jiffies

n.

一会儿，瞬间( jiffy的名词复数 )；瞬间( jiff的名词复数 )；

in a jiffy adv. 马上

1. He conjured up a whole meal in a jiffy.
   他一眨眼功夫就变出了一桌饭菜。
2. You did make it here in a jiffy.
   你确实很快就到这儿了。
3. The cook had the water hot in a jiffy.
   炊事员马上就使水热了。

JIFFIES
Method and system for acquiring inner core jiffies from user mode program
一种用户态程序获取内核jiffies的方法和系统
Haifux, Haifa Linux Club: How Time Flies: Jiffies, Hi-Res Timers and the Tickless Kernel
Kernel korner: sleeping in the kernel
Lottery scheduler for the Linux kernel
Kernel APIs, Part 3: Timers and lists in the 2.6 kernel
Provision to an application of a random number not generated by an operating system
内核API,第 3 部分: 2.6 内核中的计时器和列表
Scheduling to Consolidate Idle Periods for Energy-Efficiency in Multicore Systems.