px4_autopilot/apps/systemlib/perf_counter.h

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/**
 * @file perf_counter.h
 * Performance measuring tools.
 */

#ifndef _SYSTEMLIB_PERF_COUNTER_H
#define _SYSTEMLIB_PERF_COUNTER_H value

/**
 * Counter types.
 */
enum perf_counter_type {
	PC_COUNT,		/**< count the number of times an event occurs */
	PC_ELAPSED,		/**< measure the time elapsed performing an event */
	PC_INTERVAL		/**< measure the interval between instances of an event */
};

struct perf_ctr_header;
typedef struct perf_ctr_header	*perf_counter_t;

__BEGIN_DECLS

/**
 * Create a new counter.
 *
 * @param type			The type of the new counter.
 * @param name			The counter name.
 * @return			Handle for the new counter, or NULL if a counter
 *				could not be allocated.
 */
__EXPORT extern perf_counter_t	perf_alloc(enum perf_counter_type type, const char *name);

/**
 * Free a counter.
 *
 * @param handle		The performance counter's handle.
 */
__EXPORT extern void		perf_free(perf_counter_t handle);

/**
 * Count a performance event.
 *
 * This call only affects counters that take single events; PC_COUNT etc.
 *
 * @param handle		The handle returned from perf_alloc.
 */
__EXPORT extern void		perf_count(perf_counter_t handle);

/**
 * Begin a performance event.
 *
 * This call applies to counters that operate over ranges of time; PC_ELAPSED etc.
 *
 * @param handle		The handle returned from perf_alloc.
 */
__EXPORT extern void		perf_begin(perf_counter_t handle);

/**
 * End a performance event.
 *
 * This call applies to counters that operate over ranges of time; PC_ELAPSED etc.
 *
 * @param handle		The handle returned from perf_alloc.
 */
__EXPORT extern void		perf_end(perf_counter_t handle);

/**
 * Reset a performance event.
 *
 * This call resets performance counter to initial state
 *
 * @param handle		The handle returned from perf_alloc.
 */
__EXPORT extern void		perf_reset(perf_counter_t handle);

/**
 * Print one performance counter.
 *
 * @param handle		The counter to print.
 */
__EXPORT extern void		perf_print_counter(perf_counter_t handle);

/**
 * Print all of the performance counters.
 */
__EXPORT extern void		perf_print_all(void);

/**
 * Reset all of the performance counters.
 */
__EXPORT extern void		perf_reset_all(void);

__END_DECLS

#endif