struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 extern void kvmppc_copy_from_svcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
                                   struct kvmppc_book3s_shadow_vcpu *svcpu);
+extern int kvm_irq_bypass;
 
 static inline struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *to_book3s(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 
        .get = param_get_int,
 };
 
+module_param_cb(kvm_irq_bypass, &module_param_ops, &kvm_irq_bypass,
+                                                       S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(kvm_irq_bypass, "Bypass passthrough interrupt optimization");
+
 module_param_cb(h_ipi_redirect, &module_param_ops, &h_ipi_redirect,
                                                        S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(h_ipi_redirect, "Redirect H_IPI wakeup to a free host core");
        struct irq_chip *chip;
        int i;
 
+       if (!kvm_irq_bypass)
+               return 1;
+
        desc = irq_to_desc(host_irq);
        if (!desc)
                return -EIO;
        struct kvmppc_passthru_irqmap *pimap;
        int i;
 
+       if (!kvm_irq_bypass)
+               return 0;
+
        desc = irq_to_desc(host_irq);
        if (!desc)
                return -EIO;
 
 
 int h_ipi_redirect = 1;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(h_ipi_redirect);
+int kvm_irq_bypass = 1;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kvm_irq_bypass);
 
 static void icp_rm_deliver_irq(struct kvmppc_xics *xics, struct kvmppc_icp *icp,
                            u32 new_irq);