kernel/time/timecounter.c

Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/kernel/time/timecounter.c

File Facts

System
Linux kernel
Corpus path
kernel/time/timecounter.c
Extension
.c
Size
1591 bytes
Lines
65
Domain
Core OS
Bucket
Scheduler, Processes, Timers, Sync, And Syscalls
Inferred role
Core OS: exported/initcall integration point
Status
integration implementation candidate

Why This File Exists

Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.

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Annotated Snippet

// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
/*
 * Based on clocksource code. See commit 74d23cc704d1
 */
#include <linux/export.h>
#include <linux/timecounter.h>

void timecounter_init(struct timecounter *tc,
		      struct cyclecounter *cc,
		      u64 start_tstamp)
{
	tc->cc = cc;
	tc->cycle_last = cc->read(cc);
	tc->nsec = start_tstamp;
	tc->mask = (1ULL << cc->shift) - 1;
	tc->frac = 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(timecounter_init);

/**
 * timecounter_read_delta - get nanoseconds since last call of this function
 * @tc:         Pointer to time counter
 *
 * When the underlying cycle counter runs over, this will be handled
 * correctly as long as it does not run over more than once between
 * calls.
 *
 * The first call to this function for a new time counter initializes
 * the time tracking and returns an undefined result.
 */
static u64 timecounter_read_delta(struct timecounter *tc)
{
	u64 cycle_now, cycle_delta;
	u64 ns_offset;

	/* read cycle counter: */
	cycle_now = tc->cc->read(tc->cc);

	/* calculate the delta since the last timecounter_read_delta(): */
	cycle_delta = (cycle_now - tc->cycle_last) & tc->cc->mask;

	/* convert to nanoseconds: */
	ns_offset = cyclecounter_cyc2ns(tc->cc, cycle_delta,
					tc->mask, &tc->frac);

	/* update time stamp of timecounter_read_delta() call: */
	tc->cycle_last = cycle_now;

	return ns_offset;
}

u64 timecounter_read(struct timecounter *tc)
{
	u64 nsec;

	/* increment time by nanoseconds since last call */
	nsec = timecounter_read_delta(tc);
	nsec += tc->nsec;
	tc->nsec = nsec;

	return nsec;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(timecounter_read);

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