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/*
  Copyright (c) 2005 Eliot Dresselhaus

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*/

#include <vppinfra/os.h>
#include <vppinfra/time.h>
#include <vppinfra/format.h>
#include <vppinfra/cpu.h>
#include <math.h>

#ifdef CLIB_UNIX

#include <math.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

/* Not very accurate way of determining cpu clock frequency
   for unix.  Better to use /proc/cpuinfo on linux. */
static f64
estimate_clock_frequency (f64 sample_time)
{
  f64 time_now, time_start, time_limit, freq;
  u64 t[2];

  time_start = time_now = unix_time_now ();
  time_limit = time_now + sample_time;
  t[0] = clib_cpu_time_now ();
  while (time_now < time_limit)
    time_now = unix_time_now ();
  t[1] = clib_cpu_time_now ();

  freq = (t[1] - t[0]) / (time_now - time_start);

  return freq;
}

/* Fetch cpu frequency via parseing /proc/cpuinfo.
   Only works for Linux. */
static f64
clock_frequency_from_proc_filesystem (void)
{
  f64 cpu_freq = 1e9;		/* better than 40... */
  f64 ppc_timebase = 0;		/* warnings be gone */
  unformat_input_t input;

#if defined(__x86_64__)
  if (clib_cpu_supports_aperfmperf ())
    return 0.0;
#elif defined(__aarch64__)
  /* $$$$ aarch64 kernel doesn't report "cpu MHz" */
  return 0.0;
#endif

  cpu_freq = 0;

  ppc_timebase = 0;
  if (unformat_init_file (&input, "/proc/cpuinfo"))
    {
      while (unformat_check_input (&input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
	{
	  if (unformat (&input, "cpu MHz : %f", &cpu_freq))
	    cpu_freq *= 1e6;
	  else if (unformat (&input, "timebase : %f", &ppc_timebase))
	    ;
	  else
	    unformat_skip_line (&input);
	}

      unformat_free (&input);
    }
  else
    return cpu_freq;

  /* Override CPU frequency with time base for PPC. */
  if (ppc_timebase != 0)
    cpu_freq = ppc_timebase;

  return cpu_freq;
}

/* Fetch cpu frequency via reading /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq
   Only works for Linux. */
static f64
clock_frequency_from_sys_filesystem (void)
{
  f64 cpu_freq = 0.0;
  unformat_input_t input;

  /* Time stamp always runs at max frequency. */
  cpu_freq = 0;

  if (unformat_init_file (
	&input, "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq"))
    {
      if (unformat (&input, "%f", &cpu_freq))
	cpu_freq *= 1e3; /* measured in kHz */
      unformat_free (&input);
    }

  return cpu_freq;
}

__clib_export f64
os_cpu_clock_frequency (void)
{
#if defined (__aarch64__)
  /* The system counter increments at a fixed frequency. It is distributed
   * to each core which has registers for reading the current counter value
   * as well as the clock frequency. The system counter is not clocked at
   * the same frequency as the core. */
  u64 hz;
  asm volatile ("mrs %0, cntfrq_el0":"=r" (hz));
  return (f64) hz;
#endif
  f64 cpu_freq;

#ifdef __x86_64__
  u32 __clib_unused eax = 0, ebx = 0, ecx = 0, edx = 0;
  clib_get_cpuid (0x00, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
  if (eax >= 0x15)
    {
      u32 max_leaf = eax;
      /*
         CPUID Leaf 0x15 - Time Stamp Counter and Nominal Core Crystal Clock Info
         eax - denominator of the TSC/”core crystal clock” ratio
         ebx - numerator of the TSC/”core crystal clock” ratio
         ecx - nominal frequency of the core crystal clock in Hz
         edx - reseved
       */

      clib_get_cpuid (0x15, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
      if (ebx && ecx)
	return (u64) ecx *ebx / eax;

      if (max_leaf >= 0x16)
	{
	  /*
	     CPUID Leaf 0x16 - Processor Frequency Information Leaf
	     eax - Bits 15 - 00: Processor Base Frequency (in MHz).
	   */

	  clib_get_cpuid (0x16, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
	  if (eax)
	    return 1e6 * (eax & 0xffff);
	}
    }
#endif

  /* If we have an invariant TSC, use it to estimate the clock frequency */
  if (clib_cpu_supports_invariant_tsc ())
    return estimate_clock_frequency (1e-3);

  /* Next, try /sys version. */
  cpu_freq = clock_frequency_from_sys_filesystem ();
  if (cpu_freq != 0)
    return cpu_freq;

  /* Next try /proc version. */
  cpu_freq = clock_frequency_from_proc_filesystem ();
  if (cpu_freq != 0)
    return cpu_freq;

  /* If /proc/cpuinfo fails (e.g. not running on Linux) fall back to
     gettimeofday based estimated clock frequency. */
  return estimate_clock_frequency (1e-3);
}

#endif /* CLIB_UNIX */

/* Initialize time. */
__clib_export void
clib_time_init (clib_time_t * c)
{
  clib_memset (c, 0, sizeof (c[0]));
  c->clocks_per_second = os_cpu_clock_frequency ();
  /*
   * Sporadic reports of os_cpu_clock_frequency() returning 0.0
   * in highly parallel container environments.
   * To avoid immediate division by zero:
   *   Step 1: try estimate_clock_frequency().
   *   Step 2: give up. Pretend we have a 2gHz clock.
   */
  if (PREDICT_FALSE (c->clocks_per_second == 0.0))
    {
      c->clocks_per_second = estimate_clock_frequency (1e-3);
      if (c->clocks_per_second == 0.0)
	{
	  clib_warning ("os_cpu_clock_frequency() returned 0.0, use 2e9...");
	  c->clocks_per_second = 2e9;
	}
    }
  c->seconds_per_clock = 1 / c->clocks_per_second;
  c->log2_clocks_per_second = min_log2_u64 ((u64) c->clocks_per_second);

  /* Verify frequency every 16 sec */
  c->log2_clocks_per_frequency_verify = c->log2_clocks_per_second + 4;

  c->last_verify_reference_time = unix_time_now ();
  c->init_reference_time = c->last_verify_reference_time;
  c->last_cpu_time = clib_cpu_time_now ();
  c->init_cpu_time = c->last_verify_cpu_time = c->last_cpu_time;
  c->total_cpu_time = 0ULL;

  /*
   * Use exponential smoothing, with a half-life of 1 minute
   * reported_rate(t) = reported_rate(t-1) * K + rate(t)*(1-K)
   * where K = e**(-1.0/3.75);
   * 15 samples in 4 minutes
   * 7.5 samples in 2 minutes,
   * 3.75 samples in 1 minute, etc.
   */
  c->damping_constant = exp (-1.0 / 3.75);
}

__clib_export void
clib_time_verify_frequency (clib_time_t * c)
{
  f64 now_reference, delta_reference, delta_reference_max;
  f64 delta_clock_in_seconds;
  u64 now_clock, delta_clock;
  f64 new_clocks_per_second, delta;

  /* Ask the kernel and the CPU what time it is... */
  now_reference = unix_time_now ();
  now_clock = clib_cpu_time_now ();

  /* Compute change in the reference clock */
  delta_reference = now_reference - c->last_verify_reference_time;

  /* And change in the CPU clock */
  delta_clock_in_seconds = (f64) (now_clock - c->last_verify_cpu_time) *
    c->seconds_per_clock;

  /*
   * Recompute vpp start time reference, and total clocks
   * using the current clock rate
   */
  c->init_reference_time += (delta_reference - delta_clock_in_seconds);
  c->total_cpu_time = (now_reference - c->init_reference_time)
    * c->clocks_per_second;

  c->last_cpu_time = now_clock;

  /* Calculate a new clock rate sample */
  delta_clock = c->last_cpu_time - c->last_verify_cpu_time;

  c->last_verify_cpu_time = c->last_cpu_time;
  c->last_verify_reference_time = now_reference;

  /*
   * Is the reported reference interval non-positive,
   * or off by a factor of two - or 8 seconds - whichever is larger?
   * Someone reset the clock behind our back.
   */
  delta_reference_max = (f64) (2ULL << c->log2_clocks_per_frequency_verify) /
    (f64) (1ULL << c->log2_clocks_per_second);
  delta_reference_max = delta_reference_max > 8.0 ? delta_reference_max : 8.0;

  /* Ignore this sample */
  if (delta_reference <= 0.0 || delta_reference > delta_reference_max)
    return;

  /*
   * Reject large frequency changes, another consequence of
   * system clock changes particularly with old kernels.
   */
  new_clocks_per_second = ((f64) delta_clock) / delta_reference;

  /* Compute abs(rate change) */
  delta = new_clocks_per_second - c->clocks_per_second;
  if (delta < 0.0)
    delta = -delta;

  /* If rate change > 1%, reject this sample */
  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((delta / c->clocks_per_second) > .01))
    {
      clib_warning ("Rejecting large frequency change of %.2f%%",
		    (delta / c->clocks_per_second) * 100.0);
      return;
    }

  /* Add sample to the exponentially-smoothed rate */
  c->clocks_per_second = c->clocks_per_second * c->damping_constant +
    (1.0 - c->damping_constant) * new_clocks_per_second;
  c->seconds_per_clock = 1.0 / c->clocks_per_second;

  /*
   * Recalculate total_cpu_time based on the kernel timebase, and
   * the calculated clock rate
   */
  c->total_cpu_time =
    (now_reference - c->init_reference_time) * c->clocks_per_second;
}


__clib_export u8 *
format_clib_time (u8 * s, va_list * args)
{
  clib_time_t *c = va_arg (*args, clib_time_t *);
  int verbose = va_arg (*args, int);
  f64 now, reftime, delta_reftime_in_seconds, error;

  /* Compute vpp elapsed time from the CPU clock */
  reftime = unix_time_now ();
  now = clib_time_now (c);

  s = format (s, "Time now %.6f", now);
  if (verbose == 0)
    return s;

  /* And also from the kernel */
  delta_reftime_in_seconds = reftime - c->init_reference_time;

  error = now - delta_reftime_in_seconds;

  s = format (s, ", reftime %.6f, error %.6f, clocks/sec %.6f",
	      delta_reftime_in_seconds, error, c->clocks_per_second);
  return (s);
}

/*
 * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
 *
 * Local Variables:
 * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
 * End:
 */