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1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 
3 //! Time related primitives.
4 //!
5 //! This module contains the kernel APIs related to time and timers that
6 //! have been ported or wrapped for usage by Rust code in the kernel.
7 
8 /// The time unit of Linux kernel. One jiffy equals (1/HZ) second.
9 pub type Jiffies = core::ffi::c_ulong;
10 
11 /// The millisecond time unit.
12 pub type Msecs = core::ffi::c_uint;
13 
14 /// Converts milliseconds to jiffies.
15 #[inline]
16 pub fn msecs_to_jiffies(msecs: Msecs) -> Jiffies {
17     // SAFETY: The `__msecs_to_jiffies` function is always safe to call no
18     // matter what the argument is.
19     unsafe { bindings::__msecs_to_jiffies(msecs) }
20 }
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