/* timer.c * * This file manages the benchmark timer used by the RTEMS Timing Test * Suite. Each measured time period is demarcated by calls to * benchmark_timer_initialize() and benchmark_timer_read(). benchmark_timer_read() usually returns * the number of microseconds since benchmark_timer_initialize() exitted. * * NOTE: It is important that the timer start/stop overhead be * determined when porting or modifying this code. * * COPYRIGHT (c) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994. * On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR). */ #include bool benchmark_timer_find_average_overhead; static unsigned int volatile lastInitValue; void benchmark_timer_initialize( void ) { __asm__ volatile( " mftb %0": "=r" (lastInitValue) ); } /* * The following controls the behavior of benchmark_timer_read(). * * AVG_OVEREHAD is the overhead for starting and stopping the timer. It * is usually deducted from the number returned. * * LEAST_VALID is the lowest number this routine should trust. Numbers * below this are "noise" and zero is returned. */ #define AVG_OVERHEAD 0 /* It typically takes X.X microseconds */ /* (Y countdowns) to start/stop the timer. */ /* This value is in microseconds. */ #define LEAST_VALID 1 /* Don't trust a clicks value lower than this */ int benchmark_timer_read( void ) { uint32_t value; __asm__ volatile ( " mftb %0": "=r" (value) ); return value - lastInitValue; } void benchmark_timer_disable_subtracting_average_overhead(bool find_flag) { benchmark_timer_find_average_overhead = find_flag; }