1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index 3308147182ae..3b285e656e27 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -386,8 +386,17 @@ static int __init p4_init(char **cpu_type)
         return 0;
 }
 
-int force_arch_perfmon;
-module_param(force_arch_perfmon, int, 0);
+static int force_arch_perfmon;
+static int force_cpu_type(const char *str, struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+        if (!strcmp(str, "archperfmon")) {
+                force_arch_perfmon = 1;
+                printk(KERN_INFO "oprofile: forcing architectural perfmon\n");
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+module_param_call(cpu_type, force_cpu_type, NULL, NULL, 0);
 
 static int __init ppro_init(char **cpu_type)
 {