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# Timers and time management
This chapter describes timers and time management related concepts in the linux kernel.
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* [Introduction](http://0xax.gitbooks.io/linux-insides/content/Timers/timers-1.html) - An introduction to the timers in the Linux kernel.
* [Introduction to the clocksource framework](https://github.com/0xAX/linux-insides/blob/master/Timers/timers-2.md) - Describes `clocksource` framework in the Linux kernel.
* [The tick broadcast framework and dyntick](https://github.com/0xAX/linux-insides/blob/master/Timers/timers-3.md) - Describes tick broadcast framework and dyntick concept.
* [Introduction to timers](https://github.com/0xAX/linux-insides/blob/master/Timers/timers-3.md) - Describes timers in the Linux kernel.
* [Introduction to the clockevents framework](https://github.com/0xAX/linux-insides/blob/master/Timers/timers-5.md) - Describes yet another clock/time management related framework : `clockevents`.
* [x86 related clock sources](https://github.com/0xAX/linux-insides/blob/master/Timers/timers-5.md) - Describes `x86_64` related clock sources.
* [Time related system calls in the Linux kernel](https://github.com/0xAX/linux-insides/blob/master/Timers/timers-7.md) - Describes time related system calls.