TAPSET::TIMESTAMP(3stap) TAPSET::TIMESTAMP(3stap)

# [NAME](#NAME)

tapset::timestamp - systemtap timestamp tapset

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Each timestamp function returns a value to indicate when a function is executed. These returned values can then be used to indicate when an event occurred, provide an ordering for events, or compute the amount of time elapsed between two time stamps.

[**get\_cycles**](#get_cycles)

Processor cycle count

See [*function::get\_cycles*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::get_cycles.3stap)  
for details.

[**jiffies**](#jiffies)

Kernel jiffies count

See [*function::jiffies*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::jiffies.3stap)  
for details.

[**HZ**](#HZ)

Kernel HZ

See [*function::HZ*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::HZ.3stap)  
for details.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[*function::get\_cycles*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::get_cycles.3stap), [*function::jiffies*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::jiffies.3stap), [*function::HZ*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::HZ.3stap), [*stap*(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/stap.1), [*stapprobes*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/stapprobes.3stap)

September 2026 SystemTap Tapset Reference

---

Document: tapset::timestamp(3stap) from systemtap 5.6-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://sourceware.org/git/systemtap.git