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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: Kevin Lim */ #ifndef __CPU_O3_BPRED_UNIT_HH__ #define __CPU_O3_BPRED_UNIT_HH__ #include "base/statistics.hh" #include "cpu/inst_seq.hh" #include "cpu/o3/2bit_local_pred.hh" #include "cpu/o3/btb.hh" #include "cpu/o3/ras.hh" #include "cpu/o3/tournament_pred.hh" #include "sim/host.hh" #include /** * Basically a wrapper class to hold both the branch predictor * and the BTB. */ template class BPredUnit { private: typedef typename Impl::Params Params; typedef typename Impl::DynInstPtr DynInstPtr; enum PredType { Local, Tournament }; PredType predictor; public: /** * @param params The params object, that has the size of the BP and BTB. */ BPredUnit(Params *params); /** * Registers statistics. */ void regStats(); void switchOut(); void takeOverFrom(); /** * Predicts whether or not the instruction is a taken branch, and the * target of the branch if it is taken. * @param inst The branch instruction. * @param PC The predicted PC is passed back through this parameter. * @param tid The thread id. * @return Returns if the branch is taken or not. */ bool predict(DynInstPtr &inst, Addr &PC, unsigned tid); // @todo: Rename this function. void BPUncond(void * &bp_history); /** * Tells the branch predictor to commit any updates until the given * sequence number. * @param done_sn The sequence number to commit any older updates up until. * @param tid The thread id. */ void update(const InstSeqNum &done_sn, unsigned tid); /** * Squashes all outstanding updates until a given sequence number. * @param squashed_sn The sequence number to squash any younger updates up * until. * @param tid The thread id. */ void squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, unsigned tid); /** * Squashes all outstanding updates until a given sequence number, and * corrects that sn's update with the proper address and taken/not taken. * @param squashed_sn The sequence number to squash any younger updates up * until. * @param corr_target The correct branch target. * @param actually_taken The correct branch direction. * @param tid The thread id. */ void squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, const Addr &corr_target, bool actually_taken, unsigned tid); /** * @param bp_history Pointer to the history object. The predictor * will need to update any state and delete the object. */ void BPSquash(void *bp_history); /** * Looks up a given PC in the BP to see if it is taken or not taken. * @param inst_PC The PC to look up. * @param bp_history Pointer that will be set to an object that * has the branch predictor state associated with the lookup. * @return Whether the branch is taken or not taken. */ bool BPLookup(Addr &inst_PC, void * &bp_history); /** * Looks up a given PC in the BTB to see if a matching entry exists. * @param inst_PC The PC to look up. * @return Whether the BTB contains the given PC. */ bool BTBValid(Addr &inst_PC) { return BTB.valid(inst_PC, 0); } /** * Looks up a given PC in the BTB to get the predicted target. * @param inst_PC The PC to look up. * @return The address of the target of the branch. */ Addr BTBLookup(Addr &inst_PC) { return BTB.lookup(inst_PC, 0); } /** * Updates the BP with taken/not taken information. * @param inst_PC The branch's PC that will be updated. * @param taken Whether the branch was taken or not taken. * @param bp_history Pointer to the branch predictor state that is * associated with the branch lookup that is being updated. * @todo Make this update flexible enough to handle a global predictor. */ void BPUpdate(Addr &inst_PC, bool taken, void *bp_history); /** * Updates the BTB with the target of a branch. * @param inst_PC The branch's PC that will be updated. * @param target_PC The branch's target that will be added to the BTB. */ void BTBUpdate(Addr &inst_PC, Addr &target_PC) { BTB.update(inst_PC, target_PC,0); } void dump(); private: struct PredictorHistory { /** * Makes a predictor history struct that contains any * information needed to update the predictor, BTB, and RAS. */ PredictorHistory(const InstSeqNum &seq_num, const Addr &inst_PC, const bool pred_taken, void *bp_history, const unsigned _tid) : seqNum(seq_num), PC(inst_PC), RASTarget(0), RASIndex(0), tid(_tid), predTaken(pred_taken), usedRAS(0), wasCall(0), bpHistory(bp_history) { } /** The sequence number for the predictor history entry. */ InstSeqNum seqNum; /** The PC associated with the sequence number. */ Addr PC; /** The RAS target (only valid if a return). */ Addr RASTarget; /** The RAS index of the instruction (only valid if a call). */ unsigned RASIndex; /** The thread id. */ unsigned tid; /** Whether or not it was predicted taken. */ bool predTaken; /** Whether or not the RAS was used. */ bool usedRAS; /** Whether or not the instruction was a call. */ bool wasCall; /** Pointer to the history object passed back from the branch * predictor. It is used to update or restore state of the * branch predictor. */ void *bpHistory; }; typedef std::list History; /** * The per-thread predictor history. This is used to update the predictor * as instructions are committed, or restore it to the proper state after * a squash. */ History predHist[Impl::MaxThreads]; /** The local branch predictor. */ LocalBP *localBP; /** The tournament branch predictor. */ TournamentBP *tournamentBP; /** The BTB. */ DefaultBTB BTB; /** The per-thread return address stack. */ ReturnAddrStack RAS[Impl::MaxThreads]; /** Stat for number of BP lookups. */ Stats::Scalar<> lookups; /** Stat for number of conditional branches predicted. */ Stats::Scalar<> condPredicted; /** Stat for number of conditional branches predicted incorrectly. */ Stats::Scalar<> condIncorrect; /** Stat for number of BTB lookups. */ Stats::Scalar<> BTBLookups; /** Stat for number of BTB hits. */ Stats::Scalar<> BTBHits; /** Stat for number of times the BTB is correct. */ Stats::Scalar<> BTBCorrect; /** Stat for number of times the RAS is used to get a target. */ Stats::Scalar<> usedRAS; /** Stat for number of times the RAS is incorrect. */ Stats::Scalar<> RASIncorrect; }; #endif // __CPU_O3_BPRED_UNIT_HH__