3 files changed, 33 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/dev/virtio/VirtIO.py b/src/dev/virtio/VirtIO.py
index 1345c7603..bf050fd47 100644
--- a/src/dev/virtio/VirtIO.py
+++ b/src/dev/virtio/VirtIO.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- mode:python -*-
 
-# Copyright (c) 2014 ARM Limited
+# Copyright (c) 2014, 2016 ARM Limited
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
@@ -53,11 +53,15 @@ class VirtIODeviceBase(SimObject):
 
     system = Param.System(Parent.any, "system object")
 
+class VirtIODummyDevice(VirtIODeviceBase):
+    type = 'VirtIODummyDevice'
+    cxx_header = 'dev/virtio/base.hh'
+
 class PciVirtIO(PciDevice):
     type = 'PciVirtIO'
     cxx_header = 'dev/virtio/pci.hh'
 
-    vio = Param.VirtIODeviceBase("VirtIO device")
+    vio = Param.VirtIODeviceBase(VirtIODummyDevice(), "VirtIO device")
 
     VendorID = 0x1AF4
     SubsystemVendorID = VendorID;
diff --git a/src/dev/virtio/base.cc b/src/dev/virtio/base.cc
index f098784d0..61dd3069f 100644
--- a/src/dev/virtio/base.cc
+++ b/src/dev/virtio/base.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014 ARM Limited
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2016 ARM Limited
  * All rights reserved
  *
  * The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #include "debug/VIO.hh"
 #include "params/VirtIODeviceBase.hh"
+#include "params/VirtIODummyDevice.hh"
 
 VirtDescriptor::VirtDescriptor(PortProxy &_memProxy, VirtQueue &_queue,
                                Index descIndex)
@@ -477,3 +478,15 @@ VirtIODeviceBase::registerQueue(VirtQueue &queue)
 {
     _queues.push_back(&queue);
 }
+
+
+VirtIODummyDevice::VirtIODummyDevice(VirtIODummyDeviceParams *params)
+    : VirtIODeviceBase(params, ID_INVALID, 0, 0)
+{
+}
+
+VirtIODummyDevice *
+VirtIODummyDeviceParams::create()
+{
+    return new VirtIODummyDevice(this);
+}
diff --git a/src/dev/virtio/base.hh b/src/dev/virtio/base.hh
index 4d4c16536..89c281f21 100644
--- a/src/dev/virtio/base.hh
+++ b/src/dev/virtio/base.hh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014 ARM Limited
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2016 ARM Limited
  * All rights reserved
  *
  * The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 #include "sim/sim_object.hh"
 
 struct VirtIODeviceBaseParams;
+struct VirtIODummyDeviceParams;
+
 class VirtQueue;
 
 /** @{
@@ -875,4 +877,14 @@ class VirtIODeviceBase : public SimObject
     Callback *transKick;
 };
 
+class VirtIODummyDevice : public VirtIODeviceBase
+{
+  public:
+    VirtIODummyDevice(VirtIODummyDeviceParams *params);
+
+  protected:
+    /** VirtIO device ID */
+    static const DeviceId ID_INVALID = 0x00;
+};
+
 #endif // __DEV_VIRTIO_BASE_HH__