diff --git a/kernel/time/clockevents.c b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
index e568ec8c320b..a45f90c4b2d5 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clockevents.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ u64 clockevent_delta2ns(unsigned long latch, struct clock_event_device *evt)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clockevent_delta2ns);
 
-static int __clockevents_set_state(struct clock_event_device *dev,
-				   enum clock_event_state state)
+static int __clockevents_switch_state(struct clock_event_device *dev,
+				      enum clock_event_state state)
 {
 	/* Transition with legacy set_mode() callback */
 	if (dev->set_mode) {
@@ -151,17 +151,17 @@ static int __clockevents_set_state(struct clock_event_device *dev,
 }
 
 /**
- * clockevents_set_state - set the operating state of a clock event device
+ * clockevents_switch_state - set the operating state of a clock event device
  * @dev:	device to modify
  * @state:	new state
  *
  * Must be called with interrupts disabled !
  */
-void clockevents_set_state(struct clock_event_device *dev,
-			   enum clock_event_state state)
+void clockevents_switch_state(struct clock_event_device *dev,
+			      enum clock_event_state state)
 {
 	if (dev->state != state) {
-		if (__clockevents_set_state(dev, state))
+		if (__clockevents_switch_state(dev, state))
 			return;
 
 		dev->state = state;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void clockevents_set_state(struct clock_event_device *dev,
  */
 void clockevents_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
-	clockevents_set_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_SHUTDOWN);
+	clockevents_switch_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_SHUTDOWN);
 	dev->next_event.tv64 = KTIME_MAX;
 }
 
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ int __clockevents_update_freq(struct clock_event_device *dev, u32 freq)
 		return clockevents_program_event(dev, dev->next_event, false);
 
 	if (clockevent_state_periodic(dev))
-		return __clockevents_set_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_PERIODIC);
+		return __clockevents_switch_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_PERIODIC);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ void clockevents_exchange_device(struct clock_event_device *old,
 	 */
 	if (old) {
 		module_put(old->owner);
-		clockevents_set_state(old, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_DETACHED);
+		clockevents_switch_state(old, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_DETACHED);
 		list_del(&old->list);
 		list_add(&old->list, &clockevents_released);
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 132f819fdcdf..d39f32cdd1b5 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static void tick_broadcast_set_event(struct clock_event_device *bc, int cpu,
 				     ktime_t expires)
 {
 	if (!clockevent_state_oneshot(bc))
-		clockevents_set_state(bc, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
+		clockevents_switch_state(bc, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
 
 	clockevents_program_event(bc, expires, 1);
 	tick_broadcast_set_affinity(bc, cpumask_of(cpu));
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static void tick_broadcast_set_event(struct clock_event_device *bc, int cpu,
 
 static void tick_resume_broadcast_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc)
 {
-	clockevents_set_state(bc, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
+	clockevents_switch_state(bc, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ void tick_check_oneshot_broadcast_this_cpu(void)
 		 * switched over, leave the device alone.
 		 */
 		if (td->mode == TICKDEV_MODE_ONESHOT) {
-			clockevents_set_state(td->evtdev,
+			clockevents_switch_state(td->evtdev,
 					      CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
 		}
 	}
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ static void broadcast_shutdown_local(struct clock_event_device *bc,
 		if (dev->next_event.tv64 < bc->next_event.tv64)
 			return;
 	}
-	clockevents_set_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_SHUTDOWN);
+	clockevents_switch_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ int tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(enum tick_broadcast_state state)
 			cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, tick_broadcast_oneshot_mask);
 	} else {
 		if (cpumask_test_and_clear_cpu(cpu, tick_broadcast_oneshot_mask)) {
-			clockevents_set_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
+			clockevents_switch_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
 			/*
 			 * The cpu which was handling the broadcast
 			 * timer marked this cpu in the broadcast
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ void tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc)
 			   tick_broadcast_oneshot_mask, tmpmask);
 
 		if (was_periodic && !cpumask_empty(tmpmask)) {
-			clockevents_set_state(bc, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
+			clockevents_switch_state(bc, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
 			tick_broadcast_init_next_event(tmpmask,
 						       tick_next_period);
 			tick_broadcast_set_event(bc, cpu, tick_next_period);
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index cf881c62c3c5..311e2e133517 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void tick_setup_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev, int broadcast)
 
 	if ((dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC) &&
 	    !tick_broadcast_oneshot_active()) {
-		clockevents_set_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_PERIODIC);
+		clockevents_switch_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_PERIODIC);
 	} else {
 		unsigned long seq;
 		ktime_t next;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void tick_setup_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev, int broadcast)
 			next = tick_next_period;
 		} while (read_seqretry(&jiffies_lock, seq));
 
-		clockevents_set_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
+		clockevents_switch_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
 
 		for (;;) {
 			if (!clockevents_program_event(dev, next, false))
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
index 65273f0a11ed..4461de9bb4b8 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -36,11 +36,22 @@ static inline int tick_device_is_functional(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 	return !(dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DUMMY);
 }
 
+static inline enum clock_event_state clockevent_get_state(struct clock_event_device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->state;
+}
+
+static inline void clockevent_set_state(struct clock_event_device *dev,
+					enum clock_event_state state)
+{
+	dev->state = state;
+}
+
 extern void clockevents_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern void clockevents_exchange_device(struct clock_event_device *old,
 					struct clock_event_device *new);
-extern void clockevents_set_state(struct clock_event_device *dev,
-				 enum clock_event_state state);
+extern void clockevents_switch_state(struct clock_event_device *dev,
+				     enum clock_event_state state);
 extern int clockevents_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev,
 				     ktime_t expires, bool force);
 extern void clockevents_handle_noop(struct clock_event_device *dev);
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c b/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c
index 3f9715bec291..b51344652330 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int tick_program_event(ktime_t expires, int force)
 		/*
 		 * We don't need the clock event device any more, stop it.
 		 */
-		clockevents_set_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT_STOPPED);
+		clockevents_switch_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT_STOPPED);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int tick_program_event(ktime_t expires, int force)
 		 * We need the clock event again, configure it in ONESHOT mode
 		 * before using it.
 		 */
-		clockevents_set_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
+		clockevents_switch_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
 	}
 
 	return clockevents_program_event(dev, expires, force);
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void tick_resume_oneshot(void)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *dev = __this_cpu_read(tick_cpu_device.evtdev);
 
-	clockevents_set_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
+	clockevents_switch_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
 	clockevents_program_event(dev, ktime_get(), true);
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void tick_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *newdev,
 			ktime_t next_event)
 {
 	newdev->event_handler = handler;
-	clockevents_set_state(newdev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
+	clockevents_switch_state(newdev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
 	clockevents_program_event(newdev, next_event, true);
 }
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int tick_switch_to_oneshot(void (*handler)(struct clock_event_device *))
 
 	td->mode = TICKDEV_MODE_ONESHOT;
 	dev->event_handler = handler;
-	clockevents_set_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
+	clockevents_switch_state(dev, CLOCK_EVT_STATE_ONESHOT);
 	tick_broadcast_switch_to_oneshot();
 	return 0;
 }