2 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/basic/time-util.c b/src/basic/time-util.c
index e278196c90..b0e5883b87 100644
--- a/src/basic/time-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/time-util.c
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ usec_t now(clockid_t clock_id) {
         return timespec_load(&ts);
 }
 
+nsec_t now_nsec(clockid_t clock_id) {
+        struct timespec ts;
+
+        assert_se(clock_gettime(clock_id, &ts) == 0);
+
+        return timespec_load_nsec(&ts);
+}
+
 dual_timestamp* dual_timestamp_get(dual_timestamp *ts) {
         assert(ts);
 
@@ -129,6 +137,18 @@ usec_t timespec_load(const struct timespec *ts) {
                 (usec_t) ts->tv_nsec / NSEC_PER_USEC;
 }
 
+nsec_t timespec_load_nsec(const struct timespec *ts) {
+        assert(ts);
+
+        if (ts->tv_sec == (time_t) -1 &&
+            ts->tv_nsec == (long) -1)
+                return NSEC_INFINITY;
+
+        return
+                (nsec_t) ts->tv_sec * NSEC_PER_SEC +
+                (nsec_t) ts->tv_nsec;
+}
+
 struct timespec *timespec_store(struct timespec *ts, usec_t u)  {
         assert(ts);
 
diff --git a/src/basic/time-util.h b/src/basic/time-util.h
index 2aba042217..ebafefa0ee 100644
--- a/src/basic/time-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/time-util.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ typedef struct dual_timestamp {
 #define DUAL_TIMESTAMP_NULL ((struct dual_timestamp) { 0ULL, 0ULL })
 
 usec_t now(clockid_t clock);
+nsec_t now_nsec(clockid_t clock);
 
 dual_timestamp* dual_timestamp_get(dual_timestamp *ts);
 dual_timestamp* dual_timestamp_from_realtime(dual_timestamp *ts, usec_t u);
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ struct timespec *timespec_store(struct timespec *ts, usec_t u);
 usec_t timeval_load(const struct timeval *tv) _pure_;
 struct timeval *timeval_store(struct timeval *tv, usec_t u);
 
+nsec_t timespec_load_nsec(const struct timespec *ts) _pure_;
+
 char *format_timestamp(char *buf, size_t l, usec_t t);
 char *format_timestamp_utc(char *buf, size_t l, usec_t t);
 char *format_timestamp_us(char *buf, size_t l, usec_t t);