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/sim/sim_object.hh

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include "params/SimObject.hh"
 #include "sim/serialize.hh"
 #include "sim/startup.hh"
 
@@ -55,33 +56,19 @@ class Event;
 class SimObject : public Serializable, protected StartupCallback
 {
   public:
-    struct Params {
-        std::string name;
-    };
-
     enum State {
         Running,
         Draining,
         Drained
     };
 
-    enum MemoryMode {
-        Invalid=0,
-        Atomic,
-        Timing
-    };
-
   private:
     State state;
 
   protected:
-    Params *_params;
-
     void changeState(State new_state) { state = new_state; }
 
   public:
-    const Params *params() const { return _params; }
-
     State getState() { return state; }
 
   private:
@@ -90,10 +77,14 @@ class SimObject : public Serializable, protected StartupCallback
     // list of all instantiated simulation objects
     static SimObjectList simObjectList;
 
-  public:
-    SimObject(Params *_params);
-    SimObject(const std::string &_name);
+  protected:
+    const SimObjectParams *_params;
 
+  public:
+    typedef SimObjectParams Params;
+    const Params *params() const { return _params; }
+    SimObject(const Params *_params);
+    SimObject(const std::string &_name);
     virtual ~SimObject() {}
 
     virtual const std::string name() const { return params()->name; }