packet.hh revision 2381 
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28
29/**
30 * @file
31 * Declaration of the Packet Class, a packet is a transaction occuring
32 * between a single level of the memory heirarchy (ie L1->L2).
33 */
34
35#ifndef __MEM_PACKET_HH__
36#define __MEM_PACKET_HH__
37
38/**
39 * A Packet is the structure to handle requests between two levels
40 * of the memory system.  The Request is a global object that trancends
41 * all of the memory heirarchy, but at each levels interface a packet
42 * is created to transfer data/requests.  For example, a request would
43 * be used to initiate a request to go to memory/IOdevices, as the request
44 * passes through the memory system several packets will be created.  One
45 * will be created to go between the L1 and L2 caches and another to go to
46 * the next level and so forth.
47 *
48 * Packets are assumed to be returned in the case of a single response.  If
49 * the transaction has no response, then the consumer will delete the packet.
50 */
51struct Packet
52{
53    /** The address of the request, could be virtual or physical (depending on
54        cache configurations). */
55    Addr addr;
56
57    /** Flag structure to hold flags for this particular packet */
58    uint64_t flags;
59
60    /** A pointer to the overall request. */
61    RequestPtr req;
62
63    /** A virtual base opaque structure used to hold
64        coherence status messages. */
65    Coherence *coherence;  // virtual base opaque,
66                           // assert(dynamic_cast<Foo>) etc.
67
68    /** A virtual base opaque structure used to hold the senders state. */
69    SenderState *senderState; // virtual base opaque,
70                           // assert(dynamic_cast<Foo>) etc.
71
72    /** A pointer to the data being transfered.  It can be differnt sizes
73        at each level of the heirarchy so it belongs in the packet,
74        not request*/
75    PacketDataPtr data;
76
77    /** Indicates the size of the request. */
78    int size;
79
80    /** A index of the source of the transaction. */
81    short src;
82
83    /** A index to the destination of the transaction. */
84    short dest;
85
86    /** The command of the transaction. */
87    Command cmd;
88
89    /** The result of the packet transaction. */
90    PacketResult result;
91
92    /** Accessor function that returns the source index of the packet. */
93    short getSrc() const { return src; }
94
95    /** Accessor function that returns the destination index of
96        the packet. */
97    short getDest() const { return dest; }
98};
99
100#endif //__MEM_PACKET_HH
101