2003-10-17 18:32:00 +02:00
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This is release m5_1.0_beta1 of the M5 simulator.
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This file contains brief "getting started" information and release
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notes. For more information, see http://m5.eecs.umich.edu. If you
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have questions, please send mail to m5sim-users@lists.sourceforge.net.
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WHAT'S INCLUDED (AND NOT)
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Since you're reading this file, presumably you've managed to untar the
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distribution. The archive you've unpacked has three subdirectories:
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- m5: the simulator itself
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- m5-test: regression tests and scripts to run them
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- ext: less-common external packages needed to build m5
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(currently ply and libelf)
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M5 is a capable, full-system simulator that current supports both Linux
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2.4/2.6 and the proprietary Compaq/HP Tru64 version of Unix. We are able
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to distribute Linux bootdisks, but we are unable to distribute bootable
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disk images of Tru64 Unix. If you have a Tru64 license and are interested
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in obtaining disk images, contact us at m5-dev@eecs.umich.edu.
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WHAT'S NEEDED
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-GCC(3.X)
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-Python(2.2.2+)
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WHAT'S RECOMMENDED
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------------------
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-MySQL (for statistics complex statistics storage/retrieval)
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-Python-MysqlDB (for statistics analysis)
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GETTING STARTED
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The following steps will build and test the simulator. The variable
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"$top" refers to the top directory where you've unpacked the files,
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i.e., the one containing the m5, m5-test, and ext directories.
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There are three different build targets and three optimizations in each level:
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Target:
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ALPHA - Syscall emulation simulation
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KERNEL - Linux full system simulation
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KERNEL_TLASER - Tru64 Unix full system simulation
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Optimization:
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m5.debug - debug version of the code with tracing and without optimization
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m5.opt - optimized version of code with tracing
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m5.fast - optimized version of the code without tracing and asserts
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cd $top/m5/build
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scons TARGET/OPTLEVL # e.g. KERNEL/m5.opt, use -j N if you have a MP system
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cd $top/m5-test
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./do-tests.pl -B ALPHA # test what you just built
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./do-tests.pl -B KERNEL # test what you just built
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# wait for tests to run...
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# should end with "finished do-tests successfully!"
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