1 files changed, 2 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index a8fd1ba1ef19..df9718bac8d0 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
  */
 unsigned long tick_usec = TICK_USEC;            /* USER_HZ period (usec) */
 unsigned long tick_nsec;                        /* ACTHZ period (nsec) */
-static u64 tick_length, tick_length_base;
+u64 tick_length;
+static u64 tick_length_base;
 
 #define MAX_TICKADJ             500             /* microsecs */
 #define MAX_TICKADJ_SCALED      (((u64)(MAX_TICKADJ * NSEC_PER_USEC) << \
@@ -203,19 +204,6 @@ void second_overflow(void)
         }
 }
 
-/*
- * Return how long ticks are at the moment, that is, how much time
- * update_wall_time_one_tick will add to xtime next time we call it
- * (assuming no calls to do_adjtimex in the meantime).
- * The return value is in fixed-point nanoseconds shifted by the
- * specified number of bits to the right of the binary point.
- * This function has no side-effects.
- */
-u64 current_tick_length(void)
-{
-        return tick_length;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
 
 /* Disable the cmos update - used by virtualization and embedded */