--- linux-2.6.19.vanilla/kernel/params.c	2006-11-29 21:57:37.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.19/kernel/params.c	2006-12-29 14:02:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -53,13 +53,20 @@
 		     int (*handle_unknown)(char *param, char *val))
 {
 	unsigned int i;
+	int result;
+	int irq_was_disabled;
 
 	/* Find parameter */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_params; i++) {
 		if (parameq(param, params[i].name)) {
 			DEBUGP("They are equal!  Calling %p\n",
 			       params[i].set);
-			return params[i].set(val, &params[i]);
+			irq_was_disabled = irqs_disabled();
+			result=params[i].set(val, &params[i]);
+			if (irq_was_disabled && !irqs_disabled()) {
+				printk(KERN_WARNING "[BUG] parse_one: kerneloption '%s' enabled irq!\n",param);
+			}
+			return result;
 		}
 	}