diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index aeeaab8cba6e..5980e902978c 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -127,14 +127,14 @@ static void tk_xtime_add(struct timekeeper *tk, const struct timespec *ts)
  *
  * Unless you're the timekeeping code, you should not be using this!
  */
-static void timekeeper_setup_internals(struct clocksource *clock)
+static void tk_setup_internals(struct timekeeper *tk, struct clocksource *clock)
 {
 	cycle_t interval;
 	u64 tmp, ntpinterval;
 	struct clocksource *old_clock;
 
-	old_clock = timekeeper.clock;
-	timekeeper.clock = clock;
+	old_clock = tk->clock;
+	tk->clock = clock;
 	clock->cycle_last = clock->read(clock);
 
 	/* Do the ns -> cycle conversion first, using original mult */
@@ -147,64 +147,64 @@ static void timekeeper_setup_internals(struct clocksource *clock)
 		tmp = 1;
 
 	interval = (cycle_t) tmp;
-	timekeeper.cycle_interval = interval;
+	tk->cycle_interval = interval;
 
 	/* Go back from cycles -> shifted ns */
-	timekeeper.xtime_interval = (u64) interval * clock->mult;
-	timekeeper.xtime_remainder = ntpinterval - timekeeper.xtime_interval;
-	timekeeper.raw_interval =
+	tk->xtime_interval = (u64) interval * clock->mult;
+	tk->xtime_remainder = ntpinterval - tk->xtime_interval;
+	tk->raw_interval =
 		((u64) interval * clock->mult) >> clock->shift;
 
 	 /* if changing clocks, convert xtime_nsec shift units */
 	if (old_clock) {
 		int shift_change = clock->shift - old_clock->shift;
 		if (shift_change < 0)
-			timekeeper.xtime_nsec >>= -shift_change;
+			tk->xtime_nsec >>= -shift_change;
 		else
-			timekeeper.xtime_nsec <<= shift_change;
+			tk->xtime_nsec <<= shift_change;
 	}
-	timekeeper.shift = clock->shift;
+	tk->shift = clock->shift;
 
-	timekeeper.ntp_error = 0;
-	timekeeper.ntp_error_shift = NTP_SCALE_SHIFT - clock->shift;
+	tk->ntp_error = 0;
+	tk->ntp_error_shift = NTP_SCALE_SHIFT - clock->shift;
 
 	/*
 	 * The timekeeper keeps its own mult values for the currently
 	 * active clocksource. These value will be adjusted via NTP
 	 * to counteract clock drifting.
 	 */
-	timekeeper.mult = clock->mult;
+	tk->mult = clock->mult;
 }
 
 /* Timekeeper helper functions. */
-static inline s64 timekeeping_get_ns(void)
+static inline s64 timekeeping_get_ns(struct timekeeper *tk)
 {
 	cycle_t cycle_now, cycle_delta;
 	struct clocksource *clock;
 	s64 nsec;
 
 	/* read clocksource: */
-	clock = timekeeper.clock;
+	clock = tk->clock;
 	cycle_now = clock->read(clock);
 
 	/* calculate the delta since the last update_wall_time: */
 	cycle_delta = (cycle_now - clock->cycle_last) & clock->mask;
 
-	nsec = cycle_delta * timekeeper.mult + timekeeper.xtime_nsec;
-	nsec >>= timekeeper.shift;
+	nsec = cycle_delta * tk->mult + tk->xtime_nsec;
+	nsec >>= tk->shift;
 
 	/* If arch requires, add in gettimeoffset() */
 	return nsec + arch_gettimeoffset();
 }
 
-static inline s64 timekeeping_get_ns_raw(void)
+static inline s64 timekeeping_get_ns_raw(struct timekeeper *tk)
 {
 	cycle_t cycle_now, cycle_delta;
 	struct clocksource *clock;
 	s64 nsec;
 
 	/* read clocksource: */
-	clock = timekeeper.clock;
+	clock = tk->clock;
 	cycle_now = clock->read(clock);
 
 	/* calculate the delta since the last update_wall_time: */
@@ -217,27 +217,26 @@ static inline s64 timekeeping_get_ns_raw(void)
 	return nsec + arch_gettimeoffset();
 }
 
-static void update_rt_offset(void)
+static void update_rt_offset(struct timekeeper *tk)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp, *wtm = &timekeeper.wall_to_monotonic;
+	struct timespec tmp, *wtm = &tk->wall_to_monotonic;
 
 	set_normalized_timespec(&tmp, -wtm->tv_sec, -wtm->tv_nsec);
-	timekeeper.offs_real = timespec_to_ktime(tmp);
+	tk->offs_real = timespec_to_ktime(tmp);
 }
 
 /* must hold write on timekeeper.lock */
-static void timekeeping_update(bool clearntp)
+static void timekeeping_update(struct timekeeper *tk, bool clearntp)
 {
 	struct timespec xt;
 
 	if (clearntp) {
-		timekeeper.ntp_error = 0;
+		tk->ntp_error = 0;
 		ntp_clear();
 	}
-	update_rt_offset();
-	xt = tk_xtime(&timekeeper);
-	update_vsyscall(&xt, &timekeeper.wall_to_monotonic,
-			 timekeeper.clock, timekeeper.mult);
+	update_rt_offset(tk);
+	xt = tk_xtime(tk);
+	update_vsyscall(&xt, &tk->wall_to_monotonic, tk->clock, tk->mult);
 }
 
 
@@ -248,26 +247,26 @@ static void timekeeping_update(bool clearntp)
  * update_wall_time(). This is useful before significant clock changes,
  * as it avoids having to deal with this time offset explicitly.
  */
-static void timekeeping_forward_now(void)
+static void timekeeping_forward_now(struct timekeeper *tk)
 {
 	cycle_t cycle_now, cycle_delta;
 	struct clocksource *clock;
 	s64 nsec;
 
-	clock = timekeeper.clock;
+	clock = tk->clock;
 	cycle_now = clock->read(clock);
 	cycle_delta = (cycle_now - clock->cycle_last) & clock->mask;
 	clock->cycle_last = cycle_now;
 
-	timekeeper.xtime_nsec += cycle_delta * timekeeper.mult;
+	tk->xtime_nsec += cycle_delta * tk->mult;
 
 	/* If arch requires, add in gettimeoffset() */
-	timekeeper.xtime_nsec += arch_gettimeoffset() << timekeeper.shift;
+	tk->xtime_nsec += arch_gettimeoffset() << tk->shift;
 
-	tk_normalize_xtime(&timekeeper);
+	tk_normalize_xtime(tk);
 
 	nsec = clocksource_cyc2ns(cycle_delta, clock->mult, clock->shift);
-	timespec_add_ns(&timekeeper.raw_time, nsec);
+	timespec_add_ns(&tk->raw_time, nsec);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ void getnstimeofday(struct timespec *ts)
 		seq = read_seqbegin(&timekeeper.lock);
 
 		ts->tv_sec = timekeeper.xtime_sec;
-		ts->tv_nsec = timekeeping_get_ns();
+		ts->tv_nsec = timekeeping_get_ns(&timekeeper);
 
 	} while (read_seqretry(&timekeeper.lock, seq));
 
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ ktime_t ktime_get(void)
 		seq = read_seqbegin(&timekeeper.lock);
 		secs = timekeeper.xtime_sec +
 				timekeeper.wall_to_monotonic.tv_sec;
-		nsecs = timekeeping_get_ns() +
+		nsecs = timekeeping_get_ns(&timekeeper) +
 				timekeeper.wall_to_monotonic.tv_nsec;
 
 	} while (read_seqretry(&timekeeper.lock, seq));
@@ -336,7 +335,7 @@ void ktime_get_ts(struct timespec *ts)
 	do {
 		seq = read_seqbegin(&timekeeper.lock);
 		ts->tv_sec = timekeeper.xtime_sec;
-		ts->tv_nsec = timekeeping_get_ns();
+		ts->tv_nsec = timekeeping_get_ns(&timekeeper);
 		tomono = timekeeper.wall_to_monotonic;
 
 	} while (read_seqretry(&timekeeper.lock, seq));
@@ -371,8 +370,8 @@ void getnstime_raw_and_real(struct timespec *ts_raw, struct timespec *ts_real)
 		ts_real->tv_sec = timekeeper.xtime_sec;
 		ts_real->tv_nsec = 0;
 
-		nsecs_raw = timekeeping_get_ns_raw();
-		nsecs_real = timekeeping_get_ns();
+		nsecs_raw = timekeeping_get_ns_raw(&timekeeper);
+		nsecs_real = timekeeping_get_ns(&timekeeper);
 
 	} while (read_seqretry(&timekeeper.lock, seq));
 
@@ -415,7 +414,7 @@ int do_settimeofday(const struct timespec *tv)
 
 	write_seqlock_irqsave(&timekeeper.lock, flags);
 
-	timekeeping_forward_now();
+	timekeeping_forward_now(&timekeeper);
 
 	xt = tk_xtime(&timekeeper);
 	ts_delta.tv_sec = tv->tv_sec - xt.tv_sec;
@@ -426,7 +425,7 @@ int do_settimeofday(const struct timespec *tv)
 
 	tk_set_xtime(&timekeeper, tv);
 
-	timekeeping_update(true);
+	timekeeping_update(&timekeeper, true);
 
 	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&timekeeper.lock, flags);
 
@@ -453,14 +452,14 @@ int timekeeping_inject_offset(struct timespec *ts)
 
 	write_seqlock_irqsave(&timekeeper.lock, flags);
 
-	timekeeping_forward_now();
+	timekeeping_forward_now(&timekeeper);
 
 
 	tk_xtime_add(&timekeeper, ts);
 	timekeeper.wall_to_monotonic =
 				timespec_sub(timekeeper.wall_to_monotonic, *ts);
 
-	timekeeping_update(true);
+	timekeeping_update(&timekeeper, true);
 
 	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&timekeeper.lock, flags);
 
@@ -485,14 +484,14 @@ static int change_clocksource(void *data)
 
 	write_seqlock_irqsave(&timekeeper.lock, flags);
 
-	timekeeping_forward_now();
+	timekeeping_forward_now(&timekeeper);
 	if (!new->enable || new->enable(new) == 0) {
 		old = timekeeper.clock;
-		timekeeper_setup_internals(new);
+		tk_setup_internals(&timekeeper, new);
 		if (old->disable)
 			old->disable(old);
 	}
-	timekeeping_update(true);
+	timekeeping_update(&timekeeper, true);
 
 	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&timekeeper.lock, flags);
 
@@ -542,7 +541,7 @@ void getrawmonotonic(struct timespec *ts)
 
 	do {
 		seq = read_seqbegin(&timekeeper.lock);
-		nsecs = timekeeping_get_ns_raw();
+		nsecs = timekeeping_get_ns_raw(&timekeeper);
 		*ts = timekeeper.raw_time;
 
 	} while (read_seqretry(&timekeeper.lock, seq));
@@ -638,7 +637,7 @@ void __init timekeeping_init(void)
 	clock = clocksource_default_clock();
 	if (clock->enable)
 		clock->enable(clock);
-	timekeeper_setup_internals(clock);
+	tk_setup_internals(&timekeeper, clock);
 
 	tk_set_xtime(&timekeeper, &now);
 	timekeeper.raw_time.tv_sec = 0;
@@ -648,7 +647,7 @@ void __init timekeeping_init(void)
 
 	set_normalized_timespec(&timekeeper.wall_to_monotonic,
 				-boot.tv_sec, -boot.tv_nsec);
-	update_rt_offset();
+	update_rt_offset(&timekeeper);
 	timekeeper.total_sleep_time.tv_sec = 0;
 	timekeeper.total_sleep_time.tv_nsec = 0;
 	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&timekeeper.lock, flags);
@@ -670,7 +669,8 @@ static void update_sleep_time(struct timespec t)
  * Takes a timespec offset measuring a suspend interval and properly
  * adds the sleep offset to the timekeeping variables.
  */
-static void __timekeeping_inject_sleeptime(struct timespec *delta)
+static void __timekeeping_inject_sleeptime(struct timekeeper *tk,
+							struct timespec *delta)
 {
 	if (!timespec_valid(delta)) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "__timekeeping_inject_sleeptime: Invalid "
@@ -678,10 +678,9 @@ static void __timekeeping_inject_sleeptime(struct timespec *delta)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	tk_xtime_add(&timekeeper, delta);
-	timekeeper.wall_to_monotonic =
-			timespec_sub(timekeeper.wall_to_monotonic, *delta);
-	update_sleep_time(timespec_add(timekeeper.total_sleep_time, *delta));
+	tk_xtime_add(tk, delta);
+	tk->wall_to_monotonic = timespec_sub(tk->wall_to_monotonic, *delta);
+	update_sleep_time(timespec_add(tk->total_sleep_time, *delta));
 }
 
 
@@ -707,11 +706,11 @@ void timekeeping_inject_sleeptime(struct timespec *delta)
 
 	write_seqlock_irqsave(&timekeeper.lock, flags);
 
-	timekeeping_forward_now();
+	timekeeping_forward_now(&timekeeper);
 
-	__timekeeping_inject_sleeptime(delta);
+	__timekeeping_inject_sleeptime(&timekeeper, delta);
 
-	timekeeping_update(true);
+	timekeeping_update(&timekeeper, true);
 
 	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&timekeeper.lock, flags);
 
@@ -740,7 +739,7 @@ static void timekeeping_resume(void)
 
 	if (timespec_compare(&ts, &timekeeping_suspend_time) > 0) {
 		ts = timespec_sub(ts, timekeeping_suspend_time);
-		__timekeeping_inject_sleeptime(&ts);
+		__timekeeping_inject_sleeptime(&timekeeper, &ts);
 	}
 	/* re-base the last cycle value */
 	timekeeper.clock->cycle_last = timekeeper.clock->read(timekeeper.clock);
@@ -765,7 +764,7 @@ static int timekeeping_suspend(void)
 	read_persistent_clock(&timekeeping_suspend_time);
 
 	write_seqlock_irqsave(&timekeeper.lock, flags);
-	timekeeping_forward_now();
+	timekeeping_forward_now(&timekeeper);
 	timekeeping_suspended = 1;
 
 	/*
@@ -813,7 +812,8 @@ device_initcall(timekeeping_init_ops);
  * If the error is already larger, we look ahead even further
  * to compensate for late or lost adjustments.
  */
-static __always_inline int timekeeping_bigadjust(s64 error, s64 *interval,
+static __always_inline int timekeeping_bigadjust(struct timekeeper *tk,
+						 s64 error, s64 *interval,
 						 s64 *offset)
 {
 	s64 tick_error, i;
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ static __always_inline int timekeeping_bigadjust(s64 error, s64 *interval,
 	 * here.  This is tuned so that an error of about 1 msec is adjusted
 	 * within about 1 sec (or 2^20 nsec in 2^SHIFT_HZ ticks).
 	 */
-	error2 = timekeeper.ntp_error >> (NTP_SCALE_SHIFT + 22 - 2 * SHIFT_HZ);
+	error2 = tk->ntp_error >> (NTP_SCALE_SHIFT + 22 - 2 * SHIFT_HZ);
 	error2 = abs(error2);
 	for (look_ahead = 0; error2 > 0; look_ahead++)
 		error2 >>= 2;
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ static __always_inline int timekeeping_bigadjust(s64 error, s64 *interval,
 	 * Now calculate the error in (1 << look_ahead) ticks, but first
 	 * remove the single look ahead already included in the error.
 	 */
-	tick_error = ntp_tick_length() >> (timekeeper.ntp_error_shift + 1);
-	tick_error -= timekeeper.xtime_interval >> 1;
+	tick_error = ntp_tick_length() >> (tk->ntp_error_shift + 1);
+	tick_error -= tk->xtime_interval >> 1;
 	error = ((error - tick_error) >> look_ahead) + tick_error;
 
 	/* Finally calculate the adjustment shift value.  */
@@ -864,9 +864,9 @@ static __always_inline int timekeeping_bigadjust(s64 error, s64 *interval,
  * this is optimized for the most common adjustments of -1,0,1,
  * for other values we can do a bit more work.
  */
-static void timekeeping_adjust(s64 offset)
+static void timekeeping_adjust(struct timekeeper *tk, s64 offset)
 {
-	s64 error, interval = timekeeper.cycle_interval;
+	s64 error, interval = tk->cycle_interval;
 	int adj;
 
 	/*
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ static void timekeeping_adjust(s64 offset)
 	 *
 	 * Note: It does not "save" on aggravation when reading the code.
 	 */
-	error = timekeeper.ntp_error >> (timekeeper.ntp_error_shift - 1);
+	error = tk->ntp_error >> (tk->ntp_error_shift - 1);
 	if (error > interval) {
 		/*
 		 * We now divide error by 4(via shift), which checks if
@@ -904,7 +904,8 @@ static void timekeeping_adjust(s64 offset)
 		if (likely(error <= interval))
 			adj = 1;
 		else
-			adj = timekeeping_bigadjust(error, &interval, &offset);
+			adj = timekeeping_bigadjust(tk, error, &interval,
+							&offset);
 	} else if (error < -interval) {
 		/* See comment above, this is just switched for the negative */
 		error >>= 2;
@@ -913,18 +914,17 @@ static void timekeeping_adjust(s64 offset)
 			interval = -interval;
 			offset = -offset;
 		} else
-			adj = timekeeping_bigadjust(error, &interval, &offset);
-	} else /* No adjustment needed */
+			adj = timekeeping_bigadjust(tk, error, &interval,
+							&offset);
+	} else
 		return;
 
-	if (unlikely(timekeeper.clock->maxadj &&
-			(timekeeper.mult + adj >
-			timekeeper.clock->mult + timekeeper.clock->maxadj))) {
+	if (unlikely(tk->clock->maxadj &&
+		(tk->mult + adj > tk->clock->mult + tk->clock->maxadj))) {
 		printk_once(KERN_WARNING
 			"Adjusting %s more than 11%% (%ld vs %ld)\n",
-			timekeeper.clock->name, (long)timekeeper.mult + adj,
-			(long)timekeeper.clock->mult +
-				timekeeper.clock->maxadj);
+			tk->clock->name, (long)tk->mult + adj,
+			(long)tk->clock->mult + tk->clock->maxadj);
 	}
 	/*
 	 * So the following can be confusing.
@@ -975,11 +975,10 @@ static void timekeeping_adjust(s64 offset)
 	 *
 	 * XXX - TODO: Doc ntp_error calculation.
 	 */
-	timekeeper.mult += adj;
-	timekeeper.xtime_interval += interval;
-	timekeeper.xtime_nsec -= offset;
-	timekeeper.ntp_error -= (interval - offset) <<
-				timekeeper.ntp_error_shift;
+	tk->mult += adj;
+	tk->xtime_interval += interval;
+	tk->xtime_nsec -= offset;
+	tk->ntp_error -= (interval - offset) << tk->ntp_error_shift;
 
 	/*
 	 * It may be possible that when we entered this function, xtime_nsec
@@ -995,10 +994,10 @@ static void timekeeping_adjust(s64 offset)
 	 * We'll correct this error next time through this function, when
 	 * xtime_nsec is not as small.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely((s64)timekeeper.xtime_nsec < 0)) {
-		s64 neg = -(s64)timekeeper.xtime_nsec;
-		timekeeper.xtime_nsec = 0;
-		timekeeper.ntp_error += neg << timekeeper.ntp_error_shift;
+	if (unlikely((s64)tk->xtime_nsec < 0)) {
+		s64 neg = -(s64)tk->xtime_nsec;
+		tk->xtime_nsec = 0;
+		tk->ntp_error += neg << tk->ntp_error_shift;
 	}
 
 }
@@ -1042,37 +1041,36 @@ static inline void accumulate_nsecs_to_secs(struct timekeeper *tk)
  *
  * Returns the unconsumed cycles.
  */
-static cycle_t logarithmic_accumulation(cycle_t offset, u32 shift)
+static cycle_t logarithmic_accumulation(struct timekeeper *tk, cycle_t offset,
+						u32 shift)
 {
 	u64 raw_nsecs;
 
-	/* If the offset is smaller than a shifted interval, do nothing */
-	if (offset < timekeeper.cycle_interval<<shift)
+	/* If the offset is smaller then a shifted interval, do nothing */
+	if (offset < tk->cycle_interval<<shift)
 		return offset;
 
 	/* Accumulate one shifted interval */
-	offset -= timekeeper.cycle_interval << shift;
-	timekeeper.clock->cycle_last += timekeeper.cycle_interval << shift;
+	offset -= tk->cycle_interval << shift;
+	tk->clock->cycle_last += tk->cycle_interval << shift;
 
-	timekeeper.xtime_nsec += timekeeper.xtime_interval << shift;
-
-	accumulate_nsecs_to_secs(&timekeeper);
+	tk->xtime_nsec += tk->xtime_interval << shift;
+	accumulate_nsecs_to_secs(tk);
 
 	/* Accumulate raw time */
-	raw_nsecs = timekeeper.raw_interval << shift;
-	raw_nsecs += timekeeper.raw_time.tv_nsec;
+	raw_nsecs = tk->raw_interval << shift;
+	raw_nsecs += tk->raw_time.tv_nsec;
 	if (raw_nsecs >= NSEC_PER_SEC) {
 		u64 raw_secs = raw_nsecs;
 		raw_nsecs = do_div(raw_secs, NSEC_PER_SEC);
-		timekeeper.raw_time.tv_sec += raw_secs;
+		tk->raw_time.tv_sec += raw_secs;
 	}
-	timekeeper.raw_time.tv_nsec = raw_nsecs;
+	tk->raw_time.tv_nsec = raw_nsecs;
 
 	/* Accumulate error between NTP and clock interval */
-	timekeeper.ntp_error += ntp_tick_length() << shift;
-	timekeeper.ntp_error -=
-	    (timekeeper.xtime_interval + timekeeper.xtime_remainder) <<
-				(timekeeper.ntp_error_shift + shift);
+	tk->ntp_error += ntp_tick_length() << shift;
+	tk->ntp_error -= (tk->xtime_interval + tk->xtime_remainder) <<
+						(tk->ntp_error_shift + shift);
 
 	return offset;
 }
@@ -1118,13 +1116,13 @@ static void update_wall_time(void)
 	maxshift = (64 - (ilog2(ntp_tick_length())+1)) - 1;
 	shift = min(shift, maxshift);
 	while (offset >= timekeeper.cycle_interval) {
-		offset = logarithmic_accumulation(offset, shift);
+		offset = logarithmic_accumulation(&timekeeper, offset, shift);
 		if(offset < timekeeper.cycle_interval<<shift)
 			shift--;
 	}
 
 	/* correct the clock when NTP error is too big */
-	timekeeping_adjust(offset);
+	timekeeping_adjust(&timekeeper, offset);
 
 
 	/*
@@ -1147,7 +1145,7 @@ static void update_wall_time(void)
 	 */
 	accumulate_nsecs_to_secs(&timekeeper);
 
-	timekeeping_update(false);
+	timekeeping_update(&timekeeper, false);
 
 out:
 	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&timekeeper.lock, flags);
@@ -1198,7 +1196,7 @@ void get_monotonic_boottime(struct timespec *ts)
 	do {
 		seq = read_seqbegin(&timekeeper.lock);
 		ts->tv_sec = timekeeper.xtime_sec;
-		ts->tv_nsec = timekeeping_get_ns();
+		ts->tv_nsec = timekeeping_get_ns(&timekeeper);
 		tomono = timekeeper.wall_to_monotonic;
 		sleep = timekeeper.total_sleep_time;
 
@@ -1330,7 +1328,7 @@ ktime_t ktime_get_update_offsets(ktime_t *offs_real, ktime_t *offs_boot)
 		seq = read_seqbegin(&timekeeper.lock);
 
 		secs = timekeeper.xtime_sec;
-		nsecs = timekeeping_get_ns();
+		nsecs = timekeeping_get_ns(&timekeeper);
 
 		*offs_real = timekeeper.offs_real;
 		*offs_boot = timekeeper.offs_boot;