ktime_compare(9)

💖 ktime_compare(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 🫶 this page is all about ktime_compare, and it's literally the vibe check for two ktime_t variables — it tells you if one is less than, greater than, or equal to the other. no cap ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

ktime_compare — compares two ktime_t variables for less, greater or equal 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int ktime_compare (const ktime_t cmp1 , const ktime_t cmp2 );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• cmp1 — comparable1 🦋
• cmp2 — comparable2 🌈

🔥 RETURN 🔥

so the return section lays it out like this, ellipsis and all:

...  cmp1  < cmp2: return <0 cmp1 == cmp2: return 0 cmp1  > cmp2: return
>0

which means, in group-chat terms:

• cmp1 < cmp2: return <0 💜
• cmp1 == cmp2: return 0 ✨
• cmp1 > cmp2: return >0 🔥

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./include/linux/ktime.h
• ktime_set(9)
• ktime_after(9)
• ktime_before(9)
• ktime_to_timespec64_cond(9)

mwah 💋 this lil page comes from source/version ./include/linux, dated October 2026 — now go compare those ktimes and slay, bestie 👑💖