---
name: "proc_dointvec_jiffies"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/proc_dointvec_jiffies"
---

# proc\_dointvec\_jiffies(9)

read a vector of integers as seconds

## 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.

## COPYRIGHT