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#include "mem/cache/replacement_policies/brrip_rp.hh"

#include <memory>

#include "base/logging.hh" // For fatal_if
#include "base/random.hh"

BRRIPRP::BRRIPRP(const Params *p)
    : BaseReplacementPolicy(p),
      maxRRPV(p->max_RRPV), hitPriority(p->hit_priority), btp(p->btp)
{
    fatal_if(maxRRPV <= 0, "max_RRPV should be greater than zero.\n");
}

void
BRRIPRP::invalidate(const std::shared_ptr<ReplacementData>& replacement_data)
const
{
    std::shared_ptr<BRRIPReplData> casted_replacement_data =
        std::static_pointer_cast<BRRIPReplData>(replacement_data);

    // Set RRPV to an invalid distance
    casted_replacement_data->rrpv = maxRRPV + 1;
}

void
BRRIPRP::touch(const std::shared_ptr<ReplacementData>& replacement_data) const
{
    std::shared_ptr<BRRIPReplData> casted_replacement_data =
        std::static_pointer_cast<BRRIPReplData>(replacement_data);

    // Update RRPV if not 0 yet
    // Every hit in HP mode makes the entry the last to be evicted, while
    // in FP mode a hit makes the entry less likely to be evicted
    if (hitPriority) {
        casted_replacement_data->rrpv = 0;
    } else if (casted_replacement_data->rrpv > 0) {
        casted_replacement_data->rrpv--;
    }
}

void
BRRIPRP::reset(const std::shared_ptr<ReplacementData>& replacement_data) const
{
    std::shared_ptr<BRRIPReplData> casted_replacement_data =
        std::static_pointer_cast<BRRIPReplData>(replacement_data);

    // Reset RRPV
    // Replacement data is inserted as "long re-reference" if lower than btp,
    // "distant re-reference" otherwise
    if (random_mt.random<unsigned>(1, 100) <= btp) {
        casted_replacement_data->rrpv = maxRRPV-1;
    } else {
        casted_replacement_data->rrpv = maxRRPV;
    }
}

ReplaceableEntry*
BRRIPRP::getVictim(const ReplacementCandidates& candidates) const
{
    // There must be at least one replacement candidate
    assert(candidates.size() > 0);

    // Use first candidate as dummy victim
    ReplaceableEntry* victim = candidates[0];

    // Store victim->rrpv in a variable to improve code readability
    int victim_RRPV = std::static_pointer_cast<BRRIPReplData>(
                        victim->replacementData)->rrpv;

    // Visit all candidates to find victim
    for (const auto& candidate : candidates) {
        // Get candidate's rrpv
        int candidate_RRPV = std::static_pointer_cast<BRRIPReplData>(
                                    candidate->replacementData)->rrpv;

        // Stop searching for victims if an invalid entry is found
        if (candidate_RRPV == maxRRPV + 1) {
            return candidate;
        // Update victim entry if necessary
        } else if (candidate_RRPV > victim_RRPV) {
            victim = candidate;
            victim_RRPV = candidate_RRPV;
        }
    }

    // Get difference of victim's RRPV to the highest possible RRPV in
    // order to update the RRPV of all the other entries accordingly
    int diff = maxRRPV - victim_RRPV;

    // No need to update RRPV if there is no difference
    if (diff > 0){
        // Update RRPV of all candidates
        for (const auto& candidate : candidates) {
            std::static_pointer_cast<BRRIPReplData>(
                candidate->replacementData)->rrpv += diff;
        }
    }

    return victim;
}

std::shared_ptr<ReplacementData>
BRRIPRP::instantiateEntry()
{
    return std::shared_ptr<ReplacementData>(new BRRIPReplData(maxRRPV));
}

BRRIPRP*
BRRIPRPParams::create()
{
    return new BRRIPRP(this);
}