abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/cycleclock.h

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// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// File: cycleclock.h
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// This header file defines a `CycleClock`, which yields the value and frequency
// of a cycle counter that increments at a rate that is approximately constant.
//
// NOTE:
//
// The cycle counter frequency is not necessarily related to the core clock
// frequency and should not be treated as such. That is, `CycleClock` cycles are
// not necessarily "CPU cycles" and code should not rely on that behavior, even
// if experimentally observed.
//
// An arbitrary offset may have been added to the counter at power on.
//
// On some platforms, the rate and offset of the counter may differ
// slightly when read from different CPUs of a multiprocessor. Usually,
// we try to ensure that the operating system adjusts values periodically
// so that values agree approximately.   If you need stronger guarantees,
// consider using alternate interfaces.
//
// The CPU is not required to maintain the ordering of a cycle counter read
// with respect to surrounding instructions.
 
#ifndef ABSL_BASE_INTERNAL_CYCLECLOCK_H_
#define ABSL_BASE_INTERNAL_CYCLECLOCK_H_
 
#include <atomic>
#include <cstdint>
 
#include "absl/base/attributes.h"
#include "absl/base/config.h"
#include "absl/base/internal/unscaledcycleclock.h"
 
namespace absl {
ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
namespace base_internal {
 
using CycleClockSourceFunc = int64_t (*)();
 
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// CycleClock
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class CycleClock {
 public:
  // CycleClock::Now()
  //
  // Returns the value of a cycle counter that counts at a rate that is
  // approximately constant.
  static int64_t Now();
 
  // CycleClock::Frequency()
  //
  // Returns the amount by which `CycleClock::Now()` increases per second. Note
  // that this value may not necessarily match the core CPU clock frequency.
  static double Frequency();
 
 private:
#if ABSL_USE_UNSCALED_CYCLECLOCK
  static CycleClockSourceFunc LoadCycleClockSource();
 
#ifdef NDEBUG
#ifdef ABSL_INTERNAL_UNSCALED_CYCLECLOCK_FREQUENCY_IS_CPU_FREQUENCY
  // Not debug mode and the UnscaledCycleClock frequency is the CPU
  // frequency.  Scale the CycleClock to prevent overflow if someone
  // tries to represent the time as cycles since the Unix epoch.
  static constexpr int32_t kShift = 1;
#else
  // Not debug mode and the UnscaledCycleClock isn't operating at the
  // raw CPU frequency. There is no need to do any scaling, so don't
  // needlessly sacrifice precision.
  static constexpr int32_t kShift = 0;
#endif
#else   // NDEBUG
  // In debug mode use a different shift to discourage depending on a
  // particular shift value.
  static constexpr int32_t kShift = 2;
#endif  // NDEBUG
 
  static constexpr double kFrequencyScale = 1.0 / (1 << kShift);
  ABSL_CONST_INIT static std::atomic<CycleClockSourceFunc> cycle_clock_source_;
#endif  //  ABSL_USE_UNSCALED_CYCLECLOC
 
  CycleClock() = delete;  // no instances
  CycleClock(const CycleClock&) = delete;
  CycleClock& operator=(const CycleClock&) = delete;
 
  friend class CycleClockSource;
};
 
class CycleClockSource {
 private:
  // CycleClockSource::Register()
  //
  // Register a function that provides an alternate source for the unscaled CPU
  // cycle count value. The source function must be async signal safe, must not
  // call CycleClock::Now(), and must have a frequency that matches that of the
  // unscaled clock used by CycleClock. A nullptr value resets CycleClock to use
  // the default source.
  static void Register(CycleClockSourceFunc source);
};
 
#if ABSL_USE_UNSCALED_CYCLECLOCK
 
inline CycleClockSourceFunc CycleClock::LoadCycleClockSource() {
#if !defined(__x86_64__)
  // Optimize for the common case (no callback) by first doing a relaxed load;
  // this is significantly faster on non-x86 platforms.
  if (cycle_clock_source_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) == nullptr) {
    return nullptr;
  }
#endif  // !defined(__x86_64__)
 
  // This corresponds to the store(std::memory_order_release) in
  // CycleClockSource::Register, and makes sure that any updates made prior to
  // registering the callback are visible to this thread before the callback
  // is invoked.
  return cycle_clock_source_.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
}
 
// Accessing globals in inlined code in Window DLLs is problematic.
#ifndef _WIN32
inline int64_t CycleClock::Now() {
  auto fn = LoadCycleClockSource();
  if (fn == nullptr) {
    return base_internal::UnscaledCycleClock::Now() >> kShift;
  }
  return fn() >> kShift;
}
#endif
 
inline double CycleClock::Frequency() {
  return kFrequencyScale * base_internal::UnscaledCycleClock::Frequency();
}
 
#endif  // ABSL_USE_UNSCALED_CYCLECLOCK
 
}  // namespace base_internal
ABSL_NAMESPACE_END
}  // namespace absl
 
#endif  // ABSL_BASE_INTERNAL_CYCLECLOCK_H_