/* timer.c * * This file manages the benchmark timer used by the RTEMS Timing Test * Suite. Each measured time period is demarcated by calls to * Timer_initialize() and Read_timer(). Read_timer() usually returns * the number of microseconds since 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). * All rights assigned to U.S. Government, 1994. * * This material may be reproduced by or for the U.S. Government pursuant * to the copyright license under the clause at DFARS 252.227-7013. This * notice must appear in all copies of this file and its derivatives. * * timer.c,v 1.2 1995/05/31 16:56:39 joel Exp */ #include rtems_boolean Timer_driver_Find_average_overhead; static unsigned int volatile lastInitValue; void Timer_initialize( void ) { asm volatile( " mftb %0": "=r" (lastInitValue) ); } /* * The following controls the behavior of Read_timer(). * * 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 Read_timer( void ) { rtems_unsigned32 value; asm volatile ( " mftb %0": "=r" (value) ); return value - lastInitValue; } /* * Empty function call used in loops to measure basic cost of looping * in Timing Test Suite. */ rtems_status_code Empty_function( void ) { return RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL; } void Set_find_average_overhead( rtems_boolean find_flag ) { Timer_driver_Find_average_overhead = find_flag; }