diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h
index c40fa91..31feac6 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
 extern unsigned long thread_saved_pc(struct task_struct *t);
 
 extern void show_code(struct pt_regs *regs);
+extern int insn_to_mnemonic(unsigned char *instruction, char buf[8]);
 
 unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p);
 #define task_pt_regs(tsk) ((struct pt_regs *) \
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/dis.c b/arch/s390/kernel/dis.c
index 1f6b428..c02310b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/dis.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/dis.c
@@ -1468,6 +1468,33 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * insn_to_mnemonic - decode an s390 instruction
+ * @instruction: instruction to decode
+ * @buf: buffer to fill with mnemonic
+ *
+ * Decode the instruction at @instruction and store the corresponding
+ * mnemonic into @buf.
+ * @buf is left unchanged if the instruction could not be decoded.
+ * Returns:
+ *  %0 on success, %-ENOENT if the instruction was not found.
+ */
+int insn_to_mnemonic(unsigned char *instruction, char buf[8])
+{
+	struct insn *insn;
+
+	insn = find_insn(instruction);
+	if (!insn)
+		return -ENOENT;
+	if (insn->name[0] == '\0')
+		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s",
+			 long_insn_name[(int) insn->name[1]]);
+	else
+		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%.5s", insn->name);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(insn_to_mnemonic);
+
 static int print_insn(char *buffer, unsigned char *code, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	struct insn *insn;