cache.hh revision 12351:17eaa27bef22
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40 * Authors: Erik Hallnor
41 *          Dave Greene
42 *          Steve Reinhardt
43 *          Ron Dreslinski
44 *          Andreas Hansson
45 */
46
47/**
48 * @file
49 * Describes a cache based on template policies.
50 */
51
52#ifndef __MEM_CACHE_CACHE_HH__
53#define __MEM_CACHE_CACHE_HH__
54
55#include <unordered_set>
56
57#include "base/logging.hh" // fatal, panic, and warn
58#include "enums/Clusivity.hh"
59#include "mem/cache/base.hh"
60#include "mem/cache/blk.hh"
61#include "mem/cache/mshr.hh"
62#include "mem/cache/tags/base.hh"
63#include "params/Cache.hh"
64#include "sim/eventq.hh"
65
66//Forward decleration
67class BasePrefetcher;
68
69/**
70 * A template-policy based cache. The behavior of the cache can be altered by
71 * supplying different template policies. TagStore handles all tag and data
72 * storage @sa TagStore, \ref gem5MemorySystem "gem5 Memory System"
73 */
74class Cache : public BaseCache
75{
76  protected:
77
78    /**
79     * The CPU-side port extends the base cache slave port with access
80     * functions for functional, atomic and timing requests.
81     */
82    class CpuSidePort : public CacheSlavePort
83    {
84      private:
85
86        // a pointer to our specific cache implementation
87        Cache *cache;
88
89      protected:
90
91        virtual bool recvTimingSnoopResp(PacketPtr pkt);
92
93        virtual bool tryTiming(PacketPtr pkt);
94
95        virtual bool recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt);
96
97        virtual Tick recvAtomic(PacketPtr pkt);
98
99        virtual void recvFunctional(PacketPtr pkt);
100
101        virtual AddrRangeList getAddrRanges() const;
102
103      public:
104
105        CpuSidePort(const std::string &_name, Cache *_cache,
106                    const std::string &_label);
107
108    };
109
110    /**
111     * Override the default behaviour of sendDeferredPacket to enable
112     * the memory-side cache port to also send requests based on the
113     * current MSHR status. This queue has a pointer to our specific
114     * cache implementation and is used by the MemSidePort.
115     */
116    class CacheReqPacketQueue : public ReqPacketQueue
117    {
118
119      protected:
120
121        Cache &cache;
122        SnoopRespPacketQueue &snoopRespQueue;
123
124      public:
125
126        CacheReqPacketQueue(Cache &cache, MasterPort &port,
127                            SnoopRespPacketQueue &snoop_resp_queue,
128                            const std::string &label) :
129            ReqPacketQueue(cache, port, label), cache(cache),
130            snoopRespQueue(snoop_resp_queue) { }
131
132        /**
133         * Override the normal sendDeferredPacket and do not only
134         * consider the transmit list (used for responses), but also
135         * requests.
136         */
137        virtual void sendDeferredPacket();
138
139        /**
140         * Check if there is a conflicting snoop response about to be
141         * send out, and if so simply stall any requests, and schedule
142         * a send event at the same time as the next snoop response is
143         * being sent out.
144         */
145        bool checkConflictingSnoop(Addr addr)
146        {
147            if (snoopRespQueue.hasAddr(addr)) {
148                DPRINTF(CachePort, "Waiting for snoop response to be "
149                        "sent\n");
150                Tick when = snoopRespQueue.deferredPacketReadyTime();
151                schedSendEvent(when);
152                return true;
153            }
154            return false;
155        }
156    };
157
158    /**
159     * The memory-side port extends the base cache master port with
160     * access functions for functional, atomic and timing snoops.
161     */
162    class MemSidePort : public CacheMasterPort
163    {
164      private:
165
166        /** The cache-specific queue. */
167        CacheReqPacketQueue _reqQueue;
168
169        SnoopRespPacketQueue _snoopRespQueue;
170
171        // a pointer to our specific cache implementation
172        Cache *cache;
173
174      protected:
175
176        virtual void recvTimingSnoopReq(PacketPtr pkt);
177
178        virtual bool recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt);
179
180        virtual Tick recvAtomicSnoop(PacketPtr pkt);
181
182        virtual void recvFunctionalSnoop(PacketPtr pkt);
183
184      public:
185
186        MemSidePort(const std::string &_name, Cache *_cache,
187                    const std::string &_label);
188    };
189
190    /** Tag and data Storage */
191    BaseTags *tags;
192
193    /** Prefetcher */
194    BasePrefetcher *prefetcher;
195
196    /** Temporary cache block for occasional transitory use */
197    CacheBlk *tempBlock;
198
199    /**
200     * This cache should allocate a block on a line-sized write miss.
201     */
202    const bool doFastWrites;
203
204    /**
205     * Turn line-sized writes into WriteInvalidate transactions.
206     */
207    void promoteWholeLineWrites(PacketPtr pkt);
208
209    /**
210     * Notify the prefetcher on every access, not just misses.
211     */
212    const bool prefetchOnAccess;
213
214     /**
215     * Clusivity with respect to the upstream cache, determining if we
216     * fill into both this cache and the cache above on a miss. Note
217     * that we currently do not support strict clusivity policies.
218     */
219    const Enums::Clusivity clusivity;
220
221     /**
222     * Determine if clean lines should be written back or not. In
223     * cases where a downstream cache is mostly inclusive we likely
224     * want it to act as a victim cache also for lines that have not
225     * been modified. Hence, we cannot simply drop the line (or send a
226     * clean evict), but rather need to send the actual data.
227     */
228    const bool writebackClean;
229
230    /**
231     * Upstream caches need this packet until true is returned, so
232     * hold it for deletion until a subsequent call
233     */
234    std::unique_ptr<Packet> pendingDelete;
235
236    /**
237     * Writebacks from the tempBlock, resulting on the response path
238     * in atomic mode, must happen after the call to recvAtomic has
239     * finished (for the right ordering of the packets). We therefore
240     * need to hold on to the packets, and have a method and an event
241     * to send them.
242     */
243    PacketPtr tempBlockWriteback;
244
245    /**
246     * Send the outstanding tempBlock writeback. To be called after
247     * recvAtomic finishes in cases where the block we filled is in
248     * fact the tempBlock, and now needs to be written back.
249     */
250    void writebackTempBlockAtomic() {
251        assert(tempBlockWriteback != nullptr);
252        PacketList writebacks{tempBlockWriteback};
253        doWritebacksAtomic(writebacks);
254        tempBlockWriteback = nullptr;
255    }
256
257    /**
258     * An event to writeback the tempBlock after recvAtomic
259     * finishes. To avoid other calls to recvAtomic getting in
260     * between, we create this event with a higher priority.
261     */
262    EventFunctionWrapper writebackTempBlockAtomicEvent;
263
264    /**
265     * Store the outstanding requests that we are expecting snoop
266     * responses from so we can determine which snoop responses we
267     * generated and which ones were merely forwarded.
268     */
269    std::unordered_set<RequestPtr> outstandingSnoop;
270
271    /**
272     * Does all the processing necessary to perform the provided request.
273     * @param pkt The memory request to perform.
274     * @param blk The cache block to be updated.
275     * @param lat The latency of the access.
276     * @param writebacks List for any writebacks that need to be performed.
277     * @return Boolean indicating whether the request was satisfied.
278     */
279    bool access(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *&blk,
280                Cycles &lat, PacketList &writebacks);
281
282    /**
283     *Handle doing the Compare and Swap function for SPARC.
284     */
285    void cmpAndSwap(CacheBlk *blk, PacketPtr pkt);
286
287    /**
288     * Find a block frame for new block at address addr targeting the
289     * given security space, assuming that the block is not currently
290     * in the cache.  Append writebacks if any to provided packet
291     * list.  Return free block frame.  May return nullptr if there are
292     * no replaceable blocks at the moment.
293     */
294    CacheBlk *allocateBlock(Addr addr, bool is_secure, PacketList &writebacks);
295
296    /**
297     * Invalidate a cache block.
298     *
299     * @param blk Block to invalidate
300     */
301    void invalidateBlock(CacheBlk *blk);
302
303    /**
304     * Maintain the clusivity of this cache by potentially
305     * invalidating a block. This method works in conjunction with
306     * satisfyRequest, but is separate to allow us to handle all MSHR
307     * targets before potentially dropping a block.
308     *
309     * @param from_cache Whether we have dealt with a packet from a cache
310     * @param blk The block that should potentially be dropped
311     */
312    void maintainClusivity(bool from_cache, CacheBlk *blk);
313
314    /**
315     * Populates a cache block and handles all outstanding requests for the
316     * satisfied fill request. This version takes two memory requests. One
317     * contains the fill data, the other is an optional target to satisfy.
318     * @param pkt The memory request with the fill data.
319     * @param blk The cache block if it already exists.
320     * @param writebacks List for any writebacks that need to be performed.
321     * @param allocate Whether to allocate a block or use the temp block
322     * @return Pointer to the new cache block.
323     */
324    CacheBlk *handleFill(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk,
325                         PacketList &writebacks, bool allocate);
326
327    /**
328     * Determine whether we should allocate on a fill or not. If this
329     * cache is mostly inclusive with regards to the upstream cache(s)
330     * we always allocate (for any non-forwarded and cacheable
331     * requests). In the case of a mostly exclusive cache, we allocate
332     * on fill if the packet did not come from a cache, thus if we:
333     * are dealing with a whole-line write (the latter behaves much
334     * like a writeback), the original target packet came from a
335     * non-caching source, or if we are performing a prefetch or LLSC.
336     *
337     * @param cmd Command of the incoming requesting packet
338     * @return Whether we should allocate on the fill
339     */
340    inline bool allocOnFill(MemCmd cmd) const override
341    {
342        return clusivity == Enums::mostly_incl ||
343            cmd == MemCmd::WriteLineReq ||
344            cmd == MemCmd::ReadReq ||
345            cmd == MemCmd::WriteReq ||
346            cmd.isPrefetch() ||
347            cmd.isLLSC();
348    }
349
350    /**
351     * Performs the access specified by the request.
352     * @param pkt The request to perform.
353     * @return The result of the access.
354     */
355    bool recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt);
356
357    /**
358     * Insert writebacks into the write buffer
359     */
360    void doWritebacks(PacketList& writebacks, Tick forward_time);
361
362    /**
363     * Send writebacks down the memory hierarchy in atomic mode
364     */
365    void doWritebacksAtomic(PacketList& writebacks);
366
367    /**
368     * Handling the special case of uncacheable write responses to
369     * make recvTimingResp less cluttered.
370     */
371    void handleUncacheableWriteResp(PacketPtr pkt);
372
373    /**
374     * Handles a response (cache line fill/write ack) from the bus.
375     * @param pkt The response packet
376     */
377    void recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt);
378
379    /**
380     * Snoops bus transactions to maintain coherence.
381     * @param pkt The current bus transaction.
382     */
383    void recvTimingSnoopReq(PacketPtr pkt);
384
385    /**
386     * Handle a snoop response.
387     * @param pkt Snoop response packet
388     */
389    void recvTimingSnoopResp(PacketPtr pkt);
390
391    /**
392     * Performs the access specified by the request.
393     * @param pkt The request to perform.
394     * @return The number of ticks required for the access.
395     */
396    Tick recvAtomic(PacketPtr pkt);
397
398    /**
399     * Snoop for the provided request in the cache and return the estimated
400     * time taken.
401     * @param pkt The memory request to snoop
402     * @return The number of ticks required for the snoop.
403     */
404    Tick recvAtomicSnoop(PacketPtr pkt);
405
406    /**
407     * Performs the access specified by the request.
408     * @param pkt The request to perform.
409     * @param fromCpuSide from the CPU side port or the memory side port
410     */
411    void functionalAccess(PacketPtr pkt, bool fromCpuSide);
412
413    /**
414     * Perform any necessary updates to the block and perform any data
415     * exchange between the packet and the block. The flags of the
416     * packet are also set accordingly.
417     *
418     * @param pkt Request packet from upstream that hit a block
419     * @param blk Cache block that the packet hit
420     * @param deferred_response Whether this hit is to block that
421     *                          originally missed
422     * @param pending_downgrade Whether the writable flag is to be removed
423     *
424     * @return True if the block is to be invalidated
425     */
426    void satisfyRequest(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk,
427                        bool deferred_response = false,
428                        bool pending_downgrade = false);
429
430    void doTimingSupplyResponse(PacketPtr req_pkt, const uint8_t *blk_data,
431                                bool already_copied, bool pending_inval);
432
433    /**
434     * Perform an upward snoop if needed, and update the block state
435     * (possibly invalidating the block). Also create a response if required.
436     *
437     * @param pkt Snoop packet
438     * @param blk Cache block being snooped
439     * @param is_timing Timing or atomic for the response
440     * @param is_deferred Is this a deferred snoop or not?
441     * @param pending_inval Do we have a pending invalidation?
442     *
443     * @return The snoop delay incurred by the upwards snoop
444     */
445    uint32_t handleSnoop(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk,
446                         bool is_timing, bool is_deferred, bool pending_inval);
447
448    /**
449     * Create a writeback request for the given block.
450     * @param blk The block to writeback.
451     * @return The writeback request for the block.
452     */
453    PacketPtr writebackBlk(CacheBlk *blk);
454
455    /**
456     * Create a writeclean request for the given block.
457     * @param blk The block to write clean
458     * @param dest The destination of this clean operation
459     * @return The write clean packet for the block.
460     */
461    PacketPtr writecleanBlk(CacheBlk *blk, Request::Flags dest, PacketId id);
462
463    /**
464     * Create a CleanEvict request for the given block.
465     * @param blk The block to evict.
466     * @return The CleanEvict request for the block.
467     */
468    PacketPtr cleanEvictBlk(CacheBlk *blk);
469
470
471    void memWriteback() override;
472    void memInvalidate() override;
473    bool isDirty() const override;
474
475    /**
476     * Cache block visitor that writes back dirty cache blocks using
477     * functional writes.
478     *
479     * \return Always returns true.
480     */
481    bool writebackVisitor(CacheBlk &blk);
482    /**
483     * Cache block visitor that invalidates all blocks in the cache.
484     *
485     * @warn Dirty cache lines will not be written back to memory.
486     *
487     * \return Always returns true.
488     */
489    bool invalidateVisitor(CacheBlk &blk);
490
491    /**
492     * Create an appropriate downstream bus request packet for the
493     * given parameters.
494     * @param cpu_pkt  The miss that needs to be satisfied.
495     * @param blk The block currently in the cache corresponding to
496     * cpu_pkt (nullptr if none).
497     * @param needsWritable Indicates that the block must be writable
498     * even if the request in cpu_pkt doesn't indicate that.
499     * @return A new Packet containing the request, or nullptr if the
500     * current request in cpu_pkt should just be forwarded on.
501     */
502    PacketPtr createMissPacket(PacketPtr cpu_pkt, CacheBlk *blk,
503                               bool needsWritable) const;
504
505    /**
506     * Return the next queue entry to service, either a pending miss
507     * from the MSHR queue, a buffered write from the write buffer, or
508     * something from the prefetcher. This function is responsible
509     * for prioritizing among those sources on the fly.
510     */
511    QueueEntry* getNextQueueEntry();
512
513    /**
514     * Send up a snoop request and find cached copies. If cached copies are
515     * found, set the BLOCK_CACHED flag in pkt.
516     */
517    bool isCachedAbove(PacketPtr pkt, bool is_timing = true) const;
518
519    /**
520     * Return whether there are any outstanding misses.
521     */
522    bool outstandingMisses() const
523    {
524        return !mshrQueue.isEmpty();
525    }
526
527    CacheBlk *findBlock(Addr addr, bool is_secure) const {
528        return tags->findBlock(addr, is_secure);
529    }
530
531    bool inCache(Addr addr, bool is_secure) const override {
532        return (tags->findBlock(addr, is_secure) != 0);
533    }
534
535    bool inMissQueue(Addr addr, bool is_secure) const override {
536        return (mshrQueue.findMatch(addr, is_secure) != 0);
537    }
538
539    /**
540     * Find next request ready time from among possible sources.
541     */
542    Tick nextQueueReadyTime() const;
543
544  public:
545    /** Instantiates a basic cache object. */
546    Cache(const CacheParams *p);
547
548    /** Non-default destructor is needed to deallocate memory. */
549    virtual ~Cache();
550
551    void regStats() override;
552
553    /**
554     * Take an MSHR, turn it into a suitable downstream packet, and
555     * send it out. This construct allows a queue entry to choose a suitable
556     * approach based on its type.
557     *
558     * @param mshr The MSHR to turn into a packet and send
559     * @return True if the port is waiting for a retry
560     */
561    bool sendMSHRQueuePacket(MSHR* mshr);
562
563    /**
564     * Similar to sendMSHR, but for a write-queue entry
565     * instead. Create the packet, and send it, and if successful also
566     * mark the entry in service.
567     *
568     * @param wq_entry The write-queue entry to turn into a packet and send
569     * @return True if the port is waiting for a retry
570     */
571    bool sendWriteQueuePacket(WriteQueueEntry* wq_entry);
572
573    /** serialize the state of the caches
574     * We currently don't support checkpointing cache state, so this panics.
575     */
576    void serialize(CheckpointOut &cp) const override;
577    void unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp) override;
578};
579
580/**
581 * Wrap a method and present it as a cache block visitor.
582 *
583 * For example the forEachBlk method in the tag arrays expects a
584 * callable object/function as their parameter. This class wraps a
585 * method in an object and presents  callable object that adheres to
586 * the cache block visitor protocol.
587 */
588class CacheBlkVisitorWrapper : public CacheBlkVisitor
589{
590  public:
591    typedef bool (Cache::*VisitorPtr)(CacheBlk &blk);
592
593    CacheBlkVisitorWrapper(Cache &_cache, VisitorPtr _visitor)
594        : cache(_cache), visitor(_visitor) {}
595
596    bool operator()(CacheBlk &blk) override {
597        return (cache.*visitor)(blk);
598    }
599
600  private:
601    Cache &cache;
602    VisitorPtr visitor;
603};
604
605/**
606 * Cache block visitor that determines if there are dirty blocks in a
607 * cache.
608 *
609 * Use with the forEachBlk method in the tag array to determine if the
610 * array contains dirty blocks.
611 */
612class CacheBlkIsDirtyVisitor : public CacheBlkVisitor
613{
614  public:
615    CacheBlkIsDirtyVisitor()
616        : _isDirty(false) {}
617
618    bool operator()(CacheBlk &blk) override {
619        if (blk.isDirty()) {
620            _isDirty = true;
621            return false;
622        } else {
623            return true;
624        }
625    }
626
627    /**
628     * Does the array contain a dirty line?
629     *
630     * \return true if yes, false otherwise.
631     */
632    bool isDirty() const { return _isDirty; };
633
634  private:
635    bool _isDirty;
636};
637
638#endif // __MEM_CACHE_CACHE_HH__
639