Index: binutils/bfd/elf32-mips.c
===================================================================
--- binutils.orig/bfd/elf32-mips.c	2017-11-07 21:06:16.465919208 +0000
+++ binutils/bfd/elf32-mips.c	2017-11-07 21:06:21.674163289 +0000
@@ -2373,6 +2373,45 @@ elf32_mips_grok_psinfo (bfd *abfd, Elf_I
 
   return TRUE;
 }
+
+/* Write Linux core PRSTATUS note into core file.  */
+
+static char *
+elf32_mips_write_core_note (bfd *abfd, char *buf, int *bufsiz, int note_type,
+			     ...)
+{
+  switch (note_type)
+    {
+    default:
+      return NULL;
+
+    case NT_PRPSINFO:
+      BFD_FAIL ();
+      return NULL;
+
+    case NT_PRSTATUS:
+      {
+	char data[256];
+	va_list ap;
+	long pid;
+	int cursig;
+	const void *greg;
+
+	va_start (ap, note_type);
+	memset (data, 0, 72);
+	pid = va_arg (ap, long);
+	bfd_put_32 (abfd, pid, data + 24);
+	cursig = va_arg (ap, int);
+	bfd_put_16 (abfd, cursig, data + 12);
+	greg = va_arg (ap, const void *);
+	memcpy (data + 72, greg, 180);
+	memset (data + 252, 0, 4);
+	va_end (ap);
+	return elfcore_write_note (abfd, buf, bufsiz,
+				   "CORE", note_type, data, sizeof (data));
+      }
+    }
+}
 
 /* Depending on the target vector we generate some version of Irix
    executables or "normal" MIPS ELF ABI executables.  */
@@ -2554,6 +2593,9 @@ static const struct ecoff_debug_swap mip
 #define ELF_COMMONPAGESIZE		0x1000
 #define elf32_bed			elf32_tradbed
 
+#undef elf_backend_write_core_note
+#define elf_backend_write_core_note	elf32_mips_write_core_note
+
 /* Include the target file again for this target.  */
 #include "elf32-target.h"
 
@@ -2575,6 +2617,8 @@ static const struct ecoff_debug_swap mip
 #undef	elf32_bed
 #define elf32_bed				elf32_fbsd_tradbed
 
+#undef elf_backend_write_core_note
+
 #include "elf32-target.h"
 /* Implement elf_backend_final_write_processing for VxWorks.  */
 
Index: binutils/bfd/elf64-mips.c
===================================================================
--- binutils.orig/bfd/elf64-mips.c	2017-11-07 21:06:16.477056388 +0000
+++ binutils/bfd/elf64-mips.c	2017-11-07 21:06:21.680225748 +0000
@@ -4248,6 +4248,45 @@ elf64_mips_grok_psinfo (bfd *abfd, Elf_I
 
   return TRUE;
 }
+
+/* Write Linux core PRSTATUS note into core file.  */
+
+static char *
+elf64_mips_write_core_note (bfd *abfd, char *buf, int *bufsiz, int note_type,
+			     ...)
+{
+  switch (note_type)
+    {
+    default:
+      return NULL;
+
+    case NT_PRPSINFO:
+      BFD_FAIL ();
+      return NULL;
+
+    case NT_PRSTATUS:
+      {
+	char data[480];
+	va_list ap;
+	long pid;
+	int cursig;
+	const void *greg;
+
+	va_start (ap, note_type);
+	memset (data, 0, 112);
+	pid = va_arg (ap, long);
+	bfd_put_32 (abfd, pid, data + 32);
+	cursig = va_arg (ap, int);
+	bfd_put_16 (abfd, cursig, data + 12);
+	greg = va_arg (ap, const void *);
+	memcpy (data + 112, greg, 360);
+	memset (data + 472, 0, 8);
+	va_end (ap);
+	return elfcore_write_note (abfd, buf, bufsiz,
+				   "CORE", note_type, data, sizeof (data));
+      }
+    }
+}
 
 /* ECOFF swapping routines.  These are used when dealing with the
    .mdebug section, which is in the ECOFF debugging format.  */
@@ -4454,6 +4493,9 @@ const struct elf_size_info mips_elf64_si
 #define ELF_COMMONPAGESIZE		0x1000
 #define elf64_bed			elf64_tradbed
 
+#undef elf_backend_write_core_note
+#define elf_backend_write_core_note	elf64_mips_write_core_note
+
 /* Include the target file again for this target.  */
 #include "elf64-target.h"
 
@@ -4476,4 +4518,6 @@ const struct elf_size_info mips_elf64_si
 #undef	elf64_bed
 #define elf64_bed				elf64_fbsd_tradbed
 
+#undef elf64_mips_write_core_note
+
 #include "elf64-target.h"
Index: binutils/bfd/elfn32-mips.c
===================================================================
--- binutils.orig/bfd/elfn32-mips.c	2017-11-07 21:06:16.483139578 +0000
+++ binutils/bfd/elfn32-mips.c	2017-11-07 21:06:21.694354823 +0000
@@ -3632,6 +3632,45 @@ elf_n32_mips_grok_freebsd_prstatus (bfd 
   return _bfd_elfcore_make_pseudosection (abfd, ".reg",
 					  size, note->descpos + offset);
 }
+
+/* Write Linux core PRSTATUS note into core file.  */
+
+static char *
+elf32_mips_write_core_note (bfd *abfd, char *buf, int *bufsiz, int note_type,
+			     ...)
+{
+  switch (note_type)
+    {
+    default:
+      return NULL;
+
+    case NT_PRPSINFO:
+      BFD_FAIL ();
+      return NULL;
+
+    case NT_PRSTATUS:
+      {
+	char data[440];
+	va_list ap;
+	long pid;
+	int cursig;
+	const void *greg;
+
+	va_start (ap, note_type);
+	memset (data, 0, 72);
+	pid = va_arg (ap, long);
+	bfd_put_32 (abfd, pid, data + 24);
+	cursig = va_arg (ap, int);
+	bfd_put_16 (abfd, cursig, data + 12);
+	greg = va_arg (ap, const void *);
+	memcpy (data + 72, greg, 360);
+	memset (data + 432, 0, 8);
+	va_end (ap);
+	return elfcore_write_note (abfd, buf, bufsiz,
+				   "CORE", note_type, data, sizeof (data));
+      }
+    }
+}
 
 /* Depending on the target vector we generate some version of Irix
    executables or "normal" MIPS ELF ABI executables.  */
@@ -3824,6 +3863,9 @@ static const struct ecoff_debug_swap mip
 #define ELF_COMMONPAGESIZE		0x1000
 #define elf32_bed			elf32_tradbed
 
+#undef elf_backend_write_core_note
+#define elf_backend_write_core_note	elf32_mips_write_core_note
+
 /* Include the target file again for this target.  */
 #include "elf32-target.h"
 
@@ -3846,4 +3888,6 @@ static const struct ecoff_debug_swap mip
 #undef	elf32_bed
 #define elf32_bed				elf32_fbsd_tradbed
 
+#undef elf_backend_write_core_note
+
 #include "elf32-target.h"
