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authorAndreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>2018-04-26 18:16:53 +0100
committerAndreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>2018-07-13 09:26:23 +0000
commit0793a1bbdc190a7bd41b7ed81ef8291ceaeb722e (patch)
treed86192c9d5d2dfecdee71bd731a92d09494f04b5 /src/cpu
parentc9dd86a5cd6f26a2ba776d0adb60d4e18c553b8b (diff)
downloadgem5-0793a1bbdc190a7bd41b7ed81ef8291ceaeb722e.tar.xz
cpu: Split the traffic generator into two classes
The traffic generator currently assumes that it is always driven from a configuration file. Split it into a base class (BaseTrafficGen) that handles basic packet generation and a derived class that implements the config handling (TrafficGen). Change-Id: I9407f04c40ad7e40a263c8d1ef29d37ff8e6f1b4 Signed-off-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com> Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/11515
Diffstat (limited to 'src/cpu')
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/BaseTrafficGen.py72
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/SConscript24
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/TrafficGen.py51
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/base.cc306
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/base.hh208
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/traffic_gen.cc275
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/traffic_gen.hh184
7 files changed, 689 insertions, 431 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/BaseTrafficGen.py b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/BaseTrafficGen.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2569c1ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/BaseTrafficGen.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2012, 2016, 2018 ARM Limited
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
+# not be construed as granting a license to any other intellectual
+# property including but not limited to intellectual property relating
+# to a hardware implementation of the functionality of the software
+# licensed hereunder. You may use the software subject to the license
+# terms below provided that you ensure that this notice is replicated
+# unmodified and in its entirety in all distributions of the software,
+# modified or unmodified, in source code or in binary form.
+#
+# 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: Thomas Grass
+# Andreas Hansson
+# Sascha Bischoff
+
+from m5.params import *
+from m5.proxy import *
+from MemObject import MemObject
+
+# The traffic generator is a master module that generates stimuli for
+# the memory system, based on a collection of simple behaviours that
+# are either probabilistic or based on traces. It can be used stand
+# alone for creating test cases for interconnect and memory
+# controllers, or function as a black-box replacement for system
+# components that are not yet modelled in detail, e.g. a video engine
+# or baseband subsystem in an SoC.
+class BaseTrafficGen(MemObject):
+ type = 'BaseTrafficGen'
+ abstract = True
+ cxx_header = "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/traffic_gen.hh"
+
+ # Port used for sending requests and receiving responses
+ port = MasterPort("Master port")
+
+ # System used to determine the mode of the memory system
+ system = Param.System(Parent.any, "System this generator is part of")
+
+ # Should requests respond to back-pressure or not, if true, the
+ # rate of the traffic generator will be slowed down if requests
+ # are not immediately accepted
+ elastic_req = Param.Bool(False,
+ "Slow down requests in case of backpressure")
+
+ # Let the user know if we have waited for a retry and not made any
+ # progress for a long period of time. The default value is
+ # somewhat arbitrary and may well have to be tuned.
+ progress_check = Param.Latency('1ms', "Time before exiting " \
+ "due to lack of progress")
diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/SConscript b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/SConscript
index 74d027970..f851b7925 100644
--- a/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/SConscript
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/SConscript
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# -*- mode:python -*-
-# Copyright (c) 2012, 2017 ARM Limited
+# Copyright (c) 2012, 2017-2018 ARM Limited
# All rights reserved.
#
# The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
@@ -39,19 +39,23 @@
Import('*')
+
+Source('base.cc')
+Source('base_gen.cc')
+Source('dram_gen.cc')
+Source('dram_rot_gen.cc')
+Source('exit_gen.cc')
+Source('idle_gen.cc')
+Source('linear_gen.cc')
+Source('random_gen.cc')
+
+DebugFlag('TrafficGen')
+SimObject('BaseTrafficGen.py')
+
# Only build the traffic generator if we have support for protobuf as the
# tracing relies on it
if env['HAVE_PROTOBUF']:
SimObject('TrafficGen.py')
-
- Source('base_gen.cc')
- Source('dram_gen.cc')
- Source('dram_rot_gen.cc')
- Source('exit_gen.cc')
- Source('idle_gen.cc')
- Source('linear_gen.cc')
- Source('random_gen.cc')
Source('trace_gen.cc')
Source('traffic_gen.cc')
- DebugFlag('TrafficGen')
diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/TrafficGen.py b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/TrafficGen.py
index 1a6a6359c..f1e094821 100644
--- a/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/TrafficGen.py
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/TrafficGen.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2012, 2016 ARM Limited
+# Copyright (c) 2012, 2016, 2018 ARM Limited
# All rights reserved.
#
# The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
@@ -38,48 +38,19 @@
# Sascha Bischoff
from m5.params import *
-from m5.proxy import *
-from MemObject import MemObject
+from BaseTrafficGen import *
-# The traffic generator is a master module that generates stimuli for
-# the memory system, based on a collection of simple behaviours that
-# are either probabilistic or based on traces. It can be used stand
-# alone for creating test cases for interconnect and memory
-# controllers, or function as a black-box replacement for system
-# components that are not yet modelled in detail, e.g. a video engine
-# or baseband subsystem in an SoC.
-#
-# The traffic generator has a single master port that is used to send
-# requests, independent of the specific behaviour. The behaviour of
-# the traffic generator is specified in a configuration file, and this
-# file describes a state transition graph where each state is a
-# specific generator behaviour. Examples include idling, generating
-# linear address sequences, random sequences and replay of captured
-# traces. By describing these behaviours as states, it is straight
-# forward to create very complex behaviours, simply by arranging them
-# in graphs. The graph transitions can also be annotated with
-# probabilities, effectively making it a Markov Chain.
-class TrafficGen(MemObject):
+# The behaviour of this traffic generator is specified in a
+# configuration file, and this file describes a state transition graph
+# where each state is a specific generator behaviour. Examples include
+# idling, generating linear address sequences, random sequences and
+# replay of captured traces. By describing these behaviours as states,
+# it is straight forward to create very complex behaviours, simply by
+# arranging them in graphs. The graph transitions can also be
+# annotated with probabilities, effectively making it a Markov Chain.
+class TrafficGen(BaseTrafficGen):
type = 'TrafficGen'
cxx_header = "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/traffic_gen.hh"
- # Port used for sending requests and receiving responses
- port = MasterPort("Master port")
-
# Config file to parse for the state descriptions
config_file = Param.String("Configuration file describing the behaviour")
-
- # System used to determine the mode of the memory system
- system = Param.System(Parent.any, "System this generator is part of")
-
- # Should requests respond to back-pressure or not, if true, the
- # rate of the traffic generator will be slowed down if requests
- # are not immediately accepted
- elastic_req = Param.Bool(False,
- "Slow down requests in case of backpressure")
-
- # Let the user know if we have waited for a retry and not made any
- # progress for a long period of time. The default value is
- # somewhat arbitrary and may well have to be tuned.
- progress_check = Param.Latency('1ms', "Time before exiting " \
- "due to lack of progress")
diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/base.cc b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/base.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ea6c9398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/base.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2016-2018 ARM Limited
+ * All rights reserved
+ *
+ * The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
+ * not be construed as granting a license to any other intellectual
+ * property including but not limited to intellectual property relating
+ * to a hardware implementation of the functionality of the software
+ * licensed hereunder. You may use the software subject to the license
+ * terms below provided that you ensure that this notice is replicated
+ * unmodified and in its entirety in all distributions of the software,
+ * modified or unmodified, in source code or in binary form.
+ *
+ * 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: Thomas Grass
+ * Andreas Hansson
+ * Sascha Bischoff
+ */
+#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/base.hh"
+
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include "base/intmath.hh"
+#include "base/random.hh"
+#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/base_gen.hh"
+#include "debug/Checkpoint.hh"
+#include "debug/TrafficGen.hh"
+#include "params/BaseTrafficGen.hh"
+#include "sim/sim_exit.hh"
+#include "sim/stats.hh"
+#include "sim/system.hh"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+BaseTrafficGen::BaseTrafficGen(const BaseTrafficGenParams* p)
+ : MemObject(p),
+ system(p->system),
+ elasticReq(p->elastic_req),
+ progressCheck(p->progress_check),
+ noProgressEvent([this]{ noProgress(); }, name()),
+ nextTransitionTick(0),
+ nextPacketTick(0),
+ port(name() + ".port", *this),
+ retryPkt(NULL),
+ retryPktTick(0),
+ updateEvent([this]{ update(); }, name()),
+ numSuppressed(0),
+ masterID(system->getMasterId(this))
+{
+}
+
+BaseMasterPort&
+BaseTrafficGen::getMasterPort(const string& if_name, PortID idx)
+{
+ if (if_name == "port") {
+ return port;
+ } else {
+ return MemObject::getMasterPort(if_name, idx);
+ }
+}
+
+void
+BaseTrafficGen::init()
+{
+ MemObject::init();
+
+ if (!port.isConnected())
+ fatal("The port of %s is not connected!\n", name());
+}
+
+DrainState
+BaseTrafficGen::drain()
+{
+ if (!updateEvent.scheduled()) {
+ // no event has been scheduled yet (e.g. switched from atomic mode)
+ return DrainState::Drained;
+ }
+
+ if (retryPkt == NULL) {
+ // shut things down
+ nextPacketTick = MaxTick;
+ nextTransitionTick = MaxTick;
+ deschedule(updateEvent);
+ return DrainState::Drained;
+ } else {
+ return DrainState::Draining;
+ }
+}
+
+void
+BaseTrafficGen::serialize(CheckpointOut &cp) const
+{
+ DPRINTF(Checkpoint, "Serializing BaseTrafficGen\n");
+
+ // save ticks of the graph event if it is scheduled
+ Tick nextEvent = updateEvent.scheduled() ? updateEvent.when() : 0;
+
+ DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "Saving nextEvent=%llu\n", nextEvent);
+
+ SERIALIZE_SCALAR(nextEvent);
+
+ SERIALIZE_SCALAR(nextTransitionTick);
+
+ SERIALIZE_SCALAR(nextPacketTick);
+}
+
+void
+BaseTrafficGen::unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp)
+{
+ // restore scheduled events
+ Tick nextEvent;
+ UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(nextEvent);
+ if (nextEvent != 0)
+ schedule(updateEvent, nextEvent);
+
+ UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(nextTransitionTick);
+
+ UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(nextPacketTick);
+}
+
+void
+BaseTrafficGen::update()
+{
+ // shift our progress-tracking event forward
+ reschedule(noProgressEvent, curTick() + progressCheck, true);
+
+ // if we have reached the time for the next state transition, then
+ // perform the transition
+ if (curTick() >= nextTransitionTick) {
+ transition();
+ } else {
+ assert(curTick() >= nextPacketTick);
+ // get the next packet and try to send it
+ PacketPtr pkt = activeGenerator->getNextPacket();
+
+ // suppress packets that are not destined for a memory, such as
+ // device accesses that could be part of a trace
+ if (system->isMemAddr(pkt->getAddr())) {
+ numPackets++;
+ if (!port.sendTimingReq(pkt)) {
+ retryPkt = pkt;
+ retryPktTick = curTick();
+ }
+ } else {
+ DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "Suppressed packet %s 0x%x\n",
+ pkt->cmdString(), pkt->getAddr());
+
+ ++numSuppressed;
+ if (numSuppressed % 10000)
+ warn("%s suppressed %d packets with non-memory addresses\n",
+ name(), numSuppressed);
+
+ delete pkt;
+ pkt = nullptr;
+ }
+ }
+
+ // if we are waiting for a retry, do not schedule any further
+ // events, in the case of a transition or a successful send, go
+ // ahead and determine when the next update should take place
+ if (retryPkt == NULL) {
+ nextPacketTick = activeGenerator->nextPacketTick(elasticReq, 0);
+ scheduleUpdate();
+ }
+}
+
+void
+BaseTrafficGen::transition()
+{
+ if (activeGenerator)
+ activeGenerator->exit();
+
+ activeGenerator = nextGenerator();
+
+ if (activeGenerator) {
+ const Tick duration = activeGenerator->duration;
+ if (duration != MaxTick && duration != 0) {
+ // we could have been delayed and not transitioned on the
+ // exact tick when we were supposed to (due to back
+ // pressure when sending a packet)
+ nextTransitionTick = curTick() + duration;
+ } else {
+ nextTransitionTick = MaxTick;
+ }
+
+ activeGenerator->enter();
+ nextPacketTick = activeGenerator->nextPacketTick(elasticReq, 0);
+ } else {
+ nextPacketTick = MaxTick;
+ nextTransitionTick = MaxTick;
+ assert(!updateEvent.scheduled());
+ }
+}
+
+void
+BaseTrafficGen::scheduleUpdate()
+{
+ // schedule next update event based on either the next execute
+ // tick or the next transition, which ever comes first
+ const Tick nextEventTick = std::min(nextPacketTick, nextTransitionTick);
+ if (nextEventTick == MaxTick)
+ return;
+
+ DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "Next event scheduled at %lld\n", nextEventTick);
+
+ // The next transition tick may be in the past if there was a
+ // retry, so ensure that we don't schedule anything in the past.
+ schedule(updateEvent, std::max(curTick(), nextEventTick));
+}
+
+void
+BaseTrafficGen::start()
+{
+ transition();
+ scheduleUpdate();
+}
+
+void
+BaseTrafficGen::recvReqRetry()
+{
+ assert(retryPkt != NULL);
+
+ DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "Received retry\n");
+ numRetries++;
+ // attempt to send the packet, and if we are successful start up
+ // the machinery again
+ if (port.sendTimingReq(retryPkt)) {
+ retryPkt = NULL;
+ // remember how much delay was incurred due to back-pressure
+ // when sending the request, we also use this to derive
+ // the tick for the next packet
+ Tick delay = curTick() - retryPktTick;
+ retryPktTick = 0;
+ retryTicks += delay;
+
+ if (drainState() != DrainState::Draining) {
+ // packet is sent, so find out when the next one is due
+ nextPacketTick = activeGenerator->nextPacketTick(elasticReq,
+ delay);
+ scheduleUpdate();
+ } else {
+ // shut things down
+ nextPacketTick = MaxTick;
+ nextTransitionTick = MaxTick;
+ signalDrainDone();
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+void
+BaseTrafficGen::noProgress()
+{
+ fatal("BaseTrafficGen %s spent %llu ticks without making progress",
+ name(), progressCheck);
+}
+
+void
+BaseTrafficGen::regStats()
+{
+ ClockedObject::regStats();
+
+ // Initialise all the stats
+ using namespace Stats;
+
+ numPackets
+ .name(name() + ".numPackets")
+ .desc("Number of packets generated");
+
+ numRetries
+ .name(name() + ".numRetries")
+ .desc("Number of retries");
+
+ retryTicks
+ .name(name() + ".retryTicks")
+ .desc("Time spent waiting due to back-pressure (ticks)");
+}
+
+bool
+BaseTrafficGen::TrafficGenPort::recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt)
+{
+ delete pkt;
+
+ return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/base.hh b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/base.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2cad8707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/base.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2016-2018 ARM Limited
+ * All rights reserved
+ *
+ * The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
+ * not be construed as granting a license to any other intellectual
+ * property including but not limited to intellectual property relating
+ * to a hardware implementation of the functionality of the software
+ * licensed hereunder. You may use the software subject to the license
+ * terms below provided that you ensure that this notice is replicated
+ * unmodified and in its entirety in all distributions of the software,
+ * modified or unmodified, in source code or in binary form.
+ *
+ * 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: Thomas Grass
+ * Andreas Hansson
+ * Sascha Bischoff
+ */
+
+#ifndef __CPU_TRAFFIC_GEN_BASE_HH__
+#define __CPU_TRAFFIC_GEN_BASE_HH__
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <tuple>
+
+#include "base/statistics.hh"
+#include "mem/mem_object.hh"
+#include "mem/qport.hh"
+
+class BaseGen;
+class System;
+struct BaseTrafficGenParams;
+
+/**
+ * The traffic generator is a master module that generates stimuli for
+ * the memory system, based on a collection of simple generator
+ * behaviours that are either probabilistic or based on traces. It can
+ * be used stand alone for creating test cases for interconnect and
+ * memory controllers, or function as a black box replacement for
+ * system components that are not yet modelled in detail, e.g. a video
+ * engine or baseband subsystem.
+ */
+class BaseTrafficGen : public MemObject
+{
+ protected: // Params
+ /**
+ * The system used to determine which mode we are currently operating
+ * in.
+ */
+ System *const system;
+
+ /**
+ * Determine whether to add elasticity in the request injection,
+ * thus responding to backpressure by slowing things down.
+ */
+ const bool elasticReq;
+
+ /**
+ * Time to tolerate waiting for retries (not making progress),
+ * until we declare things broken.
+ */
+ const Tick progressCheck;
+
+ private:
+ /**
+ * Receive a retry from the neighbouring port and attempt to
+ * resend the waiting packet.
+ */
+ void recvReqRetry();
+
+ /** Transition to the next generator */
+ void transition();
+
+ /**
+ * Schedule the update event based on nextPacketTick and
+ * nextTransitionTick.
+ */
+ void scheduleUpdate();
+
+ /**
+ * Method to inform the user we have made no progress.
+ */
+ void noProgress();
+
+ /**
+ * Event to keep track of our progress, or lack thereof.
+ */
+ EventFunctionWrapper noProgressEvent;
+
+ /** Time of next transition */
+ Tick nextTransitionTick;
+
+ /** Time of the next packet. */
+ Tick nextPacketTick;
+
+
+ /** Master port specialisation for the traffic generator */
+ class TrafficGenPort : public MasterPort
+ {
+ public:
+
+ TrafficGenPort(const std::string& name, BaseTrafficGen& traffic_gen)
+ : MasterPort(name, &traffic_gen), trafficGen(traffic_gen)
+ { }
+
+ protected:
+
+ void recvReqRetry() { trafficGen.recvReqRetry(); }
+
+ bool recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt);
+
+ void recvTimingSnoopReq(PacketPtr pkt) { }
+
+ void recvFunctionalSnoop(PacketPtr pkt) { }
+
+ Tick recvAtomicSnoop(PacketPtr pkt) { return 0; }
+
+ private:
+
+ BaseTrafficGen& trafficGen;
+
+ };
+
+ /**
+ * Schedules event for next update and generates a new packet or
+ * requests a new generatoir depending on the current time.
+ */
+ void update();
+
+ /** The instance of master port used by the traffic generator. */
+ TrafficGenPort port;
+
+ /** Packet waiting to be sent. */
+ PacketPtr retryPkt;
+
+ /** Tick when the stalled packet was meant to be sent. */
+ Tick retryPktTick;
+
+ /** Event for scheduling updates */
+ EventFunctionWrapper updateEvent;
+
+ uint64_t numSuppressed;
+
+ private: // Stats
+ /** Count the number of generated packets. */
+ Stats::Scalar numPackets;
+
+ /** Count the number of retries. */
+ Stats::Scalar numRetries;
+
+ /** Count the time incurred from back-pressure. */
+ Stats::Scalar retryTicks;
+
+ public:
+ BaseTrafficGen(const BaseTrafficGenParams* p);
+
+ ~BaseTrafficGen() {}
+
+ BaseMasterPort& getMasterPort(const std::string &if_name,
+ PortID idx = InvalidPortID) override;
+
+ void init() override;
+
+ DrainState drain() override;
+
+ void serialize(CheckpointOut &cp) const override;
+ void unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp) override;
+
+ /** Register statistics */
+ void regStats() override;
+
+ protected:
+ void start();
+
+ virtual std::shared_ptr<BaseGen> nextGenerator() = 0;
+
+ /**
+ * MasterID used in generated requests.
+ */
+ const MasterID masterID;
+
+ /** Currently active generator */
+ std::shared_ptr<BaseGen> activeGenerator;
+};
+
+#endif //__CPU_TRAFFIC_GEN_BASE_HH__
diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/traffic_gen.cc b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/traffic_gen.cc
index d262fd9f7..b3f73e2e5 100644
--- a/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/traffic_gen.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/traffic_gen.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2016-2017 ARM Limited
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2016-2018 ARM Limited
* All rights reserved
*
* The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
@@ -47,29 +47,24 @@
#include "base/intmath.hh"
#include "base/random.hh"
-#include "debug/Checkpoint.hh"
+#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/dram_gen.hh"
+#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/dram_rot_gen.hh"
+#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/exit_gen.hh"
+#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/idle_gen.hh"
+#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/linear_gen.hh"
+#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/random_gen.hh"
+#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/trace_gen.hh"
#include "debug/TrafficGen.hh"
+#include "params/TrafficGen.hh"
#include "sim/stats.hh"
#include "sim/system.hh"
using namespace std;
TrafficGen::TrafficGen(const TrafficGenParams* p)
- : MemObject(p),
- system(p->system),
- masterID(system->getMasterId(this)),
+ : BaseTrafficGen(p),
configFile(p->config_file),
- elasticReq(p->elastic_req),
- progressCheck(p->progress_check),
- noProgressEvent([this]{ noProgress(); }, name()),
- nextTransitionTick(0),
- nextPacketTick(0),
- currState(0),
- port(name() + ".port", *this),
- retryPkt(NULL),
- retryPktTick(0),
- updateEvent([this]{ update(); }, name()),
- numSuppressed(0)
+ currState(0)
{
}
@@ -79,156 +74,46 @@ TrafficGenParams::create()
return new TrafficGen(this);
}
-BaseMasterPort&
-TrafficGen::getMasterPort(const string& if_name, PortID idx)
-{
- if (if_name == "port") {
- return port;
- } else {
- return MemObject::getMasterPort(if_name, idx);
- }
-}
-
void
TrafficGen::init()
{
- if (!port.isConnected())
- fatal("The port of %s is not connected!\n", name());
-
- // if the system is in timing mode active the request generator
- if (system->isTimingMode()) {
- DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "Timing mode, activating request generator\n");
-
- parseConfig();
+ BaseTrafficGen::init();
- // enter initial state
- enterState(currState);
- } else {
- DPRINTF(TrafficGen,
- "Traffic generator is only active in timing mode\n");
- }
+ parseConfig();
}
void
TrafficGen::initState()
{
+ BaseTrafficGen::initState();
+
// when not restoring from a checkpoint, make sure we kick things off
if (system->isTimingMode()) {
- // call nextPacketTick on the state to advance it
- nextPacketTick = states[currState]->nextPacketTick(elasticReq, 0);
- schedule(updateEvent, std::min(nextPacketTick, nextTransitionTick));
+ DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "Timing mode, activating request generator\n");
+ start();
} else {
DPRINTF(TrafficGen,
"Traffic generator is only active in timing mode\n");
}
}
-DrainState
-TrafficGen::drain()
-{
- if (!updateEvent.scheduled()) {
- // no event has been scheduled yet (e.g. switched from atomic mode)
- return DrainState::Drained;
- }
-
- if (retryPkt == NULL) {
- // shut things down
- nextPacketTick = MaxTick;
- nextTransitionTick = MaxTick;
- deschedule(updateEvent);
- return DrainState::Drained;
- } else {
- return DrainState::Draining;
- }
-}
-
void
TrafficGen::serialize(CheckpointOut &cp) const
{
- DPRINTF(Checkpoint, "Serializing TrafficGen\n");
-
- // save ticks of the graph event if it is scheduled
- Tick nextEvent = updateEvent.scheduled() ? updateEvent.when() : 0;
-
- DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "Saving nextEvent=%llu\n", nextEvent);
-
- SERIALIZE_SCALAR(nextEvent);
-
- SERIALIZE_SCALAR(nextTransitionTick);
-
- SERIALIZE_SCALAR(nextPacketTick);
-
SERIALIZE_SCALAR(currState);
+
+ BaseTrafficGen::serialize(cp);
}
void
TrafficGen::unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp)
{
- // restore scheduled events
- Tick nextEvent;
- UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(nextEvent);
- if (nextEvent != 0) {
- schedule(updateEvent, nextEvent);
- }
-
- UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(nextTransitionTick);
-
- UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(nextPacketTick);
-
// @todo In the case of a stateful generator state such as the
// trace player we would also have to restore the position in the
// trace playback and the tick offset
UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(currState);
-}
-void
-TrafficGen::update()
-{
- // shift our progress-tracking event forward
- reschedule(noProgressEvent, curTick() + progressCheck, true);
-
- // if we have reached the time for the next state transition, then
- // perform the transition
- if (curTick() >= nextTransitionTick) {
- transition();
- } else {
- assert(curTick() >= nextPacketTick);
- // get the next packet and try to send it
- PacketPtr pkt = states[currState]->getNextPacket();
-
- // suppress packets that are not destined for a memory, such as
- // device accesses that could be part of a trace
- if (system->isMemAddr(pkt->getAddr())) {
- numPackets++;
- if (!port.sendTimingReq(pkt)) {
- retryPkt = pkt;
- retryPktTick = curTick();
- }
- } else {
- DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "Suppressed packet %s 0x%x\n",
- pkt->cmdString(), pkt->getAddr());
-
- ++numSuppressed;
- if (numSuppressed % 10000)
- warn("%s suppressed %d packets with non-memory addresses\n",
- name(), numSuppressed);
-
- delete pkt;
- pkt = nullptr;
- }
- }
-
- // if we are waiting for a retry, do not schedule any further
- // events, in the case of a transition or a successful send, go
- // ahead and determine when the next update should take place
- if (retryPkt == NULL) {
- // schedule next update event based on either the next execute
- // tick or the next transition, which ever comes first
- nextPacketTick = states[currState]->nextPacketTick(elasticReq, 0);
- Tick nextEventTick = std::min(nextPacketTick, nextTransitionTick);
- DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "Next event scheduled at %lld\n", nextEventTick);
- schedule(updateEvent, nextEventTick);
- }
+ BaseTrafficGen::unserialize(cp);
}
std::string
@@ -298,14 +183,14 @@ TrafficGen::parseConfig()
is >> traceFile >> addrOffset;
traceFile = resolveFile(traceFile);
- states[id] = new TraceGen(name(), masterID, duration,
- traceFile, addrOffset);
+ states[id].reset(new TraceGen(name(), masterID, duration,
+ traceFile, addrOffset));
DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "State: %d TraceGen\n", id);
} else if (mode == "IDLE") {
- states[id] = new IdleGen(name(), masterID, duration);
+ states[id].reset(new IdleGen(name(), masterID, duration));
DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "State: %d IdleGen\n", id);
} else if (mode == "EXIT") {
- states[id] = new ExitGen(name(), masterID, duration);
+ states[id].reset(new ExitGen(name(), masterID, duration));
DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "State: %d ExitGen\n", id);
} else if (mode == "LINEAR" || mode == "RANDOM" ||
mode == "DRAM" || mode == "DRAM_ROTATE") {
@@ -338,18 +223,18 @@ TrafficGen::parseConfig()
fatal("%s cannot have min_period > max_period", name());
if (mode == "LINEAR") {
- states[id] = new LinearGen(name(), masterID,
+ states[id].reset(new LinearGen(name(), masterID,
duration, start_addr,
end_addr, blocksize,
min_period, max_period,
- read_percent, data_limit);
+ read_percent, data_limit));
DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "State: %d LinearGen\n", id);
} else if (mode == "RANDOM") {
- states[id] = new RandomGen(name(), masterID,
+ states[id].reset(new RandomGen(name(), masterID,
duration, start_addr,
end_addr, blocksize,
min_period, max_period,
- read_percent, data_limit);
+ read_percent, data_limit));
DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "State: %d RandomGen\n", id);
} else if (mode == "DRAM" || mode == "DRAM_ROTATE") {
// stride size (bytes) of the request for achieving
@@ -387,7 +272,7 @@ TrafficGen::parseConfig()
}
if (mode == "DRAM") {
- states[id] = new DramGen(name(), masterID,
+ states[id].reset(new DramGen(name(), masterID,
duration, start_addr,
end_addr, blocksize,
min_period, max_period,
@@ -396,7 +281,7 @@ TrafficGen::parseConfig()
nbr_of_banks_DRAM,
nbr_of_banks_util,
addr_mapping,
- nbr_of_ranks);
+ nbr_of_ranks));
DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "State: %d DramGen\n", id);
} else {
// Will rotate to the next rank after rotating
@@ -407,7 +292,7 @@ TrafficGen::parseConfig()
(read_percent == 50) ? nbr_of_banks_util * 2
: nbr_of_banks_util;
- states[id] = new DramRotGen(name(), masterID,
+ states[id].reset(new DramRotGen(name(), masterID,
duration, start_addr,
end_addr, blocksize,
min_period, max_period,
@@ -417,7 +302,7 @@ TrafficGen::parseConfig()
nbr_of_banks_util,
addr_mapping,
nbr_of_ranks,
- max_seq_count_per_rank);
+ max_seq_count_per_rank));
DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "State: %d DramRotGen\n", id);
}
}
@@ -478,13 +363,9 @@ TrafficGen::parseConfig()
infile.close();
}
-void
-TrafficGen::transition()
+size_t
+TrafficGen::nextState()
{
- // exit the current state
- states[currState]->exit();
-
- // determine next state
double p = random_mt.random<double>();
assert(currState < transitionMatrix.size());
double cumulative = 0.0;
@@ -494,87 +375,17 @@ TrafficGen::transition()
++i;
} while (cumulative < p && i < transitionMatrix[currState].size());
- enterState(i - 1);
-}
-
-void
-TrafficGen::enterState(uint32_t newState)
-{
- DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "Transition to state %d\n", newState);
-
- currState = newState;
- // we could have been delayed and not transitioned on the exact
- // tick when we were supposed to (due to back pressure when
- // sending a packet)
- nextTransitionTick = curTick() + states[currState]->duration;
- states[currState]->enter();
-}
-
-void
-TrafficGen::recvReqRetry()
-{
- assert(retryPkt != NULL);
-
- DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "Received retry\n");
- numRetries++;
- // attempt to send the packet, and if we are successful start up
- // the machinery again
- if (port.sendTimingReq(retryPkt)) {
- retryPkt = NULL;
- // remember how much delay was incurred due to back-pressure
- // when sending the request, we also use this to derive
- // the tick for the next packet
- Tick delay = curTick() - retryPktTick;
- retryPktTick = 0;
- retryTicks += delay;
-
- if (drainState() != DrainState::Draining) {
- // packet is sent, so find out when the next one is due
- nextPacketTick = states[currState]->nextPacketTick(elasticReq,
- delay);
- Tick nextEventTick = std::min(nextPacketTick, nextTransitionTick);
- schedule(updateEvent, std::max(curTick(), nextEventTick));
- } else {
- // shut things down
- nextPacketTick = MaxTick;
- nextTransitionTick = MaxTick;
- signalDrainDone();
- }
- }
-}
-
-void
-TrafficGen::noProgress()
-{
- fatal("TrafficGen %s spent %llu ticks without making progress",
- name(), progressCheck);
-}
-
-void
-TrafficGen::regStats()
-{
- ClockedObject::regStats();
-
- // Initialise all the stats
- using namespace Stats;
-
- numPackets
- .name(name() + ".numPackets")
- .desc("Number of packets generated");
-
- numRetries
- .name(name() + ".numRetries")
- .desc("Number of retries");
-
- retryTicks
- .name(name() + ".retryTicks")
- .desc("Time spent waiting due to back-pressure (ticks)");
+ return i - 1;
}
-bool
-TrafficGen::TrafficGenPort::recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt)
+std::shared_ptr<BaseGen>
+TrafficGen::nextGenerator()
{
- delete pkt;
+ // Return the initial state if there isn't an active generator,
+ // otherwise perform a state transition.
+ if (activeGenerator)
+ currState = nextState();
- return true;
+ DPRINTF(TrafficGen, "Transition to state %d\n", currState);
+ return states[currState];
}
diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/traffic_gen.hh b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/traffic_gen.hh
index 6c2c16382..5514e3be6 100644
--- a/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/traffic_gen.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/traffic_gen/traffic_gen.hh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2016-2017 ARM Limited
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2016-2018 ARM Limited
* All rights reserved
*
* The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
@@ -44,45 +44,39 @@
#include <unordered_map>
-#include "base/statistics.hh"
-#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/base_gen.hh"
-#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/dram_gen.hh"
-#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/dram_rot_gen.hh"
-#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/exit_gen.hh"
-#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/idle_gen.hh"
-#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/linear_gen.hh"
-#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/random_gen.hh"
-#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/trace_gen.hh"
-#include "mem/mem_object.hh"
-#include "mem/qport.hh"
-#include "params/TrafficGen.hh"
+#include "cpu/testers/traffic_gen/base.hh"
+
+struct TrafficGenParams;
/**
* The traffic generator is a master module that generates stimuli for
- * the memory system, based on a collection of simple generator
- * behaviours that are either probabilistic or based on traces. It can
- * be used stand alone for creating test cases for interconnect and
- * memory controllers, or function as a black box replacement for
- * system components that are not yet modelled in detail, e.g. a video
- * engine or baseband subsystem.
+ * the memory system, based on a collection of simple behaviours that
+ * are either probabilistic or based on traces. It can be used stand
+ * alone for creating test cases for interconnect and memory
+ * controllers, or function as a black-box replacement for system
+ * components that are not yet modelled in detail, e.g. a video engine
+ * or baseband subsystem in an SoC.
+ *
+ * The traffic generator has a single master port that is used to send
+ * requests, independent of the specific behaviour. The behaviour of
+ * the traffic generator is specified in a configuration file, and this
+ * file describes a state transition graph where each state is a
+ * specific generator behaviour. Examples include idling, generating
+ * linear address sequences, random sequences and replay of captured
+ * traces. By describing these behaviours as states, it is straight
+ * forward to create very complex behaviours, simply by arranging them
+ * in graphs. The graph transitions can also be annotated with
+ * probabilities, effectively making it a Markov Chain.
*/
-class TrafficGen : public MemObject
+class TrafficGen : public BaseTrafficGen
{
-
- private:
-
+ private: // Params
/**
- * Determine next state and perform the transition.
- */
- void transition();
-
- /**
- * Enter a new state.
- *
- * @param newState identifier of state to enter
+ * The config file to parse.
*/
- void enterState(uint32_t newState);
+ const std::string configFile;
+ private:
/**
* Resolve a file path in the configuration file.
*
@@ -98,29 +92,16 @@ class TrafficGen : public MemObject
*/
std::string resolveFile(const std::string &name);
- /**
- * Parse the config file and build the state map and
- * transition matrix.
- */
+ /**
+ * Parse the config file and build the state map and
+ * transition matrix.
+ */
void parseConfig();
/**
- * Schedules event for next update and executes an update on the
- * state graph, either performing a state transition or executing
- * the current state, depending on the current time.
- */
- void update();
-
- /**
- * Receive a retry from the neighbouring port and attempt to
- * resend the waiting packet.
+ * Use the transition matrix to find the next state index.
*/
- void recvReqRetry();
-
- /**
- * Method to inform the user we have made no progress.
- */
- void noProgress();
+ size_t nextState();
/** Struct to represent a probabilistic transition during parsing. */
struct Transition {
@@ -129,45 +110,6 @@ class TrafficGen : public MemObject
double p;
};
- /**
- * The system used to determine which mode we are currently operating
- * in.
- */
- System* system;
-
- /**
- * MasterID used in generated requests.
- */
- MasterID masterID;
-
- /**
- * The config file to parse.
- */
- const std::string configFile;
-
- /**
- * Determine whether to add elasticity in the request injection,
- * thus responding to backpressure by slowing things down.
- */
- const bool elasticReq;
-
- /**
- * Time to tolerate waiting for retries (not making progress),
- * until we declare things broken.
- */
- const Tick progressCheck;
-
- /**
- * Event to keep track of our progress, or lack thereof.
- */
- EventFunctionWrapper noProgressEvent;
-
- /** Time of next transition */
- Tick nextTransitionTick;
-
- /** Time of the next packet. */
- Tick nextPacketTick;
-
/** State transition matrix */
std::vector<std::vector<double> > transitionMatrix;
@@ -175,57 +117,10 @@ class TrafficGen : public MemObject
uint32_t currState;
/** Map of generator states */
- std::unordered_map<uint32_t, BaseGen*> states;
-
- /** Master port specialisation for the traffic generator */
- class TrafficGenPort : public MasterPort
- {
- public:
-
- TrafficGenPort(const std::string& name, TrafficGen& traffic_gen)
- : MasterPort(name, &traffic_gen), trafficGen(traffic_gen)
- { }
-
- protected:
-
- void recvReqRetry() { trafficGen.recvReqRetry(); }
-
- bool recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- void recvTimingSnoopReq(PacketPtr pkt) { }
-
- void recvFunctionalSnoop(PacketPtr pkt) { }
+ std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::shared_ptr<BaseGen>> states;
- Tick recvAtomicSnoop(PacketPtr pkt) { return 0; }
-
- private:
-
- TrafficGen& trafficGen;
-
- };
-
- /** The instance of master port used by the traffic generator. */
- TrafficGenPort port;
-
- /** Packet waiting to be sent. */
- PacketPtr retryPkt;
-
- /** Tick when the stalled packet was meant to be sent. */
- Tick retryPktTick;
-
- /** Event for scheduling updates */
- EventFunctionWrapper updateEvent;
-
- uint64_t numSuppressed;
-
- /** Count the number of generated packets. */
- Stats::Scalar numPackets;
-
- /** Count the number of retries. */
- Stats::Scalar numRetries;
-
- /** Count the time incurred from back-pressure. */
- Stats::Scalar retryTicks;
+ protected: // BaseTrafficGen
+ std::shared_ptr<BaseGen> nextGenerator() override;
public:
@@ -233,21 +128,12 @@ class TrafficGen : public MemObject
~TrafficGen() {}
- BaseMasterPort& getMasterPort(const std::string &if_name,
- PortID idx = InvalidPortID) override;
-
void init() override;
-
void initState() override;
- DrainState drain() override;
-
void serialize(CheckpointOut &cp) const override;
void unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp) override;
- /** Register statistics */
- void regStats() override;
-
};
#endif //__CPU_TRAFFIC_GEN_TRAFFIC_GEN_HH__