2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
index 9435ab7d6fb8..5de7eaf5d97c 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -423,6 +423,12 @@ static __init void parse_cmdline_early (char ** cmdline_p)
                 else if(!memcmp(from, "elfcorehdr=", 11))
                         elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(from+11, &from);
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+                else if (!memcmp(from, "additional_cpus=", 16))
+                        setup_additional_cpus(from+16);
+#endif
+
         next_char:
                 c = *(from++);
                 if (!c)
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/smpboot.c
index 67e4e28f4df8..b82eb86e4f5d 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ void __cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
         printk(KERN_ERR "CPU %u didn't die...\n", cpu);
 }
 
-static __init int setup_additional_cpus(char *s)
+__init int setup_additional_cpus(char *s)
 {
         return get_option(&s, &additional_cpus);
 }