// Copyright 2023 Google LLC // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. #ifndef HIGHWAY_HWY_TIMER_H_ #define HIGHWAY_HWY_TIMER_H_ // Platform-specific timer functions. Provides Now() and functions for // interpreting and converting Ticks. #include #include // clock_gettime #include "hwy/base.h" #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64) #ifndef NOMINMAX #define NOMINMAX #endif // NOMINMAX #ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN #endif // WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN #include #endif #if defined(__APPLE__) #include #include #endif #if defined(__HAIKU__) #include #endif #if HWY_ARCH_PPC && defined(__GLIBC__) && defined(__powerpc64__) #include // NOLINT __ppc_get_timebase_freq #endif #if HWY_ARCH_X86 && HWY_COMPILER_MSVC #include #endif namespace hwy { namespace platform { // Returns current timestamp [in seconds] relative to an unspecified origin. // Features: monotonic (no negative elapsed time), steady (unaffected by system // time changes), high-resolution (on the order of microseconds). // Uses InvariantTicksPerSecond and the baseline version of timer::Start(). HWY_DLLEXPORT double Now(); // Functions related to `Ticks` below. // Returns whether it is safe to call timer::Stop without executing an illegal // instruction; if false, fills cpu100 (a pointer to a 100 character buffer) // via GetCpuString(). HWY_DLLEXPORT bool HaveTimerStop(char* cpu100); // Returns tick rate, useful for converting timer::Ticks to seconds. Invariant // means the tick counter frequency is independent of CPU throttling or sleep. // This call may be expensive, callers should cache the result. HWY_DLLEXPORT double InvariantTicksPerSecond(); // Returns ticks elapsed in back to back timer calls, i.e. a function of the // timer resolution (minimum measurable difference) and overhead. // This call is expensive, callers should cache the result. HWY_DLLEXPORT uint64_t TimerResolution(); // Returns false if no detailed description is available, otherwise fills // `cpu100` with up to 100 characters (including \0) identifying the CPU model. HWY_DLLEXPORT bool GetCpuString(char* cpu100); } // namespace platform struct Timestamp { Timestamp() { t = platform::Now(); } double t; }; static inline double SecondsSince(const Timestamp& t0) { const Timestamp t1; return t1.t - t0.t; } // Low-level Start/Stop functions, previously in timer-inl.h. namespace timer { // Ticks := platform-specific timer values (CPU cycles on x86). Must be // unsigned to guarantee wraparound on overflow. using Ticks = uint64_t; // Start/Stop return absolute timestamps and must be placed immediately before // and after the region to measure. We provide separate Start/Stop functions // because they use different fences. // // Background: RDTSC is not 'serializing'; earlier instructions may complete // after it, and/or later instructions may complete before it. 'Fences' ensure // regions' elapsed times are independent of such reordering. The only // documented unprivileged serializing instruction is CPUID, which acts as a // full fence (no reordering across it in either direction). Unfortunately // the latency of CPUID varies wildly (perhaps made worse by not initializing // its EAX input). Because it cannot reliably be deducted from the region's // elapsed time, it must not be included in the region to measure (i.e. // between the two RDTSC). // // The newer RDTSCP is sometimes described as serializing, but it actually // only serves as a half-fence with release semantics. Although all // instructions in the region will complete before the final timestamp is // captured, subsequent instructions may leak into the region and increase the // elapsed time. Inserting another fence after the final `RDTSCP` would prevent // such reordering without affecting the measured region. // // Fortunately, such a fence exists. The LFENCE instruction is only documented // to delay later loads until earlier loads are visible. However, Intel's // reference manual says it acts as a full fence (waiting until all earlier // instructions have completed, and delaying later instructions until it // completes). AMD assigns the same behavior to MFENCE. // // We need a fence before the initial RDTSC to prevent earlier instructions // from leaking into the region, and arguably another after RDTSC to avoid // region instructions from completing before the timestamp is recorded. // When surrounded by fences, the additional `RDTSCP` half-fence provides no // benefit, so the initial timestamp can be recorded via RDTSC, which has // lower overhead than `RDTSCP` because it does not read TSC_AUX. In summary, // we define Start = LFENCE/RDTSC/LFENCE; Stop = RDTSCP/LFENCE. // // Using Start+Start leads to higher variance and overhead than Stop+Stop. // However, Stop+Stop includes an LFENCE in the region measurements, which // adds a delay dependent on earlier loads. The combination of Start+Stop // is faster than Start+Start and more consistent than Stop+Stop because // the first LFENCE already delayed subsequent loads before the measured // region. This combination seems not to have been considered in prior work: // http://akaros.cs.berkeley.edu/lxr/akaros/kern/arch/x86/rdtsc_test.c // // Note: performance counters can measure 'exact' instructions-retired or // (unhalted) cycle counts. The RDPMC instruction is not serializing and also // requires fences. Unfortunately, it is not accessible on all OSes and we // prefer to avoid kernel-mode drivers. Performance counters are also affected // by several under/over-count errata, so we use the TSC instead. // Returns a 64-bit timestamp in unit of 'ticks'; to convert to seconds, // divide by InvariantTicksPerSecond. static HWY_INLINE Ticks Start() { Ticks t; #if HWY_ARCH_PPC && defined(__GLIBC__) && defined(__powerpc64__) asm volatile("mfspr %0, %1" : "=r"(t) : "i"(268)); #elif HWY_ARCH_ARM_A64 && !HWY_COMPILER_MSVC // pmccntr_el0 is privileged but cntvct_el0 is accessible in Linux and QEMU. asm volatile("mrs %0, cntvct_el0" : "=r"(t)); #elif HWY_ARCH_X86 && HWY_COMPILER_MSVC _ReadWriteBarrier(); _mm_lfence(); _ReadWriteBarrier(); t = __rdtsc(); _ReadWriteBarrier(); _mm_lfence(); _ReadWriteBarrier(); #elif HWY_ARCH_X86_64 asm volatile( "lfence\n\t" "rdtsc\n\t" "shl $32, %%rdx\n\t" "or %%rdx, %0\n\t" "lfence" : "=a"(t) : // "memory" avoids reordering. rdx = TSC >> 32. // "cc" = flags modified by SHL. : "rdx", "memory", "cc"); #elif HWY_ARCH_RISCV asm volatile("fence; rdtime %0" : "=r"(t)); #elif defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64) LARGE_INTEGER counter; (void)QueryPerformanceCounter(&counter); t = counter.QuadPart; #elif defined(__APPLE__) t = mach_absolute_time(); #elif defined(__HAIKU__) t = system_time_nsecs(); // since boot #else // POSIX timespec ts; clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts); t = static_cast(ts.tv_sec * 1000000000LL + ts.tv_nsec); #endif return t; } // WARNING: on x86, caller must check `HaveTimerStop()` before using this! static HWY_INLINE Ticks Stop() { uint64_t t; #if HWY_ARCH_PPC && defined(__GLIBC__) && defined(__powerpc64__) asm volatile("mfspr %0, %1" : "=r"(t) : "i"(268)); #elif HWY_ARCH_ARM_A64 && !HWY_COMPILER_MSVC // pmccntr_el0 is privileged but cntvct_el0 is accessible in Linux and QEMU. asm volatile("mrs %0, cntvct_el0" : "=r"(t)); #elif HWY_ARCH_X86 && HWY_COMPILER_MSVC _ReadWriteBarrier(); unsigned aux; t = __rdtscp(&aux); _ReadWriteBarrier(); _mm_lfence(); _ReadWriteBarrier(); #elif HWY_ARCH_X86_64 // Use inline asm because __rdtscp generates code to store TSC_AUX (ecx). asm volatile( "rdtscp\n\t" "shl $32, %%rdx\n\t" "or %%rdx, %0\n\t" "lfence" : "=a"(t) : // "memory" avoids reordering. rcx = TSC_AUX. rdx = TSC >> 32. // "cc" = flags modified by SHL. : "rcx", "rdx", "memory", "cc"); #else t = Start(); #endif return t; } } // namespace timer } // namespace hwy #endif // HIGHWAY_HWY_TIMER_H_