osf1 man page for hz

Query: hz

OS: osf1

Section: 9v

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hz(9v)																	    hz(9v)

NAME
hz - Global Variable: Stores the number of clock ticks per second
SYNOPSIS
extern int hz;
DESCRIPTION
The hz global variable is set to the number of clock ticks per second. The value is useful for timing purposes. For example, if a kernel module wants to schedule a routine to be run in 2 seconds, you could use the following call: . . . timeout(lptout, (caddr_t)dev, 2*hz); . . .
FILES
hz(9v)
Related Man Pages
timeout(9r) - osf1
drv_usectohz(9f) - sunos
drv_usectohz(9f) - osf1
drv_usectohz(9f) - linux
drv_usectohz(9f) - v7
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