1FUNCTION::JIFFIES(3stap)      Timestamp Functions     FUNCTION::JIFFIES(3stap)
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NAME

6       function::jiffies - Kernel jiffies count
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SYNOPSIS

9           jiffies:long()
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ARGUMENTS

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DESCRIPTION

15       This function returns the value of the kernel jiffies variable. This
16       value is incremented periodically by timer interrupts, and may wrap
17       around a 32-bit or 64-bit boundary. See HZ.
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21SystemTap Tapset Reference        August 2011         FUNCTION::JIFFIES(3stap)