src/arch/x86/interface/pcbios/bios_timer.c

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2008 Michael Brown <mbrown@fensystems.co.uk>.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 */

FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );

/** @file
 *
 * BIOS timer
 *
 */

#include <ipxe/timer.h>
#include <realmode.h>
#include <bios.h>
#include <ipxe/pit8254.h>

/** Number of ticks per day
 *
 * This seems to be the normative value, as used by e.g. SeaBIOS to
 * decide when to set the midnight rollover flag.
 */
#define BIOS_TICKS_PER_DAY 0x1800b0

/** Number of ticks per BIOS tick */
#define TICKS_PER_BIOS_TICK \
	( ( TICKS_PER_SEC * 60 * 60 * 24 ) / BIOS_TICKS_PER_DAY )

/**
 * Get current system time in ticks
 *
 * @ret ticks		Current time, in ticks
 *
 * Use direct memory access to BIOS variables, longword 0040:006C
 * (ticks today) and byte 0040:0070 (midnight crossover flag) instead
 * of calling timeofday BIOS interrupt.
 */
static unsigned long bios_currticks ( void ) {
	static uint32_t offset;
	uint32_t ticks;
	uint8_t midnight;

	/* Re-enable interrupts so that the timer interrupt can occur */
	__asm__ __volatile__ ( "sti\n\t"
			       "nop\n\t"
			       "nop\n\t"
			       "cli\n\t" );

	/* Read current BIOS time of day */
	get_real ( ticks, BDA_SEG, BDA_TICKS );
	get_real ( midnight, BDA_SEG, BDA_MIDNIGHT );

	/* Handle midnight rollover */
	if ( midnight ) {
		midnight = 0;
		put_real ( midnight, BDA_SEG, BDA_MIDNIGHT );
		offset += BIOS_TICKS_PER_DAY;
	}
	ticks += offset;

	/* Convert to timer ticks */
	return ( ticks * TICKS_PER_BIOS_TICK );
}

/** BIOS timer */
struct timer bios_timer __timer ( TIMER_NORMAL ) = {
	.name = "bios",
	.currticks = bios_currticks,
	.udelay = pit8254_udelay,
};