loop_predictor.hh

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#ifndef __CPU_PRED_LOOP_PREDICTOR_HH__
#define __CPU_PRED_LOOP_PREDICTOR_HH__

#include "base/statistics.hh"
#include "base/types.hh"
#include "sim/sim_object.hh"

struct LoopPredictorParams;

class LoopPredictor : public SimObject
{
  protected:
    const unsigned logSizeLoopPred;
    const unsigned loopTableAgeBits;
    const unsigned loopTableConfidenceBits;
    const unsigned loopTableTagBits;
    const unsigned loopTableIterBits;
    const unsigned logLoopTableAssoc;
    const uint8_t confidenceThreshold;
    const uint16_t loopTagMask;
    const uint16_t loopNumIterMask;
    const int loopSetMask;

    // Prediction Structures
    // Loop Predictor Entry
    struct LoopEntry
    {
        uint16_t numIter;
        uint16_t currentIter;
        uint16_t currentIterSpec; // only for useSpeculation
        uint8_t confidence;
        uint16_t tag;
        uint8_t age;
        bool dir; // only for useDirectionBit

        LoopEntry() : numIter(0), currentIter(0), currentIterSpec(0),
                      confidence(0), tag(0), age(0), dir(0) { }
    };

    LoopEntry *ltable;

    int8_t loopUseCounter;
    unsigned withLoopBits;

    const bool useDirectionBit;
    const bool useSpeculation;
    const bool useHashing;
    const bool restrictAllocation;
    const unsigned initialLoopIter;
    const unsigned initialLoopAge;
    const bool optionalAgeReset;

    // stats
    Stats::Scalar loopPredictorCorrect;
    Stats::Scalar loopPredictorWrong;

    static inline void unsignedCtrUpdate(uint8_t &ctr, bool up, unsigned nbits)
    {
        assert(nbits <= sizeof(uint8_t) << 3);
        if (up) {
            if (ctr < ((1 << nbits) - 1))
                ctr++;
        } else {
            if (ctr)
                ctr--;
        }
    }
    static inline void signedCtrUpdate(int8_t &ctr, bool up, unsigned nbits)
    {
        if (up) {
            if (ctr < ((1 << (nbits - 1)) - 1))
                ctr++;
        } else {
            if (ctr > -(1 << (nbits - 1)))
                ctr--;
        }
    }
  public:
    // Primary branch history entry
    struct BranchInfo
    {
        uint16_t loopTag;
        uint16_t currentIter;

        bool loopPred;
        bool loopPredValid;
        bool loopPredUsed;
        int  loopIndex;
        int  loopIndexB;  // only for useHashing
        int loopHit;
        bool predTaken;

        BranchInfo()
            : loopTag(0), currentIter(0),
              loopPred(false),
              loopPredValid(false), loopIndex(0), loopIndexB(0), loopHit(0),
              predTaken(false)
        {}
    };

    int lindex(Addr pc_in, unsigned instShiftAmt) const;

    int finallindex(int lindex, int lowPcBits, int way) const;

    bool getLoop(Addr pc, BranchInfo* bi, bool speculative,
                 unsigned instShiftAmt) const;

    void loopUpdate(Addr pc, bool Taken, BranchInfo* bi, bool tage_pred);

    void specLoopUpdate(bool taken, BranchInfo* bi);

    void condBranchUpdate(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_pc, bool taken,
        bool tage_pred, BranchInfo* bi, unsigned instShiftAmt);

    bool loopPredict(
        ThreadID tid, Addr branch_pc, bool cond_branch,
        BranchInfo* bi, bool prev_pred_taken, unsigned instShiftAmt);

    void updateStats(bool taken, BranchInfo* bi);

    void squashLoop(BranchInfo * bi);

    void squash(ThreadID tid, BranchInfo *bi);

    virtual bool calcConf(int index) const;

    virtual bool optionalAgeInc() const;

    virtual BranchInfo *makeBranchInfo();

    int8_t getLoopUseCounter() const
    {
        return loopUseCounter;
    }

    void init() override;

    void regStats() override;

    LoopPredictor(LoopPredictorParams *p);

    size_t getSizeInBits() const;
};
#endif//__CPU_PRED_LOOP_PREDICTOR_HH__