Change-Id: I9b60cd2f533e6d4ce677e8a9b7bb5a5698e51c61 Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/public/gem5/+/28448 Maintainer: Bobby R. Bruce <bbruce@ucdavis.edu> Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <power.jg@gmail.com> Tested-by: kokoro <noreply+kokoro@google.com>
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Version 20.0.0.0
- Compiling and running gem5 with Python 3 is now fully supported.
- Compiling and running gem5 with GCC 8 and 9 is now supported.
- Scons-based tests have been migrated to the testlib framework. Please consult TESTING.md for more information on how these may be run.
- Support for the ALPHA ISA has been dropped.
- Memory SimObjects can now be initialized using an image file using the image_file parameter.
- The m5 utility has been revamped with a new build system based on scons, tests, and updated and more consistent feature support.
- Robust support for marshalling data from a function call inside the simulation to a function within gem5 using a predefined set of rules.
- Workload configuration pulled out into its own object, simplifying the System object and making workload configuration more modular and flexible.
- Sv39 paging has been added to the RISC-V ISA, bringing gem5 close to running Linux on RISC-V.