History log of /gem5/build_opts/ARM
Revision Date Author Comments
# 12068:0097c445aa64 17-Mar-2017 Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com>

scons: Make MOESI_CMP_directory the default ARM ruby protocol

Previously ARM binaries were by default compiled with the MI_example
protocol. The MI_example protocol cannot properly support load/store
exclusive instructions and therefore it cannot be used to simulate
multicore ARM systems. This change changes to MOESI_CMP_directory as
the default ruby protocol for ARM systems.

Change-Id: I942d950ba466aea9a75f3d8764f9f3eddd0c3baa
Reviewed-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/2906
Maintainer: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>


# 10259:ebb376f73dd2 23-Jul-2014 Andrew Bardsley <Andrew.Bardsley@arm.com>

cpu: `Minor' in-order CPU model

This patch contains a new CPU model named `Minor'. Minor models a four
stage in-order execution pipeline (fetch lines, decompose into
macroops, decompose macroops into microops, execute).

The model was developed to support the ARM ISA but should be fixable
to support all the remaining gem5 ISAs. It currently also works for
Alpha, and regressions are included for ARM and Alpha (including Linux
boot).

Documentation for the model can be found in src/doc/inside-minor.doxygen and
its internal operations can be visualised using the Minorview tool
utils/minorview.py.

Minor was designed to be fairly simple and not to engage in a lot of
instruction annotation. As such, it currently has very few gathered
stats and may lack other gem5 features.

Minor is faster than the o3 model. Sample results:

Benchmark | Stat host_seconds (s)
---------------+--------v--------v--------
(on ARM, opt) | simple | o3 | minor
| timing | timing | timing
---------------+--------+--------+--------
10.linux-boot | 169 | 1883 | 1075
10.mcf | 117 | 967 | 491
20.parser | 668 | 6315 | 3146
30.eon | 542 | 3413 | 2414
40.perlbmk | 2339 | 20905 | 11532
50.vortex | 122 | 1094 | 588
60.bzip2 | 2045 | 18061 | 9662
70.twolf | 207 | 2736 | 1036


# 8804:db289d9cc9bd 28-Jan-2012 Gabe Black <gblack@eecs.umich.edu>

SE/FS: Pull FULL_SYSTEM out of the build_opts files