[RTEMS Project] #2369: [PowerPC Book E] Invalid mftb instruction in _CPU_Counter_read()

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#2369: [PowerPC Book E] Invalid mftb instruction in _CPU_Counter_read()
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 Reporter:  nick.withers  |       Owner:  Nick Withers <nick.withers@…>
     Type:  defect        |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  4.11.1
Component:  General       |     Version:  4.11
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by nick.withers):

 Replying to [comment:16 nick.withers]:
 > Replying to [comment:15 sebastian.huber]:
 > > Replying to [comment:14 nick.withers]:
 > > > I've cunningly avoided thinking properly about whether ignoring the
 upper portion of the time base is a good idea... But, for example, isn't
 {{{rtems_bsp_delay()}}} going to stuff up if the lower 32 bits wrap?
 > >
 > > The use case for the _CPU_Counter_read() is to measure short time
 intervals for the SMP lock profiling and short delay loops for device
 drivers.  Do you really want to busy wait for 123 seconds?
 >
 > Do you really want to busy wait 123 seconds instead of the intended
 short time interval because you lost the race and the lower 32 bits of the
 counter wrapped?

 Actually, I'm full of it there I think, sorry. The 32 bit unsigned
 multiplication's gonna wrap too in that case, right?

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