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/**
 * @file
 * Declaration of the Packet Class, a packet is a transaction occuring
 * between a single level of the memory heirarchy (ie L1->L2).
 */

#ifndef __MEM_PACKET_HH__
#define __MEM_PACKET_HH__

/**
 * A Packet is the structure to handle requests between two levels
 * of the memory system.  The Request is a global object that trancends
 * all of the memory heirarchy, but at each levels interface a packet
 * is created to transfer data/requests.  For example, a request would
 * be used to initiate a request to go to memory/IOdevices, as the request
 * passes through the memory system several packets will be created.  One
 * will be created to go between the L1 and L2 caches and another to go to
 * the next level and so forth.
 *
 * Packets are assumed to be returned in the case of a single response.  If
 * the transaction has no response, then the consumer will delete the packet.
 */
struct Packet
{
    /** The address of the request, could be virtual or physical (depending on
        cache configurations). */
    Addr addr;

    /** Flag structure to hold flags for this particular packet */
    uint64_t flags;

    /** A pointer to the overall request. */
    RequestPtr req;

    /** A virtual base opaque structure used to hold
        coherence status messages. */
    Coherence *coherence;  // virtual base opaque,
                           // assert(dynamic_cast<Foo>) etc.

    /** A virtual base opaque structure used to hold the senders state. */
    SenderState *senderState; // virtual base opaque,
                           // assert(dynamic_cast<Foo>) etc.

    /** A pointer to the data being transfered.  It can be differnt sizes
        at each level of the heirarchy so it belongs in the packet,
        not request*/
    PacketDataPtr data;

    /** Indicates the size of the request. */
    int size;

    /** A index of the source of the transaction. */
    short src;

    /** A index to the destination of the transaction. */
    short dest;

    /** The command of the transaction. */
    Command cmd;

    /** The result of the packet transaction. */
    PacketResult result;

    /** Accessor function that returns the source index of the packet. */
    short getSrc() const { return src; }

    /** Accessor function that returns the destination index of
        the packet. */
    short getDest() const { return dest; }
};

#endif //__MEM_PACKET_HH