3 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/RubyDirectedTester.py b/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/RubyDirectedTester.py
index f6a625735..df1205659 100644
--- a/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/RubyDirectedTester.py
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/RubyDirectedTester.py
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ class SeriesRequestGenerator(DirectedGenerator):
     type = 'SeriesRequestGenerator'
     cxx_header = "cpu/testers/directedtest/SeriesRequestGenerator.hh"
     addr_increment_size = Param.Int(64, "address increment size")
-    issue_writes = Param.Bool(True, "issue writes if true, otherwise reads")
+    num_series = Param.UInt32(1,
+        "number of different address streams to generate")
+    percent_writes = Param.Percent(50, "percent of access that are writes")
 
 class InvalidateGenerator(DirectedGenerator):
     type = 'InvalidateGenerator'
diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/SeriesRequestGenerator.cc b/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/SeriesRequestGenerator.cc
index abcb0278f..f4bb578e3 100644
--- a/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/SeriesRequestGenerator.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/SeriesRequestGenerator.cc
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
 #include "debug/DirectedTest.hh"
 
 SeriesRequestGenerator::SeriesRequestGenerator(const Params *p)
-    : DirectedGenerator(p)
+    : DirectedGenerator(p),
+      m_addr_increment_size(p->addr_increment_size),
+      m_percent_writes(p->percent_writes)
 {
     m_status = SeriesRequestGeneratorStatus_Thinking;
     m_active_node = 0;
     m_address = 0x0;
-    m_addr_increment_size = p->addr_increment_size;
-    m_issue_writes = p->issue_writes;
 }
 
 SeriesRequestGenerator::~SeriesRequestGenerator()
@@ -60,11 +60,13 @@ SeriesRequestGenerator::initiate()
     Request *req = new Request(m_address, 1, flags, masterId);
 
     Packet::Command cmd;
-    if (m_issue_writes) {
+    bool do_write = ((random() % 100) < m_percent_writes);
+    if (do_write) {
         cmd = MemCmd::WriteReq;
     } else {
         cmd = MemCmd::ReadReq;
     }
+
     PacketPtr pkt = new Packet(req, cmd);
     uint8_t* dummyData = new uint8_t;
     *dummyData = 0;
diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/SeriesRequestGenerator.hh b/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/SeriesRequestGenerator.hh
index 9b1c3e8ba..944a179cb 100644
--- a/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/SeriesRequestGenerator.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/SeriesRequestGenerator.hh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class SeriesRequestGenerator : public DirectedGenerator
     Addr m_address;
     uint32_t m_active_node;
     uint32_t m_addr_increment_size;
-    bool m_issue_writes;
+    uint32_t m_percent_writes;
 };
 
 #endif //__CPU_DIRECTEDTEST_SERIESREQUESTGENERATOR_HH__