}
 }
 
+enum {
+       RDT_FLAG_CMT,
+       RDT_FLAG_MBM_TOTAL,
+       RDT_FLAG_MBM_LOCAL,
+       RDT_FLAG_L3_CAT,
+       RDT_FLAG_L3_CDP,
+       RDT_FLAG_L2_CAT,
+       RDT_FLAG_MBA,
+};
+
+#define RDT_OPT(idx, n, f)     \
+[idx] = {                      \
+       .name = n,              \
+       .flag = f               \
+}
+
+struct rdt_options {
+       char    *name;
+       int     flag;
+       bool    force_off, force_on;
+};
+
+static struct rdt_options rdt_options[]  __initdata = {
+       RDT_OPT(RDT_FLAG_CMT,       "cmt",      X86_FEATURE_CQM_OCCUP_LLC),
+       RDT_OPT(RDT_FLAG_MBM_TOTAL, "mbmtotal", X86_FEATURE_CQM_MBM_TOTAL),
+       RDT_OPT(RDT_FLAG_MBM_LOCAL, "mbmlocal", X86_FEATURE_CQM_MBM_LOCAL),
+       RDT_OPT(RDT_FLAG_L3_CAT,    "l3cat",    X86_FEATURE_CAT_L3),
+       RDT_OPT(RDT_FLAG_L3_CDP,    "l3cdp",    X86_FEATURE_CDP_L3),
+       RDT_OPT(RDT_FLAG_L2_CAT,    "l2cat",    X86_FEATURE_CAT_L2),
+       RDT_OPT(RDT_FLAG_MBA,       "mba",      X86_FEATURE_MBA),
+};
+#define NUM_RDT_OPTIONS ARRAY_SIZE(rdt_options)
+
+static int __init set_rdt_options(char *str)
+{
+       struct rdt_options *o;
+       bool force_off;
+       char *tok;
+
+       if (*str == '=')
+               str++;
+       while ((tok = strsep(&str, ",")) != NULL) {
+               force_off = *tok == '!';
+               if (force_off)
+                       tok++;
+               for (o = rdt_options; o < &rdt_options[NUM_RDT_OPTIONS]; o++) {
+                       if (strcmp(tok, o->name) == 0) {
+                               if (force_off)
+                                       o->force_off = true;
+                               else
+                                       o->force_on = true;
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       return 1;
+}
+__setup("rdt", set_rdt_options);
+
+static bool __init rdt_cpu_has(int flag)
+{
+       bool ret = boot_cpu_has(flag);
+       struct rdt_options *o;
+
+       if (!ret)
+               return ret;
+
+       for (o = rdt_options; o < &rdt_options[NUM_RDT_OPTIONS]; o++) {
+               if (flag == o->flag) {
+                       if (o->force_off)
+                               ret = false;
+                       if (o->force_on)
+                               ret = true;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static __init bool get_rdt_alloc_resources(void)
 {
        bool ret = false;
        if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RDT_A))
                return false;
 
-       if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CAT_L3)) {
+       if (rdt_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CAT_L3)) {
                rdt_get_cache_alloc_cfg(1, &rdt_resources_all[RDT_RESOURCE_L3]);
-               if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CDP_L3)) {
+               if (rdt_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CDP_L3)) {
                        rdt_get_cdp_l3_config(RDT_RESOURCE_L3DATA);
                        rdt_get_cdp_l3_config(RDT_RESOURCE_L3CODE);
                }
                ret = true;
        }
-       if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CAT_L2)) {
+       if (rdt_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CAT_L2)) {
                /* CPUID 0x10.2 fields are same format at 0x10.1 */
                rdt_get_cache_alloc_cfg(2, &rdt_resources_all[RDT_RESOURCE_L2]);
                ret = true;
        }
 
-       if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MBA)) {
+       if (rdt_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MBA)) {
                if (rdt_get_mem_config(&rdt_resources_all[RDT_RESOURCE_MBA]))
                        ret = true;
        }
 
 static __init bool get_rdt_mon_resources(void)
 {
-       if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CQM_OCCUP_LLC))
+       if (rdt_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CQM_OCCUP_LLC))
                rdt_mon_features |= (1 << QOS_L3_OCCUP_EVENT_ID);
-       if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CQM_MBM_TOTAL))
+       if (rdt_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CQM_MBM_TOTAL))
                rdt_mon_features |= (1 << QOS_L3_MBM_TOTAL_EVENT_ID);
-       if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CQM_MBM_LOCAL))
+       if (rdt_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CQM_MBM_LOCAL))
                rdt_mon_features |= (1 << QOS_L3_MBM_LOCAL_EVENT_ID);
 
        if (!rdt_mon_features)
 {
        switch (boot_cpu_data.x86_model) {
        case INTEL_FAM6_HASWELL_X:
-               cache_alloc_hsw_probe();
+               if (!rdt_options[RDT_FLAG_L3_CAT].force_off)
+                       cache_alloc_hsw_probe();
                break;
        }
 }