diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/time.c b/arch/arm/kernel/time.c
index e59b5b84168dadc02493200f26ee86e426059f70..b5867eca1d0bed94548a1582445a12979c1fc86d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/time.c
@@ -325,7 +325,9 @@ void timer_tick(void)
 	profile_tick(CPU_PROFILING);
 	do_leds();
 	do_set_rtc();
+	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
 	do_timer(1);
+	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 	update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-aaec2000/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-aaec2000/core.c
index 0446ef2f5bd665e3702e3b0448d2c8e73e282000..b016be2b0e35360ac135b6db8521e3b6d10cfb01 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-aaec2000/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-aaec2000/core.c
@@ -130,13 +130,9 @@ static irqreturn_t
 aaec2000_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	/* TODO: Check timer accuracy */
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	timer_tick();
 	TIMER1_CLEAR = 1;
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/time.c
index f428af7545b4472da7e4440e017366f037fc03b1..e5dc33f1f95c1accc5cbdda25b189f9fcb748b9b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/time.c
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ static unsigned long clps711x_gettimeoffset(void)
 static irqreturn_t
 p720t_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
 	timer_tick();
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-clps7500/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-clps7500/core.c
index 986205ec9269985dc47ec3500a3ab9f2d9ca71ae..2ac63671ea5f842aa6605dc5c411fb19728e108c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-clps7500/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-clps7500/core.c
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ extern unsigned long ioc_timer_gettimeoffset(void);
 static irqreturn_t
 clps7500_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	timer_tick();
 
 	/* Why not using do_leds interface?? */
@@ -313,8 +311,6 @@ clps7500_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		}
 	}
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ebsa110/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-ebsa110/core.c
index 8c1b5690dfe8c52b93662c8fe5fd98ca9c48ed8f..7710e14b52684b095b5aa456fd80cd1f35b6ce90 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ebsa110/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ebsa110/core.c
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ ebsa110_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	u32 count;
 
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	/* latch and read timer 1 */
 	__raw_writeb(0x40, PIT_CTRL);
 	count = __raw_readb(PIT_T1);
@@ -192,8 +190,6 @@ ebsa110_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	timer_tick();
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c
index 70b2c78011102a7dea24b05f99bd97473942f1d0..f1074ff02fdbb5fdaebe505157e1a36651a70185 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ static unsigned int last_jiffy_time;
 
 static int ep93xx_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	__raw_writel(1, EP93XX_TIMER1_CLEAR);
 	while ((signed long)
 		(__raw_readl(EP93XX_TIMER4_VALUE_LOW) - last_jiffy_time)
@@ -109,8 +107,6 @@ static int ep93xx_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		timer_tick();
 	}
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/dc21285-timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/dc21285-timer.c
index 3a63941d43beceea7a022c5c928ad3caa459afde..b2a21189dd81b620fe4e758d9a9cecc23d29a9eb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/dc21285-timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/dc21285-timer.c
@@ -30,14 +30,10 @@ static unsigned long timer1_gettimeoffset (void)
 static irqreturn_t
 timer1_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	*CSR_TIMER1_CLR = 0;
 
 	timer_tick();
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/isa-timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/isa-timer.c
index d08d64139d0051971a4bd57e88424518fa95d83d..a764e01d3573991010db8e629e03b7952d0d67ad 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/isa-timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/isa-timer.c
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ static unsigned long isa_gettimeoffset(void)
 static irqreturn_t
 isa_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
 	timer_tick();
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-h720x/cpu-h7201.c b/arch/arm/mach-h720x/cpu-h7201.c
index 9107b8e2ad6e77889955130462bdc3b237d206ea..c2a431f482f01bcbecf06a61897f35716b678e84 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-h720x/cpu-h7201.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-h720x/cpu-h7201.c
@@ -29,13 +29,9 @@
 static irqreturn_t
 h7201_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	CPU_REG (TIMER_VIRT, TIMER_TOPSTAT);
 	timer_tick();
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-h720x/cpu-h7202.c b/arch/arm/mach-h720x/cpu-h7202.c
index 0a1a25fb8ba83beca8f5afcebafdf99dc28b77b1..c627fa124eb361b0a162f1578d497df9804929f6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-h720x/cpu-h7202.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-h720x/cpu-h7202.c
@@ -113,9 +113,7 @@ h7202_timerx_demux_handler(unsigned int irq_unused, struct irq_desc *desc)
 	mask = CPU_REG (TIMER_VIRT, TIMER_TOPSTAT);
 
 	if ( mask & TSTAT_T0INT ) {
-		write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
 		timer_tick();
-		write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
 		if( mask == TSTAT_T0INT )
 			return;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/core.c
index e9c82deb791d30beb1a99aa043072329361c793c..7fbbc17f8e8b188abf213337af11cccdd4218532 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/core.c
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@ unsigned long integrator_gettimeoffset(void)
 static irqreturn_t
 integrator_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	/*
 	 * clear the interrupt
 	 */
@@ -259,8 +257,6 @@ integrator_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	timer_tick();
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/core.c
index cb6ad211887a942dea628f469230adf352539a82..81cdc826720663722f574605d58cc9b99833cbd5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/core.c
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ unsigned long ixp2000_gettimeoffset (void)
 
 static int ixp2000_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	/* clear timer 1 */
 	ixp2000_reg_wrb(IXP2000_T1_CLR, 1);
 
@@ -217,8 +215,6 @@ static int ixp2000_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		next_jiffy_time -= ticks_per_jiffy;
 	}
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ks8695/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-ks8695/time.c
index d2c86e4a72eb79af23c80e38ad4114a4b0f8c63e..02f766b3121dcf35c02b07efa0cfabfc3dadc1c0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ks8695/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ks8695/time.c
@@ -70,10 +70,7 @@ static unsigned long ks8695_gettimeoffset (void)
  */
 static irqreturn_t ks8695_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
 	timer_tick();
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-lh7a40x/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-lh7a40x/time.c
index c25316d02537ef0dc34563b6c4d1bfae1a1de134..e50e60b33851592147f35b838665ec42be89a790 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-lh7a40x/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-lh7a40x/time.c
@@ -41,13 +41,9 @@
 static irqreturn_t
 lh7a40x_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	TIMER_EOI = 0;
 	timer_tick();
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/time.c
index e81fb5c5d7c39e22061a9f0b0be664b2afb55a9e..fb565c98dbfb67c8e0b3c4f047d8426922b41f62 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/time.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ static irqreturn_t mxc_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	unsigned int next_match;
 
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	if (__raw_readl(MXC_GPT_GPTSR) & GPTSR_OF1) {
 		do {
 			timer_tick();
@@ -57,8 +55,6 @@ static irqreturn_t mxc_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 				       __raw_readl(MXC_GPT_GPTCNT)) <= 0);
 	}
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-netx/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-netx/time.c
index 4762e207b0bff82c4819e1314b480449a3188cf3..ea07b54afa598be9b115748fe6a30e023f192603 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-netx/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-netx/time.c
@@ -33,12 +33,8 @@
 static irqreturn_t
 netx_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	timer_tick();
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	/* acknowledge interrupt */
 	writel(COUNTER_BIT(0), NETX_GPIO_IRQ);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer-gp.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer-gp.c
index 8d322c20ccaedd0e65f8537d376e2bceae3f42c4..3234deedb9465ae628f0832e2a4afba16376ecce 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer-gp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer-gp.c
@@ -40,13 +40,9 @@ static inline void omap2_gp_timer_start(unsigned long load_val)
 
 static irqreturn_t omap2_gp_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	omap_dm_timer_write_status(gptimer, OMAP_TIMER_INT_OVERFLOW);
 	timer_tick();
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pnx4008/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-pnx4008/time.c
index 67e05f005a6bcaa99a340c1969307052d15223db..6d4ca8fc0cb4521c18904b761bd1a73d0459d664 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pnx4008/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pnx4008/time.c
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ static irqreturn_t pnx4008_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	if (__raw_readl(HSTIM_INT) & MATCH0_INT) {
 
-		write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 		do {
 			timer_tick();
 
@@ -73,8 +71,6 @@ static irqreturn_t pnx4008_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		} while ((signed)
 			 (__raw_readl(HSTIM_MATCH0) -
 			  __raw_readl(HSTIM_COUNTER)) < 0);
-
-		write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
 	}
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
index c7f1b44da40d0849295d55d82f19e718778f5b0d..61d70218f1e8adc60aee99d0e044700cb2fe6fd2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
@@ -530,8 +530,6 @@ static unsigned long realview_gettimeoffset(void)
  */
 static irqreturn_t realview_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	// ...clear the interrupt
 	writel(1, TIMER0_VA_BASE + TIMER_INTCLR);
 
@@ -542,8 +540,6 @@ static irqreturn_t realview_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
 #endif
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/time.c
index fdf7b016e7adeadfa5652ae9779803209eba3d91..47f8640438e6a9d6ede96c45e7933b864a2037e4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/time.c
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ sa1100_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	unsigned int next_match;
 
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_IDLE_HZ
 	if (match_posponed) {
 		match_posponed = 0;
@@ -85,8 +83,6 @@ sa1100_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		next_match = (OSMR0 += LATCH);
 	} while ((signed long)(next_match - OSCR) <= 0);
 
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shark/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-shark/core.c
index a0545db2a34f5e0fedb1f98551751e303f34e7b8..09d9f33d4072fb591c8f4b1c2f2b90894ef86c70 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shark/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shark/core.c
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ static void __init shark_map_io(void)
 static irqreturn_t
 shark_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
 	timer_tick();
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }