diff --git a/src/python/gem5/components/boards/abstract_board.py b/src/python/gem5/components/boards/abstract_board.py
index e22c9ef105..720aacaf65 100644
--- a/src/python/gem5/components/boards/abstract_board.py
+++ b/src/python/gem5/components/boards/abstract_board.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from .mem_mode import MemMode, mem_mode_to_string
 from ...resources.workload import AbstractWorkload
 
 from m5.objects import (
+    AddrRange,
     System,
     Port,
     IOXBar,
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ from m5.objects import (
     VoltageDomain,
 )
 
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple
 
 
 class AbstractBoard:
@@ -128,6 +129,14 @@ class AbstractBoard:
         """
         return self.memory
 
+    def get_mem_ports(self) -> Sequence[Tuple[AddrRange, Port]]:
+        """Get the memory ports exposed on this board
+
+        Note: The ports should be returned such that the address ranges are
+        in ascending order.
+        """
+        return self.get_memory().get_mem_ports()
+
     def get_cache_hierarchy(self) -> Optional["AbstractCacheHierarchy"]:
         """Get the cache hierarchy connected to the board.
 
diff --git a/src/python/gem5/components/cachehierarchies/chi/private_l1_cache_hierarchy.py b/src/python/gem5/components/cachehierarchies/chi/private_l1_cache_hierarchy.py
index 20339030a4..9c91e05ac1 100644
--- a/src/python/gem5/components/cachehierarchies/chi/private_l1_cache_hierarchy.py
+++ b/src/python/gem5/components/cachehierarchies/chi/private_l1_cache_hierarchy.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class PrivateL1CacheHierarchy(AbstractRubyCacheHierarchy):
         self, board: AbstractBoard
     ) -> List[MemoryController]:
         memory_controllers = []
-        for rng, port in board.get_memory().get_mem_ports():
+        for rng, port in board.get_mem_ports():
             mc = MemoryController(self.ruby_system.network, rng, port)
             mc.ruby_system = self.ruby_system
             memory_controllers.append(mc)
diff --git a/src/python/gem5/components/cachehierarchies/ruby/mesi_two_level_cache_hierarchy.py b/src/python/gem5/components/cachehierarchies/ruby/mesi_two_level_cache_hierarchy.py
index 96c7b70351..82089a5bdc 100644
--- a/src/python/gem5/components/cachehierarchies/ruby/mesi_two_level_cache_hierarchy.py
+++ b/src/python/gem5/components/cachehierarchies/ruby/mesi_two_level_cache_hierarchy.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class MESITwoLevelCacheHierarchy(
 
         self._directory_controllers = [
             Directory(self.ruby_system.network, cache_line_size, range, port)
-            for range, port in board.get_memory().get_mem_ports()
+            for range, port in board.get_mem_ports()
         ]
         # TODO: Make this prettier: The problem is not being able to proxy
         # the ruby system correctly
diff --git a/src/python/gem5/components/cachehierarchies/ruby/mi_example_cache_hierarchy.py b/src/python/gem5/components/cachehierarchies/ruby/mi_example_cache_hierarchy.py
index e3cf714c80..5955ad3b20 100644
--- a/src/python/gem5/components/cachehierarchies/ruby/mi_example_cache_hierarchy.py
+++ b/src/python/gem5/components/cachehierarchies/ruby/mi_example_cache_hierarchy.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class MIExampleCacheHierarchy(AbstractRubyCacheHierarchy):
 
         # Create the directory controllers
         self._directory_controllers = []
-        for range, port in board.get_memory().get_mem_ports():
+        for range, port in board.get_mem_ports():
             dir = Directory(
                 self.ruby_system.network,
                 board.get_cache_line_size(),