2 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index dda5c7130d93..1923a340bd91 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -611,10 +611,10 @@ static void clocksource_select(void)
                         best = cs;
                 break;
         }
-        if (curr_clocksource != best) {
-                printk(KERN_INFO "Switching to clocksource %s\n", best->name);
+
+        if (curr_clocksource != best && !timekeeping_notify(best)) {
+                pr_info("Switched to clocksource %s\n", best->name);
                 curr_clocksource = best;
-                timekeeping_notify(curr_clocksource);
         }
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 98cd470bbe49..da6e10c7a378 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -648,14 +648,15 @@ static int change_clocksource(void *data)
  * This function is called from clocksource.c after a new, better clock
  * source has been registered. The caller holds the clocksource_mutex.
  */
-void timekeeping_notify(struct clocksource *clock)
+int timekeeping_notify(struct clocksource *clock)
 {
         struct timekeeper *tk = &timekeeper;
 
         if (tk->clock == clock)
-                return;
+                return 0;
         stop_machine(change_clocksource, clock, NULL);
         tick_clock_notify();
+        return tk->clock == clock ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
 /**