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1 #include <sys/types.h>
2 #include <minix/minlib.h>
3 
4 void
read_tsc(u32_t * hi,u32_t * lo)5 read_tsc(u32_t *hi, u32_t *lo)
6 {
7 /* Read Clock Cycle Counter (CCNT). Intel calls it Time Stamp Counter (TSC) */
8 	u32_t ccnt;
9 
10 	/* Get value from the Performance Monitors Cycle Counter Register.
11 	 * See ARM Architecture Reference Manual B5.1.113.
12 	 */
13 	asm volatile ("MRC p15, 0, %0, c9, c13, 0\t\n" : "=r" (ccnt) : : "%0");
14 
15 	/* The ARMv7-A clock cycle counter is only 32-bits, but read_tsc is
16 	 * expected to return a 64-bit value. hi is therefore always 0.
17 	 */
18 	*hi = 0;
19 	*lo = ccnt;
20 }
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