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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 e33b7a845299..993150f206ed 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;