diff -r 889cd4396022 -r 3b9d275193fe src/python/SConscript
--- a/src/python/SConscript	Wed Oct 24 17:55:04 2012 -0400
+++ b/src/python/SConscript	Wed Oct 24 18:06:00 2012 -0400
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 SwigSource('m5.internal', 'swig/event.i')
 SwigSource('m5.internal', 'swig/pyobject.i')
 SwigSource('m5.internal', 'swig/range.i')
+SwigSource('m5.internal', 'swig/serialize.i')
 SwigSource('m5.internal', 'swig/stats.i')
 SwigSource('m5.internal', 'swig/trace.i')
 PySource('m5.internal', 'm5/internal/__init__.py')
diff -r 889cd4396022 -r 3b9d275193fe src/python/m5/SimObject.py
--- a/src/python/m5/SimObject.py	Wed Oct 24 17:55:04 2012 -0400
+++ b/src/python/m5/SimObject.py	Wed Oct 24 18:06:00 2012 -0400
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@
     abstract = True
     cxx_header = "sim/sim_object.hh"
 
-    cxx_bases = [ "Drainable" ]
+    cxx_bases = [ "Drainable", "Serializable" ]
 
     @classmethod
     def export_method_swig_predecls(cls, code):
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@
 %include <std_string.i>
 
 %import "python/swig/drain.i"
+%import "python/swig/serialize.i"
 ''')
 
     @classmethod
diff -r 889cd4396022 -r 3b9d275193fe src/python/swig/event.i
--- a/src/python/swig/event.i	Wed Oct 24 17:55:04 2012 -0400
+++ b/src/python/swig/event.i	Wed Oct 24 18:06:00 2012 -0400
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include "sim/simulate.hh"
 %}
 
+%import "python/swig/serialize.i"
+
 #pragma SWIG nowarn=350,351
 
 %extend EventQueue {
@@ -73,8 +75,6 @@
 %include <std_string.i>
 %include <stdint.i>
 
-%import "sim/serialize.hh"
-
 %include "base/types.hh"
 %include "sim/eventq.hh"
 
diff -r 889cd4396022 -r 3b9d275193fe src/python/swig/serialize.i
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/python/swig/serialize.i	Wed Oct 24 18:06:00 2012 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 ARM Limited
+ * All rights reserved
+ *
+ * The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
+ * not be construed as granting a license to any other intellectual
+ * property including but not limited to intellectual property relating
+ * to a hardware implementation of the functionality of the software
+ * licensed hereunder.  You may use the software subject to the license
+ * terms below provided that you ensure that this notice is replicated
+ * unmodified and in its entirety in all distributions of the software,
+ * modified or unmodified, in source code or in binary form.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
+ * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
+ * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * Authors: Andreas Sandberg
+ */
+
+%module(package="m5.internal") serialize
+
+%{
+#include "sim/serialize.hh"
+%}
+
+%nodefaultctor Serializable;
+
+class Serializable
+{
+    virtual const std::string name() const = 0;
+};