Thanks Hansika, for the detailed explanation. I'll try this now and let you know how it goes.
Thanks & Regards, Advani On Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 10:49 Hansika Weerasena via gem5-users < gem5-users@gem5.org> wrote: > Hi Advani, > > > > I needed to run the parsec with garnet in Full System mode while ago. > Since new gem5 standard library ( > https://www.gem5.org/documentation/gem5-stdlib/overview) does not support > garnet at the moment, I had to go with fs.py (which is deprecated in > current version of gem5). Here are the steps you need to take to run parsec > in FS mode with garnet interconnection. > > > > 1. Create disk image with parsec benchmarks or use one from gem5 > resources (https://resources.gem5.org/). > 2. Download a compatible raw linux kernel from gem5 resources. > 3. If you need to fasten up the FS mode simulation you need to bootup > linux with KVMCPU to fast-forward your simulation and then switch to > detailed CPU model when gem5 specific annotation for start of Region of > Interest (*m5_roi_begin()*) is found, > - Your host machine should support KVM virtualization for this and > you need to setup KVM. For KVM setup you can use this tutorial ( > https://www.gem5.org/documentation/general_docs/using_kvm/) or any > other independent tutorial for KVM setup. > - Example run with KVM and parsec using gem5 standard library can > be found here ( > > https://github.com/hansikaweerasena/gem5-n/blob/kvm-fs/configs/example/gem5_library/x86-parsec-benchmarks.py), > but this cannot be used with garnet without extending gem5 standard > library > to support garnet. > 4. Create run script for readfile_contents to run parsec benchmark > after linux bootup. > 5. Run fs.py with the configuration you need. > > > > I was able to do these steps and run parsec benchmark with garnet in full > system mode upto 64 cores. Following are the links and scripts I used, you > may need to change them according to your requirement. > > > > 1. I used the prebuilt X86 parsec disk image from gem5 resources : > https://resources.gem5.org/resources/x86-parsec?version=1.0.0 > 2. For linux kernel I used vmlinux-4.4.186 > 3. Example modification I done to support the KVM switch on ROI start > can be found here ( > > https://github.com/hansikaweerasena/gem5-n/blob/kvm-fs/configs/common/Simulation.py). > You can use as it is or modify as you need. > 4. Example rcs script can be found here : > https://github.com/hansikaweerasena/gem5-n/blob/kvm-fs/scripts/parsec.rcS > 5. Finally, this is an example command to run parsec on FS mode with > garnet. > > > > *./build/X86/gem5.opt configs/example/fs.py --disk-image=dist/parsec.img > --kernel=dist/vmlinux-4.4.186 --num-cpus=4 --num-dirs=4 > --cpu-type=X86KvmCPU --cpu-clock=2GHz --caches --l1d_size=16kB > --l1i_size=16kB --l2cache --num-l2cache=4 --mem-type=SimpleMemory > --mem-size=3GB --ruby --network=garnet --topology=Mesh_XY --mesh-rows=2 > --script=scripts/parsec.rcS* > > > > I think this may help you to proceed, feel free to ask any questions if > you’re not clear of the steps. > > > > Regards, > > Hansika Weerasena > > Research Assistant, > > University of Florida > > > > > > *From: *Advani Chacha via gem5-users <gem5-users@gem5.org> > *Date: *Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 3:44 PM > *To: *gem5-users@gem5.org <gem5-users@gem5.org> > *Cc: *Advani Chacha <advanicha...@gmail.com> > *Subject: *[gem5-users] Running garnet on gem5. > > *[External Email]* > > Hi everyone, > > I'm trying to use 'garnet' network in gem5 and use Parsec as the > benchmarking tool. I've build the gem5 for X86 and also done all the steps > for parsec-benchmark as mentioned in the tutorial at > https://gem5.org/documentation/gem5art/tutorials/parsec-tutorial > > I want to do a full-system simulation. The issue is that, now I don't know > how to proceed further. > > > > I tried to search on google, but either the tutorials are for the garnet > version 2.0 or they are for synthetic traffic. Some of the sites are not > live, so when using the wayback version I'm not able to download the files > that they've suggested as part of the tutorial. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Regards, > > Advani > > > _______________________________________________ > gem5-users mailing list -- gem5-users@gem5.org > To unsubscribe send an email to gem5-users-le...@gem5.org >
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