diff --git a/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld b/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld
index 2fb4e1f0a..6117c6056 100644
--- a/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld
+++ b/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ _ZNK6Genode6Thread4nameEv T
 _ZNK6Genode6Thread9stack_topEv T
 _ZNK6Genode8Duration17trunc_to_plain_msEv T
 _ZNK6Genode8Duration17trunc_to_plain_usEv T
-_ZNK6Genode8Duration9less_thanERS0_ T
+_ZNK6Genode8Duration9less_thanERKS0_ T
 _ZNKSt13bad_exception4whatEv T
 _ZNKSt9exception4whatEv T
 _ZNSt13bad_exceptionD0Ev T
diff --git a/repos/os/include/os/duration.h b/repos/os/include/os/duration.h
index f9517a19d..b134b75e9 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/os/duration.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/os/duration.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <base/stdint.h>
 #include <base/exception.h>
+#include <base/output.h>
 
 namespace Genode {
 
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ struct Genode::Microseconds
 	unsigned long value;
 
 	explicit Microseconds(unsigned long value) : value(value) { }
+
+	void print(Output &out) const
+	{
+		Genode::print(out, value);
+		out.out_string(" us");
+	}
 };
 
 
@@ -45,6 +52,12 @@ struct Genode::Milliseconds
 	unsigned long value;
 
 	explicit Milliseconds(unsigned long value) : value(value) { }
+
+	void print(Output &out) const
+	{
+		Genode::print(out, value);
+		out.out_string(" ms");
+	}
 };
 
 
@@ -74,7 +87,7 @@ struct Genode::Duration
 		void add(Microseconds us);
 		void add(Milliseconds ms);
 
-		bool less_than(Duration &other) const;
+		bool less_than(Duration const &other) const;
 
 		explicit Duration(Milliseconds ms) { add(ms); }
 		explicit Duration(Microseconds us) { add(us); }
@@ -83,4 +96,23 @@ struct Genode::Duration
 		Milliseconds trunc_to_plain_ms() const;
 };
 
+namespace Genode
+{
+	static inline
+	Microseconds min(Microseconds const x, Microseconds const y) {
+		return (x.value < y.value) ? x : y; }
+
+	static inline
+	Microseconds max(Microseconds const x, Microseconds const y) {
+		return (x.value > y.value) ? x : y; }
+
+	static inline
+	Milliseconds min(Milliseconds const x, Milliseconds const y) {
+		return (x.value < y.value) ? x : y; }
+
+	static inline
+	Milliseconds max(Milliseconds const x, Milliseconds const y) {
+		return (x.value > y.value) ? x : y; }
+};
+
 #endif /* _OS__DURATION_H_ */
diff --git a/repos/os/src/lib/timeout/duration.cc b/repos/os/src/lib/timeout/duration.cc
index eb49173d9..62ee629ee 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/lib/timeout/duration.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/lib/timeout/duration.cc
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void Duration::add(Milliseconds ms)
 }
 
 
-bool Duration::less_than(Duration &other) const
+bool Duration::less_than(Duration const &other) const
 {
 	if (_hours != other._hours) {
 		return _hours < other._hours; }