ktime_before(9)

💖 ktime_before — the "who came first?" check 💖

Okay so bestie, welcome to ktime_before(9), a page from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? It's giving short-and-iconic. ✨ This is the little helper that looks at two ktime_t values and tells you whether the first one is smaller than the other one. That's it. That's the whole vibe. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

ktime_before — compare if a ktime_t value is smaller than another one. No cap, that's literally the job. 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

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💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• cmp1 — comparable1, aka the first thing you're comparing. Main character energy, obviously. 👑
• cmp2 — comparable2, aka the second thing, here to get compared against. 🫶

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

true if cmp1 happened before cmp2. Periodt. 💫

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Pop over to the kernel file ./include/linux/ktime.h for the whole friend group, plus these besties:

• ktime_set(9)
• ktime_compare(9)
• ktime_after(9)
• ktime_to_timespec64_cond(9)

iykyk 😌

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And that's the whole page, bestie! 🧚 This little gem lives in ./include/linux, dated October 2026, and it's filed under ktime_before(9) — go forth and compare those timestamps. Slay. 💖🔥