x86: add force_hpet boot option
add force_hpet boot option.
(this will be useful to make the forced-enable quirks depend on.)
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 189df0b..c6859b9 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -431,8 +431,10 @@
over the 8254 in addition to over the IO-APIC. The
kernel tries to set a sensible default.
- hpet= [X86-32,HPET] option to disable HPET and use PIT.
- Format: disable
+ hpet= [X86-32,HPET] option to control HPET usage
+ Format: { enable (default) | disable | force }
+ disable: disable HPET and use PIT instead
+ force: allow force enabled of undocumented chips (ICH4, VIA)
com20020= [HW,NET] ARCnet - COM20020 chipset
Format:
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index f836707..22d8f00 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -69,12 +69,15 @@
* HPET command line enable / disable
*/
static int boot_hpet_disable;
+int hpet_force_user;
static int __init hpet_setup(char* str)
{
if (str) {
if (!strncmp("disable", str, 7))
boot_hpet_disable = 1;
+ if (!strncmp("force", str, 5))
+ hpet_force_user = 1;
}
return 1;
}
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/hpet.h b/include/asm-x86/hpet.h
index d4ab6db..4f51519 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/hpet.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/hpet.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
/* hpet memory map physical address */
extern unsigned long hpet_address;
extern unsigned long force_hpet_address;
+extern int hpet_force_user;
extern int is_hpet_enabled(void);
extern int hpet_enable(void);
extern unsigned long hpet_readl(unsigned long a);