1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
index d5aa25ce5dbd..699592855bd8 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ static const char * w83627ehf_device_names[] = {
         "w83627dhg",
 };
 
+static unsigned short force_id;
+module_param(force_id, ushort, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(force_id, "Override the detected device ID");
+
 #define DRVNAME "w83627ehf"
 
 /*
@@ -1445,8 +1449,11 @@ static int __init w83627ehf_find(int sioaddr, unsigned short *addr,
 
         superio_enter(sioaddr);
 
-        val = (superio_inb(sioaddr, SIO_REG_DEVID) << 8)
-            | superio_inb(sioaddr, SIO_REG_DEVID + 1);
+        if (force_id)
+                val = force_id;
+        else
+                val = (superio_inb(sioaddr, SIO_REG_DEVID) << 8)
+                    | superio_inb(sioaddr, SIO_REG_DEVID + 1);
         switch (val & SIO_ID_MASK) {
         case SIO_W83627EHF_ID:
                 sio_data->kind = w83627ehf;