Oh, one more comment... Do you think it's worth changing the name to "gem5" instead of "m5". Since we're making big changes, it seems like now might be right time.
Cheers, Jason On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 3:10 PM Jason Lowe-Power <ja...@lowepower.com> wrote: > Hey Gabe, > > First of all, thanks for this cleanup. We've needed to update this code > for a long time! > > Do you have a pointer to what would be "new" documentation on the m5 ops > tools? I was briefly going through your changes and it's not clear how > you're envisioning people using this library now. For instance, I'd like to > understand: > - How do I build the m5 binary for full system mode? > - How do I link my application to the m5 "library" in SE mode? > - How do I link my application to the m5 "library" in FS mode? > > Before, this wasn't documented very well, but it was kinda obvious that > you just "had to do it yourself". With your changes, it looks like you have > some very specific use cases in mind. It would be good to understand your > vision while I'm reviewing these changes. I looked through the document you > linked in your other email, but didn't really see how this fit in. > > Thanks! > Jason > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 6:31 PM Gabe Black <gabebl...@google.com> wrote: > >> Hi folks. I just uploaded a series (mostly small) patches which revamp the >> m5 utility as described in a design document I sent out a while ago. I've >> done some very preliminary sanity testing, but a lot more testing >> can/should be done to make sure I didn't screw anything up. >> >> One thing in particular that still needs to be done is to expand the java >> and lua wrappers so that they can call the different backends for the m5 >> ops (instruction, address, and semihosting). That can be done in the >> future >> since I *suspect* those wrappers aren't used very much. If we provide them >> though, we should try to make sure they work. >> >> https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/public/gem5/+/27246/1 >> >> Gabe >> _______________________________________________ >> gem5-dev mailing list >> gem5-dev@gem5.org >> http://m5sim.org/mailman/listinfo/gem5-dev > > _______________________________________________ gem5-dev mailing list gem5-dev@gem5.org http://m5sim.org/mailman/listinfo/gem5-dev
