1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/mem/dramsim2.cc b/src/mem/dramsim2.cc
index cd0f45b23..58227e06a 100644
--- a/src/mem/dramsim2.cc
+++ b/src/mem/dramsim2.cc
@@ -175,16 +175,18 @@ DRAMSim2::recvFunctional(PacketPtr pkt)
 bool
 DRAMSim2::recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt)
 {
-    // we should never see a new request while in retry
-    assert(!retryReq);
-
+    // sink inhibited packets without further action
     if (pkt->memInhibitAsserted()) {
-        // snooper will supply based on copy of packet
-        // still target's responsibility to delete packet
         pendingDelete.reset(pkt);
         return true;
     }
 
+    // we should not get a new request after committing to retry the
+    // current one, but unfortunately the CPU violates this rule, so
+    // simply ignore it for now
+    if (retryReq)
+        return false;
+
     // if we cannot accept we need to send a retry once progress can
     // be made
     bool can_accept = nbrOutstanding() < wrapper.queueSize();