1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ide/legacy/ali14xx.c b/drivers/ide/legacy/ali14xx.c
index f9f5b8d54d6d..91961aa03047 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/legacy/ali14xx.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/legacy/ali14xx.c
@@ -228,9 +228,17 @@ static int __init ali14xx_probe(void)
         return 0;
 }
 
+int probe_ali14xx = 0;
+
+module_param_named(probe, probe_ali14xx, bool, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(probe, "probe for ALI M14xx chipsets");
+
 /* Can be called directly from ide.c. */
 int __init ali14xx_init(void)
 {
+        if (probe_ali14xx == 0)
+                goto out;
+
         /* auto-detect IDE controller port */
         if (findPort()) {
                 if (ali14xx_probe())
@@ -238,6 +246,7 @@ int __init ali14xx_init(void)
                 return 0;
         }
         printk(KERN_ERR "ali14xx: not found.\n");
+out:
         return -ENODEV;
 }