1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/base.hh b/src/mem/cache/base.hh
index ab13be771..e8adacfa1 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/base.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/base.hh
@@ -223,6 +223,25 @@ class BaseCache : public MemObject
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Write back dirty blocks in the cache using functional accesses.
+     */
+    virtual void memWriteback() = 0;
+    /**
+     * Invalidates all blocks in the cache.
+     *
+     * @warn Dirty cache lines will not be written back to
+     * memory. Make sure to call functionalWriteback() first if you
+     * want the to write them to memory.
+     */
+    virtual void memInvalidate() = 0;
+    /**
+     * Determine if there are any dirty blocks in the cache.
+     *
+     * \return true if at least one block is dirty, false otherwise.
+     */
+    virtual bool isDirty() const = 0;
+
     /** Block size of this cache */
     const unsigned blkSize;