On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 11:54:26PM -0700, it seems that linux lover wrote: > hi friends, > i am new to linux development. i wan to know > what are jiffies and why it is used? > Also i want to know what is HZ in kernel? You can find an introduction to time-related topics in Rubini's book: http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/ch06.html Marco -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/