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diff --git a/kernel/time/itimer.c b/kernel/time/itimer.c
index 1d5c720..2b9f45b 100644
--- a/kernel/time/itimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/itimer.c
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ again:
return 0;
}
+#ifdef __ARCH_WANT_SYS_ALARM
+
/**
* alarm_setitimer - set alarm in seconds
*
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ again:
* On 32 bit machines the seconds value is limited to (INT_MAX/2) to avoid
* negative timeval settings which would cause immediate expiry.
*/
-unsigned int alarm_setitimer(unsigned int seconds)
+static unsigned int alarm_setitimer(unsigned int seconds)
{
struct itimerval it_new, it_old;
@@ -275,6 +277,17 @@ unsigned int alarm_setitimer(unsigned int seconds)
return it_old.it_value.tv_sec;
}
+/*
+ * For backwards compatibility? This can be done in libc so Alpha
+ * and all newer ports shouldn't need it.
+ */
+SYSCALL_DEFINE1(alarm, unsigned int, seconds)
+{
+ return alarm_setitimer(seconds);
+}
+
+#endif
+
SYSCALL_DEFINE3(setitimer, int, which, struct itimerval __user *, value,
struct itimerval __user *, ovalue)
{
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