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int benchmark();
void reset_timer();
void start_timer();
void stop_timer();
unsigned int getCycles();

#define RUNS 1

volatile unsigned int numCycles;
int main(void)
{
  int run;

  reset_timer(); //reset timer
  start_timer(); //start timer
  for(run = 0; run < RUNS; ++run)
  {
    //puts("Trial\n\r");
    //printf("Run %d\n\r", run+1);
    benchmark();
  }

  stop_timer(); //stop timer
  numCycles = getCycles(); //read number of cycles

  while(1);

  return numCycles;
}


volatile unsigned int *DWT_CYCCNT  ;
volatile unsigned int *DWT_CONTROL ;
volatile unsigned int *SCB_DEMCR   ;

void reset_timer(){
    DWT_CYCCNT   = (int *)0xE0001004; //address of the register
    DWT_CONTROL  = (int *)0xE0001000; //address of the register
    SCB_DEMCR    = (int *)0xE000EDFC; //address of the register
    *SCB_DEMCR   = *SCB_DEMCR | 0x01000000;
    *DWT_CYCCNT  = 0; // reset the counter
    *DWT_CONTROL = 0;
}

void start_timer(){
    *DWT_CONTROL = *DWT_CONTROL | 1 ; // enable the counter
}

void stop_timer(){
    *DWT_CONTROL = *DWT_CONTROL &~ 1; // disable the counter
}

unsigned int getCycles(){
    return *DWT_CYCCNT;
}