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Timers and time management

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This chapter describes timers and time management related concepts in the Linux kernel.

  • - An introduction to the timers in the Linux kernel.

  • - Describes clocksource framework in the Linux kernel.

  • - Describes tick broadcast framework and dyntick concept.

  • - Describes timers in the Linux kernel.

  • - Describes yet another clock/time management related framework : clockevents.

  • - Describes x86_64 related clock sources.

  • - Describes time related system calls.

Introduction
Introduction to the clocksource framework
The tick broadcast framework and dyntick
Introduction to timers
Introduction to the clockevents framework
x86 related clock sources
Time related system calls in the Linux kernel