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2018-09-12cpu: Replace the fastmem with a new CPU modelAndreas Sandberg
The AtomicSimpleCPU used to be able to access memory directly to speed up simulation if no caches are used. This is fine as long as no switching between CPU models is required. In order to switch to a new CPU model that requires caches, we currently need to checkpoint the system and restore it into a new configuration. The new 'atomic_noncaching' memory mode provides a solution that avoids this issue since caches are bypassed in this mode. This changeset removes the old fastmem option from the AtomicSimpleCPU and introduces a new CPU, NonCachingSimpleCPU, which derives from the AtomicSimpleCPU. The NonCachingSimpleCPU uses the same mechanism as the AtomicSimpleCPU used to use when accessing memory in when fastmem was enabled. This changeset also introduces a new switcheroo test that tests switching between a NonCachingSimpleCPU and a TimingSimpleCPU with caches. Change-Id: If01893f9b37528b14f530c11ce6f53c097582c21 Signed-off-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/12419 Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com> Maintainer: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
2018-05-31mem-cache: Add a non-coherent cacheNikos Nikoleris
The class re-uses the existing MSHR and write queue. At the moment every single access is handled by the cache, even uncacheable accesses, and nothing is forwarded. This is a modified version of a changeset put together by Andreas Hansson <andreas.hansson@arm.com> Change-Id: I41f7f9c2b8c7fa5ec23712a4446e8adb1c9a336a Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/8291 Maintainer: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Daniel Carvalho <odanrc@yahoo.com.br>
2018-03-20arch-arm, configs: Treat the bootloader rom as cacheable memoryNikos Nikoleris
Prior to this changeset the bootloader rom (instantiated as a SimpleMemory) in ruby Arm systems was treated as an IO device and it was fronted by a DMA controller. This changeset moves the bootloader rom and adds it to the system as another memory with a dedicated directory controller. Change-Id: I094fed031cdef7f77a939d94f948d967b349b7e0 Reviewed-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/8741 Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com> Maintainer: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
2018-03-14tests: Add missing print replacements in tests subdirGiacomo Travaglini
Some python files were still using deprecated print statement. Change-Id: I19b1fe9c28650707f01725d40c87ad0538f9c5e6 Signed-off-by: Giacomo Travaglini <giacomo.travaglini@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com> Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/9141 Reviewed-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Maintainer: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>
2018-03-09tests: Python regression scripts using new print functionGiacomo Travaglini
Change-Id: I92060da4537e4ff1c0ff665f2f6ffc3850c50e88 Signed-off-by: Giacomo Travaglini <giacomo.travaglini@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Giacomo Gabrielli <giacomo.gabrielli@arm.com> Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/8892 Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com> Reviewed-by: Gabe Black <gabeblack@google.com> Maintainer: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
2017-11-16tests: Add tests for DRAM low power modesRadhika Jagtap
This patch adds two regression tests that execute the script in the configs dir for triggering low power mode transitions. A separate test is required for each page policy because for close-adaptive page policy the DRAM goes into the Precharge Power-down mode while for open-adaptive page policy it goes into the Activate Power-down mode. Change-Id: Iad61af23f132db046f2857cc3ef64b2bf42cf5e4 Reviewed-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/5726 Maintainer: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>
2017-10-05tests: Fix path for module imports in ARM system configs againCurtis Dunham
One configuration was missed in "tests: Fix path for module imports in ARM system configs", which this changeset remedies. Change-Id: I705e64298a8251dcfefbdca927d61c9bbb8bbea7 Reviewed-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/4940 Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com> Maintainer: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
2017-07-25tests: Fix path for module imports in ARM system configsNikos Nikoleris
Change-Id: I6fd660da3899de1f8c61bf012532ff0437467302 Reviewed-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/4220 Maintainer: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>
2017-07-03config: Move core timing models to config/common/coresAndreas Sandberg
Change-Id: I189b6462cc64f7cc6c1b7a6c2af1abb60e1854de Signed-off-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Gabor Dozsa <gabor.dozsa@arm.com> Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/3943 Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com> Maintainer: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
2017-06-13tests: Add ARM MOESI_CMP_directory regressionsNikos Nikoleris
Change-Id: I3d9c1249a2d39f20fb60c4d4e8af7d1d5731dbef Reviewed-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/2908 Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com> Maintainer: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>
2017-05-02python: Use PyBind11 instead of SWIG for Python wrappersAndreas Sandberg
Use the PyBind11 wrapping infrastructure instead of SWIG to generate wrappers for functionality that needs to be exported to Python. This has several benefits: * PyBind11 can be redistributed with gem5, which means that we have full control of the version used. This avoid a large number of hard-to-debug SWIG issues we have seen in the past. * PyBind11 doesn't rely on a custom C++ parser, instead it relies on wrappers being explicitly declared in C++. The leads to slightly more boiler-plate code in manually created wrappers, but doesn't doesn't increase the overall code size. A big benefit is that this avoids strange compilation errors when SWIG doesn't understand modern language features. * Unlike SWIG, there is no risk that the wrapper code incorporates incorrect type casts (this has happened on numerous occasions in the past) since these will result in compile-time errors. As a part of this change, the mechanism to define exported methods has been redesigned slightly. New methods can be exported either by declaring them in the SimObject declaration and decorating them with the cxxMethod decorator or by adding an instance of PyBindMethod/PyBindProperty to the cxx_exports class variable. The decorator has the added benefit of making it possible to add a docstring and naming the method's parameters. The new wrappers have the following known issues: * Global events can't be memory managed correctly. This was the case in SWIG as well. Change-Id: I88c5a95b6cf6c32fa9e1ad31dfc08b2e8199a763 Signed-off-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Andreas Hansson <andreas.hansson@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Andrew Bardsley <andrew.bardsley@arm.com> Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/2231 Reviewed-by: Tony Gutierrez <anthony.gutierrez@amd.com> Reviewed-by: Pierre-Yves Péneau <pierre-yves.peneau@lirmm.fr> Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
2017-02-27base: Refactor logging to make log level selection cleanerAndreas Sandberg
It's currently possible to change the log level in gem5 by tweaking a set of global variables. These variables are currently exposed to Python using SWIG. This mechanism is far from ideal for two reasons: First, changing the log level requires that the Python world enables or disables individual levels. Ideally, this should be a single call where a log level is selected. Second, exporting global variables is poorly supported by most Python frameworks. SWIG puts variables in their own namespace and PyBind doesn't seem to support it at all. This changeset refactors the logging code to create a more abstract interface. Each log level is associated with an instance of a Logger class. This class contains common functionality, an enable flag, and a verbose flag. Available LogLevels are described by the LogLevel class. Lower log levels are used for more critical messages (PANIC being level 0) and higher levels for less critical messages. The highest log level that is printed is controlled by calling Logger:setLevel(). Change-Id: I31e44299d242d953197a8e62679250c91d6ef776 Signed-off-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Gabor Dozsa <gabor.dozsa@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Curtis Dunham <curtis.dunham@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
2017-02-14mem: Update DRAM configuration namesWendy Elsasser
Names of DRAM configurations were updated to reflect both the channel and device data width. Previous naming format was: <DEVICE_TYPE>_<DATA_RATE>_<CHANNEL_WIDTH> The following nomenclature is now used: <DEVICE_TYPE>_<DATA_RATE>_<n>x<w> where n = The number of devices per rank on the channel x = Device width Total channel width can be calculated by n*w Example: A 64-bit DDR4, 2400 channel consisting of 4-bit devices: n = 16 w = 4 The resulting configuration name is: DDR4_2400_16x4 Updated scripts to match new naming convention. Added unique configurations for DDR4 for: 1) 16x4 2) 8x8 3) 4x16 Change-Id: Ibd7f763b7248835c624309143cb9fc29d56a69d1 Reviewed-by: Radhika Jagtap <radhika.jagtap@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Curtis Dunham <curtis.dunham@arm.com>
2017-01-27python: Move native wrappers to the _m5 namespaceAndreas Sandberg
Swig wrappers for native objects currently share the _m5.internal name space with Python code. This is undesirable if we ever want to switch from Swig to some other framework for native binding (e.g., PyBind11 or Boost::Python). This changeset moves all of such wrappers to the _m5 namespace, which is now reserved for native code. Change-Id: I2d2bc12dbc05b57b7c5a75f072e08124413d77f3 Signed-off-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Curtis Dunham <curtis.dunham@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
2016-11-30tests: Check for TrafficGen as part of memcheck regressionAndreas Hansson
Since protobuf is still considered optional we do not always have the TrafficGen. Check before running the memcheck regression.
2016-11-17tests, ruby: Move rubytests from ALPHA (linux) to NULL (none)Andreas Hansson
This patch avoids compiling ALPHA six times as part of running 'util/regress', and instead relis on NULL with different protocols to run the rubytest. All we need is the memory system, so there is really no need to compile the ISA over and over again. The one downside is the removal of running 'hello' for the variuos ALPHA and protocol combinations, but if this is a concern we should rather beef up the synthetic tests for the variuos protocols. --HG-- rename : build_opts/NULL => build_opts/NULL_MESI_Two_Level rename : build_opts/NULL => build_opts/NULL_MOESI_CMP_directory rename : build_opts/NULL => build_opts/NULL_MOESI_CMP_token rename : build_opts/NULL => build_opts/NULL_MOESI_hammer rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MESI_Two_Level/config.ini => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MESI_Two_Level/config.ini rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MESI_Two_Level/simerr => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MESI_Two_Level/simerr rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MESI_Two_Level/simout => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MESI_Two_Level/simout rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MESI_Two_Level/stats.txt => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MESI_Two_Level/stats.txt rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_directory/config.ini => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_directory/config.ini rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_directory/simerr => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_directory/simerr rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_directory/simout => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_directory/simout rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_directory/stats.txt => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_directory/stats.txt rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_token/config.ini => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_token/config.ini rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_token/simerr => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_token/simerr rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_token/simout => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_token/simout rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_token/stats.txt => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_CMP_token/stats.txt rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_hammer/config.ini => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_hammer/config.ini rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_hammer/simerr => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_hammer/simerr rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_hammer/simout => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_hammer/simout rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_hammer/stats.txt => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby-MOESI_hammer/stats.txt rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby/config.ini => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby/config.ini rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby/simerr => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby/simerr rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby/simout => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby/simout rename : tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/alpha/linux/rubytest-ruby/stats.txt => tests/quick/se/60.rubytest/ref/null/none/rubytest-ruby/stats.txt
2016-10-14config: Make configs/common a Python packageAndreas Hansson
Continue along the same line as the recent patch that made the Ruby-related config scripts Python packages and make also the configs/common directory a package. All affected config scripts are updated (hopefully). Note that this change makes it apparent that the current organisation and naming of the config directory and its subdirectories is rather chaotic. We mix scripts that are directly invoked with scripts that merely contain convenience functions. While it is not addressed in this patch we should follow up with a re-organisation of the config structure, and renaming of some of the packages.
2016-10-13ruby: Fix regressions and make Ruby configs Python packagesAndreas Hansson
This patch moves the addition of network options into the Ruby module to avoid the regressions all having to add it explicitly. Doing this exposes an issue in our current config system though, namely the fact that addtoPath is relative to the Python script being executed. Since both example and regression scripts use the Ruby module we would end up with two different (relative) paths being added. Instead we take a first step at turning the config modules into Python packages, simply by adding a __init__.py in the configs/ruby, configs/topologies and configs/network subdirectories. As a result, we can now add the top-level configs directory to the Python search path, and then use the package names in the various modules. The example scripts are also updated, and the messy path-deducing variations in the scripts are unified.
2016-08-12mem: Add snoop filter to SystemXBar by defaultAndreas Hansson
This patch changes the default behaviour of the SystemXBar, adding a snoop filter. With the recent updates to the snoop filter allocation behaviour this change no longer causes problems for the regressions without caches. Change-Id: Ibe0cd437b71b2ede9002384126553679acc69cc1 Reviewed-by: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com> Reviewed-by: Tony Gutierrez <anthony.gutierrez@amd.com>
2016-06-02tests: Remove working dir assumption in tgen testsAndreas Sandberg
The traffic generator tests currently assume that they are run from the root of the source directory. This sometimes breaks tests when they are run using the new test framework. Change-Id: I6538a7902694c5d2c980295e076ea1c09acc4291 Signed-off-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Curtis Dunham <curtis.dunham@arm.com>
2016-05-27mem, config: Selective use of snoop filterStephan Diestelhorst
Disable the default snoop filter in the SystemXBar so that the typical membus does not have a snoop filter by default. Instead, add the snoop filter only when there are caches added to the system (with the caches / l2cache options). The underlying problem is that the snoop filter grows without bounds (for now) if there are no caches to tell it that lines have been evicted. This causes slow regression runs for all the atomic regressions. This patch fixes this behaviour. --HG-- extra : source : f97c20511828209757440839ed48d741d02d428f
2016-05-09tests: Enable test running outside of gem5's source treeAndreas Sandberg
The learning gem5 scripts currently assumes that the current working directory is the root of gem5's source tree. This isn't necessarily the case when running the tests using gem5's new test runner. Change-Id: Ief569bbe77b1b3e2b0fb0e6c575fb0705bbba9b3 Signed-off-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Curtis Dunham <curtis.dunham@arm.com>
2016-04-25tests: Add a basic memcheck regressionAndreas Hansson
This patch adds a simple regression that calls the existing memcheck.py script. --HG-- rename : tests/configs/learning-gem5-p1-simple.py => tests/configs/memcheck.py rename : tests/quick/se/70.tgen/test.py => tests/quick/se/51.memcheck/test.py
2016-04-21tests: Update learning gem5 tests scripts with copyrightJason Power
2016-02-06style: remove trailing whitespaceSteve Reinhardt
Result of running 'hg m5style --skip-all --fix-white -a'.
2016-01-22ruby: changed all references to numCPs to num-cpBrad Beckmann
2016-01-19gpu-compute: AMD's baseline GPU modelTony Gutierrez
2015-12-11regress: updates required for the compute-gpu patchesBrad Beckmann
2015-10-05tests: Update SMT tests to correctly configure CPUsAndreas Sandberg
The 01.hello-2T-smt test case for the O3 CPU didn't correctly setup the number of threads before creating interrupt controllers, which confused the constructor in BaseCPU. This changeset adds SMT support to the test configuration infrastructure. --HG-- rename : tests/configs/o3-timing.py => tests/configs/o3-timing-mt.py rename : tests/quick/se/01.hello-2T-smt/ref/alpha/linux/o3-timing/config.ini => tests/quick/se/01.hello-2T-smt/ref/alpha/linux/o3-timing-mt/config.ini rename : tests/quick/se/01.hello-2T-smt/ref/alpha/linux/o3-timing/simerr => tests/quick/se/01.hello-2T-smt/ref/alpha/linux/o3-timing-mt/simerr rename : tests/quick/se/01.hello-2T-smt/ref/alpha/linux/o3-timing/simout => tests/quick/se/01.hello-2T-smt/ref/alpha/linux/o3-timing-mt/simout rename : tests/quick/se/01.hello-2T-smt/ref/alpha/linux/o3-timing/stats.txt => tests/quick/se/01.hello-2T-smt/ref/alpha/linux/o3-timing-mt/stats.txt
2015-09-30isa,cpu: Add support for FS SMT InterruptsMitch Hayenga
Adds per-thread interrupt controllers and thread/context logic so that interrupts properly get routed in SMT systems.
2015-09-16tests: Add tests for the Learning gem5 scriptsJason Lowe-Power
These tests will ensure that Learning gem5 scripts are always up to date with the changes in the mainline of gem5. Committed by: Nilay Vaish <nilay@cs.wisc.edu>
2015-08-04mem: Move trace functionality from the CommMonitor to a probeAndreas Sandberg
This changeset moves the access trace functionality from the CommMonitor into a separate probe. The probe can be hooked up to any component that exports probe points of the type ProbePoints::Packet. This patch moves the dependency on Google's Protocol Buffers library from the CommMonitor to the MemTraceProbe, which means that the CommMonitor (including stack distance profiling) no long depends on it.
2015-08-04mem: Redesign the stack distance calculator as a probeAndreas Sandberg
This changeset removes the stack distance calculator hooks from the CommMonitor class and implements a stack distance calculator as a memory system probe instead. The probe can be hooked up to any component that exports probe points of the type ProbePoints::Packet.
2015-07-30tests: Add Minor to the ARM full switcheroo testsAndreas Sandberg
Add the Minor CPU to the RealView and RealView64 full switcheroo tests.
2015-07-07sim: Decouple draining from the SimObject hierarchyAndreas Sandberg
Draining is currently done by traversing the SimObject graph and calling drain()/drainResume() on the SimObjects. This is not ideal when non-SimObjects (e.g., ports) need draining since this means that SimObjects owning those objects need to be aware of this. This changeset moves the responsibility for finding objects that need draining from SimObjects and the Python-side of the simulator to the DrainManager. The DrainManager now maintains a set of all objects that need draining. To reduce the overhead in classes owning non-SimObjects that need draining, objects inheriting from Drainable now automatically register with the DrainManager. If such an object is destroyed, it is automatically unregistered. This means that drain() and drainResume() should never be called directly on a Drainable object. While implementing the new functionality, the DrainManager has now been made thread safe. In practice, this means that it takes a lock whenever it manipulates the set of Drainable objects since SimObjects in different threads may create Drainable objects dynamically. Similarly, the drain counter is now an atomic_uint, which ensures that it is manipulated correctly when objects signal that they are done draining. A nice side effect of these changes is that it makes the drain state changes stricter, which the simulation scripts can exploit to avoid redundant drains.
2015-07-07tests: Skip SPARC tests if the required binaries are missingAndreas Sandberg
The full-system SPARC tests depend on several binaries that aren't generally available to the wider community. Flag the tests as skipped instead of failed if these binaries can't be found.
2015-07-03mem: Allow read-only caches and check complianceAndreas Hansson
This patch adds a parameter to the BaseCache to enable a read-only cache, for example for the instruction cache, or table-walker cache (not for x86). A number of checks are put in place in the code to ensure a read-only cache does not end up with dirty data. A follow-on patch adds suitable read requests to allow a read-only cache to explicitly ask for clean data.
2015-03-19test, arm: Add scripts to test checkpointsAndreas Sandberg
Add a set of scripts to automatically test checkpointing in the regression framework. The checkpointing tests are similar to the switcheroo tests, but instead of switching between CPUs, they checkpoint the system and restore from the checkpoint again. This is done at regular intervals, typically while booting Linux. The implementation is fairly straight forward, with the exception that we have to work around gem5's inability to restore from a checkpoint after a system has been instantiated. We work around this by forking off child processes that does the actual simulation and never instantiate a system in the parent process unless a maximum checkpoint count is reached (in which case we just simulate the system to completion in the parent). Checkpoint testing is currently only enabled 32- and 64-bit ARM systems using atomic CPUs. Note: An unfortunate side-effect of forking is that every new process will overwrite the stats and terminal output from the previous process. This means that the output directory only contains data from the last checkpoint.
2015-03-02mem: Move crossbar default latencies to subclassesAndreas Hansson
This patch introduces a few subclasses to the CoherentXBar and NoncoherentXBar to distinguish the different uses in the system. We use the crossbar in a wide range of places: interfacing cores to the L2, as a system interconnect, connecting I/O and peripherals, etc. Needless to say, these crossbars have very different performance, and the clock frequency alone is not enough to distinguish these scenarios. Instead of trying to capture every possible case, this patch introduces dedicated subclasses for the three primary use-cases: L2XBar, SystemXBar and IOXbar. More can be added if needed, and the defaults can be overridden.
2015-02-11cpu: Tidy up the MemTest and make false sharing more obviousAndreas Hansson
The MemTest class really only tests false sharing, and as such there was a lot of old cruft that could be removed. This patch cleans up the tester, and also makes it more clear what the assumptions are. As part of this simplification the reference functional memory is also removed. The regression configs using MemTest are updated to reflect the changes, and the stats will be bumped in a separate patch. The example config will be updated in a separate patch due to more extensive re-work. In a follow-on patch a new tester will be introduced that uses the MemChecker to implement true sharing.
2015-01-20tests: Remove deprecated InOrderCPU testsAndreas Hansson
This patch removes the three MIPS and SPARC regressions that use the deprecated InOrderCPU. This is the first step in completely removing the code from the tree, avoiding confusion, and focusing all development efforts on the MinorCPU. Brave new world.
2014-12-23tests: Add a regression for the stack distance calculatorAndreas Hansson
Re-use the existing traffic generator regression, and enable the stack distance calculation in the comm monitor, along with the verification stack. The traffic generator config is also tuned to not increase the run-time too much (and actually have some address re-use).
2014-11-06ruby: interface with classic memory controllerNilay Vaish
This patch is the final in the series. The whole series and this patch in particular were written with the aim of interfacing ruby's directory controller with the memory controller in the classic memory system. This is being done since ruby's memory controller has not being kept up to date with the changes going on in DRAMs. Classic's memory controller is more up to date and supports multiple different types of DRAM. This also brings classic and ruby ever more close. The patch also changes ruby's memory controller to expose the same interface.
2014-11-06ruby: single physical memory in fs modeNilay Vaish
Both ruby and the system used to maintain memory copies. With the changes carried for programmed io accesses, only one single memory is required for fs simulations. This patch sets the copy of memory that used to reside with the system to null, so that no space is allocated, but address checks can still be carried out. All the memory accesses now source and sink values to the memory maintained by ruby.
2014-10-29arm, tests: Update config files to more recent kernels and create 64-bit ↵Ali Saidi
regressions. This changes the default ARM system to a Versatile Express-like system that supports 2GB of memory and PCI devices and updates the default kernels/file-systems for AArch64 ARM systems (64-bit) to support up to 32GB of memory and PCI devices. Some platforms that are no longer supported have been pruned from the configuration files. In addition a set of 64-bit ARM regressions have been added to the regression system.
2014-09-20tests: Use more representative configs for ARM testsAndreas Hansson
This patch changes the CPU and cache configurations used in the ARM SE and FS regressions to make them more representative, and also get better code coverage by exercising different replacement policies and use an L2 prefetcher.
2014-09-20mem: Rename Bus to XBar to better reflect its behaviourAndreas Hansson
This patch changes the name of the Bus classes to XBar to better reflect the actual timing behaviour. The actual instances in the config scripts are not renamed, and remain as e.g. iobus or membus. As part of this renaming, the code has also been clean up slightly, making use of range-based for loops and tidying up some comments. The only changes outside the bus/crossbar code is due to the delay variables in the packet. --HG-- rename : src/mem/Bus.py => src/mem/XBar.py rename : src/mem/coherent_bus.cc => src/mem/coherent_xbar.cc rename : src/mem/coherent_bus.hh => src/mem/coherent_xbar.hh rename : src/mem/noncoherent_bus.cc => src/mem/noncoherent_xbar.cc rename : src/mem/noncoherent_bus.hh => src/mem/noncoherent_xbar.hh rename : src/mem/bus.cc => src/mem/xbar.cc rename : src/mem/bus.hh => src/mem/xbar.hh
2014-09-20tests: Add a memtest version using the ideal SnoopFilterAndreas Hansson
This patch adds a basic regression test for the snoop filter. --HG-- rename : tests/configs/memtest.py => tests/configs/memtest-filter.py
2014-09-03alpha: Stop using 'inorder' and rely entirely on 'minor'Andreas Hansson
This patch avoids building the 'inorder' CPU model for any permutation of ALPHA, and also removes the ALPHA regressions using the 'inorder' CPU. The 'minor' CPU is already providing a broader test coverage.
2014-09-03tests: Use O3_ARM_v7a config for full-system ARM regressionsAndreas Hansson
This patch changes the CPU configuration used for the full-system ARM regressions to increase the test coverage. Note that it is only the core configuration, and not the caches etc.