diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl b/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl
index f3a2fdca9ad2..ab3dfe074fb1 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl
@@ -2190,8 +2190,7 @@ struct _snd_pcm_runtime {
 	unsigned int rate_den;
 
 	/* -- SW params -- */
-	int tstamp_timespec;		/* use timeval (0) or timespec (1) */
-	snd_pcm_tstamp_t tstamp_mode;	/* mmap timestamp is updated */
+	struct timespec tstamp_mode;	/* mmap timestamp is updated */
   	unsigned int period_step;
 	unsigned int sleep_min;		/* min ticks to sleep */
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t xfer_align;	/* xfer size need to be a multiple */
diff --git a/include/sound/core.h b/include/sound/core.h
index f0f54407fe5c..fa8f4c9492cc 100644
--- a/include/sound/core.h
+++ b/include/sound/core.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/pm.h>			/* pm_message_t */
 
 /* Typedef's */
-typedef struct timespec snd_timestamp_t;
 typedef struct sndrv_interval snd_interval_t;
 typedef enum sndrv_card_type snd_card_type;
 typedef struct sndrv_xferi snd_xferi_t;
@@ -464,28 +463,6 @@ void snd_verbose_printd(const char *file, int line, const char *format, ...)
 #endif
 
 
-static inline void snd_timestamp_now(struct timespec *tstamp, int timespec)
-{
-	struct timeval val;
-	/* FIXME: use a linear time source */
-	do_gettimeofday(&val);
-	tstamp->tv_sec = val.tv_sec;
-	tstamp->tv_nsec = val.tv_usec;
-	if (timespec)
-		tstamp->tv_nsec *= 1000L;
-}
-
-static inline void snd_timestamp_zero(struct timespec *tstamp)
-{
-	tstamp->tv_sec = 0;
-	tstamp->tv_nsec = 0;
-}
-
-static inline int snd_timestamp_null(struct timespec *tstamp)
-{
-	return tstamp->tv_sec == 0 && tstamp->tv_nsec == 0;
-}
-
 #define SNDRV_OSS_VERSION         ((3<<16)|(8<<8)|(1<<4)|(0))	/* 3.8.1a */
 
 /* for easier backward-porting */
diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index 2b23a5967071..acc4fa9d5abe 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ typedef struct {
 struct _snd_pcm_runtime {
 	/* -- Status -- */
 	snd_pcm_substream_t *trigger_master;
-	snd_timestamp_t trigger_tstamp;	/* trigger timestamp */
+	struct timespec trigger_tstamp;	/* trigger timestamp */
 	int overrange;
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t avail_max;
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t hw_ptr_base;	/* Position at buffer restart */
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ struct _snd_pcm_runtime {
 	unsigned int rate_den;
 
 	/* -- SW params -- */
-	int tstamp_timespec;		/* use timeval (0) or timespec (1) */
 	snd_pcm_tstamp_t tstamp_mode;	/* mmap timestamp is updated */
   	unsigned int period_step;
 	unsigned int sleep_min;		/* min ticks to sleep */
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index dfc5f45f2748..3dbf9bf2ac16 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static inline snd_pcm_uframes_t snd_pcm_update_hw_ptr_pos(snd_pcm_substream_t *s
 	if (pos == SNDRV_PCM_POS_XRUN)
 		return pos; /* XRUN */
 	if (runtime->tstamp_mode & SNDRV_PCM_TSTAMP_MMAP)
-		snd_timestamp_now((snd_timestamp_t*)&runtime->status->tstamp, runtime->tstamp_timespec);
+		getnstimeofday((struct timespec *)&runtime->status->tstamp);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_DEBUG
 	if (pos >= runtime->buffer_size) {
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR  "BUG: stream = %i, pos = 0x%lx, buffer size = 0x%lx, period size = 0x%lx\n", substream->stream, pos, runtime->buffer_size, runtime->period_size);
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index e6e2b70314c0..a1924f12d8fc 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -565,9 +565,9 @@ int snd_pcm_status(snd_pcm_substream_t *substream,
 		if (runtime->tstamp_mode & SNDRV_PCM_TSTAMP_MMAP)
 			status->tstamp = runtime->status->tstamp;
 		else
-			snd_timestamp_now(&status->tstamp, runtime->tstamp_timespec);
+			getnstimeofday(&status->tstamp);
 	} else
-		snd_timestamp_now(&status->tstamp, runtime->tstamp_timespec);
+		getnstimeofday(&status->tstamp);
 	status->appl_ptr = runtime->control->appl_ptr;
 	status->hw_ptr = runtime->status->hw_ptr;
 	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ static void snd_pcm_trigger_tstamp(snd_pcm_substream_t *substream)
 	if (runtime->trigger_master == NULL)
 		return;
 	if (runtime->trigger_master == substream) {
-		snd_timestamp_now(&runtime->trigger_tstamp, runtime->tstamp_timespec);
+		getnstimeofday(&runtime->trigger_tstamp);
 	} else {
 		snd_pcm_trigger_tstamp(runtime->trigger_master);
 		runtime->trigger_tstamp = runtime->trigger_master->runtime->trigger_tstamp;
@@ -2446,14 +2446,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_common_ioctl1(snd_pcm_substream_t *substream,
 		return put_user(SNDRV_PCM_VERSION, (int __user *)arg) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_INFO:
 		return snd_pcm_info_user(substream, arg);
-	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_TSTAMP:
-	{
-		int xarg;
-		if (get_user(xarg, (int __user *)arg))
-			return -EFAULT;
-		substream->runtime->tstamp_timespec = xarg ? 1 : 0;
+	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_TSTAMP: /* just for compatibility */
 		return 0;
-	}
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_REFINE:
 		return snd_pcm_hw_refine_user(substream, arg);
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS:
diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index 128916c66085..8ecec9134acd 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static void snd_timer_notify1(snd_timer_instance_t *ti, enum sndrv_timer_event e
 	struct list_head *n;
 	struct timespec tstamp;
 
-	snd_timestamp_now(&tstamp, 1);
+	getnstimeofday(&tstamp);
 	snd_assert(event >= SNDRV_TIMER_EVENT_START && event <= SNDRV_TIMER_EVENT_PAUSE, return);
 	if (event == SNDRV_TIMER_EVENT_START || event == SNDRV_TIMER_EVENT_CONTINUE)
 		resolution = snd_timer_resolution(ti);
@@ -1156,14 +1156,14 @@ static void snd_timer_user_tinterrupt(snd_timer_instance_t *timeri,
 	struct timespec tstamp;
 	int prev, append = 0;
 
-	snd_timestamp_zero(&tstamp);
+	memset(&tstamp, 0, sizeof(tstamp));
 	spin_lock(&tu->qlock);
 	if ((tu->filter & ((1 << SNDRV_TIMER_EVENT_RESOLUTION)|(1 << SNDRV_TIMER_EVENT_TICK))) == 0) {
 		spin_unlock(&tu->qlock);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (tu->last_resolution != resolution || ticks > 0)
-		snd_timestamp_now(&tstamp, 1);
+		getnstimeofday(&tstamp);
 	if ((tu->filter & (1 << SNDRV_TIMER_EVENT_RESOLUTION)) && tu->last_resolution != resolution) {
 		r1.event = SNDRV_TIMER_EVENT_RESOLUTION;
 		r1.tstamp = tstamp;