diff --git a/include/log/log_read.h b/include/log/log_read.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b70affc3..000000000
--- a/include/log/log_read.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,170 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2014 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#ifndef _LIBS_LOG_LOG_READ_H
-#define _LIBS_LOG_LOG_READ_H
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <time.h>
-
-/* struct log_time is a wire-format variant of struct timespec */
-#define NS_PER_SEC 1000000000ULL
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-
-// NB: do NOT define a copy constructor. This will result in structure
-// no longer being compatible with pass-by-value which is desired
-// efficient behavior. Also, pass-by-reference breaks C/C++ ABI.
-struct log_time {
-public:
-    uint32_t tv_sec; // good to Feb 5 2106
-    uint32_t tv_nsec;
-
-    static const uint32_t tv_sec_max = 0xFFFFFFFFUL;
-    static const uint32_t tv_nsec_max = 999999999UL;
-
-    log_time(const timespec &T)
-    {
-        tv_sec = T.tv_sec;
-        tv_nsec = T.tv_nsec;
-    }
-    log_time(uint32_t sec, uint32_t nsec)
-    {
-        tv_sec = sec;
-        tv_nsec = nsec;
-    }
-    static const timespec EPOCH;
-    log_time()
-    {
-    }
-    log_time(clockid_t id)
-    {
-        timespec T;
-        clock_gettime(id, &T);
-        tv_sec = T.tv_sec;
-        tv_nsec = T.tv_nsec;
-    }
-    log_time(const char *T)
-    {
-        const uint8_t *c = (const uint8_t *) T;
-        tv_sec = c[0] | (c[1] << 8) | (c[2] << 16) | (c[3] << 24);
-        tv_nsec = c[4] | (c[5] << 8) | (c[6] << 16) | (c[7] << 24);
-    }
-
-    // timespec
-    bool operator== (const timespec &T) const
-    {
-        return (tv_sec == static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec))
-            && (tv_nsec == static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_nsec));
-    }
-    bool operator!= (const timespec &T) const
-    {
-        return !(*this == T);
-    }
-    bool operator< (const timespec &T) const
-    {
-        return (tv_sec < static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec))
-            || ((tv_sec == static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec))
-                && (tv_nsec < static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_nsec)));
-    }
-    bool operator>= (const timespec &T) const
-    {
-        return !(*this < T);
-    }
-    bool operator> (const timespec &T) const
-    {
-        return (tv_sec > static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec))
-            || ((tv_sec == static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec))
-                && (tv_nsec > static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_nsec)));
-    }
-    bool operator<= (const timespec &T) const
-    {
-        return !(*this > T);
-    }
-    log_time operator-= (const timespec &T);
-    log_time operator- (const timespec &T) const
-    {
-        log_time local(*this);
-        return local -= T;
-    }
-    log_time operator+= (const timespec &T);
-    log_time operator+ (const timespec &T) const
-    {
-        log_time local(*this);
-        return local += T;
-    }
-
-    // log_time
-    bool operator== (const log_time &T) const
-    {
-        return (tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec == T.tv_nsec);
-    }
-    bool operator!= (const log_time &T) const
-    {
-        return !(*this == T);
-    }
-    bool operator< (const log_time &T) const
-    {
-        return (tv_sec < T.tv_sec)
-            || ((tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec < T.tv_nsec));
-    }
-    bool operator>= (const log_time &T) const
-    {
-        return !(*this < T);
-    }
-    bool operator> (const log_time &T) const
-    {
-        return (tv_sec > T.tv_sec)
-            || ((tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec > T.tv_nsec));
-    }
-    bool operator<= (const log_time &T) const
-    {
-        return !(*this > T);
-    }
-    log_time operator-= (const log_time &T);
-    log_time operator- (const log_time &T) const
-    {
-        log_time local(*this);
-        return local -= T;
-    }
-    log_time operator+= (const log_time &T);
-    log_time operator+ (const log_time &T) const
-    {
-        log_time local(*this);
-        return local += T;
-    }
-
-    uint64_t nsec() const
-    {
-        return static_cast<uint64_t>(tv_sec) * NS_PER_SEC + tv_nsec;
-    }
-
-    static const char default_format[];
-
-    // Add %#q for the fraction of a second to the standard library functions
-    char *strptime(const char *s, const char *format = default_format);
-} __attribute__((__packed__));
-
-#else
-
-typedef struct log_time {
-    uint32_t tv_sec;
-    uint32_t tv_nsec;
-} __attribute__((__packed__)) log_time;
-
-#endif
-
-#endif /* define _LIBS_LOG_LOG_READ_H */
diff --git a/include/log/logger.h b/include/log/logger.h
index b8d1e79bc..65b38de8d 100644
--- a/include/log/logger.h
+++ b/include/log/logger.h
@@ -11,16 +11,13 @@
 #define _LIBS_LOG_LOGGER_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#ifdef __linux__
-#include <time.h> /* clockid_t definition */
-#endif
+#include <time.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 #include <string>
 #endif
 
 #include <log/log.h>
-#include <log/log_read.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -80,6 +77,155 @@ struct logger_entry_v4 {
     char        msg[0];    /* the entry's payload */
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
 
+/* struct log_time is a wire-format variant of struct timespec */
+#define NS_PER_SEC 1000000000ULL
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+
+// NB: do NOT define a copy constructor. This will result in structure
+// no longer being compatible with pass-by-value which is desired
+// efficient behavior. Also, pass-by-reference breaks C/C++ ABI.
+struct log_time {
+public:
+    uint32_t tv_sec; // good to Feb 5 2106
+    uint32_t tv_nsec;
+
+    static const uint32_t tv_sec_max = 0xFFFFFFFFUL;
+    static const uint32_t tv_nsec_max = 999999999UL;
+
+    log_time(const timespec &T)
+    {
+        tv_sec = T.tv_sec;
+        tv_nsec = T.tv_nsec;
+    }
+    log_time(uint32_t sec, uint32_t nsec)
+    {
+        tv_sec = sec;
+        tv_nsec = nsec;
+    }
+    static const timespec EPOCH;
+    log_time()
+    {
+    }
+#ifdef __linux__
+    log_time(clockid_t id)
+    {
+        timespec T;
+        clock_gettime(id, &T);
+        tv_sec = T.tv_sec;
+        tv_nsec = T.tv_nsec;
+    }
+#endif
+    log_time(const char *T)
+    {
+        const uint8_t *c = (const uint8_t *) T;
+        tv_sec = c[0] | (c[1] << 8) | (c[2] << 16) | (c[3] << 24);
+        tv_nsec = c[4] | (c[5] << 8) | (c[6] << 16) | (c[7] << 24);
+    }
+
+    // timespec
+    bool operator== (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        return (tv_sec == static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec))
+            && (tv_nsec == static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_nsec));
+    }
+    bool operator!= (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        return !(*this == T);
+    }
+    bool operator< (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        return (tv_sec < static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec))
+            || ((tv_sec == static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec))
+                && (tv_nsec < static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_nsec)));
+    }
+    bool operator>= (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        return !(*this < T);
+    }
+    bool operator> (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        return (tv_sec > static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec))
+            || ((tv_sec == static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec))
+                && (tv_nsec > static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_nsec)));
+    }
+    bool operator<= (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        return !(*this > T);
+    }
+    log_time operator-= (const timespec &T);
+    log_time operator- (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        log_time local(*this);
+        return local -= T;
+    }
+    log_time operator+= (const timespec &T);
+    log_time operator+ (const timespec &T) const
+    {
+        log_time local(*this);
+        return local += T;
+    }
+
+    // log_time
+    bool operator== (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        return (tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec == T.tv_nsec);
+    }
+    bool operator!= (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        return !(*this == T);
+    }
+    bool operator< (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        return (tv_sec < T.tv_sec)
+            || ((tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec < T.tv_nsec));
+    }
+    bool operator>= (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        return !(*this < T);
+    }
+    bool operator> (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        return (tv_sec > T.tv_sec)
+            || ((tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec > T.tv_nsec));
+    }
+    bool operator<= (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        return !(*this > T);
+    }
+    log_time operator-= (const log_time &T);
+    log_time operator- (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        log_time local(*this);
+        return local -= T;
+    }
+    log_time operator+= (const log_time &T);
+    log_time operator+ (const log_time &T) const
+    {
+        log_time local(*this);
+        return local += T;
+    }
+
+    uint64_t nsec() const
+    {
+        return static_cast<uint64_t>(tv_sec) * NS_PER_SEC + tv_nsec;
+    }
+
+    static const char default_format[];
+
+    // Add %#q for the fraction of a second to the standard library functions
+    char *strptime(const char *s, const char *format = default_format);
+} __attribute__((__packed__));
+
+#else
+
+typedef struct log_time {
+    uint32_t tv_sec;
+    uint32_t tv_nsec;
+} __attribute__((__packed__)) log_time;
+
+#endif
+
 /*
  * The maximum size of the log entry payload that can be
  * written to the logger. An attempt to write more than
@@ -94,8 +240,6 @@ struct logger_entry_v4 {
  */
 #define LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_LEN    (5*1024)
 
-#define NS_PER_SEC 1000000000ULL
-
 struct log_msg {
     union {
         unsigned char buf[LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_LEN + 1];
diff --git a/include/private/android_logger.h b/include/private/android_logger.h
index c3ea1ed7b..52ddade65 100644
--- a/include/private/android_logger.h
+++ b/include/private/android_logger.h
@@ -25,10 +25,14 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include <log/log.h>
-#include <log/log_read.h>
+#include <log/logger.h>
 
 #define LOGGER_MAGIC 'l'
 
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /* Header Structure to pstore */
 typedef struct __attribute__((__packed__)) {
     uint8_t magic;
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ typedef struct __attribute__((__packed__)) {
  * in C++.
  * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4412749/are-flexible-array-members-valid-in-c
  */
+
 typedef struct __attribute__((__packed__)) {
     int8_t type;    // EVENT_TYPE_STRING;
     int32_t length; // Little Endian Order
@@ -98,10 +103,6 @@ typedef struct __attribute__((__packed__)) {
     char data[];
 } android_log_event_string_t;
 
-#if defined(__cplusplus)
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 #define ANDROID_LOG_PMSG_FILE_MAX_SEQUENCE 256 /* 1MB file */
 #define ANDROID_LOG_PMSG_FILE_SEQUENCE     1000
 
diff --git a/liblog/Android.bp b/liblog/Android.bp
index ba7cc8a76..7f705ed69 100644
--- a/liblog/Android.bp
+++ b/liblog/Android.bp
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ cc_library {
     ],
     logtags: ["event.logtags"],
     compile_multilib: "both",
-    stl: "none",
 }
 
 ndk_library {
diff --git a/liblog/log_time.cpp b/liblog/log_time.cpp
index d2bf18166..c8bd27d2d 100644
--- a/liblog/log_time.cpp
+++ b/liblog/log_time.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <log/log_read.h>
+#include <log/logger.h>
 
 #include "log_portability.h"
 
diff --git a/liblog/logd_reader.c b/liblog/logd_reader.c
index b89434917..2da74ce78 100644
--- a/liblog/logd_reader.c
+++ b/liblog/logd_reader.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
 #include <log/logd.h>
 #include <log/logger.h>
-#include <log/log_read.h>
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 #include <private/android_logger.h>
 
diff --git a/liblog/logd_writer.c b/liblog/logd_writer.c
index ed82902b4..171647b25 100644
--- a/liblog/logd_writer.c
+++ b/liblog/logd_writer.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
 #include <log/logd.h>
 #include <log/logger.h>
-#include <log/log_read.h>
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 #include <private/android_logger.h>
 
diff --git a/liblog/logger.h b/liblog/logger.h
index 2a4cfcb56..8367f445e 100644
--- a/liblog/logger.h
+++ b/liblog/logger.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #include <cutils/list.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
-#include <log/log_read.h>
 #include <log/logger.h>
 
 #include "log_portability.h"
diff --git a/liblog/logger_write.c b/liblog/logger_write.c
index 08e634892..72673e08f 100644
--- a/liblog/logger_write.c
+++ b/liblog/logger_write.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <log/event_tag_map.h>
 #include <log/logd.h>
 #include <log/logger.h>
-#include <log/log_read.h>
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 #include <private/android_logger.h>
 
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
index f4e3089f6..22404d180 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <log/logger.h>
-#include <log/log_read.h>
 #include <private/android_logger.h>
 
 #include "benchmark.h"
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
index b3b44e332..cb9a5223f 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <log/logger.h>
-#include <log/log_read.h>
 #include <log/logprint.h>
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 #include <private/android_logger.h>
diff --git a/logcat/logcat.cpp b/logcat/logcat.cpp
index 7e2bac779..468b13f01 100644
--- a/logcat/logcat.cpp
+++ b/logcat/logcat.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
 #include <log/event_tag_map.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
-#include <log/log_read.h>
 #include <log/logd.h>
 #include <log/logger.h>
 #include <log/logprint.h>
diff --git a/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp b/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
index 3daee134e..269bcc8a0 100644
--- a/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
+++ b/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <log/logger.h>
-#include <log/log_read.h>
 
 #define BIG_BUFFER (5 * 1024)
 
diff --git a/logd/FlushCommand.h b/logd/FlushCommand.h
index 7172d5fc8..a6cdf9dc2 100644
--- a/logd/FlushCommand.h
+++ b/logd/FlushCommand.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #ifndef _FLUSH_COMMAND_H
 #define _FLUSH_COMMAND_H
 
-#include <log/log_read.h>
+#include <log/logger.h>
 #include <sysutils/SocketClientCommand.h>
 
 class LogBufferElement;
diff --git a/logd/LogBuffer.h b/logd/LogBuffer.h
index 162c189dd..871e6bbf9 100644
--- a/logd/LogBuffer.h
+++ b/logd/LogBuffer.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public:
     unsigned long getSize(log_id_t id);
     int setSize(log_id_t id, unsigned long size);
     unsigned long getSizeUsed(log_id_t id);
-    // *strp uses malloc, use free to release.
+
     std::string formatStatistics(uid_t uid, pid_t pid, unsigned int logMask);
 
     void enableStatistics() {
diff --git a/logd/LogBufferElement.h b/logd/LogBufferElement.h
index e7f88b94d..5a60c4dad 100644
--- a/logd/LogBufferElement.h
+++ b/logd/LogBufferElement.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <sysutils/SocketClient.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
-#include <log/log_read.h>
+#include <log/logger.h>
 
 class LogBuffer;
 
diff --git a/logd/LogKlog.h b/logd/LogKlog.h
index ee73b7187..6e150e72a 100644
--- a/logd/LogKlog.h
+++ b/logd/LogKlog.h
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #ifndef _LOGD_LOG_KLOG_H__
 #define _LOGD_LOG_KLOG_H__
 
+#include <log/logger.h>
 #include <sysutils/SocketListener.h>
-#include <log/log_read.h>
 
 char *log_strntok_r(char *s, size_t *len, char **saveptr, size_t *sublen);