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Pipelined Processor II (cont’d)CPSC 321
Andreas Klappenecker
Pipelined Datapath
Pipeline separation registers, width varies
Control Lines
• Instruction fetch: • control signal to read instruction memory and to write
PC are always asserted - nothing special here
• Instruction decode/register file read:• same thing happens every clock cycle, so no optional
control lines to set
• Execution/address calculation• RegDst selects the result register, • ALUOp selects the ALU operation • ALUSrc selects Read data 2 or sign-extd. immediate
Pipelined Datapath with Control Signals
Control Lines
• Memory access• Branch set by branch equal• MemRead set by load instructions• MemWrite set by store instructions
• Write back• MemtoReg send ALU result or memory
value• RegWrite selects register
Pipelined Datapath with Control Signals
• Pass control signals along just like the data
Pipeline Control
Execution/Address Calculation stage control lines
Memory access stage control lines
Write-back stage control
lines
InstructionReg Dst
ALU Op1
ALU Op0
ALU Src Branch
Mem Read
Mem Write
Reg write
Mem to Reg
R-format 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0lw 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1sw X 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Xbeq X 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X
Control
EX
M
WB
M
WB
WB
IF/ID ID/EX EX/MEM MEM/WB
Instruction
Datapath with Control
PC
Instructionmemory
Inst
ruct
ion
Add
Instruction[20– 16]
Me
mto
Re
g
ALUOp
Branch
RegDst
ALUSrc
4
16 32Instruction[15– 0]
0
0
Mux
0
1
Add Addresult
RegistersWriteregister
Writedata
Readdata 1
Readdata 2
Readregister 1
Readregister 2
Signextend
Mux
1
ALUresult
Zero
Writedata
Readdata
Mux
1
ALUcontrol
Shiftleft 2
Re
gWrit
e
MemRead
Control
ALU
Instruction[15– 11]
6
EX
M
WB
M
WB
WBIF/ID
PCSrc
ID/EX
EX/MEM
MEM/WB
Mux
0
1
Me
mW
rite
AddressData
memory
Address
• Assume that the compiler has to guarantee that no hazards occur
• Where do we insert the “nops” ?
sub $2, $1, $3and $12, $2, $5or $13, $6, $2add $14, $2, $2sw $15, 100($2)
Data Hazards
Data hazard: a dependency that “goes backward in time”
Dependencies
IM Reg
IM Reg
CC 1 CC 2 CC 3 CC 4 CC 5 CC 6
Time (in clock cycles)
sub $2, $1, $3
Programexecutionorder(in instructions)
and $12, $2, $5
IM Reg DM Reg
IM DM Reg
IM DM Reg
CC 7 CC 8 CC 9
10 10 10 10 10/– 20 – 20 – 20 – 20 – 20
or $13, $6, $2
add $14, $2, $2
sw $15, 100($2)
Value of register $2:
DM Reg
Reg
Reg
Reg
DM
Forwarding
IM Reg
IM Reg
CC 1 CC 2 CC 3 CC 4 CC 5 CC 6
Time (in clock cycles)
sub $2, $1, $3
Programexecution order(in instructions)
and $12, $2, $5
IM Reg DM Reg
IM DM Reg
IM DM Reg
CC 7 CC 8 CC 9
10 10 10 10 10/– 20 – 20 – 20 – 20 – 20
or $13, $6, $2
add $14, $2, $2
sw $15, 100($2)
Value of register $2 :
DM Reg
Reg
Reg
Reg
X X X – 20 X X X X XValue of EX/MEM :X X X X – 20 X X X XValue of MEM/WB :
DM
Forwarding
PCInstruction
memory
Registers
Mux
Mux
Control
ALU
EX
M
WB
M
WB
WB
ID/EX
EX/MEM
MEM/WB
Datamemory
Mux
Forwardingunit
IF/ID
Inst
ruct
ion
Mux
RdEX/MEM.RegisterRd
MEM/WB.RegisterRd
Rt
Rt
Rs
IF/ID.RegisterRd
IF/ID.RegisterRt
IF/ID.RegisterRt
IF/ID.RegisterRs
• Load word can still cause a hazard: an instruction trying to read a register following a load instruction writing to the same register.
• Need a hazard detection unit to “stall” pipeline
Obstructions to Forwarding
Reg
IM
Reg
Reg
IM
CC 1 CC 2 CC 3 CC 4 CC 5 CC 6
Time (in clock cycles)
lw $2, 20($1)
Programexecutionorder(in instructions)
and $4, $2, $5
IM Reg DM Reg
IM DM Reg
IM DM Reg
CC 7 CC 8 CC 9
or $8, $2, $6
add $9, $4, $2
slt $1, $6, $7
DM Reg
Reg
Reg
DM
Hazard Detection Unit
• Stall by letting an instruction that won’t write anything go forward
PCInstruction
memory
Registers
Mux
Mux
Mux
Control
ALU
EX
M
WB
M
WB
WB
ID/EX
EX/MEM
MEM/WB
Datamemory
Mux
Hazarddetection
unit
Forwardingunit
0
Mux
IF/ID
Inst
ruct
ion
ID/EX.MemRead
IF/I
DW
rite
PC
Wri
te
ID/EX.RegisterRt
IF/ID.RegisterRd
IF/ID.RegisterRt
IF/ID.RegisterRt
IF/ID.RegisterRs
RtRs
Rd
Rt EX/MEM.RegisterRd
MEM/WB.RegisterRd
• When we decide to branch, other instructions are in
the pipeline!
• We are predicting “branch not taken”• need to add hardware for flushing instructions if we are wrong
Branch Hazards
Reg
Reg
CC 1
Time (in clock cycles)
40 beq $1, $3, 7
Programexecutionorder(in instructions)
IM Reg
IM DM
IM DM
IM DM
DM
DM Reg
Reg Reg
Reg
Reg
RegIM
44 and $12, $2, $5
48 or $13, $6, $2
52 add $14, $2, $2
72 lw $4, 50($7)
CC 2 CC 3 CC 4 CC 5 CC 6 CC 7 CC 8 CC 9
Reg
Flushing Instructions
PCInstruction
memory
4
Registers
Mux
Mux
Mux
ALU
EX
M
WB
M
WB
WB
ID/EX
0
EX/MEM
MEM/WB
Datamemory
Mux
Hazarddetection
unit
Forwardingunit
IF.Flush
IF/ID
Signextend
Control
Mux
=
Shiftleft 2
Mux
Dynamic Scheduling
• The hardware performs the “scheduling” • hardware tries to find instructions to execute
• out of order execution is possible
• speculative execution and dynamic branch prediction
• All modern processors are very complicated• DEC Alpha 21264: 9 stage pipeline, 6 instruction issue
• PowerPC and Pentium: branch history table
• Compiler technology important
• This class has given you the background you need to learn more - read Chapter 6!
• More material will be posted!