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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/global-timer.c b/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/global-timer.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * This tool is used by the utimer test, and it allows us to
+ * count the ticks of a global timer in a certain time frame
+ * (which is set by `timeout` parameter).
+ *
+ * Author: Ivan Orlov <ivan.orlov0322@gmail.com>
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+static int ticked;
+static void async_callback(snd_async_handler_t *ahandler)
+{
+	ticked++;
+}
+
+static char timer_name[64];
+static void bind_to_timer(int device, int subdevice, int timeout)
+{
+	snd_timer_t *handle;
+	snd_timer_params_t *params;
+	snd_async_handler_t *ahandler;
+
+	time_t end;
+
+	sprintf(timer_name, "hw:CLASS=%d,SCLASS=%d,DEV=%d,SUBDEV=%d",
+		SND_TIMER_CLASS_GLOBAL, SND_TIMER_SCLASS_NONE,
+		device, subdevice);
+
+	snd_timer_params_alloca(&params);
+
+	if (snd_timer_open(&handle, timer_name, SND_TIMER_OPEN_NONBLOCK) < 0) {
+		perror("Can't open the timer");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	snd_timer_params_set_auto_start(params, 1);
+	snd_timer_params_set_ticks(params, 1);
+	if (snd_timer_params(handle, params) < 0) {
+		perror("Can't set timer params");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	if (snd_async_add_timer_handler(&ahandler, handle, async_callback, NULL) < 0) {
+		perror("Can't create a handler");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	end = time(NULL) + timeout;
+	if (snd_timer_start(handle) < 0) {
+		perror("Failed to start the timer");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	printf("Timer has started\n");
+	while (time(NULL) <= end) {
+		/*
+		 * Waiting for the timeout to elapse. Can't use sleep here, as it gets
+		 * constantly interrupted by the signal from the timer (SIGIO)
+		 */
+	}
+	snd_timer_stop(handle);
+	snd_timer_close(handle);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int device, subdevice, timeout;
+
+	if (argc < 4) {
+		perror("Usage: %s <device> <subdevice> <timeout>");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	setlinebuf(stdout);
+
+	device = atoi(argv[1]);
+	subdevice = atoi(argv[2]);
+	timeout = atoi(argv[3]);
+
+	bind_to_timer(device, subdevice, timeout);
+
+	printf("Total ticks count: %d\n", ticked);
+
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}