#include "base/trace.hh" #include "cpu/beta_cpu/2bit_local_pred.hh" DefaultBP::DefaultBP(unsigned _localPredictorSize, unsigned _localCtrBits, unsigned _instShiftAmt) : localPredictorSize(_localPredictorSize), localCtrBits(_localCtrBits), instShiftAmt(_instShiftAmt) { // Should do checks here to make sure sizes are correct (powers of 2). // Setup the index mask. indexMask = localPredictorSize - 1; DPRINTF(Fetch, "Branch predictor: index mask: %#x\n", indexMask); // Setup the array of counters for the local predictor. localCtrs = new SatCounter[localPredictorSize]; for (int i = 0; i < localPredictorSize; ++i) localCtrs[i].setBits(_localCtrBits); DPRINTF(Fetch, "Branch predictor: local predictor size: %i\n", localPredictorSize); DPRINTF(Fetch, "Branch predictor: local counter bits: %i\n", localCtrBits); DPRINTF(Fetch, "Branch predictor: instruction shift amount: %i\n", instShiftAmt); } inline bool DefaultBP::getPrediction(uint8_t &count) { // Get the MSB of the count return (count >> (localCtrBits - 1)); } inline unsigned DefaultBP::getLocalIndex(Addr &branch_addr) { return (branch_addr >> instShiftAmt) & indexMask; } bool DefaultBP::lookup(Addr &branch_addr) { bool taken; uint8_t local_prediction; unsigned local_predictor_idx = getLocalIndex(branch_addr); DPRINTF(Fetch, "Branch predictor: Looking up index %#x\n", local_predictor_idx); assert(local_predictor_idx < localPredictorSize); local_prediction = localCtrs[local_predictor_idx].read(); DPRINTF(Fetch, "Branch predictor: prediction is %i.\n", (int)local_prediction); taken = getPrediction(local_prediction); #if 0 // Speculative update. if (taken) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "Branch predictor: Branch updated as taken.\n"); localCtrs[local_predictor_idx].increment(); } else { DPRINTF(Fetch, "Branch predictor: Branch updated as not taken.\n"); localCtrs[local_predictor_idx].decrement(); } #endif return taken; } void DefaultBP::update(Addr &branch_addr, bool taken) { unsigned local_predictor_idx; // Update the local predictor. local_predictor_idx = getLocalIndex(branch_addr); DPRINTF(Fetch, "Branch predictor: Looking up index %#x\n", local_predictor_idx); assert(local_predictor_idx < localPredictorSize); // Increment or decrement twice to undo speculative update, then // properly update if (taken) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "Branch predictor: Branch updated as taken.\n"); localCtrs[local_predictor_idx].increment(); // localCtrs[local_predictor_idx].increment(); } else { DPRINTF(Fetch, "Branch predictor: Branch updated as not taken.\n"); localCtrs[local_predictor_idx].decrement(); // localCtrs[local_predictor_idx].decrement(); } }