diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index 94b9457..78d74f6 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 obj-m := DocBook/ accounting/ auxdisplay/ connector/ \
 	filesystems/configfs/ ia64/ networking/ \
-	pcmcia/ spi/ video4linux/ vm/ watchdog/src/
+	pcmcia/ spi/ timers/ video4linux/ vm/ watchdog/src/
diff --git a/Documentation/timers/00-INDEX b/Documentation/timers/00-INDEX
index 397dc35..a9248da 100644
--- a/Documentation/timers/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/timers/00-INDEX
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 	- High resolution timers and dynamic ticks design notes
 hpet.txt
 	- High Precision Event Timer Driver for Linux
+hpet_example.c
+	- sample hpet timer test program
 hrtimers.txt
 	- subsystem for high-resolution kernel timers
 timer_stats.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/timers/Makefile b/Documentation/timers/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c85625f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/timers/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
+obj- := dummy.o
+
+# List of programs to build
+hostprogs-y := hpet_example
+
+# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
diff --git a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
index 16d25e6..767392f 100644
--- a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
+++ b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
@@ -26,274 +26,5 @@
 arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c.
 
 The driver provides a userspace API which resembles the API found in the
-RTC driver framework.  An example user space program is provided below.
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <memory.h>
-#include <malloc.h>
-#include <time.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include <linux/hpet.h>
-
-
-extern void hpet_open_close(int, const char **);
-extern void hpet_info(int, const char **);
-extern void hpet_poll(int, const char **);
-extern void hpet_fasync(int, const char **);
-extern void hpet_read(int, const char **);
-
-#include <sys/poll.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-
-struct hpet_command {
-	char		*command;
-	void		(*func)(int argc, const char ** argv);
-} hpet_command[] = {
-	{
-		"open-close",
-		hpet_open_close
-	},
-	{
-		"info",
-		hpet_info
-	},
-	{
-		"poll",
-		hpet_poll
-	},
-	{
-		"fasync",
-		hpet_fasync
-	},
-};
-
-int
-main(int argc, const char ** argv)
-{
-	int	i;
-
-	argc--;
-	argv++;
-
-	if (!argc) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "-hpet: requires command\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-
-	for (i = 0; i < (sizeof (hpet_command) / sizeof (hpet_command[0])); i++)
-		if (!strcmp(argv[0], hpet_command[i].command)) {
-			argc--;
-			argv++;
-			fprintf(stderr, "-hpet: executing %s\n",
-				hpet_command[i].command);
-			hpet_command[i].func(argc, argv);
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-	fprintf(stderr, "do_hpet: command %s not implemented\n", argv[0]);
-
-	return -1;
-}
-
-void
-hpet_open_close(int argc, const char **argv)
-{
-	int	fd;
-
-	if (argc != 1) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_open_close: device-name\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	fd = open(argv[0], O_RDONLY);
-	if (fd < 0)
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_open_close: open failed\n");
-	else
-		close(fd);
-
-	return;
-}
-
-void
-hpet_info(int argc, const char **argv)
-{
-}
-
-void
-hpet_poll(int argc, const char **argv)
-{
-	unsigned long		freq;
-	int			iterations, i, fd;
-	struct pollfd		pfd;
-	struct hpet_info	info;
-	struct timeval		stv, etv;
-	struct timezone		tz;
-	long			usec;
-
-	if (argc != 3) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: device-name freq iterations\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	freq = atoi(argv[1]);
-	iterations = atoi(argv[2]);
-
-	fd = open(argv[0], O_RDONLY);
-
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: open of %s failed\n", argv[0]);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (ioctl(fd, HPET_IRQFREQ, freq) < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: HPET_IRQFREQ failed\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (ioctl(fd, HPET_INFO, &info) < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: failed to get info\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: info.hi_flags 0x%lx\n", info.hi_flags);
-
-	if (info.hi_flags && (ioctl(fd, HPET_EPI, 0) < 0)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: HPET_EPI failed\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (ioctl(fd, HPET_IE_ON, 0) < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll, HPET_IE_ON failed\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	pfd.fd = fd;
-	pfd.events = POLLIN;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
-		pfd.revents = 0;
-		gettimeofday(&stv, &tz);
-		if (poll(&pfd, 1, -1) < 0)
-			fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: poll failed\n");
-		else {
-			long 	data;
-
-			gettimeofday(&etv, &tz);
-			usec = stv.tv_sec * 1000000 + stv.tv_usec;
-			usec = (etv.tv_sec * 1000000 + etv.tv_usec) - usec;
-
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				"hpet_poll: expired time = 0x%lx\n", usec);
-
-			fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: revents = 0x%x\n",
-				pfd.revents);
-
-			if (read(fd, &data, sizeof(data)) != sizeof(data)) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: read failed\n");
-			}
-			else
-				fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: data 0x%lx\n",
-					data);
-		}
-	}
-
-out:
-	close(fd);
-	return;
-}
-
-static int hpet_sigio_count;
-
-static void
-hpet_sigio(int val)
-{
-	fprintf(stderr, "hpet_sigio: called\n");
-	hpet_sigio_count++;
-}
-
-void
-hpet_fasync(int argc, const char **argv)
-{
-	unsigned long		freq;
-	int			iterations, i, fd, value;
-	sig_t			oldsig;
-	struct hpet_info	info;
-
-	hpet_sigio_count = 0;
-	fd = -1;
-
-	if ((oldsig = signal(SIGIO, hpet_sigio)) == SIG_ERR) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: failed to set signal handler\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (argc != 3) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: device-name freq iterations\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	fd = open(argv[0], O_RDONLY);
-
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: failed to open %s\n", argv[0]);
-		return;
-	}
-
-
-	if ((fcntl(fd, F_SETOWN, getpid()) == 1) ||
-		((value = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL)) == 1) ||
-		(fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, value | O_ASYNC) == 1)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: fcntl failed\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	freq = atoi(argv[1]);
-	iterations = atoi(argv[2]);
-
-	if (ioctl(fd, HPET_IRQFREQ, freq) < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: HPET_IRQFREQ failed\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (ioctl(fd, HPET_INFO, &info) < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: failed to get info\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: info.hi_flags 0x%lx\n", info.hi_flags);
-
-	if (info.hi_flags && (ioctl(fd, HPET_EPI, 0) < 0)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: HPET_EPI failed\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (ioctl(fd, HPET_IE_ON, 0) < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync, HPET_IE_ON failed\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
-		(void) pause();
-		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: count = %d\n", hpet_sigio_count);
-	}
-
-out:
-	signal(SIGIO, oldsig);
-
-	if (fd >= 0)
-		close(fd);
-
-	return;
-}
+RTC driver framework.  An example user space program is provided in
+file:Documentation/timers/hpet_example.c
diff --git a/Documentation/timers/hpet_example.c b/Documentation/timers/hpet_example.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9ce2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/timers/hpet_example.c
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <memory.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <linux/hpet.h>
+
+
+extern void hpet_open_close(int, const char **);
+extern void hpet_info(int, const char **);
+extern void hpet_poll(int, const char **);
+extern void hpet_fasync(int, const char **);
+extern void hpet_read(int, const char **);
+
+#include <sys/poll.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+struct hpet_command {
+	char		*command;
+	void		(*func)(int argc, const char ** argv);
+} hpet_command[] = {
+	{
+		"open-close",
+		hpet_open_close
+	},
+	{
+		"info",
+		hpet_info
+	},
+	{
+		"poll",
+		hpet_poll
+	},
+	{
+		"fasync",
+		hpet_fasync
+	},
+};
+
+int
+main(int argc, const char ** argv)
+{
+	int	i;
+
+	argc--;
+	argv++;
+
+	if (!argc) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "-hpet: requires command\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+
+	for (i = 0; i < (sizeof (hpet_command) / sizeof (hpet_command[0])); i++)
+		if (!strcmp(argv[0], hpet_command[i].command)) {
+			argc--;
+			argv++;
+			fprintf(stderr, "-hpet: executing %s\n",
+				hpet_command[i].command);
+			hpet_command[i].func(argc, argv);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "do_hpet: command %s not implemented\n", argv[0]);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void
+hpet_open_close(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	int	fd;
+
+	if (argc != 1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_open_close: device-name\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	fd = open(argv[0], O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_open_close: open failed\n");
+	else
+		close(fd);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+void
+hpet_info(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+}
+
+void
+hpet_poll(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	unsigned long		freq;
+	int			iterations, i, fd;
+	struct pollfd		pfd;
+	struct hpet_info	info;
+	struct timeval		stv, etv;
+	struct timezone		tz;
+	long			usec;
+
+	if (argc != 3) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: device-name freq iterations\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	freq = atoi(argv[1]);
+	iterations = atoi(argv[2]);
+
+	fd = open(argv[0], O_RDONLY);
+
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: open of %s failed\n", argv[0]);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (ioctl(fd, HPET_IRQFREQ, freq) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: HPET_IRQFREQ failed\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (ioctl(fd, HPET_INFO, &info) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: failed to get info\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: info.hi_flags 0x%lx\n", info.hi_flags);
+
+	if (info.hi_flags && (ioctl(fd, HPET_EPI, 0) < 0)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: HPET_EPI failed\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (ioctl(fd, HPET_IE_ON, 0) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll, HPET_IE_ON failed\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	pfd.fd = fd;
+	pfd.events = POLLIN;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
+		pfd.revents = 0;
+		gettimeofday(&stv, &tz);
+		if (poll(&pfd, 1, -1) < 0)
+			fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: poll failed\n");
+		else {
+			long 	data;
+
+			gettimeofday(&etv, &tz);
+			usec = stv.tv_sec * 1000000 + stv.tv_usec;
+			usec = (etv.tv_sec * 1000000 + etv.tv_usec) - usec;
+
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				"hpet_poll: expired time = 0x%lx\n", usec);
+
+			fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: revents = 0x%x\n",
+				pfd.revents);
+
+			if (read(fd, &data, sizeof(data)) != sizeof(data)) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: read failed\n");
+			}
+			else
+				fprintf(stderr, "hpet_poll: data 0x%lx\n",
+					data);
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	close(fd);
+	return;
+}
+
+static int hpet_sigio_count;
+
+static void
+hpet_sigio(int val)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "hpet_sigio: called\n");
+	hpet_sigio_count++;
+}
+
+void
+hpet_fasync(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	unsigned long		freq;
+	int			iterations, i, fd, value;
+	sig_t			oldsig;
+	struct hpet_info	info;
+
+	hpet_sigio_count = 0;
+	fd = -1;
+
+	if ((oldsig = signal(SIGIO, hpet_sigio)) == SIG_ERR) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: failed to set signal handler\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (argc != 3) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: device-name freq iterations\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	fd = open(argv[0], O_RDONLY);
+
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: failed to open %s\n", argv[0]);
+		return;
+	}
+
+
+	if ((fcntl(fd, F_SETOWN, getpid()) == 1) ||
+		((value = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL)) == 1) ||
+		(fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, value | O_ASYNC) == 1)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: fcntl failed\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	freq = atoi(argv[1]);
+	iterations = atoi(argv[2]);
+
+	if (ioctl(fd, HPET_IRQFREQ, freq) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: HPET_IRQFREQ failed\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (ioctl(fd, HPET_INFO, &info) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: failed to get info\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: info.hi_flags 0x%lx\n", info.hi_flags);
+
+	if (info.hi_flags && (ioctl(fd, HPET_EPI, 0) < 0)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: HPET_EPI failed\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (ioctl(fd, HPET_IE_ON, 0) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync, HPET_IE_ON failed\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
+		(void) pause();
+		fprintf(stderr, "hpet_fasync: count = %d\n", hpet_sigio_count);
+	}
+
+out:
+	signal(SIGIO, oldsig);
+
+	if (fd >= 0)
+		close(fd);
+
+	return;
+}