Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/3] plugins: Added a new cache modelling plugin

[Mahmoud Mandour <ma.mandourr@gmail.com>]

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On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 8:37 AM Mahmoud Mandour <ma.mandourr@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Added a cache modelling plugin that uses a static configuration used in
> many of the commercial microprocessors and uses random eviction policy.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mahmoud Mandour <ma.mandourr@gmail.com>
> ---
>  contrib/plugins/Makefile |   1 +
>  contrib/plugins/cache.c  | 398 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 399 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 contrib/plugins/cache.c
>
> diff --git a/contrib/plugins/Makefile b/contrib/plugins/Makefile
> index b9d7935e5e..2237b47f8b 100644
> --- a/contrib/plugins/Makefile
> +++ b/contrib/plugins/Makefile
> @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ NAMES += hotpages
>  NAMES += howvec
>  NAMES += lockstep
>  NAMES += hwprofile
> +NAMES += cache
>
>  SONAMES := $(addsuffix .so,$(addprefix lib,$(NAMES)))
>
> diff --git a/contrib/plugins/cache.c b/contrib/plugins/cache.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..8c9d1dd538
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/contrib/plugins/cache.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
> +/*
> + * Copyright (C) 2021, Mahmoud Mandour <ma.mandourr@gmail.com>
> + *
> + * License: GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
> + *   See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
> + */
> +
> +#include <inttypes.h>
> +#include <assert.h>
> +#include <stdlib.h>
> +#include <inttypes.h>
> +#include <string.h>
> +#include <unistd.h>
> +#include <stdio.h>
> +#include <glib.h>
> +
> +#include <qemu-plugin.h>
> +
> +QEMU_PLUGIN_EXPORT int qemu_plugin_version = QEMU_PLUGIN_VERSION;
> +
> +static GRand *rng;
> +static GHashTable *dmiss_ht;
> +static GHashTable *imiss_ht;
> +
> +static GMutex dmtx, imtx;
> +
> +static int limit;
> +static bool sys;
> +
> +static uint64_t dmem_accesses;
> +static uint64_t dmisses;
> +
> +static uint64_t imem_accesses;
> +static uint64_t imisses;
> +
> +static enum qemu_plugin_mem_rw rw = QEMU_PLUGIN_MEM_RW;
> +
> +enum AccessResult {
> +    HIT = 0,
> +    MISS = 1
> +};
> +
> +struct InsnData {
> +    char *disas_str;
> +    uint64_t addr;
> +    uint64_t misses;
> +};
> +
> +struct CacheBlock {
> +    uint64_t tag;
> +    bool valid;
> +};
> +
> +struct CacheSet {
> +    struct CacheBlock *blocks;
> +};
> +
> +struct Cache {
> +    struct CacheSet *sets;
> +    int num_sets;
> +
> +    int cachesize;
> +    int blksize;
> +    int assoc;
> +
> +    uint64_t blk_mask;
> +    uint64_t set_mask;
> +    uint64_t tag_mask;
> +};
> +
> +struct Cache *dcache, *icache;
> +
> +static int pow_of_two(int num)
> +{
> +    g_assert((num & (num - 1)) == 0);
> +    int ret = 0;
> +    while (num /= 2) {
> +        ret++;
> +    }
> +    return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static inline uint64_t extract_tag(struct Cache *cache, uint64_t addr)
> +{
> +    return (addr & cache->tag_mask) >>
> +        (pow_of_two(cache->num_sets) + pow_of_two(cache->blksize));
> +}
> +
> +static inline uint64_t extract_set(struct Cache *cache, uint64_t addr)
> +{
> +    return (addr & cache->set_mask) >> (pow_of_two(cache->blksize));
> +}
> +
> +static struct Cache *cache_init(int blksize, int assoc, int cachesize)
> +{
> +    struct Cache *cache;
> +    int i;
> +
> +    cache = g_new(struct Cache, 1);
> +    cache->blksize = blksize;
> +    cache->assoc = assoc;
> +    cache->cachesize = cachesize;
> +    cache->num_sets = cachesize / (blksize * assoc);
> +    cache->sets = g_new(struct CacheSet, cache->num_sets);
> +
> +    for (i = 0; i < cache->num_sets; i++) {
> +        cache->sets[i].blocks = g_new0(struct CacheBlock, assoc);
> +    }
> +
> +    cache->blk_mask = blksize - 1;
> +    cache->set_mask = ((cache->num_sets - 1) <<
> (pow_of_two(cache->blksize)));
> +    cache->tag_mask = ~(cache->set_mask | cache->blk_mask);
> +
> +    return cache;
> +}
> +
> +static int get_invalid_block(struct Cache *cache, uint64_t set)
> +{
> +    int i;
> +
> +    for (i = 0; i < cache->assoc; i++) {
> +        if (!cache->sets[set].blocks[i].valid) {
> +            /* conflict miss */
> +            return i;
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    /* compulsary miss */
> +    return -1;
> +}
> +
> +static int get_replaced_block(struct Cache *cache)
> +{
> +    return g_rand_int_range(rng, 0, cache->assoc);
> +}
> +
> +static bool in_cache(struct Cache *cache, uint64_t addr)
> +{
> +    int i;
> +    uint64_t tag, set;
> +
> +    tag = extract_tag(cache, addr);
> +    set = extract_set(cache, addr);
> +
> +    for (i = 0; i < cache->assoc; i++) {
> +        if (cache->sets[set].blocks[i].tag == tag &&
> +                cache->sets[set].blocks[i].valid) {
> +            return true;
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    return false;
> +}
> +
> +static enum AccessResult access_cache(struct Cache *cache, uint64_t addr)
> +{
> +    uint64_t tag, set;
> +    int replaced_blk;
> +
> +    if (in_cache(cache, addr)) {
> +        return HIT;
> +    }
> +
> +    tag = extract_tag(cache, addr);
> +    set = extract_set(cache, addr);
> +
> +    replaced_blk = get_invalid_block(cache, set);
> +
> +    if (replaced_blk == -1) {
> +        replaced_blk = get_replaced_block(cache);
> +    }
> +
> +    cache->sets[set].blocks[replaced_blk].tag = tag;
> +    cache->sets[set].blocks[replaced_blk].valid = true;
> +
> +    return MISS;
> +}
> +
> +struct InsnData *get_or_create(GHashTable *ht, struct InsnData *insn_data,
> +                               uint64_t addr)
> +{
> +    struct InsnData *insn = g_hash_table_lookup(ht,
> GUINT_TO_POINTER(addr));
> +    if (!insn) {
> +        g_hash_table_insert(ht, GUINT_TO_POINTER(addr), (gpointer)
> insn_data);
> +        insn = insn_data;
> +    }
> +
> +    return insn;
> +}
> +
> +static void vcpu_mem_access(unsigned int cpu_index, qemu_plugin_meminfo_t
> info,
> +                            uint64_t vaddr, void *userdata)
> +{
> +    uint64_t insn_addr;
> +    uint64_t effective_addr;
> +    struct qemu_plugin_hwaddr *hwaddr;
> +
> +    g_mutex_lock(&dmtx);
> +    hwaddr = qemu_plugin_get_hwaddr(info, vaddr);
> +    if (hwaddr && qemu_plugin_hwaddr_is_io(hwaddr)) {
> +        g_mutex_unlock(&dmtx);
> +        return;
> +    }
> +
> +    insn_addr = ((struct InsnData *) userdata)->addr;
> +    effective_addr = hwaddr ? qemu_plugin_hwaddr_phys_addr(hwaddr) :
> vaddr;
> +
> +    if (access_cache(dcache, effective_addr) == MISS) {
> +        struct InsnData *insn = get_or_create(dmiss_ht, userdata,
> insn_addr);
> +        insn->misses++;
> +        dmisses++;
> +    }
> +    dmem_accesses++;
> +    g_mutex_unlock(&dmtx);
> +}
> +
> +static void vcpu_insn_exec(unsigned int vcpu_index, void *userdata)
> +{
> +    uint64_t addr;
> +
> +    g_mutex_lock(&imtx);
> +    addr = ((struct InsnData *) userdata)->addr;
> +
> +    if (access_cache(icache, addr) == MISS) {
> +        struct InsnData *insn = get_or_create(imiss_ht, userdata, addr);
> +        insn->misses++;
> +        imisses++;
> +    }
> +    imem_accesses++;
> +    g_mutex_unlock(&imtx);
> +}
> +
> +static void vcpu_tb_trans(qemu_plugin_id_t id, struct qemu_plugin_tb *tb)
> +{
> +    size_t n_insns;
> +    size_t i;
> +
> +    n_insns = qemu_plugin_tb_n_insns(tb);
> +    for (i = 0; i < n_insns; i++) {
> +        struct qemu_plugin_insn *insn = qemu_plugin_tb_get_insn(tb, i);
> +        uint64_t effective_addr;
> +
> +        if (sys) {
> +            effective_addr = (uint64_t) qemu_plugin_insn_haddr(insn);
> +        } else {
> +            effective_addr = (uint64_t) qemu_plugin_insn_vaddr(insn);
> +        }
> +
> +        struct InsnData *ddata = g_new(struct InsnData, 1);
> +        struct InsnData *idata = g_new(struct InsnData, 1);
> +
> +        ddata->disas_str = qemu_plugin_insn_disas(insn);
> +        ddata->misses = 0;
> +        ddata->addr = effective_addr;
> +
> +        idata->disas_str = g_strdup(ddata->disas_str);
> +        idata->misses = 0;
> +        idata->addr = effective_addr;
> +
> +        qemu_plugin_register_vcpu_mem_cb(insn, vcpu_mem_access,
> +                                         QEMU_PLUGIN_CB_NO_REGS,
> +                                         rw, ddata);
> +
> +        qemu_plugin_register_vcpu_insn_exec_cb(insn, vcpu_insn_exec,
> +                                               QEMU_PLUGIN_CB_NO_REGS,
> idata);
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +static void print_entry(gpointer data)
> +{
> +    struct InsnData *insn = (struct InsnData *) data;
> +    g_autoptr(GString) xx = g_string_new("");
> +    g_string_append_printf(xx, "0x%" PRIx64 ": %s - misses: %lu\n",
> +            insn->addr, insn->disas_str, insn->misses);
> +    qemu_plugin_outs(xx->str);
> +}
> +
> +static void free_insn(gpointer data)
> +{
> +    struct InsnData *insn = (struct InsnData *) data;
> +    g_free(insn->disas_str);
> +    g_free(insn);
> +}
> +
> +static void free_cache(struct Cache *cache)
> +{
> +    for (int i = 0; i < cache->num_sets; i++) {
> +        g_free(cache->sets[i].blocks);
> +    }
> +
> +    g_free(cache->sets);
> +}
> +
> +static int cmp(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
> +{
> +    struct InsnData *insn_a = (struct InsnData *) a;
> +    struct InsnData *insn_b = (struct InsnData *) b;
> +
> +    return insn_a->misses < insn_b->misses ? 1 : -1;
> +}
> +
> +static void print_stats()
> +{
> +    g_autoptr(GString) rep = g_string_new("");
> +    g_string_append_printf(rep,
> +            "Data accesses: %lu, Misses: %lu\nMiss rate: %lf%%\n\n",
> +            dmem_accesses,
> +            dmisses,
> +            ((double)dmisses / dmem_accesses) * 100.0);
> +
> +    g_string_append_printf(rep,
> +            "Instruction accesses: %lu, Misses: %lu\nMiss rate:
> %lf%%\n\n",
> +            imem_accesses,
> +            imisses,
> +            ((double)imisses / imem_accesses) * 100.0);
> +
> +    qemu_plugin_outs(rep->str);
> +}
> +
> +static void plugin_exit()
> +{
> +    GList *curr;
> +    int i;
> +
> +    g_mutex_lock(&imtx);
> +    g_mutex_lock(&dmtx);
> +    GList *dmiss_insns = g_hash_table_get_values(dmiss_ht);
> +    GList *imiss_insns = g_hash_table_get_values(imiss_ht);
> +    dmiss_insns = g_list_sort(dmiss_insns, cmp);
> +    imiss_insns = g_list_sort(imiss_insns, cmp);
> +
> +    print_stats();
> +
> +    qemu_plugin_outs("Most data-missing instructions\n");
> +    for (curr = dmiss_insns, i = 0; curr && i < limit; i++, curr =
> curr->next) {
> +        print_entry(curr->data);
> +    }
> +
> +    qemu_plugin_outs("\nMost fetch-missing instructions\n");
> +    for (curr = imiss_insns, i = 0; curr && i < limit; i++, curr =
> curr->next) {
> +        print_entry(curr->data);
> +    }
> +
> +    free_cache(dcache);
> +    free_cache(icache);
> +
> +    g_list_free(dmiss_insns);
> +    g_list_free(imiss_insns);
> +
> +    g_hash_table_destroy(dmiss_ht);
> +    g_hash_table_destroy(imiss_ht);
> +
> +    g_mutex_unlock(&dmtx);
> +    g_mutex_unlock(&imtx);
> +}
> +
> +QEMU_PLUGIN_EXPORT
> +int qemu_plugin_install(qemu_plugin_id_t id, const qemu_info_t *info,
> +                        int argc, char **argv)
> +{
> +    int i;
> +    int iassoc, iblksize, icachesize;
> +    int dassoc, dblksize, dcachesize;
> +
> +    limit = 32;
> +    sys = info->system_emulation;
> +
> +    dassoc = 8;
> +    dblksize = 64;
> +    dcachesize = dblksize * dassoc * 32;
> +
> +    iassoc = 8;
> +    iblksize = 64;
> +    icachesize = iblksize * iassoc * 32;
> +
> +    rng = g_rand_new();
> +
> +    for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
> +        char *opt = argv[i];
> +        if (g_str_has_prefix(opt, "limit=")) {
> +            limit = g_ascii_strtoull(opt + 6, NULL, 10);
> +        } else {
> +            fprintf(stderr, "option parsing failed: %s\n", opt);
> +            return -1;
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    dcache = cache_init(dblksize, dassoc, dcachesize);
> +    icache = cache_init(iblksize, iassoc, icachesize);
> +
> +    qemu_plugin_register_vcpu_tb_trans_cb(id, vcpu_tb_trans);
> +    qemu_plugin_register_atexit_cb(id, plugin_exit, NULL);
> +
> +    dmiss_ht = g_hash_table_new_full(NULL, g_direct_equal, NULL,
> free_insn);
> +    imiss_ht = g_hash_table_new_full(NULL, g_direct_equal, NULL,
> free_insn);
> +
> +    return 0;
> +}
> --
> 2.25.1
>
>
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