FUNCTION::JIFFIES

Section: Timestamp Functions (3stap)
Updated: November 2022
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NAME

function::jiffies - Kernel jiffies count

SYNOPSIS

    jiffies:long()

ARGUMENTS

None

DESCRIPTION

This function returns the value of the kernel jiffies variable. This value is incremented periodically by timer interrupts, and may wrap around a 32-bit or 64-bit boundary. See HZ.