The follow six tables describe the current state of component combinations in gem5.
Color Key
| Definitely does not work
|
| Might work
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| Should work
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| Definitely works
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| Unknown
|
Notes
Numbers in the squares below refer to the following notes:
- Ruby does not support atomic-mode accesses
- The MI_example protocol cannot support LL/SC semantics
- Ruby does not support probing the O3 LSQ to enforce non-weak consistency models
- ARM MP does not support booting with caches, but works otherwise. You can boot without caches then switch to running with caches using either a checkpoint/resume or on-line CPU switchover.
ISA Support Matrices
Alpha
| Processor
|
Memory System
|
| Cpu Model
|
System
|
Processor Count
|
Classic
|
Ruby
|
| MI_example |
MOESI_hammer |
MESI_CMP_directory |
MOESI_CMP_directory |
MOESI_CMP_token
|
| Atomic
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| TimingSimple
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 2
|
|
|
|
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 2
|
|
|
|
|
| In-Order
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 2
|
|
|
|
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 2
|
|
|
|
|
| o3
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 2
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 2
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
x86
| Processor
|
Memory System
|
| Cpu Model
|
System
|
Processor Count
|
Classic
|
Ruby
|
| MI_example |
MOESI_hammer |
MESI_CMP_directory |
MOESI_CMP_directory |
MOESI_CMP_token
|
| Atomic
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| TimingSimple
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| In-Order
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| o3
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
ARM
| Processor
|
Memory System
|
| Cpu Model
|
System
|
Processor Count
|
Classic
|
Ruby
|
| MI_example |
MOESI_hammer |
MESI_CMP_directory |
MOESI_CMP_directory |
MOESI_CMP_token
|
| Atomic
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| multiprocessor
|
Note 4
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| TimingSimple
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 2
|
|
|
|
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
Note 4
|
Note 2
|
|
|
|
|
| In-Order
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| o3
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 2
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
Note 4
|
Note 2
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
SPARC
| Processor
|
Memory System
|
| Cpu Model
|
System
|
Processor Count
|
Classic
|
Ruby
|
| MI_example |
MOESI_hammer |
MESI_CMP_directory |
MOESI_CMP_directory |
MOESI_CMP_token
|
| Atomic
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| TimingSimple
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| In-Order
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| o3
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
PowerPC
| Processor
|
Memory System
|
| Cpu Model
|
System
|
Processor Count
|
Classic
|
Ruby
|
| MI_example |
MOESI_hammer |
MESI_CMP_directory |
MOESI_CMP_directory |
MOESI_CMP_token
|
| Atomic
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| TimingSimple
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| In-Order
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| o3
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
MIPS
| Processor
|
Memory System
|
| Cpu Model
|
System
|
Processor Count
|
Classic
|
Ruby
|
| MI_example |
MOESI_hammer |
MESI_CMP_directory |
MOESI_CMP_directory |
MOESI_CMP_token
|
| Atomic
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
Note 1
|
| TimingSimple
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| In-Order
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| o3
|
SE
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
| FS
|
uniprocessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| multiprocessor
|
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|
Note 3
|