README.md

tscns is a Time Stamp Counter clock source

• tscns uses a global static variable to cache the clock counter and system clock reference difference. tscns is thread-safe.
• tscns globally uses the atomic AtomicUsize type and aligns it to the CPU cache line, ensuring performance during multi-threaded access.
• CPU cache line alignment relies on [crossbeam_utils::CachePadded], and CachePadded is suitable for most platforms.

Supported Platforms

• x86_64
  • On x86_64, the value of the Counter register is obtained via the rdtsc instruction, and the clock source frequency is calculated through a random sampling rate. The frequency is aligned with the system clock source.
• arm64
  • On arm64, the value of the cntvct_el0 register is obtained via the inline assembly instruction mrs, and the clock source frequency is calculated through a random sampling rate. The frequency is aligned with the system clock source.
• mips64
  • On mips64, the value of the reg register is obtained via the inline assembly instruction rdtime, and the clock source frequency is calculated through a random sampling rate. The frequency is aligned with the system clock source.