4 files changed, 23 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractCacheEntry.cc b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractCacheEntry.cc
index d53697c76..137a6c950 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractCacheEntry.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractCacheEntry.cc
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 
 AbstractCacheEntry::AbstractCacheEntry()
 {
-    m_Address.setAddress(0);
     m_Permission = AccessPermission_NotPresent;
+    m_Address.setAddress(0);
     m_locked = -1;
 }
 
@@ -39,16 +39,10 @@ AbstractCacheEntry::~AbstractCacheEntry()
 {
 }
 
-AccessPermission
-AbstractCacheEntry::getPermission() const
-{
-    return m_Permission;
-}
-
 void
 AbstractCacheEntry::changePermission(AccessPermission new_perm)
 {
-    m_Permission = new_perm;
+    AbstractEntry::changePermission(new_perm);
     if ((new_perm == AccessPermission_Invalid) ||
         (new_perm == AccessPermission_NotPresent)) {
         m_locked = -1;
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractCacheEntry.hh b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractCacheEntry.hh
index 87c96a9cb..69333f481 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractCacheEntry.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractCacheEntry.hh
@@ -48,15 +48,12 @@ class AbstractCacheEntry : public AbstractEntry
     AbstractCacheEntry();
     virtual ~AbstractCacheEntry() = 0;
 
-    // Get/Set permission of cache entry
-    AccessPermission getPermission() const;
+    // Get/Set permission of the entry
     void changePermission(AccessPermission new_perm);
 
     Address m_Address; // Address of this block, required by CacheMemory
     Time m_LastRef; // Last time this block was referenced, required
                     // by CacheMemory
-    AccessPermission m_Permission; // Access permission for this
-                                   // block, required by CacheMemory
     int m_locked; // Holds info whether the address is locked,
                   // required for implementing LL/SC
 };
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractEntry.cc b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractEntry.cc
index d66258eef..51f16df6a 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractEntry.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractEntry.cc
@@ -30,8 +30,21 @@
 
 AbstractEntry::AbstractEntry()
 {
+    m_Permission = AccessPermission_NotPresent;
 }
 
 AbstractEntry::~AbstractEntry()
 {
 }
+
+AccessPermission
+AbstractEntry::getPermission() const
+{
+    return m_Permission;
+}
+
+void
+AbstractEntry::changePermission(AccessPermission new_perm)
+{
+    m_Permission = new_perm;
+}
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractEntry.hh b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractEntry.hh
index 19852fbe9..6752bf6c4 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractEntry.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractEntry.hh
@@ -43,11 +43,18 @@ class AbstractEntry
     AbstractEntry();
     virtual ~AbstractEntry() = 0;
 
+    // Get/Set permission of the entry
+    AccessPermission getPermission() const;
+    void changePermission(AccessPermission new_perm);
+
     // The methods below are those called by ruby runtime, add when it
     // is absolutely necessary and should all be virtual function.
     virtual DataBlock& getDataBlk() = 0;
 
     virtual void print(std::ostream& out) const = 0;
+
+    AccessPermission m_Permission; // Access permission for this
+                                   // block, required by CacheMemory
 };
 
 inline std::ostream&