diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-7.9.1.inc b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-7.10.1.inc
similarity index 68%
rename from yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-7.9.1.inc
rename to yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-7.10.1.inc
index 1ca95af..a9267d5 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-7.9.1.inc
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-7.10.1.inc
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 		    file://COPYING3.LIB;md5=6a6a8e020838b23406c81b19c1d46df6 \
 		    file://COPYING.LIB;md5=9f604d8a4f8e74f4f5140845a21b6674"
 
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "f3b97de919a9dba84490b2e076ec4cb0"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "4994ad986726ac4128a6f1bd8020cd672e9a92aa76b80736563ef992992764ef"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "b93a2721393e5fa226375b42d567d90b"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "ff14f8050e6484508c73cbfa63731e57901478490ca1672dc0b5e2b03f6af622"
 
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-common.inc b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-common.inc
index 166ba8e..0d28ee4 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-common.inc
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-common.inc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/"
 LICENSE = "GPLv3+"
 SECTION = "devel"
-DEPENDS = "expat zlib ncurses readline ${LTTNGUST}"
+DEPENDS = "expat zlib ncurses ${LTTNGUST}"
 
 LTTNGUST = "lttng-ust"
 LTTNGUST_aarch64 = ""
@@ -22,16 +22,11 @@
 		file://COPYING.LIB;md5=9f604d8a4f8e74f4f5140845a21b6674 \
 		file://COPYING3;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504 \
 		file://COPYING3.LIB;md5=6a6a8e020838b23406c81b19c1d46df6"
+
 inherit autotools texinfo
 
 SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/gdb/gdb-${PV}.tar.gz \
           "
-export CC_FOR_BUILD = "${BUILD_CC}"
-export CXX_FOR_BUILD = "${BUILD_CXX}"
-export CPP_FOR_BUILD = "${BUILD_CPP}"
-export CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD = "${BUILD_CFLAGS}"
-export CXXFLAGS_FOR_BUILD = "${BUILD_CXXFLAGS}"
-export CPPFLAGS_FOR_BUILD = "${BUILD_CPPFLAGS}"
 
 B = "${WORKDIR}/build-${TARGET_SYS}"
 
@@ -40,13 +35,19 @@
 EXPAT = "--with-expat --with-libexpat-prefix=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-gdbtk --disable-tui --disable-x --disable-werror \
-                --with-curses --disable-multilib --with-system-readline --disable-sim \
+                --with-curses --disable-multilib --disable-sim \
                 --without-lzma --without-guile \
                 ${GDBPROPREFIX} ${EXPAT} \
                 ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'multiarch', '--enable-64-bit-bfd', '', d)} \
                 --disable-rpath \
                "
 
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= "readline"
+# Use --without-system-readline to compile with readline 5.
+PACKAGECONFIG[readline] = "--with-system-readline,--without-system-readline,readline"
+PACKAGECONFIG[python] = "--with-python=${WORKDIR}/python,--without-python,python,python python-codecs"
+PACKAGECONFIG[babeltrace] = "--with-babeltrace,--without-babeltrace,babeltrace"
+
 GDBPROPREFIX = "--program-prefix=''"
 
 do_configure () {
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian.inc b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian.inc
index 4fd60a6..6e42af1 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian.inc
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian.inc
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@
 PN = "gdb-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH}"
 BPN = "gdb"
 
-DEPENDS = "nativesdk-ncurses nativesdk-expat nativesdk-gettext nativesdk-readline nativesdk-python"
-RDEPENDS_${PN} += "nativesdk-python-core nativesdk-python-lang nativesdk-python-re \
-                   nativesdk-python-codecs nativesdk-python-netclient"
+DEPENDS = "nativesdk-ncurses nativesdk-expat nativesdk-gettext \
+           virtual/${HOST_PREFIX}gcc-crosssdk virtual/${HOST_PREFIX}binutils-crosssdk virtual/nativesdk-${HOST_PREFIX}libc-for-gcc"
 
 GDBPROPREFIX = "--program-prefix='${TARGET_PREFIX}'"
 
-EXTRA_OECONF_append = " --with-python=${WORKDIR}/python"
+# Overrides PACKAGECONFIG variables in gdb-common.inc
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= "python readline"
+PACKAGECONFIG[python] = "--with-python=${WORKDIR}/python,--without-python,nativesdk-python, \
+                         nativesdk-python-core nativesdk-python-lang nativesdk-python-re \
+                         nativesdk-python-codecs nativesdk-python-netclient"
+PACKAGECONFIG[readline] = "--with-system-readline,--without-system-readline,nativesdk-readline"
 
 SSTATE_DUPWHITELIST += "${STAGING_DATADIR}/gdb"
 
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian_7.9.1.bb b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian_7.10.1.bb
similarity index 100%
rename from yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian_7.9.1.bb
rename to yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian_7.10.1.bb
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross.inc b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross.inc
index 6e44778..2468d23 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross.inc
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross.inc
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 require gdb-common.inc
 
-DEPENDS = "expat-native ncurses-native readline-native python-native"
+DEPENDS = "expat-native ncurses-native"
 
 inherit pythonnative
 
-EXTRA_OECONF += "--with-python=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python-native/python"
+# Overrides PACKAGECONFIG variables in gdb-common.inc
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= "python readline"
+PACKAGECONFIG[python] = "--with-python=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python-native/python,--without-python,python-native"
+PACKAGECONFIG[readline] = "--with-system-readline,--without-system-readline,readline-native"
 
 do_compile_prepend() {
     export BUILD_SYS="${BUILD_SYS}"
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross_7.9.1.bb b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross_7.10.1.bb
similarity index 100%
rename from yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross_7.9.1.bb
rename to yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross_7.10.1.bb
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb.inc b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb.inc
index 88c0213..d9c864d 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb.inc
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 
 SRC_URI += "file://0002-Change-order-of-CFLAGS.patch \
             file://0003-Add-support-for-Renesas-SH-sh4-architecture.patch \
-            file://fix-detection-of-64-bit-PPC-inferior-in-gdbserver.patch \
+            file://0001-Use-exported-definitions-of-SIGRTMIN.patch \
+            file://0001-include-sys-types.h-for-mode_t.patch \
+            file://0001-use-asm-sgidefs.h.patch \
+            file://force-readline-static.patch \
+            file://0001-mips-linux-nat-Define-_ABIO32-if-not-defined.patch \
            "
 #LDFLAGS_append = " -s"
 #export CFLAGS_append=" -L${STAGING_LIBDIR}"
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/0001-Use-exported-definitions-of-SIGRTMIN.patch b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/0001-Use-exported-definitions-of-SIGRTMIN.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f0c096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/0001-Use-exported-definitions-of-SIGRTMIN.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+From 2f97e89e9e4e5797d0d973e1d05c1f44c46b4912 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2015 20:21:38 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Use exorted definitions of SIGRTMIN
+
+Define W_STOPCODE if not defined already
+
+__SIGRTMIN is internal to glibc and other libcs e.g. musl
+may not provide them
+
+Fixes
+https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13012
+
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+---
+Upstream-Status: Submitted
+
+ gdb/linux-nat.c     | 4 ++--
+ gdb/nat/linux-nat.h | 4 ++++
+ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/gdb/linux-nat.c b/gdb/linux-nat.c
+index 396c30c..50320ee 100644
+--- a/gdb/linux-nat.c
++++ b/gdb/linux-nat.c
+@@ -4856,10 +4856,10 @@ lin_thread_get_thread_signals (sigset_t *set)
+      fortunately they don't change!  */
+ 
+   if (restart == 0)
+-    restart = __SIGRTMIN;
++    restart = SIGRTMIN;
+ 
+   if (cancel == 0)
+-    cancel = __SIGRTMIN + 1;
++    cancel = SIGRTMIN + 1;
+ 
+   sigaddset (set, restart);
+   sigaddset (set, cancel);
+diff --git a/gdb/nat/linux-nat.h b/gdb/nat/linux-nat.h
+index 83a6d91..efbe0fd 100644
+--- a/gdb/nat/linux-nat.h
++++ b/gdb/nat/linux-nat.h
+@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@
+    instead SIGTRAP with bit 7 set.  */
+ #define SYSCALL_SIGTRAP (SIGTRAP | 0x80)
+ 
++#ifndef W_STOPCODE
++#define W_STOPCODE(sig) ((sig) << 8 | 0x7f)
++#endif
++
+ #endif /* LINUX_NAT_H */
+-- 
+2.1.4
+
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/0001-include-sys-types.h-for-mode_t.patch b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/0001-include-sys-types.h-for-mode_t.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0292e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/0001-include-sys-types.h-for-mode_t.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From acbee4edacb80b5eeaff2480712fe98e56443997 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:18:52 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] include sys/types.h for mode_t
+
+mode_t is used in target.h, so we need to include sys/types.h to get the
+defintion
+
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+---
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+ gdb/gdbserver/target.h | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/target.h b/gdb/gdbserver/target.h
+index 9a40867..aaecab9 100644
+--- a/gdb/gdbserver/target.h
++++ b/gdb/gdbserver/target.h
+@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
+ #include "target/waitstatus.h"
+ #include "mem-break.h"
+ #include "btrace-common.h"
++#include <sys/types.h>
+ 
+ struct emit_ops;
+ struct buffer;
+-- 
+2.7.0
+
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/0001-mips-linux-nat-Define-_ABIO32-if-not-defined.patch b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/0001-mips-linux-nat-Define-_ABIO32-if-not-defined.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3173952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/0001-mips-linux-nat-Define-_ABIO32-if-not-defined.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+From e92f8932ef488de2a56db4299131ce6a4eb170bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 06:30:09 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] mips-linux-nat: Define _ABIO32 if not defined
+
+This helps building gdb on mips64 on musl, since
+musl does not provide sgidefs.h this define is
+only defined when GCC is using o32 ABI, in that
+case gcc emits it as built-in define and hence
+it works ok for mips32
+
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+---
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+ gdb/mips-linux-nat.c | 5 +++++
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/gdb/mips-linux-nat.c b/gdb/mips-linux-nat.c
+index fd5c705..753f29d 100644
+--- a/gdb/mips-linux-nat.c
++++ b/gdb/mips-linux-nat.c
+@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
+ #define PTRACE_GET_THREAD_AREA 25
+ #endif
+ 
++/* musl does not define and relies on compiler built-in macros for it   */
++#ifndef _ABIO32
++#define _ABIO32 1
++#endif
++
+ /* Assume that we have PTRACE_GETREGS et al. support.  If we do not,
+    we'll clear this and use PTRACE_PEEKUSER instead.  */
+ static int have_ptrace_regsets = 1;
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/0001-use-asm-sgidefs.h.patch b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/0001-use-asm-sgidefs.h.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaec390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/0001-use-asm-sgidefs.h.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+From 677b5b56135141c0d259e370aacd0e11c810aa15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Andre McCurdy <armccurdy@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 14:00:00 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] use <asm/sgidefs.h>
+
+Build fix for MIPS with musl libc
+
+The MIPS specific header <sgidefs.h> is provided by glibc and uclibc
+but not by musl. Regardless of the libc, the kernel headers provide
+<asm/sgidefs.h> which provides the same definitions, so use that
+instead.
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+Signed-off-by: Andre McCurdy <armccurdy@gmail.com>
+---
+ gdb/mips-linux-nat.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/gdb/mips-linux-nat.c b/gdb/mips-linux-nat.c
+index a36bb63..fd5c705 100644
+--- a/gdb/mips-linux-nat.c
++++ b/gdb/mips-linux-nat.c
+@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
+ #include "gdb_proc_service.h"
+ #include "gregset.h"
+ 
+-#include <sgidefs.h>
++#include <asm/sgidefs.h>
+ #include <sys/ptrace.h>
+ #include <asm/ptrace.h>
+ 
+-- 
+1.9.1
+
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/fix-detection-of-64-bit-PPC-inferior-in-gdbserver.patch b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/fix-detection-of-64-bit-PPC-inferior-in-gdbserver.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2854352..0000000
--- a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/fix-detection-of-64-bit-PPC-inferior-in-gdbserver.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-From 4fe67dbafa1bee679daecc12ed30621d5c2605de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Yao Qi <yao@codesourcery.com>
-Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 10:57:33 +0800
-Subject: [PATCH] Fix detection of 64-bit PPC inferior in gdbserver
-
-Issue #16775
-
-* gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c (ppc_arch_setup): Change variable msr to type
-'unsigned long'.  Check bit 63 or bit 31 is one.
-
-https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2014-12/msg00239.html
-Written by: Yao Qi <yao@codesourcery.com>
-
-Upstream-Status: Pending
-
-Signed-off-by: Yuanjie Huang <yuanjie.huang@windriver.com>
----
- gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c | 11 +++++++----
- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c
-index 63d4218..a62cf22 100644
---- a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c
-+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-ppc-low.c
-@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ ppc_arch_setup (void)
- {
-   const struct target_desc *tdesc;
- #ifdef __powerpc64__
--  long msr;
-+  unsigned long msr;
-   struct regcache *regcache;
- 
-   /* On a 64-bit host, assume 64-bit inferior process with no
-@@ -384,13 +384,16 @@ ppc_arch_setup (void)
-   current_process ()->tdesc = tdesc;
-   ppc_hwcap = 0;
- 
--  /* Only if the high bit of the MSR is set, we actually have
--     a 64-bit inferior.  */
-+  /* We actually have a 64-bit inferior only if the certain bit of the
-+     MSR is set.  The PowerISA Book III-S MSR is different from the
-+     PowerISA Book III-E MSR.  The Book III-S MSR is 64 bits wide, and
-+     its MSR[SF] is the bit 0 of a 64-bit value.  Book III-E MSR is 32
-+     bits wide, and its MSR[CM] is the bit 0 of a 32-bit value.  */
-   regcache = new_register_cache (tdesc);
-   fetch_inferior_registers (regcache, find_regno (tdesc, "msr"));
-   collect_register_by_name (regcache, "msr", &msr);
-   free_register_cache (regcache);
--  if (msr < 0)
-+  if (msr & 0x8000000080000000)
-     {
-       ppc_get_hwcap (&ppc_hwcap);
-       if (ppc_hwcap & PPC_FEATURE_CELL)
--- 
-1.8.5.2.233.g932f7e4
-
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/force-readline-static.patch b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/force-readline-static.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d34ee8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb/force-readline-static.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+If gdb is configured with --disable-static then this is dutifully passed to
+readline which then disables libreadline.a, which causes a problem when gdb
+tries to link against that.
+
+To ensure that readline always builds static libraries, pass --enable-static to
+the sub-configure.
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+Signed-off-by: Ross Burton <ross.burton@intel.com>
+
+diff --git a/Makefile.def b/Makefile.def
+index 4394188..05c661a 100644
+--- a/Makefile.def
++++ b/Makefile.def
+@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ host_modules= { module= libiconv;
+ 		missing= install-html;
+ 		missing= install-info; };
+ host_modules= { module= m4; };
+-host_modules= { module= readline; };
++host_modules= { module= readline;
++                extra_configure_flags='--enable-static';};
+ host_modules= { module= sid; };
+ host_modules= { module= sim; };
+ host_modules= { module= texinfo; no_install= true; };
+diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
+index 61e0ab6..837f36e 100644
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -24971,7 +24971,7 @@ configure-readline:
+ 	  $$s/$$module_srcdir/configure \
+ 	  --srcdir=$${topdir}/$$module_srcdir \
+ 	  $(HOST_CONFIGARGS) --build=${build_alias} --host=${host_alias} \
+-	  --target=${target_alias}  \
++	  --target=${target_alias} --enable-static \
+ 	  || exit 1
+ @endif readline
+ 
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_7.9.1.bb b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_7.10.1.bb
similarity index 72%
rename from yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_7.9.1.bb
rename to yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_7.10.1.bb
index cd52e27..f897e12 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_7.9.1.bb
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_7.10.1.bb
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 
 inherit python-dir
 
-PACKAGECONFIG ??= ""
-PACKAGECONFIG[python] = "--with-python=${WORKDIR}/python,--without-python,python,python python-codecs"
-PACKAGECONFIG[babeltrace] = "--with-babeltrace,--without-babeltrace,babeltrace"
-
 do_configure_prepend() {
 	if [ -n "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'python', 'python', '', d)}" ]; then
 		cat > ${WORKDIR}/python << EOF