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diff --git a/src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/brrip_rp.hh b/src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/brrip_rp.hh new file mode 100644 index 000000000..489b81ec0 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/brrip_rp.hh @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ +/** + * Copyright (c) 2018 Inria + * All rights reserved. + * + * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without + * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are + * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer; + * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the + * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution; + * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its + * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from + * this software without specific prior written permission. + * + * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS + * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT + * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR + * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT + * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, + * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT + * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, + * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY + * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT + * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE + * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. + * + * Authors: Daniel Carvalho + */ + +/** + * @file + * Declaration of a Re-Reference Interval Prediction replacement policy. + * + * Not-Recently Used (NRU) is an approximation of LRU that uses a single bit + * to determine if a block is going to be re-referenced in the near or distant + * future. + * + * Re-Reference Interval Prediction (RRIP) is an extension of NRU that uses a + * re-reference prediction value to determine if blocks are going to be re- + * used in the near future or not. + * + * The higher the value of the RRPV, the more distant the block is from + * its next access. + * + * Bimodal Re-Reference Interval Prediction (BRRIP) is an extension of RRIP + * that has a probability of not inserting blocks as the LRU. This probability + * is controlled by the bimodal throtle parameter (btp). + * + * From the original paper, this implementation of RRIP is also called + * Static RRIP (SRRIP), as it always inserts blocks with the same RRPV. + */ + +#ifndef __MEM_CACHE_REPLACEMENT_POLICIES_BRRIP_RP_HH__ +#define __MEM_CACHE_REPLACEMENT_POLICIES_BRRIP_RP_HH__ + +#include "mem/cache/replacement_policies/base.hh" +#include "params/BRRIPRP.hh" + +class BRRIPRP : public BaseReplacementPolicy +{ + protected: + /** + * Maximum Re-Reference Prediction Value possible. A block with this + * value as the rrpv has the longest possible re-reference interval, + * that is, it is likely not to be used in the near future, and is + * among the best eviction candidates. + * A maxRRPV of 1 implies in a NRU. + */ + const unsigned maxRRPV; + + /** + * The hit priority (HP) policy replaces blocks that do not receive cache + * hits over any cache block that receives a hit, while the frequency + * priority (FP) policy replaces infrequently re-referenced blocks. + */ + const bool hitPriority; + + /** + * Bimodal throtle parameter. Value in the range [0,100] used to decide + * if a new block is inserted with long or distant re-reference. + */ + const unsigned btp; + + public: + /** Convenience typedef. */ + typedef BRRIPRPParams Params; + + /** + * Construct and initiliaze this replacement policy. + */ + BRRIPRP(const Params *p); + + /** + * Destructor. + */ + ~BRRIPRP() {} + + /** + * Touch a block to update its replacement data. + * + * @param blk Cache block to be touched. + */ + void touch(CacheBlk *blk) override; + + /** + * Reset replacement data for a block. Used when a block is inserted. + * Sets the insertion tick, and update correspondent replacement data. + * Set RRPV according to the insertion policy used. + * + * @param blk Cache block to be reset. + */ + void reset(CacheBlk *blk) override; + + /** + * Find replacement victim using rrpv. + * + * @param cands Replacement candidates, selected by indexing policy. + * @return Cache block to be replaced. + */ + CacheBlk* getVictim(const ReplacementCandidates& candidates) override; +}; + +#endif // __MEM_CACHE_REPLACEMENT_POLICIES_BRRIP_RP_HH__ |