STRUCT PREV_CPUTIME(9)                    Driver Basics                    STRUCT PREV_CPUTIME(9)



NAME
       struct_prev_cputime - snaphsot of system and user cputime

SYNOPSIS
       struct prev_cputime {
       #ifndef CONFIG_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_NATIVE
         cputime_t utime;
         cputime_t stime;
         raw_spinlock_t lock;
       #endif
       };

MEMBERS
       utime
           time spent in user mode

       stime
           time spent in system mode

       lock
           protects the above two fields

DESCRIPTION
       Stores previous user/system time values such that we can guarantee monotonicity.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                    STRUCT PREV_CPUTIME(9)