misc: Using smart pointers for memory Requests

This patch is changing the underlying type for RequestPtr from Request*
to shared_ptr<Request>. Having memory requests being managed by smart
pointers will simplify the code; it will also prevent memory leakage and
dangling pointers.

Change-Id: I7749af38a11ac8eb4d53d8df1252951e0890fde3
Signed-off-by: Giacomo Travaglini <giacomo.travaglini@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/10996
Reviewed-by: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com>
Maintainer: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com>

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/mem/port.cc b/src/mem/port.cc
index 756eb8bdd..47f56e633 100644
--- a/src/mem/port.cc
+++ b/src/mem/port.cc
@@ -206,8 +206,10 @@ MasterPort::sendRetryResp()
 void
 MasterPort::printAddr(Addr a)
 {
-    Request req(a, 1, 0, Request::funcMasterId);
-    Packet pkt(&req, MemCmd::PrintReq);
+    auto req = std::make_shared<Request>(
+        a, 1, 0, Request::funcMasterId);
+
+    Packet pkt(req, MemCmd::PrintReq);
     Packet::PrintReqState prs(std::cerr);
     pkt.senderState = &prs;