diff --git a/fs/timerfd.c b/fs/timerfd.c
index c543cdb5f8ed..ece0c02d7e63 100644
--- a/fs/timerfd.c
+++ b/fs/timerfd.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static ktime_t timerfd_get_remaining(struct timerfd_ctx *ctx)
 }
 
 static int timerfd_setup(struct timerfd_ctx *ctx, int flags,
-			 const struct itimerspec *ktmr)
+			 const struct itimerspec64 *ktmr)
 {
 	enum hrtimer_mode htmode;
 	ktime_t texp;
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ static int timerfd_setup(struct timerfd_ctx *ctx, int flags,
 	htmode = (flags & TFD_TIMER_ABSTIME) ?
 		HRTIMER_MODE_ABS: HRTIMER_MODE_REL;
 
-	texp = timespec_to_ktime(ktmr->it_value);
+	texp = timespec64_to_ktime(ktmr->it_value);
 	ctx->expired = 0;
 	ctx->ticks = 0;
-	ctx->tintv = timespec_to_ktime(ktmr->it_interval);
+	ctx->tintv = timespec64_to_ktime(ktmr->it_interval);
 
 	if (isalarm(ctx)) {
 		alarm_init(&ctx->t.alarm,
@@ -432,16 +432,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(timerfd_create, int, clockid, int, flags)
 }
 
 static int do_timerfd_settime(int ufd, int flags, 
-		const struct itimerspec *new,
-		struct itimerspec *old)
+		const struct itimerspec64 *new,
+		struct itimerspec64 *old)
 {
 	struct fd f;
 	struct timerfd_ctx *ctx;
 	int ret;
 
 	if ((flags & ~TFD_SETTIME_FLAGS) ||
-	    !timespec_valid(&new->it_value) ||
-	    !timespec_valid(&new->it_interval))
+		 !itimerspec64_valid(new))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = timerfd_fget(ufd, &f);
@@ -487,8 +486,8 @@ static int do_timerfd_settime(int ufd, int flags,
 			hrtimer_forward_now(&ctx->t.tmr, ctx->tintv);
 	}
 
-	old->it_value = ktime_to_timespec(timerfd_get_remaining(ctx));
-	old->it_interval = ktime_to_timespec(ctx->tintv);
+	old->it_value = ktime_to_timespec64(timerfd_get_remaining(ctx));
+	old->it_interval = ktime_to_timespec64(ctx->tintv);
 
 	/*
 	 * Re-program the timer to the new value ...
@@ -500,7 +499,7 @@ static int do_timerfd_settime(int ufd, int flags,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int do_timerfd_gettime(int ufd, struct itimerspec *t)
+static int do_timerfd_gettime(int ufd, struct itimerspec64 *t)
 {
 	struct fd f;
 	struct timerfd_ctx *ctx;
@@ -525,8 +524,8 @@ static int do_timerfd_gettime(int ufd, struct itimerspec *t)
 			hrtimer_restart(&ctx->t.tmr);
 		}
 	}
-	t->it_value = ktime_to_timespec(timerfd_get_remaining(ctx));
-	t->it_interval = ktime_to_timespec(ctx->tintv);
+	t->it_value = ktime_to_timespec64(timerfd_get_remaining(ctx));
+	t->it_interval = ktime_to_timespec64(ctx->tintv);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->wqh.lock);
 	fdput(f);
 	return 0;
@@ -536,15 +535,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(timerfd_settime, int, ufd, int, flags,
 		const struct itimerspec __user *, utmr,
 		struct itimerspec __user *, otmr)
 {
-	struct itimerspec new, old;
+	struct itimerspec64 new, old;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&new, utmr, sizeof(new)))
+	if (get_itimerspec64(&new, utmr))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	ret = do_timerfd_settime(ufd, flags, &new, &old);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	if (otmr && copy_to_user(otmr, &old, sizeof(old)))
+	if (otmr && put_itimerspec64(&old, otmr))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	return ret;
@@ -552,11 +551,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(timerfd_settime, int, ufd, int, flags,
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(timerfd_gettime, int, ufd, struct itimerspec __user *, otmr)
 {
-	struct itimerspec kotmr;
+	struct itimerspec64 kotmr;
 	int ret = do_timerfd_gettime(ufd, &kotmr);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	return copy_to_user(otmr, &kotmr, sizeof(kotmr)) ? -EFAULT: 0;
+	return put_itimerspec64(&kotmr, otmr) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
@@ -564,15 +563,15 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE4(timerfd_settime, int, ufd, int, flags,
 		const struct compat_itimerspec __user *, utmr,
 		struct compat_itimerspec __user *, otmr)
 {
-	struct itimerspec new, old;
+	struct itimerspec64 new, old;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (get_compat_itimerspec(&new, utmr))
+	if (get_compat_itimerspec64(&new, utmr))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	ret = do_timerfd_settime(ufd, flags, &new, &old);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	if (otmr && put_compat_itimerspec(otmr, &old))
+	if (otmr && put_compat_itimerspec64(&old, otmr))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -580,10 +579,10 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE4(timerfd_settime, int, ufd, int, flags,
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(timerfd_gettime, int, ufd,
 		struct compat_itimerspec __user *, otmr)
 {
-	struct itimerspec kotmr;
+	struct itimerspec64 kotmr;
 	int ret = do_timerfd_gettime(ufd, &kotmr);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	return put_compat_itimerspec(otmr, &kotmr) ? -EFAULT: 0;
+	return put_compat_itimerspec64(&kotmr, otmr) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
index 425563c7647b..2ed54020ace0 100644
--- a/include/linux/compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/compat.h
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ extern int compat_get_timespec(struct timespec *, const void __user *);
 extern int compat_put_timespec(const struct timespec *, void __user *);
 extern int compat_get_timeval(struct timeval *, const void __user *);
 extern int compat_put_timeval(const struct timeval *, void __user *);
+extern int compat_get_timespec64(struct timespec64 *, const void __user *);
+extern int compat_put_timespec64(const struct timespec64 *, void __user *);
+extern int get_compat_itimerspec64(struct itimerspec64 *its,
+			const struct compat_itimerspec __user *uits);
+extern int put_compat_itimerspec64(const struct itimerspec64 *its,
+			struct compat_itimerspec __user *uits);
 
 /*
  * This function convert a timespec if necessary and returns a *user
diff --git a/include/linux/hrtimer.h b/include/linux/hrtimer.h
index 255edd5e7a74..012c37fdb688 100644
--- a/include/linux/hrtimer.h
+++ b/include/linux/hrtimer.h
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static inline u64 hrtimer_forward_now(struct hrtimer *timer,
 
 /* Precise sleep: */
 
-extern int nanosleep_copyout(struct restart_block *, struct timespec *);
+extern int nanosleep_copyout(struct restart_block *, struct timespec64 *);
 extern long hrtimer_nanosleep(const struct timespec64 *rqtp,
 			      const enum hrtimer_mode mode,
 			      const clockid_t clockid);
diff --git a/include/linux/posix-timers.h b/include/linux/posix-timers.h
index 29f1b7f09ced..62839fd04dce 100644
--- a/include/linux/posix-timers.h
+++ b/include/linux/posix-timers.h
@@ -113,5 +113,4 @@ void set_process_cpu_timer(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int clock_idx,
 void update_rlimit_cpu(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long rlim_new);
 
 void posixtimer_rearm(struct siginfo *info);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/time.h b/include/linux/time.h
index c0543f5f25de..f9858d7e6361 100644
--- a/include/linux/time.h
+++ b/include/linux/time.h
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
 
 extern struct timezone sys_tz;
 
+int get_timespec64(struct timespec64 *ts,
+		const struct timespec __user *uts);
+int put_timespec64(const struct timespec64 *ts,
+		struct timespec __user *uts);
+int get_itimerspec64(struct itimerspec64 *it,
+			const struct itimerspec __user *uit);
+int put_itimerspec64(const struct itimerspec64 *it,
+			struct itimerspec __user *uit);
+
 #define TIME_T_MAX	(time_t)((1UL << ((sizeof(time_t) << 3) - 1)) - 1)
 
 static inline int timespec_equal(const struct timespec *a,
@@ -270,4 +279,13 @@ static __always_inline void timespec_add_ns(struct timespec *a, u64 ns)
 	a->tv_nsec = ns;
 }
 
+static inline bool itimerspec64_valid(const struct itimerspec64 *its)
+{
+	if (!timespec64_valid(&(its->it_interval)) ||
+		!timespec64_valid(&(its->it_value)))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/compat.c b/kernel/compat.c
index 9ce1d4876e60..0621c8e1ab72 100644
--- a/kernel/compat.c
+++ b/kernel/compat.c
@@ -120,6 +120,50 @@ static int __compat_put_timespec(const struct timespec *ts, struct compat_timesp
 			__put_user(ts->tv_nsec, &cts->tv_nsec)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
+static int __compat_get_timespec64(struct timespec64 *ts64,
+				   const struct compat_timespec __user *cts)
+{
+	struct compat_timespec ts;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = copy_from_user(&ts, cts, sizeof(ts));
+	if (ret)
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	ts64->tv_sec = ts.tv_sec;
+	ts64->tv_nsec = ts.tv_nsec;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __compat_put_timespec64(const struct timespec64 *ts64,
+				   struct compat_timespec __user *cts)
+{
+	struct compat_timespec ts = {
+		.tv_sec = ts64->tv_sec,
+		.tv_nsec = ts64->tv_nsec
+	};
+	return copy_to_user(cts, &ts, sizeof(ts)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
+}
+
+int compat_get_timespec64(struct timespec64 *ts, const void __user *uts)
+{
+	if (COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME)
+		return copy_from_user(ts, uts, sizeof(*ts)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
+	else
+		return __compat_get_timespec64(ts, uts);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(compat_get_timespec64);
+
+int compat_put_timespec64(const struct timespec64 *ts, void __user *uts)
+{
+	if (COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME)
+		return copy_to_user(uts, ts, sizeof(*ts)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
+	else
+		return __compat_put_timespec64(ts, uts);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(compat_put_timespec64);
+
 int compat_get_timeval(struct timeval *tv, const void __user *utv)
 {
 	if (COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME)
@@ -476,6 +520,27 @@ int put_compat_itimerspec(struct compat_itimerspec __user *dst,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int get_compat_itimerspec64(struct itimerspec64 *its,
+			const struct compat_itimerspec __user *uits)
+{
+
+	if (__compat_get_timespec64(&its->it_interval, &uits->it_interval) ||
+	    __compat_get_timespec64(&its->it_value, &uits->it_value))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_compat_itimerspec64);
+
+int put_compat_itimerspec64(const struct itimerspec64 *its,
+			struct compat_itimerspec __user *uits)
+{
+	if (__compat_put_timespec64(&its->it_interval, &uits->it_interval) ||
+	    __compat_put_timespec64(&its->it_value, &uits->it_value))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(put_compat_itimerspec64);
+
 /*
  * We currently only need the following fields from the sigevent
  * structure: sigev_value, sigev_signo, sig_notify and (sometimes
diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index c991cf212c6d..0b8ff7d257ea 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -712,14 +712,14 @@ static int alarmtimer_do_nsleep(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t absexp,
 		alarmtimer_freezerset(absexp, type);
 	restart = &current->restart_block;
 	if (restart->nanosleep.type != TT_NONE) {
-		struct timespec rmt;
+		struct timespec64 rmt;
 		ktime_t rem;
 
 		rem = ktime_sub(absexp, alarm_bases[type].gettime());
 
 		if (rem <= 0)
 			return 0;
-		rmt = ktime_to_timespec(rem);
+		rmt = ktime_to_timespec64(rem);
 
 		return nanosleep_copyout(restart, &rmt);
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index 81da124f1115..88f75f92ef36 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -1440,17 +1440,17 @@ void hrtimer_init_sleeper(struct hrtimer_sleeper *sl, struct task_struct *task)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hrtimer_init_sleeper);
 
-int nanosleep_copyout(struct restart_block *restart, struct timespec *ts)
+int nanosleep_copyout(struct restart_block *restart, struct timespec64 *ts)
 {
 	switch(restart->nanosleep.type) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case TT_COMPAT:
-		if (compat_put_timespec(ts, restart->nanosleep.compat_rmtp))
+		if (compat_put_timespec64(ts, restart->nanosleep.compat_rmtp))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		break;
 #endif
 	case TT_NATIVE:
-		if (copy_to_user(restart->nanosleep.rmtp, ts, sizeof(struct timespec)))
+		if (put_timespec64(ts, restart->nanosleep.rmtp))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -1485,11 +1485,11 @@ static int __sched do_nanosleep(struct hrtimer_sleeper *t, enum hrtimer_mode mod
 	restart = &current->restart_block;
 	if (restart->nanosleep.type != TT_NONE) {
 		ktime_t rem = hrtimer_expires_remaining(&t->timer);
-		struct timespec rmt;
+		struct timespec64 rmt;
 
 		if (rem <= 0)
 			return 0;
-		rmt = ktime_to_timespec(rem);
+		rmt = ktime_to_timespec64(rem);
 
 		return nanosleep_copyout(restart, &rmt);
 	}
@@ -1546,19 +1546,17 @@ out:
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(nanosleep, struct timespec __user *, rqtp,
 		struct timespec __user *, rmtp)
 {
-	struct timespec64 tu64;
-	struct timespec tu;
+	struct timespec64 tu;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&tu, rqtp, sizeof(tu)))
+	if (get_timespec64(&tu, rqtp))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	tu64 = timespec_to_timespec64(tu);
-	if (!timespec64_valid(&tu64))
+	if (!timespec64_valid(&tu))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	current->restart_block.nanosleep.type = rmtp ? TT_NATIVE : TT_NONE;
 	current->restart_block.nanosleep.rmtp = rmtp;
-	return hrtimer_nanosleep(&tu64, HRTIMER_MODE_REL, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+	return hrtimer_nanosleep(&tu, HRTIMER_MODE_REL, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
@@ -1566,19 +1564,17 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(nanosleep, struct timespec __user *, rqtp,
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(nanosleep, struct compat_timespec __user *, rqtp,
 		       struct compat_timespec __user *, rmtp)
 {
-	struct timespec64 tu64;
-	struct timespec tu;
+	struct timespec64 tu;
 
-	if (compat_get_timespec(&tu, rqtp))
+	if (compat_get_timespec64(&tu, rqtp))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	tu64 = timespec_to_timespec64(tu);
-	if (!timespec64_valid(&tu64))
+	if (!timespec64_valid(&tu))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	current->restart_block.nanosleep.type = rmtp ? TT_COMPAT : TT_NONE;
 	current->restart_block.nanosleep.compat_rmtp = rmtp;
-	return hrtimer_nanosleep(&tu64, HRTIMER_MODE_REL, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+	return hrtimer_nanosleep(&tu, HRTIMER_MODE_REL, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 60cb24ac9ebc..a3bd5dbe0dc4 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -1318,12 +1318,8 @@ static int do_cpu_nanosleep(const clockid_t which_clock, int flags,
 		 */
 		restart = &current->restart_block;
 		restart->nanosleep.expires = expires;
-		if (restart->nanosleep.type != TT_NONE) {
-			struct timespec ts;
-
-			ts = timespec64_to_timespec(it.it_value);
-			error = nanosleep_copyout(restart, &ts);
-		}
+		if (restart->nanosleep.type != TT_NONE)
+			error = nanosleep_copyout(restart, &it.it_value);
 	}
 
 	return error;
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-stubs.c b/kernel/time/posix-stubs.c
index 38f3b20efa29..06f34feb635e 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-stubs.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-stubs.c
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ SYS_NI(setitimer);
 #ifdef __ARCH_WANT_SYS_ALARM
 SYS_NI(alarm);
 #endif
-COMPAT_SYS_NI(timer_create);
-COMPAT_SYS_NI(clock_adjtime);
-COMPAT_SYS_NI(timer_settime);
-COMPAT_SYS_NI(timer_gettime);
-COMPAT_SYS_NI(getitimer);
-COMPAT_SYS_NI(setitimer);
 
 /*
  * We preserve minimal support for CLOCK_REALTIME and CLOCK_MONOTONIC
@@ -57,40 +51,52 @@ COMPAT_SYS_NI(setitimer);
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_settime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
 		const struct timespec __user *, tp)
 {
-	struct timespec64 new_tp64;
-	struct timespec new_tp;
+	struct timespec64 new_tp;
 
 	if (which_clock != CLOCK_REALTIME)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (copy_from_user(&new_tp, tp, sizeof (*tp)))
+	if (get_timespec64(&new_tp, tp))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	new_tp64 = timespec_to_timespec64(new_tp);
-	return do_sys_settimeofday64(&new_tp64, NULL);
+	return do_sys_settimeofday64(&new_tp, NULL);
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_gettime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
-		struct timespec __user *,tp)
+int do_clock_gettime(clockid_t which_clock, struct timespec64 *tp)
 {
-	struct timespec64 kernel_tp64;
-	struct timespec kernel_tp;
-
 	switch (which_clock) {
-	case CLOCK_REALTIME: ktime_get_real_ts64(&kernel_tp64); break;
-	case CLOCK_MONOTONIC: ktime_get_ts64(&kernel_tp64); break;
-	case CLOCK_BOOTTIME: get_monotonic_boottime64(&kernel_tp64); break;
-	default: return -EINVAL;
+	case CLOCK_REALTIME:
+		ktime_get_real_ts64(tp);
+		break;
+	case CLOCK_MONOTONIC:
+		ktime_get_ts64(tp);
+		break;
+	case CLOCK_BOOTTIME:
+		get_monotonic_boottime64(tp);
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	kernel_tp = timespec64_to_timespec(kernel_tp64);
-	if (copy_to_user(tp, &kernel_tp, sizeof (kernel_tp)))
+	return 0;
+}
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_gettime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
+		struct timespec __user *, tp)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct timespec64 kernel_tp;
+
+	ret = do_clock_gettime(which_clock, &kernel_tp);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (put_timespec64(&kernel_tp, tp))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_getres, const clockid_t, which_clock, struct timespec __user *, tp)
 {
-	struct timespec rtn_tp = {
+	struct timespec64 rtn_tp = {
 		.tv_sec = 0,
 		.tv_nsec = hrtimer_resolution,
 	};
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_getres, const clockid_t, which_clock, struct timespec __us
 	case CLOCK_REALTIME:
 	case CLOCK_MONOTONIC:
 	case CLOCK_BOOTTIME:
-		if (copy_to_user(tp, &rtn_tp, sizeof(rtn_tp)))
+		if (put_timespec64(&rtn_tp, tp))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		return 0;
 	default:
@@ -138,44 +144,45 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(clock_nanosleep, const clockid_t, which_clock, int, flags,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+COMPAT_SYS_NI(timer_create);
+COMPAT_SYS_NI(clock_adjtime);
+COMPAT_SYS_NI(timer_settime);
+COMPAT_SYS_NI(timer_gettime);
+COMPAT_SYS_NI(getitimer);
+COMPAT_SYS_NI(setitimer);
+
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_settime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
 		       struct compat_timespec __user *, tp)
 {
-	struct timespec64 new_tp64;
-	struct timespec new_tp;
+	struct timespec64 new_tp;
 
 	if (which_clock != CLOCK_REALTIME)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (compat_get_timespec(&new_tp, tp))
+	if (compat_get_timespec64(&new_tp, tp))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	new_tp64 = timespec_to_timespec64(new_tp);
-	return do_sys_settimeofday64(&new_tp64, NULL);
+	return do_sys_settimeofday64(&new_tp, NULL);
 }
 
-COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_gettime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
-		       struct compat_timespec __user *,tp)
+COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_gettime, clockid_t, which_clock,
+		       struct compat_timespec __user *, tp)
 {
-	struct timespec64 kernel_tp64;
-	struct timespec kernel_tp;
+	int ret;
+	struct timespec64 kernel_tp;
 
-	switch (which_clock) {
-	case CLOCK_REALTIME: ktime_get_real_ts64(&kernel_tp64); break;
-	case CLOCK_MONOTONIC: ktime_get_ts64(&kernel_tp64); break;
-	case CLOCK_BOOTTIME: get_monotonic_boottime64(&kernel_tp64); break;
-	default: return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	ret = do_clock_gettime(which_clock, &kernel_tp);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	kernel_tp = timespec64_to_timespec(kernel_tp64);
-	if (compat_put_timespec(&kernel_tp, tp))
+	if (compat_put_timespec64(&kernel_tp, tp))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_getres, const clockid_t, which_clock,
+COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_getres, clockid_t, which_clock,
 		       struct compat_timespec __user *, tp)
 {
-	struct timespec rtn_tp = {
+	struct timespec64 rtn_tp = {
 		.tv_sec = 0,
 		.tv_nsec = hrtimer_resolution,
 	};
@@ -184,13 +191,14 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_getres, const clockid_t, which_clock,
 	case CLOCK_REALTIME:
 	case CLOCK_MONOTONIC:
 	case CLOCK_BOOTTIME:
-		if (compat_put_timespec(&rtn_tp, tp))
+		if (compat_put_timespec64(&rtn_tp, tp))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		return 0;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 }
+
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE4(clock_nanosleep, clockid_t, which_clock, int, flags,
 		       struct compat_timespec __user *, rqtp,
 		       struct compat_timespec __user *, rmtp)
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
index 82d67be7d9d1..13d6881f908b 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
@@ -739,13 +739,11 @@ static int do_timer_gettime(timer_t timer_id,  struct itimerspec64 *setting)
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(timer_gettime, timer_t, timer_id,
 		struct itimerspec __user *, setting)
 {
-	struct itimerspec64 cur_setting64;
+	struct itimerspec64 cur_setting;
 
-	int ret = do_timer_gettime(timer_id, &cur_setting64);
+	int ret = do_timer_gettime(timer_id, &cur_setting);
 	if (!ret) {
-		struct itimerspec cur_setting;
-		cur_setting = itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(&cur_setting64);
-		if (copy_to_user(setting, &cur_setting, sizeof (cur_setting)))
+		if (put_itimerspec64(&cur_setting, setting))
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 	}
 	return ret;
@@ -755,13 +753,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(timer_gettime, timer_t, timer_id,
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(timer_gettime, timer_t, timer_id,
 		       struct compat_itimerspec __user *, setting)
 {
-	struct itimerspec64 cur_setting64;
+	struct itimerspec64 cur_setting;
 
-	int ret = do_timer_gettime(timer_id, &cur_setting64);
+	int ret = do_timer_gettime(timer_id, &cur_setting);
 	if (!ret) {
-		struct itimerspec cur_setting;
-		cur_setting = itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(&cur_setting64);
-		if (put_compat_itimerspec(setting, &cur_setting))
+		if (put_compat_itimerspec64(&cur_setting, setting))
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 	}
 	return ret;
@@ -907,23 +903,19 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(timer_settime, timer_t, timer_id, int, flags,
 		const struct itimerspec __user *, new_setting,
 		struct itimerspec __user *, old_setting)
 {
-	struct itimerspec64 new_spec64, old_spec64;
-	struct itimerspec64 *rtn = old_setting ? &old_spec64 : NULL;
-	struct itimerspec new_spec;
+	struct itimerspec64 new_spec, old_spec;
+	struct itimerspec64 *rtn = old_setting ? &old_spec : NULL;
 	int error = 0;
 
 	if (!new_setting)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&new_spec, new_setting, sizeof (new_spec)))
+	if (get_itimerspec64(&new_spec, new_setting))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	new_spec64 = itimerspec_to_itimerspec64(&new_spec);
 
-	error = do_timer_settime(timer_id, flags, &new_spec64, rtn);
+	error = do_timer_settime(timer_id, flags, &new_spec, rtn);
 	if (!error && old_setting) {
-		struct itimerspec old_spec;
-		old_spec = itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(&old_spec64);
-		if (copy_to_user(old_setting, &old_spec, sizeof (old_spec)))
+		if (put_itimerspec64(&old_spec, old_setting))
 			error = -EFAULT;
 	}
 	return error;
@@ -934,22 +926,18 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE4(timer_settime, timer_t, timer_id, int, flags,
 		       struct compat_itimerspec __user *, new,
 		       struct compat_itimerspec __user *, old)
 {
-	struct itimerspec64 new_spec64, old_spec64;
-	struct itimerspec64 *rtn = old ? &old_spec64 : NULL;
-	struct itimerspec new_spec;
+	struct itimerspec64 new_spec, old_spec;
+	struct itimerspec64 *rtn = old ? &old_spec : NULL;
 	int error = 0;
 
 	if (!new)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (get_compat_itimerspec(&new_spec, new))
+	if (get_compat_itimerspec64(&new_spec, new))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	new_spec64 = itimerspec_to_itimerspec64(&new_spec);
-	error = do_timer_settime(timer_id, flags, &new_spec64, rtn);
+	error = do_timer_settime(timer_id, flags, &new_spec, rtn);
 	if (!error && old) {
-		struct itimerspec old_spec;
-		old_spec = itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(&old_spec64);
-		if (put_compat_itimerspec(old, &old_spec))
+		if (put_compat_itimerspec64(&old_spec, old))
 			error = -EFAULT;
 	}
 	return error;
@@ -1049,34 +1037,30 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_settime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
 		const struct timespec __user *, tp)
 {
 	const struct k_clock *kc = clockid_to_kclock(which_clock);
-	struct timespec64 new_tp64;
-	struct timespec new_tp;
+	struct timespec64 new_tp;
 
 	if (!kc || !kc->clock_set)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&new_tp, tp, sizeof (*tp)))
+	if (get_timespec64(&new_tp, tp))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	new_tp64 = timespec_to_timespec64(new_tp);
 
-	return kc->clock_set(which_clock, &new_tp64);
+	return kc->clock_set(which_clock, &new_tp);
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_gettime, const clockid_t, which_clock,
 		struct timespec __user *,tp)
 {
 	const struct k_clock *kc = clockid_to_kclock(which_clock);
-	struct timespec64 kernel_tp64;
-	struct timespec kernel_tp;
+	struct timespec64 kernel_tp;
 	int error;
 
 	if (!kc)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	error = kc->clock_get(which_clock, &kernel_tp64);
-	kernel_tp = timespec64_to_timespec(kernel_tp64);
+	error = kc->clock_get(which_clock, &kernel_tp);
 
-	if (!error && copy_to_user(tp, &kernel_tp, sizeof (kernel_tp)))
+	if (!error && put_timespec64(&kernel_tp, tp))
 		error = -EFAULT;
 
 	return error;
@@ -1109,17 +1093,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_getres, const clockid_t, which_clock,
 		struct timespec __user *, tp)
 {
 	const struct k_clock *kc = clockid_to_kclock(which_clock);
-	struct timespec64 rtn_tp64;
-	struct timespec rtn_tp;
+	struct timespec64 rtn_tp;
 	int error;
 
 	if (!kc)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	error = kc->clock_getres(which_clock, &rtn_tp64);
-	rtn_tp = timespec64_to_timespec(rtn_tp64);
+	error = kc->clock_getres(which_clock, &rtn_tp);
 
-	if (!error && tp && copy_to_user(tp, &rtn_tp, sizeof (rtn_tp)))
+	if (!error && tp && put_timespec64(&rtn_tp, tp))
 		error = -EFAULT;
 
 	return error;
@@ -1131,38 +1113,33 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_settime, clockid_t, which_clock,
 		       struct compat_timespec __user *, tp)
 {
 	const struct k_clock *kc = clockid_to_kclock(which_clock);
-	struct timespec64 new_tp64;
-	struct timespec new_tp;
+	struct timespec64 ts;
 
 	if (!kc || !kc->clock_set)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (compat_get_timespec(&new_tp, tp))
+	if (compat_get_timespec64(&ts, tp))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	new_tp64 = timespec_to_timespec64(new_tp);
-
-	return kc->clock_set(which_clock, &new_tp64);
+	return kc->clock_set(which_clock, &ts);
 }
 
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_gettime, clockid_t, which_clock,
 		       struct compat_timespec __user *, tp)
 {
 	const struct k_clock *kc = clockid_to_kclock(which_clock);
-	struct timespec64 kernel_tp64;
-	struct timespec kernel_tp;
-	int error;
+	struct timespec64 ts;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!kc)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	error = kc->clock_get(which_clock, &kernel_tp64);
-	kernel_tp = timespec64_to_timespec(kernel_tp64);
+	err = kc->clock_get(which_clock, &ts);
 
-	if (!error && compat_put_timespec(&kernel_tp, tp))
-		error = -EFAULT;
+	if (!err && compat_put_timespec64(&ts, tp))
+		err = -EFAULT;
 
-	return error;
+	return err;
 }
 
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_adjtime, clockid_t, which_clock,
@@ -1193,21 +1170,19 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(clock_getres, clockid_t, which_clock,
 		       struct compat_timespec __user *, tp)
 {
 	const struct k_clock *kc = clockid_to_kclock(which_clock);
-	struct timespec64 rtn_tp64;
-	struct timespec rtn_tp;
-	int error;
+	struct timespec64 ts;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!kc)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	error = kc->clock_getres(which_clock, &rtn_tp64);
-	rtn_tp = timespec64_to_timespec(rtn_tp64);
+	err = kc->clock_getres(which_clock, &ts);
+	if (!err && tp && compat_put_timespec64(&ts, tp))
+		return -EFAULT;
 
-	if (!error && tp && compat_put_timespec(&rtn_tp, tp))
-		error = -EFAULT;
-
-	return error;
+	return err;
 }
+
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -1226,26 +1201,24 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(clock_nanosleep, const clockid_t, which_clock, int, flags,
 		struct timespec __user *, rmtp)
 {
 	const struct k_clock *kc = clockid_to_kclock(which_clock);
-	struct timespec64 t64;
-	struct timespec t;
+	struct timespec64 t;
 
 	if (!kc)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!kc->nsleep)
 		return -ENANOSLEEP_NOTSUP;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&t, rqtp, sizeof (struct timespec)))
+	if (get_timespec64(&t, rqtp))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	t64 = timespec_to_timespec64(t);
-	if (!timespec64_valid(&t64))
+	if (!timespec64_valid(&t))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (flags & TIMER_ABSTIME)
 		rmtp = NULL;
 	current->restart_block.nanosleep.type = rmtp ? TT_NATIVE : TT_NONE;
 	current->restart_block.nanosleep.rmtp = rmtp;
 
-	return kc->nsleep(which_clock, flags, &t64);
+	return kc->nsleep(which_clock, flags, &t);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
@@ -1254,26 +1227,24 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE4(clock_nanosleep, clockid_t, which_clock, int, flags,
 		       struct compat_timespec __user *, rmtp)
 {
 	const struct k_clock *kc = clockid_to_kclock(which_clock);
-	struct timespec64 t64;
-	struct timespec t;
+	struct timespec64 t;
 
 	if (!kc)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!kc->nsleep)
 		return -ENANOSLEEP_NOTSUP;
 
-	if (compat_get_timespec(&t, rqtp))
+	if (compat_get_timespec64(&t, rqtp))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	t64 = timespec_to_timespec64(t);
-	if (!timespec64_valid(&t64))
+	if (!timespec64_valid(&t))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (flags & TIMER_ABSTIME)
 		rmtp = NULL;
 	current->restart_block.nanosleep.type = rmtp ? TT_COMPAT : TT_NONE;
 	current->restart_block.nanosleep.compat_rmtp = rmtp;
 
-	return kc->nsleep(which_clock, flags, &t64);
+	return kc->nsleep(which_clock, flags, &t);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/time.c b/kernel/time/time.c
index 7c89e437c4d7..44a8c1402133 100644
--- a/kernel/time/time.c
+++ b/kernel/time/time.c
@@ -890,3 +890,61 @@ struct timespec64 timespec64_add_safe(const struct timespec64 lhs,
 
 	return res;
 }
+
+int get_timespec64(struct timespec64 *ts,
+		   const struct timespec __user *uts)
+{
+	struct timespec kts;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = copy_from_user(&kts, uts, sizeof(kts));
+	if (ret)
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	ts->tv_sec = kts.tv_sec;
+	ts->tv_nsec = kts.tv_nsec;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_timespec64);
+
+int put_timespec64(const struct timespec64 *ts,
+		   struct timespec __user *uts)
+{
+	struct timespec kts = {
+		.tv_sec = ts->tv_sec,
+		.tv_nsec = ts->tv_nsec
+	};
+	return copy_to_user(uts, &kts, sizeof(kts)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(put_timespec64);
+
+int get_itimerspec64(struct itimerspec64 *it,
+			const struct itimerspec __user *uit)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = get_timespec64(&it->it_interval, &uit->it_interval);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = get_timespec64(&it->it_value, &uit->it_value);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_itimerspec64);
+
+int put_itimerspec64(const struct itimerspec64 *it,
+			struct itimerspec __user *uit)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = put_timespec64(&it->it_interval, &uit->it_interval);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = put_timespec64(&it->it_value, &uit->it_value);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(put_itimerspec64);