cache_blk.hh revision 2975:9f8a7f66c91b
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28 * Authors: Erik Hallnor
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30
31/** @file
32 * Definitions of a simple cache block class.
33 */
34
35#ifndef __CACHE_BLK_HH__
36#define __CACHE_BLK_HH__
37
38#include "sim/root.hh"		// for Tick
39#include "arch/isa_traits.hh"	// for Addr
40
41#include <iostream>
42
43/**
44 * Cache block status bit assignments
45 */
46enum CacheBlkStatusBits {
47    /** valid, readable */
48    BlkValid =		0x01,
49    /** write permission */
50    BlkWritable =	0x02,
51    /** dirty (modified) */
52    BlkDirty =		0x04,
53    /** compressed */
54    BlkCompressed =	0x08,
55    /** block was referenced */
56    BlkReferenced =	0x10,
57    /** block was a hardware prefetch yet unaccessed*/
58    BlkHWPrefetched =	0x20
59};
60
61/**
62 * A Basic Cache block.
63 * Contains the tag, status, and a pointer to data.
64 */
65class CacheBlk
66{
67  public:
68    /** The address space ID of this block. */
69    int asid;
70    /** Data block tag value. */
71    Addr tag;
72    /**
73     * Contains a copy of the data in this block for easy access. This is used
74     * for efficient execution when the data could be actually stored in
75     * another format (COW, compressed, sub-blocked, etc). In all cases the
76     * data stored here should be kept consistant with the actual data
77     * referenced by this block.
78     */
79    uint8_t *data;
80    /** the number of bytes stored in this block. */
81    int size;
82
83    /** block state: OR of CacheBlkStatusBit */
84    typedef unsigned State;
85
86    /** The current status of this block. @sa CacheBlockStatusBits */
87    State status;
88
89    /** Which curTick will this block be accessable */
90    Tick whenReady;
91
92    /**
93     * The set this block belongs to.
94     * @todo Move this into subclasses when we fix CacheTags to use them.
95     */
96    int set;
97
98    /** Number of references to this block since it was brought in. */
99    int refCount;
100
101    CacheBlk()
102        : asid(-1), tag(0), data(0) ,size(0), status(0), whenReady(0),
103          set(-1), refCount(0)
104    {}
105
106    /**
107     * Copy the state of the given block into this one.
108     * @param rhs The block to copy.
109     * @return a const reference to this block.
110     */
111    const CacheBlk& operator=(const CacheBlk& rhs)
112    {
113        asid = rhs.asid;
114        tag = rhs.tag;
115        data = rhs.data;
116        size = rhs.size;
117        status = rhs.status;
118        whenReady = rhs.whenReady;
119        set = rhs.set;
120        refCount = rhs.refCount;
121        return *this;
122    }
123
124    /**
125     * Checks the write permissions of this block.
126     * @return True if the block is writable.
127     */
128    bool isWritable() const
129    {
130        const int needed_bits = BlkWritable | BlkValid;
131        return (status & needed_bits) == needed_bits;
132    }
133
134    /**
135     * Checks that a block is valid (readable).
136     * @return True if the block is valid.
137     */
138    bool isValid() const
139    {
140        return (status & BlkValid) != 0;
141    }
142
143    /**
144     * Check to see if a block has been written.
145     * @return True if the block is dirty.
146     */
147    bool isModified() const
148    {
149        return (status & BlkDirty) != 0;
150    }
151
152    /**
153     * Check to see if this block contains compressed data.
154     * @return True iF the block's data is compressed.
155     */
156    bool isCompressed() const
157    {
158        return (status & BlkCompressed) != 0;
159    }
160
161    /**
162     * Check if this block has been referenced.
163     * @return True if the block has been referenced.
164     */
165    bool isReferenced() const
166    {
167        return (status & BlkReferenced) != 0;
168    }
169
170    /**
171     * Check if this block was the result of a hardware prefetch, yet to
172     * be touched.
173     * @return True if the block was a hardware prefetch, unaccesed.
174     */
175    bool isPrefetch() const
176    {
177        return (status & BlkHWPrefetched) != 0;
178    }
179
180
181};
182
183/**
184 * Output a CacheBlk to the given ostream.
185 * @param out The stream for the output.
186 * @param blk The cache block to print.
187 *
188 * @return The output stream.
189 */
190inline std::ostream &
191operator<<(std::ostream &out, const CacheBlk &blk)
192{
193    out << std::hex << std::endl;
194    out << "  Tag: " << blk.tag << std::endl;
195    out << "  Status: " <<  blk.status << std::endl;
196
197    return(out << std::dec);
198}
199
200#endif //__CACHE_BLK_HH__
201