diff --git a/gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c b/gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c
index 1184197..1c1832f 100644
--- a/gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ get_thread_id (ptid_t ptid)
 static int aarch64_num_bp_regs;
 static int aarch64_num_wp_regs;
 
-/* Debugging of hardware breakpoint/watchpoint support.  */
-
-static int debug_hw_points;
-
 /* Each bit of a variable of this type is used to indicate whether a
    hardware breakpoint or watchpoint setting has been changed since
    the last update.
@@ -363,7 +359,7 @@ debug_reg_change_callback (struct lwp_info *lwp, void *ptr)
   if (info == NULL)
     info = lwp->arch_private = XCNEW (struct arch_lwp_info);
 
-  if (debug_hw_points)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     {
       fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stdlog,
 			  "debug_reg_change_callback: \n\tOn entry:\n");
@@ -392,7 +388,7 @@ debug_reg_change_callback (struct lwp_info *lwp, void *ptr)
   if (!lwp->stopped)
     linux_stop_lwp (lwp);
 
-  if (debug_hw_points)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     {
       fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stdlog,
 			  "\tOn exit:\n\tpid%d, dr_changed_bp=0x%s, "
@@ -677,7 +673,7 @@ aarch64_linux_prepare_to_resume (struct lwp_info *lwp)
       struct aarch64_debug_reg_state *state
 	= aarch64_get_debug_reg_state (ptid_get_pid (lwp->ptid));
 
-      if (debug_hw_points)
+      if (show_debug_regs)
 	fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stdlog, "prepare_to_resume thread %d\n", tid);
 
       /* Watchpoints.  */
@@ -1200,7 +1196,7 @@ aarch64_linux_insert_hw_breakpoint (struct target_ops *self,
   const int len = 4;
   const int type = hw_execute;
 
-  if (debug_hw_points)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     fprintf_unfiltered
       (gdb_stdlog,
        "insert_hw_breakpoint on entry (addr=0x%08lx, len=%d))\n",
@@ -1208,7 +1204,7 @@ aarch64_linux_insert_hw_breakpoint (struct target_ops *self,
 
   ret = aarch64_handle_breakpoint (type, addr, len, 1 /* is_insert */);
 
-  if (debug_hw_points > 1)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     {
       struct aarch64_debug_reg_state *state
 	= aarch64_get_debug_reg_state (ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid));
@@ -1233,14 +1229,14 @@ aarch64_linux_remove_hw_breakpoint (struct target_ops *self,
   const int len = 4;
   const int type = hw_execute;
 
-  if (debug_hw_points)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     fprintf_unfiltered
       (gdb_stdlog, "remove_hw_breakpoint on entry (addr=0x%08lx, len=%d))\n",
        (unsigned long) addr, len);
 
   ret = aarch64_handle_breakpoint (type, addr, len, 0 /* is_insert */);
 
-  if (debug_hw_points > 1)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     {
       struct aarch64_debug_reg_state *state
 	= aarch64_get_debug_reg_state (ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid));
@@ -1297,7 +1293,7 @@ aarch64_handle_unaligned_watchpoint (int type, CORE_ADDR addr, int len,
 	ret = aarch64_dr_state_remove_one_point (state, type, aligned_addr,
 						 aligned_len);
 
-      if (debug_hw_points)
+      if (show_debug_regs)
 	fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stdlog,
 "handle_unaligned_watchpoint: is_insert: %d\n"
 "                             aligned_addr: 0x%08lx, aligned_len: %d\n"
@@ -1335,7 +1331,7 @@ aarch64_linux_insert_watchpoint (struct target_ops *self,
 {
   int ret;
 
-  if (debug_hw_points)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stdlog,
 			"insert_watchpoint on entry (addr=0x%08lx, len=%d)\n",
 			(unsigned long) addr, len);
@@ -1344,7 +1340,7 @@ aarch64_linux_insert_watchpoint (struct target_ops *self,
 
   ret = aarch64_handle_watchpoint (type, addr, len, 1 /* is_insert */);
 
-  if (debug_hw_points > 1)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     {
       struct aarch64_debug_reg_state *state
 	= aarch64_get_debug_reg_state (ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid));
@@ -1368,7 +1364,7 @@ aarch64_linux_remove_watchpoint (struct target_ops *self,
 {
   int ret;
 
-  if (debug_hw_points)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stdlog,
 			"remove_watchpoint on entry (addr=0x%08lx, len=%d)\n",
 			(unsigned long) addr, len);
@@ -1377,7 +1373,7 @@ aarch64_linux_remove_watchpoint (struct target_ops *self,
 
   ret = aarch64_handle_watchpoint (type, addr, len, 0 /* is_insert */);
 
-  if (debug_hw_points > 1)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     {
       struct aarch64_debug_reg_state *state
 	= aarch64_get_debug_reg_state (ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid));
@@ -1496,7 +1492,7 @@ add_show_debug_regs_command (void)
   /* A maintenance command to enable printing the internal DRi mirror
      variables.  */
   add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("show-debug-regs", class_maintenance,
-			   &debug_hw_points, _("\
+			   &show_debug_regs, _("\
 Set whether to show variables that mirror the AArch64 debug registers."), _("\
 Show whether to show variables that mirror the AArch64 debug registers."), _("\
 Use \"on\" to enable, \"off\" to disable.\n\
diff --git a/gdb/common/common-debug.c b/gdb/common/common-debug.c
index 660fc70..5cac3bf 100644
--- a/gdb/common/common-debug.c
+++ b/gdb/common/common-debug.c
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 
 /* See common/common-debug.h.  */
 
+int show_debug_regs;
+
+/* See common/common-debug.h.  */
+
 void
 debug_printf (const char *fmt, ...)
 {
diff --git a/gdb/common/common-debug.h b/gdb/common/common-debug.h
index c2bb192..348b0e3 100644
--- a/gdb/common/common-debug.h
+++ b/gdb/common/common-debug.h
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 #ifndef COMMON_DEBUG_H
 #define COMMON_DEBUG_H
 
+/* Set to nonzero to enable debugging of hardware breakpoint/
+   watchpoint support code.  */
+
+extern int show_debug_regs;
+
 /* Print a formatted message to the appropriate channel for
    debugging output for the client.  */
 
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.c b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.c
index 6066e15..ca096b0 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.c
@@ -267,9 +267,6 @@ aarch64_store_fpregset (struct regcache *regcache, const void *buf)
     supply_register (regcache, AARCH64_V0_REGNO + i, &regset->vregs[i]);
 }
 
-/* Debugging of hardware breakpoint/watchpoint support.  */
-extern int debug_hw_points;
-
 /* Enable miscellaneous debugging output.  The name is historical - it
    was originally used to debug LinuxThreads support.  */
 extern int debug_threads;
@@ -626,7 +623,7 @@ debug_reg_change_callback (struct inferior_list_entry *entry, void *ptr)
   dr_changed_t *dr_changed_ptr;
   dr_changed_t dr_changed;
 
-  if (debug_hw_points)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     {
       fprintf (stderr, "debug_reg_change_callback: \n\tOn entry:\n");
       fprintf (stderr, "\tpid%d, tid: %ld, dr_changed_bp=0x%llx, "
@@ -677,7 +674,7 @@ debug_reg_change_callback (struct inferior_list_entry *entry, void *ptr)
 	linux_stop_lwp (lwp);
     }
 
-  if (debug_hw_points)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     {
       fprintf (stderr, "\tOn exit:\n\tpid%d, tid: %ld, dr_changed_bp=0x%llx, "
 	       "dr_changed_wp=0x%llx\n",
@@ -917,7 +914,7 @@ aarch64_handle_unaligned_watchpoint (enum target_hw_bp_type type,
 	ret = aarch64_dr_state_remove_one_point (state, type, aligned_addr,
 						 aligned_len);
 
-      if (debug_hw_points)
+      if (show_debug_regs)
 	fprintf (stderr,
  "handle_unaligned_watchpoint: is_insert: %d\n"
  "                             aligned_addr: 0x%s, aligned_len: %d\n"
@@ -973,7 +970,7 @@ aarch64_insert_point (enum raw_bkpt_type type, CORE_ADDR addr,
   int ret;
   enum target_hw_bp_type targ_type;
 
-  if (debug_hw_points)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     fprintf (stderr, "insert_point on entry (addr=0x%08lx, len=%d)\n",
 	     (unsigned long) addr, len);
 
@@ -987,7 +984,7 @@ aarch64_insert_point (enum raw_bkpt_type type, CORE_ADDR addr,
     ret =
       aarch64_handle_breakpoint (targ_type, addr, len, 1 /* is_insert */);
 
-  if (debug_hw_points > 1)
+  if (show_debug_regs > 1)
     aarch64_show_debug_reg_state (aarch64_get_debug_reg_state (),
 				  "insert_point", addr, len, targ_type);
 
@@ -1009,7 +1006,7 @@ aarch64_remove_point (enum raw_bkpt_type type, CORE_ADDR addr,
   int ret;
   enum target_hw_bp_type targ_type;
 
-  if (debug_hw_points)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     fprintf (stderr, "remove_point on entry (addr=0x%08lx, len=%d)\n",
 	     (unsigned long) addr, len);
 
@@ -1024,7 +1021,7 @@ aarch64_remove_point (enum raw_bkpt_type type, CORE_ADDR addr,
     ret =
       aarch64_handle_breakpoint (targ_type, addr, len, 0 /* is_insert */);
 
-  if (debug_hw_points > 1)
+  if (show_debug_regs > 1)
     aarch64_show_debug_reg_state (aarch64_get_debug_reg_state (),
 				  "remove_point", addr, len, targ_type);
 
@@ -1150,7 +1147,7 @@ aarch64_linux_prepare_to_resume (struct lwp_info *lwp)
       struct aarch64_debug_reg_state *state
 	= &proc->private->arch_private->debug_reg_state;
 
-      if (debug_hw_points)
+      if (show_debug_regs)
 	fprintf (stderr, "prepare_to_resume thread %ld\n", lwpid_of (thread));
 
       /* Watchpoints.  */
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/server.c b/gdb/gdbserver/server.c
index 81cb2e1..8d95761 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/server.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/server.c
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ int disable_randomization = 1;
 
 static char **program_argv, **wrapper_argv;
 
-/* Enable debugging of h/w breakpoint/watchpoint support.  */
-int debug_hw_points;
-
 int pass_signals[GDB_SIGNAL_LAST];
 int program_signals[GDB_SIGNAL_LAST];
 int program_signals_p;
@@ -1012,12 +1009,12 @@ handle_monitor_command (char *mon, char *own_buf)
     }
   else if (strcmp (mon, "set debug-hw-points 1") == 0)
     {
-      debug_hw_points = 1;
+      show_debug_regs = 1;
       monitor_output ("H/W point debugging output enabled.\n");
     }
   else if (strcmp (mon, "set debug-hw-points 0") == 0)
     {
-      debug_hw_points = 0;
+      show_debug_regs = 0;
       monitor_output ("H/W point debugging output disabled.\n");
     }
   else if (strcmp (mon, "set remote-debug 1") == 0)
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/server.h b/gdb/gdbserver/server.h
index 812f533..ed54f77 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/server.h
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/server.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ extern ptid_t cont_thread;
 extern ptid_t general_thread;
 
 extern int server_waiting;
-extern int debug_hw_points;
 extern int pass_signals[];
 extern int program_signals[];
 extern int program_signals_p;
diff --git a/gdb/i386-nat.c b/gdb/i386-nat.c
index 499fffb..4a64759 100644
--- a/gdb/i386-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/i386-nat.c
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@
    The functions below implement debug registers sharing by reference
    counts, and allow to watch regions up to 16 bytes long.  */
 
-/* Whether or not to print the mirrored debug registers.  */
-int debug_hw_points;
-
 /* Low-level function vector.  */
 struct i386_dr_low_type i386_dr_low;
 
@@ -272,7 +269,7 @@ add_show_debug_regs_command (void)
   /* A maintenance command to enable printing the internal DRi mirror
      variables.  */
   add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("show-debug-regs", class_maintenance,
-			   &debug_hw_points, _("\
+			   &show_debug_regs, _("\
 Set whether to show variables that mirror the x86 debug registers."), _("\
 Show whether to show variables that mirror the x86 debug registers."), _("\
 Use \"on\" to enable, \"off\" to disable.\n\
diff --git a/gdb/mips-linux-nat.c b/gdb/mips-linux-nat.c
index 88faa1e..daf2307 100644
--- a/gdb/mips-linux-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/mips-linux-nat.c
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@
    we'll clear this and use PTRACE_PEEKUSER instead.  */
 static int have_ptrace_regsets = 1;
 
-/* Whether or not to print the mirrored debug registers.  */
-
-static int maint_show_dr;
-
 /* Saved function pointers to fetch and store a single register using
    PTRACE_PEEKUSER and PTRACE_POKEUSER.  */
 
@@ -689,7 +685,7 @@ mips_linux_insert_watchpoint (struct target_ops *self,
   watch_mirror = regs;
   retval = write_watchpoint_regs ();
 
-  if (maint_show_dr)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     mips_show_dr ("insert_watchpoint", addr, len, type);
 
   return retval;
@@ -737,7 +733,7 @@ mips_linux_remove_watchpoint (struct target_ops *self,
 
   retval = write_watchpoint_regs ();
 
-  if (maint_show_dr)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     mips_show_dr ("remove_watchpoint", addr, len, type);
 
   return retval;
@@ -774,7 +770,7 @@ _initialize_mips_linux_nat (void)
   struct target_ops *t;
 
   add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("show-debug-regs", class_maintenance,
-			   &maint_show_dr, _("\
+			   &show_debug_regs, _("\
 Set whether to show variables that mirror the mips debug registers."), _("\
 Show whether to show variables that mirror the mips debug registers."), _("\
 Use \"on\" to enable, \"off\" to disable.\n\
diff --git a/gdb/nat/i386-dregs.c b/gdb/nat/i386-dregs.c
index e3272cd..7afe09b 100644
--- a/gdb/nat/i386-dregs.c
+++ b/gdb/nat/i386-dregs.c
@@ -175,11 +175,6 @@
 /* Types of operations supported by i386_handle_nonaligned_watchpoint.  */
 typedef enum { WP_INSERT, WP_REMOVE, WP_COUNT } i386_wp_op_t;
 
-#ifndef GDBSERVER
-/* Whether or not to print the mirrored debug registers.  */
-extern int debug_hw_points;
-#endif
-
 /* Print the values of the mirrored debug registers.  */
 
 static void
@@ -511,7 +506,7 @@ i386_dr_insert_watchpoint (struct i386_debug_reg_state *state,
   if (retval == 0)
     i386_update_inferior_debug_regs (state, &local_state);
 
-  if (debug_hw_points)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     i386_show_dr (state, "insert_watchpoint", addr, len, type);
 
   return retval;
@@ -550,7 +545,7 @@ i386_dr_remove_watchpoint (struct i386_debug_reg_state *state,
   if (retval == 0)
     i386_update_inferior_debug_regs (state, &local_state);
 
-  if (debug_hw_points)
+  if (show_debug_regs)
     i386_show_dr (state, "remove_watchpoint", addr, len, type);
 
   return retval;
@@ -640,12 +635,12 @@ i386_dr_stopped_data_address (struct i386_debug_reg_state *state,
 	{
 	  addr = i386_dr_low_get_addr (i);
 	  rc = 1;
-	  if (debug_hw_points)
+	  if (show_debug_regs)
 	    i386_show_dr (state, "watchpoint_hit", addr, -1, hw_write);
 	}
     }
 
-  if (debug_hw_points && addr == 0)
+  if (show_debug_regs && addr == 0)
     i386_show_dr (state, "stopped_data_addr", 0, 0, hw_write);
 
   if (rc)
