// Todo: Probably add in support for scheduling events (more than one as // well) on the case of the ROB being empty or full. Considering tracking // free entries instead of insts in ROB. Differentiate between squashing // all instructions after the instruction, and all instructions after *and* // including that instruction. #ifndef __ROB_HH__ #define __ROB_HH__ #include #include #include "arch/alpha/isa_traits.hh" using namespace std; /** * ROB class. Uses the instruction list that exists within the CPU to * represent the ROB. This class doesn't contain that structure, but instead * a pointer to the CPU to get access to the structure. The ROB has a large * hand in squashing instructions within the CPU, and is responsible for * sending out the squash signal as well as what instruction is to be * squashed. The ROB also controls most of the calls to the CPU to delete * instructions; the only other call is made in the first stage of the pipe- * line, which tells the CPU to delete all instructions not in the ROB. */ template class ROB { public: //Typedefs from the Impl. typedef typename Impl::FullCPU FullCPU; typedef typename Impl::DynInst DynInst; typedef pair UnmapInfo; typedef typename list::iterator InstIt; public: /** ROB constructor. * @params _numEntries Number of entries in ROB. * @params _squashWidth Number of instructions that can be squashed in a * single cycle. */ ROB(unsigned _numEntries, unsigned _squashWidth); /** Function to set the CPU pointer, necessary due to which object the ROB * is created within. * @params cpu_ptr Pointer to the implementation specific full CPU object. */ void setCPU(FullCPU *cpu_ptr); /** Function to insert an instruction into the ROB. The parameter inst is * not truly required, but is useful for checking correctness. Note * that whatever calls this function must ensure that there is enough * space within the ROB for the new instruction. * @params inst The instruction being inserted into the ROB. * @todo Remove the parameter once correctness is ensured. */ void insertInst(DynInst *inst); /** Returns pointer to the head instruction within the ROB. There is * no guarantee as to the return value if the ROB is empty. * @retval Pointer to the DynInst that is at the head of the ROB. */ DynInst *readHeadInst() { return cpu->instList.front(); } DynInst *readTailInst() { return (*tail); } void retireHead(); bool isHeadReady(); unsigned numFreeEntries(); bool isFull() { return numInstsInROB == numEntries; } bool isEmpty() { return numInstsInROB == 0; } void doSquash(); void squash(InstSeqNum squash_num); uint64_t readHeadPC(); uint64_t readHeadNextPC(); InstSeqNum readHeadSeqNum(); uint64_t readTailPC(); InstSeqNum readTailSeqNum(); /** Checks if the ROB is still in the process of squashing instructions. * @retval Whether or not the ROB is done squashing. */ bool isDoneSquashing() const { return doneSquashing; } /** This is more of a debugging function than anything. Use * numInstsInROB to get the instructions in the ROB unless you are * double checking that variable. */ int countInsts(); private: /** Pointer to the CPU. */ FullCPU *cpu; unsigned numEntries; /** Number of instructions that can be squashed in a single cycle. */ unsigned squashWidth; InstIt tail; InstIt squashIt; int numInstsInROB; /** The sequence number of the squashed instruction. */ InstSeqNum squashedSeqNum; /** Is the ROB done squashing. */ bool doneSquashing; }; #endif //__ROB_HH__