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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 */ #include "cpu/pred/tournament.hh" #include "base/bitfield.hh" #include "base/intmath.hh" TournamentBP::TournamentBP(const TournamentBPParams *params) : BPredUnit(params), localPredictorSize(params->localPredictorSize), localCtrBits(params->localCtrBits), localHistoryTableSize(params->localHistoryTableSize), localHistoryBits(ceilLog2(params->localPredictorSize)), globalPredictorSize(params->globalPredictorSize), globalCtrBits(params->globalCtrBits), globalHistory(params->numThreads, 0), globalHistoryBits( ceilLog2(params->globalPredictorSize) > ceilLog2(params->choicePredictorSize) ? ceilLog2(params->globalPredictorSize) : ceilLog2(params->choicePredictorSize)), choicePredictorSize(params->choicePredictorSize), choiceCtrBits(params->choiceCtrBits) { if (!isPowerOf2(localPredictorSize)) { fatal("Invalid local predictor size!\n"); } if (!isPowerOf2(globalPredictorSize)) { fatal("Invalid global predictor size!\n"); } //Set up the array of counters for the local predictor localCtrs.resize(localPredictorSize); for (int i = 0; i < localPredictorSize; ++i) localCtrs[i].setBits(localCtrBits); localPredictorMask = mask(localHistoryBits); if (!isPowerOf2(localHistoryTableSize)) { fatal("Invalid local history table size!\n"); } //Setup the history table for the local table localHistoryTable.resize(localHistoryTableSize); for (int i = 0; i < localHistoryTableSize; ++i) localHistoryTable[i] = 0; //Setup the array of counters for the global predictor globalCtrs.resize(globalPredictorSize); for (int i = 0; i < globalPredictorSize; ++i) globalCtrs[i].setBits(globalCtrBits); // Set up the global history mask // this is equivalent to mask(log2(globalPredictorSize) globalHistoryMask = globalPredictorSize - 1; if (!isPowerOf2(choicePredictorSize)) { fatal("Invalid choice predictor size!\n"); } // Set up choiceHistoryMask // this is equivalent to mask(log2(choicePredictorSize) choiceHistoryMask = choicePredictorSize - 1; //Setup the array of counters for the choice predictor choiceCtrs.resize(choicePredictorSize); for (int i = 0; i < choicePredictorSize; ++i) choiceCtrs[i].setBits(choiceCtrBits); //Set up historyRegisterMask historyRegisterMask = mask(globalHistoryBits); //Check that predictors don't use more bits than they have available if (globalHistoryMask > historyRegisterMask) { fatal("Global predictor too large for global history bits!\n"); } if (choiceHistoryMask > historyRegisterMask) { fatal("Choice predictor too large for global history bits!\n"); } if (globalHistoryMask < historyRegisterMask && choiceHistoryMask < historyRegisterMask) { inform("More global history bits than required by predictors\n"); } // Set thresholds for the three predictors' counters // This is equivalent to (2^(Ctr))/2 - 1 localThreshold = (ULL(1) << (localCtrBits - 1)) - 1; globalThreshold = (ULL(1) << (globalCtrBits - 1)) - 1; choiceThreshold = (ULL(1) << (choiceCtrBits - 1)) - 1; } inline unsigned TournamentBP::calcLocHistIdx(Addr &branch_addr) { // Get low order bits after removing instruction offset. return (branch_addr >> instShiftAmt) & (localHistoryTableSize - 1); } inline void TournamentBP::updateGlobalHistTaken(ThreadID tid) { globalHistory[tid] = (globalHistory[tid] << 1) | 1; globalHistory[tid] = globalHistory[tid] & historyRegisterMask; } inline void TournamentBP::updateGlobalHistNotTaken(ThreadID tid) { globalHistory[tid] = (globalHistory[tid] << 1); globalHistory[tid] = globalHistory[tid] & historyRegisterMask; } inline void TournamentBP::updateLocalHistTaken(unsigned local_history_idx) { localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] = (localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] << 1) | 1; } inline void TournamentBP::updateLocalHistNotTaken(unsigned local_history_idx) { localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] = (localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] << 1); } void TournamentBP::btbUpdate(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, void * &bp_history) { unsigned local_history_idx = calcLocHistIdx(branch_addr); //Update Global History to Not Taken (clear LSB) globalHistory[tid] &= (historyRegisterMask & ~ULL(1)); //Update Local History to Not Taken localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] = localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] & (localPredictorMask & ~ULL(1)); } bool TournamentBP::lookup(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, void * &bp_history) { bool local_prediction; unsigned local_history_idx; unsigned local_predictor_idx; bool global_prediction; bool choice_prediction; //Lookup in the local predictor to get its branch prediction local_history_idx = calcLocHistIdx(branch_addr); local_predictor_idx = localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] & localPredictorMask; local_prediction = localCtrs[local_predictor_idx].read() > localThreshold; //Lookup in the global predictor to get its branch prediction global_prediction = globalThreshold < globalCtrs[globalHistory[tid] & globalHistoryMask].read(); //Lookup in the choice predictor to see which one to use choice_prediction = choiceThreshold < choiceCtrs[globalHistory[tid] & choiceHistoryMask].read(); // Create BPHistory and pass it back to be recorded. BPHistory *history = new BPHistory; history->globalHistory = globalHistory[tid]; history->localPredTaken = local_prediction; history->globalPredTaken = global_prediction; history->globalUsed = choice_prediction; history->localHistoryIdx = local_history_idx; history->localHistory = local_predictor_idx; bp_history = (void *)history; assert(local_history_idx < localHistoryTableSize); // Speculative update of the global history and the // selected local history. if (choice_prediction) { if (global_prediction) { updateGlobalHistTaken(tid); updateLocalHistTaken(local_history_idx); return true; } else { updateGlobalHistNotTaken(tid); updateLocalHistNotTaken(local_history_idx); return false; } } else { if (local_prediction) { updateGlobalHistTaken(tid); updateLocalHistTaken(local_history_idx); return true; } else { updateGlobalHistNotTaken(tid); updateLocalHistNotTaken(local_history_idx); return false; } } } void TournamentBP::uncondBranch(ThreadID tid, Addr pc, void * &bp_history) { // Create BPHistory and pass it back to be recorded. BPHistory *history = new BPHistory; history->globalHistory = globalHistory[tid]; history->localPredTaken = true; history->globalPredTaken = true; history->globalUsed = true; history->localHistoryIdx = invalidPredictorIndex; history->localHistory = invalidPredictorIndex; bp_history = static_cast(history); updateGlobalHistTaken(tid); } void TournamentBP::update(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, bool taken, void *bp_history, bool squashed) { assert(bp_history); BPHistory *history = static_cast(bp_history); unsigned local_history_idx = calcLocHistIdx(branch_addr); assert(local_history_idx < localHistoryTableSize); // Unconditional branches do not use local history. bool old_local_pred_valid = history->localHistory != invalidPredictorIndex; // If this is a misprediction, restore the speculatively // updated state (global history register and local history) // and update again. if (squashed) { // Global history restore and update globalHistory[tid] = (history->globalHistory << 1) | taken; globalHistory[tid] &= historyRegisterMask; // Local history restore and update. if (old_local_pred_valid) { localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] = (history->localHistory << 1) | taken; } return; } unsigned old_local_pred_index = history->localHistory & localPredictorMask; assert(old_local_pred_index < localPredictorSize); // Update the choice predictor to tell it which one was correct if // there was a prediction. if (history->localPredTaken != history->globalPredTaken && old_local_pred_valid) { // If the local prediction matches the actual outcome, // decrement the counter. Otherwise increment the // counter. unsigned choice_predictor_idx = history->globalHistory & choiceHistoryMask; if (history->localPredTaken == taken) { choiceCtrs[choice_predictor_idx].decrement(); } else if (history->globalPredTaken == taken) { choiceCtrs[choice_predictor_idx].increment(); } } // Update the counters with the proper // resolution of the branch. Histories are updated // speculatively, restored upon squash() calls, and // recomputed upon update(squash = true) calls, // so they do not need to be updated. unsigned global_predictor_idx = history->globalHistory & globalHistoryMask; if (taken) { globalCtrs[global_predictor_idx].increment(); if (old_local_pred_valid) { localCtrs[old_local_pred_index].increment(); } } else { globalCtrs[global_predictor_idx].decrement(); if (old_local_pred_valid) { localCtrs[old_local_pred_index].decrement(); } } // We're done with this history, now delete it. delete history; } void TournamentBP::squash(ThreadID tid, void *bp_history) { BPHistory *history = static_cast(bp_history); // Restore global history to state prior to this branch. globalHistory[tid] = history->globalHistory; // Restore local history if (history->localHistoryIdx != invalidPredictorIndex) { localHistoryTable[history->localHistoryIdx] = history->localHistory; } // Delete this BPHistory now that we're done with it. delete history; } TournamentBP* TournamentBPParams::create() { return new TournamentBP(this); } unsigned TournamentBP::getGHR(ThreadID tid, void *bp_history) const { return static_cast(bp_history)->globalHistory; } #ifdef DEBUG int TournamentBP::BPHistory::newCount = 0; #endif