diff --git a/include/log/log.h b/include/log/log.h
index e3ecc69..7f952ff 100644
--- a/include/log/log.h
+++ b/include/log/log.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2005-2013 The Android Open Source Project
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2014 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.
@@ -563,4 +563,4 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif // _LIBS_CUTILS_LOG_H
+#endif /* _LIBS_LOG_LOG_H */
diff --git a/include/log/log_read.h b/include/log/log_read.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..861c192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/log/log_read.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2014 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 _LIBS_LOG_LOG_READ_H
+#define _LIBS_LOG_LOG_READ_H
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+#define NS_PER_SEC 1000000000ULL
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+struct log_time : public timespec {
+public:
+    log_time(timespec &T)
+    {
+        tv_sec = T.tv_sec;
+        tv_nsec = T.tv_nsec;
+    }
+    log_time(void)
+    {
+    }
+    log_time(clockid_t id)
+    {
+        clock_gettime(id, (timespec *) this);
+    }
+    log_time(const char *T)
+    {
+        const uint8_t *c = (const uint8_t *) T;
+        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);
+    }
+    bool operator== (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        return (tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec == T.tv_nsec);
+    }
+    bool operator!= (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        return !(*this == T);
+    }
+    bool operator< (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        return (tv_sec < T.tv_sec)
+            || ((tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec < T.tv_nsec));
+    }
+    bool operator>= (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        return !(*this < T);
+    }
+    bool operator> (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        return (tv_sec > T.tv_sec)
+            || ((tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec > T.tv_nsec));
+    }
+    bool operator<= (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        return !(*this > T);
+    }
+    uint64_t nsec(void) const
+    {
+        return static_cast<uint64_t>(tv_sec) * NS_PER_SEC + tv_nsec;
+    }
+};
+#else
+typedef struct timespec log_time;
+#endif
+
+#endif /* define _LIBS_LOG_LOG_READ_H */