Minor further cleanup & commenting of Packet class.
[gem5.git] / src / mem / packet.hh
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28
29 /**
30 * @file
31 * Declaration of the Packet class.
32 */
33
34 #ifndef __MEM_PACKET_HH__
35 #define __MEM_PACKET_HH__
36
37 #include "mem/request.hh"
38 #include "arch/isa_traits.hh"
39 #include "sim/root.hh"
40
41 struct Packet;
42 typedef Packet* PacketPtr;
43 typedef uint8_t* PacketDataPtr;
44
45 /**
46 * A Packet is used to encapsulate a transfer between two objects in
47 * the memory system (e.g., the L1 and L2 cache). (In contrast, a
48 * single Request travels all the way from the requester to the
49 * ultimate destination and back, possibly being conveyed by several
50 * different Packets along the way.)
51 */
52 class Packet
53 {
54 private:
55 /** A pointer to the data being transfered. It can be differnt
56 * sizes at each level of the heirarchy so it belongs in the
57 * packet, not request. This may or may not be populated when a
58 * responder recieves the packet. If not populated it memory
59 * should be allocated.
60 */
61 PacketDataPtr data;
62
63 /** Is the data pointer set to a value that shouldn't be freed
64 * when the packet is destroyed? */
65 bool staticData;
66 /** The data pointer points to a value that should be freed when
67 * the packet is destroyed. */
68 bool dynamicData;
69 /** the data pointer points to an array (thus delete [] ) needs to
70 * be called on it rather than simply delete.*/
71 bool arrayData;
72
73
74 /** The address of the request. This address could be virtual or
75 * physical, depending on the system configuration. */
76 Addr addr;
77
78 /** The size of the request or transfer. */
79 int size;
80
81 /** Device address (e.g., bus ID) of the source of the
82 * transaction. The source is not responsible for setting this
83 * field; it is set implicitly by the interconnect when the
84 * packet * is first sent. */
85 short src;
86
87 /** Device address (e.g., bus ID) of the destination of the
88 * transaction. The special value Broadcast indicates that the
89 * packet should be routed based on its address. This field is
90 * initialized in the constructor and is thus always valid
91 * (unlike * addr, size, and src). */
92 short dest;
93
94 /** Is the 'addr' field valid? */
95 bool addrValid;
96 /** Is the 'size' field valid? */
97 bool sizeValid;
98 /** Is the 'src' field valid? */
99 bool srcValid;
100
101 public:
102
103 /** The special destination address indicating that the packet
104 * should be routed based on its address. */
105 static const short Broadcast = -1;
106
107 /** A pointer to the original request. */
108 RequestPtr req;
109
110 /** A virtual base opaque structure used to hold coherence-related
111 * state. A specific subclass would be derived from this to
112 * carry state specific to a particular coherence protocol. */
113 class CoherenceState {
114 public:
115 virtual ~CoherenceState() {}
116 };
117
118 /** This packet's coherence state. Caches should use
119 * dynamic_cast<> to cast to the state appropriate for the
120 * system's coherence protocol. */
121 CoherenceState *coherence;
122
123 /** A virtual base opaque structure used to hold state associated
124 * with the packet but specific to the sending device (e.g., an
125 * MSHR). A pointer to this state is returned in the packet's
126 * response so that the sender can quickly look up the state
127 * needed to process it. A specific subclass would be derived
128 * from this to carry state specific to a particular sending
129 * device. */
130 class SenderState {
131 public:
132 virtual ~SenderState() {}
133 };
134
135 /** This packet's sender state. Devices should use dynamic_cast<>
136 * to cast to the state appropriate to the sender. */
137 SenderState *senderState;
138
139 private:
140 /** List of command attributes. */
141 enum CommandAttribute
142 {
143 IsRead = 1 << 0,
144 IsWrite = 1 << 1,
145 IsPrefetch = 1 << 2,
146 IsInvalidate = 1 << 3,
147 IsRequest = 1 << 4,
148 IsResponse = 1 << 5,
149 NeedsResponse = 1 << 6,
150 };
151
152 public:
153 /** List of all commands associated with a packet. */
154 enum Command
155 {
156 ReadReq = IsRead | IsRequest | NeedsResponse,
157 WriteReq = IsWrite | IsRequest | NeedsResponse,
158 WriteReqNoAck = IsWrite | IsRequest,
159 ReadResp = IsRead | IsResponse,
160 WriteResp = IsWrite | IsResponse
161 };
162
163 /** Return the string name of the cmd field (for debugging and
164 * tracing). */
165 const std::string &cmdString() const;
166
167 /** The command field of the packet. */
168 Command cmd;
169
170 bool isRead() { return (cmd & IsRead) != 0; }
171 bool isRequest() { return (cmd & IsRequest) != 0; }
172 bool isResponse() { return (cmd & IsResponse) != 0; }
173 bool needsResponse() { return (cmd & NeedsResponse) != 0; }
174
175 /** Possible results of a packet's request. */
176 enum Result
177 {
178 Success,
179 BadAddress,
180 Unknown
181 };
182
183 /** The result of this packet's request. */
184 Result result;
185
186 /** Accessor function that returns the source index of the packet. */
187 short getSrc() const { assert(srcValid); return src; }
188 void setSrc(short _src) { src = _src; srcValid = true; }
189
190 /** Accessor function that returns the destination index of
191 the packet. */
192 short getDest() const { return dest; }
193 void setDest(short _dest) { dest = _dest; }
194
195 Addr getAddr() const { assert(addrValid); return addr; }
196 void setAddr(Addr _addr) { addr = _addr; addrValid = true; }
197
198 int getSize() const { assert(sizeValid); return size; }
199 void setSize(int _size) { size = _size; sizeValid = true; }
200
201 /** Constructor. Note that a Request object must be constructed
202 * first, but the Requests's physical address and size fields
203 * need not be valid. The command and destination addresses
204 * must be supplied. */
205 Packet(Request *_req, Command _cmd, short _dest)
206 : data(NULL), staticData(false), dynamicData(false), arrayData(false),
207 addr(_req->paddr), size(_req->size), dest(_dest),
208 addrValid(_req->validPaddr), sizeValid(_req->validSize),
209 srcValid(false),
210 req(_req), coherence(NULL), senderState(NULL), cmd(_cmd),
211 result(Unknown)
212 {
213 }
214
215 /** Destructor. */
216 ~Packet()
217 { deleteData(); }
218
219 /** Reinitialize packet address and size from the associated
220 * Request object, and reset other fields that may have been
221 * modified by a previous transaction. Typically called when a
222 * statically allocated Request/Packet pair is reused for
223 * multiple transactions. */
224 void reinitFromRequest() {
225 assert(req->validPaddr);
226 setAddr(req->paddr);
227 assert(req->validSize);
228 setSize(req->size);
229 result = Unknown;
230 if (dynamicData) {
231 deleteData();
232 dynamicData = false;
233 arrayData = false;
234 }
235 }
236
237 /** Take a request packet and modify it in place to be suitable
238 * for returning as a response to that request. Used for timing
239 * accesses only. For atomic and functional accesses, the
240 * request packet is always implicitly passed back *without*
241 * modifying the command or destination fields, so this function
242 * should not be called. */
243 void makeTimingResponse() {
244 assert(needsResponse());
245 int icmd = (int)cmd;
246 icmd &= ~(IsRequest | NeedsResponse);
247 icmd |= IsResponse;
248 cmd = (Command)icmd;
249 dest = src;
250 srcValid = false;
251 }
252
253 /** Set the data pointer to the following value that should not be freed. */
254 template <typename T>
255 void dataStatic(T *p);
256
257 /** Set the data pointer to a value that should have delete [] called on it.
258 */
259 template <typename T>
260 void dataDynamicArray(T *p);
261
262 /** set the data pointer to a value that should have delete called on it. */
263 template <typename T>
264 void dataDynamic(T *p);
265
266 /** return the value of what is pointed to in the packet. */
267 template <typename T>
268 T get();
269
270 /** get a pointer to the data ptr. */
271 template <typename T>
272 T* getPtr();
273
274 /** set the value in the data pointer to v. */
275 template <typename T>
276 void set(T v);
277
278 /** delete the data pointed to in the data pointer. Ok to call to matter how
279 * data was allocted. */
280 void deleteData();
281
282 /** If there isn't data in the packet, allocate some. */
283 void allocate();
284
285 /** Do the packet modify the same addresses. */
286 bool intersect(Packet *p);
287 };
288
289 bool fixPacket(Packet *func, Packet *timing);
290 #endif //__MEM_PACKET_HH