1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
index 879d0a6544cc..181f4e8590b1 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ static int init = 1;
 module_param(init, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(init, "Set to zero to bypass chip initialization");
 
+static unsigned short force_id;
+module_param(force_id, ushort, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(force_id, "Override the detected device ID");
+
 /* modified from kernel/include/traps.c */
 static int REG;         /* The register to read/write */
 #define DEV     0x07    /* Register: Logical device select */
@@ -1014,7 +1018,7 @@ static int __init w83627hf_find(int sioaddr, unsigned short *addr,
         VAL = sioaddr + 1;
 
         superio_enter();
-        val= superio_inb(DEVID);
+        val = force_id ? force_id : superio_inb(DEVID);
         switch (val) {
         case W627_DEVID:
                 sio_data->type = w83627hf;