--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.32.61/arch/mips/include/asm/timex.h	2013-06-10 09:43:48.000000000 +0000
+++ ar10-7272-687/linux-2.6.32.61/arch/mips/include/asm/timex.h	2010-06-17 08:36:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 static inline cycles_t get_cycles(void)
 {
-	return 0;
+	return read_c0_count();
 }
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */