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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughAdds a full MicroTAGE BTB predictor implementation and public API, integrates it into the DecoupledBPUWithBTB wiring and build, and updates two example configs (one enabling MicroTAGE, one comment-only). Changes
Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant DecoupledBPU as DecoupledBPU
participant MicroTAGE as MicroTAGE
participant TageTables as TAGE_Tables
participant FoldHist as FoldedHistory
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Note over DecoupledBPU,MicroTAGE: Prediction Flow
DecoupledBPU->>MicroTAGE: putPCHistory(startAddr, history)
MicroTAGE->>FoldHist: compute folded indices/tags
FoldHist-->>MicroTAGE: folded indices/tags
MicroTAGE->>TageTables: lookupHelper(entries)
TageTables-->>MicroTAGE: per-table predictions
MicroTAGE-->>DecoupledBPU: TagePrediction + meta
end
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Note over DecoupledBPU,MicroTAGE: Update/Allocation Flow
DecoupledBPU->>MicroTAGE: prepareUpdateEntries(fetchStream)
MicroTAGE-->>DecoupledBPU: candidate entries
DecoupledBPU->>MicroTAGE: updatePredictorStateAndCheckAllocation(...)
MicroTAGE->>TageTables: handleNewEntryAllocation(...)
TageTables-->>MicroTAGE: allocation result
MicroTAGE->>MicroTAGE: updateLRU(), doUpdateHist()
MicroTAGE-->>DecoupledBPU: resolved update / allocation status
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🤖 Fix all issues with AI agents
In `@src/cpu/pred/BranchPredictor.py`:
- Around line 1063-1089: The MicroTAGE Python config defines an unused Param
named baseTableSize causing confusion; remove the baseTableSize
Param.Unsigned(256, ...) declaration from the MicroTAGE class so the Python
config matches the C++ constructor (microtage.cc) which does not consume
baseTableSize; ensure no other references to baseTableSize exist in this file or
nearby configs and run lint/tests to confirm no breakage.
In `@src/cpu/pred/btb/decoupled_bpred.hh`:
- Around line 20-23: The file contains a duplicated include of the header
btb_mgsc.hh in decoupled_bpred.hh; remove the redundant `#include`
"cpu/pred/btb/btb_mgsc.hh" so the header is only included once (leave the single
correct include and delete the duplicate entry).
In `@src/cpu/pred/btb/microtage.cc`:
- Around line 96-104: The code currently calls
tableTagBits.resize(numPredictors) which zero‑fills missing entries and defeats
the later size validation, allowing 0‑bit tags and breaking tag/index math
(e.g., tableTagBits[i]-1 in folding). Before resizing any predictor tables,
validate that the provided tableTagBits configuration has at least numPredictors
entries (or throw/assert with a clear error); only after that validated check,
perform the resize of the predictor containers (e.g., tageTable, tableIndexBits,
tableIndexMasks, tableTagBits, tableTagMasks) or copy values from the validated
config so you never create implicit 0 entries for tableTagBits.
- Around line 17-25: The UNIT_TEST build fails because ceilLog2 and floorLog2
are used in the microtage constructor but base/intmath.hh is only included
inside the `#ifndef` UNIT_TEST block; move the include for "base/intmath.hh" out
of the `#ifndef` UNIT_TEST guard so ceilLog2 and floorLog2 are available in both
UNIT_TEST and non-UNIT_TEST builds, leaving other debug includes (e.g.,
"base/debug_helper.hh", "base/trace.hh", "debug/TAGE.hh") inside the guard as
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- Around line 629-635: The code uses predMeta->preds[btb_entry.pc] which can
implicitly insert a default TagePrediction; instead, check for existence with
predMeta->preds.find(btb_entry.pc) and only use the stored prediction if the key
exists, otherwise call generateSinglePrediction(btb_entry, startAddr, predMeta)
(same fallback used when updateOnRead is true); update the branch that assigns
recomputed so it uses find() on predMeta->preds and falls back to
generateSinglePrediction when the find() lookup fails.
In `@src/cpu/pred/btb/microtage.hh`:
- Around line 4-8: The header is missing direct includes for types it uses; add
`#include` <memory>, `#include` <queue>, and `#include` <unordered_map> to the top of
microtage.hh so std::shared_ptr, std::queue and std::unordered_map are declared
rather than relying on transitive includes—this will fix usages of
std::shared_ptr (e.g., pointers to tag entries), std::queue (any queue
members/usages), and std::unordered_map (hash tables used by the predictor)
referenced in the file.
| class MicroTAGE(TimedBaseBTBPredictor): | ||
| """Micro-sized BTB TAGE predictor used alongside uBTB""" | ||
| type = 'MicroTAGE' | ||
| cxx_class = 'gem5::branch_prediction::btb_pred::MicroTAGE' | ||
| cxx_header = "cpu/pred/btb/microtage.hh" | ||
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| needMoreHistories = Param.Bool(True, "MicroTAGE needs more histories") | ||
| enableSC = Param.Bool(False, "Enable SC or not") | ||
| updateOnRead = Param.Bool(True,"Enable update on read, no need to save tage meta in FTQ") | ||
| # Keep vector parameters consistent with numPredictors to avoid constructor asserts. | ||
| numPredictors = Param.Unsigned(1, "Number of TAGE predictors") | ||
| tableSizes = VectorParam.Unsigned([512],"the TAGE T0~Tn length") | ||
| TTagBitSizes = VectorParam.Unsigned([16] ,"the T0~Tn entry's tag bit size") | ||
| TTagPcShifts = VectorParam.Unsigned([1] ,"when the T0~Tn entry's tag generating, PC right shift") | ||
| blockSize = Param.Unsigned(32,"tage index function uses 32B aligned block address") | ||
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| histLengths = VectorParam.Unsigned([16],"the BTB TAGE T0~Tn history length") | ||
| maxHistLen = Param.Unsigned(970,"The length of history passed from DBP") | ||
| numTablesToAlloc = Param.Unsigned(1,"The number of table to allocated each time") | ||
| numWays = Param.Unsigned(2, "Number of ways per set") | ||
| baseTableSize = Param.Unsigned(256,"Base table size") | ||
| maxBranchPositions = Param.Unsigned(32,"Maximum branch positions per 64-byte block") | ||
| useAltOnNaSize = Param.Unsigned(128,"Size of the useAltOnNa table") | ||
| useAltOnNaWidth = Param.Unsigned(7,"Width of the useAltOnNa table") | ||
| numBanks = Param.Unsigned(4,"Number of banks for bank conflict simulation") | ||
| enableBankConflict = Param.Bool(False,"Enable bank conflict simulation") | ||
| numDelay = Param.Unsigned(0,"Prediction latency in cycles") |
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Remove the unused baseTableSize parameter from the MicroTAGE Python configuration.
The baseTableSize parameter defined at line 1083 is not consumed by the C++ MicroTAGE constructor. The constructor initializer list (in microtage.cc) only processes numPredictors, tableSizes, TTagBitSizes, TTagPcShifts, histLengths, maxHistLen, numWays, maxBranchPositions, numTablesToAlloc, updateOnRead, numBanks, blockSize, and enableBankConflict. The baseTableSize parameter appears to be a copy-paste artifact from the FTB TAGE implementation, where it is actually used. Remove it from the MicroTAGE class definition to avoid confusion and prevent future developers from expecting this parameter to have an effect.
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🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@src/cpu/pred/BranchPredictor.py` around lines 1063 - 1089, The MicroTAGE
Python config defines an unused Param named baseTableSize causing confusion;
remove the baseTableSize Param.Unsigned(256, ...) declaration from the MicroTAGE
class so the Python config matches the C++ constructor (microtage.cc) which does
not consume baseTableSize; ensure no other references to baseTableSize exist in
this file or nearby configs and run lint/tests to confirm no breakage.
| #include "cpu/pred/btb/btb_mgsc.hh" | ||
| #include "cpu/pred/btb/btb_tage.hh" | ||
| #include "cpu/pred/btb/btb_ubtb.hh" | ||
| #include "cpu/pred/btb/btb_mgsc.hh" |
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Remove duplicate #include for btb_mgsc.hh.
The header btb_mgsc.hh is included twice (lines 20 and 23). Remove the duplicate to avoid redundant preprocessing.
Suggested fix
`#include` "cpu/pred/btb/btb_mgsc.hh"
`#include` "cpu/pred/btb/btb_tage.hh"
`#include` "cpu/pred/btb/btb_ubtb.hh"
-#include "cpu/pred/btb/btb_mgsc.hh"
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| #include "cpu/pred/btb/btb_mgsc.hh" | |
| #include "cpu/pred/btb/btb_tage.hh" | |
| #include "cpu/pred/btb/btb_ubtb.hh" | |
| #include "cpu/pred/btb/btb_mgsc.hh" | |
| `#include` "cpu/pred/btb/btb_mgsc.hh" | |
| `#include` "cpu/pred/btb/btb_tage.hh" | |
| `#include` "cpu/pred/btb/btb_ubtb.hh" |
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In `@src/cpu/pred/btb/decoupled_bpred.hh` around lines 20 - 23, The file contains
a duplicated include of the header btb_mgsc.hh in decoupled_bpred.hh; remove the
redundant `#include` "cpu/pred/btb/btb_mgsc.hh" so the header is only included
once (leave the single correct include and delete the duplicate entry).
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| #include "base/debug_helper.hh" | ||
| #include "base/intmath.hh" | ||
| #include "base/trace.hh" | ||
| #include "base/types.hh" | ||
| #include "cpu/o3/dyn_inst.hh" | ||
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UNIT_TEST builds fail to compile due to missing ceilLog2/floorLog2 declarations.
The UNIT_TEST constructor (line 45–48) uses ceilLog2 and floorLog2, but base/intmath.hh is only included within the #ifndef UNIT_TEST guard (line 19). When UNIT_TEST is defined, this include is skipped, causing undefined symbol errors at compilation.
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other debug includes (e.g., "base/debug_helper.hh", "base/trace.hh",
"debug/TAGE.hh") inside the guard as appropriate.
| tageTable.resize(numPredictors); | ||
| tableIndexBits.resize(numPredictors); | ||
| tableIndexMasks.resize(numPredictors); | ||
| tableTagBits.resize(numPredictors); | ||
| tableTagMasks.resize(numPredictors); | ||
| // Ensure PC shift vector has entries for all predictors (fallback default = 1) | ||
| if (tablePcShifts.size() < numPredictors) { | ||
| tablePcShifts.resize(numPredictors, 1); | ||
| } |
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Don’t resize tableTagBits before validating config size.
tableTagBits.resize(numPredictors) zero‑fills missing entries and makes the later size assertion ineffective. That can silently produce 0‑bit tags (and tableTagBits[i]-1 in folding), which breaks tag/index math.
🩹 Proposed fix
- tableTagBits.resize(numPredictors);
+ // Avoid zero-fill masking config errors; validate instead.
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| tageTable.resize(numPredictors); | |
| tableIndexBits.resize(numPredictors); | |
| tableIndexMasks.resize(numPredictors); | |
| tableTagBits.resize(numPredictors); | |
| tableTagMasks.resize(numPredictors); | |
| // Ensure PC shift vector has entries for all predictors (fallback default = 1) | |
| if (tablePcShifts.size() < numPredictors) { | |
| tablePcShifts.resize(numPredictors, 1); | |
| } | |
| tageTable.resize(numPredictors); | |
| tableIndexBits.resize(numPredictors); | |
| tableIndexMasks.resize(numPredictors); | |
| // Avoid zero-fill masking config errors; validate instead. | |
| assert(tableTagBits.size() >= numPredictors); | |
| tableTagMasks.resize(numPredictors); | |
| // Ensure PC shift vector has entries for all predictors (fallback default = 1) | |
| if (tablePcShifts.size() < numPredictors) { | |
| tablePcShifts.resize(numPredictors, 1); | |
| } |
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@src/cpu/pred/btb/microtage.cc` around lines 96 - 104, The code currently
calls tableTagBits.resize(numPredictors) which zero‑fills missing entries and
defeats the later size validation, allowing 0‑bit tags and breaking tag/index
math (e.g., tableTagBits[i]-1 in folding). Before resizing any predictor tables,
validate that the provided tableTagBits configuration has at least numPredictors
entries (or throw/assert with a clear error); only after that validated check,
perform the resize of the predictor containers (e.g., tageTable, tableIndexBits,
tableIndexMasks, tableTagBits, tableTagMasks) or copy values from the validated
config so you never create implicit 0 entries for tableTagBits.
| TagePrediction recomputed; | ||
| if (updateOnRead) { // if update on read is enabled, re-read providers using snapshot | ||
| // Re-read providers using snapshot (do not rely on prediction-time main/alt) | ||
| recomputed = generateSinglePrediction(btb_entry, startAddr, predMeta); | ||
| } else { // otherwise, use the prediction from the prediction-time main/alt | ||
| recomputed = predMeta->preds[btb_entry.pc]; | ||
| } |
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Use find() instead of operator[] to avoid implicit insertion of default predictions.
The operator[] on predMeta->preds will silently insert a default TagePrediction (with all fields zero/false) if the key doesn't exist. This masks cases where BTB entries were never predicted and corrupts the prediction metadata. For entries not present during prediction (e.g., new BTB entries), the default values are semantically incorrect.
Use find() to check for existing entries before reading, and fall back to generateSinglePrediction() for entries that lack stored predictions.
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- } else { // otherwise, use the prediction from the prediction-time main/alt
- recomputed = predMeta->preds[btb_entry.pc];
- }
+ } else { // otherwise, use the prediction from the prediction-time main/alt
+ auto it = predMeta->preds.find(btb_entry.pc);
+ if (it != predMeta->preds.end()) {
+ recomputed = it->second;
+ } else {
+ // Fallback: recompute using the snapshot to avoid default insertion
+ recomputed = generateSinglePrediction(btb_entry, startAddr, predMeta);
+ }
+ }🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@src/cpu/pred/btb/microtage.cc` around lines 629 - 635, The code uses
predMeta->preds[btb_entry.pc] which can implicitly insert a default
TagePrediction; instead, check for existence with
predMeta->preds.find(btb_entry.pc) and only use the stored prediction if the key
exists, otherwise call generateSinglePrediction(btb_entry, startAddr, predMeta)
(same fallback used when updateOnRead is true); update the branch that assigns
recomputed so it uses find() on predMeta->preds and falls back to
generateSinglePrediction when the find() lookup fails.
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| #include <map> | ||
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Add missing standard headers for std::shared_ptr, std::queue, and std::unordered_map.
This header uses these types (lines 44, 126, 298, 384, 398, 414, 424) but doesn't include the corresponding headers. This relies on transitive includes and can break builds when dependencies change.
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`#include` <cstdint>
`#include` <deque>
`#include` <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <queue>
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In `@src/cpu/pred/btb/microtage.hh` around lines 4 - 8, The header is missing
direct includes for types it uses; add `#include` <memory>, `#include` <queue>, and
`#include` <unordered_map> to the top of microtage.hh so std::shared_ptr,
std::queue and std::unordered_map are declared rather than relying on transitive
includes—this will fix usages of std::shared_ptr (e.g., pointers to tag
entries), std::queue (any queue members/usages), and std::unordered_map (hash
tables used by the predictor) referenced in the file.
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In `@src/cpu/pred/btb/microtage.cc`:
- Around line 125-127: The code can construct a PathFoldedHist with a negative
width when tableTagBits[i] is 0; update the loop that pushes into
tagFoldedHist/altTagFoldedHist/indexFoldedHist to validate/clamp the tag-bit
counts before constructing PathFoldedHist: compute a non-negative altBits (e.g.,
altBits = max(0, (int)tableTagBits[i] - 1)) or only push an altTagFoldedHist
when tableTagBits[i] > 0, and use that safe value when calling PathFoldedHist;
reference the vectors tagFoldedHist, altTagFoldedHist, indexFoldedHist and the
tableTagBits array to locate the change.
- Around line 724-738: getTageTag (and similarly getTageIndex) currently
computes mask with (1ULL << tableTagBits[t]) - 1 which is undefined when
tableTagBits[t] >= 64; fix by guarding the shift: if tableTagBits[t] is >= 64
(or >= sizeof(Addr)*8) set mask to all-ones for Addr (e.g. ~Addr(0)) otherwise
compute (Addr(1) << tableTagBits[t]) - 1, and use that mask for
pcBits/foldedBits; ensure the mask type matches Addr to avoid narrower-width
issues and apply the same change in getTageIndex.
In `@src/cpu/pred/btb/microtage.hh`:
- Around line 254-256: The declaration of setTag(Addr &dest, Addr src, int
table) in MicroTAGE is missing its implementation; either remove the declaration
or add a definition in the .cc file as MicroTAGE::setTag(Addr &dest, Addr src,
int table). If you implement it, make it compute the same tag used elsewhere
(reuse existing helpers like getTag or computeIndex/computeTag if present) by
extracting the appropriate bits from src for the given table (using the class's
tagBits/tagMask/tagShift members or the same logic as getTag), and assign the
masked value into dest; ensure the signature and class scope match the
declaration.
- Around line 372-373: Implement the missing method
MicroTAGE::recoverFoldedHist(const bitset& history) in the .cc file to match the
declaration in microtage.hh; the implementation should restore the predictor's
internal folded-history state from the supplied bitset by recomputing all
folded-history registers used by MicroTAGE (e.g., the foldedHist / folded
history arrays or structures) using the same folding algorithm/helpers already
present in this class (call existing fold/update helpers if available, otherwise
recompute each folded value by applying the class’s fold/rotate/xor logic across
the bits of history). Ensure the function signature matches exactly and updates
the member variables that other methods (predict/update) rely on so the
predictor recovers correctly after a misprediction.
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src/cpu/pred/btb/microtage.cc (3)
328-333: Signed/unsigned comparison in loop condition.At line 328,
int sis compared withstagePreds.size()(which returnssize_t). Consider usingsize_tor casting to avoid potential compiler warnings:- for (int s = getDelay(); s < stagePreds.size(); s++) { + for (size_t s = static_cast<size_t>(getDelay()); s < stagePreds.size(); s++) {
908-914: Remove unused variablesbuf2andbuf3.At line 910,
std::string buf2, buf3;are declared but never used.for (int type = 0; type < 3; type++) { - std::string buf2, buf3; auto &foldedHist = type == 0 ? indexFoldedHist[t] : type == 1 ? tagFoldedHist[t] : altTagFoldedHist[t]; foldedHist.check(hist); }
999-1030:updateLRUandgetLRUVictimappear unused.These LRU methods are defined but the allocation logic (line 496) explicitly states "no LFSR, no per-way table gating" and doesn't call them. Consider removing if not needed, or documenting their intended future use.
#!/bin/bash # Verify if updateLRU or getLRUVictim are called anywhere in the codebase echo "=== Searching for updateLRU calls ===" rg -n "updateLRU\s*\(" --type cpp echo "" echo "=== Searching for getLRUVictim calls ===" rg -n "getLRUVictim\s*\(" --type cppsrc/cpu/pred/btb/microtage.hh (2)
100-101: Misleading comment formainprovidedfield.Line 100 states "Whether to use alternative prediction, true if main is weak or no main prediction" but the field is named
mainprovidedand the code uses it astruewhen main IS provided (see line 972 in .cc:bool useAlt = pred.mainprovided ? false : true).Consider fixing the comment:
- bool mainprovided; // Whether to use alternative prediction, true if main is weak or no main prediction + bool mainprovided; // Whether main prediction is provided (false falls back to base prediction)
370-375: Redundantpublic:specifiers.Lines 370 and 375 both have
public:access specifiers in sequence. Remove one:public: // Recover folded history after misprediction void recoverFoldedHist(const bitset& history); -public: - - // Metadata for TAGE prediction
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| MicroTAGE::getTageTag(Addr pc, int t, uint64_t foldedHist, Addr position) | ||
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| // Create mask for tableTagBits[t] to limit result size | ||
| Addr mask = (1ULL << tableTagBits[t]) - 1; | ||
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| return pcBits ^ foldedBits ^ position; | ||
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Undefined behavior when tableTagBits[t] >= 64.
At line 728, (1ULL << tableTagBits[t]) - 1 causes undefined behavior if tableTagBits[t] is 64 or greater. The same issue exists in getTageIndex at line 744.
Consider clamping or validating the bit width:
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Addr
MicroTAGE::getTageTag(Addr pc, int t, uint64_t foldedHist, Addr position)
{
// Create mask for tableTagBits[t] to limit result size
- Addr mask = (1ULL << tableTagBits[t]) - 1;
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| MicroTAGE::getTageTag(Addr pc, int t, uint64_t foldedHist, Addr position) | |
| { | |
| // Create mask for tableTagBits[t] to limit result size | |
| Addr mask = (1ULL << tableTagBits[t]) - 1; | |
| // Extract lower bits of PC directly (remove instruction alignment bits) | |
| Addr pcBits = (pc >> bankBaseShift) & mask; | |
| // Extract and prepare folded history bits | |
| Addr foldedBits = foldedHist & mask; | |
| // XOR all components together, including position (like RTL) | |
| return pcBits ^ foldedBits ^ position; | |
| } | |
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| MicroTAGE::getTageTag(Addr pc, int t, uint64_t foldedHist, Addr position) | |
| { | |
| // Create mask for tableTagBits[t] to limit result size | |
| Addr mask = tableTagBits[t] >= 64 ? ~0ULL : (1ULL << tableTagBits[t]) - 1; | |
| // Extract lower bits of PC directly (remove instruction alignment bits) | |
| Addr pcBits = (pc >> bankBaseShift) & mask; | |
| // Extract and prepare folded history bits | |
| Addr foldedBits = foldedHist & mask; | |
| // XOR all components together, including position (like RTL) | |
| return pcBits ^ foldedBits ^ position; | |
| } |
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In `@src/cpu/pred/btb/microtage.cc` around lines 724 - 738, getTageTag (and
similarly getTageIndex) currently computes mask with (1ULL << tableTagBits[t]) -
1 which is undefined when tableTagBits[t] >= 64; fix by guarding the shift: if
tableTagBits[t] is >= 64 (or >= sizeof(Addr)*8) set mask to all-ones for Addr
(e.g. ~Addr(0)) otherwise compute (Addr(1) << tableTagBits[t]) - 1, and use that
mask for pcBits/foldedBits; ensure the mask type matches Addr to avoid
narrower-width issues and apply the same change in getTageIndex.
| // Set tag bits for a given table | ||
| void setTag(Addr &dest, Addr src, int table); | ||
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setTag is declared but not implemented.
The method setTag(Addr &dest, Addr src, int table) is declared at line 255 but has no implementation in the .cc file. Either implement it or remove the declaration.
#!/bin/bash
# Verify setTag is not implemented elsewhere
echo "=== Searching for setTag implementation ==="
rg -n "MicroTAGE::setTag" --type cpp🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@src/cpu/pred/btb/microtage.hh` around lines 254 - 256, The declaration of
setTag(Addr &dest, Addr src, int table) in MicroTAGE is missing its
implementation; either remove the declaration or add a definition in the .cc
file as MicroTAGE::setTag(Addr &dest, Addr src, int table). If you implement it,
make it compute the same tag used elsewhere (reuse existing helpers like getTag
or computeIndex/computeTag if present) by extracting the appropriate bits from
src for the given table (using the class's tagBits/tagMask/tagShift members or
the same logic as getTag), and assign the masked value into dest; ensure the
signature and class scope match the declaration.
| // Recover folded history after misprediction | ||
| void recoverFoldedHist(const bitset& history); |
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recoverFoldedHist is declared but not implemented.
The method recoverFoldedHist(const bitset& history) is declared at line 373 but has no implementation in the .cc file.
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# Verify recoverFoldedHist is not implemented
echo "=== Searching for recoverFoldedHist implementation ==="
rg -n "MicroTAGE::recoverFoldedHist" --type cpp🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@src/cpu/pred/btb/microtage.hh` around lines 372 - 373, Implement the missing
method MicroTAGE::recoverFoldedHist(const bitset& history) in the .cc file to
match the declaration in microtage.hh; the implementation should restore the
predictor's internal folded-history state from the supplied bitset by
recomputing all folded-history registers used by MicroTAGE (e.g., the foldedHist
/ folded history arrays or structures) using the same folding algorithm/helpers
already present in this class (call existing fold/update helpers if available,
otherwise recompute each folded value by applying the class’s fold/rotate/xor
logic across the bits of history). Ensure the function signature matches exactly
and updates the member variables that other methods (predict/update) rely on so
the predictor recovers correctly after a misprediction.
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