1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
index 2bbeaaea46e..38df8c19e74 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -533,11 +533,14 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
         case KIOCSOUND:
                 if (!perm)
                         goto eperm;
-                /* FIXME: This is an old broken API but we need to keep it
-                   supported and somehow separate the historic advertised
-                   tick rate from any real one */
+                /*
+                 * The use of PIT_TICK_RATE is historic, it used to be
+                 * the platform-dependent CLOCK_TICK_RATE between 2.6.12
+                 * and 2.6.36, which was a minor but unfortunate ABI
+                 * change.
+                 */
                 if (arg)
-                        arg = CLOCK_TICK_RATE / arg;
+                        arg = PIT_TICK_RATE / arg;
                 kd_mksound(arg, 0);
                 break;
 
@@ -553,11 +556,8 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
                  */
                 ticks = HZ * ((arg >> 16) & 0xffff) / 1000;
                 count = ticks ? (arg & 0xffff) : 0;
-                /* FIXME: This is an old broken API but we need to keep it
-                   supported and somehow separate the historic advertised
-                   tick rate from any real one */
                 if (count)
-                        count = CLOCK_TICK_RATE / count;
+                        count = PIT_TICK_RATE / count;
                 kd_mksound(count, ticks);
                 break;
         }