diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_module.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_module.c
index a05116b0a07d5..95d5af138e6e7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_module.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_module.c
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ static const struct kgd2kfd_calls kgd2kfd = {
 	.resume		= kgd2kfd_resume,
 };
 
+int sched_policy = KFD_SCHED_POLICY_HWS;
+module_param(sched_policy, int, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(sched_policy,
+	"Kernel cmdline parameter that defines the amdkfd scheduling policy");
+
 int max_num_of_processes = KFD_MAX_NUM_OF_PROCESSES_DEFAULT;
 module_param(max_num_of_processes, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_num_of_processes,
@@ -87,6 +92,13 @@ static int __init kfd_module_init(void)
 
 	kfd2kgd = NULL;
 
+	/* Verify module parameters */
+	if ((sched_policy < KFD_SCHED_POLICY_HWS) ||
+		(sched_policy > KFD_SCHED_POLICY_NO_HWS)) {
+		pr_err("kfd: sched_policy has invalid value\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/* Verify module parameters */
 	if ((max_num_of_processes < 0) ||
 		(max_num_of_processes > KFD_MAX_NUM_OF_PROCESSES)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_priv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_priv.h
index bba3c2ada2611..32bca8a674235 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_priv.h
@@ -69,6 +69,36 @@ extern int max_num_of_queues_per_process;
 
 #define KFD_KERNEL_QUEUE_SIZE 2048
 
+/* Kernel module parameter to specify the scheduling policy */
+extern int sched_policy;
+
+/**
+ * enum kfd_sched_policy
+ *
+ * @KFD_SCHED_POLICY_HWS: H/W scheduling policy known as command processor (cp)
+ * scheduling. In this scheduling mode we're using the firmware code to
+ * schedule the user mode queues and kernel queues such as HIQ and DIQ.
+ * the HIQ queue is used as a special queue that dispatches the configuration
+ * to the cp and the user mode queues list that are currently running.
+ * the DIQ queue is a debugging queue that dispatches debugging commands to the
+ * firmware.
+ * in this scheduling mode user mode queues over subscription feature is
+ * enabled.
+ *
+ * @KFD_SCHED_POLICY_HWS_NO_OVERSUBSCRIPTION: The same as above but the over
+ * subscription feature disabled.
+ *
+ * @KFD_SCHED_POLICY_NO_HWS: no H/W scheduling policy is a mode which directly
+ * set the command processor registers and sets the queues "manually". This
+ * mode is used *ONLY* for debugging proposes.
+ *
+ */
+enum kfd_sched_policy {
+	KFD_SCHED_POLICY_HWS = 0,
+	KFD_SCHED_POLICY_HWS_NO_OVERSUBSCRIPTION,
+	KFD_SCHED_POLICY_NO_HWS
+};
+
 enum cache_policy {
 	cache_policy_coherent,
 	cache_policy_noncoherent