Re: [Gems-users] regd ruby results and magic instruction

["Dave Z." <zhu_dave@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm using MOESI_SMP_hammer and simulating only one
chip. It looks like Profiler::addL2StatSample as well
as most of the profiler functions use node id. Is
there a way to fix it?

Thank you.

--- Nauman Rafique <nrafique@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I vaguely remember coming across a similar problem.
> I think some CMP protocols
> use chip id when profiling misses. If you are
> simulating only one chip, all
> misses would be profiled for node 0. You have to
> trace your way back from
> function Profiler::addL2StatSample to the SLICC code
> and see if thats the problem.
> 
> -- 
> Nauman Rafique
> Purdue University
> 
> 
> Quoting "Dave Z." <zhu_dave@xxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Dan Gibson <degibson@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > Dave Z. wrote:
> > 
> > > >> Using non-sarek
> > > >> targets or even sarek 
> > > >> targets with some configuration options set
> can
> > > >> result in more than on 
> > > >> physical memory object (often one per
> processor).
> > > >> Ruby installs itself 
> > > >> of "phys_mem0", which can manifest as only
> > > showing
> > > >> accesses from cpu0. 
> > > >> Find out if a "phys_mem0" object exists in
> your
> > > >> simulation, and also a 
> > > >> "phys_mem1", "phys_mem2", etc.
> > > >>     
> > > >
> > > > There exists only phys_mem0 object. What do I
> need
> > > to
> > > > do to have phys_mem1? Perhaps private L1 cache
> and
> > > > shared L2 cache? I would like to see memory
> > > accesses
> > > > from each processor. 
> > > >
> > > >   
> > > You DON'T want separate phys_mems...it just
> > > complicates things.
> > > >> Otherwise, have you set the cpu-switch-time
> in
> > > >> Simics to 1? 
> > > >>     
> > > >
> > > > No, I haven't. The current CPU switch time is
> > > 1000000
> > > > cycles.
> > > >
> > > >   
> > > THAT is the problem then. Simics is running for
> very
> > > few instructions 
> > > and isn't even running processor 1 at all during
> > > your benchmark. Use 
> > > cpu-switch-time 1 (and simulate for at least
> 1000000
> > > cycles to allow the 
> > > switch to occur) and your problem will go away.
> > 
> > I set the cpu-switch-time to 1. But I got
> > total_misses: 142986 [142986 0]. (Ruby_cycles:
> > 150973229) What else could be the problem?
> > 
> > Thank you for your help.
> > 
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