diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/bug.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/bug.h
index deef4d0cb3b5..673c7dd75ab9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/bug.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/bug.h
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ void hook_ifault_code(int nr, int (*fn)(unsigned long, unsigned int,
 				       struct pt_regs *),
 		     int sig, int code, const char *name);
 
-extern asmlinkage void c_backtrace(unsigned long fp, int pmode);
+extern asmlinkage void c_backtrace(unsigned long fp, int pmode,
+				   const char *loglvl);
 
 struct mm_struct;
 void show_pte(const char *lvl, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr);
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/traps.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/traps.h
index 172b08ff3760..987fefb0a4db 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/traps.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/traps.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ static inline int __in_irqentry_text(unsigned long ptr)
 }
 
 extern void __init early_trap_init(void *);
-extern void dump_backtrace_entry(unsigned long where, unsigned long from, unsigned long frame);
+extern void dump_backtrace_entry(unsigned long where, unsigned long from,
+				 unsigned long frame, const char *loglvl);
 extern void ptrace_break(struct pt_regs *regs);
 
 extern void *vectors_page;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
index 1e70e7227f0f..2030611f22b8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ __setup("user_debug=", user_debug_setup);
 
 static void dump_mem(const char *, const char *, unsigned long, unsigned long);
 
-void dump_backtrace_entry(unsigned long where, unsigned long from, unsigned long frame)
+void dump_backtrace_entry(unsigned long where, unsigned long from,
+			  unsigned long frame, const char *loglvl)
 {
 	unsigned long end = frame + 4 + sizeof(struct pt_regs);
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ void dump_backtrace_entry(unsigned long where, unsigned long from, unsigned long
 		dump_mem("", "Exception stack", frame + 4, end);
 }
 
-void dump_backtrace_stm(u32 *stack, u32 instruction)
+void dump_backtrace_stm(u32 *stack, u32 instruction, const char *loglvl)
 {
 	char str[80], *p;
 	unsigned int x;
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ static void dump_backtrace(struct pt_regs *regs, struct task_struct *tsk)
 	pr_cont("\n");
 
 	if (ok)
-		c_backtrace(fp, mode);
+		c_backtrace(fp, mode, NULL);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -666,7 +667,7 @@ asmlinkage int arm_syscall(int no, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		dump_instr("", regs);
 		if (user_mode(regs)) {
 			__show_regs(regs);
-			c_backtrace(frame_pointer(regs), processor_mode(regs));
+			c_backtrace(frame_pointer(regs), processor_mode(regs), NULL);
 		}
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/unwind.c b/arch/arm/kernel/unwind.c
index 11a964fd66f4..343cc27b36c4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/unwind.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/unwind.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ void unwind_backtrace(struct pt_regs *regs, struct task_struct *tsk)
 		urc = unwind_frame(&frame);
 		if (urc < 0)
 			break;
-		dump_backtrace_entry(where, frame.pc, frame.sp - 4);
+		dump_backtrace_entry(where, frame.pc, frame.sp - 4, NULL);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/backtrace-clang.S b/arch/arm/lib/backtrace-clang.S
index 2ff375144b55..6174c45f53a5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/backtrace-clang.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/backtrace-clang.S
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define sv_pc	r6
 #define mask	r7
 #define sv_lr	r8
+#define loglvl	r9
 
 ENTRY(c_backtrace)
 
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ ENDPROC(c_backtrace)
 						@ to ensure 8 byte alignment
 		movs	frame, r0		@ if frame pointer is zero
 		beq	no_frame		@ we have no stack frames
+		mov	loglvl, r2
 		tst	r1, #0x10		@ 26 or 32-bit mode?
 		moveq	mask, #0xfc000003
 		movne	mask, #0		@ mask for 32-bit
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ finished_setup:
 		mov	r1, sv_lr
 		mov	r2, frame
 		bic	r1, r1, mask		@ mask PC/LR for the mode
+		mov	r3, loglvl
 		bl	dump_backtrace_entry
 
 /*
@@ -183,6 +186,7 @@ finished_setup:
 		ldr	r0, [frame]		@ locals are stored in
 						@ the preceding frame
 		subeq	r0, r0, #4
+		mov	r2, loglvl
 		bleq	dump_backtrace_stm	@ dump saved registers
 
 /*
@@ -196,7 +200,8 @@ finished_setup:
 		bhi	for_each_frame
 
 1006:		adr	r0, .Lbad
-		mov	r1, frame
+		mov	r1, loglvl
+		mov	r2, frame
 		bl	printk
 no_frame:	ldmfd	sp!, {r4 - r9, fp, pc}
 ENDPROC(c_backtrace)
@@ -209,7 +214,7 @@ ENDPROC(c_backtrace)
 		.long   1005b, 1006b
 		.popsection
 
-.Lbad:		.asciz	"Backtrace aborted due to bad frame pointer <%p>\n"
+.Lbad:		.asciz	"%sBacktrace aborted due to bad frame pointer <%p>\n"
 		.align
 .Lopcode:	.word	0xe92d4800 >> 11	@ stmfd sp!, {... fp, lr}
 		.word	0x0b000000		@ bl if these bits are set
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S b/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S
index 582925238d65..872f658638d9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define sv_pc	r6
 #define mask	r7
 #define offset	r8
+#define loglvl	r9
 
 ENTRY(c_backtrace)
 
@@ -25,9 +26,10 @@ ENTRY(c_backtrace)
 		ret	lr
 ENDPROC(c_backtrace)
 #else
-		stmfd	sp!, {r4 - r8, lr}	@ Save an extra register so we have a location...
+		stmfd	sp!, {r4 - r9, lr}	@ Save an extra register so we have a location...
 		movs	frame, r0		@ if frame pointer is zero
 		beq	no_frame		@ we have no stack frames
+		mov	loglvl, r2
 
 		tst	r1, #0x10		@ 26 or 32-bit mode?
  ARM(		moveq	mask, #0xfc000003	)
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ for_each_frame:	tst	frame, mask		@ Check for address exceptions
 		ldr	r1, [frame, #-4]	@ get saved lr
 		mov	r2, frame
 		bic	r1, r1, mask		@ mask PC/LR for the mode
+		mov	r3, loglvl
 		bl	dump_backtrace_entry
 
 		ldr	r1, [sv_pc, #-4]	@ if stmfd sp!, {args} exists,
@@ -80,12 +83,14 @@ for_each_frame:	tst	frame, mask		@ Check for address exceptions
 		teq	r3, r1, lsr #11
 		ldreq	r0, [frame, #-8]	@ get sp
 		subeq	r0, r0, #4		@ point at the last arg
+		mov	r2, loglvl
 		bleq	dump_backtrace_stm	@ dump saved registers
 
 1004:		ldr	r1, [sv_pc, #0]		@ if stmfd sp!, {..., fp, ip, lr, pc}
 		ldr	r3, .Ldsi		@ instruction exists,
 		teq	r3, r1, lsr #11
 		subeq	r0, frame, #16
+		mov	r2, loglvl
 		bleq	dump_backtrace_stm	@ dump saved registers
 
 		teq	sv_fp, #0		@ zero saved fp means
@@ -96,9 +101,10 @@ for_each_frame:	tst	frame, mask		@ Check for address exceptions
 		bhi	for_each_frame
 
 1006:		adr	r0, .Lbad
-		mov	r1, frame
+		mov	r1, loglvl
+		mov	r2, frame
 		bl	printk
-no_frame:	ldmfd	sp!, {r4 - r8, pc}
+no_frame:	ldmfd	sp!, {r4 - r9, pc}
 ENDPROC(c_backtrace)
 		
 		.pushsection __ex_table,"a"
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ ENDPROC(c_backtrace)
 		.long	1004b, 1006b
 		.popsection
 
-.Lbad:		.asciz	"Backtrace aborted due to bad frame pointer <%p>\n"
+.Lbad:		.asciz	"%sBacktrace aborted due to bad frame pointer <%p>\n"
 		.align
 .Ldsi:		.word	0xe92dd800 >> 11	@ stmfd sp!, {... fp, ip, lr, pc}
 		.word	0xe92d0000 >> 11	@ stmfd sp!, {}
