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Import gmp 4.1.2

dnl  Alpha time stamp counter access routine.

dnl  Copyright 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
dnl 
dnl  This file is part of the GNU MP Library.
dnl 
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include(`../config.m4')


C void speed_cyclecounter (unsigned int p[2]);
C

C The rpcc instruction returns a 64-bit value split into two 32-bit fields.
C The lower 32 bits are set by the hardware, and the upper 32 bits are set
C by the operating system.  The real per-process cycle count is the sum of
C these halves.

C Unfortunately, some operating systems don't get this right.  NetBSD 1.3 is
C known to sometimes put garbage in the upper half.  Whether newer NetBSD
C versions get it right, is unknown to us.

C rpcc measures cycles elapsed in the user program and hence should be very
C accurate even on a busy system.  Losing cache contents due to task
C switching may have an effect though.

ASM_START()
PROLOGUE(speed_cyclecounter)
	rpcc	r0
	srl	r0,32,r1
	addq	r1,r0,r0
	stl	r0,0(r16)
	stl	r31,4(r16)		C zero upper return word
	ret	r31,(r26),1
EPILOGUE(speed_cyclecounter)
ASM_END()