[PATCH] i386: add option to show more code in oops reports

Sometimes developers need to see more object code in an oops report,
e.g. when kernel may be corrupted at runtime.

Add the "code_bytes" option for this.

Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 733a736bc6c..22b19962a1a 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -364,6 +364,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                         clocksource is not available, it defaults to PIT.
                         Format: { pit | tsc | cyclone | pmtmr }
 
+        code_bytes      [IA32] How many bytes of object code to print in an
+                        oops report.
+                        Range: 0 - 8192
+                        Default: 64
+
         disable_8254_timer
         enable_8254_timer
                         [IA32/X86_64] Disable/Enable interrupt 0 timer routing