diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 52e18e6..f94bca6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -410,6 +410,10 @@
 	  over full virtualization.  However, when run without a hypervisor
 	  the kernel is theoretically slower and slightly larger.
 
+config PARAVIRT_CLOCK
+	bool
+	default n
+
 endif
 
 config MEMTEST_BOOTPARAM
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index 5e618c3..77807d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM_GUEST)		+= kvm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM_CLOCK)		+= kvmclock.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PARAVIRT)		+= paravirt.o paravirt_patch_$(BITS).o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PARAVIRT_CLOCK)	+= pvclock.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCSPKR_PLATFORM)	+= pcspeaker.o
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/pvclock.c b/arch/x86/kernel/pvclock.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05fbe9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/pvclock.c
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*  paravirtual clock -- common code used by kvm/xen
+
+    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.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+*/
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <asm/pvclock.h>
+
+/*
+ * These are perodically updated
+ *    xen: magic shared_info page
+ *    kvm: gpa registered via msr
+ * and then copied here.
+ */
+struct pvclock_shadow_time {
+	u64 tsc_timestamp;     /* TSC at last update of time vals.  */
+	u64 system_timestamp;  /* Time, in nanosecs, since boot.    */
+	u32 tsc_to_nsec_mul;
+	int tsc_shift;
+	u32 version;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Scale a 64-bit delta by scaling and multiplying by a 32-bit fraction,
+ * yielding a 64-bit result.
+ */
+static inline u64 scale_delta(u64 delta, u32 mul_frac, int shift)
+{
+	u64 product;
+#ifdef __i386__
+	u32 tmp1, tmp2;
+#endif
+
+	if (shift < 0)
+		delta >>= -shift;
+	else
+		delta <<= shift;
+
+#ifdef __i386__
+	__asm__ (
+		"mul  %5       ; "
+		"mov  %4,%%eax ; "
+		"mov  %%edx,%4 ; "
+		"mul  %5       ; "
+		"xor  %5,%5    ; "
+		"add  %4,%%eax ; "
+		"adc  %5,%%edx ; "
+		: "=A" (product), "=r" (tmp1), "=r" (tmp2)
+		: "a" ((u32)delta), "1" ((u32)(delta >> 32)), "2" (mul_frac) );
+#elif __x86_64__
+	__asm__ (
+		"mul %%rdx ; shrd $32,%%rdx,%%rax"
+		: "=a" (product) : "0" (delta), "d" ((u64)mul_frac) );
+#else
+#error implement me!
+#endif
+
+	return product;
+}
+
+static u64 pvclock_get_nsec_offset(struct pvclock_shadow_time *shadow)
+{
+	u64 delta = native_read_tsc() - shadow->tsc_timestamp;
+	return scale_delta(delta, shadow->tsc_to_nsec_mul, shadow->tsc_shift);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Reads a consistent set of time-base values from hypervisor,
+ * into a shadow data area.
+ */
+static unsigned pvclock_get_time_values(struct pvclock_shadow_time *dst,
+					struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info *src)
+{
+	do {
+		dst->version = src->version;
+		rmb();		/* fetch version before data */
+		dst->tsc_timestamp     = src->tsc_timestamp;
+		dst->system_timestamp  = src->system_time;
+		dst->tsc_to_nsec_mul   = src->tsc_to_system_mul;
+		dst->tsc_shift         = src->tsc_shift;
+		rmb();		/* test version after fetching data */
+	} while ((src->version & 1) || (dst->version != src->version));
+
+	return dst->version;
+}
+
+cycle_t pvclock_clocksource_read(struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info *src)
+{
+	struct pvclock_shadow_time shadow;
+	unsigned version;
+	cycle_t ret, offset;
+
+	do {
+		version = pvclock_get_time_values(&shadow, src);
+		barrier();
+		offset = pvclock_get_nsec_offset(&shadow);
+		ret = shadow.system_timestamp + offset;
+		barrier();
+	} while (version != src->version);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void pvclock_read_wallclock(struct pvclock_wall_clock *wall_clock,
+			    struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info *vcpu_time,
+			    struct timespec *ts)
+{
+	u32 version;
+	u64 delta;
+	struct timespec now;
+
+	/* get wallclock at system boot */
+	do {
+		version = wall_clock->version;
+		rmb();		/* fetch version before time */
+		now.tv_sec  = wall_clock->sec;
+		now.tv_nsec = wall_clock->nsec;
+		rmb();		/* fetch time before checking version */
+	} while ((wall_clock->version & 1) || (version != wall_clock->version));
+
+	delta = pvclock_clocksource_read(vcpu_time);	/* time since system boot */
+	delta += now.tv_sec * (u64)NSEC_PER_SEC + now.tv_nsec;
+
+	now.tv_nsec = do_div(delta, NSEC_PER_SEC);
+	now.tv_sec = delta;
+
+	set_normalized_timespec(ts, now.tv_sec, now.tv_nsec);
+}
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/pvclock-abi.h b/include/asm-x86/pvclock-abi.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6857f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-x86/pvclock-abi.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef _ASM_X86_PVCLOCK_ABI_H_
+#define _ASM_X86_PVCLOCK_ABI_H_
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+/*
+ * These structs MUST NOT be changed.
+ * They are the ABI between hypervisor and guest OS.
+ * Both Xen and KVM are using this.
+ *
+ * pvclock_vcpu_time_info holds the system time and the tsc timestamp
+ * of the last update. So the guest can use the tsc delta to get a
+ * more precise system time.  There is one per virtual cpu.
+ *
+ * pvclock_wall_clock references the point in time when the system
+ * time was zero (usually boot time), thus the guest calculates the
+ * current wall clock by adding the system time.
+ *
+ * Protocol for the "version" fields is: hypervisor raises it (making
+ * it uneven) before it starts updating the fields and raises it again
+ * (making it even) when it is done.  Thus the guest can make sure the
+ * time values it got are consistent by checking the version before
+ * and after reading them.
+ */
+
+struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info {
+	u32   version;
+	u32   pad0;
+	u64   tsc_timestamp;
+	u64   system_time;
+	u32   tsc_to_system_mul;
+	s8    tsc_shift;
+	u8    pad[3];
+} __attribute__((__packed__)); /* 32 bytes */
+
+struct pvclock_wall_clock {
+	u32   version;
+	u32   sec;
+	u32   nsec;
+} __attribute__((__packed__));
+
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
+#endif /* _ASM_X86_PVCLOCK_ABI_H_ */
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/pvclock.h b/include/asm-x86/pvclock.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85b1bba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-x86/pvclock.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef _ASM_X86_PVCLOCK_H_
+#define _ASM_X86_PVCLOCK_H_
+
+#include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <asm/pvclock-abi.h>
+
+/* some helper functions for xen and kvm pv clock sources */
+cycle_t pvclock_clocksource_read(struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info *src);
+void pvclock_read_wallclock(struct pvclock_wall_clock *wall,
+			    struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info *vcpu,
+			    struct timespec *ts);
+
+#endif /* _ASM_X86_PVCLOCK_H_ */