2 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/GarnetNetwork_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/GarnetNetwork_d.cc
index 7ba2e561a..1fa4abbac 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/GarnetNetwork_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/GarnetNetwork_d.cc
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ GarnetNetwork_d::init()
     }
     // false because this isn't a reconfiguration
     m_topology_ptr->createLinks(this, false);
+
+    // initialize the link's network pointers
+   for (vector<NetworkLink_d*>::const_iterator i = m_link_ptr_vector.begin();
+         i != m_link_ptr_vector.end(); ++i) {
+        NetworkLink_d* net_link = safe_cast<NetworkLink_d*>(*i);
+        net_link->init_net_ptr(this);
+    }
 }
 
 GarnetNetwork_d::~GarnetNetwork_d()
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkLink_d.hh b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkLink_d.hh
index 5da006c4d..61dfe5c52 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkLink_d.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkLink_d.hh
@@ -65,12 +65,17 @@ class NetworkLink_d : public SimObject, public Consumer
     inline bool isReady()           { return linkBuffer->isReady(); }
     inline flit_d* peekLink()       { return linkBuffer->peekTopFlit(); }
     inline flit_d* consumeLink()    { return linkBuffer->getTopFlit(); }
+    void init_net_ptr(GarnetNetwork_d* net_ptr)
+    {
+        m_net_ptr = net_ptr;
+    }
 
   protected:
     int m_id;
     int m_latency;
-
     int channel_width;
+
+    GarnetNetwork_d *m_net_ptr;
     flitBuffer_d *linkBuffer;
     Consumer *link_consumer;
     flitBuffer_d *link_srcQueue;