diff --git a/include/linux/clockchips.h b/include/linux/clockchips.h
index 493aa021c7a9..e0c5a6c418de 100644
--- a/include/linux/clockchips.h
+++ b/include/linux/clockchips.h
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ static inline int tick_check_broadcast_expired(void) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
-extern void clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg);
+extern int clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg);
 #else
-static inline void clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg) {}
+static inline int clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
 #else /* CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BUILD */
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static inline void clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg) {}
 static inline void clockevents_suspend(void) {}
 static inline void clockevents_resume(void) {}
 
-static inline void clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg) {}
+static inline int clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg) { return 0; }
 static inline int tick_check_broadcast_expired(void) { return 0; }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/time/clockevents.c b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
index f85e5fda9c66..ad362c260ef4 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clockevents.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
@@ -542,12 +542,13 @@ void clockevents_resume(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 /**
  * clockevents_notify - notification about relevant events
+ * Returns 0 on success, any other value on error
  */
-void clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg)
+int clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *dev, *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int cpu;
+	int cpu, ret = 0;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&clockevents_lock, flags);
 
@@ -560,7 +561,7 @@ void clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg)
 
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_ENTER:
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_EXIT:
-		tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(reason);
+		ret = tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(reason);
 		break;
 
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_CPU_DYING:
@@ -603,6 +604,7 @@ void clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg)
 		break;
 	}
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clockevents_lock, flags);
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clockevents_notify);
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 003e6c3663b1..84c8fd91d744 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -646,14 +646,15 @@ again:
 /*
  * Powerstate information: The system enters/leaves a state, where
  * affected devices might stop
+ * Returns 0 on success, -EBUSY if the cpu is used to broadcast wakeups.
  */
-void tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(unsigned long reason)
+int tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(unsigned long reason)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *bc, *dev;
 	struct tick_device *td;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	ktime_t now;
-	int cpu;
+	int cpu, ret = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Periodic mode does not care about the enter/exit of power
@@ -759,6 +760,7 @@ void tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(unsigned long reason)
 	}
 out:
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tick_broadcast_lock, flags);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
index 26f1c0ba9d81..0756c62c219a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ extern int tick_switch_to_oneshot(void (*handler)(struct clock_event_device *));
 extern void tick_resume_oneshot(void);
 # ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 extern void tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc);
-extern void tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(unsigned long reason);
+extern int tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(unsigned long reason);
 extern void tick_broadcast_switch_to_oneshot(void);
 extern void tick_shutdown_broadcast_oneshot(unsigned int *cpup);
 extern int tick_resume_broadcast_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static inline void tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc)
 {
 	BUG();
 }
-static inline void tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(unsigned long reason) { }
+static inline int tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(unsigned long reason) { return 0; }
 static inline void tick_broadcast_switch_to_oneshot(void) { }
 static inline void tick_shutdown_broadcast_oneshot(unsigned int *cpup) { }
 static inline int tick_broadcast_oneshot_active(void) { return 0; }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static inline void tick_broadcast_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc)
 {
 	BUG();
 }
-static inline void tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(unsigned long reason) { }
+static inline int tick_broadcast_oneshot_control(unsigned long reason) { return 0; }
 static inline void tick_shutdown_broadcast_oneshot(unsigned int *cpup) { }
 static inline int tick_resume_broadcast_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc)
 {