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+#ifndef __CPU_BETA_CPU_TOURNAMENT_PRED_HH__
+#define __CPU_BETA_CPU_TOURNAMENT_PRED_HH__
+
+// For Addr type.
+#include "arch/alpha/isa_traits.hh"
+#include "cpu/beta_cpu/sat_counter.hh"
+
+class TournamentBP
+{
+ public:
+ /**
+ * Default branch predictor constructor.
+ */
+ TournamentBP(unsigned local_predictor_size,
+ unsigned local_ctr_bits,
+ unsigned local_history_table_size,
+ unsigned local_history_bits,
+ unsigned global_predictor_size,
+ unsigned global_history_bits,
+ unsigned global_ctr_bits,
+ unsigned choice_predictor_size,
+ unsigned choice_ctr_bits,
+ unsigned instShiftAmt);
+
+ /**
+ * Looks up the given address in the branch predictor and returns
+ * a true/false value as to whether it is taken.
+ * @param branch_addr The address of the branch to look up.
+ * @return Whether or not the branch is taken.
+ */
+ bool lookup(Addr &branch_addr);
+
+ /**
+ * Updates the branch predictor with the actual result of a branch.
+ * @param branch_addr The address of the branch to update.
+ * @param taken Whether or not the branch was taken.
+ */
+ void update(Addr &branch_addr, unsigned global_history, bool taken);
+
+ inline unsigned readGlobalHist() { return global_history; }
+
+ private:
+
+ inline bool getPrediction(uint8_t &count);
+
+ inline unsigned calcLocHistIdx(Addr &branch_addr);
+
+ inline void updateHistoriesTaken(unsigned local_history_idx);
+
+ inline void updateHistoriesNotTaken(unsigned local_history_idx);
+
+ /** Local counters. */
+ SatCounter *local_ctrs;
+
+ /** Size of the local predictor. */
+ unsigned local_predictor_size;
+
+ /** Number of bits of the local predictor's counters. */
+ unsigned local_ctr_bits;
+
+ /** Array of local history table entries. */
+ unsigned *local_history_table;
+
+ /** Size of the local history table. */
+ unsigned local_history_table_size;
+
+ /** Number of bits for each entry of the local history table.
+ * @todo Doesn't this come from the size of the local predictor?
+ */
+ unsigned local_history_bits;
+
+ /** Mask to get the proper local history. */
+ unsigned localHistoryMask;
+
+
+ /** Array of counters that make up the global predictor. */
+ SatCounter *global_ctrs;
+
+ /** Size of the global predictor. */
+ unsigned global_predictor_size;
+
+ /** Number of bits of the global predictor's counters. */
+ unsigned global_ctr_bits;
+
+ /** Global history register. */
+ unsigned global_history;
+
+ /** Number of bits for the global history. */
+ unsigned global_history_bits;
+
+ /** Mask to get the proper global history. */
+ unsigned globalHistoryMask;
+
+
+ /** Array of counters that make up the choice predictor. */
+ SatCounter *choice_ctrs;
+
+ /** Size of the choice predictor (identical to the global predictor). */
+ unsigned choice_predictor_size;
+
+ /** Number of bits of the choice predictor's counters. */
+ unsigned choice_ctr_bits;
+
+ /** Number of bits to shift the instruction over to get rid of the word
+ * offset.
+ */
+ unsigned instShiftAmt;
+
+ /** Threshold for the counter value; above the threshold is taken,
+ * equal to or below the threshold is not taken.
+ */
+ unsigned threshold;
+};
+
+#endif // __CPU_BETA_CPU_TOURNAMENT_PRED_HH__