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44 
45 #ifndef __CPU_PRED_TOURNAMENT_PRED_HH__
46 #define __CPU_PRED_TOURNAMENT_PRED_HH__
47 
48 #include <vector>
49 
50 #include "base/types.hh"
51 #include "cpu/pred/bpred_unit.hh"
52 #include "cpu/pred/sat_counter.hh"
53 #include "params/TournamentBP.hh"
54 
63 class TournamentBP : public BPredUnit
64 {
65  public:
69  TournamentBP(const TournamentBPParams *params);
70 
79  bool lookup(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, void * &bp_history);
80 
87  void uncondBranch(ThreadID tid, Addr pc, void * &bp_history);
95  void btbUpdate(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, void * &bp_history);
105  void update(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, bool taken, void *bp_history,
106  bool squashed);
107 
113  void squash(ThreadID tid, void *bp_history);
114 
115  unsigned getGHR(ThreadID tid, void *bp_history) const;
116 
117  private:
123  inline bool getPrediction(uint8_t &count);
124 
129  inline unsigned calcLocHistIdx(Addr &branch_addr);
130 
132  inline void updateGlobalHistTaken(ThreadID tid);
133 
135  inline void updateGlobalHistNotTaken(ThreadID tid);
136 
142  inline void updateLocalHistTaken(unsigned local_history_idx);
143 
149  inline void updateLocalHistNotTaken(unsigned local_history_idx);
150 
157  struct BPHistory {
158 #ifdef DEBUG
159  BPHistory()
160  { newCount++; }
161  ~BPHistory()
162  { newCount--; }
163 
164  static int newCount;
165 #endif
166  unsigned globalHistory;
167  unsigned localHistoryIdx;
168  unsigned localHistory;
172  };
173 
175  static const int invalidPredictorIndex = -1;
178 
181 
184 
186  unsigned localCtrBits;
187 
190 
193 
196 
199 
202 
204  unsigned globalCtrBits;
205 
210 
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222 
226 
229 
232 
234  unsigned choiceCtrBits;
235 
239  unsigned localThreshold;
240  unsigned globalThreshold;
241  unsigned choiceThreshold;
242 };
243 
244 #endif // __CPU_PRED_TOURNAMENT_PRED_HH__
std::vector< SatCounter > localCtrs
Local counters.
Definition: tournament.hh:177
count
Definition: misc.hh:704
void uncondBranch(ThreadID tid, Addr pc, void *&bp_history)
Records that there was an unconditional branch, and modifies the bp history to point to an object tha...
Definition: tournament.cc:252
Implements a tournament branch predictor, hopefully identical to the one used in the 21264...
Definition: tournament.hh:63
void squash(ThreadID tid, void *bp_history)
Restores the global branch history on a squash.
Definition: tournament.cc:346
unsigned globalPredictorSize
Number of entries in the global predictor.
Definition: tournament.hh:201
bool getPrediction(uint8_t &count)
Returns if the branch should be taken or not, given a counter value.
const Params * params() const
Definition: sim_object.hh:111
unsigned localCtrBits
Number of bits of the local predictor's counters.
Definition: tournament.hh:186
void updateGlobalHistTaken(ThreadID tid)
Updates global history as taken.
Definition: tournament.cc:148
unsigned choicePredictorSize
Number of entries in the choice predictor.
Definition: tournament.hh:231
unsigned calcLocHistIdx(Addr &branch_addr)
Returns the local history index, given a branch address.
Definition: tournament.cc:140
unsigned localThreshold
Thresholds for the counter value; above the threshold is taken, equal to or below the threshold is no...
Definition: tournament.hh:239
void updateGlobalHistNotTaken(ThreadID tid)
Updates global history as not taken.
Definition: tournament.cc:156
unsigned globalHistoryMask
Mask to apply to globalHistory to access global history table.
Definition: tournament.hh:217
unsigned globalCtrBits
Number of bits of the global predictor's counters.
Definition: tournament.hh:204
unsigned globalHistoryBits
Number of bits for the global history.
Definition: tournament.hh:213
unsigned localHistoryTableSize
Number of entries in the local history table.
Definition: tournament.hh:192
unsigned choiceThreshold
Definition: tournament.hh:241
unsigned localPredictorSize
Number of counters in the local predictor.
Definition: tournament.hh:180
Defines global host-dependent types: Counter, Tick, and (indirectly) {int,uint}{8,16,32,64}_t.
uint64_t Addr
Address type This will probably be moved somewhere else in the near future.
Definition: types.hh:142
void btbUpdate(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, void *&bp_history)
Updates the branch predictor to Not Taken if a BTB entry is invalid or not found. ...
Definition: tournament.cc:180
unsigned globalThreshold
Definition: tournament.hh:240
unsigned historyRegisterMask
Mask to control how much history is stored.
Definition: tournament.hh:225
Basically a wrapper class to hold both the branch predictor and the BTB.
Definition: bpred_unit.hh:67
void updateLocalHistNotTaken(unsigned local_history_idx)
Updates local histories as not taken.
Definition: tournament.cc:172
int16_t ThreadID
Thread index/ID type.
Definition: types.hh:171
unsigned getGHR(ThreadID tid, void *bp_history) const
Definition: tournament.cc:369
std::vector< unsigned > localHistoryTable
Array of local history table entries.
Definition: tournament.hh:189
unsigned localPredictorMask
Mask to truncate values stored in the local history table.
Definition: tournament.hh:183
std::vector< SatCounter > choiceCtrs
Array of counters that make up the choice predictor.
Definition: tournament.hh:228
std::vector< unsigned > globalHistory
Global history register.
Definition: tournament.hh:209
The branch history information that is created upon predicting a branch.
Definition: tournament.hh:157
void update(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, bool taken, void *bp_history, bool squashed)
Updates the branch predictor with the actual result of a branch.
Definition: tournament.cc:268
bool lookup(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, void *&bp_history)
Looks up the given address in the branch predictor and returns a true/false value as to whether it is...
Definition: tournament.cc:191
static const int invalidPredictorIndex
Flag for invalid predictor index.
Definition: tournament.hh:175
IntReg pc
Definition: remote_gdb.hh:91
TournamentBP(const TournamentBPParams *params)
Default branch predictor constructor.
Definition: tournament.cc:48
std::vector< SatCounter > globalCtrs
Array of counters that make up the global predictor.
Definition: tournament.hh:198
unsigned choiceCtrBits
Number of bits in the choice predictor's counters.
Definition: tournament.hh:234
unsigned choiceHistoryMask
Mask to apply to globalHistory to access choice history table.
Definition: tournament.hh:221
unsigned localHistoryBits
Number of bits for each entry of the local history table.
Definition: tournament.hh:195
void updateLocalHistTaken(unsigned local_history_idx)
Updates local histories as taken.
Definition: tournament.cc:164

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