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.TH "SET_TIMER_SLACK" "9" "May 2018" "Kernel Hackers Manual 3\&.16\&" "Driver Basics"
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.SH "NAME"
set_timer_slack \- set the allowed slack for a timer
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'void\ set_timer_slack('u
.BI "void set_timer_slack(struct\ timer_list\ *\ " "timer" ", int\ " "slack_hz" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fItimer\fR
.RS 4
the timer to be modified
.RE
.PP
\fIslack_hz\fR
.RS 4
the amount of time (in jiffies) allowed for rounding
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Set the amount of time, in jiffies, that a certain timer has in terms of slack\&. By setting this value, the timer subsystem will schedule the actual timer somewhere between the time
\fBmod_timer\fR
asks for, and that time plus the slack\&.
.PP
By setting the slack to \-1, a percentage of the delay is used instead\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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