nsec_to_clock_t(9)

💫 nsec_to_clock_t(9) 💫

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this is the page for nsec_to_clock_t(9), and it's honestly so slay for what it does. tiny function, big "i keep the timeline consistent" energy. 🕰️✨

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✨ NAME ✨

nsec_to_clock_t — convert nsec value to clock_t, periodt. that's the whole job. 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

u64 nsec_to_clock_t (u64 x );

like, it takes one u64 and it gives you back a u64. no drama, no extra args, no weird surprises. iconic behavior honestly. 💅

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• x — the nsec value. that's it. that's the argument. it's your nanoseconds walking in the door, ready for a lil glow-up into clock ticks. 🧚

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🔥 RETURN 🔥

returns your nsec value converted to a 64-bit "clock_t" (that's CLOCKS_PER_SEC, iykyk). same number energy, different unit era. no cap. ⭐

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the kernel file lives at ./kernel/time/time.c, and bestie there is a whole friend group here — go say hi to:

• jiffies_to_msecs(9)
• jiffies_to_usecs(9)
• mktime64(9)
• set_normalized_timespec64(9)
• ns_to_timespec64(9)
• __msecs_to_jiffies(9)
• __usecs_to_jiffies(9)
• timespec64_to_jiffies(9)
• jiffies_to_timespec64(9)
• jiffies_to_clock_t(9)
• clock_t_to_jiffies(9)
• jiffies_64_to_clock_t(9)
• jiffies64_to_nsecs(9)
• jiffies64_to_msecs(9)
• nsecs_to_jiffies64(9)
• nsecs_to_jiffies(9)
• timespec64_add_safe(9)
• get_timespec64(9)
• put_timespec64(9)
• get_old_timespec32(9)
• put_old_timespec32(9)
• get_itimerspec64(9)
• put_itimerspec64(9)
• get_old_itimerspec32(9)
• put_old_itimerspec32(9)

that's the whole group chat and every single one of them ate. 🫶💖

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ngl, if you need a unit conversion there's probably a sibling function up there that already does exactly what you want — go check before you write your own, bestie. 💀

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and that's the page!! 🌈 source/version vibes: this one's filed under ./kernel/time, dated October 2026 — mwah, go convert some nanoseconds and slay responsibly. 💜🎀🌸