* NTP methods:
  */
 
+/*
+ * Update (tick_length, tick_length_base, tick_nsec), based
+ * on (tick_usec, ntp_tick_adj, time_freq):
+ */
 static void ntp_update_frequency(void)
 {
-       u64 old_tick_length_base = tick_length_base;
-       u64 second_length = (u64)(tick_usec * NSEC_PER_USEC * USER_HZ)
-                               << NTP_SCALE_SHIFT;
-       second_length += (s64)ntp_tick_adj << NTP_SCALE_SHIFT;
-       second_length += time_freq;
+       u64 prev_base;
+       u64 second_length;
+
+       prev_base = tick_length_base;
+
+       second_length            = (u64)(tick_usec * NSEC_PER_USEC * USER_HZ)
+                                               << NTP_SCALE_SHIFT;
+
+       second_length           += (s64)ntp_tick_adj << NTP_SCALE_SHIFT;
+       second_length           += time_freq;
 
-       tick_length_base = second_length;
+       tick_length_base         = second_length;
 
-       tick_nsec = div_u64(second_length, HZ) >> NTP_SCALE_SHIFT;
-       tick_length_base = div_u64(tick_length_base, NTP_INTERVAL_FREQ);
+       tick_nsec                = div_u64(second_length, HZ) >> NTP_SCALE_SHIFT;
+       tick_length_base         = div_u64(tick_length_base, NTP_INTERVAL_FREQ);
 
        /*
         * Don't wait for the next second_overflow, apply
         * the change to the tick length immediately
         */
-       tick_length += tick_length_base - old_tick_length_base;
+       tick_length             += tick_length_base - prev_base;
 }
 
 static void ntp_update_offset(long offset)