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authorKevin Lim <ktlim@umich.edu>2006-06-04 16:07:54 -0400
committerKevin Lim <ktlim@umich.edu>2006-06-04 16:07:54 -0400
commit984c2a4ff677803ff7687a178f1dceb1f0204c30 (patch)
tree10dc244225a4e29a65a94cc83305a2d18d150526 /src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit.hh
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parent8671d927d862cdbdf851e74cd07d131679faa7ed (diff)
downloadgem5-984c2a4ff677803ff7687a178f1dceb1f0204c30.tar.xz
Merge ktlim@zamp:/z/ktlim2/clean/m5-o3
into zamp.eecs.umich.edu:/z/ktlim2/clean/newmem-merge src/cpu/checker/o3_cpu_builder.cc: src/cpu/o3/alpha_cpu.hh: src/cpu/o3/alpha_cpu_impl.hh: src/cpu/o3/alpha_dyn_inst_impl.hh: src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit.cc: src/cpu/o3/commit.hh: src/cpu/o3/fetch_impl.hh: src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit.hh: src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit_impl.hh: src/cpu/o3/thread_state.hh: Hand merge. --HG-- rename : cpu/activity.cc => src/cpu/activity.cc rename : cpu/activity.hh => src/cpu/activity.hh rename : cpu/base_dyn_inst.cc => src/cpu/base_dyn_inst.cc rename : cpu/checker/cpu.hh => src/cpu/checker/cpu.hh rename : cpu/checker/cpu_builder.cc => src/cpu/checker/cpu_builder.cc rename : cpu/checker/exec_context.hh => src/cpu/checker/exec_context.hh rename : cpu/checker/o3_cpu_builder.cc => src/cpu/checker/o3_cpu_builder.cc rename : cpu/o3/2bit_local_pred.cc => src/cpu/o3/2bit_local_pred.cc rename : cpu/o3/2bit_local_pred.hh => src/cpu/o3/2bit_local_pred.hh rename : cpu/o3/alpha_cpu.hh => src/cpu/o3/alpha_cpu.hh rename : cpu/o3/alpha_cpu_builder.cc => src/cpu/o3/alpha_cpu_builder.cc rename : cpu/o3/alpha_cpu_impl.hh => src/cpu/o3/alpha_cpu_impl.hh rename : cpu/o3/alpha_dyn_inst.hh => src/cpu/o3/alpha_dyn_inst.hh rename : cpu/o3/alpha_dyn_inst_impl.hh => src/cpu/o3/alpha_dyn_inst_impl.hh rename : cpu/o3/alpha_params.hh => src/cpu/o3/alpha_params.hh rename : cpu/o3/bpred_unit.cc => src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit.cc rename : cpu/o3/bpred_unit.hh => src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit.hh rename : cpu/o3/bpred_unit_impl.hh => src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit_impl.hh rename : cpu/o3/comm.hh => src/cpu/o3/comm.hh rename : cpu/o3/commit.hh => src/cpu/o3/commit.hh rename : cpu/o3/commit_impl.hh => src/cpu/o3/commit_impl.hh rename : cpu/o3/cpu.hh => src/cpu/o3/cpu.hh rename : cpu/o3/cpu_policy.hh => src/cpu/o3/cpu_policy.hh rename : cpu/o3/decode.hh => src/cpu/o3/decode.hh rename : cpu/o3/decode_impl.hh => src/cpu/o3/decode_impl.hh rename : cpu/o3/dep_graph.hh => src/cpu/o3/dep_graph.hh rename : cpu/o3/fetch.hh => src/cpu/o3/fetch.hh rename : cpu/o3/fetch_impl.hh => src/cpu/o3/fetch_impl.hh rename : cpu/o3/fu_pool.cc => src/cpu/o3/fu_pool.cc rename : cpu/o3/fu_pool.hh => src/cpu/o3/fu_pool.hh rename : cpu/o3/iew.hh => src/cpu/o3/iew.hh rename : cpu/o3/iew_impl.hh => src/cpu/o3/iew_impl.hh rename : cpu/o3/inst_queue.hh => src/cpu/o3/inst_queue.hh rename : cpu/o3/inst_queue_impl.hh => src/cpu/o3/inst_queue_impl.hh rename : cpu/o3/lsq.hh => src/cpu/o3/lsq.hh rename : cpu/o3/lsq_unit.hh => src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit.hh rename : cpu/o3/lsq_unit_impl.hh => src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit_impl.hh rename : cpu/o3/mem_dep_unit.hh => src/cpu/o3/mem_dep_unit.hh rename : cpu/o3/mem_dep_unit_impl.hh => src/cpu/o3/mem_dep_unit_impl.hh rename : cpu/o3/rename.hh => src/cpu/o3/rename.hh rename : cpu/o3/rename_impl.hh => src/cpu/o3/rename_impl.hh rename : cpu/o3/rename_map.hh => src/cpu/o3/rename_map.hh rename : cpu/o3/rob.hh => src/cpu/o3/rob.hh rename : cpu/o3/store_set.cc => src/cpu/o3/store_set.cc rename : cpu/o3/store_set.hh => src/cpu/o3/store_set.hh rename : cpu/o3/thread_state.hh => src/cpu/o3/thread_state.hh rename : cpu/o3/tournament_pred.cc => src/cpu/o3/tournament_pred.cc rename : cpu/o3/tournament_pred.hh => src/cpu/o3/tournament_pred.hh rename : cpu/ozone/cpu_builder.cc => src/cpu/ozone/cpu_builder.cc rename : cpu/ozone/ozone_impl.hh => src/cpu/ozone/ozone_impl.hh rename : cpu/ozone/simple_impl.hh => src/cpu/ozone/simple_impl.hh rename : cpu/ozone/simple_params.hh => src/cpu/ozone/simple_params.hh rename : python/m5/objects/AlphaFullCPU.py => src/python/m5/objects/AlphaFullCPU.py rename : python/m5/objects/OzoneCPU.py => src/python/m5/objects/OzoneCPU.py extra : convert_revision : b7be30474dd03dd3970e737a9d0489aeb2ead84f
Diffstat (limited to 'src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit.hh')
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit.hh64
1 files changed, 46 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit.hh b/src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit.hh
index 39a88a3ce..2c0a39565 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit.hh
@@ -48,16 +48,25 @@
* and the BTB.
*/
template<class Impl>
-class TwobitBPredUnit
+class BPredUnit
{
- public:
+ private:
typedef typename Impl::Params Params;
typedef typename Impl::DynInstPtr DynInstPtr;
+ enum PredType {
+ Local,
+ Tournament
+ };
+
+ PredType predictor;
+
+ public:
+
/**
* @param params The params object, that has the size of the BP and BTB.
*/
- TwobitBPredUnit(Params *params);
+ BPredUnit(Params *params);
/**
* Registers statistics.
@@ -78,6 +87,9 @@ class TwobitBPredUnit
*/
bool predict(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.
@@ -107,12 +119,19 @@ class TwobitBPredUnit
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)
- { return BP.lookup(inst_PC); }
+ bool BPLookup(Addr &inst_PC, void * &bp_history);
/**
* Looks up a given PC in the BTB to see if a matching entry exists.
@@ -134,10 +153,11 @@ class TwobitBPredUnit
* 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)
- { BP.update(inst_PC, taken); }
+ void BPUpdate(Addr &inst_PC, bool taken, void *bp_history);
/**
* Updates the BTB with the target of a branch.
@@ -147,18 +167,20 @@ class TwobitBPredUnit
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 a sequence number,
- * the PC of its instruction, and whether or not it was predicted
- * taken.
+ * 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, const unsigned _tid)
- : seqNum(seq_num), PC(inst_PC), RASTarget(0), globalHistory(0),
+ 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)
+ wasCall(0), bpHistory(bp_history)
{ }
/** The sequence number for the predictor history entry. */
@@ -170,9 +192,6 @@ class TwobitBPredUnit
/** The RAS target (only valid if a return). */
Addr RASTarget;
- /** The global history at the time this entry was created. */
- unsigned globalHistory;
-
/** The RAS index of the instruction (only valid if a call). */
unsigned RASIndex;
@@ -187,6 +206,12 @@ class TwobitBPredUnit
/** 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;
@@ -198,8 +223,11 @@ class TwobitBPredUnit
*/
History predHist[Impl::MaxThreads];
- /** The branch predictor. */
- DefaultBP BP;
+ /** The local branch predictor. */
+ LocalBP *localBP;
+
+ /** The tournament branch predictor. */
+ TournamentBP *tournamentBP;
/** The BTB. */
DefaultBTB BTB;