return div_u64(get_kernel_ns() + kvm->arch.kvmclock_offset, 100);
 }
 
-static void stimer_mark_expired(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_stimer *stimer,
+static void stimer_mark_pending(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_stimer *stimer,
                                bool vcpu_kick)
 {
        struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = stimer_to_vcpu(stimer);
        struct kvm_vcpu_hv_stimer *stimer;
 
        stimer = container_of(timer, struct kvm_vcpu_hv_stimer, timer);
-       stimer_mark_expired(stimer, true);
+       stimer_mark_pending(stimer, true);
 
        return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }
                 * "If a one shot is enabled and the specified count is in
                 * the past, it will expire immediately."
                 */
-               stimer_mark_expired(stimer, false);
+               stimer_mark_pending(stimer, false);
                return 0;
        }
 
 static int stimer_set_config(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_stimer *stimer, u64 config,
                             bool host)
 {
+       stimer_cleanup(stimer);
        if ((stimer->config & HV_STIMER_ENABLE) && HV_STIMER_SINT(config) == 0)
                config &= ~HV_STIMER_ENABLE;
        stimer->config = config;
-       stimer_cleanup(stimer);
-       if (stimer->config & HV_STIMER_ENABLE)
-               if (stimer_start(stimer))
-                       return 1;
+       stimer_mark_pending(stimer, false);
        return 0;
 }
 
 static int stimer_set_count(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_stimer *stimer, u64 count,
                            bool host)
 {
-       stimer->count = count;
-
        stimer_cleanup(stimer);
+       stimer->count = count;
        if (stimer->count == 0)
                stimer->config &= ~HV_STIMER_ENABLE;
-       else if (stimer->config & HV_STIMER_AUTOENABLE) {
+       else if (stimer->config & HV_STIMER_AUTOENABLE)
                stimer->config |= HV_STIMER_ENABLE;
-               if (stimer_start(stimer))
-                       return 1;
-       }
-
+       stimer_mark_pending(stimer, false);
        return 0;
 }
 
 {
        struct kvm_vcpu_hv *hv_vcpu = vcpu_to_hv_vcpu(vcpu);
        struct kvm_vcpu_hv_stimer *stimer;
-       u64 time_now;
+       u64 time_now, exp_time;
        int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(hv_vcpu->stimer); i++)
                if (test_and_clear_bit(i, hv_vcpu->stimer_pending_bitmap)) {
                        stimer = &hv_vcpu->stimer[i];
                        if (stimer->config & HV_STIMER_ENABLE) {
-                               time_now = get_time_ref_counter(vcpu->kvm);
-                               if (time_now >= stimer->exp_time)
-                                       stimer_expiration(stimer);
+                               exp_time = stimer->exp_time;
+
+                               if (exp_time) {
+                                       time_now =
+                                               get_time_ref_counter(vcpu->kvm);
+                                       if (time_now >= exp_time)
+                                               stimer_expiration(stimer);
+                               }
 
-                               if (stimer->config & HV_STIMER_ENABLE)
+                               if ((stimer->config & HV_STIMER_ENABLE) &&
+                                   stimer->count)
                                        stimer_start(stimer);
                                else
                                        stimer_cleanup(stimer);