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/dev/alpha/console.hh

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "base/range.hh"
 #include "dev/alpha/access.h"
 #include "dev/io_device.hh"
+#include "params/AlphaConsole.hh"
 #include "sim/host.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_object.hh"
 
@@ -98,20 +99,14 @@ class AlphaConsole : public BasicPioDevice
     BaseCPU *cpu;
 
   public:
-    struct Params : public BasicPioDevice::Params
+    typedef AlphaConsoleParams Params;
+    AlphaConsole(const Params *p);
+
+    const Params *
+    params() const
     {
-        SimConsole *cons;
-        SimpleDisk *disk;
-        AlphaSystem *alpha_sys;
-        BaseCPU *cpu;
-    };
-  protected:
-    const Params *params() const {return (const Params *)_params; }
-
-  public:
-
-    /** Standard Constructor */
-    AlphaConsole(Params *p);
+        return dynamic_cast<const Params *>(_params);
+    }
 
     virtual void startup();