diff -r f210227bd9bd -r 74ca6c91a3fd src/python/m5/proxy.py
--- a/src/python/m5/proxy.py	Fri Sep 21 17:06:01 2012 +0100
+++ b/src/python/m5/proxy.py	Fri Sep 21 17:07:25 2012 +0100
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@
     def find(self, obj):
         try:
             val = getattr(obj, self._attr)
+            # for any additional unproxying to be done, pass the
+            # current, rather than the original object so that proxy
+            # has the right context
+            obj = val
         except:
             return None, False
         while isproxy(val):