diff --git a/include/log/log_read.h b/include/log/log_read.h
index 2601622..7edfe3c 100644
--- a/include/log/log_read.h
+++ b/include/log/log_read.h
@@ -19,21 +19,38 @@
 
 #include <time.h>
 
+/* struct log_time is a wire-format variant of struct timespec */
 #define NS_PER_SEC 1000000000ULL
 #ifdef __cplusplus
-struct log_time : public timespec {
+struct log_time {
 public:
+    uint32_t tv_sec; // good to Feb 5 2106
+    uint32_t tv_nsec;
+
     log_time(const timespec &T)
     {
         tv_sec = T.tv_sec;
         tv_nsec = T.tv_nsec;
     }
+    log_time(const log_time &T)
+    {
+        tv_sec = T.tv_sec;
+        tv_nsec = T.tv_nsec;
+    }
+    log_time(uint32_t sec, uint32_t nsec)
+    {
+        tv_sec = sec;
+        tv_nsec = nsec;
+    }
     log_time()
     {
     }
     log_time(clockid_t id)
     {
-        clock_gettime(id, (timespec *) this);
+        timespec T;
+        clock_gettime(id, &T);
+        tv_sec = T.tv_sec;
+        tv_nsec = T.tv_nsec;
     }
     log_time(const char *T)
     {
@@ -41,6 +58,8 @@
         tv_sec = c[0] | (c[1] << 8) | (c[2] << 16) | (c[3] << 24);
         tv_nsec = c[4] | (c[5] << 8) | (c[6] << 16) | (c[7] << 24);
     }
+
+    // timespec
     bool operator== (const timespec &T) const
     {
         return (tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec == T.tv_nsec);
@@ -67,13 +86,45 @@
     {
         return !(*this > T);
     }
+
+    // log_time
+    bool operator== (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        return (tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec == T.tv_nsec);
+    }
+    bool operator!= (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        return !(*this == T);
+    }
+    bool operator< (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        return (tv_sec < T.tv_sec)
+            || ((tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec < T.tv_nsec));
+    }
+    bool operator>= (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        return !(*this < T);
+    }
+    bool operator> (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        return (tv_sec > T.tv_sec)
+            || ((tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec > T.tv_nsec));
+    }
+    bool operator<= (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        return !(*this > T);
+    }
+
     uint64_t nsec() const
     {
         return static_cast<uint64_t>(tv_sec) * NS_PER_SEC + tv_nsec;
     }
-};
+} __attribute__((__packed__));
 #else
-typedef struct timespec log_time;
+typedef struct log_time {
+    uint32_t tv_sec;
+    uint32_t tv_nsec;
+} __attribute__((__packed__)) log_time;
 #endif
 
 #endif /* define _LIBS_LOG_LOG_READ_H */
diff --git a/include/log/logger.h b/include/log/logger.h
index bea0022..8810615 100644
--- a/include/log/logger.h
+++ b/include/log/logger.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     int32_t     sec;    /* seconds since Epoch */
     int32_t     nsec;   /* nanoseconds */
     char        msg[0]; /* the entry's payload */
-};
+} __attribute__((__packed__));
 
 /*
  * The userspace structure for version 2 of the logger_entry ABI.
@@ -46,18 +46,18 @@
     int32_t     nsec;      /* nanoseconds */
     uint32_t    euid;      /* effective UID of logger */
     char        msg[0];    /* the entry's payload */
-};
+} __attribute__((__packed__));
 
 struct logger_entry_v3 {
     uint16_t    len;       /* length of the payload */
-    uint16_t    hdr_size;  /* sizeof(struct logger_entry_v2) */
+    uint16_t    hdr_size;  /* sizeof(struct logger_entry_v3) */
     int32_t     pid;       /* generating process's pid */
     int32_t     tid;       /* generating process's tid */
     int32_t     sec;       /* seconds since Epoch */
     int32_t     nsec;      /* nanoseconds */
     uint32_t    lid;       /* log id of the payload */
     char        msg[0];    /* the entry's payload */
-};
+} __attribute__((__packed__));
 
 /*
  * The maximum size of the log entry payload that can be