armv8: generic_timer: Use event stream for udelay
Polling cntpct_el0 in a tight loop for delays is inefficient.
This is particularly apparent on Arm FVPs, which do not simulate
real time, meaning that a 1s sleep can take a couple of orders
of magnitude longer to execute in wall time.
If running at EL2 or above (where CNTHCTL_EL2 is available), enable
the cntpct_el0 event stream temporarily and use wfe to implement
the delay more efficiently. The event period is chosen as a
trade-off between efficiency and the fact that Arm FVPs do not
typically simulate real time.
This is only implemented for Armv8 boards, where an architectural
timer exists, and only enabled by default for the ARCH_VEXPRESS64
board family.
Signed-off-by: Peter Hoyes <Peter.Hoyes@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@arm.com>
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
index 51123c2..7e30cac 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@
/*
* CNTHCTL_EL2 bits definitions
*/
-#define CNTHCTL_EL2_EL1PCEN_EN (1 << 1) /* Physical timer regs accessible */
-#define CNTHCTL_EL2_EL1PCTEN_EN (1 << 0) /* Physical counter accessible */
+#define CNTHCTL_EL2_EVNT_EN BIT(2) /* Enable the event stream */
+#define CNTHCTL_EL2_EVNT_I(val) ((val) << 4) /* Event stream trigger bits */
+#define CNTHCTL_EL2_EL1PCEN_EN (1 << 1) /* Physical timer regs accessible */
+#define CNTHCTL_EL2_EL1PCTEN_EN (1 << 0) /* Physical counter accessible */
/*
* HCR_EL2 bits definitions