diff --git a/include/linux/jiffies.h b/include/linux/jiffies.h
index e0b5b684d83f..e377e34e589e 100644
--- a/include/linux/jiffies.h
+++ b/include/linux/jiffies.h
@@ -134,6 +134,22 @@ static inline u64 get_jiffies_64(void)
 	 ((__s64)(a) - (__s64)(b) >= 0))
 #define time_before_eq64(a,b)	time_after_eq64(b,a)
 
+/*
+ * These four macros compare jiffies and 'a' for convenience.
+ */
+
+/* time_is_before_jiffies(a) return true if a is before jiffies */
+#define time_is_before_jiffies(a) time_after(jiffies, a)
+
+/* time_is_after_jiffies(a) return true if a is after jiffies */
+#define time_is_after_jiffies(a) time_before(jiffies, a)
+
+/* time_is_before_eq_jiffies(a) return true if a is before or equal to jiffies*/
+#define time_is_before_eq_jiffies(a) time_after_eq(jiffies, a)
+
+/* time_is_after_eq_jiffies(a) return true if a is after or equal to jiffies*/
+#define time_is_after_eq_jiffies(a) time_before_eq(jiffies, a)
+
 /*
  * Have the 32 bit jiffies value wrap 5 minutes after boot
  * so jiffies wrap bugs show up earlier.
diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index c642ef75069f..f78777abe769 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -1238,51 +1238,50 @@ void hrtimer_run_pending(void)
 /*
  * Called from hardirq context every jiffy
  */
-static inline void run_hrtimer_queue(struct hrtimer_cpu_base *cpu_base,
-				     int index)
-{
-	struct rb_node *node;
-	struct hrtimer_clock_base *base = &cpu_base->clock_base[index];
-
-	if (!base->first)
-		return;
-
-	if (base->get_softirq_time)
-		base->softirq_time = base->get_softirq_time();
-
-	spin_lock(&cpu_base->lock);
-
-	while ((node = base->first)) {
-		struct hrtimer *timer;
-
-		timer = rb_entry(node, struct hrtimer, node);
-		if (base->softirq_time.tv64 <= timer->expires.tv64)
-			break;
-
-		if (timer->cb_mode == HRTIMER_CB_SOFTIRQ) {
-			__remove_hrtimer(timer, base, HRTIMER_STATE_PENDING, 0);
-			list_add_tail(&timer->cb_entry,
-					&base->cpu_base->cb_pending);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		__run_hrtimer(timer);
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&cpu_base->lock);
-}
-
 void hrtimer_run_queues(void)
 {
+	struct rb_node *node;
 	struct hrtimer_cpu_base *cpu_base = &__get_cpu_var(hrtimer_bases);
-	int i;
+	struct hrtimer_clock_base *base;
+	int index, gettime = 1;
 
 	if (hrtimer_hres_active())
 		return;
 
-	hrtimer_get_softirq_time(cpu_base);
+	for (index = 0; index < HRTIMER_MAX_CLOCK_BASES; index++) {
+		base = &cpu_base->clock_base[index];
 
-	for (i = 0; i < HRTIMER_MAX_CLOCK_BASES; i++)
-		run_hrtimer_queue(cpu_base, i);
+		if (!base->first)
+			continue;
+
+		if (base->get_softirq_time)
+			base->softirq_time = base->get_softirq_time();
+		else if (gettime) {
+			hrtimer_get_softirq_time(cpu_base);
+			gettime = 0;
+		}
+
+		spin_lock(&cpu_base->lock);
+
+		while ((node = base->first)) {
+			struct hrtimer *timer;
+
+			timer = rb_entry(node, struct hrtimer, node);
+			if (base->softirq_time.tv64 <= timer->expires.tv64)
+				break;
+
+			if (timer->cb_mode == HRTIMER_CB_SOFTIRQ) {
+				__remove_hrtimer(timer, base,
+					HRTIMER_STATE_PENDING, 0);
+				list_add_tail(&timer->cb_entry,
+					&base->cpu_base->cb_pending);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			__run_hrtimer(timer);
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&cpu_base->lock);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index fdfa0c745bb6..57a1f02e5ec0 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static void tick_do_broadcast_on_off(void *why)
 void tick_broadcast_on_off(unsigned long reason, int *oncpu)
 {
 	if (!cpu_isset(*oncpu, cpu_online_map))
-		printk(KERN_ERR "tick-braodcast: ignoring broadcast for "
+		printk(KERN_ERR "tick-broadcast: ignoring broadcast for "
 		       "offline CPU #%d\n", *oncpu);
 	else
 		smp_call_function_single(*oncpu, tick_do_broadcast_on_off,