1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c
index 9367af76ce37..517eb3874550 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1491,3 +1491,16 @@ void __init smp_intr_init(void)
 	/* IPI for generic function call */
 	set_intr_gate(CALL_FUNCTION_VECTOR, call_function_interrupt);
 }
+
+/*
+ * If the BIOS enumerates physical processors before logical,
+ * maxcpus=N at enumeration-time can be used to disable HT.
+ */
+static int __init parse_maxcpus(char *arg)
+{
+	extern unsigned int maxcpus;
+
+	maxcpus = simple_strtoul(arg, NULL, 0);
+	return 0;
+}
+early_param("maxcpus", parse_maxcpus);