Index: llvm/trunk/docs/CommandGuide/lit.rst
===================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/docs/CommandGuide/lit.rst
+++ llvm/trunk/docs/CommandGuide/lit.rst
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  Search for :file:`{NAME}.cfg` and :file:`{NAME}.site.cfg` when searching for
  test suites, instead of :file:`lit.cfg` and :file:`lit.site.cfg`.
 
-.. option:: --param NAME, --param NAME=VALUE
+.. option:: -D NAME, -D NAME=VALUE, --param NAME, --param NAME=VALUE
 
  Add a user defined parameter ``NAME`` with the given ``VALUE`` (or the empty
  string if not given).  The meaning and use of these parameters is test suite
Index: llvm/trunk/test/lit.cfg
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--- llvm/trunk/test/lit.cfg
+++ llvm/trunk/test/lit.cfg
@@ -267,8 +267,12 @@
                           pattern)
     tool_pipe = tool_match.group(2)
     tool_name = tool_match.group(4)
-    tool_path = lit.util.which(tool_name, llvm_tools_dir)
-    if not tool_path:
+    # Did the user specify the tool path + arguments? This allows things like
+    # llvm-lit "-Dllc=llc -enable-misched -verify-machineinstrs"
+    tool_path = lit_config.params.get(tool_name)
+    if tool_path is None:
+        tool_path = lit.util.which(tool_name, llvm_tools_dir)
+    if tool_path is None:
         # Warn, but still provide a substitution.
         lit_config.note('Did not find ' + tool_name + ' in ' + llvm_tools_dir)
         tool_path = llvm_tools_dir + '/' + tool_name
Index: llvm/trunk/utils/lit/lit/main.py
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--- llvm/trunk/utils/lit/lit/main.py
+++ llvm/trunk/utils/lit/lit/main.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
     parser.add_option("", "--config-prefix", dest="configPrefix",
                       metavar="NAME", help="Prefix for 'lit' config files",
                       action="store", default=None)
-    parser.add_option("", "--param", dest="userParameters",
+    parser.add_option("-D", "--param", dest="userParameters",
                       metavar="NAME=VAL",
                       help="Add 'NAME' = 'VAL' to the user defined parameters",
                       type=str, action="append", default=[])