#define MIPS32_SB(reg, off, base)      MIPS32_I_INST(MIPS32_OP_SB, base, reg, off)
 #define MIPS32_SH(reg, off, base)      MIPS32_I_INST(MIPS32_OP_SH, base, reg, off)
 #define MIPS32_SW(reg, off, base)      MIPS32_I_INST(MIPS32_OP_SW, base, reg, off)
+
+/* ejtag specific instructions */
 #define MIPS32_DRET                                    0x4200001F
+#define MIPS32_SDBBP                           0x7000003F
+#define MIPS16_SDBBP                           0xE801
 
 extern int mips32_arch_state(struct target_s *target);
 extern int mips32_init_arch_info(target_t *target, mips32_common_t *mips32, jtag_tap_t *tap);
 
 {
        mips32_common_t *mips32 = target->arch_info;
        mips32_comparator_t * comparator_list = mips32->inst_break_list;
-
+       int retval;
+       
        if (breakpoint->set)
        {
                LOG_WARNING("breakpoint already set");
        }
        else if (breakpoint->type == BKPT_SOFT)
        {
-
+               if (breakpoint->length == 4)
+               {
+                       u32 verify = 0xffffffff;
+                       
+                       if((retval = target->type->read_memory(target, breakpoint->address, breakpoint->length, 1, breakpoint->orig_instr)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               return retval;
+                       }
+                       if ((retval = target_write_u32(target, breakpoint->address, MIPS32_SDBBP)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               return retval;
+                       }
+                       
+                       if ((retval = target_read_u32(target, breakpoint->address, &verify)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               return retval;
+                       }
+                       if (verify != MIPS32_SDBBP)
+                       {
+                               LOG_ERROR("Unable to set 32bit breakpoint at address %08x - check that memory is read/writable", breakpoint->address);
+                               return ERROR_OK;
+                       }
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       u16 verify = 0xffff;
+                       
+                       if((retval = target->type->read_memory(target, breakpoint->address, breakpoint->length, 1, breakpoint->orig_instr)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               return retval;
+                       }
+                       if ((retval = target_write_u16(target, breakpoint->address, MIPS16_SDBBP)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               return retval;
+                       }
+                       
+                       if ((retval = target_read_u16(target, breakpoint->address, &verify)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               return retval;
+                       }
+                       if (verify != MIPS16_SDBBP)
+                       {
+                               LOG_ERROR("Unable to set 16bit breakpoint at address %08x - check that memory is read/writable", breakpoint->address);
+                               return ERROR_OK;
+                       }
+               }
+               
+               breakpoint->set = 20; /* Any nice value but 0 */
        }
 
        return ERROR_OK;
        /* get pointers to arch-specific information */
        mips32_common_t *mips32 = target->arch_info;
        mips32_comparator_t * comparator_list = mips32->inst_break_list;
-
+       int retval;
+       
        if (!breakpoint->set)
        {
                LOG_WARNING("breakpoint not set");
        }
        else
        {
-
+               /* restore original instruction (kept in target endianness) */
+               if (breakpoint->length == 4)
+               {
+                       u32 current_instr;
+                       
+                       /* check that user program has not modified breakpoint instruction */
+                       if ((retval = target->type->read_memory(target, breakpoint->address, 4, 1, (u8*)¤t_instr)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               return retval;
+                       }
+                       if (current_instr == MIPS32_SDBBP)
+                       {
+                               if((retval = target->type->write_memory(target, breakpoint->address, 4, 1, breakpoint->orig_instr)) != ERROR_OK)
+                               {
+                                       return retval;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       u16 current_instr;
+                       
+                       /* check that user program has not modified breakpoint instruction */
+                       if ((retval = target->type->read_memory(target, breakpoint->address, 2, 1, (u8*)¤t_instr)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               return retval;
+                       }
+                       
+                       if (current_instr == MIPS16_SDBBP)
+                       {
+                               if((retval = target->type->write_memory(target, breakpoint->address, 2, 1, breakpoint->orig_instr)) != ERROR_OK)
+                               {
+                                       return retval;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
        }
        breakpoint->set = 0;
 
 {
        mips32_common_t *mips32 = target->arch_info;
 
-       if (mips32->num_inst_bpoints_avail < 1)
+       if (breakpoint->type == BKPT_HARD)
        {
-               LOG_INFO("no hardware breakpoint available");
-               return ERROR_TARGET_RESOURCE_NOT_AVAILABLE;
-       }
-
-       /* default to hardware for now */
-       breakpoint->type = BKPT_HARD;
+               if (mips32->num_inst_bpoints_avail < 1)
+               {
+                       LOG_INFO("no hardware breakpoint available");
+                       return ERROR_TARGET_RESOURCE_NOT_AVAILABLE;
+               }
+               
+               mips32->num_inst_bpoints_avail--;
+       }       
 
-       mips32->num_inst_bpoints_avail--;
        mips_m4k_set_breakpoint(target, breakpoint);
 
        return ERROR_OK;