@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ static inline ktime_t ktime_set(const lo
 #define ktime_add_ns(kt, nsval) \
 		({ (ktime_t){ .tv64 = (kt).tv64 + (nsval) }; })
 
+/*
+ * Subtract a ktime_t variable and a scalar nanosecond value.
+ * res = kt - nsval:
+ */
+#define ktime_sub_ns(kt, nsval) \
+		({ (ktime_t){ .tv64 = (kt).tv64 - (nsval) }; })
+
 /* convert a timespec to ktime_t format: */
 static inline ktime_t timespec_to_ktime(struct timespec ts)
 {

@@ -200,6 +207,15 @@ static inline ktime_t ktime_add(const kt
 extern ktime_t ktime_add_ns(const ktime_t kt, u64 nsec);
 
 /**
+ * ktime_sub_ns - Subtract a scalar nanoseconds value to a ktime_t variable
+ * @kt:	        minuend
+ * @nsec:	subtrahend in nanoseconds
+ *
+ * Returns the difference of @kt and @nsec in ktime_t format
+ */
+extern ktime_t ktime_sub_ns(const ktime_t kt, u64 nsec);
+
+/**
  * timespec_to_ktime - convert a timespec to ktime_t format
  * @ts:		the timespec variable to convert
  *
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c	2007-08-29 11:31:59.000000000 -0700
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c	2007-08-29 11:41:19.000000000 -0700

@@ -277,6 +277,30 @@ ktime_t ktime_add_ns(const ktime_t kt, u
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ktime_add_ns);
+
+/**
+ * ktime_sub_ns - Subract a scalar nanoseconds value to a ktime_t variable
+ * @kt:		minuend
+ * @nsec:	subtrahend in nanoseconds
+ *
+ * Returns the difference of kt and nsec in ktime_t format
+ */
+ktime_t ktime_sub_ns(const ktime_t kt, u64 nsec)
+{
+	ktime_t tmp;
+
+	if (likely(nsec < NSEC_PER_SEC)) {
+		tmp.tv64 = nsec;
+	} else {
+		unsigned long rem = do_div(nsec, NSEC_PER_SEC);
+
+		tmp = ktime_set((long)nsec, rem);
+	}
+
+	return ktime_sub(kt, tmp);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ktime_add_ns);
 # endif /* !CONFIG_KTIME_SCALAR */
 
 /*