diff --git a/include/linux/clockchips.h b/include/linux/clockchips.h
index 3b584101627..4d438b0bc10 100644
--- a/include/linux/clockchips.h
+++ b/include/linux/clockchips.h
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ extern int clockevents_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev,
 
 extern void clockevents_handle_noop(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 
+static inline void
+clockevents_calc_mult_shift(struct clock_event_device *ce, u32 freq, u32 minsec)
+{
+	return clocks_calc_mult_shift(&ce->mult, &ce->shift, NSEC_PER_SEC,
+				      freq, minsec);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 extern void clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg);
 #else
diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index 83d2fbd81b9..f57f8825052 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -279,6 +279,16 @@ extern void clocksource_resume(void);
 extern struct clocksource * __init __weak clocksource_default_clock(void);
 extern void clocksource_mark_unstable(struct clocksource *cs);
 
+extern void
+clocks_calc_mult_shift(u32 *mult, u32 *shift, u32 from, u32 to, u32 minsec);
+
+static inline void
+clocksource_calc_mult_shift(struct clocksource *cs, u32 freq, u32 minsec)
+{
+	return clocks_calc_mult_shift(&cs->mult, &cs->shift, freq,
+				      NSEC_PER_SEC, minsec);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
 extern void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *ts, struct clocksource *c);
 extern void update_vsyscall_tz(void);
diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index 5e18c6ab2c6..407c0894ef3 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -107,6 +107,59 @@ u64 timecounter_cyc2time(struct timecounter *tc,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(timecounter_cyc2time);
 
+/**
+ * clocks_calc_mult_shift - calculate mult/shift factors for scaled math of clocks
+ * @mult:	pointer to mult variable
+ * @shift:	pointer to shift variable
+ * @from:	frequency to convert from
+ * @to:		frequency to convert to
+ * @minsec:	guaranteed runtime conversion range in seconds
+ *
+ * The function evaluates the shift/mult pair for the scaled math
+ * operations of clocksources and clockevents.
+ *
+ * @to and @from are frequency values in HZ. For clock sources @to is
+ * NSEC_PER_SEC == 1GHz and @from is the counter frequency. For clock
+ * event @to is the counter frequency and @from is NSEC_PER_SEC.
+ *
+ * The @minsec conversion range argument controls the time frame in
+ * seconds which must be covered by the runtime conversion with the
+ * calculated mult and shift factors. This guarantees that no 64bit
+ * overflow happens when the input value of the conversion is
+ * multiplied with the calculated mult factor. Larger ranges may
+ * reduce the conversion accuracy by chosing smaller mult and shift
+ * factors.
+ */
+void
+clocks_calc_mult_shift(u32 *mult, u32 *shift, u32 from, u32 to, u32 minsec)
+{
+	u64 tmp;
+	u32 sft, sftacc= 32;
+
+	/*
+	 * Calculate the shift factor which is limiting the conversion
+	 * range:
+	 */
+	tmp = ((u64)minsec * from) >> 32;
+	while (tmp) {
+		tmp >>=1;
+		sftacc--;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Find the conversion shift/mult pair which has the best
+	 * accuracy and fits the maxsec conversion range:
+	 */
+	for (sft = 32; sft > 0; sft--) {
+		tmp = (u64) to << sft;
+		do_div(tmp, from);
+		if ((tmp >> sftacc) == 0)
+			break;
+	}
+	*mult = tmp;
+	*shift = sft;
+}
+
 /*[Clocksource internal variables]---------
  * curr_clocksource:
  *	currently selected clocksource.