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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. */ #include "base/trace.hh" #include "base/traceflags.hh" #include "cpu/o3/bpred_unit.hh" template TwobitBPredUnit::TwobitBPredUnit(Params ¶ms) : BP(params.local_predictor_size, params.local_ctr_bits, params.instShiftAmt), BTB(params.BTBEntries, params.BTBTagSize, params.instShiftAmt), RAS(params.RASSize) { } template void TwobitBPredUnit::regStats() { lookups .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.lookups") .desc("Number of BP lookups") ; condPredicted .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.condPredicted") .desc("Number of conditional branches predicted") ; condIncorrect .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.condIncorrect") .desc("Number of conditional branches incorrect") ; BTBLookups .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.BTBLookups") .desc("Number of BTB lookups") ; BTBHits .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.BTBHits") .desc("Number of BTB hits") ; BTBCorrect .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.BTBCorrect") .desc("Number of correct BTB predictions (this stat may not " "work properly.") ; usedRAS .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.usedRAS") .desc("Number of times the RAS was used.") ; RASIncorrect .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.RASInCorrect") .desc("Number of incorrect RAS predictions.") ; } template bool TwobitBPredUnit::predict(DynInstPtr &inst, Addr &PC) { // See if branch predictor predicts taken. // If so, get its target addr either from the BTB or the RAS. // Once that's done, speculatively update the predictor? // Save off record of branch stuff so the RAS can be fixed // up once it's done. bool pred_taken = false; Addr target; ++lookups; if (inst->isUncondCtrl()) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Unconditional control.\n"); pred_taken = true; } else { ++condPredicted; pred_taken = BPLookup(PC); DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Branch predictor predicted %i for PC %#x" "\n", pred_taken, inst->readPC()); } PredictorHistory predict_record(inst->seqNum, PC, pred_taken); // Now lookup in the BTB or RAS. if (pred_taken) { if (inst->isReturn()) { ++usedRAS; // If it's a function return call, then look up the address // in the RAS. target = RAS.top(); // Record the top entry of the RAS, and its index. predict_record.usedRAS = true; predict_record.RASIndex = RAS.topIdx(); predict_record.RASTarget = target; RAS.pop(); DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Instruction %#x is a return, RAS " "predicted target: %#x, RAS index: %i.\n", inst->readPC(), target, predict_record.RASIndex); } else { ++BTBLookups; if (inst->isCall()) { RAS.push(PC+sizeof(MachInst)); // Record that it was a call so that the top RAS entry can // be popped off if the speculation is incorrect. predict_record.wasCall = true; DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Instruction %#x was a call, " "adding %#x to the RAS.\n", inst->readPC(), PC+sizeof(MachInst)); } if (BTB.valid(PC)) { ++BTBHits; //If it's anything else, use the BTB to get the target addr. target = BTB.lookup(PC); DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Instruction %#x predicted target " "is %#x.\n", inst->readPC(), target); } else { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: BTB doesn't have a valid entry." "\n"); pred_taken = false; } } } if (pred_taken) { // Set the PC and the instruction's predicted target. PC = target; inst->setPredTarg(target); } else { PC = PC + sizeof(MachInst); inst->setPredTarg(PC); } predHist.push_front(predict_record); assert(!predHist.empty()); return pred_taken; } template void TwobitBPredUnit::update(const InstSeqNum &done_sn) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Commiting branches until sequence number " "%i.\n", done_sn); while (!predHist.empty() && predHist.back().seqNum <= done_sn) { assert(!predHist.empty()); // Update the branch predictor with the correct results of branches. BP.update(predHist.back().PC, predHist.back().predTaken); predHist.pop_back(); } } template void TwobitBPredUnit::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn) { while (!predHist.empty() && predHist.front().seqNum > squashed_sn) { if (predHist.front().usedRAS) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Restoring top of RAS to: %i, " "target: %#x.\n", predHist.front().RASIndex, predHist.front().RASTarget); RAS.restore(predHist.front().RASIndex, predHist.front().RASTarget); } else if (predHist.front().wasCall) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Removing speculative entry added " "to the RAS.\n"); RAS.pop(); } predHist.pop_front(); } } template void TwobitBPredUnit::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, const Addr &corr_target, const bool actually_taken) { // Now that we know that a branch was mispredicted, we need to undo // all the branches that have been seen up until this branch and // fix up everything. ++condIncorrect; DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Squashing from sequence number %i, " "setting target to %#x.\n", squashed_sn, corr_target); while (!predHist.empty() && predHist.front().seqNum > squashed_sn) { if (predHist.front().usedRAS) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Restoring top of RAS to: %i, " "target: %#x.\n", predHist.front().RASIndex, predHist.front().RASTarget); RAS.restore(predHist.front().RASIndex, predHist.front().RASTarget); } else if (predHist.front().wasCall) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: Removing speculative entry added " "to the RAS.\n"); RAS.pop(); } predHist.pop_front(); } predHist.front().predTaken = actually_taken; if (predHist.front().usedRAS) { ++RASIncorrect; } BP.update(predHist.front().PC, actually_taken); BTB.update(predHist.front().PC, corr_target); }