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    cpu: `Minor' in-order CPU model · 29f696ed
    Andrew Bardsley authored
    This patch contains a new CPU model named `Minor'. Minor models a four
    stage in-order execution pipeline (fetch lines, decompose into
    macroops, decompose macroops into microops, execute).
    
    The model was developed to support the ARM ISA but should be fixable
    to support all the remaining gem5 ISAs. It currently also works for
    Alpha, and regressions are included for ARM and Alpha (including Linux
    boot).
    
    Documentation for the model can be found in src/doc/inside-minor.doxygen and
    its internal operations can be visualised using the Minorview tool
    utils/minorview.py.
    
    Minor was designed to be fairly simple and not to engage in a lot of
    instruction annotation. As such, it currently has very few gathered
    stats and may lack other gem5 features.
    
    Minor is faster than the o3 model. Sample results:
    
         Benchmark     |   Stat host_seconds (s)
        ---------------+--------v--------v--------
         (on ARM, opt) | simple | o3     | minor
                       | timing | timing | timing
        ---------------+--------+--------+--------
        10.linux-boot  |   169  |  1883  |  1075
        10.mcf         |   117  |   967  |   491
        20.parser      |   668  |  6315  |  3146
        30.eon         |   542  |  3413  |  2414
        40.perlbmk     |  2339  | 20905  | 11532
        50.vortex      |   122  |  1094  |   588
        60.bzip2       |  2045  | 18061  |  9662
        70.twolf       |   207  |  2736  |  1036
    29f696ed
    cpu: `Minor' in-order CPU model
    Andrew Bardsley authored
    This patch contains a new CPU model named `Minor'. Minor models a four
    stage in-order execution pipeline (fetch lines, decompose into
    macroops, decompose macroops into microops, execute).
    
    The model was developed to support the ARM ISA but should be fixable
    to support all the remaining gem5 ISAs. It currently also works for
    Alpha, and regressions are included for ARM and Alpha (including Linux
    boot).
    
    Documentation for the model can be found in src/doc/inside-minor.doxygen and
    its internal operations can be visualised using the Minorview tool
    utils/minorview.py.
    
    Minor was designed to be fairly simple and not to engage in a lot of
    instruction annotation. As such, it currently has very few gathered
    stats and may lack other gem5 features.
    
    Minor is faster than the o3 model. Sample results:
    
         Benchmark     |   Stat host_seconds (s)
        ---------------+--------v--------v--------
         (on ARM, opt) | simple | o3     | minor
                       | timing | timing | timing
        ---------------+--------+--------+--------
        10.linux-boot  |   169  |  1883  |  1075
        10.mcf         |   117  |   967  |   491
        20.parser      |   668  |  6315  |  3146
        30.eon         |   542  |  3413  |  2414
        40.perlbmk     |  2339  | 20905  | 11532
        50.vortex      |   122  |  1094  |   588
        60.bzip2       |  2045  | 18061  |  9662
        70.twolf       |   207  |  2736  |  1036
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