• ask about what values i need from DynInst/StaticInst
  • Schedule events after some ticks? Have them done instantly?
  • how does sending DynInst work (ask c++ questions about .hh files → linked imports?, which file needs include?)
• Stalling cpu → while loop ok?
• • how to do timing? Scheduling? Custom components?
• ask about squashing instructions
• When to call this? During commitHead()? That seems better than during commitInst
  • does some OOO chip checks before deciding to commit
  • maybe after checks, before commit we can send to checker chip?
• some sort of cycles/time to ticks conversion (ie for time taken to clear buffer) - need to parameterise this
• Sim obj
• what data info needed

Sep 10th

return false for stall CPU in commitInst

• write docs as make changes (readme on github)
• push commit should take headInst
• own type for CheckerInst
  • it should have (from dynInst.hh): (include dynInst.hh)
    • staticInst
    • macro op
    • sequence number (InstSeqNum seq_num)
    • thread state
• make getNumCredits into returning an unsigned int
• cc_buffer->pushTrap(tid, inst_fault); //TAG: This needs to be implemented
  • inst load was page fault
• checker entry class (include fault field)
  • add a field “when”
    • when decodable
    • when executable
      • only then remove from buffer and add credit
• 2 inst per cycle bandwith checker (always correct)
• checker chip should have own clock domain (research gem5 clocks)
• sim/clocked_object.hh has ClockedObject.
  • extend clocked object and put checkerchip in that clocked object.
• take max (bandwithLimit) out when executable clock ≤ current clock