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  Copyright (c) 2005 Eliot Dresselhaus

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#include <vppinfra/os.h>
#include <vppinfra/time.h>
#include <vppinfra/format.h>
#include <vppinfra/cpu.h>

#ifdef CLIB_UNIX

#include <math.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

/* Not very accurate way of determining cpu clock frequency
   for unix.  Better to use /proc/cpuinfo on linux. */
static f64
estimate_clock_frequency (f64 sample_time)
{
  /* Round to nearest 100KHz. */
  const f64 round_to_units = 100e5;

  f64 time_now, time_start, time_limit, freq;
  u64 ifreq, t[2];

  time_start = time_now = unix_time_now ();
  time_limit = time_now + sample_time;
  t[0] = clib_cpu_time_now ();
  while (time_now < time_limit)
    time_now = unix_time_now ();
  t[1] = clib_cpu_time_now ();

  freq = (t[1] - t[0]) / (time_now - time_start);
  ifreq = flt_round_nearest (freq / round_to_units);
  freq = ifreq * round_to_units;

  return freq;
}

/* Fetch cpu frequency via parseing /proc/cpuinfo.
   Only works for Linux. */
static f64
clock_frequency_from_proc_filesystem (void)
{
  f64 cpu_freq = 1e9;           /* better than 40... */
  f64 ppc_timebase = 0;         /* warnings be gone */
  int fd;
  unformat_input_t input;

/* $$$$ aarch64 kernel doesn't report "cpu MHz" */
#if defined(__aarch64__)
  return 0.0;
#endif

  cpu_freq = 0;
  fd = open ("/proc/cpuinfo", 0);
  if (fd < 0)
    return cpu_freq;

  unformat_init_unix_file (&input, fd);

  ppc_timebase = 0;
  while (unformat_check_input (&input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
    {
      if (unformat (&input, "cpu MHz : %f", &cpu_freq))
        cpu_freq *= 1e6;
      else if (unformat (&input, "timebase : %f", &ppc_timebase))
        ;
      else
        unformat_skip_line (&input);
    }

  unformat_free (&input);

  close (fd);

  /* Override CPU frequency with time base for PPC. */
  if (ppc_timebase != 0)
    cpu_freq = ppc_timebase;

  return cpu_freq;
}

/* Fetch cpu frequency via reading /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq
   Only works for Linux. */
static f64
clock_frequency_from_sys_filesystem (void)
{
  f64 cpu_freq;
  int fd;
  unformat_input_t input;

  /* Time stamp always runs at max frequency. */
  cpu_freq = 0;
  fd = open ("/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq", 0);
  if (fd < 0)
    goto done;

  unformat_init_unix_file (&input, fd);
  unformat (&input, "%f", &cpu_freq);
  cpu_freq *= 1e3;              /* measured in kHz */
  unformat_free (&input);
  close (fd);
done:
  return cpu_freq;
}

f64
os_cpu_clock_frequency (void)
{
  f64 cpu_freq;

  if (clib_cpu_supports_invariant_tsc ())
    return estimate_clock_frequency (1e-3);

#if defined (__aarch64__)
  u64 tsc;
  asm volatile ("mrs %0, CNTFRQ_EL0":"=r" (tsc));
  return (f64) tsc;
#endif

  /* First try /sys version. */
  cpu_freq = clock_frequency_from_sys_filesystem ();
  if (cpu_freq != 0)
    return cpu_freq;

  /* Next try /proc version. */
  cpu_freq = clock_frequency_from_proc_filesystem ();
  if (cpu_freq != 0)
    return cpu_freq;

  /* If /proc/cpuinfo fails (e.g. not running on Linux) fall back to
     gettimeofday based estimated clock frequency. */
  return estimate_clock_frequency (1e-3);
}

#endif /* CLIB_UNIX */

/* Initialize time. */
void
clib_time_init (clib_time_t * c)
{
  memset (c, 0, sizeof (c[0]));
  c->clocks_per_second = os_cpu_clock_frequency ();
  c->seconds_per_clock = 1 / c->clocks_per_second;
  c->log2_clocks_per_second = min_log2_u64 ((u64) c->clocks_per_second);

  /* Initially verify frequency every sec */
  c->log2_clocks_per_frequency_verify = c->log2_clocks_per_second;

  c->last_verify_reference_time = unix_time_now ();
  c->last_cpu_time = clib_cpu_time_now ();
  c->init_cpu_time = c->last_verify_cpu_time = c->last_cpu_time;
}

void
clib_time_verify_frequency (clib_time_t * c)
{
  f64 now_reference = unix_time_now ();
  f64 dtr = now_reference - c->last_verify_reference_time;
  f64 dtr_max;
  u64 dtc = c->last_cpu_time - c->last_verify_cpu_time;
  f64 round_units = 100e5;

  c->last_verify_cpu_time = c->last_cpu_time;
  c->last_verify_reference_time = now_reference;

  /*
   * Is the reported reference interval non-positive,
   * or off by a factor of two - or 8 seconds - whichever is larger?
   * Someone reset the clock behind our back.
   */
  dtr_max = (f64) (2ULL << c->log2_clocks_per_frequency_verify) /
    (f64) (1ULL << c->log2_clocks_per_second);
  dtr_max = dtr_max > 8.0 ? dtr_max : 8.0;

  if (dtr <= 0.0 || dtr > dtr_max)
    {
      c->log2_clocks_per_frequency_verify = c->log2_clocks_per_second;
      return;
    }

  c->clocks_per_second =
    flt_round_nearest ((f64) dtc / (dtr * round_units)) * round_units;
  c->seconds_per_clock = 1 / c->clocks_per_second;

  /* Double time between verifies; max at 64 secs ~ 1 minute. */
  if (c->log2_clocks_per_frequency_verify < c->log2_clocks_per_second + 6)
    c->log2_clocks_per_frequency_verify += 1;
}

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 *
 * Local Variables:
 * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
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 */