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NAME

       tapset::timestamp - systemtap timestamp tapset

DESCRIPTION

        Each  timestamp  function  returns a value to indicate when a function is executed. These
       returned values can then be used to indicate when an event occurred, provide  an  ordering
       for events, or compute the amount of time elapsed between two time stamps.

       get_cycles
              Processor cycle count

              See function::get_cycles(3stap)
               for details.

       jiffies
              Kernel jiffies count

              See function::jiffies(3stap)
               for details.

       HZ     Kernel HZ

              See function::HZ(3stap)
               for details.

SEE ALSO

         function::get_cycles(3stap),   function::jiffies(3stap),  function::HZ(3stap),  stap(1),
       stapprobes(3stap)