1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index daa4940cc0f1..2665ca04cf8f 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/timex.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/cache.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ struct clocksource;
  * @xtime_interval:     Used internally by timekeeping core, please ignore.
  */
 struct clocksource {
+        /*
+         * First part of structure is read mostly
+         */
         char *name;
         struct list_head list;
         int rating;
@@ -63,8 +67,15 @@ struct clocksource {
         cycle_t (*vread)(void);
 
         /* timekeeping specific data, ignore */
-        cycle_t cycle_last, cycle_interval;
-        u64 xtime_nsec, xtime_interval;
+        cycle_t cycle_interval;
+        u64     xtime_interval;
+        /*
+         * Second part is written at each timer interrupt
+         * Keep it in a different cache line to dirty no
+         * more than one cache line.
+         */
+        cycle_t cycle_last ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+        u64 xtime_nsec;
         s64 error;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG