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/mem/addr_mapper.cc

@@ -216,12 +216,6 @@ RangeAddrMapper::RangeAddrMapper(const RangeAddrMapperParams &p) :
     }
 }
 
-RangeAddrMapper*
-RangeAddrMapperParams::create() const
-{
-    return new RangeAddrMapper(*this);
-}
-
 Addr
 RangeAddrMapper::remapAddr(Addr addr) const
 {

src/mem/bridge.cc

@@ -390,9 +390,3 @@ Bridge::BridgeResponsePort::getAddrRanges() const
 {
     return ranges;
 }
-
-Bridge *
-BridgeParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Bridge(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/base.cc

@@ -2498,9 +2498,3 @@ WriteAllocator::updateMode(Addr write_addr, unsigned write_size,
     }
     nextAddr = write_addr + write_size;
 }
-
-WriteAllocator*
-WriteAllocatorParams::create() const
-{
-    return new WriteAllocator(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/cache.cc

@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ Cache::Cache(const CacheParams &p)
     : BaseCache(p, p.system->cacheLineSize()),
       doFastWrites(true)
 {
+    assert(p.tags);
+    assert(p.replacement_policy);
 }
 
 void
@@ -1429,12 +1431,3 @@ Cache::sendMSHRQueuePacket(MSHR* mshr)
 
     return BaseCache::sendMSHRQueuePacket(mshr);
 }
-
-Cache*
-CacheParams::create() const
-{
-    assert(tags);
-    assert(replacement_policy);
-
-    return new Cache(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/compressors/base_delta.cc

@@ -72,39 +72,3 @@ Base16Delta8::Base16Delta8(const Params &p)
 }
 
 } // namespace Compressor
-
-Compressor::Base64Delta8*
-Base64Delta8Params::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::Base64Delta8(*this);
-}
-
-Compressor::Base64Delta16*
-Base64Delta16Params::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::Base64Delta16(*this);
-}
-
-Compressor::Base64Delta32*
-Base64Delta32Params::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::Base64Delta32(*this);
-}
-
-Compressor::Base32Delta8*
-Base32Delta8Params::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::Base32Delta8(*this);
-}
-
-Compressor::Base32Delta16*
-Base32Delta16Params::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::Base32Delta16(*this);
-}
-
-Compressor::Base16Delta8*
-Base16Delta8Params::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::Base16Delta8(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/compressors/cpack.cc

@@ -50,9 +50,3 @@ CPack::addToDictionary(DictionaryEntry data)
 }
 
 } // namespace Compressor
-
-Compressor::CPack*
-CPackParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::CPack(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/compressors/fpc.cc

@@ -95,9 +95,3 @@ FPC::instantiateDictionaryCompData() const
 }
 
 } // namespace Compressor
-
-Compressor::FPC*
-FPCParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::FPC(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/compressors/fpcd.cc

@@ -55,9 +55,3 @@ FPCD::addToDictionary(DictionaryEntry data)
 }
 
 } // namespace Compressor
-
-Compressor::FPCD*
-FPCDParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::FPCD(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/compressors/multi.cc

@@ -202,9 +202,3 @@ Multi::MultiStats::regStats()
 }
 
 } // namespace Compressor
-
-Compressor::Multi*
-MultiCompressorParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::Multi(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/compressors/perfect.cc

@@ -73,9 +73,3 @@ Perfect::decompress(const CompressionData* comp_data,
 }
 
 } // namespace Compressor
-
-Compressor::Perfect*
-PerfectCompressorParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::Perfect(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/compressors/repeated_qwords.cc

@@ -78,9 +78,3 @@ RepeatedQwords::compress(const std::vector<Chunk>& chunks,
 }
 
 } // namespace Compressor
-
-Compressor::RepeatedQwords*
-RepeatedQwordsCompressorParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::RepeatedQwords(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/compressors/zero.cc

@@ -76,9 +76,3 @@ Zero::compress(const std::vector<Chunk>& chunks, Cycles& comp_lat,
 }
 
 } // namespace Compressor
-
-Compressor::Zero*
-ZeroCompressorParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Compressor::Zero(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/noncoherent_cache.cc

@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 NoncoherentCache::NoncoherentCache(const NoncoherentCacheParams &p)
     : BaseCache(p, p.system->cacheLineSize())
 {
+    assert(p.tags);
+    assert(p.replacement_policy);
 }
 
 void
@@ -347,12 +349,3 @@ NoncoherentCache::evictBlock(CacheBlk *blk)
 
     return pkt;
 }
-
-NoncoherentCache*
-NoncoherentCacheParams::create() const
-{
-    assert(tags);
-    assert(replacement_policy);
-
-    return new NoncoherentCache(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/access_map_pattern_matching.cc

@@ -264,15 +264,3 @@ AMPM::calculatePrefetch(const PrefetchInfo &pfi,
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::AccessMapPatternMatching*
-AccessMapPatternMatchingParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::AccessMapPatternMatching(*this);
-}
-
-Prefetcher::AMPM*
-AMPMPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::AMPM(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/bop.cc

@@ -261,9 +261,3 @@ BOP::notifyFill(const PacketPtr& pkt)
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::BOP*
-BOPPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-   return new Prefetcher::BOP(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/delta_correlating_prediction_tables.cc

@@ -158,15 +158,3 @@ DCPT::calculatePrefetch(const PrefetchInfo &pfi,
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::DeltaCorrelatingPredictionTables*
-DeltaCorrelatingPredictionTablesParams::create() const
-{
-   return new Prefetcher::DeltaCorrelatingPredictionTables(*this);
-}
-
-Prefetcher::DCPT*
-DCPTPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::DCPT(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/indirect_memory.cc

@@ -255,9 +255,3 @@ IndirectMemory::checkAccessMatchOnActiveEntries(Addr addr)
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::IndirectMemory*
-IndirectMemoryPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::IndirectMemory(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/irregular_stream_buffer.cc

@@ -209,9 +209,3 @@ IrregularStreamBuffer::addStructuralToPhysicalEntry(
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::IrregularStreamBuffer*
-IrregularStreamBufferPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::IrregularStreamBuffer(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/multi.cc

@@ -80,9 +80,3 @@ Multi::getPacket()
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::Multi*
-MultiPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::Multi(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/pif.cc

@@ -244,9 +244,3 @@ PIF::addEventProbeRetiredInsts(SimObject *obj, const char *name)
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::PIF*
-PIFPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::PIF(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/sbooe.cc

@@ -133,9 +133,3 @@ SBOOE::calculatePrefetch(const PrefetchInfo &pfi,
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::SBOOE*
-SBOOEPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::SBOOE(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/signature_path.cc

@@ -317,9 +317,3 @@ SignaturePath::auxiliaryPrefetcher(Addr ppn, stride_t current_block,
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::SignaturePath*
-SignaturePathPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::SignaturePath(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/signature_path_v2.cc

@@ -129,9 +129,3 @@ SignaturePathV2::handlePageCrossingLookahead(signature_t signature,
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::SignaturePathV2*
-SignaturePathPrefetcherV2Params::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::SignaturePathV2(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/slim_ampm.cc

@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ SlimAMPM::calculatePrefetch(const PrefetchInfo &pfi,
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::SlimAMPM*
-SlimAMPMPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::SlimAMPM(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/spatio_temporal_memory_streaming.cc

@@ -247,9 +247,3 @@ STeMS::reconstructSequence(
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::STeMS*
-STeMSPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-   return new Prefetcher::STeMS(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/stride.cc

@@ -202,15 +202,3 @@ StridePrefetcherHashedSetAssociative::extractTag(const Addr addr) const
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::StridePrefetcherHashedSetAssociative*
-StridePrefetcherHashedSetAssociativeParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::StridePrefetcherHashedSetAssociative(*this);
-}
-
-Prefetcher::Stride*
-StridePrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Prefetcher::Stride(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/prefetch/tagged.cc

@@ -56,9 +56,3 @@ Tagged::calculatePrefetch(const PrefetchInfo &pfi,
 }
 
 } // namespace Prefetcher
-
-Prefetcher::Tagged*
-TaggedPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-   return new Prefetcher::Tagged(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/bip_rp.cc

@@ -57,9 +57,3 @@ BIP::reset(const std::shared_ptr<ReplacementData>& replacement_data) const
 }
 
 } // namespace ReplacementPolicy
-
-ReplacementPolicy::BIP*
-BIPRPParams::create() const
-{
-    return new ReplacementPolicy::BIP(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/brrip_rp.cc

@@ -145,9 +145,3 @@ BRRIP::instantiateEntry()
 }
 
 } // namespace ReplacementPolicy
-
-ReplacementPolicy::BRRIP*
-BRRIPRPParams::create() const
-{
-    return new ReplacementPolicy::BRRIP(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/fifo_rp.cc

@@ -92,9 +92,3 @@ FIFO::instantiateEntry()
 }
 
 } // namespace ReplacementPolicy
-
-ReplacementPolicy::FIFO*
-FIFORPParams::create() const
-{
-    return new ReplacementPolicy::FIFO(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/lfu_rp.cc

@@ -90,9 +90,3 @@ LFU::instantiateEntry()
 }
 
 } // namespace ReplacementPolicy
-
-ReplacementPolicy::LFU*
-LFURPParams::create() const
-{
-    return new ReplacementPolicy::LFU(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/lru_rp.cc

@@ -94,9 +94,3 @@ LRU::instantiateEntry()
 }
 
 } // namespace ReplacementPolicy
-
-ReplacementPolicy::LRU*
-LRURPParams::create() const
-{
-    return new ReplacementPolicy::LRU(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/mru_rp.cc

@@ -99,9 +99,3 @@ MRU::instantiateEntry()
 }
 
 } // namespace ReplacementPolicy
-
-ReplacementPolicy::MRU*
-MRURPParams::create() const
-{
-    return new ReplacementPolicy::MRU(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/random_rp.cc

@@ -93,9 +93,3 @@ Random::instantiateEntry()
 }
 
 } // namespace ReplacementPolicy
-
-ReplacementPolicy::Random*
-RandomRPParams::create() const
-{
-    return new ReplacementPolicy::Random(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/second_chance_rp.cc

@@ -134,9 +134,3 @@ SecondChance::instantiateEntry()
 }
 
 } // namespace ReplacementPolicy
-
-ReplacementPolicy::SecondChance*
-SecondChanceRPParams::create() const
-{
-    return new ReplacementPolicy::SecondChance(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/tree_plru_rp.cc

@@ -212,9 +212,3 @@ TreePLRU::instantiateEntry()
 }
 
 } // namespace ReplacementPolicy
-
-ReplacementPolicy::TreePLRU*
-TreePLRURPParams::create() const
-{
-    return new ReplacementPolicy::TreePLRU(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/replacement_policies/weighted_lru_rp.cc

@@ -122,9 +122,3 @@ WeightedLRU::invalidate(const std::shared_ptr<ReplacementData>&
 }
 
 } // namespace ReplacementPolicy
-
-ReplacementPolicy::WeightedLRU*
-WeightedLRURPParams::create() const
-{
-    return new ReplacementPolicy::WeightedLRU(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/tags/base_set_assoc.cc

@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ BaseSetAssoc::BaseSetAssoc(const Params &p)
      sequentialAccess(p.sequential_access),
      replacementPolicy(p.replacement_policy)
 {
+    // There must be a indexing policy
+    fatal_if(!p.indexing_policy, "An indexing policy is required");
+
     // Check parameters
     if (blkSize < 4 || !isPowerOf2(blkSize)) {
         fatal("Block size must be at least 4 and a power of 2");
@@ -90,12 +93,3 @@ BaseSetAssoc::invalidate(CacheBlk *blk)
     // Invalidate replacement data
     replacementPolicy->invalidate(blk->replacementData);
 }
-
-BaseSetAssoc *
-BaseSetAssocParams::create() const
-{
-    // There must be a indexing policy
-    fatal_if(!indexing_policy, "An indexing policy is required");
-
-    return new BaseSetAssoc(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/tags/compressed_tags.cc

@@ -204,9 +204,3 @@ CompressedTags::anyBlk(std::function<bool(CacheBlk &)> visitor)
     }
     return false;
 }
-
-CompressedTags *
-CompressedTagsParams::create() const
-{
-    return new CompressedTags(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.cc

@@ -279,12 +279,6 @@ FALRU::moveToTail(FALRUBlk *blk)
     }
 }
 
-FALRU *
-FALRUParams::create() const
-{
-    return new FALRU(*this);
-}
-
 void
 FALRU::CacheTracking::check(const FALRUBlk *head, const FALRUBlk *tail) const
 {

src/mem/cache/tags/indexing_policies/set_associative.cc

@@ -71,9 +71,3 @@ SetAssociative::getPossibleEntries(const Addr addr) const
 {
     return sets[extractSet(addr)];
 }
-
-SetAssociative*
-SetAssociativeParams::create() const
-{
-    return new SetAssociative(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/tags/indexing_policies/skewed_associative.cc

@@ -216,9 +216,3 @@ SkewedAssociative::getPossibleEntries(const Addr addr) const
 
     return entries;
 }
-
-SkewedAssociative *
-SkewedAssociativeParams::create() const
-{
-    return new SkewedAssociative(*this);
-}

src/mem/cache/tags/sector_tags.cc

@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ SectorTags::SectorTags(const SectorTagsParams &p)
       sectorShift(floorLog2(blkSize)), sectorMask(numBlocksPerSector - 1),
       sectorStats(stats, *this)
 {
+    // There must be a indexing policy
+    fatal_if(!p.indexing_policy, "An indexing policy is required");
+
     // Check parameters
     fatal_if(blkSize < 4 || !isPowerOf2(blkSize),
              "Block size must be at least 4 and a power of 2");
@@ -323,12 +326,3 @@ SectorTags::anyBlk(std::function<bool(CacheBlk &)> visitor)
     }
     return false;
 }
-
-SectorTags *
-SectorTagsParams::create() const
-{
-    // There must be a indexing policy
-    fatal_if(!indexing_policy, "An indexing policy is required");
-
-    return new SectorTags(*this);
-}

src/mem/coherent_xbar.cc

@@ -1117,9 +1117,3 @@ CoherentXBar::regStats()
 
     snoopFanout.init(0, snoopPorts.size(), 1);
 }
-
-CoherentXBar *
-CoherentXBarParams::create() const
-{
-    return new CoherentXBar(*this);
-}

src/mem/comm_monitor.cc

@@ -57,12 +57,6 @@ CommMonitor::CommMonitor(const Params &params)
             name(), samplePeriodTicks, samplePeriod * 1E3);
 }
 
-CommMonitor*
-CommMonitorParams::create() const
-{
-    return new CommMonitor(*this);
-}
-
 void
 CommMonitor::init()
 {

src/mem/dramsim2.cc

@@ -387,9 +387,3 @@ DRAMSim2::MemoryPort::recvRespRetry()
 {
     memory.recvRespRetry();
 }
-
-DRAMSim2*
-DRAMSim2Params::create() const
-{
-    return new DRAMSim2(*this);
-}

src/mem/dramsim3.cc

@@ -387,9 +387,3 @@ DRAMsim3::MemoryPort::recvRespRetry()
 {
     memory.recvRespRetry();
 }
-
-DRAMsim3*
-DRAMsim3Params::create() const
-{
-    return new DRAMsim3(*this);
-}

src/mem/external_master.cc

@@ -93,12 +93,6 @@ ExternalMaster::init()
     }
 }
 
-ExternalMaster *
-ExternalMasterParams::create() const
-{
-    return new ExternalMaster(*this);
-}
-
 void
 ExternalMaster::registerHandler(const std::string &handler_name,
     Handler *handler)

src/mem/external_slave.cc

@@ -230,12 +230,6 @@ ExternalSlave::init()
     }
 }
 
-ExternalSlave *
-ExternalSlaveParams::create() const
-{
-    return new ExternalSlave(*this);
-}
-
 void
 ExternalSlave::registerHandler(const std::string &handler_name,
     Handler *handler)

src/mem/hmc_controller.cc

@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ HMCController::HMCController(const HMCControllerParams &p) :
     assert(p.port_cpu_side_ports_connection_count == 1);
 }
 
-HMCController*
-HMCControllerParams::create() const
-{
-    return new HMCController(*this);
-}
-
 // Since this module is a load distributor, all its request ports have the same
 //  range so we should keep only one of the ranges and ignore the others
 void HMCController::recvRangeChange(PortID mem_side_port_id)

src/mem/mem_checker.cc

@@ -343,9 +343,3 @@ MemChecker::reset(Addr addr, size_t size)
         byte_trackers.erase(addr + i);
     }
 }
-
-MemChecker*
-MemCheckerParams::create() const
-{
-    return new MemChecker(*this);
-}

src/mem/mem_checker_monitor.cc

@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ MemCheckerMonitor::MemCheckerMonitor(const Params &params)
 MemCheckerMonitor::~MemCheckerMonitor()
 {}
 
-MemCheckerMonitor*
-MemCheckerMonitorParams::create() const
-{
-    return new MemCheckerMonitor(*this);
-}
-
 void
 MemCheckerMonitor::init()
 {

src/mem/mem_ctrl.cc

@@ -1467,9 +1467,3 @@ MemCtrl::MemoryPort::recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt)
     // pass it to the memory controller
     return ctrl.recvTimingReq(pkt);
 }
-
-MemCtrl*
-MemCtrlParams::create() const
-{
-    return new MemCtrl(*this);
-}

src/mem/mem_delay.cc

@@ -209,10 +209,3 @@ SimpleMemDelay::delayResp(PacketPtr pkt)
         return 0;
     }
 }
-
-
-SimpleMemDelay *
-SimpleMemDelayParams::create() const
-{
-    return new SimpleMemDelay(*this);
-}

src/mem/mem_interface.cc

@@ -1118,12 +1118,6 @@ DRAMInterface::minBankPrep(const MemPacketQueue& queue,
     return make_pair(bank_mask, hidden_bank_prep);
 }
 
-DRAMInterface*
-DRAMInterfaceParams::create() const
-{
-    return new DRAMInterface(*this);
-}
-
 DRAMInterface::Rank::Rank(const DRAMInterfaceParams &_p,
                          int _rank, DRAMInterface& _dram)
     : EventManager(&_dram), dram(_dram),
@@ -2035,12 +2029,6 @@ NVMInterface::NVMInterface(const NVMInterfaceParams &_p)
 
 }
 
-NVMInterface*
-NVMInterfaceParams::create() const
-{
-    return new NVMInterface(*this);
-}
-
 NVMInterface::Rank::Rank(const NVMInterfaceParams &_p,
                          int _rank, NVMInterface& _nvm)
     : EventManager(&_nvm), rank(_rank), banks(_p.banks_per_rank)

src/mem/noncoherent_xbar.cc

@@ -310,9 +310,3 @@ NoncoherentXBar::recvFunctional(PacketPtr pkt, PortID cpu_side_port_id)
     // forward the request to the appropriate destination
     memSidePorts[dest_id]->sendFunctional(pkt);
 }
-
-NoncoherentXBar*
-NoncoherentXBarParams::create() const
-{
-    return new NoncoherentXBar(*this);
-}

src/mem/probes/mem_footprint.cc

@@ -120,9 +120,3 @@ MemFootprintProbe::statReset()
     cacheLines.clear();
     pages.clear();
 }
-
-MemFootprintProbe *
-MemFootprintProbeParams::create() const
-{
-    return new MemFootprintProbe(*this);
-}

src/mem/probes/mem_trace.cc

@@ -118,10 +118,3 @@ MemTraceProbe::handleRequest(const ProbePoints::PacketInfo &pkt_info)
 
     traceStream->write(pkt_msg);
 }
-
-
-MemTraceProbe *
-MemTraceProbeParams::create() const
-{
-    return new MemTraceProbe(*this);
-}

src/mem/probes/stack_dist.cc

@@ -128,10 +128,3 @@ StackDistProbe::handleRequest(const ProbePoints::PacketInfo &pkt_info)
             writeLogHist.sample(sd_lg2);
     }
 }
-
-
-StackDistProbe *
-StackDistProbeParams::create() const
-{
-    return new StackDistProbe(*this);
-}

src/mem/qos/mem_sink.cc

@@ -389,19 +389,7 @@ MemSinkCtrl::MemoryPort::recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt)
 
 } // namespace QoS
 
-QoS::MemSinkCtrl*
-QoSMemSinkCtrlParams::create() const
-{
-    return new QoS::MemSinkCtrl(*this);
-}
-
 QoSMemSinkInterface::QoSMemSinkInterface(const QoSMemSinkInterfaceParams &_p)
     : AbstractMemory(_p)
 {
 }
-
-QoSMemSinkInterface*
-QoSMemSinkInterfaceParams::create() const
-{
-    return new QoSMemSinkInterface(*this);
-}

src/mem/qos/policy_fixed_prio.cc

@@ -94,9 +94,3 @@ FixedPriorityPolicy::schedule(const RequestorID id, const uint64_t data)
 }
 
 } // namespace QoS
-
-QoS::FixedPriorityPolicy *
-QoSFixedPriorityPolicyParams::create() const
-{
-    return new QoS::FixedPriorityPolicy(*this);
-}

src/mem/qos/policy_pf.cc

@@ -122,9 +122,3 @@ PropFairPolicy::schedule(const RequestorID pkt_id, const uint64_t pkt_size)
 }
 
 } // namespace QoS
-
-QoS::PropFairPolicy *
-QoSPropFairPolicyParams::create() const
-{
-    return new QoS::PropFairPolicy(*this);
-}

src/mem/qos/turnaround_policy_ideal.cc

@@ -96,9 +96,3 @@ TurnaroundPolicyIdeal::selectBusState()
 }
 
 } // namespace QoS
-
-QoS::TurnaroundPolicyIdeal *
-QoSTurnaroundPolicyIdealParams::create() const
-{
-    return new QoS::TurnaroundPolicyIdeal(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/network/BasicLink.cc

@@ -48,30 +48,12 @@ BasicLink::print(std::ostream& out) const
     out << name();
 }
 
-BasicLink *
-BasicLinkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new BasicLink(*this);
-}
-
 BasicExtLink::BasicExtLink(const Params &p)
     : BasicLink(p)
 {
 }
 
-BasicExtLink *
-BasicExtLinkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new BasicExtLink(*this);
-}
-
 BasicIntLink::BasicIntLink(const Params &p)
     : BasicLink(p)
 {
 }
-
-BasicIntLink *
-BasicIntLinkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new BasicIntLink(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/network/BasicRouter.cc

@@ -45,9 +45,3 @@ BasicRouter::print(std::ostream& out) const
 {
     out << name();
 }
-
-BasicRouter *
-BasicRouterParams::create() const
-{
-    return new BasicRouter(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/network/MessageBuffer.cc

@@ -528,9 +528,3 @@ MessageBuffer::functionalAccess(Packet *pkt, bool is_read)
 
     return num_functional_accesses;
 }
-
-MessageBuffer *
-MessageBufferParams::create() const
-{
-    return new MessageBuffer(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/network/fault_model/FaultModel.cc

@@ -267,9 +267,3 @@ FaultModel::print(void)
         cout << "\n";
     }
 }
-
-FaultModel *
-FaultModelParams::create() const
-{
-    return new FaultModel(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/GarnetLink.cc

@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ GarnetIntLink::print(std::ostream& out) const
     out << name();
 }
 
-GarnetIntLink *
-GarnetIntLinkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new GarnetIntLink(*this);
-}
-
 GarnetExtLink::GarnetExtLink(const Params &p)
     : BasicExtLink(p)
 {
@@ -159,9 +153,3 @@ GarnetExtLink::print(std::ostream& out) const
 {
     out << name();
 }
-
-GarnetExtLink *
-GarnetExtLinkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new GarnetExtLink(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/GarnetNetwork.cc

@@ -556,12 +556,6 @@ GarnetNetwork::print(ostream& out) const
     out << "[GarnetNetwork]";
 }
 
-GarnetNetwork *
-GarnetNetworkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new GarnetNetwork(*this);
-}
-
 uint32_t
 GarnetNetwork::functionalWrite(Packet *pkt)
 {

src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/NetworkBridge.cc

@@ -263,9 +263,3 @@ NetworkBridge::wakeup()
     }
     assert(!link_srcQueue->getSize());
 }
-
-NetworkBridge *
-NetworkBridgeParams::create() const
-{
-    return new NetworkBridge(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/NetworkInterface.cc

@@ -671,9 +671,3 @@ NetworkInterface::functionalWrite(Packet *pkt)
     }
     return num_functional_writes;
 }
-
-NetworkInterface *
-GarnetNetworkInterfaceParams::create() const
-{
-    return new NetworkInterface(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/NetworkLink.cc

@@ -110,18 +110,6 @@ NetworkLink::resetStats()
     m_link_utilized = 0;
 }
 
-NetworkLink *
-NetworkLinkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new NetworkLink(*this);
-}
-
-CreditLink *
-CreditLinkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new CreditLink(*this);
-}
-
 uint32_t
 NetworkLink::functionalWrite(Packet *pkt)
 {

src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/Router.cc

@@ -283,9 +283,3 @@ Router::functionalWrite(Packet *pkt)
 
     return num_functional_writes;
 }
-
-Router *
-GarnetRouterParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Router(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/network/simple/SimpleLink.cc

@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ SimpleExtLink::print(std::ostream& out) const
     out << name();
 }
 
-SimpleExtLink *
-SimpleExtLinkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new SimpleExtLink(*this);
-}
-
 SimpleIntLink::SimpleIntLink(const Params &p)
     : BasicIntLink(p)
 {
@@ -65,9 +59,3 @@ SimpleIntLink::print(std::ostream& out) const
 {
     out << name();
 }
-
-SimpleIntLink *
-SimpleIntLinkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new SimpleIntLink(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/network/simple/SimpleNetwork.cc

@@ -179,12 +179,6 @@ SimpleNetwork::print(ostream& out) const
     out << "[SimpleNetwork]";
 }
 
-SimpleNetwork *
-SimpleNetworkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new SimpleNetwork(*this);
-}
-
 /*
  * The simple network has an array of switches. These switches have buffers
  * that need to be accessed for functional reads and writes. Also the links

src/mem/ruby/network/simple/Switch.cc

@@ -183,9 +183,3 @@ Switch::functionalWrite(Packet *pkt)
     }
     return num_functional_writes;
 }
-
-Switch *
-SwitchParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Switch(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/structures/CacheMemory.cc

@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ operator<<(ostream& out, const CacheMemory& obj)
     return out;
 }
 
-CacheMemory *
-RubyCacheParams::create() const
-{
-    return new CacheMemory(*this);
-}
-
 CacheMemory::CacheMemory(const Params &p)
     : SimObject(p),
     dataArray(p.dataArrayBanks, p.dataAccessLatency,

src/mem/ruby/structures/DirectoryMemory.cc

@@ -158,9 +158,3 @@ DirectoryMemory::recordRequestType(DirectoryRequestType requestType) {
     DPRINTF(RubyStats, "Recorded statistic: %s\n",
             DirectoryRequestType_to_string(requestType));
 }
-
-DirectoryMemory *
-RubyDirectoryMemoryParams::create() const
-{
-    return new DirectoryMemory(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/structures/RubyPrefetcher.cc

@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@
 #include "mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubySlicc_ComponentMapping.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/system/RubySystem.hh"
 
-RubyPrefetcher*
-RubyPrefetcherParams::create() const
-{
-    return new RubyPrefetcher(*this);
-}
-
 RubyPrefetcher::RubyPrefetcher(const Params &p)
     : SimObject(p), m_num_streams(p.num_streams),
     m_array(p.num_streams), m_train_misses(p.train_misses),

src/mem/ruby/structures/WireBuffer.cc

@@ -141,9 +141,3 @@ void
 WireBuffer::wakeup()
 {
 }
-
-WireBuffer *
-RubyWireBufferParams::create() const
-{
-    return new WireBuffer(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/system/DMASequencer.cc

@@ -199,9 +199,3 @@ DMASequencer::recordRequestType(DMASequencerRequestType requestType)
     DPRINTF(RubyStats, "Recorded statistic: %s\n",
             DMASequencerRequestType_to_string(requestType));
 }
-
-DMASequencer *
-DMASequencerParams::create() const
-{
-    return new DMASequencer(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/system/HTMSequencer.cc

@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ HTMSequencer::htmRetCodeConversion(
     }
 }
 
-HTMSequencer *
-RubyHTMSequencerParams::create() const
-{
-    return new HTMSequencer(*this);
-}
-
 HTMSequencer::HTMSequencer(const RubyHTMSequencerParams &p)
     : Sequencer(p)
 {

src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPortProxy.cc

@@ -61,9 +61,3 @@ RubyPortProxy::makeRequest(PacketPtr pkt)
     panic("RubyPortProxy::makeRequest should not be called");
     return RequestStatus_NULL;
 }
-
-RubyPortProxy*
-RubyPortProxyParams::create() const
-{
-    return new RubyPortProxy(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/system/RubySystem.cc

@@ -638,9 +638,3 @@ RubySystem::functionalWrite(PacketPtr pkt)
 
     return true;
 }
-
-RubySystem *
-RubySystemParams::create() const
-{
-    return new RubySystem(*this);
-}

src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc

@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-Sequencer *
-RubySequencerParams::create() const
-{
-    return new Sequencer(*this);
-}
-
 Sequencer::Sequencer(const Params &p)
     : RubyPort(p), m_IncompleteTimes(MachineType_NUM),
       deadlockCheckEvent([this]{ wakeup(); }, "Sequencer deadlock check")

src/mem/ruby/system/VIPERCoalescer.cc

@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-VIPERCoalescer *
-VIPERCoalescerParams::create() const
-{
-    return new VIPERCoalescer(*this);
-}
-
 VIPERCoalescer::VIPERCoalescer(const Params &p)
     : GPUCoalescer(p),
       m_cache_inv_pkt(nullptr),

src/mem/serial_link.cc

@@ -420,9 +420,3 @@ SerialLink::SerialLinkResponsePort::getAddrRanges() const
 {
     return ranges;
 }
-
-SerialLink *
-SerialLinkParams::create() const
-{
-    return new SerialLink(*this);
-}

src/mem/simple_mem.cc

@@ -301,9 +301,3 @@ SimpleMemory::MemoryPort::recvRespRetry()
 {
     memory.recvRespRetry();
 }
-
-SimpleMemory*
-SimpleMemoryParams::create() const
-{
-    return new SimpleMemory(*this);
-}

src/mem/slicc/symbols/StateMachine.py

@@ -539,12 +539,6 @@ using namespace std;
         num_in_ports = len(self.in_ports)
 
         code('''
-$c_ident *
-${c_ident}Params::create() const
-{
-    return new $c_ident(*this);
-}
-
 int $c_ident::m_num_controllers = 0;
 std::vector<Stats::Vector *>  $c_ident::eventVec;
 std::vector<std::vector<Stats::Vector *> >  $c_ident::transVec;

src/mem/snoop_filter.cc

@@ -420,9 +420,3 @@ SnoopFilter::regStats()
         .desc("Number of snoops hitting in the snoop filter with multiple "\
               "(>1) holders of the requested data.");
 }
-
-SnoopFilter *
-SnoopFilterParams::create() const
-{
-    return new SnoopFilter(*this);
-}