--- linux/drivers/char/keyboard.c.old	2003-02-17 13:30:08.000000000 +0000
+++ linux/drivers/char/keyboard.c	2003-02-17 18:31:13.000000000 +0000
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  *
  * 27-05-97: Added support for the Magic SysRq Key (Martin Mares)
  * 30-07-98: Dead keys redone, aeb@cwi.nl.
+ * 17-02-03: numlock command line option, alan@whirlnet.co.uk.
  */
 
 #include <linux/config.h>
@@ -155,6 +156,8 @@
 
 static struct pm_dev *pm_kbd;
 
+static int defleds = KBD_DEFLEDS;
+
 /*
  * Many other routines do put_queue, but I think either
  * they produce ASCII, or they produce some user-assigned
@@ -890,6 +893,14 @@
     return leds;
 }
 
+/* Turn numlock on if numlock parameter set. */
+static int __init numlock_setup(char *str) {
+	defleds = (1 << VC_NUMLOCK);
+	return 1;
+}
+	
+__setup("numlock", numlock_setup);
+
 /*
  * This routine is the bottom half of the keyboard interrupt
  * routine, and runs with all interrupts enabled. It does
@@ -927,7 +938,7 @@
 	struct kbd_struct kbd0;
 	extern struct tty_driver console_driver;
 
-	kbd0.ledflagstate = kbd0.default_ledflagstate = KBD_DEFLEDS;
+	kbd0.ledflagstate = kbd0.default_ledflagstate = defleds;
 	kbd0.ledmode = LED_SHOW_FLAGS;
 	kbd0.lockstate = KBD_DEFLOCK;
 	kbd0.slockstate = 0;