1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index ad2b15a1334d..82d459186fd8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -115,13 +115,17 @@ static void hpet_reserve_platform_timers(unsigned long id)
         hd.hd_phys_address = hpet_address;
         hd.hd_address = hpet;
         hd.hd_nirqs = nrtimers;
-        hd.hd_flags = HPET_DATA_PLATFORM;
         hpet_reserve_timer(&hd, 0);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC
         hpet_reserve_timer(&hd, 1);
 #endif
 
+        /*
+         * NOTE that hd_irq[] reflects IOAPIC input pins (LEGACY_8254
+         * is wrong for i8259!) not the output IRQ.  Many BIOS writers
+         * don't bother configuring *any* comparator interrupts.
+         */
         hd.hd_irq[0] = HPET_LEGACY_8254;
         hd.hd_irq[1] = HPET_LEGACY_RTC;