mpc52xx_gpt_timer_period(9)

💅 mpc52xx_gpt_timer_period — from the Kernel API Manual (yes bestie, the whole manual, we're fancy now)

okay so picture this: you're deep in a PowerPC kernel and you just need to know how long a timer tick actually is. That's it. That's the whole vibe of this function. Let's go 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

mpc52xx_gpt_timer_period — literally just reads the timer period, no cap

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

u64 mpc52xx_gpt_timer_period (struct mpc52xx_gpt_priv *gpt );

like, she takes one pointer and hands you back a u64. queen behavior honestly 👑

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• gpt — pointer to the gpt private data structure. That's it, that's the whole argument list. One (1) pointer. She's low-maintenance 💅

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Returns the timer period in ns. nanoseconds, bestie. little tiny baby units of time 🧚✨

and that's genuinely the entire description — no hidden lore, no gotchas, she just tells you the period. iconic, honestly 🌈

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file: ./arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_gpt.c — go read the source, iykyk 🫶
• mpc52xx_gpt_from_irq(9)
• mpc52xx_gpt_start_timer(9)
• mpc52xx_gpt_stop_timer(9)

the whole gpt friend group, fr fr 💜

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heads up bestie: this page lives under ./arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx and the manual's dated October 2026 — so if you're reading this from the future, hi, ily, the timer period is still in ns 💀💖

k bye, go time some stuff 🎀⭐🌸