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gem5/src/mem/cache/prefetch/Prefetcher.py
Mitch Hayenga df82a2d003 mem: Rework the structuring of the prefetchers
Re-organizes the prefetcher class structure. Previously the
BasePrefetcher forced multiple assumptions on the prefetchers that
inherited from it. This patch makes the BasePrefetcher class truly
representative of base functionality. For example, the base class no
longer enforces FIFO order. Instead, prefetchers with FIFO requests
(like the existing stride and tagged prefetchers) now inherit from a
new QueuedPrefetcher base class.

Finally, the stride-based prefetcher now assumes a custimizable lookup table
(sets/ways) rather than the previous fully associative structure.
2014-12-23 09:31:18 -05:00

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# Authors: Ron Dreslinski
# Mitch Hayenga
from ClockedObject import ClockedObject
from m5.params import *
from m5.proxy import *
class BasePrefetcher(ClockedObject):
type = 'BasePrefetcher'
abstract = True
cxx_header = "mem/cache/prefetch/base.hh"
sys = Param.System(Parent.any, "System this prefetcher belongs to")
on_miss = Param.Bool(False, "Only notify prefetcher on misses")
on_read = Param.Bool(True, "Notify prefetcher on reads")
on_write = Param.Bool(True, "Notify prefetcher on writes")
on_data = Param.Bool(True, "Notify prefetcher on data accesses")
on_inst = Param.Bool(True, "Notify prefetcher on instruction accesses")
class QueuedPrefetcher(BasePrefetcher):
type = "QueuedPrefetcher"
abstract = True
cxx_class = "QueuedPrefetcher"
cxx_header = "mem/cache/prefetch/queued.hh"
latency = Param.Int(1, "Latency for generated prefetches")
queue_size = Param.Int(32, "Maximum number of queued prefetches")
queue_squash = Param.Bool(True, "Squash queued prefetch on demand access")
queue_filter = Param.Bool(True, "Don't queue redundant prefetches")
cache_snoop = Param.Bool(False, "Snoop cache to eliminate redundant request")
tag_prefetch = Param.Bool(True, "Tag prefetch with PC of generating access")
class StridePrefetcher(QueuedPrefetcher):
type = 'StridePrefetcher'
cxx_class = 'StridePrefetcher'
cxx_header = "mem/cache/prefetch/stride.hh"
max_conf = Param.Int(7, "Maximum confidence level")
thresh_conf = Param.Int(4, "Threshold confidence level")
min_conf = Param.Int(0, "Minimum confidence level")
start_conf = Param.Int(4, "Starting confidence for new entries")
table_sets = Param.Int(16, "Number of sets in PC lookup table")
table_assoc = Param.Int(4, "Associativity of PC lookup table")
use_master_id = Param.Bool(True, "Use master id based history")
degree = Param.Int(4, "Number of prefetches to generate")
class TaggedPrefetcher(QueuedPrefetcher):
type = 'TaggedPrefetcher'
cxx_class = 'TaggedPrefetcher'
cxx_header = "mem/cache/prefetch/tagged.hh"
degree = Param.Int(2, "Number of prefetches to generate")