1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/hpet.c
index 8cf0b8a13778..b8286968662d 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ int hpet_reenable(void)
 
 #define TICK_COUNT 100000000
 #define TICK_MIN   5000
+#define MAX_TRIES  5
 
 /*
  * Some platforms take periodic SMI interrupts with 5ms duration. Make sure none
@@ -198,13 +199,15 @@ int hpet_reenable(void)
  */
 static void __init read_hpet_tsc(int *hpet, int *tsc)
 {
-        int tsc1, tsc2, hpet1;
+        int tsc1, tsc2, hpet1, i;
 
-        do {
+        for (i = 0; i < MAX_TRIES; i++) {
                 tsc1 = get_cycles_sync();
                 hpet1 = hpet_readl(HPET_COUNTER);
                 tsc2 = get_cycles_sync();
-        } while (tsc2 - tsc1 > TICK_MIN);
+                if (tsc2 - tsc1 > TICK_MIN)
+                        break;
+        }
         *hpet = hpet1;
         *tsc = tsc2;
 }