TAPSET::STOPWATCH(3stap) TAPSET::STOPWATCH(3stap)

# [NAME](#NAME)

tapset::stopwatch - systemtap stopwatch tapset

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

[**delete\_stopwatch**](#delete_stopwatch)

Remove an existing stopwatch

See [*function::delete\_stopwatch*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::delete_stopwatch.3stap)  
for details.

[**start\_stopwatch**](#start_stopwatch)

Start a stopwatch

See [*function::start\_stopwatch*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::start_stopwatch.3stap)  
for details.

[**stop\_stopwatch**](#stop_stopwatch)

Stop a stopwatch

See [*function::stop\_stopwatch*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::stop_stopwatch.3stap)  
for details.

[**read\_stopwatch\_ns**](#read_stopwatch_ns)

Reads the time in nanoseconds for a stopwatch

See [*function::read\_stopwatch\_ns*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::read_stopwatch_ns.3stap)  
for details.

[**read\_stopwatch\_us**](#read_stopwatch_us)

Reads the time in microseconds for a stopwatch

See [*function::read\_stopwatch\_us*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::read_stopwatch_us.3stap)  
for details.

[**read\_stopwatch\_ms**](#read_stopwatch_ms)

Reads the time in milliseconds for a stopwatch

See [*function::read\_stopwatch\_ms*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::read_stopwatch_ms.3stap)  
for details.

[**read\_stopwatch\_s**](#read_stopwatch_s)

Reads the time in seconds for a stopwatch

See [*function::read\_stopwatch\_s*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::read_stopwatch_s.3stap)  
for details.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[*function::delete\_stopwatch*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::delete_stopwatch.3stap), [*function::start\_stopwatch*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::start_stopwatch.3stap), [*function::stop\_stopwatch*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::stop_stopwatch.3stap), [*function::read\_stopwatch\_ns*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::read_stopwatch_ns.3stap), [*function::read\_stopwatch\_us*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::read_stopwatch_us.3stap), [*function::read\_stopwatch\_ms*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::read_stopwatch_ms.3stap), [*function::read\_stopwatch\_s*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::read_stopwatch_s.3stap), [*stap*(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/stap.1), [*stapprobes*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/stapprobes.3stap)

September 2026 SystemTap Tapset Reference

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Document: tapset::stopwatch(3stap) from systemtap 5.6-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://sourceware.org/git/systemtap.git