vmware_steal_clock(9)

✨ vmware_steal_clock(9) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 💅 this one's a lil kernel function page and honestly it's giving short king energy — but every detail matters so let's go 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

vmware_steal_clock — read the per-cpu steal clock ⏰

like, literally just reads the steal clock for a cpu. that's the whole vibe. iconic, minimal, no notes 💜

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

u64 vmware_steal_clock (int cpu );

that's it. that's the whole call. one argument, one return, so clean ✨

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• cpu — the cpu number whose steal clock we want to read 🧚 so you're like, "hey, which cpu's clock do i want?" and this is your answer. pick your cpu, bestie 💖

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🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

okay so here's the tea ☕ this function reads the steal clock — but how it reads it depends on where you're at:

• if we're on a 64-bit system, it just reads the steal clock. slay, one and done 👑
• otherwise, it reads it in parts, and it checks that the high part didn't change in the meantime 👀 like a little vibe check on the value so nothing gets messed up mid-read. careful queen behavior, honestly 🙈

no cap, that's the whole thing. simple, but it's doing the work 💅

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

the steal clock reading, in ns ⏱️ nanoseconds, periodt 💖

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c — go read the source, iykyk 🧚✨

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aaaand that's the page!! 🎀 short, sweet, fully fact-checked, no cap. go forth and read your steal clocks responsibly bestie 🫶💜

this little cutie came from the source at ./arch/x86/kernel/cpu, dated October 2026 — mwah, bye bestie! 💅🌸🦋