pseudo inst,util: Add optional key to initparam pseudo instruction

The key parameter can be used to read out various config parameters from
within the simulated software.

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/util/m5/m5.c b/util/m5/m5.c
index 2fd2d1590..522268410 100644
--- a/util/m5/m5.c
+++ b/util/m5/m5.c
@@ -83,6 +83,27 @@ parse_int_args(int argc, char *argv[], uint64_t ints[], int len)
 #undef strto64
 }
 
+void
+parse_str_args_to_regs(int argc, char *argv[], uint64_t regs[], int len)
+{
+    if (argc > 1 || strlen(argv[0]) > len * sizeof(uint64_t))
+        usage();
+
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
+        regs[i] = 0;
+
+    if (argc == 0)
+        return;
+
+    int n;
+    for (n = 0, i = 0; i < len && n < strlen(argv[0]); n++) {
+        *((char *)(&regs[i]) + (n % 8)) = argv[0][n];
+        if ((n % 8) == 7)
+            i++;
+    }
+}
+
 int
 read_file(int dest_fid)
 {
@@ -233,10 +254,12 @@ do_load_symbol(int argc, char *argv[])
 void
 do_initparam(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-    if (argc != 0)
+    if (argc > 1)
         usage();
 
-    uint64_t val = m5_initparam();
+    uint64_t key_str[2];
+    parse_str_args_to_regs(argc, argv, key_str, 2);
+    uint64_t val = m5_initparam(key_str[0], key_str[1]);
     printf("%"PRIu64, val);
 }
 
@@ -246,7 +269,7 @@ do_sw99param(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (argc != 0)
         usage();
 
-    uint64_t param = m5_initparam();
+    uint64_t param = m5_initparam(0, 0);
 
     // run-time, rampup-time, rampdown-time, warmup-time, connections
     printf("%"PRId64" %"PRId64" %"PRId64" %"PRId64" %"PRId64,
@@ -298,7 +321,7 @@ struct MainFunc mainfuncs[] = {
     { "execfile",       do_exec_file,        "" },
     { "checkpoint",     do_checkpoint,       "[delay [period]]" },
     { "loadsymbol",     do_load_symbol,      "<address> <symbol>" },
-    { "initparam",      do_initparam,        "" },
+    { "initparam",      do_initparam,        "[key] // key must be shorter than 16 chars" },
     { "sw99param",      do_sw99param,        "" },
 #ifdef linux
     { "pin",            do_pin,              "<cpu> <program> [args ...]" }