counter.h

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/**
 * @file counter.h
 * @brief AArch64 system counter-timer.
 * @author fincs
 * @copyright libnx Authors
 */
#pragma once
#include "../types.h"
 
/**
 * @brief Gets the current system tick.
 * @return The current system tick.
 */
static inline u64 armGetSystemTick(void) {
    u64 ret;
    __asm__ __volatile__ ("mrs %x[data], cntpct_el0" : [data] "=r" (ret));
    return ret;
}
 
/**
 * @brief Gets the system counter-timer frequency
 * @return The system counter-timer frequency, in Hz.
 */
static inline u64 armGetSystemTickFreq(void) {
    u64 ret;
    __asm__ ("mrs %x[data], cntfrq_el0" : [data] "=r" (ret));
    return ret;
}
 
/**
 * @brief Converts from nanoseconds to CPU ticks unit.
 * @param ns Time in nanoseconds.
 * @return Time in CPU ticks.
 */
static inline u64 armNsToTicks(u64 ns) {
    return (ns * 12) / 625;
}
 
/**
 * @brief Converts from CPU ticks unit to nanoseconds.
 * @param tick Time in ticks.
 * @return Time in nanoseconds.
 */
static inline u64 armTicksToNs(u64 tick) {
    return (tick * 625) / 12;
}