The performance counter you use in checkasm, namely pmccntr_el0 is only available in kernel mode applications. So, unless you are root, you cannot run checkasm on AARCH64 machines. This change fixes this problem.
The cntvct_el0 now used is a virtualized version of essentially the same counter. See also here: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0595/2020-12/AArch64-Registers/CNTVCT-EL0--Counter-timer-Virtual-Count-register
For good measure, I also threw in a isb (instruction barrier).
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