3 files changed, 10 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/linux/threadinfo.hh b/src/arch/mips/linux/threadinfo.hh
index 40dd435d6..5788b3b43 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/linux/threadinfo.hh
+++ b/src/arch/mips/linux/threadinfo.hh
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ class ThreadInfo
         if (!addr)
             addr = tc->readMiscRegNoEffect(0/*MipsISA::IPR_PALtemp23*/);
 
-        PortProxy* p = tc->getPhysProxy();
-        p->readBlob(addr, (uint8_t *)&sp, sizeof(Addr));
+        PortProxy &p = tc->getPhysProxy();
+        p.readBlob(addr, (uint8_t *)&sp, sizeof(Addr));
 
         return sp & ~ULL(0x3fff);
     }
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/process.cc b/src/arch/mips/process.cc
index 5643ff18a..4ed9a7b39 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/process.cc
+++ b/src/arch/mips/process.cc
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ MipsLiveProcess::argsInit(int pageSize)
 
     argc = htog((IntType)argc);
 
-    initVirtMem->writeBlob(stack_min, (uint8_t*)&argc, intSize);
+    initVirtMem.writeBlob(stack_min, (uint8_t*)&argc, intSize);
 
     copyStringArray(argv, argv_array_base, arg_data_base, initVirtMem);
 
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ MipsLiveProcess::argsInit(int pageSize)
 
     // Copy the aux vector
     for (typename vector<auxv_t>::size_type x = 0; x < auxv.size(); x++) {
-        initVirtMem->writeBlob(auxv_array_base + x * 2 * intSize,
+        initVirtMem.writeBlob(auxv_array_base + x * 2 * intSize,
                 (uint8_t*)&(auxv[x].a_type), intSize);
-        initVirtMem->writeBlob(auxv_array_base + (x * 2 + 1) * intSize,
+        initVirtMem.writeBlob(auxv_array_base + (x * 2 + 1) * intSize,
                 (uint8_t*)&(auxv[x].a_val), intSize);
     }
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ MipsLiveProcess::argsInit(int pageSize)
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
         const IntType zero = 0;
         const Addr addr = auxv_array_base + 2 * intSize * (auxv.size() + i);
-        initVirtMem->writeBlob(addr, (uint8_t*)&zero, intSize);
+        initVirtMem.writeBlob(addr, (uint8_t*)&zero, intSize);
     }
 
     ThreadContext *tc = system->getThreadContext(contextIds[0]);
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/stacktrace.cc b/src/arch/mips/stacktrace.cc
index d4548b4bb..bb761a243 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/stacktrace.cc
+++ b/src/arch/mips/stacktrace.cc
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@ ProcessInfo::task(Addr ksp) const
 
     Addr tsk;
 
-    FSTranslatingPortProxy* vp;
-
-    vp = tc->getVirtProxy();
-    tsk = vp->readGtoH<Addr>(base + task_off);
+    FSTranslatingPortProxy &vp = tc->getVirtProxy();
+    tsk = vp.readGtoH<Addr>(base + task_off);
 
     return tsk;
 }
@@ -72,10 +70,8 @@ ProcessInfo::pid(Addr ksp) const
 
     uint16_t pd;
 
-    FSTranslatingPortProxy* vp;
-
-    vp = tc->getVirtProxy();
-    pd = vp->readGtoH<uint16_t>(task + pid_off);
+    FSTranslatingPortProxy &vp = tc->getVirtProxy();
+    pd = vp.readGtoH<uint16_t>(task + pid_off);
 
     return pd;
 }