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Description
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Changeset 9217:cd43fbf518bb
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DRAM: Introduce SimpleDRAM to capture a high-level controller

This patch introduces a high-level model of a DRAM controller, with a
basic read/write buffer structure, a selectable and customisable
arbiter, a few address mapping options, and the basic DRAM timing
constraints. The parameters make it possible to turn this model into
any desired DDRx/LPDDRx/WideIOx memory controller.

The intention is not to be cycle accurate or capture every aspect of a
DDR DRAM interface, but rather to enable exploring of the high-level
knobs with a good simulation speed. Thus, contrary to e.g. DRAMSim
this module emphasizes simulation speed with a good-enough accuracy.

This module is merely a starting point, and there are plenty additions
and improvements to come. A notable addition is the support for
address-striping in the bus to enable a multi-channel DRAM
controller. Also note that there are still a few "todo's" in the code
base that will be addressed as we go along.

A follow-up patch will add basic performance regressions that use the
traffic generator to exercise a few well-defined corner cases.


Diffs
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  src/mem/SConscript 09d63f1e3559 
  src/mem/SimpleDRAM.py PRE-CREATION 
  src/mem/simple_dram.hh PRE-CREATION 
  src/mem/simple_dram.cc PRE-CREATION 

Diff: http://reviews.gem5.org/r/1412/diff/


Testing
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Ran a number of performance regressions and SE/FS
benchmarks.


Thanks,

Andreas Hansson

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