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diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit_impl.hh b/src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit_impl.hh
index cde9f28ab..0da02145b 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit_impl.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/bpred_unit_impl.hh
@@ -38,21 +38,40 @@
using namespace std;
template<class Impl>
-TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::TwobitBPredUnit(Params *params)
- : BP(params->localPredictorSize,
- params->localCtrBits,
- params->instShiftAmt),
- BTB(params->BTBEntries,
+BPredUnit<Impl>::BPredUnit(Params *params)
+ : BTB(params->BTBEntries,
params->BTBTagSize,
params->instShiftAmt)
{
+ // Setup the selected predictor.
+ if (params->predType == "local") {
+ localBP = new LocalBP(params->localPredictorSize,
+ params->localCtrBits,
+ params->instShiftAmt);
+ predictor = Local;
+ } else if (params->predType == "tournament") {
+ tournamentBP = new TournamentBP(params->localPredictorSize,
+ params->localCtrBits,
+ params->localHistoryTableSize,
+ params->localHistoryBits,
+ params->globalPredictorSize,
+ params->globalHistoryBits,
+ params->globalCtrBits,
+ params->choicePredictorSize,
+ params->choiceCtrBits,
+ params->instShiftAmt);
+ predictor = Tournament;
+ } else {
+ fatal("Invalid BP selected!");
+ }
+
for (int i=0; i < Impl::MaxThreads; i++)
RAS[i].init(params->RASSize);
}
template <class Impl>
void
-TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::regStats()
+BPredUnit<Impl>::regStats()
{
lookups
.name(name() + ".BPredUnit.lookups")
@@ -98,17 +117,20 @@ TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::regStats()
template <class Impl>
void
-TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::switchOut()
+BPredUnit<Impl>::switchOut()
{
+ // Clear any state upon switch out.
for (int i = 0; i < Impl::MaxThreads; ++i) {
- predHist[i].clear();
+ squash(0, i);
}
}
template <class Impl>
void
-TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::takeOverFrom()
+BPredUnit<Impl>::takeOverFrom()
{
+ // Can reset all predictor state, but it's not necessarily better
+ // than leaving it be.
/*
for (int i = 0; i < Impl::MaxThreads; ++i)
RAS[i].reset();
@@ -120,11 +142,10 @@ TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::takeOverFrom()
template <class Impl>
bool
-TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::predict(DynInstPtr &inst, Addr &PC, unsigned tid)
+BPredUnit<Impl>::predict(DynInstPtr &inst, Addr &PC, unsigned tid)
{
// 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.
@@ -135,20 +156,25 @@ TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::predict(DynInstPtr &inst, Addr &PC, unsigned tid)
++lookups;
+ void *bp_history = NULL;
+
if (inst->isUncondCtrl()) {
DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i] Unconditional control.\n", tid);
pred_taken = true;
+ // Tell the BP there was an unconditional branch.
+ BPUncond(bp_history);
} else {
++condPredicted;
- pred_taken = BPLookup(PC);
+ pred_taken = BPLookup(PC, bp_history);
DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Branch predictor predicted %i "
"for PC %#x\n",
tid, pred_taken, inst->readPC());
}
- PredictorHistory predict_record(inst->seqNum, PC, pred_taken, tid);
+ PredictorHistory predict_record(inst->seqNum, PC, pred_taken,
+ bp_history, tid);
// Now lookup in the BTB or RAS.
if (pred_taken) {
@@ -189,7 +215,7 @@ TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::predict(DynInstPtr &inst, Addr &PC, unsigned tid)
if (BTB.valid(PC, tid)) {
++BTBHits;
- //If it's anything else, use the BTB to get the target addr.
+ // If it's not a return, use the BTB to get the target addr.
target = BTB.lookup(PC, tid);
DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Instruction %#x predicted"
@@ -223,7 +249,7 @@ TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::predict(DynInstPtr &inst, Addr &PC, unsigned tid)
template <class Impl>
void
-TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::update(const InstSeqNum &done_sn, unsigned tid)
+BPredUnit<Impl>::update(const InstSeqNum &done_sn, unsigned tid)
{
DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Commiting branches until sequence"
"number %lli.\n", tid, done_sn);
@@ -231,8 +257,9 @@ TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::update(const InstSeqNum &done_sn, unsigned tid)
while (!predHist[tid].empty() &&
predHist[tid].back().seqNum <= done_sn) {
// Update the branch predictor with the correct results.
- BP.update(predHist[tid].back().PC,
- predHist[tid].back().predTaken);
+ BPUpdate(predHist[tid].back().PC,
+ predHist[tid].back().predTaken,
+ predHist[tid].back().bpHistory);
predHist[tid].pop_back();
}
@@ -240,13 +267,13 @@ TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::update(const InstSeqNum &done_sn, unsigned tid)
template <class Impl>
void
-TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, unsigned tid)
+BPredUnit<Impl>::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, unsigned tid)
{
History &pred_hist = predHist[tid];
while (!pred_hist.empty() &&
pred_hist.front().seqNum > squashed_sn) {
- if (pred_hist.front().usedRAS) {
+ if (pred_hist.front().usedRAS) {
DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Restoring top of RAS to: %i,"
" target: %#x.\n",
tid,
@@ -257,12 +284,15 @@ TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, unsigned tid)
pred_hist.front().RASTarget);
} else if (pred_hist.front().wasCall) {
- DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Removing speculative entry added "
- "to the RAS.\n",tid);
+ DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Removing speculative entry "
+ "added to the RAS.\n",tid);
RAS[tid].pop();
}
+ // This call should delete the bpHistory.
+ BPSquash(pred_hist.front().bpHistory);
+
pred_hist.pop_front();
}
@@ -270,10 +300,10 @@ TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, unsigned tid)
template <class Impl>
void
-TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn,
- const Addr &corr_target,
- const bool actually_taken,
- unsigned tid)
+BPredUnit<Impl>::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn,
+ const Addr &corr_target,
+ const bool actually_taken,
+ unsigned tid)
{
// 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
@@ -287,40 +317,96 @@ TwobitBPredUnit<Impl>::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn,
"setting target to %#x.\n",
tid, squashed_sn, corr_target);
- while (!pred_hist.empty() &&
- pred_hist.front().seqNum > squashed_sn) {
- if (pred_hist.front().usedRAS) {
- DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Restoring top of RAS to: %i, "
- "target: %#x.\n",
- tid,
- pred_hist.front().RASIndex,
- pred_hist.front().RASTarget);
-
- RAS[tid].restore(pred_hist.front().RASIndex,
- pred_hist.front().RASTarget);
- } else if (pred_hist.front().wasCall) {
- DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Removing speculative entry"
- " added to the RAS.\n", tid);
-
- RAS[tid].pop();
- }
-
- pred_hist.pop_front();
- }
+ squash(squashed_sn, tid);
// If there's a squash due to a syscall, there may not be an entry
// corresponding to the squash. In that case, don't bother trying to
// fix up the entry.
if (!pred_hist.empty()) {
- pred_hist.front().predTaken = actually_taken;
-
+ assert(pred_hist.front().seqNum == squashed_sn);
if (pred_hist.front().usedRAS) {
++RASIncorrect;
}
- BP.update(pred_hist.front().PC, actually_taken);
+ BPUpdate(pred_hist.front().PC, actually_taken,
+ pred_hist.front().bpHistory);
BTB.update(pred_hist.front().PC, corr_target, tid);
pred_hist.pop_front();
}
}
+
+template <class Impl>
+void
+BPredUnit<Impl>::BPUncond(void * &bp_history)
+{
+ // Only the tournament predictor cares about unconditional branches.
+ if (predictor == Tournament) {
+ tournamentBP->uncondBr(bp_history);
+ }
+}
+
+template <class Impl>
+void
+BPredUnit<Impl>::BPSquash(void *bp_history)
+{
+ if (predictor == Local) {
+ localBP->squash(bp_history);
+ } else if (predictor == Tournament) {
+ tournamentBP->squash(bp_history);
+ } else {
+ panic("Predictor type is unexpected value!");
+ }
+}
+
+template <class Impl>
+bool
+BPredUnit<Impl>::BPLookup(Addr &inst_PC, void * &bp_history)
+{
+ if (predictor == Local) {
+ return localBP->lookup(inst_PC, bp_history);
+ } else if (predictor == Tournament) {
+ return tournamentBP->lookup(inst_PC, bp_history);
+ } else {
+ panic("Predictor type is unexpected value!");
+ }
+}
+
+template <class Impl>
+void
+BPredUnit<Impl>::BPUpdate(Addr &inst_PC, bool taken, void *bp_history)
+{
+ if (predictor == Local) {
+ localBP->update(inst_PC, taken, bp_history);
+ } else if (predictor == Tournament) {
+ tournamentBP->update(inst_PC, taken, bp_history);
+ } else {
+ panic("Predictor type is unexpected value!");
+ }
+}
+
+template <class Impl>
+void
+BPredUnit<Impl>::dump()
+{
+ typename History::iterator pred_hist_it;
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < Impl::MaxThreads; ++i) {
+ if (!predHist[i].empty()) {
+ pred_hist_it = predHist[i].begin();
+
+ cprintf("predHist[%i].size(): %i\n", i, predHist[i].size());
+
+ while (pred_hist_it != predHist[i].end()) {
+ cprintf("[sn:%lli], PC:%#x, tid:%i, predTaken:%i, "
+ "bpHistory:%#x\n",
+ (*pred_hist_it).seqNum, (*pred_hist_it).PC,
+ (*pred_hist_it).tid, (*pred_hist_it).predTaken,
+ (*pred_hist_it).bpHistory);
+ pred_hist_it++;
+ }
+
+ cprintf("\n");
+ }
+ }
+}
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