9 files changed, 31 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpu/BaseCPU.py b/src/cpu/BaseCPU.py
index 652af0b80..b7f0b2089 100644
--- a/src/cpu/BaseCPU.py
+++ b/src/cpu/BaseCPU.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class BaseCPU(MemObject):
 
     system = Param.System(Parent.any, "system object")
     cpu_id = Param.Int(-1, "CPU identifier")
+    socket_id = Param.Unsigned(0, "Physical Socket identifier")
     numThreads = Param.Unsigned(1, "number of HW thread contexts")
 
     function_trace = Param.Bool(False, "Enable function trace")
diff --git a/src/cpu/base.cc b/src/cpu/base.cc
index 3078472fd..905785631 100644
--- a/src/cpu/base.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/base.cc
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ CPUProgressEvent::description() const
 }
 
 BaseCPU::BaseCPU(Params *p, bool is_checker)
-    : MemObject(p), instCnt(0), _cpuId(p->cpu_id),
+    : MemObject(p), instCnt(0), _cpuId(p->cpu_id), _socketId(p->socket_id),
       _instMasterId(p->system->getMasterId(name() + ".inst")),
       _dataMasterId(p->system->getMasterId(name() + ".data")),
       _taskId(ContextSwitchTaskId::Unknown), _pid(Request::invldPid),
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ BaseCPU::BaseCPU(Params *p, bool is_checker)
     // add self to global list of CPUs
     cpuList.push_back(this);
 
-    DPRINTF(SyscallVerbose, "Constructing CPU with id %d\n", _cpuId);
+    DPRINTF(SyscallVerbose, "Constructing CPU with id %d, socket id %d\n",
+                _cpuId, _socketId);
 
     if (numThreads > maxThreadsPerCPU)
         maxThreadsPerCPU = numThreads;
diff --git a/src/cpu/base.hh b/src/cpu/base.hh
index 321b785a2..cc3f861cc 100644
--- a/src/cpu/base.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/base.hh
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ class BaseCPU : public MemObject
     // therefore no setCpuId() method is provided
     int _cpuId;
 
+    /** Each cpu will have a socket ID that corresponds to its physical location
+     * in the system. This is usually used to bucket cpu cores under single DVFS
+     * domain. This information may also be required by the OS to identify the
+     * cpu core grouping (as in the case of ARM via MPIDR register)
+     */
+    const uint32_t _socketId;
+
     /** instruction side request id that must be placed in all requests */
     MasterID _instMasterId;
 
@@ -145,6 +152,9 @@ class BaseCPU : public MemObject
     /** Reads this CPU's ID. */
     int cpuId() const { return _cpuId; }
 
+    /** Reads this CPU's Socket ID. */
+    uint32_t socketId() const { return _socketId; }
+
     /** Reads this CPU's unique data requestor ID */
     MasterID dataMasterId() { return _dataMasterId; }
     /** Reads this CPU's unique instruction requestor ID */
diff --git a/src/cpu/base_dyn_inst.hh b/src/cpu/base_dyn_inst.hh
index cafe51fd7..08e16d330 100644
--- a/src/cpu/base_dyn_inst.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/base_dyn_inst.hh
@@ -456,6 +456,9 @@ class BaseDynInst : public RefCounted
     /** Read this CPU's ID. */
     int cpuId() const { return cpu->cpuId(); }
 
+    /** Read this CPU's Socket ID. */
+    uint32_t socketId() const { return cpu->socketId(); }
+
     /** Read this CPU's data requestor ID */
     MasterID masterId() const { return cpu->dataMasterId(); }
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
index ddd07ea58..f868f4cbb 100644
--- a/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ class CheckerThreadContext : public ThreadContext
 
     BaseCPU *getCpuPtr() { return actualTC->getCpuPtr(); }
 
+    uint32_t socketId() const { return actualTC->socketId(); }
+
     int cpuId() const { return actualTC->cpuId(); }
 
     int contextId() const { return actualTC->contextId(); }
diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/inorder/thread_context.hh
index 96ec063c8..2e525eb2a 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/thread_context.hh
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ class InOrderThreadContext : public ThreadContext
     /** Reads this CPU's ID. */
     int cpuId() const { return cpu->cpuId(); }
 
+    /** Reads this CPU's Socket ID. */
+    uint32_t socketId() const { return cpu->socketId(); }
+
     int contextId() const { return thread->contextId(); }
 
     void setContextId(int id) { thread->setContextId(id); }
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh
index ef72fdb03..a00d2ffa3 100755
--- a/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ class O3ThreadContext : public ThreadContext
     /** Reads this CPU's ID. */
     virtual int cpuId() const { return cpu->cpuId(); }
 
+    /** Reads this CPU's Socket ID. */
+    virtual uint32_t socketId() const { return cpu->socketId(); }
+
     virtual int contextId() const { return thread->contextId(); }
 
     virtual void setContextId(int id) { thread->setContextId(id); }
diff --git a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
index 4b88b4a0b..40150ac05 100644
--- a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ class ThreadContext
 
     virtual int cpuId() const = 0;
 
+    virtual uint32_t socketId() const = 0;
+
     virtual int threadId() const = 0;
 
     virtual void setThreadId(int id) = 0;
@@ -323,6 +325,8 @@ class ProxyThreadContext : public ThreadContext
 
     int cpuId() const { return actualTC->cpuId(); }
 
+    uint32_t socketId() const { return actualTC->socketId(); }
+
     int threadId() const { return actualTC->threadId(); }
 
     void setThreadId(int id) { actualTC->setThreadId(id); }
diff --git a/src/cpu/thread_state.hh b/src/cpu/thread_state.hh
index 775f6fbd4..f937964ff 100644
--- a/src/cpu/thread_state.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/thread_state.hh
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ struct ThreadState {
 
     int cpuId() const { return baseCpu->cpuId(); }
 
+    uint32_t socketId() const { return baseCpu->socketId(); }
+
     int contextId() const { return _contextId; }
 
     void setContextId(int id) { _contextId = id; }