Index: packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbplatformutil.py
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--- packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbplatformutil.py
+++ packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbplatformutil.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 """ This module contains functions used by the test cases to hide the
 architecture and/or the platform dependent nature of the tests. """
-
+import re
 def check_first_register_readable(test_case):
-    if test_case.getArchitecture() in ['x86_64', 'i386']:
+    arch = test_case.getArchitecture()
+    if arch in ['x86_64', 'i386']:
         test_case.expect("register read eax", substrs = ['eax = 0x'])
-    elif test_case.getArchitecture() in ['arm']:
+    elif arch in ['arm']:
     	test_case.expect("register read r0", substrs = ['r0 = 0x'])
-    elif test_case.getArchitecture() in ['aarch64']:
+    elif arch in ['aarch64']:
         test_case.expect("register read x0", substrs = ['x0 = 0x'])
+    elif re.match("mips",arch):
+        test_case.expect("register read zero", substrs = ['zero = 0x'])
     else:
         # TODO: Add check for other architectures
         test_case.fail("Unsupported architecture for test case (arch: %s)" % test_case.getArchitecture())