Options.py revision 5353 
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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")
35parser.add_option("--fastmem", action="store_true")
36
37# Run duration options
38parser.add_option("-m", "--maxtick", type="int")
39parser.add_option("--maxtime", type="float")
40
41# Checkpointing options
42###Note that performing checkpointing via python script files will override
43###checkpoint instructions built into binaries.
44parser.add_option("--take_checkpoints", action="store", type="string",
45                  help="<M,N> will take checkpoint at cycle M and every N cycles \
46                  thereafter")
47parser.add_option("--max_checkpoints", action="store", type="int",
48                  help="the maximum number of checkpoints to drop",
49                  default=5)
50parser.add_option("--checkpoint_dir", action="store", type="string",
51                  help="Place all checkpoints in this absolute directory")
52parser.add_option("-r", "--checkpoint_restore", action="store", type="int",
53                  help="restore from checkpoint <N>")
54
55# CPU Switching - default switch model goes from a checkpoint
56# to a timing simple CPU with caches to warm up, then to detailed CPU for
57# data measurement
58parser.add_option("-s", "--standard_switch", action="store_true",
59                  help="switch from timing CPU to Detailed CPU")
60parser.add_option("-w", "--warmup", action="store", type="int",
61                  help="if -s, then this is the warmup period.  else, this is ignored",
62                  default=5000000000)
63parser.add_option("-f", "--fast_forward", type="int", action="store",
64                  help="fast_forward count in instructions: use alone to checkpoint or with -s and -max_inst")
65parser.add_option("--max_inst", type="int", action="store",
66                  help="max_insts_any_thread value")
67