diff --git a/backends/sparc_regs.c b/backends/sparc_regs.c
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+/* Register names and numbers for SPARC DWARF.
+   Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+   This file is part of elfutils.
+
+   This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of either
+
+     * the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or
+
+     * the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or both in parallel, as here.
+
+   elfutils 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 copies of the GNU General Public License and
+   the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program.  If
+   not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <dwarf.h>
+
+#define BACKEND sparc_
+#include "libebl_CPU.h"
+
+ssize_t
+sparc_register_info (Ebl *ebl,
+		     int regno, char *name, size_t namelen,
+		     const char **prefix, const char **setname,
+		     int *bits, int *type)
+{
+  const int nfp = 32 + (ebl->class == ELFCLASS32 ? 0 : 16);
+  const int nspec = ebl->class == ELFCLASS32 ? 8 : 6;
+
+  if (name == NULL)
+    return 32 + nfp + nspec;
+
+  if (regno < 0 || regno >= 32 + nfp + nspec || namelen < 6)
+    return -1;
+
+  *bits = ebl->class == ELFCLASS32 ? 32 : 64;
+  *type = DW_ATE_signed;
+
+  *prefix = "%";
+
+  if (regno >= 32 + nfp)
+    {
+      regno -= 32 + nfp;
+      static const char names[2][8][6] =
+	{
+	  { "y", "psr", "wim", "tbr", "pc", "npc", "fsr", "csr" }, /* v8 */
+	  { "pc", "npc", "state", "fsr", "fprs", "y" } /* v9 */
+	};
+      *setname = "control";
+      *type = DW_ATE_unsigned;
+      if ((ebl->class == ELFCLASS64 ? 0 : 4) + 1 - (unsigned int) regno <= 1)
+	*type = DW_ATE_address;
+      return stpncpy (name, names[ebl->class == ELFCLASS64][regno],
+		      namelen) + 1 - name;
+    }
+
+  if (regno < 32)
+    {
+      *setname = "integer";
+      name[0] = "goli"[regno >> 3];
+      name[1] = (regno & 7) + '0';
+      namelen = 2;
+      if ((regno & 8) && (regno & 7) == 6)
+	*type = DW_ATE_address;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      *setname = "FPU";
+      *type = DW_ATE_float;
+
+      regno -= 32;
+      if (regno >= 32)
+	regno = 32 + 2 * (regno - 32);
+      else
+	*bits = 32;
+
+      name[0] = 'f';
+      if (regno < 10)
+	{
+	  name[1] = regno + '0';
+	  namelen = 2;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  name[1] = regno / 10 + '0';
+	  name[2] = regno % 10 + '0';
+	  namelen = 3;
+	}
+    }
+
+  name[namelen++] = '\0';
+  return namelen;
+}