diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
index f9ec762..2af6aff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
-#include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <linux/timecounter.h>
 #include <linux/net_tstamp.h>
 #include <net/dcbnl.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
index c3a6072..792ba72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
 #include <linux/net_tstamp.h>
-#include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <linux/timecounter.h>
 
 /* compilation time flags */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
index 469691a..df8bbdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/clocksource.h>
 #include <linux/net_tstamp.h>
 #include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
+#include <linux/timecounter.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_M523x) || defined(CONFIG_M527x) || defined(CONFIG_M528x) || \
     defined(CONFIG_M520x) || defined(CONFIG_M532x) || \
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h
index 7785240..9416e5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/pci-aspm.h>
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
-#include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <linux/timecounter.h>
 #include <linux/net_tstamp.h>
 #include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
 #include <linux/ptp_classify.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
index 82d891e..ee22da3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "e1000_mac.h"
 #include "e1000_82575.h"
 
-#include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <linux/timecounter.h>
 #include <linux/net_tstamp.h>
 #include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index b6137be..38fc64c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 
-#include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <linux/timecounter.h>
 #include <linux/net_tstamp.h>
 #include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.h
index 1a581ef..69a46b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/timecounter.h>
 
 struct cpsw_cpts {
 	u32 idver;                /* Identification and version */
diff --git a/include/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.h b/include/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.h
index 6d26b40..9916d0e 100644
--- a/include/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.h
+++ b/include/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #ifndef __CLKSOURCE_ARM_ARCH_TIMER_H
 #define __CLKSOURCE_ARM_ARCH_TIMER_H
 
-#include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <linux/timecounter.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #define ARCH_TIMER_CTRL_ENABLE		(1 << 0)
diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index abcafaa..9c78d15 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
-/* clocksource cycle base type */
-typedef u64 cycle_t;
 struct clocksource;
 struct module;
 
@@ -28,106 +26,6 @@ struct module;
 #endif
 
 /**
- * struct cyclecounter - hardware abstraction for a free running counter
- *	Provides completely state-free accessors to the underlying hardware.
- *	Depending on which hardware it reads, the cycle counter may wrap
- *	around quickly. Locking rules (if necessary) have to be defined
- *	by the implementor and user of specific instances of this API.
- *
- * @read:		returns the current cycle value
- * @mask:		bitmask for two's complement
- *			subtraction of non 64 bit counters,
- *			see CLOCKSOURCE_MASK() helper macro
- * @mult:		cycle to nanosecond multiplier
- * @shift:		cycle to nanosecond divisor (power of two)
- */
-struct cyclecounter {
-	cycle_t (*read)(const struct cyclecounter *cc);
-	cycle_t mask;
-	u32 mult;
-	u32 shift;
-};
-
-/**
- * struct timecounter - layer above a %struct cyclecounter which counts nanoseconds
- *	Contains the state needed by timecounter_read() to detect
- *	cycle counter wrap around. Initialize with
- *	timecounter_init(). Also used to convert cycle counts into the
- *	corresponding nanosecond counts with timecounter_cyc2time(). Users
- *	of this code are responsible for initializing the underlying
- *	cycle counter hardware, locking issues and reading the time
- *	more often than the cycle counter wraps around. The nanosecond
- *	counter will only wrap around after ~585 years.
- *
- * @cc:			the cycle counter used by this instance
- * @cycle_last:		most recent cycle counter value seen by
- *			timecounter_read()
- * @nsec:		continuously increasing count
- */
-struct timecounter {
-	const struct cyclecounter *cc;
-	cycle_t cycle_last;
-	u64 nsec;
-};
-
-/**
- * cyclecounter_cyc2ns - converts cycle counter cycles to nanoseconds
- * @cc:		Pointer to cycle counter.
- * @cycles:	Cycles
- *
- * XXX - This could use some mult_lxl_ll() asm optimization. Same code
- * as in cyc2ns, but with unsigned result.
- */
-static inline u64 cyclecounter_cyc2ns(const struct cyclecounter *cc,
-				      cycle_t cycles)
-{
-	u64 ret = (u64)cycles;
-	ret = (ret * cc->mult) >> cc->shift;
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * timecounter_init - initialize a time counter
- * @tc:			Pointer to time counter which is to be initialized/reset
- * @cc:			A cycle counter, ready to be used.
- * @start_tstamp:	Arbitrary initial time stamp.
- *
- * After this call the current cycle register (roughly) corresponds to
- * the initial time stamp. Every call to timecounter_read() increments
- * the time stamp counter by the number of elapsed nanoseconds.
- */
-extern void timecounter_init(struct timecounter *tc,
-			     const struct cyclecounter *cc,
-			     u64 start_tstamp);
-
-/**
- * timecounter_read - return nanoseconds elapsed since timecounter_init()
- *                    plus the initial time stamp
- * @tc:          Pointer to time counter.
- *
- * In other words, keeps track of time since the same epoch as
- * the function which generated the initial time stamp.
- */
-extern u64 timecounter_read(struct timecounter *tc);
-
-/**
- * timecounter_cyc2time - convert a cycle counter to same
- *                        time base as values returned by
- *                        timecounter_read()
- * @tc:		Pointer to time counter.
- * @cycle_tstamp:	a value returned by tc->cc->read()
- *
- * Cycle counts that are converted correctly as long as they
- * fall into the interval [-1/2 max cycle count, +1/2 max cycle count],
- * with "max cycle count" == cs->mask+1.
- *
- * This allows conversion of cycle counter values which were generated
- * in the past.
- */
-extern u64 timecounter_cyc2time(struct timecounter *tc,
-				cycle_t cycle_tstamp);
-
-/**
  * struct clocksource - hardware abstraction for a free running counter
  *	Provides mostly state-free accessors to the underlying hardware.
  *	This is the structure used for system time.
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
index 25c791e..f1e41b3 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 
-#include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <linux/timecounter.h>
 
 #define MAX_MSIX_P_PORT		17
 #define MAX_MSIX		64
diff --git a/include/linux/timecounter.h b/include/linux/timecounter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..146f07a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/timecounter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*
+ * linux/include/linux/timecounter.h
+ *
+ * based on code that migrated away from
+ * linux/include/linux/clocksource.h
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ */
+#ifndef _LINUX_TIMECOUNTER_H
+#define _LINUX_TIMECOUNTER_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct cyclecounter - hardware abstraction for a free running counter
+ *	Provides completely state-free accessors to the underlying hardware.
+ *	Depending on which hardware it reads, the cycle counter may wrap
+ *	around quickly. Locking rules (if necessary) have to be defined
+ *	by the implementor and user of specific instances of this API.
+ *
+ * @read:		returns the current cycle value
+ * @mask:		bitmask for two's complement
+ *			subtraction of non 64 bit counters,
+ *			see CLOCKSOURCE_MASK() helper macro
+ * @mult:		cycle to nanosecond multiplier
+ * @shift:		cycle to nanosecond divisor (power of two)
+ */
+struct cyclecounter {
+	cycle_t (*read)(const struct cyclecounter *cc);
+	cycle_t mask;
+	u32 mult;
+	u32 shift;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct timecounter - layer above a %struct cyclecounter which counts nanoseconds
+ *	Contains the state needed by timecounter_read() to detect
+ *	cycle counter wrap around. Initialize with
+ *	timecounter_init(). Also used to convert cycle counts into the
+ *	corresponding nanosecond counts with timecounter_cyc2time(). Users
+ *	of this code are responsible for initializing the underlying
+ *	cycle counter hardware, locking issues and reading the time
+ *	more often than the cycle counter wraps around. The nanosecond
+ *	counter will only wrap around after ~585 years.
+ *
+ * @cc:			the cycle counter used by this instance
+ * @cycle_last:		most recent cycle counter value seen by
+ *			timecounter_read()
+ * @nsec:		continuously increasing count
+ */
+struct timecounter {
+	const struct cyclecounter *cc;
+	cycle_t cycle_last;
+	u64 nsec;
+};
+
+/**
+ * cyclecounter_cyc2ns - converts cycle counter cycles to nanoseconds
+ * @cc:		Pointer to cycle counter.
+ * @cycles:	Cycles
+ *
+ * XXX - This could use some mult_lxl_ll() asm optimization. Same code
+ * as in cyc2ns, but with unsigned result.
+ */
+static inline u64 cyclecounter_cyc2ns(const struct cyclecounter *cc,
+				      cycle_t cycles)
+{
+	u64 ret = (u64)cycles;
+	ret = (ret * cc->mult) >> cc->shift;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * timecounter_init - initialize a time counter
+ * @tc:			Pointer to time counter which is to be initialized/reset
+ * @cc:			A cycle counter, ready to be used.
+ * @start_tstamp:	Arbitrary initial time stamp.
+ *
+ * After this call the current cycle register (roughly) corresponds to
+ * the initial time stamp. Every call to timecounter_read() increments
+ * the time stamp counter by the number of elapsed nanoseconds.
+ */
+extern void timecounter_init(struct timecounter *tc,
+			     const struct cyclecounter *cc,
+			     u64 start_tstamp);
+
+/**
+ * timecounter_read - return nanoseconds elapsed since timecounter_init()
+ *                    plus the initial time stamp
+ * @tc:          Pointer to time counter.
+ *
+ * In other words, keeps track of time since the same epoch as
+ * the function which generated the initial time stamp.
+ */
+extern u64 timecounter_read(struct timecounter *tc);
+
+/**
+ * timecounter_cyc2time - convert a cycle counter to same
+ *                        time base as values returned by
+ *                        timecounter_read()
+ * @tc:		Pointer to time counter.
+ * @cycle_tstamp:	a value returned by tc->cc->read()
+ *
+ * Cycle counts that are converted correctly as long as they
+ * fall into the interval [-1/2 max cycle count, +1/2 max cycle count],
+ * with "max cycle count" == cs->mask+1.
+ *
+ * This allows conversion of cycle counter values which were generated
+ * in the past.
+ */
+extern u64 timecounter_cyc2time(struct timecounter *tc,
+				cycle_t cycle_tstamp);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/types.h b/include/linux/types.h
index a0bb704..6232382 100644
--- a/include/linux/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/types.h
@@ -213,5 +213,8 @@ struct callback_head {
 };
 #define rcu_head callback_head
 
+/* clocksource cycle base type */
+typedef u64 cycle_t;
+
 #endif /*  __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* _LINUX_TYPES_H */
diff --git a/kernel/time/Makefile b/kernel/time/Makefile
index f622cf2..c09c078 100644
--- a/kernel/time/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/time/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 obj-y += time.o timer.o hrtimer.o itimer.o posix-timers.o posix-cpu-timers.o
 obj-y += timekeeping.o ntp.o clocksource.o jiffies.o timer_list.o
-obj-y += timeconv.o posix-clock.o alarmtimer.o
+obj-y += timeconv.o timecounter.o posix-clock.o alarmtimer.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BUILD)		+= clockevents.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS)		+= tick-common.o
diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index b79f39b..4892352 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -34,82 +34,6 @@
 #include "tick-internal.h"
 #include "timekeeping_internal.h"
 
-void timecounter_init(struct timecounter *tc,
-		      const struct cyclecounter *cc,
-		      u64 start_tstamp)
-{
-	tc->cc = cc;
-	tc->cycle_last = cc->read(cc);
-	tc->nsec = start_tstamp;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(timecounter_init);
-
-/**
- * timecounter_read_delta - get nanoseconds since last call of this function
- * @tc:         Pointer to time counter
- *
- * When the underlying cycle counter runs over, this will be handled
- * correctly as long as it does not run over more than once between
- * calls.
- *
- * The first call to this function for a new time counter initializes
- * the time tracking and returns an undefined result.
- */
-static u64 timecounter_read_delta(struct timecounter *tc)
-{
-	cycle_t cycle_now, cycle_delta;
-	u64 ns_offset;
-
-	/* read cycle counter: */
-	cycle_now = tc->cc->read(tc->cc);
-
-	/* calculate the delta since the last timecounter_read_delta(): */
-	cycle_delta = (cycle_now - tc->cycle_last) & tc->cc->mask;
-
-	/* convert to nanoseconds: */
-	ns_offset = cyclecounter_cyc2ns(tc->cc, cycle_delta);
-
-	/* update time stamp of timecounter_read_delta() call: */
-	tc->cycle_last = cycle_now;
-
-	return ns_offset;
-}
-
-u64 timecounter_read(struct timecounter *tc)
-{
-	u64 nsec;
-
-	/* increment time by nanoseconds since last call */
-	nsec = timecounter_read_delta(tc);
-	nsec += tc->nsec;
-	tc->nsec = nsec;
-
-	return nsec;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(timecounter_read);
-
-u64 timecounter_cyc2time(struct timecounter *tc,
-			 cycle_t cycle_tstamp)
-{
-	u64 cycle_delta = (cycle_tstamp - tc->cycle_last) & tc->cc->mask;
-	u64 nsec;
-
-	/*
-	 * Instead of always treating cycle_tstamp as more recent
-	 * than tc->cycle_last, detect when it is too far in the
-	 * future and treat it as old time stamp instead.
-	 */
-	if (cycle_delta > tc->cc->mask / 2) {
-		cycle_delta = (tc->cycle_last - cycle_tstamp) & tc->cc->mask;
-		nsec = tc->nsec - cyclecounter_cyc2ns(tc->cc, cycle_delta);
-	} else {
-		nsec = cyclecounter_cyc2ns(tc->cc, cycle_delta) + tc->nsec;
-	}
-
-	return nsec;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(timecounter_cyc2time);
-
 /**
  * clocks_calc_mult_shift - calculate mult/shift factors for scaled math of clocks
  * @mult:	pointer to mult variable
diff --git a/kernel/time/timecounter.c b/kernel/time/timecounter.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59a1ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/time/timecounter.c
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * linux/kernel/time/timecounter.c
+ *
+ * based on code that migrated away from
+ * linux/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/timecounter.h>
+
+void timecounter_init(struct timecounter *tc,
+		      const struct cyclecounter *cc,
+		      u64 start_tstamp)
+{
+	tc->cc = cc;
+	tc->cycle_last = cc->read(cc);
+	tc->nsec = start_tstamp;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(timecounter_init);
+
+/**
+ * timecounter_read_delta - get nanoseconds since last call of this function
+ * @tc:         Pointer to time counter
+ *
+ * When the underlying cycle counter runs over, this will be handled
+ * correctly as long as it does not run over more than once between
+ * calls.
+ *
+ * The first call to this function for a new time counter initializes
+ * the time tracking and returns an undefined result.
+ */
+static u64 timecounter_read_delta(struct timecounter *tc)
+{
+	cycle_t cycle_now, cycle_delta;
+	u64 ns_offset;
+
+	/* read cycle counter: */
+	cycle_now = tc->cc->read(tc->cc);
+
+	/* calculate the delta since the last timecounter_read_delta(): */
+	cycle_delta = (cycle_now - tc->cycle_last) & tc->cc->mask;
+
+	/* convert to nanoseconds: */
+	ns_offset = cyclecounter_cyc2ns(tc->cc, cycle_delta);
+
+	/* update time stamp of timecounter_read_delta() call: */
+	tc->cycle_last = cycle_now;
+
+	return ns_offset;
+}
+
+u64 timecounter_read(struct timecounter *tc)
+{
+	u64 nsec;
+
+	/* increment time by nanoseconds since last call */
+	nsec = timecounter_read_delta(tc);
+	nsec += tc->nsec;
+	tc->nsec = nsec;
+
+	return nsec;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(timecounter_read);
+
+u64 timecounter_cyc2time(struct timecounter *tc,
+			 cycle_t cycle_tstamp)
+{
+	u64 cycle_delta = (cycle_tstamp - tc->cycle_last) & tc->cc->mask;
+	u64 nsec;
+
+	/*
+	 * Instead of always treating cycle_tstamp as more recent
+	 * than tc->cycle_last, detect when it is too far in the
+	 * future and treat it as old time stamp instead.
+	 */
+	if (cycle_delta > tc->cc->mask / 2) {
+		cycle_delta = (tc->cycle_last - cycle_tstamp) & tc->cc->mask;
+		nsec = tc->nsec - cyclecounter_cyc2ns(tc->cc, cycle_delta);
+	} else {
+		nsec = cyclecounter_cyc2ns(tc->cc, cycle_delta) + tc->nsec;
+	}
+
+	return nsec;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(timecounter_cyc2time);
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_priv.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_priv.h
index aa484fd..3fc7cfe 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_priv.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_priv.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef __SOUND_HDA_PRIV_H
 #define __SOUND_HDA_PRIV_H
 
-#include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <linux/timecounter.h>
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
 
