mem: Delay servicing an MSHR after its allocation

An MSHR is allocated and the computed latency determines when the MSHR
will be ready and can be serviced by the cache. This patch adds a
function that allows changing the time that an MSHR is ready and
adjusts the queue such that other MSHRs can be serviced first if they
are ready.

Change-Id: Ie908191fcb3c2d84d4c6f855c8b1e41ca5881bff
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/12906
Reviewed-by: Daniel Carvalho <odanrc@yahoo.com.br>
Maintainer: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com>

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/mem/cache/mshr_queue.hh b/src/mem/cache/mshr_queue.hh
index 1b960a5a2..1e4eaeb51 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/mshr_queue.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/mshr_queue.hh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2015-2016 ARM Limited
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2015-2016, 2018 ARM Limited
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ class MSHRQueue : public Queue<MSHR>
     void moveToFront(MSHR *mshr);
 
     /**
+     * Adds a delay to the provided MSHR and moves MSHRs that will be
+     * ready earlier than this entry to the top of the list
+     *
+     * @param mshr that needs to be delayed
+     * @param delay_ticks ticks of the desired delay
+     */
+    void delay(MSHR *mshr, Tick delay_ticks);
+
+    /**
      * Mark the given MSHR as in service. This removes the MSHR from the
      * readyList or deallocates the MSHR if it does not expect a response.
      *