diff --git a/include/log/log_read.h b/include/log/log_read.h
index 7edfe3c..bd9de12 100644
--- a/include/log/log_read.h
+++ b/include/log/log_read.h
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@
 #ifndef _LIBS_LOG_LOG_READ_H
 #define _LIBS_LOG_LOG_READ_H
 
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
 /* struct log_time is a wire-format variant of struct timespec */
 #define NS_PER_SEC 1000000000ULL
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
+
+// NB: do NOT define a copy constructor. This will result in structure
+// no longer being compatible with pass-by-value which is desired
+// efficient behavior. Also, pass-by-reference breaks C/C++ ABI.
 struct log_time {
 public:
     uint32_t tv_sec; // good to Feb 5 2106
@@ -32,16 +38,12 @@
         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;
     }
+    static const timespec EPOCH;
     log_time()
     {
     }
@@ -86,6 +88,12 @@
     {
         return !(*this > T);
     }
+    log_time operator-= (const timespec &T);
+    log_time operator- (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        log_time local(*this);
+        return local -= T;
+    }
 
     // log_time
     bool operator== (const log_time &T) const
@@ -114,17 +122,31 @@
     {
         return !(*this > T);
     }
+    log_time operator-= (const log_time &T);
+    log_time operator- (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        log_time local(*this);
+        return local -= T;
+    }
 
     uint64_t nsec() const
     {
         return static_cast<uint64_t>(tv_sec) * NS_PER_SEC + tv_nsec;
     }
+
+    static const char default_format[];
+
+    // Add %#q for the fraction of a second to the standard library functions
+    char *strptime(const char *s, const char *format = default_format);
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
+
 #else
+
 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 8dab234..3c6ea30 100644
--- a/include/log/logger.h
+++ b/include/log/logger.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
+#include <log/log_read.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -161,6 +162,9 @@
 struct logger_list *android_logger_list_alloc(int mode,
                                               unsigned int tail,
                                               pid_t pid);
+struct logger_list *android_logger_list_alloc_time(int mode,
+                                                   log_time start,
+                                                   pid_t pid);
 void android_logger_list_free(struct logger_list *logger_list);
 /* In the purest sense, the following two are orthogonal interfaces */
 int android_logger_list_read(struct logger_list *logger_list,
diff --git a/liblog/Android.mk b/liblog/Android.mk
index 4fe20db..91f9c34 100644
--- a/liblog/Android.mk
+++ b/liblog/Android.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 else
 liblog_sources := logd_write_kern.c
 endif
+liblog_sources += log_time.cpp
 
 ifneq ($(filter userdebug eng,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT)),)
 liblog_cflags := -DUSERDEBUG_BUILD=1
@@ -60,13 +61,14 @@
 # ========================================================
 LOCAL_MODULE := liblog
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(liblog_host_sources)
-LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lpthread
+LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lpthread -lrt
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := -DFAKE_LOG_DEVICE=1
 include $(BUILD_HOST_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := liblog
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := liblog
+LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lrt
 include $(BUILD_HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := lib64log
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(liblog_host_sources)
-LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lpthread
+LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lpthread -lrt
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := -DFAKE_LOG_DEVICE=1 -m64
 include $(BUILD_HOST_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
diff --git a/liblog/log_read.c b/liblog/log_read.c
index e4acac2..d96f129 100644
--- a/liblog/log_read.c
+++ b/liblog/log_read.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #define NOMINMAX /* for windows to suppress definition of min in stdlib.h */
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@
     struct listnode node;
     int mode;
     unsigned int tail;
+    log_time start;
     pid_t pid;
     int sock;
 };
@@ -441,6 +443,8 @@
 
     list_init(&logger_list->node);
     logger_list->mode = mode;
+    logger_list->start.tv_sec = 0;
+    logger_list->start.tv_nsec = 0;
     logger_list->tail = tail;
     logger_list->pid = pid;
     logger_list->sock = -1;
@@ -448,6 +452,27 @@
     return logger_list;
 }
 
+struct logger_list *android_logger_list_alloc_time(int mode,
+                                                   log_time start,
+                                                   pid_t pid)
+{
+    struct logger_list *logger_list;
+
+    logger_list = calloc(1, sizeof(*logger_list));
+    if (!logger_list) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    list_init(&logger_list->node);
+    logger_list->mode = mode;
+    logger_list->start = start;
+    logger_list->tail = 0;
+    logger_list->pid = pid;
+    logger_list->sock = -1;
+
+    return logger_list;
+}
+
 /* android_logger_list_register unimplemented, no use case */
 /* android_logger_list_unregister unimplemented, no use case */
 
@@ -564,6 +589,15 @@
             cp += ret;
         }
 
+        if (logger_list->start.tv_sec || logger_list->start.tv_nsec) {
+            ret = snprintf(cp, remaining, " start=%" PRIu32 ".%09" PRIu32,
+                           logger_list->start.tv_sec,
+                           logger_list->start.tv_nsec);
+            ret = min(ret, remaining);
+            remaining -= ret;
+            cp += ret;
+        }
+
         if (logger_list->pid) {
             ret = snprintf(cp, remaining, " pid=%u", logger_list->pid);
             ret = min(ret, remaining);
diff --git a/liblog/log_read_kern.c b/liblog/log_read_kern.c
index 483b6b6..9cccb1d 100644
--- a/liblog/log_read_kern.c
+++ b/liblog/log_read_kern.c
@@ -308,6 +308,13 @@
     return logger_list;
 }
 
+struct logger_list *android_logger_list_alloc_time(int mode,
+                                                   log_time start UNUSED,
+                                                   pid_t pid)
+{
+    return android_logger_list_alloc(mode, 0, pid);
+}
+
 /* android_logger_list_register unimplemented, no use case */
 /* android_logger_list_unregister unimplemented, no use case */
 
diff --git a/liblog/log_time.cpp b/liblog/log_time.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..755c2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/liblog/log_time.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 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.
+ */
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+
+#include <log/log_read.h>
+
+const char log_time::default_format[] = "%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3q";
+const timespec log_time::EPOCH = { 0, 0 };
+
+// Add %#q for fractional seconds to standard strptime function
+
+char *log_time::strptime(const char *s, const char *format) {
+    time_t now;
+#ifdef __linux__
+    *this = log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME);
+    now = tv_sec;
+#else
+    time(&now);
+    tv_sec = now;
+    tv_nsec = 0;
+#endif
+
+    struct tm *ptm;
+#if (defined(HAVE_LOCALTIME_R))
+    struct tm tmBuf;
+    ptm = localtime_r(&now, &tmBuf);
+#else
+    ptm = localtime(&now);
+#endif
+
+    char fmt[strlen(format) + 1];
+    strcpy(fmt, format);
+
+    char *ret = const_cast<char *> (s);
+    char *cp;
+    for (char *f = cp = fmt; ; ++cp) {
+        if (!*cp) {
+            if (f != cp) {
+                ret = ::strptime(ret, f, ptm);
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        if (*cp != '%') {
+            continue;
+        }
+        char *e = cp;
+        ++e;
+#if (defined(__BIONIC__))
+        if (*e == 's') {
+            *cp = '\0';
+            if (*f) {
+                ret = ::strptime(ret, f, ptm);
+                if (!ret) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            tv_sec = 0;
+            while (isdigit(*ret)) {
+                tv_sec = tv_sec * 10 + *ret - '0';
+                ++ret;
+            }
+            now = tv_sec;
+#if (defined(HAVE_LOCALTIME_R))
+            ptm = localtime_r(&now, &tmBuf);
+#else
+            ptm = localtime(&now);
+#endif
+        } else
+#endif
+        {
+            unsigned num = 0;
+            while (isdigit(*e)) {
+                num = num * 10 + *e - '0';
+                ++e;
+            }
+            if (*e != 'q') {
+                continue;
+            }
+            *cp = '\0';
+            if (*f) {
+                ret = ::strptime(ret, f, ptm);
+                if (!ret) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            unsigned long mul = NS_PER_SEC;
+            if (num == 0) {
+                num = INT_MAX;
+            }
+            tv_nsec = 0;
+            while (isdigit(*ret) && num && (mul > 1)) {
+                --num;
+                mul /= 10;
+                tv_nsec = tv_nsec + (*ret - '0') * mul;
+                ++ret;
+            }
+        }
+        f = cp = e;
+        ++f;
+    }
+
+    if (ret) {
+        tv_sec = mktime(ptm);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    // Upon error, place a known value into the class, the current time.
+#ifdef __linux__
+    *this = log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME);
+#else
+    time(&now);
+    tv_sec = now;
+    tv_nsec = 0;
+#endif
+    return ret;
+}
+
+log_time log_time::operator-= (const timespec &T) {
+    // No concept of negative time, clamp to EPOCH
+    if (*this <= T) {
+        return *this = EPOCH;
+    }
+
+    if (this->tv_nsec < (unsigned long int)T.tv_nsec) {
+        --this->tv_sec;
+        this->tv_nsec = NS_PER_SEC + this->tv_nsec - T.tv_nsec;
+    } else {
+        this->tv_nsec -= T.tv_nsec;
+    }
+    this->tv_sec -= T.tv_sec;
+
+    return *this;
+}
+
+log_time log_time::operator-= (const log_time &T) {
+    // No concept of negative time, clamp to EPOCH
+    if (*this <= T) {
+        return *this = EPOCH;
+    }
+
+    if (this->tv_nsec < T.tv_nsec) {
+        --this->tv_sec;
+        this->tv_nsec = NS_PER_SEC + this->tv_nsec - T.tv_nsec;
+    } else {
+        this->tv_nsec -= T.tv_nsec;
+    }
+    this->tv_sec -= T.tv_sec;
+
+    return *this;
+}
diff --git a/logcat/logcat.cpp b/logcat/logcat.cpp
index 00b5ba9..7bf91a9 100644
--- a/logcat/logcat.cpp
+++ b/logcat/logcat.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
+#include <log/log_read.h>
 #include <log/logger.h>
 #include <log/logd.h>
 #include <log/logprint.h>
@@ -302,7 +303,8 @@
     log_device_t* dev;
     bool needBinary = false;
     struct logger_list *logger_list;
-    int tail_lines = 0;
+    unsigned int tail_lines = 0;
+    log_time tail_time(log_time::EPOCH);
 
     signal(SIGPIPE, exit);
 
@@ -352,7 +354,32 @@
                 mode = O_RDONLY | O_NDELAY;
                 /* FALLTHRU */
             case 'T':
-                tail_lines = atoi(optarg);
+                if (strspn(optarg, "0123456789") != strlen(optarg)) {
+                    char *cp = tail_time.strptime(optarg,
+                                                  log_time::default_format);
+                    if (!cp) {
+                        fprintf(stderr,
+                                "ERROR: -%c \"%s\" not in \"%s\" time format\n",
+                                ret, optarg, log_time::default_format);
+                        exit(1);
+                    }
+                    if (*cp) {
+                        char c = *cp;
+                        *cp = '\0';
+                        fprintf(stderr,
+                                "WARNING: -%c \"%s\"\"%c%s\" time truncated\n",
+                                ret, optarg, c, cp + 1);
+                        *cp = c;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    tail_lines = atoi(optarg);
+                    if (!tail_lines) {
+                        fprintf(stderr,
+                                "WARNING: -%c %s invalid, setting to 1\n",
+                                ret, optarg);
+                        tail_lines = 1;
+                    }
+                }
             break;
 
             case 'g':
@@ -654,7 +681,11 @@
     }
 
     dev = devices;
-    logger_list = android_logger_list_alloc(mode, tail_lines, 0);
+    if (tail_time != log_time::EPOCH) {
+        logger_list = android_logger_list_alloc_time(mode, tail_time, 0);
+    } else {
+        logger_list = android_logger_list_alloc(mode, tail_lines, 0);
+    }
     while (dev) {
         dev->logger_list = logger_list;
         dev->logger = android_logger_open(logger_list,
diff --git a/logcat/tests/Android.mk b/logcat/tests/Android.mk
index bdaec14..733af31 100644
--- a/logcat/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/logcat/tests/Android.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@
     -g \
     -Wall -Wextra \
     -Werror \
-    -fno-builtin \
+    -fno-builtin
+
+ifneq ($(filter userdebug eng,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT)),)
+test_c_flags += -DUSERDEBUG_BUILD=1
+endif
 
 test_src_files := \
     logcat_test.cpp \
diff --git a/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp b/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
index fc696bb..818a978 100644
--- a/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
+++ b/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
@@ -527,3 +527,100 @@
 
     ASSERT_EQ(1, signals);
 }
+
+#ifdef USERDEBUG_BUILD
+static bool get_white_black(char **list) {
+    FILE *fp;
+
+    fp = popen("logcat -p 2>/dev/null", "r");
+    if (fp == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: logcat -p 2>/dev/null\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    char buffer[5120];
+
+    while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fp)) {
+        char *hold = *list;
+        char *buf = buffer;
+	while (isspace(*buf)) {
+            ++buf;
+        }
+        char *end = buf + strlen(buf);
+        while (isspace(*--end) && (end >= buf)) {
+            *end = '\0';
+        }
+        if (end < buf) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (hold) {
+            asprintf(list, "%s %s", hold, buf);
+            free(hold);
+        } else {
+            asprintf(list, "%s", buf);
+        }
+    }
+    pclose(fp);
+    return *list != NULL;
+}
+
+static bool set_white_black(const char *list) {
+    FILE *fp;
+
+    char buffer[5120];
+
+    snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "logcat -P '%s' 2>&1", list);
+    fp = popen(buffer, "r");
+    if (fp == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s\n", buffer);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fp)) {
+        char *buf = buffer;
+	while (isspace(*buf)) {
+            ++buf;
+        }
+        char *end = buf + strlen(buf);
+        while (isspace(*--end) && (end >= buf)) {
+            *end = '\0';
+        }
+        if (end < buf) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", buf);
+        pclose(fp);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return pclose(fp) == 0;
+}
+
+TEST(logcat, white_black_adjust) {
+    char *list = NULL;
+    char *adjust = NULL;
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(true, get_white_black(&list));
+
+    static const char adjustment[] = "~! ~1000";
+    ASSERT_EQ(true, set_white_black(adjustment));
+    ASSERT_EQ(true, get_white_black(&adjust));
+    if (strcmp(adjustment, adjust)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: '%s' != '%s'\n", adjustment, adjust);
+    }
+    ASSERT_STREQ(adjustment, adjust);
+    free(adjust);
+    adjust = NULL;
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(true, set_white_black(list));
+    ASSERT_EQ(true, get_white_black(&adjust));
+    if (strcmp(list, adjust)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: '%s' != '%s'\n", list, adjust);
+    }
+    ASSERT_STREQ(list, adjust);
+    free(adjust);
+    adjust = NULL;
+
+    free(list);
+    list = NULL;
+}
+#endif // USERDEBUG_BUILD
diff --git a/logd/FlushCommand.cpp b/logd/FlushCommand.cpp
index 0b8c31b..3be07c0 100644
--- a/logd/FlushCommand.cpp
+++ b/logd/FlushCommand.cpp
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@
                            bool nonBlock,
                            unsigned long tail,
                            unsigned int logMask,
-                           pid_t pid)
+                           pid_t pid,
+                           log_time start)
         : mReader(reader)
         , mNonBlock(nonBlock)
         , mTail(tail)
         , mLogMask(logMask)
         , mPid(pid)
+        , mStart(start)
 { }
 
 // runSocketCommand is called once for every open client on the
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@
             LogTimeEntry::unlock();
             return;
         }
-        entry = new LogTimeEntry(mReader, client, mNonBlock, mTail, mLogMask, mPid);
+        entry = new LogTimeEntry(mReader, client, mNonBlock, mTail, mLogMask, mPid, mStart);
         times.push_back(entry);
     }
 
diff --git a/logd/FlushCommand.h b/logd/FlushCommand.h
index 715daac..f34c06a 100644
--- a/logd/FlushCommand.h
+++ b/logd/FlushCommand.h
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@
 #ifndef _FLUSH_COMMAND_H
 #define _FLUSH_COMMAND_H
 
+#include <log/log_read.h>
 #include <sysutils/SocketClientCommand.h>
 
+class LogBufferElement;
+
+#include "LogTimes.h"
+
 class LogReader;
 
 class FlushCommand : public SocketClientCommand {
@@ -26,13 +31,15 @@
     unsigned long mTail;
     unsigned int mLogMask;
     pid_t mPid;
+    log_time mStart;
 
 public:
     FlushCommand(LogReader &mReader,
                  bool nonBlock = false,
                  unsigned long tail = -1,
                  unsigned int logMask = -1,
-                 pid_t pid = 0);
+                 pid_t pid = 0,
+                 log_time start = LogTimeEntry::EPOCH);
     virtual void runSocketCommand(SocketClient *client);
 
     static bool hasReadLogs(SocketClient *client);
diff --git a/logd/LogBufferElement.cpp b/logd/LogBufferElement.cpp
index 01cc9de..8d45f34 100644
--- a/logd/LogBufferElement.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogBufferElement.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "LogBufferElement.h"
 #include "LogReader.h"
 
-const log_time LogBufferElement::FLUSH_ERROR(0, 0);
+const log_time LogBufferElement::FLUSH_ERROR((uint32_t)0, (uint32_t)0);
 
 LogBufferElement::LogBufferElement(log_id_t log_id, log_time realtime,
                                    uid_t uid, pid_t pid, const char *msg,
diff --git a/logd/LogReader.cpp b/logd/LogReader.cpp
index 5b540bf..60a3507 100644
--- a/logd/LogReader.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogReader.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
@@ -50,6 +51,14 @@
         tail = atol(cp + sizeof(_tail) - 1);
     }
 
+    log_time start(log_time::EPOCH);
+    static const char _start[] = " start=";
+    cp = strstr(buffer, _start);
+    if (cp) {
+        // Parse errors will result in current time
+        start.strptime(cp + sizeof(_start) - 1, "%s.%q");
+    }
+
     unsigned int logMask = -1;
     static const char _logIds[] = " lids=";
     cp = strstr(buffer, _logIds);
@@ -58,9 +67,8 @@
         cp += sizeof(_logIds) - 1;
         while (*cp && *cp != '\0') {
             int val = 0;
-            while (('0' <= *cp) && (*cp <= '9')) {
-                val *= 10;
-                val += *cp - '0';
+            while (isdigit(*cp)) {
+                val = val * 10 + *cp - '0';
                 ++cp;
             }
             logMask |= 1 << val;
@@ -83,7 +91,63 @@
         nonBlock = true;
     }
 
-    FlushCommand command(*this, nonBlock, tail, logMask, pid);
+    // Convert realtime to monotonic time
+    if (start == log_time::EPOCH) {
+        start = LogTimeEntry::EPOCH;
+    } else {
+        class LogFindStart {
+            const pid_t mPid;
+            const unsigned mLogMask;
+            bool startTimeSet;
+            log_time &start;
+            log_time last;
+
+        public:
+            LogFindStart(unsigned logMask, pid_t pid, log_time &start)
+                    : mPid(pid)
+                    , mLogMask(logMask)
+                    , startTimeSet(false)
+                    , start(start)
+                    , last(LogTimeEntry::EPOCH)
+            { }
+
+            static bool callback(const LogBufferElement *element, void *obj) {
+                LogFindStart *me = reinterpret_cast<LogFindStart *>(obj);
+                if (!me->startTimeSet
+                        && (!me->mPid || (me->mPid == element->getPid()))
+                        && (me->mLogMask & (1 << element->getLogId()))) {
+                    if (me->start == element->getRealTime()) {
+                        me->start = element->getMonotonicTime();
+                        me->startTimeSet = true;
+                    } else {
+                        if (me->start < element->getRealTime()) {
+                            me->start = me->last;
+                            me->startTimeSet = true;
+                        }
+                        me->last = element->getMonotonicTime();
+                    }
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            bool found() { return startTimeSet; }
+        } logFindStart(logMask, pid, start);
+
+        logbuf().flushTo(cli, LogTimeEntry::EPOCH,
+                         FlushCommand::hasReadLogs(cli),
+                         logFindStart.callback, &logFindStart);
+
+        if (!logFindStart.found()) {
+            if (nonBlock) {
+                doSocketDelete(cli);
+                return false;
+            }
+            log_time now(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+            start = now;
+        }
+    }
+
+    FlushCommand command(*this, nonBlock, tail, logMask, pid, start);
     command.runSocketCommand(cli);
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/logd/LogTimes.cpp b/logd/LogTimes.cpp
index 67cc65e..8cb015c 100644
--- a/logd/LogTimes.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogTimes.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 
 LogTimeEntry::LogTimeEntry(LogReader &reader, SocketClient *client,
                            bool nonBlock, unsigned long tail,
-                           unsigned int logMask, pid_t pid)
+                           unsigned int logMask, pid_t pid,
+                           log_time start)
         : mRefCount(1)
         , mRelease(false)
         , mError(false)
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
         , mTail(tail)
         , mIndex(0)
         , mClient(client)
-        , mStart(EPOCH)
+        , mStart(start)
         , mNonBlock(nonBlock)
         , mEnd(CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
 { }
diff --git a/logd/LogTimes.h b/logd/LogTimes.h
index cb6f566..beaf646 100644
--- a/logd/LogTimes.h
+++ b/logd/LogTimes.h
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
 
 public:
     LogTimeEntry(LogReader &reader, SocketClient *client, bool nonBlock,
-                 unsigned long tail, unsigned int logMask, pid_t pid);
+                 unsigned long tail, unsigned int logMask, pid_t pid,
+                 log_time start);
 
     SocketClient *mClient;
     static const struct timespec EPOCH;