diff --git a/mm/mm_init.c b/mm/mm_init.c
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+/*
+ * mm_init.c - Memory initialisation verification and debugging
+ *
+ * Copyright 2008 IBM Corporation, 2008
+ * Author Mel Gorman <mel@csn.ul.ie>
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+int __meminitdata mminit_loglevel;
+
+static __init int set_mminit_loglevel(char *str)
+{
+	get_option(&str, &mminit_loglevel);
+	return 0;
+}
+early_param("mminit_loglevel", set_mminit_loglevel);