libpayload/x86/delay: Add an x86 arch_ndelay

This method has a pause instruction to help the CPU relax a little bit.
Measuring grunt it saves about 80mW.

BUG=b:109749762
TEST=Made sure that grunt boots.

Change-Id: I045a941ed42fcc4f2dbdd65b5cbb42d84813f50c
Signed-off-by: Raul E Rangel <rrangel@chromium.org>
Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/28244
Reviewed-by: Martin Roth <martinroth@google.com>
Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org>
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Raul E Rangel 2018-08-20 12:54:58 -06:00 committed by Martin Roth
parent d63627fb84
commit 370c116ca5
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@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ libc-y += timer.c coreboot.c util.S
libc-y += exec.S virtual.c
libc-y += selfboot.c
libc-y += exception_asm.S exception.c
libc-y += delay.c
# Will fall back to default_memXXX() in libc/memory.c if GPL not allowed.
libc-$(CONFIG_LP_GPL) += string.c

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/*
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#include <libpayload.h>
/* The pause instruction can delay 10-140 CPU cycles, so avoid calling it when
* getting close to finishing. Depending on the timer source, the timer can be
* running at CPU frequency, bus frequency, or some arbitrary value. We assume
* that the timer is running at the CPU frequency. */
#define PAUSE_THRESHOLD_TICKS 150
void arch_ndelay(uint64_t ns)
{
uint64_t delta = ns * timer_hz() / NSECS_PER_SEC;
uint64_t pause_delta = 0;
uint64_t start = timer_raw_value();
if (delta > PAUSE_THRESHOLD_TICKS)
pause_delta = delta - PAUSE_THRESHOLD_TICKS;
while (timer_raw_value() - start < pause_delta)
asm volatile("pause\n\t");
while (timer_raw_value() - start < delta)
continue;
}