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4 -- Filename: core_ctrl.vhd
5 -- Description: the control unit for the TUD MB-Lite implementation
7 -- Author: Huib Lincklaen Arriens
8 -- Delft University of Technology
9 -- Faculty EEMCS, Department ME&CE, Circuits and Systems
10 -- Date: December, 2010
11 -- Modified: September, 2013: Core customization (Meloun)
12 -- September, 2012: interrupt handling corrected to let
13 -- a pending branch be taken first
14 -- (with thanks to Matthis Meier, TU Dortmund,
15 -- for detecting this errror).
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22 USE IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;
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30 IMEM_ABITS_g : positive := 9;
31 COMPATIBILITY_MODE_g : BOOLEAN := FALSE
37 halt_i : IN STD_LOGIC;
39 trace_i : IN STD_LOGIC;
40 trace_kick_i : IN STD_LOGIC;
41 core_clken_o : OUT STD_LOGIC;
43 imem_addr_o : OUT STD_LOGIC_VECTOR ((IMEM_ABITS_g-1) DOWNTO 0);
44 imem_clken_o : OUT STD_LOGIC;
45 pc_ctrl_o : OUT STD_LOGIC;
46 -- fetch to decode pipeline registers
47 IF2ID_REG_i : IN IF2ID_Type;
48 IF2ID_REG_o : OUT IF2ID_Type;
49 -- decode to exeq pipeline registers
50 ID2EX_REG_i : IN ID2EX_Type;
51 ID2EX_REG_o : OUT ID2EX_Type;
52 delay_bit_o : OUT STD_LOGIC;
54 gprf_clken_o : OUT STD_LOGIC;
55 -- exeq to fetch feedback registers
56 EX2IF_REG_i : IN EX2IF_Type;
57 EX2IF_REG_o : OUT EX2IF_Type;
58 EX2CTRL_REG_i : IN EX2CTRL_Type;
59 -- exeq to core (halting)
60 exeq_halt_i : IN STD_LOGIC;
61 -- exeq to mem pipeline registers
62 EX2MEM_REG_i : IN EX2MEM_Type;
63 EX2MEM_REG_o : OUT EX2MEM_Type;
64 -- mem pipeline register
65 MEM_REG_i : IN MEM_REG_Type;
66 MEM_REG_o : OUT MEM_REG_Type;
68 ID2CTRL_i : IN ID2CTRL_Type;
69 INT_CTRL_o : OUT INT_CTRL_Type;
71 EX_WRB_i : IN WRB_Type;
72 EX_WRB_o : OUT WRB_Type;
74 HAZARD_WRB_i : IN HAZARD_WRB_Type;
75 HAZARD_WRB_o : OUT HAZARD_WRB_Type;
76 -- for handling the 'IMM' instruction
77 IMM_LOCK_i : IN IMM_LOCK_Type;
78 IMM_LOCK_o : OUT IMM_LOCK_Type;
79 -- for handling the Machine Status Register
83 MEM2CTRL_i : IN MEM2CTRL_Type
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88 ARCHITECTURE rtl OF core_ctrl IS
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91 SIGNAL rst_r : STD_LOGIC;
92 SIGNAL reset_s : STD_LOGIC;
93 SIGNAL core_clken_s : STD_LOGIC;
95 SIGNAL ID2EX_REG_r : ID2EX_Type;
96 SIGNAL EX2IF_REG_r : EX2IF_Type;
97 SIGNAL IMM_LOCK_r : IMM_LOCK_Type;
98 SIGNAL HAZARD_WRB_r : HAZARD_WRB_Type;
99 SIGNAL flush_first_r : STD_LOGIC;
100 SIGNAL flush_second_r : STD_LOGIC;
101 SIGNAL flush_second_2r : STD_LOGIC;
102 SIGNAL ignore_state_r : STD_LOGIC; -- Please note: Flushing first is considered immediate!
103 SIGNAL delayBit_r : STD_LOGIC;
104 SIGNAL clken_s : STD_LOGIC;
105 SIGNAL clken_pipe_s : STD_LOGIC;
106 SIGNAL flush_ID2EX_s : STD_LOGIC;
107 SIGNAL flush_ID2EX_r : STD_LOGIC;
108 SIGNAL flush_EX2MEM_s : STD_LOGIC;
110 SIGNAL setup_int_r : STD_LOGIC;
111 SIGNAL int_busy_r : STD_LOGIC;
112 SIGNAL repeat_mem_r : STD_LOGIC;
114 SIGNAL wait_for_mem_s : STD_LOGIC;
118 -- static connections
119 reset_s <= rst_i OR rst_r;
120 pc_ctrl_o <= NOT rst_r;
121 -- Addressing is 32-bit, so omit two lowest bytes from PC
122 imem_addr_o <= IF2ID_REG_i.program_counter((IMEM_ABITS_g+1) DOWNTO 2);
124 -- Reset_s is 1 when rst_i is one and then gets deactivated
125 core_clken_s <= reset_s OR (((NOT trace_i) AND (NOT exeq_halt_i)) OR trace_kick_i);
126 core_clken_o <= core_clken_s;
127 -- clock/wait control lines
128 clken_s <= (NOT MEM2CTRL_i.bus_wait AND NOT MEM2CTRL_i.bus_taken) OR rst_i;
129 clken_pipe_s <= clken_s AND (NOT HAZARD_WRB_i.hazard);
130 imem_clken_o <= clken_pipe_s;
131 gprf_clken_o <= clken_s;
132 -- signals for clearing the ID2EX and EX2MEM registers during branches
133 flush_ID2EX_s <= ((EX2IF_REG_i.take_branch AND (NOT delayBit_r)) OR EX2IF_REG_r.take_branch) WHEN COMPATIBILITY_MODE_g = TRUE
134 ELSE ((EX2IF_REG_i.take_branch AND (NOT delayBit_r)) OR EX2IF_REG_r.take_branch OR EX2CTRL_REG_i.flush_first OR
135 flush_first_r OR ((NOT EX2CTRL_REG_i.ignore_state) AND (NOT ignore_state_r) AND flush_second_2r));
136 flush_EX2MEM_s <= HAZARD_WRB_i.hazard;
137 -- outputs that need to be readable too, so needing shadowing signals
138 ID2EX_REG_o <= ID2EX_REG_r;
139 delay_bit_o <= delayBit_r;
140 EX2IF_REG_o <= EX2IF_REG_r;
141 IMM_LOCK_o <= IMM_LOCK_r;
142 HAZARD_WRB_o <= HAZARD_WRB_r;
144 INT_CTRL_o.setup_int <= setup_int_r;
145 INT_CTRL_o.rti_target <= ID2EX_REG_r.program_counter;
146 INT_CTRL_o.int_busy <= int_busy_r;
148 wait_for_mem_s <= MEM2CTRL_i.bus_wait OR MEM2CTRL_i.bus_taken;
153 -- some local procedures
154 PROCEDURE lp_rst_IF2ID_REG IS
156 IF2ID_REG_o.program_counter <= (OTHERS => '0');
159 PROCEDURE lp_rst_ID2EX_REG IS
161 -- reset and handle ID2EX_REG_r.program_counter separately,
162 -- since it will be needed during interrupt setup
163 ID2EX_REG_r.rdix_rA <= (OTHERS => '0');
164 ID2EX_REG_r.rdix_rB <= (OTHERS => '0');
165 ID2EX_REG_r.curr_rD <= (OTHERS => '0');
166 ID2EX_REG_r.alu_Action <= A_NOP;
167 ID2EX_REG_r.alu_Op1 <= ALU_IN_ZERO;
168 ID2EX_REG_r.alu_Op2 <= ALU_IN_IMM;
169 ID2EX_REG_r.alu_Cin <= CIN_ZERO;
170 ID2EX_REG_r.IMM16 <= (OTHERS => '0');
171 ID2EX_REG_r.IMM_Lock <= '0';
172 ID2EX_REG_r.msr_Action <= KEEP_CARRY;
173 ID2EX_REG_r.branch_Action <= NO_BR;
174 ID2EX_REG_r.mem_Action <= NO_MEM;
175 ID2EX_REG_r.transfer_Size <= WORD;
176 ID2EX_REG_r.wrb_Action <= NO_WRB;
177 ID2EX_REG_r.condition <= COND_ALL;
178 ID2EX_REG_r.halt <= '0';
179 IF (COMPATIBILITY_MODE_g = FALSE) THEN
180 ID2EX_REG_r.it_Action <= NO_IT;
185 PROCEDURE lp_rst_EX2IF_REG IS
187 EX2IF_REG_r.take_branch <= '0';
188 EX2IF_REG_r.branch_target <= (OTHERS => '0');
191 PROCEDURE lp_rst_EX2MEM_REG IS
193 EX2MEM_REG_o.mem_Action <= NO_MEM;
194 EX2MEM_REG_o.wrb_Action <= NO_WRB;
195 EX2MEM_REG_o.exeq_result <= (OTHERS => '0');
196 EX2MEM_REG_o.data_rD <= (OTHERS => '0');
197 EX2MEM_REG_o.byte_Enable <= (OTHERS => '0');
198 EX2MEM_REG_o.wrix_rD <= (OTHERS => '0');
201 PROCEDURE lp_rst_IMM_LOCK IS
203 IMM_LOCK_r.locked <= '0';
204 IMM_LOCK_r.IMM_hi16 <= (OTHERS => '0');
207 PROCEDURE lp_rst_MSR IS
213 PROCEDURE lp_rst_EX_WRB IS
215 EX_WRB_o.wrb_Action <= NO_WRB;
216 EX_WRB_o.wrix_rD <= (OTHERS => '0');
217 EX_WRB_o.data_rD <= (OTHERS => '0');
220 PROCEDURE lp_rst_HAZARD_WRB IS
222 HAZARD_WRB_r.hazard <= '0';
223 HAZARD_WRB_r.save_rX <= NO_SAVE;
224 HAZARD_WRB_r.data_rX <= (OTHERS => '0');
225 HAZARD_WRB_r.data_rD <= (OTHERS => '0');
228 PROCEDURE lp_rst_MEM_REG IS
230 MEM_REG_o.wrb_Action <= NO_WRB;
231 MEM_REG_o.exeq_result <= (OTHERS => '0');
232 MEM_REG_o.byte_Enable <= (OTHERS => '0');
233 MEM_REG_o.wrix_rD <= (OTHERS => '0');
238 WAIT UNTIL clk_i'event AND clk_i = '1';
240 IF wait_for_mem_s = '0' AND halt_i = '0' AND core_clken_s = '1' AND repeat_mem_r = '0' THEN
244 IF (reset_s = '1') THEN -- synchronous reset ...
245 lp_rst_IF2ID_REG; -- ... so lasts at least one clock_cycle
251 IF (COMPATIBILITY_MODE_g = FALSE) THEN
252 flush_first_r <= '0';
253 flush_second_r <= '0';
254 flush_second_2r <= '0';
255 ignore_state_r <= '0';
258 flush_ID2EX_r <= '0';
261 ID2EX_REG_r.program_counter <= (OTHERS => '0');
263 IF (clken_pipe_s = '1') THEN
264 IF2ID_REG_o <= IF2ID_REG_i;
266 flush_ID2EX_r <= flush_ID2EX_s;
267 IF (COMPATIBILITY_MODE_g = FALSE) THEN
268 -- Flushing based on IT / ITE / ITT along with IMM locking
269 IF (ID2EX_REG_i.IMM_Lock = '1') THEN
270 IF (flush_second_2r = '0') THEN
271 flush_second_2r <= flush_second_r;
273 flush_first_r <= EX2CTRL_REG_i.flush_first;
274 flush_second_r <= EX2CTRL_REG_i.flush_second;
275 ignore_state_r <= EX2CTRL_REG_i.ignore_state;
277 flush_first_r <= '0';
278 -- Directly to 2r (flushing the following instruction)
279 flush_second_2r <= flush_second_r OR EX2CTRL_REG_i.flush_second;
280 flush_second_r <= '0';
281 ignore_state_r <= '0';
284 HAZARD_WRB_r <= HAZARD_WRB_i;
285 MEM_REG_o <= MEM_REG_i;
286 int_busy_r <= ID2CTRL_i.int_busy;
288 -- decode-to-exeq unit registers
289 IF ((reset_s = '1') OR (flush_ID2EX_s = '1')) THEN
293 -- check for the need and possibility to handle active interrupt requests
294 ELSIF (((int_i = '1') OR (MEM2CTRL_i.int = '1')) AND (MSR_i.IE = '1') AND
295 (ID2CTRL_i.int_busy = '0') AND (int_busy_r = '0') AND
296 -- pending branch should be taken before interrupt can be executed
297 -- dectected by Matthis Meier, TU Dortmund (Sept 2012)
299 -- Same goes for pending flushing - should be taken before interrupt can be executed
300 (EX2IF_REG_i.take_branch = '0') AND (EX2IF_REG_r.take_branch = '0') AND ((COMPATIBILITY_MODE_g = TRUE)
301 OR ((flush_first_r = '0') AND (flush_second_r = '0') AND (flush_second_2r = '0'))) AND
302 (IMM_LOCK_i.locked = '0') AND (HAZARD_WRB_i.hazard = '0')) THEN
304 ID2EX_REG_r.program_counter <= ID2EX_REG_i.program_counter;
306 ELSIF (clken_pipe_s = '1') THEN
308 ID2EX_REG_r <= ID2EX_REG_i;
309 delayBit_r <= ID2CTRL_i.delayBit;
311 -- exeq-to-mem unit registers
312 IF ((reset_s = '1') OR (flush_EX2MEM_s = '1')) THEN
318 IF (clken_pipe_s = '1') THEN
319 EX2IF_REG_r <= EX2IF_REG_i;
320 EX_WRB_o <= EX_WRB_i;
322 IF (clken_s = '1') THEN
323 -- next test to prevent a flush from disrupting
324 -- the write-back pipeline
325 IF (flush_ID2EX_r = '0') THEN
326 EX2MEM_REG_o <= EX2MEM_REG_i;
328 IMM_LOCK_r <= IMM_LOCK_i;
333 IF MEM_REG_i.wrb_Action = WRB_MEM THEN
334 IF MEM2CTRL_i.bus_wait = '0' THEN
335 MEM_REG_o.wrb_Action <= NO_WRB;
336 MEM_REG_o.wrix_rD <= (OTHERS => '0');
337 ELSIF MEM2CTRL_i.bus_taken = '1' THEN
345 END IF; -- rising edge clk_i ...
346 END PROCESS regd_proc;
348 END ARCHITECTURE rtl;