2 files changed, 8 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 5cd695f905a1..5e0014e864f3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1756,14 +1756,14 @@ config KVM_GUEST
         help
           Select this option if building a guest kernel for KVM (Trap & Emulate) mode
 
-config KVM_HOST_FREQ
-        int "KVM Host Processor Frequency (MHz)"
+config KVM_GUEST_TIMER_FREQ
+        int "Count/Compare Timer Frequency (MHz)"
         depends on KVM_GUEST
-        default 500
+        default 100
         help
-          Select this option if building a guest kernel for KVM to skip
-          RTC emulation when determining guest CPU Frequency.  Instead, the guest
-          processor frequency is automatically derived from the host frequency.
+          Set this to non-zero if building a guest kernel for KVM to skip RTC
+          emulation when determining guest CPU Frequency. Instead, the guest's
+          timer frequency is specified directly.
 
 choice
         prompt "Kernel page size"
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-time.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-time.c
index 319009912142..3778a359f3ad 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-time.c
@@ -74,18 +74,8 @@ static void __init estimate_frequencies(void)
         unsigned int giccount = 0, gicstart = 0;
 #endif
 
-#if defined (CONFIG_KVM_GUEST) && defined (CONFIG_KVM_HOST_FREQ)
-        unsigned int prid = read_c0_prid() & (PRID_COMP_MASK | PRID_IMP_MASK);
-
-        /*
-         * XXXKYMA: hardwire the CPU frequency to Host Freq/4
-         */
-        count = (CONFIG_KVM_HOST_FREQ * 1000000) >> 3;
-        if ((prid != (PRID_COMP_MIPS | PRID_IMP_20KC)) &&
-            (prid != (PRID_COMP_MIPS | PRID_IMP_25KF)))
-                count *= 2;
-
-        mips_hpt_frequency = count;
+#if defined(CONFIG_KVM_GUEST) && CONFIG_KVM_GUEST_TIMER_FREQ
+        mips_hpt_frequency = CONFIG_KVM_GUEST_TIMER_FREQ * 1000000;
         return;
 #endif