IA-个人电脑HPET((高精确性事件计时员)是一规格说明,被英特尔公司和微软共同在早的部分这decade.形成的.最新版本被给注明日期2004年10月.它’s表明目的是向
开始时补充和最终取代遗产8254可编程序的时间间隔计时员和实时钟周期中断产生功能,被是‘de-facto’计时员硬件现时用于IA-个人电脑的.
HPET建筑定义一套能被操作系统使用的计时员.一计时员块是一单一的柜台和多达32比较仪和登记比赛的结合.比较仪比较反对价值匹配登记的目录的a免费柜台升起单调的.当输出的时候的沿着-柜台对等在一中断是的匹配登记中价值产生.比较仪的每一个能使出一中断.一最大限度的8计时员块被为总共256个计时员支持.每一计时员块能有不同记记时卡属性.特有工具可以包含仅一这些计时员的子集.一最低限度的三个计时员被要求.
规格说明含有下列的HPET建筑的方块图.

可以被使某些计时员能产生一周期中断.如果一个计时员准备好是周期,每次,一匹配发生因此计算这个计时员产生一interrupt.下次的它的时期被加入匹配登记.An 64小块通常很开是沿着-柜台但是32-位工具被规格说明允许和沿着-柜台64-位能也被在32-位方式中驱动.沿着-在一最低限度的10 MHz运作柜台.哪一个是与更老RTC((实时钟)相比快得多和能在一高分辨得多的因此生产周期中断.和这些计时员有关的登记被把映射到记忆空间.
(先进的配置和力量界面)官能性告诉HPET记忆-的位置的操作系统BIOS使用ACPI绘制登记空间的地图.这里是一张从一块英特尔公司DX48BT2((AKA BoneTrail)母板拆卸ACPI HPET桌子的例子.
$ cat /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/HPET > /var/tmp/hpet.out $ iasl -d /var/tmp/hpet.out $ cat /var/tmp/hpet.dsl /* * Intel ACPI Component Architecture * AML Disassembler version 20090123 * * Disassembly of /var/tmp/hpet.out, Sun Jul 5 19:34:47 2009 * * ACPI Data Table [HPET] * * Format: [HexOffset DecimalOffset ByteLength] FieldName : FieldValue */ [000h 000 4] Signature : "HPET" /* High Precision Event Timer table */ [004h 004 4] Table Length : 00000038 [008h 008 1] Revision : 01 [009h 009 1] Checksum : CE [00Ah 010 6] Oem ID : "INTEL " [010h 016 8] Oem Table ID : "DX48BT2 " [018h 024 4] Oem Revision : 0000076E [01Ch 028 4] Asl Compiler ID : "MSFT" [020h 032 4] Asl Compiler Revision : 01000013 [024h 036 4] Hardware Block ID : 8086A301 [028h 040 12] Timer Block Register :[028h 040 1] Space ID : 00 (SystemMemory) [029h 041 1] Bit Width : 00 [02Ah 042 1] Bit Offset : 00 [02Bh 043 1] Access Width : 00 [02Ch 044 8] Address : 00000000FED00000 [034h 052 1] Sequence Number : 00 [035h 053 2] Minimum Clock Ticks : 0001 [037h 055 1] Flags (decoded below) : 00 Page Protect : 0 4K Page Protect : 0 64K Page Protect : 0 Raw Table Data 0000: 48 50 45 54 38 00 00 00 01 CE 49 4E 54 45 4C 20 HPET8.....INTEL 0010: 44 58 34 38 42 54 32 20 6E 07 00 00 4D 53 46 54 DX48BT2 n...MSFT 0020: 13 00 00 01 01 A3 86 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 D0 FE ................ 0030: 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 ........ $
事实上,时代周刊堵住((认为经过AML硬件块是disassember)有关一参看页的HPET v1.0a个人小块的详细故障的规格说明30.指出事件为了依靠一操作系统的努力获得成功,仅计时员块需求被在HPET表中描绘的.这个是此种情况这里.为非遗产平台,Block在HPET中描绘的事件计时员是,其提供官能性取代8254//RTC周期中断逻辑的那个.
其它事件时代周刊块被在ACPI namespace中描绘.这里是从拆卸ACPI DSDT桌子有关部分.
Device (HPET)
{
Name (_HID, EisaId ("PNP0103"))
Name (_CRS, ResourceTemplate ()
{
Memory32Fixed (ReadOnly,
0xFED00000, // Address Base
0x00004000, // Address Length
)
})
Method (_STA, 0, NotSerialized)
{
If (HPEE)
{
Return (0x0F)
}
Else
{
Return (Zero)
}
}
}
为HPET指出分配PNPID((PNP0103).因为没有_UID被指定,它意味着事实上没有其它HPET计时员块.
当这块特殊母板被向上在浅顶软呢男帽11下面踢的时候,这里是一和HPET-有关的信息outputted的清单.
$ dmesg | grep -i HPET ACPI: HPET CFBF2000, 0038 (r1 INTEL DX48BT2 76E MSFT 1000013) ACPI: HPET id: 0x8086a301 base: 0xfed00000 hpet clockevent registered HPET: 4 timers in total, 0 timers will be used for per-cpu timer hpet0: at MMIO 0xfed00000, IRQs 2, 8, 0, 0 hpet0: 4 comparators, 64-bit 14.318180 MHz counter rtc0: alarms up to one month, 114 bytes nvram, hpet irqs $
当ACPI HPET桌子被阅读的时候,第一线是outputted.当ACPI HPET桌子被变为记忆绘制的地图的时候,第二切分节奏偏于是outputted …/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c.当HPET遗产中断被开始作为全球性钟和HPET被登记的时候,下一个线是outputted.当仁检查保证至少计时员被留待userspace((/dev/hpet)的的时候,下列的线是outputted.下一个的两行输出来自HPET装置司机…/drivers/char/hpet.c.它展示2个计时员已经分配中断和二做not..
当它和HPET关联时,这里是有关的部分从/proc/time_list输出:
Tick Device: mode: 1 Broadcast device Clock Event Device: hpet max_delta_ns: 149983005959 min_delta_ns: 5000 mult: 61496114 shift: 32 mode: 3 next_event: 9223372036854775807 nsecs set_next_event: hpet_legacy_next_event set_mode: hpet_legacy_set_mode event_handler: tick_handle_oneshot_broadcast tick_broadcast_mask: 00000000 tick_broadcast_oneshot_mask: 00000000
这里是从/proc/sys/dev/hpet和/proc/driver/rtc输出:
$ cat /proc/sys/dev/hpet/max-user-freq 64 $ cat /proc/driver/rtc rtc_time : 06:34:31 rtc_date : 2009-07-06 alrm_time : **:24:40 alrm_date : ****-**-** alarm_IRQ : no alrm_pending : no 24hr : yes periodic_IRQ : no update_IRQ : no HPET_emulated : yes DST_enable : no periodic_freq : 1024 batt_status : okay
HPET司机((/dev/hpet)对实时钟司机有一相似API.它是一能支撑许多HPET装置的个性装置.仁API有三界面被从司机出口:
hpet_register( struct hpet_task *tp, int periodic ) hpet_unregister( struct hpet_task *tp ) hpet_control( struct hpet_task *tp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg )
向HPET userspace界面被在装桶盖的工人/usr/include/linux/hpet.h身上定义.当前的套支持运算是:
#define HPET_IE_ON _IO('h', 0x01) /* interrupt on */
#define HPET_IE_OFF _IO('h', 0x02) /* interrupt off */
#define HPET_INFO _IOR('h', 0x03, struct hpet_info) /* get information */
#define HPET_EPI _IO('h', 0x04) /* enable periodic */
#define HPET_DPI _IO('h', 0x05) /* disable periodic */
#define HPET_IRQFREQ _IOW('h', 0x6, unsigned long) /* set frequency */
下列的例子展示怎样使用出版界面访问一HPET在中间2和每秒99次和认为一简单周期信号是操作者hpet_alarm.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h;>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <linux/hpet.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <signal.h>
static uint16_t hpet_sigio_count;
static uint64_t secs;
static void
hpet_alarm(int val)
{
struct timespec t;
clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &t);
if (!secs) secs = t.tv_sec;
fprintf(stderr, "hpet_alarm called. iteration: %2d secs: %ld nsecs: %ld \n",
hpet_sigio_count, (t.tv_sec - secs) , t.tv_sec * 100000 + t.tv_nsec );
hpet_sigio_count++;
}
int
main(int argc, const char **argv)
{
struct sigaction old, new;
struct hpet_info info;
int frequency;
int iterations;
int retval = 0;
int fd;
int r, i, value;
if (argc != 3) {
fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s frequency(1-64) iterations(10-99)\n", argv[0]);
return -1;
}
frequency = atoi(argv[1]);
iterations = atoi(argv[2]);
if (frequency > 64 || frequency < 1 ) {
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Invalid value for frequency\n");
return -1;
}
if (iterations < 10 || iterations > 99 ) {
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Invalid value for iterations\n");
return -1;
}
hpet_sigio_count = 0;
sigemptyset(&new.sa_mask);
new.sa_flags = 0;
new.sa_handler = hpet_alarm;
sigaction(SIGIO, NULL, &old);
sigaction(SIGIO, &new, NULL);
fd = open("/dev/hpet", O_RDONLY);
if (fd < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Failed to open /dev/hpet\n");
return -1;
}
if ((fcntl(fd, F_SETOWN, getpid()) == 1) ||
((value = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL)) == 1) ||
(fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, value | O_ASYNC) == 1)) {
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: fcntl failed\n");
retval = 1;
goto fail;
}
if (ioctl(fd, HPET_IRQFREQ, frequency) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Could not set /dev/hpet to have a %2dHz timer\n", frequency);
retval = 2;
goto fail;
}
if (ioctl(fd, HPET_INFO, &info) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: failed to get info\n");
retval = 3;
goto fail;
}
fprintf(stdout, "\nhi_ireqfreq: 0x%lx hi_flags: %0x%lx hi_hpet: 0x%x hi_timer: 0x%x\n\n",
info.hi_ireqfreq, info.hi_flags, info.hi_hpet, info.hi_timer);
r = ioctl(fd, HPET_EPI, 0);
if (info.hi_flags && (r < 0)) {
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: HPET_EPI failed\n");
retval = 4;
goto fail;
}
if (ioctl(fd, HPET_IE_ON, 0) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: HPET_IE_ON failed\n");
retval = 5;
goto fail;
}
/* wait for specified number of signal interrupts */
for (i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
(void) pause();
}
if (ioctl(fd, HPET_IE_OFF, 0) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: HPET_IE_OFF failed\n");
retval = 6;
}
fail:
sigaction(SIGIO, &old, NULL);
if (fd > 0)
close(fd);
return retval;
}
当它被随着一32的频率和一64的重复计数招的时候,这里是从这例子输出.
$ sudo ./hpet_example 32 64 hi_ireqfreq: 0x20 hi_flags: 00 hi_hpet: 0x2 hi_timer: 0x4a1cb9c8 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 0 secs: 0 nsecs: 124683205055050 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 1 secs: 0 nsecs: 124683236313149 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 2 secs: 0 nsecs: 124683267566342 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 3 secs: 0 nsecs: 124683298821905 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 4 secs: 0 nsecs: 124683330077493 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 5 secs: 0 nsecs: 124683361341893 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 6 secs: 0 nsecs: 124683392590764 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 7 secs: 0 nsecs: 124683423849157 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 8 secs: 0 nsecs: 124683455101917 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 9 secs: 0 nsecs: 124683486357683 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 10 secs: 0 nsecs: 124683517617931 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 11 secs: 0 nsecs: 124683548872198 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 12 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682580229541 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 13 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682611481235 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 14 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682642740016 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 15 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682673992697 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 16 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682705247479 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 17 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682736504664 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 18 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682767758840 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 19 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682799014280 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 20 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682830270129 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 21 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682861530334 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 22 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682892784577 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 23 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682924038220 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 24 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682955294110 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 25 secs: 1 nsecs: 124682986550572 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 26 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683017805756 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 27 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683049061117 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 28 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683080318331 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 29 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683111576954 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 30 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683142828988 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 31 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683174083954 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 32 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683205337967 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 33 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683236593144 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 34 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683267851530 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 35 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683299104054 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 36 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683330358748 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 37 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683361617445 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 38 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683392870249 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 39 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683424124489 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 40 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683455379717 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 41 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683486634424 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 42 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683517889149 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 43 secs: 1 nsecs: 124683549144315 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 44 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682580500695 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 45 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682611761325 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 46 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682643011863 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 47 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682674265864 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 48 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682705521034 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 49 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682736776049 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 50 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682768030654 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 51 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682799285398 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 52 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682830544701 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 53 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682861797319 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 54 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682893051578 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 55 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682924306748 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 56 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682955562132 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 57 secs: 2 nsecs: 124682986823545 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 58 secs: 2 nsecs: 124683018073636 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 59 secs: 2 nsecs: 124683049327560 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 60 secs: 2 nsecs: 124683080586707 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 61 secs: 2 nsecs: 124683111841132 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 62 secs: 2 nsecs: 124683143095147 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 63 secs: 2 nsecs: 124683174349985 hpet_alarm called. iteration: 64 secs: 2 nsecs: 124683205607103 $
好,我认为我已经为你提供充足信息,因此现在你应该你自己能离开和用HPET界面做试验.
顺便说一件事,并非所有VMware产品支撑HPET.现时ESX不向操作系统客人提供一事实上HPET在虚拟机机器中和在有些情形下可以是对由于计时员漂移完全严重损坏HPET必要的.信息有关更多参看VMware TimeKeeping.
附言我受试验在一块英特尔公司DX48BT2母板上跑步一2.6.29.5-191仁上述例子.





















