diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/vdso_datapage.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/vdso_datapage.h
index 9be259442fca..fa3e1856244d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/vdso_datapage.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/vdso_datapage.h
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
  * 32 bytes.
  */
 struct vdso_data {
-	u32 seq_count;		/* sequence count - odd during updates */
-	u16 tk_is_cntvct;	/* fall back to syscall if false */
+	u32 tb_seq_count;	/* sequence count - odd during updates */
+	u16 use_syscall;	/* fall back to syscall if true */
 	u16 cs_shift;		/* clocksource shift */
 	u32 xtime_coarse_sec;	/* coarse time */
 	u32 xtime_coarse_nsec;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct vdso_data {
 	u32 wtm_clock_sec;	/* wall to monotonic offset */
 	u32 wtm_clock_nsec;
 	u32 xtime_clock_sec;	/* CLOCK_REALTIME - seconds */
-	u32 cs_mult;		/* clocksource multiplier */
+	u32 cs_mono_mult;	/* clocksource multiplier */
 
 	u64 cs_cycle_last;	/* last cycle value */
 	u64 cs_mask;		/* clocksource mask */
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c
index a4d6dc0f2427..aed84b659cc5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -274,14 +274,14 @@ void arm_install_vdso(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 
 static void vdso_write_begin(struct vdso_data *vdata)
 {
-	++vdso_data->seq_count;
+	++vdso_data->tb_seq_count;
 	smp_wmb(); /* Pairs with smp_rmb in vdso_read_retry */
 }
 
 static void vdso_write_end(struct vdso_data *vdata)
 {
 	smp_wmb(); /* Pairs with smp_rmb in vdso_read_begin */
-	++vdso_data->seq_count;
+	++vdso_data->tb_seq_count;
 }
 
 static bool tk_is_cntvct(const struct timekeeper *tk)
@@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ static bool tk_is_cntvct(const struct timekeeper *tk)
  * counter again, making it even, indicating to userspace that the
  * update is finished.
  *
- * Userspace is expected to sample seq_count before reading any other
- * fields from the data page.  If seq_count is odd, userspace is
+ * Userspace is expected to sample tb_seq_count before reading any other
+ * fields from the data page.  If tb_seq_count is odd, userspace is
  * expected to wait until it becomes even.  After copying data from
- * the page, userspace must sample seq_count again; if it has changed
+ * the page, userspace must sample tb_seq_count again; if it has changed
  * from its previous value, userspace must retry the whole sequence.
  *
  * Calls to update_vsyscall are serialized by the timekeeping core.
@@ -326,18 +326,19 @@ void update_vsyscall(struct timekeeper *tk)
 
 	vdso_write_begin(vdso_data);
 
-	vdso_data->tk_is_cntvct			= tk_is_cntvct(tk);
+	vdso_data->use_syscall			= !tk_is_cntvct(tk);
 	vdso_data->xtime_coarse_sec		= tk->xtime_sec;
 	vdso_data->xtime_coarse_nsec		= (u32)(tk->tkr_mono.xtime_nsec >>
 							tk->tkr_mono.shift);
 	vdso_data->wtm_clock_sec		= wtm->tv_sec;
 	vdso_data->wtm_clock_nsec		= wtm->tv_nsec;
 
-	if (vdso_data->tk_is_cntvct) {
+	if (!vdso_data->use_syscall) {
 		vdso_data->cs_cycle_last	= tk->tkr_mono.cycle_last;
 		vdso_data->xtime_clock_sec	= tk->xtime_sec;
 		vdso_data->xtime_clock_snsec	= tk->tkr_mono.xtime_nsec;
-		vdso_data->cs_mult		= tk->tkr_mono.mult;
+		vdso_data->cs_mono_mult		= tk->tkr_mono.mult;
+		/* tkr_mono.shift == tkr_raw.shift */
 		vdso_data->cs_shift		= tk->tkr_mono.shift;
 		vdso_data->cs_mask		= tk->tkr_mono.mask;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/arm/vdso/vgettimeofday.c b/arch/arm/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
index 79214d5ff097..8cf13af1323c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
+++ b/arch/arm/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
@@ -1,18 +1,25 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2015 Mentor Graphics Corporation.
+ * Userspace implementations of gettimeofday() and friends.
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the
- * License.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Cavium, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Mentor Graphics Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 ARM Limited
  *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Author: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
+ * Rewriten from arch64 version into C by: Andrew Pinski <apinski@cavium.com>
+ * Reworked and rebased over arm version by: Mark Salyzyn <salyzyn@android.com>
  */
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
@@ -31,32 +38,30 @@
 
 extern struct vdso_data *__get_datapage(void);
 
-static notrace u32 __vdso_read_begin(const struct vdso_data *vdata)
-{
-	u32 seq;
-repeat:
-	seq = ACCESS_ONCE(vdata->seq_count);
-	if (seq & 1) {
-		cpu_relax();
-		goto repeat;
-	}
-	return seq;
-}
-
 static notrace u32 vdso_read_begin(const struct vdso_data *vdata)
 {
 	u32 seq;
 
-	seq = __vdso_read_begin(vdata);
+	do {
+		seq = READ_ONCE(vdata->tb_seq_count);
+
+		if ((seq & 1) == 0)
+			break;
 
-	smp_rmb(); /* Pairs with smp_wmb in vdso_write_end */
+		cpu_relax();
+	} while (true);
+
+	smp_rmb(); /* Pairs with second smp_wmb in update_vsyscall */
 	return seq;
 }
 
 static notrace int vdso_read_retry(const struct vdso_data *vdata, u32 start)
 {
-	smp_rmb(); /* Pairs with smp_wmb in vdso_write_begin */
-	return vdata->seq_count != start;
+	u32 seq;
+
+	smp_rmb(); /* Pairs with first smp_wmb in update_vsyscall */
+	seq = READ_ONCE(vdata->tb_seq_count);
+	return seq != start;
 }
 
 static notrace long clock_gettime_fallback(clockid_t _clkid,
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ static notrace u64 get_ns(struct vdso_data *vdata)
 
 	cycle_delta = (cycle_now - vdata->cs_cycle_last) & vdata->cs_mask;
 
-	nsec = (cycle_delta * vdata->cs_mult) + vdata->xtime_clock_snsec;
+	nsec = (cycle_delta * vdata->cs_mono_mult) + vdata->xtime_clock_snsec;
 	nsec >>= vdata->cs_shift;
 
 	return nsec;
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ static notrace int do_realtime(struct timespec *ts, struct vdso_data *vdata)
 	do {
 		seq = vdso_read_begin(vdata);
 
-		if (!vdata->tk_is_cntvct)
+		if (vdata->use_syscall)
 			return -1;
 
 		ts->tv_sec = vdata->xtime_clock_sec;
@@ -164,7 +169,7 @@ static notrace int do_monotonic(struct timespec *ts, struct vdso_data *vdata)
 	do {
 		seq = vdso_read_begin(vdata);
 
-		if (!vdata->tk_is_cntvct)
+		if (vdata->use_syscall)
 			return -1;
 
 		ts->tv_sec = vdata->xtime_clock_sec;
