1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 2e2a2fa8e9e9..bf8f65b09591 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ int libata_noacpi = 1;
 module_param_named(noacpi, libata_noacpi, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(noacpi, "Disables the use of ACPI in suspend/resume when set");
 
+int ata_spindown_compat = 1;
+module_param_named(spindown_compat, ata_spindown_compat, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(spindown_compat, "Enable backward compatible spindown "
+                 "behavior.  Will be removed.  More info can be found in "
+                 "Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt\n");
+
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jeff Garzik");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Library module for ATA devices");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");