ret = compat_core_sys_select(n, inp, outp, exp, &timeout);
 
        if (tvp) {
+               struct compat_timeval rtv;
+
                if (current->personality & STICKY_TIMEOUTS)
                        goto sticky;
-               tv.tv_usec = jiffies_to_usecs(do_div((*(u64*)&timeout), HZ));
-               tv.tv_sec = timeout;
-               if (copy_to_user(tvp, &tv, sizeof(tv))) {
+               rtv.tv_usec = jiffies_to_usecs(do_div((*(u64*)&timeout), HZ));
+               rtv.tv_sec = timeout;
+               if (compat_timeval_compare(&rtv, &tv) < 0)
+                       rtv = tv;
+               if (copy_to_user(tvp, &rtv, sizeof(rtv))) {
 sticky:
                        /*
                         * If an application puts its timeval in read-only
        } while (!ret && !timeout && tsp && (ts.tv_sec || ts.tv_nsec));
 
        if (tsp && !(current->personality & STICKY_TIMEOUTS)) {
-               ts.tv_sec += timeout / HZ;
-               ts.tv_nsec += (timeout % HZ) * (1000000000/HZ);
-               if (ts.tv_nsec >= 1000000000) {
-                       ts.tv_sec++;
-                       ts.tv_nsec -= 1000000000;
+               struct compat_timespec rts;
+
+               rts.tv_sec = timeout / HZ;
+               rts.tv_nsec = (timeout % HZ) * (NSEC_PER_SEC/HZ);
+               if (rts.tv_nsec >= NSEC_PER_SEC) {
+                       rts.tv_sec++;
+                       rts.tv_nsec -= NSEC_PER_SEC;
                }
-               (void)copy_to_user(tsp, &ts, sizeof(ts));
+               if (compat_timespec_compare(&rts, &ts) < 0)
+                       rts = ts;
+               copy_to_user(tsp, &rts, sizeof(rts));
        }
 
        if (ret == -ERESTARTNOHAND) {
                sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &sigsaved, NULL);
 
        if (tsp && timeout >= 0) {
+               struct compat_timespec rts;
+
                if (current->personality & STICKY_TIMEOUTS)
                        goto sticky;
                /* Yes, we know it's actually an s64, but it's also positive. */
-               ts.tv_nsec = jiffies_to_usecs(do_div((*(u64*)&timeout), HZ)) * 1000;
-               ts.tv_sec = timeout;
-               if (copy_to_user(tsp, &ts, sizeof(ts))) {
+               rts.tv_nsec = jiffies_to_usecs(do_div((*(u64*)&timeout), HZ)) *
+                                       1000;
+               rts.tv_sec = timeout;
+               if (compat_timespec_compare(&rts, &ts) < 0)
+                       rts = ts;
+               if (copy_to_user(tsp, &rts, sizeof(rts))) {
 sticky:
                        /*
                         * If an application puts its timeval in read-only
 
        ret = core_sys_select(n, inp, outp, exp, &timeout);
 
        if (tvp) {
+               struct timeval rtv;
+
                if (current->personality & STICKY_TIMEOUTS)
                        goto sticky;
-               tv.tv_usec = jiffies_to_usecs(do_div((*(u64*)&timeout), HZ));
-               tv.tv_sec = timeout;
-               if (copy_to_user(tvp, &tv, sizeof(tv))) {
+               rtv.tv_usec = jiffies_to_usecs(do_div((*(u64*)&timeout), HZ));
+               rtv.tv_sec = timeout;
+               if (timeval_compare(&rtv, &tv) < 0)
+                       rtv = tv;
+               if (copy_to_user(tvp, &rtv, sizeof(rtv))) {
 sticky:
                        /*
                         * If an application puts its timeval in read-only
        ret = core_sys_select(n, inp, outp, exp, &timeout);
 
        if (tsp) {
+               struct timespec rts;
+
                if (current->personality & STICKY_TIMEOUTS)
                        goto sticky;
-               ts.tv_nsec = jiffies_to_usecs(do_div((*(u64*)&timeout), HZ)) * 1000;
-               ts.tv_sec = timeout;
-               if (copy_to_user(tsp, &ts, sizeof(ts))) {
+               rts.tv_nsec = jiffies_to_usecs(do_div((*(u64*)&timeout), HZ)) *
+                                               1000;
+               rts.tv_sec = timeout;
+               if (timespec_compare(&rts, &ts) < 0)
+                       rts = ts;
+               if (copy_to_user(tsp, &rts, sizeof(rts))) {
 sticky:
                        /*
                         * If an application puts its timeval in read-only
                sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &sigsaved, NULL);
 
        if (tsp && timeout >= 0) {
+               struct timespec rts;
+
                if (current->personality & STICKY_TIMEOUTS)
                        goto sticky;
                /* Yes, we know it's actually an s64, but it's also positive. */
-               ts.tv_nsec = jiffies_to_usecs(do_div((*(u64*)&timeout), HZ)) * 1000;
-               ts.tv_sec = timeout;
-               if (copy_to_user(tsp, &ts, sizeof(ts))) {
+               rts.tv_nsec = jiffies_to_usecs(do_div((*(u64*)&timeout), HZ)) *
+                                               1000;
+               rts.tv_sec = timeout;
+               if (timespec_compare(&rts, &ts) < 0)
+                       rts = ts;
+               if (copy_to_user(tsp, &rts, sizeof(rts))) {
                sticky:
                        /*
                         * If an application puts its timeval in read-only
 
 int get_compat_sigevent(struct sigevent *event,
                const struct compat_sigevent __user *u_event);
 
+static inline int compat_timeval_compare(struct compat_timeval *lhs,
+                                       struct compat_timeval *rhs)
+{
+       if (lhs->tv_sec < rhs->tv_sec)
+               return -1;
+       if (lhs->tv_sec > rhs->tv_sec)
+               return 1;
+       return lhs->tv_usec - rhs->tv_usec;
+}
+
+static inline int compat_timespec_compare(struct compat_timespec *lhs,
+                                       struct compat_timespec *rhs)
+{
+       if (lhs->tv_sec < rhs->tv_sec)
+               return -1;
+       if (lhs->tv_sec > rhs->tv_sec)
+               return 1;
+       return lhs->tv_nsec - rhs->tv_nsec;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_COMPAT */
 #endif /* _LINUX_COMPAT_H */
 
 #define NSEC_PER_SEC           1000000000L
 #define NSEC_PER_USEC          1000L
 
-static __inline__ int timespec_equal(struct timespec *a, struct timespec *b)
+static inline int timespec_equal(struct timespec *a, struct timespec *b)
 {
        return (a->tv_sec == b->tv_sec) && (a->tv_nsec == b->tv_nsec);
 }
 
+/*
+ * lhs < rhs:  return <0
+ * lhs == rhs: return 0
+ * lhs > rhs:  return >0
+ */
+static inline int timespec_compare(struct timespec *lhs, struct timespec *rhs)
+{
+       if (lhs->tv_sec < rhs->tv_sec)
+               return -1;
+       if (lhs->tv_sec > rhs->tv_sec)
+               return 1;
+       return lhs->tv_nsec - rhs->tv_nsec;
+}
+
+static inline int timeval_compare(struct timeval *lhs, struct timeval *rhs)
+{
+       if (lhs->tv_sec < rhs->tv_sec)
+               return -1;
+       if (lhs->tv_sec > rhs->tv_sec)
+               return 1;
+       return lhs->tv_usec - rhs->tv_usec;
+}
+
 extern unsigned long mktime(const unsigned int year, const unsigned int mon,
                            const unsigned int day, const unsigned int hour,
                            const unsigned int min, const unsigned int sec);