--- old/src/share/vm/trace/traceEvent.hpp	2013-11-11 18:33:42.718122290 +0100
+++ new/src/share/vm/trace/traceEvent.hpp	2013-11-11 18:33:42.295106228 +0100
@@ -25,19 +25,20 @@
 #ifndef SHARE_VM_TRACE_TRACEEVENT_HPP
 #define SHARE_VM_TRACE_TRACEEVENT_HPP
 
+#include "utilities/macros.hpp"
+
 enum EventStartTime {
   UNTIMED,
   TIMED
 };
 
-#include "utilities/macros.hpp"
-
 #if INCLUDE_TRACE
 
 #include "trace/traceBackend.hpp"
 #include "trace/tracing.hpp"
 #include "tracefiles/traceEventIds.hpp"
 #include "tracefiles/traceTypes.hpp"
+#include "utilities/ticks.hpp"
 
 template<typename T>
 class TraceEvent : public StackObj {
@@ -100,14 +101,22 @@
     set_commited();
   }
 
-  void set_starttime(jlong time) {
+  void set_starttime(const TracingTime& time = Tracing::time()) {
     _startTime = time;
   }
 
-  void set_endtime(jlong time) {
+  void set_endtime(const TracingTime& time = Tracing::time()) {
     _endTime = time;
   }
 
+  void set_starttime(const Ticks& time) {
+    _startTime = time.value();
+  }
+
+  void set_endtime(const Ticks& time) {
+    _endTime = time.value();
+  }
+
   TraceEventId id() const {
     return T::eventId;
   }