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/**
 * Copyright (c) 2018 Inria
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
 * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
 * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
 * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
 * 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
 * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 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: Daniel Carvalho
 */

/**
 * @file
 * Declaration of a Most Recently Used replacement policy.
 * The victim is chosen using the timestamp. The block that was accessed the
 * last is the one chosen to be replaced.
 */

#ifndef __MEM_CACHE_REPLACEMENT_POLICIES_MRU_RP_HH__
#define __MEM_CACHE_REPLACEMENT_POLICIES_MRU_RP_HH__

#include "mem/cache/replacement_policies/base.hh"
#include "params/MRURP.hh"

class MRURP : public BaseReplacementPolicy
{
  public:
    /** Convenience typedef. */
    typedef MRURPParams Params;

    /**
     * Construct and initiliaze this replacement policy.
     */
    MRURP(const Params *p);

    /**
     * Destructor.
     */
    ~MRURP() {}

    /**
     * Touch a block to update its last touch tick.
     *
     * @param blk Cache block to be touched.
     */
    void touch(CacheBlk *blk);

    /**
     * Reset replacement data for a block. Used when a block is inserted.
     * Sets its last touch tick as the current tick.
     *
     * @param blk Cache block to be reset.
     */
    void reset(CacheBlk *blk);

    /**
     * Find replacement victim using access timestamps.
     * @param cands Replacement candidates, selected by indexing policy.
     * @return Cache block to be replaced.
     */
    CacheBlk* getVictim(ReplacementCandidates& candidates) override;
};

#endif // __MEM_CACHE_REPLACEMENT_POLICIES_MRU_RP_HH__