diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.cc b/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.cc
index a3b203559..e864c8c86 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.cc
@@ -389,9 +389,17 @@ InOrderCPU::regStats()
 
     idleCycles
         .name(name() + ".idleCycles")
-        .desc("Total number of cycles that the CPU has spent unscheduled due "
-              "to idling")
-        .prereq(idleCycles);
+        .desc("Number of cycles cpu's stages were not processed");
+
+    runCycles
+        .name(name() + ".runCycles")
+        .desc("Number of cycles cpu stages are processed.");
+
+    activity
+        .name(name() + ".activity")
+        .desc("Percentage of cycles cpu is active")
+        .precision(6);
+    activity = (runCycles / numCycles) * 100;
 
     threadCycles
         .init(numThreads)
@@ -463,18 +471,27 @@ InOrderCPU::tick()
 
     ++numCycles;
 
+    bool pipes_idle = true;
+    
     //Tick each of the stages
     for (int stNum=NumStages - 1; stNum >= 0 ; stNum--) {
         pipelineStage[stNum]->tick();
+
+        pipes_idle = pipes_idle && pipelineStage[stNum]->idle;
     }
 
+    if (pipes_idle)
+        idleCycles++;
+    else
+        runCycles++;
+    
     // Now advance the time buffers one tick
     timeBuffer.advance();
     for (int sqNum=0; sqNum < NumStages - 1; sqNum++) {
         stageQueue[sqNum]->advance();
     }
     activityRec.advance();
-
+   
     // Any squashed requests, events, or insts then remove them now
     cleanUpRemovedReqs();
     cleanUpRemovedEvents();
diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.hh b/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.hh
index d8424397b..253b5b18f 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.hh
@@ -729,9 +729,15 @@ class InOrderCPU : public BaseCPU
     /** Stat for total number of times the CPU is descheduled. */
     Stats::Scalar timesIdled;
 
-    /** Stat for total number of cycles the CPU spends descheduled. */
+    /** Stat for total number of cycles the CPU spends descheduled or no stages active. */
     Stats::Scalar idleCycles;
 
+    /** Stat for total number of cycles the CPU is active. */
+    Stats::Scalar runCycles;
+
+    /** Percentage of cycles a stage was active */
+    Stats::Formula activity;
+
     /** Stat for the number of committed instructions per thread. */
     Stats::Vector committedInsts;
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/first_stage.cc b/src/cpu/inorder/first_stage.cc
index c653d152b..658ce37d3 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/first_stage.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/first_stage.cc
@@ -133,8 +133,10 @@ FirstStage::processStage(bool &status_change)
 
     if (instsProcessed > 0) {
         ++runCycles;
+        idle = false;        
     } else {
-        ++idleCycles;        
+        ++idleCycles;
+        idle = true;        
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/pipeline_stage.cc b/src/cpu/inorder/pipeline_stage.cc
index 550952947..c991fe1bd 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/pipeline_stage.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/pipeline_stage.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ PipelineStage::PipelineStage(Params *params, unsigned stage_num)
     : stageNum(stage_num), stageWidth(ThePipeline::StageWidth),
       numThreads(ThePipeline::MaxThreads), _status(Inactive),
       stageBufferMax(ThePipeline::interStageBuffSize[stage_num]),
-      prevStageValid(false), nextStageValid(false)
+      prevStageValid(false), nextStageValid(false), idle(false)
 {
     switchedOutBuffer.resize(ThePipeline::MaxThreads);
     switchedOutValid.resize(ThePipeline::MaxThreads);
@@ -707,6 +707,8 @@ PipelineStage::checkSignalsAndUpdate(ThreadID tid)
 void
 PipelineStage::tick()
 {
+    idle = false;
+    
     wroteToTimeBuffer = false;
 
     bool status_change = false;
@@ -794,8 +796,10 @@ PipelineStage::processStage(bool &status_change)
 
     if (instsProcessed > 0) {
         ++runCycles;
+        idle = false;        
     } else {
         ++idleCycles;        
+        idle = true;        
     }
     
     DPRINTF(InOrderStage, "%i left in stage %i incoming buffer.\n", skidSize(),
diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/pipeline_stage.hh b/src/cpu/inorder/pipeline_stage.hh
index be3a1093c..6c9cf0d99 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/pipeline_stage.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/pipeline_stage.hh
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ class PipelineStage
     /** Is Next Stage Valid? */
     bool nextStageValid;
 
+    bool idle;
+    
     /** Source of possible stalls. */
     struct Stalls {
         bool stage[ThePipeline::NumStages];
diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/resources/cache_unit.cc b/src/cpu/inorder/resources/cache_unit.cc
index 65782cb73..275d9a7e8 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/resources/cache_unit.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/resources/cache_unit.cc
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ CacheUnit::getSlot(DynInstPtr inst)
     Addr req_addr = inst->getMemAddr();
 
     if (resName == "icache_port" ||
-        find(addrList[tid].begin(), addrList[tid].end(), req_addr) == addrList[tid].end()) {
+        find(addrList[tid].begin(), addrList[tid].end(), req_addr) == 
+        addrList[tid].end()) {
 
         int new_slot = Resource::getSlot(inst);
 
@@ -171,8 +172,9 @@ CacheUnit::freeSlot(int slot_num)
 {
     ThreadID tid = reqMap[slot_num]->inst->readTid();
 
-    vector<Addr>::iterator vect_it = find(addrList[tid].begin(), addrList[tid].end(),
-            reqMap[slot_num]->inst->getMemAddr());
+    vector<Addr>::iterator vect_it = 
+        find(addrList[tid].begin(), addrList[tid].end(),
+             reqMap[slot_num]->inst->getMemAddr());
     assert(vect_it != addrList[tid].end());
 
     DPRINTF(InOrderCachePort,
@@ -533,8 +535,6 @@ CacheUnit::doCacheAccess(DynInstPtr inst, uint64_t *write_res)
         }
     }
 
-    cache_req->dataPkt->time = curTick;
-
     bool do_access = true;  // flag to suppress cache access
 
     Request *memReq = cache_req->dataPkt->req;
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ CacheUnit::processCacheCompletion(PacketPtr pkt)
 {
     // Cast to correct packet type
     CacheReqPacket* cache_pkt = dynamic_cast<CacheReqPacket*>(pkt);
+             
     assert(cache_pkt);
 
     if (cache_pkt->cacheReq->isSquashed()) {
@@ -600,6 +601,9 @@ CacheUnit::processCacheCompletion(PacketPtr pkt)
 
         cache_pkt->cacheReq->done();
         delete cache_pkt;
+
+        cpu->wakeCPU();
+
         return;
     }
 
@@ -730,6 +734,8 @@ CacheUnit::recvRetry()
 
     // Clear the cache port for use again
     cachePortBlocked = false;
+
+    cpu->wakeCPU();
 }
 
 CacheUnitEvent::CacheUnitEvent()