diff -r a7a72f42919e -r 56533035907f src/arch/alpha/system.hh
--- a/src/arch/alpha/system.hh	Fri Aug 10 13:50:42 2012 -0500
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/system.hh	Sun Aug 12 11:14:32 2012 -0500
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
     virtual void serialize(std::ostream &os);
     virtual void unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const std::string &section);
 
-    /** Override loadState to provide a path to call setupFuncEvents()
+    /** Override startup() to provide a path to call setupFuncEvents()
      */
-    virtual void loadState(Checkpoint *cp);
+    virtual void startup();
 
     /**
      * Set the m5AlphaAccess pointer in the console
diff -r a7a72f42919e -r 56533035907f src/arch/alpha/system.cc
--- a/src/arch/alpha/system.cc	Fri Aug 10 13:50:42 2012 -0500
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/system.cc	Sun Aug 12 11:14:32 2012 -0500
@@ -134,24 +134,17 @@
         virtProxy.write(addr+0x58, data);
     } else
         panic("could not find hwrpb\n");
+}
 
+void
+AlphaSystem::startup()
+{
     // Setup all the function events now that we have a system and a symbol
     // table
     setupFuncEvents();
 }
 
 void
-AlphaSystem::loadState(Checkpoint *cp)
-{
-    System::loadState(cp);
-
-    // Setup all the function events now that we have a system and a symbol
-    // table
-    setupFuncEvents();
-
-}
-
-void
 AlphaSystem::setupFuncEvents()
 {
 #ifndef NDEBUG