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authorKorey Sewell <ksewell@umich.edu>2009-02-10 15:49:29 -0800
committerKorey Sewell <ksewell@umich.edu>2009-02-10 15:49:29 -0800
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InOrder: Import new inorder CPU model from MIPS.
This model currently only works in MIPS_SE mode, so it will take some effort to clean it up and make it generally useful. Hopefully people are willing to help make that happen!
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of The University of Michigan
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
+ * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
+ * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * Authors: Kevin Lim
+ * Korey Sewell
+ */
+
+#ifndef __CPU_INORDER_BPRED_UNIT_HH__
+#define __CPU_INORDER_BPRED_UNIT_HH__
+
+// For Addr type.
+#include "arch/isa_traits.hh"
+#include "base/statistics.hh"
+#include "cpu/inst_seq.hh"
+
+//#include "cpu/inorder/params.hh"
+#include "cpu/o3/2bit_local_pred.hh"
+#include "cpu/o3/btb.hh"
+#include "cpu/o3/ras.hh"
+#include "cpu/o3/tournament_pred.hh"
+#include "params/InOrderCPU.hh"
+#include "cpu/inorder/inorder_dyn_inst.hh"
+#include "cpu/inorder/pipeline_traits.hh"
+
+#include <list>
+
+/**
+ * Basically a wrapper class to hold both the branch predictor
+ * and the BTB.
+ */
+class BPredUnit
+{
+ private:
+
+ enum PredType {
+ Local,
+ Tournament
+ };
+
+ PredType predictor;
+
+ public:
+
+ /**
+ * @param params The params object, that has the size of the BP and BTB.
+ */
+ BPredUnit(ThePipeline::Params *params);
+
+ /**
+ * Registers statistics.
+ */
+ void regStats();
+
+ void switchOut();
+
+ void takeOverFrom();
+
+ /**
+ * Predicts whether or not the instruction is a taken branch, and the
+ * target of the branch if it is taken.
+ * @param inst The branch instruction.
+ * @param PC The predicted PC is passed back through this parameter.
+ * @param tid The thread id.
+ * @return Returns if the branch is taken or not.
+ */
+ bool predict(ThePipeline::DynInstPtr &inst, Addr &PC, unsigned tid);
+
+ // @todo: Rename this function.
+ void BPUncond(void * &bp_history);
+
+ /**
+ * Tells the branch predictor to commit any updates until the given
+ * sequence number.
+ * @param done_sn The sequence number to commit any older updates up until.
+ * @param tid The thread id.
+ */
+ void update(const InstSeqNum &done_sn, unsigned tid);
+
+ /**
+ * Squashes all outstanding updates until a given sequence number.
+ * @param squashed_sn The sequence number to squash any younger updates up
+ * until.
+ * @param tid The thread id.
+ */
+ void squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, unsigned tid);
+
+ /**
+ * Squashes all outstanding updates until a given sequence number, and
+ * corrects that sn's update with the proper address and taken/not taken.
+ * @param squashed_sn The sequence number to squash any younger updates up
+ * until.
+ * @param corr_target The correct branch target.
+ * @param actually_taken The correct branch direction.
+ * @param tid The thread id.
+ */
+ void squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, const Addr &corr_target,
+ bool actually_taken, unsigned tid);
+
+ /**
+ * @param bp_history Pointer to the history object. The predictor
+ * will need to update any state and delete the object.
+ */
+ void BPSquash(void *bp_history);
+
+ /**
+ * Looks up a given PC in the BP to see if it is taken or not taken.
+ * @param inst_PC The PC to look up.
+ * @param bp_history Pointer that will be set to an object that
+ * has the branch predictor state associated with the lookup.
+ * @return Whether the branch is taken or not taken.
+ */
+ bool BPLookup(Addr &inst_PC, void * &bp_history);
+
+ /**
+ * Looks up a given PC in the BTB to see if a matching entry exists.
+ * @param inst_PC The PC to look up.
+ * @return Whether the BTB contains the given PC.
+ */
+ bool BTBValid(Addr &inst_PC)
+ { return BTB.valid(inst_PC, 0); }
+
+ /**
+ * Looks up a given PC in the BTB to get the predicted target.
+ * @param inst_PC The PC to look up.
+ * @return The address of the target of the branch.
+ */
+ Addr BTBLookup(Addr &inst_PC)
+ { return BTB.lookup(inst_PC, 0); }
+
+ /**
+ * Updates the BP with taken/not taken information.
+ * @param inst_PC The branch's PC that will be updated.
+ * @param taken Whether the branch was taken or not taken.
+ * @param bp_history Pointer to the branch predictor state that is
+ * associated with the branch lookup that is being updated.
+ * @todo Make this update flexible enough to handle a global predictor.
+ */
+ void BPUpdate(Addr &inst_PC, bool taken, void *bp_history);
+
+ /**
+ * Updates the BTB with the target of a branch.
+ * @param inst_PC The branch's PC that will be updated.
+ * @param target_PC The branch's target that will be added to the BTB.
+ */
+ void BTBUpdate(Addr &inst_PC, Addr &target_PC)
+ { BTB.update(inst_PC, target_PC,0); }
+
+ void dump();
+
+ private:
+ struct PredictorHistory {
+ /**
+ * Makes a predictor history struct that contains any
+ * information needed to update the predictor, BTB, and RAS.
+ */
+ PredictorHistory(const InstSeqNum &seq_num, const Addr &inst_PC,
+ const bool pred_taken, void *bp_history,
+ const unsigned _tid)
+ : seqNum(seq_num), PC(inst_PC), RASTarget(0),
+ RASIndex(0), tid(_tid), predTaken(pred_taken), usedRAS(0),
+ wasCall(0), bpHistory(bp_history)
+ { }
+
+ /** The sequence number for the predictor history entry. */
+ InstSeqNum seqNum;
+
+ /** The PC associated with the sequence number. */
+ Addr PC;
+
+ /** The RAS target (only valid if a return). */
+ Addr RASTarget;
+
+ /** The RAS index of the instruction (only valid if a call). */
+ unsigned RASIndex;
+
+ /** The thread id. */
+ unsigned tid;
+
+ /** Whether or not it was predicted taken. */
+ bool predTaken;
+
+ /** Whether or not the RAS was used. */
+ bool usedRAS;
+
+ /** Whether or not the instruction was a call. */
+ bool wasCall;
+
+ /** Pointer to the history object passed back from the branch
+ * predictor. It is used to update or restore state of the
+ * branch predictor.
+ */
+ void *bpHistory;
+ };
+
+ typedef std::list<PredictorHistory> History;
+
+ /**
+ * The per-thread predictor history. This is used to update the predictor
+ * as instructions are committed, or restore it to the proper state after
+ * a squash.
+ */
+ History predHist[ThePipeline::MaxThreads];
+
+ /** The local branch predictor. */
+ LocalBP *localBP;
+
+ /** The tournament branch predictor. */
+ TournamentBP *tournamentBP;
+
+ /** The BTB. */
+ DefaultBTB BTB;
+
+ /** The per-thread return address stack. */
+ ReturnAddrStack RAS[ThePipeline::MaxThreads];
+
+ /** Stat for number of BP lookups. */
+ Stats::Scalar<> lookups;
+ /** Stat for number of conditional branches predicted. */
+ Stats::Scalar<> condPredicted;
+ /** Stat for number of conditional branches predicted incorrectly. */
+ Stats::Scalar<> condIncorrect;
+ /** Stat for number of BTB lookups. */
+ Stats::Scalar<> BTBLookups;
+ /** Stat for number of BTB hits. */
+ Stats::Scalar<> BTBHits;
+ /** Stat for number of times the BTB is correct. */
+ Stats::Scalar<> BTBCorrect;
+ /** Stat for number of times the RAS is used to get a target. */
+ Stats::Scalar<> usedRAS;
+ /** Stat for number of times the RAS is incorrect. */
+ Stats::Scalar<> RASIncorrect;
+};
+
+#endif // __CPU_INORDER_BPRED_UNIT_HH__