--- linux-2.6.19/kernel/timer.c	2006-12-11 11:25:50.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.19-ed/kernel/timer.c	2006-12-11 11:31:30.000000000 +0100
@@ -1020,11 +1020,9 @@ static inline void calc_load(unsigned lo
  * This read-write spinlock protects us from races in SMP while
  * playing with xtime and avenrun.
  */
-#ifndef ARCH_HAVE_XTIME_LOCK
-__cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SEQLOCK(xtime_lock);
+__attribute__((weak)) __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SEQLOCK(xtime_lock);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xtime_lock);
-#endif
 
 /*
  * This function runs timers and the timer-tq in bottom half context.
--- linux-2.6.19/include/linux/time.h	2006-12-11 11:34:54.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.19-ed/include/linux/time.h	2006-12-11 11:34:54.000000000 +0100
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static inline struct timespec timespec_s
 
 extern struct timespec xtime;
 extern struct timespec wall_to_monotonic;
-extern seqlock_t xtime_lock;
+extern seqlock_t xtime_lock __attribute__((weak));
 
 void timekeeping_init(void);
 
--- linux-2.6.19/include/asm-x86_64/vsyscall.h	2006-12-11 11:34:54.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.19-ed/include/asm-x86_64/vsyscall.h	2006-12-11 11:34:54.000000000 +0100
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ extern struct vxtime_data vxtime;
 extern int vgetcpu_mode;
 extern struct timezone sys_tz;
 extern int sysctl_vsyscall;
-extern seqlock_t xtime_lock;
-
-extern int sysctl_vsyscall;
-
-#define ARCH_HAVE_XTIME_LOCK 1
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */