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/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;
}