#include "base/logging.hh"
#include "debug/Cache.hh"
#include "debug/CachePort.hh"
+#include "debug/CacheRepl.hh"
#include "debug/CacheVerbose.hh"
#include "mem/cache/mshr.hh"
#include "mem/cache/prefetch/base.hh"
#include "mem/cache/queue_entry.hh"
#include "params/BaseCache.hh"
+#include "params/WriteAllocator.hh"
#include "sim/core.hh"
class BaseMasterPort;
tags(p->tags),
prefetcher(p->prefetcher),
prefetchOnAccess(p->prefetch_on_access),
+ writeAllocator(p->write_allocator),
writebackClean(p->writeback_clean),
tempBlockWriteback(nullptr),
writebackTempBlockAtomicEvent([this]{ writebackTempBlockAtomic(); },
// forward snoops is overridden in init() once we can query
// whether the connected master is actually snooping or not
- tempBlock = new TempCacheBlk();
- tempBlock->data = new uint8_t[blkSize];
+ tempBlock = new TempCacheBlk(blkSize);
- tags->setCache(this);
+ tags->init(this);
if (prefetcher)
prefetcher->setCache(this);
}
BaseCache::~BaseCache()
{
- delete [] tempBlock->data;
delete tempBlock;
}
BaseCache::handleTimingReqMiss(PacketPtr pkt, MSHR *mshr, CacheBlk *blk,
Tick forward_time, Tick request_time)
{
+ if (writeAllocator &&
+ pkt && pkt->isWrite() && !pkt->req->isUncacheable()) {
+ writeAllocator->updateMode(pkt->getAddr(), pkt->getSize(),
+ pkt->getBlockAddr(blkSize));
+ }
+
if (mshr) {
/// MSHR hit
/// @note writebacks will be checked in getNextMSHR()
// already allocated for this, we need to let the prefetcher
// know about the request
- // Don't notify prefetcher on SWPrefetch or cache maintenance
- // operations
+ // Don't notify prefetcher on SWPrefetch, cache maintenance
+ // operations or for writes that we are coaslescing.
if (prefetcher && pkt &&
!pkt->cmd.isSWPrefetch() &&
- !pkt->req->isCacheMaintenance()) {
+ !pkt->req->isCacheMaintenance() &&
+ !(writeAllocator && writeAllocator->coalesce() &&
+ pkt->isWrite())) {
next_pf_time = prefetcher->notify(pkt);
}
}
PacketList writebacks;
bool is_fill = !mshr->isForward &&
- (pkt->isRead() || pkt->cmd == MemCmd::UpgradeResp);
+ (pkt->isRead() || pkt->cmd == MemCmd::UpgradeResp ||
+ mshr->wasWholeLineWrite);
+
+ // make sure that if the mshr was due to a whole line write then
+ // the response is an invalidation
+ assert(!mshr->wasWholeLineWrite || pkt->isInvalidate());
CacheBlk *blk = tags->findBlock(pkt->getAddr(), pkt->isSecure());
DPRINTF(Cache, "Block for addr %#llx being updated in Cache\n",
pkt->getAddr());
- blk = handleFill(pkt, blk, writebacks, mshr->allocOnFill());
+ const bool allocate = (writeAllocator && mshr->wasWholeLineWrite) ?
+ writeAllocator->allocate() : mshr->allocOnFill();
+ blk = handleFill(pkt, blk, writebacks, allocate);
assert(blk != nullptr);
}
if (pkt->isAtomicOp()) {
// extract data from cache and save it into the data field in
// the packet as a return value from this atomic op
-
int offset = tags->extractBlkOffset(pkt->getAddr());
uint8_t *blk_data = blk->data + offset;
- std::memcpy(pkt->getPtr<uint8_t>(), blk_data, pkt->getSize());
+ pkt->setData(blk_data);
// execute AMO operation
(*(pkt->getAtomicOp()))(blk_data);
BaseCache::handleFill(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk, PacketList &writebacks,
bool allocate)
{
- assert(pkt->isResponse() || pkt->cmd == MemCmd::WriteLineReq);
+ assert(pkt->isResponse());
Addr addr = pkt->getAddr();
bool is_secure = pkt->isSecure();
#if TRACING_ON
if (!blk) {
// better have read new data...
- assert(pkt->hasData());
-
- // only read responses and write-line requests have data;
- // note that we don't write the data here for write-line - that
- // happens in the subsequent call to satisfyRequest
- assert(pkt->isRead() || pkt->cmd == MemCmd::WriteLineReq);
+ assert(pkt->hasData() || pkt->cmd == MemCmd::InvalidateResp);
// need to do a replacement if allocating, otherwise we stick
// with the temporary storage
// sanity check for whole-line writes, which should always be
// marked as writable as part of the fill, and then later marked
// dirty as part of satisfyRequest
- if (pkt->cmd == MemCmd::WriteLineReq) {
+ if (pkt->cmd == MemCmd::InvalidateResp) {
assert(!pkt->hasSharers());
}
if (!victim)
return nullptr;
+ // Print victim block's information
+ DPRINTF(CacheRepl, "Replacement victim: %s\n", victim->print());
+
// Check for transient state allocations. If any of the entries listed
// for eviction has a transient state, the allocation fails
for (const auto& blk : evict_blks) {
}
// Insert new block at victimized entry
- tags->insertBlock(pkt, victim);
+ tags->insertBlock(addr, is_secure, pkt->req->masterId(),
+ pkt->req->taskId(), victim);
return victim;
}
void
BaseCache::invalidateBlock(CacheBlk *blk)
{
- if (blk != tempBlock)
+ // If handling a block present in the Tags, let it do its invalidation
+ // process, which will update stats and invalidate the block itself
+ if (blk != tempBlock) {
tags->invalidate(blk);
- blk->invalidate();
+ } else {
+ tempBlock->invalidate();
+ }
+}
+
+void
+BaseCache::evictBlock(CacheBlk *blk, PacketList &writebacks)
+{
+ PacketPtr pkt = evictBlock(blk);
+ if (pkt) {
+ writebacks.push_back(pkt);
+ }
}
PacketPtr
DPRINTF(Cache, "%s: MSHR %s\n", __func__, tgt_pkt->print());
+ // if the cache is in write coalescing mode or (additionally) in
+ // no allocation mode, and we have a write packet with an MSHR
+ // that is not a whole-line write (due to incompatible flags etc),
+ // then reset the write mode
+ if (writeAllocator && writeAllocator->coalesce() && tgt_pkt->isWrite()) {
+ if (!mshr->isWholeLineWrite()) {
+ // if we are currently write coalescing, hold on the
+ // MSHR as many cycles extra as we need to completely
+ // write a cache line
+ if (writeAllocator->delay(mshr->blkAddr)) {
+ Tick delay = blkSize / tgt_pkt->getSize() * clockPeriod();
+ DPRINTF(CacheVerbose, "Delaying pkt %s %llu ticks to allow "
+ "for write coalescing\n", tgt_pkt->print(), delay);
+ mshrQueue.delay(mshr, delay);
+ return false;
+ } else {
+ writeAllocator->reset();
+ }
+ } else {
+ writeAllocator->resetDelay(mshr->blkAddr);
+ }
+ }
+
CacheBlk *blk = tags->findBlock(mshr->blkAddr, mshr->isSecure);
// either a prefetch that is not present upstream, or a normal
// MSHR request, proceed to get the packet to send downstream
- PacketPtr pkt = createMissPacket(tgt_pkt, blk, mshr->needsWritable());
+ PacketPtr pkt = createMissPacket(tgt_pkt, blk, mshr->needsWritable(),
+ mshr->isWholeLineWrite());
mshr->isForward = (pkt == nullptr);
// should writebacks be included here? prior code was inconsistent...
#define SUM_NON_DEMAND(s) \
- (s[MemCmd::SoftPFReq] + s[MemCmd::HardPFReq])
+ (s[MemCmd::SoftPFReq] + s[MemCmd::HardPFReq] + s[MemCmd::SoftPFExReq])
demandHits
.name(name() + ".demand_hits")
_snoopRespQueue(*_cache, *this, _label), cache(_cache)
{
}
+
+void
+WriteAllocator::updateMode(Addr write_addr, unsigned write_size,
+ Addr blk_addr)
+{
+ // check if we are continuing where the last write ended
+ if (nextAddr == write_addr) {
+ delayCtr[blk_addr] = delayThreshold;
+ // stop if we have already saturated
+ if (mode != WriteMode::NO_ALLOCATE) {
+ byteCount += write_size;
+ // switch to streaming mode if we have passed the lower
+ // threshold
+ if (mode == WriteMode::ALLOCATE &&
+ byteCount > coalesceLimit) {
+ mode = WriteMode::COALESCE;
+ DPRINTF(Cache, "Switched to write coalescing\n");
+ } else if (mode == WriteMode::COALESCE &&
+ byteCount > noAllocateLimit) {
+ // and continue and switch to non-allocating mode if we
+ // pass the upper threshold
+ mode = WriteMode::NO_ALLOCATE;
+ DPRINTF(Cache, "Switched to write-no-allocate\n");
+ }
+ }
+ } else {
+ // we did not see a write matching the previous one, start
+ // over again
+ byteCount = write_size;
+ mode = WriteMode::ALLOCATE;
+ resetDelay(blk_addr);
+ }
+ nextAddr = write_addr + write_size;
+}
+
+WriteAllocator*
+WriteAllocatorParams::create()
+{
+ return new WriteAllocator(this);
+}
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