Eliminate the opcode cache

Just bucket the intruction lists, then search them.  Simpler and faster.

Author: aswaterman

riscv/processor.cc

@@ -62,13 +62,8 @@ processor_t::processor_t(const char* isa_str, const char* priv_str,
   VU.vlenb = isa.get_vlen() / 8;
   VU.vstart_alu = 0;
 
-  register_base_instructions();
   mmu = new mmu_t(sim, cfg->endianness, this, cfg->cache_blocksz);
 
-  disassembler = new disassembler_t(&isa);
-  for (auto e : isa.get_extensions())
-    register_extension(find_extension(e.c_str())());
-
   set_pmp_granularity(cfg->pmpgranularity);
   set_pmp_num(cfg->pmpregions);
 
@@ -81,6 +76,12 @@ processor_t::processor_t(const char* isa_str, const char* priv_str,
   set_impl(IMPL_MMU_VMID, true);
 
   reset();
+
+  register_base_instructions();
+
+  disassembler = new disassembler_t(&isa);
+  for (auto e : isa.get_extensions())
+    register_extension(find_extension(e.c_str())());
 }
 
 processor_t::~processor_t()
@@ -663,47 +664,48 @@ reg_t processor_t::throw_instruction_address_misaligned(reg_t pc)
 
 insn_func_t processor_t::decode_insn(insn_t insn)
 {
-  if (!extension_enabled(EXT_ZCA) && insn_length(insn.bits()) % 4)
-    return &::illegal_instruction;
-
-  // look up opcode in hash table
-  size_t idx = insn.bits() % OPCODE_CACHE_SIZE;
-  auto [hit, desc] = opcode_cache[idx].lookup(insn.bits());
+  const auto& pool = opcode_map[insn.bits() % std::size(opcode_map)];
 
-  bool rve = extension_enabled('E');
-
-  if (unlikely(!hit)) {
-    // fall back to linear search
-    auto matching = [insn_bits = insn.bits()](const insn_desc_t &d) {
-      return (insn_bits & d.mask) == d.match;
-    };
-    auto p = std::find_if(custom_instructions.begin(),
-                          custom_instructions.end(), matching);
-    if (p == custom_instructions.end()) {
-      p = std::find_if(instructions.begin(), instructions.end(), matching);
-      assert(p != instructions.end());
+  for (auto p = pool.begin(); ; ++p) {
+    if ((insn.bits() & p->mask) == p->match) {
+      return p->func;
     }
-    desc = &*p;
-    opcode_cache[idx].replace(insn.bits(), desc);
   }
-
-  return desc->func(xlen, rve, log_commits_enabled);
 }
 
-void processor_t::register_insn(insn_desc_t desc, bool is_custom) {
+void processor_t::register_insn(insn_desc_t desc, std::vector<insn_desc_t>& pool) {
   assert(desc.fast_rv32i && desc.fast_rv64i && desc.fast_rv32e && desc.fast_rv64e &&
          desc.logged_rv32i && desc.logged_rv64i && desc.logged_rv32e && desc.logged_rv64e);
 
-  if (is_custom)
-    custom_instructions.push_back(desc);
-  else
-    instructions.push_back(desc);
+  pool.push_back(desc);
 }
 
 void processor_t::build_opcode_map()
 {
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < OPCODE_CACHE_SIZE; i++)
-    opcode_cache[i].reset();
+  bool rve = extension_enabled('E');
+  bool zca = extension_enabled(EXT_ZCA);
+  const size_t N = std::size(opcode_map);
+
+  auto build_one = [&](const insn_desc_t& desc) {
+    auto func = desc.func(xlen, rve, log_commits_enabled);
+    if (!zca && insn_length(desc.match) % 4)
+      func = &::illegal_instruction;
+
+    auto stride = std::min(N, size_t(1) << ctz(~desc.mask));
+    for (size_t i = desc.match & (stride - 1); i < N; i += stride) {
+      if ((desc.match % N) == (i & desc.mask))
+        opcode_map[i].push_back({desc.match, desc.mask, func});
+    }
+  };
+
+  for (auto& p : opcode_map)
+    p.clear();
+
+  for (auto& d : custom_instructions)
+    build_one(d);
+
+  for (auto& d : instructions)
+    build_one(d);
 }
 
 void processor_t::register_extension(extension_t *x) {

riscv/processor.h

@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ struct insn_desc_t
   static const insn_desc_t illegal_instruction;
 };
 
+struct opcode_map_entry_t
+{
+  insn_bits_t match;
+  insn_bits_t mask;
+  insn_func_t func;
+};
+
 // regnum, data
 typedef std::map<reg_t, freg_t> commit_log_reg_t;
 
@@ -207,47 +214,6 @@ struct state_t
   void csr_init(processor_t* const proc, reg_t max_isa);
 };
 
-class opcode_cache_entry_t {
- public:
-  opcode_cache_entry_t()
-  {
-    reset();
-  }
-
-  void reset()
-  {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < associativity; i++) {
-      tag[i] = 0;
-      contents[i] = &insn_desc_t::illegal_instruction;
-    }
-  }
-
-  void replace(insn_bits_t opcode, const insn_desc_t* desc)
-  {
-    for (size_t i = associativity - 1; i > 0; i--) {
-      tag[i] = tag[i-1];
-      contents[i] = contents[i-1];
-    }
-
-    tag[0] = opcode;
-    contents[0] = desc;
-  }
-
-  std::tuple<bool, const insn_desc_t*> lookup(insn_bits_t opcode)
-  {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < associativity; i++)
-      if (tag[i] == opcode)
-        return std::tuple(true, contents[i]);
-
-    return std::tuple(false, nullptr);
-  }
-
- private:
-  static const size_t associativity = 4;
-  insn_bits_t tag[associativity];
-  const insn_desc_t* contents[associativity];
-};
-
 // this class represents one processor in a RISC-V machine.
 class processor_t : public abstract_device_t
 {
@@ -341,10 +307,10 @@ class processor_t : public abstract_device_t
   FILE *get_log_file() { return log_file; }
 
   void register_base_insn(insn_desc_t insn) {
-    register_insn(insn, false /* is_custom */);
+    register_insn(insn, instructions);
   }
   void register_custom_insn(insn_desc_t insn) {
-    register_insn(insn, true /* is_custom */);
+    register_insn(insn, custom_instructions);
   }
   void register_extension(extension_t*);
   void build_opcode_map();
@@ -406,19 +372,17 @@ class processor_t : public abstract_device_t
   std::bitset<NUM_ISA_EXTENSIONS> extension_dynamic;
   mutable std::bitset<NUM_ISA_EXTENSIONS> extension_assumed_const;
 
+  std::vector<opcode_map_entry_t> opcode_map[128];
   std::vector<insn_desc_t> instructions;
   std::vector<insn_desc_t> custom_instructions;
   std::unordered_map<reg_t,uint64_t> pc_histogram;
 
-  static const size_t OPCODE_CACHE_SIZE = 4095;
-  opcode_cache_entry_t opcode_cache[OPCODE_CACHE_SIZE];
-
   void take_pending_interrupt() { take_interrupt(state.mip->read() & state.mie->read()); }
   void take_interrupt(reg_t mask); // take first enabled interrupt in mask
   void take_trap(trap_t& t, reg_t epc); // take an exception
   void take_trigger_action(triggers::action_t action, reg_t breakpoint_tval, reg_t epc, bool virt);
   void disasm(insn_t insn); // disassemble and print an instruction
-  void register_insn(insn_desc_t, bool);
+  void register_insn(insn_desc_t, std::vector<insn_desc_t>& pool);
 
   void enter_debug_mode(uint8_t cause, uint8_t ext_cause);