2 files changed, 28 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/sim/sim_object.cc b/sim/sim_object.cc
index 818648b98..559415102 100644
--- a/sim/sim_object.cc
+++ b/sim/sim_object.cc
@@ -61,14 +61,29 @@ namespace Stats {
 //
 // SimObject constructor: used to maintain static simObjectList
 //
+SimObject::SimObject(Params *p)
+    : _params(p)
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    doDebugBreak = false;
+#endif
+
+    doRecordEvent = !Stats::event_ignore.match(name());
+    simObjectList.push_back(this);
+}
+
+//
+// SimObject constructor: used to maintain static simObjectList
+//
 SimObject::SimObject(const string &_name)
-    : objName(_name)
+    : _params(new Params)
 {
+    _params->name = _name;
 #ifdef DEBUG
     doDebugBreak = false;
 #endif
 
-    doRecordEvent = !Stats::event_ignore.match(_name);
+    doRecordEvent = !Stats::event_ignore.match(name());
     simObjectList.push_back(this);
 }
 
diff --git a/sim/sim_object.hh b/sim/sim_object.hh
index b8a3090ad..db8d4f4d3 100644
--- a/sim/sim_object.hh
+++ b/sim/sim_object.hh
@@ -48,8 +48,16 @@
  */
 class SimObject : public Serializable, protected StartupCallback
 {
+  public:
+    struct Params {
+        std::string name;
+    };
+
   protected:
-    std::string objName;
+    Params *_params;
+
+  public:
+    const Params *params() const { return _params; }
 
   private:
     friend class Serializer;
@@ -60,15 +68,12 @@ class SimObject : public Serializable, protected StartupCallback
     static SimObjectList simObjectList;
 
   public:
-
-// for Params struct
-#include "simobj/param/SimObject.hh"
-
+    SimObject(Params *_params);
     SimObject(const std::string &_name);
 
     virtual ~SimObject() {}
 
-    virtual const std::string name() const { return objName; }
+    virtual const std::string name() const { return params()->name; }
 
     // initialization pass of all objects.
     // Gets invoked after construction, before unserialize.