1 files changed, 3 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/time.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/time.c
index e55b5c6ece02..0f00a99927e9 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/time.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static inline void timer_check_rtc(void)
         }
 }
 
-static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs * regs)
+irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
         unsigned long ticks, compare, pstate;
 
@@ -1020,19 +1020,9 @@ static unsigned long sparc64_init_timers(void)
         return clock;
 }
 
-static void sparc64_start_timers(irqreturn_t (*cfunc)(int, void *, struct pt_regs *))
+static void sparc64_start_timers(void)
 {
         unsigned long pstate;
-        int err;
-
-        /* Register IRQ handler. */
-        err = request_irq(build_irq(0, 0, 0UL, 0UL), cfunc, 0,
-                          "timer", NULL);
-
-        if (err) {
-                prom_printf("Serious problem, cannot register TICK_INT\n");
-                prom_halt();
-        }
 
         /* Guarantee that the following sequences execute
          * uninterrupted.
@@ -1116,7 +1106,7 @@ void __init time_init(void)
         /* Now that the interpolator is registered, it is
          * safe to start the timer ticking.
          */
-        sparc64_start_timers(timer_interrupt);
+        sparc64_start_timers();
 
         timer_ticks_per_nsec_quotient =
                 (((NSEC_PER_SEC << SPARC64_NSEC_PER_CYC_SHIFT) +