--------------------------------------------------------------------- -- TITLE: Pipeline -- AUTHOR: Steve Rhoads (rhoadss@yahoo.com) -- DATE CREATED: 6/24/02 -- FILENAME: pipeline.vhd -- PROJECT: Plasma CPU core -- COPYRIGHT: Software placed into the public domain by the author. -- Software 'as is' without warranty. Author liable for nothing. -- DESCRIPTION: -- Controls the three stage pipeline by delaying the signals: -- a_bus, b_bus, alu/shift/mult_func, c_source, and rs_index. --------------------------------------------------------------------- library ieee; use ieee.std_logic_1164.all; use work.mlite_pack.all; --Note: sigD <= sig after rising_edge(clk) entity pipeline is port(clk : in std_logic; reset : in std_logic; a_bus : in std_logic_vector(31 downto 0); a_busD : out std_logic_vector(31 downto 0); b_bus : in std_logic_vector(31 downto 0); b_busD : out std_logic_vector(31 downto 0); alu_func : in alu_function_type; alu_funcD : out alu_function_type; shift_func : in shift_function_type; shift_funcD : out shift_function_type; mult_func : in mult_function_type; mult_funcD : out mult_function_type; reg_dest : in std_logic_vector(31 downto 0); reg_destD : out std_logic_vector(31 downto 0); rd_index : in std_logic_vector(5 downto 0); rd_indexD : out std_logic_vector(5 downto 0); rs_index : in std_logic_vector(5 downto 0); rt_index : in std_logic_vector(5 downto 0); pc_source : in pc_source_type; mem_source : in mem_source_type; a_source : in a_source_type; b_source : in b_source_type; c_source : in c_source_type; c_bus : in std_logic_vector(31 downto 0); pause_any : in std_logic; pause_pipeline : out std_logic); end; --entity pipeline architecture logic of pipeline is signal rd_index_reg : std_logic_vector(5 downto 0); signal reg_dest_reg : std_logic_vector(31 downto 0); signal reg_dest_delay : std_logic_vector(31 downto 0); signal c_source_reg : c_source_type; signal pause_enable_reg : std_logic; begin --When operating in three stage pipeline mode, the following signals --are delayed by one clock cycle: a_bus, b_bus, alu/shift/mult_func, --c_source, and rd_index. pipeline3: process(clk, reset, a_bus, b_bus, alu_func, shift_func, mult_func, rd_index, rd_index_reg, pause_any, pause_enable_reg, rs_index, rt_index, pc_source, mem_source, a_source, b_source, c_source, c_source_reg, reg_dest, reg_dest_reg, reg_dest_delay, c_bus) variable pause_mult_clock : std_logic; variable freeze_pipeline : std_logic; begin if (pc_source /= FROM_INC4 and pc_source /= FROM_OPCODE25_0) or mem_source /= MEM_FETCH or (mult_func = MULT_READ_LO or mult_func = MULT_READ_HI) then pause_mult_clock := '1'; else pause_mult_clock := '0'; end if; freeze_pipeline := not (pause_mult_clock and pause_enable_reg) and pause_any; pause_pipeline <= pause_mult_clock and pause_enable_reg; rd_indexD <= rd_index_reg; -- The value written back into the register bank, signal reg_dest is tricky. -- If reg_dest comes from the ALU via the signal c_bus, it is already delayed -- into stage #3, because a_busD and b_busD are delayed. If reg_dest comes from -- c_memory, pc_current, or pc_plus4 then reg_dest hasn't yet been delayed into -- stage #3. -- Instead of delaying c_memory, pc_current, and pc_plus4, these signals -- are multiplexed into reg_dest which is then delayed. The decision to use -- the already delayed c_bus or the delayed value of reg_dest (reg_dest_reg) is -- based on a delayed value of c_source (c_source_reg). if c_source_reg = C_FROM_ALU then reg_dest_delay <= c_bus; --delayed by 1 clock cycle via a_busD & b_busD else reg_dest_delay <= reg_dest_reg; --need to delay 1 clock cycle from reg_dest end if; reg_destD <= reg_dest_delay; if reset = '1' then a_busD <= ZERO; b_busD <= ZERO; alu_funcD <= ALU_NOTHING; shift_funcD <= SHIFT_NOTHING; mult_funcD <= MULT_NOTHING; reg_dest_reg <= ZERO; c_source_reg <= "000"; rd_index_reg <= "000000"; pause_enable_reg <= '0'; elsif rising_edge(clk) then if freeze_pipeline = '0' then if (rs_index = "000000" or rs_index /= rd_index_reg) or (a_source /= A_FROM_REG_SOURCE or pause_enable_reg = '0') then a_busD <= a_bus; else a_busD <= reg_dest_delay; --rs from previous operation (bypass stage) end if; if (rt_index = "000000" or rt_index /= rd_index_reg) or (b_source /= B_FROM_REG_TARGET or pause_enable_reg = '0') then b_busD <= b_bus; else b_busD <= reg_dest_delay; --rt from previous operation end if; alu_funcD <= alu_func; shift_funcD <= shift_func; mult_funcD <= mult_func; reg_dest_reg <= reg_dest; c_source_reg <= c_source; rd_index_reg <= rd_index; end if; if pause_enable_reg = '0' and pause_any = '0' then pause_enable_reg <= '1'; --enable pause_pipeline elsif pause_mult_clock = '1' then pause_enable_reg <= '0'; --disable pause_pipeline end if; end if; end process; --pipeline3 end; --logic