diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 81732b8abd3afe45acbfd6d9dfa26afd2c8ed730..7310b08bee5e64ffc426373d112b916af90ac7cd 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1158,6 +1158,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 	inport.irq=	[HW] Inport (ATI XL and Microsoft) busmouse driver
 			Format: <irq>
 
+	int_pln_enable  [x86] Enable power limit notification interrupt
+
 	intel_iommu=	[DMAR] Intel IOMMU driver (DMAR) option
 		on
 			Enable intel iommu driver.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c
index 2f3a7995e56a655dbcd8db33a09a588af37eddff..98f2083832ebec3c5b6fe65300603fa1777b3180 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c
@@ -182,11 +182,6 @@ static int therm_throt_process(bool new_event, int event, int level)
 				this_cpu,
 				level == CORE_LEVEL ? "Core" : "Package",
 				state->count);
-		else
-			printk(KERN_CRIT "CPU%d: %s power limit notification (total events = %lu)\n",
-				this_cpu,
-				level == CORE_LEVEL ? "Core" : "Package",
-				state->count);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	if (old_event) {
@@ -194,10 +189,6 @@ static int therm_throt_process(bool new_event, int event, int level)
 			printk(KERN_INFO "CPU%d: %s temperature/speed normal\n",
 				this_cpu,
 				level == CORE_LEVEL ? "Core" : "Package");
-		else
-			printk(KERN_INFO "CPU%d: %s power limit normal\n",
-				this_cpu,
-				level == CORE_LEVEL ? "Core" : "Package");
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -220,6 +211,15 @@ static int thresh_event_valid(int event)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static bool int_pln_enable;
+static int __init int_pln_enable_setup(char *s)
+{
+	int_pln_enable = true;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("int_pln_enable", int_pln_enable_setup);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 /* Add/Remove thermal_throttle interface for CPU device: */
 static __cpuinit int thermal_throttle_add_dev(struct device *dev,
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static __cpuinit int thermal_throttle_add_dev(struct device *dev,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PLN))
+	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PLN) && int_pln_enable)
 		err = sysfs_add_file_to_group(&dev->kobj,
 					      &dev_attr_core_power_limit_count.attr,
 					      thermal_attr_group.name);
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static __cpuinit int thermal_throttle_add_dev(struct device *dev,
 		err = sysfs_add_file_to_group(&dev->kobj,
 					      &dev_attr_package_throttle_count.attr,
 					      thermal_attr_group.name);
-		if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PLN))
+		if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PLN) && int_pln_enable)
 			err = sysfs_add_file_to_group(&dev->kobj,
 					&dev_attr_package_power_limit_count.attr,
 					thermal_attr_group.name);
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static void intel_thermal_interrupt(void)
 				CORE_LEVEL) != 0)
 		mce_log_therm_throt_event(msr_val);
 
-	if (this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PLN))
+	if (this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PLN) && int_pln_enable)
 		therm_throt_process(msr_val & THERM_STATUS_POWER_LIMIT,
 					POWER_LIMIT_EVENT,
 					CORE_LEVEL);
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static void intel_thermal_interrupt(void)
 		therm_throt_process(msr_val & PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS_PROCHOT,
 					THERMAL_THROTTLING_EVENT,
 					PACKAGE_LEVEL);
-		if (this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PLN))
+		if (this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PLN) && int_pln_enable)
 			therm_throt_process(msr_val &
 					PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS_POWER_LIMIT,
 					POWER_LIMIT_EVENT,
@@ -482,9 +482,13 @@ void intel_init_thermal(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	apic_write(APIC_LVTTHMR, h);
 
 	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_THERM_INTERRUPT, l, h);
-	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PLN))
+	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PLN) && !int_pln_enable)
 		wrmsr(MSR_IA32_THERM_INTERRUPT,
-		      l | (THERM_INT_LOW_ENABLE
+			(l | (THERM_INT_LOW_ENABLE
+			| THERM_INT_HIGH_ENABLE)) & ~THERM_INT_PLN_ENABLE, h);
+	else if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PLN) && int_pln_enable)
+		wrmsr(MSR_IA32_THERM_INTERRUPT,
+			l | (THERM_INT_LOW_ENABLE
 			| THERM_INT_HIGH_ENABLE | THERM_INT_PLN_ENABLE), h);
 	else
 		wrmsr(MSR_IA32_THERM_INTERRUPT,
@@ -492,9 +496,14 @@ void intel_init_thermal(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PTS)) {
 		rdmsr(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT, l, h);
-		if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PLN))
+		if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PLN) && !int_pln_enable)
 			wrmsr(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT,
-			      l | (PACKAGE_THERM_INT_LOW_ENABLE
+				(l | (PACKAGE_THERM_INT_LOW_ENABLE
+				| PACKAGE_THERM_INT_HIGH_ENABLE))
+				& ~PACKAGE_THERM_INT_PLN_ENABLE, h);
+		else if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PLN) && int_pln_enable)
+			wrmsr(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT,
+				l | (PACKAGE_THERM_INT_LOW_ENABLE
 				| PACKAGE_THERM_INT_HIGH_ENABLE
 				| PACKAGE_THERM_INT_PLN_ENABLE), h);
 		else