TAPSET::STOPWATCH(3stap)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, this page is tapset::stopwatch — the systemtap stopwatch tapset 💖 it's literally the whole stopwatch girlboss collection, and it lives in the 3stap manual section, iykyk.

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🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

so basically this tapset is a little squad of functions that let you time stuff, like a stopwatch but make it kernel-flavored ⏱️✨ here's the whole roster, no gatekeeping:

🌸 delete_stopwatch

Remove an existing stopwatch 🗑️

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

🌸 start_stopwatch

Start a stopwatch 🟢

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

🌸 stop_stopwatch

Stop a stopwatch 🔴

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

🌸 read_stopwatch_ns

Reads the time in nanoseconds for a stopwatch ⚡

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

🌸 read_stopwatch_us

Reads the time in microseconds for a stopwatch 🦋

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

🌸 read_stopwatch_ms

Reads the time in milliseconds for a stopwatch 🌈

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

🌸 read_stopwatch_s

Reads the time in seconds for a stopwatch 🕐

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

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💅 SEE ALSO 💅

the whole friend group, fr fr — go read these next:

• function::delete_stopwatch(3stap)
• function::start_stopwatch(3stap)
• function::stop_stopwatch(3stap)
• function::read_stopwatch_ns(3stap)
• function::read_stopwatch_us(3stap)
• function::read_stopwatch_ms(3stap)
• function::read_stopwatch_s(3stap)
• stap(1)
• stapprobes(3stap)

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okay that's the whole page bestie, you ate it up 💖 this was SystemTap Tapset Reference, dated September 2026, and the page is TAPSET::STOPWATCH(3stap) — periodt 👑✨🫶