sim, kvm: make KvmVM a System parameter
[gem5.git] / src / cpu / kvm / BaseKvmCPU.py
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36 # Authors: Andreas Sandberg
37
38 from m5.params import *
39 from m5.proxy import *
40
41 from BaseCPU import BaseCPU
42 from KvmVM import KvmVM
43
44 class BaseKvmCPU(BaseCPU):
45 type = 'BaseKvmCPU'
46 cxx_header = "cpu/kvm/base.hh"
47 abstract = True
48
49 @classmethod
50 def export_methods(cls, code):
51 code('''
52 void dump() const;
53 ''')
54
55 @classmethod
56 def memory_mode(cls):
57 return 'atomic_noncaching'
58
59 @classmethod
60 def require_caches(cls):
61 return False
62
63 @classmethod
64 def support_take_over(cls):
65 return True
66
67 useCoalescedMMIO = Param.Bool(False, "Use coalesced MMIO (EXPERIMENTAL)")
68 usePerfOverflow = Param.Bool(False, "Use perf event overflow counters (EXPERIMENTAL)")
69 alwaysSyncTC = Param.Bool(False,
70 "Always sync thread contexts on entry/exit")
71
72 hostFreq = Param.Clock("2GHz", "Host clock frequency")
73 hostFactor = Param.Float(1.0, "Cycle scale factor")