--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ int console_printk[4] = {
 	DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL,	/* default_console_loglevel */
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LL
+extern void printascii(char *);
+#endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_LL */
+
 /*
  * Low level drivers may need that to know if they can schedule in
  * their unblank() callback or not. So let's export it.
@@ -521,6 +525,10 @@ static ssize_t devkmsg_read(struct file
 	ts_usec = msg->ts_nsec;
 	do_div(ts_usec, 1000);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LL
+	printascii(printk_buf);
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * If we couldn't merge continuation line fragments during the print,
 	 * export the stored flags to allow an optional external merge of the