bi_mode.hh revision 11429:cf5af0cc3be4 
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30
31/* @file
32 * Implementation of a bi-mode branch predictor
33 */
34
35#ifndef __CPU_PRED_BI_MODE_PRED_HH__
36#define __CPU_PRED_BI_MODE_PRED_HH__
37
38#include "cpu/pred/bpred_unit.hh"
39#include "cpu/pred/sat_counter.hh"
40#include "params/BiModeBP.hh"
41
42/**
43 * Implements a bi-mode branch predictor. The bi-mode predictor is a two-level
44 * branch predictor that has three seprate history arrays: a taken array, a
45 * not-taken array, and a choice array. The taken/not-taken arrays are indexed
46 * by a hash of the PC and the global history. The choice array is indexed by
47 * the PC only. Because the taken/not-taken arrays use the same index, they must
48 * be the same size.
49 *
50 * The bi-mode branch predictor aims to eliminate the destructive aliasing that
51 * occurs when two branches of opposite biases share the same global history
52 * pattern. By separating the predictors into taken/not-taken arrays, and using
53 * the branch's PC to choose between the two, destructive aliasing is reduced.
54 */
55
56class BiModeBP : public BPredUnit
57{
58  public:
59    BiModeBP(const BiModeBPParams *params);
60    void uncondBranch(Addr pc, void * &bp_history);
61    void squash(void *bp_history);
62    bool lookup(Addr branch_addr, void * &bp_history);
63    void btbUpdate(Addr branch_addr, void * &bp_history);
64    void update(Addr branch_addr, bool taken, void *bp_history, bool squashed);
65    void retireSquashed(void *bp_history);
66
67  private:
68    void updateGlobalHistReg(bool taken);
69
70    struct BPHistory {
71        unsigned globalHistoryReg;
72        // was the taken array's prediction used?
73        // true: takenPred used
74        // false: notPred used
75        bool takenUsed;
76        // prediction of the taken array
77        // true: predict taken
78        // false: predict not-taken
79        bool takenPred;
80        // prediction of the not-taken array
81        // true: predict taken
82        // false: predict not-taken
83        bool notTakenPred;
84        // the final taken/not-taken prediction
85        // true: predict taken
86        // false: predict not-taken
87        bool finalPred;
88    };
89
90    // choice predictors
91    std::vector<SatCounter> choiceCounters;
92    // taken direction predictors
93    std::vector<SatCounter> takenCounters;
94    // not-taken direction predictors
95    std::vector<SatCounter> notTakenCounters;
96
97    unsigned globalHistoryReg;
98    unsigned globalHistoryBits;
99    unsigned historyRegisterMask;
100
101    unsigned choicePredictorSize;
102    unsigned choiceCtrBits;
103    unsigned choiceHistoryMask;
104    unsigned globalPredictorSize;
105    unsigned globalCtrBits;
106    unsigned globalHistoryMask;
107
108    unsigned choiceThreshold;
109    unsigned takenThreshold;
110    unsigned notTakenThreshold;
111};
112
113#endif // __CPU_PRED_BI_MODE_PRED_HH__
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