Merge branch 'x86/core' into perfcounters/core

Conflicts:
	arch/x86/Kconfig
	arch/x86/kernel/apic.c
	arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/do_timer.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/do_timer.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..23ecda0b28a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/do_timer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/* defines for inline arch setup functions */
+#include <linux/clockchips.h>
+
+#include <asm/i8259.h>
+#include <asm/i8253.h>
+
+/**
+ * do_timer_interrupt_hook - hook into timer tick
+ *
+ * Call the pit clock event handler. see asm/i8253.h
+ **/
+
+static inline void do_timer_interrupt_hook(void)
+{
+	global_clock_event->event_handler(global_clock_event);
+}