diff -r ddeec93f45f8 -r 9b580403507a src/mem/cache/base.hh
--- a/src/mem/cache/base.hh	Thu Feb 14 09:57:43 2013 +0000
+++ b/src/mem/cache/base.hh	Thu Feb 14 09:58:01 2013 +0000
@@ -262,12 +262,12 @@
     const int numTarget;
 
     /** Do we forward snoops from mem side port through to cpu side port? */
-    bool forwardSnoops;
+    const bool forwardSnoops;
 
     /** Is this cache a toplevel cache (e.g. L1, I/O cache). If so we should
      * never try to forward ownership and similar optimizations to the cpu
      * side */
-    bool isTopLevel;
+    const bool isTopLevel;
 
     /**
      * Bit vector of the blocking reasons for the access path.
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
     /**
      * The address range to which the cache responds on the CPU side.
      * Normally this is all possible memory addresses. */
-    AddrRangeList addrRanges;
+    const AddrRangeList addrRanges;
 
   public:
     /** System we are currently operating in. */
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
     /**
      * Returns true if the cache is blocked for accesses.
      */
-    bool isBlocked()
+    bool isBlocked() const
     {
         return blocked != 0;
     }
@@ -560,9 +560,9 @@
 
     virtual unsigned int drain(DrainManager *dm);
 
-    virtual bool inCache(Addr addr) = 0;
+    virtual bool inCache(Addr addr) const = 0;
 
-    virtual bool inMissQueue(Addr addr) = 0;
+    virtual bool inMissQueue(Addr addr) const = 0;
 
     void incMissCount(PacketPtr pkt)
     {
diff -r ddeec93f45f8 -r 9b580403507a src/mem/cache/cache.hh
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache.hh	Thu Feb 14 09:57:43 2013 +0000
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache.hh	Thu Feb 14 09:58:01 2013 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012 ARM Limited
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013 ARM Limited
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
@@ -290,12 +290,6 @@
      */
     void uncacheableFlush(PacketPtr pkt);
 
-  public:
-    /** Instantiates a basic cache object. */
-    Cache(const Params *p, TagStore *tags);
-
-    void regStats();
-
     /**
      * Performs the access specified by the request.
      * @param pkt The request to perform.
@@ -356,7 +350,7 @@
      * current request in cpu_pkt should just be forwarded on.
      */
     PacketPtr getBusPacket(PacketPtr cpu_pkt, BlkType *blk,
-                           bool needsExclusive);
+                           bool needsExclusive) const;
 
     /**
      * Return the next MSHR to service, either a pending miss from the
@@ -389,22 +383,28 @@
         return mshrQueue.allocated != 0;
     }
 
-    CacheBlk *findBlock(Addr addr) {
+    CacheBlk *findBlock(Addr addr) const {
         return tags->findBlock(addr);
     }
 
-    bool inCache(Addr addr) {
+    bool inCache(Addr addr) const {
         return (tags->findBlock(addr) != 0);
     }
 
-    bool inMissQueue(Addr addr) {
+    bool inMissQueue(Addr addr) const {
         return (mshrQueue.findMatch(addr) != 0);
     }
 
     /**
      * Find next request ready time from among possible sources.
      */
-    Tick nextMSHRReadyTime();
+    Tick nextMSHRReadyTime() const;
+
+  public:
+    /** Instantiates a basic cache object. */
+    Cache(const Params *p, TagStore *tags);
+
+    void regStats();
 
     /** serialize the state of the caches
      * We currently don't support checkpointing cache state, so this panics.
diff -r ddeec93f45f8 -r 9b580403507a src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh	Thu Feb 14 09:57:43 2013 +0000
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh	Thu Feb 14 09:58:01 2013 +0000
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@
 template<class TagStore>
 PacketPtr
 Cache<TagStore>::getBusPacket(PacketPtr cpu_pkt, BlkType *blk,
-                              bool needsExclusive)
+                              bool needsExclusive) const
 {
     bool blkValid = blk && blk->isValid();
 
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@
 
 template<class TagStore>
 Tick
-Cache<TagStore>::nextMSHRReadyTime()
+Cache<TagStore>::nextMSHRReadyTime() const
 {
     Tick nextReady = std::min(mshrQueue.nextMSHRReadyTime(),
                               writeBuffer.nextMSHRReadyTime());