Merge branch 'linus' into x86/cleanups

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/softlockup.c b/kernel/softlockup.c
index 7bd8d1aadd5..b75b492fbfc 100644
--- a/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -338,14 +338,33 @@ static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata cpu_nfb = {
 	.notifier_call = cpu_callback
 };
 
-__init void spawn_softlockup_task(void)
+static int __initdata nosoftlockup;
+
+static int __init nosoftlockup_setup(char *str)
+{
+	nosoftlockup = 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("nosoftlockup", nosoftlockup_setup);
+
+static int __init spawn_softlockup_task(void)
 {
 	void *cpu = (void *)(long)smp_processor_id();
-	int err = cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_UP_PREPARE, cpu);
+	int err;
 
-	BUG_ON(err == NOTIFY_BAD);
+	if (nosoftlockup)
+		return 0;
+
+	err = cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_UP_PREPARE, cpu);
+	if (err == NOTIFY_BAD) {
+		BUG();
+		return 1;
+	}
 	cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_ONLINE, cpu);
 	register_cpu_notifier(&cpu_nfb);
 
 	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list, &panic_block);
+
+	return 0;
 }
+early_initcall(spawn_softlockup_task);