3 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sim/main.cc b/sim/main.cc
index 6f6143506..aecc171ed 100644
--- a/sim/main.cc
+++ b/sim/main.cc
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     echoCommandLine(argc, argv, *outputStream);
     ParamContext::showAllContexts(*configStream);
 
+    // Any objects that can't connect themselves until after construction should
+    // do so now
+    SimObject::connectAll();
+
     // Do a second pass to finish initializing the sim objects
     SimObject::initAll();
 
diff --git a/sim/sim_object.cc b/sim/sim_object.cc
index f34e17fe6..151ba68a7 100644
--- a/sim/sim_object.cc
+++ b/sim/sim_object.cc
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ SimObject::SimObject(const string &_name)
 }
 
 void
+SimObject::connect()
+{
+}
+
+void
 SimObject::init()
 {
 }
@@ -151,6 +156,21 @@ SimObject::regAllStats()
 }
 
 //
+// static function: call connect() on all SimObjects.
+//
+void
+SimObject::connectAll()
+{
+    SimObjectList::iterator i = simObjectList.begin();
+    SimObjectList::iterator end = simObjectList.end();
+
+    for (; i != end; ++i) {
+        SimObject *obj = *i;
+        obj->connect();
+    }
+}
+
+//
 // static function: call init() on all SimObjects.
 //
 void
diff --git a/sim/sim_object.hh b/sim/sim_object.hh
index 59d9daf45..5db62dd51 100644
--- a/sim/sim_object.hh
+++ b/sim/sim_object.hh
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ class SimObject : public Serializable, protected StartupCallback
     // initialization pass of all objects.
     // Gets invoked after construction, before unserialize.
     virtual void init();
+    virtual void connect();
     static void initAll();
+    static void connectAll();
 
     // register statistics for this object
     virtual void regStats();