CArcMOOC 06.03 - Multiple-issue processors
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The document discusses performance optimization in multiple-issue processors, highlighting the differences between superscalar and Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) architectures. It explains the importance of instruction independence, issue rates, and how to evaluate performance through metrics like cycles per instruction (cpi) and parallel instruction count (pic). It also describes how dedicated pipelines can enhance processing efficiency and the challenges in evaluating VLIW processors compared to superscalar processors.
CArcMOOC 06.03 - Multiple-issue processors
- 1. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it 06. Performance optimization 06.03. Multiple-issue processors • CPI < 1 • Superscalar • VLIW Computer Architecture alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it
- 2. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it • Pipelined CPUs may have multiple execution units • of different types (to execute different instructions) • of the same type (to reduce repetition time) • IF, ID, MA and WB stages (and the registers among them) are not replicated • they can be handle a single instruction at the time • The inherent limitation of a microprocessor with a single pipeline is CPI ≥ 1 • To get CPI < 1 all pipeline stages need to be replicated in order to issue more than one instruction at the time • Processors with multiple pipelines are called multiple-issue processors CPI < 1
- 3. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it • Contain N parallel pipelines • Read sequential code and issue up to N instructions at the same time • The instructions issued at the same time must: • be independent from each other • have sufficient resources available • The ideal CPI is 1/N • If an instruction (say, instrk) cannot be issued together with the previous ones, the previous ones are issues together and instrk is issued at the subsequent clock cycle, possibly together with some subsequent instructions Superscalar processors
- 4. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it • N=3 • Variable issuing rate • CPI > 1/N Superscalar processors (example) instr1 IF ID EX MA WB instr2 IF ID EX MA WB instr3 IF ID EX MA WB instr4 IF ID EX MA WB instr5 IF ID EX MA WB instr6 IF ID EX MA WB instr7 IF ID EX MA WB instr8 IF ID EX MA WB instr9 IF ID EX MA WB instr10 IF ID EX MA WB instr11 IF ID EX MA WB instr12 IF ID EX MA WB … … … … … … Instr6 depends on instr4 or instr5 Instr10 depends on instr9
- 5. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it • In a superscalar processor, different pipelines may be devoted to different types of instructions • e.g., an integer pipeline (for integer/logic operation, memory accesses and branches), and a floating-point pipeline (for floating point operations) • All pipelines are stalled together • Different pipelines may have different latencies, but they need to have the same repetition time • To fully exploit the parallel pipelines, their instructions should appear at similar rates Superscalar processors (dedicated pipelines)
- 6. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it • Assumptions: • N=2 • One integer pipeline (Int) • One floating-point pipeline (FP) (ADDD has latency 3) • FP and Int do not share registers. • Decisions on parallel issuing can be taken based only on the OpCode. Superscalar DLX
- 7. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it Superscalar DLX Int FP Loop: LD F0, 0(R1) LD F4, -8(R1) LD F6, -16(R1) ADDD F0, F0, F2 LD F8, -24(R1) ADDD F4, F4, F2 LD F10, -32(R1) ADDD F6, F6, F2 SD 0(R1), F0 ADDD F8, F8, F2 SD -8(R1), F4 ADDD F10, F10, F2 SD -16(R1), F6 SD -24(R1), F8 SD -32(R1), F10 SUBI R1, R1, #40 BNEZ R1, Loop LD F0, 0(R1) LD F4, -8(R1) LD F6, -16(R1) ADDD F0, F0, F2 LD F8, -24(R1) ADDD F4, F4, F2 LD F10, -32(R1) ADDD F6, F6, F2 SD 0(R1), F0 ADDD F8, F8, F2 SD -8(R1), F4 ADDD F10, F10, F2 SD -16(R1), F6 SD -24(R1), F8 SD -32(R1), F10 SUBI R1, R1, #40 BNEZ R1, Loop
- 8. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it Superscalar DLX LD F0, 0(R1) LD F4, -8(R1) LD F6, -16(R1) ADDD F0, F0, F2 LD F8, -24(R1) ADDD F4, F4, F2 SUBI R1, R1, #40 ADDD F6, F6, F2 SD 0(R1), F0 ADDD F8, F8, F2 SD 32(R1), F4 SD 24(R1), F6 SD 16(R1), F8 SD 8(R1), F10 BNEZ R1, Loop Int FP Loop: LD F0, 0(R1) LD F4, -8(R1) LD F6, -16(R1) ADDD F0, F0, F2 LD F8, -24(R1) ADDD F4, F4, F2 SUBI R1, R1, #32 ADDD F6, F6, F2 SD 32(R1), F0 ADDD F8, F8, F2 SD 24(R1), F4 SD 16(R1), F6 SD 8(R1), F8 BNEZ R1, Loop
- 9. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it Superscalar processors performance evaluation • Assumptions: • static scheduling • sequential code available • Parse the code sequentially • Group together contiguous instructions that are not conflicting • Determine the parallel instruction count (PIC) • Insert stalls according to worst-case latency and repetition time • Determine the number of stall cycles (SC) CPUT = (PIC+SC)Tclk > IC/N * Tclk
- 10. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it VLIW processors • N (from 5 to 30) parallel pipelines • Parallel code • Very long instruction words (VLIW) • Each instruction is obtained by concatenating the instructions for all the pipelines • Up 1000 bits per instruction • Static issuing, static scheduling • Instruction-level parallelism decided at compile-time • VLIW processors have simpler control units than superscalar processors
- 11. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it VLIW DLX • Assumptions: • N=5 • 2 floating-point pipelines (FP) • 2 memory access pipelines (MEM) • 1 pipeline for branches and integer/logic operations (INT/BRANCH)
- 12. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it VLIW DLX MEM1 MEM2 FP1 FP2 INT/BRANCH Loop: LD F0, 0(R1) LD F4, -8(R1) LD F6, -16(R1) LD F8, -24(R1) LD F10, -32(R1) LD F12, -40(R1) ADDD F0, F0, F2 ADDD F4, F4, F2 LD F14, -48(R1) ADDD F6, F6, F2 ADDD F8, F8, F2 ADDD F10, F10, F2 ADDD F12, F12, F2 SUBI R1, R1, #56 SD 56(R1), F0 SD 48(R1), F4 ADDD F14, F14, F2 SD 40(R1), F6 SD 32(R1), F8 SD 24(R1), F10 SD 16(R1), F12 SD 8(r1), F14 BNEZ R1, Loop
- 13. Carc 06.03 alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it VLIW processors performance evaluation • Evaluating the performance of a VLIW processor starting from a sequential code is non-trivial since the compiler can perform static optimization • Assuming the sequential code is optimized, proceed as for a superscalar processor to determine the parallel instruction count (PIC) or VLIW count (VLIWC) • Evaluating the performance of a VLIW processor starting from VLIW code is much simpler • Compute the number of VLIW instructions (VLIWC) • Insert stalls according to worst-case latency and repetition time • Determine the number of stall cycles (SC) • Assuming that all instructions have CPI=1: CPUT = (VLIWC+SC)Tclk > IC/N * Tclk