2 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/base/time.cc b/src/base/time.cc
index 8ce2e2137..dd9e72a09 100644
--- a/src/base/time.cc
+++ b/src/base/time.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
  * Authors: Nathan Binkert
  */
 
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <ctime>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 
@@ -144,3 +146,22 @@ sleep(const Time &time)
     nanosleep(&ts, NULL);
 #endif
 }
+
+time_t
+mkutctime(struct tm *time)
+{
+    time_t ret;
+    char *tz;
+
+    tz = getenv("TZ");
+    setenv("TZ", "", 1);
+    tzset();
+    ret = mktime(time);
+    if (tz)
+        setenv("TZ", tz, 1);
+    else
+        unsetenv("TZ");
+    tzset();
+    return ret;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/base/time.hh b/src/base/time.hh
index f2107d78f..734a86fa9 100644
--- a/src/base/time.hh
+++ b/src/base/time.hh
@@ -268,4 +268,6 @@ operator<<(std::ostream &out, const Time &time)
     return out;
 }
 
+time_t mkutctime(struct tm *time);
+
 #endif // __BASE_TIME_HH__