Query: round_jiffies_up
OS: centos
Section: 9
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ROUND_JIFFIES_UP(9) Driver Basics ROUND_JIFFIES_UP(9)NAMEround_jiffies_up - function to round jiffies up to a full secondSYNOPSISunsigned long round_jiffies_up(unsigned long j);ARGUMENTSj the time in (absolute) jiffies that should be roundedDESCRIPTIONThis 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.COPYRIGHTKernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 ROUND_JIFFIES_UP(9)