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diff --git a/Documentation/mips/time.README b/Documentation/mips/time.README
index 69ddc5c14b7..e1304b6bc48 100644
--- a/Documentation/mips/time.README
+++ b/Documentation/mips/time.README
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ the following functions or values:
a) board_time_init - a function pointer. Invoked at the beginnig of
time_init(). It is optional.
1. (optional) set up RTC routines
- 2. (optional) calibrate and set the mips_counter_frequency
+ 2. (optional) calibrate and set the mips_hpt_frequency
b) plat_timer_setup - a function pointer. Invoked at the end of time_init()
1. (optional) over-ride any decisions made in time_init()
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ the following functions or values:
c) (optional) board-specific RTC routines.
- d) (optional) mips_counter_frequency - It must be definied if the board
+ d) (optional) mips_hpt_frequency - It must be definied if the board
is using CPU counter for timer interrupt or it is using fixed rate
gettimeoffset().
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Step 1: decide how you like to implement the time services.
or use an exnternal timer?
In order to use CPU counter register as the timer interrupt source, you
- must know the counter speed (mips_counter_frequency). It is usually the
+ must know the counter speed (mips_hpt_frequency). It is usually the
same as the CPU speed or an integral divisor of it.
d) decide on whether you want to use high-level or low-level timer
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ Step 3: implement rtc routines, board_time_init() and plat_timer_setup()
if needed.
board_time_init() -
- a) (optional) set up RTC routines,
- b) (optional) calibrate and set the mips_counter_frequency
+ a) (optional) set up RTC routines,
+ b) (optional) calibrate and set the mips_hpt_frequency
(only needed if you intended to use fixed_rate_gettimeoffset
or use cpu counter as timer interrupt source)