clocksource_hz2mult(9)

💖 clocksource_hz2mult(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual side of the group chat. this page is short, sweet, and lowkey iconic: it's all about converting a hz frequency into a multiplier. no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

clocksource_hz2mult — calculates mult from hz and shift.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

u32 clocksource_hz2mult (u32 hz , u32 shift_constant );

keep that signature exactly as-is, spaces and all, iykyk.

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• hz — Clocksource frequency in Hz.
• shift_constant — Clocksource shift factor.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so these helper functions convert a hz counter frequency into a timsource multiplier, given the clocksource shift value. that's the whole vibe check, periodt.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the extended universe, fr fr:

• Kernel file ./include/linux/clocksource.h
• struct clocksource_hw_snapshot(9)
• struct clocksource(9)
• clocksource_khz2mult(9)
• clocksource_cyc2ns(9)
• struct clocksource_base(9)

later bestie 💅✨ — source/version: ./include/linux, dated October 2026. 🫶