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* ALTER TABLE with multiple SET NOT NULL
@ 2019-01-05 00:28 Allison Kaptur <[email protected]>
  2019-01-05 01:05 ` Re: ALTER TABLE with multiple SET NOT NULL Tom Lane <[email protected]>
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From: Allison Kaptur @ 2019-01-05 00:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: [email protected]

Hi folks,

I encountered a surprising error when writing a migration that both added a
primary key to a table and added a new NOT NULL column. It threw the error "
column "col_d" contains null values", even though I supplied a default. The
migration looks like this:
CREATE TABLE new_table AS SELECT col_a, col_b, col_c from existing_table;
ALTER TABLE new_table
    ADD COLUMN col_d UUID UNIQUE NOT NULL DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4(),
    ADD PRIMARY KEY (col_a, col_b, col_c);

Because of the `DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4()`, I wouldn't expect it to be
possible for the new column to have null values, so I was surprised to get
an integrity error with the message "column "col_d" contains null values".

I found two workarounds that don't produce the error. First, if I instead
set the NOT NULL last, I get no error:
ALTER TABLE new_table
    ADD COLUMN col_d UUID UNIQUE DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4(),
    ADD PRIMARY KEY (col_a, col_b, col_c),
    ALTER COLUMN col_d SET NOT NULL;

Second, if I do the two steps in two ALTER TABLE statements, I also get no
error.
ALTER TABLE new_table
    ADD COLUMN col_d UUID UNIQUE NOT NULL DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4();
ALTER TABLE new_table
    ADD PRIMARY KEY (col_a, col_b, col_c);

I'm running postgres 9.6.2.

I know that adding a column with a default requires the table & its indexes
to be rewritten, and I know that adding a primary key on a column that
doesn't have an existing NOT NULL constraint does ALTER COLUMN SET NOT NULL
on each column in the primary key. So I'm wondering if Postgres is
reordering the SET NOT NULL operations in a way that causes it to attempt
setting col_d to NOT NULL before the default values are supplied.

My understanding from the docs is that I should be able to combine any
ALTER TABLE statements into one if they don't involve RENAME or SET SCHEMA
(or a few other things in v10, which I'm not using).

So my questions are:
- Is there a way I can see what Postgres is doing under the hood? I wanted
to use EXPLAIN ANALYZE but it doesn't appear to work on alter table
statements.
- Am I missing something about my original migration, or is there a reason
I shouldn't expect it to work?

Thanks,
Allison Kaptur


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* Re: ALTER TABLE with multiple SET NOT NULL
  2019-01-05 00:28 ALTER TABLE with multiple SET NOT NULL Allison Kaptur <[email protected]>
@ 2019-01-05 01:05 ` Tom Lane <[email protected]>
  2019-01-09 11:11   ` Re: ALTER TABLE with multiple SET NOT NULL Sergei Kornilov <[email protected]>
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From: Tom Lane @ 2019-01-05 01:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Allison Kaptur <[email protected]>; +Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]

Allison Kaptur <[email protected]> writes:
> I encountered a surprising error when writing a migration that both added a
> primary key to a table and added a new NOT NULL column. It threw the error "
> column "col_d" contains null values", even though I supplied a default. The
> migration looks like this:
> CREATE TABLE new_table AS SELECT col_a, col_b, col_c from existing_table;
> ALTER TABLE new_table
>     ADD COLUMN col_d UUID UNIQUE NOT NULL DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4(),
>     ADD PRIMARY KEY (col_a, col_b, col_c);

Hm, this can be made a good deal more self-contained:

regression=# create table t1 (a int);
CREATE TABLE
regression=# insert into t1 values(1);
INSERT 0 1
regression=# alter table t1 add column b float8 not null default random(),
add primary key(a);
ERROR:  column "b" contains null values

It fails like that as far back as I tried (8.4).  I'm guessing that we're
doing the ALTER steps in the wrong order, but haven't looked closer than
that.

Interestingly, in v11 and HEAD it works if you use a constant default,
suggesting that the fast-default feature is at least adjacent to the
problem.

			regards, tom lane




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* Re: ALTER TABLE with multiple SET NOT NULL
  2019-01-05 00:28 ALTER TABLE with multiple SET NOT NULL Allison Kaptur <[email protected]>
  2019-01-05 01:05 ` Re: ALTER TABLE with multiple SET NOT NULL Tom Lane <[email protected]>
@ 2019-01-09 11:11   ` Sergei Kornilov <[email protected]>
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From: Sergei Kornilov @ 2019-01-09 11:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Tom Lane <[email protected]>; Allison Kaptur <[email protected]>; +Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>

Hello

I investigate this bug and found reason:
>  alter table t1 add column b float8 not null default random(), add primary key(a);

Here we call ATController (src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c) with two cmds: AT_AddColumn and AT_AddIndex
Then we go to phase 2 in ATRewriteCatalogs:
- succesful add new attribute, but without table rewrite - it will be later in phase 3
- call ATExecAddIndex, we want add primary key, so we call index_check_primary_key.
index_check_primary_key call AlterTableInternal and therefore another ATController with independent one AT_SetNotNull command.
ATController will call phase 2, and then its own phase 3 with validation all constraints. But at this nested level we have no AlteredTableInfo->newvals and we do not proper transform tuple.

not sure how we can proper rewrite this case.

regards, Sergei




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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
2.25.0.114.g5b0ca878e0


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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
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From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
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From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Use cpu reference cycles, via rdtsc, to measure time for instrumentation.
@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 268+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
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From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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@ 2020-06-12 02:38 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
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From: Andres Freund @ 2020-06-12 02:38 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/include/portability/instr_time.h | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
index fc058d548a8..8b2f9a2e707 100644
--- a/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
+++ b/src/include/portability/instr_time.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
 #define PG_INSTR_CLOCK	CLOCK_REALTIME
 #endif
 
+/* time in baseline cpu cycles */
 typedef int64 instr_time;
+
 #define NS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000000)
 #define US_PER_S INT64CONST(1000000)
 #define MS_PER_S INT64CONST(1000)
@@ -95,17 +97,67 @@ typedef int64 instr_time;
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(t)	((t) = 0)
 
-static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+/*
+ * Return what the number of cycles needs to be multiplied with to end up with
+ * seconds.
+ *
+ * FIXME: The cold portion should probably be out-of-line. And it'd be better
+ * to not recompute this in every file that uses this. Best would probably be
+ * to require explicit initialization of cycles_to_sec, because having a
+ * branch really is unnecessary.
+ *
+ * FIXME: We should probably not unnecessarily use floating point math
+ * here. And it's likely that the numbers are small enough that we are running
+ * into floating point inaccuracies already. Probably worthwhile to be a good
+ * bit smarter.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This would need to be conditional, with a fallback to something not
+ * rdtsc based.
+ */
+static inline double __attribute__((const))
+get_cycles_to_sec(void)
 {
-	struct timespec tmp;
+	static double cycles_to_sec = 0;
 
-	clock_gettime(PG_INSTR_CLOCK, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * Compute baseline cpu peformance, determines speed at which rdtsc advances
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cycles_to_sec == 0))
+	{
+		uint32 cpuinfo[4] = {0};
 
-	return tmp.tv_sec * NS_PER_S + tmp.tv_nsec;
+		__get_cpuid(0x16, cpuinfo, cpuinfo + 1, cpuinfo + 2, cpuinfo + 3);
+		cycles_to_sec = 1 / ((double) cpuinfo[0] * 1000 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	return cycles_to_sec;
+}
+
+static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The rdtscp waits for all in-flight instructions to finish (but allows
+	 * later instructions to start concurrently). That's good for some timing
+	 * situations (when the time is supposed to cover all the work), but
+	 * terrible for others (when sub-parts of work are measured, because then
+	 * the pipeline stall due to the wait change the overall timing).
+	 */
+#if 0
+	unsigned int aux;
+	int64 tsc = __rdtscp(&aux);
+
+	return tsc;
+#else
+
+	return __rdtsc();
+#endif
 }
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(t) \
-	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ns()
+	(t) = pg_clock_gettime_ref_cycles()
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_ADD(x,y) \
 	do { \
@@ -123,13 +175,13 @@ static inline instr_time pg_clock_gettime_ns(void)
 	} while (0)
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_S)
+	((double) (t) * get_cycles_to_sec())
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_MS)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * MS_PER_S))
 
 #define INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(t) \
-	((double) (t) / NS_PER_US)
+	((double) (t) * (get_cycles_to_sec() * US_PER_S))
 
 #else							/* !HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME */
 
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