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+/* Yo, Emacs! we're -*- Linux-C -*-
+ *
+ *      Copyright (C) 1993-1995 Bas Laarhoven.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+ *      GP calibration routine for processor speed dependent
+ *      functions.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/ftape.h>
+#include <asm/system.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
+
+#include "tracing.h"
+#include "calibr.h"
+#include "fdc-io.h"
+
+#undef DEBUG
+
+unsigned timestamp(void)
+{
+	unsigned count;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	save_flags(flags);
+	cli();
+	outb_p(0x00, 0x43);	/* latch the count ASAP */
+	count = inb_p(0x40);	/* read the latched count */
+	count |= inb(0x40) << 8;
+	restore_flags(flags);
+	return (LATCH - count);	/* normal: downcounter */
+}
+
+int timediff(int t0, int t1)
+{
+	/*  Calculate difference in usec for timestamp results t0 & t1.
+	 *  Note that the maximum timespan allowed is 1/HZ or we'll lose ticks!
+	 */
+	if (t1 < t0) {
+		t1 += LATCH;
+	}
+	return (1000 * (t1 - t0)) / ((CLOCK_TICK_RATE + 500) / 1000);
+}
+
+/*      To get an indication of the I/O performance,
+ *      measure the duration of the inb() function.
+ */
+void time_inb(void)
+{
+	TRACE_FUN(8, "time_inb");
+	int i;
+	int t0, t1;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int status;
+
+	save_flags(flags);
+	cli();
+	t0 = timestamp();
+	for (i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
+		status = inb(fdc.msr);
+	}
+	t1 = timestamp();
+	restore_flags(flags);
+	if (t1 - t0 <= 0) {
+		t1 += LATCH;
+	}
+	TRACEx1(4, "inb() duration: %d nsec", timediff(t0, t1));
+	TRACE_EXIT;
+}
+
+/*  Haven't studied on why, but there sometimes is a problem
+ *  with the tick timer readout. The two bytes get swapped.
+ *  This hack solves that problem by doing one extra input.
+ */
+void fix_clock(void)
+{
+	TRACE_FUN(8, "fix_clock");
+	int t;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
+		t = timestamp();
+		if (t < 0) {
+			inb_p(0x40);	/* get in sync again */
+			TRACE(2, "clock counter fixed");
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	TRACE_EXIT;
+}
+
+/*
+ *      Input:  function taking int count as parameter.
+ *              pointers to calculated calibration variables.
+ */
+int calibrate(char *name, void (*fun) (int), int *calibr_count, int *calibr_time)
+{
+	TRACE_FUN(5, "calibrate");
+	static int first_time = 1;
+	int i;
+	int old_tc = 0;
+	int old_count = 1;
+	int old_time = 1;
+
+	if (first_time) {	/* get idea of I/O performance */
+		fix_clock();
+		time_inb();
+		first_time = 0;
+	}
+	/*    value of timeout must be set so that on very slow systems
+	 *    it will give a time less than one jiffy, and on
+	 *    very fast systems it'll give reasonable precision.
+	 */
+
+	*calibr_count = 10;
+	for (i = 0; i < 15; ++i) {
+		int t0, t1;
+		unsigned long flags;
+		int once;
+		int multiple;
+		int tc;
+
+		*calibr_time = *calibr_count;	/* set TC to 1 */
+		fun(0);		/* dummy, get code into cache */
+		save_flags(flags);
+		cli();
+		t0 = timestamp();
+		fun(0);		/* overhead + one test */
+		t1 = timestamp();
+		if (t1 < t0) {
+			t1 += LATCH;
+		}
+		once = t1 - t0;
+		t0 = timestamp();
+		fun(*calibr_count);	/* overhead + multiple tests */
+		t1 = timestamp();
+		if (t1 < t0) {
+			t1 += LATCH;
+		}
+		multiple = t1 - t0;
+		restore_flags(flags);
+		*calibr_time = (10000 * (multiple - once)) / (CLOCK_TICK_RATE / 100);
+		--*calibr_count;	/* because delta corresponds to this count */
+		tc = (1000 * *calibr_time) / *calibr_count;
+		TRACEx4(8, "once:%4d us,%5d times:%6d us, TC:%5d ns",
+			(10000 * once) / (CLOCK_TICK_RATE / 100),
+			*calibr_count,
+			(10000 * multiple) / (CLOCK_TICK_RATE / 100),
+			tc);
+		/*
+		 * increase the count until the resulting time nears 2/HZ,
+		 * then the tc will drop sharply because we lose LATCH counts.
+		 */
+		if (tc <= old_tc / 2) {
+			*calibr_time = old_time;
+			*calibr_count = old_count;
+			break;
+		}
+		old_tc = tc;
+		old_count = *calibr_count;
+		old_time = *calibr_time;
+		*calibr_count *= 2;
+	}
+	TRACEx3(4, "TC for `%s()' = %d nsec (at %d counts)",
+	     name, (1000 * *calibr_time) / *calibr_count, *calibr_count);
+	TRACE_EXIT;
+	return 0;
+}

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