diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 configs/common/Caches.py
--- a/configs/common/Caches.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/configs/common/Caches.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 class L1Cache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 2
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     mshrs = 10
     tgts_per_mshr = 20
     is_top_level = True
@@ -39,14 +40,16 @@
 class L2Cache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 20
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
 
 class PageTableWalkerCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 2
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     mshrs = 10
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
@@ -55,7 +58,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 configs/common/O3_ARM_v7a.py
--- a/configs/common/O3_ARM_v7a.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/configs/common/O3_ARM_v7a.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@
 # Instruction Cache
 # All latencys assume a 1GHz clock rate, with a faster clock they would be faster
 class O3_ARM_v7a_ICache(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 2
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -158,7 +159,8 @@
 # Data Cache
 # All latencys assume a 1GHz clock rate, with a faster clock they would be faster
 class O3_ARM_v7a_DCache(BaseCache):
-    latency = '2ns'
+    hit_latency = '2ns'
+    response_latency = '2ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 6
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -170,7 +172,8 @@
 # TLB Cache 
 # Use a cache as a L2 TLB
 class O3_ARM_v7aWalkCache(BaseCache):
-    latency = '4ns'
+    hit_latency = '4ns'
+    response_latency = '4ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 6
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -183,7 +186,8 @@
 # L2 Cache
 # All latencys assume a 1GHz clock rate, with a faster clock they would be faster
 class O3_ARM_v7aL2(BaseCache):
-    latency = '12ns'
+    hit_latency = '12ns'
+    response_latency = '12ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 16
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 src/mem/cache/BaseCache.py
--- a/src/mem/cache/BaseCache.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/src/mem/cache/BaseCache.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
     type = 'BaseCache'
     assoc = Param.Int("associativity")
     block_size = Param.Int("block size in bytes")
-    latency = Param.Latency("Latency")
+    hit_latency = Param.Latency("The hit latency for this cache")
+    response_latency = Param.Latency(
+            "Additional cache latency for the return path to core on a miss");
     hash_delay = Param.Cycles(1, "time in cycles of hash access")
     max_miss_count = Param.Counter(0,
         "number of misses to handle before calling exit")
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 src/mem/cache/base.hh
--- a/src/mem/cache/base.hh	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/src/mem/cache/base.hh	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -229,7 +229,15 @@
     /**
      * The latency of a hit in this device.
      */
-    int hitLatency;
+    const Tick hitLatency;
+
+    /**
+     * The latency of sending reponse to its upper level cache/core on a
+     * linefill. In most contemporary processors, the return path on a cache
+     * miss is much quicker that the hit latency. The responseLatency parameter
+     * tries to capture this latency.
+     */
+    const Tick responseLatency;
 
     /** The number of targets for each MSHR. */
     const int numTarget;
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 src/mem/cache/base.cc
--- a/src/mem/cache/base.cc	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/src/mem/cache/base.cc	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
       writeBuffer("write buffer", p->write_buffers, p->mshrs+1000,
                   MSHRQueue_WriteBuffer),
       blkSize(p->block_size),
-      hitLatency(p->latency),
+      hitLatency(p->hit_latency),
+      responseLatency(p->response_latency),
       numTarget(p->tgts_per_mshr),
       forwardSnoops(p->forward_snoops),
       isTopLevel(p->is_top_level),
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 src/mem/cache/builder.cc
--- a/src/mem/cache/builder.cc	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/src/mem/cache/builder.cc	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 #if defined(USE_CACHE_FALRU)
 #define BUILD_FALRU_CACHE do {                              \
-        FALRU *tags = new FALRU(block_size, size, latency); \
+        FALRU *tags = new FALRU(block_size, size, hit_latency); \
         BUILD_CACHE(FALRU, tags);                           \
     } while (0)
 #else
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
 #if defined(USE_CACHE_LRU)
 #define BUILD_LRU_CACHE do {                                            \
-        LRU *tags = new LRU(numSets, block_size, assoc, latency);       \
+        LRU *tags = new LRU(numSets, block_size, assoc, hit_latency);       \
         BUILD_CACHE(LRU, tags);                                         \
     } while (0)
 #else
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     iic_params.blkSize = block_size;
     iic_params.assoc = assoc;
     iic_params.hashDelay = hash_delay;
-    iic_params.hitLatency = latency;
+    iic_params.hitLatency = hit_latency;
     iic_params.rp = repl;
     iic_params.subblockSize = subblock_size;
 #else
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -891,8 +891,11 @@
                     transfer_offset += blkSize;
                 }
 
-                // If critical word (no offset) return first word time
-                completion_time = tags->getHitLatency() +
+                // If critical word (no offset) return first word time.
+                // responseLatency is the latency of the return path
+                // from lower level caches/memory to an upper level cache or
+                // the core.
+                completion_time = responseLatency +
                     (transfer_offset ? pkt->finishTime : pkt->firstWordTime);
 
                 assert(!target->pkt->req->isUncacheable());
@@ -905,11 +908,16 @@
                 assert(target->pkt->cmd == MemCmd::StoreCondReq ||
                        target->pkt->cmd == MemCmd::StoreCondFailReq ||
                        target->pkt->cmd == MemCmd::SCUpgradeFailReq);
-                completion_time = tags->getHitLatency() + pkt->finishTime;
+                // responseLatency is the latency of the return path
+                // from lower level caches/memory to an upper level cache or
+                // the core.
+                completion_time = responseLatency + pkt->finishTime;
                 target->pkt->req->setExtraData(0);
             } else {
                 // not a cache fill, just forwarding response
-                completion_time = tags->getHitLatency() + pkt->finishTime;
+                // responseLatency is the latency of the return path
+                // from lower level cahces/memory to the core.
+                completion_time = responseLatency + pkt->finishTime;
                 if (pkt->isRead() && !is_error) {
                     target->pkt->setData(pkt->getPtr<uint8_t>());
                 }
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/inorder-timing.py
--- a/tests/configs/inorder-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/inorder-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 class MyCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 2
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     mshrs = 10
     tgts_per_mshr = 5
 
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@
 cpu = InOrderCPU(cpu_id=0)
 cpu.addTwoLevelCacheHierarchy(MyL1Cache(size = '128kB'),
                               MyL1Cache(size = '256kB'),
-                              MyCache(size = '2MB', latency='10ns'))
+                              MyCache(size = '2MB', hit_latency='10ns',
+                                      response_latency='10ns'))
 
 cpu.clock = '2GHz'
 
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/memtest.py
--- a/tests/configs/memtest.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/memtest.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 12
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/o3-timing-checker.py
--- a/tests/configs/o3-timing-checker.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/o3-timing-checker.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 class MyCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 2
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     mshrs = 10
     tgts_per_mshr = 5
 
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/o3-timing-mp.py
--- a/tests/configs/o3-timing-mp.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/o3-timing-mp.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 20
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/o3-timing.py
--- a/tests/configs/o3-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/o3-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 class MyCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 2
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     mshrs = 10
     tgts_per_mshr = 5
 
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/pc-o3-timing.py
--- a/tests/configs/pc-o3-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/pc-o3-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 20
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@
 class PageTableWalkerCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 2
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     mshrs = 10
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
@@ -73,7 +76,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/pc-simple-atomic.py
--- a/tests/configs/pc-simple-atomic.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/pc-simple-atomic.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@
 class PageTableWalkerCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 2
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     mshrs = 10
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
@@ -74,7 +77,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/pc-simple-timing.py
--- a/tests/configs/pc-simple-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/pc-simple-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@
 class PageTableWalkerCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 2
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     mshrs = 10
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
@@ -74,7 +77,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/realview-o3-checker.py
--- a/tests/configs/realview-o3-checker.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/realview-o3-checker.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 20
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -69,7 +71,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/realview-o3-dual.py
--- a/tests/configs/realview-o3-dual.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/realview-o3-dual.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 20
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/realview-o3.py
--- a/tests/configs/realview-o3.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/realview-o3.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 20
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/realview-simple-atomic-dual.py
--- a/tests/configs/realview-simple-atomic-dual.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/realview-simple-atomic-dual.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/realview-simple-atomic.py
--- a/tests/configs/realview-simple-atomic.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/realview-simple-atomic.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/realview-simple-timing-dual.py
--- a/tests/configs/realview-simple-timing-dual.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/realview-simple-timing-dual.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/realview-simple-timing.py
--- a/tests/configs/realview-simple-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/realview-simple-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/simple-atomic-mp.py
--- a/tests/configs/simple-atomic-mp.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/simple-atomic-mp.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/simple-timing-mp.py
--- a/tests/configs/simple-timing-mp.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/simple-timing-mp.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/simple-timing.py
--- a/tests/configs/simple-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/simple-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 class MyCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 2
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     mshrs = 10
     tgts_per_mshr = 5
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
 cpu = TimingSimpleCPU(cpu_id=0)
 cpu.addTwoLevelCacheHierarchy(MyL1Cache(size = '128kB'),
                               MyL1Cache(size = '256kB'),
-                              MyCache(size = '2MB', latency='10ns'))
+                              MyCache(size = '2MB', hit_latency='10ns', response_latency ='10ns'))
 system = System(cpu = cpu,
                 physmem = SimpleMemory(),
                 membus = CoherentBus())
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/tsunami-inorder.py
--- a/tests/configs/tsunami-inorder.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/tsunami-inorder.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/tsunami-o3-dual.py
--- a/tests/configs/tsunami-o3-dual.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/tsunami-o3-dual.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 20
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/tsunami-o3.py
--- a/tests/configs/tsunami-o3.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/tsunami-o3.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 20
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/tsunami-simple-atomic-dual.py
--- a/tests/configs/tsunami-simple-atomic-dual.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/tsunami-simple-atomic-dual.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/tsunami-simple-atomic.py
--- a/tests/configs/tsunami-simple-atomic.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/tsunami-simple-atomic.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/tsunami-simple-timing-dual.py
--- a/tests/configs/tsunami-simple-timing-dual.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/tsunami-simple-timing-dual.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
diff -r a0416f2ea08a -r 106d0b28d9e3 tests/configs/tsunami-simple-timing.py
--- a/tests/configs/tsunami-simple-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/configs/tsunami-simple-timing.py	Tue Sep 11 13:41:10 2012 -0400
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 # ====================
 
 class L1(BaseCache):
-    latency = '1ns'
+    hit_latency = '1ns'
+    response_latency = '1ns'
     block_size = 64
     mshrs = 4
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@
 
 class L2(BaseCache):
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '10ns'
+    hit_latency = '10ns'
+    response_latency = '10ns'
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
     write_buffers = 8
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@
 class IOCache(BaseCache):
     assoc = 8
     block_size = 64
-    latency = '50ns'
+    hit_latency = '50ns'
+    response_latency = '50ns'
     mshrs = 20
     size = '1kB'
     tgts_per_mshr = 12