}
 module_init(rtc_init);
 
-void __init time_init(void)
+void read_persistent_clock(struct timespec *ts)
 {
        static struct pdc_tod tod_data;
+       if (pdc_tod_read(&tod_data) == 0) {
+               ts->tv_sec = tod_data.tod_sec;
+               ts->tv_nsec = tod_data.tod_usec * 1000;
+       } else {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "Error reading tod clock\n");
+               ts->tv_sec = 0;
+               ts->tv_nsec = 0;
+       }
+}
+
+void __init time_init(void)
+{
        unsigned long current_cr16_khz;
 
        clocktick = (100 * PAGE0->mem_10msec) / HZ;
        clocksource_cr16.mult = clocksource_khz2mult(current_cr16_khz,
                                                clocksource_cr16.shift);
        clocksource_register(&clocksource_cr16);
-
-       if (pdc_tod_read(&tod_data) == 0) {
-               unsigned long flags;
-
-               write_seqlock_irqsave(&xtime_lock, flags);
-               xtime.tv_sec = tod_data.tod_sec;
-               xtime.tv_nsec = tod_data.tod_usec * 1000;
-               set_normalized_timespec(&wall_to_monotonic,
-                                       -xtime.tv_sec, -xtime.tv_nsec);
-               write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&xtime_lock, flags);
-       } else {
-               printk(KERN_ERR "Error reading tod clock\n");
-               xtime.tv_sec = 0;
-               xtime.tv_nsec = 0;
-       }
 }