1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c b/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c
index 5b77a5bcbf0c..ad418ce882ca 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@
 
 static int ide_generic_all;             /* Set to claim all devices */
 
+/*
+ * the module_param_named() was added for the modular case
+ * the __setup() is left as compatibility for existing setups
+ */
+#ifndef MODULE
+static int __init ide_generic_all_on(char *unused)
+{
+        ide_generic_all = 1;
+        printk(KERN_INFO "IDE generic will claim all unknown PCI IDE storage controllers.");
+        return 1;
+}
+__setup("all-generic-ide", ide_generic_all_on);
+#endif
 module_param_named(all_generic_ide, ide_generic_all, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(all_generic_ide, "IDE generic will claim all unknown PCI IDE storage controllers.");