mshr.hh revision 12715
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42
43/**
44 * @file
45 * Miss Status and Handling Register (MSHR) declaration.
46 */
47
48#ifndef __MEM_CACHE_MSHR_HH__
49#define __MEM_CACHE_MSHR_HH__
50
51#include <list>
52
53#include "base/printable.hh"
54#include "mem/cache/queue_entry.hh"
55
56class Cache;
57
58/**
59 * Miss Status and handling Register. This class keeps all the information
60 * needed to handle a cache miss including a list of target requests.
61 * @sa  \ref gem5MemorySystem "gem5 Memory System"
62 */
63class MSHR : public QueueEntry, public Printable
64{
65
66    /**
67     * Consider the queues friends to avoid making everything public.
68     */
69    template<typename Entry>
70    friend class Queue;
71    friend class MSHRQueue;
72
73  private:
74
75    /** Flag set by downstream caches */
76    bool downstreamPending;
77
78    /**
79     * Here we use one flag to track both if:
80     *
81     * 1. We are going to become owner or not, i.e., we will get the
82     * block in an ownership state (Owned or Modified) with BlkDirty
83     * set. This determines whether or not we are going to become the
84     * responder and ordering point for future requests that we snoop.
85     *
86     * 2. We know that we are going to get a writable block, i.e. we
87     * will get the block in writable state (Exclusive or Modified
88     * state) with BlkWritable set. That determines whether additional
89     * targets with needsWritable set will be able to be satisfied, or
90     * if not should be put on the deferred list to possibly wait for
91     * another request that does give us writable access.
92     *
93     * Condition 2 is actually just a shortcut that saves us from
94     * possibly building a deferred target list and calling
95     * promoteWritable() every time we get a writable block. Condition
96     * 1, tracking ownership, is what is important. However, we never
97     * receive ownership without marking the block dirty, and
98     * consequently use pendingModified to track both ownership and
99     * writability rather than having separate pendingDirty and
100     * pendingWritable flags.
101     */
102    bool pendingModified;
103
104    /** Did we snoop an invalidate while waiting for data? */
105    bool postInvalidate;
106
107    /** Did we snoop a read while waiting for data? */
108    bool postDowngrade;
109
110  public:
111
112    /** True if the entry is just a simple forward from an upper level */
113    bool isForward;
114
115    class Target {
116      public:
117
118        enum Source {
119            FromCPU,
120            FromSnoop,
121            FromPrefetcher
122        };
123
124        const Tick recvTime;  //!< Time when request was received (for stats)
125        const Tick readyTime; //!< Time when request is ready to be serviced
126        const Counter order;  //!< Global order (for memory consistency mgmt)
127        const PacketPtr pkt;  //!< Pending request packet.
128        const Source source;  //!< Request from cpu, memory, or prefetcher?
129
130        /**
131         * We use this flag to track whether we have cleared the
132         * downstreamPending flag for the MSHR of the cache above
133         * where this packet originates from and guard noninitial
134         * attempts to clear it.
135         *
136         * The flag markedPending needs to be updated when the
137         * TargetList is in service which can be:
138         * 1) during the Target instantiation if the MSHR is in
139         * service and the target is not deferred,
140         * 2) when the MSHR becomes in service if the target is not
141         * deferred,
142         * 3) or when the TargetList is promoted (deferredTargets ->
143         * targets).
144         */
145        bool markedPending;
146
147        const bool allocOnFill;   //!< Should the response servicing this
148                                  //!< target list allocate in the cache?
149
150        Target(PacketPtr _pkt, Tick _readyTime, Counter _order,
151               Source _source, bool _markedPending, bool alloc_on_fill)
152            : recvTime(curTick()), readyTime(_readyTime), order(_order),
153              pkt(_pkt), source(_source), markedPending(_markedPending),
154              allocOnFill(alloc_on_fill)
155        {}
156    };
157
158    class TargetList : public std::list<Target> {
159
160      public:
161        bool needsWritable;
162        bool hasUpgrade;
163        /** Set when the response should allocate on fill */
164        bool allocOnFill;
165        /**
166         * Determine whether there was at least one non-snooping
167         * target coming from another cache.
168         */
169        bool hasFromCache;
170
171        TargetList();
172
173        /**
174         * Use the provided packet and the source to update the
175         * flags of this TargetList.
176         *
177         * @param pkt Packet considered for the flag update
178         * @param source Indicates the source of the packet
179         * @param alloc_on_fill Whether the pkt would allocate on a fill
180         */
181        void updateFlags(PacketPtr pkt, Target::Source source,
182                         bool alloc_on_fill);
183
184        void resetFlags() {
185            needsWritable = false;
186            hasUpgrade = false;
187            allocOnFill = false;
188            hasFromCache = false;
189        }
190
191        /**
192         * Goes through the list of targets and uses them to populate
193         * the flags of this TargetList. When the function returns the
194         * flags are consistent with the properties of packets in the
195         * list.
196         */
197        void populateFlags();
198
199        /**
200         * Tests if the flags of this TargetList have their default
201         * values.
202         */
203        bool isReset() const {
204            return !needsWritable && !hasUpgrade && !allocOnFill &&
205                !hasFromCache;
206        }
207
208        /**
209         * Add the specified packet in the TargetList. This function
210         * stores information related to the added packet and updates
211         * accordingly the flags.
212         *
213         * @param pkt Packet considered for adding
214         * @param readTime Tick at which the packet is processed by this cache
215         * @param order A counter giving a unique id to each target
216         * @param source Indicates the source agent of the packet
217         * @param markPending Set for deferred targets or pending MSHRs
218         * @param alloc_on_fill Whether it should allocate on a fill
219         */
220        void add(PacketPtr pkt, Tick readyTime, Counter order,
221                 Target::Source source, bool markPending,
222                 bool alloc_on_fill);
223
224        /**
225         * Convert upgrades to the equivalent request if the cache line they
226         * refer to would have been invalid (Upgrade -> ReadEx, SC* -> Fail).
227         * Used to rejig ordering between targets waiting on an MSHR. */
228        void replaceUpgrades();
229
230        void clearDownstreamPending();
231        bool checkFunctional(PacketPtr pkt);
232        void print(std::ostream &os, int verbosity,
233                   const std::string &prefix) const;
234    };
235
236    /** A list of MSHRs. */
237    typedef std::list<MSHR *> List;
238    /** MSHR list iterator. */
239    typedef List::iterator Iterator;
240
241    /** The pending* and post* flags are only valid if inService is
242     *  true.  Using the accessor functions lets us detect if these
243     *  flags are accessed improperly.
244     */
245
246    /** True if we need to get a writable copy of the block. */
247    bool needsWritable() const { return targets.needsWritable; }
248
249    bool isCleaning() const {
250        PacketPtr pkt = targets.front().pkt;
251        return pkt->isClean();
252    }
253
254    bool isPendingModified() const {
255        assert(inService); return pendingModified;
256    }
257
258    bool hasPostInvalidate() const {
259        assert(inService); return postInvalidate;
260    }
261
262    bool hasPostDowngrade() const {
263        assert(inService); return postDowngrade;
264    }
265
266    bool sendPacket(Cache &cache);
267
268    bool allocOnFill() const {
269        return targets.allocOnFill;
270    }
271
272    /**
273     * Determine if there are non-deferred requests from other caches
274     *
275     * @return true if any of the targets is from another cache
276     */
277    bool hasFromCache() const {
278        return targets.hasFromCache;
279    }
280
281  private:
282
283    /**
284     * Pointer to this MSHR on the ready list.
285     * @sa MissQueue, MSHRQueue::readyList
286     */
287    Iterator readyIter;
288
289    /**
290     * Pointer to this MSHR on the allocated list.
291     * @sa MissQueue, MSHRQueue::allocatedList
292     */
293    Iterator allocIter;
294
295    /** List of all requests that match the address */
296    TargetList targets;
297
298    TargetList deferredTargets;
299
300  public:
301
302    /**
303     * Allocate a miss to this MSHR.
304     * @param blk_addr The address of the block.
305     * @param blk_size The number of bytes to request.
306     * @param pkt The original miss.
307     * @param when_ready When should the MSHR be ready to act upon.
308     * @param _order The logical order of this MSHR
309     * @param alloc_on_fill Should the cache allocate a block on fill
310     */
311    void allocate(Addr blk_addr, unsigned blk_size, PacketPtr pkt,
312                  Tick when_ready, Counter _order, bool alloc_on_fill);
313
314    void markInService(bool pending_modified_resp);
315
316    void clearDownstreamPending();
317
318    /**
319     * Mark this MSHR as free.
320     */
321    void deallocate();
322
323    /**
324     * Add a request to the list of targets.
325     * @param target The target.
326     */
327    void allocateTarget(PacketPtr target, Tick when, Counter order,
328                        bool alloc_on_fill);
329    bool handleSnoop(PacketPtr target, Counter order);
330
331    /** A simple constructor. */
332    MSHR();
333
334    /**
335     * Returns the current number of allocated targets.
336     * @return The current number of allocated targets.
337     */
338    int getNumTargets() const
339    { return targets.size() + deferredTargets.size(); }
340
341    /**
342     * Extracts the subset of the targets that can be serviced given a
343     * received response. This function returns the targets list
344     * unless the response is a ReadRespWithInvalidate. The
345     * ReadRespWithInvalidate is only invalidating response that its
346     * invalidation was not expected when the request (a
347     * ReadSharedReq) was sent out. For ReadRespWithInvalidate we can
348     * safely service only the first FromCPU target and all FromSnoop
349     * targets (inform all snoopers that we no longer have the block).
350     *
351     * @param pkt The response from the downstream memory
352     */
353    TargetList extractServiceableTargets(PacketPtr pkt);
354
355    /**
356     * Returns true if there are targets left.
357     * @return true if there are targets
358     */
359    bool hasTargets() const { return !targets.empty(); }
360
361    /**
362     * Returns a reference to the first target.
363     * @return A pointer to the first target.
364     */
365    Target *getTarget()
366    {
367        assert(hasTargets());
368        return &targets.front();
369    }
370
371    /**
372     * Pop first target.
373     */
374    void popTarget()
375    {
376        targets.pop_front();
377    }
378
379    bool promoteDeferredTargets();
380
381    void promoteWritable();
382
383    bool checkFunctional(PacketPtr pkt);
384
385    /**
386     * Prints the contents of this MSHR for debugging.
387     */
388    void print(std::ostream &os,
389               int verbosity = 0,
390               const std::string &prefix = "") const;
391    /**
392     * A no-args wrapper of print(std::ostream...)  meant to be
393     * invoked from DPRINTFs avoiding string overheads in fast mode
394     *
395     * @return string with mshr fields + [deferred]targets
396     */
397    std::string print() const;
398};
399
400#endif // __MEM_CACHE_MSHR_HH__
401