diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 6819a94..a46f811 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 config GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
 	def_bool y
 
+config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	def_bool y
+
 config GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	bool
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index b24dcba..d30f08f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@
 	if (system_state > SYSTEM_BOOTING)
 		snapshot_timebase();
 
+	secondary_cpu_time_init();
+
 	spin_lock(&call_lock);
 	cpu_set(cpu, cpu_online_map);
 	spin_unlock(&call_lock);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index e71a0d8..d20947c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 
 /* powerpc clocksource/clockevent code */
 
+#include <linux/clockchips.h>
 #include <linux/clocksource.h>
 
 static cycle_t rtc_read(void);
@@ -97,6 +98,27 @@
 	.read         = timebase_read,
 };
 
+#define DECREMENTER_MAX	0x7fffffff
+
+static int decrementer_set_next_event(unsigned long evt,
+				      struct clock_event_device *dev);
+static void decrementer_set_mode(enum clock_event_mode mode,
+				 struct clock_event_device *dev);
+
+static struct clock_event_device decrementer_clockevent = {
+       .name           = "decrementer",
+       .rating         = 200,
+       .shift          = 32,
+       .mult           = 0,	/* To be filled in */
+       .irq            = 0,
+       .set_next_event = decrementer_set_next_event,
+       .set_mode       = decrementer_set_mode,
+       .features       = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT,
+};
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct clock_event_device, decrementers);
+void init_decrementer_clockevent(void);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_ISERIES
 static unsigned long __initdata iSeries_recal_titan;
 static signed long __initdata iSeries_recal_tb;
@@ -517,10 +539,12 @@
 void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *old_regs;
-	int next_dec;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	unsigned long ticks;
-	u64 tb_next_jiffy;
+	struct clock_event_device *evt = &per_cpu(decrementers, cpu);
+
+	/* Ensure a positive value is written to the decrementer, or else
+	 * some CPUs will continuue to take decrementer exceptions */
+	set_dec(DECREMENTER_MAX);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
 	if (atomic_read(&ppc_n_lost_interrupts) != 0)
@@ -530,7 +554,6 @@
 	old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
 	irq_enter();
 
-	profile_tick(CPU_PROFILING);
 	calculate_steal_time();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_ISERIES
@@ -538,44 +561,20 @@
 		get_lppaca()->int_dword.fields.decr_int = 0;
 #endif
 
-	while ((ticks = tb_ticks_since(per_cpu(last_jiffy, cpu)))
-	       >= tb_ticks_per_jiffy) {
-		/* Update last_jiffy */
-		per_cpu(last_jiffy, cpu) += tb_ticks_per_jiffy;
-		/* Handle RTCL overflow on 601 */
-		if (__USE_RTC() && per_cpu(last_jiffy, cpu) >= 1000000000)
-			per_cpu(last_jiffy, cpu) -= 1000000000;
+	/*
+	 * We cannot disable the decrementer, so in the period
+	 * between this cpu's being marked offline in cpu_online_map
+	 * and calling stop-self, it is taking timer interrupts.
+	 * Avoid calling into the scheduler rebalancing code if this
+	 * is the case.
+	 */
+	if (!cpu_is_offline(cpu))
+		account_process_time(regs);
 
-		/*
-		 * We cannot disable the decrementer, so in the period
-		 * between this cpu's being marked offline in cpu_online_map
-		 * and calling stop-self, it is taking timer interrupts.
-		 * Avoid calling into the scheduler rebalancing code if this
-		 * is the case.
-		 */
-		if (!cpu_is_offline(cpu))
-			account_process_time(regs);
-
-		/*
-		 * No need to check whether cpu is offline here; boot_cpuid
-		 * should have been fixed up by now.
-		 */
-		if (cpu != boot_cpuid)
-			continue;
-
-		write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-		tb_next_jiffy = tb_last_jiffy + tb_ticks_per_jiffy;
-		if (__USE_RTC() && tb_next_jiffy >= 1000000000)
-			tb_next_jiffy -= 1000000000;
-		if (per_cpu(last_jiffy, cpu) >= tb_next_jiffy) {
-			tb_last_jiffy = tb_next_jiffy;
-			do_timer(1);
-		}
-		write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-	}
-	
-	next_dec = tb_ticks_per_jiffy - ticks;
-	set_dec(next_dec);
+	if (evt->event_handler)
+		evt->event_handler(evt);
+	else
+		evt->set_next_event(DECREMENTER_MAX, evt);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_ISERIES
 	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_ISERIES) && hvlpevent_is_pending())
@@ -795,6 +794,53 @@
 	       clock->name, clock->mult, clock->shift);
 }
 
+static int decrementer_set_next_event(unsigned long evt,
+				      struct clock_event_device *dev)
+{
+	set_dec(evt);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void decrementer_set_mode(enum clock_event_mode mode,
+				 struct clock_event_device *dev)
+{
+	if (mode != CLOCK_EVT_MODE_ONESHOT)
+		decrementer_set_next_event(DECREMENTER_MAX, dev);
+}
+
+static void register_decrementer_clockevent(int cpu)
+{
+	struct clock_event_device *dec = &per_cpu(decrementers, cpu);
+
+	*dec = decrementer_clockevent;
+	dec->cpumask = cpumask_of_cpu(cpu);
+
+	printk(KERN_ERR "clockevent: %s mult[%lx] shift[%d] cpu[%d]\n",
+	       dec->name, dec->mult, dec->shift, cpu);
+
+	clockevents_register_device(dec);
+}
+
+void init_decrementer_clockevent(void)
+{
+	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+
+	decrementer_clockevent.mult = div_sc(ppc_tb_freq, NSEC_PER_SEC,
+					     decrementer_clockevent.shift);
+	decrementer_clockevent.max_delta_ns =
+		clockevent_delta2ns(DECREMENTER_MAX, &decrementer_clockevent);
+	decrementer_clockevent.min_delta_ns = 1000;
+
+	register_decrementer_clockevent(cpu);
+}
+
+void secondary_cpu_time_init(void)
+{
+	/* FIME: Should make unrelatred change to move snapshot_timebase
+	 * call here ! */
+	register_decrementer_clockevent(smp_processor_id());
+}
+
 /* This function is only called on the boot processor */
 void __init time_init(void)
 {
@@ -908,8 +954,7 @@
 	if (!firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_ISERIES))
 		clocksource_init();
 
-	/* Not exact, but the timer interrupt takes care of this */
-	set_dec(tb_ticks_per_jiffy);
+	init_decrementer_clockevent();
 }