4 files changed, 6 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/time/clockevents.c b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
index be9abf3..88fb3b9 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clockevents.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
@@ -655,10 +655,6 @@ int clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg)
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&clockevents_lock, flags);
 
 	switch (reason) {
-	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_CPU_DYING:
-		tick_handover_do_timer(arg);
-		break;
-
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_CPU_DEAD:
 		tick_shutdown_broadcast_oneshot(arg);
 		tick_shutdown_broadcast(arg);
diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index 721d29b..6a7a64e 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -1707,10 +1707,6 @@ static int hrtimer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 		break;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-	case CPU_DYING:
-	case CPU_DYING_FROZEN:
-		clockevents_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_CPU_DYING, &scpu);
-		break;
 	case CPU_DEAD:
 	case CPU_DEAD_FROZEN:
 	{
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index e28ba5c..055c868 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -332,20 +332,23 @@ out_bc:
 	tick_install_broadcast_device(newdev);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 /*
  * Transfer the do_timer job away from a dying cpu.
  *
- * Called with interrupts disabled.
+ * Called with interrupts disabled. Not locking required. If
+ * tick_do_timer_cpu is owned by this cpu, nothing can change it.
  */
-void tick_handover_do_timer(int *cpup)
+void tick_handover_do_timer(void)
 {
-	if (*cpup == tick_do_timer_cpu) {
+	if (tick_do_timer_cpu == smp_processor_id()) {
 		int cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask);
 
 		tick_do_timer_cpu = (cpu < nr_cpu_ids) ? cpu :
 			TICK_DO_TIMER_NONE;
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Shutdown an event device on a given cpu:
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
index 0266f9d..aabcb5d 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ extern int tick_do_timer_cpu __read_mostly;
 extern void tick_setup_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev, int broadcast);
 extern void tick_handle_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern void tick_check_new_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
-extern void tick_handover_do_timer(int *cpup);
 extern void tick_shutdown(unsigned int *cpup);
 extern void tick_suspend(void);
 extern void tick_resume(void);