ADD_TIMER(9) Driver Basics ADD_TIMER(9)NAMEadd_timer - start a timer
SYNOPSIS
void add_timer(struct timer_list * timer);
ARGUMENTS
timer
the timer to be added
DESCRIPTION
The kernel will do a ->function(->data) callback from the timer
interrupt at the ->expires point in the future. The current time is
´jiffies´.
The timer´s ->expires, ->function (and if the handler uses it, ->data)
fields must be set prior calling this function.
Timers with an ->expires field in the past will be executed in the next
timer tick.
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