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/*
* Copyright (c) 2011-2012, 2014 ARM Limited
* Copyright (c) 2010 The University of Edinburgh
* Copyright (c) 2012 Mark D. Hill and David A. Wood
* All rights reserved
*
* The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
* not be construed as granting a license to any other intellectual
* property including but not limited to intellectual property relating
* to a hardware implementation of the functionality of the software
* licensed hereunder. You may use the software subject to the license
* terms below provided that you ensure that this notice is replicated
* unmodified and in its entirety in all distributions of the software,
* modified or unmodified, in source code or in binary form.
*
* Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of The University of Michigan
* All rights reserved.
*
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* contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
* this software without specific prior written permission.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
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* OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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* LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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* OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*
* Authors: Kevin Lim
*/
#include "cpu/pred/bpred_unit.hh"
#include <algorithm>
#include "arch/isa_traits.hh"
#include "arch/types.hh"
#include "arch/utility.hh"
#include "base/trace.hh"
#include "config/the_isa.hh"
#include "debug/Branch.hh"
BPredUnit::BPredUnit(const Params *params)
: SimObject(params),
numThreads(params->numThreads),
predHist(numThreads),
BTB(params->BTBEntries,
params->BTBTagSize,
params->instShiftAmt),
RAS(numThreads),
instShiftAmt(params->instShiftAmt)
{
for (auto& r : RAS)
r.init(params->RASSize);
}
void
BPredUnit::regStats()
{
lookups
.name(name() + ".lookups")
.desc("Number of BP lookups")
;
condPredicted
.name(name() + ".condPredicted")
.desc("Number of conditional branches predicted")
;
condIncorrect
.name(name() + ".condIncorrect")
.desc("Number of conditional branches incorrect")
;
BTBLookups
.name(name() + ".BTBLookups")
.desc("Number of BTB lookups")
;
BTBHits
.name(name() + ".BTBHits")
.desc("Number of BTB hits")
;
BTBCorrect
.name(name() + ".BTBCorrect")
.desc("Number of correct BTB predictions (this stat may not "
"work properly.")
;
BTBHitPct
.name(name() + ".BTBHitPct")
.desc("BTB Hit Percentage")
.precision(6);
BTBHitPct = (BTBHits / BTBLookups) * 100;
usedRAS
.name(name() + ".usedRAS")
.desc("Number of times the RAS was used to get a target.")
;
RASIncorrect
.name(name() + ".RASInCorrect")
.desc("Number of incorrect RAS predictions.")
;
}
ProbePoints::PMUUPtr
BPredUnit::pmuProbePoint(const char *name)
{
ProbePoints::PMUUPtr ptr;
ptr.reset(new ProbePoints::PMU(getProbeManager(), name));
return ptr;
}
void
BPredUnit::regProbePoints()
{
ppBranches = pmuProbePoint("Branches");
ppMisses = pmuProbePoint("Misses");
}
void
BPredUnit::drainSanityCheck() const
{
// We shouldn't have any outstanding requests when we resume from
// a drained system.
for (const auto& ph M5_VAR_USED : predHist)
assert(ph.empty());
}
bool
BPredUnit::predict(const StaticInstPtr &inst, const InstSeqNum &seqNum,
TheISA::PCState &pc, ThreadID tid)
{
// See if branch predictor predicts taken.
// If so, get its target addr either from the BTB or the RAS.
// Save off record of branch stuff so the RAS can be fixed
// up once it's done.
bool pred_taken = false;
TheISA::PCState target = pc;
++lookups;
ppBranches->notify(1);
void *bp_history = NULL;
if (inst->isUncondCtrl()) {
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: Unconditional control.\n", tid);
pred_taken = true;
// Tell the BP there was an unconditional branch.
uncondBranch(pc.instAddr(), bp_history);
} else {
++condPredicted;
pred_taken = lookup(pc.instAddr(), bp_history);
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: [sn:%i] Branch predictor"
" predicted %i for PC %s\n", tid, seqNum, pred_taken, pc);
}
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: [sn:%i] Creating prediction history "
"for PC %s\n", tid, seqNum, pc);
PredictorHistory predict_record(seqNum, pc.instAddr(),
pred_taken, bp_history, tid);
// Now lookup in the BTB or RAS.
if (pred_taken) {
if (inst->isReturn()) {
++usedRAS;
predict_record.wasReturn = true;
// If it's a function return call, then look up the address
// in the RAS.
TheISA::PCState rasTop = RAS[tid].top();
target = TheISA::buildRetPC(pc, rasTop);
// Record the top entry of the RAS, and its index.
predict_record.usedRAS = true;
predict_record.RASIndex = RAS[tid].topIdx();
predict_record.RASTarget = rasTop;
RAS[tid].pop();
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: Instruction %s is a return, "
"RAS predicted target: %s, RAS index: %i.\n",
tid, pc, target, predict_record.RASIndex);
} else {
++BTBLookups;
if (inst->isCall()) {
RAS[tid].push(pc);
predict_record.pushedRAS = true;
// Record that it was a call so that the top RAS entry can
// be popped off if the speculation is incorrect.
predict_record.wasCall = true;
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: Instruction %s was a "
"call, adding %s to the RAS index: %i.\n",
tid, pc, pc, RAS[tid].topIdx());
}
if (BTB.valid(pc.instAddr(), tid)) {
++BTBHits;
// If it's not a return, use the BTB to get the target addr.
target = BTB.lookup(pc.instAddr(), tid);
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: Instruction %s predicted"
" target is %s.\n", tid, pc, target);
} else {
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: BTB doesn't have a "
"valid entry.\n",tid);
pred_taken = false;
// The Direction of the branch predictor is altered because the
// BTB did not have an entry
// The predictor needs to be updated accordingly
if (!inst->isCall() && !inst->isReturn()) {
btbUpdate(pc.instAddr(), bp_history);
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]:[sn:%i] btbUpdate"
" called for %s\n", tid, seqNum, pc);
} else if (inst->isCall() && !inst->isUncondCtrl()) {
RAS[tid].pop();
predict_record.pushedRAS = false;
}
TheISA::advancePC(target, inst);
}
}
} else {
if (inst->isReturn()) {
predict_record.wasReturn = true;
}
TheISA::advancePC(target, inst);
}
pc = target;
predHist[tid].push_front(predict_record);
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: [sn:%i]: History entry added."
"predHist.size(): %i\n", tid, seqNum, predHist[tid].size());
return pred_taken;
}
bool
BPredUnit::predictInOrder(const StaticInstPtr &inst, const InstSeqNum &seqNum,
int asid, TheISA::PCState &instPC,
TheISA::PCState &predPC, ThreadID tid)
{
// See if branch predictor predicts taken.
// If so, get its target addr either from the BTB or the RAS.
// Save off record of branch stuff so the RAS can be fixed
// up once it's done.
using TheISA::MachInst;
bool pred_taken = false;
TheISA::PCState target;
++lookups;
ppBranches->notify(1);
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i] [sn:%i] %s ... PC %s doing branch "
"prediction\n", tid, seqNum,
inst->disassemble(instPC.instAddr()), instPC);
void *bp_history = NULL;
if (inst->isUncondCtrl()) {
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i] Unconditional control.\n", tid);
pred_taken = true;
// Tell the BP there was an unconditional branch.
uncondBranch(instPC.instAddr(), bp_history);
if (inst->isReturn() && RAS[tid].empty()) {
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i] RAS is empty, predicting "
"false.\n", tid);
pred_taken = false;
}
} else {
++condPredicted;
pred_taken = lookup(predPC.instAddr(), bp_history);
}
PredictorHistory predict_record(seqNum, predPC.instAddr(), pred_taken,
bp_history, tid);
// Now lookup in the BTB or RAS.
if (pred_taken) {
if (inst->isReturn()) {
++usedRAS;
// If it's a function return call, then look up the address
// in the RAS.
TheISA::PCState rasTop = RAS[tid].top();
target = TheISA::buildRetPC(instPC, rasTop);
// Record the top entry of the RAS, and its index.
predict_record.usedRAS = true;
predict_record.RASIndex = RAS[tid].topIdx();
predict_record.RASTarget = rasTop;
assert(predict_record.RASIndex < 16);
RAS[tid].pop();
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: Instruction %s is a return, "
"RAS predicted target: %s, RAS index: %i.\n",
tid, instPC, target,
predict_record.RASIndex);
} else {
++BTBLookups;
if (inst->isCall()) {
RAS[tid].push(instPC);
predict_record.pushedRAS = true;
// Record that it was a call so that the top RAS entry can
// be popped off if the speculation is incorrect.
predict_record.wasCall = true;
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: Instruction %s was a call"
", adding %s to the RAS index: %i.\n",
tid, instPC, predPC,
RAS[tid].topIdx());
}
if (inst->isCall() &&
inst->isUncondCtrl() &&
inst->isDirectCtrl()) {
target = inst->branchTarget(instPC);
} else if (BTB.valid(predPC.instAddr(), asid)) {
++BTBHits;
// If it's not a return, use the BTB to get the target addr.
target = BTB.lookup(predPC.instAddr(), asid);
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: [asid:%i] Instruction %s "
"predicted target is %s.\n",
tid, asid, instPC, target);
} else {
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: BTB doesn't have a "
"valid entry, predicting false.\n",tid);
pred_taken = false;
}
}
}
if (pred_taken) {
// Set the PC and the instruction's predicted target.
predPC = target;
}
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: [sn:%i]: Setting Predicted PC to %s.\n",
tid, seqNum, predPC);
predHist[tid].push_front(predict_record);
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i] [sn:%i] pushed onto front of predHist "
"...predHist.size(): %i\n",
tid, seqNum, predHist[tid].size());
return pred_taken;
}
void
BPredUnit::update(const InstSeqNum &done_sn, ThreadID tid)
{
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: Committing branches until "
"[sn:%lli].\n", tid, done_sn);
while (!predHist[tid].empty() &&
predHist[tid].back().seqNum <= done_sn) {
// Update the branch predictor with the correct results.
if (!predHist[tid].back().wasSquashed) {
update(predHist[tid].back().pc, predHist[tid].back().predTaken,
predHist[tid].back().bpHistory, false);
} else {
retireSquashed(predHist[tid].back().bpHistory);
}
predHist[tid].pop_back();
}
}
void
BPredUnit::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, ThreadID tid)
{
History &pred_hist = predHist[tid];
while (!pred_hist.empty() &&
pred_hist.front().seqNum > squashed_sn) {
if (pred_hist.front().usedRAS) {
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: Restoring top of RAS to: %i,"
" target: %s.\n", tid,
pred_hist.front().RASIndex, pred_hist.front().RASTarget);
RAS[tid].restore(pred_hist.front().RASIndex,
pred_hist.front().RASTarget);
} else if(pred_hist.front().wasCall && pred_hist.front().pushedRAS) {
// Was a call but predicated false. Pop RAS here
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid: %i] Squashing"
" Call [sn:%i] PC: %s Popping RAS\n", tid,
pred_hist.front().seqNum, pred_hist.front().pc);
RAS[tid].pop();
}
// This call should delete the bpHistory.
squash(pred_hist.front().bpHistory);
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: Removing history for [sn:%i] "
"PC %s.\n", tid, pred_hist.front().seqNum,
pred_hist.front().pc);
pred_hist.pop_front();
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: predHist.size(): %i\n",
tid, predHist[tid].size());
}
}
void
BPredUnit::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn,
const TheISA::PCState &corrTarget,
bool actually_taken, ThreadID tid)
{
// Now that we know that a branch was mispredicted, we need to undo
// all the branches that have been seen up until this branch and
// fix up everything.
// NOTE: This should be call conceivably in 2 scenarios:
// (1) After an branch is executed, it updates its status in the ROB
// The commit stage then checks the ROB update and sends a signal to
// the fetch stage to squash history after the mispredict
// (2) In the decode stage, you can find out early if a unconditional
// PC-relative, branch was predicted incorrectly. If so, a signal
// to the fetch stage is sent to squash history after the mispredict
History &pred_hist = predHist[tid];
++condIncorrect;
ppMisses->notify(1);
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: Squashing from sequence number %i, "
"setting target to %s.\n", tid, squashed_sn, corrTarget);
// Squash All Branches AFTER this mispredicted branch
squash(squashed_sn, tid);
// If there's a squash due to a syscall, there may not be an entry
// corresponding to the squash. In that case, don't bother trying to
// fix up the entry.
if (!pred_hist.empty()) {
auto hist_it = pred_hist.begin();
//HistoryIt hist_it = find(pred_hist.begin(), pred_hist.end(),
// squashed_sn);
//assert(hist_it != pred_hist.end());
if (pred_hist.front().seqNum != squashed_sn) {
DPRINTF(Branch, "Front sn %i != Squash sn %i\n",
pred_hist.front().seqNum, squashed_sn);
assert(pred_hist.front().seqNum == squashed_sn);
}
if ((*hist_it).usedRAS) {
++RASIncorrect;
}
update((*hist_it).pc, actually_taken,
pred_hist.front().bpHistory, true);
hist_it->wasSquashed = true;
if (actually_taken) {
if (hist_it->wasReturn && !hist_it->usedRAS) {
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid: %i] Incorrectly predicted"
" return [sn:%i] PC: %s\n", tid, hist_it->seqNum,
hist_it->pc);
RAS[tid].pop();
hist_it->usedRAS = true;
}
DPRINTF(Branch,"[tid: %i] BTB Update called for [sn:%i]"
" PC: %s\n", tid,hist_it->seqNum, hist_it->pc);
BTB.update((*hist_it).pc, corrTarget, tid);
} else {
//Actually not Taken
if (hist_it->usedRAS) {
DPRINTF(Branch,"[tid: %i] Incorrectly predicted"
" return [sn:%i] PC: %s Restoring RAS\n", tid,
hist_it->seqNum, hist_it->pc);
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: Restoring top of RAS"
" to: %i, target: %s.\n", tid,
hist_it->RASIndex, hist_it->RASTarget);
RAS[tid].restore(hist_it->RASIndex, hist_it->RASTarget);
hist_it->usedRAS = false;
} else if (hist_it->wasCall && hist_it->pushedRAS) {
//Was a Call but predicated false. Pop RAS here
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid: %i] Incorrectly predicted"
" Call [sn:%i] PC: %s Popping RAS\n", tid,
hist_it->seqNum, hist_it->pc);
RAS[tid].pop();
hist_it->pushedRAS = false;
}
}
} else {
DPRINTF(Branch, "[tid:%i]: [sn:%i] pred_hist empty, can't "
"update.\n", tid, squashed_sn);
}
}
void
BPredUnit::dump()
{
int i = 0;
for (const auto& ph : predHist) {
if (!ph.empty()) {
auto pred_hist_it = ph.begin();
cprintf("predHist[%i].size(): %i\n", i++, ph.size());
while (pred_hist_it != ph.end()) {
cprintf("[sn:%lli], PC:%#x, tid:%i, predTaken:%i, "
"bpHistory:%#x\n",
pred_hist_it->seqNum, pred_hist_it->pc,
pred_hist_it->tid, pred_hist_it->predTaken,
pred_hist_it->bpHistory);
pred_hist_it++;
}
cprintf("\n");
}
}
}
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