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diff --git a/src/mem/cache/prefetch/Prefetcher.py b/src/mem/cache/prefetch/Prefetcher.py
index 320755d75..316a6d0ba 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/prefetch/Prefetcher.py
+++ b/src/mem/cache/prefetch/Prefetcher.py
@@ -40,13 +40,29 @@
# Mitch Hayenga
from ClockedObject import ClockedObject
+from m5.SimObject import *
from m5.params import *
from m5.proxy import *
+class HWPProbeEvent(object):
+ def __init__(self, prefetcher, obj, *listOfNames):
+ self.obj = obj
+ self.prefetcher = prefetcher
+ self.names = listOfNames
+
+ def register(self):
+ if self.obj:
+ for name in self.names:
+ self.prefetcher.getCCObject().addEventProbe(
+ self.obj.getCCObject(), name)
+
class BasePrefetcher(ClockedObject):
type = 'BasePrefetcher'
abstract = True
cxx_header = "mem/cache/prefetch/base.hh"
+ cxx_exports = [
+ PyBindMethod("addEventProbe"),
+ ]
sys = Param.System(Parent.any, "System this prefetcher belongs to")
on_miss = Param.Bool(False, "Only notify prefetcher on misses")
@@ -54,6 +70,26 @@ class BasePrefetcher(ClockedObject):
on_write = Param.Bool(True, "Notify prefetcher on writes")
on_data = Param.Bool(True, "Notify prefetcher on data accesses")
on_inst = Param.Bool(True, "Notify prefetcher on instruction accesses")
+ prefetch_on_access = Param.Bool(Parent.prefetch_on_access,
+ "Notify the hardware prefetcher on every access (not just misses)")
+
+ _events = []
+ def addEvent(self, newObject):
+ self._events.append(newObject)
+
+ # Override the normal SimObject::regProbeListeners method and
+ # register deferred event handlers.
+ def regProbeListeners(self):
+ for event in self._events:
+ event.register()
+ self.getCCObject().regProbeListeners()
+
+ def listenFromProbe(self, simObj, *probeNames):
+ if not isinstance(simObj, SimObject):
+ raise TypeError("argument must be of SimObject type")
+ if len(probeNames) <= 0:
+ raise TypeError("probeNames must have at least one element")
+ self.addEvent(HWPProbeEvent(self, simObj, *probeNames))
class QueuedPrefetcher(BasePrefetcher):
type = "QueuedPrefetcher"