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/* kern/i386/tsc.c - x86 TSC time source implementation
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* Requires Pentium or better x86 CPU that supports the RDTSC instruction.
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* This module uses the RTC (via grub_get_rtc()) to calibrate the TSC to
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* GRUB -- GRand Unified Bootloader
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* Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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* GRUB is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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* (at your option) any later version.
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* GRUB is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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* GNU General Public License for more details.
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* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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* along with GRUB. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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#include <grub/types.h>
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#include <grub/time.h>
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#include <grub/misc.h>
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#include <grub/i386/tsc.h>
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#include <grub/i386/pit.h>
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/* This defines the value TSC had at the epoch (that is, when we calibrated it). */
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static grub_uint64_t tsc_boot_time;
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/* Calibrated TSC rate. (In TSC ticks per millisecond.) */
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static grub_uint64_t tsc_ticks_per_ms;
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grub_tsc_get_time_ms (void)
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return tsc_boot_time + grub_divmod64 (grub_get_tsc (), tsc_ticks_per_ms, 0);
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/* How many RTC ticks to use for calibration loop. (>= 1) */
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#define CALIBRATION_TICKS 2
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/* Calibrate the TSC based on the RTC. */
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/* First calibrate the TSC rate (relative, not absolute time). */
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grub_uint64_t start_tsc;
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grub_uint64_t end_tsc;
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start_tsc = grub_get_tsc ();
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grub_pit_wait (0xffff);
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end_tsc = grub_get_tsc ();
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tsc_ticks_per_ms = grub_divmod64 (end_tsc - start_tsc, 55, 0);
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if (grub_cpu_is_tsc_supported ())
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tsc_boot_time = grub_get_tsc ();
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grub_install_get_time_ms (grub_tsc_get_time_ms);
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grub_install_get_time_ms (grub_rtc_get_time_ms);