Cache.py (12600:e670dd17c8cf) Cache.py (12724:4f6fac3191d2)
1# Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2015 ARM Limited
2# All rights reserved.
3#
4# The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
5# not be construed as granting a license to any other intellectual
6# property including but not limited to intellectual property relating
7# to a hardware implementation of the functionality of the software
8# licensed hereunder. You may use the software subject to the license

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41
42from m5.params import *
43from m5.proxy import *
44from MemObject import MemObject
45from Prefetcher import BasePrefetcher
46from ReplacementPolicies import *
47from Tags import *
48
1# Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2015 ARM Limited
2# All rights reserved.
3#
4# The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
5# not be construed as granting a license to any other intellectual
6# property including but not limited to intellectual property relating
7# to a hardware implementation of the functionality of the software
8# licensed hereunder. You may use the software subject to the license

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42from m5.params import *
43from m5.proxy import *
44from MemObject import MemObject
45from Prefetcher import BasePrefetcher
46from ReplacementPolicies import *
47from Tags import *
48
49
50# Enum for cache clusivity, currently mostly inclusive or mostly
51# exclusive.
52class Clusivity(Enum): vals = ['mostly_incl', 'mostly_excl']
53
54
49class BaseCache(MemObject):
50 type = 'BaseCache'
51 abstract = True
52 cxx_header = "mem/cache/base.hh"
53
54 size = Param.MemorySize("Capacity")
55 assoc = Param.Unsigned("Associativity")
56

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85 cpu_side = SlavePort("Upstream port closer to the CPU and/or device")
86 mem_side = MasterPort("Downstream port closer to memory")
87
88 addr_ranges = VectorParam.AddrRange([AllMemory],
89 "Address range for the CPU-side port (to allow striping)")
90
91 system = Param.System(Parent.any, "System we belong to")
92
55class BaseCache(MemObject):
56 type = 'BaseCache'
57 abstract = True
58 cxx_header = "mem/cache/base.hh"
59
60 size = Param.MemorySize("Capacity")
61 assoc = Param.Unsigned("Associativity")
62

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91 cpu_side = SlavePort("Upstream port closer to the CPU and/or device")
92 mem_side = MasterPort("Downstream port closer to memory")
93
94 addr_ranges = VectorParam.AddrRange([AllMemory],
95 "Address range for the CPU-side port (to allow striping)")
96
97 system = Param.System(Parent.any, "System we belong to")
98
93# Enum for cache clusivity, currently mostly inclusive or mostly
94# exclusive.
95class Clusivity(Enum): vals = ['mostly_incl', 'mostly_excl']
99 # Determine if this cache sends out writebacks for clean lines, or
100 # simply clean evicts. In cases where a downstream cache is mostly
101 # exclusive with respect to this cache (acting as a victim cache),
102 # the clean writebacks are essential for performance. In general
103 # this should be set to True for anything but the last-level
104 # cache.
105 writeback_clean = Param.Bool(False, "Writeback clean lines")
96
106
97class Cache(BaseCache):
98 type = 'Cache'
99 cxx_header = 'mem/cache/cache.hh'
100
101 # Control whether this cache should be mostly inclusive or mostly
102 # exclusive with respect to upstream caches. The behaviour on a
103 # fill is determined accordingly. For a mostly inclusive cache,
104 # blocks are allocated on all fill operations. Thus, L1 caches
105 # should be set as mostly inclusive even if they have no upstream
106 # caches. In the case of a mostly exclusive cache, fills are not
107 # allocating unless they came directly from a non-caching source,
108 # e.g. a table walker. Additionally, on a hit from an upstream
109 # cache a line is dropped for a mostly exclusive cache.
110 clusivity = Param.Clusivity('mostly_incl',
111 "Clusivity with upstream cache")
112
107 # Control whether this cache should be mostly inclusive or mostly
108 # exclusive with respect to upstream caches. The behaviour on a
109 # fill is determined accordingly. For a mostly inclusive cache,
110 # blocks are allocated on all fill operations. Thus, L1 caches
111 # should be set as mostly inclusive even if they have no upstream
112 # caches. In the case of a mostly exclusive cache, fills are not
113 # allocating unless they came directly from a non-caching source,
114 # e.g. a table walker. Additionally, on a hit from an upstream
115 # cache a line is dropped for a mostly exclusive cache.
116 clusivity = Param.Clusivity('mostly_incl',
117 "Clusivity with upstream cache")
118
113 # Determine if this cache sends out writebacks for clean lines, or
114 # simply clean evicts. In cases where a downstream cache is mostly
115 # exclusive with respect to this cache (acting as a victim cache),
116 # the clean writebacks are essential for performance. In general
117 # this should be set to True for anything but the last-level
118 # cache.
119 writeback_clean = Param.Bool(False, "Writeback clean lines")
119
120class Cache(BaseCache):
121 type = 'Cache'
122 cxx_header = 'mem/cache/cache.hh'