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diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/resources/bpred_unit.hh b/src/cpu/inorder/resources/bpred_unit.hh
index 881bfcc95..3b1c0f4ef 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/resources/bpred_unit.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/resources/bpred_unit.hh
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ class BPredUnit
* Predicts whether or not the instruction is a taken branch, and the
* target of the branch if it is taken.
* @param inst The branch instruction.
- * @param pred_PC The predicted PC is passed back through this parameter.
+ * @param predPC The predicted PC is passed back through this parameter.
* @param tid The thread id.
* @return Returns if the branch is taken or not.
*/
- bool predict(ThePipeline::DynInstPtr &inst, Addr &pred_PC, ThreadID tid);
+ bool predict(ThePipeline::DynInstPtr &inst,
+ TheISA::PCState &predPC, ThreadID tid);
// @todo: Rename this function.
void BPUncond(void * &bp_history);
@@ -114,12 +115,13 @@ class BPredUnit
* corrects that sn's update with the proper address and taken/not taken.
* @param squashed_sn The sequence number to squash any younger updates up
* until.
- * @param corr_target The correct branch target.
+ * @param corrTarget The correct branch target.
* @param actually_taken The correct branch direction.
* @param tid The thread id.
*/
- void squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, const Addr &corr_target,
- bool actually_taken, ThreadID tid, ThreadID asid = 0);
+ void squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn,
+ const TheISA::PCState &corrTarget, bool actually_taken,
+ ThreadID tid, ThreadID asid = 0);
/**
* @param bp_history Pointer to the history object. The predictor
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ class BPredUnit
* has the branch predictor state associated with the lookup.
* @return Whether the branch is taken or not taken.
*/
- bool BPLookup(Addr &inst_PC, void * &bp_history);
+ bool BPLookup(Addr instPC, void * &bp_history);
/**
* Looks up a given PC in the BTB to see if a matching entry exists.
@@ -149,26 +151,26 @@ class BPredUnit
* @param inst_PC The PC to look up.
* @return The address of the target of the branch.
*/
- Addr BTBLookup(Addr &inst_PC)
- { return BTB.lookup(inst_PC, 0); }
+ TheISA::PCState BTBLookup(Addr instPC)
+ { return BTB.lookup(instPC, 0); }
/**
* Updates the BP with taken/not taken information.
- * @param inst_PC The branch's PC that will be updated.
+ * @param instPC The branch's PC that will be updated.
* @param taken Whether the branch was taken or not taken.
* @param bp_history Pointer to the branch predictor state that is
* associated with the branch lookup that is being updated.
* @todo Make this update flexible enough to handle a global predictor.
*/
- void BPUpdate(Addr &inst_PC, bool taken, void *bp_history);
+ void BPUpdate(Addr instPC, bool taken, void *bp_history);
/**
* Updates the BTB with the target of a branch.
* @param inst_PC The branch's PC that will be updated.
* @param target_PC The branch's target that will be added to the BTB.
*/
- void BTBUpdate(Addr &inst_PC, Addr &target_PC)
- { BTB.update(inst_PC, target_PC,0); }
+ void BTBUpdate(Addr instPC, const TheISA::PCState &targetPC)
+ { BTB.update(instPC, targetPC, 0); }
void dump();
@@ -181,22 +183,22 @@ class BPredUnit
* Makes a predictor history struct that contains any
* information needed to update the predictor, BTB, and RAS.
*/
- PredictorHistory(const InstSeqNum &seq_num, const Addr &inst_PC,
- bool pred_taken, void *bp_history,
- ThreadID _tid)
- : seqNum(seq_num), PC(inst_PC), RASTarget(0),
- RASIndex(0), tid(_tid), predTaken(pred_taken), usedRAS(0),
- wasCall(0), bpHistory(bp_history)
- { }
+ PredictorHistory(const InstSeqNum &seq_num,
+ const TheISA::PCState &instPC, bool pred_taken,
+ void *bp_history, ThreadID _tid)
+ : seqNum(seq_num), pc(instPC), rasTarget(0), RASIndex(0),
+ tid(_tid), predTaken(pred_taken), usedRAS(0), wasCall(0),
+ bpHistory(bp_history)
+ {}
/** The sequence number for the predictor history entry. */
InstSeqNum seqNum;
/** The PC associated with the sequence number. */
- Addr PC;
+ TheISA::PCState pc;
/** The RAS target (only valid if a return). */
- Addr RASTarget;
+ TheISA::PCState rasTarget;
/** The RAS index of the instruction (only valid if a call). */
unsigned RASIndex;