what are you doing with the simpoint?  fast forwarding to it?  a command
line might be helpful.

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:42 AM, Pavan Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:

> hi steve.
> i think there is effect because, every time i run simulation i check the
> config.ini file. In config.ini under workload there is simpoint value. when
> ever i run simulation i check config.ini to make sure what ever values i
> used in configuration file is used by m5 or not.
>
> This is what i found in config.ini file and there is simpoint value in it,
> so i am thinking it is using simpoint value.
> [system.cpu.workload]
> type=LiveProcess
> cmd=/home/pavanj/linux-alpha-input/gcc/gcc_base.alpha.static
> /home/pavanj/linux-alpha-input/gcc/expr2.i -o
> /home/pavanj/linux-alpha-input/gcc/expr2.s
> cwd=
> egid=100
> env=
> errout=cerr
> euid=100
> executable=/home/pavanj/linux-alpha-input/gcc/gcc_base.alpha.static
> gid=100
> input=cin
> max_stack_size=67108864
> output=expr2.out
> pid=100
> ppid=99
> simpoint=600000000   // so i am thinking m5 is using simpoint.
> system=system
> uid=100
> 0
>
> Could please let me know is there any other way to find, what ever the
> configuration i set is used by M5
>
>
> thanks,
> Pavan
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Steve Reinhardt <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Is there any evidence that whatever you're doing to select a different
>> simpoint is having any effect?  For example, does the simulator output
>> differ at all?  My guess is that the option you're using doesn't do what you
>> think it does.
>>
>> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 11:00 PM, Pavan Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> hi,
>>>
>>> I am running spec cpu 2006(alpha) benchmarks on M5-2.0b6 for different
>>> simpoints. Means, every time i increasing the simpoint by 100 Million.
>>> for example;
>>> *for 1 simulation*
>>> i put the simpoint =6*100E6
>>> i got the follwoing results.
>>>
>>>> system.cpu.dcache.ReadReq_accesses 22409799
>>>> system.cpu.dcache.ReadReq_misses 970709
>>>> system.cpu.dcache.WriteReq_accesses 9879012
>>>> system.cpu.dcache.WriteReq_misses 197596
>>>> system.cpu.dcache.overall_accesses 32288811
>>>> system.cpu.dcache.overall_misses 1168305
>>>> system.cpu.icache.ReadReq_accesses 100090404
>>>> system.cpu.icache.ReadReq_misses 1305749
>>>> system.cpu.icache.overall_accesses 100090404
>>>> system.cpu.icache.overall_misses 1305749
>>>> system.l2.ReadReq_accesses 2276458
>>>> system.l2.ReadReq_misses 115852
>>>> system.l2.overall_accesses 2397139
>>>> system.l2.overall_misses 236533
>>>>
>>>
>>> *for 2nd simulaltion*
>>> i put the simpoint =7*100E6
>>> i got the same as above
>>>
>>>> system.cpu.dcache.ReadReq_accesses 22409799
>>>> system.cpu.dcache.ReadReq_misses 970709
>>>> system.cpu.dcache.WriteReq_accesses 9879012
>>>> system.cpu.dcache.WriteReq_misses 197596
>>>> system.cpu.dcache.overall_accesses 32288811
>>>> system.cpu.dcache.overall_misses 1168305
>>>> system.cpu.icache.ReadReq_accesses 100090404
>>>> system.cpu.icache.ReadReq_misses 1305749
>>>> system.cpu.icache.overall_accesses 100090404
>>>> system.cpu.icache.overall_misses 1305749
>>>> system.l2.ReadReq_accesses 2276458
>>>> system.l2.ReadReq_misses 115852
>>>> system.l2.overall_accesses 2397139
>>>> system.l2.overall_misses 236533
>>>>
>>>
>>> I ran it for 8 more times by increasing simpoint value by 100 Million,
>>> still all the results are same.
>>>
>>> I couldn't understand what could be the reason for getting the same
>>> values for different simpoints.
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> pavan
>>>
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