diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/do_balan.c b/fs/reiserfs/do_balan.c
index f701f37..e788fbc 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/do_balan.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/do_balan.c
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@
 
 	default:
 		print_cur_tb("12040");
-		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-			       "PAP-12040: balance_leaf_when_delete: unexpectable mode: %s(%d)",
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12040",
+			       "unexpected mode: %s(%d)",
 			       (flag ==
 				M_PASTE) ? "PASTE" : ((flag ==
 						       M_INSERT) ? "INSERT" :
@@ -721,8 +721,9 @@
 				}
 				break;
 			default:	/* cases d and t */
-				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-					       "PAP-12130: balance_leaf: lnum > 0: unexpectable mode: %s(%d)",
+				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12130",
+					       "lnum > 0: unexpected mode: "
+					       " %s(%d)",
 					       (flag ==
 						M_DELETE) ? "DELETE" : ((flag ==
 									 M_CUT)
@@ -1134,8 +1135,8 @@
 			}
 			break;
 		default:	/* cases d and t */
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "PAP-12175: balance_leaf: rnum > 0: unexpectable mode: %s(%d)",
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12175",
+				       "rnum > 0: unexpected mode: %s(%d)",
 				       (flag ==
 					M_DELETE) ? "DELETE" : ((flag ==
 								 M_CUT) ? "CUT"
@@ -1165,8 +1166,8 @@
 		   not set correctly */
 		if (tb->CFL[0]) {
 			if (!tb->CFR[0])
-				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-					       "vs-12195: balance_leaf: CFR not initialized");
+				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-12195",
+					       "CFR not initialized");
 			copy_key(B_N_PDELIM_KEY(tb->CFL[0], tb->lkey[0]),
 				 B_N_PDELIM_KEY(tb->CFR[0], tb->rkey[0]));
 			do_balance_mark_internal_dirty(tb, tb->CFL[0], 0);
@@ -1472,7 +1473,10 @@
 					    && (pos_in_item != ih_item_len(ih_check)
 						|| tb->insert_size[0] <= 0))
 						reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-							       "PAP-12235: balance_leaf: pos_in_item must be equal to ih_item_len");
+							     "PAP-12235",
+							     "pos_in_item "
+							     "must be equal "
+							     "to ih_item_len");
 #endif				/* CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK */
 
 					leaf_mi =
@@ -1532,8 +1536,8 @@
 			}
 			break;
 		default:	/* cases d and t */
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "PAP-12245: balance_leaf: blknum > 2: unexpectable mode: %s(%d)",
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12245",
+				       "blknum > 2: unexpected mode: %s(%d)",
 				       (flag ==
 					M_DELETE) ? "DELETE" : ((flag ==
 								 M_CUT) ? "CUT"
@@ -1678,10 +1682,11 @@
 							print_cur_tb("12285");
 							reiserfs_panic(tb->
 								       tb_sb,
-								       "PAP-12285: balance_leaf: insert_size must be 0 (%d)",
-								       tb->
-								       insert_size
-								       [0]);
+							    "PAP-12285",
+							    "insert_size "
+							    "must be 0 "
+							    "(%d)",
+							    tb->insert_size[0]);
 						}
 					}
 #endif				/* CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK */
@@ -1694,11 +1699,10 @@
 	if (flag == M_PASTE && tb->insert_size[0]) {
 		print_cur_tb("12290");
 		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-			       "PAP-12290: balance_leaf: insert_size is still not 0 (%d)",
+			       "PAP-12290", "insert_size is still not 0 (%d)",
 			       tb->insert_size[0]);
 	}
 #endif				/* CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK */
-
 	return 0;
 }				/* Leaf level of the tree is balanced (end of balance_leaf) */
 
@@ -1729,8 +1733,7 @@
 			break;
 
 	if (i == MAX_FEB_SIZE)
-		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-			       "vs-12300: get_FEB: FEB list is empty");
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-12300", "FEB list is empty");
 
 	bi.tb = tb;
 	bi.bi_bh = first_b = tb->FEB[i];
@@ -1871,8 +1874,8 @@
 	for (i = 0; i <= B_NR_ITEMS(bh); i++, dc++) {
 		if (!is_reusable(s, dc_block_number(dc), 1)) {
 			print_cur_tb(mes);
-			reiserfs_panic(s,
-				       "PAP-12338: check_internal_node: invalid child pointer %y in %b",
+			reiserfs_panic(s, "PAP-12338",
+				       "invalid child pointer %y in %b",
 				       dc, bh);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1894,9 +1897,10 @@
 	int retval = 0;
 
 	if (cur_tb) {
-		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-12335: check_before_balancing: "
-			       "suspect that schedule occurred based on cur_tb not being null at this point in code. "
-			       "do_balance cannot properly handle schedule occurring while it runs.");
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-12335", "suspect that schedule "
+			       "occurred based on cur_tb not being null at "
+			       "this point in code. do_balance cannot properly "
+			       "handle schedule occurring while it runs.");
 	}
 
 	/* double check that buffers that we will modify are unlocked. (fix_nodes should already have
@@ -1928,8 +1932,8 @@
 		    dc_size(B_N_CHILD
 			    (tb->FL[0], get_left_neighbor_position(tb, 0)))) {
 			print_cur_tb("12221");
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "PAP-12355: check_after_balance_leaf: shift to left was incorrect");
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12355",
+				       "shift to left was incorrect");
 		}
 	}
 	if (tb->rnum[0]) {
@@ -1938,8 +1942,8 @@
 		    dc_size(B_N_CHILD
 			    (tb->FR[0], get_right_neighbor_position(tb, 0)))) {
 			print_cur_tb("12222");
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "PAP-12360: check_after_balance_leaf: shift to right was incorrect");
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12360",
+				       "shift to right was incorrect");
 		}
 	}
 	if (PATH_H_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, 1) &&
@@ -1964,8 +1968,7 @@
 					 (PATH_H_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, 1),
 					  PATH_H_POSITION(tb->tb_path, 1))),
 				 right);
-		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-			       "PAP-12365: check_after_balance_leaf: S is incorrect");
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12365", "S is incorrect");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2100,8 +2103,8 @@
 	tb->need_balance_dirty = 0;
 
 	if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb)) {
-		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-			       "clm-6000: do_balance, fs generation has changed\n");
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "clm-6000", "fs generation has "
+			       "changed");
 	}
 	/* if we have no real work to do  */
 	if (!tb->insert_size[0]) {
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/fix_node.c b/fs/reiserfs/fix_node.c
index 59735a9..bbb37b0 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/fix_node.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/fix_node.c
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@
 		vn->vn_free_ptr +=
 		    op_create_vi(vn, vi, is_affected, tb->insert_size[0]);
 		if (tb->vn_buf + tb->vn_buf_size < vn->vn_free_ptr)
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "vs-8030: create_virtual_node: "
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-8030",
 				       "virtual node space consumed");
 
 		if (!is_affected)
@@ -186,8 +185,9 @@
 			     && I_ENTRY_COUNT(B_N_PITEM_HEAD(Sh, 0)) == 1)) {
 				/* node contains more than 1 item, or item is not directory item, or this item contains more than 1 entry */
 				print_block(Sh, 0, -1, -1);
-				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-					       "vs-8045: create_virtual_node: rdkey %k, affected item==%d (mode==%c) Must be %c",
+				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-8045",
+					       "rdkey %k, affected item==%d "
+					       "(mode==%c) Must be %c",
 					       key, vn->vn_affected_item_num,
 					       vn->vn_mode, M_DELETE);
 			}
@@ -1255,8 +1255,8 @@
 	/* Calculate balance parameters for creating new root. */
 	if (!Sh) {
 		if (!h)
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "vs-8210: ip_check_balance: S[0] can not be 0");
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-8210",
+				       "S[0] can not be 0");
 		switch (n_ret_value = get_empty_nodes(tb, h)) {
 		case CARRY_ON:
 			set_parameters(tb, h, 0, 0, 1, NULL, -1, -1);
@@ -1266,8 +1266,8 @@
 		case REPEAT_SEARCH:
 			return n_ret_value;
 		default:
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "vs-8215: ip_check_balance: incorrect return value of get_empty_nodes");
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-8215", "incorrect "
+				       "return value of get_empty_nodes");
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2095,38 +2095,38 @@
 	if (p_s_bh) {
 		if (atomic_read(&(p_s_bh->b_count)) <= 0) {
 
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "jmacd-1: tb_buffer_sanity_check(): negative or zero reference counter for buffer %s[%d] (%b)\n",
-				       descr, level, p_s_bh);
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "jmacd-1", "negative or zero "
+				       "reference counter for buffer %s[%d] "
+				       "(%b)", descr, level, p_s_bh);
 		}
 
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(p_s_bh)) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "jmacd-2: tb_buffer_sanity_check(): buffer is not up to date %s[%d] (%b)\n",
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "jmacd-2", "buffer is not up "
+				       "to date %s[%d] (%b)",
 				       descr, level, p_s_bh);
 		}
 
 		if (!B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_bh)) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "jmacd-3: tb_buffer_sanity_check(): buffer is not in tree %s[%d] (%b)\n",
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "jmacd-3", "buffer is not "
+				       "in tree %s[%d] (%b)",
 				       descr, level, p_s_bh);
 		}
 
 		if (p_s_bh->b_bdev != p_s_sb->s_bdev) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "jmacd-4: tb_buffer_sanity_check(): buffer has wrong device %s[%d] (%b)\n",
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "jmacd-4", "buffer has wrong "
+				       "device %s[%d] (%b)",
 				       descr, level, p_s_bh);
 		}
 
 		if (p_s_bh->b_size != p_s_sb->s_blocksize) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "jmacd-5: tb_buffer_sanity_check(): buffer has wrong blocksize %s[%d] (%b)\n",
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "jmacd-5", "buffer has wrong "
+				       "blocksize %s[%d] (%b)",
 				       descr, level, p_s_bh);
 		}
 
 		if (p_s_bh->b_blocknr > SB_BLOCK_COUNT(p_s_sb)) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "jmacd-6: tb_buffer_sanity_check(): buffer block number too high %s[%d] (%b)\n",
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "jmacd-6", "buffer block "
+				       "number too high %s[%d] (%b)",
 				       descr, level, p_s_bh);
 		}
 	}
@@ -2358,14 +2358,14 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 	if (cur_tb) {
 		print_cur_tb("fix_nodes");
-		reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-			       "PAP-8305: fix_nodes:  there is pending do_balance");
+		reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb, "PAP-8305",
+			       "there is pending do_balance");
 	}
 
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(p_s_tbS0) || !B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_tbS0)) {
-		reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-			       "PAP-8320: fix_nodes: S[0] (%b %z) is not uptodate "
-			       "at the beginning of fix_nodes or not in tree (mode %c)",
+		reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb, "PAP-8320", "S[0] (%b %z) is "
+			       "not uptodate at the beginning of fix_nodes "
+			       "or not in tree (mode %c)",
 			       p_s_tbS0, p_s_tbS0, n_op_mode);
 	}
 
@@ -2373,24 +2373,26 @@
 	switch (n_op_mode) {
 	case M_INSERT:
 		if (n_item_num <= 0 || n_item_num > B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_tbS0))
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-				       "PAP-8330: fix_nodes: Incorrect item number %d (in S0 - %d) in case of insert",
-				       n_item_num, B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_tbS0));
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb, "PAP-8330", "Incorrect "
+				       "item number %d (in S0 - %d) in case "
+				       "of insert", n_item_num,
+				       B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_tbS0));
 		break;
 	case M_PASTE:
 	case M_DELETE:
 	case M_CUT:
 		if (n_item_num < 0 || n_item_num >= B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_tbS0)) {
 			print_block(p_s_tbS0, 0, -1, -1);
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-				       "PAP-8335: fix_nodes: Incorrect item number(%d); mode = %c insert_size = %d\n",
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb, "PAP-8335", "Incorrect "
+				       "item number(%d); mode = %c "
+				       "insert_size = %d",
 				       n_item_num, n_op_mode,
 				       p_s_tb->insert_size[0]);
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
-		reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-			       "PAP-8340: fix_nodes: Incorrect mode of operation");
+		reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb, "PAP-8340", "Incorrect mode "
+			       "of operation");
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/ibalance.c b/fs/reiserfs/ibalance.c
index de391a8..063b551 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/ibalance.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/ibalance.c
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-			       "internal_define_dest_src_infos: shift type is unknown (%d)",
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "ibalance-1",
+			       "shift type is unknown (%d)",
 			       shift_mode);
 	}
 }
@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@
 
 		return;
 	}
-	reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-		       "balance_internal_when_delete: unexpected tb->lnum[%d]==%d or tb->rnum[%d]==%d",
+	reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "ibalance-2",
+		       "unexpected tb->lnum[%d]==%d or tb->rnum[%d]==%d",
 		       h, tb->lnum[h], h, tb->rnum[h]);
 }
 
@@ -940,8 +940,8 @@
 		struct block_head *blkh;
 
 		if (tb->blknum[h] != 1)
-			reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-				       "balance_internal: One new node required for creating the new root");
+			reiserfs_panic(NULL, "ibalance-3", "One new node "
+				       "required for creating the new root");
 		/* S[h] = empty buffer from the list FEB. */
 		tbSh = get_FEB(tb);
 		blkh = B_BLK_HEAD(tbSh);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 95157762..7ee0097 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -1300,8 +1300,7 @@
 	ih = PATH_PITEM_HEAD(path);
 
 	if (!is_statdata_le_ih(ih))
-		reiserfs_panic(inode->i_sb,
-			       "vs-13065: update_stat_data: key %k, found item %h",
+		reiserfs_panic(inode->i_sb, "vs-13065", "key %k, found item %h",
 			       INODE_PKEY(inode), ih);
 
 	if (stat_data_v1(ih)) {
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/item_ops.c b/fs/reiserfs/item_ops.c
index 8a11cf3..72cb1cc 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/item_ops.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/item_ops.c
@@ -517,8 +517,9 @@
 		    ((is_affected
 		      && (vn->vn_mode == M_PASTE
 			  || vn->vn_mode == M_CUT)) ? insert_size : 0)) {
-			reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-				       "vs-8025: set_entry_sizes: (mode==%c, insert_size==%d), invalid length of directory item",
+			reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-8025", "(mode==%c, "
+				       "insert_size==%d), invalid length of "
+				       "directory item",
 				       vn->vn_mode, insert_size);
 		}
 	}
@@ -549,7 +550,8 @@
 	}
 
 	if (entries == dir_u->entry_count) {
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "free space %d, entry_count %d\n", free,
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "item_ops-1",
+			       "free space %d, entry_count %d", free,
 			       dir_u->entry_count);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index 88a031f..774f3ba 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	if (current->lock_depth < 0) {
-		reiserfs_panic(sb, "%s called without kernel lock held",
-			       caller);
+		reiserfs_panic(sb, "journal-1", "%s called without kernel "
+			       "lock held", caller);
 	}
 #else
 	;
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
 				    struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl)
 {
 	if (jl->j_refcount < 1) {
-		reiserfs_panic(s, "trans id %u, refcount at %d",
+		reiserfs_panic(s, "journal-2", "trans id %u, refcount at %d",
 			       jl->j_trans_id, jl->j_refcount);
 	}
 	if (--jl->j_refcount == 0)
@@ -1416,8 +1416,7 @@
 
 	count = 0;
 	if (j_len_saved > journal->j_trans_max) {
-		reiserfs_panic(s,
-			       "journal-715: flush_journal_list, length is %lu, trans id %lu\n",
+		reiserfs_panic(s, "journal-715", "length is %lu, trans id %lu",
 			       j_len_saved, jl->j_trans_id);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1449,8 +1448,8 @@
 	 ** or wait on a more recent transaction, or just ignore it 
 	 */
 	if (atomic_read(&(journal->j_wcount)) != 0) {
-		reiserfs_panic(s,
-			       "journal-844: panic journal list is flushing, wcount is not 0\n");
+		reiserfs_panic(s, "journal-844", "journal list is flushing, "
+			       "wcount is not 0");
 	}
 	cn = jl->j_realblock;
 	while (cn) {
@@ -1551,13 +1550,13 @@
 		while (cn) {
 			if (test_bit(BLOCK_NEEDS_FLUSH, &cn->state)) {
 				if (!cn->bh) {
-					reiserfs_panic(s,
-						       "journal-1011: cn->bh is NULL\n");
+					reiserfs_panic(s, "journal-1011",
+						       "cn->bh is NULL");
 				}
 				wait_on_buffer(cn->bh);
 				if (!cn->bh) {
-					reiserfs_panic(s,
-						       "journal-1012: cn->bh is NULL\n");
+					reiserfs_panic(s, "journal-1012",
+						       "cn->bh is NULL");
 				}
 				if (unlikely(!buffer_uptodate(cn->bh))) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
@@ -3255,8 +3254,8 @@
 
 	PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.mark_dirty);
 	if (th->t_trans_id != journal->j_trans_id) {
-		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super,
-			       "journal-1577: handle trans id %ld != current trans id %ld\n",
+		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super, "journal-1577",
+			       "handle trans id %ld != current trans id %ld",
 			       th->t_trans_id, journal->j_trans_id);
 	}
 
@@ -3295,8 +3294,8 @@
 	 ** Nothing can be done here, except make the FS readonly or panic.
 	 */
 	if (journal->j_len >= journal->j_trans_max) {
-		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super,
-			       "journal-1413: journal_mark_dirty: j_len (%lu) is too big\n",
+		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super, "journal-1413",
+			       "j_len (%lu) is too big",
 			       journal->j_len);
 	}
 
@@ -3316,7 +3315,8 @@
 	if (!cn) {
 		cn = get_cnode(p_s_sb);
 		if (!cn) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "get_cnode failed!\n");
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "journal-4",
+				       "get_cnode failed!");
 		}
 
 		if (th->t_blocks_logged == th->t_blocks_allocated) {
@@ -3584,8 +3584,8 @@
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 
 	if (th->t_trans_id != journal->j_trans_id) {
-		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super,
-			       "journal-1577: handle trans id %ld != current trans id %ld\n",
+		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super, "journal-1577",
+			       "handle trans id %ld != current trans id %ld",
 			       th->t_trans_id, journal->j_trans_id);
 	}
 
@@ -3664,8 +3664,8 @@
 	}
 
 	if (journal->j_start > SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb)) {
-		reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-			       "journal-003: journal_end: j_start (%ld) is too high\n",
+		reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "journal-003",
+			       "j_start (%ld) is too high",
 			       journal->j_start);
 	}
 	return 1;
@@ -3710,8 +3710,8 @@
 		/* set the bit for this block in the journal bitmap for this transaction */
 		jb = journal->j_current_jl->j_list_bitmap;
 		if (!jb) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "journal-1702: journal_mark_freed, journal_list_bitmap is NULL\n");
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "journal-1702",
+				       "journal_list_bitmap is NULL");
 		}
 		set_bit_in_list_bitmap(p_s_sb, blocknr, jb);
 
@@ -4066,8 +4066,8 @@
 		if (buffer_journaled(cn->bh)) {
 			jl_cn = get_cnode(p_s_sb);
 			if (!jl_cn) {
-				reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-					       "journal-1676, get_cnode returned NULL\n");
+				reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "journal-1676",
+					       "get_cnode returned NULL");
 			}
 			if (i == 0) {
 				jl->j_realblock = jl_cn;
@@ -4083,8 +4083,9 @@
 
 			if (is_block_in_log_or_reserved_area
 			    (p_s_sb, cn->bh->b_blocknr)) {
-				reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-					       "journal-2332: Trying to log block %lu, which is a log block\n",
+				reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "journal-2332",
+					       "Trying to log block %lu, "
+					       "which is a log block",
 					       cn->bh->b_blocknr);
 			}
 			jl_cn->blocknr = cn->bh->b_blocknr;
@@ -4268,8 +4269,8 @@
 	    get_list_bitmap(p_s_sb, journal->j_current_jl);
 
 	if (!(journal->j_current_jl->j_list_bitmap)) {
-		reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-			       "journal-1996: do_journal_end, could not get a list bitmap\n");
+		reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "journal-1996",
+			       "could not get a list bitmap");
 	}
 
 	atomic_set(&(journal->j_jlock), 0);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/lbalance.c b/fs/reiserfs/lbalance.c
index 381339b..67f1d1d 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/lbalance.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/lbalance.c
@@ -168,10 +168,11 @@
 			if (bytes_or_entries == ih_item_len(ih)
 			    && is_indirect_le_ih(ih))
 				if (get_ih_free_space(ih))
-					reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-						       "vs-10020: leaf_copy_boundary_item: "
-						       "last unformatted node must be filled entirely (%h)",
-						       ih);
+					reiserfs_panic(sb_from_bi(dest_bi),
+						       "vs-10020",
+						       "last unformatted node "
+						       "must be filled "
+						       "entirely (%h)", ih);
 		}
 #endif
 
@@ -622,9 +623,8 @@
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-10250: leaf_define_dest_src_infos: shift type is unknown (%d)",
-			       shift_mode);
+		reiserfs_panic(sb_from_bi(src_bi), "vs-10250",
+			       "shift type is unknown (%d)", shift_mode);
 	}
 	RFALSE(!src_bi->bi_bh || !dest_bi->bi_bh,
 	       "vs-10260: mode==%d, source (%p) or dest (%p) buffer is initialized incorrectly",
@@ -674,9 +674,9 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 			if (tb->tb_mode == M_PASTE || tb->tb_mode == M_INSERT) {
 				print_cur_tb("vs-10275");
-				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-					       "vs-10275: leaf_shift_left: balance condition corrupted (%c)",
-					       tb->tb_mode);
+				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-10275",
+					       "balance condition corrupted "
+					       "(%c)", tb->tb_mode);
 			}
 #endif
 
@@ -889,9 +889,12 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 	if (zeros_number > paste_size) {
+		struct super_block *sb = NULL;
+		if (bi && bi->tb)
+			sb = bi->tb->tb_sb;
 		print_cur_tb("10177");
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-10177: leaf_paste_in_buffer: ero number == %d, paste_size == %d",
+		reiserfs_panic(sb, "vs-10177",
+			       "zeros_number == %d, paste_size == %d",
 			       zeros_number, paste_size);
 	}
 #endif				/* CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK */
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index bb41c6e7..ef41cc8 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -145,10 +145,9 @@
 	if (!is_direntry_le_ih(de->de_ih) ||
 	    COMP_SHORT_KEYS(&(de->de_ih->ih_key), key)) {
 		print_block(de->de_bh, 0, -1, -1);
-		reiserfs_panic(sb,
-			       "vs-7005: search_by_entry_key: found item %h is not directory item or "
-			       "does not belong to the same directory as key %K",
-			       de->de_ih, key);
+		reiserfs_panic(sb, "vs-7005", "found item %h is not directory "
+			       "item or does not belong to the same directory "
+			       "as key %K", de->de_ih, key);
 	}
 #endif				/* CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK */
 
@@ -1193,15 +1192,14 @@
 
 	if (inode) {
 		if (!de_visible(de->de_deh + de->de_entry_num))
-			reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-				       "vs-7042: entry_points_to_object: entry must be visible");
+			reiserfs_panic(inode->i_sb, "vs-7042",
+				       "entry must be visible");
 		return (de->de_objectid == inode->i_ino) ? 1 : 0;
 	}
 
 	/* this must be added hidden entry */
 	if (de_visible(de->de_deh + de->de_entry_num))
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-7043: entry_points_to_object: entry must be visible");
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-7043", "entry must be visible");
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -1315,8 +1313,8 @@
 			       new_dentry->d_name.len, old_inode, 0);
 	if (retval == -EEXIST) {
 		if (!new_dentry_inode) {
-			reiserfs_panic(old_dir->i_sb,
-				       "vs-7050: new entry is found, new inode == 0\n");
+			reiserfs_panic(old_dir->i_sb, "vs-7050",
+				       "new entry is found, new inode == 0");
 		}
 	} else if (retval) {
 		int err = journal_end(&th, old_dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/objectid.c b/fs/reiserfs/objectid.c
index a3a5f43..90e4e52 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/objectid.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/objectid.c
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 static void check_objectid_map(struct super_block *s, __le32 * map)
 {
 	if (le32_to_cpu(map[0]) != 1)
-		reiserfs_panic(s,
-			       "vs-15010: check_objectid_map: map corrupted: %lx",
+		reiserfs_panic(s, "vs-15010", "map corrupted: %lx",
 			       (long unsigned int)le32_to_cpu(map[0]));
 
 	// FIXME: add something else here
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/prints.c b/fs/reiserfs/prints.c
index de71372..1964acb 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/prints.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/prints.c
@@ -353,14 +353,21 @@
 extern struct tree_balance *cur_tb;
 #endif
 
-void reiserfs_panic(struct super_block *sb, const char *fmt, ...)
+void __reiserfs_panic(struct super_block *sb, const char *id,
+		      const char *function, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	do_reiserfs_warning(fmt);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 	dump_stack();
-
-	panic(KERN_EMERG "REISERFS: panic (device %s): %s\n",
-	       reiserfs_bdevname(sb), error_buf);
+#endif
+	if (sb)
+		panic(KERN_WARNING "REISERFS panic (device %s): %s%s%s: %s\n",
+		      sb->s_id, id ? id : "", id ? " " : "",
+		      function, error_buf);
+	else
+		panic(KERN_WARNING "REISERFS panic: %s%s%s: %s\n",
+		      id ? id : "", id ? " " : "", function, error_buf);
 }
 
 void reiserfs_abort(struct super_block *sb, int errno, const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -681,12 +688,10 @@
 	blkh = B_BLK_HEAD(bh);
 	nr = blkh_nr_item(blkh);
 	if (nr > (bh->b_size - BLKH_SIZE) / IH_SIZE)
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-6010: check_leaf_block_head: invalid item number %z",
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-6010", "invalid item number %z",
 			       bh);
 	if (blkh_free_space(blkh) > bh->b_size - BLKH_SIZE - IH_SIZE * nr)
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-6020: check_leaf_block_head: invalid free space %z",
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-6020", "invalid free space %z",
 			       bh);
 
 }
@@ -697,21 +702,15 @@
 
 	blkh = B_BLK_HEAD(bh);
 	if (!(B_LEVEL(bh) > DISK_LEAF_NODE_LEVEL && B_LEVEL(bh) <= MAX_HEIGHT))
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-6025: check_internal_block_head: invalid level %z",
-			       bh);
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-6025", "invalid level %z", bh);
 
 	if (B_NR_ITEMS(bh) > (bh->b_size - BLKH_SIZE) / IH_SIZE)
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-6030: check_internal_block_head: invalid item number %z",
-			       bh);
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-6030", "invalid item number %z", bh);
 
 	if (B_FREE_SPACE(bh) !=
 	    bh->b_size - BLKH_SIZE - KEY_SIZE * B_NR_ITEMS(bh) -
 	    DC_SIZE * (B_NR_ITEMS(bh) + 1))
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-6040: check_internal_block_head: invalid free space %z",
-			       bh);
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-6040", "invalid free space %z", bh);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
index f328d27..2de1e30 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
@@ -366,9 +366,8 @@
 			put_bh(p_s_bh);
 			return;
 		}
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "PAP-5070: decrement_bcount: trying to free free buffer %b",
-			       p_s_bh);
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "PAP-5070",
+			       "trying to free free buffer %b", p_s_bh);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -713,8 +712,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 		if (cur_tb) {
 			print_cur_tb("5140");
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "PAP-5140: search_by_key: schedule occurred in do_balance!");
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "PAP-5140",
+				       "schedule occurred in do_balance!");
 		}
 #endif
 
@@ -1511,8 +1510,8 @@
 		/* look for the last byte of the tail */
 		if (search_for_position_by_key(inode->i_sb, &tail_key, path) ==
 		    POSITION_NOT_FOUND)
-			reiserfs_panic(inode->i_sb,
-				       "vs-5615: indirect_to_direct_roll_back: found invalid item");
+			reiserfs_panic(inode->i_sb, "vs-5615",
+				       "found invalid item");
 		RFALSE(path->pos_in_item !=
 		       ih_item_len(PATH_PITEM_HEAD(path)) - 1,
 		       "vs-5616: appended bytes found");
@@ -1612,8 +1611,8 @@
 				print_block(PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(p_s_path), 3,
 					    PATH_LAST_POSITION(p_s_path) - 1,
 					    PATH_LAST_POSITION(p_s_path) + 1);
-				reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-					       "PAP-5580: reiserfs_cut_from_item: item to convert does not exist (%K)",
+				reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "PAP-5580", "item to "
+					       "convert does not exist (%K)",
 					       p_s_item_key);
 			}
 			continue;
@@ -1693,22 +1692,20 @@
 		   sure, that we exactly remove last unformatted node pointer
 		   of the item */
 		if (!is_indirect_le_ih(le_ih))
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "vs-5652: reiserfs_cut_from_item: "
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "vs-5652",
 				       "item must be indirect %h", le_ih);
 
 		if (c_mode == M_DELETE && ih_item_len(le_ih) != UNFM_P_SIZE)
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "vs-5653: reiserfs_cut_from_item: "
-				       "completing indirect2direct conversion indirect item %h "
-				       "being deleted must be of 4 byte long",
-				       le_ih);
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "vs-5653", "completing "
+				       "indirect2direct conversion indirect "
+				       "item %h being deleted must be of "
+				       "4 byte long", le_ih);
 
 		if (c_mode == M_CUT
 		    && s_cut_balance.insert_size[0] != -UNFM_P_SIZE) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "vs-5654: reiserfs_cut_from_item: "
-				       "can not complete indirect2direct conversion of %h (CUT, insert_size==%d)",
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "vs-5654", "can not complete "
+				       "indirect2direct conversion of %h "
+				       "(CUT, insert_size==%d)",
 				       le_ih, s_cut_balance.insert_size[0]);
 		}
 		/* it would be useful to make sure, that right neighboring
@@ -1923,10 +1920,10 @@
 		    || op_bytes_number(found_ih,
 				       get_last_bh(path)->b_size) !=
 		    pos_in_item(path))
-			reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-				       "PAP-5720: check_research_for_paste: "
-				       "found direct item %h or position (%d) does not match to key %K",
-				       found_ih, pos_in_item(path), p_s_key);
+			reiserfs_panic(NULL, "PAP-5720", "found direct item "
+				       "%h or position (%d) does not match "
+				       "to key %K", found_ih,
+				       pos_in_item(path), p_s_key);
 	}
 	if (is_indirect_le_ih(found_ih)) {
 		if (le_ih_k_offset(found_ih) +
@@ -1935,9 +1932,9 @@
 		    cpu_key_k_offset(p_s_key)
 		    || I_UNFM_NUM(found_ih) != pos_in_item(path)
 		    || get_ih_free_space(found_ih) != 0)
-			reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-				       "PAP-5730: check_research_for_paste: "
-				       "found indirect item (%h) or position (%d) does not match to key (%K)",
+			reiserfs_panic(NULL, "PAP-5730", "found indirect "
+				       "item (%h) or position (%d) does not "
+				       "match to key (%K)",
 				       found_ih, pos_in_item(path), p_s_key);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.c b/fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.c
index 256285d..f8449cb 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.c
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@
 		   last item of the file */
 		if (search_for_position_by_key(sb, &end_key, path) ==
 		    POSITION_FOUND)
-			reiserfs_panic(sb,
-				       "PAP-14050: direct2indirect: "
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "PAP-14050",
 				       "direct item (%K) not found", &end_key);
 		p_le_ih = PATH_PITEM_HEAD(path);
 		RFALSE(!is_direct_le_ih(p_le_ih),
@@ -214,8 +213,7 @@
 		/* re-search indirect item */
 		if (search_for_position_by_key(p_s_sb, p_s_item_key, p_s_path)
 		    == POSITION_NOT_FOUND)
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "PAP-5520: indirect2direct: "
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "PAP-5520",
 				       "item to be converted %K does not exist",
 				       p_s_item_key);
 		copy_item_head(&s_ih, PATH_PITEM_HEAD(p_s_path));
@@ -224,8 +222,8 @@
 		    (ih_item_len(&s_ih) / UNFM_P_SIZE -
 		     1) * p_s_sb->s_blocksize;
 		if (pos != pos1)
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "vs-5530: indirect2direct: "
-				       "tail position changed while we were reading it");
+			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "vs-5530", "tail position "
+				       "changed while we were reading it");
 #endif
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
index cf5407e..04bfd61 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
@@ -86,11 +86,14 @@
 /* assertions handling */
 
 /** always check a condition and panic if it's false. */
-#define __RASSERT( cond, scond, format, args... )					\
-if( !( cond ) ) 								\
-  reiserfs_panic( NULL, "reiserfs[%i]: assertion " scond " failed at "	\
-		  __FILE__ ":%i:%s: " format "\n",		\
-		  in_interrupt() ? -1 : task_pid_nr(current), __LINE__ , __func__ , ##args )
+#define __RASSERT(cond, scond, format, args...)			\
+do {									\
+	if (!(cond))							\
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "assertion failure", "(" #cond ") at " \
+			       __FILE__ ":%i:%s: " format "\n",		\
+			       in_interrupt() ? -1 : task_pid_nr(current), \
+			       __LINE__, __func__ , ##args);		\
+} while (0)
 
 #define RASSERT(cond, format, args...) __RASSERT(cond, #cond, format, ##args)
 
@@ -1448,6 +1451,16 @@
 	int bi_position;
 };
 
+static inline struct super_block *sb_from_tb(struct tree_balance *tb)
+{
+	return tb ? tb->tb_sb : NULL;
+}
+
+static inline struct super_block *sb_from_bi(struct buffer_info *bi)
+{
+	return bi ? sb_from_tb(bi->tb) : NULL;
+}
+
 /* there are 4 types of items: stat data, directory item, indirect, direct.
 +-------------------+------------+--------------+------------+
 |	            |  k_offset  | k_uniqueness | mergeable? |
@@ -1988,8 +2001,11 @@
 void unfix_nodes(struct tree_balance *);
 
 /* prints.c */
-void reiserfs_panic(struct super_block *s, const char *fmt, ...)
+void __reiserfs_panic(struct super_block *s, const char *id,
+		      const char *function, const char *fmt, ...)
     __attribute__ ((noreturn));
+#define reiserfs_panic(s, id, fmt, args...) \
+	__reiserfs_panic(s, id, __func__, fmt, ##args)
 void reiserfs_info(struct super_block *s, const char *fmt, ...);
 void reiserfs_debug(struct super_block *s, int level, const char *fmt, ...);
 void print_indirect_item(struct buffer_head *bh, int item_num);