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+// Copyright 2018 Google Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package time
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"gvisor.googlesource.com/gvisor/pkg/log"
+)
+
+const (
+	// defaultOverheadTSC is the default estimated syscall overhead in TSC cycles.
+	// It is further refined as syscalls are made.
+	defaultOverheadCycles = 1 * 1000
+
+	// maxOverheadCycles is the maximum allowed syscall overhead in TSC cycles.
+	maxOverheadCycles = 100 * defaultOverheadCycles
+
+	// maxSampleLoops is the maximum number of times to try to get a clock sample
+	// under the expected overhead.
+	maxSampleLoops = 5
+
+	// maxSamples is the maximum number of samples to collect.
+	maxSamples = 10
+)
+
+// errOverheadTooHigh is returned from sampler.Sample if the syscall
+// overhead is too high.
+var errOverheadTooHigh = errors.New("time syscall overhead exceeds maximum")
+
+// TSCValue is a value from the TSC.
+type TSCValue int64
+
+// Rdtsc reads the TSC.
+//
+// Intel SDM, Vol 3, Ch 17.15:
+// "The RDTSC instruction reads the time-stamp counter and is guaranteed to
+// return a monotonically increasing unique value whenever executed, except for
+// a 64-bit counter wraparound. Intel guarantees that the time-stamp counter
+// will not wraparound within 10 years after being reset."
+//
+// We use int64, so we have 5 years before wrap-around.
+func Rdtsc() TSCValue
+
+// ReferenceNS are nanoseconds in the reference clock domain.
+// int64 gives us ~290 years before this overflows.
+type ReferenceNS int64
+
+// Magnitude returns the absolute value of r.
+func (r ReferenceNS) Magnitude() ReferenceNS {
+	if r < 0 {
+		return -r
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+// cycleClock is a TSC-based cycle clock.
+type cycleClock interface {
+	// Cycles returns a count value from the TSC.
+	Cycles() TSCValue
+}
+
+// tscCycleClock is a cycleClock that uses the real TSC.
+type tscCycleClock struct{}
+
+// Cycles implements cycleClock.Cycles.
+func (tscCycleClock) Cycles() TSCValue {
+	return Rdtsc()
+}
+
+// sample contains a sample from the reference clock, with TSC values from
+// before and after the reference clock value was captured.
+type sample struct {
+	before TSCValue
+	after  TSCValue
+	ref    ReferenceNS
+}
+
+// Overhead returns the sample overhead in TSC cycles.
+func (s *sample) Overhead() TSCValue {
+	return s.after - s.before
+}
+
+// referenceClocks collects individual samples from a reference clock ID and
+// TSC.
+type referenceClocks interface {
+	cycleClock
+
+	// Sample returns a single sample from the reference clock ID.
+	Sample(c ClockID) (sample, error)
+}
+
+// sampler collects samples from a reference system clock, minimizing
+// the overhead in each sample.
+type sampler struct {
+	// clockID is the reference clock ID (e.g., CLOCK_MONOTONIC).
+	clockID ClockID
+
+	// clocks provides raw samples.
+	clocks referenceClocks
+
+	// overhead is the estimated sample overhead in TSC cycles.
+	overhead TSCValue
+
+	// samples is a ring buffer of the latest samples collected.
+	samples []sample
+}
+
+// newSampler creates a sampler for clockID.
+func newSampler(c ClockID) *sampler {
+	return &sampler{
+		clockID:  c,
+		clocks:   syscallTSCReferenceClocks{},
+		overhead: defaultOverheadCycles,
+	}
+}
+
+// Reset discards previously collected clock samples.
+func (s *sampler) Reset() {
+	s.overhead = defaultOverheadCycles
+	s.samples = []sample{}
+}
+
+// lowOverheadSample returns a reference clock sample with minimized syscall overhead.
+func (s *sampler) lowOverheadSample() (sample, error) {
+	for {
+		for i := 0; i < maxSampleLoops; i++ {
+			samp, err := s.clocks.Sample(s.clockID)
+			if err != nil {
+				return sample{}, err
+			}
+
+			if samp.before > samp.after {
+				log.Warningf("TSC went backwards: %v > %v", samp.before, samp.after)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if samp.Overhead() <= s.overhead {
+				return samp, nil
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Couldn't get a sample with the current overhead. Increase it.
+		newOverhead := 2 * s.overhead
+		if newOverhead > maxOverheadCycles {
+			// We'll give it one more shot with the max overhead.
+
+			if s.overhead == maxOverheadCycles {
+				return sample{}, errOverheadTooHigh
+			}
+
+			newOverhead = maxOverheadCycles
+		}
+
+		s.overhead = newOverhead
+		log.Debugf("Time: Adjusting syscall overhead up to %v", s.overhead)
+	}
+}
+
+// Sample collects a reference clock sample.
+func (s *sampler) Sample() error {
+	sample, err := s.lowOverheadSample()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	s.samples = append(s.samples, sample)
+	if len(s.samples) > maxSamples {
+		s.samples = s.samples[1:]
+	}
+
+	// If the 4 most recent samples all have an overhead less than half the
+	// expected overhead, adjust downwards.
+	if len(s.samples) < 4 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, sample := range s.samples[len(s.samples)-4:] {
+		if sample.Overhead() > s.overhead/2 {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	s.overhead -= s.overhead / 8
+	log.Debugf("Time: Adjusting syscall overhead down to %v", s.overhead)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Syscall returns the current raw reference time without storing TSC
+// samples.
+func (s *sampler) Syscall() (ReferenceNS, error) {
+	sample, err := s.clocks.Sample(s.clockID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return sample.ref, nil
+}
+
+// Cycles returns a raw TSC value.
+func (s *sampler) Cycles() TSCValue {
+	return s.clocks.Cycles()
+}
+
+// Range returns the widest range of clock samples available.
+func (s *sampler) Range() (sample, sample, bool) {
+	if len(s.samples) < 2 {
+		return sample{}, sample{}, false
+	}
+
+	return s.samples[0], s.samples[len(s.samples)-1], true
+}