linux_dsm_epyc7002/Documentation/timers/00-INDEX
Linus Walleij 7806f60e1d clocksource: document some basic timekeeping concepts
This adds some documentation about clock sources, clock events,
the weak sched_clock() function and delay timers that answers
questions that repeatedly arise on the mailing lists.

Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net>
Cc: Colin Cross <ccross@google.com>
Cc: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>
2014-07-23 15:07:13 -07:00

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00-INDEX
- this file
highres.txt
- High resolution timers and dynamic ticks design notes
hpet.txt
- High Precision Event Timer Driver for Linux
hpet_example.c
- sample hpet timer test program
hrtimers.txt
- subsystem for high-resolution kernel timers
Makefile
- Build and link hpet_example
NO_HZ.txt
- Summary of the different methods for the scheduler clock-interrupts management.
timekeeping.txt
- Clock sources, clock events, sched_clock() and delay timer notes
timers-howto.txt
- how to insert delays in the kernel the right (tm) way.
timer_stats.txt
- timer usage statistics