int runcycles = 10000000;
 int max_outstanding = INT_MAX;
 int batch = 1;
+int param = 0;
 
 bool do_sleep = false;
 bool do_relax = false;
                .has_arg = required_argument,
                .val = 'b',
        },
+       {
+               .name = "param",
+               .has_arg = required_argument,
+               .val = 'p',
+       },
        {
                .name = "sleep",
                .has_arg = no_argument,
                " [--run-cycles C (default: %d)]"
                " [--batch b]"
                " [--outstanding o]"
+               " [--param p]"
                " [--sleep]"
                " [--relax]"
                " [--exit]"
                        assert(c > 0 && c < INT_MAX);
                        max_outstanding = c;
                        break;
+               case 'p':
+                       c = strtol(optarg, &endptr, 0);
+                       assert(!*endptr);
+                       assert(c > 0 && c < INT_MAX);
+                       param = c;
+                       break;
                case 'b':
                        c = strtol(optarg, &endptr, 0);
                        assert(!*endptr);