--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.19.2/arch/arm/plat-omap/timer32k.c	2007-01-10 19:10:37.000000000 +0000
+++ davinci-8020-5505/linux-2.6.19.2/arch/arm/plat-omap/timer32k.c	2007-01-11 07:38:19.000000000 +0000
@@ -219,6 +219,17 @@
 
 static irqreturn_t omap_32k_timer_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
+	unsigned long now;
+
+	now = omap_32k_sync_timer_read();
+
+	/* Don't bother reprogramming timer if last tick was before next
+	 * jiffie. We will get another interrupt when previously programmed
+	 * timer expires. This cuts down interrupt load quite a bit.
+	 */
+	if (now - omap_32k_last_tick < OMAP_32K_TICKS_PER_HZ)
+		return IRQ_HANDLED;
+
 	return _omap_32k_timer_interrupt(irq, dev_id);
 }