History log of /gem5/src/cpu/simple/AtomicSimpleCPU.py
Revision Date Author Comments
# 13665:9c7fe3811b88 25-Jan-2019 Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>

python: Don't assume SimObjects live in the global namespace

The importer in Python 3 doesn't like the way we import SimObjects
from the global namespace. Convert the existing SimObject declarations
to import from m5.objects. As a side-effect, this makes these files
consistent with configuration files.

Change-Id: I11153502b430822130722839e1fa767b82a027aa
Signed-off-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/15981
Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
Reviewed-by: Giacomo Travaglini <giacomo.travaglini@arm.com>


# 13012:5fbc6b9c64bc 15-Mar-2016 Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>

cpu: Replace the fastmem with a new CPU model

The AtomicSimpleCPU used to be able to access memory directly to speed
up simulation if no caches are used. This is fine as long as no
switching between CPU models is required. In order to switch to a new
CPU model that requires caches, we currently need to checkpoint the
system and restore it into a new configuration. The new
'atomic_noncaching' memory mode provides a solution that avoids this
issue since caches are bypassed in this mode. This changeset removes
the old fastmem option from the AtomicSimpleCPU and introduces a new
CPU, NonCachingSimpleCPU, which derives from the AtomicSimpleCPU.

The NonCachingSimpleCPU uses the same mechanism as the AtomicSimpleCPU
used to use when accessing memory in when fastmem was enabled.

This changeset also introduces a new switcheroo test that tests
switching between a NonCachingSimpleCPU and a TimingSimpleCPU with
caches.

Change-Id: If01893f9b37528b14f530c11ce6f53c097582c21
Signed-off-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/12419
Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
Maintainer: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>


# 10381:ab8b8601b6ff 20-Sep-2014 Dam Sunwoo <dam.sunwoo@arm.com>

cpu: use probes infrastructure to do simpoint profiling

Instead of having code embedded in cpu model to do simpoint profiling use
the probes infrastructure to do it.


# 9647:5b6b315472e7 22-Apr-2013 Dam Sunwoo <dam.sunwoo@arm.com>

cpu: generate SimPoint basic block vector profiles

This patch is based on http://reviews.m5sim.org/r/1474/ originally written by
Mitch Hayenga. Basic block vectors are generated (simpoint.bb.gz in simout
folder) based on start and end addresses of basic blocks.

Some comments to the original patch are addressed and hooks are added to create
and resume from checkpoints based on instruction counts dictated by external
SimPoint analysis tools.

SimPoint creation/resuming options will be implemented as a separate patch.


# 9518:8faae62af8c3 15-Feb-2013 Andreas Sandberg <Andreas.Sandberg@ARM.com>

cpu: Add CPU metadata om the Python classes

The configuration scripts currently hard-code the requirements of each
CPU. This is clearly not optimal as it makes writing new configuration
scripts painful and adding new CPU models requires existing scripts to
be updated. This patch adds the following class methods to the base
CPU and all relevant CPUs:

* memory_mode -- Return a string describing the current memory mode
(invalid/atomic/timing).

* require_caches -- Does the CPU model require caches?

* support_take_over -- Does the CPU support CPU handover?


# 9338:97b4a2be1e5b 02-Nov-2012 Andreas Sandberg <Andreas.Sandberg@arm.com>

sim: Include object header files in SWIG interfaces

When casting objects in the generated SWIG interfaces, SWIG uses
classical C-style casts ( (Foo *)bar; ). In some cases, this can
degenerate into the equivalent of a reinterpret_cast (mainly if only a
forward declaration of the type is available). This usually works for
most compilers, but it is known to break if multiple inheritance is
used anywhere in the object hierarchy.

This patch introduces the cxx_header attribute to Python SimObject
definitions, which should be used to specify a header to include in
the SWIG interface. The header should include the declaration of the
wrapped object. We currently don't enforce header the use of the
header attribute, but a warning will be generated for objects that do
not use it.


# 8926:570b44fe6e04 03-Apr-2012 Andreas Hansson <andreas.hansson@arm.com>

Atomic: Remove the physmem_port and access memory directly

This patch removes the physmem_port from the Atomic CPU and instead
uses the system pointer to access the physmem when using the fastmem
option. The system already keeps track of the physmem and the valid
memory address ranges, and with this patch we merely make use of that
existing functionality. As a result of this change, the overloaded
getMasterPort in the Atomic CPU can be removed, thus unifying the CPUs.


# 8839:eeb293859255 13-Feb-2012 Andreas Hansson <andreas.hansson@arm.com>

MEM: Introduce the master/slave port roles in the Python classes

This patch classifies all ports in Python as either Master or Slave
and enforces a binding of master to slave. Conceptually, a master (such
as a CPU or DMA port) issues requests, and receives responses, and
conversely, a slave (such as a memory or a PIO device) receives
requests and sends back responses. Currently there is no
differentiation between coherent and non-coherent masters and slaves.

The classification as master/slave also involves splitting the dual
role port of the bus into a master and slave port and updating all the
system assembly scripts to use the appropriate port. Similarly, the
interrupt devices have to have their int_port split into a master and
slave port. The intdev and its children have minimal changes to
facilitate the extra port.

Note that this patch does not enforce any port typing in the C++
world, it merely ensures that the Python objects have a notion of the
port roles and are connected in an appropriate manner. This check is
carried when two ports are connected, e.g. bus.master =
memory.port. The following patches will make use of the
classifications and specialise the C++ ports into masters and slaves.


# 8707:489489c67fd9 17-Jan-2012 Andreas Hansson <andreas.hansson@arm.com>

CPU: Moving towards a more general port across CPU models

This patch performs minimal changes to move the instruction and data
ports from specialised subclasses to the base CPU (to the largest
degree possible). Ultimately it servers to make the CPU(s) have a
well-defined interface to the memory sub-system.


# 7876:189b9b258779 03-Feb-2011 Gabe Black <gblack@eecs.umich.edu>

Config: Keep track of uncached and cached ports separately.

This makes sure that the address ranges requested for caches and uncached ports
don't conflict with each other, and that accesses which are always uncached
(message signaled interrupts for instance) don't waste time passing through
caches.


# 6654:4c84e771cca7 22-Sep-2009 Nathan Binkert <nate@binkert.org>

python: Move more code into m5.util allow SCons to use that code.
Get rid of misc.py and just stick misc things in __init__.py
Move utility functions out of SCons files and into m5.util
Move utility type stuff from m5/__init__.py to m5/util/__init__.py
Remove buildEnv from m5 and allow access only from m5.defines
Rename AddToPath to addToPath while we're moving it to m5.util
Rename read_command to readCommand while we're moving it
Rename compare_versions to compareVersions while we're moving it.


# 5537:eaeed2bdf50d 20-Aug-2008 Gabe Black <gblack@eecs.umich.edu>

CPU: Get rid of two more duplicated CPU params.


# 5536:17c0c17726ff 18-Aug-2008 Richard Strong<rstrong@hp.com>

Changed BaseCPU::ProfileEvent's interval member to be of type Tick. This was done to be consistent with its
python type of a latency. In addition, the multiple definitions of profile in the different cpu models caused
problems for intialization of the interval value. If a child class's profile value was defined, the parent
BaseCPU::ProfileEvent interval field would be initialized with a garbage value. The fix was to remove the
multiple redifitions of profile in the child CPU classes.


# 5529:9ae69b9cd7fd 11-Aug-2008 Nathan Binkert <nate@binkert.org>

params: Convert the CPU objects to use the auto generated param structs.
A whole bunch of stuff has been converted to use the new params stuff, but
the CPU wasn't one of them. While we're at it, make some things a bit
more stylish. Most of the work was done by Gabe, I just cleaned stuff up
a bit more at the end.


# 5487:f0ac4112e128 18-Jun-2008 Nathan Binkert <nate@binkert.org>

AtomicSimpleCPU: Separate data stalls from instruction stalls.
Separate simulation of icache stalls and dat stalls.


# 5236:0050ad4fb3ef 12-Nov-2007 Gabe Black <gblack@eecs.umich.edu>

X86: Implement a page table walker.


# 4968:f1c856d8c460 08-Aug-2007 Vincentius Robby <acolyte@umich.edu>

Added fastmem option.
Lets CPU accesses to physical memory bypass Bus.


# 4486:aaeb03a8a6e1 27-May-2007 Nathan Binkert <binkertn@umich.edu>

Move SimObject python files alongside the C++ and fix
the SConscript files so that only the objects that are
actually available in a given build are compiled in.
Remove a bunch of files that aren't used anymore.