Hi, My simulation finally ended after running for nearly 30 hours and I got some stats. Thanks a lot Tushar and Alexandre for helping me in solving out the issues I faced.
Thanks, Pavan On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Pavan Poluri <poluripa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Alexandre, > > I issued a hg clone command and got the latest gem5 code from the > repository. And then I executed the command for PARSEC benchmark. I also > had to add an option "--cpu=timing" to the command you gave me because > without that, the execution terminated saying "Ruby needs either O3CPU or > TimingModelCPU". Now gem5 is running. It has been running for over *22 > hours and is still running*. I am running it on a Virtual box with 1GB > RAM with Ubuntu 10.10. Does benchmark execution really take such long time > or is something wrong? > > Thanks, > Pavan > > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Malogro <malo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I find it curious because I never ran into this problem. Are you using >> the latest repository version? Have you tried issuing the hg clone command >> again and recompiling just to see what happens? >> >> Alexandre Yasuo Yamamoto >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Pavan Poluri <poluripa...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Thanks for the suggestion Alexandre. I did as you told and that problem >>> is solved. However, the execution terminates saying >>> >>> *panic: System port on system is not connected* >>> >>> I know that I ran into the same problem earlier when trying to invoke >>> garnet through ruby_network_test.py. Tushar told me to add the following >>> line >>> >>> *system.system_port = system.ruby._sys_port_proxy.port* >>> >>> in the *for loop that runs for each ruby_port in >>> system.ruby._cpu_ruby_ports >>> >>> *and the problem was solved.* *So I tried doing the same thing for >>> ruby_fs.py too. >>> >>> I added the line >>> >>> *system.system_port = system.ruby._sys_port_proxy.port* >>> >>> in the for loop >>> >>> *for (i, cpu) in enumerate(system.cpu):* >>> >>> but no luck.. it still says System port on system is not connected. >>> >>> Could you please tell me what is the line I have to add and where to add >>> in ruby_fs.py to solve the system port connection issue? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Pavan >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Malogro <malo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> You downloaded ALMOST everything that you need. You still need compiled >>>> alpha consoles. It's right here >>>> >>>> http://gem5.org/Download >>>> >>>> Under "Full System Stuff". >>>> >>>> It's the first link, "Full System Files" for ALPHA. Uncompress them in >>>> your /tmp/path. You should see the console binary and your problem should >>>> go away. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Alexandre Yasuo Yamamoto >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Pavan Poluri <poluripa...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to run PARSEC benchmark on gem5. As told, I built my gem5 >>>>> binary using >>>>> >>>>> *scons build/ALPHA_FS/gem5.opt RUBY=true PROTOCOL=MOESI_CMP_directory* >>>>> >>>>> Then I downloaded the following files from this website >>>>> http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~parsec_m5/ >>>>> >>>>> 1. PARSEC-2.1 Disk Image >>>>> 2. .rcS Run Script Generator >>>>> 3. PARSEC-2.1 Input Set File >>>>> 4. Linux 2.6.27 Kernel Image (ALPHA) >>>>> 5. Modified ALPHA PAL Code (Big Tsunami with more than 4 cores) >>>>> >>>>> I placed all these files in the path */tmp/path*. >>>>> >>>>> As given in the report I modified /configs/common/SysPaths.py line 53 >>>>> to >>>>> >>>>> *path = [ '/dist/m5/system', '/tmp/path' ]* >>>>> >>>>> /configs/common/Benchmarks.py line 53 >>>>> >>>>> *return env.get('LINUX_IMAGE', >>>>> disk('linux-parsec-2-1-m5-with-test-inputs.img'))* >>>>> >>>>> and also increased memory to 512MB from 128MB for mem(self) >>>>> >>>>> Then I ran the command >>>>> >>>>> *build/ALPHA_FS/gem5.opt configs/example/ruby_fs.py --num-cpus=4 >>>>> --num-dirs=4 --num-l2caches=4 --topology=Mesh --mesh-rows=2 --garnet=fixed >>>>> --kernel=/path/vmlinux_2.6.27-gcc_4.3.4 >>>>> --script=/home/Desktop/runscript.rcS >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> The execution terminates saying >>>>> >>>>> *fatal: Could not load console file /tmp/path/binaries/console* >>>>> >>>>> I think I messed up the path field in configs/common/SysPaths.py line >>>>> 53 >>>>> >>>>> path = [ '/dist/m5/system'*, 'where should this path point to??' *] >>>>> >>>>> Are there any other files that I need to download other than the ones >>>>> that I already downloaded? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Pavan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Malogro <malo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I forgot to tell you: You may need to build the ALPHA_FS system with >>>>>> arguments RUBY=true and PROTOCOL=MOESI_CMP_directory or any other you >>>>>> might >>>>>> want to use. >>>>>> >>>>>> Here is my build command line >>>>>> >>>>>> scons build/ALPHA_FS/gem5.opt RUBY=true PROTOCOL=MOESI_CMP_directory >>>>>> >>>>>> Alexandre Yasuo Yamamoto >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Malogro <malo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hey Pavan, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To run benchmark suites, I particularly use the full system >>>>>>> emulator. Here is my command line to do so: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> build/ALPHA_FS/gem5.opt configs/example/ruby_fs.py --num-cpus=4 >>>>>>> --num-dirs=4 --num-l2caches=4 --topology=Mesh --mesh-rows=2 >>>>>>> --garnet=fixed >>>>>>> --kernel=vmlinux_2.6.27-gcc_4.3.4 --script=scripts/runparsec1.rcS >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And my script file contains: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> #!/bin/sh >>>>>>> # File to run the blackscholes benchmark >>>>>>> cd /parsec/install/bin >>>>>>> /sbin/m5 dumpresetstats >>>>>>> echo "Go grab a coffee...this will take a while" >>>>>>> ./blackscholes 64 /parsec/install/inputs/blackscholes/in_64K.txt >>>>>>> /parsec/install/inputs/blackscholes/prices.txt >>>>>>> echo "Done :D" >>>>>>> /sbin/m5 exit >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Do not forget to download system and benchmark images! Also, it >>>>>>> takes a while to run. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you need to do it using SE, I'm afraid I haven't tried to do it >>>>>>> and wouldn't be of much help. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You will want to modify it to your specific needs of cores/etc. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alexandre Yasuo Yamamoto >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Pavan Poluri >>>>>>> <poluripa...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Tushar, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I was wondering if it is possible to invoke GARNET through >>>>>>>> benchmark suites like SPEC, PARSEC, SPLASH etc. Currently we can invoke >>>>>>>> garnet under uniform, tornado and bit complement traffic patterns. How >>>>>>>> can >>>>>>>> I run a benchmark suite on GARNET? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Pavan >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Tushar Krishna < >>>>>>>> tus...@csail.mit.edu> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>> Hi Pavan, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Virtual networks carry different coherence message types to avoid >>>>>>>>> protocol level deadlocks in gem5. >>>>>>>>> As a simplest example, vnet 0 might carry requests and vnet 1 >>>>>>>>> might carry responses. >>>>>>>>> Thus each vnet has its own set of buffers to avoid deadlocks. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Each vnet itself can have one or more virtual channels (VCs) for >>>>>>>>> performance reasons (to avoid head of line blocking etc). >>>>>>>>> VCs within vnets that carry control messages (typically 1-flit >>>>>>>>> wide) are 1 buffer deep. >>>>>>>>> VCs within vnets that carry data messages (typically 5-flit wide) >>>>>>>>> are typically more than 1 buffer deep. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - Tushar >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 01/30/2012 01:48 PM, Pavan Poluri wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Tushar, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the tip!! Now, I am able to run the code without it >>>>>>>>> being aborted. I am also able to see some network related statistics >>>>>>>>> in the >>>>>>>>> ruby.stats file. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am trying to understand how the router architecture has been >>>>>>>>> modeled within garnet. There are two fields which I am not able to >>>>>>>>> understand as to what do they mean. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 1. m_virtual_networks -> number of virtual networks >>>>>>>>> 2. m_vc_per_vnet -> number of vcs per virtual network >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What does number of virtual networks mean? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>> Pavan >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Jan 28, 2012, at 12:55 PM, Tushar Krishna wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Pavan, >>>>>>>>> I don't think its been pushed yet as I didnt see any email either. >>>>>>>>> This is the thread I am talking about: >>>>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gem5-dev@gem5.org/msg02546.html >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If you are in a hurry, perhaps you can just add the change >>>>>>>>> yourself in ruby_network_test.py into your local repo: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ruby_port.access_phys_mem = False >>>>>>>>> i += 1 >>>>>>>>> # ADD THE FOLLOWING LINE: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> system.system_port = system.ruby._sys_port_proxy.port >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> But remember to remove it when you do a hg pull -u later when the >>>>>>>>> patch gets pushed in. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> cheers, >>>>>>>>> Tushar >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 1/28/12 2:19 PM, Pavan Poluri wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Tushar, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I did not receive any emails regarding the patch for the issue >>>>>>>>> with GARNET. I was just wondering may be I subscribed to a different >>>>>>>>> list >>>>>>>>> and the patch is already out. Has the patch been approved and >>>>>>>>> already out >>>>>>>>> in the latest version of gems code? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks a lot!! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>> Pavan >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Jan 27, 2012, at 12:39 PM, Tushar Krishna wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> No emails related to code reviews and changes only come on the >>>>>>>>> dev list. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 1/27/12 2:18 PM, Pavan Poluri wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Tushar, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am currently building gem5 binary with MOESI_hammer. I will try >>>>>>>>> to invoke garnet with that binary as you suggested after it is done. >>>>>>>>> As per >>>>>>>>> the patch, can I subscribe to the gem5-dev list to receive the emails >>>>>>>>> regarding it or do those emails appear on gem5-users list too? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>> Pavan >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Tushar Krishna < >>>>>>>>> tus...@csail.mit.edu> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Pavan, >>>>>>>>>> I saw Nilay approve the patch on the gem5-dev mailing list today >>>>>>>>>> so just wait for the author of the patch (Andreas) to push it in. >>>>>>>>>> You will >>>>>>>>>> see an email on the gem5-dev list when he does that. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The Network_test protocol is tied to the ruby_network_test.py >>>>>>>>>> script. >>>>>>>>>> It basically allows you to perform network-only simulations. >>>>>>>>>> By running a different protocol, I meant building MOESI_hammer or >>>>>>>>>> MOESI_CMP_directory for instance, and running it with >>>>>>>>>> ruby_random_test.py, >>>>>>>>>> ruby_se.py and so on. >>>>>>>>>> Basically garnet itself can be plugged in when running any >>>>>>>>>> protocol. >>>>>>>>>> If you do want to run garnet-only simulations, I would say wait >>>>>>>>>> for the patch to be pushed in and then perform a hg pull -u and run >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> same command you ran earlier. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ruby_network_test.py seems to have broken recently due to some >>>>>>>>>> other changes. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> cheers, >>>>>>>>>> Tushar >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 1/27/12 1:51 PM, Pavan Poluri wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Tushar, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your quick reply. Can you please tell me how can >>>>>>>>>> I get access to this patch you are suggesting? And also you said >>>>>>>>>> that with >>>>>>>>>> any other protocol garnet would work fine. I did not really >>>>>>>>>> understand the >>>>>>>>>> statement. Does changing the protocol mean running a different python >>>>>>>>>> script instead of ruby_network_test.py or changing the topology? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>> Pavan >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Jan 27, 2012, at 11:28 AM, Tushar Krishna wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Yeah the warnings are always there but they are not a problem. >>>>>>>>>> The specific error with regard to the system port are specific to >>>>>>>>>> the ruby >>>>>>>>>> network tester which the patch fixes. >>>>>>>>>> If you run garnet with any other protocol, it should work fine. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> - Tushar >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 1/27/12 1:26 PM, Malogro wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I've been running Garnet Networks for a while in GEM5 and I've >>>>>>>>>> always had those warnings. They do not seem to interfere with the >>>>>>>>>> overall >>>>>>>>>> results (not the ones I'm using anyway) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Also, the warnings don't appear in flexible pipeline Garnets. >>>>>>>>>> Have you tried that to see what happens? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Your command line ran just fine over here both in the debug and >>>>>>>>>> opt versions (provided the missing space after --fixed-pkts was a >>>>>>>>>> typo) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> If you still have no success, I'd do what Tushar said and wait >>>>>>>>>> for the patch to be pushed. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Alexandre Yasuo Yamamoto >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Tushar Krishna < >>>>>>>>>> tus...@csail.mit.edu> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Pavan, >>>>>>>>>>> As you probably noticed, a patch has just been approved on the >>>>>>>>>>> gem5-dev list to fix this issue... >>>>>>>>>>> Keep a look out on that list for the patch to be pushed, and >>>>>>>>>>> then try it .. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> cheers, >>>>>>>>>>> Tushar >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 1/27/12 1:11 AM, Pavan Poluri wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I am trying to invoke garnet module in gem5. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> As given in the documentation I built gem5 binary using >>>>>>>>>>> *scons build/ALPHA_SE_Network_Test/gem5.debug* >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> After that, I executed the following command >>>>>>>>>>> *./build/ALPHA_SE_Network_test/gem5.debug >>>>>>>>>>> configs/example/ruby_network_test.py --num-cpus=16 --num-dirs=16 >>>>>>>>>>> --topology=Mesh --mesh-rows=4 --sim-cycles=1000 >>>>>>>>>>> --injectionrate=0.01 --synthetic=0 --fixed-pkts--maxpackets=1 >>>>>>>>>>> --garnet-network=fixed* >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I get a lot of warning messages that say >>>>>>>>>>> *warning: add_child('cls') : child 'credit_links0 credit_links1' >>>>>>>>>>> already has parent* >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> and then a panic message like the following is displayed >>>>>>>>>>> *panic: System port on system is not connected.* (I checked out >>>>>>>>>>> this message is printed from system.cc file in sim directory which >>>>>>>>>>> is under src directory)*Program aborted at cycle 0. >>>>>>>>>>> Aborted.* >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I have tried reading through the documentation as well as the >>>>>>>>>>> Frequently Asked Questions to find out a solution for it. I was not >>>>>>>>>>> able to. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Any help/advice on solving this issue is greatly appreciated. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for your time. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>>> Pavan >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing >>>>>>>>>>> listgem5-users@gem5.orghttp://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>>> gem5-users@gem5.org >>>>>>>>>>> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing >>>>>>>>>> listgem5-users@gem5.orghttp://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>> gem5-users@gem5.org >>>>>>>>>> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing >>>>>>>>>> listgem5-users@gem5.orghttp://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>> gem5-users@gem5.org >>>>>>>>>> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing >>>>>>>>> listgem5-users@gem5.orghttp://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing list >>>>>>>>> gem5-users@gem5.org >>>>>>>>> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing >>>>>>>>> listgem5-users@gem5.orghttp://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing list >>>>>>>>> gem5-users@gem5.org >>>>>>>>> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing >>>>>>>>> listgem5-users@gem5.orghttp://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing list >>>>>>>>> gem5-users@gem5.org >>>>>>>>> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> gem5-users mailing list >>>>>>>> gem5-users@gem5.org >>>>>>>> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> gem5-users mailing list >>>>>> gem5-users@gem5.org >>>>>> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> gem5-users mailing list >>>>> gem5-users@gem5.org >>>>> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> gem5-users mailing list >>>> gem5-users@gem5.org >>>> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gem5-users mailing list >>> gem5-users@gem5.org >>> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gem5-users mailing list >> gem5-users@gem5.org >> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users >> > >
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