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participant User as User/UI
participant compute as compute_cache_stats()
participant sim as CacheSimulator
participant stats as update_statistics_panel()
participant render as Cache Visualization
User->>compute: Trigger simulation update<br/>(tracks, matrix_size)
compute->>sim: Simulate cache for each frame
sim-->>compute: Per-frame hit/miss data
compute-->>User: simulationData with<br/>per-frame statistics
User->>stats: Select frame
stats->>stats: Extract frame-specific<br/>metrics from cache stats
stats-->>render: Display hit rate,<br/>hits, misses for frame
render-->>User: Render frame-aware<br/>cache visualization
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| tracks = simulation_data.get('tracks', []) | ||
| cache_stats = simulation_data.get('cache_stats', {}) | ||
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The statistics panel now reads simulation_data directly, but it is no longer updated by the same callback that recomputes tracks/cache_stats. Because Dash fires callbacks for the same input change in unspecified order, this panel can run before update_simulation and then render the previous cache stats while showing the newly selected matrix size/loop order. That stale state can persist until the user moves the frame slider again, so the panel can misreport cache performance for the current configuration. Consider wiring the stats panel to a store/output from update_simulation (or making it depend on a value that changes only after recomputation) to guarantee it uses the new data.
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In `@interactive_viz.py`:
- Around line 330-343: This callback reads the global simulation_data (and
cache_stats) while being triggered by the same inputs as update_simulation,
risking stale/mismatched state; refactor the callback to accept the
authoritative simulation payload as a callback Input or dcc.Store value instead
of relying on the global simulation_data (referencing symbols simulation_data
and update_simulation) so it always uses the updated data, and defensively
access cache fields (e.g., cache_stats.get('total_accesses', 0) and use .get for
hit_rate_by_frame/hits_by_frame/misses_by_frame) instead of direct indexing to
avoid KeyError when the dictionary structure is unexpected (referencing
cache_stats, hit_rate_by_frame, hits_by_frame, misses_by_frame and frame).
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54-67: Consider delegating address calculation to CacheSimulator.The address calculation logic here duplicates
CacheSimulator._get_address. If the simulator's memory layout changes (e.g., column-major), this code would silently diverge.♻️ Suggested approach
Either expose address calculation as a public method on
CacheSimulator, or refactorsimulate_accessesto accept a callback/yield per-frame statistics:- addr_a = matrix_bases['A'] + (a_pos[0] * matrix_size + a_pos[1]) * cache.element_size + addr_a = cache._get_address(matrix_bases['A'], a_pos[0], a_pos[1], matrix_size)Note: If using
_get_address, consider making it a public method since it's now part of the external contract.
| tracks = simulation_data.get('tracks', []) | ||
| cache_stats = simulation_data.get('cache_stats', {}) | ||
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| frame = min(frame, len(tracks) - 1) | ||
| hit_rate_by_frame = cache_stats.get('hit_rate_by_frame', []) | ||
| hits_by_frame = cache_stats.get('hits_by_frame', []) | ||
| misses_by_frame = cache_stats.get('misses_by_frame', []) | ||
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| current_hit_rate = hit_rate_by_frame[frame] if hit_rate_by_frame else 0.0 | ||
| current_hits = hits_by_frame[frame] if hits_by_frame else 0 | ||
| current_misses = misses_by_frame[frame] if misses_by_frame else 0 |
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Potential state mismatch between callback inputs and global state.
This callback depends on global simulation_data but is triggered by the same inputs that trigger update_simulation. If Dash processes callbacks in parallel or out of order, simulation_data may not yet reflect the new configuration when this callback runs.
Additionally, line 352 uses direct key access cache_stats['total_accesses'] which could raise KeyError if the dictionary structure is unexpected.
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- current_hit_rate = hit_rate_by_frame[frame] if hit_rate_by_frame else 0.0
- current_hits = hits_by_frame[frame] if hits_by_frame else 0
- current_misses = misses_by_frame[frame] if misses_by_frame else 0
+ current_hit_rate = hit_rate_by_frame[frame] if frame < len(hit_rate_by_frame) else 0.0
+ current_hits = hits_by_frame[frame] if frame < len(hits_by_frame) else 0
+ current_misses = misses_by_frame[frame] if frame < len(misses_by_frame) else 0- html.P([html.Strong("Memory Accesses: "), f"{cache_stats['total_accesses']:,}"]),
+ html.P([html.Strong("Memory Accesses: "), f"{cache_stats.get('total_accesses', 0):,}"]),🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@interactive_viz.py` around lines 330 - 343, This callback reads the global
simulation_data (and cache_stats) while being triggered by the same inputs as
update_simulation, risking stale/mismatched state; refactor the callback to
accept the authoritative simulation payload as a callback Input or dcc.Store
value instead of relying on the global simulation_data (referencing symbols
simulation_data and update_simulation) so it always uses the updated data, and
defensively access cache fields (e.g., cache_stats.get('total_accesses', 0) and
use .get for hit_rate_by_frame/hits_by_frame/misses_by_frame) instead of direct
indexing to avoid KeyError when the dictionary structure is unexpected
(referencing cache_stats, hit_rate_by_frame, hits_by_frame, misses_by_frame and
frame).
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Pull request overview
This pull request fixes the cache hit statistics calculation to show accurate per-frame cache metrics in the interactive visualizer. Previously, the UI always reported 100% cache hits because it used only final aggregated statistics. The changes introduce per-frame tracking of cache behavior to properly reflect cache performance over time.
Changes:
- Added
CACHE_CONFIGconstant and newcompute_cache_stats()function to simulate cache behavior incrementally and record per-frame hit/miss metrics - Refactored the simulation callback to use the new cache stats computation and removed inline statistics panel generation
- Created dedicated
update_statistics_panel()callback that displays cumulative cache metrics up to the current frame - Updated cache performance chart to plot per-frame hit-rate history with downsampling and relabeled axis to "Frame"
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| hit_rate_x = list(range(0, len(cache_stats.get('hit_rate_by_frame', [])), step)) | ||
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| hit_rate_x = [] | ||
| cache_fig = go.Figure() | ||
| cache_fig.add_trace(go.Scatter( | ||
| x=hit_rate_x, |
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Unclear variable naming: The variable hit_rate_x is constructed to represent frame indices, but the name suggests it's related to hit rate values rather than frame numbers. Consider renaming to frame_indices or sampled_frame_indices to clarify that this represents the x-axis (frame numbers) for the plot, not hit rate data.
| hit_rate_x = list(range(0, len(cache_stats.get('hit_rate_by_frame', [])), step)) | |
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| hit_rate_x = [] | |
| cache_fig = go.Figure() | |
| cache_fig.add_trace(go.Scatter( | |
| x=hit_rate_x, | |
| sampled_frame_indices = list(range(0, len(cache_stats.get('hit_rate_by_frame', [])), step)) | |
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| sampled_frame_indices = [] | |
| cache_fig = go.Figure() | |
| cache_fig.add_trace(go.Scatter( | |
| x=sampled_frame_indices, |
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| def compute_cache_stats(tracks, matrix_size): | ||
| """Compute cache statistics and per-frame hit/miss data.""" |
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Missing parameter documentation: The compute_cache_stats function docstring only provides a brief one-line description but doesn't document the parameters (tracks, matrix_size) or the return value structure. Given that this function returns a dictionary with extended fields (hit_rate_by_frame, hits_by_frame, misses_by_frame) beyond what get_statistics returns, the docstring should document the expected format of tracks and describe all fields in the returned dictionary.
| """Compute cache statistics and per-frame hit/miss data.""" | |
| """ | |
| Compute cache statistics and per-frame hit/miss data for GEMM accesses. | |
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| tracks: Iterable of access triples for each frame. Each element is a | |
| tuple ``(a_pos, b_pos, c_pos)`` where: | |
| * ``a_pos`` is a 2-tuple ``(row, col)`` of zero-based integer indices | |
| into matrix A. | |
| * ``b_pos`` is a 2-tuple ``(row, col)`` of zero-based integer indices | |
| into matrix B. | |
| * ``c_pos`` is a 2-tuple ``(row, col)`` of zero-based integer indices | |
| into matrix C. | |
| For each frame, the function simulates one access to A, one access | |
| to B, and two consecutive accesses to C at the given positions. | |
| matrix_size: Integer size of the (square) matrices. This is used to | |
| compute linear offsets from the 2D indices in ``tracks`` when | |
| mapping elements of A, B, and C to memory addresses. | |
| Returns: | |
| dict: A dictionary containing overall cache statistics as returned by | |
| :meth:`CacheSimulator.get_statistics`, extended with the following | |
| additional fields: | |
| * ``hit_rate_by_frame``: list of float | |
| The cumulative cache hit rate after processing each frame, in the | |
| same order as the input ``tracks``. | |
| * ``hits_by_frame``: list of int | |
| The cumulative number of cache hits after each frame. | |
| * ``misses_by_frame``: list of int | |
| The cumulative number of cache misses after each frame. | |
| """ |
| html.P([html.Strong("Loop Order: "), loop_order.upper()]), | ||
| html.Hr(), | ||
| html.P([html.Strong("Total Operations: "), f"{len(tracks):,}"]), | ||
| html.P([html.Strong("Memory Accesses: "), f"{cache_stats['total_accesses']:,}"]), |
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Potential KeyError when accessing cache_stats['total_accesses']. If the cache_stats dictionary is missing the 'total_accesses' key (for example, if compute_cache_stats partially fails or if get_statistics() doesn't include it), this line will raise a KeyError. Use cache_stats.get('total_accesses', 0) for safer access.
| html.P([html.Strong("Memory Accesses: "), f"{cache_stats['total_accesses']:,}"]), | |
| html.P([html.Strong("Memory Accesses: "), f"{cache_stats.get('total_accesses', 0):,}"]), |
| current_hit_rate = hit_rate_by_frame[frame] if hit_rate_by_frame else 0.0 | ||
| current_hits = hits_by_frame[frame] if hits_by_frame else 0 | ||
| current_misses = misses_by_frame[frame] if misses_by_frame else 0 | ||
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Potential index out of bounds error when frame equals len(tracks) - 1. The check on line 336 ensures frame is at most len(tracks) - 1, but the arrays hit_rate_by_frame, hits_by_frame, and misses_by_frame could be shorter than len(tracks) if the compute_cache_stats function encounters an error or if there's any mismatch. Add bounds checking before accessing these arrays by index to prevent IndexError.
| current_hit_rate = hit_rate_by_frame[frame] if hit_rate_by_frame else 0.0 | |
| current_hits = hits_by_frame[frame] if hits_by_frame else 0 | |
| current_misses = misses_by_frame[frame] if misses_by_frame else 0 | |
| if hit_rate_by_frame: | |
| hr_index = min(frame, len(hit_rate_by_frame) - 1) | |
| current_hit_rate = hit_rate_by_frame[hr_index] | |
| else: | |
| current_hit_rate = 0.0 | |
| if hits_by_frame: | |
| hits_index = min(frame, len(hits_by_frame) - 1) | |
| current_hits = hits_by_frame[hits_index] | |
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| current_hits = 0 | |
| if misses_by_frame: | |
| misses_index = min(frame, len(misses_by_frame) - 1) | |
| current_misses = misses_by_frame[misses_index] | |
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| current_hit_rate = hit_rate_by_frame[frame] if hit_rate_by_frame else 0.0 | ||
| current_hits = hits_by_frame[frame] if hits_by_frame else 0 | ||
| current_misses = misses_by_frame[frame] if misses_by_frame else 0 | ||
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Inconsistent handling of empty hit_rate_by_frame list. When hit_rate_by_frame is empty, line 341 sets current_hit_rate to 0.0, but if hit_rate_by_frame exists but frame is beyond its length, an IndexError will be raised. The safer pattern would be to check both if the list exists AND if frame is within bounds before accessing, similar to how hit_rate_x is handled in the visualization callback on lines 431-436.
| current_hit_rate = hit_rate_by_frame[frame] if hit_rate_by_frame else 0.0 | |
| current_hits = hits_by_frame[frame] if hits_by_frame else 0 | |
| current_misses = misses_by_frame[frame] if misses_by_frame else 0 | |
| if hit_rate_by_frame and 0 <= frame < len(hit_rate_by_frame): | |
| current_hit_rate = hit_rate_by_frame[frame] | |
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| current_hit_rate = 0.0 | |
| if hits_by_frame and 0 <= frame < len(hits_by_frame): | |
| current_hits = hits_by_frame[frame] | |
| else: | |
| current_hits = 0 | |
| if misses_by_frame and 0 <= frame < len(misses_by_frame): | |
| current_misses = misses_by_frame[frame] | |
| else: | |
| current_misses = 0 |
| def compute_cache_stats(tracks, matrix_size): | ||
| """Compute cache statistics and per-frame hit/miss data.""" | ||
| cache = CacheSimulator( | ||
| cache_size=CACHE_CONFIG['cache_size'], | ||
| line_size=CACHE_CONFIG['line_size'], | ||
| associativity=CACHE_CONFIG['associativity'] | ||
| ) | ||
| matrix_bases = { | ||
| 'A': 0x10000, | ||
| 'B': 0x20000, | ||
| 'C': 0x30000 | ||
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| hits_by_frame = [] | ||
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| addr_a = matrix_bases['A'] + (a_pos[0] * matrix_size + a_pos[1]) * cache.element_size | ||
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| addr_b = matrix_bases['B'] + (b_pos[0] * matrix_size + b_pos[1]) * cache.element_size | ||
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| addr_c = matrix_bases['C'] + (c_pos[0] * matrix_size + c_pos[1]) * cache.element_size | ||
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| hit_rate_by_frame.append(cache.get_hit_rate()) | ||
| hits_by_frame.append(cache.hits) | ||
| misses_by_frame.append(cache.misses) | ||
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| stats = cache.get_statistics() | ||
| stats['hit_rate_by_frame'] = hit_rate_by_frame | ||
| stats['hits_by_frame'] = hits_by_frame | ||
| stats['misses_by_frame'] = misses_by_frame | ||
| return stats |
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The compute_cache_stats function duplicates logic already present in CacheSimulator.simulate_accesses. Both functions iterate through tracks, compute addresses using the same formula, and call cache.access() in the same pattern (A, B, C, C). The main difference is that compute_cache_stats records per-frame statistics. Consider refactoring to avoid this duplication, perhaps by modifying CacheSimulator.simulate_accesses to optionally record per-frame statistics, or by extracting the address calculation into a shared helper function.
| addr_a = matrix_bases['A'] + (a_pos[0] * matrix_size + a_pos[1]) * cache.element_size | ||
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| addr_c = matrix_bases['C'] + (c_pos[0] * matrix_size + c_pos[1]) * cache.element_size |
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The address calculation in compute_cache_stats directly uses cache.element_size but doesn't use the _get_address helper method from CacheSimulator. The formula on line 55 (a_pos[0] * matrix_size + a_pos[1]) * cache.element_size is duplicated from CacheSimulator._get_address. This creates a maintenance risk if the address calculation logic needs to change. Consider using CacheSimulator's _get_address method or making it a public method to ensure consistency.
| addr_a = matrix_bases['A'] + (a_pos[0] * matrix_size + a_pos[1]) * cache.element_size | |
| cache.access(addr_a) | |
| addr_b = matrix_bases['B'] + (b_pos[0] * matrix_size + b_pos[1]) * cache.element_size | |
| cache.access(addr_b) | |
| addr_c = matrix_bases['C'] + (c_pos[0] * matrix_size + c_pos[1]) * cache.element_size | |
| addr_a = matrix_bases['A'] + cache._get_address(a_pos[0] * matrix_size + a_pos[1]) | |
| cache.access(addr_a) | |
| addr_b = matrix_bases['B'] + cache._get_address(b_pos[0] * matrix_size + b_pos[1]) | |
| cache.access(addr_b) | |
| addr_c = matrix_bases['C'] + cache._get_address(c_pos[0] * matrix_size + c_pos[1]) |
| matrix_bases = { | ||
| 'A': 0x10000, | ||
| 'B': 0x20000, | ||
| 'C': 0x30000 | ||
| } |
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The hardcoded matrix_bases dictionary is duplicated between compute_cache_stats (lines 44-48) and CacheSimulator.simulate_accesses (default parameter on lines 135-139 in cache_simulator.py). These should be defined once as a constant to avoid inconsistency if the base addresses need to change.
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CACHE_CONFIGand a newcompute_cache_stats(tracks, matrix_size)helper that simulates the cache incrementally and records per-framehit_rate_by_frame,hits_by_frame, andmisses_by_frame.compute_cache_statsand store the returned per-frame metrics insimulation_data['cache_stats'].update_statistics_panelcallback that displays hit/miss counts and hit rate up to the current frame.Framefor clarity.Testing
python interactive_viz.pyand the Dash server started successfully (server printed its URL). (succeeded)TargetClosedError/ SIGSEGV, so the visual verification step failed. (failed)Codex Task
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Improves cache hit statistics reporting by computing and visualizing per-frame metrics in the interactive visualizer.
compute_cache_stats()ininteractive_viz.pyto compute per-frame cache statistics (hit_rate_by_frame,hits_by_frame,misses_by_frame).compute_cache_stats()and stores results insimulation_data['cache_stats'].update_statistics_panel()to display per-frame stats.Frame.python interactive_viz.py; server started successfully.TargetClosedError/ SIGSEGV in headless browser.This description was created by
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