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+/*-
+ * Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1993
+ *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+ *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+ *    without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ *	@(#)time.h	8.5 (Berkeley) 5/4/95
+ * from: FreeBSD: src/sys/sys/time.h,v 1.43 2000/03/20 14:09:05 phk Exp
+ *	$FreeBSD$
+ */
+
+#ifndef _SYS_TIMESPEC_H_
+#define _SYS_TIMESPEC_H_
+
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+#include <sys/_timespec.h>
+
+#if __BSD_VISIBLE
+#define	TIMEVAL_TO_TIMESPEC(tv, ts)					\
+	do {								\
+		(ts)->tv_sec = (tv)->tv_sec;				\
+		(ts)->tv_nsec = (tv)->tv_usec * 1000;			\
+	} while (0)
+#define	TIMESPEC_TO_TIMEVAL(tv, ts)					\
+	do {								\
+		(tv)->tv_sec = (ts)->tv_sec;				\
+		(tv)->tv_usec = (ts)->tv_nsec / 1000;			\
+	} while (0)
+
+#endif /* __BSD_VISIBLE */
+
+/*
+ * Structure defined by POSIX.1b to be like a itimerval, but with
+ * timespecs. Used in the timer_*() system calls.
+ */
+struct itimerspec {
+	struct timespec  it_interval;
+	struct timespec  it_value;
+};
+
+#endif /* _SYS_TIMESPEC_H_ */