diff --git a/linker/Android.mk b/linker/Android.mk
index b940690..c37d6db 100644
--- a/linker/Android.mk
+++ b/linker/Android.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     dlfcn.cpp \
     linker.cpp \
     linker_block_allocator.cpp \
+    linker_gdb_support.cpp \
     linker_libc_support.c \
     linker_mapped_file_fragment.cpp \
     linker_phdr.cpp \
diff --git a/linker/debugger.cpp b/linker/debugger.cpp
index 3731c99..b7e84ac 100644
--- a/linker/debugger.cpp
+++ b/linker/debugger.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "linker.h"
+#include "linker_gdb_support.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index 872d81d..e357a31 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 
 #include "linker.h"
 #include "linker_block_allocator.h"
+#include "linker_gdb_support.h"
 #include "linker_debug.h"
 #include "linker_sleb128.h"
 #include "linker_phdr.h"
@@ -205,75 +206,20 @@
   return sizeof(__linker_dl_err_buf);
 }
 
-// This function is an empty stub where GDB locates a breakpoint to get notified
-// about linker activity.
-extern "C"
-void __attribute__((noinline)) __attribute__((visibility("default"))) rtld_db_dlactivity();
-
-static pthread_mutex_t g__r_debug_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-static r_debug _r_debug =
-    {1, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(&rtld_db_dlactivity), r_debug::RT_CONSISTENT, 0};
-
-static link_map* r_debug_tail = nullptr;
-
-static void insert_link_map_into_debug_map(link_map* map) {
-  // Stick the new library at the end of the list.
-  // gdb tends to care more about libc than it does
-  // about leaf libraries, and ordering it this way
-  // reduces the back-and-forth over the wire.
-  if (r_debug_tail != nullptr) {
-    r_debug_tail->l_next = map;
-    map->l_prev = r_debug_tail;
-    map->l_next = nullptr;
-  } else {
-    _r_debug.r_map = map;
-    map->l_prev = nullptr;
-    map->l_next = nullptr;
-  }
-  r_debug_tail = map;
-}
-
-static void insert_soinfo_into_debug_map(soinfo* info) {
-  // Copy the necessary fields into the debug structure.
-  link_map* map = &(info->link_map_head);
-  map->l_addr = info->load_bias;
-  // link_map l_name field is not const.
-  map->l_name = const_cast<char*>(info->get_realpath());
-  map->l_ld = info->dynamic;
-
-  insert_link_map_into_debug_map(map);
-}
-
-static void remove_soinfo_from_debug_map(soinfo* info) {
-  link_map* map = &(info->link_map_head);
-
-  if (r_debug_tail == map) {
-    r_debug_tail = map->l_prev;
-  }
-
-  if (map->l_prev) {
-    map->l_prev->l_next = map->l_next;
-  }
-  if (map->l_next) {
-    map->l_next->l_prev = map->l_prev;
-  }
-}
-
 static void notify_gdb_of_load(soinfo* info) {
   if (info->is_main_executable()) {
     // GDB already knows about the main executable
     return;
   }
 
-  ScopedPthreadMutexLocker locker(&g__r_debug_mutex);
+  link_map* map = &(info->link_map_head);
 
-  _r_debug.r_state = r_debug::RT_ADD;
-  rtld_db_dlactivity();
+  map->l_addr = info->load_bias;
+  // link_map l_name field is not const.
+  map->l_name = const_cast<char*>(info->get_realpath());
+  map->l_ld = info->dynamic;
 
-  insert_soinfo_into_debug_map(info);
-
-  _r_debug.r_state = r_debug::RT_CONSISTENT;
-  rtld_db_dlactivity();
+  notify_gdb_of_load(map);
 }
 
 static void notify_gdb_of_unload(soinfo* info) {
@@ -282,22 +228,7 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  ScopedPthreadMutexLocker locker(&g__r_debug_mutex);
-
-  _r_debug.r_state = r_debug::RT_DELETE;
-  rtld_db_dlactivity();
-
-  remove_soinfo_from_debug_map(info);
-
-  _r_debug.r_state = r_debug::RT_CONSISTENT;
-  rtld_db_dlactivity();
-}
-
-void notify_gdb_of_libraries() {
-  _r_debug.r_state = r_debug::RT_ADD;
-  rtld_db_dlactivity();
-  _r_debug.r_state = r_debug::RT_CONSISTENT;
-  rtld_db_dlactivity();
+  notify_gdb_of_unload(&(info->link_map_head));
 }
 
 bool android_namespace_t::is_accessible(const std::string& file) {
diff --git a/linker/linker.h b/linker/linker.h
index c669c46..c793b6e 100644
--- a/linker/linker.h
+++ b/linker/linker.h
@@ -442,7 +442,6 @@
 
 void debuggerd_init();
 extern "C" abort_msg_t* g_abort_message;
-extern "C" void notify_gdb_of_libraries();
 
 char* linker_get_error_buffer();
 size_t linker_get_error_buffer_size();
diff --git a/linker/linker_gdb_support.cpp b/linker/linker_gdb_support.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de74087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linker/linker_gdb_support.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "linker_gdb_support.h"
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+#include "private/ScopedPthreadMutexLocker.h"
+
+// This function is an empty stub where GDB locates a breakpoint to get notified
+// about linker activity.
+extern "C"
+void __attribute__((noinline)) __attribute__((visibility("default"))) rtld_db_dlactivity();
+
+r_debug _r_debug =
+    {1, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(&rtld_db_dlactivity), r_debug::RT_CONSISTENT, 0};
+
+static pthread_mutex_t g__r_debug_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+static link_map* r_debug_tail = nullptr;
+
+void insert_link_map_into_debug_map(link_map* map) {
+  // Stick the new library at the end of the list.
+  // gdb tends to care more about libc than it does
+  // about leaf libraries, and ordering it this way
+  // reduces the back-and-forth over the wire.
+  if (r_debug_tail != nullptr) {
+    r_debug_tail->l_next = map;
+    map->l_prev = r_debug_tail;
+    map->l_next = nullptr;
+  } else {
+    _r_debug.r_map = map;
+    map->l_prev = nullptr;
+    map->l_next = nullptr;
+  }
+  r_debug_tail = map;
+}
+
+void remove_link_map_from_debug_map(link_map* map) {
+  if (r_debug_tail == map) {
+    r_debug_tail = map->l_prev;
+  }
+
+  if (map->l_prev) {
+    map->l_prev->l_next = map->l_next;
+  }
+  if (map->l_next) {
+    map->l_next->l_prev = map->l_prev;
+  }
+}
+
+void notify_gdb_of_load(link_map* map) {
+  ScopedPthreadMutexLocker locker(&g__r_debug_mutex);
+
+  _r_debug.r_state = r_debug::RT_ADD;
+  rtld_db_dlactivity();
+
+  insert_link_map_into_debug_map(map);
+
+  _r_debug.r_state = r_debug::RT_CONSISTENT;
+  rtld_db_dlactivity();
+}
+
+void notify_gdb_of_unload(link_map* map) {
+  ScopedPthreadMutexLocker locker(&g__r_debug_mutex);
+
+  _r_debug.r_state = r_debug::RT_DELETE;
+  rtld_db_dlactivity();
+
+  remove_link_map_from_debug_map(map);
+
+  _r_debug.r_state = r_debug::RT_CONSISTENT;
+  rtld_db_dlactivity();
+}
+
+void notify_gdb_of_libraries() {
+  _r_debug.r_state = r_debug::RT_ADD;
+  rtld_db_dlactivity();
+  _r_debug.r_state = r_debug::RT_CONSISTENT;
+  rtld_db_dlactivity();
+}
+
diff --git a/linker/linker_gdb_support.h b/linker/linker_gdb_support.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a590ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linker/linker_gdb_support.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#ifndef __LINKER_GDB_SUPPORT_H
+#define __LINKER_GDB_SUPPORT_H
+
+#include <link.h>
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+void insert_link_map_into_debug_map(link_map* map);
+void remove_link_map_from_debug_map(link_map* map);
+void notify_gdb_of_load(link_map* map);
+void notify_gdb_of_unload(link_map* map);
+void notify_gdb_of_libraries();
+
+extern struct r_debug _r_debug;
+
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif