misc: Delete the now unnecessary create methods.

Most create() methods are no longer necessary. This change deletes them,
and occasionally moves some code from them into the constructors they
call.

Change-Id: Icbab29ba280144b892f9b12fac9e29a0839477e5
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/public/gem5/+/36536
Reviewed-by: Gabe Black <gabe.black@gmail.com>
Maintainer: Gabe Black <gabe.black@gmail.com>
Tested-by: kokoro <noreply+kokoro@google.com>

src/dev/net/dist_etherlink.cc

@@ -253,10 +253,4 @@ DistEtherLink::LocalIface::LocalIface(const std::string &name,
     rx->setDistInt(m);
 }
 
-DistEtherLink *
-DistEtherLinkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new DistEtherLink(*this);
-}
-
 

src/dev/net/etherbus.cc

@@ -105,9 +105,3 @@ EtherBus::send(EtherInt *sndr, EthPacketPtr &pkt)
 
     return true;
 }
-
-EtherBus *
-EtherBusParams::create() const
-{
-    return new EtherBus(*this);
-}

src/dev/net/etherdump.cc

@@ -100,9 +100,3 @@ EtherDump::dumpPacket(EthPacketPtr &packet)
     stream->write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(packet->data), pkthdr.caplen);
     stream->flush();
 }
-
-EtherDump *
-EtherDumpParams::create() const
-{
-    return new EtherDump(*this);
-}

src/dev/net/etherlink.cc

@@ -264,9 +264,3 @@ EtherLink::Link::unserialize(const string &base, CheckpointIn &cp)
              "in-flight packets may have been dropped.\n");
     }
 }
-
-EtherLink *
-EtherLinkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new EtherLink(*this);
-}

src/dev/net/etherswitch.cc

@@ -345,9 +345,3 @@ EtherSwitch::Interface::PortFifo::unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp)
 
     }
 }
-
-EtherSwitch *
-EtherSwitchParams::create() const
-{
-    return new EtherSwitch(*this);
-}

src/dev/net/ethertap.cc

@@ -469,16 +469,4 @@ EtherTap::sendReal(const void *data, size_t len)
     return true;
 }
 
-EtherTap *
-EtherTapParams::create() const
-{
-    return new EtherTap(*this);
-}
-
 #endif
-
-EtherTapStub *
-EtherTapStubParams::create() const
-{
-    return new EtherTapStub(*this);
-}

src/dev/net/i8254xGBe.cc

@@ -2463,9 +2463,3 @@ IGbE::unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp)
     txDescCache.unserializeSection(cp, "TxDescCache");
     rxDescCache.unserializeSection(cp, "RxDescCache");
 }
-
-IGbE *
-IGbEParams::create() const
-{
-    return new IGbE(*this);
-}

src/dev/net/ns_gige.cc

@@ -2365,9 +2365,3 @@ NSGigE::unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp)
         schedule(intrEvent, intrEventTick);
     }
 }
-
-NSGigE *
-NSGigEParams::create() const
-{
-    return new NSGigE(*this);
-}

src/dev/net/sinic.cc

@@ -1501,9 +1501,3 @@ Device::unserialize(CheckpointIn &cp)
 }
 
 } // namespace Sinic
-
-Sinic::Device *
-SinicParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Sinic::Device(*this);
-}