diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/config/MI_example-homogeneous.rb b/src/mem/ruby/config/MI_example-homogeneous.rb
index 2b416e647a..409d0fe3a2 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/config/MI_example-homogeneous.rb
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/config/MI_example-homogeneous.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ for i in 0..$*.size-1 do
   elsif $*[i] == "-m"
     num_memories = $*[i+1].to_i
     i = i+1
+  elsif $*[i] == "-R"
+    if $*[i+1] == "rand"
+      RubySystem.random_seed = "rand"
+    else
+      RubySystem.random_seed = $*[i+1].to_i
+    end
+    i = i+ 1
   elsif $*[i] == "-s"
     memory_size_mb = $*[i+1].to_i
     i = i + 1
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/config/TwoLevel_SplitL1UnifiedL2.rb b/src/mem/ruby/config/TwoLevel_SplitL1UnifiedL2.rb
index 8a202d450e..2c59a09164 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/config/TwoLevel_SplitL1UnifiedL2.rb
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/config/TwoLevel_SplitL1UnifiedL2.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ for i in 0..$*.size-1 do
   elsif $*[i] == "-p"
     num_cores = $*[i+1].to_i
     i = i+1
+  elsif $*[i] == "-R"
+    if $*[i+1] == "rand"
+      RubySystem.random_seed = "rand"
+    else
+      RubySystem.random_seed = $*[i+1].to_i
+    end
+    i = i+ 1
   elsif $*[i] == "-s"
     memory_size_mb = $*[i+1].to_i
     i = i + 1
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.hh b/src/mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.hh
index 7a46bd3a57..4b2bc70843 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.hh
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ private:
 
   // The first index is the # of cache lines.
   // The second index is the the amount associativity.
+  m5::hash_map<Address, int> m_tag_index;
   Vector<Vector<AbstractCacheEntry*> > m_cache;
   Vector<Vector<int> > m_locked;
 
@@ -286,6 +287,12 @@ int CacheMemory::findTagInSet(Index cacheSet, const Address& tag) const
 {
   assert(tag == line_address(tag));
   // search the set for the tags
+  m5::hash_map<Address, int>::const_iterator it = m_tag_index.find(tag);
+  if (it != m_tag_index.end())
+    if (m_cache[cacheSet][it->second]->m_Permission != AccessPermission_NotPresent)
+      return it->second;
+  return -1; // Not found
+  /*
   for (int i=0; i < m_cache_assoc; i++) {
     if ((m_cache[cacheSet][i] != NULL) &&
         (m_cache[cacheSet][i]->m_Address == tag) &&
@@ -294,6 +301,7 @@ int CacheMemory::findTagInSet(Index cacheSet, const Address& tag) const
     }
   }
   return -1; // Not found
+  */
 }
 
 // Given a cache index: returns the index of the tag in a set.
@@ -301,6 +309,13 @@ int CacheMemory::findTagInSet(Index cacheSet, const Address& tag) const
 inline
 int CacheMemory::findTagInSetIgnorePermissions(Index cacheSet, const Address& tag) const
 {
+  assert(tag == line_address(tag));
+  // search the set for the tags
+  m5::hash_map<Address, int>::const_iterator it = m_tag_index.find(tag);
+  if (it != m_tag_index.end())
+    return it->second;
+  return -1; // Not found
+  /*
   assert(tag == line_address(tag));
   // search the set for the tags
   for (int i=0; i < m_cache_assoc; i++) {
@@ -308,6 +323,7 @@ int CacheMemory::findTagInSetIgnorePermissions(Index cacheSet, const Address& ta
       return i;
   }
   return -1; // Not found
+  */
 }
 
 // PUBLIC METHODS
@@ -418,6 +434,7 @@ void CacheMemory::allocate(const Address& address, AbstractCacheEntry* entry)
       m_cache[cacheSet][i]->m_Address = address;
       m_cache[cacheSet][i]->m_Permission = AccessPermission_Invalid;
       m_locked[cacheSet][i] = -1;
+      m_tag_index[address] = i;
 
       m_replacementPolicy_ptr->touch(cacheSet, i, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
 
@@ -439,6 +456,7 @@ void CacheMemory::deallocate(const Address& address)
     delete m_cache[cacheSet][location];
     m_cache[cacheSet][location] = NULL;
     m_locked[cacheSet][location] = -1;
+    m_tag_index.erase(address);
   }
 }