Streamline Cache/Tags interface: get rid of redundant functions,

don't regenerate address from block in cache so that tags can
turn around and use address to look up block again.

--HG--
extra : convert_revision : 171018aa6e331d98399c4e5ef24e173c95eaca28

14 files changed, 38 insertions, 350 deletions

diff --git a/src/mem/cache/cache.hh b/src/mem/cache/cache.hh
index ba424d128..26dab2179 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache.hh
@@ -279,21 +279,6 @@ class Cache : public BaseCache
      */
     PacketPtr writebackBlk(BlkType *blk);
 
-    BlkType* findBlock(Addr addr)
-    {
-        return tags->findBlock(addr);
-    }
-
-    BlkType* findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt)
-    {
-        return tags->findBlock(pkt->getAddr());
-    }
-
-    void invalidateBlk(CacheBlk *blk)
-    {
-        tags->invalidateBlk(tags->regenerateBlkAddr(blk->tag, blk->set));
-    }
-
   public:
 
     class Params
@@ -399,14 +384,6 @@ class Cache : public BaseCache
     void snoopResponse(PacketPtr &pkt);
 
     /**
-     * Invalidates the block containing address if found.
-     * @param addr The address to look for.
-     * @param asid The address space ID of the address.
-     * @todo Is this function necessary?
-     */
-    void invalidateBlk(Addr addr);
-
-    /**
      * Squash all requests associated with specified thread.
      * intended for use by I-cache.
      * @param threadNum The thread to squash.
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
index 2333e4a0e..9c41983fc 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::handleAccess(PacketPtr &pkt, int & lat,
 
     BlkType *blk = NULL;
     if (update) {
-        blk = tags->findBlock(pkt, lat);
+        blk = tags->findBlock(pkt->getAddr(), lat);
     } else {
         blk = tags->findBlock(pkt->getAddr());
         lat = 0;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::handleFill(BlkType *blk, PacketPtr &pkt,
                                       PacketPtr target)
 {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-    BlkType *tmp_blk = findBlock(pkt->getAddr());
+    BlkType *tmp_blk = tags->findBlock(pkt->getAddr());
     assert(tmp_blk == blk);
 #endif
     blk = doReplacement(blk, pkt, new_state, writebacks);
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::handleFill(BlkType *blk, PacketPtr &pkt,
         target->flags |= SATISFIED;
 
         if (target->cmd == Packet::InvalidateReq) {
-            invalidateBlk(blk);
+            tags->invalidateBlk(blk);
             blk = NULL;
         }
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::handleFill(BlkType *blk, MSHR * mshr,
         if (target->cmd == Packet::InvalidateReq) {
             //Mark the blk as invalid now, if it hasn't been already
             if (blk) {
-                invalidateBlk(blk);
+                tags->invalidateBlk(blk);
                 blk = NULL;
             }
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::handleSnoop(BlkType *blk,
 {
     if (blk && blk->status != new_state) {
         if ((new_state && BlkValid) == 0) {
-            invalidateBlk(blk);
+            tags->invalidateBlk(blk);
         } else {
             assert(new_state >= 0 && new_state < 128);
             blk->status = new_state;
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::getPacket()
         if (!pkt->req->isUncacheable()) {
             if (pkt->cmd == Packet::HardPFReq)
                 misses[Packet::HardPFReq][0/*pkt->req->getThreadNum()*/]++;
-            BlkType *blk = findBlock(pkt);
+            BlkType *blk = tags->findBlock(pkt->getAddr());
             Packet::Command cmd = coherence->getBusCmd(pkt->cmd,
                                               (blk)? blk->status : 0);
             missQueue->setBusCmd(pkt, cmd);
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::sendResult(PacketPtr &pkt, MSHR* mshr,
         if (upgrade) {
             assert(pkt);  //Upgrades need to be fixed
             pkt->flags &= ~CACHE_LINE_FILL;
-            BlkType *blk = findBlock(pkt);
+            BlkType *blk = tags->findBlock(pkt->getAddr());
             CacheBlk::State old_state = (blk) ? blk->status : 0;
             CacheBlk::State new_state = coherence->getNewState(pkt,old_state);
             if (old_state != new_state)
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::handleResponse(PacketPtr &pkt)
         if (pkt->isCacheFill() && !pkt->isNoAllocate()) {
             DPRINTF(Cache, "Block for addr %x being updated in Cache\n",
                     pkt->getAddr());
-            blk = findBlock(pkt);
+            blk = tags->findBlock(pkt->getAddr());
             CacheBlk::State old_state = (blk) ? blk->status : 0;
             PacketList writebacks;
             CacheBlk::State new_state = coherence->getNewState(pkt,old_state);
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::snoop(PacketPtr &pkt)
     }
 
     Addr blk_addr = pkt->getAddr() & ~(Addr(blkSize-1));
-    BlkType *blk = findBlock(pkt);
+    BlkType *blk = tags->findBlock(pkt->getAddr());
     MSHR *mshr = missQueue->findMSHR(blk_addr);
     if (coherence->hasProtocol() || pkt->isInvalidate()) {
         //@todo Move this into handle bus req
@@ -898,13 +898,6 @@ Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::snoopResponse(PacketPtr &pkt)
     }
 }
 
-template<class TagStore, class Coherence>
-void
-Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::invalidateBlk(Addr addr)
-{
-    tags->invalidateBlk(addr);
-}
-
 
 /**
  * @todo Fix to not assume write allocate
@@ -990,7 +983,7 @@ Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::probe(PacketPtr &pkt, bool update,
         if (!pkt->req->isUncacheable() /*Uncacheables just go through*/
             && (pkt->cmd != Packet::Writeback)/*Writebacks on miss fall through*/) {
                 // Fetch the cache block to fill
-            BlkType *blk = findBlock(pkt);
+            BlkType *blk = tags->findBlock(pkt->getAddr());
             Packet::Command temp_cmd = coherence->getBusCmd(pkt->cmd,
                                                             (blk)? blk->status : 0);
 
@@ -1072,7 +1065,7 @@ Cache<TagStore,Coherence>::snoopProbe(PacketPtr &pkt)
     }
 
     Addr blk_addr = pkt->getAddr() & ~(Addr(blkSize-1));
-    BlkType *blk = findBlock(pkt);
+    BlkType *blk = tags->findBlock(pkt->getAddr());
     MSHR *mshr = missQueue->findMSHR(blk_addr);
     CacheBlk::State new_state = 0;
     bool satisfy = coherence->handleBusRequest(pkt,blk,mshr, new_state);
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.cc b/src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.cc
index a58ddaff8..42a1fe34f 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.cc
@@ -153,12 +153,9 @@ FALRU::probe(Addr addr) const
 }
 
 void
-FALRU::invalidateBlk(Addr addr)
+FALRU::invalidateBlk(FALRU::BlkType *blk)
 {
-    Addr blkAddr = blkAlign(addr);
-    FALRUBlk* blk = (*tagHash.find(blkAddr)).second;
     if (blk) {
-        assert(blk->tag == blkAddr);
         blk->status = 0;
         blk->isTouched = false;
         tagsInUse--;
@@ -202,44 +199,6 @@ FALRU::findBlock(Addr addr, int &lat, int *inCache)
     return blk;
 }
 
-FALRUBlk*
-FALRU::findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt, int &lat, int *inCache)
-{
-    Addr addr = pkt->getAddr();
-
-    accesses++;
-    int tmp_in_cache = 0;
-    Addr blkAddr = blkAlign(addr);
-    FALRUBlk* blk = hashLookup(blkAddr);
-
-    if (blk && blk->isValid()) {
-        assert(blk->tag == blkAddr);
-        tmp_in_cache = blk->inCache;
-        for (int i = 0; i < numCaches; i++) {
-            if (1<<i & blk->inCache) {
-                hits[i]++;
-            } else {
-                misses[i]++;
-            }
-        }
-        hits[numCaches]++;
-        if (blk != head){
-            moveToHead(blk);
-        }
-    } else {
-        blk = NULL;
-        for (int i = 0; i < numCaches+1; ++i) {
-            misses[i]++;
-        }
-    }
-    if (inCache) {
-        *inCache = tmp_in_cache;
-    }
-
-    lat = hitLatency;
-    //assert(check());
-    return blk;
-}
 
 FALRUBlk*
 FALRU::findBlock(Addr addr) const
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.hh b/src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.hh
index 2db89d603..dabbda740 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.hh
@@ -173,11 +173,10 @@ public:
     bool probe(Addr addr) const;
 
     /**
-     * Invalidate the cache block that contains the given addr.
-     * @param asid The address space ID.
-     * @param addr The address to invalidate.
+     * Invalidate a cache block.
+     * @param blk The block to invalidate.
      */
-    void invalidateBlk(Addr addr);
+    void invalidateBlk(BlkType *blk);
 
     /**
      * Find the block in the cache and update the replacement data. Returns
@@ -191,16 +190,6 @@ public:
     FALRUBlk* findBlock(Addr addr, int &lat, int *inCache = 0);
 
     /**
-     * Find the block in the cache and update the replacement data. Returns
-     * the access latency and the in cache flags as a side effect
-     * @param pkt The req whose block to find
-     * @param lat The latency of the access.
-     * @param inCache The FALRUBlk::inCache flags.
-     * @return Pointer to the cache block.
-     */
-    FALRUBlk* findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt, int &lat, int *inCache = 0);
-
-    /**
      * Find the block in the cache, do not update the replacement data.
      * @param addr The address to look for.
      * @param asid The address space ID.
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/iic.cc b/src/mem/cache/tags/iic.cc
index f4e870659..38f9662ea 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/iic.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/iic.cc
@@ -284,65 +284,6 @@ IIC::findBlock(Addr addr, int &lat)
     return tag_ptr;
 }
 
-IICTag*
-IIC::findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt, int &lat)
-{
-    Addr addr = pkt->getAddr();
-
-    Addr tag = extractTag(addr);
-    unsigned set = hash(addr);
-    int set_lat;
-
-    unsigned long chain_ptr;
-
-    if (PROFILE_IIC)
-        setAccess.sample(set);
-
-    IICTag *tag_ptr = sets[set].findTag(tag, chain_ptr);
-    set_lat = 1;
-    if (tag_ptr == NULL && chain_ptr != tagNull) {
-        int secondary_depth;
-        tag_ptr = secondaryChain(tag, chain_ptr, &secondary_depth);
-        set_lat += secondary_depth;
-        // set depth for statistics fix this later!!! egh
-        sets[set].depth = set_lat;
-
-        if (tag_ptr != NULL) {
-            /* need to move tag into primary table */
-            // need to preserve chain: fix this egh
-            sets[set].tags[assoc-1]->chain_ptr = tag_ptr->chain_ptr;
-            tagSwap(tag_ptr - tagStore, sets[set].tags[assoc-1] - tagStore);
-            tag_ptr = sets[set].findTag(tag, chain_ptr);
-            assert(tag_ptr!=NULL);
-        }
-
-    }
-    set_lat = set_lat * hashDelay + hitLatency;
-    if (tag_ptr != NULL) {
-        // IIC replacement: if this is not the first element of
-        //   list, reorder
-        sets[set].moveToHead(tag_ptr);
-
-        hitHashDepth.sample(sets[set].depth);
-        hashHit++;
-        hitDepthTotal += sets[set].depth;
-        tag_ptr->status |= BlkReferenced;
-        lat = set_lat;
-        if (tag_ptr->whenReady > curTick && tag_ptr->whenReady - curTick > set_lat) {
-            lat = tag_ptr->whenReady - curTick;
-        }
-
-        tag_ptr->refCount += 1;
-    }
-    else {
-        // fall through: cache block not found, not a hit...
-        missHashDepth.sample(sets[set].depth);
-        hashMiss++;
-        missDepthTotal += sets[set].depth;
-        lat = set_lat;
-    }
-    return tag_ptr;
-}
 
 IICTag*
 IIC::findBlock(Addr addr) const
@@ -695,9 +636,8 @@ IIC::compressBlock(unsigned long index)
 }
 
 void
-IIC::invalidateBlk(Addr addr)
+IIC::invalidateBlk(IIC::BlkType *tag_ptr)
 {
-    IICTag* tag_ptr = findBlock(addr);
     if (tag_ptr) {
         for (int i = 0; i < tag_ptr->numData; ++i) {
             dataReferenceCount[tag_ptr->data_ptr[i]]--;
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/iic.hh b/src/mem/cache/tags/iic.hh
index 92bd6da1d..d0663d330 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/iic.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/iic.hh
@@ -435,11 +435,10 @@ class IIC : public BaseTags
     void compressBlock(unsigned long index);
 
     /**
-     * Invalidate the block containing the address.
-     * @param asid The address space ID.
-     * @param addr The address to invalidate.
+     * Invalidate a block.
+     * @param blk The block to invalidate.
      */
-    void invalidateBlk(Addr addr);
+    void invalidateBlk(BlkType *blk);
 
     /**
      * Find the block and update the replacement data. This call also returns
@@ -452,15 +451,6 @@ class IIC : public BaseTags
     IICTag* findBlock(Addr addr, int &lat);
 
     /**
-     * Find the block and update the replacement data. This call also returns
-     * the access latency as a side effect.
-     * @param pkt The req whose block to find
-     * @param lat The access latency.
-     * @return A pointer to the block found, if any.
-     */
-    IICTag* findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt, int &lat);
-
-    /**
      * Find the block, do not update the replacement data.
      * @param addr The address to find.
      * @param asid The address space ID.
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/lru.cc b/src/mem/cache/tags/lru.cc
index 31d29aae6..102bb3506 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/lru.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/lru.cc
@@ -183,27 +183,6 @@ LRU::findBlock(Addr addr, int &lat)
     return blk;
 }
 
-LRUBlk*
-LRU::findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt, int &lat)
-{
-    Addr addr = pkt->getAddr();
-
-    Addr tag = extractTag(addr);
-    unsigned set = extractSet(addr);
-    LRUBlk *blk = sets[set].findBlk(tag);
-    lat = hitLatency;
-    if (blk != NULL) {
-        // move this block to head of the MRU list
-        sets[set].moveToHead(blk);
-        if (blk->whenReady > curTick
-            && blk->whenReady - curTick > hitLatency) {
-            lat = blk->whenReady - curTick;
-        }
-        blk->refCount += 1;
-    }
-
-    return blk;
-}
 
 LRUBlk*
 LRU::findBlock(Addr addr) const
@@ -240,9 +219,8 @@ LRU::findReplacement(PacketPtr &pkt, PacketList &writebacks,
 }
 
 void
-LRU::invalidateBlk(Addr addr)
+LRU::invalidateBlk(LRU::BlkType *blk)
 {
-    LRUBlk *blk = findBlock(addr);
     if (blk) {
         blk->status = 0;
         blk->isTouched = false;
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/lru.hh b/src/mem/cache/tags/lru.hh
index fed688283..4b94adca6 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/lru.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/lru.hh
@@ -161,20 +161,10 @@ public:
     bool probe(Addr addr) const;
 
     /**
-     * Invalidate the block containing the given address.
-     * @param asid The address space ID.
-     * @param addr The address to invalidate.
-     */
-    void invalidateBlk(Addr addr);
-
-    /**
-     * Finds the given address in the cache and update replacement data.
-     * Returns the access latency as a side effect.
-     * @param pkt The request whose block to find.
-     * @param lat The access latency.
-     * @return Pointer to the cache block if found.
+     * Invalidate the given block.
+     * @param blk The block to invalidate.
      */
-    LRUBlk* findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt, int &lat);
+    void invalidateBlk(BlkType *blk);
 
     /**
      * Finds the given address in the cache and update replacement data.
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/split.cc b/src/mem/cache/tags/split.cc
index bc74f0e0f..5ac87eaba 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/split.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/split.cc
@@ -266,58 +266,6 @@ Split::probe(Addr addr) const
     return success;
 }
 
-SplitBlk*
-Split::findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt, int &lat)
-{
-
-    Addr aligned = blkAlign(pkt->getAddr());
-
-    if (memHash.count(aligned)) {
-        memHash[aligned]++;
-    } else if (pkt->nic_pkt()) {
-        memHash[aligned] = 1;
-    }
-
-    SplitBlk *blk = lru->findBlock(pkt->getAddr(), lat);
-    if (blk) {
-        if (pkt->nic_pkt()) {
-            NR_CP_hits++;
-        } else {
-            CR_CP_hits++;
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (lifo && lifo_net) {
-            blk = lifo_net->findBlock(pkt->getAddr(), lat);
-
-        } else if (lru_net) {
-            blk = lru_net->findBlock(pkt->getAddr(), lat);
-        }
-        if (blk) {
-            if (pkt->nic_pkt()) {
-                NR_NP_hits++;
-            } else {
-                CR_NP_hits++;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (blk) {
-        Tick latency = curTick - blk->ts;
-        if (blk->isNIC) {
-            if (!blk->isUsed && !pkt->nic_pkt()) {
-                    useByCPUCycleDist.sample(latency);
-                    nicUseByCPUCycleTotal += latency;
-                    nicBlksUsedByCPU++;
-            }
-        }
-        blk->isUsed = true;
-
-        if (pkt->nic_pkt()) {
-            DPRINTF(Split, "found block in partition %d\n", blk->part);
-        }
-    }
-    return blk;
-}
 
 SplitBlk*
 Split::findBlock(Addr addr, int &lat)
@@ -403,14 +351,16 @@ Split::findReplacement(PacketPtr &pkt, PacketList &writebacks,
 }
 
 void
-Split::invalidateBlk(Addr addr)
+Split::invalidateBlk(Split::BlkType *blk)
 {
-    SplitBlk *blk = lru->findBlock(addr);
     if (!blk) {
+        fatal("FIXME!\n");
+#if 0
         if (lifo && lifo_net)
             blk = lifo_net->findBlock(addr);
         else if (lru_net)
             blk = lru_net->findBlock(addr);
+#endif
 
         if (!blk)
             return;
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/split.hh b/src/mem/cache/tags/split.hh
index 898d3c7a0..e6ace0921 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/split.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/split.hh
@@ -184,11 +184,10 @@ class Split : public BaseTags
     bool probe(Addr addr) const;
 
     /**
-     * Invalidate the block containing the given address.
-     * @param asid The address space ID.
-     * @param addr The address to invalidate.
+     * Invalidate the given block.
+     * @param blk The block to invalidate.
      */
-    void invalidateBlk(Addr addr);
+    void invalidateBlk(BlkType *blk);
 
     /**
      * Finds the given address in the cache and update replacement data.
@@ -201,15 +200,6 @@ class Split : public BaseTags
     SplitBlk* findBlock(Addr addr, int &lat);
 
     /**
-     * Finds the given address in the cache and update replacement data.
-     * Returns the access latency as a side effect.
-     * @param pkt The memory request whose block to find
-     * @param lat The access latency.
-     * @return Pointer to the cache block if found.
-     */
-    SplitBlk* findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt, int &lat);
-
-    /**
      * Finds the given address in the cache, do not update replacement data.
      * @param addr The address to find.
      * @param asid The address space ID.
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lifo.cc b/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lifo.cc
index 302e2aaeb..792ff8fa7 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lifo.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lifo.cc
@@ -254,31 +254,6 @@ SplitLIFO::findBlock(Addr addr, int &lat)
     return blk;
 }
 
-SplitBlk*
-SplitLIFO::findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt, int &lat)
-{
-    Addr addr = pkt->getAddr();
-
-    Addr tag = extractTag(addr);
-    unsigned set = extractSet(addr);
-    SplitBlk *blk = sets[set].findBlk(tag);
-
-    if (blk) {
-        DPRINTF(Split, "Found LIFO blk %#x in set %d, with tag %#x\n",
-                addr, set, tag);
-        hits++;
-
-        if (twoQueue) {
-            blk->isUsed = true;
-            sets[set].moveToFirstIn(blk);
-        } else {
-            sets[set].moveToLastIn(blk);
-        }
-    }
-    lat = hitLatency;
-
-    return blk;
-}
 
 SplitBlk*
 SplitLIFO::findBlock(Addr addr) const
@@ -335,9 +310,8 @@ SplitLIFO::findReplacement(PacketPtr &pkt, PacketList &writebacks,
 }
 
 void
-SplitLIFO::invalidateBlk(Addr addr)
+SplitLIFO::invalidateBlk(SplitLIFO::BlkType *blk)
 {
-    SplitBlk *blk = findBlock(addr);
     if (blk) {
         blk->status = 0;
         blk->isTouched = false;
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lifo.hh b/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lifo.hh
index 6c3befe37..9001cdb14 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lifo.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lifo.hh
@@ -184,11 +184,10 @@ public:
     bool probe( Addr addr) const;
 
     /**
-     * Invalidate the block containing the given address.
-     * @param asid The address space ID.
-     * @param addr The address to invalidate.
+     * Invalidate the given block.
+     * @param blk The block to invalidate.
      */
-    void invalidateBlk(Addr addr);
+    void invalidateBlk(BlkType *blk);
 
     /**
      * Finds the given address in the cache and update replacement data.
@@ -201,15 +200,6 @@ public:
     SplitBlk* findBlock(Addr addr, int &lat);
 
     /**
-     * Finds the given address in the cache and update replacement data.
-     * Returns the access latency as a side effect.
-     * @param pkt The req whose block to find
-     * @param lat The access latency.
-     * @return Pointer to the cache block if found.
-     */
-    SplitBlk* findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt, int &lat);
-
-    /**
      * Finds the given address in the cache, do not update replacement data.
      * @param addr The address to find.
      * @param asid The address space ID.
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lru.cc b/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lru.cc
index 11c9a5d64..c37d72cb7 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lru.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lru.cc
@@ -202,27 +202,6 @@ SplitLRU::findBlock(Addr addr, int &lat)
     return blk;
 }
 
-SplitBlk*
-SplitLRU::findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt, int &lat)
-{
-    Addr addr = pkt->getAddr();
-
-    Addr tag = extractTag(addr);
-    unsigned set = extractSet(addr);
-    SplitBlk *blk = sets[set].findBlk(tag);
-    lat = hitLatency;
-    if (blk != NULL) {
-        // move this block to head of the MRU list
-        sets[set].moveToHead(blk);
-        if (blk->whenReady > curTick && blk->whenReady - curTick > hitLatency){
-            lat = blk->whenReady - curTick;
-        }
-        blk->refCount += 1;
-        hits++;
-    }
-
-    return blk;
-}
 
 SplitBlk*
 SplitLRU::findBlock(Addr addr) const
@@ -261,9 +240,8 @@ SplitLRU::findReplacement(PacketPtr &pkt, PacketList &writebacks,
 }
 
 void
-SplitLRU::invalidateBlk(Addr addr)
+SplitLRU::invalidateBlk(SplitLRU::BlkType *blk)
 {
-    SplitBlk *blk = findBlock(addr);
     if (blk) {
         blk->status = 0;
         blk->isTouched = false;
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lru.hh b/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lru.hh
index 6160d59e5..e17a478d3 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lru.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/split_lru.hh
@@ -167,11 +167,10 @@ public:
     bool probe(Addr addr) const;
 
     /**
-     * Invalidate the block containing the given address.
-     * @param asid The address space ID.
-     * @param addr The address to invalidate.
+     * Invalidate the given block.
+     * @param blk The block to invalidate.
      */
-    void invalidateBlk(Addr addr);
+    void invalidateBlk(BlkType *blk);
 
     /**
      * Finds the given address in the cache and update replacement data.
@@ -184,15 +183,6 @@ public:
     SplitBlk* findBlock(Addr addr, int &lat);
 
     /**
-     * Finds the given address in the cache and update replacement data.
-     * Returns the access latency as a side effect.
-     * @param pkt The req whose block to find.
-     * @param lat The access latency.
-     * @return Pointer to the cache block if found.
-     */
-    SplitBlk* findBlock(PacketPtr &pkt, int &lat);
-
-    /**
      * Finds the given address in the cache, do not update replacement data.
      * @param addr The address to find.
      * @param asid The address space ID.