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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. * * Authors: Erik Hallnor * Steve Reinhardt * Ron Dreslinski * Andreas Hansson * Nikos Nikoleris */ /** * @file * Declares a basic cache interface BaseCache. */ #ifndef __MEM_CACHE_BASE_HH__ #define __MEM_CACHE_BASE_HH__ #include #include #include #include "base/addr_range.hh" #include "base/statistics.hh" #include "base/trace.hh" #include "base/types.hh" #include "debug/Cache.hh" #include "debug/CachePort.hh" #include "enums/Clusivity.hh" #include "mem/cache/cache_blk.hh" #include "mem/cache/compressors/base.hh" #include "mem/cache/mshr_queue.hh" #include "mem/cache/tags/base.hh" #include "mem/cache/write_queue.hh" #include "mem/cache/write_queue_entry.hh" #include "mem/packet.hh" #include "mem/packet_queue.hh" #include "mem/qport.hh" #include "mem/request.hh" #include "params/WriteAllocator.hh" #include "sim/clocked_object.hh" #include "sim/eventq.hh" #include "sim/probe/probe.hh" #include "sim/serialize.hh" #include "sim/sim_exit.hh" #include "sim/system.hh" class BaseMasterPort; class BasePrefetcher; class BaseSlavePort; class MSHR; class MasterPort; class QueueEntry; struct BaseCacheParams; /** * A basic cache interface. Implements some common functions for speed. */ class BaseCache : public ClockedObject { protected: /** * Indexes to enumerate the MSHR queues. */ enum MSHRQueueIndex { MSHRQueue_MSHRs, MSHRQueue_WriteBuffer }; public: /** * Reasons for caches to be blocked. */ enum BlockedCause { Blocked_NoMSHRs = MSHRQueue_MSHRs, Blocked_NoWBBuffers = MSHRQueue_WriteBuffer, Blocked_NoTargets, NUM_BLOCKED_CAUSES }; protected: /** * A cache master port is used for the memory-side port of the * cache, and in addition to the basic timing port that only sends * response packets through a transmit list, it also offers the * ability to schedule and send request packets (requests & * writebacks). The send event is scheduled through schedSendEvent, * and the sendDeferredPacket of the timing port is modified to * consider both the transmit list and the requests from the MSHR. */ class CacheMasterPort : public QueuedMasterPort { public: /** * Schedule a send of a request packet (from the MSHR). Note * that we could already have a retry outstanding. */ void schedSendEvent(Tick time) { DPRINTF(CachePort, "Scheduling send event at %llu\n", time); reqQueue.schedSendEvent(time); } protected: CacheMasterPort(const std::string &_name, BaseCache *_cache, ReqPacketQueue &_reqQueue, SnoopRespPacketQueue &_snoopRespQueue) : QueuedMasterPort(_name, _cache, _reqQueue, _snoopRespQueue) { } /** * Memory-side port always snoops. * * @return always true */ virtual bool isSnooping() const { return true; } }; /** * Override the default behaviour of sendDeferredPacket to enable * the memory-side cache port to also send requests based on the * current MSHR status. This queue has a pointer to our specific * cache implementation and is used by the MemSidePort. */ class CacheReqPacketQueue : public ReqPacketQueue { protected: BaseCache &cache; SnoopRespPacketQueue &snoopRespQueue; public: CacheReqPacketQueue(BaseCache &cache, MasterPort &port, SnoopRespPacketQueue &snoop_resp_queue, const std::string &label) : ReqPacketQueue(cache, port, label), cache(cache), snoopRespQueue(snoop_resp_queue) { } /** * Override the normal sendDeferredPacket and do not only * consider the transmit list (used for responses), but also * requests. */ virtual void sendDeferredPacket(); /** * Check if there is a conflicting snoop response about to be * send out, and if so simply stall any requests, and schedule * a send event at the same time as the next snoop response is * being sent out. * * @param pkt The packet to check for conflicts against. */ bool checkConflictingSnoop(const PacketPtr pkt) { if (snoopRespQueue.checkConflict(pkt, cache.blkSize)) { DPRINTF(CachePort, "Waiting for snoop response to be " "sent\n"); Tick when = snoopRespQueue.deferredPacketReadyTime(); schedSendEvent(when); return true; } return false; } }; /** * The memory-side port extends the base cache master port with * access functions for functional, atomic and timing snoops. */ class MemSidePort : public CacheMasterPort { private: /** The cache-specific queue. */ CacheReqPacketQueue _reqQueue; SnoopRespPacketQueue _snoopRespQueue; // a pointer to our specific cache implementation BaseCache *cache; protected: virtual void recvTimingSnoopReq(PacketPtr pkt); virtual bool recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt); virtual Tick recvAtomicSnoop(PacketPtr pkt); virtual void recvFunctionalSnoop(PacketPtr pkt); public: MemSidePort(const std::string &_name, BaseCache *_cache, const std::string &_label); }; /** * A cache slave port is used for the CPU-side port of the cache, * and it is basically a simple timing port that uses a transmit * list for responses to the CPU (or connected master). In * addition, it has the functionality to block the port for * incoming requests. If blocked, the port will issue a retry once * unblocked. */ class CacheSlavePort : public QueuedSlavePort { public: /** Do not accept any new requests. */ void setBlocked(); /** Return to normal operation and accept new requests. */ void clearBlocked(); bool isBlocked() const { return blocked; } protected: CacheSlavePort(const std::string &_name, BaseCache *_cache, const std::string &_label); /** A normal packet queue used to store responses. */ RespPacketQueue queue; bool blocked; bool mustSendRetry; private: void processSendRetry(); EventFunctionWrapper sendRetryEvent; }; /** * The CPU-side port extends the base cache slave port with access * functions for functional, atomic and timing requests. */ class CpuSidePort : public CacheSlavePort { private: // a pointer to our specific cache implementation BaseCache *cache; protected: virtual bool recvTimingSnoopResp(PacketPtr pkt) override; virtual bool tryTiming(PacketPtr pkt) override; virtual bool recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt) override; virtual Tick recvAtomic(PacketPtr pkt) override; virtual void recvFunctional(PacketPtr pkt) override; virtual AddrRangeList getAddrRanges() const override; public: CpuSidePort(const std::string &_name, BaseCache *_cache, const std::string &_label); }; CpuSidePort cpuSidePort; MemSidePort memSidePort; protected: /** Miss status registers */ MSHRQueue mshrQueue; /** Write/writeback buffer */ WriteQueue writeBuffer; /** Tag and data Storage */ BaseTags *tags; /** Compression method being used. */ BaseCacheCompressor* compressor; /** Prefetcher */ BasePrefetcher *prefetcher; /** To probe when a cache hit occurs */ ProbePointArg *ppHit; /** To probe when a cache miss occurs */ ProbePointArg *ppMiss; /** To probe when a cache fill occurs */ ProbePointArg *ppFill; /** * The writeAllocator drive optimizations for streaming writes. * It first determines whether a WriteReq MSHR should be delayed, * thus ensuring that we wait longer in cases when we are write * coalescing and allowing all the bytes of the line to be written * before the MSHR packet is sent downstream. This works in unison * with the tracking in the MSHR to check if the entire line is * written. The write mode also affects the behaviour on filling * any whole-line writes. Normally the cache allocates the line * when receiving the InvalidateResp, but after seeing enough * consecutive lines we switch to using the tempBlock, and thus * end up not allocating the line, and instead turning the * whole-line write into a writeback straight away. */ WriteAllocator * const writeAllocator; /** * Temporary cache block for occasional transitory use. We use * the tempBlock to fill when allocation fails (e.g., when there * is an outstanding request that accesses the victim block) or * when we want to avoid allocation (e.g., exclusive caches) */ TempCacheBlk *tempBlock; /** * Upstream caches need this packet until true is returned, so * hold it for deletion until a subsequent call */ std::unique_ptr pendingDelete; /** * Mark a request as in service (sent downstream in the memory * system), effectively making this MSHR the ordering point. */ void markInService(MSHR *mshr, bool pending_modified_resp) { bool wasFull = mshrQueue.isFull(); mshrQueue.markInService(mshr, pending_modified_resp); if (wasFull && !mshrQueue.isFull()) { clearBlocked(Blocked_NoMSHRs); } } void markInService(WriteQueueEntry *entry) { bool wasFull = writeBuffer.isFull(); writeBuffer.markInService(entry); if (wasFull && !writeBuffer.isFull()) { clearBlocked(Blocked_NoWBBuffers); } } /** * Determine whether we should allocate on a fill or not. If this * cache is mostly inclusive with regards to the upstream cache(s) * we always allocate (for any non-forwarded and cacheable * requests). In the case of a mostly exclusive cache, we allocate * on fill if the packet did not come from a cache, thus if we: * are dealing with a whole-line write (the latter behaves much * like a writeback), the original target packet came from a * non-caching source, or if we are performing a prefetch or LLSC. * * @param cmd Command of the incoming requesting packet * @return Whether we should allocate on the fill */ inline bool allocOnFill(MemCmd cmd) const { return clusivity == Enums::mostly_incl || cmd == MemCmd::WriteLineReq || cmd == MemCmd::ReadReq || cmd == MemCmd::WriteReq || cmd.isPrefetch() || cmd.isLLSC(); } /** * Regenerate block address using tags. * Block address regeneration depends on whether we're using a temporary * block or not. * * @param blk The block to regenerate address. * @return The block's address. */ Addr regenerateBlkAddr(CacheBlk* blk); /** * Calculate latency of accesses that only touch the tag array. * @sa calculateAccessLatency * * @param delay The delay until the packet's metadata is present. * @param lookup_lat Latency of the respective tag lookup. * @return The number of ticks that pass due to a tag-only access. */ Cycles calculateTagOnlyLatency(const uint32_t delay, const Cycles lookup_lat) const; /** * Calculate access latency in ticks given a tag lookup latency, and * whether access was a hit or miss. * * @param blk The cache block that was accessed. * @param delay The delay until the packet's metadata is present. * @param lookup_lat Latency of the respective tag lookup. * @return The number of ticks that pass due to a block access. */ Cycles calculateAccessLatency(const CacheBlk* blk, const uint32_t delay, const Cycles lookup_lat) const; /** * Does all the processing necessary to perform the provided request. * @param pkt The memory request to perform. * @param blk The cache block to be updated. * @param lat The latency of the access. * @return Boolean indicating whether the request was satisfied. */ virtual bool access(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *&blk, Cycles &lat); /* * Handle a timing request that hit in the cache * * @param ptk The request packet * @param blk The referenced block * @param request_time The tick at which the block lookup is compete */ virtual void handleTimingReqHit(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk, Tick request_time); /* * Handle a timing request that missed in the cache * * Implementation specific handling for different cache * implementations * * @param ptk The request packet * @param blk The referenced block * @param forward_time The tick at which we can process dependent requests * @param request_time The tick at which the block lookup is compete */ virtual void handleTimingReqMiss(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk, Tick forward_time, Tick request_time) = 0; /* * Handle a timing request that missed in the cache * * Common functionality across different cache implementations * * @param ptk The request packet * @param blk The referenced block * @param mshr Any existing mshr for the referenced cache block * @param forward_time The tick at which we can process dependent requests * @param request_time The tick at which the block lookup is compete */ void handleTimingReqMiss(PacketPtr pkt, MSHR *mshr, CacheBlk *blk, Tick forward_time, Tick request_time); /** * Performs the access specified by the request. * @param pkt The request to perform. */ virtual void recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt); /** * Handling the special case of uncacheable write responses to * make recvTimingResp less cluttered. */ void handleUncacheableWriteResp(PacketPtr pkt); /** * Service non-deferred MSHR targets using the received response * * Iterates through the list of targets that can be serviced with * the current response. * * @param mshr The MSHR that corresponds to the reponse * @param pkt The response packet * @param blk The reference block */ virtual void serviceMSHRTargets(MSHR *mshr, const PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk) = 0; /** * Handles a response (cache line fill/write ack) from the bus. * @param pkt The response packet */ virtual void recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt); /** * Snoops bus transactions to maintain coherence. * @param pkt The current bus transaction. */ virtual void recvTimingSnoopReq(PacketPtr pkt) = 0; /** * Handle a snoop response. * @param pkt Snoop response packet */ virtual void recvTimingSnoopResp(PacketPtr pkt) = 0; /** * Handle a request in atomic mode that missed in this cache * * Creates a downstream request, sends it to the memory below and * handles the response. As we are in atomic mode all operations * are performed immediately. * * @param pkt The packet with the requests * @param blk The referenced block * @return Cycles for handling the request */ virtual Cycles handleAtomicReqMiss(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *&blk) = 0; /** * Performs the access specified by the request. * @param pkt The request to perform. * @return The number of ticks required for the access. */ virtual Tick recvAtomic(PacketPtr pkt); /** * Snoop for the provided request in the cache and return the estimated * time taken. * @param pkt The memory request to snoop * @return The number of ticks required for the snoop. */ virtual Tick recvAtomicSnoop(PacketPtr pkt) = 0; /** * Performs the access specified by the request. * * @param pkt The request to perform. * @param fromCpuSide from the CPU side port or the memory side port */ virtual void functionalAccess(PacketPtr pkt, bool from_cpu_side); /** * Handle doing the Compare and Swap function for SPARC. */ void cmpAndSwap(CacheBlk *blk, PacketPtr pkt); /** * Return the next queue entry to service, either a pending miss * from the MSHR queue, a buffered write from the write buffer, or * something from the prefetcher. This function is responsible * for prioritizing among those sources on the fly. */ QueueEntry* getNextQueueEntry(); /** * Insert writebacks into the write buffer * * @param pkt The writeback packet. * @param forward_time Tick to which the writeback should be scheduled. */ virtual void doWritebacks(PacketPtr pkt, Tick forward_time) = 0; /** * Send writebacks down the memory hierarchy in atomic mode. * * @param pkt The writeback packet. */ virtual void doWritebacksAtomic(PacketPtr pkt) = 0; /** * Create an appropriate downstream bus request packet. * * Creates a new packet with the request to be send to the memory * below, or nullptr if the current request in cpu_pkt should just * be forwarded on. * * @param cpu_pkt The miss packet that needs to be satisfied. * @param blk The referenced block, can be nullptr. * @param needs_writable Indicates that the block must be writable * even if the request in cpu_pkt doesn't indicate that. * @param is_whole_line_write True if there are writes for the * whole line * @return A packet send to the memory below */ virtual PacketPtr createMissPacket(PacketPtr cpu_pkt, CacheBlk *blk, bool needs_writable, bool is_whole_line_write) const = 0; /** * Determine if clean lines should be written back or not. In * cases where a downstream cache is mostly inclusive we likely * want it to act as a victim cache also for lines that have not * been modified. Hence, we cannot simply drop the line (or send a * clean evict), but rather need to send the actual data. */ const bool writebackClean; /** * Writebacks from the tempBlock, resulting on the response path * in atomic mode, must happen after the call to recvAtomic has * finished (for the right ordering of the packets). We therefore * need to hold on to the packets, and have a method and an event * to send them. */ PacketPtr tempBlockWriteback; /** * Send the outstanding tempBlock writeback. To be called after * recvAtomic finishes in cases where the block we filled is in * fact the tempBlock, and now needs to be written back. */ void writebackTempBlockAtomic() { assert(tempBlockWriteback != nullptr); doWritebacksAtomic(tempBlockWriteback); tempBlockWriteback = nullptr; } /** * An event to writeback the tempBlock after recvAtomic * finishes. To avoid other calls to recvAtomic getting in * between, we create this event with a higher priority. */ EventFunctionWrapper writebackTempBlockAtomicEvent; /** * When a block is overwriten, its compression information must be updated, * and it may need to be recompressed. If the compression size changes, the * block may either become smaller, in which case there is no side effect, * or bigger (data expansion; fat write), in which case the block might not * fit in its current location anymore. If that happens, there are usually * two options to be taken: * * - The co-allocated blocks must be evicted to make room for this block. * Simpler, but ignores replacement data. * - The block itself is moved elsewhere (used in policies where the CF * determines the location of the block). * * This implementation uses the first approach. * * Notice that this is only called for writebacks, which means that L1 * caches (which see regular Writes), do not support compression. * @sa CompressedTags * * @param blk The block to be overwriten. * @param data A pointer to the data to be compressed (blk's new data). * @param delay The delay until the packet's metadata is present. * @param tag_latency Latency to access the tags of the replacement victim. * @return Whether operation is successful or not. */ bool updateCompressionData(CacheBlk *blk, const uint64_t* data, uint32_t delay, Cycles tag_latency); /** * Perform any necessary updates to the block and perform any data * exchange between the packet and the block. The flags of the * packet are also set accordingly. * * @param pkt Request packet from upstream that hit a block * @param blk Cache block that the packet hit * @param deferred_response Whether this request originally missed * @param pending_downgrade Whether the writable flag is to be removed */ virtual void satisfyRequest(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk, bool deferred_response = false, bool pending_downgrade = false); /** * Maintain the clusivity of this cache by potentially * invalidating a block. This method works in conjunction with * satisfyRequest, but is separate to allow us to handle all MSHR * targets before potentially dropping a block. * * @param from_cache Whether we have dealt with a packet from a cache * @param blk The block that should potentially be dropped */ void maintainClusivity(bool from_cache, CacheBlk *blk); /** * Handle a fill operation caused by a received packet. * * Populates a cache block and handles all outstanding requests for the * satisfied fill request. This version takes two memory requests. One * contains the fill data, the other is an optional target to satisfy. * * @param pkt The memory request with the fill data. * @param blk The cache block if it already exists. * @param allocate Whether to allocate a block or use the temp block * @return Pointer to the new cache block. */ CacheBlk *handleFill(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk, bool allocate); /** * Allocate a new block for the packet's data. The victim block might be * valid, and thus the necessary writebacks are done. May return nullptr * if there are no replaceable blocks. If a replaceable block is found, * it inserts the new block in its place. The new block, however, is not * set as valid yet. * * @param pkt Packet holding the address to update * @param tag_latency Latency to access the tags of the replacement victim. * @return the allocated block */ CacheBlk *allocateBlock(const PacketPtr pkt, Cycles tag_latency); /** * Evict a cache block. * * Performs a writeback if necesssary and invalidates the block * * @param blk Block to invalidate * @return A packet with the writeback, can be nullptr */ M5_NODISCARD virtual PacketPtr evictBlock(CacheBlk *blk) = 0; /** * Evict a cache block. * * Performs a writeback if necesssary and invalidates the block * * @param blk Block to invalidate * @param forward_time Tick to which the writeback should be scheduled if * in timing mode. */ void evictBlock(CacheBlk *blk, Tick forward_time); /** * Invalidate a cache block. * * @param blk Block to invalidate */ void invalidateBlock(CacheBlk *blk); /** * Create a writeback request for the given block. * * @param blk The block to writeback. * @return The writeback request for the block. */ PacketPtr writebackBlk(CacheBlk *blk); /** * Create a writeclean request for the given block. * * Creates a request that writes the block to the cache below * without evicting the block from the current cache. * * @param blk The block to write clean. * @param dest The destination of the write clean operation. * @param id Use the given packet id for the write clean operation. * @return The generated write clean packet. */ PacketPtr writecleanBlk(CacheBlk *blk, Request::Flags dest, PacketId id); /** * Write back dirty blocks in the cache using functional accesses. */ virtual void memWriteback() override; /** * Invalidates all blocks in the cache. * * @warn Dirty cache lines will not be written back to * memory. Make sure to call functionalWriteback() first if you * want the to write them to memory. */ virtual void memInvalidate() override; /** * Determine if there are any dirty blocks in the cache. * * @return true if at least one block is dirty, false otherwise. */ bool isDirty() const; /** * Determine if an address is in the ranges covered by this * cache. This is useful to filter snoops. * * @param addr Address to check against * * @return If the address in question is in range */ bool inRange(Addr addr) const; /** * Find next request ready time from among possible sources. */ Tick nextQueueReadyTime() const; /** Block size of this cache */ const unsigned blkSize; /** * The latency of tag lookup of a cache. It occurs when there is * an access to the cache. */ const Cycles lookupLatency; /** * The latency of data access of a cache. It occurs when there is * an access to the cache. */ const Cycles dataLatency; /** * This is the forward latency of the cache. It occurs when there * is a cache miss and a request is forwarded downstream, in * particular an outbound miss. */ const Cycles forwardLatency; /** The latency to fill a cache block */ const Cycles fillLatency; /** * The latency of sending reponse to its upper level cache/core on * a linefill. The responseLatency parameter captures this * latency. */ const Cycles responseLatency; /** * Whether tags and data are accessed sequentially. */ const bool sequentialAccess; /** The number of targets for each MSHR. */ const int numTarget; /** Do we forward snoops from mem side port through to cpu side port? */ bool forwardSnoops; /** * Clusivity with respect to the upstream cache, determining if we * fill into both this cache and the cache above on a miss. Note * that we currently do not support strict clusivity policies. */ const Enums::Clusivity clusivity; /** * Is this cache read only, for example the instruction cache, or * table-walker cache. A cache that is read only should never see * any writes, and should never get any dirty data (and hence * never have to do any writebacks). */ const bool isReadOnly; /** * Bit vector of the blocking reasons for the access path. * @sa #BlockedCause */ uint8_t blocked; /** Increasing order number assigned to each incoming request. */ uint64_t order; /** Stores time the cache blocked for statistics. */ Cycles blockedCycle; /** Pointer to the MSHR that has no targets. */ MSHR *noTargetMSHR; /** The number of misses to trigger an exit event. */ Counter missCount; /** * The address range to which the cache responds on the CPU side. * Normally this is all possible memory addresses. */ const AddrRangeList addrRanges; public: /** System we are currently operating in. */ System *system; // Statistics /** * @addtogroup CacheStatistics * @{ */ /** Number of hits per thread for each type of command. @sa Packet::Command */ Stats::Vector hits[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** Number of hits for demand accesses. */ Stats::Formula demandHits; /** Number of hit for all accesses. */ Stats::Formula overallHits; /** Number of misses per thread for each type of command. @sa Packet::Command */ Stats::Vector misses[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** Number of misses for demand accesses. */ Stats::Formula demandMisses; /** Number of misses for all accesses. */ Stats::Formula overallMisses; /** * Total number of cycles per thread/command spent waiting for a miss. * Used to calculate the average miss latency. */ Stats::Vector missLatency[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** Total number of cycles spent waiting for demand misses. */ Stats::Formula demandMissLatency; /** Total number of cycles spent waiting for all misses. */ Stats::Formula overallMissLatency; /** The number of accesses per command and thread. */ Stats::Formula accesses[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** The number of demand accesses. */ Stats::Formula demandAccesses; /** The number of overall accesses. */ Stats::Formula overallAccesses; /** The miss rate per command and thread. */ Stats::Formula missRate[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** The miss rate of all demand accesses. */ Stats::Formula demandMissRate; /** The miss rate for all accesses. */ Stats::Formula overallMissRate; /** The average miss latency per command and thread. */ Stats::Formula avgMissLatency[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** The average miss latency for demand misses. */ Stats::Formula demandAvgMissLatency; /** The average miss latency for all misses. */ Stats::Formula overallAvgMissLatency; /** The total number of cycles blocked for each blocked cause. */ Stats::Vector blocked_cycles; /** The number of times this cache blocked for each blocked cause. */ Stats::Vector blocked_causes; /** The average number of cycles blocked for each blocked cause. */ Stats::Formula avg_blocked; /** The number of times a HW-prefetched block is evicted w/o reference. */ Stats::Scalar unusedPrefetches; /** Number of blocks written back per thread. */ Stats::Vector writebacks; /** Number of misses that hit in the MSHRs per command and thread. */ Stats::Vector mshr_hits[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** Demand misses that hit in the MSHRs. */ Stats::Formula demandMshrHits; /** Total number of misses that hit in the MSHRs. */ Stats::Formula overallMshrHits; /** Number of misses that miss in the MSHRs, per command and thread. */ Stats::Vector mshr_misses[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** Demand misses that miss in the MSHRs. */ Stats::Formula demandMshrMisses; /** Total number of misses that miss in the MSHRs. */ Stats::Formula overallMshrMisses; /** Number of misses that miss in the MSHRs, per command and thread. */ Stats::Vector mshr_uncacheable[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** Total number of misses that miss in the MSHRs. */ Stats::Formula overallMshrUncacheable; /** Total cycle latency of each MSHR miss, per command and thread. */ Stats::Vector mshr_miss_latency[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** Total cycle latency of demand MSHR misses. */ Stats::Formula demandMshrMissLatency; /** Total cycle latency of overall MSHR misses. */ Stats::Formula overallMshrMissLatency; /** Total cycle latency of each MSHR miss, per command and thread. */ Stats::Vector mshr_uncacheable_lat[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** Total cycle latency of overall MSHR misses. */ Stats::Formula overallMshrUncacheableLatency; /** The miss rate in the MSHRs pre command and thread. */ Stats::Formula mshrMissRate[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** The demand miss rate in the MSHRs. */ Stats::Formula demandMshrMissRate; /** The overall miss rate in the MSHRs. */ Stats::Formula overallMshrMissRate; /** The average latency of an MSHR miss, per command and thread. */ Stats::Formula avgMshrMissLatency[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** The average latency of a demand MSHR miss. */ Stats::Formula demandAvgMshrMissLatency; /** The average overall latency of an MSHR miss. */ Stats::Formula overallAvgMshrMissLatency; /** The average latency of an MSHR miss, per command and thread. */ Stats::Formula avgMshrUncacheableLatency[MemCmd::NUM_MEM_CMDS]; /** The average overall latency of an MSHR miss. */ Stats::Formula overallAvgMshrUncacheableLatency; /** Number of replacements of valid blocks. */ Stats::Scalar replacements; /** Number of data expansions. */ Stats::Scalar dataExpansions; /** * @} */ /** * Register stats for this object. */ void regStats() override; /** Registers probes. */ void regProbePoints() override; public: BaseCache(const BaseCacheParams *p, unsigned blk_size); ~BaseCache(); void init() override; Port &getPort(const std::string &if_name, PortID idx=InvalidPortID) override; /** * Query block size of a cache. * @return The block size */ unsigned getBlockSize() const { return blkSize; } const AddrRangeList &getAddrRanges() const { return addrRanges; } MSHR *allocateMissBuffer(PacketPtr pkt, Tick time, bool sched_send = true) { MSHR *mshr = mshrQueue.allocate(pkt->getBlockAddr(blkSize), blkSize, pkt, time, order++, allocOnFill(pkt->cmd)); if (mshrQueue.isFull()) { setBlocked((BlockedCause)MSHRQueue_MSHRs); } if (sched_send) { // schedule the send schedMemSideSendEvent(time); } return mshr; } void allocateWriteBuffer(PacketPtr pkt, Tick time) { // should only see writes or clean evicts here assert(pkt->isWrite() || pkt->cmd == MemCmd::CleanEvict); Addr blk_addr = pkt->getBlockAddr(blkSize); // If using compression, on evictions the block is decompressed and // the operation's latency is added to the payload delay. Consume // that payload delay here, meaning that the data is always stored // uncompressed in the writebuffer if (compressor) { time += pkt->payloadDelay; pkt->payloadDelay = 0; } WriteQueueEntry *wq_entry = writeBuffer.findMatch(blk_addr, pkt->isSecure()); if (wq_entry && !wq_entry->inService) { DPRINTF(Cache, "Potential to merge writeback %s", pkt->print()); } writeBuffer.allocate(blk_addr, blkSize, pkt, time, order++); if (writeBuffer.isFull()) { setBlocked((BlockedCause)MSHRQueue_WriteBuffer); } // schedule the send schedMemSideSendEvent(time); } /** * Returns true if the cache is blocked for accesses. */ bool isBlocked() const { return blocked != 0; } /** * Marks the access path of the cache as blocked for the given cause. This * also sets the blocked flag in the slave interface. * @param cause The reason for the cache blocking. */ void setBlocked(BlockedCause cause) { uint8_t flag = 1 << cause; if (blocked == 0) { blocked_causes[cause]++; blockedCycle = curCycle(); cpuSidePort.setBlocked(); } blocked |= flag; DPRINTF(Cache,"Blocking for cause %d, mask=%d\n", cause, blocked); } /** * Marks the cache as unblocked for the given cause. This also clears the * blocked flags in the appropriate interfaces. * @param cause The newly unblocked cause. * @warning Calling this function can cause a blocked request on the bus to * access the cache. The cache must be in a state to handle that request. */ void clearBlocked(BlockedCause cause) { uint8_t flag = 1 << cause; blocked &= ~flag; DPRINTF(Cache,"Unblocking for cause %d, mask=%d\n", cause, blocked); if (blocked == 0) { blocked_cycles[cause] += curCycle() - blockedCycle; cpuSidePort.clearBlocked(); } } /** * Schedule a send event for the memory-side port. If already * scheduled, this may reschedule the event at an earlier * time. When the specified time is reached, the port is free to * send either a response, a request, or a prefetch request. * * @param time The time when to attempt sending a packet. */ void schedMemSideSendEvent(Tick time) { memSidePort.schedSendEvent(time); } bool inCache(Addr addr, bool is_secure) const { return tags->findBlock(addr, is_secure); } bool hasBeenPrefetched(Addr addr, bool is_secure) const { CacheBlk *block = tags->findBlock(addr, is_secure); if (block) { return block->wasPrefetched(); } else { return false; } } bool inMissQueue(Addr addr, bool is_secure) const { return mshrQueue.findMatch(addr, is_secure); } void incMissCount(PacketPtr pkt) { assert(pkt->req->masterId() < system->maxMasters()); misses[pkt->cmdToIndex()][pkt->req->masterId()]++; pkt->req->incAccessDepth(); if (missCount) { --missCount; if (missCount == 0) exitSimLoop("A cache reached the maximum miss count"); } } void incHitCount(PacketPtr pkt) { assert(pkt->req->masterId() < system->maxMasters()); hits[pkt->cmdToIndex()][pkt->req->masterId()]++; } /** * Checks if the cache is coalescing writes * * @return True if the cache is coalescing writes */ bool coalesce() const; /** * Cache block visitor that writes back dirty cache blocks using * functional writes. */ void writebackVisitor(CacheBlk &blk); /** * Cache block visitor that invalidates all blocks in the cache. * * @warn Dirty cache lines will not be written back to memory. */ void invalidateVisitor(CacheBlk &blk); /** * Take an MSHR, turn it into a suitable downstream packet, and * send it out. This construct allows a queue entry to choose a suitable * approach based on its type. * * @param mshr The MSHR to turn into a packet and send * @return True if the port is waiting for a retry */ virtual bool sendMSHRQueuePacket(MSHR* mshr); /** * Similar to sendMSHR, but for a write-queue entry * instead. Create the packet, and send it, and if successful also * mark the entry in service. * * @param wq_entry The write-queue entry to turn into a packet and send * @return True if the port is waiting for a retry */ bool sendWriteQueuePacket(WriteQueueEntry* wq_entry); /** * Serialize the state of the caches * * We currently don't support checkpointing cache state, so this panics. */ void serialize(CheckpointOut &cp) const override; void unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp) override; }; /** * The write allocator inspects write packets and detects streaming * patterns. The write allocator supports a single stream where writes * are expected to access consecutive locations and keeps track of * size of the area covered by the concecutive writes in byteCount. * * 1) When byteCount has surpassed the coallesceLimit the mode * switches from ALLOCATE to COALESCE where writes should be delayed * until the whole block is written at which point a single packet * (whole line write) can service them. * * 2) When byteCount has also exceeded the noAllocateLimit (whole * line) we switch to NO_ALLOCATE when writes should not allocate in * the cache but rather send a whole line write to the memory below. */ class WriteAllocator : public SimObject { public: WriteAllocator(const WriteAllocatorParams *p) : SimObject(p), coalesceLimit(p->coalesce_limit * p->block_size), noAllocateLimit(p->no_allocate_limit * p->block_size), delayThreshold(p->delay_threshold) { reset(); } /** * Should writes be coalesced? This is true if the mode is set to * NO_ALLOCATE. * * @return return true if the cache should coalesce writes. */ bool coalesce() const { return mode != WriteMode::ALLOCATE; } /** * Should writes allocate? * * @return return true if the cache should not allocate for writes. */ bool allocate() const { return mode != WriteMode::NO_ALLOCATE; } /** * Reset the write allocator state, meaning that it allocates for * writes and has not recorded any information about qualifying * writes that might trigger a switch to coalescing and later no * allocation. */ void reset() { mode = WriteMode::ALLOCATE; byteCount = 0; nextAddr = 0; } /** * Access whether we need to delay the current write. * * @param blk_addr The block address the packet writes to * @return true if the current packet should be delayed */ bool delay(Addr blk_addr) { if (delayCtr[blk_addr] > 0) { --delayCtr[blk_addr]; return true; } else { return false; } } /** * Clear delay counter for the input block * * @param blk_addr The accessed cache block */ void resetDelay(Addr blk_addr) { delayCtr.erase(blk_addr); } /** * Update the write mode based on the current write * packet. This method compares the packet's address with any * current stream, and updates the tracking and the mode * accordingly. * * @param write_addr Start address of the write request * @param write_size Size of the write request * @param blk_addr The block address that this packet writes to */ void updateMode(Addr write_addr, unsigned write_size, Addr blk_addr); private: /** * The current mode for write coalescing and allocation, either * normal operation (ALLOCATE), write coalescing (COALESCE), or * write coalescing without allocation (NO_ALLOCATE). */ enum class WriteMode : char { ALLOCATE, COALESCE, NO_ALLOCATE, }; WriteMode mode; /** Address to match writes against to detect streams. */ Addr nextAddr; /** * Bytes written contiguously. Saturating once we no longer * allocate. */ uint32_t byteCount; /** * Limits for when to switch between the different write modes. */ const uint32_t coalesceLimit; const uint32_t noAllocateLimit; /** * The number of times the allocator will delay an WriteReq MSHR. */ const uint32_t delayThreshold; /** * Keep track of the number of times the allocator has delayed an * WriteReq MSHR. */ std::unordered_map delayCtr; }; #endif //__MEM_CACHE_BASE_HH__