Using gem5

This is an introduction to this section.

• The gem5 Standard Library
• What is the standard library for?
• The stdlib modular metaphor
• Where to find stuff
• Getting started
  • gem5 Resources
  • Adding the Simulator
  • Running the simulation
• More detailed output
• Extending the “hello-world.py” simulation
• An X86 full-system simulation
  • The Simulator Module
• Extending the library
• Create your own cache
• Running things in gem5
• Non-code-based execution
• SE mode
• m5 magic utility
• Cross compiling from one arch to another
• Building gem5 for different ISAs
• How to change the parameters of sim object
• Other things not covered
• gem5 models: Caches
• Classic caches
• Ruby caches
  • SLICC
• On-chip Network in Ruby
  • Simple
  • Garnet
• gem5 Models: CPUs
• gem5 CPU Models
  • Memory Access Types in gem5:
  • AtomicSimpleCPU
  • TimingSimpleCPU
  • O3CPU
  • MinorCPU
  • KvmCPU
• Using the CPU Models
• Understanding the differences among gem5 CPU models
• gem5 models: Memory
• Understand gem5 statistics
• Using gem5 for full-system simulation
• Things you need for full system
• Tools for FS
  • How to get these things from gem5-resources
  • How to create your own disks/kernels/etc.
• The m5 utility
• Accelerating gem5 simulation
• Checkpoints
• Fast forwarding in atomic mode
• Fast forwarding in KVM mode
• How to use probe points?

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