configs/nvm/sweep.py

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import math
import argparse

import m5
from m5.objects import *
from m5.util import addToPath
from m5.stats import periodicStatDump

addToPath('../')

from common import ObjectList
from common import MemConfig

# this script is helpful to sweep the efficiency of a specific memory
# controller configuration, by varying the number of banks accessed,
# and the sequential stride size (how many bytes per activate), and
# observe what bus utilisation (bandwidth) is achieved

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()

nvm_generators = {
    "NVM" : lambda x: x.createNvm,
}

# Use a single-channel DDR3-1600 x64 (8x8 topology) by default
parser.add_argument("--nvm-type", default="NVM_2400_1x64",
                    choices=ObjectList.mem_list.get_names(),
                    help = "type of memory to use")

parser.add_argument("--nvm-ranks", "-r", type=int, default=1,
                    help = "Number of ranks to iterate across")

parser.add_argument("--rd_perc", type=int, default=100,
                    help = "Percentage of read commands")

parser.add_argument("--mode", default="NVM",
                    choices=nvm_generators.keys(),
                    help = "NVM: Random traffic")

parser.add_argument("--addr-map",
                    choices=ObjectList.dram_addr_map_list.get_names(),
                    default="RoRaBaCoCh", help = "NVM address map policy")

args = parser.parse_args()

# at the moment we stay with the default open-adaptive page policy,
# and address mapping

# start with the system itself, using a multi-layer 2.0 GHz
# crossbar, delivering 64 bytes / 3 cycles (one header cycle)
# which amounts to 42.7 GByte/s per layer and thus per port
system = System(membus = IOXBar(width = 32))
system.clk_domain = SrcClockDomain(clock = '2.0GHz',
                                   voltage_domain =
                                   VoltageDomain(voltage = '1V'))

# we are fine with 256 MB memory for now
mem_range = AddrRange('512MB')
system.mem_ranges = [mem_range]

# do not worry about reserving space for the backing store
system.mmap_using_noreserve = True

# force a single channel to match the assumptions in the DRAM traffic
# generator
args.mem_channels = 1
args.external_memory_system = 0
MemConfig.config_mem(args, system)

# the following assumes that we are using the native memory
# controller with an NVM interface, check to be sure
if not isinstance(system.mem_ctrls[0], m5.objects.MemCtrl):
    fatal("This script assumes the controller is a MemCtrl subclass")
if not isinstance(system.mem_ctrls[0].nvm, m5.objects.NVMInterface):
    fatal("This script assumes the memory is a NVMInterface class")

# there is no point slowing things down by saving any data
system.mem_ctrls[0].nvm.null = True

# Set the address mapping based on input argument
system.mem_ctrls[0].nvm.addr_mapping = args.addr_map

# stay in each state for 0.25 ms, long enough to warm things up, and
# short enough to avoid hitting a refresh
period = 250000000

# stay in each state as long as the dump/reset period, use the entire
# range, issue transactions of the right DRAM burst size, and match
# the DRAM maximum bandwidth to ensure that it is saturated

# get the number of regions
nbr_banks = system.mem_ctrls[0].nvm.banks_per_rank.value

# determine the burst length in bytes
burst_size = int((system.mem_ctrls[0].nvm.devices_per_rank.value *
                  system.mem_ctrls[0].nvm.device_bus_width.value *
                  system.mem_ctrls[0].nvm.burst_length.value) / 8)


# next, get the page size in bytes
buffer_size = system.mem_ctrls[0].nvm.devices_per_rank.value * \
    system.mem_ctrls[0].nvm.device_rowbuffer_size.value

# match the maximum bandwidth of the memory, the parameter is in seconds
# and we need it in ticks (ps)
itt = system.mem_ctrls[0].nvm.tBURST.value * 1000000000000

# assume we start at 0
max_addr = mem_range.end

# use min of the page size and 512 bytes as that should be more than
# enough
max_stride = min(256, buffer_size)

# create a traffic generator, and point it to the file we just created
system.tgen = PyTrafficGen()

# add a communication monitor
system.monitor = CommMonitor()

# connect the traffic generator to the bus via a communication monitor
system.tgen.port = system.monitor.cpu_side_port
system.monitor.mem_side_port = system.membus.cpu_side_ports

# connect the system port even if it is not used in this example
system.system_port = system.membus.cpu_side_ports

# every period, dump and reset all stats
periodicStatDump(period)

# run Forrest, run!
root = Root(full_system = False, system = system)
root.system.mem_mode = 'timing'

m5.instantiate()

def trace():
    addr_map = ObjectList.dram_addr_map_list.get(args.addr_map)
    generator = nvm_generators[args.mode](system.tgen)
    for stride_size in range(burst_size, max_stride + 1, burst_size):
        for bank in range(1, nbr_banks + 1):
            num_seq_pkts = int(math.ceil(float(stride_size) / burst_size))
            yield generator(period,
                            0, max_addr, burst_size, int(itt), int(itt),
                            args.rd_perc, 0,
                            num_seq_pkts, buffer_size, nbr_banks, bank,
                            addr_map, args.nvm_ranks)
    yield system.tgen.createExit(0)

system.tgen.start(trace())

m5.simulate()

print("NVM sweep with burst: %d, banks: %d, max stride: %d" %
    (burst_size, nbr_banks, max_stride))