Re: [Gems-users] Ruby statistics - No L1 cache miss ???


Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:25:04 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mike Marty <mikem@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Gems-users] Ruby statistics - No L1 cache miss ???
> This purpose is to allow the L1 controller to see *all* L1 cache accesses
> including hits.
>

The above purpose is with REMOVE_SINGLE_CYCLE_DCACHE_FAST_PATH set to
true, the below is with it set to false

> The purpose also allows the SMP/single-controller protocols to model a
> different L1 and L2 hit latency.  In these protocols, a single controller
> models both the L1 and L2 cache controllers.  Thus fast-path must be
> enabled so that any hit to a controller is assumed to be an L1 miss but L2
> hit.
>

You should only set this to true if you are using a CMP protocol with
split L1 and L2 controllers.

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