pvclock_gtod...ter_notifier(9)
okay bestie, gather round: this is pvclock_gtod...ter_notifier(9) from the Kernel API Manual β yes, the title is doing its little ellipsis thing, but the actual function name is right below and she is not shy. π
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π NAME π
pvclock_gtod_register_notifier β registers a pvclock timedata update listener. Basically, if you want the update gossip from pvclock timedata, this is how you sign your notifier block up. periodt. π«Ά
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int pvclock_gtod_register_notifier (struct notifier_block *nb );
π ARGUMENTS π
nbβ pointer to the notifier block you're registering. That's the little listener object being handed over, no cap. π
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
okay so the friend group is huge and we are not leaving anyone out β hereβs every single one:
- Kernel file
./kernel/time/timekeeping.c struct tk_fast(9)tk_setup_internals(9)update_fast_timekeeper(9)ktime_get_mono_fast_ns(9)ktime_get_raw_fast_ns(9)ktime_get_boot_fast_ns(9)ktime_get_tai_fast_ns(9)ktime_get_real_fast_ns(9)halt_fast_timekeeper(9)pvclock_gtod_unregister_notifier(9)timekeeping_forward_now(9)ktime_get_real_ts64(9)ktime_mono_to_any(9)ktime_get_raw(9)ktime_get_ts64(9)ktime_get_seconds(9)ktime_get_real_seconds(9)__ktime_get_real_seconds(9)ktime_get_snapshot_id(9)adjust_historical_crosststamp(9)ktime_real_to_base_clock(9)get_device_system_crosststamp(9)timekeeping_clocksource_has_base(9)do_settimeofday64(9)__timekeeping_inject_offset(9)timekeeping_notify(9)ktime_get_raw_ts64(9)timekeeping_valid_for_hres(9)timekeeping_max_deferment(9)read_persistent_clock64(9)read_persistent_wall_and_boot_offset(9)__timekeeping_inject_sleeptime(9)timekeeping_inject_sleeptime64(9)timekeeping_resume(9)update_wall_time(9)getboottime64(9)ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64_mg(9)ktime_get_real_ts64_mg(9)ktime_get_update_offsets_now(9)random_get_entropy_fallback(9)do_adjtimex(9)hardpps(9)ktime_get_aux(9)ktime_get_aux_ts64(9)
mwah π and thatβs the whole page β source/version ./kernel/time, date October 2026, page tag pvclock_gtod...ter_notifier(9), all tucked into this cute little sign-off instead of the boring footer. π§ββοΈπ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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