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authorAli Saidi <Ali.Saidi@ARM.com>2014-01-24 15:29:30 -0600
committerAli Saidi <Ali.Saidi@ARM.com>2014-01-24 15:29:30 -0600
commit90b1775a8f87834d4c27d4c98483bb7b1e5e9679 (patch)
tree5c06b3e32bde9938dc977e1a59c288e87075b521 /src
parent6bed6e0352a68723ea55017b3e09a8c279af11ec (diff)
downloadgem5-90b1775a8f87834d4c27d4c98483bb7b1e5e9679.tar.xz
cpu: Add support for instructions that zero cache lines.
Diffstat (limited to 'src')
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/base_dyn_inst_impl.hh1
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit.hh31
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit_impl.hh7
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc10
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/simple/timing.cc10
-rw-r--r--src/mem/request.hh5
6 files changed, 51 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpu/base_dyn_inst_impl.hh b/src/cpu/base_dyn_inst_impl.hh
index bc581ed2d..9004fc0f5 100644
--- a/src/cpu/base_dyn_inst_impl.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/base_dyn_inst_impl.hh
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ BaseDynInst<Impl>::initVars()
effAddr = 0;
physEffAddr = 0;
readyRegs = 0;
+ memReqFlags = 0;
status.reset();
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit.hh b/src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit.hh
index 5b8e02fc6..724d2cb0b 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit.hh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (c) 2012 ARM Limited
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013 ARM Limited
* All rights reserved
*
* The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class LSQUnit {
/** Constructs a store queue entry for a given instruction. */
SQEntry(DynInstPtr &_inst)
: inst(_inst), req(NULL), sreqLow(NULL), sreqHigh(NULL), size(0),
- isSplit(0), canWB(0), committed(0), completed(0)
+ isSplit(0), canWB(0), committed(0), completed(0), isAllZeros(0)
{
std::memset(data, 0, sizeof(data));
}
@@ -384,6 +384,11 @@ class LSQUnit {
bool committed;
/** Whether or not the store is completed. */
bool completed;
+ /** Does this request write all zeros and thus doesn't
+ * have any data attached to it. Used for cache block zero
+ * style instructs (ARM DC ZVA; ALPHA WH64)
+ */
+ bool isAllZeros;
};
private:
@@ -691,13 +696,18 @@ LSQUnit<Impl>::read(Request *req, Request *sreqLow, Request *sreqHigh,
// Get shift amount for offset into the store's data.
int shift_amt = req->getVaddr() - storeQueue[store_idx].inst->effAddr;
- memcpy(data, storeQueue[store_idx].data + shift_amt,
+ if (storeQueue[store_idx].isAllZeros)
+ memset(data, 0, req->getSize());
+ else
+ memcpy(data, storeQueue[store_idx].data + shift_amt,
req->getSize());
assert(!load_inst->memData);
- load_inst->memData = new uint8_t[64];
-
- memcpy(load_inst->memData,
+ load_inst->memData = new uint8_t[req->getSize()];
+ if (storeQueue[store_idx].isAllZeros)
+ memset(load_inst->memData, 0, req->getSize());
+ else
+ memcpy(load_inst->memData,
storeQueue[store_idx].data + shift_amt, req->getSize());
DPRINTF(LSQUnit, "Forwarding from store idx %i to load to "
@@ -777,7 +787,7 @@ LSQUnit<Impl>::read(Request *req, Request *sreqLow, Request *sreqHigh,
load_inst->seqNum, load_inst->pcState());
assert(!load_inst->memData);
- load_inst->memData = new uint8_t[64];
+ load_inst->memData = new uint8_t[req->getSize()];
++usedPorts;
@@ -916,7 +926,9 @@ LSQUnit<Impl>::write(Request *req, Request *sreqLow, Request *sreqHigh,
storeQueue[store_idx].sreqHigh = sreqHigh;
unsigned size = req->getSize();
storeQueue[store_idx].size = size;
- assert(size <= sizeof(storeQueue[store_idx].data));
+ storeQueue[store_idx].isAllZeros = req->getFlags() & Request::CACHE_BLOCK_ZERO;
+ assert(size <= sizeof(storeQueue[store_idx].data) ||
+ (req->getFlags() & Request::CACHE_BLOCK_ZERO));
// Split stores can only occur in ISAs with unaligned memory accesses. If
// a store request has been split, sreqLow and sreqHigh will be non-null.
@@ -924,7 +936,8 @@ LSQUnit<Impl>::write(Request *req, Request *sreqLow, Request *sreqHigh,
storeQueue[store_idx].isSplit = true;
}
- memcpy(storeQueue[store_idx].data, data, size);
+ if (!(req->getFlags() & Request::CACHE_BLOCK_ZERO))
+ memcpy(storeQueue[store_idx].data, data, size);
// This function only writes the data to the store queue, so no fault
// can happen here.
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit_impl.hh b/src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit_impl.hh
index 7ec59e38d..322a6704a 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit_impl.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/lsq_unit_impl.hh
@@ -816,9 +816,12 @@ LSQUnit<Impl>::writebackStores()
storeQueue[storeWBIdx].committed = true;
assert(!inst->memData);
- inst->memData = new uint8_t[64];
+ inst->memData = new uint8_t[req->getSize()];
- memcpy(inst->memData, storeQueue[storeWBIdx].data, req->getSize());
+ if (storeQueue[storeWBIdx].isAllZeros)
+ memset(inst->memData, 0, req->getSize());
+ else
+ memcpy(inst->memData, storeQueue[storeWBIdx].data, req->getSize());
MemCmd command =
req->isSwap() ? MemCmd::SwapReq :
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc b/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
index b1efbc5ce..f62f891f7 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
@@ -399,6 +399,16 @@ Fault
AtomicSimpleCPU::writeMem(uint8_t *data, unsigned size,
Addr addr, unsigned flags, uint64_t *res)
{
+
+ static uint8_t zero_array[64] = {};
+
+ if (data == NULL) {
+ assert(size <= 64);
+ assert(flags & Request::CACHE_BLOCK_ZERO);
+ // This must be a cache block cleaning request
+ data = zero_array;
+ }
+
// use the CPU's statically allocated write request and packet objects
Request *req = &data_write_req;
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple/timing.cc b/src/cpu/simple/timing.cc
index 366164e36..3b4f0e7d8 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple/timing.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/timing.cc
@@ -472,14 +472,20 @@ TimingSimpleCPU::writeMem(uint8_t *data, unsigned size,
Addr addr, unsigned flags, uint64_t *res)
{
uint8_t *newData = new uint8_t[size];
- memcpy(newData, data, size);
-
const int asid = 0;
const ThreadID tid = 0;
const Addr pc = thread->instAddr();
unsigned block_size = cacheLineSize();
BaseTLB::Mode mode = BaseTLB::Write;
+ if (data == NULL) {
+ assert(flags & Request::CACHE_BLOCK_ZERO);
+ // This must be a cache block cleaning request
+ memset(newData, 0, size);
+ } else {
+ memcpy(newData, data, size);
+ }
+
if (traceData) {
traceData->setAddr(addr);
}
diff --git a/src/mem/request.hh b/src/mem/request.hh
index ebf0ebb58..28d378628 100644
--- a/src/mem/request.hh
+++ b/src/mem/request.hh
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ class Request
/** This request is made in privileged mode. */
static const FlagsType PRIVILEGED = 0x00008000;
+ /** This is a write that is targeted and zeroing an entire cache block.
+ * There is no need for a read/modify/write
+ */
+ static const FlagsType CACHE_BLOCK_ZERO = 0x00010000;
+
/** The request should not cause a memory access. */
static const FlagsType NO_ACCESS = 0x00080000;
/** This request will lock or unlock the accessed memory. When used with