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/* @file
 * Implementation of a bi-mode branch predictor
 */
 
#ifndef __CPU_PRED_BI_MODE_PRED_HH__
#define __CPU_PRED_BI_MODE_PRED_HH__
 
#include "base/sat_counter.hh"
#include "cpu/pred/bpred_unit.hh"
#include "params/BiModeBP.hh"
 
namespace gem5
{
 
namespace branch_prediction
{
 
class BiModeBP : public BPredUnit
{
  public:
    BiModeBP(const BiModeBPParams &params);
    bool lookup(ThreadID tid, Addr pc, void * &bp_history) override;
    void updateHistories(ThreadID tid, Addr pc, bool uncond, bool taken,
                         Addr target,  void * &bp_history) override;
    void squash(ThreadID tid, void * &bp_history) override;
    void update(ThreadID tid, Addr pc, bool taken,
                void * &bp_history, bool squashed,
                const StaticInstPtr & inst, Addr target) override;
 
  private:
    void updateGlobalHistReg(ThreadID tid, bool taken);
    void uncondBranch(ThreadID tid, Addr pc, void * &bp_history);
 
    struct BPHistory
    {
        unsigned globalHistoryReg;
        // was the taken array's prediction used?
        // true: takenPred used
        // false: notPred used
        bool takenUsed;
        // prediction of the taken array
        // true: predict taken
        // false: predict not-taken
        bool takenPred;
        // prediction of the not-taken array
        // true: predict taken
        // false: predict not-taken
        bool notTakenPred;
        // the final taken/not-taken prediction
        // true: predict taken
        // false: predict not-taken
        bool finalPred;
    };
 
    std::vector<unsigned> globalHistoryReg;
    unsigned globalHistoryBits;
    unsigned historyRegisterMask;
 
    unsigned choicePredictorSize;
    unsigned choiceCtrBits;
    unsigned choiceHistoryMask;
    unsigned globalPredictorSize;
    unsigned globalCtrBits;
    unsigned globalHistoryMask;
 
    // choice predictors
    std::vector<SatCounter8> choiceCounters;
    // taken direction predictors
    std::vector<SatCounter8> takenCounters;
    // not-taken direction predictors
    std::vector<SatCounter8> notTakenCounters;
 
    unsigned choiceThreshold;
    unsigned takenThreshold;
    unsigned notTakenThreshold;
};
 
} // namespace branch_prediction
} // namespace gem5
 
#endif // __CPU_PRED_BI_MODE_PRED_HH__