gem5/src/cpu/pred/tournament.cc
Anthony Gutierrez d3c33d91b6 cpu: remove local/globalHistoryBits params from branch pred
having separate params for the local/globalHistoryBits and the
local/globalPredictorSize can lead to inconsistencies if they
are not carefully set. this patch dervies the number of bits
necessary to index into the local/global predictors based on
their size.

the value of the localHistoryTableSize for the ARM O3 CPU has been
increased to 1024 from 64, which is more accurate for an A15 based
on some correlation against A15 hardware.
2013-05-14 18:39:47 -04:00

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#include "base/bitfield.hh"
#include "base/intmath.hh"
#include "cpu/pred/tournament.hh"
TournamentBP::TournamentBP(const Params *params)
: BPredUnit(params),
localPredictorSize(params->localPredictorSize),
localCtrBits(params->localCtrBits),
localHistoryTableSize(params->localHistoryTableSize),
localHistoryBits(ceilLog2(params->localPredictorSize)),
globalPredictorSize(params->globalPredictorSize),
globalCtrBits(params->globalCtrBits),
globalHistoryBits(
ceilLog2(params->globalPredictorSize) >
ceilLog2(params->choicePredictorSize) ?
ceilLog2(params->globalPredictorSize) :
ceilLog2(params->choicePredictorSize)),
choicePredictorSize(params->choicePredictorSize),
choiceCtrBits(params->choiceCtrBits),
instShiftAmt(params->instShiftAmt)
{
if (!isPowerOf2(localPredictorSize)) {
fatal("Invalid local predictor size!\n");
}
if (!isPowerOf2(globalPredictorSize)) {
fatal("Invalid global predictor size!\n");
}
//Set up the array of counters for the local predictor
localCtrs.resize(localPredictorSize);
for (int i = 0; i < localPredictorSize; ++i)
localCtrs[i].setBits(localCtrBits);
localPredictorMask = mask(localHistoryBits);
if (!isPowerOf2(localHistoryTableSize)) {
fatal("Invalid local history table size!\n");
}
//Setup the history table for the local table
localHistoryTable.resize(localHistoryTableSize);
for (int i = 0; i < localHistoryTableSize; ++i)
localHistoryTable[i] = 0;
//Setup the array of counters for the global predictor
globalCtrs.resize(globalPredictorSize);
for (int i = 0; i < globalPredictorSize; ++i)
globalCtrs[i].setBits(globalCtrBits);
//Clear the global history
globalHistory = 0;
// Set up the global history mask
// this is equivalent to mask(log2(globalPredictorSize)
globalHistoryMask = globalPredictorSize - 1;
if (!isPowerOf2(choicePredictorSize)) {
fatal("Invalid choice predictor size!\n");
}
// Set up choiceHistoryMask
// this is equivalent to mask(log2(choicePredictorSize)
choiceHistoryMask = choicePredictorSize - 1;
//Setup the array of counters for the choice predictor
choiceCtrs.resize(choicePredictorSize);
for (int i = 0; i < choicePredictorSize; ++i)
choiceCtrs[i].setBits(choiceCtrBits);
//Set up historyRegisterMask
historyRegisterMask = mask(globalHistoryBits);
//Check that predictors don't use more bits than they have available
if (globalHistoryMask > historyRegisterMask) {
fatal("Global predictor too large for global history bits!\n");
}
if (choiceHistoryMask > historyRegisterMask) {
fatal("Choice predictor too large for global history bits!\n");
}
if (globalHistoryMask < historyRegisterMask &&
choiceHistoryMask < historyRegisterMask) {
inform("More global history bits than required by predictors\n");
}
// Set thresholds for the three predictors' counters
// This is equivalent to (2^(Ctr))/2 - 1
localThreshold = (ULL(1) << (localCtrBits - 1)) - 1;
globalThreshold = (ULL(1) << (globalCtrBits - 1)) - 1;
choiceThreshold = (ULL(1) << (choiceCtrBits - 1)) - 1;
}
inline
unsigned
TournamentBP::calcLocHistIdx(Addr &branch_addr)
{
// Get low order bits after removing instruction offset.
return (branch_addr >> instShiftAmt) & (localHistoryTableSize - 1);
}
inline
void
TournamentBP::updateGlobalHistTaken()
{
globalHistory = (globalHistory << 1) | 1;
globalHistory = globalHistory & historyRegisterMask;
}
inline
void
TournamentBP::updateGlobalHistNotTaken()
{
globalHistory = (globalHistory << 1);
globalHistory = globalHistory & historyRegisterMask;
}
inline
void
TournamentBP::updateLocalHistTaken(unsigned local_history_idx)
{
localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] =
(localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] << 1) | 1;
}
inline
void
TournamentBP::updateLocalHistNotTaken(unsigned local_history_idx)
{
localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] =
(localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] << 1);
}
void
TournamentBP::btbUpdate(Addr branch_addr, void * &bp_history)
{
unsigned local_history_idx = calcLocHistIdx(branch_addr);
//Update Global History to Not Taken (clear LSB)
globalHistory &= (historyRegisterMask & ~ULL(1));
//Update Local History to Not Taken
localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] =
localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] & (localPredictorMask & ~ULL(1));
}
bool
TournamentBP::lookup(Addr branch_addr, void * &bp_history)
{
bool local_prediction;
unsigned local_history_idx;
unsigned local_predictor_idx;
bool global_prediction;
bool choice_prediction;
//Lookup in the local predictor to get its branch prediction
local_history_idx = calcLocHistIdx(branch_addr);
local_predictor_idx = localHistoryTable[local_history_idx]
& localPredictorMask;
local_prediction = localCtrs[local_predictor_idx].read() > localThreshold;
//Lookup in the global predictor to get its branch prediction
global_prediction =
globalCtrs[globalHistory & globalHistoryMask].read() > globalThreshold;
//Lookup in the choice predictor to see which one to use
choice_prediction =
choiceCtrs[globalHistory & choiceHistoryMask].read() > choiceThreshold;
// Create BPHistory and pass it back to be recorded.
BPHistory *history = new BPHistory;
history->globalHistory = globalHistory;
history->localPredTaken = local_prediction;
history->globalPredTaken = global_prediction;
history->globalUsed = choice_prediction;
history->localHistory = local_predictor_idx;
bp_history = (void *)history;
assert(local_history_idx < localHistoryTableSize);
// Commented code is for doing speculative update of counters and
// all histories.
if (choice_prediction) {
if (global_prediction) {
updateGlobalHistTaken();
updateLocalHistTaken(local_history_idx);
return true;
} else {
updateGlobalHistNotTaken();
updateLocalHistNotTaken(local_history_idx);
return false;
}
} else {
if (local_prediction) {
updateGlobalHistTaken();
updateLocalHistTaken(local_history_idx);
return true;
} else {
updateGlobalHistNotTaken();
updateLocalHistNotTaken(local_history_idx);
return false;
}
}
}
void
TournamentBP::uncondBranch(void * &bp_history)
{
// Create BPHistory and pass it back to be recorded.
BPHistory *history = new BPHistory;
history->globalHistory = globalHistory;
history->localPredTaken = true;
history->globalPredTaken = true;
history->globalUsed = true;
history->localHistory = invalidPredictorIndex;
bp_history = static_cast<void *>(history);
updateGlobalHistTaken();
}
void
TournamentBP::update(Addr branch_addr, bool taken, void *bp_history,
bool squashed)
{
unsigned local_history_idx;
unsigned local_predictor_idx M5_VAR_USED;
unsigned local_predictor_hist;
// Get the local predictor's current prediction
local_history_idx = calcLocHistIdx(branch_addr);
local_predictor_hist = localHistoryTable[local_history_idx];
local_predictor_idx = local_predictor_hist & localPredictorMask;
if (bp_history) {
BPHistory *history = static_cast<BPHistory *>(bp_history);
// Update may also be called if the Branch target is incorrect even if
// the prediction is correct. In that case do not update the counters.
bool historyPred = false;
unsigned old_local_pred_index = history->localHistory &
localPredictorMask;
bool old_local_pred_valid = history->localHistory !=
invalidPredictorIndex;
assert(old_local_pred_index < localPredictorSize);
if (history->globalUsed) {
historyPred = history->globalPredTaken;
} else {
historyPred = history->localPredTaken;
}
if (historyPred != taken || !squashed) {
// Update the choice predictor to tell it which one was correct if
// there was a prediction.
if (history->localPredTaken != history->globalPredTaken) {
// If the local prediction matches the actual outcome,
// decerement the counter. Otherwise increment the
// counter.
unsigned choice_predictor_idx =
history->globalHistory & choiceHistoryMask;
if (history->localPredTaken == taken) {
choiceCtrs[choice_predictor_idx].decrement();
} else if (history->globalPredTaken == taken) {
choiceCtrs[choice_predictor_idx].increment();
}
}
// Update the counters and local history with the proper
// resolution of the branch. Global history is updated
// speculatively and restored upon squash() calls, so it does not
// need to be updated.
unsigned global_predictor_idx =
history->globalHistory & globalHistoryMask;
if (taken) {
globalCtrs[global_predictor_idx].increment();
if (old_local_pred_valid) {
localCtrs[old_local_pred_index].increment();
}
} else {
globalCtrs[global_predictor_idx].decrement();
if (old_local_pred_valid) {
localCtrs[old_local_pred_index].decrement();
}
}
}
if (squashed) {
if (taken) {
globalHistory = (history->globalHistory << 1) | 1;
globalHistory = globalHistory & historyRegisterMask;
if (old_local_pred_valid) {
localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] =
(history->localHistory << 1) | 1;
}
} else {
globalHistory = (history->globalHistory << 1);
globalHistory = globalHistory & historyRegisterMask;
if (old_local_pred_valid) {
localHistoryTable[local_history_idx] =
history->localHistory << 1;
}
}
}
// We're done with this history, now delete it.
delete history;
}
assert(local_history_idx < localHistoryTableSize);
}
void
TournamentBP::squash(void *bp_history)
{
BPHistory *history = static_cast<BPHistory *>(bp_history);
// Restore global history to state prior to this branch.
globalHistory = history->globalHistory;
// Delete this BPHistory now that we're done with it.
delete history;
}
#ifdef DEBUG
int
TournamentBP::BPHistory::newCount = 0;
#endif