mem: hmc: serial link model

This changeset adds a serial link model for the Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC).
SerialLink is a simple variation of the Bridge class, with the ability to
account for the latency of packet serialization. Also trySendTiming has been
modified to correctly model bandwidth.

Committed by: Nilay Vaish <nilay@cs.wisc.edu>

src/mem/SConscript

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ SimObject('MemObject.py')
 SimObject('SimpleMemory.py')
 SimObject('XBar.py')
 SimObject('HMCController.py')
+SimObject('SerialLink.py')
 
 Source('abstract_mem.cc')
 Source('addr_mapper.cc')
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ Source('stack_dist_calc.cc')
 Source('tport.cc')
 Source('xbar.cc')
 Source('hmc_controller.cc')
+Source('serial_link.cc')
 
 if env['TARGET_ISA'] != 'null':
     Source('fs_translating_port_proxy.cc')
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ DebugFlag('PacketQueue')
 DebugFlag('StackDist')
 DebugFlag("DRAMSim2")
 DebugFlag('HMCController')
+DebugFlag('SerialLink')
 
 DebugFlag("MemChecker")
 DebugFlag("MemCheckerMonitor")

src/mem/SerialLink.py

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2012-2013 ARM Limited
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
+# not be construed as granting a license to any other intellectual
+# property including but not limited to intellectual property relating
+# to a hardware implementation of the functionality of the software
+# licensed hereunder.  You may use the software subject to the license
+# terms below provided that you ensure that this notice is replicated
+# unmodified and in its entirety in all distributions of the software,
+# modified or unmodified, in source code or in binary form.
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2006-2007 The Regents of The University of Michigan
+# Copyright (c) 2015 The University of Bologna
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
+# redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+# documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
+# neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# Authors: Ali Saidi
+#          Andreas Hansson
+#          Erfan Azarkhish
+
+from m5.params import *
+from MemObject import MemObject
+
+# SerialLink is a simple variation of the Bridge class, with the ability to
+# account for the latency of packet serialization.
+
+class SerialLink(MemObject):
+    type = 'SerialLink'
+    cxx_header = "mem/serial_link.hh"
+    slave = SlavePort('Slave port')
+    master = MasterPort('Master port')
+    req_size = Param.Unsigned(16, "The number of requests to buffer")
+    resp_size = Param.Unsigned(16, "The number of responses to buffer")
+    delay = Param.Latency('0ns', "The latency of this serial_link")
+    ranges = VectorParam.AddrRange([AllMemory],
+                            "Address ranges to pass through the serial_link")
+    # Bandwidth of the serial link is determined by the clock domain which the
+    #  link belongs to and the number of lanes:
+    num_lanes = Param.Unsigned(1, "Number of parallel lanes inside the serial"
+        "link. (aka. lane width)")

src/mem/serial_link.cc

@@ -0,0 +1,437 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2013 ARM Limited
+ * All rights reserved
+ *
+ * The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
+ * not be construed as granting a license to any other intellectual
+ * property including but not limited to intellectual property relating
+ * to a hardware implementation of the functionality of the software
+ * licensed hereunder.  You may use the software subject to the license
+ * terms below provided that you ensure that this notice is replicated
+ * unmodified and in its entirety in all distributions of the software,
+ * modified or unmodified, in source code or in binary form.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 The Regents of The University of Michigan
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 The University of Bologna
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
+ * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
+ * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * Authors: Ali Saidi
+ *          Steve Reinhardt
+ *          Andreas Hansson
+ *          Erfan Azarkhish
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Implementation of the SerialLink Class, modeling Hybrid-Memory-Cube's
+ * serial interface.
+ */
+
+#include "mem/serial_link.hh"
+
+#include "base/trace.hh"
+#include "debug/SerialLink.hh"
+#include "params/SerialLink.hh"
+
+
+SerialLink::SerialLinkSlavePort::SerialLinkSlavePort(const std::string& _name,
+                                         SerialLink& _serial_link,
+                                         SerialLinkMasterPort& _masterPort,
+                                         Cycles _delay, int _resp_limit,
+                                         const std::vector<AddrRange>&
+                                         _ranges)
+    : SlavePort(_name, &_serial_link), serial_link(_serial_link),
+      masterPort(_masterPort), delay(_delay),
+      ranges(_ranges.begin(), _ranges.end()),
+      outstandingResponses(0), retryReq(false),
+      respQueueLimit(_resp_limit), sendEvent(*this)
+{
+}
+
+SerialLink::SerialLinkMasterPort::SerialLinkMasterPort(const std::string&
+                                           _name, SerialLink& _serial_link,
+                                           SerialLinkSlavePort& _slavePort,
+                                           Cycles _delay, int _req_limit)
+    : MasterPort(_name, &_serial_link), serial_link(_serial_link),
+      slavePort(_slavePort), delay(_delay), reqQueueLimit(_req_limit),
+      sendEvent(*this)
+{
+}
+
+SerialLink::SerialLink(SerialLinkParams *p)
+    : MemObject(p),
+      slavePort(p->name + ".slave", *this, masterPort,
+                ticksToCycles(p->delay), p->resp_size, p->ranges),
+      masterPort(p->name + ".master", *this, slavePort,
+                 ticksToCycles(p->delay), p->req_size),
+      num_lanes(p->num_lanes)
+{
+}
+
+BaseMasterPort&
+SerialLink::getMasterPort(const std::string &if_name, PortID idx)
+{
+    if (if_name == "master")
+        return masterPort;
+    else
+        // pass it along to our super class
+        return MemObject::getMasterPort(if_name, idx);
+}
+
+BaseSlavePort&
+SerialLink::getSlavePort(const std::string &if_name, PortID idx)
+{
+    if (if_name == "slave")
+        return slavePort;
+    else
+        // pass it along to our super class
+        return MemObject::getSlavePort(if_name, idx);
+}
+
+void
+SerialLink::init()
+{
+    // make sure both sides are connected and have the same block size
+    if (!slavePort.isConnected() || !masterPort.isConnected())
+        fatal("Both ports of a serial_link must be connected.\n");
+
+    // notify the master side  of our address ranges
+    slavePort.sendRangeChange();
+}
+
+bool
+SerialLink::SerialLinkSlavePort::respQueueFull() const
+{
+    return outstandingResponses == respQueueLimit;
+}
+
+bool
+SerialLink::SerialLinkMasterPort::reqQueueFull() const
+{
+    return transmitList.size() == reqQueueLimit;
+}
+
+bool
+SerialLink::SerialLinkMasterPort::recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt)
+{
+    // all checks are done when the request is accepted on the slave
+    // side, so we are guaranteed to have space for the response
+    DPRINTF(SerialLink, "recvTimingResp: %s addr 0x%x\n",
+            pkt->cmdString(), pkt->getAddr());
+
+    DPRINTF(SerialLink, "Request queue size: %d\n", transmitList.size());
+
+    // @todo: We need to pay for this and not just zero it out
+    pkt->headerDelay = pkt->payloadDelay = 0;
+
+    // This is similar to what happens for the request packets:
+    // The serializer will start serialization as soon as it receives the
+    // first flit, but the deserializer (at the host side in this case), will
+    // have to wait to receive the whole packet. So we only account for the
+    // deserialization latency.
+    Cycles cycles = delay;
+    cycles += Cycles(divCeil(pkt->getSize() * 8, serial_link.num_lanes));
+    Tick t = serial_link.clockEdge(cycles);
+
+    //@todo: If the processor sends two uncached requests towards HMC and the
+    // second one is smaller than the first one. It may happen that the second
+    // one crosses this link faster than the first one (because the packet
+    // waits in the link based on its size). This can reorder the received
+    // response.
+    slavePort.schedTimingResp(pkt, t);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool
+SerialLink::SerialLinkSlavePort::recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt)
+{
+    DPRINTF(SerialLink, "recvTimingReq: %s addr 0x%x\n",
+            pkt->cmdString(), pkt->getAddr());
+
+    // we should not see a timing request if we are already in a retry
+    assert(!retryReq);
+
+    DPRINTF(SerialLink, "Response queue size: %d outresp: %d\n",
+            transmitList.size(), outstandingResponses);
+
+    // if the request queue is full then there is no hope
+    if (masterPort.reqQueueFull()) {
+        DPRINTF(SerialLink, "Request queue full\n");
+        retryReq = true;
+    } else if ( !retryReq ) {
+        // look at the response queue if we expect to see a response
+        bool expects_response = pkt->needsResponse() &&
+            !pkt->memInhibitAsserted();
+        if (expects_response) {
+            if (respQueueFull()) {
+                DPRINTF(SerialLink, "Response queue full\n");
+                retryReq = true;
+            } else {
+                // ok to send the request with space for the response
+                DPRINTF(SerialLink, "Reserving space for response\n");
+                assert(outstandingResponses != respQueueLimit);
+                ++outstandingResponses;
+
+                // no need to set retryReq to false as this is already the
+                // case
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!retryReq) {
+            // @todo: We need to pay for this and not just zero it out
+            pkt->headerDelay = pkt->payloadDelay = 0;
+
+            // We assume that the serializer component at the transmitter side
+            // does not need to receive the whole packet to start the
+            // serialization (this assumption is consistent with the HMC
+            // standard). But the deserializer waits for the complete packet
+            // to check its integrity first. So everytime a packet crosses a
+            // serial link, we should account for its deserialization latency
+            // only.
+            Cycles cycles = delay;
+            cycles += Cycles(divCeil(pkt->getSize() * 8,
+                serial_link.num_lanes));
+            Tick t = serial_link.clockEdge(cycles);
+
+            //@todo: If the processor sends two uncached requests towards HMC
+            // and the second one is smaller than the first one. It may happen
+            // that the second one crosses this link faster than the first one
+            // (because the packet waits in the link based on its size).
+            // This can reorder the received response.
+            masterPort.schedTimingReq(pkt, t);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // remember that we are now stalling a packet and that we have to
+    // tell the sending master to retry once space becomes available,
+    // we make no distinction whether the stalling is due to the
+    // request queue or response queue being full
+    return !retryReq;
+}
+
+void
+SerialLink::SerialLinkSlavePort::retryStalledReq()
+{
+    if (retryReq) {
+        DPRINTF(SerialLink, "Request waiting for retry, now retrying\n");
+        retryReq = false;
+        sendRetryReq();
+    }
+}
+
+void
+SerialLink::SerialLinkMasterPort::schedTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt, Tick when)
+{
+    // If we're about to put this packet at the head of the queue, we
+    // need to schedule an event to do the transmit.  Otherwise there
+    // should already be an event scheduled for sending the head
+    // packet.
+    if (transmitList.empty()) {
+        serial_link.schedule(sendEvent, when);
+    }
+
+    assert(transmitList.size() != reqQueueLimit);
+
+    transmitList.emplace_back(DeferredPacket(pkt, when));
+}
+
+
+void
+SerialLink::SerialLinkSlavePort::schedTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt, Tick when)
+{
+    // If we're about to put this packet at the head of the queue, we
+    // need to schedule an event to do the transmit.  Otherwise there
+    // should already be an event scheduled for sending the head
+    // packet.
+    if (transmitList.empty()) {
+        serial_link.schedule(sendEvent, when);
+    }
+
+    transmitList.emplace_back(DeferredPacket(pkt, when));
+}
+
+void
+SerialLink::SerialLinkMasterPort::trySendTiming()
+{
+    assert(!transmitList.empty());
+
+    DeferredPacket req = transmitList.front();
+
+    assert(req.tick <= curTick());
+
+    PacketPtr pkt = req.pkt;
+
+    DPRINTF(SerialLink, "trySend request addr 0x%x, queue size %d\n",
+            pkt->getAddr(), transmitList.size());
+
+    if (sendTimingReq(pkt)) {
+        // send successful
+        transmitList.pop_front();
+
+        DPRINTF(SerialLink, "trySend request successful\n");
+
+        // If there are more packets to send, schedule event to try again.
+        if (!transmitList.empty()) {
+            DeferredPacket next_req = transmitList.front();
+            DPRINTF(SerialLink, "Scheduling next send\n");
+
+            // Make sure bandwidth limitation is met
+            Cycles cycles = Cycles(divCeil(pkt->getSize() * 8,
+                serial_link.num_lanes));
+            Tick t = serial_link.clockEdge(cycles);
+            serial_link.schedule(sendEvent, std::max(next_req.tick, t));
+        }
+
+        // if we have stalled a request due to a full request queue,
+        // then send a retry at this point, also note that if the
+        // request we stalled was waiting for the response queue
+        // rather than the request queue we might stall it again
+        slavePort.retryStalledReq();
+    }
+
+    // if the send failed, then we try again once we receive a retry,
+    // and therefore there is no need to take any action
+}
+
+void
+SerialLink::SerialLinkSlavePort::trySendTiming()
+{
+    assert(!transmitList.empty());
+
+    DeferredPacket resp = transmitList.front();
+
+    assert(resp.tick <= curTick());
+
+    PacketPtr pkt = resp.pkt;
+
+    DPRINTF(SerialLink, "trySend response addr 0x%x, outstanding %d\n",
+            pkt->getAddr(), outstandingResponses);
+
+    if (sendTimingResp(pkt)) {
+        // send successful
+        transmitList.pop_front();
+        DPRINTF(SerialLink, "trySend response successful\n");
+
+        assert(outstandingResponses != 0);
+        --outstandingResponses;
+
+        // If there are more packets to send, schedule event to try again.
+        if (!transmitList.empty()) {
+            DeferredPacket next_resp = transmitList.front();
+            DPRINTF(SerialLink, "Scheduling next send\n");
+
+            // Make sure bandwidth limitation is met
+            Cycles cycles = Cycles(divCeil(pkt->getSize() * 8,
+                serial_link.num_lanes));
+            Tick t = serial_link.clockEdge(cycles);
+            serial_link.schedule(sendEvent, std::max(next_resp.tick, t));
+        }
+
+        // if there is space in the request queue and we were stalling
+        // a request, it will definitely be possible to accept it now
+        // since there is guaranteed space in the response queue
+        if (!masterPort.reqQueueFull() && retryReq) {
+            DPRINTF(SerialLink, "Request waiting for retry, now retrying\n");
+            retryReq = false;
+            sendRetryReq();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // if the send failed, then we try again once we receive a retry,
+    // and therefore there is no need to take any action
+}
+
+void
+SerialLink::SerialLinkMasterPort::recvReqRetry()
+{
+    trySendTiming();
+}
+
+void
+SerialLink::SerialLinkSlavePort::recvRespRetry()
+{
+    trySendTiming();
+}
+
+Tick
+SerialLink::SerialLinkSlavePort::recvAtomic(PacketPtr pkt)
+{
+    return delay * serial_link.clockPeriod() + masterPort.sendAtomic(pkt);
+}
+
+void
+SerialLink::SerialLinkSlavePort::recvFunctional(PacketPtr pkt)
+{
+    pkt->pushLabel(name());
+
+    // check the response queue
+    for (auto i = transmitList.begin();  i != transmitList.end(); ++i) {
+        if (pkt->checkFunctional((*i).pkt)) {
+            pkt->makeResponse();
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // also check the master port's request queue
+    if (masterPort.checkFunctional(pkt)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    pkt->popLabel();
+
+    // fall through if pkt still not satisfied
+    masterPort.sendFunctional(pkt);
+}
+
+bool
+SerialLink::SerialLinkMasterPort::checkFunctional(PacketPtr pkt)
+{
+    bool found = false;
+    auto i = transmitList.begin();
+
+    while(i != transmitList.end() && !found) {
+        if (pkt->checkFunctional((*i).pkt)) {
+            pkt->makeResponse();
+            found = true;
+        }
+        ++i;
+    }
+
+    return found;
+}
+
+AddrRangeList
+SerialLink::SerialLinkSlavePort::getAddrRanges() const
+{
+    return ranges;
+}
+
+SerialLink *
+SerialLinkParams::create()
+{
+    return new SerialLink(this);
+}

src/mem/serial_link.hh

@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2013 ARM Limited
+ * All rights reserved
+ *
+ * The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
+ * not be construed as granting a license to any other intellectual
+ * property including but not limited to intellectual property relating
+ * to a hardware implementation of the functionality of the software
+ * licensed hereunder.  You may use the software subject to the license
+ * terms below provided that you ensure that this notice is replicated
+ * unmodified and in its entirety in all distributions of the software,
+ * modified or unmodified, in source code or in binary form.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 The Regents of The University of Michigan
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 The University of Bologna
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
+ * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
+ * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * Authors: Ali Saidi
+ *          Steve Reinhardt
+ *          Andreas Hansson
+ *          Erfan Azarkhish
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Declaration of the SerialLink Class, modeling Hybrid-Memory-Cube's serial
+ * interface.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __MEM_SERIAL_LINK_HH__
+#define __MEM_SERIAL_LINK_HH__
+
+#include <deque>
+
+#include "base/types.hh"
+#include "mem/mem_object.hh"
+#include "params/SerialLink.hh"
+
+/**
+ * SerialLink is a simple variation of the Bridge class, with the ability to
+ * account for the latency of packet serialization. We assume that the
+ * serializer component at the transmitter side does not need to receive the
+ * whole packet to start the serialization. But the deserializer waits for the
+ * complete packet to check its integrity first.
+  */
+class SerialLink : public MemObject
+{
+  protected:
+
+    /**
+     * A deferred packet stores a packet along with its scheduled
+     * transmission time
+     */
+    class DeferredPacket
+    {
+
+      public:
+
+        const Tick tick;
+        const PacketPtr pkt;
+
+        DeferredPacket(PacketPtr _pkt, Tick _tick) : tick(_tick), pkt(_pkt)
+        { }
+    };
+
+    // Forward declaration to allow the slave port to have a pointer
+    class SerialLinkMasterPort;
+
+    /**
+     * The port on the side that receives requests and sends
+     * responses. The slave port has a set of address ranges that it
+     * is responsible for. The slave port also has a buffer for the
+     * responses not yet sent.
+     */
+    class SerialLinkSlavePort : public SlavePort
+    {
+
+      private:
+
+        /** The serial_link to which this port belongs. */
+        SerialLink& serial_link;
+
+        /**
+         * Master port on the other side of the serial_link.
+         */
+        SerialLinkMasterPort& masterPort;
+
+        /** Minimum request delay though this serial_link. */
+        const Cycles delay;
+
+        /** Address ranges to pass through the serial_link */
+        const AddrRangeList ranges;
+
+        /**
+         * Response packet queue. Response packets are held in this
+         * queue for a specified delay to model the processing delay
+         * of the serial_link. We use a deque as we need to iterate over
+         * the items for functional accesses.
+         */
+        std::deque<DeferredPacket> transmitList;
+
+        /** Counter to track the outstanding responses. */
+        unsigned int outstandingResponses;
+
+        /** If we should send a retry when space becomes available. */
+        bool retryReq;
+
+        /** Max queue size for reserved responses. */
+        unsigned int respQueueLimit;
+
+        /**
+         * Is this side blocked from accepting new response packets.
+         *
+         * @return true if the reserved space has reached the set limit
+         */
+        bool respQueueFull() const;
+
+        /**
+         * Handle send event, scheduled when the packet at the head of
+         * the response queue is ready to transmit (for timing
+         * accesses only).
+         */
+        void trySendTiming();
+
+        /** Send event for the response queue. */
+        EventWrapper<SerialLinkSlavePort,
+                     &SerialLinkSlavePort::trySendTiming> sendEvent;
+
+      public:
+
+        /**
+         * Constructor for the SerialLinkSlavePort.
+         *
+         * @param _name the port name including the owner
+         * @param _serial_link the structural owner
+         * @param _masterPort the master port on the other side of the
+         * serial_link
+         * @param _delay the delay in cycles from receiving to sending
+         * @param _resp_limit the size of the response queue
+         * @param _ranges a number of address ranges to forward
+         */
+        SerialLinkSlavePort(const std::string& _name, SerialLink&
+                        _serial_link, SerialLinkMasterPort& _masterPort,
+                        Cycles _delay, int _resp_limit, const
+                        std::vector<AddrRange>& _ranges);
+
+        /**
+         * Queue a response packet to be sent out later and also schedule
+         * a send if necessary.
+         *
+         * @param pkt a response to send out after a delay
+         * @param when tick when response packet should be sent
+         */
+        void schedTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt, Tick when);
+
+        /**
+         * Retry any stalled request that we have failed to accept at
+         * an earlier point in time. This call will do nothing if no
+         * request is waiting.
+         */
+        void retryStalledReq();
+
+      protected:
+
+        /** When receiving a timing request from the peer port,
+            pass it to the serial_link. */
+        bool recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt);
+
+        /** When receiving a retry request from the peer port,
+            pass it to the serial_link. */
+        void recvRespRetry();
+
+        /** When receiving a Atomic requestfrom the peer port,
+            pass it to the serial_link. */
+        Tick recvAtomic(PacketPtr pkt);
+
+        /** When receiving a Functional request from the peer port,
+            pass it to the serial_link. */
+        void recvFunctional(PacketPtr pkt);
+
+        /** When receiving a address range request the peer port,
+            pass it to the serial_link. */
+        AddrRangeList getAddrRanges() const;
+    };
+
+
+    /**
+     * Port on the side that forwards requests and receives
+     * responses. The master port has a buffer for the requests not
+     * yet sent.
+     */
+    class SerialLinkMasterPort : public MasterPort
+    {
+
+      private:
+
+        /** The serial_link to which this port belongs. */
+        SerialLink& serial_link;
+
+        /**
+         * The slave port on the other side of the serial_link.
+         */
+        SerialLinkSlavePort& slavePort;
+
+        /** Minimum delay though this serial_link. */
+        const Cycles delay;
+
+        /**
+         * Request packet queue. Request packets are held in this
+         * queue for a specified delay to model the processing delay
+         * of the serial_link.  We use a deque as we need to iterate over
+         * the items for functional accesses.
+         */
+        std::deque<DeferredPacket> transmitList;
+
+        /** Max queue size for request packets */
+        const unsigned int reqQueueLimit;
+
+        /**
+         * Handle send event, scheduled when the packet at the head of
+         * the outbound queue is ready to transmit (for timing
+         * accesses only).
+         */
+        void trySendTiming();
+
+        /** Send event for the request queue. */
+        EventWrapper<SerialLinkMasterPort,
+                     &SerialLinkMasterPort::trySendTiming> sendEvent;
+
+      public:
+
+        /**
+         * Constructor for the SerialLinkMasterPort.
+         *
+         * @param _name the port name including the owner
+         * @param _serial_link the structural owner
+         * @param _slavePort the slave port on the other side of the
+         * serial_link
+         * @param _delay the delay in cycles from receiving to sending
+         * @param _req_limit the size of the request queue
+         */
+        SerialLinkMasterPort(const std::string& _name, SerialLink&
+                         _serial_link, SerialLinkSlavePort& _slavePort, Cycles
+                         _delay, int _req_limit);
+
+        /**
+         * Is this side blocked from accepting new request packets.
+         *
+         * @return true if the occupied space has reached the set limit
+         */
+        bool reqQueueFull() const;
+
+        /**
+         * Queue a request packet to be sent out later and also schedule
+         * a send if necessary.
+         *
+         * @param pkt a request to send out after a delay
+         * @param when tick when response packet should be sent
+         */
+        void schedTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt, Tick when);
+
+        /**
+         * Check a functional request against the packets in our
+         * request queue.
+         *
+         * @param pkt packet to check against
+         *
+         * @return true if we find a match
+         */
+        bool checkFunctional(PacketPtr pkt);
+
+      protected:
+
+        /** When receiving a timing request from the peer port,
+            pass it to the serial_link. */
+        bool recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt);
+
+        /** When receiving a retry request from the peer port,
+            pass it to the serial_link. */
+        void recvReqRetry();
+    };
+
+    /** Slave port of the serial_link. */
+    SerialLinkSlavePort slavePort;
+
+    /** Master port of the serial_link. */
+    SerialLinkMasterPort masterPort;
+
+    /** Number of parallel lanes in this serial link */
+    unsigned num_lanes;
+
+  public:
+
+    virtual BaseMasterPort& getMasterPort(const std::string& if_name,
+                                          PortID idx = InvalidPortID);
+    virtual BaseSlavePort& getSlavePort(const std::string& if_name,
+                                        PortID idx = InvalidPortID);
+
+    virtual void init();
+
+    typedef SerialLinkParams Params;
+
+    SerialLink(SerialLinkParams *p);
+};
+
+#endif //__MEM_SERIAL_LINK_HH__