diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/paravirt.c
index ba5383b..afaf5b9 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -352,3 +352,18 @@
 
 	.resend_irq = ia64_native_resend_irq,
 };
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ * pv_time_ops
+ * time operations
+ */
+
+static int
+ia64_native_do_steal_accounting(unsigned long *new_itm)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct pv_time_ops pv_time_ops = {
+	.do_steal_accounting = ia64_native_do_steal_accounting,
+};
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
index 8c73643..046ca89 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <asm/machvec.h>
 #include <asm/delay.h>
 #include <asm/hw_irq.h>
+#include <asm/paravirt.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/sal.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
@@ -48,6 +49,15 @@
 
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+static void
+paravirt_clocksource_resume(void)
+{
+	if (pv_time_ops.clocksource_resume)
+		pv_time_ops.clocksource_resume();
+}
+#endif
+
 static struct clocksource clocksource_itc = {
 	.name           = "itc",
 	.rating         = 350,
@@ -56,6 +66,9 @@
 	.mult           = 0, /*to be calculated*/
 	.shift          = 16,
 	.flags          = CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS,
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+	.resume		= paravirt_clocksource_resume,
+#endif
 };
 static struct clocksource *itc_clocksource;
 
@@ -156,6 +169,9 @@
 
 	profile_tick(CPU_PROFILING);
 
+	if (paravirt_do_steal_accounting(&new_itm))
+		goto skip_process_time_accounting;
+
 	while (1) {
 		update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
 
@@ -185,6 +201,8 @@
 		local_irq_disable();
 	}
 
+skip_process_time_accounting:
+
 	do {
 		/*
 		 * If we're too close to the next clock tick for
@@ -334,6 +352,11 @@
 		 */
 		clocksource_itc.rating = 50;
 
+	paravirt_init_missing_ticks_accounting(smp_processor_id());
+
+	/* avoid softlock up message when cpu is unplug and plugged again. */
+	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
+
 	/* Setup the CPU local timer tick */
 	ia64_cpu_local_tick();
 
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/paravirt.h b/include/asm-ia64/paravirt.h
index ee15646..1b4df12 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/paravirt.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/paravirt.h
@@ -200,6 +200,35 @@
 	pv_irq_ops.resend_irq(vector);
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ * replacement of time operations.
+ */
+
+extern struct itc_jitter_data_t itc_jitter_data;
+extern volatile int time_keeper_id;
+
+struct pv_time_ops {
+	void (*init_missing_ticks_accounting)(int cpu);
+	int (*do_steal_accounting)(unsigned long *new_itm);
+
+	void (*clocksource_resume)(void);
+};
+
+extern struct pv_time_ops pv_time_ops;
+
+static inline void
+paravirt_init_missing_ticks_accounting(int cpu)
+{
+	if (pv_time_ops.init_missing_ticks_accounting)
+		pv_time_ops.init_missing_ticks_accounting(cpu);
+}
+
+static inline int
+paravirt_do_steal_accounting(unsigned long *new_itm)
+{
+	return pv_time_ops.do_steal_accounting(new_itm);
+}
+
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #else
@@ -215,6 +244,9 @@
 #define paravirt_arch_setup_nomca()			0
 #define paravirt_post_smp_prepare_boot_cpu()		do { } while (0)
 
+#define paravirt_init_missing_ticks_accounting(cpu)	do { } while (0)
+#define paravirt_do_steal_accounting(new_itm)		0
+
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */