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index 86ec2a2a5..32752a5e6 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache.hh
@@ -46,436 +46,80 @@
/**
* @file
- * Describes a cache based on template policies.
+ * Describes a cache
*/
#ifndef __MEM_CACHE_CACHE_HH__
#define __MEM_CACHE_CACHE_HH__
+#include <cstdint>
#include <unordered_set>
-#include "base/logging.hh" // fatal, panic, and warn
-#include "enums/Clusivity.hh"
+#include "base/types.hh"
#include "mem/cache/base.hh"
-#include "mem/cache/blk.hh"
-#include "mem/cache/mshr.hh"
-#include "mem/cache/tags/base.hh"
-#include "params/Cache.hh"
-#include "sim/eventq.hh"
+#include "mem/packet.hh"
-//Forward decleration
-class BasePrefetcher;
+class CacheBlk;
+struct CacheParams;
+class MSHR;
/**
- * A template-policy based cache. The behavior of the cache can be altered by
- * supplying different template policies. TagStore handles all tag and data
- * storage @sa TagStore, \ref gem5MemorySystem "gem5 Memory System"
+ * A coherent cache that can be arranged in flexible topologies.
*/
class Cache : public BaseCache
{
protected:
-
- /**
- * The CPU-side port extends the base cache slave port with access
- * functions for functional, atomic and timing requests.
- */
- class CpuSidePort : public CacheSlavePort
- {
- private:
-
- // a pointer to our specific cache implementation
- Cache *cache;
-
- protected:
-
- virtual bool recvTimingSnoopResp(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- virtual bool tryTiming(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- virtual bool recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- virtual Tick recvAtomic(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- virtual void recvFunctional(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- virtual AddrRangeList getAddrRanges() const;
-
- public:
-
- CpuSidePort(const std::string &_name, Cache *_cache,
- const std::string &_label);
-
- };
-
- /**
- * Override the default behaviour of sendDeferredPacket to enable
- * the memory-side cache port to also send requests based on the
- * current MSHR status. This queue has a pointer to our specific
- * cache implementation and is used by the MemSidePort.
- */
- class CacheReqPacketQueue : public ReqPacketQueue
- {
-
- protected:
-
- Cache &cache;
- SnoopRespPacketQueue &snoopRespQueue;
-
- public:
-
- CacheReqPacketQueue(Cache &cache, MasterPort &port,
- SnoopRespPacketQueue &snoop_resp_queue,
- const std::string &label) :
- ReqPacketQueue(cache, port, label), cache(cache),
- snoopRespQueue(snoop_resp_queue) { }
-
- /**
- * Override the normal sendDeferredPacket and do not only
- * consider the transmit list (used for responses), but also
- * requests.
- */
- virtual void sendDeferredPacket();
-
- /**
- * Check if there is a conflicting snoop response about to be
- * send out, and if so simply stall any requests, and schedule
- * a send event at the same time as the next snoop response is
- * being sent out.
- */
- bool checkConflictingSnoop(Addr addr)
- {
- if (snoopRespQueue.hasAddr(addr)) {
- DPRINTF(CachePort, "Waiting for snoop response to be "
- "sent\n");
- Tick when = snoopRespQueue.deferredPacketReadyTime();
- schedSendEvent(when);
- return true;
- }
- return false;
- }
- };
-
- /**
- * The memory-side port extends the base cache master port with
- * access functions for functional, atomic and timing snoops.
- */
- class MemSidePort : public CacheMasterPort
- {
- private:
-
- /** The cache-specific queue. */
- CacheReqPacketQueue _reqQueue;
-
- SnoopRespPacketQueue _snoopRespQueue;
-
- // a pointer to our specific cache implementation
- Cache *cache;
-
- protected:
-
- virtual void recvTimingSnoopReq(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- virtual bool recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- virtual Tick recvAtomicSnoop(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- virtual void recvFunctionalSnoop(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- public:
-
- MemSidePort(const std::string &_name, Cache *_cache,
- const std::string &_label);
- };
-
- /** Tag and data Storage */
- BaseTags *tags;
-
- /** Prefetcher */
- BasePrefetcher *prefetcher;
-
- /** Temporary cache block for occasional transitory use */
- CacheBlk *tempBlock;
-
/**
* This cache should allocate a block on a line-sized write miss.
*/
const bool doFastWrites;
/**
- * Turn line-sized writes into WriteInvalidate transactions.
- */
- void promoteWholeLineWrites(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- /**
- * Notify the prefetcher on every access, not just misses.
- */
- const bool prefetchOnAccess;
-
- /**
- * Clusivity with respect to the upstream cache, determining if we
- * fill into both this cache and the cache above on a miss. Note
- * that we currently do not support strict clusivity policies.
- */
- const Enums::Clusivity clusivity;
-
- /**
- * Determine if clean lines should be written back or not. In
- * cases where a downstream cache is mostly inclusive we likely
- * want it to act as a victim cache also for lines that have not
- * been modified. Hence, we cannot simply drop the line (or send a
- * clean evict), but rather need to send the actual data.
- */
- const bool writebackClean;
-
- /**
- * Upstream caches need this packet until true is returned, so
- * hold it for deletion until a subsequent call
- */
- std::unique_ptr<Packet> pendingDelete;
-
- /**
- * Writebacks from the tempBlock, resulting on the response path
- * in atomic mode, must happen after the call to recvAtomic has
- * finished (for the right ordering of the packets). We therefore
- * need to hold on to the packets, and have a method and an event
- * to send them.
- */
- PacketPtr tempBlockWriteback;
-
- /**
- * Send the outstanding tempBlock writeback. To be called after
- * recvAtomic finishes in cases where the block we filled is in
- * fact the tempBlock, and now needs to be written back.
- */
- void writebackTempBlockAtomic() {
- assert(tempBlockWriteback != nullptr);
- PacketList writebacks{tempBlockWriteback};
- doWritebacksAtomic(writebacks);
- tempBlockWriteback = nullptr;
- }
-
- /**
- * An event to writeback the tempBlock after recvAtomic
- * finishes. To avoid other calls to recvAtomic getting in
- * between, we create this event with a higher priority.
- */
- EventFunctionWrapper writebackTempBlockAtomicEvent;
-
- /**
* Store the outstanding requests that we are expecting snoop
* responses from so we can determine which snoop responses we
* generated and which ones were merely forwarded.
*/
std::unordered_set<RequestPtr> outstandingSnoop;
+ protected:
/**
- * Does all the processing necessary to perform the provided request.
- * @param pkt The memory request to perform.
- * @param blk The cache block to be updated.
- * @param lat The latency of the access.
- * @param writebacks List for any writebacks that need to be performed.
- * @return Boolean indicating whether the request was satisfied.
- */
- bool access(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *&blk,
- Cycles &lat, PacketList &writebacks);
-
- /**
- *Handle doing the Compare and Swap function for SPARC.
- */
- void cmpAndSwap(CacheBlk *blk, PacketPtr pkt);
-
- /**
- * Find a block frame for new block at address addr targeting the
- * given security space, assuming that the block is not currently
- * in the cache. Append writebacks if any to provided packet
- * list. Return free block frame. May return nullptr if there are
- * no replaceable blocks at the moment.
- */
- CacheBlk *allocateBlock(Addr addr, bool is_secure, PacketList &writebacks);
-
- /**
- * Invalidate a cache block.
- *
- * @param blk Block to invalidate
- */
- void invalidateBlock(CacheBlk *blk);
-
- /**
- * Maintain the clusivity of this cache by potentially
- * invalidating a block. This method works in conjunction with
- * satisfyRequest, but is separate to allow us to handle all MSHR
- * targets before potentially dropping a block.
- *
- * @param from_cache Whether we have dealt with a packet from a cache
- * @param blk The block that should potentially be dropped
- */
- void maintainClusivity(bool from_cache, CacheBlk *blk);
-
- /**
- * Populates a cache block and handles all outstanding requests for the
- * satisfied fill request. This version takes two memory requests. One
- * contains the fill data, the other is an optional target to satisfy.
- * @param pkt The memory request with the fill data.
- * @param blk The cache block if it already exists.
- * @param writebacks List for any writebacks that need to be performed.
- * @param allocate Whether to allocate a block or use the temp block
- * @return Pointer to the new cache block.
- */
- CacheBlk *handleFill(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk,
- PacketList &writebacks, bool allocate);
-
- /**
- * Determine whether we should allocate on a fill or not. If this
- * cache is mostly inclusive with regards to the upstream cache(s)
- * we always allocate (for any non-forwarded and cacheable
- * requests). In the case of a mostly exclusive cache, we allocate
- * on fill if the packet did not come from a cache, thus if we:
- * are dealing with a whole-line write (the latter behaves much
- * like a writeback), the original target packet came from a
- * non-caching source, or if we are performing a prefetch or LLSC.
- *
- * @param cmd Command of the incoming requesting packet
- * @return Whether we should allocate on the fill
+ * Turn line-sized writes into WriteInvalidate transactions.
*/
- inline bool allocOnFill(MemCmd cmd) const override
- {
- return clusivity == Enums::mostly_incl ||
- cmd == MemCmd::WriteLineReq ||
- cmd == MemCmd::ReadReq ||
- cmd == MemCmd::WriteReq ||
- cmd.isPrefetch() ||
- cmd.isLLSC();
- }
+ void promoteWholeLineWrites(PacketPtr pkt);
- /*
- * Handle a timing request that hit in the cache
- *
- * @param ptk The request packet
- * @param blk The referenced block
- * @param request_time The tick at which the block lookup is compete
- */
- void handleTimingReqHit(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk, Tick request_time);
+ bool access(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *&blk, Cycles &lat,
+ PacketList &writebacks) override;
- /*
- * Handle a timing request that missed in the cache
- *
- * @param ptk The request packet
- * @param blk The referenced block
- * @param forward_time The tick at which we can process dependent requests
- * @param request_time The tick at which the block lookup is compete
- */
- void handleTimingReqMiss(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk, Tick forward_time,
- Tick request_time);
+ void handleTimingReqHit(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk,
+ Tick request_time) override;
- /**
- * Performs the access specified by the request.
- * @param pkt The request to perform.
- */
- void recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt);
+ void handleTimingReqMiss(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk,
+ Tick forward_time,
+ Tick request_time) override;
- /**
- * Insert writebacks into the write buffer
- */
- void doWritebacks(PacketList& writebacks, Tick forward_time);
+ void recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt) override;
- /**
- * Send writebacks down the memory hierarchy in atomic mode
- */
- void doWritebacksAtomic(PacketList& writebacks);
+ void doWritebacks(PacketList& writebacks, Tick forward_time) override;
- /**
- * Handling the special case of uncacheable write responses to
- * make recvTimingResp less cluttered.
- */
- void handleUncacheableWriteResp(PacketPtr pkt);
+ void doWritebacksAtomic(PacketList& writebacks) override;
- /**
- * Service non-deferred MSHR targets using the received response
- *
- * Iterates through the list of targets that can be serviced with
- * the current response. Any writebacks that need to performed
- * must be appended to the writebacks parameter.
- *
- * @param mshr The MSHR that corresponds to the reponse
- * @param pkt The response packet
- * @param blk The reference block
- * @param writebacks List of writebacks that need to be performed
- */
void serviceMSHRTargets(MSHR *mshr, const PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk,
- PacketList& writebacks);
+ PacketList& writebacks) override;
- /**
- * Handles a response (cache line fill/write ack) from the bus.
- * @param pkt The response packet
- */
- void recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- /**
- * Snoops bus transactions to maintain coherence.
- * @param pkt The current bus transaction.
- */
- void recvTimingSnoopReq(PacketPtr pkt);
-
- /**
- * Handle a snoop response.
- * @param pkt Snoop response packet
- */
- void recvTimingSnoopResp(PacketPtr pkt);
+ void recvTimingSnoopReq(PacketPtr pkt) override;
+ void recvTimingSnoopResp(PacketPtr pkt) override;
- /**
- * Handle a request in atomic mode that missed in this cache
- *
- * Creates a downstream request, sends it to the memory below and
- * handles the response. As we are in atomic mode all operations
- * are performed immediately.
- *
- * @param pkt The packet with the requests
- * @param blk The referenced block
- * @parma writebacks A list with packets for any performed writebacks
- * @return Cycles for handling the request
- */
Cycles handleAtomicReqMiss(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk,
- PacketList &writebacks);
-
- /**
- * Performs the access specified by the request.
- * @param pkt The request to perform.
- * @return The number of ticks required for the access.
- */
- Tick recvAtomic(PacketPtr pkt);
+ PacketList &writebacks) override;
- /**
- * Snoop for the provided request in the cache and return the estimated
- * time taken.
- * @param pkt The memory request to snoop
- * @return The number of ticks required for the snoop.
- */
- Tick recvAtomicSnoop(PacketPtr pkt);
+ Tick recvAtomic(PacketPtr pkt) override;
- /**
- * Performs the access specified by the request.
- * @param pkt The request to perform.
- * @param fromCpuSide from the CPU side port or the memory side port
- */
- void functionalAccess(PacketPtr pkt, bool fromCpuSide);
+ Tick recvAtomicSnoop(PacketPtr pkt) override;
- /**
- * Perform any necessary updates to the block and perform any data
- * exchange between the packet and the block. The flags of the
- * packet are also set accordingly.
- *
- * @param pkt Request packet from upstream that hit a block
- * @param blk Cache block that the packet hit
- * @param deferred_response Whether this hit is to block that
- * originally missed
- * @param pending_downgrade Whether the writable flag is to be removed
- *
- * @return True if the block is to be invalidated
- */
void satisfyRequest(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk,
bool deferred_response = false,
- bool pending_downgrade = false);
+ bool pending_downgrade = false) override;
void doTimingSupplyResponse(PacketPtr req_pkt, const uint8_t *blk_data,
bool already_copied, bool pending_inval);
@@ -495,131 +139,31 @@ class Cache : public BaseCache
uint32_t handleSnoop(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk,
bool is_timing, bool is_deferred, bool pending_inval);
- /**
- * Evict a cache block.
- *
- * Performs a writeback if necesssary and invalidates the block
- *
- * @param blk Block to invalidate
- * @return A packet with the writeback, can be nullptr
- */
- M5_NODISCARD virtual PacketPtr evictBlock(CacheBlk *blk);
+ M5_NODISCARD PacketPtr evictBlock(CacheBlk *blk) override;
- /**
- * Evict a cache block.
- *
- * Performs a writeback if necesssary and invalidates the block
- *
- * @param blk Block to invalidate
- * @param writebacks Return a list of packets with writebacks
- */
- virtual void evictBlock(CacheBlk *blk, PacketList &writebacks);
-
- /**
- * Create a writeback request for the given block.
- * @param blk The block to writeback.
- * @return The writeback request for the block.
- */
- PacketPtr writebackBlk(CacheBlk *blk);
-
- /**
- * Create a writeclean request for the given block.
- * @param blk The block to write clean
- * @param dest The destination of this clean operation
- * @return The write clean packet for the block.
- */
- PacketPtr writecleanBlk(CacheBlk *blk, Request::Flags dest, PacketId id);
+ void evictBlock(CacheBlk *blk, PacketList &writebacks) override;
/**
* Create a CleanEvict request for the given block.
+ *
* @param blk The block to evict.
* @return The CleanEvict request for the block.
*/
PacketPtr cleanEvictBlk(CacheBlk *blk);
-
- void memWriteback() override;
- void memInvalidate() override;
- bool isDirty() const override;
-
- /**
- * Cache block visitor that writes back dirty cache blocks using
- * functional writes.
- *
- * \return Always returns true.
- */
- bool writebackVisitor(CacheBlk &blk);
- /**
- * Cache block visitor that invalidates all blocks in the cache.
- *
- * @warn Dirty cache lines will not be written back to memory.
- *
- * \return Always returns true.
- */
- bool invalidateVisitor(CacheBlk &blk);
-
- /**
- * Create an appropriate downstream bus request packet for the
- * given parameters.
- * @param cpu_pkt The miss that needs to be satisfied.
- * @param blk The block currently in the cache corresponding to
- * cpu_pkt (nullptr if none).
- * @param needsWritable Indicates that the block must be writable
- * even if the request in cpu_pkt doesn't indicate that.
- * @return A new Packet containing the request, or nullptr if the
- * current request in cpu_pkt should just be forwarded on.
- */
PacketPtr createMissPacket(PacketPtr cpu_pkt, CacheBlk *blk,
- bool needsWritable) const;
-
- /**
- * Return the next queue entry to service, either a pending miss
- * from the MSHR queue, a buffered write from the write buffer, or
- * something from the prefetcher. This function is responsible
- * for prioritizing among those sources on the fly.
- */
- QueueEntry* getNextQueueEntry();
+ bool needsWritable) const override;
/**
* Send up a snoop request and find cached copies. If cached copies are
* found, set the BLOCK_CACHED flag in pkt.
*/
- bool isCachedAbove(PacketPtr pkt, bool is_timing = true) const;
-
- /**
- * Return whether there are any outstanding misses.
- */
- bool outstandingMisses() const
- {
- return !mshrQueue.isEmpty();
- }
-
- CacheBlk *findBlock(Addr addr, bool is_secure) const {
- return tags->findBlock(addr, is_secure);
- }
-
- bool inCache(Addr addr, bool is_secure) const override {
- return (tags->findBlock(addr, is_secure) != 0);
- }
-
- bool inMissQueue(Addr addr, bool is_secure) const override {
- return (mshrQueue.findMatch(addr, is_secure) != 0);
- }
-
- /**
- * Find next request ready time from among possible sources.
- */
- Tick nextQueueReadyTime() const;
+ bool isCachedAbove(PacketPtr pkt, bool is_timing = true);
public:
/** Instantiates a basic cache object. */
Cache(const CacheParams *p);
- /** Non-default destructor is needed to deallocate memory. */
- virtual ~Cache();
-
- void regStats() override;
-
/**
* Take an MSHR, turn it into a suitable downstream packet, and
* send it out. This construct allows a queue entry to choose a suitable
@@ -628,81 +172,7 @@ class Cache : public BaseCache
* @param mshr The MSHR to turn into a packet and send
* @return True if the port is waiting for a retry
*/
- bool sendMSHRQueuePacket(MSHR* mshr);
-
- /**
- * Similar to sendMSHR, but for a write-queue entry
- * instead. Create the packet, and send it, and if successful also
- * mark the entry in service.
- *
- * @param wq_entry The write-queue entry to turn into a packet and send
- * @return True if the port is waiting for a retry
- */
- bool sendWriteQueuePacket(WriteQueueEntry* wq_entry);
-
- /** serialize the state of the caches
- * We currently don't support checkpointing cache state, so this panics.
- */
- void serialize(CheckpointOut &cp) const override;
- void unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp) override;
-};
-
-/**
- * Wrap a method and present it as a cache block visitor.
- *
- * For example the forEachBlk method in the tag arrays expects a
- * callable object/function as their parameter. This class wraps a
- * method in an object and presents callable object that adheres to
- * the cache block visitor protocol.
- */
-class CacheBlkVisitorWrapper : public CacheBlkVisitor
-{
- public:
- typedef bool (Cache::*VisitorPtr)(CacheBlk &blk);
-
- CacheBlkVisitorWrapper(Cache &_cache, VisitorPtr _visitor)
- : cache(_cache), visitor(_visitor) {}
-
- bool operator()(CacheBlk &blk) override {
- return (cache.*visitor)(blk);
- }
-
- private:
- Cache &cache;
- VisitorPtr visitor;
-};
-
-/**
- * Cache block visitor that determines if there are dirty blocks in a
- * cache.
- *
- * Use with the forEachBlk method in the tag array to determine if the
- * array contains dirty blocks.
- */
-class CacheBlkIsDirtyVisitor : public CacheBlkVisitor
-{
- public:
- CacheBlkIsDirtyVisitor()
- : _isDirty(false) {}
-
- bool operator()(CacheBlk &blk) override {
- if (blk.isDirty()) {
- _isDirty = true;
- return false;
- } else {
- return true;
- }
- }
-
- /**
- * Does the array contain a dirty line?
- *
- * \return true if yes, false otherwise.
- */
- bool isDirty() const { return _isDirty; };
-
- private:
- bool _isDirty;
+ bool sendMSHRQueuePacket(MSHR* mshr) override;
};
#endif // __MEM_CACHE_CACHE_HH__