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function::jiffies(3stap)

function::jiffies - Kernel jiffies count

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

function::jiffies - Kernel jiffies count


jiffies:long()

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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.

tapset::timestamp(3stap)

September 2026 SystemTap Tapset Reference Ver

systemtap 5.6-r1 · enterprise-packages · ingested 2026-10-14