Merge branch 'lukas/erts/msacc'

* lukas/erts/msacc:
  Update preloaded modules
  erts: Make msacc alloctor type thread safe
  Silence compiler
  erts: Fix msacc testcase on some windowses
  erts: Add power saving cpu feature tests and use them
  erts: Refactor perf counter internal interface
  erts: Add rdtscp instruction check
  erts: Fix hrtime for windows
  erts: use correct function for perf counter on non-x86
  erts: Fix msacc win32 debug compile error
  erts: Add microstate accounting
  erts, kernel: Add os:perf_counter function
  erts: Add ERTS_WRITE_UNLIKELY

3 files changed, 83 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
index 682d4a2eac..165160a909 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
       use these functions can be of help in enabling a program to run on
       most platforms.</p>
   </description>
+
   <funcs>
     <func>
       <name name="cmd" arity="1"/>
@@ -210,6 +211,30 @@ format_utc_timestamp() ->
       </desc>
     </func>
     <func>
+      <name name="perf_counter" arity="0"/>
+      <fsummary>Returns a performance counter</fsummary>
+      <desc>
+        <p>Returns the current performance counter value in <c>perf_counter</c>
+	<seealso marker="erts:erlang#type_time_unit">time unit</seealso>.
+        This is a highly optimized call that might not be traceable.
+        </p>
+      </desc>
+    </func>
+    <func>
+      <name name="perf_counter" arity="1"/>
+      <fsummary>Returns a performance counter</fsummary>
+      <desc><p>Returns a performance counter that can be used as a very fast and
+      high resolution timestamp. This counter is read directly from the hardware or operating
+      system with the same guarantees. This means that two consecutive calls
+      to the function are not guaranteed to be monotonic, though it most likely will be.
+      The performance counter till be converted to the resolution passed as an argument.</p>
+      <pre>1> <input>T1 = os:perf_counter(1000),receive after 10000 -> ok end,T2 = os:perf_counter(1000).</input>
+176525861
+2> <input>T2 - T1.</input>
+10004</pre>
+      </desc>
+    </func>
+    <func>
       <name name="type" arity="0"/>
       <fsummary>Return the OS family and, in some cases, OS name of the current operating system</fsummary>
       <desc>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/os.erl b/lib/kernel/src/os.erl
index 0022959c11..4947088635 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/os.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/os.erl
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 
 %%% BIFs
 
--export([getenv/0, getenv/1, getenv/2, getpid/0, putenv/2, system_time/0, system_time/1,
+-export([getenv/0, getenv/1, getenv/2, getpid/0,
+         perf_counter/0, perf_counter/1,
+         putenv/2, system_time/0, system_time/1,
 	 timestamp/0, unsetenv/1]).
 
 -spec getenv() -> [string()].
@@ -60,6 +62,18 @@ getenv(VarName, DefaultValue) ->
 getpid() ->
     erlang:nif_error(undef).
 
+-spec perf_counter() -> Counter when
+      Counter :: integer().
+
+perf_counter() ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undef).
+
+-spec perf_counter(Unit) -> integer() when
+      Unit :: erlang:time_unit().
+
+perf_counter(Unit) ->
+      erlang:convert_time_unit(os:perf_counter(), perf_counter, Unit).
+
 -spec putenv(VarName, Value) -> true when
       VarName :: string(),
       Value :: string().
diff --git a/lib/kernel/test/os_SUITE.erl b/lib/kernel/test/os_SUITE.erl
index 83a95019e7..e6e8568394 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/test/os_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/test/os_SUITE.erl
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@
 -module(os_SUITE).
 
 -export([all/0, suite/0,groups/0,init_per_suite/1, end_per_suite/1,
-	 init_per_group/2,end_per_group/2]).
+	 init_per_group/2,end_per_group/2,
+	 init_per_testcase/2,end_per_testcase/2]).
 -export([space_in_cwd/1, quoting/1, cmd_unicode/1, space_in_name/1, bad_command/1,
 	 find_executable/1, unix_comment_in_command/1, deep_list_command/1,
-         large_output_command/1]).
+         large_output_command/1, perf_counter_api/1]).
 
 -include_lib("test_server/include/test_server.hrl").
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ suite() -> [{ct_hooks,[ts_install_cth]}].
 all() ->
     [space_in_cwd, quoting, cmd_unicode, space_in_name, bad_command,
      find_executable, unix_comment_in_command, deep_list_command,
-     large_output_command].
+     large_output_command, perf_counter_api].
 
 groups() ->
     [].
@@ -49,6 +50,11 @@ init_per_group(_GroupName, Config) ->
 end_per_group(_GroupName, Config) ->
     Config.
 
+init_per_testcase(_TC,Config) ->
+    Config.
+
+end_per_testcase(_,_Config) ->
+    ok.
 
 space_in_cwd(doc) ->
     "Test that executing a command in a current working directory "
@@ -278,6 +284,40 @@ large_output_command(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     AAA = lists:duplicate(7000, $a),
     comp(AAA,os:cmd("echo " ++ AAA)).
 
+%% Test that the os:perf_counter api works as expected
+perf_counter_api(_Config) ->
+
+    true = is_integer(os:perf_counter()),
+    true = os:perf_counter() > 0,
+
+    T1 = os:perf_counter(),
+    timer:sleep(100),
+    T2 = os:perf_counter(),
+    TsDiff = erlang:convert_time_unit(T2 - T1, perf_counter, nano_seconds),
+    ct:pal("T1: ~p~n"
+           "T2: ~p~n"
+           "TsDiff: ~p~n",
+           [T1,T2,TsDiff]),
+
+    %% We allow a 15% diff
+    true = TsDiff < 115000000,
+    true = TsDiff > 85000000,
+
+    T1Ms = os:perf_counter(1000),
+    timer:sleep(100),
+    T2Ms = os:perf_counter(1000),
+    MsDiff = T2Ms - T1Ms,
+    ct:pal("T1Ms: ~p~n"
+           "T2Ms: ~p~n"
+           "MsDiff: ~p~n",
+           [T1Ms,T2Ms,MsDiff]),
+
+    %% We allow a 15% diff
+    true = MsDiff < 115,
+    true = MsDiff > 85.
+
+%% Util functions
+
 comp(Expected, Got) ->
     case strip_nl(Got) of
 	Expected ->