Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  hrtimer: Make lookup table const
  RTC: Disable CONFIG_RTC_CLASS from being built as a module
  timers: Fix alarmtimer build issues when CONFIG_RTC_CLASS=n
  timers: Remove delayed irqwork from alarmtimers implementation
  timers: Improve alarmtimer comments and minor fixes
  timers: Posix interface for alarm-timers
  timers: Introduce in-kernel alarm-timer interface
  timers: Add rb_init_node() to allow for stack allocated rb nodes
  time: Add timekeeping_inject_sleeptime

1 files changed, 40 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/alarmtimer.h b/include/linux/alarmtimer.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c5d6095b46f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/alarmtimer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_ALARMTIMER_H
+#define _LINUX_ALARMTIMER_H
+
+#include <linux/time.h>
+#include <linux/hrtimer.h>
+#include <linux/timerqueue.h>
+#include <linux/rtc.h>
+
+enum alarmtimer_type {
+	ALARM_REALTIME,
+	ALARM_BOOTTIME,
+
+	ALARM_NUMTYPE,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct alarm - Alarm timer structure
+ * @node:	timerqueue node for adding to the event list this value
+ *		also includes the expiration time.
+ * @period:	Period for recuring alarms
+ * @function:	Function pointer to be executed when the timer fires.
+ * @type:	Alarm type (BOOTTIME/REALTIME)
+ * @enabled:	Flag that represents if the alarm is set to fire or not
+ * @data:	Internal data value.
+ */
+struct alarm {
+	struct timerqueue_node	node;
+	ktime_t			period;
+	void			(*function)(struct alarm *);
+	enum alarmtimer_type	type;
+	bool			enabled;
+	void			*data;
+};
+
+void alarm_init(struct alarm *alarm, enum alarmtimer_type type,
+		void (*function)(struct alarm *));
+void alarm_start(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t start, ktime_t period);
+void alarm_cancel(struct alarm *alarm);
+
+#endif