diff --git a/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/config.ini b/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/config.ini
index ccb504cd3..06059c3eb 100644
--- a/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/config.ini
+++ b/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/config.ini
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 [root]
 type=Root
 children=system
-checkpoint=
-clock=1000000000000
-max_tick=0
-output_file=cout
-progress_interval=0
+dummy=0
 
 [system]
 type=System
diff --git a/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/config.out b/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/config.out
index 392fec336..7f9a83d25 100644
--- a/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/config.out
+++ b/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/config.out
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 [root]
 type=Root
-clock=1000000000000
-max_tick=0
-progress_interval=0
-output_file=cout
+dummy=0
 
 [system.physmem]
 type=PhysicalMemory
diff --git a/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/m5stats.txt b/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/m5stats.txt
index 4fe3d3732..1ed7d50eb 100644
--- a/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/m5stats.txt
+++ b/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/m5stats.txt
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 
 ---------- Begin Simulation Statistics ----------
-host_inst_rate                                 104057                       # Simulator instruction rate (inst/s)
-host_mem_usage                                 179368                       # Number of bytes of host memory used
-host_seconds                                     0.10                       # Real time elapsed on the host
-host_tick_rate                                 103746                       # Simulator tick rate (ticks/s)
+host_inst_rate                                  65718                       # Simulator instruction rate (inst/s)
+host_mem_usage                                 179556                       # Number of bytes of host memory used
+host_seconds                                     0.17                       # Real time elapsed on the host
+host_tick_rate                                  65601                       # Simulator tick rate (ticks/s)
 sim_freq                                 1000000000000                       # Frequency of simulated ticks
-sim_insts                                       10367                       # Number of instructions simulated
+sim_insts                                       11001                       # Number of instructions simulated
 sim_seconds                                  0.000000                       # Number of seconds simulated
-sim_ticks                                       10366                       # Number of ticks simulated
+sim_ticks                                       11000                       # Number of ticks simulated
 system.cpu.idle_fraction                            0                       # Percentage of idle cycles
 system.cpu.not_idle_fraction                        1                       # Percentage of non-idle cycles
-system.cpu.numCycles                            10367                       # number of cpu cycles simulated
-system.cpu.num_insts                            10367                       # Number of instructions executed
-system.cpu.num_refs                              2607                       # Number of memory references
+system.cpu.numCycles                            11001                       # number of cpu cycles simulated
+system.cpu.num_insts                            11001                       # Number of instructions executed
+system.cpu.num_refs                              2760                       # Number of memory references
 system.cpu.workload.PROG:num_syscalls               8                       # Number of system calls
 
 ---------- End Simulation Statistics   ----------
diff --git a/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/stdout b/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/stdout
index 567033922..c89235e64 100644
--- a/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/stdout
+++ b/tests/quick/02.insttest/ref/sparc/linux/simple-atomic/stdout
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CASX FAIL:	Passed
 CASX WORK:	Passed
 LDTX:		Passed
 LDTW:		Passed
+STTW:		Passed
 Done
 M5 Simulator System
 
@@ -15,8 +16,9 @@ The Regents of The University of Michigan
 All Rights Reserved
 
 
-M5 compiled Mar  6 2007 15:43:35
-M5 started Tue Mar  6 15:52:39 2007
+M5 compiled Mar 29 2007 15:29:35
+M5 started Thu Mar 29 15:39:35 2007
 M5 executing on zeep
 command line: build/SPARC_SE/m5.debug -d build/SPARC_SE/tests/debug/quick/02.insttest/sparc/linux/simple-atomic tests/run.py quick/02.insttest/sparc/linux/simple-atomic
-Exiting @ tick 10366 because target called exit()
+Global frequency set at 1000000000000 ticks per second
+Exiting @ tick 11000 because target called exit()