1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index 202864ad49a..e5171c99e15 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -389,10 +389,16 @@ static int __init p4_init(char **cpu_type)
         return 0;
 }
 
+int force_arch_perfmon;
+module_param(force_arch_perfmon, int, 0);
+
 static int __init ppro_init(char **cpu_type)
 {
         __u8 cpu_model = boot_cpu_data.x86_model;
 
+        if (force_arch_perfmon && cpu_has_arch_perfmon)
+                return 0;
+
         switch (cpu_model) {
         case 0 ... 2:
                 *cpu_type = "i386/ppro";