Merge gblack@m5.eecs.umich.edu:/bk/multiarch

into  ewok.(none):/home/gblack/m5/multiarch

--HG--
extra : convert_revision : cb6de8d050ac5abb8f61eb5780deeb06e93b1a0c

22 files changed, 464 insertions, 324 deletions

diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index 1f68011b6..1913e199c 100644
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ mysql_sources = Split('''
 
 # Full-system sources
 full_system_sources = Split('''
+        arch/alpha/system.cc
+
 	base/crc.cc
 	base/inet.cc
 	base/remote_gdb.cc
diff --git a/arch/alpha/system.cc b/arch/alpha/system.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b841a6d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/alpha/system.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2005 The Regents of The University of Michigan
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
+ * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
+ * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include "arch/alpha/system.hh"
+#include "base/remote_gdb.hh"
+#include "base/loader/object_file.hh"
+#include "base/loader/symtab.hh"
+#include "base/trace.hh"
+#include "mem/functional/memory_control.hh"
+#include "mem/functional/physical.hh"
+#include "sim/byteswap.hh"
+#include "sim/builder.hh"
+#include "targetarch/vtophys.hh"
+
+using namespace LittleEndianGuest;
+
+AlphaSystem::AlphaSystem(Params *p)
+    : System(p)
+{
+    consoleSymtab = new SymbolTable;
+    palSymtab = new SymbolTable;
+
+
+    /**
+     * Load the pal, and console code into memory
+     */
+    // Load Console Code
+    console = createObjectFile(params()->console_path);
+    if (console == NULL)
+        fatal("Could not load console file %s", params()->console_path);
+
+    // Load pal file
+    pal = createObjectFile(params()->palcode);
+    if (pal == NULL)
+        fatal("Could not load PALcode file %s", params()->palcode);
+
+
+    // Load program sections into memory
+    pal->loadSections(physmem, true);
+    console->loadSections(physmem, true);
+
+    // load symbols
+    if (!console->loadGlobalSymbols(consoleSymtab))
+        panic("could not load console symbols\n");
+
+    if (!pal->loadGlobalSymbols(palSymtab))
+        panic("could not load pal symbols\n");
+
+    if (!pal->loadLocalSymbols(palSymtab))
+        panic("could not load pal symbols\n");
+
+    if (!console->loadGlobalSymbols(debugSymbolTable))
+        panic("could not load console symbols\n");
+
+    if (!pal->loadGlobalSymbols(debugSymbolTable))
+        panic("could not load pal symbols\n");
+
+    if (!pal->loadLocalSymbols(debugSymbolTable))
+        panic("could not load pal symbols\n");
+
+     Addr addr = 0;
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    consolePanicEvent = addConsoleFuncEvent<BreakPCEvent>("panic");
+#endif
+
+    /**
+     * Copy the osflags (kernel arguments) into the consoles
+     * memory. (Presently Linux does not use the console service
+     * routine to get these command line arguments, but Tru64 and
+     * others do.)
+     */
+    if (consoleSymtab->findAddress("env_booted_osflags", addr)) {
+        Addr paddr = vtophys(physmem, addr);
+        char *osflags = (char *)physmem->dma_addr(paddr, sizeof(uint32_t));
+
+        if (osflags)
+              strcpy(osflags, params()->boot_osflags.c_str());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the hardware reset parameter block system type and revision
+     * information to Tsunami.
+     */
+    if (consoleSymtab->findAddress("m5_rpb", addr)) {
+        Addr paddr = vtophys(physmem, addr);
+        char *hwrpb = (char *)physmem->dma_addr(paddr, sizeof(uint64_t));
+
+        if (!hwrpb)
+            panic("could not translate hwrpb addr\n");
+
+        *(uint64_t*)(hwrpb+0x50) = htog(params()->system_type);
+        *(uint64_t*)(hwrpb+0x58) = htog(params()->system_rev);
+    } else
+        panic("could not find hwrpb\n");
+
+}
+
+AlphaSystem::~AlphaSystem()
+{
+    delete consoleSymtab;
+    delete console;
+    delete pal;
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    delete consolePanicEvent;
+#endif
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function fixes up addresses that are used to match PCs for
+ * hooking simulator events on to target function executions.
+ *
+ * Alpha binaries may have multiple global offset table (GOT)
+ * sections.  A function that uses the GOT starts with a
+ * two-instruction prolog which sets the global pointer (gp == r29) to
+ * the appropriate GOT section.  The proper gp value is calculated
+ * based on the function address, which must be passed by the caller
+ * in the procedure value register (pv aka t12 == r27).  This sequence
+ * looks like the following:
+ *
+ *			opcode Ra Rb offset
+ *	ldah gp,X(pv)     09   29 27   X
+ *	lda  gp,Y(gp)     08   29 29   Y
+ *
+ * for some constant offsets X and Y.  The catch is that the linker
+ * (or maybe even the compiler, I'm not sure) may recognize that the
+ * caller and callee are using the same GOT section, making this
+ * prolog redundant, and modify the call target to skip these
+ * instructions.  If we check for execution of the first instruction
+ * of a function (the one the symbol points to) to detect when to skip
+ * it, we'll miss all these modified calls.  It might work to
+ * unconditionally check for the third instruction, but not all
+ * functions have this prolog, and there's some chance that those
+ * first two instructions could have undesired consequences.  So we do
+ * the Right Thing and pattern-match the first two instructions of the
+ * function to decide where to patch.
+ *
+ * Eventually this code should be moved into an ISA-specific file.
+ */
+Addr
+AlphaSystem::fixFuncEventAddr(Addr addr)
+{
+    // mask for just the opcode, Ra, and Rb fields (not the offset)
+    const uint32_t inst_mask = 0xffff0000;
+    // ldah gp,X(pv): opcode 9, Ra = 29, Rb = 27
+    const uint32_t gp_ldah_pattern = (9 << 26) | (29 << 21) | (27 << 16);
+    // lda  gp,Y(gp): opcode 8, Ra = 29, rb = 29
+    const uint32_t gp_lda_pattern  = (8 << 26) | (29 << 21) | (29 << 16);
+    // instruction size
+    const int sz = sizeof(uint32_t);
+
+    Addr paddr = vtophys(physmem, addr);
+    uint32_t i1 = *(uint32_t *)physmem->dma_addr(paddr, sz);
+    uint32_t i2 = *(uint32_t *)physmem->dma_addr(paddr+sz, sz);
+
+    if ((i1 & inst_mask) == gp_ldah_pattern &&
+        (i2 & inst_mask) == gp_lda_pattern) {
+        Addr new_addr = addr + 2*sz;
+        DPRINTF(Loader, "fixFuncEventAddr: %p -> %p", addr, new_addr);
+        return new_addr;
+    } else {
+        return addr;
+    }
+}
+
+
+void
+AlphaSystem::setAlphaAccess(Addr access)
+{
+    Addr addr = 0;
+    if (consoleSymtab->findAddress("m5AlphaAccess", addr)) {
+        Addr paddr = vtophys(physmem, addr);
+        uint64_t *m5AlphaAccess =
+            (uint64_t *)physmem->dma_addr(paddr, sizeof(uint64_t));
+
+        if (!m5AlphaAccess)
+            panic("could not translate m5AlphaAccess addr\n");
+
+        *m5AlphaAccess = htog(EV5::Phys2K0Seg(access));
+    } else
+        panic("could not find m5AlphaAccess\n");
+}
+
+bool
+AlphaSystem::breakpoint()
+{
+    return remoteGDB[0]->trap(ALPHA_KENTRY_INT);
+}
+
+void
+AlphaSystem::serialize(std::ostream &os)
+{
+    System::serialize(os);
+    consoleSymtab->serialize("console_symtab", os);
+    palSymtab->serialize("pal_symtab", os);
+}
+
+
+void
+AlphaSystem::unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const std::string &section)
+{
+    System::unserialize(cp,section);
+    consoleSymtab->unserialize("console_symtab", cp, section);
+    palSymtab->unserialize("pal_symtab", cp, section);
+}
+
+
+BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(AlphaSystem)
+
+    Param<Tick> boot_cpu_frequency;
+    SimObjectParam<MemoryController *> memctrl;
+    SimObjectParam<PhysicalMemory *> physmem;
+
+    Param<std::string> kernel;
+    Param<std::string> console;
+    Param<std::string> pal;
+
+    Param<std::string> boot_osflags;
+    Param<std::string> readfile;
+    Param<unsigned int> init_param;
+
+    Param<uint64_t> system_type;
+    Param<uint64_t> system_rev;
+
+    Param<bool> bin;
+    VectorParam<std::string> binned_fns;
+    Param<bool> bin_int;
+
+END_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(AlphaSystem)
+
+BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(AlphaSystem)
+
+    INIT_PARAM(boot_cpu_frequency, "Frequency of the boot CPU"),
+    INIT_PARAM(memctrl, "memory controller"),
+    INIT_PARAM(physmem, "phsyical memory"),
+    INIT_PARAM(kernel, "file that contains the kernel code"),
+    INIT_PARAM(console, "file that contains the console code"),
+    INIT_PARAM(pal, "file that contains palcode"),
+    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(boot_osflags, "flags to pass to the kernel during boot",
+                    "a"),
+    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(readfile, "file to read startup script from", ""),
+    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(init_param, "numerical value to pass into simulator", 0),
+    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(system_type, "Type of system we are emulating", 34),
+    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(system_rev, "Revision of system we are emulating", 1<<10),
+    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(bin, "is this system to be binned", false),
+    INIT_PARAM(binned_fns, "functions to be broken down and binned"),
+    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(bin_int, "is interrupt code binned seperately?", true)
+
+END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(AlphaSystem)
+
+CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(AlphaSystem)
+{
+    AlphaSystem::Params *p = new AlphaSystem::Params;
+    p->name = getInstanceName();
+    p->boot_cpu_frequency = boot_cpu_frequency;
+    p->memctrl = memctrl;
+    p->physmem = physmem;
+    p->kernel_path = kernel;
+    p->console_path = console;
+    p->palcode = pal;
+    p->boot_osflags = boot_osflags;
+    p->init_param = init_param;
+    p->readfile = readfile;
+    p->system_type = system_type;
+    p->system_rev = system_rev;
+    p->bin = bin;
+    p->binned_fns = binned_fns;
+    p->bin_int = bin_int;
+    return new AlphaSystem(p);
+}
+
+REGISTER_SIM_OBJECT("AlphaSystem", AlphaSystem)
+
+
diff --git a/arch/alpha/system.hh b/arch/alpha/system.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe1307ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/alpha/system.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2005 The Regents of The University of Michigan
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
+ * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
+ * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __ARCH_ALPHA_SYSTEM_HH__
+#define __ARCH_ALPHA_SYSTEM_HH__
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "sim/system.hh"
+#include "base/loader/symtab.hh"
+#include "cpu/pc_event.hh"
+#include "kern/system_events.hh"
+#include "sim/sim_object.hh"
+
+class AlphaSystem : public System
+{
+  public:
+    struct Params : public System::Params
+    {
+        std::string console_path;
+        std::string palcode;
+        std::string boot_osflags;
+        uint64_t system_type;
+        uint64_t system_rev;
+    };
+
+    AlphaSystem(Params *p);
+
+    ~AlphaSystem();
+
+    virtual bool breakpoint();
+
+/**
+ * Serialization stuff
+ */
+  public:
+    virtual void serialize(std::ostream &os);
+    virtual void unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const std::string &section);
+
+    /**
+     * Set the m5AlphaAccess pointer in the console
+     */
+    void setAlphaAccess(Addr access);
+
+    /** console symbol table */
+    SymbolTable *consoleSymtab;
+
+    /** pal symbol table */
+    SymbolTable *palSymtab;
+
+    /** Object pointer for the console code */
+    ObjectFile *console;
+
+    /** Object pointer for the PAL code */
+    ObjectFile *pal;
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    /** Event to halt the simulator if the console calls panic() */
+    BreakPCEvent *consolePanicEvent;
+#endif
+  protected:
+    const Params *params() const { return (const Params *)_params; }
+
+    /** Add a function-based event to PALcode. */
+    template <class T>
+    T *AlphaSystem::addPalFuncEvent(const char *lbl)
+    {
+        return addFuncEvent<T>(palSymtab, lbl);
+    }
+
+    /** Add a function-based event to the console code. */
+    template <class T>
+    T *AlphaSystem::addConsoleFuncEvent(const char *lbl)
+    {
+        return addFuncEvent<T>(consoleSymtab, lbl);
+    }
+
+    virtual Addr fixFuncEventAddr(Addr addr);
+
+};
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/dev/alpha_console.cc b/dev/alpha_console.cc
index c8327736f..6ca5e3a06 100644
--- a/dev/alpha_console.cc
+++ b/dev/alpha_console.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <string>
 
+#include "arch/alpha/system.hh"
 #include "base/inifile.hh"
 #include "base/str.hh"
 #include "base/trace.hh"
@@ -50,13 +51,12 @@
 #include "mem/functional/physical.hh"
 #include "sim/builder.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_object.hh"
-#include "sim/system.hh"
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace AlphaISA;
 
 AlphaConsole::AlphaConsole(const string &name, SimConsole *cons, SimpleDisk *d,
-                           System *s, BaseCPU *c, Platform *p,
+                           AlphaSystem *s, BaseCPU *c, Platform *p,
                            MemoryController *mmu, Addr a,
                            HierParams *hier, Bus *pio_bus)
     : PioDevice(name, p), disk(d), console(cons), system(s), cpu(c), addr(a)
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(AlphaConsole)
     SimObjectParam<SimpleDisk *> disk;
     SimObjectParam<MemoryController *> mmu;
     Param<Addr> addr;
-    SimObjectParam<System *> system;
+    SimObjectParam<AlphaSystem *> system;
     SimObjectParam<BaseCPU *> cpu;
     SimObjectParam<Platform *> platform;
     SimObjectParam<Bus*> pio_bus;
diff --git a/dev/alpha_console.hh b/dev/alpha_console.hh
index 2d1c1e634..86ef021e9 100644
--- a/dev/alpha_console.hh
+++ b/dev/alpha_console.hh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 class BaseCPU;
 class SimConsole;
-class System;
+class AlphaSystem;
 class SimpleDisk;
 
 /**
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class AlphaConsole : public PioDevice
     SimConsole *console;
 
     /** a pointer to the system we are running in */
-    System *system;
+    AlphaSystem *system;
 
     /** a pointer to the CPU boot cpu */
     BaseCPU *cpu;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class AlphaConsole : public PioDevice
   public:
     /** Standard Constructor */
     AlphaConsole(const std::string &name, SimConsole *cons, SimpleDisk *d,
-                 System *s, BaseCPU *c, Platform *platform,
+                 AlphaSystem *s, BaseCPU *c, Platform *platform,
                  MemoryController *mmu, Addr addr,
                  HierParams *hier, Bus *pio_bus);
 
diff --git a/dev/ns_gige.cc b/dev/ns_gige.cc
index d6df347bc..ed8c794f9 100644
--- a/dev/ns_gige.cc
+++ b/dev/ns_gige.cc
@@ -767,6 +767,8 @@ NSGigE::read(MemReqPtr &req, uint8_t *data)
                     reg |= M5REG_RX_THREAD;
                 if (params()->tx_thread)
                     reg |= M5REG_TX_THREAD;
+                if (params()->rss)
+                    reg |= M5REG_RSS;
                 break;
 
               default:
@@ -3009,6 +3011,7 @@ BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(NSGigE)
     Param<string> hardware_address;
     Param<bool> rx_thread;
     Param<bool> tx_thread;
+    Param<bool> rss;
 
 END_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(NSGigE)
 
@@ -3048,7 +3051,8 @@ BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(NSGigE)
     INIT_PARAM(rx_filter, "Enable Receive Filter"),
     INIT_PARAM(hardware_address, "Ethernet Hardware Address"),
     INIT_PARAM(rx_thread, ""),
-    INIT_PARAM(tx_thread, "")
+    INIT_PARAM(tx_thread, ""),
+    INIT_PARAM(rss, "")
 
 END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(NSGigE)
 
@@ -3093,6 +3097,7 @@ CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(NSGigE)
     params->eaddr = hardware_address;
     params->rx_thread = rx_thread;
     params->tx_thread = tx_thread;
+    params->rss = rss;
 
     return new NSGigE(params);
 }
diff --git a/dev/ns_gige.hh b/dev/ns_gige.hh
index cdd8e4b9e..59c55056e 100644
--- a/dev/ns_gige.hh
+++ b/dev/ns_gige.hh
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ class NSGigE : public PciDev
         uint32_t rx_fifo_size;
         bool rx_thread;
         bool tx_thread;
+        bool rss;
         bool dma_no_allocate;
     };
 
diff --git a/dev/ns_gige_reg.h b/dev/ns_gige_reg.h
index eadc60d03..5f6fa2cc5 100644
--- a/dev/ns_gige_reg.h
+++ b/dev/ns_gige_reg.h
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@
 
 /* M5 control register */
 #define M5REG_RESERVED		0xfffffffc
+#define M5REG_RSS		0x00000004
 #define M5REG_RX_THREAD		0x00000002
 #define M5REG_TX_THREAD		0x00000001
 
diff --git a/dev/sinic.cc b/dev/sinic.cc
index 34b4213e0..363994919 100644
--- a/dev/sinic.cc
+++ b/dev/sinic.cc
@@ -761,6 +761,8 @@ Device::reset()
         regs.Config |= Config_RxThread;
     if (params()->tx_thread)
         regs.Config |= Config_TxThread;
+    if (params()->rss)
+        regs.Config |= Config_RSS;
     regs.IntrMask = Intr_Soft | Intr_RxHigh | Intr_RxPacket | Intr_TxLow;
     regs.RxMaxCopy = params()->rx_max_copy;
     regs.TxMaxCopy = params()->tx_max_copy;
@@ -1624,6 +1626,7 @@ BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Device)
     Param<string> hardware_address;
     Param<bool> rx_thread;
     Param<bool> tx_thread;
+    Param<bool> rss;
 
 END_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Device)
 
@@ -1666,7 +1669,8 @@ BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Device)
     INIT_PARAM(rx_filter, "Enable Receive Filter"),
     INIT_PARAM(hardware_address, "Ethernet Hardware Address"),
     INIT_PARAM(rx_thread, ""),
-    INIT_PARAM(tx_thread, "")
+    INIT_PARAM(tx_thread, ""),
+    INIT_PARAM(rss, "")
 
 END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Device)
 
@@ -1714,6 +1718,7 @@ CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(Device)
     params->eaddr = hardware_address;
     params->rx_thread = rx_thread;
     params->tx_thread = tx_thread;
+    params->rss = rss;
 
     return new Device(params);
 }
diff --git a/dev/sinic.hh b/dev/sinic.hh
index c4027be86..25172fa45 100644
--- a/dev/sinic.hh
+++ b/dev/sinic.hh
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ class Device : public Base
         bool dma_no_allocate;
         bool rx_thread;
         bool tx_thread;
+        bool rss;
     };
 
   protected:
diff --git a/dev/sinicreg.hh b/dev/sinicreg.hh
index fc1f4c06b..f90432398 100644
--- a/dev/sinicreg.hh
+++ b/dev/sinicreg.hh
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ __SINIC_REG32(HwAddr,      0x60); // 64: mac address
 __SINIC_REG32(Size,        0x68); // register addres space size
 
 // Config register bits
+__SINIC_VAL32(Config_RSS,      10, 1); // enable receive side scaling
 __SINIC_VAL32(Config_RxThread,  9, 1); // enable receive threads
 __SINIC_VAL32(Config_TxThread,  8, 1); // enable transmit thread
 __SINIC_VAL32(Config_Filter,    7, 1); // enable receive filter
diff --git a/kern/freebsd/freebsd_system.cc b/kern/freebsd/freebsd_system.cc
index 24d228b5f..7ba385267 100644
--- a/kern/freebsd/freebsd_system.cc
+++ b/kern/freebsd/freebsd_system.cc
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include "arch/alpha/system.hh"
 #include "base/loader/symtab.hh"
 #include "cpu/exec_context.hh"
 #include "kern/freebsd/freebsd_system.hh"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace TheISA;
 
 FreebsdSystem::FreebsdSystem(Params *p)
-    : System(p)
+    : AlphaSystem(p)
 {
     /**
      * Any time DELAY is called just skip the function.
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(FreebsdSystem)
 
 CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(FreebsdSystem)
 {
-    System::Params *p = new System::Params;
+    AlphaSystem::Params *p = new AlphaSystem::Params;
     p->name = getInstanceName();
     p->boot_cpu_frequency = boot_cpu_frequency;
     p->memctrl = memctrl;
diff --git a/kern/freebsd/freebsd_system.hh b/kern/freebsd/freebsd_system.hh
index ecb842ec6..f87fb03ef 100644
--- a/kern/freebsd/freebsd_system.hh
+++ b/kern/freebsd/freebsd_system.hh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "kern/system_events.hh"
 
-class FreebsdSystem : public System
+class FreebsdSystem : public AlphaSystem
 {
   private:
     class SkipCalibrateClocksEvent : public SkipFuncEvent
diff --git a/kern/kernel_stats.cc b/kern/kernel_stats.cc
index ff7253c72..33485ca15 100644
--- a/kern/kernel_stats.cc
+++ b/kern/kernel_stats.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Statistics::Statistics(ExecContext *context)
     : xc(context), idleProcess((Addr)-1), themode(kernel), lastModeTick(0),
       iplLast(0), iplLastTick(0)
 {
-    bin_int = xc->system->params->bin_int;
+    bin_int = xc->system->params()->bin_int;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/kern/linux/linux_system.cc b/kern/linux/linux_system.cc
index eb189658c..d7ec8a327 100644
--- a/kern/linux/linux_system.cc
+++ b/kern/linux/linux_system.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
  * up boot time.
  */
 
+#include "arch/alpha/system.hh"
 #include "base/loader/symtab.hh"
 #include "cpu/exec_context.hh"
 #include "cpu/base.hh"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace TheISA;
 
 LinuxSystem::LinuxSystem(Params *p)
-    : System(p)
+    : AlphaSystem(p)
 {
     Addr addr = 0;
     Addr paddr = 0;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ LinuxSystem::LinuxSystem(Params *p)
     paddr = vtophys(physmem, CommandLine());
     char *commandline = (char *)physmem->dma_addr(paddr, sizeof(uint64_t));
     if (commandline)
-        strncpy(commandline, params->boot_osflags.c_str(), CommandLineSize);
+        strncpy(commandline, params()->boot_osflags.c_str(), CommandLineSize);
 
     /**
      * find the address of the est_cycle_freq variable and insert it
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ LinuxSystem::LinuxSystem(Params *p)
         printThreadEvent = NULL;
     }
 
-    if (params->bin_int) {
+    if (params()->bin_int) {
         intStartEvent = addPalFuncEvent<InterruptStartEvent>("sys_int_21");
         if (!intStartEvent)
             panic("could not find symbol: sys_int_21\n");
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(LinuxSystem)
 
 CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(LinuxSystem)
 {
-    System::Params *p = new System::Params;
+    AlphaSystem::Params *p = new AlphaSystem::Params;
     p->name = getInstanceName();
     p->boot_cpu_frequency = boot_cpu_frequency;
     p->memctrl = memctrl;
diff --git a/kern/linux/linux_system.hh b/kern/linux/linux_system.hh
index f883bef93..9fecb7290 100644
--- a/kern/linux/linux_system.hh
+++ b/kern/linux/linux_system.hh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class PrintThreadInfo;
  * It points to objects that are the system binaries to load and patches them
  * appropriately to work in simulator.
  */
-class LinuxSystem : public System
+class LinuxSystem : public AlphaSystem
 {
   private:
     class SkipDelayLoopEvent : public SkipFuncEvent
diff --git a/kern/tru64/tru64_system.cc b/kern/tru64/tru64_system.cc
index 48e02d90b..aa78e8de6 100644
--- a/kern/tru64/tru64_system.cc
+++ b/kern/tru64/tru64_system.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 Tru64System::Tru64System(Tru64System::Params *p)
-    : System(p)
+    : AlphaSystem(p)
 {
     Addr addr = 0;
     if (kernelSymtab->findAddress("enable_async_printf", addr)) {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Tru64System)
 
 CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(Tru64System)
 {
-    System::Params *p = new System::Params;
+    AlphaSystem::Params *p = new AlphaSystem::Params;
     p->name = getInstanceName();
     p->boot_cpu_frequency = boot_cpu_frequency;
     p->memctrl = memctrl;
diff --git a/kern/tru64/tru64_system.hh b/kern/tru64/tru64_system.hh
index d4eb5a59a..38e6d9dd7 100644
--- a/kern/tru64/tru64_system.hh
+++ b/kern/tru64/tru64_system.hh
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 #ifndef __KERN_TRU64_TRU64_SYSTEM_HH__
 #define __KERN_TRU64_TRU64_SYSTEM_HH__
 
-#include "sim/system.hh"
+#include "arch/alpha/system.hh"
 #include "arch/isa_traits.hh"
+#include "sim/system.hh"
 
 class ExecContext;
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ class DebugPrintfEvent;
 class DumpMbufEvent;
 class AlphaArguments;
 
-class Tru64System : public System
+class Tru64System : public AlphaSystem
 {
   private:
 #ifdef DEBUG
diff --git a/python/m5/objects/Ethernet.py b/python/m5/objects/Ethernet.py
index 3a7f88d04..6113e656f 100644
--- a/python/m5/objects/Ethernet.py
+++ b/python/m5/objects/Ethernet.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class EtherDevBase(PciDevice):
     intr_delay = Param.Latency('10us', "Interrupt propagation delay")
     rx_thread = Param.Bool(False, "dedicated kernel thread for transmit")
     tx_thread = Param.Bool(False, "dedicated kernel threads for receive")
+    rss = Param.Bool(False, "Receive Side Scaling")
 
 class NSGigE(EtherDevBase):
     type = 'NSGigE'
diff --git a/sim/pseudo_inst.cc b/sim/pseudo_inst.cc
index 3effef7ae..f4285be8a 100644
--- a/sim/pseudo_inst.cc
+++ b/sim/pseudo_inst.cc
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ namespace AlphaPseudo
     uint64_t
     readfile(ExecContext *xc, Addr vaddr, uint64_t len, uint64_t offset)
     {
-        const string &file = xc->cpu->system->params->readfile;
+        const string &file = xc->cpu->system->params()->readfile;
         if (file.empty()) {
             return ULL(0);
         }
diff --git a/sim/system.cc b/sim/system.cc
index 378568a8a..8820922c1 100644
--- a/sim/system.cc
+++ b/sim/system.cc
@@ -1,31 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2002-2005 The Regents of The University of Michigan
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
- * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
- * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
- * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
- * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
- * this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
 #include "base/loader/object_file.hh"
 #include "base/loader/symtab.hh"
 #include "base/remote_gdb.hh"
@@ -49,38 +21,23 @@ int System::numSystemsRunning = 0;
 
 System::System(Params *p)
     : SimObject(p->name), memctrl(p->memctrl), physmem(p->physmem),
-      init_param(p->init_param), numcpus(0), params(p)
+      init_param(p->init_param), numcpus(0), _params(p)
 {
     // add self to global system list
     systemList.push_back(this);
 
     kernelSymtab = new SymbolTable;
-    consoleSymtab = new SymbolTable;
-    palSymtab = new SymbolTable;
     debugSymbolTable = new SymbolTable;
 
     /**
-     * Load the kernel, pal, and console code into memory
+     * Load the kernel code into memory
      */
     // Load kernel code
-    kernel = createObjectFile(params->kernel_path);
+    kernel = createObjectFile(params()->kernel_path);
     if (kernel == NULL)
-        fatal("Could not load kernel file %s", params->kernel_path);
-
-    // Load Console Code
-    console = createObjectFile(params->console_path);
-    if (console == NULL)
-        fatal("Could not load console file %s", params->console_path);
-
-    // Load pal file
-    pal = createObjectFile(params->palcode);
-    if (pal == NULL)
-        fatal("Could not load PALcode file %s", params->palcode);
-
+        fatal("Could not load kernel file %s", params()->kernel_path);
 
     // Load program sections into memory
-    pal->loadSections(physmem, true);
-    console->loadSections(physmem, true);
     kernel->loadSections(physmem, true);
 
     // setup entry points
@@ -95,71 +52,17 @@ System::System(Params *p)
     if (!kernel->loadLocalSymbols(kernelSymtab))
         panic("could not load kernel local symbols\n");
 
-    if (!console->loadGlobalSymbols(consoleSymtab))
-        panic("could not load console symbols\n");
-
-    if (!pal->loadGlobalSymbols(palSymtab))
-        panic("could not load pal symbols\n");
-
-    if (!pal->loadLocalSymbols(palSymtab))
-        panic("could not load pal symbols\n");
-
     if (!kernel->loadGlobalSymbols(debugSymbolTable))
         panic("could not load kernel symbols\n");
 
     if (!kernel->loadLocalSymbols(debugSymbolTable))
         panic("could not load kernel local symbols\n");
 
-    if (!console->loadGlobalSymbols(debugSymbolTable))
-        panic("could not load console symbols\n");
-
-    if (!pal->loadGlobalSymbols(debugSymbolTable))
-        panic("could not load pal symbols\n");
-
-    if (!pal->loadLocalSymbols(debugSymbolTable))
-        panic("could not load pal symbols\n");
-
-
     DPRINTF(Loader, "Kernel start = %#x\n", kernelStart);
     DPRINTF(Loader, "Kernel end   = %#x\n", kernelEnd);
     DPRINTF(Loader, "Kernel entry = %#x\n", kernelEntry);
     DPRINTF(Loader, "Kernel loaded...\n");
 
-    Addr addr = 0;
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-    consolePanicEvent = addConsoleFuncEvent<BreakPCEvent>("panic");
-#endif
-
-    /**
-     * Copy the osflags (kernel arguments) into the consoles
-     * memory. (Presently Linux does not use the console service
-     * routine to get these command line arguments, but Tru64 and
-     * others do.)
-     */
-    if (consoleSymtab->findAddress("env_booted_osflags", addr)) {
-        Addr paddr = vtophys(physmem, addr);
-        char *osflags = (char *)physmem->dma_addr(paddr, sizeof(uint32_t));
-
-        if (osflags)
-              strcpy(osflags, params->boot_osflags.c_str());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set the hardware reset parameter block system type and revision
-     * information to Tsunami.
-     */
-    if (consoleSymtab->findAddress("m5_rpb", addr)) {
-        Addr paddr = vtophys(physmem, addr);
-        char *hwrpb = (char *)physmem->dma_addr(paddr, sizeof(uint64_t));
-
-        if (!hwrpb)
-            panic("could not translate hwrpb addr\n");
-
-        *(uint64_t*)(hwrpb+0x50) = htog(params->system_type);
-        *(uint64_t*)(hwrpb+0x58) = htog(params->system_rev);
-    } else
-        panic("could not find hwrpb\n");
-
     // increment the number of running systms
     numSystemsRunning++;
 
@@ -169,100 +72,13 @@ System::System(Params *p)
 System::~System()
 {
     delete kernelSymtab;
-    delete consoleSymtab;
     delete kernel;
-    delete console;
-    delete pal;
 
     delete kernelBinning;
-
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    delete consolePanicEvent;
-#endif
 }
 
 
-/**
- * This function fixes up addresses that are used to match PCs for
- * hooking simulator events on to target function executions.
- *
- * Alpha binaries may have multiple global offset table (GOT)
- * sections.  A function that uses the GOT starts with a
- * two-instruction prolog which sets the global pointer (gp == r29) to
- * the appropriate GOT section.  The proper gp value is calculated
- * based on the function address, which must be passed by the caller
- * in the procedure value register (pv aka t12 == r27).  This sequence
- * looks like the following:
- *
- *			opcode Ra Rb offset
- *	ldah gp,X(pv)     09   29 27   X
- *	lda  gp,Y(gp)     08   29 29   Y
- *
- * for some constant offsets X and Y.  The catch is that the linker
- * (or maybe even the compiler, I'm not sure) may recognize that the
- * caller and callee are using the same GOT section, making this
- * prolog redundant, and modify the call target to skip these
- * instructions.  If we check for execution of the first instruction
- * of a function (the one the symbol points to) to detect when to skip
- * it, we'll miss all these modified calls.  It might work to
- * unconditionally check for the third instruction, but not all
- * functions have this prolog, and there's some chance that those
- * first two instructions could have undesired consequences.  So we do
- * the Right Thing and pattern-match the first two instructions of the
- * function to decide where to patch.
- *
- * Eventually this code should be moved into an ISA-specific file.
- */
-Addr
-System::fixFuncEventAddr(Addr addr)
-{
-    // mask for just the opcode, Ra, and Rb fields (not the offset)
-    const uint32_t inst_mask = 0xffff0000;
-    // ldah gp,X(pv): opcode 9, Ra = 29, Rb = 27
-    const uint32_t gp_ldah_pattern = (9 << 26) | (29 << 21) | (27 << 16);
-    // lda  gp,Y(gp): opcode 8, Ra = 29, rb = 29
-    const uint32_t gp_lda_pattern  = (8 << 26) | (29 << 21) | (29 << 16);
-    // instruction size
-    const int sz = sizeof(uint32_t);
-
-    Addr paddr = vtophys(physmem, addr);
-    uint32_t i1 = *(uint32_t *)physmem->dma_addr(paddr, sz);
-    uint32_t i2 = *(uint32_t *)physmem->dma_addr(paddr+sz, sz);
-
-    if ((i1 & inst_mask) == gp_ldah_pattern &&
-        (i2 & inst_mask) == gp_lda_pattern) {
-        Addr new_addr = addr + 2*sz;
-        DPRINTF(Loader, "fixFuncEventAddr: %p -> %p", addr, new_addr);
-        return new_addr;
-    } else {
-        return addr;
-    }
-}
-
-
-void
-System::setAlphaAccess(Addr access)
-{
-    Addr addr = 0;
-    if (consoleSymtab->findAddress("m5AlphaAccess", addr)) {
-        Addr paddr = vtophys(physmem, addr);
-        uint64_t *m5AlphaAccess =
-            (uint64_t *)physmem->dma_addr(paddr, sizeof(uint64_t));
-
-        if (!m5AlphaAccess)
-            panic("could not translate m5AlphaAccess addr\n");
-
-        *m5AlphaAccess = htog(EV5::Phys2K0Seg(access));
-    } else
-        panic("could not find m5AlphaAccess\n");
-}
-
 
-bool
-System::breakpoint()
-{
-    return remoteGDB[0]->trap(ALPHA_KENTRY_INT);
-}
 
 int rgdb_wait = -1;
 
@@ -336,8 +152,6 @@ System::serialize(ostream &os)
     kernelBinning->serialize(os);
 
     kernelSymtab->serialize("kernel_symtab", os);
-    consoleSymtab->serialize("console_symtab", os);
-    palSymtab->serialize("pal_symtab", os);
 }
 
 
@@ -347,8 +161,6 @@ System::unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const string &section)
     kernelBinning->unserialize(cp, section);
 
     kernelSymtab->unserialize("kernel_symtab", cp, section);
-    consoleSymtab->unserialize("console_symtab", cp, section);
-    palSymtab->unserialize("pal_symtab", cp, section);
 }
 
 void
@@ -369,69 +181,5 @@ printSystems()
     System::printSystems();
 }
 
-BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(System)
-
-    Param<Tick> boot_cpu_frequency;
-    SimObjectParam<MemoryController *> memctrl;
-    SimObjectParam<PhysicalMemory *> physmem;
-
-    Param<string> kernel;
-    Param<string> console;
-    Param<string> pal;
-
-    Param<string> boot_osflags;
-    Param<string> readfile;
-    Param<unsigned int> init_param;
-
-    Param<uint64_t> system_type;
-    Param<uint64_t> system_rev;
-
-    Param<bool> bin;
-    VectorParam<string> binned_fns;
-    Param<bool> bin_int;
-
-END_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(System)
-
-BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(System)
-
-    INIT_PARAM(boot_cpu_frequency, "Frequency of the boot CPU"),
-    INIT_PARAM(memctrl, "memory controller"),
-    INIT_PARAM(physmem, "phsyical memory"),
-    INIT_PARAM(kernel, "file that contains the kernel code"),
-    INIT_PARAM(console, "file that contains the console code"),
-    INIT_PARAM(pal, "file that contains palcode"),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(boot_osflags, "flags to pass to the kernel during boot",
-                    "a"),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(readfile, "file to read startup script from", ""),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(init_param, "numerical value to pass into simulator", 0),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(system_type, "Type of system we are emulating", 34),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(system_rev, "Revision of system we are emulating", 1<<10),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(bin, "is this system to be binned", false),
-    INIT_PARAM(binned_fns, "functions to be broken down and binned"),
-    INIT_PARAM_DFLT(bin_int, "is interrupt code binned seperately?", true)
-
-END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(System)
-
-CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(System)
-{
-    System::Params *p = new System::Params;
-    p->name = getInstanceName();
-    p->boot_cpu_frequency = boot_cpu_frequency;
-    p->memctrl = memctrl;
-    p->physmem = physmem;
-    p->kernel_path = kernel;
-    p->console_path = console;
-    p->palcode = pal;
-    p->boot_osflags = boot_osflags;
-    p->init_param = init_param;
-    p->readfile = readfile;
-    p->system_type = system_type;
-    p->system_rev = system_rev;
-    p->bin = bin;
-    p->binned_fns = binned_fns;
-    p->bin_int = bin_int;
-    return new System(p);
-}
-
-REGISTER_SIM_OBJECT("System", System)
+DEFINE_SIM_OBJECT_CLASS_NAME("System", System)
 
diff --git a/sim/system.hh b/sim/system.hh
index aa697c040..ea482a102 100644
--- a/sim/system.hh
+++ b/sim/system.hh
@@ -71,21 +71,9 @@ class System : public SimObject
     /** kernel symbol table */
     SymbolTable *kernelSymtab;
 
-    /** console symbol table */
-    SymbolTable *consoleSymtab;
-
-    /** pal symbol table */
-    SymbolTable *palSymtab;
-
     /** Object pointer for the kernel code */
     ObjectFile *kernel;
 
-    /** Object pointer for the console code */
-    ObjectFile *console;
-
-    /** Object pointer for the PAL code */
-    ObjectFile *pal;
-
     /** Begining of kernel code */
     Addr kernelStart;
 
@@ -97,11 +85,6 @@ class System : public SimObject
 
     Kernel::Binning *kernelBinning;
 
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-    /** Event to halt the simulator if the console calls panic() */
-    BreakPCEvent *consolePanicEvent;
-#endif
-
   protected:
 
     /**
@@ -109,7 +92,7 @@ class System : public SimObject
      * events on to target function executions.  See comment in
      * system.cc for details.
      */
-    Addr fixFuncEventAddr(Addr addr);
+    virtual Addr fixFuncEventAddr(Addr addr) = 0;
 
     /**
      * Add a function-based event to the given function, to be looked
@@ -135,24 +118,10 @@ class System : public SimObject
         return addFuncEvent<T>(kernelSymtab, lbl);
     }
 
-    /** Add a function-based event to PALcode. */
-    template <class T>
-    T *System::addPalFuncEvent(const char *lbl)
-    {
-        return addFuncEvent<T>(palSymtab, lbl);
-    }
-
-    /** Add a function-based event to the console code. */
-    template <class T>
-    T *System::addConsoleFuncEvent(const char *lbl)
-    {
-        return addFuncEvent<T>(consoleSymtab, lbl);
-    }
-
   public:
     std::vector<RemoteGDB *> remoteGDB;
     std::vector<GDBListener *> gdbListen;
-    bool breakpoint();
+    virtual bool breakpoint() = 0;
 
   public:
     struct Params
@@ -167,27 +136,21 @@ class System : public SimObject
         bool bin_int;
 
         std::string kernel_path;
-        std::string console_path;
-        std::string palcode;
-        std::string boot_osflags;
-
         std::string readfile;
-        uint64_t system_type;
-        uint64_t system_rev;
     };
-    Params *params;
 
+  protected:
+    Params *_params;
+
+  public:
     System(Params *p);
     ~System();
 
     void startup();
 
-  public:
-    /**
-     * Set the m5AlphaAccess pointer in the console
-     */
-    void setAlphaAccess(Addr access);
+    const Params *params() const { return (const Params *)_params; }
 
+  public:
     /**
      * Returns the addess the kernel starts at.
      * @return address the kernel starts at
@@ -224,6 +187,8 @@ class System : public SimObject
     static int numSystemsRunning;
 
     static void printSystems();
+
+
 };
 
 #endif // __SYSTEM_HH__