diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index d345d64..47f46cb 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -63,6 +63,28 @@
 
 static int tracing_disabled = 1;
 
+/*
+ * ftrace_dump_on_oops - variable to dump ftrace buffer on oops
+ *
+ * If there is an oops (or kernel panic) and the ftrace_dump_on_oops
+ * is set, then ftrace_dump is called. This will output the contents
+ * of the ftrace buffers to the console.  This is very useful for
+ * capturing traces that lead to crashes and outputing it to a
+ * serial console.
+ *
+ * It is default off, but you can enable it with either specifying
+ * "ftrace_dump_on_oops" in the kernel command line, or setting
+ * /proc/sys/kernel/ftrace_dump_on_oops to true.
+ */
+int ftrace_dump_on_oops;
+
+static int __init set_ftrace_dump_on_oops(char *str)
+{
+	ftrace_dump_on_oops = 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("ftrace_dump_on_oops", set_ftrace_dump_on_oops);
+
 long
 ns2usecs(cycle_t nsec)
 {
@@ -3021,7 +3043,8 @@
 static int trace_panic_handler(struct notifier_block *this,
 			       unsigned long event, void *unused)
 {
-	ftrace_dump();
+	if (ftrace_dump_on_oops)
+		ftrace_dump();
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
@@ -3037,7 +3060,8 @@
 {
 	switch (val) {
 	case DIE_OOPS:
-		ftrace_dump();
+		if (ftrace_dump_on_oops)
+			ftrace_dump();
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -3078,7 +3102,6 @@
 	trace_seq_reset(s);
 }
 
-
 void ftrace_dump(void)
 {
 	static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ftrace_dump_lock);