dev: Make the ethernet devices use a non-zero clock

This patch changes the NS gige controller to have a non-clock, and
sets the default to 500 MHz. The blocks that could prevoiusly be
by-passed with a zero clock are now always present, and the user is
left with the option of setting a very high clock frequency to achieve
a similar performance.

3 files changed, 19 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/src/dev/Ethernet.py b/src/dev/Ethernet.py
index a8b5555d9..191aad3a1 100644
--- a/src/dev/Ethernet.py
+++ b/src/dev/Ethernet.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class EtherDevBase(EtherDevice):
         "Ethernet Hardware Address")
 
     # Override the default clock
-    clock = '0ns'
+    clock = '500MHz'
 
     dma_read_delay = Param.Latency('0us', "fixed delay for dma reads")
     dma_read_factor = Param.Latency('0us', "multiplier for dma reads")
diff --git a/src/dev/ns_gige.cc b/src/dev/ns_gige.cc
index 90eb14acd..9269f7935 100644
--- a/src/dev/ns_gige.cc
+++ b/src/dev/ns_gige.cc
@@ -1138,18 +1138,16 @@ NSGigE::rxKick()
     uint32_t &extsts = is64bit ? rxDesc64.extsts : rxDesc32.extsts;
 
   next:
-    if (clock) {
-        if (rxKickTick > curTick()) {
-            DPRINTF(EthernetSM, "receive kick exiting, can't run till %d\n",
-                    rxKickTick);
+    if (rxKickTick > curTick()) {
+        DPRINTF(EthernetSM, "receive kick exiting, can't run till %d\n",
+                rxKickTick);
 
-            goto exit;
-        }
-
-        // Go to the next state machine clock tick.
-        rxKickTick = curTick() + clockPeriod();
+        goto exit;
     }
 
+    // Go to the next state machine clock tick.
+    rxKickTick = clockEdge(Cycles(1));
+
     switch(rxDmaState) {
       case dmaReadWaiting:
         if (doRxDmaRead())
@@ -1457,7 +1455,7 @@ NSGigE::rxKick()
     DPRINTF(EthernetSM, "rx state machine exited rxState=%s\n",
             NsRxStateStrings[rxState]);
 
-    if (clock && !rxKickEvent.scheduled())
+    if (!rxKickEvent.scheduled())
         schedule(rxKickEvent, rxKickTick);
 }
 
@@ -1586,17 +1584,15 @@ NSGigE::txKick()
     uint32_t &extsts = is64bit ? txDesc64.extsts : txDesc32.extsts;
 
   next:
-    if (clock) {
-        if (txKickTick > curTick()) {
-            DPRINTF(EthernetSM, "transmit kick exiting, can't run till %d\n",
-                    txKickTick);
-            goto exit;
-        }
-
-        // Go to the next state machine clock tick.
-        txKickTick = curTick() + clockPeriod();
+    if (txKickTick > curTick()) {
+        DPRINTF(EthernetSM, "transmit kick exiting, can't run till %d\n",
+                txKickTick);
+        goto exit;
     }
 
+    // Go to the next state machine clock tick.
+    txKickTick = clockEdge(Cycles(1));
+
     switch(txDmaState) {
       case dmaReadWaiting:
         if (doTxDmaRead())
@@ -1900,7 +1896,7 @@ NSGigE::txKick()
     DPRINTF(EthernetSM, "tx state machine exited txState=%s\n",
             NsTxStateStrings[txState]);
 
-    if (clock && !txKickEvent.scheduled())
+    if (!txKickEvent.scheduled())
         schedule(txKickEvent, txKickTick);
 }
 
@@ -2015,7 +2011,7 @@ NSGigE::transferDone()
 
     DPRINTF(Ethernet, "transfer complete: data in txFifo...schedule xmit\n");
 
-    reschedule(txEvent, curTick() + clockPeriod(), true);
+    reschedule(txEvent, clockEdge(Cycles(1)), true);
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/src/dev/sinic.cc b/src/dev/sinic.cc
index cfb7548eb..8cb7aada7 100644
--- a/src/dev/sinic.cc
+++ b/src/dev/sinic.cc
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ Device::transferDone()
 
     DPRINTF(Ethernet, "transfer complete: data in txFifo...schedule xmit\n");
 
-    reschedule(txEvent, curTick() + clockPeriod(), true);
+    reschedule(txEvent, clockEdge(Cycles(1)), true);
 }
 
 bool