1ADD_TIMER(9)                     Driver Basics                    ADD_TIMER(9)
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NAME

6       add_timer - start a timer
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SYNOPSIS

9       void add_timer(struct timer_list * timer);
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ARGUMENTS

12       timer
13           the timer to be added
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DESCRIPTION

16       The kernel will do a ->function(->data) callback from the timer
17       interrupt at the ->expires point in the future. The current time is
18       'jiffies'.
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20       The timer's ->expires, ->function (and if the handler uses it, ->data)
21       fields must be set prior calling this function.
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23       Timers with an ->expires field in the past will be executed in the next
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27Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019                      ADD_TIMER(9)
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