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PROC_DOINTVEC_JIFFIE(9) 					The proc filesystem					   PROC_DOINTVEC_JIFFIE(9)

NAME
       proc_dointvec_jiffies - read a vector of integers as seconds

SYNOPSIS
       int proc_dointvec_jiffies(struct ctl_table * table, int write, void __user * buffer, size_t * lenp, loff_t * ppos);

ARGUMENTS
       table
	   the sysctl table

       write

	   TRUE if this is a write to the sysctl file

       buffer
	   the user buffer

       lenp
	   the size of the user buffer

       ppos
	   file position

DESCRIPTION
       Reads/writes up to table->maxlen/sizeof(unsigned int) integer values from/to the user buffer, treated as an ASCII string. The values read
       are assumed to be in seconds, and are converted into jiffies.

       Returns 0 on success.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						   PROC_DOINTVEC_JIFFIE(9)