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diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/Kconfig b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/Kconfig
index c72cbbd2d40c..06ca4e23f9fb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/Kconfig
@@ -70,8 +70,25 @@ config VIDEO_FB_IVTV
This is used in the Hauppauge PVR-350 card. There is a driver
homepage at <http://www.ivtvdriver.org>.
- In order to use this module, you will need to boot with PAT disabled
- on x86 systems, using the nopat kernel parameter.
-
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called ivtvfb.
+
+config VIDEO_FB_IVTV_FORCE_PAT
+ bool "force cx23415 framebuffer init with x86 PAT enabled"
+ depends on VIDEO_FB_IVTV && X86_PAT
+ default n
+ ---help---
+ With PAT enabled, the cx23415 framebuffer driver does not
+ utilize write-combined caching on the framebuffer memory.
+ For this reason, the driver will by default disable itself
+ when initializied on a kernel with PAT enabled (i.e. not
+ using the nopat kernel parameter).
+
+ The driver is not easily upgradable to the PAT-aware
+ ioremap_wc() API since the firmware hides the address
+ ranges that should be marked write-combined from the driver.
+
+ With this setting enabled, the framebuffer will initialize on
+ PAT-enabled systems but the framebuffer memory will be uncached.
+
+ If unsure, say N.