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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 instPC, void * &bp_history); /** * If a branch is not taken, because the BTB address is invalid or missing, * this function sets the appropriate counter in the global and local * predictors to not taken. * @param inst_PC The PC to look up the local predictor. * @param bp_history Pointer that will be set to an object that * has the branch predictor state associated with the lookup. */ void BPBTBUpdate(Addr instPC, 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 instPC) { return BTB.valid(instPC, 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. */ TheISA::PCState BTBLookup(Addr instPC) { return BTB.lookup(instPC, 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. * @param squashed Set to true when this function is called during a * squash operation. * @todo Make this update flexible enough to handle a global predictor. */ void BPUpdate(Addr instPC, bool taken, void *bp_history, bool squashed); /** * 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 instPC, const TheISA::PCState &target) { BTB.update(instPC, target, 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, Addr instPC, bool pred_taken, void *bp_history, ThreadID _tid) : seqNum(seq_num), pc(instPC), bpHistory(bp_history), RASTarget(0), RASIndex(0), tid(_tid), predTaken(pred_taken), usedRAS(0), pushedRAS(0), wasCall(0), wasReturn(0), validBTB(0) {} bool operator==(const PredictorHistory &entry) const { return this->seqNum == entry.seqNum; } /** The sequence number for the predictor history entry. */ InstSeqNum seqNum; /** The PC associated with the sequence number. */ Addr pc; /** 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; /** The RAS target (only valid if a return). */ TheISA::PCState RASTarget; /** The RAS index of the instruction (only valid if a call). */ unsigned RASIndex; /** The thread id. */ ThreadID tid; /** Whether or not it was predicted taken. */ bool predTaken; /** Whether or not the RAS was used. */ bool usedRAS; /* Wether or not the RAS was pushed */ bool pushedRAS; /** Whether or not the instruction was a call. */ bool wasCall; /** Whether or not the instruction was a return. */ bool wasReturn; /** Whether or not the instruction had a valid BTB entry. */ bool validBTB; }; typedef std::list History; typedef typename History::iterator HistoryIt; /** * 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__