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function::jiffies

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

NAME
       function::jiffies - Kernel jiffies count

SYNOPSIS
	   jiffies:long()

ARGUMENTS
       None

DESCRIPTION
       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.

SystemTap Tapset Reference					     May 2013							  FUNCTION:(3stap)