Ejemplo n.º 1
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# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#
# Authors: Andreas Sandberg
#          Gabor Dozsa

# System components used by the bigLITTLE.py configuration script

import m5
from m5.objects import *
m5.util.addToPath('../../')
from common.Caches import *
from common import CpuConfig

have_kvm = "kvm" in CpuConfig.cpu_names()


class L1I(L1_ICache):
    tag_latency = 1
    data_latency = 1
    response_latency = 1
    mshrs = 4
    tgts_per_mshr = 8
    size = '48kB'
    assoc = 3


class L1D(L1_DCache):
    tag_latency = 2
    data_latency = 2
Ejemplo n.º 2
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def addCommonOptions(parser):
    # start by adding the base options that do not assume an ISA
    addNoISAOptions(parser)

    # system options
    parser.add_option("--list-cpu-types",
                      action="callback",
                      callback=_listCpuTypes,
                      help="List available CPU types")
    parser.add_option("--cpu-type",
                      type="choice",
                      default="AtomicSimpleCPU",
                      choices=CpuConfig.cpu_names(),
                      help="type of cpu to run with")
    parser.add_option("--checker", action="store_true")
    parser.add_option("--cpu-clock",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      default='2GHz',
                      help="Clock for blocks running at CPU speed")
    parser.add_option("--smt",
                      action="store_true",
                      default=False,
                      help="""
                      Only used if multiple programs are specified. If true,
                      then the number of threads per cpu is same as the
                      number of programs.""")
    parser.add_option("--elastic-trace-en",
                      action="store_true",
                      help="""Enable capture of data dependency and instruction
                      fetch traces using elastic trace probe.""")
    # Trace file paths input to trace probe in a capture simulation and input
    # to Trace CPU in a replay simulation
    parser.add_option("--inst-trace-file",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      help="""Instruction fetch trace file input to
                      Elastic Trace probe in a capture simulation and
                      Trace CPU in a replay simulation""",
                      default="")
    parser.add_option("--data-trace-file",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      help="""Data dependency trace file input to
                      Elastic Trace probe in a capture simulation and
                      Trace CPU in a replay simulation""",
                      default="")

    parser.add_option("-l", "--lpae", action="store_true")
    parser.add_option("-V", "--virtualisation", action="store_true")

    # dist-gem5 options
    parser.add_option("--dist",
                      action="store_true",
                      help="Parallel distributed gem5 simulation.")
    parser.add_option(
        "--dist-sync-on-pseudo-op",
        action="store_true",
        help="Use a pseudo-op to start dist-gem5 synchronization.")
    parser.add_option("--is-switch", action="store_true",
                      help="Select the network switch simulator process for a"\
                      "distributed gem5 run")
    parser.add_option("--dist-rank",
                      default=0,
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="Rank of this system within the dist gem5 run.")
    parser.add_option(
        "--dist-size",
        default=0,
        action="store",
        type="int",
        help="Number of gem5 processes within the dist gem5 run.")
    parser.add_option(
        "--dist-server-name",
        default="127.0.0.1",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        help="Name of the message server host\nDEFAULT: localhost")
    parser.add_option("--dist-server-port",
                      default=2200,
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="Message server listen port\nDEFAULT: 2200")
    parser.add_option(
        "--dist-sync-repeat",
        default="0us",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        help=
        "Repeat interval for synchronisation barriers among dist-gem5 processes\nDEFAULT: --ethernet-linkdelay"
    )
    parser.add_option(
        "--dist-sync-start",
        default="5200000000000t",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        help=
        "Time to schedule the first dist synchronisation barrier\nDEFAULT:5200000000000t"
    )
    parser.add_option("--ethernet-linkspeed",
                      default="10Gbps",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      help="Link speed in bps\nDEFAULT: 10Gbps")
    parser.add_option("--ethernet-linkdelay",
                      default="10us",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      help="Link delay in seconds\nDEFAULT: 10us")

    # Run duration options
    parser.add_option("-I",
                      "--maxinsts",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      default=None,
                      help="""Total number of instructions to
                                            simulate (default: run forever)""")
    parser.add_option("--work-item-id",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="the specific work id for exit & checkpointing")
    parser.add_option("--num-work-ids",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="Number of distinct work item types")
    parser.add_option("--work-begin-cpu-id-exit",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="exit when work starts on the specified cpu")
    parser.add_option("--work-end-exit-count",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="exit at specified work end count")
    parser.add_option("--work-begin-exit-count",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="exit at specified work begin count")
    parser.add_option("--init-param",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      default=0,
                      help="""Parameter available in simulation with m5
                              initparam""")
    parser.add_option("--initialize-only",
                      action="store_true",
                      default=False,
                      help="""Exit after initialization. Do not simulate time.
                              Useful when gem5 is run as a library.""")

    # DOLMA options
    parser.add_option(
        '--mode',
        action="store",
        type="int",
        default=0,
        help="Set DOLMA mode (0 is off, 1 is default, 2 is conservative)")
    parser.add_option('--blockLoads',
                      action="store",
                      default=0,
                      help="Have DOLMA block (instead of restrict) loads")
    parser.add_option('--blockStores',
                      action="store",
                      default=0,
                      help="Have DOLMA block (instead of restrict) stores")
    parser.add_option('--stt',
                      action="store",
                      default=0,
                      help="Enable STT alongside DOLMA")

    # Simpoint options
    parser.add_option("--simpoint-profile",
                      action="store_true",
                      help="Enable basic block profiling for SimPoints")
    parser.add_option("--simpoint-interval",
                      type="int",
                      default=10000000,
                      help="SimPoint interval in num of instructions")
    parser.add_option(
        "--take-simpoint-checkpoints",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        help="<simpoint file,weight file,interval-length,warmup-length>")
    parser.add_option("--restore-simpoint-checkpoint",
                      action="store_true",
                      help="restore from a simpoint checkpoint taken with " +
                      "--take-simpoint-checkpoints")

    # Checkpointing options
    ###Note that performing checkpointing via python script files will override
    ###checkpoint instructions built into binaries.
    parser.add_option(
        "--take-checkpoints",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        help="<M,N> take checkpoints at tick M and every N ticks thereafter")
    parser.add_option("--max-checkpoints",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="the maximum number of checkpoints to drop",
                      default=5)
    parser.add_option("--checkpoint-dir",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      help="Place all checkpoints in this absolute directory")
    parser.add_option("-r",
                      "--checkpoint-restore",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="restore from checkpoint <N>")
    parser.add_option("--checkpoint-at-end",
                      action="store_true",
                      help="take a checkpoint at end of run")
    parser.add_option("--work-begin-checkpoint-count",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="checkpoint at specified work begin count")
    parser.add_option("--work-end-checkpoint-count",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="checkpoint at specified work end count")
    parser.add_option(
        "--work-cpus-checkpoint-count",
        action="store",
        type="int",
        help="checkpoint and exit when active cpu count is reached")
    parser.add_option("--restore-with-cpu",
                      action="store",
                      type="choice",
                      default="AtomicSimpleCPU",
                      choices=CpuConfig.cpu_names(),
                      help="cpu type for restoring from a checkpoint")

    # CPU Switching - default switch model goes from a checkpoint
    # to a timing simple CPU with caches to warm up, then to detailed CPU for
    # data measurement
    parser.add_option(
        "--repeat-switch",
        action="store",
        type="int",
        default=None,
        help="switch back and forth between CPUs with period <N>")
    parser.add_option(
        "-s",
        "--standard-switch",
        action="store",
        type="int",
        default=None,
        help="switch from timing to Detailed CPU after warmup period of <N>")
    parser.add_option("-p",
                      "--prog-interval",
                      type="str",
                      help="CPU Progress Interval")

    # Fastforwarding and simpoint related materials
    parser.add_option(
        "-W",
        "--warmup-insts",
        action="store",
        type="int",
        default=None,
        help="Warmup period in total instructions (requires --standard-switch)"
    )
    parser.add_option(
        "--bench",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        default=None,
        help="base names for --take-checkpoint and --checkpoint-restore")
    parser.add_option(
        "-F",
        "--fast-forward",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        default=None,
        help="Number of instructions to fast forward before switching")
    parser.add_option(
        "-S",
        "--simpoint",
        action="store_true",
        default=False,
        help="""Use workload simpoints as an instruction offset for
                --checkpoint-restore or --take-checkpoint.""")
    parser.add_option(
        "--at-instruction",
        action="store_true",
        default=False,
        help="""Treat value of --checkpoint-restore or --take-checkpoint as a
                number of instructions.""")
    parser.add_option(
        "--spec-input",
        default="ref",
        type="choice",
        choices=["ref", "test", "train", "smred", "mdred", "lgred"],
        help="Input set size for SPEC CPU2000 benchmarks.")
    parser.add_option("--arm-iset",
                      default="arm",
                      type="choice",
                      choices=["arm", "thumb", "aarch64"],
                      help="ARM instruction set.")
Ejemplo n.º 3
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# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#
# Authors: Andreas Sandberg
#          Gabor Dozsa

# System components used by the bigLITTLE.py configuration script

import m5
from m5.objects import *
m5.util.addToPath('../../')
from common.Caches import *
from common import CpuConfig

have_kvm = "ArmV8KvmCPU" in CpuConfig.cpu_names()


class L1I(L1_ICache):
    tag_latency = 1
    data_latency = 1
    response_latency = 1
    mshrs = 4
    tgts_per_mshr = 8
    size = '48kB'
    assoc = 3


class L1D(L1_DCache):
    tag_latency = 2
    data_latency = 2
Ejemplo n.º 4
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# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#
# Authors: Andreas Sandberg
#          Gabor Dozsa

# System components used by the bigLITTLE.py configuration script

import m5
from m5.objects import *
m5.util.addToPath('../../')
from common.Caches import *
from common import CpuConfig

have_kvm = "kvm" in CpuConfig.cpu_names()

class L1I(L1_ICache):
    tag_latency = 1
    data_latency = 1
    response_latency = 1
    mshrs = 4
    tgts_per_mshr = 8
    size = '48kB'
    assoc = 3


class L1D(L1_DCache):
    tag_latency = 2
    data_latency = 2
    response_latency = 1
Ejemplo n.º 5
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#
# Authors: Andreas Sandberg
#          Gabor Dozsa

# System components used by the bigLITTLE.py configuration script

from __future__ import print_function
from __future__ import absolute_import

import m5
from m5.objects import *
m5.util.addToPath('../../')
from common.Caches import *
from common import CpuConfig

have_kvm = "ArmV8KvmCPU" in CpuConfig.cpu_names()

class L1I(L1_ICache):
    tag_latency = 1
    data_latency = 1
    response_latency = 1
    mshrs = 4
    tgts_per_mshr = 8
    size = '48kB'
    assoc = 3


class L1D(L1_DCache):
    tag_latency = 2
    data_latency = 2
    response_latency = 1
Ejemplo n.º 6
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def addCommonOptions(parser):
    # system options
    parser.add_option("--num-fpgas", type="int", default=0)
    parser.add_option("--list-cpu-types",
                      action="callback",
                      callback=_listCpuTypes,
                      help="List available CPU types")
    parser.add_option("--cpu-type",
                      type="choice",
                      default="timing",
                      choices=CpuConfig.cpu_names(),
                      help="type of cpu to run with")
    parser.add_option("--checker", action="store_true")
    parser.add_option("-n", "--num-cpus", type="int", default=1)
    parser.add_option("--sys-voltage",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      default='1.0V',
                      help="""Top-level voltage for blocks running at system
                      power supply""")
    parser.add_option("--sys-clock",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      default='1GHz',
                      help="""Top-level clock for blocks running at system
                      speed""")
    parser.add_option("--cpu-clock",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      default='2GHz',
                      help="Clock for blocks running at CPU speed")
    parser.add_option("--fpga-clock",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      default='300MHz',
                      help="Clock for blocks running at FPGA speed")
    parser.add_option("--smt",
                      action="store_true",
                      default=False,
                      help="""
                      Only used if multiple programs are specified. If true,
                      then the number of threads per cpu is same as the
                      number of programs.""")
    parser.add_option("--elastic-trace-en",
                      action="store_true",
                      help="""Enable capture of data dependency and instruction
                      fetch traces using elastic trace probe.""")
    # Trace file paths input to trace probe in a capture simulation and input
    # to Trace CPU in a replay simulation
    parser.add_option("--inst-trace-file",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      help="""Instruction fetch trace file input to
                      Elastic Trace probe in a capture simulation and
                      Trace CPU in a replay simulation""",
                      default="")
    parser.add_option("--data-trace-file",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      help="""Data dependency trace file input to
                      Elastic Trace probe in a capture simulation and
                      Trace CPU in a replay simulation""",
                      default="")

    # Memory Options
    parser.add_option("--list-mem-types",
                      action="callback",
                      callback=_listMemTypes,
                      help="List available memory types")
    parser.add_option("--mem-type",
                      type="choice",
                      default="DDR3_1600_x64",
                      choices=MemConfig.mem_names(),
                      help="type of memory to use")
    parser.add_option("--mem-channels",
                      type="int",
                      default=1,
                      help="number of memory channels")
    parser.add_option("--mem-ranks",
                      type="int",
                      default=None,
                      help="number of memory ranks per channel")
    parser.add_option("--mem-size",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      default="512MB",
                      help="Specify the physical memory size (single memory)")

    parser.add_option("-l", "--lpae", action="store_true")
    parser.add_option("-V", "--virtualisation", action="store_true")

    parser.add_option("--memchecker", action="store_true")

    # Cache Options
    parser.add_option("--external-memory-system",
                      type="string",
                      help="use external ports of this port_type for caches")
    parser.add_option("--tlm-memory",
                      type="string",
                      help="use external port for SystemC TLM cosimulation")
    parser.add_option("--caches", action="store_true")
    parser.add_option("--l2cache", action="store_true")
    parser.add_option("--fastmem", action="store_true")
    parser.add_option("--num-dirs", type="int", default=1)
    parser.add_option("--num-l2caches", type="int", default=1)
    parser.add_option("--num-l3caches", type="int", default=1)
    parser.add_option("--l1d_size", type="string", default="64kB")
    parser.add_option("--l1i_size", type="string", default="32kB")
    parser.add_option("--l2_size", type="string", default="2MB")
    parser.add_option("--l3_size", type="string", default="16MB")
    parser.add_option("--l1d_assoc", type="int", default=2)
    parser.add_option("--l1i_assoc", type="int", default=2)
    parser.add_option("--l2_assoc", type="int", default=8)
    parser.add_option("--l3_assoc", type="int", default=16)
    parser.add_option("--cacheline_size", type="int", default=64)

    # dist-gem5 options
    parser.add_option("--dist",
                      action="store_true",
                      help="Parallel distributed gem5 simulation.")
    parser.add_option("--is-switch", action="store_true",
                      help="Select the network switch simulator process for a"\
                      "distributed gem5 run")
    parser.add_option("--dist-rank",
                      default=0,
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="Rank of this system within the dist gem5 run.")
    parser.add_option(
        "--dist-size",
        default=0,
        action="store",
        type="int",
        help="Number of gem5 processes within the dist gem5 run.")
    parser.add_option(
        "--dist-server-name",
        default="127.0.0.1",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        help="Name of the message server host\nDEFAULT: localhost")
    parser.add_option("--dist-server-port",
                      default=2200,
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="Message server listen port\nDEFAULT: 2200")
    parser.add_option(
        "--dist-sync-repeat",
        default="0us",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        help=
        "Repeat interval for synchronisation barriers among dist-gem5 processes\nDEFAULT: --ethernet-linkdelay"
    )
    parser.add_option(
        "--dist-sync-start",
        default="5200000000000t",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        help=
        "Time to schedule the first dist synchronisation barrier\nDEFAULT:5200000000000t"
    )
    parser.add_option("--ethernet-linkspeed",
                      default="10Gbps",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      help="Link speed in bps\nDEFAULT: 10Gbps")
    parser.add_option("--ethernet-linkdelay",
                      default="10us",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      help="Link delay in seconds\nDEFAULT: 10us")

    # Enable Ruby
    parser.add_option("--ruby", action="store_true")

    # Run duration options
    parser.add_option("-m", "--abs-max-tick", type="int", default=m5.MaxTick,
                      metavar="TICKS", help="Run to absolute simulated tick " \
                      "specified including ticks from a restored checkpoint")
    parser.add_option("--rel-max-tick", type="int", default=None,
                      metavar="TICKS", help="Simulate for specified number of" \
                      " ticks relative to the simulation start tick (e.g. if " \
                      "restoring a checkpoint)")
    parser.add_option("--maxtime", type="float", default=None,
                      help="Run to the specified absolute simulated time in " \
                      "seconds")
    parser.add_option("-I",
                      "--maxinsts",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      default=None,
                      help="""Total number of instructions to
                                            simulate (default: run forever)""")
    parser.add_option("--work-item-id",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="the specific work id for exit & checkpointing")
    parser.add_option("--num-work-ids",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="Number of distinct work item types")
    parser.add_option("--work-begin-cpu-id-exit",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="exit when work starts on the specified cpu")
    parser.add_option("--work-end-exit-count",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="exit at specified work end count")
    parser.add_option("--work-begin-exit-count",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="exit at specified work begin count")
    parser.add_option("--init-param",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      default=0,
                      help="""Parameter available in simulation with m5
                              initparam""")
    parser.add_option("--initialize-only",
                      action="store_true",
                      default=False,
                      help="""Exit after initialization. Do not simulate time.
                              Useful when gem5 is run as a library.""")

    # Simpoint options
    parser.add_option("--simpoint-profile",
                      action="store_true",
                      help="Enable basic block profiling for SimPoints")
    parser.add_option("--simpoint-interval",
                      type="int",
                      default=10000000,
                      help="SimPoint interval in num of instructions")
    parser.add_option(
        "--take-simpoint-checkpoints",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        help="<simpoint file,weight file,interval-length,warmup-length>")
    parser.add_option("--restore-simpoint-checkpoint",
                      action="store_true",
                      help="restore from a simpoint checkpoint taken with " +
                      "--take-simpoint-checkpoints")

    # Checkpointing options
    ###Note that performing checkpointing via python script files will override
    ###checkpoint instructions built into binaries.
    parser.add_option(
        "--take-checkpoints",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        help="<M,N> take checkpoints at tick M and every N ticks thereafter")
    parser.add_option("--max-checkpoints",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="the maximum number of checkpoints to drop",
                      default=5)
    parser.add_option("--checkpoint-dir",
                      action="store",
                      type="string",
                      help="Place all checkpoints in this absolute directory")
    parser.add_option("-r",
                      "--checkpoint-restore",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="restore from checkpoint <N>")
    parser.add_option("--checkpoint-at-end",
                      action="store_true",
                      help="take a checkpoint at end of run")
    parser.add_option("--work-begin-checkpoint-count",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="checkpoint at specified work begin count")
    parser.add_option("--work-end-checkpoint-count",
                      action="store",
                      type="int",
                      help="checkpoint at specified work end count")
    parser.add_option(
        "--work-cpus-checkpoint-count",
        action="store",
        type="int",
        help="checkpoint and exit when active cpu count is reached")
    parser.add_option("--restore-with-cpu",
                      action="store",
                      type="choice",
                      default="atomic",
                      choices=CpuConfig.cpu_names(),
                      help="cpu type for restoring from a checkpoint")

    # CPU Switching - default switch model goes from a checkpoint
    # to a timing simple CPU with caches to warm up, then to detailed CPU for
    # data measurement
    parser.add_option(
        "--repeat-switch",
        action="store",
        type="int",
        default=None,
        help="switch back and forth between CPUs with period <N>")
    parser.add_option(
        "-s",
        "--standard-switch",
        action="store",
        type="int",
        default=None,
        help="switch from timing to Detailed CPU after warmup period of <N>")
    parser.add_option("-p",
                      "--prog-interval",
                      type="str",
                      help="CPU Progress Interval")

    # Fastforwarding and simpoint related materials
    parser.add_option(
        "-W",
        "--warmup-insts",
        action="store",
        type="int",
        default=None,
        help="Warmup period in total instructions (requires --standard-switch)"
    )
    parser.add_option(
        "--bench",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        default=None,
        help="base names for --take-checkpoint and --checkpoint-restore")
    parser.add_option(
        "-F",
        "--fast-forward",
        action="store",
        type="string",
        default=None,
        help="Number of instructions to fast forward before switching")
    parser.add_option(
        "-S",
        "--simpoint",
        action="store_true",
        default=False,
        help="""Use workload simpoints as an instruction offset for
                --checkpoint-restore or --take-checkpoint.""")
    parser.add_option(
        "--at-instruction",
        action="store_true",
        default=False,
        help="""Treat value of --checkpoint-restore or --take-checkpoint as a
                number of instructions.""")
    parser.add_option(
        "--spec-input",
        default="ref",
        type="choice",
        choices=["ref", "test", "train", "smred", "mdred", "lgred"],
        help="Input set size for SPEC CPU2000 benchmarks.")
    parser.add_option("--arm-iset",
                      default="arm",
                      type="choice",
                      choices=["arm", "thumb", "aarch64"],
                      help="ARM instruction set.")
Ejemplo n.º 7
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def addCommonOptions(parser):
    # start by adding the base options that do not assume an ISA
    addNoISAOptions(parser)

    # system options
    parser.add_option("--list-cpu-types",
                      action="callback", callback=_listCpuTypes,
                      help="List available CPU types")
    parser.add_option("--cpu-type", type="choice", default="AtomicSimpleCPU",
                      choices=CpuConfig.cpu_names(),
                      help = "type of cpu to run with")
    parser.add_option("--checker", action="store_true");
    parser.add_option("--cpu-clock", action="store", type="string",
                      default='2GHz',
                      help="Clock for blocks running at CPU speed")
    parser.add_option("--smt", action="store_true", default=False,
                      help = """
                      Only used if multiple programs are specified. If true,
                      then the number of threads per cpu is same as the
                      number of programs.""")
    parser.add_option("--elastic-trace-en", action="store_true",
                      help="""Enable capture of data dependency and instruction
                      fetch traces using elastic trace probe.""")
    # Trace file paths input to trace probe in a capture simulation and input
    # to Trace CPU in a replay simulation
    parser.add_option("--inst-trace-file", action="store", type="string",
                      help="""Instruction fetch trace file input to
                      Elastic Trace probe in a capture simulation and
                      Trace CPU in a replay simulation""", default="")
    parser.add_option("--data-trace-file", action="store", type="string",
                      help="""Data dependency trace file input to
                      Elastic Trace probe in a capture simulation and
                      Trace CPU in a replay simulation""", default="")

    parser.add_option("-l", "--lpae", action="store_true")
    parser.add_option("-V", "--virtualisation", action="store_true")

    parser.add_option("--fastmem", action="store_true")

    # dist-gem5 options
    parser.add_option("--dist", action="store_true",
                      help="Parallel distributed gem5 simulation.")
    parser.add_option("--dist-sync-on-pseudo-op", action="store_true",
                      help="Use a pseudo-op to start dist-gem5 synchronization.")
    parser.add_option("--is-switch", action="store_true",
                      help="Select the network switch simulator process for a"\
                      "distributed gem5 run")
    parser.add_option("--dist-rank", default=0, action="store", type="int",
                      help="Rank of this system within the dist gem5 run.")
    parser.add_option("--dist-size", default=0, action="store", type="int",
                      help="Number of gem5 processes within the dist gem5 run.")
    parser.add_option("--dist-server-name",
                      default="127.0.0.1",
                      action="store", type="string",
                      help="Name of the message server host\nDEFAULT: localhost")
    parser.add_option("--dist-server-port",
                      default=2200,
                      action="store", type="int",
                      help="Message server listen port\nDEFAULT: 2200")
    parser.add_option("--dist-sync-repeat",
                      default="0us",
                      action="store", type="string",
                      help="Repeat interval for synchronisation barriers among dist-gem5 processes\nDEFAULT: --ethernet-linkdelay")
    parser.add_option("--dist-sync-start",
                      default="5200000000000t",
                      action="store", type="string",
                      help="Time to schedule the first dist synchronisation barrier\nDEFAULT:5200000000000t")
    parser.add_option("--ethernet-linkspeed", default="10Gbps",
                        action="store", type="string",
                        help="Link speed in bps\nDEFAULT: 10Gbps")
    parser.add_option("--ethernet-linkdelay", default="10us",
                      action="store", type="string",
                      help="Link delay in seconds\nDEFAULT: 10us")

    # Run duration options
    parser.add_option("-I", "--maxinsts", action="store", type="int",
                      default=None, help="""Total number of instructions to
                                            simulate (default: run forever)""")
    parser.add_option("--work-item-id", action="store", type="int",
                      help="the specific work id for exit & checkpointing")
    parser.add_option("--num-work-ids", action="store", type="int",
                      help="Number of distinct work item types")
    parser.add_option("--work-begin-cpu-id-exit", action="store", type="int",
                      help="exit when work starts on the specified cpu")
    parser.add_option("--work-end-exit-count", action="store", type="int",
                      help="exit at specified work end count")
    parser.add_option("--work-begin-exit-count", action="store", type="int",
                      help="exit at specified work begin count")
    parser.add_option("--init-param", action="store", type="int", default=0,
                      help="""Parameter available in simulation with m5
                              initparam""")
    parser.add_option("--initialize-only", action="store_true", default=False,
                      help="""Exit after initialization. Do not simulate time.
                              Useful when gem5 is run as a library.""")

    # Simpoint options
    parser.add_option("--simpoint-profile", action="store_true",
                      help="Enable basic block profiling for SimPoints")
    parser.add_option("--simpoint-interval", type="int", default=10000000,
                      help="SimPoint interval in num of instructions")
    parser.add_option("--take-simpoint-checkpoints", action="store", type="string",
        help="<simpoint file,weight file,interval-length,warmup-length>")
    parser.add_option("--restore-simpoint-checkpoint", action="store_true",
        help="restore from a simpoint checkpoint taken with " +
             "--take-simpoint-checkpoints")

    # Checkpointing options
    ###Note that performing checkpointing via python script files will override
    ###checkpoint instructions built into binaries.
    parser.add_option("--take-checkpoints", action="store", type="string",
        help="<M,N> take checkpoints at tick M and every N ticks thereafter")
    parser.add_option("--max-checkpoints", action="store", type="int",
        help="the maximum number of checkpoints to drop", default=5)
    parser.add_option("--checkpoint-dir", action="store", type="string",
        help="Place all checkpoints in this absolute directory")
    parser.add_option("-r", "--checkpoint-restore", action="store", type="int",
        help="restore from checkpoint <N>")
    parser.add_option("--checkpoint-at-end", action="store_true",
                      help="take a checkpoint at end of run")
    parser.add_option("--work-begin-checkpoint-count", action="store", type="int",
                      help="checkpoint at specified work begin count")
    parser.add_option("--work-end-checkpoint-count", action="store", type="int",
                      help="checkpoint at specified work end count")
    parser.add_option("--work-cpus-checkpoint-count", action="store", type="int",
                      help="checkpoint and exit when active cpu count is reached")
    parser.add_option("--restore-with-cpu", action="store", type="choice",
                      default="AtomicSimpleCPU", choices=CpuConfig.cpu_names(),
                      help = "cpu type for restoring from a checkpoint")


    # CPU Switching - default switch model goes from a checkpoint
    # to a timing simple CPU with caches to warm up, then to detailed CPU for
    # data measurement
    parser.add_option("--repeat-switch", action="store", type="int",
        default=None,
        help="switch back and forth between CPUs with period <N>")
    parser.add_option("-s", "--standard-switch", action="store", type="int",
        default=None,
        help="switch from timing to Detailed CPU after warmup period of <N>")
    parser.add_option("-p", "--prog-interval", type="str",
        help="CPU Progress Interval")

    # Fastforwarding and simpoint related materials
    parser.add_option("-W", "--warmup-insts", action="store", type="int",
        default=None,
        help="Warmup period in total instructions (requires --standard-switch)")
    parser.add_option("--bench", action="store", type="string", default=None,
        help="base names for --take-checkpoint and --checkpoint-restore")
    parser.add_option("-F", "--fast-forward", action="store", type="string",
        default=None,
        help="Number of instructions to fast forward before switching")
    parser.add_option("-S", "--simpoint", action="store_true", default=False,
        help="""Use workload simpoints as an instruction offset for
                --checkpoint-restore or --take-checkpoint.""")
    parser.add_option("--at-instruction", action="store_true", default=False,
        help="""Treat value of --checkpoint-restore or --take-checkpoint as a
                number of instructions.""")
    parser.add_option("--spec-input", default="ref", type="choice",
                      choices=["ref", "test", "train", "smred", "mdred",
                               "lgred"],
                      help="Input set size for SPEC CPU2000 benchmarks.")
    parser.add_option("--arm-iset", default="arm", type="choice",
                      choices=["arm", "thumb", "aarch64"],
                      help="ARM instruction set.")