1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss.c b/drivers/block/cciss.c
index ade58bc8f3c4..2b485ca1150b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ module_param(cciss_simple_mode, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(cciss_simple_mode,
         "Use 'simple mode' rather than 'performant mode'");
 
+static int cciss_allow_hpsa;
+module_param(cciss_allow_hpsa, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(cciss_allow_hpsa,
+        "Prevent cciss driver from accessing hardware known to be "
+        " supported by the hpsa driver");
+
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(cciss_mutex);
 static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_cciss;
 
@@ -4116,9 +4122,13 @@ static int cciss_lookup_board_id(struct pci_dev *pdev, u32 *board_id)
         *board_id = ((subsystem_device_id << 16) & 0xffff0000) |
                         subsystem_vendor_id;
 
-        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(products); i++)
+        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(products); i++) {
+                /* Stand aside for hpsa driver on request */
+                if (cciss_allow_hpsa)
+                        return -ENODEV;
                 if (*board_id == products[i].board_id)
                         return i;
+        }
         dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "unrecognized board ID: 0x%08x, ignoring.\n",
                 *board_id);
         return -ENODEV;