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ruby: coherence protocols: remove data block from dirctory entry

Review Request #2420 - Created Sept. 24, 2014 and submitted

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Nilay Vaish
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Changeset 10422:19e535c5fbc6
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ruby: coherence protocols: remove data block from dirctory entry
This patch removes the data block present in the directory entry structure
of each protocol in gem5's mainline.  Firstly, this is required for moving
towards common set of memory controllers for classic and ruby memory systems.
Secondly, the data block was being misused in several places.  It was being
used for having free access to the physical memory instead of calling on the
memory controller.

From now on, the directory controller will not have a direct visibility into
the physical memory.  The Memory Vector object now resides in the
Memory Controller class.  This also means that some significant changes are
being made to the functional accesses in ruby.

   
Review request changed
Updated (Nov. 6, 2014, 3:39 a.m.)

Status: Closed (submitted)