Major changes to how SimObjects are created and initialized. Almost all

creation and initialization now happens in python.  Parameter objects
are generated and initialized by python.  The .ini file is now solely for
debugging purposes and is not used in construction of the objects in any
way.

--HG--
extra : convert_revision : 7e722873e417cb3d696f2e34c35ff488b7bff4ed

src/arch/alpha/linux/system.cc

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include "kern/linux/events.hh"
 #include "mem/physical.hh"
 #include "mem/port.hh"
-#include "sim/builder.hh"
 #include "sim/byteswap.hh"
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -192,64 +191,8 @@ LinuxAlphaSystem::PrintThreadInfo::process(ThreadContext *tc)
             ti.curTaskName(), ti.curTaskPID(), ti.curTaskStart());
 }
 
-
-BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(LinuxAlphaSystem)
-
-    Param<Tick> boot_cpu_frequency;
-    SimObjectParam<PhysicalMemory *> physmem;
-    SimpleEnumParam<System::MemoryMode> mem_mode;
-
-    Param<string> kernel;
-    Param<string> console;
-    Param<string> pal;
-
-    Param<string> boot_osflags;
-    Param<string> readfile;
-    Param<string> symbolfile;
-    Param<unsigned int> init_param;
-
-    Param<uint64_t> system_type;
-    Param<uint64_t> system_rev;
-
-END_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(LinuxAlphaSystem)
-
-BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(LinuxAlphaSystem)
-
-    INIT_PARAM(boot_cpu_frequency, "Frequency of the boot CPU"),
-    INIT_PARAM(physmem, "phsyical memory"),
-    INIT_ENUM_PARAM(mem_mode, "Memory Mode, (1=atomic, 2=timing)",
-            System::MemoryModeStrings),
-    INIT_PARAM(kernel, "file that contains the kernel code"),
-    INIT_PARAM(console, "file that contains the console code"),
-    INIT_PARAM(pal, "file that contains palcode"),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(boot_osflags, "flags to pass to the kernel during boot",
-                    "a"),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(readfile, "file to read startup script from", ""),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(symbolfile, "file to read symbols from", ""),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(init_param, "numerical value to pass into simulator", 0),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(system_type, "Type of system we are emulating", 34),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(system_rev, "Revision of system we are emulating", 1<<10)
-
-END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(LinuxAlphaSystem)
-
-CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(LinuxAlphaSystem)
+LinuxAlphaSystem *
+LinuxAlphaSystemParams::create()
 {
-    AlphaSystem::Params *p = new AlphaSystem::Params;
-    p->name = getInstanceName();
-    p->boot_cpu_frequency = boot_cpu_frequency;
-    p->physmem = physmem;
-    p->mem_mode = mem_mode;
-    p->kernel_path = kernel;
-    p->console_path = console;
-    p->palcode = pal;
-    p->boot_osflags = boot_osflags;
-    p->init_param = init_param;
-    p->readfile = readfile;
-    p->symbolfile = symbolfile;
-    p->system_type = system_type;
-    p->system_rev = system_rev;
-    return new LinuxAlphaSystem(p);
+    return new LinuxAlphaSystem(this);
 }
-
-REGISTER_SIM_OBJECT("LinuxAlphaSystem", LinuxAlphaSystem)
-

src/arch/alpha/linux/system.hh

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class IdleStartEvent;
 #include "arch/alpha/idle_event.hh"
 #include "arch/alpha/system.hh"
 #include "kern/linux/events.hh"
+#include "params/LinuxAlphaSystem.hh"
 
 using namespace AlphaISA;
 using namespace Linux;
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ class LinuxAlphaSystem : public AlphaSystem
     IdleStartEvent *idleStartEvent;
 
   public:
+    typedef LinuxAlphaSystemParams Params;
     LinuxAlphaSystem(Params *p);
     ~LinuxAlphaSystem();