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55 #include "mem/cache/cache.hh"
59 #include "base/compiler.hh"
60 #include "base/logging.hh"
61 #include "base/trace.hh"
62 #include "base/types.hh"
63 #include "debug/Cache.hh"
64 #include "debug/CacheTags.hh"
65 #include "debug/CacheVerbose.hh"
66 #include "enums/Clusivity.hh"
67 #include "mem/cache/blk.hh"
68 #include "mem/cache/mshr.hh"
69 #include "mem/cache/tags/base.hh"
70 #include "mem/cache/write_queue_entry.hh"
71 #include "mem/request.hh"
72 #include "params/Cache.hh"
74 Cache::Cache(const CacheParams
*p
)
75 : BaseCache(p
, p
->system
->cacheLineSize()),
81 Cache::satisfyRequest(PacketPtr pkt
, CacheBlk
*blk
,
82 bool deferred_response
, bool pending_downgrade
)
84 BaseCache::satisfyRequest(pkt
, blk
);
87 // determine if this read is from a (coherent) cache or not
88 if (pkt
->fromCache()) {
89 assert(pkt
->getSize() == blkSize
);
90 // special handling for coherent block requests from
92 if (pkt
->needsWritable()) {
94 assert(pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::ReadExReq
||
95 pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::SCUpgradeFailReq
);
96 assert(!pkt
->hasSharers());
98 // if we have a dirty copy, make sure the recipient
99 // keeps it marked dirty (in the modified state)
100 if (blk
->isDirty()) {
101 pkt
->setCacheResponding();
102 blk
->status
&= ~BlkDirty
;
104 } else if (blk
->isWritable() && !pending_downgrade
&&
105 !pkt
->hasSharers() &&
106 pkt
->cmd
!= MemCmd::ReadCleanReq
) {
107 // we can give the requester a writable copy on a read
109 // - we have a writable copy at this level (& below)
110 // - we don't have a pending snoop from below
111 // signaling another read request
112 // - no other cache above has a copy (otherwise it
113 // would have set hasSharers flag when
114 // snooping the packet)
115 // - the read has explicitly asked for a clean
117 if (blk
->isDirty()) {
118 // special considerations if we're owner:
119 if (!deferred_response
) {
120 // respond with the line in Modified state
121 // (cacheResponding set, hasSharers not set)
122 pkt
->setCacheResponding();
124 // if this cache is mostly inclusive, we
125 // keep the block in the Exclusive state,
126 // and pass it upwards as Modified
127 // (writable and dirty), hence we have
128 // multiple caches, all on the same path
129 // towards memory, all considering the
130 // same block writable, but only one
131 // considering it Modified
133 // we get away with multiple caches (on
134 // the same path to memory) considering
135 // the block writeable as we always enter
136 // the cache hierarchy through a cache,
137 // and first snoop upwards in all other
139 blk
->status
&= ~BlkDirty
;
141 // if we're responding after our own miss,
142 // there's a window where the recipient didn't
143 // know it was getting ownership and may not
144 // have responded to snoops correctly, so we
145 // have to respond with a shared line
146 pkt
->setHasSharers();
150 // otherwise only respond with a shared copy
151 pkt
->setHasSharers();
157 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
159 // Access path: requests coming in from the CPU side
161 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
164 Cache::access(PacketPtr pkt
, CacheBlk
*&blk
, Cycles
&lat
,
165 PacketList
&writebacks
)
168 if (pkt
->req
->isUncacheable()) {
169 assert(pkt
->isRequest());
171 chatty_assert(!(isReadOnly
&& pkt
->isWrite()),
172 "Should never see a write in a read-only cache %s\n",
175 DPRINTF(Cache
, "%s for %s\n", __func__
, pkt
->print());
177 // flush and invalidate any existing block
178 CacheBlk
*old_blk(tags
->findBlock(pkt
->getAddr(), pkt
->isSecure()));
179 if (old_blk
&& old_blk
->isValid()) {
180 evictBlock(old_blk
, writebacks
);
184 // lookupLatency is the latency in case the request is uncacheable.
189 return BaseCache::access(pkt
, blk
, lat
, writebacks
);
193 Cache::doWritebacks(PacketList
& writebacks
, Tick forward_time
)
195 while (!writebacks
.empty()) {
196 PacketPtr wbPkt
= writebacks
.front();
197 // We use forwardLatency here because we are copying writebacks to
200 // Call isCachedAbove for Writebacks, CleanEvicts and
201 // WriteCleans to discover if the block is cached above.
202 if (isCachedAbove(wbPkt
)) {
203 if (wbPkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::CleanEvict
) {
204 // Delete CleanEvict because cached copies exist above. The
205 // packet destructor will delete the request object because
206 // this is a non-snoop request packet which does not require a
209 } else if (wbPkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WritebackClean
) {
210 // clean writeback, do not send since the block is
211 // still cached above
212 assert(writebackClean
);
215 assert(wbPkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WritebackDirty
||
216 wbPkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WriteClean
);
217 // Set BLOCK_CACHED flag in Writeback and send below, so that
218 // the Writeback does not reset the bit corresponding to this
219 // address in the snoop filter below.
220 wbPkt
->setBlockCached();
221 allocateWriteBuffer(wbPkt
, forward_time
);
224 // If the block is not cached above, send packet below. Both
225 // CleanEvict and Writeback with BLOCK_CACHED flag cleared will
226 // reset the bit corresponding to this address in the snoop filter
228 allocateWriteBuffer(wbPkt
, forward_time
);
230 writebacks
.pop_front();
235 Cache::doWritebacksAtomic(PacketList
& writebacks
)
237 while (!writebacks
.empty()) {
238 PacketPtr wbPkt
= writebacks
.front();
239 // Call isCachedAbove for both Writebacks and CleanEvicts. If
240 // isCachedAbove returns true we set BLOCK_CACHED flag in Writebacks
241 // and discard CleanEvicts.
242 if (isCachedAbove(wbPkt
, false)) {
243 if (wbPkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WritebackDirty
||
244 wbPkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WriteClean
) {
245 // Set BLOCK_CACHED flag in Writeback and send below,
246 // so that the Writeback does not reset the bit
247 // corresponding to this address in the snoop filter
248 // below. We can discard CleanEvicts because cached
249 // copies exist above. Atomic mode isCachedAbove
250 // modifies packet to set BLOCK_CACHED flag
251 memSidePort
.sendAtomic(wbPkt
);
254 // If the block is not cached above, send packet below. Both
255 // CleanEvict and Writeback with BLOCK_CACHED flag cleared will
256 // reset the bit corresponding to this address in the snoop filter
258 memSidePort
.sendAtomic(wbPkt
);
260 writebacks
.pop_front();
261 // In case of CleanEvicts, the packet destructor will delete the
262 // request object because this is a non-snoop request packet which
263 // does not require a response.
270 Cache::recvTimingSnoopResp(PacketPtr pkt
)
272 DPRINTF(Cache
, "%s for %s\n", __func__
, pkt
->print());
274 // determine if the response is from a snoop request we created
275 // (in which case it should be in the outstandingSnoop), or if we
276 // merely forwarded someone else's snoop request
277 const bool forwardAsSnoop
= outstandingSnoop
.find(pkt
->req
) ==
278 outstandingSnoop
.end();
280 if (!forwardAsSnoop
) {
281 // the packet came from this cache, so sink it here and do not
283 assert(pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::HardPFResp
);
285 outstandingSnoop
.erase(pkt
->req
);
287 DPRINTF(Cache
, "Got prefetch response from above for addr "
288 "%#llx (%s)\n", pkt
->getAddr(), pkt
->isSecure() ? "s" : "ns");
293 // forwardLatency is set here because there is a response from an
294 // upper level cache.
295 // To pay the delay that occurs if the packet comes from the bus,
296 // we charge also headerDelay.
297 Tick snoop_resp_time
= clockEdge(forwardLatency
) + pkt
->headerDelay
;
298 // Reset the timing of the packet.
299 pkt
->headerDelay
= pkt
->payloadDelay
= 0;
300 memSidePort
.schedTimingSnoopResp(pkt
, snoop_resp_time
);
304 Cache::promoteWholeLineWrites(PacketPtr pkt
)
306 // Cache line clearing instructions
307 if (doFastWrites
&& (pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WriteReq
) &&
308 (pkt
->getSize() == blkSize
) && (pkt
->getOffset(blkSize
) == 0)) {
309 pkt
->cmd
= MemCmd::WriteLineReq
;
310 DPRINTF(Cache
, "packet promoted from Write to WriteLineReq\n");
315 Cache::handleTimingReqHit(PacketPtr pkt
, CacheBlk
*blk
, Tick request_time
)
317 // should never be satisfying an uncacheable access as we
318 // flush and invalidate any existing block as part of the
320 assert(!pkt
->req
->isUncacheable());
322 BaseCache::handleTimingReqHit(pkt
, blk
, request_time
);
326 Cache::handleTimingReqMiss(PacketPtr pkt
, CacheBlk
*blk
, Tick forward_time
,
329 if (pkt
->req
->isUncacheable()) {
330 // ignore any existing MSHR if we are dealing with an
331 // uncacheable request
333 // should have flushed and have no valid block
334 assert(!blk
|| !blk
->isValid());
336 mshr_uncacheable
[pkt
->cmdToIndex()][pkt
->req
->masterId()]++;
338 if (pkt
->isWrite()) {
339 allocateWriteBuffer(pkt
, forward_time
);
341 assert(pkt
->isRead());
343 // uncacheable accesses always allocate a new MSHR
345 // Here we are using forward_time, modelling the latency of
346 // a miss (outbound) just as forwardLatency, neglecting the
347 // lookupLatency component.
348 allocateMissBuffer(pkt
, forward_time
);
354 Addr blk_addr
= pkt
->getBlockAddr(blkSize
);
356 MSHR
*mshr
= mshrQueue
.findMatch(blk_addr
, pkt
->isSecure());
358 // Software prefetch handling:
359 // To keep the core from waiting on data it won't look at
360 // anyway, send back a response with dummy data. Miss handling
361 // will continue asynchronously. Unfortunately, the core will
362 // insist upon freeing original Packet/Request, so we have to
363 // create a new pair with a different lifecycle. Note that this
364 // processing happens before any MSHR munging on the behalf of
365 // this request because this new Request will be the one stored
366 // into the MSHRs, not the original.
367 if (pkt
->cmd
.isSWPrefetch()) {
368 assert(pkt
->needsResponse());
369 assert(pkt
->req
->hasPaddr());
370 assert(!pkt
->req
->isUncacheable());
372 // There's no reason to add a prefetch as an additional target
373 // to an existing MSHR. If an outstanding request is already
374 // in progress, there is nothing for the prefetch to do.
375 // If this is the case, we don't even create a request at all.
376 PacketPtr pf
= nullptr;
379 // copy the request and create a new SoftPFReq packet
380 RequestPtr req
= std::make_shared
<Request
>(pkt
->req
->getPaddr(),
382 pkt
->req
->getFlags(),
383 pkt
->req
->masterId());
384 pf
= new Packet(req
, pkt
->cmd
);
386 assert(pf
->getAddr() == pkt
->getAddr());
387 assert(pf
->getSize() == pkt
->getSize());
390 pkt
->makeTimingResponse();
392 // request_time is used here, taking into account lat and the delay
393 // charged if the packet comes from the xbar.
394 cpuSidePort
.schedTimingResp(pkt
, request_time
, true);
396 // If an outstanding request is in progress (we found an
397 // MSHR) this is set to null
401 BaseCache::handleTimingReqMiss(pkt
, mshr
, blk
, forward_time
, request_time
);
405 Cache::recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt
)
407 DPRINTF(CacheTags
, "%s tags:\n%s\n", __func__
, tags
->print());
409 promoteWholeLineWrites(pkt
);
411 if (pkt
->cacheResponding()) {
412 // a cache above us (but not where the packet came from) is
413 // responding to the request, in other words it has the line
414 // in Modified or Owned state
415 DPRINTF(Cache
, "Cache above responding to %s: not responding\n",
418 // if the packet needs the block to be writable, and the cache
419 // that has promised to respond (setting the cache responding
420 // flag) is not providing writable (it is in Owned rather than
421 // the Modified state), we know that there may be other Shared
422 // copies in the system; go out and invalidate them all
423 assert(pkt
->needsWritable() && !pkt
->responderHadWritable());
425 // an upstream cache that had the line in Owned state
426 // (dirty, but not writable), is responding and thus
427 // transferring the dirty line from one branch of the
428 // cache hierarchy to another
430 // send out an express snoop and invalidate all other
431 // copies (snooping a packet that needs writable is the
432 // same as an invalidation), thus turning the Owned line
433 // into a Modified line, note that we don't invalidate the
434 // block in the current cache or any other cache on the
437 // create a downstream express snoop with cleared packet
438 // flags, there is no need to allocate any data as the
439 // packet is merely used to co-ordinate state transitions
440 Packet
*snoop_pkt
= new Packet(pkt
, true, false);
442 // also reset the bus time that the original packet has
444 snoop_pkt
->headerDelay
= snoop_pkt
->payloadDelay
= 0;
446 // make this an instantaneous express snoop, and let the
447 // other caches in the system know that the another cache
448 // is responding, because we have found the authorative
449 // copy (Modified or Owned) that will supply the right
451 snoop_pkt
->setExpressSnoop();
452 snoop_pkt
->setCacheResponding();
454 // this express snoop travels towards the memory, and at
455 // every crossbar it is snooped upwards thus reaching
456 // every cache in the system
457 bool M5_VAR_USED success
= memSidePort
.sendTimingReq(snoop_pkt
);
458 // express snoops always succeed
461 // main memory will delete the snoop packet
463 // queue for deletion, as opposed to immediate deletion, as
464 // the sending cache is still relying on the packet
465 pendingDelete
.reset(pkt
);
467 // no need to take any further action in this particular cache
468 // as an upstram cache has already committed to responding,
469 // and we have already sent out any express snoops in the
470 // section above to ensure all other copies in the system are
475 BaseCache::recvTimingReq(pkt
);
479 Cache::createMissPacket(PacketPtr cpu_pkt
, CacheBlk
*blk
,
480 bool needsWritable
) const
482 // should never see evictions here
483 assert(!cpu_pkt
->isEviction());
485 bool blkValid
= blk
&& blk
->isValid();
487 if (cpu_pkt
->req
->isUncacheable() ||
488 (!blkValid
&& cpu_pkt
->isUpgrade()) ||
489 cpu_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::InvalidateReq
|| cpu_pkt
->isClean()) {
490 // uncacheable requests and upgrades from upper-level caches
491 // that missed completely just go through as is
495 assert(cpu_pkt
->needsResponse());
498 // @TODO make useUpgrades a parameter.
499 // Note that ownership protocols require upgrade, otherwise a
500 // write miss on a shared owned block will generate a ReadExcl,
501 // which will clobber the owned copy.
502 const bool useUpgrades
= true;
503 if (cpu_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WriteLineReq
) {
504 assert(!blkValid
|| !blk
->isWritable());
505 // forward as invalidate to all other caches, this gives us
506 // the line in Exclusive state, and invalidates all other
508 cmd
= MemCmd::InvalidateReq
;
509 } else if (blkValid
&& useUpgrades
) {
510 // only reason to be here is that blk is read only and we need
512 assert(needsWritable
);
513 assert(!blk
->isWritable());
514 cmd
= cpu_pkt
->isLLSC() ? MemCmd::SCUpgradeReq
: MemCmd::UpgradeReq
;
515 } else if (cpu_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::SCUpgradeFailReq
||
516 cpu_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::StoreCondFailReq
) {
517 // Even though this SC will fail, we still need to send out the
518 // request and get the data to supply it to other snoopers in the case
519 // where the determination the StoreCond fails is delayed due to
520 // all caches not being on the same local bus.
521 cmd
= MemCmd::SCUpgradeFailReq
;
525 // If the request does not need a writable there are two cases
526 // where we need to ensure the response will not fetch the
527 // block in dirty state:
528 // * this cache is read only and it does not perform
530 // * this cache is mostly exclusive and will not fill (since
531 // it does not fill it will have to writeback the dirty data
532 // immediately which generates uneccesary writebacks).
533 bool force_clean_rsp
= isReadOnly
|| clusivity
== Enums::mostly_excl
;
534 cmd
= needsWritable
? MemCmd::ReadExReq
:
535 (force_clean_rsp
? MemCmd::ReadCleanReq
: MemCmd::ReadSharedReq
);
537 PacketPtr pkt
= new Packet(cpu_pkt
->req
, cmd
, blkSize
);
539 // if there are upstream caches that have already marked the
540 // packet as having sharers (not passing writable), pass that info
542 if (cpu_pkt
->hasSharers() && !needsWritable
) {
543 // note that cpu_pkt may have spent a considerable time in the
544 // MSHR queue and that the information could possibly be out
545 // of date, however, there is no harm in conservatively
546 // assuming the block has sharers
547 pkt
->setHasSharers();
548 DPRINTF(Cache
, "%s: passing hasSharers from %s to %s\n",
549 __func__
, cpu_pkt
->print(), pkt
->print());
552 // the packet should be block aligned
553 assert(pkt
->getAddr() == pkt
->getBlockAddr(blkSize
));
556 DPRINTF(Cache
, "%s: created %s from %s\n", __func__
, pkt
->print(),
563 Cache::handleAtomicReqMiss(PacketPtr pkt
, CacheBlk
*blk
,
564 PacketList
&writebacks
)
566 // deal with the packets that go through the write path of
567 // the cache, i.e. any evictions and writes
568 if (pkt
->isEviction() || pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WriteClean
||
569 (pkt
->req
->isUncacheable() && pkt
->isWrite())) {
570 Cycles latency
= ticksToCycles(memSidePort
.sendAtomic(pkt
));
572 // at this point, if the request was an uncacheable write
573 // request, it has been satisfied by a memory below and the
574 // packet carries the response back
575 assert(!(pkt
->req
->isUncacheable() && pkt
->isWrite()) ||
583 PacketPtr bus_pkt
= createMissPacket(pkt
, blk
, pkt
->needsWritable());
585 bool is_forward
= (bus_pkt
== nullptr);
588 // just forwarding the same request to the next level
589 // no local cache operation involved
593 DPRINTF(Cache
, "%s: Sending an atomic %s\n", __func__
,
597 CacheBlk::State old_state
= blk
? blk
->status
: 0;
600 Cycles latency
= ticksToCycles(memSidePort
.sendAtomic(bus_pkt
));
602 bool is_invalidate
= bus_pkt
->isInvalidate();
604 // We are now dealing with the response handling
605 DPRINTF(Cache
, "%s: Receive response: %s in state %i\n", __func__
,
606 bus_pkt
->print(), old_state
);
608 // If packet was a forward, the response (if any) is already
609 // in place in the bus_pkt == pkt structure, so we don't need
610 // to do anything. Otherwise, use the separate bus_pkt to
611 // generate response to pkt and then delete it.
613 if (pkt
->needsResponse()) {
614 assert(bus_pkt
->isResponse());
615 if (bus_pkt
->isError()) {
616 pkt
->makeAtomicResponse();
617 pkt
->copyError(bus_pkt
);
618 } else if (pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WriteLineReq
) {
619 // note the use of pkt, not bus_pkt here.
621 // write-line request to the cache that promoted
622 // the write to a whole line
623 blk
= handleFill(pkt
, blk
, writebacks
,
624 allocOnFill(pkt
->cmd
));
626 is_invalidate
= false;
627 satisfyRequest(pkt
, blk
);
628 } else if (bus_pkt
->isRead() ||
629 bus_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::UpgradeResp
) {
630 // we're updating cache state to allow us to
631 // satisfy the upstream request from the cache
632 blk
= handleFill(bus_pkt
, blk
, writebacks
,
633 allocOnFill(pkt
->cmd
));
634 satisfyRequest(pkt
, blk
);
635 maintainClusivity(pkt
->fromCache(), blk
);
637 // we're satisfying the upstream request without
638 // modifying cache state, e.g., a write-through
639 pkt
->makeAtomicResponse();
645 if (is_invalidate
&& blk
&& blk
->isValid()) {
646 invalidateBlock(blk
);
653 Cache::recvAtomic(PacketPtr pkt
)
655 promoteWholeLineWrites(pkt
);
657 return BaseCache::recvAtomic(pkt
);
661 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
663 // Response handling: responses from the memory side
665 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
669 Cache::serviceMSHRTargets(MSHR
*mshr
, const PacketPtr pkt
, CacheBlk
*blk
,
670 PacketList
&writebacks
)
672 MSHR::Target
*initial_tgt
= mshr
->getTarget();
673 // First offset for critical word first calculations
674 const int initial_offset
= initial_tgt
->pkt
->getOffset(blkSize
);
676 const bool is_error
= pkt
->isError();
677 bool is_fill
= !mshr
->isForward
&&
678 (pkt
->isRead() || pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::UpgradeResp
);
679 // allow invalidation responses originating from write-line
680 // requests to be discarded
681 bool is_invalidate
= pkt
->isInvalidate();
683 MSHR::TargetList targets
= mshr
->extractServiceableTargets(pkt
);
684 for (auto &target
: targets
) {
685 Packet
*tgt_pkt
= target
.pkt
;
686 switch (target
.source
) {
687 case MSHR::Target::FromCPU
:
688 Tick completion_time
;
689 // Here we charge on completion_time the delay of the xbar if the
690 // packet comes from it, charged on headerDelay.
691 completion_time
= pkt
->headerDelay
;
693 // Software prefetch handling for cache closest to core
694 if (tgt_pkt
->cmd
.isSWPrefetch()) {
695 // a software prefetch would have already been ack'd
696 // immediately with dummy data so the core would be able to
697 // retire it. This request completes right here, so we
700 break; // skip response
703 // unlike the other packet flows, where data is found in other
704 // caches or memory and brought back, write-line requests always
705 // have the data right away, so the above check for "is fill?"
706 // cannot actually be determined until examining the stored MSHR
707 // state. We "catch up" with that logic here, which is duplicated
709 if (tgt_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WriteLineReq
) {
711 // we got the block in a writable state, so promote
712 // any deferred targets if possible
713 mshr
->promoteWritable();
714 // NB: we use the original packet here and not the response!
715 blk
= handleFill(tgt_pkt
, blk
, writebacks
,
716 targets
.allocOnFill
);
719 // treat as a fill, and discard the invalidation
722 is_invalidate
= false;
726 satisfyRequest(tgt_pkt
, blk
, true, mshr
->hasPostDowngrade());
728 // How many bytes past the first request is this one
729 int transfer_offset
=
730 tgt_pkt
->getOffset(blkSize
) - initial_offset
;
731 if (transfer_offset
< 0) {
732 transfer_offset
+= blkSize
;
735 // If not critical word (offset) return payloadDelay.
736 // responseLatency is the latency of the return path
737 // from lower level caches/memory to an upper level cache or
739 completion_time
+= clockEdge(responseLatency
) +
740 (transfer_offset
? pkt
->payloadDelay
: 0);
742 assert(!tgt_pkt
->req
->isUncacheable());
744 assert(tgt_pkt
->req
->masterId() < system
->maxMasters());
745 missLatency
[tgt_pkt
->cmdToIndex()][tgt_pkt
->req
->masterId()] +=
746 completion_time
- target
.recvTime
;
747 } else if (pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::UpgradeFailResp
) {
748 // failed StoreCond upgrade
749 assert(tgt_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::StoreCondReq
||
750 tgt_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::StoreCondFailReq
||
751 tgt_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::SCUpgradeFailReq
);
752 // responseLatency is the latency of the return path
753 // from lower level caches/memory to an upper level cache or
755 completion_time
+= clockEdge(responseLatency
) +
757 tgt_pkt
->req
->setExtraData(0);
759 // We are about to send a response to a cache above
760 // that asked for an invalidation; we need to
761 // invalidate our copy immediately as the most
762 // up-to-date copy of the block will now be in the
763 // cache above. It will also prevent this cache from
764 // responding (if the block was previously dirty) to
765 // snoops as they should snoop the caches above where
766 // they will get the response from.
767 if (is_invalidate
&& blk
&& blk
->isValid()) {
768 invalidateBlock(blk
);
770 // not a cache fill, just forwarding response
771 // responseLatency is the latency of the return path
772 // from lower level cahces/memory to the core.
773 completion_time
+= clockEdge(responseLatency
) +
775 if (pkt
->isRead() && !is_error
) {
777 assert(pkt
->getAddr() == tgt_pkt
->getAddr());
778 assert(pkt
->getSize() >= tgt_pkt
->getSize());
780 tgt_pkt
->setData(pkt
->getConstPtr
<uint8_t>());
783 tgt_pkt
->makeTimingResponse();
784 // if this packet is an error copy that to the new packet
786 tgt_pkt
->copyError(pkt
);
787 if (tgt_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::ReadResp
&&
788 (is_invalidate
|| mshr
->hasPostInvalidate())) {
789 // If intermediate cache got ReadRespWithInvalidate,
790 // propagate that. Response should not have
791 // isInvalidate() set otherwise.
792 tgt_pkt
->cmd
= MemCmd::ReadRespWithInvalidate
;
793 DPRINTF(Cache
, "%s: updated cmd to %s\n", __func__
,
796 // Reset the bus additional time as it is now accounted for
797 tgt_pkt
->headerDelay
= tgt_pkt
->payloadDelay
= 0;
798 cpuSidePort
.schedTimingResp(tgt_pkt
, completion_time
, true);
801 case MSHR::Target::FromPrefetcher
:
802 assert(tgt_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::HardPFReq
);
804 blk
->status
|= BlkHWPrefetched
;
808 case MSHR::Target::FromSnoop
:
809 // I don't believe that a snoop can be in an error state
811 // response to snoop request
812 DPRINTF(Cache
, "processing deferred snoop...\n");
813 // If the response is invalidating, a snooping target can
814 // be satisfied if it is also invalidating. If the reponse is, not
815 // only invalidating, but more specifically an InvalidateResp and
816 // the MSHR was created due to an InvalidateReq then a cache above
817 // is waiting to satisfy a WriteLineReq. In this case even an
818 // non-invalidating snoop is added as a target here since this is
819 // the ordering point. When the InvalidateResp reaches this cache,
820 // the snooping target will snoop further the cache above with the
822 assert(!is_invalidate
|| pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::InvalidateResp
||
823 pkt
->req
->isCacheMaintenance() ||
824 mshr
->hasPostInvalidate());
825 handleSnoop(tgt_pkt
, blk
, true, true, mshr
->hasPostInvalidate());
829 panic("Illegal target->source enum %d\n", target
.source
);
833 maintainClusivity(targets
.hasFromCache
, blk
);
835 if (blk
&& blk
->isValid()) {
836 // an invalidate response stemming from a write line request
837 // should not invalidate the block, so check if the
838 // invalidation should be discarded
839 if (is_invalidate
|| mshr
->hasPostInvalidate()) {
840 invalidateBlock(blk
);
841 } else if (mshr
->hasPostDowngrade()) {
842 blk
->status
&= ~BlkWritable
;
848 Cache::evictBlock(CacheBlk
*blk
)
850 PacketPtr pkt
= (blk
->isDirty() || writebackClean
) ?
851 writebackBlk(blk
) : cleanEvictBlk(blk
);
853 invalidateBlock(blk
);
859 Cache::evictBlock(CacheBlk
*blk
, PacketList
&writebacks
)
861 PacketPtr pkt
= evictBlock(blk
);
863 writebacks
.push_back(pkt
);
868 Cache::cleanEvictBlk(CacheBlk
*blk
)
870 assert(!writebackClean
);
871 assert(blk
&& blk
->isValid() && !blk
->isDirty());
873 // Creating a zero sized write, a message to the snoop filter
874 RequestPtr req
= std::make_shared
<Request
>(
875 regenerateBlkAddr(blk
), blkSize
, 0, Request::wbMasterId
);
878 req
->setFlags(Request::SECURE
);
880 req
->taskId(blk
->task_id
);
882 PacketPtr pkt
= new Packet(req
, MemCmd::CleanEvict
);
884 DPRINTF(Cache
, "Create CleanEvict %s\n", pkt
->print());
889 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
891 // Snoop path: requests coming in from the memory side
893 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
896 Cache::doTimingSupplyResponse(PacketPtr req_pkt
, const uint8_t *blk_data
,
897 bool already_copied
, bool pending_inval
)
900 assert(req_pkt
->isRequest());
901 assert(req_pkt
->needsResponse());
903 DPRINTF(Cache
, "%s: for %s\n", __func__
, req_pkt
->print());
904 // timing-mode snoop responses require a new packet, unless we
905 // already made a copy...
906 PacketPtr pkt
= req_pkt
;
908 // do not clear flags, and allocate space for data if the
909 // packet needs it (the only packets that carry data are read
911 pkt
= new Packet(req_pkt
, false, req_pkt
->isRead());
913 assert(req_pkt
->req
->isUncacheable() || req_pkt
->isInvalidate() ||
915 pkt
->makeTimingResponse();
917 pkt
->setDataFromBlock(blk_data
, blkSize
);
919 if (pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::ReadResp
&& pending_inval
) {
920 // Assume we defer a response to a read from a far-away cache
921 // A, then later defer a ReadExcl from a cache B on the same
922 // bus as us. We'll assert cacheResponding in both cases, but
923 // in the latter case cacheResponding will keep the
924 // invalidation from reaching cache A. This special response
925 // tells cache A that it gets the block to satisfy its read,
926 // but must immediately invalidate it.
927 pkt
->cmd
= MemCmd::ReadRespWithInvalidate
;
929 // Here we consider forward_time, paying for just forward latency and
930 // also charging the delay provided by the xbar.
931 // forward_time is used as send_time in next allocateWriteBuffer().
932 Tick forward_time
= clockEdge(forwardLatency
) + pkt
->headerDelay
;
933 // Here we reset the timing of the packet.
934 pkt
->headerDelay
= pkt
->payloadDelay
= 0;
935 DPRINTF(CacheVerbose
, "%s: created response: %s tick: %lu\n", __func__
,
936 pkt
->print(), forward_time
);
937 memSidePort
.schedTimingSnoopResp(pkt
, forward_time
, true);
941 Cache::handleSnoop(PacketPtr pkt
, CacheBlk
*blk
, bool is_timing
,
942 bool is_deferred
, bool pending_inval
)
944 DPRINTF(CacheVerbose
, "%s: for %s\n", __func__
, pkt
->print());
945 // deferred snoops can only happen in timing mode
946 assert(!(is_deferred
&& !is_timing
));
947 // pending_inval only makes sense on deferred snoops
948 assert(!(pending_inval
&& !is_deferred
));
949 assert(pkt
->isRequest());
951 // the packet may get modified if we or a forwarded snooper
952 // responds in atomic mode, so remember a few things about the
953 // original packet up front
954 bool invalidate
= pkt
->isInvalidate();
955 bool M5_VAR_USED needs_writable
= pkt
->needsWritable();
957 // at the moment we could get an uncacheable write which does not
958 // have the invalidate flag, and we need a suitable way of dealing
960 panic_if(invalidate
&& pkt
->req
->isUncacheable(),
961 "%s got an invalidating uncacheable snoop request %s",
962 name(), pkt
->print());
964 uint32_t snoop_delay
= 0;
967 // first propagate snoop upward to see if anyone above us wants to
968 // handle it. save & restore packet src since it will get
969 // rewritten to be relative to cpu-side bus (if any)
970 bool alreadyResponded
= pkt
->cacheResponding();
972 // copy the packet so that we can clear any flags before
973 // forwarding it upwards, we also allocate data (passing
974 // the pointer along in case of static data), in case
975 // there is a snoop hit in upper levels
976 Packet
snoopPkt(pkt
, true, true);
977 snoopPkt
.setExpressSnoop();
978 // the snoop packet does not need to wait any additional
980 snoopPkt
.headerDelay
= snoopPkt
.payloadDelay
= 0;
981 cpuSidePort
.sendTimingSnoopReq(&snoopPkt
);
983 // add the header delay (including crossbar and snoop
984 // delays) of the upward snoop to the snoop delay for this
986 snoop_delay
+= snoopPkt
.headerDelay
;
988 if (snoopPkt
.cacheResponding()) {
989 // cache-to-cache response from some upper cache
990 assert(!alreadyResponded
);
991 pkt
->setCacheResponding();
993 // upstream cache has the block, or has an outstanding
994 // MSHR, pass the flag on
995 if (snoopPkt
.hasSharers()) {
996 pkt
->setHasSharers();
998 // If this request is a prefetch or clean evict and an upper level
999 // signals block present, make sure to propagate the block
1000 // presence to the requester.
1001 if (snoopPkt
.isBlockCached()) {
1002 pkt
->setBlockCached();
1004 // If the request was satisfied by snooping the cache
1005 // above, mark the original packet as satisfied too.
1006 if (snoopPkt
.satisfied()) {
1007 pkt
->setSatisfied();
1010 cpuSidePort
.sendAtomicSnoop(pkt
);
1011 if (!alreadyResponded
&& pkt
->cacheResponding()) {
1012 // cache-to-cache response from some upper cache:
1013 // forward response to original requester
1014 assert(pkt
->isResponse());
1019 bool respond
= false;
1020 bool blk_valid
= blk
&& blk
->isValid();
1021 if (pkt
->isClean()) {
1022 if (blk_valid
&& blk
->isDirty()) {
1023 DPRINTF(CacheVerbose
, "%s: packet (snoop) %s found block: %s\n",
1024 __func__
, pkt
->print(), blk
->print());
1025 PacketPtr wb_pkt
= writecleanBlk(blk
, pkt
->req
->getDest(), pkt
->id
);
1026 PacketList writebacks
;
1027 writebacks
.push_back(wb_pkt
);
1030 // anything that is merely forwarded pays for the forward
1031 // latency and the delay provided by the crossbar
1032 Tick forward_time
= clockEdge(forwardLatency
) +
1034 doWritebacks(writebacks
, forward_time
);
1036 doWritebacksAtomic(writebacks
);
1038 pkt
->setSatisfied();
1040 } else if (!blk_valid
) {
1041 DPRINTF(CacheVerbose
, "%s: snoop miss for %s\n", __func__
,
1044 // we no longer have the block, and will not respond, but a
1045 // packet was allocated in MSHR::handleSnoop and we have
1047 assert(pkt
->needsResponse());
1049 // we have passed the block to a cache upstream, that
1050 // cache should be responding
1051 assert(pkt
->cacheResponding());
1057 DPRINTF(Cache
, "%s: snoop hit for %s, old state is %s\n", __func__
,
1058 pkt
->print(), blk
->print());
1060 // We may end up modifying both the block state and the packet (if
1061 // we respond in atomic mode), so just figure out what to do now
1062 // and then do it later. We respond to all snoops that need
1063 // responses provided we have the block in dirty state. The
1064 // invalidation itself is taken care of below. We don't respond to
1065 // cache maintenance operations as this is done by the destination
1067 respond
= blk
->isDirty() && pkt
->needsResponse();
1069 chatty_assert(!(isReadOnly
&& blk
->isDirty()), "Should never have "
1070 "a dirty block in a read-only cache %s\n", name());
1073 // Invalidate any prefetch's from below that would strip write permissions
1074 // MemCmd::HardPFReq is only observed by upstream caches. After missing
1075 // above and in it's own cache, a new MemCmd::ReadReq is created that
1076 // downstream caches observe.
1077 if (pkt
->mustCheckAbove()) {
1078 DPRINTF(Cache
, "Found addr %#llx in upper level cache for snoop %s "
1079 "from lower cache\n", pkt
->getAddr(), pkt
->print());
1080 pkt
->setBlockCached();
1084 if (pkt
->isRead() && !invalidate
) {
1085 // reading without requiring the line in a writable state
1086 assert(!needs_writable
);
1087 pkt
->setHasSharers();
1089 // if the requesting packet is uncacheable, retain the line in
1090 // the current state, otherwhise unset the writable flag,
1091 // which means we go from Modified to Owned (and will respond
1092 // below), remain in Owned (and will respond below), from
1093 // Exclusive to Shared, or remain in Shared
1094 if (!pkt
->req
->isUncacheable())
1095 blk
->status
&= ~BlkWritable
;
1096 DPRINTF(Cache
, "new state is %s\n", blk
->print());
1100 // prevent anyone else from responding, cache as well as
1101 // memory, and also prevent any memory from even seeing the
1103 pkt
->setCacheResponding();
1104 if (!pkt
->isClean() && blk
->isWritable()) {
1105 // inform the cache hierarchy that this cache had the line
1106 // in the Modified state so that we avoid unnecessary
1107 // invalidations (see Packet::setResponderHadWritable)
1108 pkt
->setResponderHadWritable();
1110 // in the case of an uncacheable request there is no point
1111 // in setting the responderHadWritable flag, but since the
1112 // recipient does not care there is no harm in doing so
1114 // if the packet has needsWritable set we invalidate our
1115 // copy below and all other copies will be invalidates
1116 // through express snoops, and if needsWritable is not set
1117 // we already called setHasSharers above
1120 // if we are returning a writable and dirty (Modified) line,
1121 // we should be invalidating the line
1122 panic_if(!invalidate
&& !pkt
->hasSharers(),
1123 "%s is passing a Modified line through %s, "
1124 "but keeping the block", name(), pkt
->print());
1127 doTimingSupplyResponse(pkt
, blk
->data
, is_deferred
, pending_inval
);
1129 pkt
->makeAtomicResponse();
1130 // packets such as upgrades do not actually have any data
1133 pkt
->setDataFromBlock(blk
->data
, blkSize
);
1137 if (!respond
&& is_deferred
) {
1138 assert(pkt
->needsResponse());
1142 // Do this last in case it deallocates block data or something
1144 if (blk_valid
&& invalidate
) {
1145 invalidateBlock(blk
);
1146 DPRINTF(Cache
, "new state is %s\n", blk
->print());
1154 Cache::recvTimingSnoopReq(PacketPtr pkt
)
1156 DPRINTF(CacheVerbose
, "%s: for %s\n", __func__
, pkt
->print());
1158 // no need to snoop requests that are not in range
1159 if (!inRange(pkt
->getAddr())) {
1163 bool is_secure
= pkt
->isSecure();
1164 CacheBlk
*blk
= tags
->findBlock(pkt
->getAddr(), is_secure
);
1166 Addr blk_addr
= pkt
->getBlockAddr(blkSize
);
1167 MSHR
*mshr
= mshrQueue
.findMatch(blk_addr
, is_secure
);
1169 // Update the latency cost of the snoop so that the crossbar can
1170 // account for it. Do not overwrite what other neighbouring caches
1171 // have already done, rather take the maximum. The update is
1172 // tentative, for cases where we return before an upward snoop
1174 pkt
->snoopDelay
= std::max
<uint32_t>(pkt
->snoopDelay
,
1175 lookupLatency
* clockPeriod());
1177 // Inform request(Prefetch, CleanEvict or Writeback) from below of
1178 // MSHR hit, set setBlockCached.
1179 if (mshr
&& pkt
->mustCheckAbove()) {
1180 DPRINTF(Cache
, "Setting block cached for %s from lower cache on "
1181 "mshr hit\n", pkt
->print());
1182 pkt
->setBlockCached();
1186 // Bypass any existing cache maintenance requests if the request
1187 // has been satisfied already (i.e., the dirty block has been
1189 if (mshr
&& pkt
->req
->isCacheMaintenance() && pkt
->satisfied()) {
1193 // Let the MSHR itself track the snoop and decide whether we want
1194 // to go ahead and do the regular cache snoop
1195 if (mshr
&& mshr
->handleSnoop(pkt
, order
++)) {
1196 DPRINTF(Cache
, "Deferring snoop on in-service MSHR to blk %#llx (%s)."
1197 "mshrs: %s\n", blk_addr
, is_secure
? "s" : "ns",
1200 if (mshr
->getNumTargets() > numTarget
)
1201 warn("allocating bonus target for snoop"); //handle later
1205 //We also need to check the writeback buffers and handle those
1206 WriteQueueEntry
*wb_entry
= writeBuffer
.findMatch(blk_addr
, is_secure
);
1208 DPRINTF(Cache
, "Snoop hit in writeback to addr %#llx (%s)\n",
1209 pkt
->getAddr(), is_secure
? "s" : "ns");
1210 // Expect to see only Writebacks and/or CleanEvicts here, both of
1211 // which should not be generated for uncacheable data.
1212 assert(!wb_entry
->isUncacheable());
1213 // There should only be a single request responsible for generating
1214 // Writebacks/CleanEvicts.
1215 assert(wb_entry
->getNumTargets() == 1);
1216 PacketPtr wb_pkt
= wb_entry
->getTarget()->pkt
;
1217 assert(wb_pkt
->isEviction() || wb_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WriteClean
);
1219 if (pkt
->isEviction()) {
1220 // if the block is found in the write queue, set the BLOCK_CACHED
1221 // flag for Writeback/CleanEvict snoop. On return the snoop will
1222 // propagate the BLOCK_CACHED flag in Writeback packets and prevent
1223 // any CleanEvicts from travelling down the memory hierarchy.
1224 pkt
->setBlockCached();
1225 DPRINTF(Cache
, "%s: Squashing %s from lower cache on writequeue "
1226 "hit\n", __func__
, pkt
->print());
1230 // conceptually writebacks are no different to other blocks in
1231 // this cache, so the behaviour is modelled after handleSnoop,
1232 // the difference being that instead of querying the block
1233 // state to determine if it is dirty and writable, we use the
1234 // command and fields of the writeback packet
1235 bool respond
= wb_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WritebackDirty
&&
1236 pkt
->needsResponse();
1237 bool have_writable
= !wb_pkt
->hasSharers();
1238 bool invalidate
= pkt
->isInvalidate();
1240 if (!pkt
->req
->isUncacheable() && pkt
->isRead() && !invalidate
) {
1241 assert(!pkt
->needsWritable());
1242 pkt
->setHasSharers();
1243 wb_pkt
->setHasSharers();
1247 pkt
->setCacheResponding();
1249 if (have_writable
) {
1250 pkt
->setResponderHadWritable();
1253 doTimingSupplyResponse(pkt
, wb_pkt
->getConstPtr
<uint8_t>(),
1257 if (invalidate
&& wb_pkt
->cmd
!= MemCmd::WriteClean
) {
1258 // Invalidation trumps our writeback... discard here
1259 // Note: markInService will remove entry from writeback buffer.
1260 markInService(wb_entry
);
1265 // If this was a shared writeback, there may still be
1266 // other shared copies above that require invalidation.
1267 // We could be more selective and return here if the
1268 // request is non-exclusive or if the writeback is
1270 uint32_t snoop_delay
= handleSnoop(pkt
, blk
, true, false, false);
1272 // Override what we did when we first saw the snoop, as we now
1273 // also have the cost of the upwards snoops to account for
1274 pkt
->snoopDelay
= std::max
<uint32_t>(pkt
->snoopDelay
, snoop_delay
+
1275 lookupLatency
* clockPeriod());
1279 Cache::recvAtomicSnoop(PacketPtr pkt
)
1281 // no need to snoop requests that are not in range.
1282 if (!inRange(pkt
->getAddr())) {
1286 CacheBlk
*blk
= tags
->findBlock(pkt
->getAddr(), pkt
->isSecure());
1287 uint32_t snoop_delay
= handleSnoop(pkt
, blk
, false, false, false);
1288 return snoop_delay
+ lookupLatency
* clockPeriod();
1292 Cache::isCachedAbove(PacketPtr pkt
, bool is_timing
)
1296 // Mirroring the flow of HardPFReqs, the cache sends CleanEvict and
1297 // Writeback snoops into upper level caches to check for copies of the
1298 // same block. Using the BLOCK_CACHED flag with the Writeback/CleanEvict
1299 // packet, the cache can inform the crossbar below of presence or absence
1302 Packet
snoop_pkt(pkt
, true, false);
1303 snoop_pkt
.setExpressSnoop();
1304 // Assert that packet is either Writeback or CleanEvict and not a
1305 // prefetch request because prefetch requests need an MSHR and may
1306 // generate a snoop response.
1307 assert(pkt
->isEviction() || pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::WriteClean
);
1308 snoop_pkt
.senderState
= nullptr;
1309 cpuSidePort
.sendTimingSnoopReq(&snoop_pkt
);
1310 // Writeback/CleanEvict snoops do not generate a snoop response.
1311 assert(!(snoop_pkt
.cacheResponding()));
1312 return snoop_pkt
.isBlockCached();
1314 cpuSidePort
.sendAtomicSnoop(pkt
);
1315 return pkt
->isBlockCached();
1320 Cache::sendMSHRQueuePacket(MSHR
* mshr
)
1324 // use request from 1st target
1325 PacketPtr tgt_pkt
= mshr
->getTarget()->pkt
;
1327 if (tgt_pkt
->cmd
== MemCmd::HardPFReq
&& forwardSnoops
) {
1328 DPRINTF(Cache
, "%s: MSHR %s\n", __func__
, tgt_pkt
->print());
1330 // we should never have hardware prefetches to allocated
1332 assert(!tags
->findBlock(mshr
->blkAddr
, mshr
->isSecure
));
1334 // We need to check the caches above us to verify that
1335 // they don't have a copy of this block in the dirty state
1336 // at the moment. Without this check we could get a stale
1337 // copy from memory that might get used in place of the
1339 Packet
snoop_pkt(tgt_pkt
, true, false);
1340 snoop_pkt
.setExpressSnoop();
1341 // We are sending this packet upwards, but if it hits we will
1342 // get a snoop response that we end up treating just like a
1343 // normal response, hence it needs the MSHR as its sender
1345 snoop_pkt
.senderState
= mshr
;
1346 cpuSidePort
.sendTimingSnoopReq(&snoop_pkt
);
1348 // Check to see if the prefetch was squashed by an upper cache (to
1349 // prevent us from grabbing the line) or if a Check to see if a
1350 // writeback arrived between the time the prefetch was placed in
1351 // the MSHRs and when it was selected to be sent or if the
1352 // prefetch was squashed by an upper cache.
1354 // It is important to check cacheResponding before
1355 // prefetchSquashed. If another cache has committed to
1356 // responding, it will be sending a dirty response which will
1357 // arrive at the MSHR allocated for this request. Checking the
1358 // prefetchSquash first may result in the MSHR being
1359 // prematurely deallocated.
1360 if (snoop_pkt
.cacheResponding()) {
1361 auto M5_VAR_USED r
= outstandingSnoop
.insert(snoop_pkt
.req
);
1364 // if we are getting a snoop response with no sharers it
1365 // will be allocated as Modified
1366 bool pending_modified_resp
= !snoop_pkt
.hasSharers();
1367 markInService(mshr
, pending_modified_resp
);
1369 DPRINTF(Cache
, "Upward snoop of prefetch for addr"
1371 tgt_pkt
->getAddr(), tgt_pkt
->isSecure()? "s": "ns");
1375 if (snoop_pkt
.isBlockCached()) {
1376 DPRINTF(Cache
, "Block present, prefetch squashed by cache. "
1377 "Deallocating mshr target %#x.\n",
1380 // Deallocate the mshr target
1381 if (mshrQueue
.forceDeallocateTarget(mshr
)) {
1382 // Clear block if this deallocation resulted freed an
1383 // mshr when all had previously been utilized
1384 clearBlocked(Blocked_NoMSHRs
);
1387 // given that no response is expected, delete Request and Packet
1394 return BaseCache::sendMSHRQueuePacket(mshr
);
1398 CacheParams::create()
1401 assert(replacement_policy
);
1403 return new Cache(this);