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diff --git a/src/mem/cache/prefetch/base.hh b/src/mem/cache/prefetch/base.hh
index 813d1b9a4..63b0e1bed 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/prefetch/base.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/prefetch/base.hh
@@ -78,6 +78,96 @@ class BasePrefetcher : public ClockedObject
std::vector<PrefetchListener *> listeners;
protected:
+ /**
+ * Class containing the information needed by the prefetch to train and
+ * generate new prefetch requests.
+ */
+ class PrefetchInfo {
+ /** The address. */
+ Addr address;
+ /** The program counter that generated this address. */
+ Addr pc;
+ /** The requestor ID that generated this address. */
+ MasterID masterId;
+ /** Validity bit for the PC of this address. */
+ bool validPC;
+ /** Whether this address targets the secure memory space. */
+ bool secure;
+
+ public:
+ /**
+ * Obtains the address value of this Prefetcher address.
+ * @return the addres value.
+ */
+ Addr getAddr() const
+ {
+ return address;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns true if the address targets the secure memory space.
+ * @return true if the address targets the secure memory space.
+ */
+ bool isSecure() const
+ {
+ return secure;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the program counter that generated this request.
+ * @return the pc value
+ */
+ Addr getPC() const
+ {
+ assert(hasPC());
+ return pc;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns true if the associated program counter is valid
+ * @return true if the program counter has a valid value
+ */
+ bool hasPC() const
+ {
+ return validPC;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the requestor ID that generated this address
+ * @return the requestor ID that generated this address
+ */
+ MasterID getMasterId() const
+ {
+ return masterId;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Check for equality
+ * @param pfi PrefetchInfo to compare against
+ * @return True if this object and the provided one are equal
+ */
+ bool sameAddr(PrefetchInfo const &pfi) const
+ {
+ return this->getAddr() == pfi.getAddr() &&
+ this->isSecure() == pfi.isSecure();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Constructs a PrefetchInfo using a PacketPtr.
+ * @param pkt PacketPtr used to generate the PrefetchInfo
+ * @param addr the address value of the new object
+ */
+ PrefetchInfo(PacketPtr pkt, Addr addr);
+
+ /**
+ * Constructs a PrefetchInfo using a new address value and
+ * another PrefetchInfo as a reference.
+ * @param pfi PrefetchInfo used to generate this new object
+ * @param addr the address value of the new object
+ */
+ PrefetchInfo(PrefetchInfo const &pfi, Addr addr);
+ };
+
// PARAMETERS
/** Pointr to the parent cache. */
@@ -112,6 +202,9 @@ class BasePrefetcher : public ClockedObject
/** Prefetch on every access, not just misses */
const bool prefetchOnAccess;
+ /** Use Virtual Addresses for prefetching */
+ const bool useVirtualAddresses;
+
/** Determine if this access should be observed */
bool observeAccess(const PacketPtr &pkt) const;
@@ -134,7 +227,6 @@ class BasePrefetcher : public ClockedObject
/** Build the address of the i-th block inside the page */
Addr pageIthBlockAddress(Addr page, uint32_t i) const;
-
Stats::Scalar pfIssued;
public:
@@ -149,7 +241,7 @@ class BasePrefetcher : public ClockedObject
* Notify prefetcher of cache access (may be any access or just
* misses, depending on cache parameters.)
*/
- virtual void notify(const PacketPtr &pkt) = 0;
+ virtual void notify(const PacketPtr &pkt, const PrefetchInfo &pfi) = 0;
virtual PacketPtr getPacket() = 0;