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52b5c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/common/gdb_unique_ptr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,360 @@
+/* gdb::unique_ptr, a simple std::unique_ptr replacement for C++03.
+
+   Copyright (C) 2007-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GDB.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* gdb::unique_ptr defines a C++ owning smart pointer that exposes a
+   subset of the std::unique_ptr API.
+
+   In fact, when compiled with a C++11 compiler, gdb::unique_ptr
+   actually _is_ std::unique_ptr.  When compiled with a C++03 compiler
+   OTOH, it's an hand coded std::unique_ptr emulation that assumes
+   code is correct and doesn't try to be too smart.
+
+   This supports custom deleters, but not _stateful_ deleters, so you
+   can't use those in C++11 mode either.  Only the managed pointer is
+   stored in the smart pointer.  That could be changed; it simply
+   wasn't found necessary.
+
+   At the end of the file you'll find a gdb::unique_ptr partial
+   specialization that uses a custom (stateless) deleter:
+   gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr.  That is used to manage pointers to
+   objects allocated with xmalloc.
+
+   The C++03 version was originally based on GCC 7.0's std::auto_ptr
+   and then heavily customized to behave more like C++11's
+   std::unique_ptr, but at this point, it no longer shares much at all
+   with the original file.  But, that's the history and the reason for
+   the copyright's starting year.
+
+   The C++03 version lets you shoot yourself in the foot, since
+   similarly to std::auto_ptr, the copy constructor and assignment
+   operators actually move.  Also, in the name of simplicity, no
+   effort is spent on using SFINAE to prevent invalid conversions,
+   etc.  This is not really a problem, because the goal here is to
+   allow code that would be correct using std::unique_ptr to be
+   equally correct in C++03 mode, and, just as efficient.  If client
+   code compiles correctly with a C++11 (or newer) compiler, we know
+   we're not doing anything invalid by mistake.
+
+   Putting gdb::unique_ptr in standard containers is not supported.
+*/
+
+#ifndef GDB_UNIQUE_PTR_H
+#define GDB_UNIQUE_PTR_H 1
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace gdb
+{
+
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103
+
+/* In C++11 mode, all we need is import the standard
+   std::unique_ptr.  */
+template<typename T> using unique_ptr = std::unique_ptr<T>;
+
+/* Pull in move as well.  */
+using std::move;
+
+#else /* C++11 */
+
+/* Default destruction policy used by gdb::unique_ptr when no deleter
+   is specified.  Uses delete.  */
+
+template<typename T>
+struct default_delete
+{
+  void operator () (T *ptr) const { delete ptr; }
+};
+
+/* Specialization for arrays.  Uses delete[].  */
+
+template<typename T>
+struct default_delete<T[]>
+{
+  void operator () (T *ptr) const { delete [] ptr; }
+};
+
+namespace detail
+{
+/* Type used to support implicit construction from NULL:
+
+     gdb::unique_ptr<foo> func (....)
+     {
+        return NULL;
+     }
+
+   and assignment from NULL:
+
+     gdb::unique_ptr<foo> ptr (....);
+     ...
+     ptr = NULL;
+
+  It is intentionally not defined anywhere.  */
+struct nullptr_t;
+
+/* Base class of our unique_ptr emulation.  Contains code common to
+   both unique_ptr<T, D> and unique_ptr<T[], D>.  */
+
+template<typename T, typename D>
+class unique_ptr_base
+{
+public:
+  typedef T *pointer;
+  typedef T element_type;
+  typedef D deleter_type;
+
+  /* Takes ownership of a pointer.  P is a pointer to an object of
+     element_type type.  Defaults to NULL.  */
+  explicit unique_ptr_base (element_type *p = NULL) throw () : m_ptr (p) {}
+
+  /* The "move" constructor.  Really a copy constructor.  Even though
+     std::unique_ptr is not copyable, our little simpler emulation
+     allows it, because:
+
+       - There are no rvalue references in C++03.  Our move emulation
+         instead relies on copy/assignment moving, like std::auto_ptr.
+       - RVO/NRVO requires an accessible copy constructor
+  */
+  unique_ptr_base (const unique_ptr_base &other) throw ()
+    : m_ptr (const_cast<unique_ptr_base&> (other).release ()) {}
+
+  /* Converting "move" constructor.  Really an lvalue ref converting
+     constructor.  This allows constructs such as:
+
+      unique_ptr<Derived> func_returning_unique_ptr (.....);
+      ...
+      unique_ptr<Base> ptr = func_returning_unique_ptr (.....);
+  */
+  template<typename T1, typename D1>
+  unique_ptr_base (const unique_ptr_base<T1, D1> &other) throw ()
+    : m_ptr (const_cast<unique_ptr_base<T1, D1>&> (other).release ()) {}
+
+  /* The "move" assignment operator.  Really an lvalue ref assignment
+     operator that actually moves.  See comments above.  */
+  unique_ptr_base &operator= (const unique_ptr_base &other) throw ()
+  {
+    reset (const_cast<unique_ptr_base&> (other).release ());
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /* std::unique_ptr does not allow assignment, except from nullptr.
+     nullptr doesn't exist in C++03, so we allow assignment from NULL
+     instead [ptr = NULL;].
+  */
+  unique_ptr_base &operator= (detail::nullptr_t *) throw ()
+  {
+    reset ();
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  ~unique_ptr_base () { call_deleter (); }
+
+  /* "explicit operator bool ()" emulation using the safe bool
+     idiom.  */
+private:
+  typedef void (unique_ptr_base::*explicit_operator_bool) () const;
+  void this_type_does_not_support_comparisons () const {}
+
+public:
+  operator explicit_operator_bool () const
+  {
+    return (m_ptr != NULL
+	    ? &unique_ptr_base::this_type_does_not_support_comparisons
+	    : 0);
+  }
+
+  element_type *get () const throw () { return m_ptr; }
+
+  element_type *release () throw ()
+  {
+    pointer tmp = m_ptr;
+    m_ptr = NULL;
+    return tmp;
+  }
+
+  void reset (element_type *p = NULL) throw ()
+  {
+    if (p != m_ptr)
+      {
+	call_deleter ();
+	m_ptr = p;
+      }
+  }
+
+private:
+
+  /* Call the deleter.  Note we assume the deleter is "stateless".  */
+  void call_deleter ()
+  {
+    D d;
+
+    d (m_ptr);
+  }
+
+  element_type *m_ptr;
+};
+
+} /* namespace detail */
+
+/* Macro used to create a unique_ptr_base "partial specialization" --
+   a subclass that uses a specific deleter.  Basically this re-defines
+   the necessary constructors.  This is necessary because C++03
+   doesn't support inheriting constructors with "using".  While at it,
+   we inherit the assignment operator.  TYPE is the name of the type
+   being defined.  Assumes that 'base_type' is a typedef of the
+   baseclass TYPE is inheriting from.  */
+#define DEFINE_UNIQUE_PTR(TYPE)						\
+public:									\
+  explicit TYPE (T *p = NULL) throw ()					\
+    : base_type (p) {}							\
+									\
+  TYPE (const TYPE &other) throw () : base_type (other) {}		\
+									\
+  TYPE (detail::nullptr_t *) throw () : base_type (NULL) {}		\
+									\
+  template<typename T1, typename D1>					\
+  TYPE (const detail::unique_ptr_base<T1, D1> &other) throw ()		\
+    : base_type (other) {}						\
+									\
+  using base_type::operator=;
+
+/* Define non-array gdb::unique_ptr.  */
+
+template <typename T, typename D = default_delete<T> >
+class unique_ptr : public detail::unique_ptr_base<T, D>
+{
+  typedef detail::unique_ptr_base<T, D> base_type;
+
+  DEFINE_UNIQUE_PTR (unique_ptr)
+
+public:
+  /* Dereferencing.  */
+  T &operator* () const throw () { return *this->get (); }
+  T *operator-> () const throw () { return this->get (); }
+};
+
+/* gdb::unique_ptr specialization for T[].  */
+
+template <typename T, typename D>
+class unique_ptr<T[], D> : public detail::unique_ptr_base<T, D>
+{
+  typedef detail::unique_ptr_base<T, D> base_type;
+
+  DEFINE_UNIQUE_PTR (unique_ptr)
+
+public:
+  /* Indexing operator.  */
+  T &operator[] (size_t i) const { return this->get ()[i]; }
+};
+
+/* Comparison operators.  */
+
+template <typename T, typename D,
+	  typename U, typename E>
+inline bool
+operator== (const detail::unique_ptr_base<T, D> &x,
+	    const detail::unique_ptr_base<U, E> &y)
+{ return x.get() == y.get(); }
+
+template <typename T, typename D,
+	  typename U, typename E>
+inline bool
+operator!= (const detail::unique_ptr_base<T, D> &x,
+	    const detail::unique_ptr_base<U, E> &y)
+{ return x.get() != y.get(); }
+
+template<typename T, typename D,
+	 typename U, typename E>
+inline bool
+operator< (const detail::unique_ptr_base<T, D> &x,
+	   const detail::unique_ptr_base<U, E> &y)
+{ return x.get() < y.get (); }
+
+template<typename T, typename D,
+	 typename U, typename E>
+inline bool
+operator<= (const detail::unique_ptr_base<T, D> &x,
+	    const detail::unique_ptr_base<U, E> &y)
+{ return !(y < x); }
+
+template<typename T, typename D,
+	 typename U, typename E>
+inline bool
+operator> (const detail::unique_ptr_base<T, D> &x,
+	   const detail::unique_ptr_base<U, E> &y)
+{ return y < x; }
+
+template<typename T, typename D,
+	 typename U, typename E>
+inline bool
+operator>= (const detail::unique_ptr_base<T, D> &x,
+	    const detail::unique_ptr_base<U, E> &y)
+{ return !(x < y); }
+
+/* std::move "emulation".  This is as simple as it can be -- no
+   attempt is made to emulate rvalue references.  Instead relies on
+   the fact that gdb::unique_ptr has move semantics like
+   std::auto_ptr.  I.e., copy/assignment actually moves.  */
+
+template<typename T, typename D>
+unique_ptr<T, D>
+move (unique_ptr<T, D> v)
+{
+  return v;
+}
+
+#endif /* C++11 */
+
+/* Define gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr, a gdb::unique_ptr that manages
+   xmalloc'ed memory.  */
+
+/* The deleter for gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr.  Uses xfree.  */
+template <typename T>
+struct xfree_deleter
+{
+  void operator() (T *ptr) const { xfree (ptr); }
+};
+
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103
+
+/* In C++11, we just import the standard unique_ptr to our namespace
+   with a custom deleter.  */
+
+template<typename T> using unique_xmalloc_ptr
+  = std::unique_ptr<T, xfree_deleter<T>>;
+
+#else /* C++11 */
+
+/* In C++03, we don't have template aliases, so we need to define a
+   subclass instead, and re-define the constructors, because C++03
+   doesn't support inheriting constructors either.  */
+
+template <typename T>
+class unique_xmalloc_ptr : public unique_ptr<T, xfree_deleter<T> >
+{
+  typedef unique_ptr<T, xfree_deleter<T> > base_type;
+
+  DEFINE_UNIQUE_PTR (unique_xmalloc_ptr)
+};
+
+#endif /* C++11 */
+
+} /* namespace gdb */
+
+#endif /* GDB_UNIQUE_PTR_H */
