2 files changed, 21 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 733a736bc6c8..22b19962a1a2 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
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
index 4ec21037a361..af0d3f70a817 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ asmlinkage void spurious_interrupt_bug(void);
 asmlinkage void machine_check(void);
 
 int kstack_depth_to_print = 24;
+static unsigned int code_bytes = 64;
 ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(i386die_chain);
 
 int register_die_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
@@ -325,7 +326,8 @@ void show_registers(struct pt_regs *regs)
          */
         if (in_kernel) {
                 u8 *eip;
-                int code_bytes = 64;
+                unsigned int code_prologue = code_bytes * 43 / 64;
+                unsigned int code_len = code_bytes;
                 unsigned char c;
 
                 printk("\n" KERN_EMERG "Stack: ");
@@ -333,14 +335,14 @@ void show_registers(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
                 printk(KERN_EMERG "Code: ");
 
-                eip = (u8 *)regs->eip - 43;
+                eip = (u8 *)regs->eip - code_prologue;
                 if (eip < (u8 *)PAGE_OFFSET ||
                         probe_kernel_address(eip, c)) {
                         /* try starting at EIP */
                         eip = (u8 *)regs->eip;
-                        code_bytes = 32;
+                        code_len = code_len - code_prologue + 1;
                 }
-                for (i = 0; i < code_bytes; i++, eip++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < code_len; i++, eip++) {
                         if (eip < (u8 *)PAGE_OFFSET ||
                                 probe_kernel_address(eip, c)) {
                                 printk(" Bad EIP value.");
@@ -1192,3 +1194,13 @@ static int __init kstack_setup(char *s)
         return 1;
 }
 __setup("kstack=", kstack_setup);
+
+static int __init code_bytes_setup(char *s)
+{
+        code_bytes = simple_strtoul(s, NULL, 0);
+        if (code_bytes > 8192)
+                code_bytes = 8192;
+
+        return 1;
+}
+__setup("code_bytes=", code_bytes_setup);