diff --git a/common/include/minix/com.h b/common/include/minix/com.h
index 01a9094da..dad34cf16 100644
--- a/common/include/minix/com.h
+++ b/common/include/minix/com.h
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@
 #   define GET_AOUTHEADER 22    /* get a.out headers from the boot image */
 #endif
 #   define GET_CPUINFO    23    /* get information about cpus */
+#   define GET_REGS	  24	/* get general process registers */
 #define I_ENDPT        m7_i4	/* calling process (may only be SELF) */
 #define I_VAL_PTR      m7_p1	/* virtual address at caller */ 
 #define I_VAL_LEN      m7_i1	/* max length of value */
diff --git a/common/include/minix/syslib.h b/common/include/minix/syslib.h
index c899a51ac..22483fe3f 100644
--- a/common/include/minix/syslib.h
+++ b/common/include/minix/syslib.h
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ _PROTOTYPE(int sys_umap_remote, (endpoint_t proc_ep, endpoint_t grantee,
 #if !defined(__ELF__)
 #define sys_getaoutheader(dst,nr) sys_getinfo(GET_AOUTHEADER, dst, 0,0,nr)
 #endif
+#define sys_getregs(dst,nr)	sys_getinfo(GET_REGS, dst, 0,0, nr)
 _PROTOTYPE(int sys_getinfo, (int request, void *val_ptr, int val_len,
 				 void *val_ptr2, int val_len2)		);
 _PROTOTYPE(int sys_whoami, (endpoint_t *ep, char *name, int namelen,
diff --git a/kernel/system/do_getinfo.c b/kernel/system/do_getinfo.c
index 08887303b..98c0748c7 100644
--- a/kernel/system/do_getinfo.c
+++ b/kernel/system/do_getinfo.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ PUBLIC int do_getinfo(struct proc * caller, message * m_ptr)
   vir_bytes src_vir; 
   int nr_e, nr, r;
   int wipe_rnd_bin = -1;
+  struct proc *p;
 #if !defined(__ELF__)
   struct exec e_hdr;
 #endif
@@ -112,6 +113,15 @@ PUBLIC int do_getinfo(struct proc * caller, message * m_ptr)
         src_vir = (vir_bytes) priv_addr(nr_to_id(nr));
         break;
     }
+    case GET_REGS: {
+        nr_e = (m_ptr->I_VAL_LEN2_E == SELF) ?
+            caller->p_endpoint : m_ptr->I_VAL_LEN2_E;
+        if(!isokendpt(nr_e, &nr)) return EINVAL; /* validate request */
+        p = proc_addr(nr);
+        length = sizeof(p->p_reg);
+        src_vir = (vir_bytes) &p->p_reg;
+        break;
+    }
     case GET_WHOAMI: {
 	int len;
 	/* GET_WHOAMI uses m3 and only uses the message contents for info. */
diff --git a/servers/vfs/elf_core_dump.c b/servers/vfs/elf_core_dump.c
index 8f3489f7f..570ba43aa 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/elf_core_dump.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/elf_core_dump.c
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
 #include <machine/elf.h>
 #include "param.h"
 
-#include <machine/archtypes.h>
-#include "../../kernel/const.h"
-#include "../../kernel/config.h"
-#include "../../kernel/type.h"
-#include "../../kernel/proc.h"
-
 /* Include ELF headers */
 #include <sys/elf_core.h>
 #include <sys/procfs.h>
@@ -29,6 +23,8 @@ FORWARD _PROTOTYPE( void adjust_offsets, (Elf32_Phdr phdrs[], int phnum)   );
 FORWARD _PROTOTYPE( void dump_elf_header, (Elf32_Ehdr elf_header)          );
 FORWARD _PROTOTYPE( void dump_notes, (Elf32_Nhdr nhdrs[], int csig,
 	char *exe_name)                                                    );
+FORWARD _PROTOTYPE( void dump_program_headers, (Elf_Phdr phdrs[],
+	int phnum)                                                         );
 FORWARD _PROTOTYPE( void dump_segments, (Elf32_Phdr phdrs[], int phnum)    );
 
 /*===========================================================================*
@@ -236,13 +232,13 @@ PRIVATE void dump_notes(Elf_Nhdr nhdrs[], int csig, char *exe_name)
   minix_elfcore_info_t mei;
   int mei_len = sizeof(minix_elfcore_info_t);
   int gregs_len = sizeof(gregset_t);
-  struct proc p;
+  struct stackframe_s regs;
   char proc_name[PROC_NAME_LEN];
 
   /* Get process's name */
   if (sys_datacopy(PM_PROC_NR, (vir_bytes) exe_name,
 		VFS_PROC_NR, (vir_bytes) proc_name, PROC_NAME_LEN) != OK)
-	printf("VFS: Cannot get porcess's name\n");
+	printf("VFS: Cannot get process's name\n");
 
   /* Dump first note entry */
   mei.mei_version = MINIX_ELFCORE_VERSION;
@@ -257,16 +253,18 @@ PRIVATE void dump_notes(Elf_Nhdr nhdrs[], int csig, char *exe_name)
   write_buf((char *)&mei, mei_len);
   write_buf(pad, PAD_LEN(mei_len) - mei_len);
 
-  /* XXX: Other way to read registries ? */
   /* Get registers */
-  if (sys_getproc(&p, fp->fp_endpoint) != OK)
+  if (sys_getregs(&regs, fp->fp_endpoint) != OK)
 	printf("VFS: Could not read registers\n");
 
+  if (sizeof(regs) != gregs_len)
+	printf("VFS: Wrong core register structure size\n");
+
   /* Dump second note entry - the general registers */
   write_buf((char *)&nhdrs[1], sizeof(Elf_Nhdr));
   write_buf(note_name, nhdrs[1].n_namesz);
   write_buf(pad, PAD_LEN(nhdrs[1].n_namesz) - nhdrs[1].n_namesz);
-  write_buf((char *)&(p.p_reg), gregs_len);
+  write_buf((char *)&regs, gregs_len);
   write_buf(pad, PAD_LEN(gregs_len) - gregs_len);
 }