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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
index e33b7a8..993150f 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -1932,6 +1932,15 @@ static void __init setup_ioapic_ids_from_mpc(void)
static void __init setup_ioapic_ids_from_mpc(void) { }
#endif
+static int no_timer_check __initdata;
+
+static int __init notimercheck(char *s)
+{
+ no_timer_check = 1;
+ return 1;
+}
+__setup("no_timer_check", notimercheck);
+
/*
* There is a nasty bug in some older SMP boards, their mptable lies
* about the timer IRQ. We do the following to work around the situation:
@@ -1940,10 +1949,13 @@ static void __init setup_ioapic_ids_from_mpc(void) { }
* - if this function detects that timer IRQs are defunct, then we fall
* back to ISA timer IRQs
*/
-static int __init timer_irq_works(void)
+int __init timer_irq_works(void)
{
unsigned long t1 = jiffies;
+ if (no_timer_check)
+ return 1;
+
local_irq_enable();
/* Let ten ticks pass... */
mdelay((10 * 1000) / HZ);
@@ -2214,7 +2226,7 @@ int timer_uses_ioapic_pin_0;
* is so screwy. Thanks to Brian Perkins for testing/hacking this beast
* fanatically on his truly buggy board.
*/
-static inline void check_timer(void)
+static inline void __init check_timer(void)
{
int apic1, pin1, apic2, pin2;
int vector;