int i;
 
        strlcpy(cmdline, boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
-       parse_args("hugetlb gpages", cmdline, NULL, 0, &do_gpage_early_setup);
+       parse_args("hugetlb gpages", cmdline, NULL, 0, 0, 0,
+                       &do_gpage_early_setup);
 
        /*
         * Walk gpage list in reverse, allocating larger page sizes first.
 
                *(.init.setup)                                          \
                VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__setup_end) = .;
 
-#define INITCALLS                                                      \
-       *(.initcallearly.init)                                          \
-       VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__early_initcall_end) = .;                       \
-       *(.initcall0.init)                                              \
-       *(.initcall0s.init)                                             \
-       *(.initcall1.init)                                              \
-       *(.initcall1s.init)                                             \
-       *(.initcall2.init)                                              \
-       *(.initcall2s.init)                                             \
-       *(.initcall3.init)                                              \
-       *(.initcall3s.init)                                             \
-       *(.initcall4.init)                                              \
-       *(.initcall4s.init)                                             \
-       *(.initcall5.init)                                              \
-       *(.initcall5s.init)                                             \
-       *(.initcallrootfs.init)                                         \
-       *(.initcall6.init)                                              \
-       *(.initcall6s.init)                                             \
-       *(.initcall7.init)                                              \
-       *(.initcall7s.init)
+#define INIT_CALLS_LEVEL(level)                                                \
+               VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__initcall##level##_start) = .;          \
+               *(.initcall##level##.init)                              \
+               *(.initcall##level##s.init)                             \
 
 #define INIT_CALLS                                                     \
                VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__initcall_start) = .;                   \
-               INITCALLS                                               \
+               *(.initcallearly.init)                                  \
+               INIT_CALLS_LEVEL(0)                                     \
+               INIT_CALLS_LEVEL(1)                                     \
+               INIT_CALLS_LEVEL(2)                                     \
+               INIT_CALLS_LEVEL(3)                                     \
+               INIT_CALLS_LEVEL(4)                                     \
+               INIT_CALLS_LEVEL(5)                                     \
+               INIT_CALLS_LEVEL(rootfs)                                \
+               INIT_CALLS_LEVEL(6)                                     \
+               INIT_CALLS_LEVEL(7)                                     \
                VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__initcall_end) = .;
 
 #define CON_INITCALL                                                   \
 
        const char *name;
        const struct kernel_param_ops *ops;
        u16 perm;
-       u16 flags;
+       s16 level;
        union {
                void *arg;
                const struct kparam_string *str;
  * The ops can have NULL set or get functions.
  */
 #define module_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm)                                \
-       __module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name, ops, arg, perm)
+       __module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name, ops, arg, perm, 0)
+
+/**
+ * <level>_param_cb - general callback for a module/cmdline parameter
+ *                    to be evaluated before certain initcall level
+ * @name: a valid C identifier which is the parameter name.
+ * @ops: the set & get operations for this parameter.
+ * @perm: visibility in sysfs.
+ *
+ * The ops can have NULL set or get functions.
+ */
+#define __level_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm, level)                  \
+       __module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name, ops, arg, perm, level)
+
+#define core_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm)            \
+       __level_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm, 1)
+
+#define postcore_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm)                \
+       __level_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm, 2)
+
+#define arch_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm)            \
+       __level_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm, 3)
+
+#define subsys_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm)          \
+       __level_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm, 4)
+
+#define fs_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm)              \
+       __level_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm, 5)
+
+#define device_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm)          \
+       __level_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm, 6)
+
+#define late_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm)            \
+       __level_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm, 7)
 
 /* On alpha, ia64 and ppc64 relocations to global data cannot go into
    read-only sections (which is part of respective UNIX ABI on these
 
 /* This is the fundamental function for registering boot/module
    parameters. */
-#define __module_param_call(prefix, name, ops, arg, perm)              \
+#define __module_param_call(prefix, name, ops, arg, perm, level)       \
        /* Default value instead of permissions? */                     \
        static int __param_perm_check_##name __attribute__((unused)) =  \
        BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO((perm) < 0 || (perm) > 0777 || ((perm) & 2))  \
        static struct kernel_param __moduleparam_const __param_##name   \
        __used                                                          \
     __attribute__ ((unused,__section__ ("__param"),aligned(sizeof(void *)))) \
-       = { __param_str_##name, ops, perm, 0, { arg } }
+       = { __param_str_##name, ops, perm, level, { arg } }
 
 /* Obsolete - use module_param_cb() */
 #define module_param_call(name, set, get, arg, perm)                   \
                 { (void *)set, (void *)get };                          \
        __module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX,                        \
                            name, &__param_ops_##name, arg,             \
-                           (perm) + sizeof(__check_old_set_param(set))*0)
+                           (perm) + sizeof(__check_old_set_param(set))*0, 0)
 
 /* We don't get oldget: it's often a new-style param_get_uint, etc. */
 static inline int
  */
 #define core_param(name, var, type, perm)                              \
        param_check_##type(name, &(var));                               \
-       __module_param_call("", name, ¶m_ops_##type, &var, perm)
+       __module_param_call("", name, ¶m_ops_##type, &var, perm, 0)
 #endif /* !MODULE */
 
 /**
                = { len, string };                                      \
        __module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name,                  \
                            ¶m_ops_string,                          \
-                           .str = &__param_string_##name, perm);       \
+                           .str = &__param_string_##name, perm, 0);    \
        __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, "string")
 
 /**
                      char *args,
                      const struct kernel_param *params,
                      unsigned num,
+                     s16 level_min,
+                     s16 level_max,
                      int (*unknown)(char *param, char *val));
 
 /* Called by module remove. */
        __module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name,                  \
                            ¶m_array_ops,                           \
                            .arr = &__param_arr_##name,                 \
-                           perm);                                      \
+                           perm, 0);                                   \
        __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, "array of " #type)
 
 extern struct kernel_param_ops param_array_ops;
 
 
 void __init parse_early_options(char *cmdline)
 {
-       parse_args("early options", cmdline, NULL, 0, do_early_param);
+       parse_args("early options", cmdline, NULL, 0, 0, 0, do_early_param);
 }
 
 /* Arch code calls this early on, or if not, just before other parsing. */
        parse_early_param();
        parse_args("Booting kernel", static_command_line, __start___param,
                   __stop___param - __start___param,
-                  &unknown_bootoption);
+                  0, 0, &unknown_bootoption);
 
        jump_label_init();
 
 }
 
 
-extern initcall_t __initcall_start[], __initcall_end[], __early_initcall_end[];
+extern initcall_t __initcall_start[];
+extern initcall_t __initcall0_start[];
+extern initcall_t __initcall1_start[];
+extern initcall_t __initcall2_start[];
+extern initcall_t __initcall3_start[];
+extern initcall_t __initcall4_start[];
+extern initcall_t __initcall5_start[];
+extern initcall_t __initcall6_start[];
+extern initcall_t __initcall7_start[];
+extern initcall_t __initcall_end[];
+
+static initcall_t *initcall_levels[] __initdata = {
+       __initcall0_start,
+       __initcall1_start,
+       __initcall2_start,
+       __initcall3_start,
+       __initcall4_start,
+       __initcall5_start,
+       __initcall6_start,
+       __initcall7_start,
+       __initcall_end,
+};
+
+static char *initcall_level_names[] __initdata = {
+       "early parameters",
+       "core parameters",
+       "postcore parameters",
+       "arch parameters",
+       "subsys parameters",
+       "fs parameters",
+       "device parameters",
+       "late parameters",
+};
+
+static int __init ignore_unknown_bootoption(char *param, char *val)
+{
+       return 0;
+}
 
-static void __init do_initcalls(void)
+static void __init do_initcall_level(int level)
 {
+       extern const struct kernel_param __start___param[], __stop___param[];
        initcall_t *fn;
 
-       for (fn = __early_initcall_end; fn < __initcall_end; fn++)
+       strcpy(static_command_line, saved_command_line);
+       parse_args(initcall_level_names[level],
+                  static_command_line, __start___param,
+                  __stop___param - __start___param,
+                  level, level,
+                  ignore_unknown_bootoption);
+
+       for (fn = initcall_levels[level]; fn < initcall_levels[level+1]; fn++)
                do_one_initcall(*fn);
 }
 
+static void __init do_initcalls(void)
+{
+       int level;
+
+       for (level = 0; level < ARRAY_SIZE(initcall_levels) - 1; level++)
+               do_initcall_level(level);
+}
+
 /*
  * Ok, the machine is now initialized. None of the devices
  * have been touched yet, but the CPU subsystem is up and
 {
        initcall_t *fn;
 
-       for (fn = __initcall_start; fn < __early_initcall_end; fn++)
+       for (fn = __initcall_start; fn < __initcall0_start; fn++)
                do_one_initcall(*fn);
 }
 
 
        mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
 
        /* Module is ready to execute: parsing args may do that. */
-       err = parse_args(mod->name, mod->args, mod->kp, mod->num_kp, NULL);
+       err = parse_args(mod->name, mod->args, mod->kp, mod->num_kp,
+                        -32768, 32767, NULL);
        if (err < 0)
                goto unlink;
 
 
                     char *val,
                     const struct kernel_param *params,
                     unsigned num_params,
+                    s16 min_level,
+                    s16 max_level,
                     int (*handle_unknown)(char *param, char *val))
 {
        unsigned int i;
        /* Find parameter */
        for (i = 0; i < num_params; i++) {
                if (parameq(param, params[i].name)) {
+                       if (params[i].level < min_level
+                           || params[i].level > max_level)
+                               return 0;
                        /* No one handled NULL, so do it here. */
                        if (!val && params[i].ops->set != param_set_bool
                            && params[i].ops->set != param_set_bint)
               char *args,
               const struct kernel_param *params,
               unsigned num,
+              s16 min_level,
+              s16 max_level,
               int (*unknown)(char *param, char *val))
 {
        char *param, *val;
 
                args = next_arg(args, ¶m, &val);
                irq_was_disabled = irqs_disabled();
-               ret = parse_one(param, val, params, num, unknown);
+               ret = parse_one(param, val, params, num,
+                               min_level, max_level, unknown);
                if (irq_was_disabled && !irqs_disabled()) {
                        printk(KERN_WARNING "parse_args(): option '%s' enabled "
                                        "irq's!\n", param);
                       unsigned int min, unsigned int max,
                       void *elem, int elemsize,
                       int (*set)(const char *, const struct kernel_param *kp),
-                      u16 flags,
+                      s16 level,
                       unsigned int *num)
 {
        int ret;
        /* Get the name right for errors. */
        kp.name = name;
        kp.arg = elem;
-       kp.flags = flags;
+       kp.level = level;
 
        *num = 0;
        /* We expect a comma-separated list of values. */
        unsigned int temp_num;
 
        return param_array(kp->name, val, 1, arr->max, arr->elem,
-                          arr->elemsize, arr->ops->set, kp->flags,
+                          arr->elemsize, arr->ops->set, kp->level,
                           arr->num ?: &temp_num);
 }