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+/** @file
+  EFI Timestamp Protocol as defined in UEFI2.4 Specification. 
+  Used to provide a platform independent interface for retrieving a high resolution timestamp counter.
+  
+  Copyright (c) 2013, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
+  This program and the accompanying materials                          
+  are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License         
+  which accompanies this distribution. The full text of the license may be found at        
+  http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php                                            
+
+  THE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE BSD LICENSE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,                     
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.    
+  
+  @par Revision Reference:          
+  This Protocol is introduced in UEFI Specification 2.4    
+       
+**/
+
+#ifndef __EFI_TIME_STAMP_PROTOCOL_H__
+#define __EFI_TIME_STAMP_PROTOCOL_H__
+
+
+#define EFI_TIMESTAMP_PROTOCOL_GUID \
+  { 0xafbfde41, 0x2e6e, 0x4262, {0xba, 0x65, 0x62, 0xb9, 0x23, 0x6e, 0x54, 0x95 } }
+
+///
+/// Declare forward reference for the Time Stamp Protocol
+///
+typedef struct _EFI_TIMESTAMP_PROTOCOL  EFI_TIMESTAMP_PROTOCOL;
+
+///
+/// EFI_TIMESTAMP_PROPERTIES
+///
+typedef struct {
+  /// 
+  /// The frequency of the timestamp counter in Hz.
+  /// 
+  UINT64                               Frequency;
+  /// 
+  /// The value that the timestamp counter ends with immediately before it rolls over.
+  /// For example, a 64-bit free running counter would have an EndValue of 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.
+  /// A 24-bit free running counter would have an EndValue of 0xFFFFFF.
+  ///
+  UINT64                               EndValue;
+} EFI_TIMESTAMP_PROPERTIES;
+ 
+/**
+  Retrieves the current value of a 64-bit free running timestamp counter.
+  
+  The counter shall count up in proportion to the amount of time that has passed. The counter value
+  will always roll over to zero. The properties of the counter can be retrieved from GetProperties().
+  The caller should be prepared for the function to return the same value twice across successive calls.
+  The counter value will not go backwards other than when wrapping, as defined by EndValue in GetProperties().
+  The frequency of the returned timestamp counter value must remain constant. Power management operations that 
+  affect clocking must not change the returned counter frequency. The quantization of counter value updates may 
+  vary as long as the value reflecting time passed remains consistent.
+
+  @param  None.             
+
+  @retval The current value of the free running timestamp counter.
+
+**/
+typedef
+UINT64
+(EFIAPI *TIMESTAMP_GET)(
+  VOID
+  );
+
+/**
+  Obtains timestamp counter properties including frequency and value limits.
+
+  @param[out]  Properties              The properties of the timestamp counter.
+
+  @retval      EFI_SUCCESS             The properties were successfully retrieved. 
+  @retval      EFI_DEVICE_ERROR        An error occurred trying to retrieve the properties of the timestamp 
+                                       counter subsystem. Properties is not pedated.                                
+  @retval      EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER   Properties is NULL.
+
+**/
+typedef 
+EFI_STATUS
+(EFIAPI *TIMESTAMP_GET_PROPERTIES)(
+  OUT   EFI_TIMESTAMP_PROPERTIES       *Properties
+  );
+
+
+
+///
+/// EFI_TIMESTAMP_PROTOCOL
+/// The protocol provides a platform independent interface for retrieving a high resolution 
+/// timestamp counter.
+///
+struct _EFI_TIMESTAMP_PROTOCOL {
+  TIMESTAMP_GET                        GetTimestamp;
+  TIMESTAMP_GET_PROPERTIES             GetProperties;
+};
+
+extern EFI_GUID gEfiTimestampProtocolGuid;
+
+#endif
+