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diff --git a/src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/brrip_rp.hh b/src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/brrip_rp.hh
index 489b81ec0..e442d85ce 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/brrip_rp.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/brrip_rp.hh
@@ -33,22 +33,22 @@
* 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
+ * to determine if an entry 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-
+ * re-reference prediction value to determine if entries 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.
+ * The higher the value of the RRPV, the more distant the entry 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
+ * that has a probability of not inserting entries 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.
+ * Static RRIP (SRRIP), as it always inserts entries with the same RRPV.
*/
#ifndef __MEM_CACHE_REPLACEMENT_POLICIES_BRRIP_RP_HH__
@@ -60,25 +60,40 @@
class BRRIPRP : public BaseReplacementPolicy
{
protected:
+ /** BRRIP-specific implementation of replacement data. */
+ struct BRRIPReplData : ReplacementData
+ {
+ /**
+ * Re-Reference Interval Prediction Value.
+ * A value equal to max_RRPV + 1 indicates an invalid entry.
+ */
+ int rrpv;
+
+ /**
+ * Default constructor. Invalidate data.
+ */
+ BRRIPReplData(const int max_RRPV) : rrpv(max_RRPV + 1) {}
+ };
+
/**
- * Maximum Re-Reference Prediction Value possible. A block with this
+ * Maximum Re-Reference Prediction Value possible. An entry 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;
+ const int 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.
+ * The hit priority (HP) policy replaces entries that do not receive cache
+ * hits over any cache entry that receives a hit, while the frequency
+ * priority (FP) policy replaces infrequently re-referenced entries.
*/
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.
+ * if a new entry is inserted with long or distant re-reference.
*/
const unsigned btp;
@@ -97,28 +112,46 @@ class BRRIPRP : public BaseReplacementPolicy
~BRRIPRP() {}
/**
- * Touch a block to update its replacement data.
+ * Invalidate replacement data to set it as the next probable victim.
+ * Set RRPV as the the most distant re-reference.
+ *
+ * @param replacement_data Replacement data to be invalidated.
+ */
+ void invalidate(const std::shared_ptr<ReplacementData>& replacement_data)
+ const override;
+
+ /**
+ * Touch an entry to update its replacement data.
*
- * @param blk Cache block to be touched.
+ * @param replacement_data Replacement data to be touched.
*/
- void touch(CacheBlk *blk) override;
+ void touch(const std::shared_ptr<ReplacementData>& replacement_data) const
+ override;
/**
- * Reset replacement data for a block. Used when a block is inserted.
- * Sets the insertion tick, and update correspondent replacement data.
+ * Reset replacement data. Used when an entry is inserted.
* Set RRPV according to the insertion policy used.
*
- * @param blk Cache block to be reset.
+ * @param replacement_data Replacement data to be reset.
*/
- void reset(CacheBlk *blk) override;
+ void reset(const std::shared_ptr<ReplacementData>& replacement_data) const
+ override;
/**
* Find replacement victim using rrpv.
*
* @param cands Replacement candidates, selected by indexing policy.
- * @return Cache block to be replaced.
+ * @return Replacement entry to be replaced.
+ */
+ ReplaceableEntry* getVictim(const ReplacementCandidates& candidates) const
+ override;
+
+ /**
+ * Instantiate a replacement data entry.
+ *
+ * @return A shared pointer to the new replacement data.
*/
- CacheBlk* getVictim(const ReplacementCandidates& candidates) override;
+ std::shared_ptr<ReplacementData> instantiateEntry() override;
};
#endif // __MEM_CACHE_REPLACEMENT_POLICIES_BRRIP_RP_HH__