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(Updated 2011-11-15 06:53:48.605157) Review request for Default. Summary ------- O3, Ruby: Forward invalidations from Ruby to O3 CPU This patch implements the functionality for forwarding invalidations and replacements from the L1 cache of the Ruby memory system to the O3 CPU. The implementation adds a list of ports to RubyPort. Whenever a replacement or an invalidation is performed, the L1 cache forwards this to all the ports, which I believe is the LSQ in case of the O3 CPU. Those who understand the O3 LSQ should take a close look at the implementation and figure out (at least qualitatively) if some thing is missing or erroneous. This patch only modifies the MESI CMP directory protocol. I will modify other protocols once we sort the major issues surrounding this patch. My understanding is that this should ensure an SC execution, as long as Ruby can support SC. But I think Ruby does not support any memory model currently. A couple of issues that need discussion -- * Can this get in to a deadlock? A CPU may not be able to proceed if a particularly cache block is repeatedly invalidated before the CPU can retire the actual load/store instruction. How do we ensure that at least one instruction is retired before an invalidation/replacement is processed? * How to test this implementation? Is it possible to implement some of the tests that we regularly come across in papers on consistency models? Or those present in manuals from AMD and Intel? I have tested that Ruby will forward the invalidations, but not the part where the LSQ needs to act on it. Diffs (updated) ----- configs/example/se.py e66a566f2cfa configs/ruby/MESI_CMP_directory.py e66a566f2cfa src/mem/protocol/MESI_CMP_directory-L1cache.sm e66a566f2cfa src/mem/protocol/RubySlicc_Types.sm e66a566f2cfa src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.hh e66a566f2cfa src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.cc e66a566f2cfa src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.hh e66a566f2cfa src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc e66a566f2cfa Diff: http://reviews.m5sim.org/r/894/diff Testing ------- Thanks, Nilay _______________________________________________ gem5-dev mailing list [email protected] http://m5sim.org/mailman/listinfo/gem5-dev
