diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index 0ad8b550bb4b..d35b677b08fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
+struct clocksource_base;
 struct clocksource;
 struct module;
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ struct module;
  *			multiplication
  * @name:		Pointer to clocksource name
  * @list:		List head for registration (internal)
+ * @freq_khz:		Clocksource frequency in khz.
  * @rating:		Rating value for selection (higher is better)
  *			To avoid rating inflation the following
  *			list should give you a guide as to how
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ struct module;
  *			validate the clocksource from which the snapshot was
  *			taken.
  * @flags:		Flags describing special properties
+ * @base:		Hardware abstraction for clock on which a clocksource
+ *			is based
  * @enable:		Optional function to enable the clocksource
  * @disable:		Optional function to disable the clocksource
  * @suspend:		Optional suspend function for the clocksource
@@ -107,10 +111,12 @@ struct clocksource {
 	u64			max_cycles;
 	const char		*name;
 	struct list_head	list;
+	u32			freq_khz;
 	int			rating;
 	enum clocksource_ids	id;
 	enum vdso_clock_mode	vdso_clock_mode;
 	unsigned long		flags;
+	struct clocksource_base *base;
 
 	int			(*enable)(struct clocksource *cs);
 	void			(*disable)(struct clocksource *cs);
@@ -306,4 +312,25 @@ static inline unsigned int clocksource_get_max_watchdog_retry(void)
 
 void clocksource_verify_percpu(struct clocksource *cs);
 
+/**
+ * struct clocksource_base - hardware abstraction for clock on which a clocksource
+ *			is based
+ * @id:			Defaults to CSID_GENERIC. The id value is used for conversion
+ *			functions which require that the current clocksource is based
+ *			on a clocksource_base with a particular ID in certain snapshot
+ *			functions to allow callers to validate the clocksource from
+ *			which the snapshot was taken.
+ * @freq_khz:		Nominal frequency of the base clock in kHz
+ * @offset:		Offset between the base clock and the clocksource
+ * @numerator:		Numerator of the clock ratio between base clock and the clocksource
+ * @denominator:	Denominator of the clock ratio between base clock and the clocksource
+ */
+struct clocksource_base {
+	enum clocksource_ids	id;
+	u32			freq_khz;
+	u64			offset;
+	u32			numerator;
+	u32			denominator;
+};
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_CLOCKSOURCE_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/timekeeping.h b/include/linux/timekeeping.h
index 0ea7823b7f31..b2ee182d891e 100644
--- a/include/linux/timekeeping.h
+++ b/include/linux/timekeeping.h
@@ -310,10 +310,12 @@ struct system_device_crosststamp {
  *		timekeeping code to verify comparability of two cycle values.
  *		The default ID, CSID_GENERIC, does not identify a specific
  *		clocksource.
+ * @use_nsecs:	@cycles is in nanoseconds.
  */
 struct system_counterval_t {
 	u64			cycles;
 	enum clocksource_ids	cs_id;
+	bool			use_nsecs;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index b58dffc58a8f..92994450f268 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -1193,6 +1193,42 @@ static bool timestamp_in_interval(u64 start, u64 end, u64 ts)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static bool convert_clock(u64 *val, u32 numerator, u32 denominator)
+{
+	u64 rem, res;
+
+	if (!numerator || !denominator)
+		return false;
+
+	res = div64_u64_rem(*val, denominator, &rem) * numerator;
+	*val = res + div_u64(rem * numerator, denominator);
+	return true;
+}
+
+static bool convert_base_to_cs(struct system_counterval_t *scv)
+{
+	struct clocksource *cs = tk_core.timekeeper.tkr_mono.clock;
+	struct clocksource_base *base = cs->base;
+	u32 num, den;
+
+	/* The timestamp was taken from the time keeper clock source */
+	if (cs->id == scv->cs_id)
+		return true;
+
+	/* Check whether cs_id matches the base clock */
+	if (!base || base->id != scv->cs_id)
+		return false;
+
+	num = scv->use_nsecs ? cs->freq_khz : base->numerator;
+	den = scv->use_nsecs ? USEC_PER_SEC : base->denominator;
+
+	if (!convert_clock(&scv->cycles, num, den))
+		return false;
+
+	scv->cycles += base->offset;
+	return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * get_device_system_crosststamp - Synchronously capture system/device timestamp
  * @get_time_fn:	Callback to get simultaneous device time and
@@ -1239,7 +1275,7 @@ int get_device_system_crosststamp(int (*get_time_fn)
 		 * installed timekeeper clocksource
 		 */
 		if (system_counterval.cs_id == CSID_GENERIC ||
-		    tk->tkr_mono.clock->id != system_counterval.cs_id)
+		    !convert_base_to_cs(&system_counterval))
 			return -ENODEV;
 		cycles = system_counterval.cycles;
 
