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# Timers and time management
This chapter describes timers and time management related concepts in the linux kernel.
* [Introduction](timers-1.md) - An introduction to the timers in the Linux kernel.
* [Introduction to the clocksource framework](timers-2.md) - Describes `clocksource` framework in the Linux kernel.
* [The tick broadcast framework and dyntick](timers-3.md) - Describes tick broadcast framework and dyntick concept.
* [Introduction to timers](timers-4.md) - Describes timers in the Linux kernel.
* [Introduction to the clockevents framework](timers-5.md) - Describes yet another clock/time management related framework : `clockevents`.
* [x86_64 related clock sources](timers-6.md) - Describes `x86_64` related clock sources.
* [Time related system calls in the Linux kernel](timers-7.md) - Describes time related system calls.