1 dnl Alpha time stamp counter access routine.
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20 include(`../config.m4')
23 C void speed_cyclecounter (unsigned int p[2]);
26 C The rpcc instruction returns a 64-bit value split into two 32-bit fields.
27 C The lower 32 bits are set by the hardware, and the upper 32 bits are set
28 C by the operating system. The real per-process cycle count is the sum of
31 C Unfortunately, some operating systems don't get this right. NetBSD 1.3 is
32 C known to sometimes put garbage in the upper half. Whether newer NetBSD
33 C versions get it right, is unknown to us.
35 C rpcc measures cycles elapsed in the user program and hence should be very
36 C accurate even on a busy system. Losing cache contents due to task
37 C switching may have an effect though.
40 PROLOGUE(speed_cyclecounter)
45 stl r31,4(r16) C zero upper return word
47 EPILOGUE(speed_cyclecounter)