Merge with head.

--HG--
extra : convert_revision : 4a34b3f91c4fc90055596245ae3efec45ea33888

16 files changed, 143 insertions, 1999 deletions

diff --git a/src/sim/SConscript b/src/sim/SConscript
index 50f966bcf..455e5678a 100644
--- a/src/sim/SConscript
+++ b/src/sim/SConscript
@@ -34,13 +34,11 @@ SimObject('Root.py')
 SimObject('System.py')
 
 Source('async.cc')
-Source('builder.cc')
 Source('core.cc')
 Source('debug.cc')
 Source('eventq.cc')
 Source('faults.cc')
 Source('main.cc')
-Source('param.cc')
 Source('root.cc')
 Source('serialize.cc')
 Source('sim_events.cc')
diff --git a/src/sim/builder.cc b/src/sim/builder.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 532df36b1..000000000
--- a/src/sim/builder.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,179 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2003-2005 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.
- *
- * Authors: Nathan Binkert
- */
-
-#include <assert.h>
-
-#include "base/inifile.hh"
-#include "base/misc.hh"
-#include "sim/builder.hh"
-#include "sim/host.hh"
-#include "sim/sim_object.hh"
-#include "sim/core.hh"
-
-using namespace std;
-
-SimObjectBuilder::SimObjectBuilder(const std::string &_iniSection)
-    : ParamContext(_iniSection)
-{
-}
-
-SimObjectBuilder::~SimObjectBuilder()
-{
-}
-
-///////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// SimObjectBuilder member definitions
-//
-///////////////////////////////////////////
-
-// override ParamContext::parseParams() to check params based on
-// instance name first.  If not found, then check based on iniSection
-// (as in default ParamContext implementation).
-void
-SimObjectBuilder::parseParams(IniFile &iniFile)
-{
-    iniFilePtr = &iniFile;	// set object member
-
-    ParamList::iterator i;
-
-    for (i = paramList->begin(); i != paramList->end(); ++i) {
-        string string_value;
-        if (iniFile.find(iniSection, (*i)->name, string_value))
-            (*i)->parse(string_value);
-    }
-}
-
-
-void
-SimObjectBuilder::printErrorProlog(ostream &os)
-{
-    ccprintf(os, "Error creating object '%s':\n", iniSection);
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// SimObjectClass member definitions
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-// Map of class names to SimObjectBuilder creation functions.  Need to
-// make this a pointer so we can force initialization on the first
-// reference; otherwise, some SimObjectClass constructors may be invoked
-// before the classMap constructor.
-map<string,SimObjectClass::CreateFunc> *SimObjectClass::classMap = NULL;
-
-// SimObjectClass constructor: add mapping to classMap
-SimObjectClass::SimObjectClass(const string &className, CreateFunc createFunc)
-{
-    if (classMap == NULL)
-        classMap = new map<string,SimObjectClass::CreateFunc>();
-
-    if ((*classMap)[className])
-        panic("Error: simulation object class '%s' redefined\n", className);
-
-    // add className --> createFunc to class map
-    (*classMap)[className] = createFunc;
-}
-
-
-//
-//
-SimObject *
-SimObjectClass::createObject(IniFile &configDB, const std::string &iniSection)
-{
-    string type;
-    if (!configDB.find(iniSection, "type", type)) {
-        // no C++ type associated with this object
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    // look up className to get appropriate createFunc
-    if (classMap->find(type) == classMap->end())
-        panic("Simulator object type '%s' not found.\n", type);
-
-
-    CreateFunc createFunc = (*classMap)[type];
-
-    // call createFunc with config hierarchy node to get object
-    // builder instance (context with parameters for object creation)
-    SimObjectBuilder *objectBuilder = (*createFunc)(iniSection);
-
-    assert(objectBuilder != NULL);
-
-    // parse all parameters in context to generate parameter values
-    objectBuilder->parseParams(configDB);
-
-    // now create the actual simulation object
-    SimObject *object = objectBuilder->create();
-
-    assert(object != NULL);
-
-    // echo object parameters to stats file (for documenting the
-    // config used to generate the associated stats)
-    ccprintf(*configStream, "[%s]\n", object->name());
-    ccprintf(*configStream, "type=%s\n", type);
-    objectBuilder->showParams(*configStream);
-    ccprintf(*configStream, "\n");
-
-    // done with the SimObjectBuilder now
-    delete objectBuilder;
-
-    return object;
-}
-
-
-//
-// static method:
-//
-void
-SimObjectClass::describeAllClasses(ostream &os)
-{
-    map<string,CreateFunc>::iterator iter;
-
-    for (iter = classMap->begin(); iter != classMap->end(); ++iter) {
-        const string &className = iter->first;
-        CreateFunc createFunc = iter->second;
-
-        os << "[" << className << "]\n";
-
-        // create dummy object builder just to instantiate parameters
-        SimObjectBuilder *objectBuilder = (*createFunc)("");
-
-        // now get the object builder to describe ite params
-        objectBuilder->describeParams(os);
-
-        os << endl;
-
-        // done with the object builder now
-        delete objectBuilder;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/sim/builder.hh b/src/sim/builder.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index aa0e3d17c..000000000
--- a/src/sim/builder.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,223 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2003-2005 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.
- *
- * Authors: Nathan Binkert
- */
-
-#ifndef __BUILDER_HH__
-#define __BUILDER_HH__
-
-#include <iosfwd>
-#include <list>
-#include <map>
-#include <vector>
-
-#include "sim/param.hh"
-
-class SimObject;
-
-//
-// A SimObjectBuilder serves as an evaluation context for a set of
-// parameters that describe a specific instance of a SimObject.  This
-// evaluation context corresponds to a section in the .ini file (as
-// with the base ParamContext) plus an optional node in the
-// configuration hierarchy (the configNode member) for resolving
-// SimObject references.  SimObjectBuilder is an abstract superclass;
-// derived classes specialize the class for particular subclasses of
-// SimObject (e.g., BaseCache).
-//
-// For typical usage, see the definition of
-// SimObjectClass::createObject().
-//
-class SimObjectBuilder : public ParamContext
-{
-  public:
-    SimObjectBuilder(const std::string &_iniSection);
-
-    virtual ~SimObjectBuilder();
-
-    // call parse() on all params in this context to convert string
-    // representations to parameter values
-    virtual void parseParams(IniFile &iniFile);
-
-    // parameter error prolog (override of ParamContext)
-    virtual void printErrorProlog(std::ostream &);
-
-    // generate the name for this SimObject instance (derived from the
-    // configuration hierarchy node label and position)
-    virtual const std::string &getInstanceName() { return iniSection; }
-
-    // Create the actual SimObject corresponding to the parameter
-    // values in this context.  This function is overridden in derived
-    // classes to call a specific constructor for a particular
-    // subclass of SimObject.
-    virtual SimObject *create() = 0;
-};
-
-
-//
-// Handy macros for initializing parameter members of classes derived
-// from SimObjectBuilder.  Assumes that the name of the parameter
-// member object is the same as the textual parameter name seen by the
-// user.  (Note that '#p' is expanded by the preprocessor to '"p"'.)
-//
-#define INIT_PARAM(p, desc)		p(this, #p, desc)
-#define INIT_PARAM_DFLT(p, desc, dflt)	p(this, #p, desc, dflt)
-
-//
-// Initialize an enumeration variable... assumes that 'map' is the
-// name of an array of mappings (char * for SimpleEnumParam, or
-// EnumParamMap for MappedEnumParam).
-//
-#define INIT_ENUM_PARAM(p, desc, map)	\
-        p(this, #p, desc, map, sizeof(map)/sizeof(map[0]))
-#define INIT_ENUM_PARAM_DFLT(p, desc, map, dflt)	\
-        p(this, #p, desc, map, sizeof(map)/sizeof(map[0]), dflt)
-
-//
-// An instance of SimObjectClass corresponds to a class derived from
-// SimObject.  The SimObjectClass instance serves to bind the string
-// name (found in the config file) to a function that creates an
-// instance of the appropriate derived class.
-//
-// This would be much cleaner in Smalltalk or Objective-C, where types
-// are first-class objects themselves.
-//
-class SimObjectClass
-{
-  public:
-    // Type CreateFunc is a pointer to a function that creates a new
-    // simulation object builder based on a .ini-file parameter
-    // section (specified by the first string argument), a unique name
-    // for the object (specified by the second string argument), and
-    // an optional config hierarchy node (specified by the third
-    // argument).  A pointer to the new SimObjectBuilder is returned.
-    typedef SimObjectBuilder *(*CreateFunc)(const std::string &iniSection);
-
-    static std::map<std::string,CreateFunc> *classMap;
-
-    // Constructor.  For example:
-    //
-    // SimObjectClass baseCacheClass("BaseCache", newBaseCacheBuilder);
-    //
-    SimObjectClass(const std::string &className, CreateFunc createFunc);
-
-    // create SimObject given name of class and pointer to
-    // configuration hierarchy node
-    static SimObject *createObject(IniFile &configDB,
-                                   const std::string &iniSection);
-
-    // print descriptions of all parameters registered with all
-    // SimObject classes
-    static void describeAllClasses(std::ostream &os);
-};
-
-//
-// Macros to encapsulate the magic of declaring & defining
-// SimObjectBuilder and SimObjectClass objects
-//
-
-#define BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(OBJ_CLASS)		\
-class OBJ_CLASS##Builder : public SimObjectBuilder		\
-{								\
-  public:
-
-#define END_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(OBJ_CLASS)		\
-                                                                \
-    OBJ_CLASS##Builder(const std::string &iniSection);          \
-    virtual ~OBJ_CLASS##Builder() {}				\
-                                                                \
-    OBJ_CLASS *create();					\
-};
-
-#define BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(OBJ_CLASS)			\
-    OBJ_CLASS##Builder::OBJ_CLASS##Builder(const std::string &iSec) \
-    : SimObjectBuilder(iSec),
-
-
-#define END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(OBJ_CLASS)			\
-{								\
-}
-
-#define CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(OBJ_CLASS)				\
-OBJ_CLASS *OBJ_CLASS##Builder::create()
-
-#define REGISTER_SIM_OBJECT(CLASS_NAME, OBJ_CLASS)		\
-SimObjectBuilder *						\
-new##OBJ_CLASS##Builder(const std::string &iniSection)          \
-{								\
-    return new OBJ_CLASS##Builder(iniSection);			\
-}								\
-                                                                \
-SimObjectClass the##OBJ_CLASS##Class(CLASS_NAME,		\
-                                     new##OBJ_CLASS##Builder);	\
-                                                                \
-/* see param.hh */						\
-DEFINE_SIM_OBJECT_CLASS_NAME(CLASS_NAME, OBJ_CLASS)
-
-/* Macros that use the namespace for sinic... yuk. */
-#define BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS_WNS(NAME_SPACE, OBJ_CLASS)		\
-class NAME_SPACE##OBJ_CLASS##Builder : public SimObjectBuilder		\
-{								\
-  public:
-
-#define END_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS_WNS(NAME_SPACE, OBJ_CLASS)		\
-                                                                \
-    NAME_SPACE##OBJ_CLASS##Builder(const std::string &iniSection);          \
-    virtual ~NAME_SPACE##OBJ_CLASS##Builder() {}				\
-                                                                \
-    NAME_SPACE::OBJ_CLASS *create();					\
-};
-
-#define BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS_WNS(NAME_SPACE, OBJ_CLASS)			\
-    NAME_SPACE::OBJ_CLASS##Builder::OBJ_CLASS##Builder(const std::string &iSec) \
-    : SimObjectBuilder(iSec),
-
-
-#define END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS_WNS(NAME_SPACE, OBJ_CLASS)			\
-{								\
-}
-
-#define CREATE_SIM_OBJECT_WNS(NAME_SPACE, OBJ_CLASS)				\
-NAME_SPACE::OBJ_CLASS *NAME_SPACE##OBJ_CLASS##Builder::create()
-
-#define REGISTER_SIM_OBJECT_WNS(NAME_SPACE, CLASS_NAME, OBJ_CLASS)		\
-SimObjectBuilder *						\
-new##NAME_SPACEi##OBJ_CLASS##Builder(const std::string &iniSection)          \
-{								\
-    return new NAME_SPACE##OBJ_CLASS##Builder(iniSection);			\
-}								\
-                                                                \
-SimObjectClass the##NAME_SPACE##OBJ_CLASS##Class(CLASS_NAME,		\
-                                     new##NAME_SPACE##OBJ_CLASS##Builder);	\
-                                                                \
-/* see param.hh */						\
-DEFINE_SIM_OBJECT_CLASS_NAME(CLASS_NAME, NAME_SPACE##OBJ_CLASS)
-
-
-
-#endif // __BUILDER_HH__
diff --git a/src/sim/core.cc b/src/sim/core.cc
index c961e9eb8..75f1f384c 100644
--- a/src/sim/core.cc
+++ b/src/sim/core.cc
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ setOutputDir(const string &dir)
 }
 
 ostream *outputStream;
-ostream *configStream;
 
 void
 setOutputFile(const string &file)
diff --git a/src/sim/core.hh b/src/sim/core.hh
index 7360032c2..fb7f921f4 100644
--- a/src/sim/core.hh
+++ b/src/sim/core.hh
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ extern std::ostream *outputStream;
 void setOutputFile(const std::string &file);
 void setOutputDir(const std::string &dir);
 
-/// Output stream for configuration dump.
-extern std::ostream *configStream;
-
 struct Callback;
 void registerExitCallback(Callback *callback);
 void doExitCleanup();
diff --git a/src/sim/debug.cc b/src/sim/debug.cc
index 84ab1074d..c189117bd 100644
--- a/src/sim/debug.cc
+++ b/src/sim/debug.cc
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 
 #include "sim/debug.hh"
 #include "sim/eventq.hh"
-#include "sim/param.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_events.hh"
 
 using namespace std;
diff --git a/src/sim/param.cc b/src/sim/param.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 51d389f5a..000000000
--- a/src/sim/param.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,700 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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.
- *
- * Authors: Steve Reinhardt
- */
-
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <cassert>
-#include <list>
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
-
-#include "base/inifile.hh"
-#include "base/misc.hh"
-#include "base/range.hh"
-#include "base/str.hh"
-#include "base/trace.hh"
-#include "sim/param.hh"
-#include "sim/sim_object.hh"
-
-using namespace std;
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// BaseParam member definitions
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-void
-BaseParam::die(const string &err) const
-{
-    context->printErrorProlog(cerr);
-    cerr << "  parameter '" << name << "': "
-         << err << endl;
-    abort();
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// Param<T> and VectorParam<T> member definitions
-//
-// We implement parsing & displaying values for various parameter
-// types T using a set of overloaded functions:
-//
-//  - parseParam(string s, T &value) parses s into value
-//  - showParam(ostream &os, T &value) displays value on os
-//
-// By making these independent functions, we can reuse the same code
-// for type T in both Param<T> and VectorParam<T>.
-//
-// For enum types, the parseParam function requires additional
-// arguments, in which case we must specialize the Param<T>::parse and
-// VectorParam<T>::parse calls as well.
-//
-// Type-specific instances come first, followed by more generic
-// templated versions and their instantiations.
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-//
-// The base implementations use to_number for parsing and '<<' for
-// displaying, suitable for integer types.
-//
-template <class T>
-bool
-parseParam(const string &s, T &value)
-{
-    return to_number(s, value);
-}
-
-template <class T>
-void
-showParam(ostream &os, T const &value)
-{
-    os << value;
-}
-
-//
-// Template specializations:
-// - char (8-bit integer)
-// - floating-point types
-// - bool
-// - string
-//
-
-// Treat 8-bit ints (chars) as ints on output, not as chars
-template <>
-void
-showParam(ostream &os, const char &value)
-{
-    os << (int)value;
-}
-
-
-template <>
-void
-showParam(ostream &os, const unsigned char &value)
-{
-    os << (unsigned int)value;
-}
-
-
-// Use sscanf() for FP types as to_number() only handles integers
-template <>
-bool
-parseParam(const string &s, float &value)
-{
-    return (sscanf(s.c_str(), "%f", &value) == 1);
-}
-
-template <>
-bool
-parseParam(const string &s, double &value)
-{
-    return (sscanf(s.c_str(), "%lf", &value) == 1);
-}
-
-// Be flexible about what we take for bool
-template <>
-bool
-parseParam(const string &s, bool &value)
-{
-    const string &ls = to_lower(s);
-
-    if (ls == "true" || ls == "t" || ls == "yes" || ls == "y" || ls == "1") {
-        value = true;
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    if (ls == "false" || ls == "f" || ls == "no" || ls == "n" || ls == "0") {
-        value = false;
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-// Display bools as strings
-template <>
-void
-showParam(ostream &os, const bool &value)
-{
-    os << (value ? "true" : "false");
-}
-
-
-// String requires no processing to speak of
-template <>
-bool
-parseParam(const string &s, string &value)
-{
-    value = s;
-    return true;
-}
-
-template <>
-bool
-parseParam(const string &s, Range<uint32_t> &value)
-{
-    value = s;
-    return value.valid();
-}
-
-template <>
-bool
-parseParam(const string &s, Range<uint64_t> &value)
-{
-    value = s;
-    return value.valid();
-}
-
-//
-// End of parseParam/showParam definitions.  Now we move on to
-// incorporate them into the Param/VectorParam parse() and showValue()
-// methods.
-//
-
-// These definitions for Param<T>::parse and VectorParam<T>::parse
-// work for any type for which parseParam() takes only two arguments
-// (i.e., all the fundamental types like int, bool, etc.), thanks to
-// overloading.
-template <class T>
-void
-Param<T>::parse(const string &s)
-{
-    if (parseParam(s, value)) {
-        wasSet = true;
-    }
-    else {
-        string err("could not parse \"");
-
-        err += s;
-        err += "\"";
-
-        die(err);
-    }
-}
-
-template <class T>
-void
-VectorParam<T>::parse(const string &s)
-{
-    if (s.empty()) {
-        wasSet = true;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    vector<string> tokens;
-
-    tokenize(tokens, s, ' ');
-
-    value.resize(tokens.size());
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < tokens.size(); i++) {
-        // need to parse into local variable to handle vector<bool>,
-        // for which operator[] returns a special reference class
-        // that's not the same as 'bool&', (since it's a packed
-        // vector)
-        T scalar_value;
-        if (!parseParam(tokens[i], scalar_value)) {
-            string err("could not parse \"");
-
-            err += s;
-            err += "\"";
-
-            die(err);
-        }
-
-        // assign parsed value to vector
-        value[i] = scalar_value;
-    }
-
-    wasSet = true;
-}
-
-// These definitions for Param<T>::showValue() and
-// VectorParam<T>::showValue() work for any type where showParam()
-// takes only two arguments (i.e., everything but the SimpleEnum and
-// MappedEnum classes).
-template <class T>
-void
-Param<T>::showValue(ostream &os) const
-{
-    showParam(os, value);
-}
-
-template <class T>
-void
-VectorParam<T>::showValue(ostream &os) const
-{
-    for (int i = 0; i < value.size(); i++) {
-        if (i != 0) {
-            os << " ";
-        }
-        showParam(os, value[i]);
-    }
-}
-
-
-#ifdef INSURE_BUILD
-#define INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(type, typestr)			\
-void Param<type>::showType(ostream &os) const { os << typestr; }	\
-void VectorParam<type>::showType(ostream &os) const { 			\
-    os << "vector of " << typestr; 					\
-}									\
-template Param<type>;							\
-template VectorParam<type>;
-
-#else
-// instantiate all four methods (parse/show, scalar/vector) for basic
-// types that can use the above templates
-#define INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(type, typestr)			\
-template bool parseParam<type>(const string &s, type &value);		\
-template void showParam<type>(ostream &os, type const &value);		\
-template void Param<type>::parse(const string &);			\
-template void VectorParam<type>::parse(const string &);			\
-template void Param<type>::showValue(ostream &) const;			\
-template void VectorParam<type>::showValue(ostream &) const;		\
-template <> void Param<type>::showType(ostream &os) const { os << typestr; }	\
-template <> void VectorParam<type>::showType(ostream &os) const {			\
-    os << "vector of " << typestr;					\
-}
-#endif
-
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(unsigned long long, "ull")
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(signed long long, "sll")
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(unsigned long, "uns long")
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(signed long, "long")
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(unsigned int, "uns")
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(signed int, "int")
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(unsigned short, "uns short")
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(signed short, "short")
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(unsigned char, "uns char")
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(signed char, "char")
-
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(float, "float")
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(double, "double")
-
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(bool, "bool")
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(string, "string")
-
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(Range<uint64_t>, "uint64 range")
-INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES(Range<uint32_t>, "uint32 range")
-
-#undef INSTANTIATE_PARAM_TEMPLATES
-
-//
-// SimpleEnumParam & MappedEnumParam must specialize their parse(),
-// showValue(), and showType() methods.
-//
-
-//
-// SimpleEnumParam & SimpleEnumVectorParam
-//
-bool
-parseEnumParam(const char *const *map, const int num_values,
-               const string &s, int &value)
-{
-    for (int i = 0; i < num_values; ++i) {
-        if (s == map[i]) {
-            value = i;
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-void
-showEnumParam(ostream &os,
-              const char *const *map,  const int num_values,
-              int value)
-{
-    assert(0 <= value && value < num_values);
-    os << map[value];
-}
-
-void
-showEnumType(ostream &os,
-             const char *const *map,  const int num_values)
-{
-    os << "{" << map[0];
-    for (int i = 1; i < num_values; ++i)
-        os << "," << map[i];
-
-    os << "}";
-}
-
-
-//
-// MappedEnumParam & MappedEnumVectorParam
-//
-bool
-parseEnumParam(const EnumParamMap *map, const int num_values,
-               const string &s, int &value)
-{
-    for (int i = 0; i < num_values; ++i) {
-        if (s == map[i].name) {
-            value = map[i].value;
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-void
-showEnumParam(ostream &os,
-              const EnumParamMap *map, const int num_values,
-              int value)
-{
-    for (int i = 0; i < num_values; ++i) {
-        if (value == map[i].value) {
-            os << map[i].name;
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // if we can't find a reverse mapping just print the int value
-    os << value;
-}
-
-void
-showEnumType(ostream &os,
-             const EnumParamMap *map,  const int num_values)
-{
-    os << "{" << map[0].name;
-    for (int i = 1; i < num_values; ++i)
-        os << "," << map[i].name;
-
-    os << "}";
-}
-
-
-template <class Map>
-void
-EnumParam<Map>::parse(const string &s)
-{
-    if (parseEnumParam(map, num_values, s, value)) {
-        wasSet = true;
-    } else {
-        string err("no match for enum string \"");
-
-        err += s;
-        err += "\"";
-
-        die(err);
-    }
-}
-
-template <class Map>
-void
-EnumVectorParam<Map>::parse(const string &s)
-{
-    vector<string> tokens;
-
-    if (s.empty()) {
-        wasSet = true;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    tokenize(tokens, s, ' ');
-
-    value.resize(tokens.size());
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < tokens.size(); i++) {
-        if (!parseEnumParam(map, num_values, tokens[i], value[i])) {
-            string err("no match for enum string \"");
-
-            err += s;
-            err += "\"";
-
-            die(err);
-        }
-    }
-
-    wasSet = true;
-}
-
-template <class Map>
-void
-EnumParam<Map>::showValue(ostream &os) const
-{
-    showEnumParam(os, map, num_values, value);
-}
-
-template <class Map>
-void
-EnumVectorParam<Map>::showValue(ostream &os) const
-{
-    for (int i = 0; i < value.size(); i++) {
-        if (i != 0) {
-            os << " ";
-        }
-        showEnumParam(os, map, num_values, value[i]);
-    }
-}
-
-template <class Map>
-void
-EnumParam<Map>::showType(ostream &os) const
-{
-    showEnumType(os, map, num_values);
-}
-
-template <class Map>
-void
-EnumVectorParam<Map>::showType(ostream &os) const
-{
-    os << "vector of";
-    showEnumType(os, map, num_values);
-}
-
-template class EnumParam<const char *>;
-template class EnumVectorParam<const char *>;
-
-template class EnumParam<EnumParamMap>;
-template class EnumVectorParam<EnumParamMap>;
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// SimObjectBaseParam methods
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-bool
-parseSimObjectParam(ParamContext *context, const string &s, SimObject *&value)
-{
-    SimObject *obj;
-
-    if (to_lower(s) == "null") {
-        // explicitly set to null by user; assume that's OK
-        obj = NULL;
-    }
-    else {
-        // defined in main.cc
-        extern SimObject *resolveSimObject(const string &);
-        obj = resolveSimObject(s);
-
-        if (obj == NULL)
-            return false;
-    }
-
-    value = obj;
-    return true;
-}
-
-
-void
-SimObjectBaseParam::showValue(ostream &os, SimObject *value) const
-{
-    os << (value ? value->name() : "null");
-}
-
-void
-SimObjectBaseParam::parse(const string &s, SimObject *&value)
-{
-    if (parseSimObjectParam(context, s, value)) {
-        wasSet = true;
-    }
-    else {
-        string err("could not resolve object name \"");
-
-        err += s;
-        err += "\"";
-
-        die(err);
-    }
-}
-
-void
-SimObjectBaseParam::parse(const string &s, vector<SimObject *>&value)
-{
-    vector<string> tokens;
-
-    tokenize(tokens, s, ' ');
-
-    value.resize(tokens.size());
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < tokens.size(); i++) {
-        if (!parseSimObjectParam(context, tokens[i], value[i])) {
-            string err("could not resolve object name \"");
-
-            err += s;
-            err += "\"";
-
-            die(err);
-        }
-    }
-
-    wasSet = true;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// ParamContext member definitions
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-ParamContext::ParamContext(const string &_iniSection)
-    : iniFilePtr(NULL),	// initialized on call to parseParams()
-      iniSection(_iniSection), paramList(NULL)
-{
-}
-
-
-void
-ParamContext::addParam(BaseParam *param)
-{
-    getParamList()->push_back(param);
-}
-
-
-void
-ParamContext::parseParams(IniFile &iniFile)
-{
-    iniFilePtr = &iniFile;	// set object member
-
-    ParamList::iterator i;
-
-    for (i = getParamList()->begin(); i != getParamList()->end(); ++i) {
-        string string_value;
-
-        if (iniFile.find(iniSection, (*i)->name, string_value))
-            (*i)->parse(string_value);
-    }
-}
-
-
-// Check parameter values for validity & consistency. Default
-// implementation is no-op; derive subclass & override to add
-// actual functionality here.
-void
-ParamContext::checkParams()
-{
-    // nada
-}
-
-
-// Clean up context-related objects at end of execution. Default
-// implementation is no-op; derive subclass & override to add actual
-// functionality here.
-void
-ParamContext::cleanup()
-{
-    // nada
-}
-
-
-void
-ParamContext::describeParams(ostream &os)
-{
-    ParamList::iterator i;
-
-    for (i = getParamList()->begin(); i != getParamList()->end(); ++i) {
-        BaseParam *p = *i;
-
-        os << p->name << " (";
-        p->showType(os);
-        os << "): " << p->description << "\n";
-    }
-}
-
-
-
-void
-ParamContext::showParams(ostream &os)
-{
-    ParamList::iterator i;
-
-    for (i = getParamList()->begin(); i != getParamList()->end(); ++i) {
-        BaseParam *p = *i;
-
-        if (p->isValid()) {
-            os << p->name << "=";
-            p->showValue(os);
-            os << endl;
-        }
-        else {
-            os << "// "<< p->name << " not specified" << endl;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-void
-ParamContext::printErrorProlog(ostream &os)
-{
-    os << "Parameter error in section [" << iniSection << "]: " << endl;
-}
-
-void
-parseTime(const std::vector<int> &time, struct tm *tm)
-{
-    memset(tm, 0, sizeof(struct tm));
-
-    // UNIX is years since 1900
-    tm->tm_year = time[0] - 1900;
-
-    // Python starts at 1, UNIX starts at 0
-    tm->tm_mon = time[1] - 1;
-    tm->tm_mday = time[2];
-    tm->tm_hour = time[3];
-    tm->tm_min = time[4];
-    tm->tm_sec = time[5];
-
-    // Python has 0 as Monday, UNIX is 0 as sunday
-    tm->tm_wday = time[6] + 1;
-    if (tm->tm_wday > 6)
-        tm->tm_wday -= 7;
-
-    // Python starts at 1, Unix starts at 0
-    tm->tm_yday = time[7] - 1;
-}
diff --git a/src/sim/param.hh b/src/sim/param.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index dff0fa72d..000000000
--- a/src/sim/param.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,740 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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.
- *
- * Authors: Steve Reinhardt
- */
-
-#ifndef __SIM_PARAM_HH__
-#define __SIM_PARAM_HH__
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <list>
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
-
-#include "sim/startup.hh"
-
-// forward decls
-class IniFile;
-class BaseParam;
-class SimObject;
-
-//
-// The context of a parameter definition... usually a subclass of
-// SimObjectBuilder (which derives from ParamContext), but abstracted
-// here to support more global simulator control parameters as well.
-//
-class ParamContext : protected StartupCallback
-{
-  protected:
-
-    // .ini file (database) for parameter lookup... initialized on call
-    // to parseParams()
-    IniFile *iniFilePtr;
-
-    // .ini file section for parameter lookup
-    const std::string iniSection;
-
-    typedef std::vector<BaseParam *> ParamList;
-
-    // list of parameters defined in this context
-    ParamList *paramList;
-
-    ParamList *getParamList() {
-        if (!paramList)
-            paramList = new ParamList;
-        return paramList;
-    }
-
-  public:
-
-    /// Constructor.
-    /// @param _iniSection Name of .ini section corresponding to this context.
-    /// @param _initPhase Initialization phase  (see InitPhase).
-    ParamContext(const std::string &_iniSection);
-    virtual ~ParamContext() {}
-
-    // add a parameter to the context... called from the parameter
-    // object's constructor (see BaseParam::BaseParam())
-    void addParam(BaseParam *);
-
-    // call parse() on all params in this context to convert string
-    // representations to parameter values
-    virtual void parseParams(IniFile &iniFile);
-
-    // Check parameter values for validity & consistency. Default
-    // implementation is no-op; derive subclass & override to add
-    // actual functionality here
-    virtual void checkParams();
-
-    // Clean up at end of execution: close file descriptors, etc.
-    // Default implementation is no-op; derive subclass & override to
-    // add actual functionality here
-    virtual void cleanup();
-
-    // dump parameter descriptions
-    void describeParams(std::ostream &);
-
-    // Display the parameters & values used
-    void showParams(std::ostream &);
-
-    // print context information for parameter error
-    virtual void printErrorProlog(std::ostream &);
-
-    // generate the name for this instance of this context (used as a
-    // prefix to create unique names in resolveSimObject()
-    virtual const std::string &getInstanceName() { return iniSection; }
-};
-
-
-//
-// Base class for all parameter objects
-//
-class BaseParam
-{
-  public:
-
-    ParamContext *context;
-    std::string name;
-    std::string description;	// text description for help message
-    bool wasSet;	// true if parameter was set by user
-    bool hasDefault;	// true if parameter has default value
-
-    BaseParam(ParamContext *_context, const std::string &_name,
-              const std::string &_description, bool _hasDefault)
-        : context(_context), name(_name), description(_description),
-          wasSet(false), hasDefault(_hasDefault)
-    {
-        context->addParam(this);
-    }
-
-    virtual ~BaseParam() {}
-
-    // a parameter is valid only if its value was set by the user or
-    // it has a default value
-    bool isValid() const
-    {
-        return (wasSet || hasDefault);
-    }
-
-    // set value by parsing string
-    virtual void parse(const std::string &s) = 0;
-
-    // display value to stream
-    virtual void showValue(std::ostream &) const = 0;
-
-    // display type to stream
-    virtual void showType(std::ostream &) const = 0;
-
-    // signal parse or usage error
-    virtual void die(const std::string &err) const;
-};
-
-//
-// Template classes to specialize parameters to specific types.
-//
-// Param<T> is for single-valued (scalar) parameters of type T.
-// VectorParam<T> is for multi-valued (vector) parameters of type T.
-// These are specified in the .ini file as a space-delimited list of
-// arguments.
-//
-template <class T>
-class Param : public BaseParam
-{
-  protected:
-
-    T value;
-
-  public:
-
-    // Param with default value: set value to default
-    Param(ParamContext *context,
-          const std::string &name, const std::string &description, T dfltValue)
-        : BaseParam(context, name, description, true),
-          value(dfltValue)
-    {
-    }
-
-    // Param with no default value: leave value uninitialized
-    Param(ParamContext *context,
-          const std::string &name, const std::string &description)
-        : BaseParam(context, name, description, false)
-    {
-    }
-
-    virtual ~Param() {}
-
-    operator T&()
-    {
-        // if we attempt to reference an invalid parameter (i.e., one
-        // with no default value that was not set by the user), die.
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return value;
-    }
-
-    T returnValue() const { return value; }
-
-    // display value to stream
-    virtual void showValue(std::ostream &os) const;
-
-    // display type to stream
-    virtual void showType(std::ostream &) const;
-
-    // set value by parsing string
-    virtual void parse(const std::string &s);
-};
-
-
-//
-// Template class for vector-valued parameters (lists)
-//
-template <class T>
-class VectorParam : public BaseParam
-{
-  protected:
-
-    std::vector<T> value;
-
-  public:
-
-    typedef typename std::vector<T>::size_type size_type;
-
-    // Param with default value: set value to default
-    VectorParam(ParamContext *context, const std::string &name,
-                const std::string &description,
-                const std::vector<T> &dfltValue)
-        : BaseParam(context, name, description, true),
-          value(dfltValue)
-    {
-    }
-
-    // Param with no default value: leave value uninitialized
-    VectorParam(ParamContext *context,
-                const std::string &name, const std::string &description)
-        : BaseParam(context, name, description, false)
-    {
-    }
-
-    virtual ~VectorParam() {}
-
-    // basic vector access methods
-    size_type size() const
-    {
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return value.size();
-    }
-
-    const T &operator[](size_type n) const
-    {
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return value[n];
-    }
-
-    // return reference to value vector
-    operator std::vector<T>&()
-    {
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return value;
-    }
-
-    // display value to stream
-    virtual void showValue(std::ostream &os) const;
-
-    // display type to stream
-    virtual void showType(std::ostream &) const;
-
-    // set value by parsing string
-    virtual void parse(const std::string &s);
-};
-
-//
-// Specialization of Param<int> and VectorParam<int> to handle
-// enumerated types is done in two ways, using SimpleEnumParam and
-// MappedEnumParam (and their vector counterparts,
-// SimpleEnumVectorParam and MappedEnumVectorParam).  SimpleEnumParam
-// takes an array of strings and maps them to integers based on array
-// index.  MappedEnumParam takes an array of string-to-int mappings,
-// allowing for mapping strings to non-contiguous integer values, or
-// mapping multiple strings to the same integer value.
-//
-// Both SimpleEnumParam and MappedEnumParam are implemented using a
-// single template class, EnumParam<Map>, which takes the type of the map
-// as a parameter (const char * or EnumParamMap).  Similarly,
-// SimpleEnumVectorParam and MappedEnumVectorParam are both
-// implemented using EnumVectorParam<Map>.
-//
-template <class Map>
-class EnumParam : public Param<int>
-{
-    const int num_values;
-    const Map *map;
-
-  public:
-
-    // Param with default value: set value to default
-    EnumParam(ParamContext *context,
-              const std::string &name, const std::string &description,
-              const Map *_map, int _num_values,
-              int dfltValue)
-        : Param<int>(context, name, description, dfltValue),
-          num_values(_num_values), map(_map)
-    {
-    }
-
-    // Param with no default value: leave value uninitialized
-    EnumParam(ParamContext *context,
-              const std::string &name, const std::string &description,
-              const Map *_map, int _num_values)
-        : Param<int>(context, name, description),
-          num_values(_num_values), map(_map)
-    {
-    }
-
-    virtual ~EnumParam() {}
-
-    // display value to stream
-    virtual void showValue(std::ostream &os) const;
-
-    // display type to stream
-    virtual void showType(std::ostream &) const;
-
-    // set value by parsing string
-    virtual void parse(const std::string &s);
-};
-
-//
-// Vector counterpart to SimpleEnumParam
-//
-template <class Map>
-class EnumVectorParam : public VectorParam<int>
-{
-    const int num_values;
-    const Map *map;
-
-  public:
-
-    // Param with default value: set value to default
-    EnumVectorParam(ParamContext *context,
-                    const std::string &name, const std::string &description,
-                    const Map *_map, int _num_values,
-                    std::vector<int> &dfltValue)
-        : VectorParam<int>(context, name, description, dfltValue),
-          num_values(_num_values), map(_map)
-    {
-    }
-
-    // Param with no default value: leave value uninitialized
-    EnumVectorParam(ParamContext *context,
-                    const std::string &name, const std::string &description,
-                    const Map *_map, int _num_values)
-        : VectorParam<int>(context, name, description),
-          num_values(_num_values), map(_map)
-    {
-    }
-
-    virtual ~EnumVectorParam() {}
-
-    // display value to stream
-    virtual void showValue(std::ostream &os) const;
-
-    // display type to stream
-    virtual void showType(std::ostream &) const;
-
-    // set value by parsing string
-    virtual void parse(const std::string &s);
-};
-
-// Specialize EnumParam for a particular enumeration type ENUM
-// (automates casting to get value of enum type)
-
-template <class ENUM>
-class SimpleEnumParam : public EnumParam<const char *>
-{
-  public:
-
-    SimpleEnumParam(ParamContext *context,
-                    const std::string &name, const std::string &description,
-                    const char **_map, int _num_values,
-                    ENUM dfltValue)
-        : EnumParam<const char *>(context, name, description,
-                                  _map, _num_values, (int)dfltValue)
-    {
-    }
-
-    SimpleEnumParam(ParamContext *context,
-                    const std::string &name, const std::string &description,
-                    const char **_map, int _num_values)
-        : EnumParam<const char *>(context, name, description,
-                                  _map, _num_values)
-    {
-    }
-
-    operator ENUM() const
-    {
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return (ENUM)value;
-    }
-};
-
-
-// Specialize EnumParam for a particular enumeration type ENUM
-// (automates casting to get value of enum type)
-
-template <class ENUM>
-class SimpleEnumVectorParam : public EnumVectorParam<const char *>
-{
-  public:
-
-    // skip default value constructor: too much pain to convert
-    // vector<ENUM> initializer to vector<int>
-
-
-    SimpleEnumVectorParam(ParamContext *context,
-                          const std::string &name,
-                          const std::string &description,
-                          const char **_map, int _num_values)
-        : EnumVectorParam<const char *>(context, name, description,
-                                        _map, _num_values)
-    {
-    }
-
-    ENUM operator[](size_type n)
-    {
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return (ENUM)value[n];
-    }
-};
-
-
-//
-// Handle enums via string-to-int map (see comment above).
-//
-
-// An array of string-to-int mappings must be supplied using the
-// following type.
-typedef struct {
-    const char *name;
-    int value;
-} EnumParamMap;
-
-// Specialize EnumParam for a particular enumeration type ENUM
-// (automates casting to get value of enum type)
-
-template <class ENUM>
-class MappedEnumParam : public EnumParam<EnumParamMap>
-{
-  public:
-
-    MappedEnumParam(ParamContext *context,
-                    const std::string &name, const std::string &description,
-                    const EnumParamMap *_map, int _num_values,
-                    ENUM dfltValue)
-        : EnumParam<EnumParamMap>(context, name, description,
-                                  _map, _num_values, (int)dfltValue)
-    {
-    }
-
-    MappedEnumParam(ParamContext *context,
-                    const std::string &name, const std::string &description,
-                    const EnumParamMap *_map, int _num_values)
-        : EnumParam<EnumParamMap>(context, name, description,
-                                  _map, _num_values)
-    {
-    }
-
-    operator ENUM()
-    {
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return (ENUM)value[this->n];
-    }
-};
-
-
-// Specialize EnumParam for a particular enumeration type ENUM
-// (automates casting to get value of enum type)
-
-template <class ENUM>
-class MappedEnumVectorParam : public EnumVectorParam<EnumParamMap>
-{
-  public:
-
-    // skip default value constructor: too much pain to convert
-    // vector<ENUM> initializer to vector<int>
-
-
-    MappedEnumVectorParam(ParamContext *context,
-                          const std::string &name,
-                          const std::string &description,
-                          const EnumParamMap *_map, int _num_values)
-        : EnumVectorParam<EnumParamMap>(context, name, description,
-                                        _map, _num_values)
-    {
-    }
-
-    ENUM operator[](size_type n)
-    {
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return (ENUM)value[n];
-    }
-};
-
-
-//
-// Parameters that point to other simulation objects (e.g. caches,
-// busses, etc.) are handled by specializing SimObjectBaseParam to the
-// specific subtype.  The main purpose of SimObjectBaseParam is to
-// provide a place to stick several helper functions common to all
-// SimObject-derived parameters.
-//
-class SimObjectBaseParam : public BaseParam
-{
-  public:
-
-    SimObjectBaseParam(ParamContext *context, const std::string &name,
-                       const std::string &description, bool hasDefault)
-        : BaseParam(context, name, description, hasDefault)
-    {
-    }
-
-    virtual ~SimObjectBaseParam() {}
-
-    // helper function for SimObjectParam<T>::showValue()
-    void showValue(std::ostream &os, SimObject *obj) const;
-
-    // helper function for SimObjectParam<T>::parse()
-    void parse(const std::string &s, SimObject *&value);
-
-    // helper function for SimObjectParam<T>::parse()
-    void parse(const std::string &s, std::vector<SimObject *>&value_vec);
-};
-
-
-//
-// Parameter to a specific type of SimObject.  Note that T must be a
-// pointer to a class derived from SimObject (e.g., <CPU *>).
-//
-
-template <class T> class SimObjectParam;
-
-template <class T>
-class SimObjectParam<T *> : public SimObjectBaseParam
-{
-  protected:
-
-    T *value;
-
-  public:
-
-    // initialization w/o default
-    SimObjectParam(ParamContext *context,
-                   const std::string &name, const std::string &description)
-        : SimObjectBaseParam(context, name, description, false)
-    {
-    }
-
-    // initialization wit=h default
-    SimObjectParam(ParamContext *context,
-                   const std::string &name, const std::string &description,
-                   T *dfltValue)
-        : SimObjectBaseParam(context, name, description, true),
-          value(dfltValue)
-    {
-    }
-
-    virtual ~SimObjectParam() {}
-
-    // convert to pointer
-    operator T*()
-    {
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return value;
-    }
-
-    T *operator->() const
-    {
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return value;
-    }
-
-    // display value to stream
-    virtual void showValue(std::ostream &os) const
-    {
-        SimObjectBaseParam::showValue(os, value);
-    }
-
-    // display type to stream: see REGISTER_SIM_OBJECT macro in
-    // sim_object.hh for declaration
-    virtual void showType(std::ostream &os) const;
-
-    // set value by parsing string
-    virtual void parse(const std::string &s)
-    {
-        SimObject *so_ptr;
-        // first parse to generic SimObject *
-        SimObjectBaseParam::parse(s, so_ptr);
-        // now dynamic_cast to specific derived type
-        value = dynamic_cast<T *>(so_ptr);
-        // check for failure of dynamic_cast
-        if (value == NULL && so_ptr != NULL)
-            die("not of appropriate type");
-    }
-};
-
-
-//
-// Vector counterpart to SimObjectParam<T>
-//
-
-template <class T> class SimObjectVectorParam;
-
-template <class T>
-class SimObjectVectorParam<T *> : public SimObjectBaseParam
-{
-  protected:
-
-    std::vector<T *> value;
-
-  public:
-
-    typedef typename std::vector<T *>::size_type size_type;
-
-    SimObjectVectorParam(ParamContext *context,
-                         const std::string &name,
-                         const std::string &description)
-        : SimObjectBaseParam(context, name, description, false)
-    {
-    }
-
-    SimObjectVectorParam(ParamContext *context,
-                         const std::string &name,
-                         const std::string &description,
-                         std::vector<T *> dfltValue)
-        : SimObjectBaseParam(context, name, description, true),
-          value(dfltValue)
-    {
-    }
-
-    virtual ~SimObjectVectorParam() {}
-
-    // basic vector access methods
-    size_type size() const
-    {
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return value.size();
-    }
-
-    T *&operator[](size_type n)
-    {
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return value[n];
-    }
-
-    // return reference to value vector
-    operator std::vector<T *>&()
-    {
-        if (!isValid())
-            die("not found");
-        return value;
-    }
-
-    // display value to stream
-    virtual void showValue(std::ostream &os) const
-    {
-        for (int i = 0; i < value.size(); i++) {
-            if (i != 0)
-                os << " ";
-            SimObjectBaseParam::showValue(os, value[i]);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // display type to stream: see
-    virtual void showType(std::ostream &os) const;
-
-    // set value by parsing string
-    virtual void parse(const std::string &s)
-    {
-        std::vector<SimObject *> so_ptr_vec;
-        // first parse to generic SimObject * vector (from SimObjectBaseParam)
-        SimObjectBaseParam::parse(s, so_ptr_vec);
-
-        value.resize(so_ptr_vec.size());
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < so_ptr_vec.size(); ++i) {
-            // now dynamic_cast to specific derived type
-            value[i] = dynamic_cast<T *>(so_ptr_vec[i]);
-            // check for failure of dynamic_cast
-            if (value[i] == NULL && so_ptr_vec[i] != NULL)
-                die("not of appropriate type");
-        }
-    }
-};
-
-//
-// Macro to define showType() methods for SimObjectParam &
-// SimObjectVectorParam.  Can't do this automatically as it requires a
-// string name for the type, which you can't get from a template
-// argument.  For concrete derived SimObject types, this macro is
-// automatically invoked by REGISTER_SIM_OBJECT() (see sim_object.hh).
-//
-#define DEFINE_SIM_OBJECT_CLASS_NAME(CLASS_NAME, OBJ_CLASS)		\
-template<>								\
-void									\
-SimObjectParam<OBJ_CLASS *>::showType(std::ostream &os)	const		\
-{									\
-    os << CLASS_NAME;							\
-}									\
-                                                                        \
-template<>								\
-void									\
-SimObjectVectorParam<OBJ_CLASS *>::showType(std::ostream &os) const	\
-{									\
-    os << "vector of " << CLASS_NAME;					\
-}
-
-
-//
-// Declarations for low-level parsing & displaying functions.  These
-// are used internally, but should not be used directly by clients of
-// the parameter mechanism, but are declared here so they can be
-// shared with the serialization code (see sim/serialize.cc).
-template <class T> bool parseParam(const std::string &str, T &data);
-template <class T> void showParam(std::ostream &os, const T &data);
-
-void parseTime(const std::vector<int> &time, struct tm *tm);
-#endif // _SIM_PARAM_HH_
diff --git a/src/sim/process.cc b/src/sim/process.cc
index 8b273d591..c556ade12 100644
--- a/src/sim/process.cc
+++ b/src/sim/process.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "mem/page_table.hh"
 #include "mem/physical.hh"
 #include "mem/translating_port.hh"
-#include "sim/builder.hh"
+#include "params/LiveProcess.hh"
 #include "sim/process.hh"
 #include "sim/process_impl.hh"
 #include "sim/stats.hh"
@@ -312,14 +312,6 @@ Process::unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const std::string &section)
 }
 
 
-//
-// need to declare these here since there is no concrete Process type
-// that can be constructed (i.e., no REGISTER_SIM_OBJECT() macro call,
-// which is where these get declared for concrete types).
-//
-DEFINE_SIM_OBJECT_CLASS_NAME("Process", Process)
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // LiveProcess member definitions
@@ -551,46 +543,8 @@ LiveProcess::create(const std::string &nm, System *system, int stdin_fd,
     return process;
 }
 
-
-BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(LiveProcess)
-
-    VectorParam<string> cmd;
-    Param<string> executable;
-    Param<string> input;
-    Param<string> output;
-    VectorParam<string> env;
-    Param<string> cwd;
-    SimObjectParam<System *> system;
-    Param<uint64_t> uid;
-    Param<uint64_t> euid;
-    Param<uint64_t> gid;
-    Param<uint64_t> egid;
-    Param<uint64_t> pid;
-    Param<uint64_t> ppid;
-
-END_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(LiveProcess)
-
-
-BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(LiveProcess)
-
-    INIT_PARAM(cmd, "command line (executable plus arguments)"),
-    INIT_PARAM(executable, "executable (overrides cmd[0] if set)"),
-    INIT_PARAM(input, "filename for stdin (dflt: use sim stdin)"),
-    INIT_PARAM(output, "filename for stdout/stderr (dflt: use sim stdout)"),
-    INIT_PARAM(env, "environment settings"),
-    INIT_PARAM(cwd, "current working directory"),
-    INIT_PARAM(system, "system"),
-    INIT_PARAM(uid, "user id"),
-    INIT_PARAM(euid, "effective user id"),
-    INIT_PARAM(gid, "group id"),
-    INIT_PARAM(egid, "effective group id"),
-    INIT_PARAM(pid, "process id"),
-    INIT_PARAM(ppid, "parent process id")
-
-END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(LiveProcess)
-
-
-CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(LiveProcess)
+LiveProcess *
+LiveProcessParams::create()
 {
     string in = input;
     string out = output;
@@ -612,12 +566,9 @@ CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(LiveProcess)
 
     stderr_fd = (stdout_fd != STDOUT_FILENO) ? stdout_fd : STDERR_FILENO;
 
-    return LiveProcess::create(getInstanceName(), system,
+    return LiveProcess::create(name, system,
                                stdin_fd, stdout_fd, stderr_fd,
                                (string)executable == "" ? cmd[0] : executable,
                                cmd, env, cwd,
                                uid, euid, gid, egid, pid, ppid);
 }
-
-
-REGISTER_SIM_OBJECT("LiveProcess", LiveProcess)
diff --git a/src/sim/root.cc b/src/sim/root.cc
index f4743af0a..15f73b15b 100644
--- a/src/sim/root.cc
+++ b/src/sim/root.cc
@@ -36,28 +36,17 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "base/misc.hh"
-#include "sim/builder.hh"
+#include "params/Root.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_object.hh"
 
 // Dummy Object
 struct Root : public SimObject
 {
-    Root(const std::string &name) : SimObject(name) {}
+    Root(RootParams *params) : SimObject(params) {}
 };
 
-BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Root)
-
-    Param<int> dummy; // needed below
-
-END_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Root)
-
-BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Root)
-
-    INIT_PARAM(dummy, "")  // All SimObjects must have params
-
-END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Root)
-
-CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(Root)
+Root *
+RootParams::create()
 {
     static bool created = false;
     if (created)
@@ -65,7 +54,5 @@ CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(Root)
 
     created = true;
 
-    return  new Root(getInstanceName());
+    return new Root(this);
 }
-
-REGISTER_SIM_OBJECT("Root", Root)
diff --git a/src/sim/serialize.cc b/src/sim/serialize.cc
index d32bb1142..a01e053b9 100644
--- a/src/sim/serialize.cc
+++ b/src/sim/serialize.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #include "base/str.hh"
 #include "base/trace.hh"
 #include "sim/eventq.hh"
-#include "sim/param.hh"
 #include "sim/serialize.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_events.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_exit.hh"
@@ -59,6 +58,101 @@ using namespace std;
 
 extern SimObject *resolveSimObject(const string &);
 
+//
+// The base implementations use to_number for parsing and '<<' for
+// displaying, suitable for integer types.
+//
+template <class T>
+bool
+parseParam(const string &s, T &value)
+{
+    return to_number(s, value);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+void
+showParam(ostream &os, const T &value)
+{
+    os << value;
+}
+
+//
+// Template specializations:
+// - char (8-bit integer)
+// - floating-point types
+// - bool
+// - string
+//
+
+// Treat 8-bit ints (chars) as ints on output, not as chars
+template <>
+void
+showParam(ostream &os, const char &value)
+{
+    os << (int)value;
+}
+
+
+template <>
+void
+showParam(ostream &os, const unsigned char &value)
+{
+    os << (unsigned int)value;
+}
+
+
+// Use sscanf() for FP types as to_number() only handles integers
+template <>
+bool
+parseParam(const string &s, float &value)
+{
+    return (sscanf(s.c_str(), "%f", &value) == 1);
+}
+
+template <>
+bool
+parseParam(const string &s, double &value)
+{
+    return (sscanf(s.c_str(), "%lf", &value) == 1);
+}
+
+template <>
+bool
+parseParam(const string &s, bool &value)
+{
+    const string &ls = to_lower(s);
+
+    if (ls == "true") {
+        value = true;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (ls == "false") {
+        value = false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+// Display bools as strings
+template <>
+void
+showParam(ostream &os, const bool &value)
+{
+    os << (value ? "true" : "false");
+}
+
+
+// String requires no processing to speak of
+template <>
+bool
+parseParam(const string &s, string &value)
+{
+    value = s;
+    return true;
+}
+
 int Serializable::ckptMaxCount = 0;
 int Serializable::ckptCount = 0;
 int Serializable::ckptPrevCount = -1;
diff --git a/src/sim/sim_events.cc b/src/sim/sim_events.cc
index a4457a11c..1949e88dd 100644
--- a/src/sim/sim_events.cc
+++ b/src/sim/sim_events.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "base/callback.hh"
 #include "base/hostinfo.hh"
 #include "sim/eventq.hh"
-#include "sim/param.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_events.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_exit.hh"
 #include "sim/startup.hh"
diff --git a/src/sim/sim_object.cc b/src/sim/sim_object.cc
index 434fcffe6..67604e24c 100644
--- a/src/sim/sim_object.cc
+++ b/src/sim/sim_object.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "sim/host.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_object.hh"
 #include "sim/stats.hh"
-#include "sim/param.hh"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ SimObject::SimObjectList SimObject::simObjectList;
 //
 // SimObject constructor: used to maintain static simObjectList
 //
-SimObject::SimObject(Params *p)
+SimObject::SimObject(const Params *p)
     : _params(p)
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -70,13 +69,18 @@ SimObject::SimObject(Params *p)
     state = Running;
 }
 
-//
-// SimObject constructor: used to maintain static simObjectList
-//
+SimObjectParams *
+makeParams(const string &name)
+{
+    SimObjectParams *params = new SimObjectParams;
+    params->name = name;
+
+    return params;
+}
+
 SimObject::SimObject(const string &_name)
-    : _params(new Params)
+    : _params(makeParams(_name))
 {
-    _params->name = _name;
 #ifdef DEBUG
     doDebugBreak = false;
 #endif
@@ -272,5 +276,3 @@ SimObject::takeOverFrom(BaseCPU *cpu)
 {
     panic("Unimplemented!");
 }
-
-DEFINE_SIM_OBJECT_CLASS_NAME("SimObject", SimObject)
diff --git a/src/sim/sim_object.hh b/src/sim/sim_object.hh
index 536e761e5..2e99a85bf 100644
--- a/src/sim/sim_object.hh
+++ b/src/sim/sim_object.hh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include "params/SimObject.hh"
 #include "sim/serialize.hh"
 #include "sim/startup.hh"
 
@@ -55,33 +56,19 @@ class Event;
 class SimObject : public Serializable, protected StartupCallback
 {
   public:
-    struct Params {
-        std::string name;
-    };
-
     enum State {
         Running,
         Draining,
         Drained
     };
 
-    enum MemoryMode {
-        Invalid=0,
-        Atomic,
-        Timing
-    };
-
   private:
     State state;
 
   protected:
-    Params *_params;
-
     void changeState(State new_state) { state = new_state; }
 
   public:
-    const Params *params() const { return _params; }
-
     State getState() { return state; }
 
   private:
@@ -90,10 +77,14 @@ class SimObject : public Serializable, protected StartupCallback
     // list of all instantiated simulation objects
     static SimObjectList simObjectList;
 
+  protected:
+    const SimObjectParams *_params;
+
   public:
-    SimObject(Params *_params);
+    typedef SimObjectParams Params;
+    const Params *params() const { return _params; }
+    SimObject(const Params *_params);
     SimObject(const std::string &_name);
-
     virtual ~SimObject() {}
 
     virtual const std::string name() const { return params()->name; }
diff --git a/src/sim/system.cc b/src/sim/system.cc
index 2d0eaaf5b..3c4746e93 100644
--- a/src/sim/system.cc
+++ b/src/sim/system.cc
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@
 #include "cpu/thread_context.hh"
 #include "mem/mem_object.hh"
 #include "mem/physical.hh"
-#include "sim/builder.hh"
 #include "sim/byteswap.hh"
 #include "sim/system.hh"
 #if FULL_SYSTEM
 #include "arch/vtophys.hh"
 #include "kern/kernel_stats.hh"
+#else
+#include "params/System.hh"
 #endif
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -90,14 +91,14 @@ System::System(Params *p)
     /**
      * Load the kernel code into memory
      */
-    if (params()->kernel_path == "") {
+    if (params()->kernel == "") {
         warn("No kernel set for full system simulation. Assuming you know what"
                 " you're doing...\n");
     } else {
         // Load kernel code
-        kernel = createObjectFile(params()->kernel_path);
+        kernel = createObjectFile(params()->kernel);
         if (kernel == NULL)
-            fatal("Could not load kernel file %s", params()->kernel_path);
+            fatal("Could not load kernel file %s", params()->kernel);
 
         // Load program sections into memory
         kernel->loadSections(&functionalPort, LoadAddrMask);
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ int rgdb_wait = -1;
 int rgdb_enable = true;
 
 void
-System::setMemoryMode(MemoryMode mode)
+System::setMemoryMode(Enums::MemoryMode mode)
 {
     assert(getState() == Drained);
     memoryMode = mode;
@@ -269,39 +270,16 @@ printSystems()
 const char *System::MemoryModeStrings[3] = {"invalid", "atomic",
     "timing"};
 
-#if FULL_SYSTEM
-
-// In full system mode, only derived classes (e.g. AlphaLinuxSystem)
-// can be created directly.
-
-DEFINE_SIM_OBJECT_CLASS_NAME("System", System)
-
-#else
-
-BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(System)
-
-    SimObjectParam<PhysicalMemory *> physmem;
-    SimpleEnumParam<System::MemoryMode> mem_mode;
-
-END_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(System)
-
-BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(System)
-
-    INIT_PARAM(physmem, "physical memory"),
-    INIT_ENUM_PARAM(mem_mode, "Memory Mode, (1=atomic, 2=timing)",
-            System::MemoryModeStrings)
-
-END_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(System)
+#if !FULL_SYSTEM
 
-CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(System)
+System *
+SystemParams::create()
 {
     System::Params *p = new System::Params;
-    p->name = getInstanceName();
+    p->name = name;
     p->physmem = physmem;
     p->mem_mode = mem_mode;
     return new System(p);
 }
 
-REGISTER_SIM_OBJECT("System", System)
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/sim/system.hh b/src/sim/system.hh
index 758da709e..197d9027b 100644
--- a/src/sim/system.hh
+++ b/src/sim/system.hh
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
 #include "base/statistics.hh"
 #include "config/full_system.hh"
 #include "cpu/pc_event.hh"
+#include "enums/MemoryMode.hh"
 #include "mem/port.hh"
+#include "params/System.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_object.hh"
 #if FULL_SYSTEM
 #include "kern/system_events.hh"
@@ -68,13 +70,18 @@ class System : public SimObject
 
     static const char *MemoryModeStrings[3];
 
-    SimObject::MemoryMode getMemoryMode() { assert(memoryMode); return memoryMode; }
+    Enums::MemoryMode
+    getMemoryMode()
+    {
+        assert(memoryMode);
+        return memoryMode;
+    }
 
     /** Change the memory mode of the system. This should only be called by the
      * python!!
      * @param mode Mode to change to (atomic/timing)
      */
-    void setMemoryMode(SimObject::MemoryMode mode);
+    void setMemoryMode(Enums::MemoryMode mode);
 
     PhysicalMemory *physmem;
     PCEventQueue pcEventQueue;
@@ -122,8 +129,7 @@ class System : public SimObject
 #endif // FULL_SYSTEM
 
   protected:
-
-    SimObject::MemoryMode memoryMode;
+    Enums::MemoryMode memoryMode;
 
 #if FULL_SYSTEM
     /**
@@ -164,22 +170,7 @@ class System : public SimObject
     bool breakpoint();
 
   public:
-    struct Params
-    {
-        std::string name;
-        PhysicalMemory *physmem;
-        SimObject::MemoryMode mem_mode;
-
-#if FULL_SYSTEM
-        Tick boot_cpu_frequency;
-        std::string boot_osflags;
-        uint64_t init_param;
-
-        std::string kernel_path;
-        std::string readfile;
-        std::string symbolfile;
-#endif
-    };
+    typedef SystemParams Params;
 
   protected:
     Params *_params;