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<h1>Linux Kernel Module Cheat</h1>
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<div id="content">
<div class="sect5">
<h6 id="gem5-event-queue-derivo3cpu-syscall-emulation-freestanding-example-analysis-speculative"><a class="anchor" href="#gem5-event-queue-derivo3cpu-syscall-emulation-freestanding-example-analysis-speculative"></a><a class="link" href="#gem5-event-queue-derivo3cpu-syscall-emulation-freestanding-example-analysis-speculative">24.22.4.8.7. gem5 event queue DerivO3CPU syscall emulation freestanding example analysis: speculative</a></h6>
<div class="paragraph">
<p>Now let&#8217;s try to see some <a href="speculative-execution.html">Speculative execution</a> in action with <a href="https://github.com/cirosantilli/linux-kernel-module-cheat/blob/master/userland/arch/aarch64/freestanding/linux/speculative.S">userland/arch/aarch64/freestanding/linux/speculative.S</a>.</p>
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<div class="paragraph">
<p>That program is setup such that the branch is not taken if an extra CLI argument is passed with <code>--cli-args</code>.</p>
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<div class="paragraph">
<p>We purposefully set things up so that speculation will be running from the icache so we can see what is going on more clearly without ifetch stalls.</p>
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<div class="paragraph">
<p>Without an extra CLI argument (the branch is taken):</p>
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<pre>// f = fetch, d = decode, n = rename, p = dispatch, i = issue, c = complete, r = retire
timeline tick pc.upc disasm seq_num
[.............................................................................fdn]-( 40000) 0x00400078.0 ldr x0, [sp] [ 1]
[.ic.............................................................................]-( 80000) ...
[................................r...............................................]-( 120000) ...
[.............................................................................fdn]-( 40000) 0x0040007c.0 movz x1, #1, #0 [ 2]
[.ic.............................................................................]-( 80000) ...
[................................r...............................................]-( 120000) ...
[....................fdn.ic......r...............................................]-( 120000) 0x00400080.0 movz x2, #2, #0 [ 3]
[....................fdn.ic......r...............................................]-( 120000) 0x00400084.0 movz x3, #3, #0 [ 4]
[....................fdn.ic......r...............................................]-( 120000) 0x00400088.0 movz x4, #4, #0 [ 5]
[....................fdn.ic......r...............................................]-( 120000) 0x0040008c.0 movz x5, #5, #0 [ 6]
[....................fdn.ic......r...............................................]-( 120000) 0x00400090.0 movz x6, #6, #0 [ 7]
[....................fdn.p.....ic..r.............................................]-( 120000) 0x00400094.0 subs x0, #2 [ 8]
[....................fdn.ic........r.............................................]-( 120000) 0x00400098.0 movz x0, #3, #0 [ 9]
[....................fdn.p......ic.r.............................................]-( 120000) 0x0040009c.0 b.lt 0x400080 [ 10]
[=====================fdn=ic=====================================================]-( 120000) 0x004000a0.0 -----movz x10, #10, #0 [ 11]
[=====================fdn=ic=====================================================]-( 120000) 0x004000a4.0 -----movz x11, #11, #0 [ 12]
[=====================fdn=ic=====================================================]-( 120000) 0x004000a8.0 -----movz x12, #12, #0 [ 13]
[=====================fdn=ic=====================================================]-( 120000) 0x004000ac.0 -----movz x13, #13, #0 [ 14]
[=====================fdn=ic=====================================================]-( 120000) 0x004000b0.0 -----movz x14, #14, #0 [ 15]
[=====================fdn=ic=====================================================]-( 120000) 0x004000b4.0 -----movz x15, #15, #0 [ 16]
[=====================fdn=pic====================================================]-( 120000) 0x004000b8.0 -----movz x16, #16, #0 [ 17]
[=====================fdn=pic====================================================]-( 120000) 0x004000bc.0 -----movz x17, #17, #0 [ 18]
[.....................................fdn.ic.r...................................]-( 120000) 0x00400080.0 movz x2, #2, #0 [ 19]
[.....................................fdn.ic.r...................................]-( 120000) 0x00400084.0 movz x3, #3, #0 [ 20]
[.....................................fdn.ic.r...................................]-( 120000) 0x00400088.0 movz x4, #4, #0 [ 21]
[.....................................fdn.ic.r...................................]-( 120000) 0x0040008c.0 movz x5, #5, #0 [ 22]
[.....................................fdn.ic.r...................................]-( 120000) 0x00400090.0 movz x6, #6, #0 [ 23]
[.....................................fdn.pic.r..................................]-( 120000) 0x00400098.0 movz x0, #3, #0 [ 25]
[.....................................fdn.pic.r..................................]-( 120000) 0x0040009c.0 b.lt 0x400080 [ 26]
[......................................fdn.ic.r..................................]-( 120000) 0x004000a0.0 movz x10, #10, #0 [ 27]
[......................................fdn.ic.r..................................]-( 120000) 0x004000a4.0 movz x11, #11, #0 [ 28]
[......................................fdn.ic.r..................................]-( 120000) 0x004000a8.0 movz x12, #12, #0 [ 29]
[......................................fdn.ic.r..................................]-( 120000) 0x004000ac.0 movz x13, #13, #0 [ 30]
[......................................fdn.pic.r.................................]-( 120000) 0x004000b0.0 movz x14, #14, #0 [ 31]
[......................................fdn.pic.r.................................]-( 120000) 0x004000b4.0 movz x15, #15, #0 [ 32]
[......................................fdn.pic.r.................................]-( 120000) 0x004000b8.0 movz x16, #16, #0 [ 33]
[......................................fdn.pic.r.................................]-( 120000) 0x004000bc.0 movz x17, #17, #0 [ 34]
[.............................................fdn.ic.r...........................]-( 160000) 0x004000c0.0 movz x0, #0, #0 [ 35]
[.............................................fdn.ic.r...........................]-( 160000) 0x004000c4.0 movz x8, #93, #0 [ 36]</pre>
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<div class="paragraph">
<p>So here we see that the CPU mispredicted! After the <a href="arm-branch-instructions.html">BLT instruction</a>, the CPU continued to run <code>movz x10</code>, assuming that the branch would not be taken.</p>
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<div class="paragraph">
<p>Then, at time 120000, the LDR data came back, after the wrong prediction had already been fully executed.</p>
</div>
<div class="paragraph">
<p>The CPU then noticed that it mispredicted, and so it started again from the correct branch target <code>movz x2</code>, and the instructions that were thrown away are marked as <code>=====</code> in the timeline.</p>
</div>
<div class="paragraph">
<p>We can also see some <a href="branch-predictor.html">Branch predictor</a> log lines in the <code>O3CPUAll</code> log:</p>
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<div class="content">
<pre> 130000: Fetch: system.cpu.fetch: [tid:0] [sn:10] Branch at PC 0x40009c predicted to be not taken
130000: Fetch: system.cpu.fetch: [tid:0] [sn:10] Branch at PC 0x40009c predicted to go to (0x4000a0=&gt;0x4000a4).(0=&gt;1)
131500: Commit: system.cpu.commit: [tid:10] [sn:0] Inserting PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1) into ROB.
131500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: Adding inst PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1) to the ROB.
131500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Now has 10 instructions.
132000: IEW: system.cpu.iew: [tid:0] Issue: Adding PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1) [sn:10] [tid:0] to IQ.
132000: IQ: system.cpu.iq: Adding instruction [sn:10] PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1) to the IQ.
132000: IQ: system.cpu.iq: Instruction PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1) has src reg 6 (CCRegClass) that is being added to the dependency chain.
132000: IQ: system.cpu.iq: Instruction PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1) has src reg 8 (CCRegClass) that is being added to the dependency chain.
132000: IQ: system.cpu.iq: Instruction PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1) has src reg 7 (CCRegClass) that is being added to the dependency chain.
135500: IQ: system.cpu.iq: Waking up a dependent instruction, [sn:10] PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1).
135500: IQ: global: [sn:10] has 1 ready out of 3 sources. RTI 0)
135500: IQ: system.cpu.iq: Waking any dependents on register 7 (CCRegClass).
135500: IQ: system.cpu.iq: Waking up a dependent instruction, [sn:10] PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1).
135500: IQ: global: [sn:10] has 2 ready out of 3 sources. RTI 0)
135500: IQ: system.cpu.iq: Waking any dependents on register 8 (CCRegClass).
135500: IQ: system.cpu.iq: Waking up a dependent instruction, [sn:10] PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1).
135500: IQ: global: [sn:10] has 3 ready out of 3 sources. RTI 0)
135500: IQ: system.cpu.iq: Instruction is ready to issue, putting it onto the ready list, PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1) opclass:1 [sn:10].
135500: IEW: system.cpu.iew: Setting Destination Register 6 (CCRegClass)
135500: Scoreboard: system.cpu.scoreboard: Setting reg 6 (CCRegClass) as ready
135500: IEW: system.cpu.iew: Setting Destination Register 7 (CCRegClass)
135500: Scoreboard: system.cpu.scoreboard: Setting reg 7 (CCRegClass) as ready
135500: IEW: system.cpu.iew: Setting Destination Register 8 (CCRegClass)
135500: Scoreboard: system.cpu.scoreboard: Setting reg 8 (CCRegClass) as ready
135500: IQ: system.cpu.iq: Attempting to schedule ready instructions from the IQ.
135500: IQ: system.cpu.iq: Thread 0: Issuing instruction PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1) [sn:10]
136000: IEW: system.cpu.iew: Execute: Processing PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1), [tid:0] [sn:10].
136000: IEW: global: RegFile: Access to cc register 6, has data 0x2
136000: IEW: global: RegFile: Access to cc register 8, has data 0
136000: IEW: global: RegFile: Access to cc register 7, has data 0
136000: IEW: system.cpu.iew: Current wb cycle: 0, width: 8, numInst: 0
wbActual:0
136000: IEW: system.cpu.iew: [tid:0] [sn:10] Execute: Branch mispredict detected.
136000: IEW: system.cpu.iew: [tid:0] [sn:10] Predicted target was PC: (0x4000a0=&gt;0x4000a4).(0=&gt;1)
136000: IEW: system.cpu.iew: [tid:0] [sn:10] Execute: Redirecting fetch to PC: (0x40009c=&gt;0x400080).(0=&gt;1)
136000: IEW: system.cpu.iew: [tid:0] [sn:10] Squashing from a specific instruction, PC: (0x40009c=&gt;0x400080).(0=&gt;1)
136500: Commit: system.cpu.commit: [tid:0] Squashing due to branch mispred PC:0x40009c [sn:10]
136500: Commit: system.cpu.commit: [tid:0] Redirecting to PC 0x400084
136500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: Starting to squash within the ROB.
136500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Squashing instructions until [sn:10].
136500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Squashing instruction PC (0x4000bc=&gt;0x4000c0).(0=&gt;1), seq num 18.
136500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Squashing instruction PC (0x4000b8=&gt;0x4000bc).(0=&gt;1), seq num 17.
136500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Squashing instruction PC (0x4000b4=&gt;0x4000b8).(0=&gt;1), seq num 16.
136500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Squashing instruction PC (0x4000b0=&gt;0x4000b4).(0=&gt;1), seq num 15.
136500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Squashing instruction PC (0x4000ac=&gt;0x4000b0).(0=&gt;1), seq num 14.
136500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Squashing instruction PC (0x4000a8=&gt;0x4000ac).(0=&gt;1), seq num 13.
136500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Squashing instruction PC (0x4000a4=&gt;0x4000a8).(0=&gt;1), seq num 12.
136500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Squashing instruction PC (0x4000a0=&gt;0x4000a4).(0=&gt;1), seq num 11.
136500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Done squashing instructions.
136500: Commit: system.cpu.commit: [tid:0] Marking PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x400080).(0=&gt;1), [sn:10] ready within ROB.
137000: Commit: system.cpu.commit: [tid:0] [sn:10] Committing instruction with PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x400080).(0=&gt;1)
130000: ExecEnable: system.cpu: A0 T0 : @asm_main_after_prologue+36 : b.lt 0x400080 : IntAlu : FetchSeq=10 CPSeq=10 flags=(IsControl|IsDirectControl|IsCondControl)
137000: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Retiring head instruction, instruction PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x400080).(0=&gt;1), [sn:10]
137000: O3CPU: system.cpu: Removing committed instruction [tid:0] PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x400080).(0=&gt;1) [sn:10]
137000: Commit: system.cpu.commit: Trying to commit head instruction, [tid:0] [sn:11]
137000: Commit: system.cpu.commit: Retiring squashed instruction from ROB.
137000: Commit: system.cpu.commit: Trying to commit head instruction, [tid:0] [sn:10]
137000: Commit: system.cpu.commit: [tid:0] [sn:10] Committing instruction with PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x400080).(0=&gt;1)
130000: ExecEnable: system.cpu: A0 T0 : @asm_main_after_prologue+36 : b.lt 0x400080 : IntAlu : FetchSeq=10 CPSeq=10 flags=(IsControl|IsDirectControl|IsCondControl)
138500: Fetch: system.cpu.fetch: [tid:0] [sn:26] Branch at PC 0x40009c predicted to be not taken
138500: Fetch: system.cpu.fetch: [tid:0] [sn:26] Branch at PC 0x40009c predicted to go to (0x4000a0=&gt;0x4000a4).(0=&gt;1)
142500: Commit: system.cpu.commit: [tid:0] [sn:26] Committing instruction with PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1)
138500: ExecEnable: system.cpu: A0 T0 : @asm_main_after_prologue+36 : b.lt 0x400080 : IntAlu : FetchSeq=26 CPSeq=18 flags=(IsControl|IsDirectControl|IsCondControl)
142500: ROB: system.cpu.rob: [tid:0] Retiring head instruction, instruction PC (0x40009c=&gt;0x4000a0).(0=&gt;1), [sn:26]</pre>
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<p>With an extra CLI (the branch is not taken):</p>
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<pre>// f = fetch, d = decode, n = rename, p = dispatch, i = issue, c = complete, r = retire
timeline tick pc.upc disasm seq_num
[.............................................................................fdn]-( 40000) 0x00400078.0 ldr x0, [sp] [ 1]
[.ic.............................................................................]-( 80000) ...
[................................r...............................................]-( 120000) ...
[.............................................................................fdn]-( 40000) 0x0040007c.0 movz x1, #1, #0 [ 2]
[.ic.............................................................................]-( 80000) ...
[................................r...............................................]-( 120000) ...
[....................fdn.ic......r...............................................]-( 120000) 0x00400080.0 movz x2, #2, #0 [ 3]
[....................fdn.ic......r...............................................]-( 120000) 0x00400084.0 movz x3, #3, #0 [ 4]
[....................fdn.ic......r...............................................]-( 120000) 0x00400088.0 movz x4, #4, #0 [ 5]
[....................fdn.ic......r...............................................]-( 120000) 0x0040008c.0 movz x5, #5, #0 [ 6]
[....................fdn.ic......r...............................................]-( 120000) 0x00400090.0 movz x6, #6, #0 [ 7]
[....................fdn.ic.......r..............................................]-( 120000) 0x00400098.0 movz x0, #3, #0 [ 9]
[....................fdn.p......ic.r.............................................]-( 120000) 0x0040009c.0 b.lt 0x400080 [ 10]
[.....................fdn.ic.......r.............................................]-( 120000) 0x004000a0.0 movz x10, #10, #0 [ 11]
[.....................fdn.ic.......r.............................................]-( 120000) 0x004000a4.0 movz x11, #11, #0 [ 12]
[.....................fdn.ic.......r.............................................]-( 120000) 0x004000a8.0 movz x12, #12, #0 [ 13]
[.....................fdn.ic.......r.............................................]-( 120000) 0x004000ac.0 movz x13, #13, #0 [ 14]
[.....................fdn.ic.......r.............................................]-( 120000) 0x004000b0.0 movz x14, #14, #0 [ 15]
[.....................fdn.ic.......r.............................................]-( 120000) 0x004000b4.0 movz x15, #15, #0 [ 16]
[.....................fdn.pic......r.............................................]-( 120000) 0x004000b8.0 movz x16, #16, #0 [ 17]
[.....................fdn.pic.......r............................................]-( 120000) 0x004000bc.0 movz x17, #17, #0 [ 18]
[............................................fdn.ic.r............................]-( 160000) 0x004000c0.0 movz x0, #0, #0 [ 19]
[............................................fdn.ic.r............................]-( 160000) 0x004000c4.0 movz x8, #93, #0 [ 20]</pre>
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<p>So this time the prediction was correct. Retire is delayed until the memory comes back, but we otherwise just kept running forward until hitting the next ifetch cache line.</p>
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