src/cpu/pred/btb.hh

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#ifndef __CPU_PRED_BTB_HH__
#define __CPU_PRED_BTB_HH__

#include "arch/types.hh"
#include "base/misc.hh"
#include "base/types.hh"
#include "config/the_isa.hh"

class DefaultBTB
{
  private:
    struct BTBEntry
    {
        BTBEntry()
            : tag(0), target(0), valid(false)
        {}

        /** The entry's tag. */
        Addr tag;

        /** The entry's target. */
        TheISA::PCState target;

        /** The entry's thread id. */
        ThreadID tid;

        /** Whether or not the entry is valid. */
        bool valid;
    };

  public:
    /** Creates a BTB with the given number of entries, number of bits per
     *  tag, and instruction offset amount.
     *  @param numEntries Number of entries for the BTB.
     *  @param tagBits Number of bits for each tag in the BTB.
     *  @param instShiftAmt Offset amount for instructions to ignore alignment.
     */
    DefaultBTB(unsigned numEntries, unsigned tagBits,
               unsigned instShiftAmt);

    void reset();

    /** Looks up an address in the BTB. Must call valid() first on the address.
     *  @param inst_PC The address of the branch to look up.
     *  @param tid The thread id.
     *  @return Returns the target of the branch.
     */
    TheISA::PCState lookup(Addr instPC, ThreadID tid);

    /** Checks if a branch is in the BTB.
     *  @param inst_PC The address of the branch to look up.
     *  @param tid The thread id.
     *  @return Whether or not the branch exists in the BTB.
     */
    bool valid(Addr instPC, ThreadID tid);

    /** Updates the BTB with the target of a branch.
     *  @param inst_PC The address of the branch being updated.
     *  @param target_PC The target address of the branch.
     *  @param tid The thread id.
     */
    void update(Addr instPC, const TheISA::PCState &targetPC,
                ThreadID tid);

  private:
    /** Returns the index into the BTB, based on the branch's PC.
     *  @param inst_PC The branch to look up.
     *  @return Returns the index into the BTB.
     */
    inline unsigned getIndex(Addr instPC);

    /** Returns the tag bits of a given address.
     *  @param inst_PC The branch's address.
     *  @return Returns the tag bits.
     */
    inline Addr getTag(Addr instPC);

    /** The actual BTB. */
    std::vector<BTBEntry> btb;

    /** The number of entries in the BTB. */
    unsigned numEntries;

    /** The index mask. */
    unsigned idxMask;

    /** The number of tag bits per entry. */
    unsigned tagBits;

    /** The tag mask. */
    unsigned tagMask;

    /** Number of bits to shift PC when calculating index. */
    unsigned instShiftAmt;

    /** Number of bits to shift PC when calculating tag. */
    unsigned tagShiftAmt;
};

#endif // __CPU_PRED_BTB_HH__