diff --git a/config/debug/strace.in b/config/debug/strace.in
index 566df186..eae6d016 100644
--- a/config/debug/strace.in
+++ b/config/debug/strace.in
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ config STRACE_V_4_5_16
     bool
     prompt "4.5.16"
 
+config STRACE_V_4_5_17
+    bool
+    prompt "4.5.17"
+
 config STRACE_V_4_5_18
     bool
     prompt "4.5.18 (EXPERIMENTAL)"
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ config STRACE_VERSION
     default "4.5.14" if STRACE_V_4_5_14
     default "4.5.15" if STRACE_V_4_5_15
     default "4.5.16" if STRACE_V_4_5_16
+    default "4.5.17" if STRACE_V_4_5_17
     default "4.5.18" if STRACE_V_4_5_18
 # CT_INSERT_VERSION_STRING_ABOVE
 # # Don't remove above line!
diff --git a/patches/strace/4.5.17/100-autoreconf.patch b/patches/strace/4.5.17/100-autoreconf.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5228d320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/strace/4.5.17/100-autoreconf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+Original patch from gentoo: ../../dev/crosstool-NG/ct-ng.trunk/patches/strace/4.5.17/100-autoreconf.patch
+-= BEGIN original header =-
+diff -dur strace-4.5.16.orig/configure strace-4.5.16/configure
+-= END original header =-
+diff -durN strace-4.5.17.orig/configure strace-4.5.17/configure
+--- strace-4.5.17.orig/configure	2008-07-22 02:43:21.000000000 +0200
++++ strace-4.5.17/configure	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -5808,6 +5808,73 @@
+ 
+ fi
+ 
++echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for statfs64 in sys/(statfs|vfs).h" >&5
++echo $ECHO_N "checking for statfs64 in sys/(statfs|vfs).h... $ECHO_C" >&6
++if test "${ac_cv_type_statfs64+set}" = set; then
++  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
++else
++  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
++/* confdefs.h.  */
++_ACEOF
++cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
++cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
++/* end confdefs.h.  */
++#ifdef LINUX
++#include <linux/types.h>
++#include <sys/statfs.h>
++#else
++#include <sys/vfs.h>
++#endif
++int
++main ()
++{
++struct statfs64 st;
++  ;
++  return 0;
++}
++_ACEOF
++rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
++if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
++  (eval $ac_compile) 2>conftest.er1
++  ac_status=$?
++  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
++  rm -f conftest.er1
++  cat conftest.err >&5
++  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
++  (exit $ac_status); } &&
++	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
++  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
++  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
++  ac_status=$?
++  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
++  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
++	 { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
++  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
++  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
++  ac_status=$?
++  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
++  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
++  ac_cv_type_statfs64=yes
++else
++  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
++sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
++
++ac_cv_type_statfs64=no
++fi
++rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
++fi
++
++echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_type_statfs64" >&5
++echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_type_statfs64" >&6
++if test "$ac_cv_type_statfs64" = yes
++then
++
++cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
++#define HAVE_STATFS64 1
++_ACEOF
++
++fi
++
+ 
+ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking return type of signal handlers" >&5
+ echo $ECHO_N "checking return type of signal handlers... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
diff --git a/patches/strace/4.5.17/110-dont-use-REG_SYSCALL-for-sh.patch b/patches/strace/4.5.17/110-dont-use-REG_SYSCALL-for-sh.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4310766a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/strace/4.5.17/110-dont-use-REG_SYSCALL-for-sh.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Original patch from gentoo: ../../dev/crosstool-NG/ct-ng.trunk/patches/strace/4.5.17/110-dont-use-REG_SYSCALL-for-sh.patch
+-= BEGIN original header =-
+diff -dur strace-4.5.16.orig/process.c strace-4.5.16/process.c
+-= END original header =-
+diff -durN strace-4.5.17.orig/process.c strace-4.5.17/process.c
+--- strace-4.5.17.orig/process.c	2008-07-18 04:16:47.000000000 +0200
++++ strace-4.5.17/process.c	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -2726,7 +2726,6 @@
+        { 4*REG_GBR,            "4*REG_GBR"                             },
+        { 4*REG_MACH,           "4*REG_MACH"                            },
+        { 4*REG_MACL,           "4*REG_MACL"                            },
+-       { 4*REG_SYSCALL,        "4*REG_SYSCALL"                         },
+        { 4*REG_FPUL,           "4*REG_FPUL"                            },
+        { 4*REG_FPREG0,         "4*REG_FPREG0"                          },
+        { 4*(REG_FPREG0+1),     "4*REG_FPREG1"                          },
diff --git a/patches/strace/4.5.17/120-fix-arm-bad-syscall.patch b/patches/strace/4.5.17/120-fix-arm-bad-syscall.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5ecaef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/strace/4.5.17/120-fix-arm-bad-syscall.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Original patch from gentoo: ../../dev/crosstool-NG/ct-ng.trunk/patches/strace/4.5.17/120-fix-arm-bad-syscall.patch
+-= BEGIN original header =-
+diff -dur strace-4.5.16.orig/syscall.c strace-4.5.16/syscall.c
+-= END original header =-
+diff -durN strace-4.5.17.orig/syscall.c strace-4.5.17/syscall.c
+--- strace-4.5.17.orig/syscall.c	2008-05-28 01:18:29.000000000 +0200
++++ strace-4.5.17/syscall.c	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1016,6 +1016,15 @@
+ 		/*
+ 		 * Note: we only deal with only 32-bit CPUs here.
+ 		 */
++
++		if (!(tcp->flags & TCB_INSYSCALL) &&
++		    (tcp->flags & TCB_WAITEXECVE)) {
++			/* caught a fake syscall from the execve's exit */
++			tcp->flags &= ~TCB_WAITEXECVE;
++			return 0;
++		}
++
++
+ 		if (regs.ARM_cpsr & 0x20) {
+ 			/*
+ 			 * Get the Thumb-mode system call number
diff --git a/patches/strace/4.5.17/130-fix-disabled-largefile-syscalls.patch b/patches/strace/4.5.17/130-fix-disabled-largefile-syscalls.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef3808e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/strace/4.5.17/130-fix-disabled-largefile-syscalls.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Original patch from gentoo: ../../dev/crosstool-NG/ct-ng.trunk/patches/strace/4.5.17/130-fix-disabled-largefile-syscalls.patch
+-= BEGIN original header =-
+diff -dur strace-4.5.16.orig/syscall.c strace-4.5.16/syscall.c
+-= END original header =-
+diff -durN strace-4.5.17.orig/syscall.c strace-4.5.17/syscall.c
+--- strace-4.5.17.orig/syscall.c	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
++++ strace-4.5.17/syscall.c	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -125,6 +125,18 @@
+ #define TP TRACE_PROCESS
+ #define TS TRACE_SIGNAL
+ 
++#ifndef HAVE_STATFS64
++/*
++ * Ugly hacks for systems that do not have LFS
++ */
++
++#define sys_truncate64  sys_truncate
++#define sys_ftruncate64 sys_ftruncate
++#define sys_getdents64  sys_getdents
++#define sys_statfs64    sys_statfs
++#define sys_fstatfs64   sys_fstatfs
++#endif
++
+ static const struct sysent sysent0[] = {
+ #include "syscallent.h"
+ };
diff --git a/patches/strace/4.5.17/140-statfs64-check.patch b/patches/strace/4.5.17/140-statfs64-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fa0824c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/strace/4.5.17/140-statfs64-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+Original patch from gentoo: ../../dev/crosstool-NG/ct-ng.trunk/patches/strace/4.5.17/140-statfs64-check.patch
+-= BEGIN original header =-
+diff -dur strace-4.5.16.orig/acinclude.m4 strace-4.5.16/acinclude.m4
+-= END original header =-
+diff -durN strace-4.5.17.orig/acinclude.m4 strace-4.5.17/acinclude.m4
+--- strace-4.5.17.orig/acinclude.m4	2004-04-14 04:21:01.000000000 +0200
++++ strace-4.5.17/acinclude.m4	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -210,6 +210,26 @@
+ fi
+ ])
+ 
++dnl ### A macro to determine whether statfs64 is defined.
++AC_DEFUN([AC_STATFS64],
++[AC_MSG_CHECKING(for statfs64 in sys/(statfs|vfs).h)
++AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_type_statfs64,
++[AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#ifdef LINUX
++#include <linux/types.h>
++#include <sys/statfs.h>
++#else
++#include <sys/vfs.h>
++#endif]], [[struct statfs64 st;]])],[ac_cv_type_statfs64=yes],[ac_cv_type_statfs64=no])])
++AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_type_statfs64)
++if test "$ac_cv_type_statfs64" = yes
++then
++	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_STATFS64], 1,
++[Define if statfs64 is available in sys/statfs.h or sys/vfs.h.])
++fi
++])
++
++
++
+ dnl ### A macro to determine if off_t is a long long
+ AC_DEFUN([AC_OFF_T_IS_LONG_LONG],
+ [AC_MSG_CHECKING(for long long off_t)
+diff -durN strace-4.5.17.orig/configure.ac strace-4.5.17/configure.ac
+--- strace-4.5.17.orig/configure.ac	2008-07-22 02:42:29.000000000 +0200
++++ strace-4.5.17/configure.ac	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
+ 		  struct stat.st_level,
+ 		  struct stat.st_rdev])
+ AC_STAT64
++AC_STATFS64
+ 
+ AC_TYPE_SIGNAL
+ AC_TYPE_UID_T
+diff -durN strace-4.5.17.orig/file.c strace-4.5.17/file.c
+--- strace-4.5.17.orig/file.c	2008-05-20 06:56:18.000000000 +0200
++++ strace-4.5.17/file.c	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+-#ifdef LINUX
++#ifdef HAVE_STATFS64
+ static void
+ printstatfs64(tcp, addr)
+ struct tcb *tcp;
diff --git a/patches/strace/4.5.17/150-undef-CTL_PROC.patch b/patches/strace/4.5.17/150-undef-CTL_PROC.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ce816c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/strace/4.5.17/150-undef-CTL_PROC.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Original patch from gentoo: ../../dev/crosstool-NG/ct-ng.trunk/patches/strace/4.5.17/150-undef-CTL_PROC.patch
+-= BEGIN original header =-
+diff -dur strace-4.5.16.orig/system.c strace-4.5.16/system.c
+-= END original header =-
+diff -durN strace-4.5.17.orig/system.c strace-4.5.17/system.c
+--- strace-4.5.17.orig/system.c	2007-01-17 00:22:36.000000000 +0100
++++ strace-4.5.17/system.c	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1612,7 +1612,9 @@
+ 	{ CTL_KERN, "CTL_KERN" },
+ 	{ CTL_VM, "CTL_VM" },
+ 	{ CTL_NET, "CTL_NET" },
++#ifdef CTL_PROC
+ 	{ CTL_PROC, "CTL_PROC" },
++#endif
+ 	{ CTL_FS, "CTL_FS" },
+ 	{ CTL_DEBUG, "CTL_DEBUG" },
+ 	{ CTL_DEV, "CTL_DEV" },
diff --git a/patches/strace/4.5.17/160-undef-syscall.patch b/patches/strace/4.5.17/160-undef-syscall.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d8ebd94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/strace/4.5.17/160-undef-syscall.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+Original patch from gentoo: ../../dev/crosstool-NG/ct-ng.trunk/patches/strace/4.5.17/160-undef-syscall.patch
+-= BEGIN original header =-
+diff -dur strace-4.5.16.orig/linux/syscallent.h strace-4.5.16/linux/syscallent.h
+-= END original header =-
+diff -durN strace-4.5.17.orig/linux/syscallent.h strace-4.5.17/linux/syscallent.h
+--- strace-4.5.17.orig/linux/syscallent.h	2008-07-18 03:23:49.000000000 +0200
++++ strace-4.5.17/linux/syscallent.h	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@
+ 	{ 2,	TF,	sys_statfs,		"statfs"	}, /* 99 */
+ 	{ 2,	TD,	sys_fstatfs,		"fstatfs"	}, /* 100 */
+ 	{ 3,	0,	sys_ioperm,		"ioperm"	}, /* 101 */
+-	{ 2,	TD,	sys_socketcall,		"socketcall", SYS_socketcall }, /* 102 */
++	{ 2,	TD,	sys_socketcall,		"socketcall"
++#ifdef __NR_socketcall
++	    , SYS_socketcall
++#endif
++								}, /* 102 */
+ 	{ 3,	0,	sys_syslog,		"syslog"	}, /* 103 */
+ 	{ 3,	0,	sys_setitimer,		"setitimer"	}, /* 104 */
+ 	{ 2,	0,	sys_getitimer,		"getitimer"	}, /* 105 */
+@@ -145,7 +149,11 @@
+ 	{ 4,	TP,	sys_wait4,		"wait4", SYS_wait4 }, /* 114 */
+ 	{ 1,	0,	sys_swapoff,		"swapoff"	}, /* 115 */
+ 	{ 1,	0,	sys_sysinfo,		"sysinfo"	}, /* 116 */
+-	{ 6,	0,	sys_ipc,		"ipc", SYS_ipc }, /* 117 */
++	{ 6,	0,	sys_ipc,		"ipc"
++#ifdef __NR_ipc
++	    , SYS_ipc
++#endif
++								}, /* 117 */
+ 	{ 1,	TD,	sys_fsync,		"fsync"		}, /* 118 */
+ 	{ 1,	TS,	sys_sigreturn,		"sigreturn"	}, /* 119 */
+ 	{ 5,	TP,	sys_clone,		"clone", SYS_clone }, /* 120 */
+@@ -282,7 +290,11 @@
+ 	{ 3,	0,	sys_io_cancel,		"io_cancel"	}, /* 249 */
+ 	{ 5,	0,	sys_fadvise64,		"fadvise64"	}, /* 250 */
+ 	{ 5,	0,	printargs,		"SYS_251"	}, /* 251 */
+-	{ 1,	TP,	sys_exit,		"exit_group", __NR_exit_group }, /* 252 */
++	{ 1,	TP,	sys_exit,		"exit_group"
++#ifdef __NR_exit_group
++	    , __NR_exit_group
++#endif
++								}, /* 252 */
+ 	{ 4,	0,	printargs,		"lookup_dcookie"}, /* 253 */
+ 	{ 1,	0,	sys_epoll_create,	"epoll_create"	}, /* 254 */
+ 	{ 4,	TD,	sys_epoll_ctl,		"epoll_ctl"	}, /* 255 */
+diff -durN strace-4.5.17.orig/syscall.c strace-4.5.17/syscall.c
+--- strace-4.5.17.orig/syscall.c	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
++++ strace-4.5.17/syscall.c	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -2452,14 +2452,18 @@
+ 	switch (known_scno(tcp)) {
+ #ifdef LINUX
+ #if !defined (ALPHA) && !defined(MIPS) && !defined(HPPA)
++#ifdef __NR_socketcall
+ 	case SYS_socketcall:
+ 		decode_subcall(tcp, SYS_socket_subcall,
+ 			SYS_socket_nsubcalls, deref_style);
+ 		break;
++#endif
++#ifdef __NR_ipc
+ 	case SYS_ipc:
+ 		decode_subcall(tcp, SYS_ipc_subcall,
+ 			SYS_ipc_nsubcalls, shift_style);
+ 		break;
++#endif
+ #endif /* !(ALPHA || MIPS || HPPA) */
+ #endif /* LINUX */
+ #ifdef SVR4
diff --git a/patches/strace/4.5.17/170-arm-syscalls.patch b/patches/strace/4.5.17/170-arm-syscalls.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3af80dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/strace/4.5.17/170-arm-syscalls.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+Original patch from gentoo: ../../dev/crosstool-NG/ct-ng.trunk/patches/strace/4.5.17/170-arm-syscalls.patch
+-= BEGIN original header =-
+Author: Michael Abbott <michael.abbott@diamond.ac.uk>
+Date:   Wed Oct 22 08:53:42 2008 +0100
+
+    Syscall patch for ARM
+    Patch mailed to strace mailing list by Anderson Lizardo, work by
+    Bruna Moreira, dated 2008-01-25.  Patch cleaned up against 4.5.17 release.
+
+diff --git a/linux/arm/errnoent1.h b/linux/arm/errnoent1.h
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..a894827
+-= END original header =-
+diff -durN b/linux/arm/errnoent1.h b/linux/arm/errnoent1.h
+--- b/linux/arm/errnoent1.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
++++ b/linux/arm/errnoent1.h	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
++/* Our second set comes from the i386 files.  */
++#include "../errnoent.h"
+diff -durN b/linux/arm/ioctlent1.h b/linux/arm/ioctlent1.h
+--- b/linux/arm/ioctlent1.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
++++ b/linux/arm/ioctlent1.h	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
++/* Our second set comes from the i386 files.  */
++#include "../ioctlent.h"
+diff -durN b/linux/arm/signalent1.h b/linux/arm/signalent1.h
+--- b/linux/arm/signalent1.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
++++ b/linux/arm/signalent1.h	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
++/* Our second set comes from the i386 files.  */
++#include "../signalent.h"
+diff -durN b/linux/arm/syscallent1.h b/linux/arm/syscallent1.h
+--- b/linux/arm/syscallent1.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
++++ b/linux/arm/syscallent1.h	2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200
+@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
++/* ARM specific syscalls */
++	{ 5,	0,	printargs,		"SYS_0"			}, /* 0 */
++	{ 5,	0,	printargs,		"breakpoint"		}, /* 1 */
++	{ 5,	0,	printargs,		"cacheflush"		}, /* 2 */
++	{ 5,	0,	printargs,		"usr26"			}, /* 3 */
++	{ 5,	0,	printargs,		"usr32"			}, /* 4 */
++	{ 5,	0,	printargs,		"set_tls"		}, /* 5 */