30 files changed, 65 insertions, 141 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 3e2e540a0f2..b9647bb66d1 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ config GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY
 	bool
 	default y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	bool
-	default y
-
 config GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
         def_bool y
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index e39caa8b0c9..9e10882c81d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ config SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION
 config GENERIC_GPIO
 	bool
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	bool
-	default y
-
 config ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET
 	bool
 	default n
diff --git a/arch/avr32/Kconfig b/arch/avr32/Kconfig
index f2b31933318..f51572772e2 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/avr32/Kconfig
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ config GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
 config RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK
 	def_bool y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
index f66294b4f9d..c88fd358412 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
@@ -614,9 +614,6 @@ comment "Kernel Timer/Scheduler"
 
 source kernel/Kconfig.hz
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	bool "Generic clock events"
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/cris/Kconfig b/arch/cris/Kconfig
index e25bf4440b5..887ef855be2 100644
--- a/arch/cris/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/cris/Kconfig
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ config RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK
 config RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM
 	bool
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/arch/frv/Kconfig b/arch/frv/Kconfig
index 4b5830bcbe2..16399bd2499 100644
--- a/arch/frv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/frv/Kconfig
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ config GENERIC_HARDIRQS_NO__DO_IRQ
 	bool
 	default y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	bool
-	default y
-
 config TIME_LOW_RES
 	bool
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/h8300/Kconfig b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
index 53cc669e6d5..988b6ff34cc 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ config GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY
 	bool
 	default y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	bool
-	default y
-
 config GENERIC_BUG
         bool
         depends on BUG
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 95610820041..8711d13cd79 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ config GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY
 	bool
 	default y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	bool
-	default y
-
 config GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
 	bool
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
index 653b3c46ea8..ed6f22eb5b1 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
@@ -471,7 +471,8 @@ void update_vsyscall_tz(void)
 {
 }
 
-void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *wall, struct clocksource *c, u32 mult)
+void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *wall, struct timespec *wtm,
+			struct clocksource *c, u32 mult)
 {
         unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -487,9 +488,9 @@ void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *wall, struct clocksource *c, u32 mult)
 	/* copy kernel time structures */
         fsyscall_gtod_data.wall_time.tv_sec = wall->tv_sec;
         fsyscall_gtod_data.wall_time.tv_nsec = wall->tv_nsec;
-        fsyscall_gtod_data.monotonic_time.tv_sec = wall_to_monotonic.tv_sec
+	fsyscall_gtod_data.monotonic_time.tv_sec = wtm->tv_sec
 							+ wall->tv_sec;
-        fsyscall_gtod_data.monotonic_time.tv_nsec = wall_to_monotonic.tv_nsec
+	fsyscall_gtod_data.monotonic_time.tv_nsec = wtm->tv_nsec
 							+ wall->tv_nsec;
 
 	/* normalize */
diff --git a/arch/m32r/Kconfig b/arch/m32r/Kconfig
index 3a9319f93e8..836abbbc9c0 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m32r/Kconfig
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ config HZ
 	int
 	default 100
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
index 2e3737b92ff..8030e2481d9 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ config HZ
 	int
 	default 100
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig b/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
index efeb6033fc1..2609c394e1d 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ config GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY
 	bool
 	default y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	bool
-	default y
-
 config GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
 	bool
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/Kconfig b/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
index 9bd64b4b2b0..692fdfce2a2 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ config GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
 config GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY
 	def_bool y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
 	def_bool n
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 36642df7d5f..3ad59dde485 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -758,10 +758,6 @@ config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	bool
 	default y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	bool
-	default y
-
 config GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
 	bool
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
index 1c4565a9102..444b9f918fd 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ config GENERIC_FIND_NEXT_BIT
 config GENERIC_HWEIGHT
 	def_bool y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config GENERIC_BUG
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index 05a366a5c4d..907417d187e 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ config GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY
 	bool
 	default y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	bool
-	default y
-
 config TIME_LOW_RES
 	bool
 	depends on SMP
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index e2bf40a2ce5..631e5a0fb6a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ config MMU
 config GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
 	def_bool y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index ccb8759c853..ce53dfa7130 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -796,10 +796,30 @@ static cycle_t timebase_read(struct clocksource *cs)
 	return (cycle_t)get_tb();
 }
 
-static inline void update_gtod(u64 new_tb_stamp, u64 new_stamp_xsec,
-			       u64 new_tb_to_xs, struct timespec *now,
-			       u32 frac_sec)
+void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *wall_time, struct timespec *wtm,
+			struct clocksource *clock, u32 mult)
 {
+	u64 new_tb_to_xs, new_stamp_xsec;
+	u32 frac_sec;
+
+	if (clock != &clocksource_timebase)
+		return;
+
+	/* Make userspace gettimeofday spin until we're done. */
+	++vdso_data->tb_update_count;
+	smp_mb();
+
+	/* XXX this assumes clock->shift == 22 */
+	/* 4611686018 ~= 2^(20+64-22) / 1e9 */
+	new_tb_to_xs = (u64) mult * 4611686018ULL;
+	new_stamp_xsec = (u64) wall_time->tv_nsec * XSEC_PER_SEC;
+	do_div(new_stamp_xsec, 1000000000);
+	new_stamp_xsec += (u64) wall_time->tv_sec * XSEC_PER_SEC;
+
+	BUG_ON(wall_time->tv_nsec >= NSEC_PER_SEC);
+	/* this is tv_nsec / 1e9 as a 0.32 fraction */
+	frac_sec = ((u64) wall_time->tv_nsec * 18446744073ULL) >> 32;
+
 	/*
 	 * tb_update_count is used to allow the userspace gettimeofday code
 	 * to assure itself that it sees a consistent view of the tb_to_xs and
@@ -811,43 +831,17 @@ static inline void update_gtod(u64 new_tb_stamp, u64 new_stamp_xsec,
 	 * We expect the caller to have done the first increment of
 	 * vdso_data->tb_update_count already.
 	 */
-	vdso_data->tb_orig_stamp = new_tb_stamp;
+	vdso_data->tb_orig_stamp = clock->cycle_last;
 	vdso_data->stamp_xsec = new_stamp_xsec;
 	vdso_data->tb_to_xs = new_tb_to_xs;
-	vdso_data->wtom_clock_sec = wall_to_monotonic.tv_sec;
-	vdso_data->wtom_clock_nsec = wall_to_monotonic.tv_nsec;
-	vdso_data->stamp_xtime = *now;
+	vdso_data->wtom_clock_sec = wtm->tv_sec;
+	vdso_data->wtom_clock_nsec = wtm->tv_nsec;
+	vdso_data->stamp_xtime = *wall_time;
 	vdso_data->stamp_sec_fraction = frac_sec;
 	smp_wmb();
 	++(vdso_data->tb_update_count);
 }
 
-void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *wall_time, struct clocksource *clock,
-		     u32 mult)
-{
-	u64 t2x, stamp_xsec;
-	u32 frac_sec;
-
-	if (clock != &clocksource_timebase)
-		return;
-
-	/* Make userspace gettimeofday spin until we're done. */
-	++vdso_data->tb_update_count;
-	smp_mb();
-
-	/* XXX this assumes clock->shift == 22 */
-	/* 4611686018 ~= 2^(20+64-22) / 1e9 */
-	t2x = (u64) mult * 4611686018ULL;
-	stamp_xsec = (u64) wall_time->tv_nsec * XSEC_PER_SEC;
-	do_div(stamp_xsec, 1000000000);
-	stamp_xsec += (u64) wall_time->tv_sec * XSEC_PER_SEC;
-
-	BUG_ON(wall_time->tv_nsec >= NSEC_PER_SEC);
-	/* this is tv_nsec / 1e9 as a 0.32 fraction */
-	frac_sec = ((u64) wall_time->tv_nsec * 18446744073ULL) >> 32;
-	update_gtod(clock->cycle_last, stamp_xsec, t2x, wall_time, frac_sec);
-}
-
 void update_vsyscall_tz(void)
 {
 	/* Make userspace gettimeofday spin until we're done. */
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index bee1c0f794c..f0777a47e3a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ config ARCH_HAS_ILOG2_U64
 config GENERIC_HWEIGHT
 	def_bool y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/time.c b/arch/s390/kernel/time.c
index 15a7536452d..2896cac9c14 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/time.c
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ struct clocksource * __init clocksource_default_clock(void)
 	return &clocksource_tod;
 }
 
-void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *wall_time, struct clocksource *clock,
-		     u32 mult)
+void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *wall_time, struct timespec *wtm,
+			struct clocksource *clock, u32 mult)
 {
 	if (clock != &clocksource_tod)
 		return;
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *wall_time, struct clocksource *clock,
 	vdso_data->xtime_tod_stamp = clock->cycle_last;
 	vdso_data->xtime_clock_sec = wall_time->tv_sec;
 	vdso_data->xtime_clock_nsec = wall_time->tv_nsec;
-	vdso_data->wtom_clock_sec = wall_to_monotonic.tv_sec;
-	vdso_data->wtom_clock_nsec = wall_to_monotonic.tv_nsec;
+	vdso_data->wtom_clock_sec = wtm->tv_sec;
+	vdso_data->wtom_clock_nsec = wtm->tv_nsec;
 	vdso_data->ntp_mult = mult;
 	smp_wmb();
 	++vdso_data->tb_update_count;
diff --git a/arch/score/Kconfig b/arch/score/Kconfig
index 55d413e6dcf..be4a1558475 100644
--- a/arch/score/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/score/Kconfig
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ config GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY
 config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	def_bool y
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config SCHED_NO_NO_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index 82868fee21f..33990fa95af 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ config GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY
 config GENERIC_IOMAP
 	bool
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index ba068c833e5..491e9d6de19 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ config BITS
 	default 32 if SPARC32
 	default 64 if SPARC64
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET
 	bool
 	default y if SPARC32
diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig.common b/arch/um/Kconfig.common
index 0d207e73a75..7c8e277f6d3 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig.common
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig.common
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ config GENERIC_BUG
 	default y
 	depends on BUG
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	bool
-	default y
-
 config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	bool
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/time.c b/arch/um/kernel/time.c
index c8b9c469fcd..a08d9fab81f 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/time.c
@@ -102,16 +102,16 @@ static void __init setup_itimer(void)
 	clockevents_register_device(&itimer_clockevent);
 }
 
-void __init time_init(void)
+void read_persistent_clock(struct timespec *ts)
 {
-	long long nsecs;
-
-	timer_init();
+	long long nsecs = os_nsecs();
 
-	nsecs = os_nsecs();
-	set_normalized_timespec(&wall_to_monotonic, -nsecs / NSEC_PER_SEC,
-				-nsecs % NSEC_PER_SEC);
-	set_normalized_timespec(&xtime, nsecs / NSEC_PER_SEC,
+	set_normalized_timespec(ts, nsecs / NSEC_PER_SEC,
 				nsecs % NSEC_PER_SEC);
+}
+
+void __init time_init(void)
+{
+	timer_init();
 	late_time_init = setup_itimer;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 6f77afa6bca..baa34e51022 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ config ARCH_DEFCONFIG
 	default "arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig" if X86_32
 	default "arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig" if X86_64
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 config GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
 	def_bool y
 
@@ -2047,7 +2044,7 @@ config SCx200
 
 config SCx200HR_TIMER
 	tristate "NatSemi SCx200 27MHz High-Resolution Timer Support"
-	depends on SCx200 && GENERIC_TIME
+	depends on SCx200
 	default y
 	---help---
 	  This driver provides a clocksource built upon the on-chip
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index ba390d73117..33dbcc4ec5f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <asm/hpet.h>
 
 #define HPET_MASK			CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(32)
-#define HPET_SHIFT			22
 
 /* FSEC = 10^-15
    NSEC = 10^-9 */
@@ -787,7 +786,6 @@ static struct clocksource clocksource_hpet = {
 	.rating		= 250,
 	.read		= read_hpet,
 	.mask		= HPET_MASK,
-	.shift		= HPET_SHIFT,
 	.flags		= CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS,
 	.resume		= hpet_resume_counter,
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
@@ -798,6 +796,7 @@ static struct clocksource clocksource_hpet = {
 static int hpet_clocksource_register(void)
 {
 	u64 start, now;
+	u64 hpet_freq;
 	cycle_t t1;
 
 	/* Start the counter */
@@ -832,9 +831,15 @@ static int hpet_clocksource_register(void)
 	 *  mult = (hpet_period * 2^shift)/10^6
 	 *  mult = (hpet_period << shift)/FSEC_PER_NSEC
 	 */
-	clocksource_hpet.mult = div_sc(hpet_period, FSEC_PER_NSEC, HPET_SHIFT);
 
-	clocksource_register(&clocksource_hpet);
+	/* Need to convert hpet_period (fsec/cyc) to cyc/sec:
+	 *
+	 * cyc/sec = FSEC_PER_SEC/hpet_period(fsec/cyc)
+	 * cyc/sec = (FSEC_PER_NSEC * NSEC_PER_SEC)/hpet_period
+	 */
+	hpet_freq = FSEC_PER_NSEC * NSEC_PER_SEC;
+	do_div(hpet_freq, hpet_period);
+	clocksource_register_hz(&clocksource_hpet, (u32)hpet_freq);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index 9faf91ae184..ce8e5023933 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -751,7 +751,6 @@ static struct clocksource clocksource_tsc = {
 	.read                   = read_tsc,
 	.resume			= resume_tsc,
 	.mask                   = CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(64),
-	.shift                  = 22,
 	.flags                  = CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS |
 				  CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY,
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
@@ -845,8 +844,6 @@ __cpuinit int unsynchronized_tsc(void)
 
 static void __init init_tsc_clocksource(void)
 {
-	clocksource_tsc.mult = clocksource_khz2mult(tsc_khz,
-			clocksource_tsc.shift);
 	if (tsc_clocksource_reliable)
 		clocksource_tsc.flags &= ~CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY;
 	/* lower the rating if we already know its unstable: */
@@ -854,7 +851,7 @@ static void __init init_tsc_clocksource(void)
 		clocksource_tsc.rating = 0;
 		clocksource_tsc.flags &= ~CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS;
 	}
-	clocksource_register(&clocksource_tsc);
+	clocksource_register_khz(&clocksource_tsc, tsc_khz);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c
index 1c0c6ab9c60..dcbb28c4b69 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ void update_vsyscall_tz(void)
 	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&vsyscall_gtod_data.lock, flags);
 }
 
-void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *wall_time, struct clocksource *clock,
-		     u32 mult)
+void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *wall_time, struct timespec *wtm,
+			struct clocksource *clock, u32 mult)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *wall_time, struct clocksource *clock,
 	vsyscall_gtod_data.clock.shift = clock->shift;
 	vsyscall_gtod_data.wall_time_sec = wall_time->tv_sec;
 	vsyscall_gtod_data.wall_time_nsec = wall_time->tv_nsec;
-	vsyscall_gtod_data.wall_to_monotonic = wall_to_monotonic;
+	vsyscall_gtod_data.wall_to_monotonic = *wtm;
 	vsyscall_gtod_data.wall_time_coarse = __current_kernel_time();
 	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&vsyscall_gtod_data.lock, flags);
 }
@@ -169,13 +169,18 @@ int __vsyscall(0) vgettimeofday(struct timeval * tv, struct timezone * tz)
  * unlikely */
 time_t __vsyscall(1) vtime(time_t *t)
 {
-	struct timeval tv;
+	unsigned seq;
 	time_t result;
 	if (unlikely(!__vsyscall_gtod_data.sysctl_enabled))
 		return time_syscall(t);
 
-	vgettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
-	result = tv.tv_sec;
+	do {
+		seq = read_seqbegin(&__vsyscall_gtod_data.lock);
+
+		result = __vsyscall_gtod_data.wall_time_sec;
+
+	} while (read_seqretry(&__vsyscall_gtod_data.lock, seq));
+
 	if (t)
 		*t = result;
 	return result;
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
index ebe228d02b0..0859bfd8ae9 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ config HZ
 	int
 	default 100
 
-config GENERIC_TIME
-	def_bool y
-
 source "init/Kconfig"
 source "kernel/Kconfig.freezer"