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| ROUND_JIFFIES_UP(9) | Driver Basics | ROUND_JIFFIES_UP(9) |
NAME¶
round_jiffies_up - function to round jiffies up to a full second
SYNOPSIS¶
unsigned long round_jiffies_up(unsigned long j);
ARGUMENTS¶
j
the time in (absolute) jiffies that should be
rounded
DESCRIPTION¶
This is the same as round_jiffies except that it will never round down. This is useful for timeouts for which the exact time of firing does not matter too much, as long as they don´t fire too early.
COPYRIGHT¶
| May 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |