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Rekai Gonzalez Alberquilla
d3d159749a isa: Add parameter to pick different decoder inside ISA
The decoder is responsible for splitting instructions in micro
operations (uops). Given that different micro architectures may split
operations differently, this patch allows to specify which micro
architecture each isa implements, so different cores in the system can
split instructions differently, also decoupling uop splitting
(microArch) from ISA (Arch). This is done making the decodification
calls templates that receive a type 'DecoderFlavour' that maps the
name of the operation to the class that implements it. This way there
is only one selection point (converting the command line enum to the
appropriate DecodeFeatures object). In addition, there is no explicit
code replication: template instantiation hides that, and the compiler
should be able to resolve a number of things at compile-time.
2015-10-09 14:50:54 -05:00
Nilay Vaish
fc57ae6401 x86, cpu: corrects 270c9a75e91f, take over decoder on cpu switch
The changes made by the changeset 270c9a75e91f do not work well with switching
of cpus. The problem is that decoder for the old thread context holds state
that is not taken over by the new decoder.

This patch adds a takeOverFrom() function to Decoder class in each ISA. Except
for x86, functions in other ISAs are blank. For x86, the function copies state
from the old decoder to the new decoder.
2013-01-22 00:10:10 -06:00
Gabe Black
e17c375ddd Decoder: Remove the thread context get/set from the decoder.
This interface is no longer used, and getting rid of it simplifies the
decoders and code that sets up the decoders. The thread context had been used
to read architectural state which was used to contextualize the instruction
memory as it came in. That was changed so that the state is now sent to the
decoders to keep locally if/when it changes. That's significantly more
efficient.

Committed by: Nilay Vaish <nilay@cs.wisc.edu>
2013-01-04 19:00:45 -06:00
Gabe Black
63b10907ef SPARC: Keep a copy of the current ASI in the decoder.
Committed by: Nilay Vaish <nilay@cs.wisc.edu>
2013-01-04 18:09:45 -06:00
Gabe Black
19df4e94ee ISA,CPU: Generalize and split out the components of the decode cache.
This will allow it to be specialized by the ISAs. The existing caching scheme
is provided by the BasicDecodeCache in the GenericISA namespace and is built
from the generalized components.

--HG--
rename : src/cpu/decode_cache.cc => src/arch/generic/decode_cache.cc
2012-05-26 13:45:12 -07:00
Gabe Black
0cba96ba6a CPU: Merge the predecoder and decoder.
These classes are always used together, and merging them will give the ISAs
more flexibility in how they cache things and manage the process.

--HG--
rename : src/arch/x86/predecoder_tables.cc => src/arch/x86/decoder_tables.cc
2012-05-26 13:44:46 -07:00
Gabe Black
eae1e97fb0 ISA: Make the decode function part of the ISA's decoder. 2012-05-25 00:55:24 -07:00
Gabe Black
82a228bd43 Decode: Make the Decoder class defined per ISA.
--HG--
rename : src/cpu/decode.cc => src/arch/generic/decoder.cc
rename : src/cpu/decode.hh => src/arch/generic/decoder.hh
2012-05-25 00:53:37 -07:00