set_timer_slack9

Set the allowed slack for a timer

Arguments

timer

the timer to be modified

slack_hz

the amount of time (in jiffies) allowed for rounding

Overview

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 mod_timer asks for, and that time plus the slack.

By setting the slack to -1, a percentage of the delay is used instead.

History

Debian 8 (Jessie): the text shown here
Debian 7 (Wheezy)