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authorRichard Qin <richard.qin.x@gmail.com>2026-11-07 04:31:31 +0800
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+// Richard CPU
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Richard Qin
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+// File path: rtl/core/hazard_unit.sv
+// Description: Hazard Control Unit
+// Handles data hazards (forwarding, Load-Use stalls), control hazards
+// (branch misprediction flushes), and memory stalls (D-Cache misses).
+
+module hazard_unit
+ import rv64_pkg::*;
+(
+ // -----------------------
+ // Inputs from ID Stage (for Load-Use detection)
+ // -----------------------
+ input logic [4:0] id_rs1_addr,
+ input logic [4:0] id_rs2_addr,
+
+ // -----------------------
+ // Inputs from EX Stage (ID/EX register outputs)
+ // -----------------------
+ input logic [4:0] ex_rs1_addr,
+ input logic [4:0] ex_rs2_addr,
+ input logic [4:0] ex_rd_addr,
+ input logic ex_reg_write_en,
+ input logic ex_is_load,
+ input logic ex_is_csr,
+ input logic ex_branch_taken,
+ input logic [XLEN-1:0] ex_branch_target,
+
+ // -----------------------
+ // Inputs from MEM Stage (EX/MEM register outputs)
+ // -----------------------
+ input logic [4:0] mem_rd_addr,
+ input logic mem_reg_write_en,
+ input logic mem_result_late,
+ input logic mem_is_csr,
+ input logic mem_stall_req, // D-Cache miss or memory busy
+
+ // -----------------------
+ // Trap Controller Inputs
+ // -----------------------
+ input logic trap_flush_req,
+ input logic trap_pc_sel,
+ input logic [XLEN-1:0] trap_target_pc,
+
+ // -----------------------
+ // Inputs from WB Stage (MEM/WB register outputs)
+ // -----------------------
+ input logic [4:0] wb_rd_addr,
+ input logic wb_reg_write_en,
+
+ // -----------------------
+ // Outputs: EX-stage operand forwarding mux selects
+ // -----------------------
+ // 00: no forward (use regfile), 01: forward from MEM, 10: forward from WB
+ output logic [1:0] forward_a_sel,
+ output logic [1:0] forward_b_sel,
+
+ // -----------------------
+ // Outputs: Pipeline stall and flush controls
+ // -----------------------
+ output logic if_stall_en,
+ output logic if_id_stall_en,
+ output logic id_ex_stall_en,
+ output logic ex_mem_stall_en,
+ output logic if_id_flush_en,
+ output logic id_ex_flush_en,
+
+ // -----------------------
+ // Outputs: IF-stage PC redirect controls
+ // -----------------------
+ output logic pc_redirect_sel,
+ output logic [XLEN-1:0] pc_redirect_target,
+ output logic pc_redirect_is_trap
+);
+
+ // -----------------------
+ // Data Forwarding (EX-stage operand bypass)
+ // -----------------------
+ // Forwarding resolves RAW hazards by routing results from
+ // MEM or WB back to the EX ALU inputs. We compare EX-stage
+ // source register addresses (the instruction currently in EX)
+ // against the destination registers of instructions in MEM/WB.
+ //
+ // Priority: MEM > WB (MEM result is more recent).
+
+ // Operand A (ex_rs1_addr)
+ always_comb begin
+ if (mem_reg_write_en && !mem_result_late && (mem_rd_addr != 5'b0) && (mem_rd_addr == ex_rs1_addr)) begin
+ forward_a_sel = 2'b01; // Forward from MEM stage
+ end else if (wb_reg_write_en && (wb_rd_addr != 5'b0) && (wb_rd_addr == ex_rs1_addr)) begin
+ forward_a_sel = 2'b10; // Forward from WB stage
+ end else begin
+ forward_a_sel = 2'b00; // No forwarding
+ end
+ end
+
+ // Operand B (ex_rs2_addr)
+ always_comb begin
+ if (mem_reg_write_en && !mem_result_late && (mem_rd_addr != 5'b0) && (mem_rd_addr == ex_rs2_addr)) begin
+ forward_b_sel = 2'b01; // Forward from MEM stage
+ end else if (wb_reg_write_en && (wb_rd_addr != 5'b0) && (wb_rd_addr == ex_rs2_addr)) begin
+ forward_b_sel = 2'b10; // Forward from WB stage
+ end else begin
+ forward_b_sel = 2'b00; // No forwarding
+ end
+ end
+
+ // -----------------------
+ // Load-Use Hazard Detection
+ // -----------------------
+ // If the instruction in EX is a load, and the instruction in
+ // ID reads from the load's destination, we must stall for 1
+ // cycle because the load data is not available until MEM.
+ logic load_use_stall;
+ assign load_use_stall = ex_is_load && (ex_rd_addr != 5'b0) &&
+ ((ex_rd_addr == id_rs1_addr) || (ex_rd_addr == id_rs2_addr));
+
+ logic csr_use_stall;
+ assign csr_use_stall = ((ex_is_csr && ex_reg_write_en && (ex_rd_addr != 5'b0) &&
+ ((ex_rd_addr == id_rs1_addr) || (ex_rd_addr == id_rs2_addr))) ||
+ (mem_is_csr && mem_reg_write_en && (mem_rd_addr != 5'b0) &&
+ ((mem_rd_addr == id_rs1_addr) || (mem_rd_addr == id_rs2_addr))));
+
+ // -----------------------
+ // PC Redirect Selection (Trap has top priority)
+ // -----------------------
+ always_comb begin
+ pc_redirect_sel = 1'b0;
+ pc_redirect_target = '0;
+ pc_redirect_is_trap = 1'b0;
+
+ if (trap_pc_sel) begin
+ pc_redirect_sel = 1'b1;
+ pc_redirect_target = trap_target_pc;
+ pc_redirect_is_trap = 1'b1;
+ end else if (ex_branch_taken) begin
+ pc_redirect_sel = 1'b1;
+ pc_redirect_target = ex_branch_target;
+ end
+ end
+
+ // -----------------------
+ // Stall and Flush Signal Generation
+ // -----------------------
+ always_comb begin
+ // Defaults: no stalls, no flushes
+ if_stall_en = 1'b0;
+ if_id_stall_en = 1'b0;
+ id_ex_stall_en = 1'b0;
+ ex_mem_stall_en = 1'b0;
+ if_id_flush_en = 1'b0;
+ id_ex_flush_en = 1'b0;
+
+ if (trap_flush_req) begin
+ if_id_flush_en = 1'b1;
+ id_ex_flush_en = 1'b1;
+ end else begin
+ // (1) Memory stall (D-Cache miss): freeze the entire pipeline
+ if (mem_stall_req) begin
+ if_stall_en = 1'b1;
+ if_id_stall_en = 1'b1;
+ id_ex_stall_en = 1'b1;
+ ex_mem_stall_en = 1'b1;
+ end
+
+ // (2) Value-use stall: freeze IF and IF/ID, insert bubble into ID/EX.
+ // Loads and CSR reads both produce their register result after EX.
+ if ((load_use_stall || csr_use_stall) && !mem_stall_req) begin
+ if_stall_en = 1'b1;
+ if_id_stall_en = 1'b1;
+ id_ex_flush_en = 1'b1;
+ end
+
+ // (3) Branch/jump misprediction: flush IF/ID and ID/EX
+ // Branch flush overrides load-use stall (the stalled instruction is invalid anyway)
+ if (ex_branch_taken) begin
+ if_id_flush_en = 1'b1;
+ id_ex_flush_en = 1'b1;
+ // Cancel load-use stall if branch is also taken
+ if_stall_en = 1'b0;
+ if_id_stall_en = 1'b0;
+ end
+ end
+ end
+
+endmodule