11 files changed, 628 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time/Makefile b/kernel/time/Makefile
index ee266620b06c..b0425991e9ac 100644
--- a/kernel/time/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/time/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-obj-y += timekeeping.o ntp.o clocksource.o jiffies.o timer_list.o timecompare.o timeconv.o
+obj-y += timekeeping.o ntp.o clocksource.o jiffies.o timer_list.o timecompare.o
+obj-y += timeconv.o posix-clock.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BUILD)		+= clockevents.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS)		+= tick-common.o
diff --git a/kernel/time/clockevents.c b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
index d7395fdfb9f3..0d74b9ba90c8 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clockevents.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/sysdev.h>
-#include <linux/tick.h>
 
 #include "tick-internal.h"
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/jiffies.c b/kernel/time/jiffies.c
index 5404a8456909..b2fa506667c0 100644
--- a/kernel/time/jiffies.c
+++ b/kernel/time/jiffies.c
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@
 ************************************************************************/
 #include <linux/clocksource.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 
+#include "tick-internal.h"
+
 /* The Jiffies based clocksource is the lowest common
  * denominator clock source which should function on
  * all systems. It has the same coarse resolution as
@@ -64,6 +67,23 @@ struct clocksource clocksource_jiffies = {
 	.shift		= JIFFIES_SHIFT,
 };
 
+#if (BITS_PER_LONG < 64)
+u64 get_jiffies_64(void)
+{
+	unsigned long seq;
+	u64 ret;
+
+	do {
+		seq = read_seqbegin(&xtime_lock);
+		ret = jiffies_64;
+	} while (read_seqretry(&xtime_lock, seq));
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_jiffies_64);
+#endif
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(jiffies);
+
 static int __init init_jiffies_clocksource(void)
 {
 	return clocksource_register(&clocksource_jiffies);
diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index 5c00242fa921..5f1bb8e2008f 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
+#include "tick-internal.h"
+
 /*
  * NTP timekeeping variables:
  */
@@ -646,6 +648,17 @@ int do_adjtimex(struct timex *txc)
 			hrtimer_cancel(&leap_timer);
 	}
 
+	if (txc->modes & ADJ_SETOFFSET) {
+		struct timespec delta;
+		delta.tv_sec  = txc->time.tv_sec;
+		delta.tv_nsec = txc->time.tv_usec;
+		if (!(txc->modes & ADJ_NANO))
+			delta.tv_nsec *= 1000;
+		result = timekeeping_inject_offset(&delta);
+		if (result)
+			return result;
+	}
+
 	getnstimeofday(&ts);
 
 	write_seqlock_irq(&xtime_lock);
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-clock.c b/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..25028dd4fa18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-clock.c
@@ -0,0 +1,451 @@
+/*
+ * posix-clock.c - support for dynamic clock devices
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 OMICRON electronics GmbH
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/posix-clock.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/syscalls.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+
+static void delete_clock(struct kref *kref);
+
+/*
+ * Returns NULL if the posix_clock instance attached to 'fp' is old and stale.
+ */
+static struct posix_clock *get_posix_clock(struct file *fp)
+{
+	struct posix_clock *clk = fp->private_data;
+
+	mutex_lock(&clk->mutex);
+
+	if (!clk->zombie)
+		return clk;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&clk->mutex);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void put_posix_clock(struct posix_clock *clk)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&clk->mutex);
+}
+
+static ssize_t posix_clock_read(struct file *fp, char __user *buf,
+				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct posix_clock *clk = get_posix_clock(fp);
+	int err = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!clk)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (clk->ops.read)
+		err = clk->ops.read(clk, fp->f_flags, buf, count);
+
+	put_posix_clock(clk);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static unsigned int posix_clock_poll(struct file *fp, poll_table *wait)
+{
+	struct posix_clock *clk = get_posix_clock(fp);
+	int result = 0;
+
+	if (!clk)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (clk->ops.poll)
+		result = clk->ops.poll(clk, fp, wait);
+
+	put_posix_clock(clk);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+static int posix_clock_fasync(int fd, struct file *fp, int on)
+{
+	struct posix_clock *clk = get_posix_clock(fp);
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (!clk)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (clk->ops.fasync)
+		err = clk->ops.fasync(clk, fd, fp, on);
+
+	put_posix_clock(clk);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int posix_clock_mmap(struct file *fp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	struct posix_clock *clk = get_posix_clock(fp);
+	int err = -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!clk)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (clk->ops.mmap)
+		err = clk->ops.mmap(clk, vma);
+
+	put_posix_clock(clk);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static long posix_clock_ioctl(struct file *fp,
+			      unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct posix_clock *clk = get_posix_clock(fp);
+	int err = -ENOTTY;
+
+	if (!clk)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (clk->ops.ioctl)
+		err = clk->ops.ioctl(clk, cmd, arg);
+
+	put_posix_clock(clk);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+static long posix_clock_compat_ioctl(struct file *fp,
+				     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct posix_clock *clk = get_posix_clock(fp);
+	int err = -ENOTTY;
+
+	if (!clk)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (clk->ops.ioctl)
+		err = clk->ops.ioctl(clk, cmd, arg);
+
+	put_posix_clock(clk);
+
+	return err;
+}
+#endif
+
+static int posix_clock_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *fp)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct posix_clock *clk =
+		container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct posix_clock, cdev);
+
+	mutex_lock(&clk->mutex);
+
+	if (clk->zombie) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (clk->ops.open)
+		err = clk->ops.open(clk, fp->f_mode);
+	else
+		err = 0;
+
+	if (!err) {
+		kref_get(&clk->kref);
+		fp->private_data = clk;
+	}
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&clk->mutex);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int posix_clock_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *fp)
+{
+	struct posix_clock *clk = fp->private_data;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (clk->ops.release)
+		err = clk->ops.release(clk);
+
+	kref_put(&clk->kref, delete_clock);
+
+	fp->private_data = NULL;
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations posix_clock_file_operations = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.llseek		= no_llseek,
+	.read		= posix_clock_read,
+	.poll		= posix_clock_poll,
+	.unlocked_ioctl	= posix_clock_ioctl,
+	.open		= posix_clock_open,
+	.release	= posix_clock_release,
+	.fasync		= posix_clock_fasync,
+	.mmap		= posix_clock_mmap,
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+	.compat_ioctl	= posix_clock_compat_ioctl,
+#endif
+};
+
+int posix_clock_register(struct posix_clock *clk, dev_t devid)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	kref_init(&clk->kref);
+	mutex_init(&clk->mutex);
+
+	cdev_init(&clk->cdev, &posix_clock_file_operations);
+	clk->cdev.owner = clk->ops.owner;
+	err = cdev_add(&clk->cdev, devid, 1);
+	if (err)
+		goto no_cdev;
+
+	return err;
+no_cdev:
+	mutex_destroy(&clk->mutex);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(posix_clock_register);
+
+static void delete_clock(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	struct posix_clock *clk = container_of(kref, struct posix_clock, kref);
+	mutex_destroy(&clk->mutex);
+	if (clk->release)
+		clk->release(clk);
+}
+
+void posix_clock_unregister(struct posix_clock *clk)
+{
+	cdev_del(&clk->cdev);
+
+	mutex_lock(&clk->mutex);
+	clk->zombie = true;
+	mutex_unlock(&clk->mutex);
+
+	kref_put(&clk->kref, delete_clock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(posix_clock_unregister);
+
+struct posix_clock_desc {
+	struct file *fp;
+	struct posix_clock *clk;
+};
+
+static int get_clock_desc(const clockid_t id, struct posix_clock_desc *cd)
+{
+	struct file *fp = fget(CLOCKID_TO_FD(id));
+	int err = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!fp)
+		return err;
+
+	if (fp->f_op->open != posix_clock_open || !fp->private_data)
+		goto out;
+
+	cd->fp = fp;
+	cd->clk = get_posix_clock(fp);
+
+	err = cd->clk ? 0 : -ENODEV;
+out:
+	if (err)
+		fput(fp);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void put_clock_desc(struct posix_clock_desc *cd)
+{
+	put_posix_clock(cd->clk);
+	fput(cd->fp);
+}
+
+static int pc_clock_adjtime(clockid_t id, struct timex *tx)
+{
+	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
+	int err;
+
+	err = get_clock_desc(id, &cd);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if ((cd.fp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) == 0) {
+		err = -EACCES;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (cd.clk->ops.clock_adjtime)
+		err = cd.clk->ops.clock_adjtime(cd.clk, tx);
+	else
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+out:
+	put_clock_desc(&cd);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int pc_clock_gettime(clockid_t id, struct timespec *ts)
+{
+	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
+	int err;
+
+	err = get_clock_desc(id, &cd);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (cd.clk->ops.clock_gettime)
+		err = cd.clk->ops.clock_gettime(cd.clk, ts);
+	else
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	put_clock_desc(&cd);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int pc_clock_getres(clockid_t id, struct timespec *ts)
+{
+	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
+	int err;
+
+	err = get_clock_desc(id, &cd);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (cd.clk->ops.clock_getres)
+		err = cd.clk->ops.clock_getres(cd.clk, ts);
+	else
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	put_clock_desc(&cd);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int pc_clock_settime(clockid_t id, const struct timespec *ts)
+{
+	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
+	int err;
+
+	err = get_clock_desc(id, &cd);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if ((cd.fp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) == 0) {
+		err = -EACCES;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (cd.clk->ops.clock_settime)
+		err = cd.clk->ops.clock_settime(cd.clk, ts);
+	else
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+out:
+	put_clock_desc(&cd);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int pc_timer_create(struct k_itimer *kit)
+{
+	clockid_t id = kit->it_clock;
+	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
+	int err;
+
+	err = get_clock_desc(id, &cd);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (cd.clk->ops.timer_create)
+		err = cd.clk->ops.timer_create(cd.clk, kit);
+	else
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	put_clock_desc(&cd);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int pc_timer_delete(struct k_itimer *kit)
+{
+	clockid_t id = kit->it_clock;
+	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
+	int err;
+
+	err = get_clock_desc(id, &cd);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (cd.clk->ops.timer_delete)
+		err = cd.clk->ops.timer_delete(cd.clk, kit);
+	else
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	put_clock_desc(&cd);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void pc_timer_gettime(struct k_itimer *kit, struct itimerspec *ts)
+{
+	clockid_t id = kit->it_clock;
+	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
+
+	if (get_clock_desc(id, &cd))
+		return;
+
+	if (cd.clk->ops.timer_gettime)
+		cd.clk->ops.timer_gettime(cd.clk, kit, ts);
+
+	put_clock_desc(&cd);
+}
+
+static int pc_timer_settime(struct k_itimer *kit, int flags,
+			    struct itimerspec *ts, struct itimerspec *old)
+{
+	clockid_t id = kit->it_clock;
+	struct posix_clock_desc cd;
+	int err;
+
+	err = get_clock_desc(id, &cd);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (cd.clk->ops.timer_settime)
+		err = cd.clk->ops.timer_settime(cd.clk, kit, flags, ts, old);
+	else
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	put_clock_desc(&cd);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+struct k_clock clock_posix_dynamic = {
+	.clock_getres	= pc_clock_getres,
+	.clock_set	= pc_clock_settime,
+	.clock_get	= pc_clock_gettime,
+	.clock_adj	= pc_clock_adjtime,
+	.timer_create	= pc_timer_create,
+	.timer_set	= pc_timer_settime,
+	.timer_del	= pc_timer_delete,
+	.timer_get	= pc_timer_gettime,
+};
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index a3b5aff62606..da800ffa810c 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/profile.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/tick.h>
 
 #include "tick-internal.h"
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index ed228ef6f6b8..119528de8235 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/profile.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/tick.h>
 
 #include <asm/irq_regs.h>
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
index f65d3a723a64..1009b06d6f89 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /*
  * tick internal variable and functions used by low/high res code
  */
+#include <linux/hrtimer.h>
+#include <linux/tick.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BUILD
 
 #define TICK_DO_TIMER_NONE	-1
 #define TICK_DO_TIMER_BOOT	-2
@@ -135,3 +139,8 @@ static inline int tick_device_is_functional(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
 	return !(dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DUMMY);
 }
+
+#endif
+
+extern void do_timer(unsigned long ticks);
+extern seqlock_t xtime_lock;
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c b/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c
index 5cbc101f908b..2d04411a5f05 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/profile.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/tick.h>
 
 #include "tick-internal.h"
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index c55ea2433471..d5097c44b407 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/profile.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/tick.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
 #include <asm/irq_regs.h>
diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index d27c7562902c..3bd7e3d5c632 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_gettimeofday);
  *
  * Sets the time of day to the new time and update NTP and notify hrtimers
  */
-int do_settimeofday(struct timespec *tv)
+int do_settimeofday(const struct timespec *tv)
 {
 	struct timespec ts_delta;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -387,6 +387,42 @@ int do_settimeofday(struct timespec *tv)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_settimeofday);
 
+
+/**
+ * timekeeping_inject_offset - Adds or subtracts from the current time.
+ * @tv:		pointer to the timespec variable containing the offset
+ *
+ * Adds or subtracts an offset value from the current time.
+ */
+int timekeeping_inject_offset(struct timespec *ts)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if ((unsigned long)ts->tv_nsec >= NSEC_PER_SEC)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	write_seqlock_irqsave(&xtime_lock, flags);
+
+	timekeeping_forward_now();
+
+	xtime = timespec_add(xtime, *ts);
+	wall_to_monotonic = timespec_sub(wall_to_monotonic, *ts);
+
+	timekeeper.ntp_error = 0;
+	ntp_clear();
+
+	update_vsyscall(&xtime, &wall_to_monotonic, timekeeper.clock,
+				timekeeper.mult);
+
+	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&xtime_lock, flags);
+
+	/* signal hrtimers about time change */
+	clock_was_set();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(timekeeping_inject_offset);
+
 /**
  * change_clocksource - Swaps clocksources if a new one is available
  *
@@ -779,7 +815,7 @@ static cycle_t logarithmic_accumulation(cycle_t offset, int shift)
  *
  * Called from the timer interrupt, must hold a write on xtime_lock.
  */
-void update_wall_time(void)
+static void update_wall_time(void)
 {
 	struct clocksource *clock;
 	cycle_t offset;
@@ -871,7 +907,7 @@ void update_wall_time(void)
  * getboottime - Return the real time of system boot.
  * @ts:		pointer to the timespec to be set
  *
- * Returns the time of day in a timespec.
+ * Returns the wall-time of boot in a timespec.
  *
  * This is based on the wall_to_monotonic offset and the total suspend
  * time. Calls to settimeofday will affect the value returned (which
@@ -889,6 +925,55 @@ void getboottime(struct timespec *ts)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(getboottime);
 
+
+/**
+ * get_monotonic_boottime - Returns monotonic time since boot
+ * @ts:		pointer to the timespec to be set
+ *
+ * Returns the monotonic time since boot in a timespec.
+ *
+ * This is similar to CLOCK_MONTONIC/ktime_get_ts, but also
+ * includes the time spent in suspend.
+ */
+void get_monotonic_boottime(struct timespec *ts)
+{
+	struct timespec tomono, sleep;
+	unsigned int seq;
+	s64 nsecs;
+
+	WARN_ON(timekeeping_suspended);
+
+	do {
+		seq = read_seqbegin(&xtime_lock);
+		*ts = xtime;
+		tomono = wall_to_monotonic;
+		sleep = total_sleep_time;
+		nsecs = timekeeping_get_ns();
+
+	} while (read_seqretry(&xtime_lock, seq));
+
+	set_normalized_timespec(ts, ts->tv_sec + tomono.tv_sec + sleep.tv_sec,
+			ts->tv_nsec + tomono.tv_nsec + sleep.tv_nsec + nsecs);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_monotonic_boottime);
+
+/**
+ * ktime_get_boottime - Returns monotonic time since boot in a ktime
+ *
+ * Returns the monotonic time since boot in a ktime
+ *
+ * This is similar to CLOCK_MONTONIC/ktime_get, but also
+ * includes the time spent in suspend.
+ */
+ktime_t ktime_get_boottime(void)
+{
+	struct timespec ts;
+
+	get_monotonic_boottime(&ts);
+	return timespec_to_ktime(ts);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ktime_get_boottime);
+
 /**
  * monotonic_to_bootbased - Convert the monotonic time to boot based.
  * @ts:		pointer to the timespec to be converted
@@ -910,11 +995,6 @@ struct timespec __current_kernel_time(void)
 	return xtime;
 }
 
-struct timespec __get_wall_to_monotonic(void)
-{
-	return wall_to_monotonic;
-}
-
 struct timespec current_kernel_time(void)
 {
 	struct timespec now;
@@ -946,3 +1026,48 @@ struct timespec get_monotonic_coarse(void)
 				now.tv_nsec + mono.tv_nsec);
 	return now;
 }
+
+/*
+ * The 64-bit jiffies value is not atomic - you MUST NOT read it
+ * without sampling the sequence number in xtime_lock.
+ * jiffies is defined in the linker script...
+ */
+void do_timer(unsigned long ticks)
+{
+	jiffies_64 += ticks;
+	update_wall_time();
+	calc_global_load(ticks);
+}
+
+/**
+ * get_xtime_and_monotonic_and_sleep_offset() - get xtime, wall_to_monotonic,
+ *    and sleep offsets.
+ * @xtim:	pointer to timespec to be set with xtime
+ * @wtom:	pointer to timespec to be set with wall_to_monotonic
+ * @sleep:	pointer to timespec to be set with time in suspend
+ */
+void get_xtime_and_monotonic_and_sleep_offset(struct timespec *xtim,
+				struct timespec *wtom, struct timespec *sleep)
+{
+	unsigned long seq;
+
+	do {
+		seq = read_seqbegin(&xtime_lock);
+		*xtim = xtime;
+		*wtom = wall_to_monotonic;
+		*sleep = total_sleep_time;
+	} while (read_seqretry(&xtime_lock, seq));
+}
+
+/**
+ * xtime_update() - advances the timekeeping infrastructure
+ * @ticks:	number of ticks, that have elapsed since the last call.
+ *
+ * Must be called with interrupts disabled.
+ */
+void xtime_update(unsigned long ticks)
+{
+	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
+	do_timer(ticks);
+	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+}