2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/clockchips.h b/include/linux/clockchips.h
index 8a7096fcb01e..e1089aa7816d 100644
--- a/include/linux/clockchips.h
+++ b/include/linux/clockchips.h
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ clockevents_calc_mult_shift(struct clock_event_device *ce, u32 freq, u32 minsec)
 extern void clockevents_suspend(void);
 extern void clockevents_resume(void);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
+extern int tick_receive_broadcast(void);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 extern void clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg);
 #else
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index f113755695e2..7cc81c57eb31 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -125,6 +125,23 @@ int tick_device_uses_broadcast(struct clock_event_device *dev, int cpu)
         return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
+int tick_receive_broadcast(void)
+{
+        struct tick_device *td = this_cpu_ptr(&tick_cpu_device);
+        struct clock_event_device *evt = td->evtdev;
+
+        if (!evt)
+                return -ENODEV;
+
+        if (!evt->event_handler)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
+        evt->event_handler(evt);
+        return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Broadcast the event to the cpus, which are set in the mask (mangled).
  */