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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" #include #include using namespace std; template TwobitBPredUnit::TwobitBPredUnit(Params *params) : BP(params->localPredictorSize, params->localCtrBits, params->instShiftAmt), BTB(params->BTBEntries, params->BTBTagSize, params->instShiftAmt) { for (int i=0; i < Impl::MaxThreads; i++) RAS[i].init(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 to get a target.") ; RASIncorrect .name(name() + ".BPredUnit.RASInCorrect") .desc("Number of incorrect RAS predictions.") ; } template bool TwobitBPredUnit::predict(DynInstPtr &inst, Addr &PC, unsigned tid) { // 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. using TheISA::MachInst; bool pred_taken = false; Addr target; ++lookups; if (inst->isUncondCtrl()) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i] Unconditional control.\n", tid); pred_taken = true; } else { ++condPredicted; pred_taken = BPLookup(PC); DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Branch predictor predicted %i " "for PC %#x\n", tid, pred_taken, inst->readPC()); } PredictorHistory predict_record(inst->seqNum, PC, pred_taken, tid); // 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[tid].top(); // Record the top entry of the RAS, and its index. predict_record.usedRAS = true; predict_record.RASIndex = RAS[tid].topIdx(); predict_record.RASTarget = target; assert(predict_record.RASIndex < 16); RAS[tid].pop(); DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Instruction %#x is a return, " "RAS predicted target: %#x, RAS index: %i.\n", tid, inst->readPC(), target, predict_record.RASIndex); } else { ++BTBLookups; if (inst->isCall()) { RAS[tid].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: [tid:%i] Instruction %#x was a call" ", adding %#x to the RAS.\n", tid, inst->readPC(), PC + sizeof(MachInst)); } if (BTB.valid(PC, tid)) { ++BTBHits; //If it's anything else, use the BTB to get the target addr. target = BTB.lookup(PC, tid); DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Instruction %#x predicted" " target is %#x.\n", tid, inst->readPC(), target); } else { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: BTB doesn't have a " "valid entry.\n",tid); 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[tid].push_front(predict_record); DPRINTF(Fetch, "[tid:%i] predHist.size(): %i\n", tid, predHist[tid].size()); return pred_taken; } template void TwobitBPredUnit::update(const InstSeqNum &done_sn, unsigned tid) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Commiting branches until sequence" "number %lli.\n", tid, done_sn); while (!predHist[tid].empty() && predHist[tid].back().seqNum <= done_sn) { // Update the branch predictor with the correct results. BP.update(predHist[tid].back().PC, predHist[tid].back().predTaken); predHist[tid].pop_back(); } } template void TwobitBPredUnit::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, unsigned tid) { History &pred_hist = predHist[tid]; while (!pred_hist.empty() && pred_hist.front().seqNum > squashed_sn) { if (pred_hist.front().usedRAS) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Restoring top of RAS to: %i," " target: %#x.\n", tid, pred_hist.front().RASIndex, pred_hist.front().RASTarget); RAS[tid].restore(pred_hist.front().RASIndex, pred_hist.front().RASTarget); } else if (pred_hist.front().wasCall) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Removing speculative entry added " "to the RAS.\n",tid); RAS[tid].pop(); } pred_hist.pop_front(); } } template void TwobitBPredUnit::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn, const Addr &corr_target, const bool actually_taken, unsigned tid) { // 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. History &pred_hist = predHist[tid]; ++condIncorrect; DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Squashing from sequence number %i, " "setting target to %#x.\n", tid, squashed_sn, corr_target); while (!pred_hist.empty() && pred_hist.front().seqNum > squashed_sn) { if (pred_hist.front().usedRAS) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Restoring top of RAS to: %i, " "target: %#x.\n", tid, pred_hist.front().RASIndex, pred_hist.front().RASTarget); RAS[tid].restore(pred_hist.front().RASIndex, pred_hist.front().RASTarget); } else if (pred_hist.front().wasCall) { DPRINTF(Fetch, "BranchPred: [tid:%i]: Removing speculative entry" " added to the RAS.\n", tid); RAS[tid].pop(); } pred_hist.pop_front(); } // If there's a squash due to a syscall, there may not be an entry // corresponding to the squash. In that case, don't bother trying to // fix up the entry. if (!pred_hist.empty()) { pred_hist.front().predTaken = actually_taken; if (pred_hist.front().usedRAS) { ++RASIncorrect; } BP.update(pred_hist.front().PC, actually_taken); BTB.update(pred_hist.front().PC, corr_target, tid); } }