diff --git a/base/Android.bp b/base/Android.bp
index b9a6e0b..7f81915 100644
--- a/base/Android.bp
+++ b/base/Android.bp
@@ -42,21 +42,32 @@
             srcs: [
                 "errors_unix.cpp",
                 "properties.cpp",
+                "chrono_utils.cpp",
             ],
             cppflags: ["-Wexit-time-destructors"],
         },
         darwin: {
-            srcs: ["errors_unix.cpp"],
+            srcs: [
+                "chrono_utils.cpp",
+                "errors_unix.cpp",
+            ],
             cppflags: ["-Wexit-time-destructors"],
         },
         linux_bionic: {
-            srcs: ["errors_unix.cpp"],
+            srcs: [
+                "chrono_utils.cpp",
+                "errors_unix.cpp",
+            ],
             cppflags: ["-Wexit-time-destructors"],
             enabled: true,
         },
         linux: {
-            srcs: ["errors_unix.cpp"],
+            srcs: [
+                "chrono_utils.cpp",
+                "errors_unix.cpp",
+            ],
             cppflags: ["-Wexit-time-destructors"],
+            host_ldlibs: ["-lrt"],
         },
         windows: {
             srcs: [
@@ -88,7 +99,14 @@
     ],
     target: {
         android: {
-            srcs: ["properties_test.cpp"],
+            srcs: [
+                "chrono_utils_test.cpp",
+                "properties_test.cpp"
+            ],
+        },
+        linux: {
+            srcs: ["chrono_utils_test.cpp"],
+            host_ldlibs: ["-lrt"],
         },
         windows: {
             srcs: ["utf8_test.cpp"],
diff --git a/base/chrono_utils.cpp b/base/chrono_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..644fd28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/chrono_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "android-base/chrono_utils.h"
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace base {
+
+boot_clock::time_point boot_clock::now() {
+  timespec ts;
+  clockid_t clk_id;
+
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+  clk_id = CLOCK_BOOTTIME;
+#else
+  // Darwin does not support CLOCK_BOOTTIME.  CLOCK_MONOTONIC is a sufficient
+  // fallback; the only loss of precision is the time duration when the system
+  // is suspended.
+  clk_id = CLOCK_MONOTONIC;
+#endif  // __ANDROID__
+
+  clock_gettime(clk_id, &ts);
+  return boot_clock::time_point(std::chrono::seconds(ts.tv_sec) +
+                                std::chrono::nanoseconds(ts.tv_nsec));
+}
+
+}  // namespace base
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/base/chrono_utils_test.cpp b/base/chrono_utils_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc6df4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/chrono_utils_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "android-base/chrono_utils.h"
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace base {
+
+std::chrono::seconds GetBootTimeSeconds() {
+  struct timespec now;
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_BOOTTIME, &now);
+
+  auto now_tp = boot_clock::time_point(
+      std::chrono::seconds(now.tv_sec) + std::chrono::nanoseconds(now.tv_nsec));
+  return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(
+      now_tp.time_since_epoch());
+}
+
+// Tests (at least) the seconds accuracy of the boot_clock::now() method.
+TEST(ChronoUtilsTest, BootClockNowSeconds) {
+  auto now = GetBootTimeSeconds();
+  auto boot_seconds = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(
+      boot_clock::now().time_since_epoch());
+  EXPECT_EQ(now, boot_seconds);
+}
+
+}  // namespace base
+}  // namespace android
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/base/include/android-base/chrono_utils.h b/base/include/android-base/chrono_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0086425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/include/android-base/chrono_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_BASE_CHRONO_UTILS_H
+#define ANDROID_BASE_CHRONO_UTILS_H
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace base {
+
+// A std::chrono clock based on CLOCK_BOOTTIME.
+class boot_clock {
+ public:
+  typedef std::chrono::nanoseconds duration;
+  typedef std::chrono::time_point<boot_clock, duration> time_point;
+
+  static time_point now();
+};
+
+}  // namespace base
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif  // ANDROID_BASE_CHRONO_UTILS_H
diff --git a/bootstat/Android.bp b/bootstat/Android.bp
index f744ad1..95c9af5 100644
--- a/bootstat/Android.bp
+++ b/bootstat/Android.bp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 bootstat_lib_src_files = [
     "boot_event_record_store.cpp",
-    "uptime_parser.cpp",
 ]
 
 cc_defaults {
diff --git a/bootstat/boot_event_record_store.cpp b/bootstat/boot_event_record_store.cpp
index 2648594..3243676 100644
--- a/bootstat/boot_event_record_store.cpp
+++ b/bootstat/boot_event_record_store.cpp
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <utime.h>
+
+#include <chrono>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
+
+#include <android-base/chrono_utils.h>
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android-base/parseint.h>
-#include "uptime_parser.h"
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -55,7 +58,9 @@
 }
 
 void BootEventRecordStore::AddBootEvent(const std::string& event) {
-  AddBootEventWithValue(event, bootstat::ParseUptime());
+  auto uptime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(
+      android::base::boot_clock::now().time_since_epoch());
+  AddBootEventWithValue(event, uptime.count());
 }
 
 // The implementation of AddBootEventValue makes use of the mtime file
diff --git a/bootstat/boot_event_record_store_test.cpp b/bootstat/boot_event_record_store_test.cpp
index 90f6513..0df6706 100644
--- a/bootstat/boot_event_record_store_test.cpp
+++ b/bootstat/boot_event_record_store_test.cpp
@@ -21,15 +21,18 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <chrono>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdlib>
+
+#include <android-base/chrono_utils.h>
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android-base/test_utils.h>
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <gmock/gmock.h>
-#include "uptime_parser.h"
 
 using testing::UnorderedElementsAreArray;
 
@@ -89,6 +92,12 @@
   rmdir(path.c_str());
 }
 
+// Returns the time in seconds since boot.
+time_t GetUptimeSeconds() {
+  return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(
+      android::base::boot_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
+}
+
 class BootEventRecordStoreTest : public ::testing::Test {
  public:
   BootEventRecordStoreTest() {
@@ -126,7 +135,7 @@
   BootEventRecordStore store;
   store.SetStorePath(GetStorePathForTesting());
 
-  time_t uptime = bootstat::ParseUptime();
+  time_t uptime = GetUptimeSeconds();
   ASSERT_NE(-1, uptime);
 
   store.AddBootEvent("cenozoic");
@@ -141,7 +150,7 @@
   BootEventRecordStore store;
   store.SetStorePath(GetStorePathForTesting());
 
-  time_t uptime = bootstat::ParseUptime();
+  time_t uptime = GetUptimeSeconds();
   ASSERT_NE(-1, uptime);
 
   store.AddBootEvent("cretaceous");
diff --git a/bootstat/bootstat.cpp b/bootstat/bootstat.cpp
index a7354a7..d594cdb 100644
--- a/bootstat/bootstat.cpp
+++ b/bootstat/bootstat.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdio>
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <android/log.h>
+#include <android-base/chrono_utils.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android-base/parseint.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
@@ -38,7 +40,6 @@
 #include <metricslogger/metrics_logger.h>
 
 #include "boot_event_record_store.h"
-#include "uptime_parser.h"
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -247,7 +248,8 @@
   BootEventRecordStore boot_event_store;
   BootEventRecordStore::BootEventRecord record;
 
-  time_t uptime = bootstat::ParseUptime();
+  auto uptime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(
+      android::base::boot_clock::now().time_since_epoch());
   time_t current_time_utc = time(nullptr);
 
   if (boot_event_store.GetBootEvent("last_boot_time_utc", &record)) {
@@ -274,22 +276,22 @@
     // Log the amount of time elapsed until the device is decrypted, which
     // includes the variable amount of time the user takes to enter the
     // decryption password.
-    boot_event_store.AddBootEventWithValue("boot_decryption_complete", uptime);
+    boot_event_store.AddBootEventWithValue("boot_decryption_complete", uptime.count());
 
     // Subtract the decryption time to normalize the boot cycle timing.
-    time_t boot_complete = uptime - record.second;
+    std::chrono::seconds boot_complete = std::chrono::seconds(uptime.count() - record.second);
     boot_event_store.AddBootEventWithValue(boot_complete_prefix + "_post_decrypt",
-                                           boot_complete);
+                                           boot_complete.count());
 
 
   } else {
     boot_event_store.AddBootEventWithValue(boot_complete_prefix + "_no_encryption",
-                                           uptime);
+                                           uptime.count());
   }
 
   // Record the total time from device startup to boot complete, regardless of
   // encryption state.
-  boot_event_store.AddBootEventWithValue(boot_complete_prefix, uptime);
+  boot_event_store.AddBootEventWithValue(boot_complete_prefix, uptime.count());
 
   RecordInitBootTimeProp(&boot_event_store, "ro.boottime.init");
   RecordInitBootTimeProp(&boot_event_store, "ro.boottime.init.selinux");
diff --git a/bootstat/uptime_parser.cpp b/bootstat/uptime_parser.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c2034c..0000000
--- a/bootstat/uptime_parser.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include "uptime_parser.h"
-
-#include <time.h>
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <string>
-#include <android-base/file.h>
-#include <android-base/logging.h>
-
-namespace bootstat {
-
-time_t ParseUptime() {
-  std::string uptime_str;
-  if (!android::base::ReadFileToString("/proc/uptime", &uptime_str)) {
-    PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to read /proc/uptime";
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  // Cast intentionally rounds down.
-  return static_cast<time_t>(strtod(uptime_str.c_str(), NULL));
-}
-
-}  // namespace bootstat
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bootstat/uptime_parser.h b/bootstat/uptime_parser.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 756ae9b..0000000
--- a/bootstat/uptime_parser.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#ifndef UPTIME_PARSER_H_
-#define UPTIME_PARSER_H_
-
-#include <time.h>
-
-namespace bootstat {
-
-// Returns the number of seconds the system has been on since reboot.
-time_t ParseUptime();
-
-}  // namespace bootstat
-
-#endif  // UPTIME_PARSER_H_
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init/Android.mk b/init/Android.mk
index a10a714..f9c6f94 100644
--- a/init/Android.mk
+++ b/init/Android.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
     parser/tokenizer_test.cpp \
 
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libinit_parser
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libbase libinit_parser
 LOCAL_CLANG := true
 include $(BUILD_HOST_NATIVE_TEST)
 endif
diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index 43f601f..4af0656 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <selinux/label.h>
 #include <selinux/android.h>
 
+#include <android-base/chrono_utils.h>
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "watchdogd.h"
 
+using android::base::boot_clock;
 using android::base::StringPrintf;
 
 struct selabel_handle *sehandle;
@@ -750,7 +752,7 @@
         return watchdogd_main(argc, argv);
     }
 
-    boot_clock::time_point start_time = boot_clock::now();
+    boot_clock::time_point start_time = android::base::boot_clock::now();
 
     // Clear the umask.
     umask(0);
diff --git a/init/service.cpp b/init/service.cpp
index e186f27..cbdc4a8 100644
--- a/init/service.cpp
+++ b/init/service.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #include <selinux/selinux.h>
 
+#include <android-base/chrono_utils.h>
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/parseint.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "property_service.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+using android::base::boot_clock;
 using android::base::ParseInt;
 using android::base::StringPrintf;
 using android::base::WriteStringToFile;
diff --git a/init/service.h b/init/service.h
index 013e65f..3dc0e53 100644
--- a/init/service.h
+++ b/init/service.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include <android-base/chrono_utils.h>
+
 #include "action.h"
 #include "capabilities.h"
 #include "descriptors.h"
@@ -135,8 +137,8 @@
 
     unsigned flags_;
     pid_t pid_;
-    boot_clock::time_point time_started_; // time of last start
-    boot_clock::time_point time_crashed_; // first crash within inspection window
+    android::base::boot_clock::time_point time_started_; // time of last start
+    android::base::boot_clock::time_point time_crashed_; // first crash within inspection window
     int crash_count_;                     // number of times crashed within window
 
     uid_t uid_;
diff --git a/init/util.cpp b/init/util.cpp
index 888a366..f59ba82 100644
--- a/init/util.cpp
+++ b/init/util.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 #include "property_service.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+using android::base::boot_clock;
+
 static unsigned int do_decode_uid(const char *s)
 {
     unsigned int v;
@@ -199,11 +201,16 @@
     return success;
 }
 
-boot_clock::time_point boot_clock::now() {
-  timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_BOOTTIME, &ts);
-  return boot_clock::time_point(std::chrono::seconds(ts.tv_sec) +
-                                std::chrono::nanoseconds(ts.tv_nsec));
+Timer::Timer() : start_(boot_clock::now()) {
+}
+
+double Timer::duration_s() const {
+  typedef std::chrono::duration<double> double_duration;
+  return std::chrono::duration_cast<double_duration>(boot_clock::now() - start_).count();
+}
+
+int64_t Timer::duration_ms() const {
+  return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(boot_clock::now() - start_).count();
 }
 
 int mkdir_recursive(const char *pathname, mode_t mode)
diff --git a/init/util.h b/init/util.h
index 5c38dc3..4444427 100644
--- a/init/util.h
+++ b/init/util.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <ostream>
 #include <string>
 
+#include <android-base/chrono_utils.h>
+
 #define COLDBOOT_DONE "/dev/.coldboot_done"
 
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
@@ -35,32 +37,16 @@
 bool read_file(const char* path, std::string* content);
 bool write_file(const char* path, const char* content);
 
-// A std::chrono clock based on CLOCK_BOOTTIME.
-class boot_clock {
- public:
-  typedef std::chrono::nanoseconds duration;
-  typedef std::chrono::time_point<boot_clock, duration> time_point;
-  static constexpr bool is_steady = true;
-
-  static time_point now();
-};
-
 class Timer {
  public:
-  Timer() : start_(boot_clock::now()) {
-  }
+  Timer();
 
-  double duration_s() const {
-    typedef std::chrono::duration<double> double_duration;
-    return std::chrono::duration_cast<double_duration>(boot_clock::now() - start_).count();
-  }
+  double duration_s() const;
 
-  int64_t duration_ms() const {
-    return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(boot_clock::now() - start_).count();
-  }
+  int64_t duration_ms() const;
 
  private:
-  boot_clock::time_point start_;
+  android::base::boot_clock::time_point start_;
 };
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Timer& t);