ktime_after(9)

💅 ktime_after — from the Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the ktime_after(9) page 🎀 this one's a little icon and honestly it's giving "short king" energy — tiny function, does exactly one job, slays while doing it.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ktime_after — the vibe check for whether one ktime_t value is, like, bigger than another one 👑

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool ktime_after (const ktime_t cmp1 , const ktime_t cmp2 );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• cmp1 — comparable1 🫶 (the first one you're comparing, the main character)
• cmp2 — comparable2 💖 (the second one, also here, also valid)

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

bestie it returns true if cmp1 happened after cmp2 🔥 that's it, that's the whole plot. no cap.

ngl, it's a bool — so you're getting true or you're getting not-true. no in-between, no "it's complicated" 🎀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file ./include/linux/ktime.h (go read it, it's literally right there, iykyk 👀) plus the whole friend group:

• ktime_set(9)
• ktime_compare(9)
• ktime_before(9)
• ktime_to_timespec64_cond(9)

like yeah they all hang out together, it's a whole squad 🧚💜

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and that's the page, bestie! 💀 this icon dropped with the source tree ./include/linux back in October 2026 — so if you're reading this, drink some water, and go compare some ktimes responsibly 💅🍓✨