/*
  * Setup the local clock events for a CPU.
  */
-static int armada_370_xp_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *evt)
+static int armada_370_xp_timer_starting_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
+       struct clock_event_device *evt = per_cpu_ptr(armada_370_xp_evt, cpu);
        u32 clr = 0, set = 0;
-       int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
        if (timer25Mhz)
                set = TIMER0_25MHZ;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void armada_370_xp_timer_stop(struct clock_event_device *evt)
+static int armada_370_xp_timer_dying_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
+       struct clock_event_device *evt = per_cpu_ptr(armada_370_xp_evt, cpu);
+
        evt->set_state_shutdown(evt);
        disable_percpu_irq(evt->irq);
+       return 0;
 }
 
-static int armada_370_xp_timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
-                                          unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
-{
-       /*
-        * Grab cpu pointer in each case to avoid spurious
-        * preemptible warnings
-        */
-       switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
-       case CPU_STARTING:
-               armada_370_xp_timer_setup(this_cpu_ptr(armada_370_xp_evt));
-               break;
-       case CPU_DYING:
-               armada_370_xp_timer_stop(this_cpu_ptr(armada_370_xp_evt));
-               break;
-       }
-
-       return NOTIFY_OK;
-}
-
-static struct notifier_block armada_370_xp_timer_cpu_nb = {
-       .notifier_call = armada_370_xp_timer_cpu_notify,
-};
-
 static u32 timer0_ctrl_reg, timer0_local_ctrl_reg;
 
 static int armada_370_xp_timer_suspend(void)
                return res;
        }
 
-       register_cpu_notifier(&armada_370_xp_timer_cpu_nb);
-
        armada_370_xp_evt = alloc_percpu(struct clock_event_device);
        if (!armada_370_xp_evt)
                return -ENOMEM;
                return res;
        }
 
-       res = armada_370_xp_timer_setup(this_cpu_ptr(armada_370_xp_evt));
+       res = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ARMADA_TIMER_STARTING,
+                               "AP_ARMADA_TIMER_STARTING",
+                               armada_370_xp_timer_starting_cpu,
+                               armada_370_xp_timer_dying_cpu);
        if (res) {
-               pr_err("Failed to setup timer");
+               pr_err("Failed to setup hotplug state and timer");
                return res;
        }
 
 
        CPUHP_AP_ARM_TWD_STARTING,
        CPUHP_AP_METAG_TIMER_STARTING,
        CPUHP_AP_QCOM_TIMER_STARTING,
+       CPUHP_AP_ARMADA_TIMER_STARTING,
        CPUHP_AP_MIPS_GIC_TIMER_STARTING,
        CPUHP_AP_KVM_STARTING,
        CPUHP_AP_KVM_ARM_VGIC_INIT_STARTING,