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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 secondSYNOPSIS¶
unsigned long
round_jiffies_up(unsigned long j);
ARGUMENTS¶
jthe 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 2018 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16 |