diff --git a/debuggerd/Android.mk b/debuggerd/Android.mk
index 0cf2818..fbaac39 100644
--- a/debuggerd/Android.mk
+++ b/debuggerd/Android.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
     -Wunused \
     -Werror \
 
+ifeq ($(TARGET_IS_64_BIT),true)
+LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += -DTARGET_IS_64_BIT
+endif
+
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
     libbacktrace \
     libcutils \
diff --git a/debuggerd/debuggerd.cpp b/debuggerd/debuggerd.cpp
index 318b224..039b8ec 100644
--- a/debuggerd/debuggerd.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/debuggerd.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@
 #include "tombstone.h"
 #include "utility.h"
 
+// If the 32 bit executable is compiled on a 64 bit system,
+// use the 32 bit socket name.
+#if defined(TARGET_IS_64_BIT) && !defined(__LP64__)
+#define SOCKET_NAME DEBUGGER32_SOCKET_NAME
+#else
+#define SOCKET_NAME DEBUGGER_SOCKET_NAME
+#endif
+
 struct debugger_request_t {
   debugger_action_t action;
   pid_t pid, tid;
@@ -207,7 +215,7 @@
     return -1;
   }
 
-  out_request->action = msg.action;
+  out_request->action = static_cast<debugger_action_t>(msg.action);
   out_request->tid = msg.tid;
   out_request->pid = cr.pid;
   out_request->uid = cr.uid;
@@ -255,6 +263,85 @@
   return false;
 }
 
+#if defined(__LP64__)
+static bool is32bit(pid_t tid) {
+  char* exeline;
+  if (asprintf(&exeline, "/proc/%d/exe", tid) == -1) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  int fd = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open(exeline, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC));
+  int saved_errno = errno;
+  free(exeline);
+  if (fd == -1) {
+    ALOGW("Failed to open /proc/%d/exe %s", tid, strerror(saved_errno));
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  char ehdr[EI_NIDENT];
+  ssize_t bytes = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(read(fd, &ehdr, sizeof(ehdr)));
+  TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+  if (bytes != (ssize_t) sizeof(ehdr) || memcmp(ELFMAG, ehdr, SELFMAG) != 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (ehdr[EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+static void redirect_to_32(int fd, debugger_request_t* request) {
+  debugger_msg_t msg;
+  memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
+  msg.tid = request->tid;
+  msg.action = request->action;
+
+  int sock_fd = socket_local_client(DEBUGGER32_SOCKET_NAME, ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_ABSTRACT,
+                                    SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC);
+  if (sock_fd < 0) {
+    ALOGE("Failed to connect to debuggerd32: %s", strerror(errno));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(write(sock_fd, &msg, sizeof(msg))) != (ssize_t) sizeof(msg)) {
+    ALOGE("Failed to write request to debuggerd32 socket: %s", strerror(errno));
+    TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(sock_fd));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  char ack;
+  if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(read(sock_fd, &ack, 1)) == -1) {
+    ALOGE("Failed to read ack from debuggerd32 socket: %s", strerror(errno));
+    TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(sock_fd));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  char buffer[1024];
+  ssize_t bytes_read;
+  while ((bytes_read = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(read(sock_fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer)))) > 0) {
+    ssize_t bytes_to_send = bytes_read;
+    ssize_t bytes_written;
+    do {
+      bytes_written = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(write(fd, buffer + bytes_read - bytes_to_send,
+                                               bytes_to_send));
+      if (bytes_written == -1) {
+        if (errno == EAGAIN) {
+          // Retry the write.
+          continue;
+        }
+        ALOGE("Error while writing data to fd: %s", strerror(errno));
+        break;
+      }
+      bytes_to_send -= bytes_written;
+    } while (bytes_written != 0 && bytes_to_send > 0);
+    if (bytes_to_send != 0) {
+        ALOGE("Failed to write all data to fd: read %zd, sent %zd", bytes_read, bytes_to_send);
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+  TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(sock_fd));
+}
+#endif
+
 static void handle_request(int fd) {
   ALOGV("handle_request(%d)\n", fd);
 
@@ -265,6 +352,24 @@
     ALOGV("BOOM: pid=%d uid=%d gid=%d tid=%d\n",
          request.pid, request.uid, request.gid, request.tid);
 
+#if defined(__LP64__)
+    // On 64 bit systems, requests to dump 32 bit and 64 bit tids come
+    // to the 64 bit debuggerd. If the process is a 32 bit executable,
+    // redirect the request to the 32 bit debuggerd.
+    if (is32bit(request.tid)) {
+      // Only dump backtrace and dump tombstone requests can be redirected.
+      if (request.action == DEBUGGER_ACTION_DUMP_BACKTRACE
+          || request.action == DEBUGGER_ACTION_DUMP_TOMBSTONE) {
+        redirect_to_32(fd, &request);
+      } else {
+        ALOGE("debuggerd: Not allowed to redirect action %d to 32 bit debuggerd\n",
+              request.action);
+      }
+      TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+      return;
+    }
+#endif
+
     // At this point, the thread that made the request is blocked in
     // a read() call.  If the thread has crashed, then this gives us
     // time to PTRACE_ATTACH to it before it has a chance to really fault.
@@ -428,7 +533,7 @@
   act.sa_flags = SA_NOCLDWAIT;
   sigaction(SIGCHLD, &act, 0);
 
-  int s = socket_local_server(DEBUGGER_SOCKET_NAME, ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_ABSTRACT, SOCK_STREAM);
+  int s = socket_local_server(SOCKET_NAME, ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_ABSTRACT, SOCK_STREAM);
   if (s < 0)
     return 1;
   fcntl(s, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
diff --git a/include/cutils/debugger.h b/include/cutils/debugger.h
index bae687d..285e1af 100644
--- a/include/cutils/debugger.h
+++ b/include/cutils/debugger.h
@@ -17,20 +17,14 @@
 #ifndef __CUTILS_DEBUGGER_H
 #define __CUTILS_DEBUGGER_H
 
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
+__BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#define DEBUGGER32_SOCKET_NAME "android:debuggerd"
-#define DEBUGGER64_SOCKET_NAME "android:debuggerd64"
-
-#if defined(__LP64__)
-#define DEBUGGER_SOCKET_NAME DEBUGGER64_SOCKET_NAME
-#else
-#define DEBUGGER_SOCKET_NAME DEBUGGER32_SOCKET_NAME
-#endif
+#define DEBUGGER_SOCKET_NAME "android:debuggerd"
+#define DEBUGGER32_SOCKET_NAME "android:debuggerd32"
+#define DEBUGGER64_SOCKET_NAME DEBUGGER_SOCKET_NAME
 
 typedef enum {
     // dump a crash
@@ -41,23 +35,17 @@
     DEBUGGER_ACTION_DUMP_BACKTRACE,
 } debugger_action_t;
 
-typedef struct {
-    debugger_action_t action;
+// Make sure that all values have a fixed size so that this structure
+// is the same for 32 bit and 64 bit processes.
+// NOTE: Any changes to this structure must also be reflected in
+//       bionic/linker/debugger.cpp.
+typedef struct __attribute__((packed)) {
+    int32_t action;
     pid_t tid;
-    uintptr_t abort_msg_address;
+    uint64_t abort_msg_address;
     int32_t original_si_code;
 } debugger_msg_t;
 
-#if defined(__LP64__)
-// For a 64 bit process to contact the 32 bit debuggerd.
-typedef struct {
-    debugger_action_t action;
-    pid_t tid;
-    uint32_t abort_msg_address;
-    int32_t original_si_code;
-} debugger32_msg_t;
-#endif
-
 /* Dumps a process backtrace, registers, and stack to a tombstone file (requires root).
  * Stores the tombstone path in the provided buffer.
  * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
@@ -84,8 +72,6 @@
  */
 int dump_backtrace_to_file_timeout(pid_t tid, int fd, int timeout_secs);
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
+__END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CUTILS_DEBUGGER_H */
diff --git a/libcutils/debugger.c b/libcutils/debugger.c
index b8a2efc..2cd8ec3 100644
--- a/libcutils/debugger.c
+++ b/libcutils/debugger.c
@@ -29,33 +29,6 @@
 #define LOG_TAG "DEBUG"
 #include <log/log.h>
 
-#if defined(__LP64__)
-#include <elf.h>
-
-static bool is32bit(pid_t tid) {
-  char* exeline;
-  if (asprintf(&exeline, "/proc/%d/exe", tid) == -1) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  int fd = open(exeline, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
-  free(exeline);
-  if (fd == -1) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  char ehdr[EI_NIDENT];
-  ssize_t bytes = read(fd, &ehdr, sizeof(ehdr));
-  close(fd);
-  if (bytes != (ssize_t) sizeof(ehdr) || memcmp(ELFMAG, ehdr, SELFMAG) != 0) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (ehdr[EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-#endif
-
 static int send_request(int sock_fd, void* msg_ptr, size_t msg_len) {
   int result = 0;
   if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(write(sock_fd, msg_ptr, msg_len)) != (ssize_t) msg_len) {
@@ -72,32 +45,11 @@
 static int make_dump_request(debugger_action_t action, pid_t tid, int timeout_secs) {
   const char* socket_name;
   debugger_msg_t msg;
-  size_t msg_len;
-  void* msg_ptr;
+  memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
+  msg.tid = tid;
+  msg.action = action;
 
-#if defined(__LP64__)
-  debugger32_msg_t msg32;
-  if (is32bit(tid)) {
-    msg_len = sizeof(debugger32_msg_t);
-    memset(&msg32, 0, msg_len);
-    msg32.tid = tid;
-    msg32.action = action;
-    msg_ptr = &msg32;
-
-    socket_name = DEBUGGER32_SOCKET_NAME;
-  } else
-#endif
-  {
-    msg_len = sizeof(debugger_msg_t);
-    memset(&msg, 0, msg_len);
-    msg.tid = tid;
-    msg.action = action;
-    msg_ptr = &msg;
-
-    socket_name = DEBUGGER_SOCKET_NAME;
-  }
-
-  int sock_fd = socket_local_client(socket_name, ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_ABSTRACT,
+  int sock_fd = socket_local_client(DEBUGGER_SOCKET_NAME, ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_ABSTRACT,
       SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC);
   if (sock_fd < 0) {
     return -1;
@@ -116,7 +68,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  if (send_request(sock_fd, msg_ptr, msg_len) < 0) {
+  if (send_request(sock_fd, &msg, sizeof(msg)) < 0) {
     TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(sock_fd));
     return -1;
   }