minix/lib/libminlib/earm/read_tsc.c

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#include <sys/types.h>
void
read_tsc(u32_t *hi, u32_t *lo)
{
/* Read Clock Cycle Counter (CCNT). Intel calls it Time Stamp Counter (TSC) */
u32_t ccnt;
/* Get value from the Performance Monitors Cycle Counter Register.
* See ARM Architecture Reference Manual B5.1.113.
*/
asm volatile ("MRC p15, 0, %0, c9, c13, 0\t\n" : "=r" (ccnt) : : "%0");
/* The ARMv7-A clock cycle counter is only 32-bits, but read_tsc is
* expected to return a 64-bit value. hi is therefore always 0.
*/
*hi = 0;
*lo = ccnt;
}