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configs/example/se.py <http://reviews.gem5.org/r/1281/#comment3221> For debugging? Should probably remove this. - Anthony Gutierrez On June 29, 2012, 3:21 p.m., Andrea Pellegrini wrote: > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > This is an automatically generated e-mail. To reply, visit: > http://reviews.gem5.org/r/1281/ > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > (Updated June 29, 2012, 3:21 p.m.) > > > Review request for Default. > > > Description > ------- > > Changeset 9074:77e9bc33c212 > --------------------------- > x86: Fix SMT support (zeroReg, TLBs) > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Fix the zeroReg problem > > There was an issue w/ the rename logic, which would assign a "previous" > physical register to the ZeroReg architectural register in x86 (which, BTW, I > don't believe exists in x86). This issue was giving problems for > instructions squashed in threads w/ ID different from 0, sometimes allowing > non-mispredicted instructions to obtain a value different from zero when > reading the zeroReg. > > * changed cpu/o3/rename_map.cc > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Replicated the pre-decoders > > There was an issue w/ the pre-decoders, as already pointed out by a user in > the mailing list (Message title: Simulation aborted with SMT enabled) > > * The new fetch stage has one decoder per thread, that might have fixed it > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Replicated the TLBs (both ITLB and DTLB) > > This seems to be the simplest solution for x86, and it mimics design choices > made for the Hyper-Threading technology in the P4. > "Hyper-Threading Technology Architecture and Microarchitecture" from Marr et > al. > http://download.intel.com/technology/itj/2002/volume06issue01/art01_hyper/vol6iss1_art01.pdf > > * Added Num threads in: src/arch/x86/X86TLB.py > If there is a better way to get this information, please let me know. > > * Added thread information to the page table: > I am assigning a did to ask - ask was there and not used. I am not sure if > it will work in FS mode (or if it is correct in this model, but it seems to > be the more logical and simplest thing to do). > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Changed the exit group sys call so now the program exits only when all the > threads terminated > > Is there a better way to handle it? > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Changed the se.py script to support SMT. > It seems to work for both single and multi -threaded workloads. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Diffs > ----- > > configs/example/se.py f75ee4849c40 > src/arch/x86/X86TLB.py f75ee4849c40 > src/arch/x86/linux/syscalls.cc f75ee4849c40 > src/arch/x86/pagetable.hh f75ee4849c40 > src/arch/x86/pagetable.cc f75ee4849c40 > src/arch/x86/pagetable_walker.cc f75ee4849c40 > src/arch/x86/tlb.hh f75ee4849c40 > src/arch/x86/tlb.cc f75ee4849c40 > src/cpu/o3/rename_map.cc f75ee4849c40 > > Diff: http://reviews.gem5.org/r/1281/diff/ > > > Testing > ------- > > Test: > > * Are there any regression tests for x86 SMT? > > * Simple 4 threaded workload: > > Andreas-MacBook-Air:smt apellegr$ ../build/X86/m5.debug > ../configs/example/se.py --maxinsts=500000000 --cpu-type=detailed --caches -n > 1 -c > '/Users/apellegr/Research/svnrepo/viperII/gem5-viper/tests/test-progs/loop/bin/x86/linux/loop;/Users/apellegr/Research/svnrepo/viperII/gem5-viper/tests/test-progs/loop/bin/x86/linux/loop;/Users/apellegr/Research/svnrepo/viperII/gem5-viper/tests/test-progs/loop/bin/x86/linux/loop;/Users/apellegr/Research/svnrepo/viperII/gem5-viper/tests/test-progs/hello/bin/x86/linux/hello' > \gem5 Simulator System. http://gem5.org > gem5 is copyrighted software; use the --copyright option for details. > > gem5 compiled Jun 28 2012 17:49:19 > gem5 started Jun 28 2012 17:50:40 > gem5 executing on Andreas-MacBook-Air.local > command line: ../build/X86/m5.debug ../configs/example/se.py > --maxinsts=500000000 --cpu-type=detailed --caches -n 1 -c > /Users/apellegr/Research/svnrepo/viperII/gem5-viper/tests/test-progs/loop/bin/x86/linux/loop;/Users/apellegr/Research/svnrepo/viperII/gem5-viper/tests/test-progs/loop/bin/x86/linux/loop;/Users/apellegr/Research/svnrepo/viperII/gem5-viper/tests/test-progs/loop/bin/x86/linux/loop;/Users/apellegr/Research/svnrepo/viperII/gem5-viper/tests/test-progs/hello/bin/x86/linux/hello > /Users/apellegr/Research/svnrepo/viperII/gem5-viper/tests/test-progs/loop/bin/x86/linux/loop > /Users/apellegr/Research/svnrepo/viperII/gem5-viper/tests/test-progs/loop/bin/x86/linux/loop > /Users/apellegr/Research/svnrepo/viperII/gem5-viper/tests/test-progs/loop/bin/x86/linux/loop > /Users/apellegr/Research/svnrepo/viperII/gem5-viper/tests/test-progs/hello/bin/x86/linux/hello > Global frequency set at 1000000000000 ticks per second > 0: system.remote_gdb.listener: listening for remote gdb #0 on port 7002 > 0: system.remote_gdb.listener: listening for remote gdb #1 on port 7003 > 0: system.remote_gdb.listener: listening for remote gdb #2 on port 7004 > 0: system.remote_gdb.listener: listening for remote gdb #3 on port 7005 > **** REAL SIMULATION **** > info: Entering event queue @ 0. Starting simulation... > warn: instruction 'fnstcw_Mw' unimplemented > warn: instruction 'fldcw_Mw' unimplemented > Hello world! > Done! > Done! > Done! > hack: be nice to actually delete the event here > Exiting @ tick 37617000 because target called exit() > > > Thanks, > > Andrea Pellegrini > > _______________________________________________ gem5-dev mailing list gem5-dev@gem5.org http://m5sim.org/mailman/listinfo/gem5-dev
