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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/time.c b/arch/i386/kernel/time.c
index a5350059557a..ccd3734edb8f 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/time.c
@@ -262,14 +262,22 @@ void notify_arch_cmos_timer(void)
extern void (*late_time_init)(void);
/* Duplicate of time_init() below, with hpet_enable part added */
-static void __init hpet_time_init(void)
+void __init hpet_time_init(void)
{
if (!hpet_enable())
setup_pit_timer();
- do_time_init();
+ time_init_hook();
}
+/*
+ * This is called directly from init code; we must delay timer setup in the
+ * HPET case as we can't make the decision to turn on HPET this early in the
+ * boot process.
+ *
+ * The chosen time_init function will usually be hpet_time_init, above, but
+ * in the case of virtual hardware, an alternative function may be substituted.
+ */
void __init time_init(void)
{
- late_time_init = hpet_time_init;
+ late_time_init = choose_time_init();
}