MN_TBETable.cc

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#include <mem/ruby/structures/MN_TBETable.hh>
 
namespace gem5
{
 
namespace ruby
{
 
// Based on the current set of TBEs, choose a new "distributor"
// Can return null -> no distributor
MiscNode_TBE*
MN_TBETable::chooseNewDistributor()
{
    // Run over the current TBEs, gather information
    std::vector<MiscNode_TBE*> ready_sync_tbes;
    std::vector<MiscNode_TBE*> ready_nonsync_tbes;
    std::vector<MiscNode_TBE*> potential_sync_dependency_tbes;
    bool has_waiting_sync = false;
    int waiting_count = 0;
    for (auto& keyValuePair : m_map) {
        MiscNode_TBE& tbe = keyValuePair.second;
 
        switch (tbe.getstate()) {
            case MiscNode_State_DvmSync_Distributing:
            case MiscNode_State_DvmNonSync_Distributing:
                // If something is still distributing, just return it
                return &tbe;
            case MiscNode_State_DvmSync_ReadyToDist:
                ready_sync_tbes.push_back(&tbe);
                break;
            case MiscNode_State_DvmNonSync_ReadyToDist:
                ready_nonsync_tbes.push_back(&tbe);
                // Sync ops can potentially depend on not-executed NonSync ops
                potential_sync_dependency_tbes.push_back(&tbe);
                break;
            case MiscNode_State_DvmSync_Waiting:
                has_waiting_sync = true;
                waiting_count++;
                break;
            case MiscNode_State_DvmNonSync_Waiting:
                waiting_count++;
                // Sync ops can potentially depend on not-finished NonSync ops
                potential_sync_dependency_tbes.push_back(&tbe);
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
    }
 
    // At most ~4 pending snoops at the RN-F
    // => for safety we only allow 4 ops waiting + distributing at a time
    // => if 4 are waiting currently, don't start distributing another one
    assert(waiting_count <= 4);
    if (waiting_count == 4) {
        return nullptr;
    }
 
    // If there's a waiting Sync op, don't allow other Sync ops to start.
    if (has_waiting_sync) {
        ready_sync_tbes.clear();
    }
 
    // We need to handle NonSync -> Sync dependencies
    // If we send CompDBIDResp for a Non-Sync that hasn't started,
    // the RN-F can send a dependent Sync immediately afterwards.
    // The Non-Sync must receive all responses before the Sync starts.
    // => ignore Syncs which arrive after unfinished NonSyncs
    auto hasNonSyncDependency = [&](const MiscNode_TBE* sync_tbe) {
        for (const auto* potential_dep : potential_sync_dependency_tbes) {
            if (sync_tbe->gettimestamp() > potential_dep->gettimestamp() &&
                sync_tbe->getrequestor() == potential_dep->getrequestor()) {
                // A NonSync from the same machine arrived before us
                // => we have a dependency
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    };
    // Erase-remove idiom to remove elements at arbitrary indices
    // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erase%E2%80%93remove_idiom
    // This calls an O(n) function n times = O(n^2) worst case.
    // TODO this should be improved if n grows > 16
    ready_sync_tbes.erase(
        std::remove_if(ready_sync_tbes.begin(), ready_sync_tbes.end(),
                       hasNonSyncDependency),
        ready_sync_tbes.end()
    );
 
    // TODO shouldn't use age?
 
    // Extend ready_nonsync_tbes with the contents of ready_sync_tbes
    ready_nonsync_tbes.insert(ready_nonsync_tbes.end(),
                              ready_sync_tbes.begin(), ready_sync_tbes.end());
 
    // Check if no candidates
    if (ready_nonsync_tbes.empty())
        return nullptr;
 
    // Otherwise select the minimum timestamp = oldest element
    auto it = std::min_element(
        ready_nonsync_tbes.begin(), ready_nonsync_tbes.end(),
        [](const MiscNode_TBE* a, const MiscNode_TBE* b) {
            return a->gettimestamp() - b->gettimestamp();
        }
    );
    assert(it != ready_nonsync_tbes.end());
    return *it;
}
 
} // namespace ruby
 
} // namespace gem5