clocksource

plural clocksources

1. computingA source of time used by an application, such as a hardware clock.

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   Note, if that clocksource clock also is a low resolution timer like the Jiffies timer, the initialization function of the CPU Jitter Random Number Generator is expected to catch this issue. […] The clocksources tested are: gp_timer. When enabling the dg_timer clocksource, the system reboots after 10 seconds and can therefore not be used.

   2022 July 1, Stephan Müller, “CPU Time Jitter Based Non-Physical True Random Number Generator”, in chronox.de, archived from the original on 27 May 2025, pages 21, 148