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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 ARM Limited
 * All rights reserved.
 *
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 * Authors: Andreas Hansson
 */

/**
 * @file Declaration of a queue structure to manage uncacheable write
 * and writebacks.
 */

#ifndef __MEM_CACHE_WRITE_QUEUE_HH__
#define __MEM_CACHE_WRITE_QUEUE_HH__

#include <vector>

#include "mem/cache/queue.hh"
#include "mem/cache/write_queue_entry.hh"

/**
 * A write queue for all eviction packets, i.e. writebacks and clean
 * evictions, as well as uncacheable writes.
 */
class WriteQueue : public Queue<WriteQueueEntry>
{

  public:

    /**
     * Create a write queue with a given number of entries.
     * @param num_entries The number of entries in this queue.
     * @param reserve The maximum number of entries needed to satisfy
     *        any access.
     */
    WriteQueue(const std::string &_label, int num_entries, int reserve);

    /**
     * Allocates a new WriteQueueEntry for the request and size. This
     * places the request as the first target in the WriteQueueEntry.
     *
     * @param blk_addr The address of the block.
     * @param blk_size The number of bytes to request.
     * @param pkt The original write.
     * @param when_ready When is the WriteQueueEntry be ready to act upon.
     * @param order The logical order of this WriteQueueEntry
     *
     * @return The a pointer to the WriteQueueEntry allocated.
     *
     * @pre There are free entries.
     */
    WriteQueueEntry *allocate(Addr blk_addr, unsigned blk_size,
                              PacketPtr pkt, Tick when_ready, Counter order);

    /**
     * Mark the given entry as in service. This removes the entry from
     * the readyList or deallocates the entry if it does not expect a
     * response (writeback/eviction rather than an uncacheable write).
     *
     * @param entry The entry to mark in service.
     */
    void markInService(WriteQueueEntry *entry);
};

#endif //__MEM_CACHE_WRITE_QUEUE_HH__