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10-May-2017 |
Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> |
sim: Add hooks to implement event reference counting
We currently only support deleting an event if it is triggered and not re-scheduled. This is fine for most native code. However, there are cases where Python needs to count references to make sure that the Python object stays live while the native object is live.
Generalise the mechanism used to implement by adding reference counting hooks to the event base class:
* Event::acquire() / Event::acquireImpl() * Event::release() / Event::releaseImpl()
These calls can be used to implement both reference counting and the existing AutoDelete functionality. The default implementation in Event maintains backwards compatibility with the existing AutoDelete feature by ignoring acquireImpl() and deleting the event on releaseImpl() if it isn't scheduled anymore.
Since AutoDelete functionality is no longer the only way events can be managed, this change introduces the new Managed flag. This flag activates automatic memory management. The acquireImpl()/releaseImpl() methods are only called from acquire()/release() it is set. To maintain backwards compatibility, AutoDelete is used as an alias for Managed.
Change-Id: I5637984c906a9d44c22780712cf1c521b8297149 Signed-off-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Curtis Dunham <curtis.dunham@arm.com> Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/3221 Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
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25-Nov-2013 |
Steve Reinhardt <stever@gmail.com>, Nilay Vaish <nilay@cs.wisc.edu>, Ali Saidi <Ali.Saidi@ARM.com> |
sim: simulate with multiple threads and event queues This patch adds support for simulating with multiple threads, each of which operates on an event queue. Each sim object specifies which eventq is would like to be on. A custom barrier implementation is being added using which eventqs synchronize.
The patch was tested in two different configurations: 1. ruby_network_test.py: in this simulation L1 cache controllers receive requests from the cpu. The requests are replied to immediately without any communication taking place with any other level. 2. twosys-tsunami-simple-atomic: this configuration simulates a client-server system which are connected by an ethernet link.
We still lack the ability to communicate using message buffers or ports. But other things like simulation start and end, synchronizing after every quantum are working.
Committed by: Nilay Vaish
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16-Nov-2012 |
Nilay Vaish <nilay@cs.wisc.edu> |
sim: have a curTick per eventq This patch adds a _curTick variable to an eventq. This variable is updated whenever an event is serviced in function serviceOne(), or all events upto a particular time are processed in function serviceEvents(). This change helps when there are eventqs that do not make use of curTick for scheduling events.
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