diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/head.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/head.S
index fbc7ea35dd5789fab0d15f0a2e7ac1e28b1b99c2..f1778a84ea61b95487ba5ee3f0fe01161cfe1c00 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/head.S
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ start_ap:
 	mov ar.rsc=0		// place RSE in enforced lazy mode
 	;;
 	loadrs			// clear the dirty partition
+	mov IA64_KR(PER_CPU_DATA)=r0	// clear physical per-CPU base
 	;;
 	mov ar.bspstore=r2	// establish the new RSE stack
 	;;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
index c0766575a3a2113a56792623dc16a64752263239..35f7835294a38bc10bff199ec3c6e8d78f4485b6 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ unsigned long __per_cpu_offset[NR_CPUS];
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__per_cpu_offset);
 #endif
 
+extern void ia64_setup_printk_clock(void);
+
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpuinfo_ia64, cpu_info);
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, local_per_cpu_offset);
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, ia64_phys_stacked_size_p8);
@@ -445,6 +447,8 @@ setup_arch (char **cmdline_p)
 	/* process SAL system table: */
 	ia64_sal_init(efi.sal_systab);
 
+	ia64_setup_printk_clock();
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	cpu_physical_id(0) = hard_smp_processor_id();
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
index 028a2b95936c1fa48ca316921c65b1023b9e1585..a094ec49ccfab6fe8822771f9335def7a51cacf8 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
@@ -278,3 +278,30 @@ udelay (unsigned long usecs)
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(udelay);
+
+static unsigned long long ia64_itc_printk_clock(void)
+{
+	if (ia64_get_kr(IA64_KR_PER_CPU_DATA))
+		return sched_clock();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned long long ia64_default_printk_clock(void)
+{
+	return (unsigned long long)(jiffies_64 - INITIAL_JIFFIES) *
+		(1000000000/HZ);
+}
+
+unsigned long long (*ia64_printk_clock)(void) = &ia64_default_printk_clock;
+
+unsigned long long printk_clock(void)
+{
+	return ia64_printk_clock();
+}
+
+void __init
+ia64_setup_printk_clock(void)
+{
+	if (!(sal_platform_features & IA64_SAL_PLATFORM_FEATURE_ITC_DRIFT))
+		ia64_printk_clock = ia64_itc_printk_clock;
+}
diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/setup.c
index ee36bff93c3084c0d24bdea0cf80be5e4ff05cfb..6ea5b8a37c011448411bc72d3650e8a392904e9c 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/setup.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ extern unsigned long last_time_offset;
 extern void (*ia64_mark_idle) (int);
 extern void snidle(int);
 extern unsigned char acpi_kbd_controller_present;
+extern unsigned long long (*ia64_printk_clock)(void);
 
 unsigned long sn_rtc_cycles_per_second;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sn_rtc_cycles_per_second);
@@ -372,6 +373,16 @@ sn_scan_pcdp(void)
 	}
 }
 
+static unsigned long sn2_rtc_initial;
+
+static unsigned long long ia64_sn2_printk_clock(void)
+{
+	unsigned long rtc_now = rtc_time();
+
+	return (rtc_now - sn2_rtc_initial) *
+		(1000000000 / sn_rtc_cycles_per_second);
+}
+
 /**
  * sn_setup - SN platform setup routine
  * @cmdline_p: kernel command line
@@ -386,6 +397,7 @@ void __init sn_setup(char **cmdline_p)
 	u32 version = sn_sal_rev();
 	extern void sn_cpu_init(void);
 
+	sn2_rtc_initial = rtc_time();
 	ia64_sn_plat_set_error_handling_features();	// obsolete
 	ia64_sn_set_os_feature(OSF_MCA_SLV_TO_OS_INIT_SLV);
 	ia64_sn_set_os_feature(OSF_FEAT_LOG_SBES);
@@ -437,19 +449,6 @@ void __init sn_setup(char **cmdline_p)
 	 */
 	build_cnode_tables();
 
-	/*
-	 * Old PROMs do not provide an ACPI FADT. Disable legacy keyboard
-	 * support here so we don't have to listen to failed keyboard probe
-	 * messages.
-	 */
-	if (version <= 0x0209 && acpi_kbd_controller_present) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling legacy keyboard support as prom "
-		       "is too old and doesn't provide FADT\n");
-		acpi_kbd_controller_present = 0;
-	}
-
-	printk("SGI SAL version %x.%02x\n", version >> 8, version & 0x00FF);
-
 	status =
 	    ia64_sal_freq_base(SAL_FREQ_BASE_REALTIME_CLOCK, &ticks_per_sec,
 			       &drift);
@@ -463,6 +462,21 @@ void __init sn_setup(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	platform_intr_list[ACPI_INTERRUPT_CPEI] = IA64_CPE_VECTOR;
 
+	ia64_printk_clock = ia64_sn2_printk_clock;
+
+	/*
+	 * Old PROMs do not provide an ACPI FADT. Disable legacy keyboard
+	 * support here so we don't have to listen to failed keyboard probe
+	 * messages.
+	 */
+	if (version <= 0x0209 && acpi_kbd_controller_present) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling legacy keyboard support as prom "
+		       "is too old and doesn't provide FADT\n");
+		acpi_kbd_controller_present = 0;
+	}
+
+	printk("SGI SAL version %x.%02x\n", version >> 8, version & 0x00FF);
+
 	/*
 	 * we set the default root device to /dev/hda
 	 * to make simulation easy