{
        free(file);
 }
+
+int parse_nsec_time(const char *str, u64 *ptime)
+{
+       u64 time_sec, time_nsec;
+       char *end;
+
+       time_sec = strtoul(str, &end, 10);
+       if (*end != '.' && *end != '\0')
+               return -1;
+
+       if (*end == '.') {
+               int i;
+               char nsec_buf[10];
+
+               if (strlen(++end) > 9)
+                       return -1;
+
+               strncpy(nsec_buf, end, 9);
+               nsec_buf[9] = '\0';
+
+               /* make it nsec precision */
+               for (i = strlen(nsec_buf); i < 9; i++)
+                       nsec_buf[i] = '0';
+
+               time_nsec = strtoul(nsec_buf, &end, 10);
+               if (*end != '\0')
+                       return -1;
+       } else
+               time_nsec = 0;
+
+       *ptime = time_sec * NSEC_PER_SEC + time_nsec;
+       return 0;
+}
 
 #define NSEC_PER_MSEC  1000000L
 #endif
 
+int parse_nsec_time(const char *str, u64 *ptime);
+
 extern unsigned char sane_ctype[256];
 #define GIT_SPACE              0x01
 #define GIT_DIGIT              0x02