diff --git a/include/linux/jiffies.h b/include/linux/jiffies.h
index e0b5b684d83f2969816f051acb2e1158da2fe06d..e377e34e589e8e5d3a2f2b566f35f54006648c87 100644
--- a/include/linux/jiffies.h
+++ b/include/linux/jiffies.h
@@ -134,6 +134,22 @@ static inline u64 get_jiffies_64(void)
 	 ((__s64)(a) - (__s64)(b) >= 0))
 #define time_before_eq64(a,b)	time_after_eq64(b,a)
 
+/*
+ * These four macros compare jiffies and 'a' for convenience.
+ */
+
+/* time_is_before_jiffies(a) return true if a is before jiffies */
+#define time_is_before_jiffies(a) time_after(jiffies, a)
+
+/* time_is_after_jiffies(a) return true if a is after jiffies */
+#define time_is_after_jiffies(a) time_before(jiffies, a)
+
+/* time_is_before_eq_jiffies(a) return true if a is before or equal to jiffies*/
+#define time_is_before_eq_jiffies(a) time_after_eq(jiffies, a)
+
+/* time_is_after_eq_jiffies(a) return true if a is after or equal to jiffies*/
+#define time_is_after_eq_jiffies(a) time_before_eq(jiffies, a)
+
 /*
  * Have the 32 bit jiffies value wrap 5 minutes after boot
  * so jiffies wrap bugs show up earlier.