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/uart8250.hh

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "base/range.hh"
 #include "dev/io_device.hh"
 #include "dev/uart.hh"
-
+#include "params/Uart8250.hh"
 
 /* UART8250 Interrupt ID Register
  *  bit 0    Interrupt Pending 0 = true, 1 = false
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ class Platform;
 
 class Uart8250 : public Uart
 {
-
-
   protected:
     uint8_t IER, DLAB, LCR, MCR;
     Tick lastTxInt;
@@ -92,13 +90,18 @@ class Uart8250 : public Uart
     IntrEvent rxIntrEvent;
 
   public:
-    Uart8250(Params *p);
+    typedef Uart8250Params Params;
+    const Params *
+    params() const
+    {
+        return dynamic_cast<const Params *>(_params);
+    }
+    Uart8250(const Params *p);
 
     virtual Tick read(PacketPtr pkt);
     virtual Tick write(PacketPtr pkt);
     virtual void addressRanges(AddrRangeList &range_list);
 
-
     /**
      * Inform the uart that there is data available.
      */