1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/tlb.hh b/src/arch/x86/tlb.hh
index 078b8b8d6..bcadda762 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/tlb.hh
+++ b/src/arch/x86/tlb.hh
@@ -125,7 +125,17 @@ namespace X86ISA
         virtual void serialize(std::ostream &os);
         virtual void unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const std::string &section);
 
-        virtual Port * getPort();
+        /**
+         * Get the table walker master port. This is used for
+         * migrating port connections during a CPU takeOverFrom()
+         * call. For architectures that do not have a table walker,
+         * NULL is returned, hence the use of a pointer rather than a
+         * reference. For X86 this method will always return a valid
+         * port pointer.
+         *
+         * @return A pointer to the walker master port
+         */
+        virtual MasterPort *getMasterPort();
     };
 }