--- linux-2.6.0-test3orig/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c	2003-08-09 00:37:25.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.0-test3/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c	2003-08-14 09:40:49.000000000 -0400
@@ -1813,7 +1813,9 @@
 {
 }
 
-static void send_panic_events(void)
+#define EVENT_VALID  0x80
+
+static void send_panic_events(int evt, char *str)
 {
 	struct ipmi_msg                   msg;
 	ipmi_smi_t                        intf;
@@ -1837,12 +1839,17 @@
 	data[4] = 0x6f; /* Sensor specific, IPMI table 36-1 */
 	data[5] = 0xa1; /* Runtime stop OEM bytes 2 & 3. */
 
-	/* These used to have the first three bytes of the panic string,
-	   but not only is that not terribly useful, it's not available
-	   any more. */
-	data[3] = 0;
-	data[6] = 0;
-	data[7] = 0;
+	/* 
+	 * Add whatever breadcrumbs we can to indicate the type of panic. 
+	 * In kernel 2.6.0 an event code and panic string are passed in. 
+	 */
+	if (evt != 0) 
+		data[7] = EVENT_VALID | (evt & 0x7f);
+	if (str != NULL) {
+		data[3] = str[0];
+		data[6] = str[1];
+		if (evt == 0) data[7] = str[2];
+	}
 
 	smi_msg.done = dummy_smi_done_handler;
 	recv_msg.done = dummy_recv_done_handler;
@@ -1891,7 +1898,7 @@
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PANIC_EVENT
-	send_panic_events();
+	send_panic_events(event,(char *)ptr);
 #endif
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
--- linux-2.6.0-test3orig/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c	2003-08-09 00:33:15.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.0-test3/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c	2003-08-13 17:37:50.789828552 -0400
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@
 	return address;
 }
 
+extern int last_trapnr; 
+
 static inline void do_trap(int trapnr, int signr, char *str, int vm86,
 			   struct pt_regs * regs, long error_code, siginfo_t *info)
 {
@@ -312,8 +314,10 @@
 	}
 
 	kernel_trap: {
-		if (!fixup_exception(regs))
+		if (!fixup_exception(regs)) {
+			last_trapnr = trapnr;
 			die(str, regs, error_code);
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -387,8 +391,10 @@
 	return;
 
 gp_in_kernel:
-	if (!fixup_exception(regs))
+	if (!fixup_exception(regs)) {
+		last_trapnr = 13;
 		die("general protection fault", regs, error_code);
+	}
 }
 
 static void mem_parity_error(unsigned char reason, struct pt_regs * regs)
@@ -721,6 +727,7 @@
 					  error_code);
 			return;
 		}
+		last_trapnr = 19;
 		die_if_kernel("cache flush denied", regs, error_code);
 		current->thread.trap_no = 19;
 		current->thread.error_code = error_code;
--- linux-2.6.0-test3orig/kernel/ksyms.c	2003-08-09 00:31:15.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.0-test3/kernel/ksyms.c	2003-08-13 17:39:00.000000000 -0400
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 extern struct timezone sys_tz;
 
 extern int panic_timeout;
+extern int last_trapnr;
 
 /* process memory management */
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_mmap_pgoff);
@@ -504,6 +505,7 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(panic);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(panic_notifier_list);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(panic_timeout);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(last_trapnr);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sprintf);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snprintf);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sscanf);
--- linux-2.6.0-test3orig/kernel/panic.c	2003-08-09 00:41:41.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.0-test3/kernel/panic.c	2003-08-13 17:38:49.000000000 -0400
@@ -20,9 +20,15 @@
 
 asmlinkage void sys_sync(void);	/* it's really int */
 
+/* values for panic event */
+#define EVENT_VALID  0x80
+#define PANIC_IN_INTERRUPT  0x40
+#define TRAP_INIT    0x80
+
 int panic_timeout;
 int panic_on_oops;
 int tainted;
+int last_trapnr = TRAP_INIT;
 
 struct notifier_block *panic_notifier_list;
 
@@ -47,6 +53,7 @@
 {
 	static char buf[1024];
 	va_list args;
+	int event = 0;
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_S390)
         unsigned long caller = (unsigned long) __builtin_return_address(0);
 #endif
@@ -56,11 +63,16 @@
 	vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 	printk(KERN_EMERG "Kernel panic: %s\n",buf);
-	if (in_interrupt())
+	if (last_trapnr != TRAP_INIT) {
+		/* should be <= 30 trapnr values, so packing in 0x3f is ok */
+		event = EVENT_VALID + (last_trapnr & 0x3f);
+	}
+	if (in_interrupt()) {
+		event |= PANIC_IN_INTERRUPT;  /*0x40*/
 		printk(KERN_EMERG "In interrupt handler - not syncing\n");
-	else if (!current->pid)
+	} else if (!current->pid) 
 		printk(KERN_EMERG "In idle task - not syncing\n");
-	else
+	else 
 		sys_sync();
 	bust_spinlocks(0);
 
@@ -68,7 +80,7 @@
 	smp_send_stop();
 #endif
 
-       notifier_call_chain(&panic_notifier_list, 0, buf);
+       notifier_call_chain(&panic_notifier_list, event, buf);
 
 	if (panic_timeout > 0)
 	{