Base mainloop on pa_rtclock_now()

Move the mainloop to monotonic based time events.

Introduces 4 helper functions:
pa_{context,core}_rttime_{new,restart}(), that fill correctly a
timeval with the rtclock flag set if the mainloop supports it.

Both mainloop-test and mainloop-test-glib works with rt and timeval
based time events. PulseAudio and clients should be fully functional.

This patch has received several iterations, and this one as been
largely untested.

Signed-off-by: Marc-André Lureau <marca-andre.lureau@nokia.com>

42 files changed, 311 insertions, 233 deletions

diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 53c21451..b4904803 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/modules/alsa \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/src/modules/alsa \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/modules/raop \
+	-I$(top_builddir)/src/modules/raop \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/modules/x11 \
+	-I$(top_builddir)/src/modules/x11 \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/modules/jack \
+	-I$(top_builddir)/src/modules/jack \
 	$(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) -D_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS \
 	$(LIBSAMPLERATE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(LIBSNDFILE_CFLAGS) \
@@ -688,6 +693,7 @@ pulseinclude_HEADERS = \
 		pulse/operation.h \
 		pulse/proplist.h \
 		pulse/pulseaudio.h \
+		pulse/rtclock.h \
 		pulse/sample.h \
 		pulse/scache.h \
 		pulse/simple.h \
diff --git a/src/daemon/main.c b/src/daemon/main.c
index 083e4eae..399034e9 100644
--- a/src/daemon/main.c
+++ b/src/daemon/main.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void message_cb(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event*e, const struct timeval
     }
 
     pa_timeval_add(pa_gettimeofday(&tvnext), 100000);
-    a->time_restart(e, &tvnext);
+    a->rtclock_time_restart(e, &tvnext);
 }
 
 #endif
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef OS_IS_WIN32
-    win32_timer = pa_mainloop_get_api(mainloop)->time_new(pa_mainloop_get_api(mainloop), pa_gettimeofday(&win32_tv), message_cb, NULL);
+    win32_timer = pa_mainloop_get_api(mainloop)->rtclock_time_new(pa_mainloop_get_api(mainloop), pa_gettimeofday(&win32_tv), message_cb, NULL);
 #endif
 
     oil_init();
diff --git a/src/map-file b/src/map-file
index e96eac51..a1d0a061 100644
--- a/src/map-file
+++ b/src/map-file
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ pa_context_ref;
 pa_context_remove_autoload_by_index;
 pa_context_remove_autoload_by_name;
 pa_context_remove_sample;
+pa_context_rttime_new;
+pa_context_rttime_restart;
 pa_context_set_card_profile_by_index;
 pa_context_set_card_profile_by_name;
 pa_context_set_default_sink;
diff --git a/src/modules/module-card-restore.c b/src/modules/module-card-restore.c
index 85583b2c..6b057b4c 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-card-restore.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-card-restore.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <pulse/volume.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/util.h>
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 
 #include <pulsecore/core-error.h>
 #include <pulsecore/module.h>
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ PA_MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Automatically restore profile of cards");
 PA_MODULE_VERSION(PACKAGE_VERSION);
 PA_MODULE_LOAD_ONCE(TRUE);
 
-#define SAVE_INTERVAL 10
+#define SAVE_INTERVAL (10 * PA_USEC_PER_SEC)
 
 static const char* const valid_modargs[] = {
     NULL
@@ -75,12 +76,11 @@ struct entry {
     char profile[PA_NAME_MAX];
 } PA_GCC_PACKED ;
 
-static void save_time_callback(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void save_time_callback(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     struct userdata *u = userdata;
 
     pa_assert(a);
     pa_assert(e);
-    pa_assert(tv);
     pa_assert(u);
 
     pa_assert(e == u->save_time_event);
@@ -132,14 +132,10 @@ fail:
 }
 
 static void trigger_save(struct userdata *u) {
-    struct timeval tv;
-
     if (u->save_time_event)
         return;
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-    tv.tv_sec += SAVE_INTERVAL;
-    u->save_time_event = u->core->mainloop->time_new(u->core->mainloop, &tv, save_time_callback, u);
+    u->save_time_event = pa_core_rttime_new(u->core, pa_rtclock_now() + SAVE_INTERVAL, save_time_callback, u);
 }
 
 static void subscribe_callback(pa_core *c, pa_subscription_event_type_t t, uint32_t idx, void *userdata) {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-combine.c b/src/modules/module-combine.c
index 6ca7cd99..757dbda4 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-combine.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-combine.c
@@ -225,9 +225,8 @@ static void adjust_rates(struct userdata *u) {
     pa_asyncmsgq_send(u->sink->asyncmsgq, PA_MSGOBJECT(u->sink), SINK_MESSAGE_UPDATE_LATENCY, NULL, (int64_t) avg_total_latency, NULL);
 }
 
-static void time_callback(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void time_callback(pa_mainloop_api *a, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     struct userdata *u = userdata;
-    struct timeval n;
 
     pa_assert(u);
     pa_assert(a);
@@ -235,9 +234,7 @@ static void time_callback(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct time
 
     adjust_rates(u);
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&n);
-    n.tv_sec += (time_t) u->adjust_time;
-    u->sink->core->mainloop->time_restart(e, &n);
+    pa_core_rttime_restart(u->core, e, pa_rtclock_now() + u->adjust_time * PA_USEC_PER_SEC);
 }
 
 static void process_render_null(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t now) {
@@ -1171,12 +1168,8 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
         if (o->sink_input)
             pa_sink_input_put(o->sink_input);
 
-    if (u->adjust_time > 0) {
-        struct timeval tv;
-        pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-        tv.tv_sec += (time_t) u->adjust_time;
-        u->time_event = m->core->mainloop->time_new(m->core->mainloop, &tv, time_callback, u);
-    }
+    if (u->adjust_time > 0)
+        u->time_event = pa_core_rttime_new(m->core, pa_rtclock_now() + u->adjust_time * PA_USEC_PER_SEC, time_callback, u);
 
     pa_modargs_free(ma);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-default-device-restore.c b/src/modules/module-default-device-restore.c
index 0092d1c7..27ae60e5 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-default-device-restore.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-default-device-restore.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/util.h>
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ PA_MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Automatically restore the default sink and source");
 PA_MODULE_VERSION(PACKAGE_VERSION);
 PA_MODULE_LOAD_ONCE(TRUE);
 
-#define DEFAULT_SAVE_INTERVAL 5
+#define SAVE_INTERVAL (5 * PA_USEC_PER_SEC)
 
 struct userdata {
     pa_core *core;
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ static void save(struct userdata *u) {
     u->modified = FALSE;
 }
 
-static void time_cb(pa_mainloop_api *a, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void time_cb(pa_mainloop_api *a, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     struct userdata *u = userdata;
 
     pa_assert(u);
@@ -146,12 +147,8 @@ static void subscribe_cb(pa_core *c, pa_subscription_event_type_t t, uint32_t id
 
     u->modified = TRUE;
 
-    if (!u->time_event) {
-        struct timeval tv;
-        pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-        pa_timeval_add(&tv, DEFAULT_SAVE_INTERVAL*PA_USEC_PER_SEC);
-        u->time_event = u->core->mainloop->time_new(u->core->mainloop, &tv, time_cb, u);
-    }
+    if (!u->time_event)
+        u->time_event = pa_core_rttime_new(u->core, pa_rtclock_now() + SAVE_INTERVAL, time_cb, u);
 }
 
 int pa__init(pa_module *m) {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-device-restore.c b/src/modules/module-device-restore.c
index a2745b88..8c15d454 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-device-restore.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-device-restore.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <pulse/volume.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/util.h>
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 
 #include <pulsecore/core-error.h>
 #include <pulsecore/module.h>
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ PA_MODULE_USAGE(
         "restore_volume=<Save/restore volumes?> "
         "restore_muted=<Save/restore muted states?>");
 
-#define SAVE_INTERVAL 10
+#define SAVE_INTERVAL (10 * PA_USEC_PER_SEC)
 
 static const char* const valid_modargs[] = {
     "restore_volume",
@@ -95,12 +96,11 @@ struct entry {
     char port[PA_NAME_MAX];
 } PA_GCC_PACKED;
 
-static void save_time_callback(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void save_time_callback(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     struct userdata *u = userdata;
 
     pa_assert(a);
     pa_assert(e);
-    pa_assert(tv);
     pa_assert(u);
 
     pa_assert(e == u->save_time_event);
@@ -162,14 +162,10 @@ fail:
 }
 
 static void trigger_save(struct userdata *u) {
-    struct timeval tv;
-
     if (u->save_time_event)
         return;
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-    tv.tv_sec += SAVE_INTERVAL;
-    u->save_time_event = u->core->mainloop->time_new(u->core->mainloop, &tv, save_time_callback, u);
+    u->save_time_event = pa_core_rttime_new(u->core, pa_rtclock_now() + SAVE_INTERVAL, save_time_callback, u);
 }
 
 static pa_bool_t entries_equal(const struct entry *a, const struct entry *b) {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-esound-sink.c b/src/modules/module-esound-sink.c
index 2df8a0e8..b26b465d 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-esound-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-esound-sink.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     pa_sink_set_asyncmsgq(u->sink, u->thread_mq.inq);
     pa_sink_set_rtpoll(u->sink, u->rtpoll);
 
-    if (!(u->client = pa_socket_client_new_string(u->core->mainloop, espeaker, ESD_DEFAULT_PORT))) {
+    if (!(u->client = pa_socket_client_new_string(u->core->mainloop, TRUE, espeaker, ESD_DEFAULT_PORT))) {
         pa_log("Failed to connect to server.");
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/module-stream-restore.c b/src/modules/module-stream-restore.c
index f2aea27b..99c69f66 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-stream-restore.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-stream-restore.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <pulse/volume.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/util.h>
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 
 #include <pulsecore/core-error.h>
 #include <pulsecore/module.h>
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ PA_MODULE_USAGE(
         "restore_volume=<Save/restore volumes?> "
         "restore_muted=<Save/restore muted states?>");
 
-#define SAVE_INTERVAL 10
+#define SAVE_INTERVAL (10 * PA_USEC_PER_SEC)
 #define IDENTIFICATION_PROPERTY "module-stream-restore.id"
 
 static const char* const valid_modargs[] = {
@@ -111,12 +112,11 @@ enum {
     SUBCOMMAND_EVENT
 };
 
-static void save_time_callback(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void save_time_callback(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     struct userdata *u = userdata;
 
     pa_assert(a);
     pa_assert(e);
-    pa_assert(tv);
     pa_assert(u);
 
     pa_assert(e == u->save_time_event);
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ fail:
 }
 
 static void trigger_save(struct userdata *u) {
-    struct timeval tv;
     pa_native_connection *c;
     uint32_t idx;
 
@@ -230,9 +229,7 @@ static void trigger_save(struct userdata *u) {
     if (u->save_time_event)
         return;
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-    tv.tv_sec += SAVE_INTERVAL;
-    u->save_time_event = u->core->mainloop->time_new(u->core->mainloop, &tv, save_time_callback, u);
+    u->save_time_event = pa_core_rttime_new(u->core, pa_rtclock_now() + SAVE_INTERVAL, save_time_callback, u);
 }
 
 static pa_bool_t entries_equal(const struct entry *a, const struct entry *b) {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-suspend-on-idle.c b/src/modules/module-suspend-on-idle.c
index c5b78911..70a7b049 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-suspend-on-idle.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-suspend-on-idle.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 
 #include <pulsecore/core.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-util.h>
@@ -75,11 +76,11 @@ struct device_info {
     struct userdata *userdata;
     pa_sink *sink;
     pa_source *source;
-    struct timeval last_use;
+    pa_usec_t last_use;
     pa_time_event *time_event;
 };
 
-static void timeout_cb(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void timeout_cb(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     struct device_info *d = userdata;
 
     pa_assert(d);
@@ -98,22 +99,20 @@ static void timeout_cb(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval
 }
 
 static void restart(struct device_info *d) {
-    struct timeval tv;
+    pa_usec_t now;
     const char *s;
     uint32_t timeout;
+
     pa_assert(d);
     pa_assert(d->sink || d->source);
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-    d->last_use = tv;
+    d->last_use = now = pa_rtclock_now();
 
     s = pa_proplist_gets(d->sink ? d->sink->proplist : d->source->proplist, "module-suspend-on-idle.timeout");
     if (!s || pa_atou(s, &timeout) < 0)
-      timeout = d->userdata->timeout;
-
-    pa_timeval_add(&tv, timeout * PA_USEC_PER_SEC);
+        timeout = d->userdata->timeout;
 
-    d->userdata->core->mainloop->time_restart(d->time_event, &tv);
+    pa_core_rttime_restart(d->userdata->core, d->time_event, now + timeout * PA_USEC_PER_SEC);
 
     if (d->sink)
         pa_log_debug("Sink %s becomes idle, timeout in %u seconds.", d->sink->name, timeout);
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ static pa_hook_result_t device_new_hook_cb(pa_core *c, pa_object *o, struct user
     d->userdata = u;
     d->source = source ? pa_source_ref(source) : NULL;
     d->sink = sink ? pa_sink_ref(sink) : NULL;
-    d->time_event = c->mainloop->time_new(c->mainloop, NULL, timeout_cb, d);
+    d->time_event = pa_core_rttime_new(c, PA_USEC_INVALID, timeout_cb, d);
     pa_hashmap_put(u->device_infos, o, d);
 
     if ((d->sink && pa_sink_check_suspend(d->sink) <= 0) ||
diff --git a/src/modules/module-tunnel.c b/src/modules/module-tunnel.c
index ec4808f0..ce37bf47 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-tunnel.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-tunnel.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static const char* const valid_modargs[] = {
 
 #define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 5
 
-#define LATENCY_INTERVAL 10
+#define LATENCY_INTERVAL (10*PA_USEC_PER_SEC)
 
 #define MIN_NETWORK_LATENCY_USEC (8*PA_USEC_PER_MSEC)
 
@@ -879,9 +879,8 @@ static void request_latency(struct userdata *u) {
 }
 
 /* Called from main context */
-static void timeout_callback(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event*e,  const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void timeout_callback(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     struct userdata *u = userdata;
-    struct timeval ntv;
 
     pa_assert(m);
     pa_assert(e);
@@ -889,9 +888,7 @@ static void timeout_callback(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event*e,  const struct
 
     request_latency(u);
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&ntv);
-    ntv.tv_sec += LATENCY_INTERVAL;
-    m->time_restart(e, &ntv);
+    pa_core_rttime_restart(u->core, e, pa_rtclock_now() + LATENCY_INTERVAL);
 }
 
 /* Called from main context */
@@ -1358,7 +1355,6 @@ static void start_subscribe(struct userdata *u) {
 /* Called from main context */
 static void create_stream_callback(pa_pdispatch *pd, uint32_t command,  uint32_t tag, pa_tagstruct *t, void *userdata) {
     struct userdata *u = userdata;
-    struct timeval ntv;
 #ifdef TUNNEL_SINK
     uint32_t bytes;
 #endif
@@ -1440,9 +1436,7 @@ static void create_stream_callback(pa_pdispatch *pd, uint32_t command,  uint32_t
     request_info(u);
 
     pa_assert(!u->time_event);
-    pa_gettimeofday(&ntv);
-    ntv.tv_sec += LATENCY_INTERVAL;
-    u->time_event = u->core->mainloop->time_new(u->core->mainloop, &ntv, timeout_callback, u);
+    u->time_event = pa_core_rttime_new(u->core, pa_rtclock_now() + LATENCY_INTERVAL, timeout_callback, u);
 
     request_latency(u);
 
@@ -1707,7 +1701,7 @@ static void on_connection(pa_socket_client *sc, pa_iochannel *io, void *userdata
     }
 
     u->pstream = pa_pstream_new(u->core->mainloop, io, u->core->mempool);
-    u->pdispatch = pa_pdispatch_new(u->core->mainloop, command_table, PA_COMMAND_MAX);
+    u->pdispatch = pa_pdispatch_new(u->core->mainloop, TRUE, command_table, PA_COMMAND_MAX);
 
     pa_pstream_set_die_callback(u->pstream, pstream_die_callback, u);
     pa_pstream_set_recieve_packet_callback(u->pstream, pstream_packet_callback, u);
@@ -1854,7 +1848,7 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    if (!(u->client = pa_socket_client_new_string(m->core->mainloop, u->server_name, PA_NATIVE_DEFAULT_PORT))) {
+    if (!(u->client = pa_socket_client_new_string(m->core->mainloop, TRUE, u->server_name, PA_NATIVE_DEFAULT_PORT))) {
         pa_log("Failed to connect to server '%s'", u->server_name);
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/module-waveout.c b/src/modules/module-waveout.c
index 2d35828d..d1b9f2ff 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-waveout.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-waveout.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void poll_cb(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *t
     pa_gettimeofday(&ntv);
     pa_timeval_add(&ntv, u->poll_timeout);
 
-    a->time_restart(e, &ntv);
+    a->rtclock_time_restart(e, &ntv);
 }
 
 static void defer_cb(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_defer_event *e, void *userdata) {
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ int pa__init(pa_core *c, pa_module*m) {
     pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
     pa_timeval_add(&tv, u->poll_timeout);
 
-    u->event = c->mainloop->time_new(c->mainloop, &tv, poll_cb, u);
+    u->event = c->mainloop->rtclock_time_new(c->mainloop, &tv, poll_cb, u);
     assert(u->event);
 
     u->defer = c->mainloop->defer_new(c->mainloop, defer_cb, u);
diff --git a/src/modules/raop/raop_client.c b/src/modules/raop/raop_client.c
index b3f243c3..c4b02371 100644
--- a/src/modules/raop/raop_client.c
+++ b/src/modules/raop/raop_client.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static void rtsp_cb(pa_rtsp_client *rtsp, pa_rtsp_state state, pa_headerlist* he
             uint32_t port = pa_rtsp_serverport(c->rtsp);
             pa_log_debug("RAOP: RECORDED");
 
-            if (!(c->sc = pa_socket_client_new_string(c->core->mainloop, c->host, port))) {
+            if (!(c->sc = pa_socket_client_new_string(c->core->mainloop, TRUE, c->host, port))) {
                 pa_log("failed to connect to server '%s:%d'", c->host, port);
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/src/modules/rtp/module-rtp-recv.c b/src/modules/rtp/module-rtp-recv.c
index 84cf07de..5caf8272 100644
--- a/src/modules/rtp/module-rtp-recv.c
+++ b/src/modules/rtp/module-rtp-recv.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ struct session {
 
 struct userdata {
     pa_module *module;
+    pa_core *core;
 
     pa_sap_context sap_context;
     pa_io_event* sap_event;
@@ -622,15 +623,13 @@ static void sap_event_cb(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_io_event *e, int fd, pa_io_event
     }
 }
 
-static void check_death_event_cb(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *t, const struct timeval *ptv, void *userdata) {
+static void check_death_event_cb(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *t, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
     struct session *s, *n;
     struct userdata *u = userdata;
     struct timeval now;
-    struct timeval tv;
 
     pa_assert(m);
     pa_assert(t);
-    pa_assert(ptv);
     pa_assert(u);
 
     pa_rtclock_get(&now);
@@ -648,9 +647,7 @@ static void check_death_event_cb(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *t, const str
     }
 
     /* Restart timer */
-    pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-    pa_timeval_add(&tv, DEATH_TIMEOUT*PA_USEC_PER_SEC);
-    m->time_restart(t, &tv);
+    pa_core_rttime_restart(u->module->core, t, pa_rtclock_now() + DEATH_TIMEOUT * PA_USEC_PER_SEC);
 }
 
 int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
@@ -664,7 +661,6 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     socklen_t salen;
     const char *sap_address;
     int fd = -1;
-    struct timeval tv;
 
     pa_assert(m);
 
@@ -697,6 +693,7 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
 
     m->userdata = u = pa_xnew(struct userdata, 1);
     u->module = m;
+    u->core = m->core;
     u->sink_name = pa_xstrdup(pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "sink", NULL));
 
     u->sap_event = m->core->mainloop->io_new(m->core->mainloop, fd, PA_IO_EVENT_INPUT, sap_event_cb, u);
@@ -706,9 +703,7 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     u->n_sessions = 0;
     u->by_origin = pa_hashmap_new(pa_idxset_string_hash_func, pa_idxset_string_compare_func);
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-    pa_timeval_add(&tv, DEATH_TIMEOUT * PA_USEC_PER_SEC);
-    u->check_death_event = m->core->mainloop->time_new(m->core->mainloop, &tv, check_death_event_cb, u);
+    u->check_death_event = pa_core_rttime_new(m->core, pa_rtclock_now() + DEATH_TIMEOUT * PA_USEC_PER_SEC, check_death_event_cb, u);
 
     pa_modargs_free(ma);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/rtp/module-rtp-send.c b/src/modules/rtp/module-rtp-send.c
index 39ee4d75..f147364d 100644
--- a/src/modules/rtp/module-rtp-send.c
+++ b/src/modules/rtp/module-rtp-send.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/util.h>
 #include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ PA_MODULE_USAGE(
 #define DEFAULT_DESTINATION "224.0.0.56"
 #define MEMBLOCKQ_MAXLENGTH (1024*170)
 #define DEFAULT_MTU 1280
-#define SAP_INTERVAL 5
+#define SAP_INTERVAL (5*PA_USEC_PER_SEC)
 
 static const char* const valid_modargs[] = {
     "source",
@@ -151,18 +152,14 @@ static void source_output_kill(pa_source_output* o) {
 
 static void sap_event_cb(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *t, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
     struct userdata *u = userdata;
-    struct timeval next;
 
     pa_assert(m);
     pa_assert(t);
-    pa_assert(tv);
     pa_assert(u);
 
     pa_sap_send(&u->sap_context, 0);
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&next);
-    pa_timeval_add(&next, SAP_INTERVAL * PA_USEC_PER_SEC);
-    m->time_restart(t, &next);
+    pa_core_rttime_restart(u->module->core, t, pa_rtclock_now() + SAP_INTERVAL);
 }
 
 int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
@@ -186,7 +183,6 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     char *p;
     int r, j;
     socklen_t k;
-    struct timeval tv;
     char hn[128], *n;
     pa_bool_t loop = FALSE;
     pa_source_output_new_data data;
@@ -395,9 +391,7 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
 
     pa_sap_send(&u->sap_context, 0);
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-    pa_timeval_add(&tv, SAP_INTERVAL * PA_USEC_PER_SEC);
-    u->sap_event = m->core->mainloop->time_new(m->core->mainloop, &tv, sap_event_cb, u);
+    u->sap_event = pa_core_rttime_new(m->core, pa_rtclock_now() + SAP_INTERVAL, sap_event_cb, u);
 
     pa_source_output_put(u->source_output);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/rtp/rtsp_client.c b/src/modules/rtp/rtsp_client.c
index cb037de6..72d304e8 100644
--- a/src/modules/rtp/rtsp_client.c
+++ b/src/modules/rtp/rtsp_client.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ int pa_rtsp_connect(pa_rtsp_client *c) {
     pa_xfree(c->session);
     c->session = NULL;
 
-    if (!(c->sc = pa_socket_client_new_string(c->mainloop, c->hostname, c->port))) {
+    if (!(c->sc = pa_socket_client_new_string(c->mainloop, TRUE, c->hostname, c->port))) {
         pa_log("failed to connect to server '%s:%d'", c->hostname, c->port);
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/src/pulse/context.c b/src/pulse/context.c
index 3b7bf08d..0c1810f3 100644
--- a/src/pulse/context.c
+++ b/src/pulse/context.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #include <pulsecore/dynarray.h>
 #include <pulsecore/socket-client.h>
 #include <pulsecore/pstream-util.h>
+#include <pulsecore/core-rtclock.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-util.h>
 #include <pulsecore/log.h>
 #include <pulsecore/socket-util.h>
@@ -540,7 +541,7 @@ static void setup_context(pa_context *c, pa_iochannel *io) {
     pa_pstream_set_recieve_memblock_callback(c->pstream, pstream_memblock_callback, c);
 
     pa_assert(!c->pdispatch);
-    c->pdispatch = pa_pdispatch_new(c->mainloop, command_table, PA_COMMAND_MAX);
+    c->pdispatch = pa_pdispatch_new(c->mainloop, c->use_rtclock, command_table, PA_COMMAND_MAX);
 
     if (!c->conf->cookie_valid)
         pa_log_info(_("No cookie loaded. Attempting to connect without."));
@@ -757,7 +758,7 @@ static void track_pulseaudio_on_dbus(pa_context *c, DBusBusType type, pa_dbus_wr
     pa_assert(conn);
 
     dbus_error_init(&error);
-    if (!(*conn = pa_dbus_wrap_connection_new(c->mainloop, type, &error)) || dbus_error_is_set(&error)) {
+    if (!(*conn = pa_dbus_wrap_connection_new(c->mainloop, c->use_rtclock, type, &error)) || dbus_error_is_set(&error)) {
         pa_log_warn("Unable to contact DBUS: %s: %s", error.name, error.message);
         goto finish;
     }
@@ -827,7 +828,7 @@ static int try_next_connection(pa_context *c) {
         pa_xfree(c->server);
         c->server = pa_xstrdup(u);
 
-        if (!(c->client = pa_socket_client_new_string(c->mainloop, u, PA_NATIVE_DEFAULT_PORT)))
+        if (!(c->client = pa_socket_client_new_string(c->mainloop, c->use_rtclock, u, PA_NATIVE_DEFAULT_PORT)))
             continue;
 
         c->is_local = !!pa_socket_client_is_local(c->client);
@@ -1443,3 +1444,25 @@ finish:
     if (pl)
         pa_proplist_free(pl);
 }
+
+pa_time_event* pa_context_rttime_new(pa_context *c, pa_usec_t usec, pa_time_event_cb_t cb, void *userdata) {
+    struct timeval tv;
+
+    pa_assert(c);
+    pa_assert(c->mainloop);
+
+    pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, usec, c->use_rtclock);
+
+    return c->mainloop->time_new(c->mainloop, &tv, cb, userdata);
+}
+
+void pa_context_rttime_restart(pa_context *c, pa_time_event *e, pa_usec_t usec) {
+    struct timeval tv;
+
+    pa_assert(c);
+    pa_assert(c->mainloop);
+
+    pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, usec, c->use_rtclock);
+
+    c->mainloop->time_restart(e, &tv);
+}
diff --git a/src/pulse/context.h b/src/pulse/context.h
index 139d0e0b..cd129313 100644
--- a/src/pulse/context.h
+++ b/src/pulse/context.h
@@ -260,6 +260,14 @@ pa_operation *pa_context_proplist_remove(pa_context *c, const char *const keys[]
  * introspection functions, such as pa_context_get_client_info(). \since 0.9.11 */
 uint32_t pa_context_get_index(pa_context *s);
 
+/** Create a new timer event source for the specified time (wrapper
+    for mainloop->time_new). \since 0.9.16 */
+pa_time_event* pa_context_rttime_new(pa_context *c, pa_usec_t usec, pa_time_event_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
+/** Restart a running or expired timer event source (wrapper
+    for mainloop->time_restart). \since 0.9.16 */
+void pa_context_rttime_restart(pa_context *c, pa_time_event *e, pa_usec_t usec);
+
+
 PA_C_DECL_END
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/pulse/internal.h b/src/pulse/internal.h
index 28a989b3..fa5efd7d 100644
--- a/src/pulse/internal.h
+++ b/src/pulse/internal.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct pa_context {
     pa_bool_t server_specified:1;
     pa_bool_t no_fail:1;
     pa_bool_t do_autospawn:1;
+    pa_bool_t use_rtclock:1;
     pa_spawn_api spawn_api;
 
     pa_strlist *server_list;
diff --git a/src/pulse/mainloop-api.h b/src/pulse/mainloop-api.h
index e353ed96..aa0d5e73 100644
--- a/src/pulse/mainloop-api.h
+++ b/src/pulse/mainloop-api.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include <pulse/cdecl.h>
+#include <pulse/sample.h>
 #include <pulse/version.h>
 
 /** \file
diff --git a/src/pulse/mainloop.c b/src/pulse/mainloop.c
index 225fd098..1b779468 100644
--- a/src/pulse/mainloop.c
+++ b/src/pulse/mainloop.c
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@
 #include <pulsecore/pipe.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <pulse/i18n.h>
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
-#include <pulse/i18n.h>
 
+#include <pulsecore/core-rtclock.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-util.h>
 #include <pulsecore/llist.h>
 #include <pulsecore/log.h>
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ struct pa_time_event {
     pa_bool_t dead:1;
 
     pa_bool_t enabled:1;
-    struct timeval timeval;
+    pa_usec_t time;
 
     pa_time_event_cb_t callback;
     void *userdata;
@@ -317,6 +319,21 @@ static void mainloop_defer_set_destroy(pa_defer_event *e, pa_defer_event_destroy
 }
 
 /* Time events */
+static pa_usec_t timeval_load(struct timeval *tv) {
+    pa_bool_t is_rtclock;
+
+    if (!tv)
+        return PA_USEC_INVALID;
+
+    is_rtclock = !!(tv->tv_usec & PA_TIMEVAL_RTCLOCK);
+    tv->tv_usec &= ~PA_TIMEVAL_RTCLOCK;
+
+    if (!is_rtclock)
+        pa_rtclock_from_wallclock(tv);
+
+    return pa_timeval_load(tv);
+}
+
 static pa_time_event* mainloop_time_new(
         pa_mainloop_api*a,
         const struct timeval *tv,
@@ -325,11 +342,14 @@ static pa_time_event* mainloop_time_new(
 
     pa_mainloop *m;
     pa_time_event *e;
+    pa_usec_t t;
+    struct timeval ttv;
 
     pa_assert(a);
     pa_assert(a->userdata);
     pa_assert(callback);
 
+    t = timeval_load(tv? ttv = *tv, &ttv : NULL);
     m = a->userdata;
     pa_assert(a == &m->api);
 
@@ -337,15 +357,15 @@ static pa_time_event* mainloop_time_new(
     e->mainloop = m;
     e->dead = FALSE;
 
-    if ((e->enabled = !!tv)) {
-        e->timeval = *tv;
+    if ((e->enabled = (t != PA_USEC_INVALID))) {
+        e->time = t;
 
         m->n_enabled_time_events++;
 
         if (m->cached_next_time_event) {
             pa_assert(m->cached_next_time_event->enabled);
 
-            if (pa_timeval_cmp(tv, &m->cached_next_time_event->timeval) < 0)
+            if (t < m->cached_next_time_event->time)
                 m->cached_next_time_event = e;
         }
     }
@@ -363,24 +383,30 @@ static pa_time_event* mainloop_time_new(
 }
 
 static void mainloop_time_restart(pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *tv) {
+    pa_bool_t valid;
+    pa_usec_t t;
+    struct timeval ttv;
+
     pa_assert(e);
     pa_assert(!e->dead);
 
-    if (e->enabled && !tv) {
+    t = timeval_load(tv? ttv = *tv, &ttv : NULL);
+    valid = (t != PA_USEC_INVALID);
+    if (e->enabled && !valid) {
         pa_assert(e->mainloop->n_enabled_time_events > 0);
         e->mainloop->n_enabled_time_events--;
-    } else if (!e->enabled && tv)
+    } else if (!e->enabled && valid)
         e->mainloop->n_enabled_time_events++;
 
-    if ((e->enabled = !!tv)) {
-        e->timeval = *tv;
+    if ((e->enabled = valid)) {
+        e->time = t;
         pa_mainloop_wakeup(e->mainloop);
     }
 
     if (e->mainloop->cached_next_time_event && e->enabled) {
         pa_assert(e->mainloop->cached_next_time_event->enabled);
 
-        if (pa_timeval_cmp(tv, &e->mainloop->cached_next_time_event->timeval) < 0)
+        if (t < e->mainloop->cached_next_time_event->time)
             e->mainloop->cached_next_time_event = e;
     } else if (e->mainloop->cached_next_time_event == e)
         e->mainloop->cached_next_time_event = NULL;
@@ -721,11 +747,11 @@ static pa_time_event* find_next_time_event(pa_mainloop *m) {
         if (t->dead || !t->enabled)
             continue;
 
-        if (!n || pa_timeval_cmp(&t->timeval, &n->timeval) < 0) {
+        if (!n || t->time < n->time) {
             n = t;
 
-            /* Shortcut for tv = { 0, 0 } */
-            if (n->timeval.tv_sec <= 0)
+            /* Shortcut for time == 0 */
+            if (n->time == 0)
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -736,7 +762,6 @@ static pa_time_event* find_next_time_event(pa_mainloop *m) {
 
 static int calc_next_timeout(pa_mainloop *m) {
     pa_time_event *t;
-    struct timeval now;
     pa_usec_t usec;
 
     if (!m->n_enabled_time_events)
@@ -745,41 +770,41 @@ static int calc_next_timeout(pa_mainloop *m) {
     t = find_next_time_event(m);
     pa_assert(t);
 
-    if (t->timeval.tv_sec <= 0)
+    if (t->time == 0)
         return 0;
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&now);
+    usec = t->time - pa_rtclock_now();
 
-    if (pa_timeval_cmp(&t->timeval, &now) <= 0)
+    if (usec <= 0)
         return 0;
 
-    usec = pa_timeval_diff(&t->timeval, &now);
-    return (int) (usec / 1000);
+    return (int) (usec / 1000); /* in milliseconds */
 }
 
 static int dispatch_timeout(pa_mainloop *m) {
     pa_time_event *e;
-    struct timeval now;
+    pa_usec_t now;
     int r = 0;
     pa_assert(m);
 
     if (m->n_enabled_time_events <= 0)
         return 0;
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&now);
+    now = pa_rtclock_now();
 
     for (e = m->time_events; e && !m->quit; e = e->next) {
 
         if (e->dead || !e->enabled)
             continue;
 
-        if (pa_timeval_cmp(&e->timeval, &now) <= 0) {
+        if (e->time <= now) {
+            struct timeval tv;
             pa_assert(e->callback);
 
             /* Disable time event */
             mainloop_time_restart(e, NULL);
 
-            e->callback(&m->api, e, &e->timeval, e->userdata);
+            e->callback(&m->api, e, pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, e->time, TRUE), e->userdata);
 
             r++;
         }
diff --git a/src/pulse/stream.c b/src/pulse/stream.c
index dd44ff40..40556329 100644
--- a/src/pulse/stream.c
+++ b/src/pulse/stream.c
@@ -320,14 +320,10 @@ static void request_auto_timing_update(pa_stream *s, pa_bool_t force) {
     }
 
     if (s->auto_timing_update_event) {
-        struct timeval next;
-
         if (force)
             s->auto_timing_interval_usec = AUTO_TIMING_INTERVAL_START_USEC;
 
-        pa_gettimeofday(&next);
-        pa_timeval_add(&next, s->auto_timing_interval_usec);
-        s->mainloop->time_restart(s->auto_timing_update_event, &next);
+        pa_context_rttime_restart(s->context, s->auto_timing_update_event, pa_rtclock_now() + s->auto_timing_interval_usec);
 
         s->auto_timing_interval_usec = PA_MIN(AUTO_TIMING_INTERVAL_END_USEC, s->auto_timing_interval_usec*2);
     }
@@ -801,7 +797,7 @@ static void invalidate_indexes(pa_stream *s, pa_bool_t r, pa_bool_t w) {
     request_auto_timing_update(s, TRUE);
 }
 
-static void auto_timing_update_callback(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void auto_timing_update_callback(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     pa_stream *s = userdata;
 
     pa_assert(s);
@@ -823,12 +819,9 @@ static void create_stream_complete(pa_stream *s) {
         s->write_callback(s, (size_t) s->requested_bytes, s->write_userdata);
 
     if (s->flags & PA_STREAM_AUTO_TIMING_UPDATE) {
-        struct timeval tv;
-        pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
         s->auto_timing_interval_usec = AUTO_TIMING_INTERVAL_START_USEC;
-        pa_timeval_add(&tv, s->auto_timing_interval_usec);
         pa_assert(!s->auto_timing_update_event);
-        s->auto_timing_update_event = s->mainloop->time_new(s->mainloop, &tv, &auto_timing_update_callback, s);
+	s->auto_timing_update_event = pa_context_rttime_new(s->context, pa_rtclock_now() + s->auto_timing_interval_usec, &auto_timing_update_callback, s);
 
         request_auto_timing_update(s, TRUE);
     }
diff --git a/src/pulse/timeval.h b/src/pulse/timeval.h
index 651da953..6307735c 100644
--- a/src/pulse/timeval.h
+++ b/src/pulse/timeval.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ PA_C_DECL_BEGIN
 /** The number of nanoseconds in a microsecond */
 #define PA_NSEC_PER_USEC ((pa_usec_t) 1000ULL)
 
+/** Invalid time in usec */
+#define PA_USEC_INVALID ((pa_usec_t) -1)
+
 struct timeval;
 
 /** Return the current timestamp, just like UNIX gettimeofday() */
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/avahi-wrap.c b/src/pulsecore/avahi-wrap.c
index 56d9d3dd..f1f08bcc 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/avahi-wrap.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/avahi-wrap.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
 
 #include <pulsecore/log.h>
@@ -116,14 +117,13 @@ struct AvahiTimeout {
     void *userdata;
 };
 
-static void timeout_callback(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
-    AvahiTimeout *t = userdata;
+static void timeout_callback(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
+    AvahiTimeout *to = userdata;
 
     pa_assert(a);
     pa_assert(e);
-    pa_assert(t);
 
-    t->callback(t, t->userdata);
+    to->callback(to, to->userdata);
 }
 
 static AvahiTimeout* timeout_new(const AvahiPoll *api, const struct timeval *tv, AvahiTimeoutCallback callback, void *userdata) {
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ static AvahiTimeout* timeout_new(const AvahiPoll *api, const struct timeval *tv,
 }
 
 static void timeout_update(AvahiTimeout *t, const struct timeval *tv) {
+
     pa_assert(t);
 
     if (t->time_event && tv)
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/core-rtclock.c b/src/pulsecore/core-rtclock.c
index 0610e297..1fa71c80 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/core-rtclock.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/core-rtclock.c
@@ -150,3 +150,38 @@ pa_usec_t pa_timespec_load(const struct timespec *ts) {
         (pa_usec_t) ts->tv_sec * PA_USEC_PER_SEC +
         (pa_usec_t) ts->tv_nsec / PA_NSEC_PER_USEC;
 }
+
+
+static struct timeval* wallclock_from_rtclock(struct timeval *tv) {
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME
+    struct timeval wc_now, rt_now;
+
+    pa_gettimeofday(&wc_now);
+    pa_rtclock_get(&rt_now);
+
+    pa_assert(tv);
+
+    if (pa_timeval_cmp(&rt_now, tv) < 0)
+        pa_timeval_add(&wc_now, pa_timeval_diff(tv, &rt_now));
+    else
+        pa_timeval_sub(&wc_now, pa_timeval_diff(&rt_now, tv));
+
+    *tv = wc_now;
+#endif
+
+    return tv;
+}
+
+struct timeval* pa_timeval_rtstore(struct timeval *tv, pa_usec_t v, pa_bool_t rtclock) {
+    pa_assert(tv);
+
+    pa_timeval_store(tv, v);
+
+    if (rtclock)
+        tv->tv_usec |= PA_TIMEVAL_RTCLOCK;
+    else
+        wallclock_from_rtclock(tv);
+
+    return tv;
+}
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/core-rtclock.h b/src/pulsecore/core-rtclock.h
index 83ff7c7c..3c90068b 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/core-rtclock.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/core-rtclock.h
@@ -38,8 +38,13 @@ void pa_rtclock_hrtimer_enable(void);
 /* timer with a resolution better than this are considered high-resolution */
 #define PA_HRTIMER_THRESHOLD_USEC 10
 
+/* bit to set in tv.tv_usec to mark that the timeval is in monotonic time */
+#define PA_TIMEVAL_RTCLOCK (1 << 30)
+
 struct timeval* pa_rtclock_from_wallclock(struct timeval *tv);
 
 pa_usec_t pa_timespec_load(const struct timespec *ts);
 
+struct timeval* pa_timeval_rtstore(struct timeval *tv, pa_usec_t v, pa_bool_t rtclock);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/core-scache.c b/src/pulsecore/core-scache.c
index 086f5fcb..4c5a4b26 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/core-scache.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/core-scache.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <pulse/util.h>
 #include <pulse/volume.h>
 #include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 
 #include <pulsecore/sink-input.h>
 #include <pulsecore/sample-util.h>
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <pulsecore/core-subscribe.h>
 #include <pulsecore/namereg.h>
 #include <pulsecore/sound-file.h>
+#include <pulsecore/core-rtclock.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-util.h>
 #include <pulsecore/log.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-error.h>
@@ -61,11 +63,10 @@
 
 #include "core-scache.h"
 
-#define UNLOAD_POLL_TIME 60
+#define UNLOAD_POLL_TIME (60 * PA_USEC_PER_SEC)
 
-static void timeout_callback(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event*e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void timeout_callback(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     pa_core *c = userdata;
-    struct timeval ntv;
 
     pa_assert(c);
     pa_assert(c->mainloop == m);
@@ -73,9 +74,7 @@ static void timeout_callback(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event*e, const struct t
 
     pa_scache_unload_unused(c);
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&ntv);
-    ntv.tv_sec += UNLOAD_POLL_TIME;
-    m->time_restart(e, &ntv);
+    pa_core_rttime_restart(c, e, pa_rtclock_now() + UNLOAD_POLL_TIME);
 }
 
 static void free_entry(pa_scache_entry *e) {
@@ -256,12 +255,8 @@ int pa_scache_add_file_lazy(pa_core *c, const char *name, const char *filename,
 
     pa_proplist_sets(e->proplist, PA_PROP_MEDIA_FILENAME, filename);
 
-    if (!c->scache_auto_unload_event) {
-        struct timeval ntv;
-        pa_gettimeofday(&ntv);
-        ntv.tv_sec += UNLOAD_POLL_TIME;
-        c->scache_auto_unload_event = c->mainloop->time_new(c->mainloop, &ntv, timeout_callback, c);
-    }
+    if (!c->scache_auto_unload_event)
+        c->scache_auto_unload_event = pa_core_rttime_new(c, pa_rtclock_now() + UNLOAD_POLL_TIME, timeout_callback, c);
 
     if (idx)
         *idx = e->index;
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/core.c b/src/pulsecore/core.c
index 06573f17..f5eb8352 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/core.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/core.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <pulsecore/sink.h>
 #include <pulsecore/source.h>
 #include <pulsecore/namereg.h>
+#include <pulsecore/core-rtclock.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-util.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-scache.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-subscribe.h>
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ static void core_free(pa_object *o) {
     pa_xfree(c);
 }
 
-static void exit_callback(pa_mainloop_api*m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void exit_callback(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     pa_core *c = userdata;
     pa_assert(c->exit_event == e);
 
@@ -229,11 +231,7 @@ void pa_core_check_idle(pa_core *c) {
         c->exit_idle_time >= 0 &&
         pa_idxset_size(c->clients) == 0) {
 
-        struct timeval tv;
-        pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-        tv.tv_sec+= c->exit_idle_time;
-
-        c->exit_event = c->mainloop->time_new(c->mainloop, &tv, exit_callback, c);
+        c->exit_event = pa_core_rttime_new(c, pa_rtclock_now() + c->exit_idle_time * PA_USEC_PER_SEC, exit_callback, c);
 
     } else if (c->exit_event && pa_idxset_size(c->clients) > 0) {
         c->mainloop->time_free(c->exit_event);
@@ -261,3 +259,21 @@ void pa_core_maybe_vacuum(pa_core *c) {
     pa_log_debug("Hmm, no streams around, trying to vacuum.");
     pa_mempool_vacuum(c->mempool);
 }
+
+pa_time_event* pa_core_rttime_new(pa_core *c, pa_usec_t usec, pa_time_event_cb_t cb, void *userdata) {
+    struct timeval tv;
+
+    pa_assert(c);
+    pa_assert(c->mainloop);
+
+    return c->mainloop->time_new(c->mainloop, pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, usec, TRUE), cb, userdata);
+}
+
+void pa_core_rttime_restart(pa_core *c, pa_time_event *e, pa_usec_t usec) {
+    struct timeval tv;
+
+    pa_assert(c);
+    pa_assert(c->mainloop);
+
+    c->mainloop->time_restart(e, pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, usec, TRUE));
+}
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/core.h b/src/pulsecore/core.h
index 09a880c4..e7abd61b 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/core.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/core.h
@@ -183,4 +183,8 @@ int pa_core_exit(pa_core *c, pa_bool_t force, int retval);
 
 void pa_core_maybe_vacuum(pa_core *c);
 
+/* wrapper for c->mainloop->time_*() RT time events */
+pa_time_event* pa_core_rttime_new(pa_core *c, pa_usec_t usec, pa_time_event_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
+void pa_core_rttime_restart(pa_core *c, pa_time_event *e, pa_usec_t usec);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/dbus-shared.c b/src/pulsecore/dbus-shared.c
index 9d9445b6..20ef9b1e 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/dbus-shared.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/dbus-shared.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pa_dbus_connection* pa_dbus_bus_get(pa_core *c, DBusBusType type, DBusError *err
     if ((pconn = pa_shared_get(c, prop_name[type])))
         return pa_dbus_connection_ref(pconn);
 
-    if (!(conn = pa_dbus_wrap_connection_new(c->mainloop, type, error)))
+    if (!(conn = pa_dbus_wrap_connection_new(c->mainloop, TRUE, type, error)))
         return NULL;
 
     return dbus_connection_new(c, conn, prop_name[type]);
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/dbus-util.c b/src/pulsecore/dbus-util.c
index ece36def..4e6148f0 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/dbus-util.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/dbus-util.c
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
-#include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
+#include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
 
+#include <pulsecore/core-rtclock.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-util.h>
 #include <pulsecore/log.h>
 
@@ -38,6 +40,12 @@ struct pa_dbus_wrap_connection {
     pa_mainloop_api *mainloop;
     DBusConnection *connection;
     pa_defer_event* dispatch_event;
+    pa_bool_t use_rtclock:1;
+};
+
+struct timeout_data {
+    pa_dbus_wrap_connection *c;
+    DBusTimeout *timeout;
 };
 
 static void dispatch_cb(pa_mainloop_api *ea, pa_defer_event *ev, void *userdata) {
@@ -118,16 +126,18 @@ static void handle_io_event(pa_mainloop_api *ea, pa_io_event *e, int fd, pa_io_e
 }
 
 /* pa_time_event_cb_t timer event handler */
-static void handle_time_event(pa_mainloop_api *ea, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
-    DBusTimeout *timeout = userdata;
+static void handle_time_event(pa_mainloop_api *ea, pa_time_event* e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
+    struct timeval tv;
+    struct timeout_data *d = userdata;
 
-    if (dbus_timeout_get_enabled(timeout)) {
-        struct timeval next = *tv;
-        dbus_timeout_handle(timeout);
+    pa_assert(d);
+    pa_assert(d->c);
+
+    if (dbus_timeout_get_enabled(d->timeout)) {
+        dbus_timeout_handle(d->timeout);
 
         /* restart it for the next scheduled time */
-        pa_timeval_add(&next, (pa_usec_t) dbus_timeout_get_interval(timeout) * 1000);
-        ea->time_restart(e, &next);
+        ea->time_restart(e, pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, pa_timeval_load(t) + dbus_timeout_get_interval(d->timeout) * PA_USEC_PER_MSEC, d->c->use_rtclock));
     }
 }
 
@@ -179,11 +189,16 @@ static void toggle_watch(DBusWatch *watch, void *data) {
     c->mainloop->io_enable(ev, get_watch_flags(watch));
 }
 
+static void time_event_destroy_cb(pa_mainloop_api *a, pa_time_event *e, void *userdata) {
+    pa_xfree(userdata);
+}
+
 /* DBusAddTimeoutFunction callback for pa mainloop */
 static dbus_bool_t add_timeout(DBusTimeout *timeout, void *data) {
     pa_dbus_wrap_connection *c = data;
     pa_time_event *ev;
     struct timeval tv;
+    struct timeout_data *d;
 
     pa_assert(timeout);
     pa_assert(c);
@@ -191,10 +206,11 @@ static dbus_bool_t add_timeout(DBusTimeout *timeout, void *data) {
     if (!dbus_timeout_get_enabled(timeout))
         return FALSE;
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-    pa_timeval_add(&tv, (pa_usec_t) dbus_timeout_get_interval(timeout) * 1000);
-
-    ev = c->mainloop->time_new(c->mainloop, &tv, handle_time_event, timeout);
+    d = pa_xnew(struct timeout_data, 1);
+    d->c = c;
+    d->timeout = timeout;
+    ev = c->mainloop->time_new(c->mainloop, pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, pa_rtclock_now() + dbus_timeout_get_interval(timeout) * PA_USEC_PER_MSEC, c->use_rtclock), handle_time_event, d);
+    c->mainloop->time_set_destroy(ev, time_event_destroy_cb);
 
     dbus_timeout_set_data(timeout, ev, NULL);
 
@@ -215,23 +231,20 @@ static void remove_timeout(DBusTimeout *timeout, void *data) {
 
 /* DBusTimeoutToggledFunction callback for pa mainloop */
 static void toggle_timeout(DBusTimeout *timeout, void *data) {
-    pa_dbus_wrap_connection *c = data;
+    struct timeout_data *d = data;
     pa_time_event *ev;
+    struct timeval tv;
 
+    pa_assert(d);
+    pa_assert(d->c);
     pa_assert(timeout);
-    pa_assert(c);
 
     pa_assert_se(ev = dbus_timeout_get_data(timeout));
 
     if (dbus_timeout_get_enabled(timeout)) {
-        struct timeval tv;
-
-        pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-        pa_timeval_add(&tv, (pa_usec_t) dbus_timeout_get_interval(timeout) * 1000);
-
-        c->mainloop->time_restart(ev, &tv);
+        d->c->mainloop->time_restart(ev, pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, pa_rtclock_now() + dbus_timeout_get_interval(timeout) * PA_USEC_PER_MSEC, d->c->use_rtclock));
     } else
-        c->mainloop->time_restart(ev, NULL);
+        d->c->mainloop->time_restart(ev, pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, PA_USEC_INVALID, d->c->use_rtclock));
 }
 
 static void wakeup_main(void *userdata) {
@@ -244,7 +257,7 @@ static void wakeup_main(void *userdata) {
     c->mainloop->defer_enable(c->dispatch_event, 1);
 }
 
-pa_dbus_wrap_connection* pa_dbus_wrap_connection_new(pa_mainloop_api *m, DBusBusType type, DBusError *error) {
+pa_dbus_wrap_connection* pa_dbus_wrap_connection_new(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_bool_t use_rtclock, DBusBusType type, DBusError *error) {
     DBusConnection *conn;
     pa_dbus_wrap_connection *pconn;
     char *id;
@@ -257,6 +270,7 @@ pa_dbus_wrap_connection* pa_dbus_wrap_connection_new(pa_mainloop_api *m, DBusBus
     pconn = pa_xnew(pa_dbus_wrap_connection, 1);
     pconn->mainloop = m;
     pconn->connection = conn;
+    pconn->use_rtclock = use_rtclock;
 
     dbus_connection_set_exit_on_disconnect(conn, FALSE);
     dbus_connection_set_dispatch_status_function(conn, dispatch_status, pconn, NULL);
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/dbus-util.h b/src/pulsecore/dbus-util.h
index 55cda7a0..9ff298d8 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/dbus-util.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/dbus-util.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 /* A wrap connection is not shared or refcounted, it is available in client side */
 typedef struct pa_dbus_wrap_connection pa_dbus_wrap_connection;
 
-pa_dbus_wrap_connection* pa_dbus_wrap_connection_new(pa_mainloop_api *mainloop, DBusBusType type, DBusError *error);
+pa_dbus_wrap_connection* pa_dbus_wrap_connection_new(pa_mainloop_api *mainloop, pa_bool_t use_rtclock, DBusBusType type, DBusError *error);
 void pa_dbus_wrap_connection_free(pa_dbus_wrap_connection* conn);
 
 DBusConnection* pa_dbus_wrap_connection_get(pa_dbus_wrap_connection *conn);
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/pdispatch.c b/src/pulsecore/pdispatch.c
index 4388831a..fc8ce76f 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/pdispatch.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/pdispatch.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <pulsecore/macro.h>
 #include <pulsecore/refcnt.h>
 #include <pulsecore/flist.h>
+#include <pulsecore/core-rtclock.h>
 
 #include "pdispatch.h"
 
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ struct pa_pdispatch {
     pa_pdispatch_drain_callback drain_callback;
     void *drain_userdata;
     const pa_creds *creds;
+    pa_bool_t use_rtclock:1;
 };
 
 static void reply_info_free(struct reply_info *r) {
@@ -220,7 +223,7 @@ static void reply_info_free(struct reply_info *r) {
         pa_xfree(r);
 }
 
-pa_pdispatch* pa_pdispatch_new(pa_mainloop_api *mainloop, const pa_pdispatch_cb_t*table, unsigned entries) {
+pa_pdispatch* pa_pdispatch_new(pa_mainloop_api *mainloop, pa_bool_t use_rtclock, const pa_pdispatch_cb_t *table, unsigned entries) {
     pa_pdispatch *pd;
     pa_assert(mainloop);
 
@@ -235,6 +238,7 @@ pa_pdispatch* pa_pdispatch_new(pa_mainloop_api *mainloop, const pa_pdispatch_cb_
     pd->drain_callback = NULL;
     pd->drain_userdata = NULL;
     pd->creds = NULL;
+    pd->use_rtclock = use_rtclock;
 
     return pd;
 }
@@ -342,7 +346,7 @@ finish:
     return ret;
 }
 
-static void timeout_callback(pa_mainloop_api*m, pa_time_event*e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void timeout_callback(pa_mainloop_api*m, pa_time_event*e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     struct reply_info*r = userdata;
 
     pa_assert(r);
@@ -371,10 +375,7 @@ void pa_pdispatch_register_reply(pa_pdispatch *pd, uint32_t tag, int timeout, pa
     r->free_cb = free_cb;
     r->tag = tag;
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-    tv.tv_sec += timeout;
-
-    pa_assert_se(r->time_event = pd->mainloop->time_new(pd->mainloop, &tv, timeout_callback, r));
+    pa_assert_se(r->time_event = pd->mainloop->time_new(pd->mainloop, pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, pa_rtclock_now() + timeout * PA_USEC_PER_SEC, pd->use_rtclock), timeout_callback, r));
 
     PA_LLIST_PREPEND(struct reply_info, pd->replies, r);
 }
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/pdispatch.h b/src/pulsecore/pdispatch.h
index 5c31d80e..dae475af 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/pdispatch.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/pdispatch.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ typedef struct pa_pdispatch pa_pdispatch;
 typedef void (*pa_pdispatch_cb_t)(pa_pdispatch *pd, uint32_t command, uint32_t tag, pa_tagstruct *t, void *userdata);
 typedef void (*pa_pdispatch_drain_callback)(pa_pdispatch *pd, void *userdata);
 
-pa_pdispatch* pa_pdispatch_new(pa_mainloop_api *m, const pa_pdispatch_cb_t*table, unsigned entries);
+pa_pdispatch* pa_pdispatch_new(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_bool_t use_rtclock, const pa_pdispatch_cb_t*table, unsigned entries);
 void pa_pdispatch_unref(pa_pdispatch *pd);
 pa_pdispatch* pa_pdispatch_ref(pa_pdispatch *pd);
 
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/protocol-esound.c b/src/pulsecore/protocol-esound.c
index ad7cd045..f64552aa 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/protocol-esound.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/protocol-esound.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/sample.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/utf8.h>
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@
 #define MAX_CONNECTIONS 64
 
 /* Kick a client if it doesn't authenticate within this time */
-#define AUTH_TIMEOUT 5
+#define AUTH_TIMEOUT (5*PA_USEC_PER_SEC)
 
 #define DEFAULT_COOKIE_FILE ".esd_auth"
 
@@ -1459,11 +1460,10 @@ static pa_usec_t source_output_get_latency_cb(pa_source_output *o) {
 
 /*** entry points ***/
 
-static void auth_timeout(pa_mainloop_api*m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void auth_timeout(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     connection *c = CONNECTION(userdata);
 
     pa_assert(m);
-    pa_assert(tv);
     connection_assert_ref(c);
     pa_assert(c->auth_timeout_event == e);
 
@@ -1553,12 +1553,9 @@ void pa_esound_protocol_connect(pa_esound_protocol *p, pa_iochannel *io, pa_esou
         c->authorized = TRUE;
     }
 
-    if (!c->authorized) {
-        struct timeval tv;
-        pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-        tv.tv_sec += AUTH_TIMEOUT;
-        c->auth_timeout_event = p->core->mainloop->time_new(p->core->mainloop, &tv, auth_timeout, c);
-    } else
+    if (!c->authorized)
+        c->auth_timeout_event = pa_core_rttime_new(p->core, pa_rtclock_now() + AUTH_TIMEOUT, auth_timeout, c);
+    else
         c->auth_timeout_event = NULL;
 
     c->defer_event = p->core->mainloop->defer_new(p->core->mainloop, defer_callback, c);
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/protocol-native.c b/src/pulsecore/protocol-native.c
index 48f7b135..cda7ef57 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/protocol-native.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/protocol-native.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/version.h>
 #include <pulse/utf8.h>
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
 #include "protocol-native.h"
 
 /* Kick a client if it doesn't authenticate within this time */
-#define AUTH_TIMEOUT 60
+#define AUTH_TIMEOUT (60 * PA_USEC_PER_SEC)
 
 /* Don't accept more connection than this */
 #define MAX_CONNECTIONS 64
@@ -4479,11 +4480,10 @@ static void client_send_event_cb(pa_client *client, const char*event, pa_proplis
 
 /*** module entry points ***/
 
-static void auth_timeout(pa_mainloop_api*m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void auth_timeout(pa_mainloop_api*m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     pa_native_connection *c = PA_NATIVE_CONNECTION(userdata);
 
     pa_assert(m);
-    pa_assert(tv);
     pa_native_connection_assert_ref(c);
     pa_assert(c->auth_timeout_event == e);
 
@@ -4541,12 +4541,9 @@ void pa_native_protocol_connect(pa_native_protocol *p, pa_iochannel *io, pa_nati
         c->authorized = TRUE;
     }
 
-    if (!c->authorized) {
-        struct timeval tv;
-        pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-        tv.tv_sec += AUTH_TIMEOUT;
-        c->auth_timeout_event = p->core->mainloop->time_new(p->core->mainloop, &tv, auth_timeout, c);
-    } else
+    if (!c->authorized)
+        c->auth_timeout_event = pa_core_rttime_new(p->core, pa_rtclock_now() + AUTH_TIMEOUT, auth_timeout, c);
+    else
         c->auth_timeout_event = NULL;
 
     c->is_local = pa_iochannel_socket_is_local(io);
@@ -4565,7 +4562,7 @@ void pa_native_protocol_connect(pa_native_protocol *p, pa_iochannel *io, pa_nati
     pa_pstream_set_revoke_callback(c->pstream, pstream_revoke_callback, c);
     pa_pstream_set_release_callback(c->pstream, pstream_release_callback, c);
 
-    c->pdispatch = pa_pdispatch_new(p->core->mainloop, command_table, PA_COMMAND_MAX);
+    c->pdispatch = pa_pdispatch_new(p->core->mainloop, TRUE, command_table, PA_COMMAND_MAX);
 
     c->record_streams = pa_idxset_new(NULL, NULL);
     c->output_streams = pa_idxset_new(NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/socket-client.c b/src/pulsecore/socket-client.c
index dc23bff6..24535157 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/socket-client.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/socket-client.c
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@
 #include <asyncns.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
 
 #include <pulsecore/winsock.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-error.h>
 #include <pulsecore/socket-util.h>
+#include <pulsecore/core-rtclock.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-util.h>
 #include <pulsecore/socket-util.h>
 #include <pulsecore/log.h>
@@ -420,12 +422,11 @@ fail:
 
 #endif
 
-static void timeout_cb(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void timeout_cb(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     pa_socket_client *c = userdata;
 
     pa_assert(m);
     pa_assert(e);
-    pa_assert(tv);
     pa_assert(c);
 
     if (c->fd >= 0) {
@@ -437,17 +438,16 @@ static void timeout_cb(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeva
     do_call(c);
 }
 
-static void start_timeout(pa_socket_client *c) {
+static void start_timeout(pa_socket_client *c, pa_bool_t use_rtclock) {
     struct timeval tv;
+
     pa_assert(c);
     pa_assert(!c->timeout_event);
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-    pa_timeval_add(&tv, CONNECT_TIMEOUT * PA_USEC_PER_SEC);
-    c->timeout_event = c->mainloop->time_new(c->mainloop, &tv, timeout_cb, c);
+    c->timeout_event = c->mainloop->time_new(c->mainloop, pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, pa_rtclock_now() + CONNECT_TIMEOUT * PA_USEC_PER_SEC, use_rtclock), timeout_cb, c);
 }
 
-pa_socket_client* pa_socket_client_new_string(pa_mainloop_api *m, const char*name, uint16_t default_port) {
+pa_socket_client* pa_socket_client_new_string(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_bool_t use_rtclock, const char*name, uint16_t default_port) {
     pa_socket_client *c = NULL;
     pa_parsed_address a;
 
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ pa_socket_client* pa_socket_client_new_string(pa_mainloop_api *m, const char*nam
     switch (a.type) {
         case PA_PARSED_ADDRESS_UNIX:
             if ((c = pa_socket_client_new_unix(m, a.path_or_host)))
-                start_timeout(c);
+                start_timeout(c, use_rtclock);
             break;
 
         case PA_PARSED_ADDRESS_TCP4:  /* Fallthrough */
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ pa_socket_client* pa_socket_client_new_string(pa_mainloop_api *m, const char*nam
                 c->asyncns_io_event = m->io_new(m, asyncns_fd(c->asyncns), PA_IO_EVENT_INPUT, asyncns_cb, c);
                 c->asyncns_query = asyncns_getaddrinfo(c->asyncns, a.path_or_host, port, &hints);
                 pa_assert(c->asyncns_query);
-                start_timeout(c);
+                start_timeout(c, use_rtclock);
             }
 #elif defined(HAVE_GETADDRINFO)
             {
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ pa_socket_client* pa_socket_client_new_string(pa_mainloop_api *m, const char*nam
 
                 if (res->ai_addr) {
                     if ((c = pa_socket_client_new_sockaddr(m, res->ai_addr, res->ai_addrlen)))
-                        start_timeout(c);
+                        start_timeout(c, use_rtclock);
                 }
 
                 freeaddrinfo(res);
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ pa_socket_client* pa_socket_client_new_string(pa_mainloop_api *m, const char*nam
                 s.sin_port = htons(a.port);
 
                 if ((c = pa_socket_client_new_sockaddr(m, (struct sockaddr*)&s, sizeof(s))))
-                    start_timeout(c);
+                    start_timeout(c, use_rtclock);
             }
 #endif /* HAVE_LIBASYNCNS */
         }
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/socket-client.h b/src/pulsecore/socket-client.h
index ed36400c..b896afa9 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/socket-client.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/socket-client.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pa_socket_client* pa_socket_client_new_ipv6(pa_mainloop_api *m, uint8_t address[
 #endif
 pa_socket_client* pa_socket_client_new_unix(pa_mainloop_api *m, const char *filename);
 pa_socket_client* pa_socket_client_new_sockaddr(pa_mainloop_api *m, const struct sockaddr *sa, size_t salen);
-pa_socket_client* pa_socket_client_new_string(pa_mainloop_api *m, const char *a, uint16_t default_port);
+pa_socket_client* pa_socket_client_new_string(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_bool_t use_rtclock, const char *a, uint16_t default_port);
 
 pa_socket_client* pa_socket_client_ref(pa_socket_client *c);
 void pa_socket_client_unref(pa_socket_client *c);
diff --git a/src/tests/mainloop-test.c b/src/tests/mainloop-test.c
index 4ca63513..55331d12 100644
--- a/src/tests/mainloop-test.c
+++ b/src/tests/mainloop-test.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/gccmacro.h>
 
@@ -99,9 +100,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     de = a->defer_new(a, dcb, NULL);
     assert(de);
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-    tv.tv_sec += 10;
-    te = a->time_new(a, &tv, tcb, NULL);
+    te = a->time_new(a, pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, pa_rtclock_now() + 2 * PA_USEC_PER_SEC, TRUE), tcb, NULL);
 
 #if defined(GLIB_MAIN_LOOP)
     g_main_loop_run(glib_main_loop);
diff --git a/src/tests/thread-mainloop-test.c b/src/tests/thread-mainloop-test.c
index ad89414f..e3160f30 100644
--- a/src/tests/thread-mainloop-test.c
+++ b/src/tests/thread-mainloop-test.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
 #include <pulse/util.h>
 #include <pulse/thread-mainloop.h>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <pulsecore/macro.h>
 
-static void tcb(pa_mainloop_api*a, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
+static void tcb(pa_mainloop_api *a, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
     pa_assert_se(pa_threaded_mainloop_in_thread(userdata));
     fprintf(stderr, "TIME EVENT START\n");
     pa_threaded_mainloop_signal(userdata, 1);
@@ -53,9 +54,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     pa_assert_se(!pa_threaded_mainloop_in_thread(m));
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-    tv.tv_sec += 5;
-    a->time_new(a, &tv, tcb, m);
+    a->time_new(a, pa_timeval_rtstore(&tv, pa_rtclock_now() + 5 * PA_USEC_PER_SEC, TRUE), tcb, m);
 
     fprintf(stderr, "waiting 5s (signal)\n");
     pa_threaded_mainloop_wait(m);
diff --git a/src/utils/pabrowse.c b/src/utils/pabrowse.c
index a6487b88..a349e414 100644
--- a/src/utils/pabrowse.c
+++ b/src/utils/pabrowse.c
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
-#include <pulse/pulseaudio.h>
 #include <pulse/browser.h>
+#include <pulse/pulseaudio.h>
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 
 #include <pulsecore/core-util.h>
 
diff --git a/src/utils/pacat.c b/src/utils/pacat.c
index 0b6df3d8..f00a32eb 100644
--- a/src/utils/pacat.c
+++ b/src/utils/pacat.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 #include <pulse/i18n.h>
 #include <pulse/pulseaudio.h>
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 
 #include <pulsecore/macro.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-util.h>
@@ -583,9 +584,7 @@ static void sigusr1_signal_callback(pa_mainloop_api*m, pa_signal_event *e, int s
     pa_operation_unref(pa_stream_update_timing_info(stream, stream_update_timing_callback, NULL));
 }
 
-static void time_event_callback(pa_mainloop_api*m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *tv, void *userdata) {
-    struct timeval next;
-
+static void time_event_callback(pa_mainloop_api *m, pa_time_event *e, const struct timeval *t, void *userdata) {
     if (stream && pa_stream_get_state(stream) == PA_STREAM_READY) {
         pa_operation *o;
         if (!(o = pa_stream_update_timing_info(stream, stream_update_timing_callback, NULL)))
@@ -594,10 +593,7 @@ static void time_event_callback(pa_mainloop_api*m, pa_time_event *e, const struc
             pa_operation_unref(o);
     }
 
-    pa_gettimeofday(&next);
-    pa_timeval_add(&next, TIME_EVENT_USEC);
-
-    m->time_restart(e, &next);
+    pa_context_rttime_restart(context, e, pa_rtclock_now() + TIME_EVENT_USEC);
 }
 
 static void help(const char *argv0) {
@@ -1068,13 +1064,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
     if (verbose) {
-        struct timeval tv;
-
-        pa_gettimeofday(&tv);
-        pa_timeval_add(&tv, TIME_EVENT_USEC);
-
-        if (!(time_event = mainloop_api->time_new(mainloop_api, &tv, time_event_callback, NULL))) {
-            pa_log(_("time_new() failed.\n"));
+        if (!(time_event = pa_context_rttime_new(context, pa_rtclock_now() + TIME_EVENT_USEC, time_event_callback, NULL))) {
+            pa_log(_("pa_context_rttime_new() failed.\n"));
             goto quit;
         }
     }