diff --git a/gdb/aarch64-tdep.c b/gdb/aarch64-tdep.c
index 541a909edaaa1937294b1bb4375ecdd7de3d4c3c..61023dd3bb946c2bfbfbc1b88e986030107acd26 100644
--- a/gdb/aarch64-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/aarch64-tdep.c
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@

 #include "record.h"
 #include "record-full.h"
-
-#include "features/aarch64.c"
-
 #include "arch/aarch64-insn.h"

 #include "opcode/aarch64.h"
@@ -3058,8 +3055,6 @@ _initialize_aarch64_tdep (void)
   gdbarch_register (bfd_arch_aarch64, aarch64_gdbarch_init,
 		    aarch64_dump_tdep);

-  initialize_tdesc_aarch64 ();
-
   /* Debug this file's internals.  */
   add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("aarch64", class_maintenance, &aarch64_debug, _("\
 Set AArch64 debugging."), _("\
diff --git a/gdb/arch/aarch64.c b/gdb/arch/aarch64.c
index 95d9906f10e660fda99d73a0d2a9d184fd3a7b52..59f9330235e639d44920cab79b595e5266a935ff 100644
--- a/gdb/arch/aarch64.c
+++ b/gdb/arch/aarch64.c
@@ -17,14 +17,27 @@


 #include "aarch64.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>

-extern struct target_desc *tdesc_aarch64;
+#include "../features/aarch64-core.c"
+#include "../features/aarch64-fpu.c"

 /* Create the aarch64 target description.  */

 target_desc *
 aarch64_create_target_description ()
 {
-  return tdesc_aarch64;
-}
+  target_desc *tdesc = allocate_target_description ();
+
+#ifndef IN_PROCESS_AGENT
+  set_tdesc_architecture (tdesc, "aarch64");
+#endif
+
+  long regnum = 0;

+  regnum = create_feature_aarch64_core (tdesc, regnum);
+  regnum = create_feature_aarch64_fpu (tdesc, regnum);
+
+  return tdesc;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/features/Makefile b/gdb/features/Makefile
index b41d56106b8adeb07cf6e6e86b02f52bb2c078b3..bb9ac2093448523b212b5c93d271bfb5674f1647 100644
--- a/gdb/features/Makefile
+++ b/gdb/features/Makefile
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ OUTPUTS = $(patsubst %,$(outdir)/%.dat,$(WHICH))
 # --enable-targets=all GDB.  You can override this by passing XMLTOC
 # to make on the command line.
 XMLTOC = \
-	aarch64.xml \
 	arc-v2.xml \
 	arc-arcompact.xml \
 	arm/arm-with-iwmmxt.xml \
@@ -206,7 +205,9 @@ $(outdir)/%.dat: %.xml number-regs.xsl sort-regs.xsl gdbserver-regs.xsl
 	  $(XSLTPROC) gdbserver-regs.xsl - >> $(outdir)/$*.tmp
 	sh ../../move-if-change $(outdir)/$*.tmp $(outdir)/$*.dat

-FEATURE_XMLFILES = i386/32bit-core.xml \
+FEATURE_XMLFILES = aarch64-core.xml \
+	aarch64-fpu.xml \
+	i386/32bit-core.xml \
 	i386/32bit-sse.xml \
 	i386/32bit-linux.xml \
 	i386/32bit-avx.xml \
diff --git a/gdb/features/aarch64-core.c b/gdb/features/aarch64-core.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f3fad40133bc48760dd18db0cebbca52e5ba29e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/aarch64-core.c
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  -*- buffer-read-only: t -*- vi:set ro:
+  Original: aarch64-core.xml */
+
+#include "arch/tdesc.h"
+
+static int
+create_feature_aarch64_core (struct target_desc *result, long regnum)
+{
+  struct tdesc_feature *feature;
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.aarch64.core", "aarch64-core.xml");
+  struct tdesc_type *field_type;
+  struct tdesc_type *type;
+  type = tdesc_create_flags (feature, "cpsr_flags", 4);
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 0, "SP");
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 1, "");
+  tdesc_add_bitfield (type, "EL", 2, 3);
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 4, "nRW");
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 5, "");
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 6, "F");
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 7, "I");
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 8, "A");
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 9, "D");
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 20, "IL");
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 21, "SS");
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 28, "V");
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 29, "C");
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 30, "Z");
+  tdesc_add_flag (type, 31, "N");
+
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x0", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x1", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x2", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x3", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x4", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x5", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x6", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x7", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x8", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x9", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x10", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x11", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x12", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x13", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x14", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x15", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x16", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x17", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x18", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x19", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x20", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x21", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x22", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x23", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x24", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x25", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x26", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x27", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x28", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x29", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x30", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "sp", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "data_ptr");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "pc", regnum++, 1, NULL, 64, "code_ptr");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "cpsr", regnum++, 1, NULL, 32, "cpsr_flags");
+  return regnum;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/features/aarch64-fpu.c b/gdb/features/aarch64-fpu.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3672f2541ef604668300a27ed0cc58262eaf45ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/features/aarch64-fpu.c
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  -*- buffer-read-only: t -*- vi:set ro:
+  Original: aarch64-fpu.xml */
+
+#include "arch/tdesc.h"
+
+static int
+create_feature_aarch64_fpu (struct target_desc *result, long regnum)
+{
+  struct tdesc_feature *feature;
+
+  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.aarch64.fpu", "aarch64-fpu.xml");
+  struct tdesc_type *field_type;
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "ieee_double");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v2d", field_type, 2);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint64");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v2u", field_type, 2);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int64");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v2i", field_type, 2);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "ieee_single");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v4f", field_type, 4);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint32");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v4u", field_type, 4);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int32");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v4i", field_type, 4);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint16");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v8u", field_type, 8);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int16");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v8i", field_type, 8);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint8");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v16u", field_type, 16);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int8");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v16i", field_type, 16);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint128");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v1u", field_type, 1);
+
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int128");
+  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v1i", field_type, 1);
+
+  struct tdesc_type *type;
+  type = tdesc_create_union (feature, "vnd");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v2d");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "f", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v2u");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "u", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v2i");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "s", field_type);
+
+  type = tdesc_create_union (feature, "vns");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4f");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "f", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4u");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "u", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4i");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "s", field_type);
+
+  type = tdesc_create_union (feature, "vnh");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v8u");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "u", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v8i");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "s", field_type);
+
+  type = tdesc_create_union (feature, "vnb");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v16u");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "u", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v16i");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "s", field_type);
+
+  type = tdesc_create_union (feature, "vnq");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v1u");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "u", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v1i");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "s", field_type);
+
+  type = tdesc_create_union (feature, "aarch64v");
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "vnd");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "d", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "vns");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "s", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "vnh");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "h", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "vnb");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "b", field_type);
+  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "vnq");
+  tdesc_add_field (type, "q", field_type);
+
+  regnum = 34;
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v0", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v1", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v2", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v3", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v4", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v5", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v6", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v7", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v8", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v9", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v10", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v11", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v12", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v13", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v14", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v15", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v16", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v17", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v18", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v19", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v20", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v21", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v22", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v23", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v24", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v25", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v26", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v27", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v28", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v29", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v30", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v31", regnum++, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "fpsr", regnum++, 1, NULL, 32, "int");
+  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "fpcr", regnum++, 1, NULL, 32, "int");
+  return regnum;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/features/aarch64.c b/gdb/features/aarch64.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7411cacd4b80bd51a3301a650de588260b0c30ba..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/gdb/features/aarch64.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,191 +0,0 @@
-/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED.  -*- buffer-read-only: t -*- vi:set ro:
-  Original: aarch64.xml */
-
-#include "defs.h"
-#include "osabi.h"
-#include "target-descriptions.h"
-
-struct target_desc *tdesc_aarch64;
-static void
-initialize_tdesc_aarch64 (void)
-{
-  struct target_desc *result = allocate_target_description ();
-  set_tdesc_architecture (result, bfd_scan_arch ("aarch64"));
-
-  struct tdesc_feature *feature;
-
-  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.aarch64.core");
-  struct tdesc_type *field_type;
-  struct tdesc_type *type;
-  type = tdesc_create_flags (feature, "cpsr_flags", 4);
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 0, "SP");
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 1, "");
-  tdesc_add_bitfield (type, "EL", 2, 3);
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 4, "nRW");
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 5, "");
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 6, "F");
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 7, "I");
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 8, "A");
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 9, "D");
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 20, "IL");
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 21, "SS");
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 28, "V");
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 29, "C");
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 30, "Z");
-  tdesc_add_flag (type, 31, "N");
-
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x0", 0, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x1", 1, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x2", 2, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x3", 3, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x4", 4, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x5", 5, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x6", 6, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x7", 7, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x8", 8, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x9", 9, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x10", 10, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x11", 11, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x12", 12, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x13", 13, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x14", 14, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x15", 15, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x16", 16, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x17", 17, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x18", 18, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x19", 19, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x20", 20, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x21", 21, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x22", 22, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x23", 23, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x24", 24, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x25", 25, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x26", 26, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x27", 27, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x28", 28, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x29", 29, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "x30", 30, 1, NULL, 64, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "sp", 31, 1, NULL, 64, "data_ptr");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "pc", 32, 1, NULL, 64, "code_ptr");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "cpsr", 33, 1, NULL, 32, "cpsr_flags");
-
-  feature = tdesc_create_feature (result, "org.gnu.gdb.aarch64.fpu");
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "ieee_double");
-  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v2d", field_type, 2);
-
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint64");
-  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v2u", field_type, 2);
-
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int64");
-  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v2i", field_type, 2);
-
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "ieee_single");
-  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v4f", field_type, 4);
-
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint32");
-  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v4u", field_type, 4);
-
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int32");
-  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v4i", field_type, 4);
-
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint16");
-  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v8u", field_type, 8);
-
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int16");
-  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v8i", field_type, 8);
-
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint8");
-  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v16u", field_type, 16);
-
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int8");
-  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v16i", field_type, 16);
-
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "uint128");
-  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v1u", field_type, 1);
-
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "int128");
-  tdesc_create_vector (feature, "v1i", field_type, 1);
-
-  type = tdesc_create_union (feature, "vnd");
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v2d");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "f", field_type);
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v2u");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "u", field_type);
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v2i");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "s", field_type);
-
-  type = tdesc_create_union (feature, "vns");
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4f");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "f", field_type);
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4u");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "u", field_type);
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v4i");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "s", field_type);
-
-  type = tdesc_create_union (feature, "vnh");
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v8u");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "u", field_type);
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v8i");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "s", field_type);
-
-  type = tdesc_create_union (feature, "vnb");
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v16u");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "u", field_type);
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v16i");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "s", field_type);
-
-  type = tdesc_create_union (feature, "vnq");
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v1u");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "u", field_type);
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "v1i");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "s", field_type);
-
-  type = tdesc_create_union (feature, "aarch64v");
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "vnd");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "d", field_type);
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "vns");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "s", field_type);
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "vnh");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "h", field_type);
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "vnb");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "b", field_type);
-  field_type = tdesc_named_type (feature, "vnq");
-  tdesc_add_field (type, "q", field_type);
-
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v0", 34, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v1", 35, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v2", 36, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v3", 37, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v4", 38, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v5", 39, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v6", 40, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v7", 41, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v8", 42, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v9", 43, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v10", 44, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v11", 45, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v12", 46, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v13", 47, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v14", 48, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v15", 49, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v16", 50, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v17", 51, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v18", 52, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v19", 53, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v20", 54, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v21", 55, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v22", 56, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v23", 57, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v24", 58, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v25", 59, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v26", 60, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v27", 61, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v28", 62, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v29", 63, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v30", 64, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "v31", 65, 1, NULL, 128, "aarch64v");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "fpsr", 66, 1, NULL, 32, "int");
-  tdesc_create_reg (feature, "fpcr", 67, 1, NULL, 32, "int");
-
-  tdesc_aarch64 = result;
-}
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-ipa.c b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-ipa.c
index 28dc9776a1c8d273e8bc749296a57bc62b8619d5..b240100a13eccdfa696937158dbb365dcff12730 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-ipa.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-ipa.c
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 #endif
 #include "linux-aarch64-tdesc.h"

-/* Defined in auto-generated file aarch64.c.  */
-void init_registers_aarch64 (void);
-
 /* Each register saved by the jump pad is in a 16 byte cell.  */
 #define FT_CR_SIZE 16

@@ -207,5 +204,4 @@ alloc_jump_pad_buffer (size_t size)
 void
 initialize_low_tracepoint (void)
 {
-  init_registers_aarch64 ();
 }
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.c b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.c
index dcce287974cb6afd2f530ce1257dbbf25ed25ddc..9682537728847850d824c7eac949c68ab09226ac 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.c
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@
 #include "arch/aarch64.h"
 #include "linux-aarch64-tdesc.h"

-/* Defined in auto-generated files.  */
-void init_registers_aarch64 (void);
-
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_REG_H
 #include <sys/reg.h>
 #endif
@@ -2998,8 +2995,6 @@ struct linux_target_ops the_low_target =
 void
 initialize_low_arch (void)
 {
-  init_registers_aarch64 ();
-
   initialize_low_arch_aarch32 ();

   initialize_regsets_info (&aarch64_regsets_info);
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-tdesc.c b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-tdesc.c
index 8518ef73389ce9d7bd526de75716bd21dbef7959..b1c3dd4441dbc784747cf245f359a034af88eb8c 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-tdesc.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-tdesc.c
@@ -31,7 +31,16 @@ aarch64_linux_read_description ()
   target_desc **tdesc = &aarch64_tdesc;

   if (*tdesc == NULL)
-    *tdesc = aarch64_create_target_description ();
+    {
+      *tdesc = aarch64_create_target_description ();
+
+      init_target_desc (*tdesc);
+
+#ifndef IN_PROCESS_AGENT
+      static const char *expedite_regs_aarch64[] = { "x29", "sp", "pc", NULL };
+      (*tdesc)->expedite_regs = expedite_regs_aarch64;
+#endif
+    }

   return *tdesc;
 }
diff --git a/gdb/target-descriptions.c b/gdb/target-descriptions.c
index 3a5999c50de3ae97f84f648bb3ea08c845c7e88d..2a0940f211942d56072762f520f39dc5d2911c0d 100644
--- a/gdb/target-descriptions.c
+++ b/gdb/target-descriptions.c
@@ -2327,7 +2327,8 @@ maint_print_c_tdesc_cmd (const char *args, int from_tty)
      counterparts.  */
   if (startswith (filename_after_features.c_str (), "i386/32bit-")
       || startswith (filename_after_features.c_str (), "i386/64bit-")
-      || startswith (filename_after_features.c_str (), "i386/x32-core.xml"))
+      || startswith (filename_after_features.c_str (), "i386/x32-core.xml")
+      || startswith (filename_after_features.c_str (), "aarch64"))
     {
       print_c_feature v (filename_after_features);

