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+#include "cpu/beta_cpu/bpred_unit.hh"
+#include "base/traceflags.hh"
+#include "base/trace.hh"
+
+template<class Impl>
+TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::TwobitBPredUnit(Params &params)
+ : BP(params.local_predictor_size,
+ params.local_ctr_bits,
+ params.instShiftAmt),
+ BTB(params.BTBEntries,
+ params.BTBTagSize,
+ params.instShiftAmt),
+ RAS(params.RASSize)
+{
+}
+
+template <class Impl>
+void
+TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::regStats()
+{
+ lookups
+ .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.lookups")
+ .desc("Number of BP lookups")
+ ;
+
+ condPredicted
+ .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.condPredicted")
+ .desc("Number of conditional branches predicted")
+ ;
+
+ condIncorrect
+ .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.condIncorrect")
+ .desc("Number of conditional branches incorrect")
+ ;
+
+ BTBLookups
+ .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.BTBLookups")
+ .desc("Number of BTB lookups")
+ ;
+
+ BTBHits
+ .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.BTBHits")
+ .desc("Number of BTB hits")
+ ;
+
+ BTBCorrect
+ .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.BTBCorrect")
+ .desc("Number of correct BTB predictions (this stat may not "
+ "work properly.")
+ ;
+
+ usedRAS
+ .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.usedRAS")
+ .desc("Number of times the RAS was used.")
+ ;
+
+ RASIncorrect
+ .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.RASInCorrect")
+ .desc("Number of incorrect RAS predictions.")
+ ;
+}
+
+template <class Impl>
+bool
+TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::predict(DynInstPtr &inst, Addr &PC)
+{
+ // See if branch predictor predicts taken.
+ // If so, get its target addr either from the BTB or the RAS.
+ // Once that's done, speculatively update the predictor?
+ // Save off record of branch stuff so the RAS can be fixed
+ // up once it's done.
+
+ bool pred_taken = false;
+ Addr target;
+
+ ++lookups;
+
+ if (inst->isUncondCtrl()) {
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Unconditional control.\n");
+ pred_taken = true;
+ } else {
+ ++condPredicted;
+
+ pred_taken = BPLookup(PC);
+
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Branch predictor predicted %i for PC %#x"
+ "\n", pred_taken, inst->readPC());
+ }
+
+ PredictorHistory predict_record(inst->seqNum, PC, pred_taken);
+
+ // Now lookup in the BTB or RAS.
+ if (pred_taken) {
+ if (inst->isReturn()) {
+ ++usedRAS;
+
+ // If it's a function return call, then look up the address
+ // in the RAS.
+ target = RAS.top();
+
+ // Record the top entry of the RAS, and its index.
+ predict_record.usedRAS = true;
+ predict_record.RASIndex = RAS.topIdx();
+ predict_record.RASTarget = target;
+
+ RAS.pop();
+
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Instruction %#x is a return, RAS "
+ "predicted target: %#x, RAS index: %i.\n",
+ inst->readPC(), target, predict_record.RASIndex);
+ } else {
+ ++BTBLookups;
+
+ if (inst->isCall()) {
+ RAS.push(PC+sizeof(MachInst));
+
+ // Record that it was a call so that the top RAS entry can
+ // be popped off if the speculation is incorrect.
+ predict_record.wasCall = true;
+
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Instruction %#x was a call, "
+ "adding %#x to the RAS.\n",
+ inst->readPC(), PC+sizeof(MachInst));
+ }
+
+ if (BTB.valid(PC)) {
+ ++BTBHits;
+
+ //If it's anything else, use the BTB to get the target addr.
+ target = BTB.lookup(PC);
+
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Instruction %#x predicted target "
+ "is %#x.\n", inst->readPC(), target);
+
+ } else {
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: BTB doesn't have a valid entry."
+ "\n");
+ pred_taken = false;
+ }
+
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (pred_taken) {
+ // Set the PC and the instruction's predicted target.
+ PC = target;
+ inst->setPredTarg(target);
+ } else {
+ PC = PC + sizeof(MachInst);
+ inst->setPredTarg(PC);
+ }
+
+ predHist.push_front(predict_record);
+
+ assert(!predHist.empty());
+
+ return pred_taken;
+}
+
+template <class Impl>
+void
+TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::update(const InstSeqNum &done_sn)
+{
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Commiting branches until sequence number "
+ "%i.\n", done_sn);
+
+ while (!predHist.empty() && predHist.back().seqNum <= done_sn) {
+ assert(!predHist.empty());
+
+ // Update the branch predictor with the correct results of branches.
+ BP.update(predHist.back().PC, predHist.back().predTaken);
+
+ predHist.pop_back();
+ }
+}
+
+template <class Impl>
+void
+TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn)
+{
+ while (!predHist.empty() && predHist.front().seqNum > squashed_sn) {
+ if (predHist.front().usedRAS) {
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Restoring top of RAS to: %i, "
+ "target: %#x.\n",
+ predHist.front().RASIndex,
+ predHist.front().RASTarget);
+
+ RAS.restore(predHist.front().RASIndex,
+ predHist.front().RASTarget);
+ } else if (predHist.front().wasCall) {
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Removing speculative entry added "
+ "to the RAS.\n");
+
+ RAS.pop();
+ }
+
+ predHist.pop_front();
+ }
+}
+
+template <class Impl>
+void
+TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn,
+ const Addr &corr_target,
+ const bool actually_taken)
+{
+ // Now that we know that a branch was mispredicted, we need to undo
+ // all the branches that have been seen up until this branch and
+ // fix up everything.
+
+ ++condIncorrect;
+
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Squashing from sequence number %i, "
+ "setting target to %#x.\n",
+ squashed_sn, corr_target);
+
+ while (!predHist.empty() && predHist.front().seqNum > squashed_sn) {
+
+ if (predHist.front().usedRAS) {
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Restoring top of RAS to: %i, "
+ "target: %#x.\n",
+ predHist.front().RASIndex,
+ predHist.front().RASTarget);
+
+ RAS.restore(predHist.front().RASIndex,
+ predHist.front().RASTarget);
+ } else if (predHist.front().wasCall) {
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Removing speculative entry added "
+ "to the RAS.\n");
+
+ RAS.pop();
+ }
+
+ predHist.pop_front();
+ }
+
+ predHist.front().predTaken = actually_taken;
+
+ if (predHist.front().usedRAS) {
+ ++RASIncorrect;
+ }
+
+ BP.update(predHist.front().PC, actually_taken);
+
+ BTB.update(predHist.front().PC, corr_target);
+}