// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0 //! This module provides abstractions for hardware-assisted timing mechanisms, encapsulated //! by the `ClockSource` struct. //! //! A `ClockSource` can be constructed from any counter with a stable frequency, enabling precise //! time measurements to be taken by retrieving instances of `Instant`. //! //! The `ClockSource` module is a fundamental building block for timing in systems that require //! high precision and accuracy. It can be integrated into larger systems to provide timing capabilities, //! or used standalone for time tracking and elapsed time measurements. use alloc::sync::Arc; use core::{cmp::max, ops::Add, time::Duration}; use aster_frame::sync::RwLock; use aster_util::coeff::Coeff; use crate::NANOS_PER_SECOND; /// `ClockSource` is an abstraction for hardware-assisted timing mechanisms. /// A `ClockSource` can be created based on any counter that operates at a stable frequency. /// Users are able to measure time by retrieving `Instant` from this source. /// /// # Implementation /// The `ClockSource` relies on obtaining the frequency of the counter and the method for /// reading the cycles in order to measure time. /// /// The **cycles** here refer the counts of the base time counter. /// /// Additionally, the `ClockSource` also holds a last record for an `Instant` and the /// corresponding cycles, which acts as a reference point for subsequent time retrieval. /// To prevent numerical overflow during the calculation of `Instant`, this last recorded instant /// **must be periodically refreshed**. The maximum interval for these updates must be determined /// at the time of the `ClockSource` initialization. /// /// # Examples /// Suppose we have a counter called `counter` which have the frequency `counter.freq`, and the method /// to read its cycles called `read_counter()`. We can create a corresponding `ClockSource` and /// use it as follows: /// /// ```rust /// // here we set the max_delay_secs = 10 /// let max_delay_secs = 10; /// // create a clocksource named counter_clock /// let counter_clock = ClockSource::new(counter.freq, max_delay_secs, Arc::new(read_counter)); /// // read an instant. /// let instant = counter_clock.read_instant(); /// ``` /// /// If using this `ClockSource`, you must ensure its internal instant will be updated /// at least once within a time interval of not more than `max_delay_secs. pub struct ClockSource { read_cycles: Arc u64 + Sync + Send>, base: ClockSourceBase, coeff: Coeff, /// A record to an `Instant` and the corresponding cycles of this `ClockSource`. last_record: RwLock<(Instant, u64)>, } impl ClockSource { /// Create a new `ClockSource` instance. /// Require basic information of based time counter, including the function for reading cycles, /// the frequency and the maximum delay seconds to update this `ClockSource`. /// The `ClockSource` also calculates a reliable `Coeff` based on the counter's frequency and /// the maximum delay seconds. This `Coeff` is used to convert the number of cycles into /// the duration of time that has passed for those cycles. pub fn new( freq: u64, max_delay_secs: u64, read_cycles: Arc u64 + Sync + Send>, ) -> Self { let base = ClockSourceBase::new(freq, max_delay_secs); // Too big `max_delay_secs` will lead to a low resolution Coeff. debug_assert!(max_delay_secs < 600); let coeff = Coeff::new(NANOS_PER_SECOND as u64, freq, max_delay_secs * freq); Self { read_cycles, base, coeff, last_record: RwLock::new((Instant::zero(), 0)), } } fn cycles_to_nanos(&self, cycles: u64) -> u64 { self.coeff * cycles } /// Use the instant cycles to calculate the instant. /// /// It first calculates the difference between the instant cycles and the last /// recorded cycles stored in the clocksource. Then `ClockSource` will convert /// the passed cycles into passed time and calculate the current instant. fn calculate_instant(&self, instant_cycles: u64) -> Instant { let (last_instant, last_cycles) = *self.last_record.read_irq_disabled(); let delta_nanos = { let delta_cycles = instant_cycles - last_cycles; self.cycles_to_nanos(delta_cycles) }; let duration = Duration::from_nanos(delta_nanos); last_instant + duration } /// Use an input instant and cycles to update the `last_record` in the `ClockSource`. fn update_last_record(&self, record: (Instant, u64)) { *self.last_record.write_irq_disabled() = record; } /// read current cycles of the `ClockSource`. pub fn read_cycles(&self) -> u64 { (self.read_cycles)() } /// Return the last instant and last cycles recorded in the `ClockSource`. pub fn last_record(&self) -> (Instant, u64) { return *self.last_record.read_irq_disabled(); } /// Return the maximum delay seconds for updating of the `ClockSource`. pub fn max_delay_secs(&self) -> u64 { self.base.max_delay_secs } /// Return the reference to the generated cycles coeff of the `ClockSource`. pub fn coeff(&self) -> &Coeff { &self.coeff } /// Return the frequency of the counter used in the `ClockSource`. pub fn freq(&self) -> u64 { self.base.freq } /// Calibrate the recorded `Instant` to zero, and record the instant cycles. pub(crate) fn calibrate(&self, instant_cycles: u64) { self.update_last_record((Instant::zero(), instant_cycles)); } /// Get the instant to update the internal instant in the `ClockSource`. pub(crate) fn update(&self) { let instant_cycles = self.read_cycles(); let instant = self.calculate_instant(instant_cycles); self.update_last_record((instant, instant_cycles)); } /// Read the instant corresponding to the current time. /// When trying to read an instant from the clocksource, it will use the reading method /// to read instant cycles. Then leverage it to calculate the instant. pub(crate) fn read_instant(&self) -> Instant { let instant_cycles = self.read_cycles(); self.calculate_instant(instant_cycles) } } /// `Instant` captures a specific moment, storing the duration of time /// elapsed since a reference point (typically the system boot time). /// The `Instant` is expressed in seconds and the fractional part is expressed in nanoseconds. #[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone)] pub struct Instant { secs: u64, nanos: u32, } impl Instant { /// Create a zeroed `Instant`. pub const fn zero() -> Self { Self { secs: 0, nanos: 0 } } /// Create an new `Instant` based on the inputting `secs` and `nanos`. pub fn new(secs: u64, nanos: u32) -> Self { Self { secs, nanos } } /// Return the seconds recorded in the Instant. pub fn secs(&self) -> u64 { self.secs } /// Return the nanoseconds recorded in the Instant. pub fn nanos(&self) -> u32 { self.nanos } } impl From for Instant { fn from(value: Duration) -> Self { Self { secs: value.as_secs(), nanos: value.subsec_nanos(), } } } impl Add for Instant { type Output = Instant; fn add(self, other: Duration) -> Self::Output { let mut secs = self.secs + other.as_secs(); let mut nanos = self.nanos + other.subsec_nanos(); if nanos >= NANOS_PER_SECOND { secs += 1; nanos -= NANOS_PER_SECOND; } Instant::new(secs, nanos) } } /// The basic properties of `ClockSource`. #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)] struct ClockSourceBase { freq: u64, max_delay_secs: u64, } impl ClockSourceBase { fn new(freq: u64, max_delay_secs: u64) -> Self { let max_delay_secs = max(2, max_delay_secs); ClockSourceBase { freq, max_delay_secs, } } }