diff --git a/debuggerd/Android.bp b/debuggerd/Android.bp
index ca881aa..8d2ea68 100644
--- a/debuggerd/Android.bp
+++ b/debuggerd/Android.bp
@@ -12,14 +12,48 @@
 }
 
 cc_library_static {
-    name: "libdebuggerd_handler",
+    name: "libdebuggerd_handler_core",
     defaults: ["debuggerd_defaults"],
     srcs: ["handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp"],
 
     // libdebuggerd_handler gets async signal safe logging via libc_logging,
     // which defines its interface in bionic private headers.
     include_dirs: ["bionic/libc"],
-    static_libs: ["libc_logging"],
+    whole_static_libs: [
+        "libc_logging",
+        "libdebuggerd",
+    ],
+
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
+}
+
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "libdebuggerd_handler",
+    defaults: ["debuggerd_defaults"],
+    srcs: ["handler/debuggerd_fallback_nop.cpp"],
+
+    whole_static_libs: [
+        "libdebuggerd_handler_core",
+    ],
+
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
+}
+
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "libdebuggerd_handler_fallback",
+    defaults: ["debuggerd_defaults"],
+    srcs: ["handler/debuggerd_fallback.cpp"],
+
+    // libdebuggerd_handler gets async signal safe logging via libc_logging,
+    // which defines its interface in bionic private headers.
+    include_dirs: ["bionic/libc"],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libdebuggerd",
+        "libbacktrace",
+        "libunwind",
+        "liblzma",
+        "libcutils",
+    ],
 
     export_include_dirs: ["include"],
 }
@@ -39,7 +73,7 @@
     export_include_dirs: ["include"],
 }
 
-cc_library {
+cc_library_static {
     name: "libdebuggerd",
     defaults: ["debuggerd_defaults"],
 
@@ -75,8 +109,10 @@
     local_include_dirs: ["libdebuggerd/include"],
     export_include_dirs: ["libdebuggerd/include"],
 
-    shared_libs: [
+    static_libs: [
         "libbacktrace",
+        "libunwind",
+        "liblzma",
         "libbase",
         "libcutils",
         "liblog",
@@ -150,10 +186,14 @@
         },
     },
 
+    static_libs: [
+        "libdebuggerd",
+        "libcutils",
+    ],
+
     shared_libs: [
         "libbacktrace",
         "libbase",
-        "libdebuggerd",
         "liblog",
         "libprocinfo",
         "libselinux",
diff --git a/debuggerd/crash_dump.cpp b/debuggerd/crash_dump.cpp
index d4be25b..9d24b89 100644
--- a/debuggerd/crash_dump.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/crash_dump.cpp
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@
   if (backtrace) {
     dump_backtrace(output_fd.get(), backtrace_map.get(), target, main_tid, attached_siblings, 0);
   } else {
-    engrave_tombstone(output_fd.get(), backtrace_map.get(), open_files, target, main_tid,
-                      attached_siblings, abort_address, fatal_signal ? &amfd_data : nullptr);
+    engrave_tombstone(output_fd.get(), backtrace_map.get(), &open_files, target, main_tid,
+                      &attached_siblings, abort_address, fatal_signal ? &amfd_data : nullptr);
   }
 
   // We don't actually need to PTRACE_DETACH, as long as our tracees aren't in
diff --git a/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_fallback.cpp b/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_fallback.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77ad6ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_fallback.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+ * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+ * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
+ * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <sys/ucontext.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "tombstone.h"
+
+extern "C" void __linker_use_fallback_allocator();
+
+extern "C" bool debuggerd_fallback(ucontext_t* ucontext, siginfo_t* siginfo, void* abort_message) {
+  // This is incredibly sketchy to do inside of a signal handler, especially when libbacktrace
+  // uses the C++ standard library throughout, but this code runs in the linker, so we'll be using
+  // the linker's malloc instead of the libc one. Switch it out for a replacement, just in case.
+  //
+  // This isn't the default method of dumping because it can fail in cases such as memory space
+  // exhaustion.
+  __linker_use_fallback_allocator();
+  engrave_tombstone_ucontext(-1, getpid(), gettid(), reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(abort_message),
+                             siginfo, ucontext);
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_fallback_nop.cpp b/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_fallback_nop.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b3053f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_fallback_nop.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+ * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+ * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
+ * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <sys/ucontext.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+extern "C" bool debuggerd_fallback(ucontext_t*, siginfo_t*, void*) {
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp b/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp
index b1dc01a..680ba4b 100644
--- a/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 
 #define CRASH_DUMP_PATH "/system/bin/" CRASH_DUMP_NAME
 
+extern "C" bool debuggerd_fallback(ucontext_t*, siginfo_t*, void*);
+
 static debuggerd_callbacks_t g_callbacks;
 
 // Mutex to ensure only one crashing thread dumps itself.
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@
 
 // Handler that does crash dumping by forking and doing the processing in the child.
 // Do this by ptracing the relevant thread, and then execing debuggerd to do the actual dump.
-static void debuggerd_signal_handler(int signal_number, siginfo_t* info, void*) {
+static void debuggerd_signal_handler(int signal_number, siginfo_t* info, void* context) {
   int ret = pthread_mutex_lock(&crash_mutex);
   if (ret != 0) {
     __libc_format_log(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libc", "pthread_mutex_lock failed: %s", strerror(ret));
@@ -359,18 +361,22 @@
 
   log_signal_summary(signal_number, info);
 
-  if (prctl(PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 0, 0, 0, 0) == 1) {
-    // The process has NO_NEW_PRIVS enabled, so we can't transition to the crash_dump context.
-    __libc_format_log(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libc",
-                      "Suppressing debuggerd output because prctl(PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS)==1");
-    resend_signal(info, false);
-    return;
-  }
-
   void* abort_message = nullptr;
   if (g_callbacks.get_abort_message) {
     abort_message = g_callbacks.get_abort_message();
   }
+
+  if (prctl(PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 0, 0, 0, 0) == 1) {
+    ucontext_t* ucontext = static_cast<ucontext_t*>(context);
+    if (signal_number == DEBUGGER_SIGNAL || !debuggerd_fallback(ucontext, info, abort_message)) {
+      // The process has NO_NEW_PRIVS enabled, so we can't transition to the crash_dump context.
+      __libc_format_log(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libc",
+                        "Suppressing debuggerd output because prctl(PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS)==1");
+    }
+    resend_signal(info, false);
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Populate si_value with the abort message address, if found.
   if (abort_message) {
     info->si_value.sival_ptr = abort_message;
diff --git a/debuggerd/libdebuggerd/include/tombstone.h b/debuggerd/libdebuggerd/include/tombstone.h
index 4ff24af..aed71de 100644
--- a/debuggerd/libdebuggerd/include/tombstone.h
+++ b/debuggerd/libdebuggerd/include/tombstone.h
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@
 
 /* Creates a tombstone file and writes the crash dump to it. */
 void engrave_tombstone(int tombstone_fd, BacktraceMap* map,
-                       const OpenFilesList& open_files, pid_t pid, pid_t tid,
-                       const std::set<pid_t>& siblings, uintptr_t abort_msg_address,
+                       const OpenFilesList* open_files, pid_t pid, pid_t tid,
+                       const std::set<pid_t>* siblings, uintptr_t abort_msg_address,
                        std::string* amfd_data);
 
+void engrave_tombstone_ucontext(int tombstone_fd, pid_t pid, pid_t tid, uintptr_t abort_msg_address,
+                                siginfo_t* siginfo, ucontext_t* ucontext);
+
 #endif // _DEBUGGERD_TOMBSTONE_H
diff --git a/debuggerd/libdebuggerd/tombstone.cpp b/debuggerd/libdebuggerd/tombstone.cpp
index ac2c0b6..3166bfc 100644
--- a/debuggerd/libdebuggerd/tombstone.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/libdebuggerd/tombstone.cpp
@@ -220,14 +220,8 @@
   if (!cause.empty()) _LOG(log, logtype::HEADER, "Cause: %s\n", cause.c_str());
 }
 
-static void dump_signal_info(log_t* log, pid_t tid) {
-  siginfo_t si;
-  memset(&si, 0, sizeof(si));
-  if (ptrace(PTRACE_GETSIGINFO, tid, 0, &si) == -1) {
-    ALOGE("cannot get siginfo: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-    return;
-  }
-
+static void dump_signal_info(log_t* log, const siginfo_t* siginfo) {
+  const siginfo_t& si = *siginfo;
   char addr_desc[32]; // ", fault addr 0x1234"
   if (signal_has_si_addr(si.si_signo, si.si_code)) {
     snprintf(addr_desc, sizeof(addr_desc), "%p", si.si_addr);
@@ -241,6 +235,17 @@
   dump_probable_cause(log, si);
 }
 
+static void dump_signal_info(log_t* log, pid_t tid) {
+  siginfo_t si;
+  memset(&si, 0, sizeof(si));
+  if (ptrace(PTRACE_GETSIGINFO, tid, 0, &si) == -1) {
+    ALOGE("cannot get siginfo: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  dump_signal_info(log, &si);
+}
+
 static void dump_thread_info(log_t* log, pid_t pid, pid_t tid) {
   char path[64];
   char threadnamebuf[1024];
@@ -649,8 +654,8 @@
 
 // Dumps all information about the specified pid to the tombstone.
 static void dump_crash(log_t* log, BacktraceMap* map,
-                       const OpenFilesList& open_files, pid_t pid, pid_t tid,
-                       const std::set<pid_t>& siblings, uintptr_t abort_msg_address) {
+                       const OpenFilesList* open_files, pid_t pid, pid_t tid,
+                       const std::set<pid_t>* siblings, uintptr_t abort_msg_address) {
   // don't copy log messages to tombstone unless this is a dev device
   char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
   property_get("ro.debuggable", value, "0");
@@ -664,14 +669,16 @@
     dump_logs(log, pid, 5);
   }
 
-  if (!siblings.empty()) {
-    for (pid_t sibling : siblings) {
+  if (siblings && !siblings->empty()) {
+    for (pid_t sibling : *siblings) {
       dump_thread(log, pid, sibling, map, 0, false);
     }
   }
 
-  _LOG(log, logtype::OPEN_FILES, "\nopen files:\n");
-  dump_open_files_list_to_log(open_files, log, "    ");
+  if (open_files) {
+    _LOG(log, logtype::OPEN_FILES, "\nopen files:\n");
+    dump_open_files_list_to_log(*open_files, log, "    ");
+  }
 
   if (want_logs) {
     dump_logs(log, pid, 0);
@@ -732,19 +739,34 @@
 }
 
 void engrave_tombstone(int tombstone_fd, BacktraceMap* map,
-                       const OpenFilesList& open_files, pid_t pid, pid_t tid,
-                       const std::set<pid_t>& siblings, uintptr_t abort_msg_address,
+                       const OpenFilesList* open_files, pid_t pid, pid_t tid,
+                       const std::set<pid_t>* siblings, uintptr_t abort_msg_address,
                        std::string* amfd_data) {
   log_t log;
   log.current_tid = tid;
   log.crashed_tid = tid;
-
-  if (tombstone_fd < 0) {
-    ALOGE("debuggerd: skipping tombstone write, nothing to do.\n");
-    return;
-  }
-
   log.tfd = tombstone_fd;
   log.amfd_data = amfd_data;
   dump_crash(&log, map, open_files, pid, tid, siblings, abort_msg_address);
 }
+
+void engrave_tombstone_ucontext(int tombstone_fd, pid_t pid, pid_t tid, uintptr_t abort_msg_address,
+                                siginfo_t* siginfo, ucontext_t* ucontext) {
+  log_t log;
+  log.current_tid = tid;
+  log.crashed_tid = tid;
+  log.tfd = tombstone_fd;
+  log.amfd_data = nullptr;
+
+  dump_thread_info(&log, pid, tid);
+  dump_signal_info(&log, siginfo);
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Backtrace> backtrace(Backtrace::Create(pid, tid));
+  dump_abort_message(backtrace.get(), &log, abort_msg_address);
+  // TODO: Dump registers from the ucontext.
+  if (backtrace->Unwind(0, ucontext)) {
+    dump_backtrace_and_stack(backtrace.get(), &log);
+  } else {
+    ALOGE("Unwind failed: pid = %d, tid = %d", pid, tid);
+  }
+}