타이머와 시간 관리

This chapter describes timers and time management related concepts in the linux kernel.

• Introduction - An introduction to the timers in the Linux kernel.

• Introduction to the clocksource framework - Describes clocksource framework in the Linux kernel.

• The tick broadcast framework and dyntick - Describes tick broadcast framework and dyntick concept.

• Introduction to timers - Describes timers in the Linux kernel.

• Introduction to the clockevents framework - Describes yet another clock/time management related framework : clockevents.

• x86 related clock sources - Describes x86_64 related clock sources.

• Time related system calls in the Linux kernel - Describes time related system calls.