diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/freebsd/HostInfoFreeBSD.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/freebsd/HostInfoFreeBSD.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/freebsd/HostInfoFreeBSD.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/freebsd/HostInfoFreeBSD.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 public:
   static llvm::VersionTuple GetOSVersion();
   static llvm::Optional<std::string> GetOSBuildString();
-  static bool GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s);
   static FileSpec GetProgramFileSpec();
 };
 }
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/linux/HostInfoLinux.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/linux/HostInfoLinux.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/linux/HostInfoLinux.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/linux/HostInfoLinux.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
   static llvm::VersionTuple GetOSVersion();
   static llvm::Optional<std::string> GetOSBuildString();
-  static bool GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s);
   static llvm::StringRef GetDistributionId();
   static FileSpec GetProgramFileSpec();
 
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/macosx/HostInfoMacOSX.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/macosx/HostInfoMacOSX.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/macosx/HostInfoMacOSX.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/macosx/HostInfoMacOSX.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
   static llvm::VersionTuple GetOSVersion();
   static llvm::VersionTuple GetMacCatalystVersion();
   static llvm::Optional<std::string> GetOSBuildString();
-  static bool GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s);
   static FileSpec GetProgramFileSpec();
   static FileSpec GetXcodeContentsDirectory();
   static FileSpec GetXcodeDeveloperDirectory();
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/netbsd/HostInfoNetBSD.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/netbsd/HostInfoNetBSD.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/netbsd/HostInfoNetBSD.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/netbsd/HostInfoNetBSD.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 public:
   static llvm::VersionTuple GetOSVersion();
   static llvm::Optional<std::string> GetOSBuildString();
-  static bool GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s);
   static FileSpec GetProgramFileSpec();
 };
 }
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/openbsd/HostInfoOpenBSD.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/openbsd/HostInfoOpenBSD.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/openbsd/HostInfoOpenBSD.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/openbsd/HostInfoOpenBSD.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 public:
   static llvm::VersionTuple GetOSVersion();
   static llvm::Optional<std::string> GetOSBuildString();
-  static bool GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s);
   static FileSpec GetProgramFileSpec();
 };
 }
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/posix/HostInfoPosix.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/posix/HostInfoPosix.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/posix/HostInfoPosix.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/posix/HostInfoPosix.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 public:
   static size_t GetPageSize();
   static bool GetHostname(std::string &s);
+  static llvm::Optional<std::string> GetOSKernelDescription();
 
   static uint32_t GetUserID();
   static uint32_t GetGroupID();
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/windows/HostInfoWindows.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/windows/HostInfoWindows.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/windows/HostInfoWindows.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/windows/HostInfoWindows.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
   static llvm::VersionTuple GetOSVersion();
   static llvm::Optional<std::string> GetOSBuildString();
-  static bool GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s);
+  static llvm::Optional<std::string> GetOSKernelDescription();
   static bool GetHostname(std::string &s);
   static FileSpec GetProgramFileSpec();
   static FileSpec GetDefaultShell();
diff --git a/lldb/source/Host/freebsd/HostInfoFreeBSD.cpp b/lldb/source/Host/freebsd/HostInfoFreeBSD.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Host/freebsd/HostInfoFreeBSD.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Host/freebsd/HostInfoFreeBSD.cpp
@@ -41,20 +41,6 @@
   return llvm::None;
 }
 
-bool HostInfoFreeBSD::GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s) {
-  struct utsname un;
-
-  ::memset(&un, 0, sizeof(utsname));
-  s.clear();
-
-  if (uname(&un) < 0)
-    return false;
-
-  s.assign(un.version);
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 FileSpec HostInfoFreeBSD::GetProgramFileSpec() {
   static FileSpec g_program_filespec;
   if (!g_program_filespec) {
diff --git a/lldb/source/Host/linux/HostInfoLinux.cpp b/lldb/source/Host/linux/HostInfoLinux.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Host/linux/HostInfoLinux.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Host/linux/HostInfoLinux.cpp
@@ -75,19 +75,6 @@
   return std::string(un.release);
 }
 
-bool HostInfoLinux::GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s) {
-  struct utsname un;
-
-  ::memset(&un, 0, sizeof(utsname));
-  s.clear();
-
-  if (uname(&un) < 0)
-    return false;
-
-  s.assign(un.version);
-  return true;
-}
-
 llvm::StringRef HostInfoLinux::GetDistributionId() {
   assert(g_fields && "Missing call to Initialize?");
   // Try to run 'lbs_release -i', and use that response for the distribution
diff --git a/lldb/source/Host/macosx/objcxx/HostInfoMacOSX.mm b/lldb/source/Host/macosx/objcxx/HostInfoMacOSX.mm
--- a/lldb/source/Host/macosx/objcxx/HostInfoMacOSX.mm
+++ b/lldb/source/Host/macosx/objcxx/HostInfoMacOSX.mm
@@ -65,18 +65,6 @@
   return llvm::None;
 }
 
-bool HostInfoMacOSX::GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s) {
-  int mib[2] = {CTL_KERN, KERN_VERSION};
-  char cstr[PATH_MAX];
-  size_t cstr_len = sizeof(cstr);
-  if (::sysctl(mib, 2, cstr, &cstr_len, NULL, 0) == 0) {
-    s.assign(cstr, cstr_len);
-    return true;
-  }
-  s.clear();
-  return false;
-}
-
 static void ParseOSVersion(llvm::VersionTuple &version, NSString *Key) {
   @autoreleasepool {
     NSDictionary *version_info =
diff --git a/lldb/source/Host/netbsd/HostInfoNetBSD.cpp b/lldb/source/Host/netbsd/HostInfoNetBSD.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Host/netbsd/HostInfoNetBSD.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Host/netbsd/HostInfoNetBSD.cpp
@@ -54,20 +54,6 @@
   return llvm::None;
 }
 
-bool HostInfoNetBSD::GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s) {
-  struct utsname un;
-
-  ::memset(&un, 0, sizeof(un));
-  s.clear();
-
-  if (::uname(&un) < 0)
-    return false;
-
-  s.assign(un.version);
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 FileSpec HostInfoNetBSD::GetProgramFileSpec() {
   static FileSpec g_program_filespec;
 
diff --git a/lldb/source/Host/openbsd/HostInfoOpenBSD.cpp b/lldb/source/Host/openbsd/HostInfoOpenBSD.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Host/openbsd/HostInfoOpenBSD.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Host/openbsd/HostInfoOpenBSD.cpp
@@ -41,20 +41,6 @@
   return llvm::None;
 }
 
-bool HostInfoOpenBSD::GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s) {
-  struct utsname un;
-
-  ::memset(&un, 0, sizeof(utsname));
-  s.clear();
-
-  if (uname(&un) < 0)
-    return false;
-
-  s.assign(un.version);
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 FileSpec HostInfoOpenBSD::GetProgramFileSpec() {
   static FileSpec g_program_filespec;
   return g_program_filespec;
diff --git a/lldb/source/Host/windows/HostInfoWindows.cpp b/lldb/source/Host/windows/HostInfoWindows.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Host/windows/HostInfoWindows.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Host/windows/HostInfoWindows.cpp
@@ -82,10 +82,8 @@
   return "Windows NT " + version.getAsString();
 }
 
-bool HostInfoWindows::GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s) {
-  llvm::Optional<std::string> build = GetOSBuildString();
-  s = build.getValueOr("");
-  return build.hasValue();
+llvm::Optional<std::string> HostInfoWindows::GetOSKernelDescription() {
+  return GetOSBuildString();
 }
 
 bool HostInfoWindows::GetHostname(std::string &s) {
diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/Process/gdb-remote/GDBRemoteCommunicationServerCommon.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/Process/gdb-remote/GDBRemoteCommunicationServerCommon.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/Process/gdb-remote/GDBRemoteCommunicationServerCommon.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/Process/gdb-remote/GDBRemoteCommunicationServerCommon.cpp
@@ -272,13 +272,13 @@
     response.PutStringAsRawHex8(*s);
     response.PutChar(';');
   }
-  std::string s;
-  if (HostInfo::GetOSKernelDescription(s)) {
+  if (llvm::Optional<std::string> s = HostInfo::GetOSKernelDescription()) {
     response.PutCString("os_kernel:");
-    response.PutStringAsRawHex8(s);
+    response.PutStringAsRawHex8(*s);
     response.PutChar(';');
   }
 
+  std::string s;
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
 
 #if defined(__arm__) || defined(__arm64__) || defined(__aarch64__)
diff --git a/lldb/source/Target/Platform.cpp b/lldb/source/Target/Platform.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Target/Platform.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Target/Platform.cpp
@@ -493,8 +493,11 @@
 }
 
 bool Platform::GetOSKernelDescription(std::string &s) {
-  if (IsHost())
-    return HostInfo::GetOSKernelDescription(s);
+  if (IsHost()) {
+    llvm::Optional<std::string> desc = HostInfo::GetOSKernelDescription();
+    s = desc.getValueOr("");
+    return desc.hasValue();
+  }
   return GetRemoteOSKernelDescription(s);
 }