diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc
index ebbfbe6cba3..19484219d73 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc
@@ -60,12 +60,30 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
 
 static aarch64_target the_aarch64_target;
 
+bool
+aarch64_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+{
+  gdb_assert_not_reached ("linux target op low_cannot_fetch_register "
+			  "is not implemented by the target");
+}
+
+bool
+aarch64_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+{
+  gdb_assert_not_reached ("linux target op low_cannot_store_register "
+			  "is not implemented by the target");
+}
+
 /* Per-process arch-specific data we want to keep.  */
 
 struct arch_process_info
@@ -3067,8 +3085,6 @@ aarch64_supports_hardware_single_step (void)
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target =
 {
-  NULL, /* cannot_fetch_register */
-  NULL, /* cannot_store_register */
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   aarch64_get_pc,
   aarch64_set_pc,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-arm-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-arm-low.cc
index c59e8bddc08..896c5fd1e64 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-arm-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-arm-low.cc
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -166,14 +170,14 @@ static struct arm_get_next_pcs_ops get_next_pcs_ops = {
   arm_linux_get_next_pcs_fixup,
 };
 
-static int
-arm_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+arm_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
   return (regno >= arm_num_regs);
 }
 
-static int
-arm_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+arm_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
   return (regno >= arm_num_regs);
 }
@@ -1023,8 +1027,6 @@ arm_target::get_regs_info ()
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  arm_cannot_fetch_register,
-  arm_cannot_store_register,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   linux_get_pc_32bit,
   linux_set_pc_32bit,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-bfin-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-bfin-low.cc
index fee79b74da1..e7cd1e29637 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-bfin-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-bfin-low.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -59,14 +63,14 @@ static int bfin_regmap[] =
 
 #define bfin_num_regs ARRAY_SIZE (bfin_regmap)
 
-static int
-bfin_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+bfin_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
   return (regno >= bfin_num_regs);
 }
 
-static int
-bfin_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+bfin_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
   return (regno >= bfin_num_regs);
 }
@@ -131,8 +135,6 @@ bfin_target::get_regs_info ()
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  bfin_cannot_fetch_register,
-  bfin_cannot_store_register,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   linux_get_pc_32bit,
   linux_set_pc_32bit,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-cris-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-cris-low.cc
index dcb7d3fd5f4..03ca52e39e4 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-cris-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-cris-low.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -58,20 +62,20 @@ static int cris_regmap[] = {
 
 };
 
-static int
-cris_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+cris_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
   if (cris_regmap[regno] == -1)
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 
   return (regno >= cris_num_regs);
 }
 
-static int
-cris_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+cris_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
   if (cris_regmap[regno] == -1)
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 
   return (regno >= cris_num_regs);
 }
@@ -128,8 +132,6 @@ cris_target::get_regs_info ()
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  cris_cannot_fetch_register,
-  cris_cannot_store_register,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   linux_get_pc_32bit,
   linux_set_pc_32bit,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-crisv32-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-crisv32-low.cc
index b7763ab1356..03f0aa138e2 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-crisv32-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-crisv32-low.cc
@@ -31,12 +31,30 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
 
 static crisv32_target the_crisv32_target;
 
+bool
+crisv32_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+{
+  gdb_assert_not_reached ("linux target op low_cannot_fetch_register "
+			  "is not implemented by the target");
+}
+
+bool
+crisv32_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+{
+  gdb_assert_not_reached ("linux target op low_cannot_store_register "
+			  "is not implemented by the target");
+}
+
 /* Defined in auto-generated file reg-crisv32.c.  */
 void init_registers_crisv32 (void);
 extern const struct target_desc *tdesc_crisv32;
@@ -411,8 +429,6 @@ crisv32_target::get_regs_info ()
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  NULL,
-  NULL,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   linux_get_pc_32bit,
   linux_set_pc_32bit,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-ia64-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-ia64-low.cc
index d6508d2fb1d..471530a621b 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-ia64-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-ia64-low.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -283,16 +287,16 @@ static int ia64_regmap[] =
     -1,
   };
 
-static int
-ia64_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+ia64_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
-static int
-ia64_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+ia64_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
 /* GDB register numbers.  */
@@ -363,8 +367,6 @@ ia64_target::low_arch_setup ()
 
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  ia64_cannot_fetch_register,
-  ia64_cannot_store_register,
   ia64_fetch_register,
 };
 
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-low.cc
index 546ca731d8f..caa2d8dbd58 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-low.cc
@@ -5418,10 +5418,10 @@ register_addr (const struct usrregs_info *usrregs, int regnum)
   return addr;
 }
 
-/* Fetch one register.  */
-static void
-fetch_register (const struct usrregs_info *usrregs,
-		struct regcache *regcache, int regno)
+
+void
+linux_process_target::fetch_register (const usrregs_info *usrregs,
+				      regcache *regcache, int regno)
 {
   CORE_ADDR regaddr;
   int i, size;
@@ -5430,7 +5430,7 @@ fetch_register (const struct usrregs_info *usrregs,
 
   if (regno >= usrregs->num_regs)
     return;
-  if ((*the_low_target.cannot_fetch_register) (regno))
+  if (low_cannot_fetch_register (regno))
     return;
 
   regaddr = register_addr (usrregs, regno);
@@ -5466,10 +5466,9 @@ fetch_register (const struct usrregs_info *usrregs,
     supply_register (regcache, regno, buf);
 }
 
-/* Store one register.  */
-static void
-store_register (const struct usrregs_info *usrregs,
-		struct regcache *regcache, int regno)
+void
+linux_process_target::store_register (const usrregs_info *usrregs,
+				      regcache *regcache, int regno)
 {
   CORE_ADDR regaddr;
   int i, size;
@@ -5478,7 +5477,7 @@ store_register (const struct usrregs_info *usrregs,
 
   if (regno >= usrregs->num_regs)
     return;
-  if ((*the_low_target.cannot_store_register) (regno))
+  if (low_cannot_store_register (regno))
     return;
 
   regaddr = register_addr (usrregs, regno);
@@ -5514,22 +5513,21 @@ store_register (const struct usrregs_info *usrregs,
 	  if (errno == ESRCH)
 	    return;
 
-	  if ((*the_low_target.cannot_store_register) (regno) == 0)
+
+	  if (!low_cannot_store_register (regno))
 	    error ("writing register %d: %s", regno, safe_strerror (errno));
 	}
       regaddr += sizeof (PTRACE_XFER_TYPE);
     }
 }
+#endif /* HAVE_LINUX_USRREGS */
 
-/* Fetch all registers, or just one, from the child process.
-   If REGNO is -1, do this for all registers, skipping any that are
-   assumed to have been retrieved by regsets_fetch_inferior_registers,
-   unless ALL is non-zero.
-   Otherwise, REGNO specifies which register (so we can save time).  */
-static void
-usr_fetch_inferior_registers (const struct regs_info *regs_info,
-			      struct regcache *regcache, int regno, int all)
+void
+linux_process_target::usr_fetch_inferior_registers (const regs_info *regs_info,
+						    regcache *regcache,
+						    int regno, int all)
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_USRREGS
   struct usrregs_info *usr = regs_info->usrregs;
 
   if (regno == -1)
@@ -5540,17 +5538,15 @@ usr_fetch_inferior_registers (const struct regs_info *regs_info,
     }
   else
     fetch_register (usr, regcache, regno);
+#endif
 }
 
-/* Store our register values back into the inferior.
-   If REGNO is -1, do this for all registers, skipping any that are
-   assumed to have been saved by regsets_store_inferior_registers,
-   unless ALL is non-zero.
-   Otherwise, REGNO specifies which register (so we can save time).  */
-static void
-usr_store_inferior_registers (const struct regs_info *regs_info,
-			      struct regcache *regcache, int regno, int all)
+void
+linux_process_target::usr_store_inferior_registers (const regs_info *regs_info,
+						    regcache *regcache,
+						    int regno, int all)
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_USRREGS
   struct usrregs_info *usr = regs_info->usrregs;
 
   if (regno == -1)
@@ -5561,15 +5557,8 @@ usr_store_inferior_registers (const struct regs_info *regs_info,
     }
   else
     store_register (usr, regcache, regno);
-}
-
-#else /* !HAVE_LINUX_USRREGS */
-
-#define usr_fetch_inferior_registers(regs_info, regcache, regno, all) do {} while (0)
-#define usr_store_inferior_registers(regs_info, regcache, regno, all) do {} while (0)
-
 #endif
-
+}
 
 void
 linux_process_target::fetch_registers (regcache *regcache, int regno)
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-low.h b/gdbserver/linux-low.h
index 697b4af53a4..65c570e0669 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-low.h
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-low.h
@@ -131,11 +131,6 @@ struct lwp_info;
 
 struct linux_target_ops
 {
-  /* Return 0 if we can fetch/store the register, 1 if we cannot
-     fetch/store the register.  */
-  int (*cannot_fetch_register) (int);
-  int (*cannot_store_register) (int);
-
   /* Hook to fetch a register in some non-standard way.  Used for
      example by backends that have read-only registers with hardcoded
      values (e.g., IA64's gr0/fr0/fr1).  Returns true if register
@@ -566,11 +561,43 @@ class linux_process_target : public process_stratum_target
   /* Call low_arch_setup on THREAD.  */
   void arch_setup_thread (thread_info *thread);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_USRREGS
+  /* Fetch one register.  */
+  void fetch_register (const usrregs_info *usrregs, regcache *regcache,
+		       int regno);
+
+  /* Store one register.  */
+  void store_register (const usrregs_info *usrregs, regcache *regcache,
+		       int regno);
+#endif
+
+  /* Fetch all registers, or just one, from the child process.
+     If REGNO is -1, do this for all registers, skipping any that are
+     assumed to have been retrieved by regsets_fetch_inferior_registers,
+     unless ALL is non-zero.
+     Otherwise, REGNO specifies which register (so we can save time).  */
+  void usr_fetch_inferior_registers (const regs_info *regs_info,
+				     regcache *regcache, int regno, int all);
+
+  /* Store our register values back into the inferior.
+     If REGNO is -1, do this for all registers, skipping any that are
+     assumed to have been saved by regsets_store_inferior_registers,
+     unless ALL is non-zero.
+     Otherwise, REGNO specifies which register (so we can save time).  */
+  void usr_store_inferior_registers (const regs_info *regs_info,
+				     regcache *regcache, int regno, int all);
+
 protected:
   /* The architecture-specific "low" methods are listed below.  */
 
   /* Architecture-specific setup for the current thread.  */
   virtual void low_arch_setup () = 0;
+
+  /* Return false if we can fetch/store the register, true if we cannot
+     fetch/store the register.  */
+  virtual bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) = 0;
+
+  virtual bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) = 0;
 };
 
 extern linux_process_target *the_linux_target;
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-m32r-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-m32r-low.cc
index 2a5c6ea9bbe..912708db817 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-m32r-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-m32r-low.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -58,14 +62,14 @@ static int m32r_regmap[] = {
 #endif
 };
 
-static int
-m32r_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+m32r_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
   return (regno >= m32r_num_regs);
 }
 
-static int
-m32r_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+m32r_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
   return (regno >= m32r_num_regs);
 }
@@ -130,8 +134,6 @@ m32r_target::get_regs_info ()
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  m32r_cannot_fetch_register,
-  m32r_cannot_store_register,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   linux_get_pc_32bit,
   linux_set_pc_32bit,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-m68k-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-m68k-low.cc
index cbecc7a7f52..08545aa946f 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-m68k-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-m68k-low.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -71,14 +75,14 @@ static int m68k_regmap[] =
 #endif
 };
 
-static int
-m68k_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+m68k_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
   return (regno >= m68k_num_regs);
 }
 
-static int
-m68k_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+m68k_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
   return (regno >= m68k_num_regs);
 }
@@ -225,8 +229,6 @@ m68k_supports_hardware_single_step (void)
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  m68k_cannot_fetch_register,
-  m68k_cannot_store_register,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   linux_get_pc_32bit,
   linux_set_pc_32bit,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-mips-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-mips-low.cc
index 8231217dac9..0900dc88e0b 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-mips-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-mips-low.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -170,14 +174,6 @@ mips_target::low_arch_setup ()
   current_process ()->tdesc = mips_read_description ();
 }
 
-static struct usrregs_info *
-get_usrregs_info (void)
-{
-  const struct regs_info *regs_info = the_linux_target->get_regs_info ();
-
-  return regs_info->usrregs;
-}
-
 /* Per-process arch-specific data we want to keep.  */
 
 struct arch_process_info
@@ -218,53 +214,53 @@ struct arch_lwp_info
    ZERO_REGNUM, it's always 0.  We also can not set BADVADDR, CAUSE,
    or FCRIR via ptrace().  */
 
-static int
-mips_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+mips_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
   const struct target_desc *tdesc;
 
-  if (get_usrregs_info ()->regmap[regno] == -1)
-    return 1;
+  if (get_regs_info ()->usrregs->regmap[regno] == -1)
+    return true;
 
   tdesc = current_process ()->tdesc;
 
   /* On n32 we can't access 64-bit registers via PTRACE_PEEKUSR.  */
   if (register_size (tdesc, regno) > sizeof (PTRACE_XFER_TYPE))
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 
   if (find_regno (tdesc, "r0") == regno)
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
-static int
-mips_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+mips_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
   const struct target_desc *tdesc;
 
-  if (get_usrregs_info ()->regmap[regno] == -1)
-    return 1;
+  if (get_regs_info ()->usrregs->regmap[regno] == -1)
+    return true;
 
   tdesc = current_process ()->tdesc;
 
   /* On n32 we can't access 64-bit registers via PTRACE_POKEUSR.  */
   if (register_size (tdesc, regno) > sizeof (PTRACE_XFER_TYPE))
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 
   if (find_regno (tdesc, "r0") == regno)
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 
   if (find_regno (tdesc, "cause") == regno)
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 
   if (find_regno (tdesc, "badvaddr") == regno)
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 
   if (find_regno (tdesc, "fir") == regno)
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -954,8 +950,6 @@ mips_target::get_regs_info ()
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  mips_cannot_fetch_register,
-  mips_cannot_store_register,
   mips_fetch_register,
   mips_get_pc,
   mips_set_pc,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-nios2-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-nios2-low.cc
index 2e19b8dc7de..adbb0f2622e 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-nios2-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-nios2-low.cc
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -90,26 +94,20 @@ nios2_target::low_arch_setup ()
   current_process ()->tdesc = tdesc_nios2_linux;
 }
 
-/* Implement the cannot_fetch_register linux_target_ops method.  */
+/* Implement the low_cannot_fetch_register linux target ops method.  */
 
-static int
-nios2_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+nios2_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
-  if (nios2_regmap[regno] == -1)
-    return 1;
-
-  return 0;
+  return (nios2_regmap[regno] == -1);
 }
 
-/* Implement the cannot_store_register linux_target_ops method.  */
+/* Implement the low_cannot_store_register linux target ops method.  */
 
-static int
-nios2_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+nios2_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
-  if (nios2_regmap[regno] == -1)
-    return 1;
-
-  return 0;
+  return (nios2_regmap[regno] == -1);
 }
 
 /* Breakpoint support.  Also see comments on nios2_breakpoint_from_pc
@@ -253,8 +251,6 @@ nios2_target::get_regs_info ()
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target =
 {
-  nios2_cannot_fetch_register,
-  nios2_cannot_store_register,
   NULL,
   linux_get_pc_32bit,
   linux_set_pc_32bit,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.cc
index fe63e7bf07b..968538df370 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -160,8 +164,8 @@ ppc_check_regset (int tid, int regset_id, int regsetsize)
   return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-ppc_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+ppc_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
   const struct target_desc *tdesc = current_process ()->tdesc;
 
@@ -169,21 +173,21 @@ ppc_cannot_store_register (int regno)
   /* Some kernels do not allow us to store fpscr.  */
   if (!(ppc_hwcap & PPC_FEATURE_HAS_SPE)
       && regno == find_regno (tdesc, "fpscr"))
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 #endif
 
   /* Some kernels do not allow us to store orig_r3 or trap.  */
   if (regno == find_regno (tdesc, "orig_r3")
       || regno == find_regno (tdesc, "trap"))
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
-static int
-ppc_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+ppc_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -3388,8 +3392,6 @@ ppc_get_ipa_tdesc_idx (void)
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  ppc_cannot_fetch_register,
-  ppc_cannot_store_register,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   ppc_get_pc,
   ppc_set_pc,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-riscv-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-riscv-low.cc
index 092f497b85a..4f2e28beafc 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-riscv-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-riscv-low.cc
@@ -41,12 +41,30 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
 
 static riscv_target the_riscv_target;
 
+bool
+riscv_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+{
+  gdb_assert_not_reached ("linux target op low_cannot_fetch_register "
+			  "is not implemented by the target");
+}
+
+bool
+riscv_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+{
+  gdb_assert_not_reached ("linux target op low_cannot_store_register "
+			  "is not implemented by the target");
+}
+
 /* Implementation of linux target ops method "low_arch_setup".  */
 
 void
@@ -273,8 +291,6 @@ riscv_breakpoint_at (CORE_ADDR pc)
 /* RISC-V/Linux target operations.  */
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target =
 {
-  NULL, /* cannot_fetch_register */
-  NULL, /* cannot_store_register */
   riscv_fetch_register,
   riscv_get_pc,
   riscv_set_pc,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-s390-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-s390-low.cc
index 464f60d8d42..2ba0dec0551 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-s390-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-s390-low.cc
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -157,16 +161,16 @@ static int s390_regmap_3264[] = {
 #endif
 
 
-static int
-s390_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+s390_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
-static int
-s390_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+s390_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2808,8 +2812,6 @@ s390_emit_ops (void)
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  s390_cannot_fetch_register,
-  s390_cannot_store_register,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   s390_get_pc,
   s390_set_pc,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-sh-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-sh-low.cc
index d47cd402def..b4fd534547e 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-sh-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-sh-low.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -63,16 +67,16 @@ static int sh_regmap[] = {
  REG_FPREG0*4+48,  REG_FPREG0*4+52,  REG_FPREG0*4+56,  REG_FPREG0*4+60,
 };
 
-static int
-sh_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+sh_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
-static int
-sh_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+sh_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
 /* Correct in either endianness, obviously.  */
@@ -160,8 +164,6 @@ sh_target::low_arch_setup ()
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  sh_cannot_fetch_register,
-  sh_cannot_store_register,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   linux_get_pc_32bit,
   linux_set_pc_32bit,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-sparc-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-sparc-low.cc
index 7be5c15c256..4e0d930f800 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-sparc-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-sparc-low.cc
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -119,14 +123,14 @@ static const struct regs_range_t fpregs_ranges[] = {
 void init_registers_sparc64 (void);
 extern const struct target_desc *tdesc_sparc64;
 
-static int
-sparc_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+sparc_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
   return (regno >= sparc_num_regs || sparc_regmap[regno] == -1);
 }
 
-static int
-sparc_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+sparc_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
   return (regno >= sparc_num_regs || sparc_regmap[regno] == -1);
 }
@@ -315,8 +319,6 @@ sparc_target::get_regs_info ()
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  sparc_cannot_fetch_register,
-  sparc_cannot_store_register,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   linux_get_pc_64bit,
   /* No sparc_set_pc is needed.  */
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-tic6x-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-tic6x-low.cc
index 1f8d2f6451e..be6eb98b45c 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-tic6x-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-tic6x-low.cc
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -223,14 +227,14 @@ tic6x_read_description (enum c6x_feature feature)
   return *tdesc;
 }
 
-static int
-tic6x_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+tic6x_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
   return (tic6x_regmap[regno] == -1);
 }
 
-static int
-tic6x_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+tic6x_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
   return (tic6x_regmap[regno] == -1);
 }
@@ -403,8 +407,6 @@ tic6x_target::get_regs_info ()
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  tic6x_cannot_fetch_register,
-  tic6x_cannot_store_register,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   tic6x_get_pc,
   tic6x_set_pc,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-tile-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-tile-low.cc
index 6f173ccdf83..b9af7af7fb5 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-tile-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-tile-low.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -63,26 +67,26 @@ static int tile_regmap[] =
   56
 };
 
-static int
-tile_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+tile_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
   if (regno >= 0 && regno < 56)
-    return 0;
+    return false;
   else if (regno == 64)
-    return 0;
+    return false;
   else
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 }
 
-static int
-tile_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+tile_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
   if (regno >= 0 && regno < 56)
-    return 0;
+    return false;
   else if (regno == 64)
-    return 0;
+    return false;
   else
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 }
 
 static uint64_t tile_breakpoint = 0x400b3cae70166000ULL;
@@ -192,8 +196,6 @@ tile_supports_hardware_single_step (void)
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target =
 {
-  tile_cannot_fetch_register,
-  tile_cannot_store_register,
   NULL,
   linux_get_pc_64bit,
   linux_set_pc_64bit,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-x86-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-x86-low.cc
index 4fdeeef2eee..8c9ab733ea8 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-x86-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-x86-low.cc
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
@@ -301,23 +305,23 @@ x86_get_thread_area (int lwpid, CORE_ADDR *addr)
 
 
 
-static int
-x86_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+bool
+x86_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
 {
 #ifdef __x86_64__
   if (is_64bit_tdesc ())
-    return 0;
+    return false;
 #endif
 
   return regno >= I386_NUM_REGS;
 }
 
-static int
-x86_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+bool
+x86_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
 {
 #ifdef __x86_64__
   if (is_64bit_tdesc ())
-    return 0;
+    return false;
 #endif
 
   return regno >= I386_NUM_REGS;
@@ -2881,8 +2885,6 @@ x86_get_ipa_tdesc_idx (void)
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target =
 {
-  x86_cannot_fetch_register,
-  x86_cannot_store_register,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   x86_get_pc,
   x86_set_pc,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-xtensa-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-xtensa-low.cc
index ee2cd3bd9a4..876c2ad63e0 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-xtensa-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-xtensa-low.cc
@@ -31,12 +31,30 @@ public:
 protected:
 
   void low_arch_setup () override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno) override;
+
+  bool low_cannot_store_register (int regno) override;
 };
 
 /* The singleton target ops object.  */
 
 static xtensa_target the_xtensa_target;
 
+bool
+xtensa_target::low_cannot_fetch_register (int regno)
+{
+  gdb_assert_not_reached ("linux target op low_cannot_fetch_register "
+			  "is not implemented by the target");
+}
+
+bool
+xtensa_target::low_cannot_store_register (int regno)
+{
+  gdb_assert_not_reached ("linux target op low_cannot_store_register "
+			  "is not implemented by the target");
+}
+
 /* Defined in auto-generated file reg-xtensa.c.  */
 void init_registers_xtensa (void);
 extern const struct target_desc *tdesc_xtensa;
@@ -284,8 +302,6 @@ xtensa_target::get_regs_info ()
 }
 
 struct linux_target_ops the_low_target = {
-  0,
-  0,
   NULL, /* fetch_register */
   linux_get_pc_32bit,
   linux_set_pc_32bit,
