Re: [Gems-users] MESI_SCMP_tiledL2bank_directory protocol

[Mike Marty <mikem@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, I just posted MESI_SCMP_bankdirectory.tar.gz on the GEMS download 
directory.
It ran our OLTP workload successfully last night.  Let me know how it works.

--Mike


Niket Agarwal wrote:
> Thanks, 
> Please send the changes if possible. 
>
> Niket.
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>   
> > But I am still getting the FIFO ordering error.
> > Does the MESI_SCMP--- protocol work for anyone ?
> >
> >     
> Well it worked for me, but clearly my workloads and configuration aren't
> excercising these errors.
>
> I can tell you that the problem is the "tight" link I tried to setup
> between an L1 controller and the L2 controller of its "local" bank.  This
> link would allow the protocol to implement any replication policy.  But it
> appears I didn't nail the correctness.
>
> You have a couple options:
>
> 1)  Wait for me to fix this.  I have no idea when I'll get around to it.
>
> 2)  Remove this tight ordered link, and issue L1 requests directly to the
> interleaved L2 bank instead of first checking the local L2 bank.  I might
> be able to send these changes to you.
>
> --Mike
>
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