diff --git a/src/kern/time.zig b/src/kern/clock.zig
similarity index 56%
rename from src/kern/time.zig
rename to src/kern/clock.zig
index 7661147..7f4aaf7 100644
--- a/src/kern/time.zig
+++ b/src/kern/clock.zig
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ const r = @import("root");
 const ke = r.ke;
 const ki = ke.private;
 
-/// TimeCounter structure.
-/// Represents a time-keeping source upon which the kernel can rely.
-pub const TimeCounter = struct {
+/// Represents a clock source upon which the kernel can rely.
+pub const ClockSource = struct {
     /// Callback that reads the current count.
     read_count: *const fn () u64,
     /// Frequency of the timer in Hz.
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ pub const TimeCounter = struct {
     /// Name of the timer.
     name: []const u8,
     /// Quality of the timer.
-    /// Used to choose between two TimeCounters.
+    /// Used to choose between two ClockSources.
     quality: i16,
     /// Mask to apply to the counter value.
     mask: u64,
@@ -26,95 +25,103 @@ pub const TimeCounter = struct {
     n: u64,
 };
 
-var best_tc: ?*TimeCounter = null;
+var best_clock: ?*ClockSource = null;
 
-const TimeState = struct {
-    // Counter value at the time the current TimeCounter was selected.
+const State = struct {
+    // Counter value at the time the current ClockSource was selected.
     // Used as the baseline for elapsed time calculation.
     initial_count: u64,
-    // Accumulated nanosecond offset from previous TimeCounters and overflow events.
-    // Added to the current counter's contribution in `read_time_nano`.
+    // Accumulated nanosecond offset from previous ClockSources and overflow events.
+    // Added to the current counter's contribution in `read_time`.
     offset: u64,
 };
 
 // SeqLock-protected time state.
 // Avoids a race on `initial_count` and `offset` with `update_overflow`.
-var state = rtl.SeqLock(TimeState).init(.{
+var state = rtl.SeqLock(State).init(.{
     .initial_count = 0,
     .offset = 0,
 });
 
-// Convert a TimeCounter's count to nanoseconds.
+// Convert a ClockSource's count to nanoseconds.
 // For 64-bit counters (`mask == maxInt(u64)`), uses a fast multiply-shift path
 // via precomputed `p` and `n` to avoid 128-bit division at runtime.
 // Falls back to a division-based conversion for narrower counters.
-fn ticks_to_ns(tc: *TimeCounter, count: u64) u64 {
-    if (tc.p != 0) {
-        const val: u128 = @as(u128, @intCast(count)) * tc.n;
-        return @intCast(val >> @intCast(tc.p));
+fn ticks_to_ns(cs: *ClockSource, count: u64) u64 {
+    if (cs.p != 0) {
+        const val: u128 = @as(u128, @intCast(count)) * cs.n;
+        return @intCast(val >> @intCast(cs.p));
     }
 
-    return (count * std.time.ns_per_s) / tc.frequency;
+    return (count * std.time.ns_per_s) / cs.frequency;
 }
 
-/// Register a time-keeping source.
-/// The TimeCounter will be used if it is the highest quality one available.
+/// Register a clock source.
+/// The provided source will be used if it is the highest quality one available.
 /// This function cannot be safely called when the hardware timer has been started, as data races on `best_tc` are not avoided.
-pub fn register_source(tc: *TimeCounter) void {
+pub fn register_source(cs: *ClockSource) void {
     // Precompute scaling factors for the fast multiply-shift path.
     // This is meant to avoid 128-bit division and only use multiplication for 64-bit counters.
-    if (tc.mask == std.math.maxInt(u64)) {
-        tc.p = std.math.log2_int_ceil(u64, tc.frequency);
-        tc.n = (@as(u64, std.time.ns_per_s) << @intCast(tc.p)) / tc.frequency;
+    if (cs.mask == std.math.maxInt(u64)) {
+        cs.p = std.math.log2_int_ceil(u64, cs.frequency);
+        cs.n = (@as(u64, std.time.ns_per_s) << @intCast(cs.p)) / cs.frequency;
     } else {
-        tc.p = 0;
-        tc.n = 0;
+        cs.p = 0;
+        cs.n = 0;
     }
 
     // If the best TimeCounter changed, pass the baton:
     // snapshot the old counter's elapsed time into `offset` and
     // reset `initial_count` to the new counter's current value.
-    if (best_tc == null or tc.quality > best_tc.?.quality) {
-        const old_best = best_tc;
-        best_tc = tc;
+    if (best_clock == null or cs.quality > best_clock.?.quality) {
+        const old_best = best_clock;
+        best_clock = cs;
 
         if (old_best) |old| {
             const old_count = old.read_count() & old.mask;
             state.raw.offset = ticks_to_ns(old, old_count);
         }
 
-        state.raw.initial_count = tc.read_count() & tc.mask;
+        state.raw.initial_count = cs.read_count() & cs.mask;
     }
 }
 
 /// Return the time elapsed since boot in nanoseconds.
-pub fn read_time_nano() r.Nanoseconds {
-    const tc = best_tc orelse return 0;
+pub fn read_time() r.Nanoseconds {
+    const cs = best_clock orelse return 0;
 
     const s = state.load();
-    const curr_count = tc.read_count() & tc.mask;
-    const elapsed = (curr_count - s.initial_count) & tc.mask;
-    return s.offset + ticks_to_ns(tc, elapsed);
+    const curr_count = cs.read_count() & cs.mask;
+    const elapsed = (curr_count - s.initial_count) & cs.mask;
+    return s.offset + ticks_to_ns(cs, elapsed);
 }
 
-/// Return the best TimeCounter.
-pub fn best() ?*TimeCounter {
-    return best_tc;
+/// Return the best clock source.
+pub fn best() ?*ClockSource {
+    return best_clock;
 }
 
-/// Do a busy sleep of `ns` nanoseconds using TimeCounter.
+/// Return whether the current best clock is better than `cs`.
+pub fn is_better_than(cs: *ClockSource) bool {
+    if (best_clock) |b| {
+        return b.quality > cs.quality;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+/// Do a busy sleep of `ns` nanoseconds.
 pub fn sleep(ns: r.Nanoseconds) void {
-    const start = read_time_nano();
+    const start = read_time();
 
     while (true) {
-        var cur = read_time_nano();
+        var cur = read_time();
 
         if (cur < start) continue;
 
         if (cur - start >= ns) {
-            cur = read_time_nano();
+            cur = read_time();
 
-            // Check again as we may have overflowed and read a bogus value..
+            // Check again as we may have overflowed and read a bogus value.
             // This is kinda hacky but oh well.
             if (cur - start >= ns) {
                 break;
@@ -127,17 +134,17 @@ pub fn sleep(ns: r.Nanoseconds) void {
 
 /// Called periodically to handle counter overflows.
 pub fn update_overflow() void {
-    const tc = best_tc orelse return;
+    const cs = best_clock orelse return;
     const s = state.load();
-    const cur_count = tc.read_count() & tc.mask;
+    const cur_count = cs.read_count() & cs.mask;
 
     if (s.initial_count > cur_count) {
         // Counter has wrapped, use wrapping arithmetic to figure out by how much,
         // then fold it into the offset and reset `initial_count`.
-        const overflowed_by = (cur_count -% s.initial_count) & tc.mask;
+        const overflowed_by = (cur_count -% s.initial_count) & cs.mask;
         state.store(.{
             .initial_count = cur_count,
-            .offset = s.offset + ticks_to_ns(tc, overflowed_by),
+            .offset = s.offset + ticks_to_ns(cs, overflowed_by),
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/kern/log.zig b/src/kern/log.zig
index 88ff268..8fb3211 100644
--- a/src/kern/log.zig
+++ b/src/kern/log.zig
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub fn log(
     // Reserve space in the ring buffer.
     var res = ringbuffer.reserve(required_len) catch return;
 
-    res.info.timestamp = ke.time.read_time_nano();
+    res.info.timestamp = ke.clock.read_time();
     res.info.length = @truncate(required_len);
 
     // Format the log message into the reserved buffer.
diff --git a/src/kern/private.zig b/src/kern/private.zig
index b72ce74..ab7a19a 100644
--- a/src/kern/private.zig
+++ b/src/kern/private.zig
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub const log = @import("log.zig");
 pub const cpu = @import("cpu.zig");
 pub const thread = @import("thread.zig");
 pub const dpc = @import("dpc.zig");
-pub const time = @import("time.zig");
+pub const clock = @import("clock.zig");
 pub const sched = @import("sched.zig");
 pub const wait = @import("wait.zig");
 pub const timer = @import("timer.zig");
diff --git a/src/kern/root.zig b/src/kern/root.zig
index a9fe9fa..bb93c56 100644
--- a/src/kern/root.zig
+++ b/src/kern/root.zig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub const Ipl = p.ipl.Ipl;
 pub const SpinLock = p.spinlock.SpinLock;
 pub const Thread = p.thread.Thread;
 pub const Dpc = p.dpc.Dpc;
-pub const TimeCounter = p.time.TimeCounter;
+pub const ClockSource = p.clock.ClockSource;
 pub const Timer = p.timer.Timer;
 pub const Console = p.log.Console;
 pub const CpuLocal = p.cpu.CpuLocal;
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ pub const dpc = struct {
     pub const enqueue = p.dpc.enqueue;
 };
 
-pub const time = struct {
-    pub const register_source = p.time.register_source;
-    pub const read_time_nano = p.time.read_time_nano;
-    pub const best = p.time.best;
-    pub const sleep = p.time.sleep;
+pub const clock = struct {
+    pub const register_source = p.clock.register_source;
+    pub const read_time = p.clock.read_time;
+    pub const best = p.clock.best;
+    pub const sleep = p.clock.sleep;
+    pub const is_better_than = p.clock.is_better_than;
 };
 
 pub const sched = struct {
diff --git a/src/kern/sched.zig b/src/kern/sched.zig
index feff9ed..72142d3 100644
--- a/src/kern/sched.zig
+++ b/src/kern/sched.zig
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ pub fn block() void {
     td.lock.acquire_no_ipl();
 
     td.state = .Blocked;
-    td.sleep_start = ke.time.read_time_nano();
+    td.sleep_start = ke.clock.read_time();
     td.runq = null;
 
     yield(ke.cpu.current());
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ pub fn block() void {
 pub fn unblock(td: *ke.Thread) void {
     const ipl = td.lock.acquire();
 
-    td.sleep_time = (ke.time.read_time_nano() - td.sleep_start) / std.time.ns_per_ms;
+    td.sleep_time = (ke.clock.read_time() - td.sleep_start) / std.time.ns_per_ms;
 
     if (td.sleep_time >= config.CONFIG_SCHED_TIMESLICE and td.priority_class == .Batch) {
         // If we have slept for more than a tick, update interactivity.
diff --git a/src/kern/timer.zig b/src/kern/timer.zig
index edcc271..ea879bc 100644
--- a/src/kern/timer.zig
+++ b/src/kern/timer.zig
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub fn set(timer: *Timer, time: r.Nanoseconds, dpc: ?*ke.Dpc) void {
     defer cpu.lock.release_no_ipl();
 
     // Initialize the timer.
-    timer.deadline = ke.time.read_time_nano() + time;
+    timer.deadline = ke.clock.read_time() + time;
 
     timer.cpu = cpu;
     timer.dpc = dpc;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn clock() void {
     ke.dpc.enqueue(&percpu.local().dpc, null);
     // Check for overflows.
     // This is fine to call a lot, as the function only gets expensive (i.e seqlock store) when an overflow actually happens.
-    ki.time.update_overflow();
+    ki.clock.update_overflow();
 }
 
 // Called in a DPC when a timer has expired.
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fn handle_expiry(_: ?*anyopaque) void {
     const cpu = percpu.local();
 
     while (true) {
-        const curtime = ke.time.read_time_nano();
+        const curtime = ke.clock.read_time();
 
         cpu.lock.acquire_no_ipl();
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ fn handle_expiry(_: ?*anyopaque) void {
             cpu.lock.release_no_ipl();
 
             // Re-check in case the timer expired while we were here.
-            const now = ke.time.read_time_nano();
+            const now = ke.clock.read_time();
             if (next.deadline <= now or next.deadline - now <= std.time.ns_per_ms) {
                 continue; // expired in the meantime, loop again
             }
diff --git a/src/platform/acpi/hpet.zig b/src/platform/acpi/hpet.zig
index 96bf29d..b90cb47 100644
--- a/src/platform/acpi/hpet.zig
+++ b/src/platform/acpi/hpet.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const acpi = b.pl.acpi;
 const mm = b.mm;
 const ke = b.ke;
 
-var hpet_timer: ke.TimeCounter = .{
+var hpet_cs: ke.ClockSource = .{
     .name = "HPET",
     .quality = 50,
     .frequency = 0, // Filled at runtime
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ var hpet_regs: *volatile acpi.HpetRegs = undefined;
 const femtos_per_s = 1_000_000_000_000_000;
 
 pub fn init(hpet: *acpi.HpetTable) linksection(b.init) void {
-    hpet_regs = @ptrFromInt(mm.p2v(hpet.base_address.address));
+    if (ke.clock.is_better_than(&hpet_cs)) return;
 
-    hpet_timer.frequency = femtos_per_s / (b.mmio_read(u64, @intFromPtr(&hpet_regs.general_capabilities)) >> 32);
+    hpet_regs = @ptrFromInt(mm.p2v(hpet.base_address.address));
+    hpet_cs.frequency = femtos_per_s / (b.mmio_read(u64, @intFromPtr(&hpet_regs.general_capabilities)) >> 32);
 
     // Disable timer.
     b.mmio_write(u64, @intFromPtr(&hpet_regs.general_configuration), 0);
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ pub fn init(hpet: *acpi.HpetTable) linksection(b.init) void {
     // Enable timer.
     b.mmio_write(u64, @intFromPtr(&hpet_regs.general_configuration), 1);
 
-    ke.time.register_source(&hpet_timer);
+    ke.clock.register_source(&hpet_cs);
 }
 
 fn read_hpet() u64 {
diff --git a/src/platform/acpi/timer.zig b/src/platform/acpi/timer.zig
index 642eb19..c1889b9 100644
--- a/src/platform/acpi/timer.zig
+++ b/src/platform/acpi/timer.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const acpi = b.pl.acpi;
 const ke = b.ke;
 const arch = @import("arch");
 
-var pm_timer: ke.TimeCounter = .{
+var pm_timer: ke.ClockSource = .{
     .name = "ACPI",
     .quality = 25,
     .frequency = 3579545, // 3.579545 MHz
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ pub fn init(fadt: *acpi.Fadt) linksection(b.init) void {
         return;
     }
 
+    if (ke.clock.is_better_than(&pm_timer)) return;
+
     timer_gas.address_space_id = .SystemIo;
     timer_gas.address = fadt.pm_tmr_blk;
     timer_gas.access_size = 3;
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn init(fadt: *acpi.Fadt) linksection(b.init) void {
         pm_timer.mask = std.math.maxInt(u32);
     }
 
-    ke.time.register_source(&pm_timer);
+    ke.clock.register_source(&pm_timer);
 }
 
 fn read_timer() u64 {
diff --git a/src/platform/pc/apic.zig b/src/platform/pc/apic.zig
index 7c77852..9522b08 100644
--- a/src/platform/pc/apic.zig
+++ b/src/platform/pc/apic.zig
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ fn lapic_calibrate(ms: u64) u64 {
     write(.LvtTimer, (1 << 16));
     write(.TimerInitialCount, std.math.maxInt(u32));
 
-    ke.time.sleep(std.time.ns_per_ms * ms);
+    ke.clock.sleep(std.time.ns_per_ms * ms);
 
     const ticks = std.math.maxInt(u32) - read(.TimerCurrentCount);
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ fn timer_init() linksection(r.init) void {
 pub fn arm_timer(ns: r.Nanoseconds) void {
     if (amd64.cpu_features.tsc_deadline) {
         const now = amd64.rdtsc();
-        const deadline = now + (ns * tsc.tsc_timer.frequency / std.time.ns_per_s);
+        const deadline = now + (ns * tsc.tsc.frequency / std.time.ns_per_s);
         amd64.write_msr(.TscDeadline, deadline);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/platform/pc/pvclock.zig b/src/platform/pc/pvclock.zig
index 0792d4f..fec4f39 100644
--- a/src/platform/pc/pvclock.zig
+++ b/src/platform/pc/pvclock.zig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const mm = r.mm;
 const ke = r.ke;
 
 var pvclock_src: kvm.PVClockSource = undefined;
-var pvclock_tc: ke.TimeCounter = .{
+var pvclock: ke.ClockSource = .{
     .name = "pvclock",
     .quality = 75,
     .frequency = std.time.ns_per_s,
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ var pvclock_tc: ke.TimeCounter = .{
 };
 
 pub fn init() linksection(r.init) void {
+    if (ke.clock.is_better_than(&pvclock)) return;
     const page = mm.phys.alloc();
     pvclock_src = kvm.PVClockSource.init(page, mm.p2v(page));
-    ke.time.register_source(&pvclock_tc);
+    ke.clock.register_source(&pvclock);
 }
 
 fn read_pvclock() u64 {
diff --git a/src/platform/pc/smp.zig b/src/platform/pc/smp.zig
index 2ab031a..2786f65 100644
--- a/src/platform/pc/smp.zig
+++ b/src/platform/pc/smp.zig
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ pub fn init() linksection(r.init) void {
         // Send the INIT-SIPI-SIPI sequence to start the AP.
         apic.send_init(apic_id);
 
-        ke.time.sleep(init_delay);
+        ke.clock.sleep(init_delay);
         apic.send_sipi(apic_id, 0x08);
-        ke.time.sleep(sipi_delay);
+        ke.clock.sleep(sipi_delay);
         apic.send_sipi(apic_id, 0x08);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/pc/tsc.zig b/src/platform/pc/tsc.zig
index 46952d9..4e71ada 100644
--- a/src/platform/pc/tsc.zig
+++ b/src/platform/pc/tsc.zig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const ke = r.ke;
 
 const log = std.log.scoped(.@"amd64/tsc");
 
-pub var tsc_timer: ke.TimeCounter = .{
+pub var tsc: ke.ClockSource = .{
     .name = "TSC",
     .quality = 100,
     .frequency = 0,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn init() linksection(r.init) void {
 
     if (!features.invariant_tsc) {
         log.info("invariant TSC not supported (get a new PC), using fallback", .{});
-        if (ke.time.best()) |best| {
+        if (ke.clock.best()) |best| {
             log.info("using {s} as timecounter source", .{best.name});
         }
         return;
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ pub fn init() linksection(r.init) void {
     if (cpuid_state.ebx != 0 and cpuid_state.ecx != 0 and cpuid_state.eax != 0) {
         const tsc_freq = (cpuid_state.ebx / cpuid_state.eax) * cpuid_state.ecx;
         log.info("TSC frequency determined via CPUID: {} Hz", .{tsc_freq});
-        tsc_timer.frequency = tsc_freq;
+        tsc.frequency = tsc_freq;
 
-        ke.time.register_source(&tsc_timer);
+        ke.clock.register_source(&tsc);
         return;
     }
 
     // Fallback to the other best time source to calibrate.
-    const best = ke.time.best() orelse return;
+    const best = ke.clock.best() orelse return;
 
     const calib_cost_runs = 5;
     var calib_cost: u64 = 0;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn init() linksection(r.init) void {
     // Calculate how many ticks it costs to call tc_sleep.
     for (0..calib_cost_runs) |_| {
         const start = amd64.rdtsc();
-        ke.time.sleep(0);
+        ke.clock.sleep(0);
         const end = amd64.rdtsc();
         calib_cost += (end - start);
     }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn init() linksection(r.init) void {
 
     for (0..runs) |i| {
         const start = amd64.rdtsc();
-        ke.time.sleep(calib_time);
+        ke.clock.sleep(calib_time);
         const end = amd64.rdtsc();
         freqs[i] = (end - start - calib_cost) * (std.time.ns_per_s / calib_time);
     }
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ pub fn init() linksection(r.init) void {
     var sum: u64 = 0;
     for (freqs[1 .. runs - 1]) |f| sum += f;
 
-    tsc_timer.frequency = sum / (runs - 2);
+    tsc.frequency = sum / (runs - 2);
 
-    ke.time.register_source(&tsc_timer);
+    ke.clock.register_source(&tsc);
 
-    log.info("frequency calibrated using {s}: {}.{} MHz", .{ best.name, tsc_timer.frequency / 1_000_000, (tsc_timer.frequency % 1_000_000) / 1000 });
+    log.info("frequency calibrated using {s}: {}.{} MHz", .{ best.name, tsc.frequency / 1_000_000, (tsc.frequency % 1_000_000) / 1000 });
 }
 
 fn read_tsc() u64 {
diff --git a/src/platform/um/timer.zig b/src/platform/um/timer.zig
index 8d4d1b7..b251a81 100644
--- a/src/platform/um/timer.zig
+++ b/src/platform/um/timer.zig
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn tc_read() u64 {
     return @intCast(ts.sec * std.time.ns_per_s + ts.nsec);
 }
 
-var tc: ke.TimeCounter = .{
+var tc: ke.ClockSource = .{
     .read_count = tc_read,
     .frequency = std.time.ns_per_s,
     .name = "CLOCK_MONOTONIC",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn init() void {
 
     posix.sigaction(posix.SIG.ALRM, &act, null);
 
-    ke.time.register_source(&tc);
+    ke.clock.register_source(&tc);
 }
 
 pub fn init_cpu() void {