1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/time.c b/arch/i386/kernel/time.c
index a5350059557a..ccd3734edb8f 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/time.c
@@ -262,14 +262,22 @@ void notify_arch_cmos_timer(void)
 
 extern void (*late_time_init)(void);
 /* Duplicate of time_init() below, with hpet_enable part added */
-static void __init hpet_time_init(void)
+void __init hpet_time_init(void)
 {
         if (!hpet_enable())
                 setup_pit_timer();
-        do_time_init();
+        time_init_hook();
 }
 
+/*
+ * This is called directly from init code; we must delay timer setup in the
+ * HPET case as we can't make the decision to turn on HPET this early in the
+ * boot process.
+ *
+ * The chosen time_init function will usually be hpet_time_init, above, but
+ * in the case of virtual hardware, an alternative function may be substituted.
+ */
 void __init time_init(void)
 {
-        late_time_init = hpet_time_init;
+        late_time_init = choose_time_init();
 }