title: How does libuv and Node.js actually schedule timers?
body: <p>How does libuv and the operating system actually schedule timers like setTimeout and setInterval in Node.js? I see that no CPU is used by the node process until a timer fires. Does this mean the OS schedules the timer, and wakes up the Node process when the timer is fired? If so, how does an OS schedule a timer and how exactly does the hardware execute it?</p>