mem: Add support for WriteClean packets in the memory system

This change adds support for creating and handling WriteClean
packets. The WriteClean operation is almost identical to a
WritebackDirty with the exception that the cache generating a
WriteClean retains a copy of the block.

Change-Id: I63c8de62919fad0f9547d412f8266aa4292ebecd
Reviewed-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Curtis Dunham <curtis.dunham@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Anouk Van Laer <anouk.vanlaer@arm.com>
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/5045
Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
Maintainer: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com>

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/mem/cache/write_queue_entry.cc b/src/mem/cache/write_queue_entry.cc
index 7a778ea72..663c231fa 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/write_queue_entry.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/write_queue_entry.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2015-2016 ARM Limited
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2015-2017 ARM Limited
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
@@ -111,9 +111,10 @@ WriteQueueEntry::allocate(Addr blk_addr, unsigned blk_size, PacketPtr target,
              "Write queue entry %#llx should never have more than one "
              "cacheable target", blkAddr);
     panic_if(!((target->isWrite() && _isUncacheable) ||
-               (target->isEviction() && !_isUncacheable)),
-             "Write queue entry %#llx should either be uncacheable write or "
-             "a cacheable eviction");
+               (target->isEviction() && !_isUncacheable) ||
+               target->cmd == MemCmd::WriteClean),
+             "Write queue entry %#llx should be an uncacheable write or "
+             "a cacheable eviction or a writeclean");
 
     targets.add(target, when_ready, _order);
 }