Options.py revision 4455 
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27# Authors: Lisa Hsu
28
29# system options
30parser.add_option("-d", "--detailed", action="store_true")
31parser.add_option("-t", "--timing", action="store_true")
32parser.add_option("-n", "--num_cpus", type="int", default=1)
33parser.add_option("--caches", action="store_true")
34parser.add_option("--l2cache", action="store_true")
35
36# Run duration options
37parser.add_option("-m", "--maxtick", type="int")
38parser.add_option("--maxtime", type="float")
39
40# Checkpointing options
41###Note that performing checkpointing via python script files will override
42###checkpoint instructions built into binaries.
43parser.add_option("--take_checkpoints", action="store", type="string",
44                  help="<M,N> will take checkpoint at cycle M and every N cycles \
45                  thereafter")
46parser.add_option("--max_checkpoints", action="store", type="int",
47                  help="the maximum number of checkpoints to drop",
48                  default=5)
49parser.add_option("--checkpoint_dir", action="store", type="string",
50                  help="Place all checkpoints in this absolute directory")
51parser.add_option("-r", "--checkpoint_restore", action="store", type="int",
52                  help="restore from checkpoint <N>")
53
54# CPU Switching - default switch model goes from a checkpoint
55# to a timing simple CPU with caches to warm up, then to detailed CPU for
56# data measurement
57parser.add_option("-s", "--standard_switch", action="store_true",
58                  help="switch from timing CPU to Detailed CPU")
59parser.add_option("-w", "--warmup", action="store", type="int",
60                  help="if -s, then this is the warmup period.  else, this is ignored",
61                  default=5000000000)
62