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+================
+rtla-timerlat
+================
+-------------------------------------------
+Measures the operating system timer latency
+-------------------------------------------
+
+:Manual section: 1
+
+SYNOPSIS
+========
+**rtla timerlat** [*MODE*] ...
+
+DESCRIPTION
+===========
+
+.. include:: common_timerlat_description.txt
+
+The **rtla timerlat top** mode displays a summary of the periodic output
+from the *timerlat* tracer. The **rtla timerlat hist** mode displays
+a histogram of each tracer event occurrence. For further details, please
+refer to the respective man page.
+
+MODES
+=====
+**top**
+
+ Prints the summary from *timerlat* tracer.
+
+**hist**
+
+ Prints a histogram of timerlat samples.
+
+If no *MODE* is given, the top mode is called, passing the arguments.
+
+OPTIONS
+=======
+**-h**, **--help**
+
+ Display the help text.
+
+For other options, see the man page for the corresponding mode.
+
+SEE ALSO
+========
+**rtla-timerlat-top**\(1), **rtla-timerlat-hist**\(1)
+
+`Timerlat tracer <https://docs.kernel.org/trace/timerlat-tracer.html>`__
+
+AUTHOR
+======
+Written by Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org>
+
+.. include:: common_appendix.txt