+
+/*
+ * If the BIOS enumerates physical processors before logical,
+ * maxcpus=N at enumeration-time can be used to disable HT.
+ */
+static int __init parse_maxcpus(char *arg)
+{
+ extern unsigned int maxcpus;
+
+ maxcpus = simple_strtoul(arg, NULL, 0);
+ return 0;
+}
+early_param("maxcpus", parse_maxcpus);