code: private void startNewAlarm(LinkedListEntry entry)
    {
      if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled())
        SibTr.entry(tc, "startNewAlarm", new Object[] { entry });
  
      //start a new alarm
      entry.alarm = am.create(delta, percentLate, this, entry);
      
      if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled())
        SibTr.exit(tc, "startNewAlarm");
    }
docs: Start a new alarm for a given entry in the active list.
  
  @param entry the entry in the active list